I stepped on the snow and walked into this courtyard step by step, and the creaking sound seemed a little strange and even harsh in the courtyard that suddenly quieted down.

As soon as she saw that it was me, Nangong Lizhu's face showed a strange look, but she didn't move immediately, and Yang Jinqiao on the side also saw me, she was beautiful from beginning to end, and when she saw me at this time, she didn't like or get angry, she just stood there calmly.

I slowly walked up to the two of them, stood still, looked left and right, and then leaned over and saluted: "Meet Concubine Niangniang, meet Concubine Ning." ”

Nangong Lizhu raised his hand a little stiffly.

Yang Jinqiao still didn't speak.

I was very generous, after all, this is still "my place" for the time being, so I raised my head to look at them, and said calmly: "The two ladies are here, and they are disappointed, and they hope to forgive their sins." I don't know what the two ladies commanded? If there is a place where it is needed, go to the soup and fire lightly. ”

As soon as he heard this, the face on Nangong Lizhu's face became even more ugly.

Rui Zhu behind her was the first to lose her breath, and came over to me and pointed at me and said, "Miss Yan, is this your way of hospitality?" Today, the noble concubine Niangniang kindly came to visit Princess Miaoyan, the people in your house know how to be polite, and they won't even let the door in, and there are some people-" She said, looking at Yang Jinqiao from the corner of her eyes: "I don't know the number of etiquette in this palace, and I even do the things that are arrogant!"

"What did you say?

As soon as she said this, Yang Jinqiao, a very tall palace maid with a straight face, jumped out and said, "Our mother came to visit the little princess today, obviously we arrived at the door first, why should we let you." If you say trespassing, Miss Yan came to talk to the two ladies, but the ladies didn't speak, you are here shouting, who is trespassing? Who doesn't know the etiquette?!"

She snatched the white this time, and suddenly turned Ruizhu's face white, and pointed at her: "You, you-"

"What are you!"

"You are rude!"

"You're rude!"

The two of them took the lead, and suddenly, the people on both sides quarreled again.

In this way, I also understand what happened, but the two mothers came to "visit" Princess Miaoyan, one first and the other last, but the last one should be advanced, because the status of the concubine is different from other concubines, it is second only to the queen and the imperial concubine, and now Pei Yuanhao has not canonized the imperial concubine, Nangong Lizhu is even the head of the concubines, no wonder as soon as Ruizhu opened her mouth, she put a "transgression" hat on Concubine Ning's side, she clearly understood.

I looked at Yang Jinqiao, she also looked at me, the people around her were already arguing, but she was faint, with a smile on her face, as if to say--look at what she said.

And looked back at Nangong Lizhu......

To say that this time, she is really bearable, on the day of her promotion, Concubine Ning came to fight against her, and the people around Concubine Ning quarreled with her people in front of her, but Yang Jinqiao never spoke, and it was actually her who suffered a loss. However, she can't help Yang Jinqiao in the end, firstly, Yang Jinqiao entered the palace with an extraordinary background, Pei Yuanhao accepted the business of the Yang family but canonized the daughter of the Yang family as a concubine, obviously clearly indicating that the Yang family did not "fall out of favor", of course she did not want to offend rashly;

So, she stiffened and didn't speak, Yang Jinqiao was waiting to see a good show, and the more noisy these people were, the more powerful they became.

I looked at the scene in front of me with some disgust - I have always been extremely tired of the intrigues and even quarrels and fights of the women in this palace, and I don't want to participate in it, I can hide from it, but today I can't hide it, especially in the room across the door, Miaoyan is still resting.

And at this moment, I heard a rush of footsteps from behind.

"The emperor has arrived!

As soon as I heard this voice, it was the voice of the Jade Gonggong, and suddenly the palace maids and eunuchs who were arguing on both sides were quiet, I turned around, and saw the Jade Gonggong running over in a hurry, as soon as he saw us like this, he was also full of tiredness, sighed, and waited sideways at the gate of the courtyard.

Pei Yuanhao and Chang Qing walked in hand in hand.

The people in the courtyard hurriedly knelt down and bowed.

Pei Yuanhao walked in front of us and stood still, looked at Nangong Lizhu, and then at Yang Jinqiao, frowning: "What's the matter, what's the matter here?"

As soon as Nangong Lizhu saw them coming, his face suddenly stiffened, and he hurriedly stepped forward at this moment, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's not a big deal." ”

Pei Yuanhao's face was not very good-looking, but when he saw her coming, his face softened slightly, and he turned his head to see me and Yang Jinqiao standing at the door, and looked at us again: "What's the matter?"

