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After dinner, the two went out for a walk together. Spring nights are still a little cold. Xu Shutong put on a cloak and brought a small stove to warm his hands, and even closed his hat on his head when he went out.

Seeing Xue Yinong wearing thin cotton clothes, he asked her, "Is it cold?" ”

"Okay." However, he still let the wild goose take the cloak.

Luo Yan quickly took it away, and when he came back, he had the fox fur cloak that Xu Shutong bought from Xue Qingqiu. Luo Yan also seems to have learned to read people's hearts, knowing that in front of Xu Shutong, Xue Yinong is happy to wear the things she sent.

Xu Shutong was naturally happy, but she also had her hesitation.

"Don't you mind if it's his?" At that time, she only cared about Xue Qingqiu, and only cared about sending it, but she forgot about Xue Yinong's mood.

"This was sent by Shu Tong."

This simple sentence sums it all up. She doesn't care, she doesn't care about the owner of this fox fur, she doesn't care about the owner of the fox fur that Xu Shutong once liked, and she doesn't care about the things between Xu Shutong and Xue Qingyi, those men and women, what she cares about is her now.

Xu Shutong was silent, and then said, "The concubine will put it on you." Wrapped around her shoulders and tied her straps, she said, "Go out for a walk." His eyes were slightly moist, for Xue Yi's tolerance, and that kind of stupidity that didn't care.

At first, she just wanted to climb the big tree of Xue Yinong, but now most of her heart has fallen. Xue Yinong didn't force her to do anything, but she couldn't control herself and was moved by her words and deeds.

Xu Shutong walked in front, holding the small stove in one hand and Xue Yinong's hand in the other. Xue Yinong's temperature swept through her hands wave after wave, hitting her whole body.

A bright moon in the sky shone the shadows of the two, entangled and overlapped.

Cut constantly, the reason is still messy, it is sorrowful, no, it is a different taste in the heart!

The two talked about what happened today, "The emperor should be relieved, there will be more things like this today in the future, and it is not worth being sad for those people." The concubines know that the emperor is benevolent and unwilling to care, but if you don't care, those people will gain an inch. ”

"I see."

"If only you understood." She sighed, a cloud of white smoke came out of her mouth, don't say anything unhappy, these Xue Yinong will always go through it, and she will always understand, and the reason why she said it is that she hopes that no matter what she does in the future, there will be her compulsion and helplessness.

Don't ignore her and dislike her just because she has done something. This world, which is not clean in the first place, and the clean time is all in the dream.

Xu Shutong wanted to leave a piece of whiteness in Xue Yinong's impression, but she understood that since she became Xu Meiren today, there would be no peace in this day.

Xue Yinong stayed with her tonight, and the entire palace would know about it tomorrow. All other concubines except her will regard her as an enemy.

Xu Shutong looked preoccupied under the moonlight, and even his figure seemed to be a little thinner. Xue Yinong looked at her like that, and it seemed that she would suddenly become transparent. She suddenly grabbed Xu Shutong, Xu Shutong turned around and asked, "What's wrong, Emperor?" ”

Xue Yinong used a little force in his hand, pulled Xu Shutong into his arms, and hugged him tightly, her sudden move made Xu Shutong feel very strange.

"Whatever happens, remember that I'm on your side. No matter whether it is right or wrong, I will always only need you, you just need to remember that you are in my heart, no one can replace you, there was no one in the past, there is no now, and there will be no more, so live well, no matter how dirty this world is, you will always be the best in my heart. ”

Xu Shutong asked her, "Do you know what the concubine said?" ”

"Very clear!" As long as there is an emperor and a right, the battle in this palace will not stop, maybe there was no one in her life before, but from tonight, the wind here will be different.

No matter how thin their love is, she will do her best to protect it. Xue Yinong kissed Xu Shutong lightly on the forehead, no matter how cold the wind blows, as long as you hold it, you won't feel cold.

After a while, Xu Shutong said, "It's cold, let's go back." ”

"Okay." Xue Yinong glanced at the palace, and the lights in a few places seemed to be exceptionally bright, haven't the newcomers rested yet? She put one hand on Xu Shutong's shoulder, hugged her tightly in her arms, and wrapped her fox fur cloak around the bodies of the two.

