The Lu family came early in the morning and waited at the side door for a long time, but they only went back with a stomach, and they had to go to the inner house to reply.

Lu Shilang is also preparing to go to the court. Because the old lady said that her waist and legs hurt last night, the family didn't rest well, and there was a piece of blue under her eyes. If it weren't for seeing that she had healed the Queen Mother, it seemed that there was some means, who would invite her! What do you say about the heart of the doctor's parents, they don't even go to the clinic after they are invited, and they are clearly hard-hearted! ”

Because Mrs. Lu was sick only because her mother-in-law was not her mother-in-law, she was calmer than her husband, so she waved her hand first and ordered her subordinates to go out, and then asked her husband: "She said that she violated the will of the first emperor and fell into our family's mouth, what happened?" ”

Lu Shilang then remembered what he said in Wenguang Hall that day, choked up and said: "Isn't it that the emperor wanted to reward her father that day, I said a little - that's what the elder meant, I'm just beating a side drum." ”

Mrs. Lu frowned slightly: "The emperor is just a false title, so why stop it?" ”

"You don't understand." Lu Shilang said sullenly, "It is said that it is to reward Jiang Xi, who doesn't know that it is actually a reward for that girl?" She went to treat the epidemic with King Anjun, and she was rewarded, what should King Anjun do? He is already the king of the county, should he be promoted to the title of prince, or will he be rewarded with a real position? ”

Neither of these will work. Mrs. Lu was silent.

Lu Shilang is inevitably a little troubled in the court on weekdays, because his wife can understand this, no more than his mother knows anything, so he is also willing to say a few words to Mrs. Lu: "This time, King Anjun not only had nothing to do but also made meritorious contributions, and the elder of the pavilion even released Zhu Sicheng, but he didn't want King Anjun to have a reason." You see that the last time he went back to Nanyuan to hunt, if it wasn't for the emperor temporarily ordering someone to replace Yu Rui, this Jin Wuwei's commander might have been taken by him. That's the Twelve Guards of the Inner Palace! ”

Mrs. Lu thought for a while and said, "Now the king of Anjun has not been promoted, but the people who are old in the pavilion are not good." ”

"So, the elder Ge underestimated him a little at the beginning." Lu Shilang lowered his voice, "I see what Elder Ge means, I originally wanted to trap him in Beijing, so the Cui family is sick, and the Zongren Mansion will let the Cui family delay the marriage...... Now that he is making trouble in Beijing, I am afraid that the elder Ge will want him to go back to the northwest. In the end, there is Sichuan Road over there, and there are no big waves. ”

Mrs. Lu muttered: "Actually, the Marquis of Dingbei hasn't done anything all these years, and the first emperor didn't mean to be the king of Li'an County back then, so why bother now?" Is it possible to receive all the soldiers of the Marquis of Dingbei into the hands of the elder pavilion? If there is anything in the northwest, I'm afraid it won't be good for the capital, right? ”

"It's just that I can't get it back, and the old man is worried." Lu Shilang spread his hands, "How many years has the Dingbei Hou family been in the northwest, father and son have passed on guarding the northwest, and it is difficult to change someone else!" It's just that his family has the power of the army, and the emperor is uneasy after all, so the elder has been trying to win over some generals all these years, and there must always be soldiers in his hands to succeed. ”

Mrs. Lu thought to herself: The old man has soldiers and the emperor has soldiers, but it is not the same. But she naturally knew that she couldn't say this, so she just bowed her head and sorted out her husband's clothes.

Lu Shilang was about to say a few more words, but the maid hurriedly came in and said, "Master, the old lady's leg hurts again, I heard that the girl of the Jiang family can't be invited, and she is losing her temper!" ”

Lu Shilang suddenly had a headache. Since he was promoted, his mother has become more and more squeamish, but a little illness and pain made the whole family uneasy: "Go, take my post, and immediately ask a doctor who is good at bone-setting to come back to treat the old lady!" ”

How is the Lu Mansion a chicken, flying and dog jumping, Taohua naturally can't control it, and the Lu family is angry and left, the mood feels a little more comfortable, and he goes back and falls asleep again, until the sun rises three poles, and is freshening up, Jiang Bohua sneaks in: "Sister sleeps lazy, ashamed." ”