I smiled: "What the concubine said is right, it's not a big deal, it's just that they are saying that the people have no hospitality and don't understand the etiquette in the palace." ”

"Oh, what did you do?"

"The women didn't let them in. ”

As soon as these words came out, the people around them fell silent.

Everyone looked at me, and for some reason, I felt like I was back in the New Year's Banquet, and everyone looked at me like this, looking at me without knowing whether I was alive or dead. Even, I seem to hear a few people snickering under the back, I'm afraid they are waiting for me to suffer another bad luck.

Only this time, I'm much calmer.

Pei Yuanhao's face was cloudy, and he only looked at me: "Then why don't you let them in?"

I said lightly: "Because Miao Yan didn't sleep well last night and is resting now, I don't want anyone to go in and disturb her." ”

As soon as the words fell, Rui Zhu next to him immediately said, "You are talking nonsense." You obviously came in from the outside just now, and we've been standing at the door for a while, how do you know that Princess Miaoyan is still sleeping!"

I smiled slightly: "Mother and daughter are connected." ”

“……”

"Children may not know, but mothers, a heart is on their children, and if there is any danger or inappropriateness, mothers will protect their children as soon as possible. ”

“……”

Nangong Lizhu's face immediately twitched.

"Miss Ruizhu probably doesn't understand this yet, but if you have the chance in the future, you will understand. ”

After I said this, Rui Zhu's face was already red with anger.

In the end, she is still a girl who has not been out of the cabinet, even if she has been in this palace for so many years, she can't be compared with me as a woman who has been married twice, and she choked with a word, and even Nangong Lizhu's face next to her turned pale.

I glanced at their master and servant faintly.

Seeing me talking like this, Pei Yuanhao probably understood, he was silent for a while, and then said: "I have already said that Qingqing has come to the palace to reunite with Miao Yan in the past few days, you don't have anything to do to come and disturb, why don't you listen?"

Although he spoke reproachfully, his tone was still relatively soft, probably because Nangong Lizhu's face was too pale, and he couldn't bear to sprinkle salt on her wounds anymore.

Nangong Lizhu was silent for a moment before she said slowly: "Concubine, concubine just saw the little princess that day, and she loved her very much, and today she was promoted again, and she couldn't help herself, and she wanted to come over to visit the little princess." Concubine ......"

In the end, she seemed to be unable to speak anymore, and lowered her head slightly.

I looked at the corners of her reddened eyes and was a little speechless for a moment.

If before, I heard wonderful words from her unconsciously calling her "mother", which made me angry and even hateful, this moment should have made my heart happy, but I was a little unexpectedly unbearable.

Is it because I can look at her red eyes so closely for the first time, or can I feel the trembling around her, so I can know that the wound that can't be healed, the pain that has been torn and bled year after year?

On that day, Miao Yan called her "mother", was it the first time in her life that she was called a mother?

That's why she can't let go so much.

I was speechless for a moment, and just stood there in silence.

Pei Yuanhao looked at her, and there seemed to be an indescribable pain in his eyes.

After being silent for a long time, someone finally spoke, but it was Chang Qing, who had been silent, she stepped forward and said: "The concubine is embarrassed today, so it's okay, but the emperor's words can't be disrespected." Besides, Princess Miaoyan is sick, so many people are hugging at the door and shouting, it is really unseemly, if the princess is shocked and aggravates the condition, it is not our sin. ”

When Pei Yuanhao heard this, he looked up at the door that was always closed, then looked back at Nangong Lizhu, and then looked at Yang Jinqiao, who had already walked over obediently and quietly, and said in a deep voice: "The queen is right, you have to be obedient." ”

"Yes. ”

"Yes. ”

"Then, let's all disperse, and don't disturb the princess's rest here. ”

Saying that, Chang Qing nodded at Yang Jinqiao, Yang Jinqiao was the first to walk over and follow behind her, and then she looked at Pei Yuanhao again, Pei Yuanhao was silent for a while, and said, "Queen, you go back first, I will see the little princess before leaving." ”

"Yes. The concubine retired. ”

Chang Qing took the two concubines to salute him, and then turned around and walked out, Nangong Lizhu looked back reluctantly before leaving, in the snow and ice around her, her pale face almost merged with the snow scene, only the slightly red eye circles made her look extremely delicate and aggrieved.

I stood in the snow and watched them away in silence.

At this time, Pei Yuanhao walked in front of me.

My heart, which had already sunk a little, was lifted up again at this moment, and I looked up at him, my fingers slightly cold and retracted into my sleeves.

He looked at me in silence, his eyes deep and dark, like a bottomless pool, exuding an indescribable chill and depth.

I looked at him calmly.

After a while, he said, "Where did you just go?"