Near dusk, the heavy sunset sprinkled a shallow golden glow, shining on the mouth of the alley, and a group of eunuchs hurriedly stopped, and soon stopped at the gate of the high university scholar's mansion respectfully.

The guards outside saw at a glance that this was someone from the palace, one hurriedly came up to greet him, and the other hurriedly rushed to pass the word.

Empress Chen's speed is undoubtedly very fast, but I am afraid that it will change later, so it is better to take advantage of Concubine Li Guifei not knowing anything and directly handle the matter.

To put it irreverently, Emperor Longqing is a lustful emperor, and it is not enough for a new slave to come into the palace, and he still wants to see something fresh. If he didn't have this mind, I'm afraid he wouldn't agree.

Empress Chen couldn't tell whether she was angry or annoyed, or happy or disappointed.

Anyway, things went the way she intended.

Gao Gong was not in the house, and the people in the palace alarmed Xie Fu's grandfather, and did not let Xie Fu come forward.

In the morning, someone came to propose, and in the afternoon, there was an invitation to the palace banquet.

The timing is quite delicate.

Xie Fu looked at the invitation in front of him, and was silent for a long time without speaking.

Ten days later, the palace feasted.

Weird to come.

Sparse footsteps sounded outside, and at the same time the sound of humming came out, gradually approaching.

Xie Fu raised his head in a trance, and saw Huo Xiaonan, who was dressed neatly, with a horsewhip in his hand, as if he had only come back recently, with a big smile on his face, standing under an old tree in the courtyard, the corners of his mouth hooked.

"Girl, it's done! That Liu Yidao really has some ability. ”

The invitation on the table was lying down, Xie Fu got up and walked to the door, looking at him: "How is it?" ”

"Since you asked me to escort the old man to the yamen, the old man told Liu Yidao the ins and outs of the matter. That Liu Yidao didn't believe it at first, but after checking, it was really not this old man. The shopkeeper of Qiantong Pawnshop took the initiative to go to Yamen to report the case, saying that he saw a guy taking something as a pawn, and it was no coincidence that it was something that Liu Yidao lost. ”

Speaking of this, Huo Xiaonan laughed twice, revealing a bit of treacherous cunning.

How could Xie Fu not understand what he was thinking?

When this kid was wandering around the market, what he was most afraid of was Liu Yidao and those who were eating in the yamen, but now Liu Yidao knew that he had made the wrong case, and he was afraid that he would be embarrassed in the court.

Huo Xiaonan, who was originally afraid of Liu Yidao, can he now look at his jokes with his hands, can he be unhappy?

"Don't get too carried away. Did the old man let it go in the end? ”

"I have already put it back, Liu Yidao is still righteous, I was afraid that the thief would make trouble, so I sent someone to watch it, for fear that something would happen. But the real thief hasn't been caught yet. ”

Huo Xiaonan scratched his head, that's the news he found today.

Xie Fu nodded when he heard this: "Then the rest is the public case in the yamen." ”

In this way, a good deed of this month is finished.

It's just that I don't know, Gao's spirit in the sky, does he see this qiē in his eyes?

Will they drag her and scold her loudly: People can't be resurrected after death, what is the big deal if they do good and evil?

Xie Fu's thick eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyelids, moving slightly, and finally evoking a smile.

"But do you hear anything else out there?"

"There is no other news, but there is a lot of old news." Huo Xiaonan thought of this, and the corners of his mouth furled, "In the past few days, the capital has been talking about you again." ”

Today, only people from Gu'an Bofu came to propose, but I didn't expect to even see the face of the high arch once, and now it should be spread loudly.

Xie Fu only thought that this was the case, and he didn't care.

"When something new comes out another day, we won't talk about it."

"No......" Huo Xiaonan hesitated, looked up, and saw that Xie Fu had already looked over, and finally said honestly, "They said more than that." ”

"What else?" Xie Fu was slightly surprised.

Huo Xiaonan's neck stiffened, and he said stiffly: "Bailu Pavilion." ”

Hakushikan ......

This sounds familiar.

Xie Fu flashed a picture in his mind: "snap", he threw an invitation on the table, and in front of him was the expressions of the two mothers-in-law who couldn't hold back.