Someone hurried through the night.

In her direction, it was the Silver Summer Garden. Peony entered, and was about to say hello to He Sixian, she raised her hand and said, "No need, you go to the Queen Mother's Palace, what does the Queen Mother say?" ”

Peony said: "The queen mother already knows the situation of the little master, so she only let the little master be restless, and she will find a way to do the rest." ”

He Sixian had a smile on his face, and the Queen Mother made a move, thinking that she would soon be able to lift the 'grounding' order, and said, "You did a good job." I couldn't help but squint my eyes, what about the emperor, I don't want to listen to the queen mother in this palace, and Gonggong Li is dead, and there is no proof of death, but she was suddenly a little frightened. Last time, the emperor generally said that he killed Gonggong Li, but he didn't kill him, I don't know this time......

She didn't know that Xue Yinong was not a murderer, so she set a rule for herself, before killing, she would delay it for two days, or the situation would change, or she didn't understand something, so she would be exempted from manslaughter, so that Gonggong Li could get rid of it temporarily.

It's just that Xue Yinong didn't expect the Queen Mother to ask, the word 'kill', and a 'postponement' will be added to the end.

He Sixian's frightening was not groundless.

Let's say that Xue Yinong and Xu Shutong returned to the Rejuvenation Garden, and the palace maid and eunuch in the garden then welcomed the two of them in, Xue Yinong ordered to go down, saying that he would spend the night here tonight, so that the rest of the people would disperse first, leaving only a few people in reserve, and there were still heavy guards outside.

After hearing this, his face was happy. After serving the two of them, she took the wild goose to the next door, in order to facilitate the care, she laid things on the outer collapse, but tonight she was not suitable to sleep on the outer collapse, thinking like this, she went to the next door.

Fortunately, the cleaning next door is very clean, as long as you lay out the quilt to sleep. It's awkward to fall geese, what's going on. The two of them went into the bed, but unfortunately they didn't feel sleepy at all, and they kept turning over.

She pushed the wild goose and said, "What do you think they are doing here?" ”

Luo Yan said: "I don't know. The attitude is extremely cold, because in her opinion, the problem of pity is all nonsense, what can the two women do, but the emperor wants to use Xu Shutong to block others, just looking at the current situation, it seems that the pity doesn't know about it. The emperor's identity, the fewer people who do know it, the better.

It's a pity to see that she is boring, so she laughs at herself alone. I can't wait to pick up my ears to listen to the movement next door, and after listening to it for a long time, there is no sound, and I can't help but be disappointed.

Tonight is a great opportunity to act properly, how could her mother let it go? She was excited in vain.

Next door, Xue Yinong sat on the bed reading a book. Xu Shutong didn't do anything, just nestled in her arms, smoothed Xue Yinong's hair, and after a while, rolled her hair around her fingers for a long time, and then spread it out, repeating it like this, and never getting tired of it.

After playing enough, he stretched out his arms to hug Xue Yinong, and stared at Xue Yinong's face with two eyes.

Xue Yinong seemed to be aware of it, looked down at her, and said, "Have you seen enough?" ”

"No, Yi Nong is not good at reading books, see what I do?" She also blamed Xue Yinong for not being careful, and she didn't say how much her gaze disturbed people's attention.

"Who told you to watch me all the time?"

"Yi Nong doesn't look at me, how do you know that I look at you?"

The two couldn't help but laugh. Xue Yinong said: "It's not too early, rest early." He got up and blew out the lamp, went to bed to rest, Xu Shutong leaned over, hugged her like an octopus, leaned on her, his hands were still irregular, and he touched Xue Yinong's body.

The little emperor is all fire, and there is nowhere to vent.

There was no word that night.

The next day, Xue Yinong got up early and asked Xu Shutong to cover up for a while, and he slept well in spring. Xu Shutong refused, got up with her, put on his own clothes, wrapped them first, and then dressed Xue Yinong.

"No, I'll do it myself."