Taohua picked him up and pinched his fat face: "You get up later than my sister every day, it's rare to come to shame me earlier, and you are ashamed." ”

Jiang Bohua grinned and raised the literacy card in his hand: "Study!" ”

These days, Jiang Xi has been completely immersed in those lonely books, so the matter of teaching Jiang Bohua to read and write fell to Taohua again. The two sisters and brothers were making trouble, and Mint came in with a letter: "Girl, Sanqi sent it in, and said that it was sent by the one named Fifteen in the county king's mansion...... I'm waiting outside for a reply. ”

Taohua was stunned, looking at the thin letter, suddenly her heart beat fast and fast in her chest, and she was a little dizzy. She settled down, and then took the letter and cut it, there was only a piece of paper in it, and there were only a dozen words on the paper, but when it fell in her eyes, it seemed to hit her heart a few times, and the knock made people almost breathless.

Seeing her face pale, Mint couldn't help but get anxious: "Girl, what's wrong?" I didn't care about anything else, so I glanced at the letter, but I didn't understand it, "This, what does this mean?" Although she is very literate, some of her words are too literate but not very easy, but she knows the meaning of loyalty, but she adds a color word to her head, and she is a little uncertain.

Taohua pressed one hand to her chest, feeling that her eyes seemed to be a little sour, and she laughed after a while. Mint saw her smile, and her face turned from white to red, so she sighed: "The girl scared me to death, what is this talking about?" ”

Taohua had no time to explain to her, so she only said, "Grinding ink." "I also cut a piece of paper of the same size, and wrote eight words with a pen: You don't live up to me, I don't live up to you." Sealed it and said, "This is the reply." ”

These eight words mint are understood. Thinking about the letter sent again, I couldn't help but say happily: "Could it be that the prince agreed?" In this way, these two words must refer to the absence of two hearts.

Only then did Taohua feel that her face was hot, and she coughed in disguise and said, "Send it out." Tell him that it's better to explain to your father. ”

Mint pulled out his legs and went out, here Taohua carefully folded the note, looked around and felt that it was not good to put it anywhere, and finally put it in a purse, and put it next to the pillow in a precious place.

With this note, I suddenly felt refreshed, and the original discomfort on my body was gone, and after teaching Jiang Bohua to recognize the words, I took him to the garden to bask in the sun. Not far from the courtyard, I saw Xiao Shi taking Jiang Xinghua out of the main courtyard, and both of them were dressed very carefully and walked in style.

Although there were many discords, but when they bumped into each other, Taohua could only stand still and said with a smile: "The eldest aunt went out with the fourth sister? ”

Xiao Shi smiled dryly: "Go into the palace and take a look at Jieyu Niangniang." After saying that, he didn't stop, and left with Jiang Xinghua, but Jiang Xinghua glanced at Taohua, and there was a little apology in his expression.

"What does that mean?" Momoka frowned slightly. Entered the palace to see Jiang Meihua, what is Jiang Xinghua sorry for? Could it be that he entered the palace to speak ill of her?

"Why does the slave maid think that the clothes of the fourth girl are a little familiar......" murmured to the bellflower who came out to take care of Jiang Bohua, "I always feel a little similar to the girl's clothes." ”

"I don't have such clothes." Taohua's clothes have never been full of embroidered patterns, and they are too time-consuming and laborious to make, so they either choose the original woven patterned material, or they just piping on the plain fabric or embellishing a few flowers. Jiang Xinghua's piece was embroidered with silver thread on silver and red satin, which was obviously very attentive. Fortunately, it is a short jacket, and if it is a long jacket, it will be even more laborious.

Mint said, "Yes." The girl's white gown with a poppy pattern is a bit like this. Red flowers on a white ground, white flowers on a red ground, and it looks similar from a distance. And the skirt is also moon-white, which looks more like it. ”

Kikyo laughed: "The slave said that it looks familiar." Now the four girls have also changed sex? He also dressed himself in red clothes, and embroidered so many flowers. ”

Mint sneered lightly: "It's not that the fourth girl has changed sex, it's about the eldest lady who has changed sex...... "Not only is she willing to give the maid good clothes, but also she is willing to give this lot of silver thread."