"Zhang Lizhu?"

Xie Fu had an expression that he had already forgotten about this matter, and suddenly remembered it, and was a little surprised.

Huo Xiaonan suddenly began to pity that noble lady in his heart, and it was not good to provoke anyone, but he came to provoke Xie Fu.

Xie Fu is famous for not remembering things in his eyes, and everything is recorded in a small notebook......

Well, as the most loyal dog leg of Second Miss Xie, Huo Xiaonan shouldn't think like this.

He cautiously reminded Xie Fu: "At the beginning, she asked you to fight for painting in the Bailu Pavilion......"

The result is a mess for you.

Oh.

Xie Fu wanted to say, I remembered it a long time ago.

But it's not interesting to think about it, so I didn't refute anything, but said: "It's already a shame to fight at her birthday banquet, and you have to fight again in Bailu Pavilion." She's competitive, but I'm too lazy to accompany her. ”

"Miss Zhang has always been divided into high and low everything, and the birthday banquet has to be a good life, but I'm afraid that if you don't go, ......"

Huo Xiaonan was entangled for a long time, and he muttered for a long time, and he really didn't know what to say.

Xie Fu's gaze stayed on Huo Xiaonan for a moment, and then gradually turned to the courtyard wall, green trees, blue sky, white clouds, it was originally a good weather.

But when her eyes fell on the door of the moon cave, her thin eyebrows were raised, and the original leisure under her eyes suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Huo Xiaonan was surprised, and as she turned her head, she saw Xie Rong standing at the gate of Yuedong.

There were people from the palace outside, and although the people in the house didn't dare to go out to see the excitement, the news had already reached everyone's ears, and naturally it also reached Xie Rong's ears.

How can it be calculated, Xie Fu is just Gao Gong's granddaughter, why is she qualified to enter the palace?

Look at that formation, how noble it is.

Xie Rong was wandering around the backyard, thinking and thinking about it, and just walked to the front of Xie Fu's yard, but she didn't expect to bump into Xie Fu standing under the corridor, and she was suddenly stunned.

Originally, Xie Rong was dressed up, with a bit of the charming taste of the Jiangnan water town, with curved eyebrows and eyes, and sweet appearance, it was difficult for people to feel bad.

But in the past two days in the capital, she saw that the celebrities in Beijing were dressed differently, after all, it was Beijing City, with a cold atmosphere, and the skeletons of the girls in the north seemed to be larger, less exquisite than the women in the south of the Yangtze River, and a little more luxurious and tough at the feet of the Son of Heaven.

Recently, the popular makeup in Beijing is pear blossom makeup, with embroidered gold and silver moire jackets, and gold and silver are mostly used for the head and face.

Xie Rong then took off the original delicate and warm jade ornaments, replaced them with a more gorgeous Panyun golden hairpin, and pressed it on her head.

Xie Fu looked at this dress left and right, just like Xie Rong who came to the capital for the first time, revealing a smell of "unaccustomed to water and soil".

But dressing up is always someone else's business, Xie Fu didn't say anything.

When I met someone, I had to get by on my face.

She smiled slightly, went down the steps, and stopped, and did not go any further: "Sister, what a coincidence." ”

"I'm just strolling around the garden here, and I don't want to disturb you." Xie Rong was a little surprised when she saw that Xie Fu was quite kind.

She said such faceless words that day, and now she is the one who is so light and breezy.

An increasingly unpredictable person.

Xie Rong's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Xie Fu looked at the expression on her face, and always maintained a polite and detached smile.

"I didn't say anything important, since the eldest sister was visiting the garden, Fu'er didn't invite you in for tea and talk. The eldest sister is at her own convenience. ”

Xie Rong was stunned, she didn't say anything for a moment, and wanted to rush up and tear her mask, but she immediately held back.

It seems that the capital is really a place to temper people.

Even the girl who played tricks on people at every turn back then has become so quiet.

Xie Rong laughed inexplicably, turned around and left.

Qiuyue, the maid who came to the capital from Shaoxing, was still by Xie Rong's side, and she had seen one thing after another.

When I first arrived in the capital, I saw Xie Fu at first glance, and it felt like I was not the same person I saw.

