Chapter 33: Visiting the Palace

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Su Yichen was studying painting under the window, and Shen Xiu said in the morning that he wanted to go to the market, took a day off, and happily dressed up and went out. She sold herself into the Shen Mansion as a maid since she was a child, served Shen Jiangyun all her life, and suffered a lot of humiliation because of Yichen, and emotionally surpassed her master and servant with Yichen. Recently, Su Yichen has been in a very good mood to see her, and occasionally she will be stunned and smirk, such a look can be seen by a discerning person. Now that she has someone she likes, Su Yichen sincerely hopes that she can find a good home, if the man is safe and reliable, when her uncle comes back from the northern expedition, it is not impossible to ask him to marry.

Suddenly, a maidservant girl came to invite her, saying that it was a little eunuch from the palace, and Su Yichen hurriedly went to the flower hall with her. It turned out that Shen Wanyi was worried about her sisters at home and asked her to visit the palace with the little eunuch. She looked at her aunt's surprised expression, and felt strange in her heart, Sister Rushuang had many misunderstandings about her before entering the palace, and it was really a bit abnormal to suddenly summon her into the palace today. But since Shen Wanyi came to summon her, she couldn't disobey it, and the little eunuch who came to deliver the decree said that after Shen Wanyi entered the palace, she often talked about her relatives at home, and when she mentioned Chen'er's sister several times, she blamed herself for being wrong. She was ashamed of what she said, and said in her heart that she shouldn't spend the belly of Sister Rushuang with the heart of a villain, thinking that it might be Emperor Xuan's favor for Sister Rushuang, so that she knew that all this was fate in the dark, and it had nothing to do with herself. The little eunuch also said that Wanyi's phoenix body has been poor these days, and she misses her relatives and sisters even more, but she can't go out of the palace, and hopes that the second lady can go into the palace to talk to her and relieve her boredom: "Maybe the mother is in a good mood, and her body will get better, and those of us who are slaves will rest assured!" ”

The little eunuch ordered to call the blessed father-in-law, who seemed to be clever and capable, and was also loyal to the master, Su Yichen secretly thought, Sister Rushuang can have such a servant to serve, it is her blessing, maybe the palace is not as sinister and dark as the legend, and the heart is unpredictable, after all, they all live together in the world surrounded by high walls on that side, and supporting and caring for each other, and advancing together in honor and disgrace is the principle of survival on the top.

There was a soft sedan chair parked at the door, and Father-in-law Fu invited Su Yichen to sit up, and he walked with him. When she was about to arrive at the palace gate, she was invited to get off the sedan chair, and there were guards with sabers at the palace gate. After entering, according to the instructions of Father-in-law Fu, Su Yichen followed him with his head down all the way, not daring to look up and look around wantonly. Father-in-law Fu said that Wanyi has not been in the palace for a long time, and it is the second time she has summoned her family to visit the palace, although she has the permission of the emperor, but it is inevitable to leave a handle for people who are jealous of her, saying that she is spoiled and delicate, and it is easy to cause unnecessary trouble, so it is good to be as low-key as possible for this visit.

I don't know how long it was, but anyway, I walked in the red wall for most of the day. Finally entered a vermilion gate, which should be Shen Wanyi's palace, Su Yichen quietly looked up at the plaque at the entrance of the palace - Dexi Palace. Gong Fu took her straight into the hall and stopped in front of the two palace maids who were standing: "Miss Yichen, let's get here, you wait here for a while, and the servants will go in and say hello." ”

Su Yichen suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief, and finally arrived at the place, where he could straighten up and look around to see what this rich and luxurious palace inner courtyard looked like. I saw that the huge front hall where she was located, the front and back were divided into two parts, she should be standing in the outer room, and the inner room where Shen Wanyi was located made a partition with a circular arch with hollow carved rosewood, and the door was hung with layers of light purple veils that reached the ground, which tightly blocked the scenery of the inner room, and outside the door was a colorful bead curtain. Although the outer room is spacious, there is no furniture, only two pictures of Youlan ladies are hung on the wall, and a bronze lampstand in the shape of a crane stands on the left and right corners. It seems that this outer room is the place where the palace maids and eunuchs are usually on duty to listen to the dispatch, and it is not used for receiving and deliberating.