Of course, there is no transience. After getting into the carriage and sitting down, her eyes swept around Jiang Xinghua, and finally she couldn't help but say: "Your clothes are too laborious, but they are too bad." ”

She has put a lot of effort into this. This silver-red satin is of excellent quality, although it is plain and flowerless, but the luster is excellent, in order not to let Jiang Danhua see what happened, she was also sent to live at her grandfather's house for a few days. As a result, this girl turned her head and embroidered these many flowers on it, but the moist brilliance of the material itself was obscured.

Jiang Xinghua shivered slightly, bowed his head and said nothing.

Xiao Shi's eyes swept over the hairpin inlaid with red coral beads on her head, and then fell on the white crystal pendant on her ear, feeling that it matched this dress, so he swallowed the words that came to his mouth again, and only said coldly: "The rules of entering the palace have also taught you, go in and be smart." If it is-" I wanted to say that it would be good if I could enter the eyes of the emperor, but I felt that it would be too ugly to say this, so I had to say, "If you cause any trouble to your eldest sister, I can't spare you!" ”

What trouble can she give Jiang Meihua, I'm afraid that it will be trouble if she can't recruit it, right? Jiang Xinghua lowered his head and slandered, but his heart tightened again. If she can't get the emperor's blue eye this time, after returning home, Xiao Shi will definitely not be polite. This is her best chance, and perhaps her only chance.

Jiang Meihua still lives in the Jade Hui Pavilion. Recently, the pigmentation on her face has faded a lot, and although her complexion is still a little yellow, her complexion has become much more even. It's just that because of the lack of activity, the waist has not been significantly thinner these days, but because of the gradual wearing of clothes, it looks a little fatter than a few days ago.

"It's cloudy today, why are you only wearing a jacket?" As soon as the Xiao clan entered the Yuhui Pavilion, he saw that his daughter was not wearing much, so he was a little anxious, "There is no earth dragon in this palace, why don't you put two more in the charcoal basin?" ”

Jiang Meihua is going to see the emperor today, how can she dress herself like a ball, and when she heard this, she smiled and said: "Mother, don't worry, this jacket is silky, and it looks thin, but it is not cold." ”

This is not true. Even if the silk cotton is warm, only such a thin layer will not work. But she doesn't come out,

I was dressing up here, and I heard a slight high-five outside, and then the emperor smiled outside the door and said, "What are you busy with, I can't see anyone when I come?" ”

Jiang Meihua hurriedly pushed Jiang Xinghua forward and said with a smile: "The concubine is saying that my sister looks good wearing this pair of earrings, but she didn't know that the emperor was coming, she really deserved to be beaten." Saying that, he bowed, got up and said, "The emperor said, is the pair of red agate pendants given by the concubine better than this white crystal?" ”

Jiang Xinghua straightened up as much as he could. She deliberately wore a pair of embroidered shoes with the highest bottom, and also put two pairs of insoles in the shoes, hoping to make herself look taller.

The emperor's gaze swept over her, his hands behind his back shook slightly, and said lightly: "It's good to look at." This is your sister too? I haven't seen it before. ”

Jiang Meihua hurriedly smiled: "This is the fourth sister of the concubine, because she has always been weak, she doesn't come to see the concubine." Fortunately, after the third sister entered Beijing, she was prescribed a prescription for recuperation, and she got better. ”

The emperor smiled and said nonchalantly: "Your grandfather is the imperial doctor, why do you want your third sister to prescribe a recuperation prescription?" ”

This question is really acute, Jiang Meihua couldn't maintain the smile on her face, and said with a reluctant smile: "The emperor doesn't know yet, this girl's family, it's hard to say anything uncomfortable." Especially my four sisters are a trouble-free ......"

