Jinxin went out for a walk, and just came back, responding to Lu Mingyue: "I heard that the palace maid of Zhilan Palace said that she suffered from the wind and cold, and she has been staying in the house." ”

"How many days?" Lu Mingyue asked Jinxin.

Jin Xin thought for a while: "It's been ten days since I thought about it. ”

Lu Mingyue was silent for a while, and said to Jinxin, "Accompany me to see her tomorrow." ”

"Huh." Jinxin agreed.

Early in the morning of the second day, Lu Mingyue came to the "Zhilan Palace" accompanied by Jinxin.

The gate of Zhilan Palace was closed, and there was not even a guard outside.

Jinxin stepped forward and knocked on the door, and after a while there was movement inside, the door creaked, and it quietly opened from the inside, poking out a small head.

"Is your mother here?" Jin Xin saw that it was a twelve or thirteen-year-old little palace maid who opened the door, so she asked the little palace maid softly.

"You are?" The little palace maid didn't know Jinxin, let alone Lu Mingyue.

"Let's just say that the queen of the country came to visit Concubine Lan." Jinxin said to the little palace maid.

The little palace maid stretched out her head and looked at Lu Mingyue behind Jinxin, she didn't even forget to salute Lu Mingyue, and hurriedly closed the door.

Jinxin glanced back at Lu Mingyue, who stepped forward and said, "Wait a little longer." ”

"Hmm." Jinxin nodded.

Sure enough, after a cup of tea, the door was opened again, this time it was all opened, and it was Qian'er, the personal palace maid next to Concubine Lan, who came out of the palace, and the little palace maid just now didn't know where she went, and she didn't see it.

As soon as Qian'er opened the door, she immediately saluted Lu Mingyue: "The slave maid is not sensible when she sees the queen of the country, and the little palace maid who came here is not sensible, so don't be like her after looking at the country." Akane was on her knees.

Lu Mingyue smiled: "Did your mother invite me in?" ”

Qian'er said again and again: "The queen of the country, please, please come in." "Get out of the way.

Lu Mingyue strode into Zhilan Palace with a brocade heart.

Qian'er hurriedly got up, immediately closed the door, and followed Lu Mingyue into the room.

Lu Mingyue came all the way to Concubine Lan's bedroom, Qian'er caught up and pushed open the door for Lu Mingyue, Lu Mingyue and Jinxin went in, and Qian'er guarded the door vigilantly.

The room was still warm, Jinxin took off the outer cloak for Lu Mingyue, and Lu Mingyue went directly past the orchid screen painted in ink and went to the inner room.

At this time, Concubine Lan was lying on the bed, and the curtain concealed Concubine Lan's figure, looming.

Lu Mingyue stepped forward and gently lifted the curtain, and saw Concubine Lan half-lying on the bed with a haggard face, her eyes closed.

Concubine Lan heard the movement, so she opened her eyes slightly, and what caught her eyes was the snow-white dress, so she opened it a little more, and then saw Lu Mingyue in front of her.

"What's going on?" Lu Mingyue saw that Concubine Lan was half-lying on the bed, wrapped in a quilt, so she sat on the wooden bench next to Concubine Lan's bed.

"When I went out some time ago, I was accidentally infected with the wind and cold, and now it is not very good, so I am worried about the mother, and I can't get out of bed to salute, and I hope the mother will understand." Concubine Lan said weakly.

Lu Mingyue glanced at Concubine Lan's right hand on the quilt, straightened down, and prepared to help Concubine Lan put her hand into the quilt: "Since it's not good yet, why do you still put your hand outside the quilt." Lu Mingyue's hand had already touched Concubine Lan's right hand.

"Don't dare to bother the mother." Concubine Lan quickly put her right hand into the quilt.

Lu Mingyue's eyes moved slightly, and she sat down.

"How long has it been?" Lu Mingyue asked Concubine Lan.

"It's been ten days, and it's not good, so don't worry about it." Concubine Lan replied.

"It's about to be a big year, and it's not the right time for you to be sick." Lu Mingyue didn't smile and said word by word.

"But no, I can't drag a sick body to the Queen Mother and the monarch to pay New Year's greetings, I think it's better to go out of the palace to the 'Jing'an Temple' (Jing'an Temple is the place designated by the emperor's relatives to pray for blessings) to pray for the Queen Mother." After Concubine Lan finished speaking, she carefully looked at Lu Mingyue's face.

Lu Mingyue looked indifferent and said, "You want me to help you." ”

"As a harem concubine, of course everything has to be decided by the queen of the country." Concubine Lan really wanted Lu Mingyue to help her.

"Then let's go back after the New Year." Lu Mingyue got up and wanted to leave as she spoke.

"Mother." Concubine Lan immediately stopped Lu Mingyue and had already sat up.

"How?" Lu Mingyue looked back at Concubine Lan: "Concubine Lan still has something?" ”

"Niangniang said that she would repay the kindness of the past." Concubine Lan's eyes flickered, and she didn't want Lu Mingyue to leave.

Lu Mingyue nodded: "Yes, I said it." ”

"Then ......" Concubine Lan wanted to speak and stopped.

Lu Mingyue saw that Concubine Lan refused to tell the truth, so she raised her feet and walked out.

Concubine Lan hurriedly got out of bed and grabbed the corner of Lu Mingyue's clothes: "Help me." With tears in his eyes, it seemed that he was really in an emergency.

Lu Mingyue turned around and saw that Concubine Lan had already gotten out of bed, but she was still vaguely pulling the corner of the quilt on her body, which just covered the place where her right hand was gently on it just now.

Lu Mingyue looked there, it was Concubine Lan's abdomen, Concubine Lan ripped off the corners of the quilt, Lu Mingyue glanced at it, and then asked Concubine Lan to go back to the bed and lie down.

