Xiao Wanyao rarely plays chess, but she likes to watch chess games on weekdays to get mixed up to today, and she has practiced it hard in the past few days, and she feels that playing chess is a brain-consuming activity.

"Licorice, I'm really tired now, my eyelids are starting to fight, you are tired and waiting outside for Xiao Zhuangzi to come over, I'll sleep in the bedroom for a while." Xiao Wanyao stroked her forehead and sat at the table, feeling too tired.

"Second Miss, don't worry, I'll go out and guard outside." Licorice looked at Xiao Wanyao's tired face, thinking that the second miss had really suffered all day today, she vomited after eating that little thing in the morning, and she only ate a little dessert at noon, and her stomach should be empty by now, so it was really embarrassing for her.

Xiao Wanyao nodded, and then lay on the bed, her head on the pillow and fell asleep, licorice looked at Xiao Wanyao and felt sorry for her, but she couldn't do anything else, she could only help her do what she could.

Listening to Xiao Wanyao's breathing become heavy and even, Licorice knew that Xiao Wanyao had fallen asleep so quickly, so she cautiously withdrew, closed the door and guarded outside.

At dusk, Xiao Zhuangzi and Xiao Guizi came to the courtyard of Jiaofang Palace, at this time Xiao Wanyao had already woken up, and bathed and changed clothes, and the two little eunuchs didn't wait long outside, Xiao Wanyao came out in a light blue dress.

"The saint is afraid that you will be cold on the road, so he told the slave to bring this mink robe to Miss Xiao Er to put on." There was a mink fur robe in the tray held by Xiao Zhuangzi in both hands, this robe was a style that Tang Siqi was used to wearing in the cold winter, Xiao Wanyao glanced at it, the mink skin was as silky as water, there was no stray hair on it, it was the same color, and it looked very luxurious.

"The Holy One bothered. Also, there is the Labor Farm Public. Xiao Wanyao stepped forward and blessed her body, and Xiao Zhuangzi hurriedly smiled and said: "Miss Xiao Er is too polite, the slave can't stand it, you put on the outer robe, the chariot is ready, let's go!?" ”

Xiao Wanyao glanced at Licorice, and Licorice immediately walked over and picked up the robe and draped it on Xiao Wanyao's body.

Xiao Zhuangzi walked to Xiao Wanyao and held up an oil-paper umbrella to shield Xiao Wanyao from the wind and snow, and after Xiao Wanyao got on the chariot, Xiao Zhuangzi pulled down the gauze curtain on it.

"Miss Xiao Er, I'm sorry for you, because the queen mother has been in poor health recently, and she is afraid of noise, so the transportation that passes back and forth through the Jiaofang Hall is not allowed to have carriages, and at most only give way to it, so in order to avoid disturbing the queen mother's rest, Miss Xiao Er, we can only suffer a little and do the steps over." Xiao Zhuangzi also knows how torturous it is to have a pampered eldest lady sit in the chariot on this cold day.

Xiao Wanyao thought to herself, the Jiaofang Hall is so big, and Xue Qingyi's dormitory is in the innermost, far away from the palace road, not to mention that she can't hear the sound on the palace road on weekdays, even if she doubles Xue Qingyi's hearing, she can't hear a group of palace people arguing on the palace road when she is resting in the palace, let alone a carriage passing by.

In the final analysis, Xue Qingyi relied on his identity and prominent family power to turn over the river and the sea in the Jiaofang Palace, and he obviously wanted to give others the guilt.

Although Xiao Wanyao disdained her approach in her heart, in order to avoid contact with Xue Qingyi as much as possible, she still said kindly: "It's okay." ”

At this moment, on the side of the Xuanshu Palace, Tang Siqi had already prepared a sumptuous dinner waiting for Xiao Wanyao's arrival.

On this day, the wind and snow still did not stop, fortunately, there was Tang Siqi's mink fur robe on the road to shelter the wind and snow, and this way down, the mink skin also condensed a layer of ice crystals,  ; Xiao Wanyao's shoulders were also stained with snow.

"I'm sorry for Miss Xiao Er." Although it was not Xiao Zhuangzi's fault, he still felt that he was a little sorry for Xiao Wanyao, and before he arrived at the Xuanshu Palace, Xiao Zhuangzi still read a sentence.

