I raised my head to look at the sky, facing the sun, his figure had a strange heart-warming power.

For a moment, I shook my head, calmed down and said, "Not good. ”

"Even if I thought so in my heart, he wouldn't agree."

I smiled wryly, "No one can stop him unless he wants to." ”

Then, I sighed and said, "Senior brother, I appreciate your kindness. ”

Tianfang smiled, did not speak, Shaoqing, took a step closer to me, or as usual, reached out and patted me on the shoulder to comfort me.

He grabbed my arm, and I used my strength to get to my feet.

Glancing at the sun that was gradually moving to the west, I looked at the heavens and said, "Senior brother, the hour is almost up, I want to go back to the deserted courtyard, and senior brother has to go to the theater to have a look." ”

"It's been a long time, I'm still afraid that the troupe owner will remember you."

"Okay," Tianfang nodded, leading the way ahead of me, as he had come.

We followed the route we had taken before, walked out of a section, and deliberately went around the day, and it didn't take long to see the overgrown place.

When I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, when Tianfang stepped forward to push the door this time, the movements were obviously much lighter, and I remembered the conversation with him before, and my depressed mood was much better along the way.

I went into the courtyard with him one after the other, and the sky went straight away... I walked to the room where I was going to settle down at night, and soon after entering the door, I walked back to the courtyard and looked at me standing by the well, and hurriedly rushed over and asked, "What are you doing, Xiao Ling'er?" ”

I turned back to look at him inexplicably, still holding the rope of the bucket in my hand: "Of course it's to fetch water." ”

I looked at his expression. In hindsight, I thought that he was guessing that I was going to do it

"Senior brother!" I shouted at him and exclaimed, "Who wouldn't think about it like that!" ”

"I'm afraid you'll fall in!" Tianfang explained, "The water in this well looks very deep. Dangerous. ”

I said helplessly: "Senior brother, I won't be so careless, don't worry, if you are worried, you can stay vigil with me tonight." "Xiao Ling'er, are you leaving me tonight?" The sky is set up in a good time.

I sighed a little, and immediately said angrily: "Who kept you?" It's not all your fault, it's not easy to pick a place, pick such a gloomy place. "Where are all your things?" Heaven ignores my anger. Asked with a smile. "Before leaving, I was afraid that the patrol guards would find this place, so I put it into the most dilapidated room."

I pointed to the room where I had found traces and said to the sky, "It's all dust." But I didn't bother to clean up. That's it. "Little junior sister, I'm leaving, go to the courtyard of the troupe, and come back to bring a quilt for you, what else do you need me to help you bring?"

I thought for a moment and replied, "It's best to bring pen and paper, I'm going to write a few words." ”

A hint of astonishment flashed in Tianfang's eyes, but he didn't ask me in detail. Nodding his head, he said, "I will definitely bring it." "What about the others?" He asked thoughtfully. "No, that is, pen and paper are needed." I thought for a moment and said, "I don't have so many requirements for staying here for the time being." “

Tianfang understood and turned to leave, I grabbed him and asked, "After the palace banquet, are you sure that Senior Brother can take me out safely?" I'm still the same sentence, if you can't implicate innocent people, try not to. "I'll think about it, don't worry about that just yet." Tianfang looked back at me and smiled, waved his hand and said, "Xiao Ling'er, you can wait for me in the house with peace of mind." “

Outside the imperial study, Gu Qimei stood under the eaves, bowing her head and contemplating.

Passing through the garden, in came a female official who had been transferred back from the Northland, who had returned and been promoted, and it had not been long since she was promoted.

She has often entered the palace recently, mostly for the affairs of the court.

Seeing Gu Qimei at a glance, the female officer hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, and after a few words of greeting, she whispered: "Your Majesty is here?" Gu Qimei knew that her eldest sister and the female officials who came together had served in the Northland, and they had a good relationship.

The female official has returned to Beijing more times than her eldest sister, and she has also passed letters for her eldest sister.

Speaking of her status in the army, her eldest sister's military rank is much higher than that of the female officers who came, even if the other party is promoted after coming back, everyone who understands knows that her eldest sister just hasn't come back for the time being.

Otherwise, you will get more rewards!

The other party naturally knew the relationship between the Gu family and His Majesty, and when he came to the imperial study to see the empress, he met Gu Qimei who was particularly enthusiastic. "Otherwise, you wait, I'll go in and see later."

