It is as if you are caught in a complex and lengthy dream, and the scenes in the dream are repeated repeatedly, each dream is a calm beginning, and a suffocating ending, with countless confusions, struggles and entanglements in between. I thought that she would sink into endless cold darkness, but there was always a pair of hands gently holding her up and warming her body.

Ruan Jia was in a coma for a few days, and when he was in a trance, he vaguely saw figures coming and going, and the sky was dark and bright. In a daze, she felt herself lying on an extremely soft bed, and the tip of her nose was a faint Su Hexiang. But the brocade quilt on her body wrapped her too tightly, and after sweating, she felt even more damp and hot. Ruan Jia casually ripped open the mattress, pulled his dry throat, coughed violently a few times, and inhaled a large mouthful of cold air into his lungs, forcing himself to wake up.

The setting sun shone through the pine green curtain, and she lazily opened her eyes, all around her with a pale golden ghost in the dim yellow afterglow. There was silence and no one around, and when I first woke up, my eyes were misty, and I thought that this was the Pure Land of Bliss where people would be after death. After a while, she could see clearly, a table, a stool, a window and a screen, and only then did she recognize that this place was still a palace that she was not unfamiliar with.

The jade curtain was lifted, and there was a crisp sound in my ears, and a lotus-colored palace maid walked in with a golden basin scarf. She put the golden basin on the rosewood shelf, glanced to the right, and saw Ruan Jia lying on the bed staring at her motionless with wide apricot eyes. The maid exclaimed, "She's awake! Quick, go and tell Sister Sù Rushuang, the person brought back by the mother is awake! ”

Footsteps sounded outside, and it didn't take long for the curtain to open again, and Concubine Lan only wore a snow-blue plain robe skirt and hurriedly walked in, without powder or hairpin rings, looking more and more slender and thin.

"Ah Ruan, you're awake." As he spoke, he burst into tears.

"Miss, slow down." Rushuang opened the curtain, glanced out a few times, and when he confirmed that there was no one outside the warm pavilion, he lowered the jade curtain and closed the door with his backhand, just in time to see the tears on Concubine Lan's face, "I haven't seen Miss Table for a few years, but now I have to see it, it's a happy thing, why did Miss cry." ”

A "Ruan" made Ruan Jia a little stunned, and he didn't know what to do for a while, so he just stared at Concubine Lan, who was sitting in front of the bed, and couldn't speak for a while.

Concubine Lan said softly: "Why don't you speak, I'm my sister." ”

Rushuang said with a smile: "This Miss Cousin, I used to laugh before, why did I become a mouthless gourd now, I don't know, I thought that Miss fed her dumb medicine." ”

Concubine Lan glanced at her and said, "You girl, just because Ah Ruan is still sick, I can't quarrel with you." If you wait for Ah Ruan's body to get better, you won't be able to fight her for ten. ”

Rushuang pouted: "I couldn't fight her when I was a child, and I may not be able to fight now!" ”

Ruan Jia on the bed suddenly rolled her eyelids, and said with a smile: "With my sister protecting me, I am not afraid of ten of you." ”

Concubine Lan was slightly stunned, changing her cold appearance in the past, Huo Ran smiled and said: "Ah Ruan is very good, she can talk and laugh, and she pretends to be deaf and dumb to scare us." ”

The three reunited after a long absence, and happened to talk about the appearance of the two sisters, because their mothers were twin sisters to each other, and Yang Muzhi and Ruan Jia looked very similar when they were children. If it weren't for Yang Muzhi's two years older and taller, it would be difficult for people close to him to tell the difference. But after a few years of not seeing each other, Rushuang suddenly felt that the two of them were still similar in appearance, but their temperaments were very different. Yang Muzhi Xu has the water spirit of the south of the Yangtze River, coupled with the high purity of the temperament, it is more and more like a hollow valley orchid out of the dust; Ruan Jia is like a peach blooming after the rain, delicate and lovely, even if she is still a little sickly, her eyebrows have faintly scorched.

"Miss Biao, do you remember the guards who escorted you in the Shou'an Palace that day?" Rushuang came over with a wet hand towel, carefully cleaned Ruan Jia's face, and said with a smile, "I heard that little guard, after seeing you drink poisoned wine, he was sad for several days, and he always muttered something like 'how thin your face is'." ”

Ruan Jiaqi said: "But I'm not dead, doesn't he know?" ”

Concubine Lan and Rushuang glanced at each other, and said in a condensed voice: "How can you not die?" Martyrdom is the emperor's will, and it is a great crime to resist the decree if you are still alive, how can he know the reason for it when he is a guard? ”

Ruan Jia went through the matter of giving wine in his mind, and suddenly asked, "Could it be that the imperial wine was dropped?" ”

Rushuang waved his hand and said: "Where is the opportunity to drop the bag of the wine that Mr. Zu personally held?" ”

Ruan Jia was even more puzzled by her question.