Xiao Wanyao smiled at him: "Don't be bitter, Gong Zhuang should be relieved!" ”

Xiao Zhuangzi smiled and nodded, and then asked Xiao Lizi to pass it on to her, and then she took off her mink fur robe and entered the Xuanshu Palace.

"You've come just in time, the rice cake is cooked." When he entered the house, Tang Siqi was picking up vegetables, and there was a copper hot pot in front of him, in which the fragrant soup was boiling.

"This is ......" Xiao Wanyao had also eaten hot pot with Tang Siqi in her previous life, but that was after they were very familiar with each other.

"Of course it's hot pot." Tang Siqi said with a smile, and beckoned her to sit over, she hesitated but sat aside, Tang Siqi still felt the breath of ice and snow on her face.

"Why is it so cold?" Tang Siqi looked at her and frowned slightly, obviously he gave her a robe to wear, isn't the mink fur warm enough?

Xiao Wanyao thought to herself, Tang Siqi didn't know about Xue Qingyi's affairs in Jiaofang Palace, and it was inconvenient for her to say more, although she had already hated that woman, but she also knew very well that Xue Xiang and Empress Dowager Xue were Tang Siqi's dependence, and Tang Siqi would not move Xue Qingyi anyway.

This is also a painful lesson for a lifetime, so that Xiao Wanyao can see this reality clearly.

Tang Siqi handed the celadon bowl containing rice cakes to Xiao Wanyao's hand, and said softly: "The rice cake is the best to eat while it is hot, you can taste a piece quickly, and the widow will give you shabu mutton to eat at this time." ”

Xiao Wanyao hesitated slightly, and then said: "It's good for the saint to eat it by himself, Wanyao eats it by herself." ”

Tang Siqi smiled in his eyes: "The widow is not hungry, he just likes to watch you eat." ”

Xiao Wanyao immediately fell silent, Tang Siqi said to her now that such ambiguous words were really something she didn't like, she buried her head in eating and stopped talking, Tang Siqi was not annoyed, but calmly helped her pick up vegetables.

After the meal was full, Tang Siqi took out the aged Du Kang to share with Xiao Wanyao, but Xiao Wanyao politely refused.

"The wind and snow are raging outside, if Wan Yao drinks alcohol, she will have a headache when she goes out for a while and the wind blows, Wan Yao is not in good health, and she will definitely get sick. So it's best not to drink it, Wan Yao replaced the wine with tea, and drank two cups with the saint. Xiao Wanyao said, seeing that Tang Siqi was displeased, she continued: "After all, Wanyao lives in the queen's mother's place, and it is not good to drink too much and go back." ”

Tang Siqi was not interested, but he still didn't come out, waved his hand to let Xiao Lizi take the Du Kang wine, and then instructed the other eunuchs to fetch some hot rice wine. Tang Siqi took a bowl of it and handed it to Xiao Wanyao: "You can still drink some rice wine!?" Also, you don't have to be too restrained on weekdays, you can walk around the harem at any time, this has already drawn up a will, tomorrow you can tell the six palaces, saying that you are a friend invited by the widow, and often have to play chess with the widow, so live in the palace for a few days, so that even if you are a friend of the widow, the palace will treat you with courtesy. ”

Xiao Wanyao was silent for a moment, then put down the celadon bowl and got up and knelt on the ground, thanking her: "The people's daughter Xiao Wanyao thanks the saint for his kindness." ”

Tang Siqi smiled faintly: "Get up, don't kneel around when no one is in private, you will be separated from each other; You know that the widow loves you best, get up and drink a bowl of rice wine and go back to rest! ”

Xiao Wanyao heard what Tang Siqi said, and deliberately pretended not to hear it, and then sat down and drank the rice wine casually.

It was evening when Xiao Wanyao left, and when she left, Xiao Wanyao glanced at Tang Siqi with her spare eyes, and saw that he had an indifferent look on his face, there was no unhappy look, but there was no happy look, as if nothing had happened, and Xiao Wanyao left as if nothing had happened.

