In short, this New Year was spent in a thick and warm atmosphere, except that the court and China were not peaceful, but the capital was peaceful, and nothing special happened. If you really want to say anything special, I don't know when Jin Er and Dew Drop also said it, although the little couple is noisy and shouting every day, the discerning people look at the feelings but they have gained a lot.

Sure enough, before the end of the year, Jin Er came over to ask for a favor, and asked Xiao Shao to talk about Jiang Ruan's family affairs. The maids beside Jiang Ruan and the secret guards beside Xiao Shao, if they are really in terms of identity, they are dewdrops. Dew Drop was not a family child, but a maid bought from outside by Zhuangzi, and after following Jiang Ruan, it was considered good luck to become a second-class maid, and after Bai Zhi's incident, she made up for the lack and became a first-class maid, but even so, it does not mean that she and Jiner are on an equal footing. Jin Er has been working with Xiao Shao's subordinates for many years, speaking of Jinyi Weizhong is also exquisite, so that those who can enter Xiao Shao's body are really cronies, speaking of which is a secret guard, but it is also worthy of a military attache of the seventh grade, plus Jin Er's life is also good, Jinyi Guards have a lot of money on hand, this condition, put it in ordinary people's homes, and say that the relatives can break the threshold, and it is also a loss Jin Er followed Xiao Shao, and he didn't have this mind on weekdays, plus his parents' hometown was outside, so there was a lot less red powder troubles.

But then again, this Jinying Wangfu has always been yang and yin, a large group of old men are trapped together, Dew Drop is such a delicate little girl, born smart and sweet, in the palace is still very popular, on weekdays, there are no less people in the palace to come to offer courtesy, since hearing that Lu Zhu and Jin Er's family affairs have been settled, he is very disappointed, just thinking that the maid next to his wife was snatched away again.

Forsythia and Jiang Ruan laughed happily when they talked about this incident: "One of them has a temperament like a cannonball, and the other is very slippery, and when they meet together, they are the masters who want to quarrel, and somehow they close their eyes." It's really interesting to think about. ”

Jiang Ruan was sorting out the newly sent account books, and when he heard this, he glanced at her and said, "The two of them are looking at each other, I wonder if you have closed your eyes?" ”

Forsythia's laughter stopped abruptly, and he blushed and said, "What did the girl say?" As soon as she was in a hurry, she moved out of Jiang Ruan's name before she got married, and when she opened the curtain, she smiled when she heard the words: "Then naturally there is a closed eye, that is, I heard that the Fengye guard yesterday occupied half a night under the willow tree in the mansion to play the flute." ”

Speaking of this, it is the talk of Jinying Wangfu again, Xiao Shao, the young master of Jinying Wangfu, has a stuffy gourd, and any guard under his hand is a master of love, and the means to please the girl are one after another. is the night maple who looks at the more stable on weekdays, and also learns from those literati who wrote that they blew a phoenix under the willow tree for half a night, and it was the direction in the forsythia house.

Forsythia was ashamed and annoyed, and stomped his feet and said, "Say, I can't say it, girl, it's better to go out!" With that, he trotted out of the house. Dew Drop crossed her waist behind her and said with a smile: "This is annoying, what is there to annoy here." ”

Forsythia was raised in the house, although it was spicy, but it still adhered to etiquette, and it was natural to be shy when he heard about his children's affairs. Dew Drop is a bold one, walking the streets and alleys at a young age, and there is more contaminated with the atmosphere of the rivers and lakes, where do you still care about these. Jiang Ruan looked at her appearance, and was in a trance for a while, only remembering that when she met this child for the first time, it was the first year after her rebirth, when she was lonely and helpless in Zhuangzi, this child was kind-hearted, and she was stunned to follow herself.

