There is a loss, there is a gain.

There is no such thing as a two-world solution.

There is a short separation that will make people cherish the days together more.

Xia Ruan looked at her husband standing outside the carriage a little helplessly, and blessed softly: "Master Hou must take good care of himself, I will change back." ”

Xiao Jiu's smile was a little lighter than usual, and he was a little reluctant: "I'll wait for you to go home." ”

"Well, I'll be back sooner rather than later." Xia Ruan sighed secretly, and then slowly lowered the curtain.

Xia Ruan didn't dare to look at Xiao Jiu's eyes again.

Although she has prepared a lot, she is still a little uneasy when she enters the palace this time.

The fingertips seemed to still have the warmth of the hand her husband had just held, and Xia Ruan slowly breathed a sigh of relief and told herself not to worry.

The surrounding sky is a little dark, there are few pedestrians on the road, and the sound of horses' hooves on the bluestone ground can be heard on the quiet street.

She glanced at Du Ruo and Du Lan beside her, thoughtful.

This time, Du Ruo specially rushed back from Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing and accompanied her into the palace.

For this reason, Xia Ruan felt somewhat guilty. Du Ruo's child is still young, but Du Ruo is no longer by the child's side, and he still has to run for her. In private, Xia Ruan also mentioned to Du Ruo that Du Ruo should not rush back to serve, but Du Ruo's eyes were red at the time, and he asked Xia Ruan if he didn't want her to serve by his side.

Du Ruo is a loyal and grateful person, sometimes he is very smart, but sometimes he is also very reasonable.

In this regard, Xia Ruan Na Du Ruo was a little helpless.

The carriage stopped outside the palace gate. Du Ruo helped Xia Ruan get out of the carriage.

The autumn morning is a little cool.

At this time, a glimmer of dawn appeared in the sky, and the black curtain was gradually dispersed, and a round of red sun broke through the clouds.

Mama Zhu led the way for Xia Ruan while smiling and telling Xia Ruan about the recent events in the palace. Now Concubine An lives in the palace specially built for her by the emperor, and the concubines in the palace are all red-eyed for this.

Mama Zhu said casually, but she liked it but listened carefully.

Mama Zhu is the old mama next to Concubine An, what she says seems to be casual, but sometimes she is telling Xia Ruan what changes will happen in the palace next.

"The queen has always been in poor health. So these days, I didn't let the concubines go over to say hello. Mama Zhu smiled. The pace was gentle, "The Queen Mother is happy and quiet, and she is also exempt from the etiquette of the concubines." The big and small affairs in this palace are all taken care of by Concubine An. The emperor asked the palace concubines to ask Concubine An to say goodbye every day. I'm afraid it's all here. ”

Mama Zhu said casually. But Xia Ruan, who listened to it, 'chuckled' in his heart.

The queen was under house arrest, the Jiang family was not as good as in the past, and the emperor deprived the queen of the right to take care of the six palaces. But he still remained in the position of queen. The reason for this may be because I want to see how the Li family treats this matter.

However, Mama Zhu said that the Queen Mother was happy and quiet and didn't want to be disturbed, so she didn't let the concubines go to ask for peace. In fact, the Queen Mother is seriously ill, and her body is not as good as day by day, and her haggard appearance naturally doesn't want to be seen by these people.

Now Concubine An not only holds the right to take care of the six palaces, but also asks the concubines in the palace to ask her for peace, and her status has long been higher than that of the queen with a false name.

If it goes on like this, it doesn't matter whether Concubine An can sit in the queen's seat or not.

After all, sitting in the queen's seat, she will not rest well every night, and there are not many red-eyed people behind her. Although Empress Jiang is under house arrest, there are still many people who envy her position and want to continue to sit in this position.

The women in the harem can't go against the emperor's will, so when they are free, in addition to competing for favor, they are trying to be more favored than themselves, it seems that in this way, they can make their hearts more comfortable.

People outside envy these ladies in fine clothes and fine food, but Xia Ruan has some sympathy for them.

Along the way, she saw a lot of Buddhist halls, and the number of these Buddhist halls shocked her, but she could only sigh deeply while being shocked.

As soon as you enter the palace gate, you can no longer step out, and you can't die.

What's the point of coming to such wealth?

The women exchanged their lives for the interests of the family, and how many people were buried in this palace that seemed to be luxurious, but was full of traps.

When he walked to the palace where Concubine An lived, Xia Ruan saw many gorgeously dressed women, and some even sat on their shoulders with smiles on their faces.

Mama Zhu looked at Xia Ruan's expression and explained: "Several favored ladies in the palace are not in good health, so Concubine An asked them to sit on their shoulders and come over to ask for peace. ”

Xia Ruan smiled and nodded, indicating that he knew.

It was only soon that Xia Ruan found the biological mother of the eldest prince, Zeng Guifei Niangniang, in the crowd.

Today's Concubine Zeng was wearing a purple brocade dress, and her eyes showed a little tiredness, which was fleeting.

Zeng Guifei also saw Xia Ruan, and immediately showed an arrogant look and walked towards Xia Ruan.

"The courtiers have seen Zeng Guifei Niangniang, Zeng Guifei Niangniang is blessed." Xia Ruan saluted and greeted Concubine Zeng obediently.

Mama Zhu, who was on the side, also saluted Concubine Zeng.

Concubine Zeng's gaze did not fall on Mama Zhu on the side, she couldn't help but look at Xia Ruan for a while.