"You're going to help me, right, I knew I couldn't hide it from you." Concubine Lan pulled the corner of Lu Mingyue's clothes tightly, for fear that Lu Mingyue would turn around and leave, and not help her.

"How long has it been?" Lu Mingyue asked again.

"It's more than March." Concubine Lan replied, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Before March, could there be a servant?" Lu Mingyue asked.

Concubine Lan shook her head: "You don't know, since the last time you came and fled, the monarch has never entered the harem, and until now, you are still in your palace every night." ”

Lu Mingyue didn't have any fluctuations after hearing this, and thought to herself, "I'm afraid it's not okay to say that the child is the emperor's grandfather, if you want the child to be born safely, then it is really the best choice to leave the palace." ”

"Let's leave after the New Year." Lu Mingyue said after pondering for a while.

"Mother." Concubine Lan thought that Lu Mingyue was unwilling to help her, and tears burst into her eyes.

"Leave the palace now, it's not the time, you will be sick all the time, and after the New Year's banquet, I will arrange for you to leave the palace." Lu Mingyue said to Concubine Lan.

"But, how can I hide it like this." Concubine Lan looked down at her stomach, how could she go to the New Year's banquet now.

"Don't worry, if you want to pray for the Queen Mother and the monarch, you have to tell the Queen Mother and the monarch in person, otherwise, it will be insincere." Lu Mingyue reminded Concubine Lan.

Concubine Lan thought for a moment, "If I leave the palace in a hurry now, according to the queen mother's temperament, it will inevitably be suspicious, but it may be better to go generously, but this belly is getting bigger day by day, and if I am accidentally discovered, then ......"

Lu Mingyue saw Concubine Lan's concerns, and said, "Since I believed in you at the beginning, why don't you believe me now?" ”

Concubine Lan suddenly looked up at Lu Mingyue: "Okay, I believe you!" He nodded firmly.

When Lu Mingyue came out of the "Zhilan Palace", it was almost noon, so Jinxin asked Lu Mingyue: "Are you hungry?" Let's go back. ”

"Okay." Lu Mingyue should also go back, I'm afraid there are already several people waiting for her in the "Huafeng Palace".

Lu Mingyue had just stepped into the "Huafeng Palace", and the poems and poems greeted her.

Shimo whispered to Lu Mingyue: "The monarch is here, and in it, Rui Gongzi and Shi Yang's predecessors are also there." ”

Lu Mingyue nodded, raised her feet and walked inside.

Sure enough, as soon as Lu Mingyue entered the main hall, she saw Huangfu Changyuan and Nangong Rui standing opposite each other, as if they were arguing about something, and Shi Yang was sitting leisurely watching the play.

"What are you talking about?" Lu Mingyue came in and interrupted the argument between Huangfu Changyuan and Nangong Rui, and the two immediately stopped talking and did not answer Lu Mingyue.

It was Shi Yang, who said with a look of indifference: "The two of them haven't seen each other for a long time, and it is inevitable to catch up with the past." ”

"What?" I can't even listen to the poetry on the side, reminiscing about the past, where did the friendship between the two of them come from?

Shimo immediately stared at Shiyu, and Shiyu immediately obediently stepped aside, bowing her head and saying nothing.

Lu Mingyue saw that Shi Yang didn't say anything, and Huangfu Changyuan and Nangong Rui didn't say anything, so they didn't care about what they said.

"Have you passed the meal? The mother is hungry. Jinxin diverted the topic in time and asked Shimo.

Shimo replied, "Go now." So he went down with the poem.

"Yue'er is hungry? Let's have some snacks first. Huangfu Changyuan brought a plate of snacks and said earnestly.

Lu Mingyue looked at the dim sum, she didn't know whether to eat it or not, she usually didn't eat anything else before eating.

"I'm hungry too." Shi Yang suddenly spoke, a little aggrieved.

Lu Mingyue took the snack and brought it to Shi Yang's side: "Senior, please use it." ”

Shi Yang grinned: "That's right, or we Yue'er know to take care of the elderly." So he took a piece and ate it.

"Cough, cough, cough." Shi Yang may have been really hungry, eating in a hurry, and choking a little.

"Slow down, Jinxin, water." Lu Mingyue hurriedly beckoned Jin Xin to bring water, and helped Shi Yang Shun Shun with her hands again and again.

The sound of the tea cup sounded, someone poured water, Lu Mingyue took it, and saw that it was not Jinxin who poured the water, but Nangong Rui.

Lu Mingyue paused slightly, took the teacup, and handed it to Shi Yang.

Shi Yang took a sip of tea, and his heart suddenly felt more comfortable.

"Dim sum is dry, don't eat too quickly." Lu Mingyue kindly suggested Shi Yang.

Shi Yang glanced at Lu Mingyue with contempt, "Who really wants to eat, it's not for you to relieve the siege." He looked aggrieved and couldn't speak.

"From tomorrow, Jinxin can lend you an hour." Lu Mingyue approached Shi Yang and whispered in Shi Yang's ear.

"Really?" Shi Yang stared at Jinxin excitedly.

"Hmm." Lu Mingyue nodded.

Since Lu Mingyue said this, then Jinxin had to agree, Shi Yang's heart was happy, he intended to pass on the mantle to Jinxin, and now, he could seize the opportunity.

Shi Yang smiled at Jinxin, Huangfu Changyuan and Nangong Rui were puzzled, why Shi Yang was so happy, and Jinxin had a bad premonition.

……

Until the night, Jinxin finally couldn't hold it back, Shi Yang stared at her during the day, which made her feel creepy, and she didn't know what Lu Mingyue and Shi Yang said.

"Miss, you." Jin Xin wanted to say nothing to Lu Mingyue.

(Tianjin)