Concubine Lan didn't intend to hide it from her, so she explained the matter in detail: "You appeared so suddenly at that time, and I was also at a loss for a while. Thanks to the grandfather's announcement, the wine given by the emperor is aconitum wine. I remember that although it was highly poisonous, it did not kill people immediately. So we waited until my grandfather and the others left, and then found a palace maid from the court who had just died and dropped the bag with you, and then hid you in my sedan chair and secretly brought you back. ”

Rushuang smiled: "Miss is still worried that she won't be able to save you, no, it's great." ”

Seeing that she was silent for a while, Concubine Lan comforted her softly: "When you are better, I will let my mother enter the palace, and you will pretend to be her maid and go out." My father has moved back to the capital, and you will live in the house from now on, and you will not have to suffer these sins again. ”

Although the other party understated it, Ruan Jia also knew that if he wanted to rescue a mortal person in this deep palace, many of the hardships and dangers could not be explained in a few words. The gratitude in my heart was even more indescribable, I sat up, nodded yes, and couldn't help but worry: "How is my aunt doing lately?" I heard that a foreign wife is not allowed to enter the harem without permission, not to mention that I have to transport a big living person out and let my aunt take risks for me, if it doesn't work, wouldn't it affect my sister's family? ”

Rushuang stepped forward and said with a smile: "Miss Cousin doesn't know, the emperor is obedient to our young lady, and he is very distressed." As long as the young lady said that she was homesick and wanted to see her wife, the emperor would definitely agree. ”

Ruan Jia saw that Concubine Lan's face was slightly red, and she must have been touched, and said with a smile: "The emperor values my sister so much, and I am also happy for my sister." ”

Concubine Lan blushed slightly and said, "Don't listen to Rushuang's nonsense!" The emperor only remembered that my father had been loyal for many years, so he took care of me a little more, and he had no preference. Besides, not long after the funeral of the first emperor, recently, for the funeral of the first emperor, the palace was heavily guarded, and the emperor was also mourning for his father's funeral. At this moment, it is inconvenient for me to mention to him the matter of letting my mother enter the palace, and I am afraid that you will have to stay a little longer. Do you have any plans for the future? ”

Ruan Jia smiled, she had nothing to rely on outside the palace, what could she do, just to watch the sky and live. She got up and said earnestly: "Sister, don't be sorry for me, as long as you don't think I'm in the way, it's good for me to stay with my sister for a few more days." ”

Rushuang was also very happy: "Okay, well, Miss saw the funeral a few days ago, and she was so scared that she couldn't sleep well at night. ”

Concubine Lan talked about the funeral through her, and Fang asked out that she was puzzled: "In the past, after I married into Prince Su's mansion, I also asked someone to inquire about your whereabouts, but I know that after the Yang Mansion moved south, Aunt Ruan sold you to the tooth official, why was you buried as a palace concubine?" ”

Ruan Jia made a palace maid before, and almost came out one by one because of a butterfly that was fortunate to be visited by the emperor. The two of them were shocked when they heard this, and they sweated for what happened to Ruan Jia.

Rushuang has always had sharp teeth, and only quipped: "When the old emperor was gone, it was rumored outside the palace that it was a 'butterfly luck', and we all thought that the poor man of which family was taken by the old emperor, but I never thought it was you." Miss Biao used to be the most 'rather broken jade than complete' temperament, how could she be willing to be the old emperor's hundredth little wife? ”

Concubine Lan glanced at her, and Ruan Jia only smiled and said, "I didn't know anything about the world before, so I didn't feel afraid." Now I understand that it is not easy to live, and how can I compete with the sky. ”

Concubine Lan sighed: "Time has changed, and being in the palace is full of snorts, which is naturally not compared with when I was in the boudoir." ”

"My sister is right." Ruan Jia nodded, "Sister, do you remember the time when we were punished for kneeling in the ancestral hall for reading the "Female Commandment"? ”

Concubine Lan said: "Why don't you remember, after kneeling for three days and three nights, you were almost kicked out of Yang's Mansion." ”