The emperor didn't seem to listen, nodded casually, and looked around the hall: "It's been cold these days, come and see if you have enough charcoal here." ”

Originally, it was not enough, but now that the Jiang family has won the reward, the supply of the Jade Hui Pavilion will naturally improve immediately. Jiang Meihua chuckled and said, "The emperor is worried about these little things, and the concubine is good to cook a special dish for the emperor today to express her gratitude?" ”

The emperor seemed to be a little interested: "Do you still have a specialty dish?" ”

"Don't underestimate the concubine, the emperor." Jiang Meihua gave Xiao Shi a look with a smile, "It was inconvenient in the past, but now that there is a small kitchen, the emperor and the concubine's skills." This dish was often made by concubines in the winter when they were in their parents' house, and their grandfathers and grandmothers liked it. ”

"Oh, I'm going to try it." The emperor is as good as a stream, "Sure enough, it's right to have a small kitchen here." Go, pass my lunch to the Jade Pavilion. ”

Jiang Meihua pushed Jiang Xinghua forward: "The fourth sister's body is just right, don't let the kitchen smoke smoke." You are here to talk to the emperor, and my mother will help me. "Pulled the little ones and left.

Although Jiang Xinghua had typed the draft thousands of times before he came, he really felt flustered and short-breathed in front of the emperor, and he only called the emperor, and he didn't know what to say.

The emperor looked her up and down for a moment, and suddenly said, "This material has an excellent luster, and it's a pity that it's embroidered." ”

At this moment, Jiang Xinghua was also blessed to her heart, and all the words she had thought of were thrown away, and she only said: "The courtiers don't have much knowledge, but the sisters in the family have a dress with white ground and red flowers, and the courtiers imitate that one." ”

The emperor said with a smile: "She wears red flowers on a white ground, you are a white flower on a red ground, is this also called imitation?" ”

Jiang Xinghua lowered her head and said, "The courtiers also want that, but there is no suitable material......

The emperor walked a few steps in the hall at will, and said lightly: "If you don't have the right materials, why bother learning?" ”

Jiang Xinghua's ears were a little hot, and she said in a low voice: "The courtier just wants to dress similarly to her sister, and I think it's more like a sister......

"Aren't you sisters?"

Jiang Xinghua shook his head, his face showing a little sadness. She has a melon seed face, a pointed chin, thin eyebrows, watery eyes, and when her eyes are sad, she is particularly moving: "The courtiers really want to be sisters with her, but unfortunately they don't have this blessing......"

The emperor looked at her for a moment, but was still unmoved: "I know that I am not a sister, but I can't wear the same clothes." ”

Jiang Xinghua's heart jumped, and when she saw the emperor turn around and walk to the door, as if he was leaving, she panicked in her heart, and couldn't help blurting out: "Your Majesty, the courtiers are afraid!" ”

This voice was a little sharp, but fortunately Jiang Meihua took everyone away when she went down, and there was no one else in the hall except for the inner servants brought by the emperor. Eunuch Du stood in the corner expressionlessly, as if a piece of wood did not move.

"Scared?" The emperor turned around and looked at Jiang Xinghua's gaze with a little interest, "What are you afraid of?" ”

"I'm afraid-" Jiang Xinghua felt that her breath was blocked in her throat, and it was difficult to speak for a while, and tears poured into her eyes first, "Courtier, courtier, I hope that I can be like the third sister and not have to listen to the mercy of others......"

The Emperor smiled a little sarcastically, as if disappointed with her answer: "If you don't have to be at the mercy of others, you have to have some skills yourself." ”

Jiang Xinghua's throat choked even more: "Courtiers, courtiers also want to learn skills...... but where did she go to learn? Taohua has a father who loves her, and she can do whatever she wants, what about her, what does she have?

The emperor looked at her carefully a few times, and suddenly said, "If you want to learn skills, you shouldn't come here." ”

Jiang Xinghua was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what he meant. She was in a mess at this time, and she only knew that if she couldn't stay in the palace, she was afraid that after returning home, Liu Zhijing's family would still be waiting for her, so she said in a daze: "The palace is better than elsewhere." "At least it's better than the Liu family.

The emperor looked at her for a while, and seemed to smile again: "Then you can stay in the palace." He nodded to Eunuch Du, "Seal her the position of a royal maid, and go to live in Wang Chongyuan's side hall." After that, he added, "It's better to pass my lunch to Wenguang Palace, I remember that there are still excerpts that have not been approved." ”

"Your Majesty-" Jiang Meihua said that she was going to the small kitchen to cook, and she was staring at the movement of the main hall all the time, and when she saw the emperor getting up, she hurriedly rushed out, but the emperor waved his hand and left the Yuhui Pavilion.