When she came out of the Xuanshu Palace, Xiao Wanyao saw Xiao Zhuangzi squatting next to the small brazier, and when she saw Xiao Wanyao coming out, she hurriedly got up, trotted in front of her, and said, "Miss Xiao Er, quickly put on her outer robe, let's go!" ”

The ice crystals on the robe are gone, and they are warmly roasted by the fire inside and out, Xiao Wanyao only then knows that Xiao Zhuangzi has been drying her clothes at the door with a stove just now, and it is really rare for him to have such a mind on such a cold day.

"Grandpa Zhuang has a heart." Xiao Wanyao only felt a warmth in her heart, after all, there are not many people in the deep palace who are so attentive to their masters.

Xiao Zhuangzi will not be arrogant, just holding an umbrella in one hand and carrying Xiao Wanyao in the other hand through the long aisle, and said with a smile: "Miss Xiao Er has a good heart, and the slave should be attentive to you." ”

This sentence sounded a little strange, but Xiao Wanyao couldn't say what was strange, in short, it sounded okay, Xiao Wanyao didn't care too much, and helped Xiao Zhuangzi to get on the step.

It was snowing all the way, but fortunately, Xiao Zhuangzi had the heart to warm her clothes, otherwise I don't know how to survive this way.

It was precisely in this way that Xiao Wanyao avoided freezing sick in the wind and snow, and when she returned to the Jiaofang Palace, she greeted her at the door early, and Xiao Wanyao thanked Xiao Zhuangzi before entering the house, and then entered the house.

The next morning, the wind and snow began to fall, and it rained heavily for two whole days that the entire city was dyed white, and the color of heaven and earth made the palace a little more luxurious and a little more dusty.

"Second Miss, the air outside is good, why don't you take a walk in the yard!?" Licorice saw Xiao Wanyao holding the hand stove on the bed, and she was really afraid that she would be sick in the house.

Xiao Wanyao is really disgusted with this place, no matter how good the snow scene is, she doesn't bother to look at it, for fear of meeting Xue Qingyi, even if she doesn't know her now, she doesn't want to see her hypocritical face.

"Second Miss, let's go out for a walk! It's snowing these days, and there is little ventilation in the house, the air is too turbid, and the door is breathable. ”

"Okay." Xiao Wanyao saw that the licorice was also for her good, so she reluctantly got out of bed, put on the blue placket jacket she brought from home when she left, and deerskin boots, and reluctantly walked to the door.

Licorice covered her with a white coat, and then the door was opened.

Xiao Wanyao, who was originally not interested, was shocked by the beautiful scenery in front of her, she had lived in the palace for fourteen years, she had experienced more than fourteen heavy snowfalls, but she had never found that the snow scene in the Wei Palace was so beautiful.

Seeing that Xiao Wanyao was recovering her spirits, Licorice hurriedly said, "Second Miss, can the slave help you walk in the snow!?" ”

Xiao Wanyao didn't refuse this time, as soon as the snow stopped, the weather was not cold, Xiao Wanyao was dressed warmly, and she walked for a long time unconsciously.

When she was about to go back, there was a gust of wind, and two or three petals fell on Xiao Wanyao's clothes, at first she thought that the wind blew off the nearby red plum, but when she picked up the petals, she knew that it was a rose.

How can there be roses this season?

Xiao Wanyao pursed her lips, and had a bad premonition in her heart.

"Second Miss, this is Rose!" The red roses blown by the wind cover the snow.

Xiao Wanyao held two petals in her hand, staring blankly at the direction where the wind was blowing, and large patches of roses covered the entire field of snow.

Xiao Wanyao faintly remembered the dream she had not long ago, and she always felt uneasy in her heart, no matter what, she wanted to go and see it.

Xiao Wanyao walked in the direction where the wind was blowing, the road was very wide, so the field of vision was very wide, and soon Xiao Wanyao saw the place where the petals were floating.

From a distance, I saw a man riding on the corner of the roof, holding a bamboo basket in one hand and lifting the petals in the bamboo basket with the other.

And on the ground was a bunch of palace maids and eunuchs, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

You can still hear a faint noise, the people below are in a hurry, but the people above are leisurely sprinkling flower petals.

"Second Miss, don't go forward, there are too many people in front......" Licorice saw that Xiao Wanyao was still moving forward slowly, so she timidly grabbed her cuffs and shook her head at her. I1483