Jiang Ruan put down the tea in her hand and pulled the dew to her side, she put away the smile on her face, only looked at the smiling girl in front of her, and said, "Dew, have you thought about it, it's settled, it's him?" ”

"He" naturally refers to Jiner, but as long as the maid is a maid, the master still has to symbolically ask the meaning of the maid before being the main partner. Dew Drop lowered her head, and immediately raised her head and smiled at Jiang Ruan, Dew Drop had a mouthful of white teeth, and she was very bright: "It's him, girl." ”

Jiang Ruan's head was bowed, although Jin Er didn't look out of tune, he was used to being a deputy young master on weekdays, but people who were used to seeing Huahua were more familiar with what they wanted than others. In addition, Dew Drop is not a stupid person, but there is no reason to be bullied by Jinji. Since both sides agreed, Jin Er also wrote a letter back to inform his parents in Jiangnan, and the deed of sale of Dew was in the hands of Jiang Ruan, so Jiang Ruan and Xiao Shao were naturally in charge, and the two of them were first booked. I will only wait until the end of the summer of next year to get married.

"I'll let you marry beautifully." Jiang Ruan said: "You don't have parents, leave the dowry to me." ”

Dew Drop was stunned, raised her head in disbelief, and met Jiang Ruan's gaze, Jiang Ruan smiled at her, Dewdrop's eyes turned red immediately, and she only said: "Girl, how dare the slave ......." ”

"There's nothing you dare, what I said at the beginning was clear, since you gave up your life, you have to follow me to gamble on a path that I don't know what the end of the road is, and now it's time to pay back. Even if you go to the casino to bet on a lottery, you can make a profit. ”

What is this called, Dew Drop only heard a little want to laugh, but felt a little like crying, she knew that Jiang Ruan was alienated from people on weekdays, even the most personal maids, such as Bai Zhi and Forsythia, this was her personal maid who followed her at the beginning, she seemed to have her own secrets, not very kind, and not always laughing and joking like other masters. Following Jiang Ruan, what Dew Drop has seen has always been dangerous, Jiang Ruan is even more violent and counters violence, always seems to be cold, but she is extremely protective in her bones, and she is just not good at expressing herself on weekdays, she is actually... He is a very gentle person. Dew Drop thought with tears in her eyes, but Jiang Ruan was a little smiling, she couldn't care about Dewdrop.

At this time, Jin Yi came in and handed the letter in the palace to Jiang Ruan, and Jiang Ruan let the dew drop go down and read it himself. It was a letter from Xuan Pei to her, and there was nothing else written on it, first wishing her all the best in the New Year, but then a series of complaints that she couldn't meet Jiang Ruan when she stayed in the palace, and she was not free because of the identity of this prince, and then said that the emperor was in a bad mood recently, and the atmosphere in the palace was relatively low, so it was better not to enter the palace. After reading the letter, Jiang Ruan burned it in the candle flame that he put aside. But my heart couldn't be calm for a long time. The emperor was not in a bad mood but seriously ill, which was known from Xiao Shao's mouth. Xuan Pei, the child, refused to talk about it after being wronged, and the great change in temperament after being reborn was a little incomprehensible. The more he didn't mention anything about the palace in his heart, the more suspicious he became. Jiang Ruan stared at the burning ashes in the candle flame and slowly pondered.

……

At the same time, in a quiet courtyard somewhere in Beijing, the man in gray stood in front of the window, and threw the paper in his hand into the jumping candle flame, which soon engulfed some of the yellowed paper. I don't know what it's made of, but it also has a strange fragrance, and after a while, he slowly hooked his red lips and said, "I see." ”

"My lord, the will of the Holy Maiden has not yet come." The subordinate asked.

