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Growing up alone without playmates can sometimes feel lonely. There are a few sect daughters of Wanwan's age, but they are all outside the palace and rarely meet. In the past, my father had chosen two of them as her attendants, and they ate and lived with her day and night. It's a pity that later, because of personal recklessness or some political involvement, both of them were sent out one after another.

The Queen Mother saw that she was lonely, and she didn't think there was anything wrong, "Wanwan is such a good child, I have never seen anyone more obedient than her." She is well-behaved, filial, and knows how to advance and retreat, don't let those vulgar people outside the palace take her badly. The princess has to be like a princess, giggling with them all day long, not a group. ”

So Wanwan must be neighbors with loneliness and learn to enjoy it. After all, there will be more and deeper feelings like this in the rest of your life, and when you get used to it, you won't feel scared.

In the past, when Xiao You was there, she still had a confidant to talk to, but last year she was punished into the Northeast No. 5, and she no longer expects someone to be her companion. The copper ring is a good person, and she takes good care of her everywhere, but people who are too practical seem to be difficult to get along with her. Wanwan, like her mother, no matter how high her status or how old she is, she has an uninhibited heart, and those who can be friends must not be too sophisticated. Coincidentally, such a person happened to appear one day, her name was Yinlou, who was originally the Chaotian girl used by Emperor Yuanzhen for burial, but because she had long been taken by the second brother, she fell off the white silk halfway and did not die. So the talented person became a concubine, plated with a layer of gold in the emperor's mausoleum, went around in a circle and returned to the palace, and lived in the neighborhood with Zhao Lao Niangniang, and also became the object of Zhao Lao Niangniang's anger.

The palace is very close to the palace of the phoenix, and the apse is attached to the palace wall of the palace of the palace. Old lady Zhao got up unpleasantly, and scolded the palace maid and eunuch loudly in the hall, and she could hear it in front of her. After Wanwan and Yinlou had a deep friendship, she often came to learn Zhao Lao Niangniang's ability to scold people, she held a tea cup to worry for her, "If it goes on like this, when will it be a head?" The palace is quiet, and this place is so noisy! ”

"Old lady Zhao is a mouse." Yin Lou's heart is very wide, "Let her scold, go back and I'll learn to play the sheng, blow it in the middle of the night, let her know how good I am." ”

She didn't suffer a loss, and Wanwan was relieved. sat and drank the Longjing in front of the Ming Dynasty, and listened to her sigh again: "In fact, it is difficult for Mrs. Zhao, saying that it is flattering, but in fact, it is eating other people's food." As for me, I used to be under her hands, and it was nothing to take two sentences. She doesn't know, and I don't want to be like this now......"

Wanwan raised her eyes to look at her, "You don't want to follow the emperor?" ”

She glanced outside, "I'm with you, you can't sell me." Seeing that she responded, Fang suppressed his voice and said, "I don't like the emperor and don't want to be his concubine." ”

It's rare to see someone who can't turn around like this, and none of the women in the palace dare to say that they don't like the emperor. If she is not favored, she still has to pretend to be one, not to mention that she was re-admitted with great effort.

Is the emperor likable? Wanwan knew no, so when she said this, she didn't feel anything wrong, "Do you have someone you like in your heart?" ”

Yin Lou's eyes lit up in an instant, and the person who usually jumped off suddenly calmed down, pursed his lips, and smiled a little on the tip of his eyebrows, looking incomparable. But she shook her head slowly, even if there was really someone she liked, she would never dare to admit it. She is now in the name of a concubine, but she is actually the emperor's concubine, and she has already entered the palace, so she can't think about anything.

But she didn't want to see the emperor, and she could see it. When she met with herself in private, she was alive and well, and as soon as the emperor came to visit, she called herself sick and looked half-dead. Wanwan occasionally talked to Tonghuan about her, and Tonghuan also laughed, "This Duan Concubine is really interesting." ”

A person's name may also become a portrayal of character. What a powerful force it should be to be a powerful force, and Yinlou is a powerful person. Her hometown is in the south of the Yangtze River, and she often talks to her about the customs and customs of the south, the blue brick alleys, and the night singing of Qinhuai. After the rain, lean on the railing near the water and lower the bamboo basket, and the fisherman will give you a fat big carp for a small amount of money. Where there is water, the people are outstanding, the water is soft and beautiful, and it is also beautiful.