Although Xie Rong had already left, Qiu Yue had also followed, but she couldn't help it and wanted to look back.

This look almost didn't scare Qiuyue's soul out.

Xie Fu stood in place, his head down, and at some point, a dirty clay doll was already lying in his palm.

The mud doll's face was red and black, as if it had been pasted by someone, and the whole looked very old.

This thing!

This thing!

Isn't it the mud doll that was kicked into the mud by Xie Rong at the beginning?

Qiu Yue's heart trembled, and her feet trembled, and she almost fell.

Another maid hurriedly helped: "Sister Qiuyue, watch your steps, there are steps here." ”

"Oh yes, yes ......"

Qiu Yue stood still, frightened.

Looking back, Xie Fu was still standing in place, with a clay doll in his hand, but his face had been raised.

But at this distance, Qiu Yue really couldn't see the expression on Xie Fu's face clearly.

Every scene of the past is replayed in her heart.

Xie Rong had already stepped on the steps and was about to go to the pavilion to take a look, but she didn't expect that something had happened behind Qiu Yue, and she hadn't followed for a long time, so she couldn't help but be a little annoyed: "Qiu Yue, what are you doing in a trance?" ”

Qiu Yue has been by Xie Rong's side for so many years, and she is loyal.

She gasped: "Miss, look-"

See?

What to see?

Xie Rong looked in the direction Qiu Yue was looking, only to see Xie Fu's back faintly turning around and walking towards the house.

The door of the Moon Cave is very narrow, and it is even more unsightly when it is far away, and there is no trace of Xie Fu in a blink of an eye.

Xie Rong didn't see anything, and there was a fire in her heart, how could this big girl who was originally quite capable next to her not even walk well when she got to Gaofu? Thinking about the delicate and well-behaved fat girl next to Xie Fu, who has a sharp mouth, she really has a bit of the style of a big family, and the feeling of imbalance suddenly appeared in Xie Rong's heart.

She originally wanted to be angry, but she was surrounded by people from Gaofu, not to mention looking at Qiu Yue's expression, she was afraid that there was something hidden.

For a while, Xie Rong couldn't say anything, so she could only grit her teeth and endure her anger, glanced at Qiu Yue in a warning manner, and said angrily: "What are you looking at?" If you want to think about Sister Fu'er, let's visit him tomorrow. ”

"Yes."

Qiu Yue knew that she was scared today, and she didn't dare to refute anything in front of outsiders, so she hurriedly followed, just as if nothing happened, and talk to Xie Rong after returning to the house.

Inside the moon cave door, study.

"Click."

The mud doll blurred its face, and was placed on the bookcase by Xie Fu, sitting in a pile of subsets of scriptures and histories, looking out of place.

Xie Fu still remembers the muddy water that splashed when it fell to the ground.

She doesn't like Xie Rong, Xie Rong was just a stone at the beginning, and now she has also tasted the end of stepping on low and praising high.

Such a small role, Xie Fu can't hate.

Her fingers stroked the clay doll's indistinct eyebrows, tracing little by little.

"Uncle Zhang, Uncle Zhang, I want this!"

"This?"

"No, this, this one has a good smile!"

"Okay, I know, come, just give us Xiao Fu'er this, it's very beautiful. You see, the mud doll laughs just like you. ”

"No, I smile so much better than it does. Look! ”

The young Xie Fu, because he finally ran out and bought his beloved clay dolls, was overjoyed, and smiled at Uncle Zhang, who sold clay dolls, revealing a neat little white teeth.

The little doll is holding the clay doll, the little doll is smiling happily, her lips are red and her teeth are white, and the clay doll is also smiling happily, and there is a bright blush on her white face.

It's raining.

The laughter turned into tears, and even the smile on the face of the mud doll was not taken pity by God, and became a blur.

Xie Fu remembered it and suddenly laughed.

Thin fingers reach out and poke lightly.

"When."

The mud doll fell backwards and lay on the "Book of Songs" that was opened at random.

"Accustomed to the valley wind, the wind and the rain. will be afraid, and the woman will be maintained; Will Ann ......"

The words on the back were blocked by the body of the mud doll.