When Concubine Zeng heard that Xiao Jiu had married Xia Ruan, she was still a little surprised. Although Xiao Jiu's status in Nanxiao was not good in the past, but now that Xiao Jiu has become the Marquis of Chang'an, how could he marry the third lady of the Xia family with a vulgar vision. When it comes to appearance, Xia Ruan is not stunning, although the dowry is rich, but he was born as a businessman.

Zeng Guifei could vaguely smell the smell of copper coming from Xia Ruan's body.

She smiled faintly and said sarcastically to Xia Ruan: "I don't know if Mrs. Chang'an Hou has heard a word." ”

Xia Ruan still lowered his eyes and did not get up.

"This sentence means that one person has attained the Tao......" Zeng Guifei snorted coldly, "The chicken dog ascends to heaven." ”

If it weren't for Xiao Jiu being an upstart in the court now, what ability would Xia Ruan have to stand in this palace.

Zeng Guifei naturally hated Xia Ruan, if it weren't for Xia Ruan's troubles, maybe An Guifei would have been removed from this palace by her.

Xia Ruan smiled and said slowly: "Back to Concubine Zeng's words." The courtiers sniffed a little. A few days ago, someone told the courtiers that the so-called mother is more expensive than the child, which is also the truth. So the man advised the courtiers to have a child as soon as possible. ”

After speaking, Xia Ruan showed a shy smile.

Zeng Guifei didn't expect Xia Ruan to dare to answer her, Xia Ruan seemed to be belittling herself, but in fact she was sarcastic Zeng Guifei.

Concubine Zeng can have such a status because she is the biological mother of the eldest prince.

Mothers are more expensive than children.

Zeng Guifei was annoyed and angry, staring at Xia Ruan's eyes, it seemed that she could release countless poisonous needles: "Really? It must also be born. Hongu has heard of it. Some medicines should not be taken indiscriminately. Mrs. Chang'an Hou should pay more attention. ”

"Thank you, Concubine Zeng, for reminding me." Xia Ruan still didn't raise his head, and when he spoke, his tone was still docile, so that people couldn't find anything wrong.

Even if Concubine Zeng knew what Xia Ruan had just said. Actually sarcastic about her. But I didn't find any excuse for losing my temper.

She can't punish Xia Ruan for no reason. After all, he is now outside the palace of Concubine An, a little slut, and if he punishes Xia Ruan, he will slap Concubine An in the face. When the time comes. Concubine An Guifei may be making something happen around the emperor.

The situation of the eldest prince is getting worse day by day, and the scenery of the past seems to have become a joke. As the biological mother of the eldest prince, she couldn't sleep at night, and she was always worried that her son would be used by someone with a heart.

A few days ago, she saw her son's tired figure and almost cried.

In this deep palace, how difficult it is to raise a child, she knows better than anyone else.

In the eyes of outsiders, these princes and princesses are all rich and noble people. But in fact, he is the most despicable person.

If they are not careful, they will die. Even if you grow up, you still can't escape the intrigue.

If you can't sit in that seat, then you won't be able to save your life one day after all.

It is impossible for Zeng Guifei to make her son stop, the only thing she can do is to become a pillar for her son. Therefore, even if she longs for Concubine An to die as soon as possible, she still has to smile every day to greet Concubine An Guifei.

It's just that she never thought that Xia Ruan would enter the palace at this time.

Concubine Zeng reprimanded Xia Ruan a few more words before slowly walking away.

Mama Zhou, who was beside Concubine Zeng, couldn't help frowning: "Concubine Zeng, you ...... just now Actually......"

Mama Zhou hesitated to speak, she didn't dare to say it too directly, but she had to say it to remind Zeng Guifei.

Concubine Zeng looked at Mama Zhou and was a little puzzled: "If you have something, just say it, don't swallow it, this palace can't guess your thoughts." ”

"Forgive the old slave." When Mama Zhou saw Concubine Zeng say this, she was no longer polite, "Xia Ruan is no longer the third lady of the Xia family, she is now Mrs. Chang'an Hou, and the granddaughter of Cheng Guogong, and she is the niece of Scholar Li the most." Now the situation of the eldest prince, Niangniang must also know. Niangniang should think more about the eldest prince, instead of blindly doing things that should not be done without considering the consequences. ”

Zeng Guifei listened to Mama Zhou's words, and couldn't help but look back at Xia Ruan behind her.

The early morning sun was weak, shining on Xia Ruan's face, which looked very soft, making her whole person look like a harmless little beast.

But Concubine Zeng knew very well that Xia Ruan was not as kind and harmless as she appeared. If she makes a move, she is ruthless, fast and accurate, and it is indeed a pity that such a person cannot be used by her.

Mama Zhou's words also make sense.

At this time, Xia Ruan smiled, as if she was saying something to Mama Zhu beside her.

Mama Zhu, who doesn't like to smile on weekdays, also smiled after listening to Xia Ruan's words, as if Xia Ruan's words satisfied her.

Zeng Guifei retracted her eyes, and then said to Mama Zhou beside her: "It's late, she is already the person next to Concubine An." Even if this palace doesn't trouble her, she will find trouble with this palace in the future. Mama Zhou, do you understand the meaning of this palace? ”

Mama Zhou was slightly stunned, and soon nodded: "The old slave knows." (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you for the peace charm that the little cute baby gave you a reward, thank you for the pink ticket of the Mo Xun family, and thank you for the pink ticket of the Yanran butterfly family.

I didn't expect this chapter to be written until the morning.

I was writing last night, and I was too tired and sleepy, so I fell asleep on the keyboard.

If it weren't for my dad getting up and seeing me shouting, T.T would have slept like this for the night.

Sorry, it's late.