Even if Gu Qimei is preoccupied, she has to put on a smiling face when she sees outsiders at this moment, this is the basic etiquette, especially when she is on duty in the imperial study, she has to be even more attentive to the officials who come here. "Okay," the female official heard her say this, of course she didn't disagree, so she stood under the eaves with Gu Qimei and waited patiently.

She occasionally glanced at Qimei's appearance, and felt that there was still a significant difference with her heroic eldest sister.

Raising a hundred kinds of people in the same way, Gu Qimei's facial features are much softer, and she looks like she is standing there without speaking, just like a picture of a lady.

The female official thought about it, but still asked, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you've heard about today's events in the palace, right?" “

Gu Qimei withdrew from her contemplation, turned her gaze, raised her eyes and said, "What are you talking about the fact that a palace maid ran away from Lin De Palace?" "The news on your side is so fast," Gu Qimei said with emotion, "It seems that everyone knows about it." "Speaking of which, I know that palace maid."

When the female officer heard this, she was slightly stunned and hesitated: "You came in at the same time?" “

Because she knew that the little daughter of the Gu family had not been in the palace for a long time, since she said that she knew the palace maid of the Lin De Palace, her first reaction was that the other party might have also stayed together in the training ground.

Most of the people who came in the palace at the same time had a good relationship, and the female official's guess was very reasonable.

Gu Qimei nodded and said, "You guessed right. “

She looked a little displeased and said, "That girl, I know." Now it's just a matter of looking for someone in the Lin De Palace, and for no reason let the people in the palace speculate and put on some trumped-up charges. I've lived in the same room with her, and it doesn't sound like it's a good taste! “

Gu Qimei knew that the female official could understand her meaning, and the next two sentences were a recognition of the missing palace maid's character.

The female official frowned and said, "It's hard to say this kind of thing, and it may be that someone else planted it for her." Falling into the well is going to harm her, but it could also be "

She didn't finish her words. Gu Qimei's eyes sank and said, "A little palace maid, who can you offend?" “

The female official lowered her voice: "The fire in the flower garden a few days ago is not rumored in the palace, and the one in the Lin De Hall came to the rescue." Did you just take people away? ”

"There is still a lot of rumor in the palace. said yes" The female official glanced at the direction of the imperial study with scruples, and the empress was inside, although she may be asleep at the moment, but it was still a little difficult for her to speak out about the rumors in the palace.

Gu Qimei glanced at her gaze and stopped in a low voice: "Those people are too idle to say anything." ”

"She works in the Penglai Pavilion Flower Garden, and the steward often asks her to go to the Lin De Hall to deliver flowers. I have met the emperor and the emperor many times. ”

Gu Qimei's eyes flashed and said, "She is a likable girl, and this time there was an unprovoked fire in the flower garden." He almost killed someone. ”

"The emperor brought her over, and she stayed in the Lin De Hall to do things in the future, and she mentioned it to the flower garden steward before, but the time came together."

"It's a simple thing, it's just a palace maid in the palace." "Where did all that gossip come from!" Gu Qimei lowered her eyes and said.

When the female officer heard this, she was stunned and said: "According to this, half of my trip was for nothing, and Your Majesty knows it clearly." ”

Gu Qimei stared at her and said, "Is this here for this?" ”

"Yes and no," the female officer said with a slightly embarrassed face, "I met someone from the patrol on the way, stopped me and said for a while, and I thought about bringing it to see His Majesty, so I mentioned it." ”

There was a cough from inside the house, and the two people outside the door were startled.

Suddenly, I heard the empress's voice: "Come in and speak." “

The two exchanged glances, and Gu Qimei motioned for the female officer to follow her.

One after the other, Gu Qimei and the female official who came entered the door and came to the empress.

The empress took a nap for a while, and just woke up, seeing the two of them standing still, and said to the female official, "When did you come?" “

The female official replied in a low voice, not sure how much the empress would listen to the conversation with Gu Qimei under the eaves just now, so she had to say the things that were originally going to be reported first.

After finishing speaking, she secretly raised her eyes to observe the empress's reaction, and after considering Gu Qimei's words, the female official hesitated and decided not to make any extraneous branches.

The empress suddenly raised her head and looked at her and said, "I said it outside before, why don't you mention it now?" “

Her eyes were calm and calm, and her words were not harsh, but the female officer was startled, and she was speechless for a while.