Xie Fu's gaze froze at a certain point in the void and didn't move.

The full moon had just returned from going outside to inquire about the news, and his steps were hurried, frowning, and he came in from outside the moon cave door.

As soon as he arrived at the front of the corridor, he saw Huo Xiaonan and handsome big eyes facing small eyes.

"Come, come, handsome and well-behaved, called master. Master, master......"

"The second girl is good, the second girl is good!"

"Hey, you grandson!"

Huo Xiaonan crooked his nose angrily.

With his hands on his waist, Huo Xiaonan was already ready to roll up his sleeves and grab Yingjun to stew, and when he turned around, he happened to see the full moon.

"Yo, you're back?"

Full Moon didn't bother to talk to him, didn't turn his head, and didn't give him a look.

"Coming back, girl?"

"Inside, I don't look very good." So Huo Xiaonan was teasing the birds outside, and he didn't dare to ask more.

"You're in such a hurry, is there news over there?"

Huo Xiaonan is not one of those simple-minded guys in the troupe with developed limbs, not only is he flexible, but his brain is also very sufficient.

Counting Xie Fu's recent "business" with his fingers, it is Yancheng Chen Yuan's one.

Foreign officials enter Beijing for pilgrimage, Chen Yuan will be delayed for a few days this year because of the flood, but it is inevitable to go to the capital, and a lot of good things are waiting for him.

Xie Fu's father, Xie Zongming, arrived, and Chen Yuan was not far away.

Full Moon didn't explain much, nodded and said, "I just want to tell Miss about this." ”

After saying that, she had already gone in.

Xie Fu pushed down the clay doll, and sat behind the bookcase without moving, behind him was a row of tall bookshelves, either sparse or dense, with some books piled up, looking like they were often flipping through.

"Girl."

Full Moon whispered.

Xie Fu had already heard the conversation she had with Huo Xiaonan when she was outside, and she didn't ask about the specific situation, but only asked, "When?" ”

"Yes, he will be waiting for you in Shuyuzhai all afternoon tomorrow, and he will go to court the day after tomorrow, he is not sure of his mind, and he wants to ask the girl to take the pulse."

"Got it. Shuyuzhai, I remember that it was just a rehearsal in it, right? He'd choose a place. ”

"Master Chen should have thought about it carefully, although there are many people here, but tomorrow there is Miss Zhang's family who has asked someone to go to the theater together, they are all big families, and you will definitely not be dazzling if you go."

For these things, the full moon is also clear.

Xie Fu glanced at her, and the corners of his mouth curled: "There is a full moon here, it seems that there are not many things to ask me to cāo." ”

"The full moon is eager to take away all your troubles, and raise the girl to be as fat as me in the future." Full Moon smiled sweetly and added, "It feels meaty." ”

“……”

Xie Fu looked at the full moon's round face, thought about the name "full moon" again, and said bitterly: "Why don't we change our name?" ”

At that moment, Full Moon felt that her heart had been stabbed countless times, so she sent Xie Fu to kneel: If she said the word "fattening" in the future, she would hang herself!

The heart is clenched into fists, and the full moon is crying bitterly.

That night, the full moon began to Zhang Luo Xie Fu's entry into the palace.

The ten-day preparation time is a little tighter, but it is enough for Zhang Luo to come up with a suitable set of head noodles to clean up.

In front of the lamp at night, in the room, the full moon turned out all the clothes that Xie Fu had worn, most of them were from Yun Niang's hands, which was very exquisite.

"Do you think you're going to wear the new one, or the old one?"

Xie Fu shook his head: "The old one." ”

Full Moon's face suddenly fell, and he was carrying an apricot red round-necked robe in his hand, pitifully.

"Grandpa is coming back today?"

Generally, Gao Gong is busy with things in the middle of the day during the day, but it is already dark outside, but he has not seen anyone, which is really strange.

Full Moon also glanced outside, and said, "The boss is busy with the affairs of the court all day long, and it is not without a time to return late at night in the past." Do you want to talk to the Boss? ”

After all, the matter of the palace banquet has a strange smell.

Xie Fu sat upright in front of the mirror, the candle flame shining on her calm face, and the expression on her face swayed in the shadows, as if it was flickering and disappearing.