Xu Shutong gouged her out with his eyes, "If it is known and says that I don't care about serving, what if the emperor doesn't come in the future?" ”

"How so?" Xue Yinong's eyes widened, not knowing that Xu Shutong was teasing her.

"Naturally." Xu Shutong deliberately kept a straight face, but he couldn't hold back his laughter and showed his stuffing. Xue Yinong realized that he was teasing her, scratched Xu Shutong's armpit to retaliate, and the two chased in the house for a while, so Xue Yinong stopped chasing.

"Dredging, cold, wear more clothes."

Adding clothes to Xu Shutong is just like what Xu Shutong did for himself. The two hugged each other again, and they were reluctant to part even together.

It is a pity to knock on the door first, just because I didn't hear any movement last night, and the gossip heart is really suspenseful this morning, so I didn't wait for the rooster to crow, so I took the initiative to come over and wait for the door.

I heard the movement in the house and knew that the two of them were up, so I knocked on the door.

The two let go, Xu Shutong went to open the door, and said, "It's a pity, it's early." ”

Cun regret said: "Little lord early! But her eyes crossed Xu Shutong's shoulder, and she kept looking inside, if she really wanted to lift the quilt and come over to take a look, there were remnants.

As soon as Xu Shutong saw her looking left and right, he knew what she was thinking, and stretched out a green finger to poke her forehead, but he didn't say anything.

"Come in."

"Yes." Seeing Xue Yinong, he respectfully asked for peace, so he wanted to fetch water and wash up for them, and went to the imperial dining room to order a meal and let people send it over. When the two were dining, they sneakily jumped to the bed, ostensibly to fold the quilt for them, but in fact, they wanted to watch the movements of the two.

She was worried about it for a night, and she didn't believe that her mother would be so good, and she didn't hurry up to gnaw on an emperor.

It's just that the facts disappointed her, folded the quilt, came out in frustration, and had doubts in her heart, because of Xue Yinong's presence, she didn't ask Xu Shutong directly.

Xu Shutong saw the small gesture of regret in his eyes, with a smile in his eyes, and was silent.

After a while, Luo Yan came over and welcomed Xue Yinong to the court.

The Rejuvenation Garden was lively for a while, and it seemed extraordinarily quiet.

At this time, Cun Xi asked Xu Shutong, "Niangniang has such a good opportunity, why did she let it go in vain?" "Taking advantage of the sadness in the emperor's heart, comforting him, it is very normal to be gentle and considerate, if you start, it will be the first move, and later people will not be able to catch up with what they want.

In her heart, Xu Shutong didn't do anything, it was a big mistake.

Xu Shutong said: "You are too worried, the emperor is not that kind of person. You and I may just be happy, and she sees it as important, so she refuses to take it lightly. But the more this is the case, the more precious it becomes, where others can snatch it if they want to, you don't seem to have confidence in her. ”

"Hmph, the emperor is ruthless, don't be blinded by your feelings, he likes you, but for a while, when you see that there is not only one in this world, at that time, isn't it too late for Niangniang to cry. Men, it is impossible to be a woman for a lifetime, look at the emperor, you can understand, there are many people who have defected, the only thing we can rely on is ourselves, Niangniang is in it, or I don't understand, the slave is an outsider, you can see it clearly. ”

But this time, I don't know why, but I regret that Xu Shutong is very persistent, and he refuses to make any jokes in his words and deeds.

She only thought she was obsessed.

After that, Zhegui came over. asked Xu Shutong for peace, Xu Shutong asked, "Why did you come over, did the emperor ask you to come?" ”

Zhegui said: "No, it's the queen." She said that the slave maid was an old man who was used to the little master, and she was afraid that the newcomer would not know the little master's habits and would not use it well. ”

"I've bothered her, and since she asked you to come, let's do it the same as before."

Thanksgiving withdrew.

After that, the autumn porcelain also arrived. is also as Zhegui said.