Yuan Chuan smiled: "No need. ”

The men were stunned, and then they saw that the gray-clothed man suddenly reached out and lifted his hat, revealing a full face, which is not necessarily the whole face, and the face was half a mask, and the grimace with teeth and claws painted on the mask was very terrifying, but the half of the face revealed was very handsome. Such a masked face should have given people a mysterious beauty, but this person appeared in front of him, and there was a mystery, but there was no beauty, just because it was all ruined by a pair of cyan eyes. These blue eyes are long and narrow like a fox, and they grow on a human face, like a monster, giving people a sense of fear for no reason, which is a very eerie feeling. His subordinates shivered and lowered their heads, not daring to look at Yuan Chuan, but Yuan Chuan didn't look at him, and said slowly: "The holy woman has entered Beijing." ”

The subordinate raised his head suddenly, and said in disbelief: "This ......." "When Yuanchuan entered Beijing, the saint did not enter Beijing, and now this point has not been mentioned in a word, why did she suddenly come to the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty. The subordinates were still speculating in their hearts, but when they saw the pair of fox-like cyan eyes and glanced at him lightly, they couldn't help but feel that they had no idea. Yuan Chuan slowly smiled again, his lips were red, as if he had rubbed a good rouge, it was even more delicate than a woman's, and there was an indescribable ghost when he laughed. He said, "The will of the Holy Maiden is also something you can speculate at will?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, don't dare." The people below immediately broke out in a cold sweat, only to hear the person above smile slightly: "Really, remember your first offense, spare you." ”

The man was about to thank him, but suddenly he felt a chill in his chest, and when he looked up, he saw a little silver light on his chest, and a small and delicate scimitar the size of his thumb pierced his heart accurately. His eyes widened, and his face began to darken, but in a moment he collapsed, blood black, apparently poisoned. Yuan Chuan smiled coldly, and only slowly looked out the window again, and then he sighed without knowing whether he was happy or sad, and in the quiet courtyard where there was a dead body, it seemed extraordinary: "Human life, but it's like a mustard." He laughed slowly again, there seemed to be a strange light flashing in his blue and blue eyes, looking at the void and muttering: "You, how long can you live?" ”

……。

In the palace.

In the imperial study, there was a thick stack of folds on the table in front of the emperor, and his body was getting more and more unbearable, and the speed of reviewing the folds was much slower, but every day all over the country never stopped, the more tired and higher the higher, and it was palpitating to look at. Gonggong Li served hot tea at the right time and said, "Your Majesty, take a closer look and take a rest." ”

The emperor shook his head, Fang felt a little hungry again, and frowned, "Who came just now?" ”

"It's Dong Xiuyi." Gonggong Li hurriedly said: "Come and bring lotus seed porridge to His Majesty." ”

Since Wang Lian'er and Jiang Dan disappeared in the palace one after another, the new batch of beauties who have come in are not particularly outstanding, and the rest of Mu Xirou is a cold temperament and will not take the initiative to serve people. One day, the emperor inadvertently saw Dong Xiuyi in the garden, and only then did he think of this concubine in Jingzhao Yin's mansion.

If it is said that the concubine of Jing Zhaoyin's mansion is sent to the palace, it is a little intriguing. First, most of the people who came to the palace here were for wealth and glory, but Jing Zhaoyin, who lacked this life, may not be very good to climb up, but he doesn't need to use his daughter to exchange for the stability of his career, and secondly, this Dong Xiuyi did not specially invite pets, and even a little obscure. If it weren't for the occasional sight of the emperor that day, I am afraid that he would continue to be in the dark in the deep palace.

It's only good now, Dong Xiuyi's temperament is a little dull, but the porridge she makes is good, the lotus seed porridge is refreshing and delicious, and the emperor also asks her to use it from time to time, so Dong Xiuyi has become a relatively close woman to the emperor.

The emperor waved his hand: "Take it." ”

Gonggong Li instructed the little eunuch outside to bring in the lotus seed porridge that Dong Xiuyi had put down.

At the same time, in the deep corridor of the palace, a woman in a brocade dress walked alone, and the eunuchs and palace maids around her greeted respectfully. This Dong Xiuyi looked unfavored at the beginning, and bullied her a lot, but who knew that Lu Dao was now able to get close to the emperor, so feng shui took turns, and now it was the turn of this palace person who showed the color of others trembling. It's just that the woman in the gorgeous dress didn't seem to see it at all, and her eyes were a little deep.

