The attendant outside the door quietly glanced inside.

At night, the palace has long been lit up, and the empress is the only one in the room.

She paced back and forth under the lamp, her actions showing that she was upset.

The attendant waited for a moment, then slowly took two steps back to the outside of the eaves.

Soon after, a female officer walked through the corridor, came in a hurry, said a few words to him, asked about the situation in the house, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and did not dare to come forward and knock on the door.

After about a cup of tea, the empress slowly came out of the house, saw the female official waiting outside the door, nodded, walked a few steps, and turned back and said, "You wait here, I want to go to Penglai Pavilion."

In the moonlight, the empress did not take the imperial chariot, but chose a person, and walked slowly along the lakeside with only her personal guards.

Passing the steps on the shore of the lake, she suddenly stopped.

The moonlight is reflected on the surface of the lake, sparkling.

The empress's gaze immediately fell on the lake.

The cold wind of early winter blew and the cold was blowing to the bone, and the empress was standing by the lake all the time.

From her point of view, the island in the middle of the lake could be seen in the moonlight, and the pleasure boats parked on the shore of the lake gently rose and fell with the waves.

The attendant waited for a long time before hearing the empress's soft sigh, and then left the lake and followed the path in the palace all the way to Penglai Pavilion.

In the night, the Penglai Pavilion built near the water resembles Qionglou Yuyu.

When he arrived at Penglai Pavilion, Mo Yan sent his marriage indoors, and while he was still holding a plate, he saw the figure of the empress in a hurry.

As soon as he paused, he immediately ran over and stopped her, knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Childe has just taken a decoction, and he is reading a book under the lamp at this moment."

He did it on purpose. In fact, even if you don't use such a high volume, people in the room may not be able to hear the movement outside.

"Hurry up, it's cold on the ground."

The empress's language is gentle and authentic, she loves the house and Wu, and even the people around the national teacher are very polite.

The corners of Mo Yan's mouth moved, and he got up from the ground.

The empress waited under the porch for a while, but there was no movement. Until Mo Yan took the initiative to knock on the door and report. Only then did he nervously reach out and brush the dust on his clothes.

After a while, Mo Yan came out, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Master Guoshi, please come in."

The people in the room were idle, leaning on the couch by the window, holding a scroll in their hands and reading under the lamp.

The quiet moonlight outside the window reflected his whole person as if coated with a layer of soft light, which complemented the lights in the room. He lowered his eyes and held the scroll, it was really indescribably leisurely and comfortable.

The Empress hadn't seen him in days. At first glance, I can't help but lose my mind.

For fear of disturbing him, he even lightened his breathing.

Gu Lan followed behind me, holding a pot of flowers in one person's arms. Hurried to the small courtyard.

The cold wind blew, and they couldn't stop shivering, and the two of them walked faster and faster.

Waited until I got to the door of the cottage where I lived. It's a sigh of relief.

Close the door, and the indoor is not much warmer than the outside.

Gu Lan put down the flower pot. Rubbing his hands, he turned into frost.

"Xiaoling, it's very cold this weather, hurry up and order a charcoal basin."

I smiled and looked at her, just like her, my hands were almost freezing.

After moving my knuckles, I squatted down and went to the corner of the house to light the charcoal basin.

When the fire was finally lit and the heat came out, Gu Lan and I stayed by the brazier, which was really relieved.

She squinted at the two pots of flowers that had taken a lot of effort just now, and complained, "Xiaoling, aren't they sitting well in the greenhouse?" Why do you have to move to your own house?"

"It's really dead." Gu Lan looked at the two pots of ugly flowers and said in disgust.

"I like it," I said, just like her, staring at the two pots of flowers, and looking away, "I have to grab everything I like in the house."

"It's safe to save your own territory."

"Rob?" Gu Lan was angry and funny, and when she heard this, she was simply stunned, "I don't want this ugly flower for me, I don't want it, and I rob it!" "

"Sister is happy to help you move it—it's all for your sake."

"Sister Lan," I leaned over to her, looked up at her and winked and smiled, "You're tired."

"Go, it's not in shape." Gu Lan paused, patted me on the head and said, "You look at me like this, like a puppy in the yard, it's the first time I've seen you like this, and I can't refuse to say anything if I don't help."

Sister, is this called selling cuteness!

I laughed in my heart, but unfortunately I was still a little older, and if I was younger, this would be the most powerful weapon.

"Sister Lan," I handed her a cup of tea, "You said that we should go to the place where Your Majesty lives tomorrow to inquire about Sister Gu's news."

"Inquiring about what?" Gu Lan looked at me blankly, and her voice sounded surprised.