"I really want to go to the south to see that." Wanwan covered half of her face with a fan, "It's just that I can't go out of the palace at will, and I can't be like a man." ”

Yinlou said: "If you want to leave the palace, you can only marry, find an official in the south, and quietly follow him out of Beijing, and the queen mother can't control you." After that, he muttered, "It's good to marry anyone, but don't marry the king of Nanyuan......"

Wanwan heard her talk about King Nanyuan at first glance, but Xiao Duo's face floated in her mind, "Yuwen is not still the master, have you forgotten?" ”

"Where are the rules of this world? This time, I went south with the factory ministers, and was entertained by the king of Nanyuan in Jinling, and he mentioned you to me. Yin Lou looked at her with a dark gaze.

Wanwan remembered the trouble she had made last year, and she had contact with the king of Nanyuan, but she felt that she had not revealed her identity at that time, so he would inquire about her, making her a little inexplicable, "Mention me?" I don't recognize him. ”

The copper ring mentioned on the side, "As time goes by, His Highness may forget, but the slave and maid remember." Ten years ago, the slave maid served the feast of the vassal king in the Fengtian Palace, and at that time the king of Nanyuan was still the son, at most twelve or thirteen years old, and entered the palace with his father to attend the banquet. The young child couldn't sit still, so he withdrew from the hall during the banquet, broke into the Qianqing Palace by mistake, and asked the Jinyi guard to take it right. Originally, he was going to go up and wait for the fate, but it happened that His Royal Highness withdrew from the table and returned to the palace to meet him, and he felt that it was not a major matter, so he asked someone to release him. ”

After she heard the copper ring, her face was still confused. In this way, she had dealt with him a long time ago, but when she saw him last year, she had no impression at all.

"And what did he tell me to do?" She felt shameless again, worried that she would be recognized a long time ago, and she was still pretending there, looking like a fool in the eyes of others.

Yin Shifang made her Jianan bracelet, and it didn't seem to look down on King Nanyuan, "Find out if you are good in the palace and whether you are married." You are a golden branch and jade leaf, how many people are looking forward to the lord, and the king of Nanyuan is also a person, so it is inevitable that he wants to climb the high branches, which is not obvious. ”

Wanwan has been used to hearing this kind of thing over the years, and it seems that the men in Daye all regard the lord as their goal in life, and they can't help but feel bored. That Nanyuan King has left her full of amazement, but when she thinks about it, it always coincides with Xiao Duo, except for the golden ring in her eyes that makes her unforgettable, the others are just the wind without a trace.

I fell in love with someone when I was a teenager, and it was too profound. Xiao Duo is like a landscape, a tree full of flowers, just look at it from a distance, and it can't be contaminated. Her thoughts couldn't be spoken, and Yin Lou didn't reveal half of it before, on the contrary, she gradually discovered the unspeakable of Yin Lou. She and Xiao Duo seem to have a very unusual relationship, there is no conclusive evidence, just peek out from the usual bits and pieces. If it were someone else, she would probably think it was a shocking secret, and she couldn't wait to publicize it everywhere, but Wanwan felt that it was normal, Xiao Duo was an excellent person, and if she liked it, others would naturally like it. She was very happy to be able to find a friend who saw the same thing, and because of this, she and Yinlou became closer.

Yinlou chatters all day long, but lives very freely. The woman who entered the palace, the emperor thought about it for a long time, and there was no reason not to sleep. One day she finally stayed overnight, and the next day she went to see her, her eyes were red, and she kept shouting "Tongyun". Tongyun is her palace maid, and when she heard her call, she sighed: "Master, what's the big deal, just serve the bed, what are you doing!" ”

This reluctant Lin Xing was a big blow to Yinlou, and Cheng Zi was always depressed when she saw her, and it didn't take long for her to get sick. The emperor originally wanted to gradually empty the east factory, but because this matter was difficult to solve, he still reinstated Xiao Duo and recalled him to the capital.