All the way back to the courtyard of the side hall, Dong Ying'er ordered the eunuchs and palace maids to go down, she sat down in front of the dressing mirror, and took out a wooden box from under the wooden cabinet, in which was a fresh lotus flower, but there was something like honey on it. The emperor has a light appetite lately and can't eat anything that is too flavorful. The lotus seed is clear but has a bitter taste, but many people in the world can't bear the pain of the stars, especially the food of the Ninety-Five. It must be said that the lotus seed heart is pickled in honey, and the bitterness of the layer is removed, and the porridge boiled out is sweeter. It's just that....... Dong Ying'er reached out and took out a sachet from her waist, and took out some white powder from it, which also had a strange fragrance, and as soon as Fang sprinkled it on the lotus canopy, it was submerged in fresh honey, only to smell more fragrant. There seemed to be another whisper from the little eunuch who smiled and flattered Lu: "Xiuyi Niangniang's lotus seed porridge is very good, Your Majesty can't leave it every day, this skill can be regarded as comparable to the chef in the imperial dining room." The slave sees that in the future, His Majesty and Niangniang will only get closer and closer day by day, and they can't leave Niangniang. ”

Dong Ying'er put away the sachet, her eyes fell on the lotus canopy that seemed to be indistinguishable from anything else, and a smile slowly bloomed on her lips. It's just that the smile is a little stiff, as if someone has pulled her skin out of it, and it looks a little weird.

The emperor naturally can't leave her, not only can't leave her, but will even rely on her more and more, or it is not her, but the lotus seed porridge she makes. Things that can make people addictive will not be noticed by people, even the most clever imperial doctors can't see it, they will only think that the emperor likes the porridge she makes. In order not to arouse suspicion, she naturally does not make porridge every day, in fact, everything is the same, as long as she can make the emperor addicted.

She slowly grabbed her skirt, and remembered what the person in the palace came to her earlier: The General's Mansion intends to hire Miss Zhao as his wife for Uncle Jiang, and now they are already discussing the matter of changing Geng Ti. Jiang Xinzhi, the uncle of the Jiang family, and Zhao Jin, the young lady of the Zhao family. Dong Ying'er closed her eyes abruptly and took a deep breath, but she finally couldn't bear it anymore, and brushed all the things in front of her to the ground. The palace maid waiting outside was startled, and she was about to come in suddenly, and said, "Niangniang! ”

"Get out of here!" Dong Ying'er shouted angrily, and the people outside were suddenly silent and didn't dare to move. She looked at the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, and a hint of resentment flashed in her eyes.

In this world, why is there such a good life? With the same background, he is inferior to others, but he will be thrown into this deep palace and gradually wither. Why? In this case, it is better to go to hell together, after all, it is not so lonely.

……。

A certain house in the south of the Yangtze River is embroidered with black walls and white tiles that are very exquisite, and the style is elegant. At this moment, the little guy outside the door hurriedly ran in, and shouted, "Madame, Madame! ”

The woman sitting in the main hall was kind and kind, but she was only in her forties, and she looked dignified and virtuous, although she was old, she could also see that she must have been a beautiful embryo when she was young. Dressed in a honey-colored silk satin jacket, he scolded with a smile: "I ran in such a hurry, I didn't have to flash your tongue." Take your time. ”

The little guy smiled embarrassedly, took out a letter from his arms, and said, "Madam, the young master has sent a letter!" ”

"Jiro has a letter?" When the woman heard this, she stood up, and with a look of surprise on her face, she said, "Show me." ”

The little servant hurriedly offered it with both hands, and the woman took the letter and opened it impatiently and began to read it, and she read ten lines at a glance, and read it very quickly, and read it in a few clicks, and a little resentment and a little smile appeared on her face. When the surrounding maids saw her application, they were all a little curious, and said, "Madam, how is the second young master?" ”