Seeing that Gu Lan's eyes were always looking at me without blinking, I quickly explained: "If we don't go in, just pass a message to the guards so that she can come to us when she is free."

Gu Lan was stunned, pondered for a moment and said: "It's not impossible, it's better to have an excuse, run over for no reason, and it's okay to say that if you bump into Your Majesty, you can just"

"It's easy to find excuses," I pursed my lips and smiled, "Don't forget where we belong."

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"As long as there are flowers in this palace, we will all have a chance to pass."

"Well, for example, to replace the potted plants in the study, it may be a little more difficult, if it is easier, such as going to the flower garden outside the study to take care of the flowers."

"Sister Qingzhi told me that everywhere in the palace needs to be inspected regularly."

"Generally, there are two situations, one is waiting for others to find us, and the other is to go and see by yourself."

"No one will think too complicated about the palace maid who takes care of the flowers and plants, it is our duty in the first place."

Before yesterday, maybe I didn't have a deep understanding, but after the scene I saw yesterday on the lakeside, I learned something new, and seeing how the palace maids who cleaned up the lake rejected the beautiful palace maids in a grand manner, I knew that the four words "duty" are actually very useful in the Sealand Palace.

Even if it is in front of the empress, it is the party on duty who is justified, and this point cannot be ignored.

"Hey, Xiaoling, how did you remember to look for her?" Gu Lan looked sideways at me and asked, with doubts in her eyes.

"Sister, you said that," I said, glancing at her, "we've been training together anyway."

"Now that you and I know Xiao Mingzhu's situation, I also want to know about Sister Gu's situation, isn't this out of concern?"

A smile flashed at the corner of Gu Lan's mouth: "Is it true that you care about it, do you want to ask her for some news?"

"You can see that," I said with annoyance, "well, I really can't hide it."

I said, "Sister Lan, I heard that the war in the north is about to start, and there are rumors in the palace that this palace banquet is prepared as a practice banquet."

"Is there such a thing?" Gu Lan looked at me in surprise and asked, "Why haven't I heard that?"

"Rumors, rumors." I grinned at the corners of my mouth and smiled dryly, "I've heard about it too."

"Who are you listening to?" Gu Lan looked at me and asked.

Of course, the source couldn't tell her, so I shrunk my neck and had to sloppy and said, "The news in the palace, rumors are flying all over the sky."

"Sister Lan, it won't be groundless."

"I thought, instead of listening to other people's rumors, it is better to ask Sister Gu who is beside Her Majesty, she is close, and there will definitely be first-hand news."

"That's what I said, but with Sister Gu Qimei's personality, even if she knew about it, how could she tell us so loudly?"

Gu Lan said this, paused, looked at me thoughtfully, and said, "You don't know, she is the most safe."

"That's why I'm sent to His Majesty."

"I know, I know what you said, but if you practice the feast, the preparation must be different, I just ask on the side."

"Sister Gu may not be able to tell us directly, but to reveal a little bit around the bush, we are not stupid, just listen to it and you will hear the meaning."

"When I was in the training camp, I thought you were the best with her, besides, you have been together longer than me, I want to find her, can Sister Lan accompany me?"

"Okay," Gu Lan thought about it, and said briskly, "You can help me come to the flower garden, I will definitely help you with this little thing, when you want to go, tell me about it."

I lowered my head and said, "Tomorrow, I will go tomorrow at noon."

"Xiaoling, Qingzhi is in charge, do you want to tell me?" Gu Lan frowned slightly and asked me.

"Sister Lan, if I don't tell her well, how dare I make my own claims?" I smiled lightly.

"Did she allow it?" Gu Lan suddenly, subconsciously reached out and patted my shoulder.

The two pots of comfrey that were brought in were resting on the windowsill, and they didn't look affected by the cold weather, and they were still lush.

I walked over and looked at its leaves, but after looking at it for a long time, I didn't feel ugly at all.

What's more, it's still very useful to me.

The flowers that others don't look down on, but when they come to me, they are treasures.

I turned to the door, made sure it was securely closed, and moved a chair against it.

As I walked back to the table, I pulled out my chair and sat down, taking out the booklet with the temperature from my bosom and placing it on the table.

I've marked the booklet, and I've seen more than half of it.

I flipped it over, and the leaf petal that was entrained in the book fell out.

I held the leaf petal in my hand under the lamp and looked at it for a long time, and then put it in the page again.

If you don't show up sooner rather than later, it's just that in such an eventful season, Qingzhi's explanation is not enough to reassure me, and I'll wait tomorrow to inquire if there is any news about this thing on the empress's side (to be continued)