The female officer's face was red and white for a while, and she didn't know how to answer, looking at Gu Qimei's eyes with a plea for help.

Gu Qimei had no choice but to look at her helplessly, she had been with the empress for some days, how could she not see that the empress was angry.

No one wants to do anything like to hit the muzzle of the gun!

"The people of the patrol mentioned to you that they want to come to me to complain?" The empress sank her face and said, "Yan Zhi is still the master of my harem to this day. "Yanzhi's decision, is it their turn to chew the root of the tongue?"

The empress reprimanded a few words, Gu Qimei quietly turned around and handed over the tea.

The empress stretched out her hand to take the teacup and took a few sips, only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, her mood was slightly better, and she subconsciously glanced at the female official kneeling on the ground.

The female officer kneeling on the ground was sweating on her back!

It is said that the sacred heart is unpredictable, isn't it rumored in the palace that His Majesty has empathized with the great teacher? Why does it sound like it is still tightly maintained for the emperor He Yanzhi?

The female officer quietly glanced at Gu Qimei, who was standing next to the bookcase, and regretted what she had just said at the door.

Coincidentally, the empress heard it, what should I do now?

The empress saw her reaction in her eyes, but she was silent, and only after a moment did she say in a decisive and commanding tone: "Captain of the guard, you are not satisfied with your duties, so you will withdraw immediately!" "Send him to the yamen of the national capital," the empress sneered, "Since you like to run around so much, you should be a patrol officer below!" ”

Bao Shan got the shocking news, and he didn't care about staying in the small courtyard for longer, and he even felt a little less inclined to inquire about things with Master Yuan.

After the craftsmen finished eating the snacks, Baoshan immediately hurriedly picked up the basket and went back to Penglai Pavilion.

She walked with the wind on the soles of her feet, and when she ran to the bridge, it only took a short while, if she didn't scruple that this was in Penglai Pavilion, in broad daylight, otherwise Baoshan would have used a faster speed.

She took a breath on the bridge, since she had reached the realm of the National Teacher, she had to slow down, after all, there were more people passing here.

Entering the courtyard, he raised his eyes and saw Qingzhi and Gu Lan talking at the door, Baoshan hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Qingzhi and said, "Sister steward, I just came back from the flower garden and heard a scary news over there. "Come into the house and go." Qingzhi's face sank, and she immediately pulled Baoshan into the house.

After a conversation, the other two people's eyes widened, and their eyes were uncertain. "Xiaoling is actually missing!!" Qing Zhi was shocked, "Didn't I just see her all right, I also let her stay in the Lin De Hall with peace of mind, and she didn't see anything unusual when she answered me." “

She thought about it, and suddenly became a little worried, and her eyes looking at Baoshan also revealed: "Do you think that the people under His Royal Highness Lin De are jealous of the emperor's disdain for her, and they are behind it?" “

As soon as the words came out, Gu Lan, who was sitting next to her, clenched the handkerchief in her hand, and looked at Baoshan with a pair of eyes, as if she was waiting for her to answer.

The person who heard the news was Baoshan, and he knew the situation better than them. "Sister, think about it, when you go back to the Lin De Hall to see Xiaoling, there are several guards next to you, and you have to use means under the nose of the emperor and the monarch, can those people be so capable?" "According to what you say, could it be that Xiaoling ran away by herself?" "Why did Xiaoling run?" Qingzhi shook her head and said, "It doesn't make sense, she already knew that the Emperor wanted her to go to the Linde Palace." "The National Teacher thought about asking her to go to the main building last time, but she refused, she didn't want to go at all."

Qing Zhi was confused and couldn't understand: "She also discussed with me, saying that if she served the national teacher in the main building, Her Majesty would often come to see it, and it would be too stressful to do things." ”

"Compared to here, the Imperial Monarch of the Lin De Hall is much better." "Huang Guijun is also good to the people below, the little sister who was together in your training camp last time, wasn't it because of the winter clothes that she was harsh by the steward, and then Xiaoling went to the emperor to ask for it, and the result was made up?"

As Qing Zhi spoke, she glanced at Gu Lan, who was bowing her head, who sensed her gaze and raised her head to meet her gaze.

Qing Zhi turned her head to Baoshan and muttered, "I really don't understand what's going on over there, okay, how could Xiaoling be gone?" (To be continued......)