It turned out that when Ruan Jia was in Yang's mansion in the past, Bai asked her to go to school with Yang Muzhi and read and write with the female gentleman. Later, when I read "The Female Commandment", there is a sentence in the chapter "Jing Shen", "The husband has merits and straights, and there are rights and wrongs." Those who are upright cannot afford not to argue, and those who speak cannot fail to litigate. When a dispute is filed, there is wrath. This is due to the fact that those who are not respectful are also. When the two read this sentence, they felt that it was quite inappropriate, since they had already distinguished right from wrong, even if it was only for the sake of reason, they had to distinguish clearly, why not argue or litigate? Yang Muzhi has always been obedient, and it is okay to be unhappy in her heart, but Ruan Jia argued with the female gentleman and quarreled. Later, this matter reached the ears of the old lady, and the old lady bluntly said that the niece of the Bai family's aunt was so disrespectful and disrespectful, and she could never stay, and sooner or later she would take the only daughter of the Yang Mansion, and she would drive Ruan Jia out of the Yang Mansion.

Ruan Jia said: "If my sister hadn't come forward and insisted that the dispute between me and my husband was caused by your instigation, the old lady would have kicked me out a long time ago, and my sister would have been punished with me." ”

Concubine Lan shook her head: "Since my little brother followed his father to do things, I am the only junior in the family, fortunately, I am accompanied by the two of you, how could I be willing to let you leave." She took out an embroidered handkerchief from her arm that was folded into a concentric square victory, and Ruan Jia's eyes immediately turned red when she saw it. This embroidered handkerchief was also embroidered by her to Yang Muzhi when their sisters were leaving. On the azure moire silk of a water, the embroidery is "good to pass the music book with the geese, Donglai is not as far as Penglai". Now that the two have been separated for nearly five years, she still has it with her.

Ruan Jia said again: "Even if Ah Ruan is dull, he slowly understands the truth that 'people can not bow their heads under the eaves'. There are many powerless things in the world, if you only know disputes and refuse to bow your head, you will only harm others and yourself. ”

Rushuang's nose was sour, and she interjected: "Miss Cousin understands the truth, but our young lady still has to get along with herself." Over the years, the slave maid has seen it in her eyes, and she really feels sorry for the young lady......"

The words were still not finished, Ruan Jia was also very surprised, Rushuang had said before that Concubine Lan was very favored by the Son of Heaven, why did she seem to have been greatly wronged?

She was suspicious and wanted to ask further, but Concubine Lan preemptively said: "Your body is not well yet, it's better to rest, don't think about it too much." There is nothing good about my Yuntai Palace, but it is relatively quiet, and there is no one else to interact with except the emperor on weekdays. If you feel bored, as long as you don't go to the front, you can walk around in the back garden as you want. The few people who are waiting for you here have been following me since the dive in the past, so you can rest assured. ”

At this moment, the jade curtain of the warm pavilion was provoked by a crack, Rushuang nodded quietly in response, lifted the curtain and went out. After a while, he came in and replied: "Miss, there is a decree in front of me, the emperor is coming to us for dinner tonight." ”

However, for a fleeting moment, Ruan Jia seemed to see a trace of strange love flowing in Concubine Lan's eyes, and the smile in the corner of her eyes quietly faded. Concubine Lan took her hand again, and said with a smile: "Sister can't accompany you at night, and you can't make a big deal about recuperating here, so let someone bring dinner for a while." Remember to take the medicine after eating, and then let Cai Wei and Cai Fu wait for you to bathe and change your clothes......"

"Miss-" Rushuang lengthened her voice, but actually urged Concubine Lan to hurry up and prepare to take over, there is no need to cover everything here.

When Concubine Lan and Rushuang left, it was already nightfall, and the moon was surging, and the crepe veil as thin as a cicada's wings sprinkled the clear light of the room. Ruan Jia looked at the exquisite dim sum meal, and couldn't help but feel that she owed a lot to others, and she didn't know how to repay it in this life.

Just when there were many thoughts, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, Ruan Jia was just about to get up and take a look, the man knocked on the door and said in a low voice: "The slave is the little son in front, and the emperor said that he wants to rest in the apse at night with Concubine Lan." Sister Rushuang said that she was afraid that the emperor would see the girl, so she asked the girl to move to the west hall to live first. ”

When Ruan Jia heard this, he immediately put down his chopsticks, glanced at the table full of dishes, and replied, "Okay, I'll pack up and go with you." ”

Xiao Dezi gasped and said, "Don't clean up the girl, just leave it to the minions." The emperor is about to come after eating, so the girl should go with the slave first. ”

Ruan Jia hurriedly put on a robe and went out immediately.