Pity on the side, take this qiē in your eyes. After they left, Fang said: "Niangniang, it seems that the queen wants to have a good relationship with you with this, at least she also puts on a posture of having fun with her wife and concubine." ”

"Whatever!" She didn't want to say too much about Yu Shiyou. Zhegui and Qiu Ci are both old people in the Splendid Palace, and they are really easy to use, it is difficult for the queen to think of this, maybe this is to win Xue Yinong's favor.

She didn't care much about these before, but now she is more suspicious than before, is she jealous?

When the time came, Xu Shutong led a group of people to the queen's palace. According to the rules, the harem concubines have to go to the queen's palace every day to determine the province, especially for her who has been 'favored' by the emperor, no matter what Xue Yinong does or not, as long as she spends the night with her, the rest of the people are afraid that it will be recognized.

On the way, I met Li Tong from Yuanyang Garden, and Nanfeng Jin from Zangdong Garden, they had all met before, and they were not very familiar. It's just that Li Tong saw her, but greeted her warmly and said with a smile: "It's Xu Meiren." ”

Xu Shutong replied: "Li Meiren." ”

Li Tong said: "Don't call me Li Meiren, if Xu Meiren doesn't dislike it, I'll call you a sister, you call me a sister, Li Tong will make it." She was born in the general's mansion, and she has never paid attention to the tricks of these women's battles, and her temperament is cheerful and sparse, before she entered the palace, she and Yu Shiyou and Xue gradually separated from a group of good girlfriends, and now she has entered the palace, compared to the loneliness and loneliness of others, she didn't feel anything, and before entering the palace, she admired women like Xu Shutong very much, and often praised: why do women have eyebrows, men think they are not as beautiful as them, not as good as their wisdom, so they deliberately slander them.

The 'high-level evaluation' of Xu Shutong's red face and troubled water has always been scoffed at, thinking that it is slander. Now that I have the opportunity to meet a real person, that is a fan's big mood when he sees his family, and he can't wait to pull up his dress and ask Xu Shutong to sign it on it.

Xu Shutong was dyed by such enthusiasm, with a sincere smile on his face, "How old am I to be you, so I'll call you 'Sister Tong'." ”

Li Tong was very happy at the moment, and called out sweetly, "Sister Xu." He introduced the woman next to him to Xu Shutong, "I met South Americans on the road, so I made an appointment to come together." South American, this is Xu Meiren. "She acts as a middleman and introduces each other to each other.

Nanfeng Jin greeted Xu Shutong, neither salty nor light, neither close nor estranged. didn't say much, but his eyes slid over Xu Shutong's face, and he said in his heart: "This is Xu Shutong, it is the meticulous work that King Gong said about entering the palace, he wants me to monitor her, assist her, and jointly complete the great cause of assassinating the emperor." ”

She wondered why Xu Shutong hadn't done it yet. Was it an inconvenient opportunity, or was something going on in the meantime?

Xu Shutong also observed Nanfeng Jin, and she found that this woman looked at her with some scrutiny. seemed to know her, as if he didn't know her, he didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't think much about it at the moment, but just said to the two: "It's not too early, let's go and greet the queen, don't miss the hour." ”

The two did as they said, and the three of them walked together.

When I arrived at Kunyuan Palace, I saw a palace maid walking out in a hurry, looked up at them, lowered my head again, stopped and stood aside, and continued to walk away after they entered.

Others don't know each other, but Xu Shutong knows that this is the girl next to He Sixian, who was punished by the emperor yesterday and was not allowed to go out, it seems that the girl was sent over to 'say hello'.

The three of them were invited in, and they all greeted Yu Shiyou. "Let's all sit down." She looked at the four people below, Li Tong she knew, smiled at her, and said hello. Xu Shutong is also an old acquaintance, He Sixian was punished and grounded, and he has sent a girl over, and only the two of them here don't know each other.

As far as she knows, Nan Fengjin and Xu Shutong seem to be fellow countrymen, but they don't seem to know each other. And Xiao Fang is the concubine of the third prince, and it is said that she is very favored, but she gave her a leave of absence somehow, as if she had committed something. She wondered how the emperor could choose these people, but intuitively, she felt that the existence of these people seemed to change the atmosphere of the palace.

