Xia Xue'er shook her head.

The phoenix, also known as the Vermilion Bird, is the legendary king of birds in ancient China, second only to the dragon in Chinese culture. The phoenix feathers are beautiful, the male is called the phoenix, and the female is called the phoenix. The phoenix is the bird in people's minds, is the symbol of peace in the world, there is a text in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas": "There are birds in the mountain of Danxue, the shape is like a chicken, the five colors are patterned, the name is called the phoenix, the first text is said to be de, the wing text is said to be righteous, the back text is said to be lily, the text is said to be benevolent, and the belly text is said to be letter." It's a bird, eating naturally, singing and dancing, and the world is peaceful when you see it. ”

Just as the dragon was a symbol of the feudal emperor, the phoenix also became the Fu Rui of the concubine.

embroidering a phoenix on the costume is a privilege only for the queen; The headdress of the phoenix pattern, except for the concubines, can only be worn by the lady of the imperial seal, and the ordinary lady can only wear a single phoenix hairpin at most. Xia Xue'er is just the daughter of a marquis, what does it mean for Sun Guifei to reward her with a hundred birds and a phoenix? Since ancient times, hundreds of birds and phoenixes have been used as a metaphor to refer to the monarch and the world is dependent. Now that Niangniang gave her this box, does she hope that she will assist the six princes and help them complete their great cause as before?

But after thinking about it, according to the emperor's suspicious nature, such a blatant move will inevitably fall into the suspicion of collusion by a courtier, and Sun Guifei is not stupid, how could she commit such a big taboo?

Unless Sun Guifei's behavior is acquiesced by the emperor! Thinking of this, she couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

Although Concubine Sun Guifei said that she was sympathetic to Xia Xue'er's body and exempted her from entering the palace to thank her, the etiquette she should have is not bad at all.

Early the next morning, Mrs. Xia took her daughter to the palace gate in a carriage.

Because there was no token to enter the palace and no token of Concubine Sun on her body, even if Mrs. Xia wore the service of a wife, she could only wait obediently at the gate of the palace to pass it on. If the concubine wants to see the two, she will send someone from the palace to greet her, if not, she will send the person who sent the post, and they can only come back the next day, or wait directly in the house for the summons of the concubine.

The mother and daughter waited at the gate of the palace for only two and a half hours, and then saw an aunt in a royal blue palace dress coming over, and Mrs. Xia whispered to her daughter that it was Aunt Yunxi in Yuehua Palace.

The maids who followed were all left outside the palace gate. The carriage outside can't enter the palace gate, and the sedan chair in the palace is not qualified for anyone to sit, so no matter how poisonous the sun is, Xia Xue'er's mother and daughter can only follow her aunt and walk forward along the endless stone brick palace road. The further she went, the more intense the suffocating feeling of losing her freedom became in Xia Xue'er's heart.

This kind of golden cage is not suitable for a canary like her who loves to fly.

I don't know how many palace gates I entered, and I don't know how many turns I made, but there were still spotless white jade slabs under my feet, and there were high vermilion walls on both sides, without a trace of noisy noise.

A chariot with a veil in front of her greeted her, and from a distance, Xia Xue'er recognized that the woman with exquisite makeup and beautiful clothes was Concubine Jingxian. The last time I saw her was a year ago, and now she is even more radiant! When the step was close, Xia Xue'er blessed her mother with her, but the person who didn't want to carry the sedan chair stopped, and then a delicate voice came out.

"On this hot day, where is Madame going with Ling Ai?"

Mrs. Xia lowered her head and replied unhurriedly: "Back to Niangniang, the little girl was sick a few days ago, and the concubine Niangniang rewarded some medicinal materials, and the courtiers specially brought the little girl into the palace to thank her." ”

Concubine Jingxian stroked the white cat in her arms, the cat obediently lay on her lap, let her pet it, "purring" in her throat, but her mouth was not "meowing".

"If you take the wrong medicine, you will have to go wrong!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Xia bowed again and responded. After a while, Concubine Jingxian turned her eyes to Xia Xue'er, who was standing behind her mother with her head bowed, and took a closer look.

The girl lowered her head, she couldn't see her face clearly, and her body was a little slender, but she didn't have that sense of weakness, but she had a little more rare heroism. I used to think that she was my daughter-in-law, but now she is taken advantage of by the six princes, it is really providence!

sighed in his heart for a while, but his face was gentle, and he continued: "I didn't take a good look at you at the palace banquet last time, but today I easily bumped into you, come, come forward and let the palace take a look." As he spoke, he leaned forward slightly, and the maidservant beside him hurriedly raised her hand to pull open the veil, so that she could see more clearly.

Xia Xue'er obediently moved her small steps to the side of the chariot, raised her head slightly, and the docile cat also raised her head to look at her, and meowed. The people who followed Concubine Jingxian were all shocked, and Aunt Yunxi immediately changed her face, and Xia Xue'er also noticed this change, and she couldn't help but have doubts in her heart.

Concubine Jingxian was stunned for a moment, then stopped stroking the cat's hand, a touch of coldness appeared in her eyes, and the scene converged after only a second or two, and then smiled loudly and said: "This cat is arrogant and conceited, and never barks, but when I see you today, I opened my voice for the first time!" ”

"!" Xia Xue'er hurriedly lowered her head and bowed, making a panicked look. I'm afraid that this cat has some special origin, otherwise Concubine Jing Xian would not have reacted like this, looking at her at this time, I feel that the smile is terrifying! .

Seeing the girl like this, Concubine Jingxian only smiled, first looked at the white cat in her arms, and then handed it to the maid beside her, and then her eyes fell on Xia Xue'er, and her voice was a little stiff and asked, "Is your body all right?" ”

"Xie Niangniang cares, and now it's all right." Xia Xue'er was a little unsure about the change in Concubine Jingxian's tone before and after, but she also nodded and replied respectfully.

"Okay," Concubine Jingxian looked at her for a long time, and then waved her hand and said, "Since you are going to Sister Sun, then the palace will not delay you, let's go." ”

"Congratulations to the mother."

The maid lowered the veil to cover her delicate face, but she couldn't stop the sharp gaze.

After walking away, Mrs. Xia took out a handkerchief and wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead, and asked Aunt Yunxi calmly, "Cats are all wild, but just now I saw that the cat in Concubine Jingxian's arms is very well-behaved, isn't it raised by her side?" ”

Aunt Yunxi has always been a little absent-minded, and when she heard this, she put away the smile on her face, and was silent for a moment before she spoke: "That cat ......" (to be continued.) )