"This child," the woman said, stroking her heart, "I don't reply to a letter all year round, and if I really don't take my mother in my eyes, such a big thing will be decided, and I will only reply to the letter at this time, which is really ......." ”

The mother-in-law who served her to drink tea at the front was even more confused when she heard this, and said with some doubts: "What is the lady talking about, but the second young master has been promoted?" "Since it is a big deal, and my wife does not show any sadness on her face, she should be promoted. Thinking of this, the woman also laughed: "That's true, it's a great happy event, and it should be celebrated." ”

"It's a happy event, but it's not a promotion." The woman also smiled: "It was Erlang who begged the prince to be the master and promised to do the family business, so don't come back and say a word." ”

"This.... This ......" the mother-in-law asked, "I don't know which lady it is?" ”

"It's a first-class maid by the princess's side." The woman laughed.

"Maid? There is still no slave over there, and the identity of the second young master is ......" The woman considered the words and looked at the woman's face carefully.

When the woman saw her like this, she smiled again, and said, "I know what you have in mind." I feel that my family Erlang has been wronged, but since the prince was kind to our family, if it weren't for the prince, we would still have a life like this now, and we would have already lost a piece of loess. Our family is not an official family, but a business, although the girl's status is not high, it is not a bad family. ”

"Madam," the mother-in-law was still a little unwilling: "Although we are not an official family, we are also a big family here in the south of the Yangtze River, as the second young master, I can't find any serious young lady, I ...... it."

The woman glanced at her slowly, and the woman knew that she had said the wrong thing, and immediately became a little uneasy, only to hear the woman sigh and say: "This is right, what do you think Erlang is, Erlang is willing to follow the prince's side to do things, so many years, there are very few letters all year round, and I am afraid that what I do is dangerous." is so dangerous, usually the pampered young lady is willing to marry him. The family business of the incumbent was begged by Erlang himself to ask for it in front of the prince, that is, Erlang himself agrees, and the child agrees, so what reason does I, as a mother, have to stop it. Okay, since Erlang is given to the prince as his subordinate, the prince can be his master, this family matter is good for the prince, and I agree, there will be nothing wrong with thinking about the master. If people don't have faith, they can't stand, and the people around the princess can't be wrong. She thought of the calm and cold young man in black, and a smile appeared on her face.

This woman is so reasonable, the mother-in-law didn't say anything, and the woman's words were really not wrong, and the mother-in-law gradually laughed, and said: "That's a happy event, if you do the family affairs early, I think it won't be long before the lady will add another golden grandson." ”

"The eight characters haven't been skimmed yet, and you're talking so lively." The woman said with disgust, but her face was full of joy with a smile on her face. As he was talking, he heard someone outside: "What did my mother say so happily, but also made my daughter-in-law happy and happy." ”

"Big grandma." A group of maids and ladies greeted with a smile. A young woman came from outside, this woman combed the woman's hair, she was really the eldest young grandmother in the house. The woman smiled and said, "I'm talking about your second brother's family, you are really good to come, I'll talk to you about it." The woman was stunned as she spoke, and looked behind the young woman, who was a young woman in a pink jacket, about sixteen or seventeen years old, and when she heard this, she raised her head and smiled and saluted the woman: "I have seen Madame." ”

"It's ......." The woman was a little puzzled.

The young woman smiled, took the hand of the girl in pink on the side, and said with a smile: "Mother, this is really a coincidence, I was about to tell you about this, do you remember this young lady?" This is Miss Liao of the Liao family in Dingxi. ”

The girl also smiled slightly, seemed to be a little shy, raised her face, this time she saw clearly, the girl's eyebrows were clear and beautiful, and her temperament was also very elegant, like a budding flower, and said: "Liao Meng has seen Mrs. ”

The woman's hand shook, and the teacup fell to the ground.