He returned, unbeknownst to Wanwan. That day, I still went to the Luan Palace to visit the door, and I didn't go back until the evening. Walking in the middle of the road, I saw Xiao Duo's godson Cao Chun'an from a distance, and jumped up three times to make a gesture: "Please say hello to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess." ”

Wanwan was overjoyed, "The factory minister is back?" ”

Cao Chun'an responded, "The front foot enters the palace, and the queen mother on the back foot summons her, this son will talk in Cining Palace!" ”

"How long have you been there?"

Cao Chun'an calculated, "There are two teas, the Queen Mother entrusts her godfather for everything, and His Royal Highness knows." I'm afraid that it will be delayed for a while, if Your Highness wants something, tell the slave and maid, and the slave and maid will pass the word to the godfather. ”

Wanwan shook her head, "It's nothing, it's still a while before the key, I'm about to go for a walk in the garden, you can go your way." ”

Cao Chun'an agreed, bowed, and went to the direction of Dongchang.

At the end of summer, the sun had set, and the red glow spread all over the sky, spreading from the western end all the way up, and even mottled overhead. She lingered outside the Longzong Gate, which was the intersection of Cining Palace and Xiyi Long Street, and if he wanted to go to Dongchang, he would definitely pass through here. I haven't seen each other for three months, and I actually miss it a little. People's minds are really ever-changing, at first he was disgusted with him because of the unclear rumors about him and Zhao Lao Niangniang, but after a long time, this flaw became insignificant again.

She pinched her handkerchief, apprehensive, but full of anticipation. Finally saw someone coming out of Cining's door, she lifted her skirt and hurriedly took two steps forward, but she was a little embarrassed when she saw it.

He called out to His Highness, and his figure seemed much lighter in the twilight. She tucked her sleeves shyly, and tiny flowers bloomed on her lips, "I also do silk and supervise shipping, and the factory minister has always worked hard." ”

He smiled lightly, "It's all within the ministers' share, and I don't dare to say that it's hard." His Royal Highness, however, is much more mellow than before. ”

She blushed, "It's always not big, isn't it a joke." Are you okay going to the south? Was it a smooth journey? ”

He nodded, "It's just that the errand is difficult, and there are too many stakes involved, so it's a waste of work." Saying that, he looked at her, "The minister returned to the palace and heard the rumors about His Royal Highness's marriage, Zhao Lao Niangniang's matchmaker addiction has committed it again, I heard that the son of the Zhao Yushi family was recommended?" ”

Wanwan hummed, "You told me about it." ”

He frowned, "The first emperor has only been in the country for more than half a year, and Old Lady Zhao is also a little anxious. The minister only told His Royal Highness one sentence, Emperor Daye has the right to choose a horse, marriage is a lifelong event, please Your Highness must think twice, do not be hasty. ”

In this way, the perfect person in Zhao Lao Niangniang's mouth has already gone through his arrangement, since she is asked to think twice, it seems that it is greatly unsatisfactory. Wanwan's heart settled down and she breathed a long sigh of relief. He is not in the palace, this Forbidden City is like having no backbone, and now that he is back, there is hope as soon as he is back.

She changed her flirtatious tone, "What is the Queen Mother looking for you?" ”

He sent her back to Yude Palace, and said as he walked: "The emperor is on the throne, and it is the time for messages to spread. The elder brother and the son inherited the father's business, and they were lacking in everything, and they were afraid that the vassal king would make trouble, and even those officials stationed in other cities did not come to Beijing in time. Now that the world is peaceful, the queen mother means to hold a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and then grace and power will be given, so that the emperor can stand in front of these vassal kings. The minister is preparing for this matter, I'm afraid I'm busy this journey, and the things I brought back for His Highness are still in my house, and I will send my subordinates to send them in. ”

He had walked so many miles from south to north and even brought her gifts, at least to prove that he remembered her. At this time, it seemed superfluous to say anything, Wanwan lowered her head and smiled shallowly.