Yu Shiyou congratulated Xu Shutong on being favored, and the rest of the people agreed, but the expression on his face was faint, whoever got the favor first, the first step was to walk in front.

Li Tong was very happy for Xu Shutong, and his smile never stopped. The other two, Xiao Fang just lowered his head and pondered, Nan Fengjin almost pretended not to hear, they didn't have any jealousy of Xue Yinong.

Yu Shiyou looked at everyone's expressions in his eyes, and he was strange for a long time. In this scene, she is not jealous or jealous, she has to sigh that Xue Yinong will pick people.

In fact, they didn't know each other well, so they didn't have anything to say, and after sitting for a while, they dispersed. Yu Shiyou went to the palace to ask for peace and return to everything, "Everyone gets along harmoniously, this is the emperor's blessing." ”

The Queen Mother smiled, these people were so obedient, as soon as they heard that something had happened to He Sixian, they immediately behaved with their tails between their legs, not wanting to annoy the emperor! Knowing that the emperor hates competing for favor, he pretends to 'not compete for favor', it seems that the person selected this time has a significantly higher connotation, but this is good, it is enough to be an opponent with Xu Shutong, and she will not feel that there are no soldiers under her command.

Of course, Yu Shiyou is also good, but this girl is too smart, she is clear about everything, and if she can stay out of the matter, she will stay out of the matter, and she will not mix in this troubled water, but I don't know when such a balance will be broken.

"Yes, you have to worry a lot about the affairs of the palace. They just entered the palace, and they don't know any rules, and it is inevitable to make some small mistakes. ”

This means, doesn't mean that He Sixian made a mistake, and she is still jointly and severally liable. What does the Queen Mother mean by this, wanting to pull her into the water? Or do you want her to intercede for He Sixian?

She said, "The concubine has been taught. ”

The Queen Mother saw that Yu Shiyou was quite ignorant of current affairs, so she just sneered: "Some people who mourn the family heard that during the draft, your second uncle entered the palace, I don't know if this matter is true?" ”

Yu Shiyou's heart jumped a few times suddenly, what did the Queen Mother do with her second uncle? "Back to the Queen Mother, there is."

"But the mourning family also heard that he said something that damaged the emperor's reputation, didn't he?"

Yu Shiyou said: "Okay, wait for me here!" It seems that there seems to be someone hiding the Queen Mother around me. "I expected that it would be impossible to tell lies, but the Queen Mother asked yes, and if she admitted it, she would be lifting a stone to shoot herself in the foot." How is that possible? The second uncle just came to the palace to pass some words to the concubines on behalf of his father and grandfather, telling the concubines not to be busy with official business, but to pay attention to rest and so on. ”

She was calm, with a hint of panic. The Queen Mother is very sharp-eyed, and the fact she knows is not like this, "Is it? Then why do some people say that the emperor is infertile and can't give birth, what does this mean? These things, except for the emperor's pillow person, who will know? ”

What she means is that you were the only one in the palace at that time, so you must have spread this kind of thing! There is a threat in the Queen Mother's words, and there are some taboos in the palace, such as the emperor's body, talking nonsense, but something big is going to happen.

The Queen Mother put everything on Yu Shiyou's head, and she said in fear: "How come? How could a concubine say such a thing! The Queen Mother didn't hear it wrong. ”

"How so? Didn't many people in your palace hear it? Your second uncle's voice is not small, and the people who hear it are only afraid that there are more than just people in your palace, you have complaints about the emperor's indifference, but you can't talk nonsense and slander like this, if the emperor knows, what do you say he will do? ”

Yu Shiyou could guess that Xue Yinong would definitely be furious, and if the matter expanded, it would be obviously unfavorable to the overall situation of the country, and at that time, even if he killed her ten thousand times, he would not be able to apologize.

Does she really want to promise the Queen Mother now?

Yu Shiyou hesitated and wavered, but the Queen Mother was very satisfied. She didn't forget to add another fire, "In your draft, there are many people who give gifts to the Prime Minister's Mansion, I heard that the Prime Minister can receive a lot of things, you shouldn't cheat in this draft, right?" ”