"There is no rush ......"

Gao Gong is in the palace, and he is the head of the cabinet, and if there is any rumor, it will definitely reach his ears.

Xie Fu sat in front of the mirror platform, stared at his own face in the mirror, and slowly said to the full moon: "Let's rest early today." ”

Tomorrow, I will go to meet Chen Yuan first, and then find someone to ask Qin Youxi and Chen Wang what happened to them.

The full moon responded, and the brocade quilt on the couch had already been arranged for Xie Fu.

As soon as the candle flame blew, the house fell into silence, and the moonlight outside the window was sprinkled, and thousands of families were asleep.

In the capital, the only brightly lit place is probably the cabinet.

In the lobby below, everyone in the cabinet sat together, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng sat on the head, and it could be seen that Gao Gong's complexion was extremely ugly at the moment, Zhang Juzheng was an old god, although there was a bit of strictness on his face, but it was not necessarily as angry as Gao Gong.

The tea in the teacup was already only a little bit of residual temperature, Zhang Juzheng slightly stretched his sleeve, picked it up and took a sip slowly.

Seeing that after Gao Gong spoke, the whole hall was silent, and couldn't help but persuade: "Lord Yuanfu, how can this matter be regarded as the emperor's private matter...... We're ministers, I'm afraid it's hard to speak......"

Before Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, Gao Gong suddenly turned his eyes and glared at him angrily.

"Can even my uncle speak for the emperor today? Such and such a ridiculous thing appeared in the palace, and it was known to all officials and ministers, is the emperor worthy of his ancestors? ! ”

Everyone in the hall bowed their heads, as if they didn't dare to face Gao Gong's question.

Zhang Juzheng thought to himself that the emperor didn't know about the, but he didn't expect it to be a big trouble this time.

Now that the crown prince has been established, Zhang Juzheng is still the prince's husband, and he is not worried about how the emperor will end up if he gets rid of it, seeing that Gao Gong is becoming more and more irritable, his heart is calmer, and his face is more and more impassive.

"Yuanfu, let's save some face for the emperor, okay......"

"Face?"

Gao Gong sneered, only gritting his teeth with hatred.

But after a blink of an eye, I really didn't know what to say.

He simply flicked his sleeves, and the tea cup on the table was overturned to the ground in an instant, and all the tea that had not been touched was poured on the ground.

Gao Gong remembered what he saw in the temple today, how ridiculous?!

He stood up, his rather tall body showing a bit of drooping old age, mixed with anger, and stepped to the door in three or two steps, and opened the door with a high arch.

The cold wind outside the door poured in, and the sleeves of the two hands that Gao Gong pulled the door frame were full of wind, and they were bulging and bulging.

He stopped and looked back.

Zhang Juzheng was still sitting on the right-hand side, which was the position of the second assistant, only below him.

At that moment, Gao Gong felt that his uncle's red official robe looked so dazzling.

In the blink of an eye, Gao Gong didn't speak, and finally let go of his hands, turned his head and strode outside.

Every step he took was heavy, and when he went out, it was as if he was going to crush all the floor tiles.

Zhang Juzheng slowly put down the teacup in his hand and looked at everyone without joy or anger.

And the crowd looked at him.

Not long ago, the cabinet minister Zhang Chunfang was squeezed out by Gao Gong, and now the cabinet is in charge of Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng smiled soothingly: "You don't need to panic, Lord Yuanfu has a bad temper, you all know it." I'm so angry at this moment, and I'll just get up tomorrow when I get some sleep. ”

The people below only know that something very ridiculous happened in the temple today, which seems to be related to men, but no one has seen it with their own eyes.

In order to take care of the emperor's face, Gao Gong never said this very clearly, so that everyone is still confused.

The lower man swallowed his saliva and asked in a numb voice, "My lord, why is Lord Motosuke so angry?" ”

Hearing this question, Zhang Juzheng turned his eyes and looked at the man.

It's just a little minion, and he's bold.

Zhang Juzheng half-joked: "What the official doesn't want to know, you want to know?" ”

The man shuddered, shrank back, and shook his head like a rattle.

