Xiyan Palace, she reclined on the beauty couch, on the light, looked at the silk silk carefully, and embroidered a few lines of words with silver thread in the blank space:

"Heaven and earth are a curling, a little crimson and red.

Not afraid of the cold blade, no need to give up the frost and sword wind.

The dark fragrance floats, and the smell is drunk. ”

She read softly, and in a trance, she was in a cold day of ice and snow, the scenery of the courtyard was clear, and the red plum reflected the snow and frost. Under an old red plum tree stood the figure of a boy in green clothes, and a young girl called in a coquettish voice: "Brother Yizhen." ”

"Yizhen, who is Yizhen?" She was shocked in vain, full of suspicions, and her heart was like a mess, as if she was caught in a puzzle, rushing left and right and unable to find a way out.

Many images flashed through her mind one by one, almost suffocating her. What she knew for sure was that she must know Lu Yin. Who is he? What's the relationship with her? The answer to all mysteries must be found in Lu Yin.

She secretly sent someone to inquire about Lu Yin's whereabouts, but the reply she got was that since the end of the ceremony, he left the palace in a hurry and disappeared. She said to herself: In such a hurry, doesn't he want to see me again? If we are strangers, why are we so familiar with his every move, every word and smile? If we know each other, why doesn't he try to meet me again?

As the night deepened, Fang Yao stepped forward and whispered, "Niangniang, it's time for you to rest." Fang Yao removes your makeup and freshens up. She came to her senses and sat silently, at the mercy of Fang Yao.

She looked up at herself in the mirror, her heart moved, and she hurriedly grabbed Fang Yao's hand and asked, "Fang Yao, when did you say that my head full of silver filaments became like this?" ”

Fang Yao said distressedly: "In the past, although the slave maid was not a person in the Xiyan Palace, she had seen you from afar. A long time ago, you were still the king's blue concubine, with a green hair and a demeanor like autumn water, which made the slaves and maids admire. But half a year ago, I don't know what kind of crime you suffered, you were covered in injuries, and your hair became like this. The slave looked really distressed. Fang Yao waited for her to bathe, her snow-white skin was covered with hideous wounds, which was shocking.

"Are you sure it was half a year ago?" She pressed again.

Fang Yao nodded, "The slave can be sure." Half a year ago, I met you, and you are still full of green hair, bright and smooth. At that time, the slave maid and other palace people praised the mother's black hair. ”

Autumn water-like style? She sneered in her heart, looking down at the deep scars on the palms of her hands, as if they had been slashed by a sharp weapon, deep into the meridians. There were whip marks on his back, a bruise on the back of his head, and a dull pain in his lower abdomen. Fang Yao said that she was scarred, and it was not an exaggeration at all.

These wounds have not been scabbed over for long, and all this should have happened half a year ago. In that case, why did Helian lie three years ago?

When Helian Ding came to see her, she couldn't help but ask. Helian Ding was stunned for a moment, and then smiled calmly: "Yue'er's green silk turned into frost and snow, it was indeed half a year ago. On that day, the envoy of the Song Kingdom came and told the truth for fear of causing them to misunderstand, so she said that your hair was like this three years ago. ”

"Misunderstanding? What could the envoys of the Song Kingdom misunderstand? She was even more puzzled.

"Yue'er, the night is already very late. Aren't you tired after a tiring day? Sleep on. Helian departed the topic and coaxed her to rest. He slept on the soft couch outside as usual, blowing out the lamp and resting.

The sun is shining, and the green window is dawning.

She woke up and habitually called "Fang Yao", and quietly no one paid attention to her. After a while, a palace maid ran into the palace from the outside, knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, "The slave and maid should be damned, the slave and maid didn't hear the maid's call, please don't punish the maid." Never again. ”

She didn't know this palace maid, so she didn't bother to say anything. She was accustomed to Fang Yao waiting by her side and asked, "Where is Fang Yao?" You go and get her to Hongu. ”

The palace maid panicked, her body trembled slightly, and she couldn't speak. She said curiously: "This palace asks you, why don't you answer?" ”

The palace maid replied, "Early this morning, the people of the Labors Division took Fang Yao away, and it is said that it is...... He was sent to the Forced Labor Division to work as a coolie. ”

She was shocked, and the haze was shrouded, and she asked: "She waited for the palace to take care of her, who took Fang Yao away?" ”

The palace maid couldn't help but tremble: "Yes, the king ordered someone to punish her to the hard labor department." ”

"Wang Shang......" She felt a huge shock in her heart, thinking that it must be because she asked Helian about her past last night, but unexpectedly brought disaster to Fang Yao.