"You-" Xiao Shi only thought that Jiang Xinghua had done something wrong, and couldn't help but glare, but he heard Eunuch Du next to him cough vigorously, and hurriedly swallowed back the words behind.

Eunuch Du did not follow the emperor, but took a step forward slowly, and raised his voice slightly: "The emperor named the fourth daughter of the Jiang family as the imperial maiden, and gave her the side hall of the Qunxiang Palace." Imperial Lady Jiang, please go home and prepare a little, three days later, you will be picked up into the palace, and you can bring a maid at that time. ”

The side hall of the Qunxiang Palace, where Lu Baolin used to live. Now that someone lives there, Lu Baolin doesn't have to move back, and he can live a comfortable life in Tingyuju.

Jiang Xinghua was still a little confused, until she heard Eunuch Du say that she would be accepted into the palace in three days, and then she felt as if she had just woken up from a dream, and couldn't help but have tears in her eyes: "Obey the order." ”

After Eunuch Du finished speaking, he politely saluted Jiang Meihua and Xiaoxiao, and then turned around and left, he still had to go to Wenguang Hall to serve the emperor.

Xiaoshi was first surprised and then delighted: "It's done, the emperor has made the apricot girl a maid!" "People stayed, and their status was much lower than Jiang Meihua, which was the best result.

Jiang Meihua frowned. Although the emperor left people behind, he sent Jiang Xinghua to the Qunxiang Palace, which was not close to the Yuhui Pavilion.

Although she is just a Jieyu and does not have the qualifications to be the head of the first palace, Jiang Xinghua is her sister, and she entered the palace under the banner of visiting the sick, even if the emperor left Jiang Xinghua to live in Yuhui Pavilion. But now that she has sent people to the Qunxiang Palace, isn't it out of her control?

"Mother, I remember that there was a maid with □□ sword by your side?" Jiang Meihua gently pulled Xiao Shi, "Let her accompany the fourth sister into the palace." ”

Xiao Shi thought about it for a while, and suddenly understood: "Chunjian is in charge of the needlework room, and he is a capable one, so he will be allocated to Sister Xing'er when he goes back." The two girls of wisteria crape myrtle are too young, and they haven't taught the rules, so they don't use it when they enter the palace. ”

Jiang Xinghua lowered his head and didn't speak, but he had secretly made up his mind in his heart. She didn't have anything to do before, but now that she is the emperor's woman, if she wants a girl, she will definitely be able to make her own decisions.

The emperor didn't eat in Yuhui Pavilion anymore, Jiang Meihua didn't have the heart to entertain his sister, and Xiao Shi wanted to hurry back to prepare for entering the palace, so he hurriedly left the palace and returned to Jiang's house.

Jiang Xinghua had just entered her room, and the news had already spread throughout the house, and Wisteria was so happy that she couldn't see her teeth: "Congratulations girl." ”

Before he could say a word, he heard a crisp voice outside and smiled: "Just to congratulate me." As soon as the curtain was lifted, a ten□□-year-old maid walked in, raised her hand and pointed at Wisteria and said with a smile, "It's just that my sister is wrong to be called, and now it's time to call the maid." Although my sister doesn't follow up with the palace, there should be a snack on it, so as not to go wrong in the future, others don't say that you are ignorant, but that the people used around the maid are not good. ”

Wisteria recognized that this was the eldest girl Chunjian who was in charge of the family's needlework room, she was the daughter of the small family's companion room, although she was not serving her master, but she had to call her sister when she saw her. But what is going on when she comes in and looks like she is pointing out the country, and why does she not follow up with the palace? She has served Jiang Xinghua for several years, isn't she where the girl goes?

"Sister Chunjian-" As soon as Wisteria was about to speak, she felt Jiang Xinghua pinch her, and swallowed back the words that followed.

Chunjian smiled and saluted Jiang Xinghua, and began to instruct people to pack up their things: "Just pick up a few good pieces of jewelry, and my wife will send new ones in the next few days, and I will have to make a few more sets of clothes." ”

Jiang Xinghua coldly watched Chunjian walk around the house like a master, shook Wisteria's hand tightly, and whispered, "Let them toss." Don't worry, I'll always take you away. ”