The palace lamps outside the palace are neatly arranged, dotting the entire palace, but they can't illuminate the heavy shadows cast by the night.

In such a shadow, a qiē seems to be invisible.

Cry or laugh; Glory or frustration.

In such darkness, everything is nothingness.

Nothingness, under Zhu Yijun's eyes.

He stood in front of the window, already staring in the direction of the cabinet for a long time.

Directly south of Yuqing Palace, separated by a large square, is where the cabinet does its work.

The lights over there were still on, but Zhu Yijun couldn't see them.

Today, after Empress Chen left the Qianqing Palace, the tall beard entered the house, who would have thought that there would be a big turmoil.

In retrospect, the entire palace was in a state of panic.

The most important thing is that everyone in the harem is terrified, right?

Zhu Yijun looked back at a certain big eunuch standing not far behind him, remembered the scene during the day, and couldn't help asking, "Companion, is the concubine okay?" ”

Feng kept the dust whisked, his hands clasped in front of him, only the front half of his fingers could be seen, the candle flame in the hall was not very bright, his shadow fell to the ground, and stretched to the front, like a shriveled cloth bag, on the windowsill.

With a bit of subtlety in his eyes, Feng Bao opened his mouth after consideration.

"The emperor doesn't seem to be doing well, the concubine is worried about the emperor's body, herself...... Nothing. ”

This is divided into two parts, where is Zhu Yijun unclear?

He read this sentence in his heart several times, and he understood where the mother's worries were.

However, this is Concubine Li's worries, and it has nothing to do with herself.

Zhu Yijun took a few steps forward, raised his hand, and when his arm bent at a certain angle, his movements paused slightly, and then he put it on the edge of the window.

His fingers are very beautiful, and Li Guifei once said that this will be the hand in charge of the country.

At that time, Zhu Yijun was still very young, and there was no one around.

Later, he became the crown prince.

Feng Bao's gaze wandered around his arm, and then withdrew it, thinking in his heart that some time ago, there seemed to be strange people coming and going.

On that day, the crown prince and the princess were also there, do you want to ......

Ask?

As soon as the thought flashed out, Feng Bao heard Zhu Yijun's voice.

"Ome." Quiet, pure, with the grace of Concubine Li, and unpredictable.

This feeling can also be understood by Feng Bao, who is close to Concubine Li.

"Yes."

Feng Bao subconsciously responded.

Zhu Yijun didn't look back, letting the wind outside blow across his cheeks, as if it also blew the whispers of countless concubines and eunuchs in the Six Palaces.

"I heard that the queen is going to hold a palace banquet, and she has already sent out an invitation?"

"Exactly."

Isn't this kind of thing that the prince has never been interested in?

Feng Bao's eyes showed a little strangeness, and he looked at Zhu Yijun, but looking at his tall back, he couldn't see half a point of depth.

Zhu Yijun said again: "I also heard that my father, Emperor Chrysostom, ordered the granddaughter of a high school scholar, Miss Xie, and asked her to enter the palace too?" ”

"Yes."

It seems that the news of the prince is also quite well-informed.

But......

Or is that question, plain and unprovoked, asking?

A smile suddenly appeared on Feng Bao's lips.

He finally raised his right hand slowly, with a soft luster in the light, and the yin lines coiled around the cuffs had a leisurely taste.

"Although I don't know why the emperor mentioned it, our family is already thinking that the little girl's days in Beijing can be regarded as very nourishing. Some time ago, I borrowed the name of our family and cheated Miss Zhang. To say that this little ancestor has entered the palace, our family is still a little happy in our hearts. ”

Glad?

I'm afraid that the eunuchs in this room who heard this were all scared and trembling, right?

What is Feng Bao's style, can Zhu Yijun be unclear?

When he was young, it was this eunuch who served him to study, and Zhu Yijun was clear about his temperament.

Xie Fu's kindness with a copper plate, Feng Bao didn't forget it at all.

Feng Bao's right thumb and middle finger leaned together, and he squeezed it slightly, and in the dim light, a faint light flashed in him.

A copper plate was pinched between his fingers.

"Now, our family is just waiting for her to enter the palace, and it has been many years......"

Cool laughter.