When the weather is getting warmer, Jin Mei actually opens all over the garden early.

Because of its color atmosphere and gold, Yu Hao for Tujili, he ordered the gardener to plant a few plants, the imperial garden in the day is like being caged in the sea of flowers, looking at a piece of gold from afar. Even Yuyan, a person who has never liked vassal elegance, is willing to walk in the garden if he has free time, as if he can even clarify the mood of a few days after seeing these thriving scenes.

Spring is getting closer and closer, and she remembers that the day of Yuchen's wedding is not far away.

I often think that he will also stay with that woman, and he will also have a smart and lovely child like Yongtai. The woman named Ji Huan, how lucky she is to be able to make Yuchen fall in love with her in a lifetime. And himself, he doesn't even have such a chance.

Yu Yan lowered her head gloomily, but a pair of hands gently put her shoulders on her shoulders. Su E put on a goose down star blue water cloak on her, and her voice was as gentle as a spring breeze: "Niangniang, don't be greedy for Jin Mei to see and forget your mind." ”

She looked into the distance, her mind gradually turned a little, and she said, "Su E, we don't seem to have been to that rockery very much. ”

"Most of those are where the concubines of the previous dynasty live," Su E looked up, "and now it's a little barren." ”

There seems to be an invisible Chu River and Han border between the old and modern dynasties, and they never interact with each other on weekdays. Even if a prince wants to visit his biological mother who is still alive, he needs to get the approval of the Son of Heaven. And most of the few concubines now are also childless and daughterless, perhaps because they fell out of favor early in the morning to survive under the hands of Empress Qin. And after many years, it has long been forgotten.

"Do you remember Concubine Xiao?" Yu Yan suddenly spoke, and there was a hint of water in her eyes, "She didn't taunt me when I was down, but I never visited her. ”

Although Su E knew what she was going to do, she still couldn't help but hesitate: "After many years, will the concubine really have the intention of overturning the case?" Niangniang didn't know what she was like, and if she rashly mentioned the events of the past, she was afraid that someone would be left behind. ”

"What you're saying is not unreasonable." Yu Yan brushed the flowers on her shoulders and looked at her warmly, "It's just that Concubine Xiao is still alive and stable under the hegemony of the Queen Mother, I have to say that she is wise and foolish, and Bing Xue is smart." She knows that everyone in this harem has selfish intentions, but even if they have plans, their conscience cannot be extinguished. Concubine Xiao was once a sister with Concubine Rou, if the emperor's heir really had another hidden secret, how could she not avenge her. "Let's be careful."

There were two palaces where the concubines lived in the former dynasty, facing each other from east to west. The noble concubines and above live in Anzhe Palace, and those with lower rank live in Ningsi Palace. And the concubines of the first emperor are only six left, and Concubine Xiao was tired of the Rou concubine when she was still young, and because she had nothing to do with her knees, she only entered the first order after the death of the concubine, and the position was to Deyi, so the residence was also very remote. Rao is Yuyan is faster, and most of the hour has passed when he arrives.

The maid who came to answer the door was still the palace maid she saw on the bridge that time, and her appearance did not change much, except that she looked a little rich because of the thick clothes she wore in the cold weather. The woman didn't recognize Yuyan immediately when she saw Yuyan at first glance, but she only guessed from her clothes that her position was not compatible, and she made a dignified salute and said, "May I ask what Niangniang is doing." ”

Su E then stepped forward and responded: "My mother is a little thirsty when she comes here, I don't know if I can disturb the concubine to ask for a glass of water." ”

The man hesitated slightly, turned around and looked at the hall, and finally opened the door and said, "Niangniang, please." ”

Yuyan entered the hall and saw that Concubine Xiao was kneeling in front of the Buddhist shrine and reciting Buddhist scriptures, wearing a plain gold plain flower inlaid crane short jacket, although it was simple but not poor. Hearing the movement, the concubine did not turn back, her eyes were slightly closed, and she only said lightly: "Su Qing, what kind of person is it." ”

Yu Yan took a step forward and said slightly: "Jing'an Palace Beigong Clan, please say hello to the concubine." ”

Concubine Xiao suddenly turned her head at this time, with surprise and surprise in her eyes. Su Qing helped her up, but she smiled again and again: "I didn't expect that the mourning family's body would be able to see Xiang Shuyi again one day, sit down, child." ”

Seeing her like this, Yu Yan also had a sense of kindness in her heart, so she sat next to the soft couch. Concubine Xiao was obviously overjoyed, and took her hand and looked at it for a long time before saying, "This place is remote, how did you get to Ning Si Palace." ”

"The concubine was greedy for the golden plum blossoms, but along the way, she saw that only here was the best bloom, so she lost her sense of proportion and disturbed the concubine's rest, and I hope the concubine will not blame."

"How could it be," Concubine Xiao nodded and smiled, "When the mourning family first saw you, they knew that you had a great blessing, and now you are really noble, and you are favored in the sixth palace." ”

Su Qing had already brought the licorice dew over at this time, and couldn't help laughing: "Yes, the slave is clumsy, and she didn't recognize the mother." Niangniang's glory today is far from being comparable to the past. ”

Although Su Qing had the intention of pandering, but when they met that year, Yu Yan had just been grounded in the Prayer Hall, and she was a big palace maid with a plain makeup and a flat coat, and the big palace maids with a better face were better than her, how could people think that she would have this day. Fortunately, no matter how unbearable it was in the past, Yuyan finally survived.

Concubine Xiao was just about to speak, but suddenly stared at a pair of jade butterflies hidden between the black hair on Yuyan's head, the jade is carved from the above good Hetian warm jade, the whole body is white and flawless, and there is no clue in the house, but if it is placed in the light, it can be seen that the two butterflies are like being caged in the glow, and the nobility is natural.

"This Jade Butterfly ......"

"It was given to the concubine by the emperor on the day of the concubine's birthday," Yu Yan said and lowered her head slightly, so that the concubine could see more clearly.

"Yes, the saint favors you today, and it is indeed true." Concubine Xiao couldn't help but touch the white jade with her hand, and there was a slight hint in her eyes, "The mourning family remembers that the first emperor gave this thing to her beloved, and now this pair of jade butterflies has actually arrived in your hands, which shows the depth of the emperor's affection." ”

"If the concubine doesn't say it, the concubine really doesn't know that this thing has a deep meaning." Yu Yan was slightly surprised, but she was smiling, "If you say that the first emperor loves the person, it must be the current holy biological mother, the late Empress Mu Xingxian." ”

Concubine Xiao's face changed slightly, and she just lowered her head and drank tea to hide the flash of unhappiness. If you don't look closely, you really can't notice that the fingertips of her cup are trembling slightly. Yu Yan didn't realize it, and joked to Su E beside him with a smile: "It's just that this thing has really not been worn by the Queen Mother." ”

Su E also bowed his head and said: "The first emperor and the queen mother have a deep affection, and the queen mother must regard this intention as a treasure and can't bear to show it in front of people." ”

"The first emperor and the queen mother, just now the emperor and queen." Concubine Xiao raised her head suddenly, her slightly old eyes were not cloudy, "Sometimes it is not necessarily the person he loves who accompanies a man to the end, this harem, the means are far more important than friendship." She looked at Yu Yan, as if she was consciously speechless, and finally didn't say any more. However, Yu Yan clearly read her unspoken words from the shape of her mouth that she had time to close in the future—she was not worthy.