After a while, a palace maid came out of the inner room and asked Su Yichen to go in with her. When I opened the veil tent, I saw a huge bronze gilt incense burner placed in the center of the inner room, which was slowly wafting with a quiet fragrance, even in the warm room with heavy curtains, it did not make people feel hot and dry at all. Shen Wanyi lazily leaned on a delicate rosewood carved bed, the couch was covered with thick silver silk cushions, on the small table in the middle of the couch, there was a plate of brilliant citrus fruits, one side of the palace maid carefully peeled off the skin of the fruit, with a silver skewer to her lips, and after she finished eating, she handed over the silver cup in time, took the core of the master spit out, the palace maid on the other side held a small jade hammer, was gently beating her legs, Fu Gonggong and Qiu Jing stood aside with bated breath. Shen Wanyi was wearing a pale pink Su Jin embroidered flower bandeau palace dress, with a tall beauty bun on her head, a few delicate and unique colored bead flowers on it, and a white jade plum blossom hairpin inlaid with pearls obliquely inserted, exuding a cold and noble atmosphere all over her body, making people feel both familiar and strange.

After Su Yichen entered, he knelt down at her bottom, and respectfully bowed to her three times: "The folk girl Su Yichen greeted Wanyi Niangniang, and the Niangniang Wanfu Jin'an." ”

Shen Wanyi glanced at her obliquely, sat up slightly straight, a pair of beautiful apricot eyes stayed on her face for a moment, and then lightly opened her lips and said softly: "Get up, Sister Chen'er, come up and sit with the palace." ”

She sat down at the other end of the couch, but she didn't dare to be level with Shen Wanyi, and sat on the edge of the couch sideways. From this position, Shen Wanyi is just a perfect side face angle, this former sister of hers, and now the extremely noble Wanyi Niangniang. She tried her best to suppress the inexplicable anxiety in her heart, and listened to Shen Wanyi with a humble smile.

Shen Wanyi raised her weak and boneless jade wrist, raised it gently, and motioned to the two palace maids who were waiting to go down, leaving only Qiu Jing and Fu Gonggong, and smiled at her: "You haven't seen this palace and Sister Chen'er for a long time, I heard my mother say that you have been fine recently, and when I see it today, it is really more delicate than before." ”

She quickly stood up, saluted Shen Wanyi again, and replied carefully: "Thanks to Niangniang Hongfu, as well as the care of her uncle and aunt, the people's daughter was able to have a place to settle down in this Bei'an City, and the people's daughter never dared to forget." ”

"Sister Chen'er has seen the outside, it is your deep blessing, so naturally you have a lot of favor." Shen Wanyi stared at her and said.

Outside, a palace maid lifted the curtain and walked in, but it was Su Yue, who entered the palace with Shen Wanyi, after she came in, she nodded slightly to Shen Wanyi, and then said to Su Yichen with a smile: "The slave maid has seen Miss Yichen." Miss Yichen rarely entered the palace to lie down, and it happened that the Internal Affairs Office had just sent the tea from the Doro Kingdom, and the slave maid rushed to two lamps for Niangniang and Miss Yichen to taste? ”

"Okay. I have long heard the emperor say that the tea tea paid by this Dora country is elegant and pleasant, and the taste is sweet and moist, which is most suitable for drinking in winter. Today, since Sister Chen'er is here, she naturally wants to taste it together. Shen Wanyi also gladly invited.

"The folk girl thank the lady for the tea." Su Yichen hurriedly stayed to make a thank-you gift, and then asked worriedly: "I heard that Father-in-law Fu said that Niangniang has been slightly ill, I don't know if it is better?" ”

"Sister Lao Chen'er is worried, but she is locked in this palace all day long, and she is a little boring." Shen Wanyi smiled: "Sister Chen'er is very smart and can speak well, if this palace can be accompanied by her sister from time to time, she must not feel so lonely." ”

"Niang Niang laughed, the people's daughter has always been dull, and she is a humble body, how can she tolerate this majestic and noble palace, if you are worried about the people's daughter, let the Fu Gonggong summon the people's daughter." Su Yue had already brewed the tea, she followed Shen Wanyi to pick up the teacup, and it was really fragrant, and she already felt a sense of sweetness before she even entered her mouth.

Shen Wanyi covered her mouth and smiled lightly: "Also, this palace is really confused, I almost forgot about this stubble, Sister Chen'er has already been interested in someone, and she does not hesitate to give away peerless guqin and music scores." My sister is clever and has found a lover, so it is naturally not uncommon for her to enter the palace to accompany me, the lonely princess. ”

As soon as these words came out, she was extremely frightened, hurriedly put down the tea cup in her hand, and explained to Shen Wanyi: "Niangniang misunderstood, the folk girl and him only met by chance, and he pity the folk girl for losing her mother and losing the piano, so he will give it generously, and nothing else." If the mother is concerned about the people's daughter, the people's daughter is willing to come in at any time to accompany her, as long as the mother does not dislike the foolishness of the people's daughter. ”