She shook her body, closed her eyes, and asked in an astringent voice, "When Fang Yao went, did she suffer any other crimes?" ”

The palace maid raised her head slightly, and her face turned pale: "Fang Yao, she ...... She was also plucked out of her tongue. ”

Her chest rolled for a while, her face lost blood, and she was stunned for a long time before waving her hand, and said gloomily: "You go down first, and I will call you when I think of something." Don't tell anyone about it, and I won't talk about it again. ”

The palace maid bowed and retreated.

Fang Yao was the person she had been by her side for the longest time since she woke up from her coma and amnesia, and her smile and carefulness brought some comfort to her lonely and panicked life. However, because of her question, a fresh life was harmed, and human life was as cheap as an ant in this royal palace. Feelings of loneliness, fear, and helplessness came like a tidal wave, and she curled up and hugged her arms tightly.

Finally finding an opportunity, she asked Helian Ding to allow her to visit Fang Yao.

When she entered the Laborer Division, she saw that the four corners of the cornices of the palace wall surrounded the palm-sized sky. The ground was covered with slippery mud, dust and lint drifted in the wind, and the air was filled with a foul smell.

The woman who was working was with her hair disheveled, in some places it was knotted and mixed with grass clippings, and her dark and shiny skin that had not been bathed for many years leaked from under her tattered clothes, and her nails stuffed with mud were disgusting.

As she instructed, Fang Yao was led to her by the steward. When Fang Yao saw her, she knelt down and threw herself at her feet, hugging her knees, tears raining down.

She slowly squatted down, held Fang Yao's shoulder, and gave her the golden phoenix step in her hand. Fang Yao shook her head in horror, bowed her head and wept, her shoulders swayed, and her mouth opened like a thousand words, but she didn't hear it.

She picked up Fang Yao's face, wiped away her tears for Fang Yao with her sleeve, plucked the cotton wool grass roots on Fang Yao's head one by one, threw them at her feet, and said softly: "Don't cry, everything will pass!" She knew that this sentence was not only said to Fang Yao, but also to herself.

When she left the Bitter Labor Division, she gave the golden phoenix step in her hand to the steward of the Laboration Division. Fang Yao is the only person she is deeply attached to when she wakes up from amnesia, she is both soft and hard, and she takes care of Fang Yao a lot, and there is only so much she can do for Fang Yao.

The steward's face was full of smiles, and the flesh on his oily round face was squeezed into a ball, and he sent her out. When she was about to go out, she suddenly remembered something, turned her head and asked, "In addition to taking care of Fang Yao for my good life." There's one more thing, I'll ask you to see if you want to come. ”

The steward bowed and answered, "Niangniang just commands." ”

She asked, "There was originally a purple concubine in the palace, named Zi Mengqing. It is said that she originally came out of your Slave Division, do you still have any impressions? ”

The steward thought for a moment and replied cautiously: "Niang Niang said that this is indeed the case, and that Zi Concubine has been in our Forced Labor Division for several years. The body is thin and weak, and it is strange to see it. I thought she couldn't stand the hardships here, but I never thought that one day, the emperor of the Plains King personally picked her up and took her as a side concubine. Since then, he has risen steadily and become a celebrity around the king. ”

She asked, "What kind of person is that Zi Mengqing?" ”

The steward said: "When she first came to the Forced Labor Division, she was covered in wounds, and it took a while to save her life. Suddenly, he remembered something again, and said softly: "It is said that she was originally a prisoner of war, a prisoner captured by the emperor when he captured Guanzhong and occupied Chang'an. ”

"Prisoners of war?" She muttered to herself.

The steward nodded, and then said flatteringly, "Yes." I don't know what the king likes about her, he takes her as a concubine, her appearance is still beautiful and beautiful, and she is quite clever. However, if the purple concubine is compared to you, the rubble is really on the side of the jewel. ”

She smiled faintly when she heard this: "No wonder in the inner courtyard of this deep palace, you are a steward who is very popular, and your kung fu is not practiced in vain." It doesn't matter if you take care of Fang Yao, the benefits will naturally be yours. ”

The steward agreed repeatedly, but he only promised, and it was no problem.