The movements of the Dazheng Palace have always been of great concern. In the evening, the emperor drove out of the palace, which caused a sensation in the palace, and even the queen mother, who closed the door to worship the Buddha and did not ask about the world, asked why.

Now in the middle of the night, Xianyang Palace has reclosed its doors, but the Shengping Hall of the Four Seas is once again brightly lit and people come and go, why don't you let the concubines and concubines who have been worried watch again?

However, there are several high palace walls between the Dazheng Palace and the harem. Even if they are alarmed by the movements of the Dazheng Palace, no one knows the cause and effect. If Empress Meng was not the master of Jiaofang Palace, I am afraid that she would also be kept in the dark.

Pei Linglan slept beautifully, but she didn't want to be woken up by the nosy Fang Qizi. She was helpless, and she didn't want to offend the "sister" who was closest to her so far, so she had to yawn and listen to the other party's nonsense.

Fang Qizi was talking happily, and even predicted all kinds of things that would happen after that Mei Ji entered the palace, and suddenly Pei Linglan's personal palace maid came in with a strange expression.

Pei Linglan hurriedly summoned the palace maid to speak closely, interrupting Fang Qizi's boundless conjecture. The palace maid was Pei Linglan's henchman and maid brought from Tianxingguo, and whispered in Tianxingguo's language: "Princess, the lord of Xiao County came to ask for a meeting, saying that there is something urgent to report." ”

This lord of Xiao County is Xiao Xiuru, she accompanied Pei Linglan to make peace with Daqin, but only entered the Qin Palace to become a low-level female official, not a concubine. However, she is not an ordinary female official, because the place where she works on an errand is the Dazheng Palace!

At the beginning, Pei Linglan and Xiao Xiuru entered Qin, and they also brought dozens of noble daughters of Tianxingguo. But after they entered Xianyang City, except for Pei Linglan and Xiao Xiuru who entered the palace, the rest of them were taken away, and there was no news from them since, and there was no contact.

Therefore, even if they were not familiar with it before, Pei Linglan and Xiao Xiuru, as the only two Tianxing people who entered the palace, had to get close. In particular, Xiao Xiuru was actually selected to serve as a female official in the imperial tea room of the Dazheng Palace, and there are some things. Pei Linglan still has to count on her to help.

At this time, when she heard that Xiao Xiuru was coming overnight, Pei Linglan quickly cheered up, first coaxed away Fang Qizi, who was too curious, and then invited Xiao Xiuru to come in and talk.

Xiao Xiuru wore a female official uniform with goose yellow embroidered blue edges. He did not wear any hairpin rings on his head, and his long hair, which was tied back in the shape of a man, was firmly fastened with a woman's cap. She is plain-faced, but she has a kind of pure beauty.

Pei Linglan couldn't figure out why Xiao Xiu was not favored by Emperor Qin with Xiaoxiu's delicate appearance even if she was placed in the huge Qin Imperial Palace. On the contrary, she was named into the palace to become a concubine?

Xiao Xiuru was satisfied with her own situation, especially the status of the female officials in the Great Qin Palace, and the treatment of some low-level Meiji was not as good as that of the same low-level female officials.

Seeing Pei Linglan, Xiao Xiuru politely saluted: "The princess forgives me, Xiuru is disturbed." ”

"Sister Xiuru is polite, you are very busy." Pei Linglan hurriedly asked Xiao Xiuru to sit down, and asked the palace maid to make tea.

Xiao Xiuru hurriedly waved her hand and said quite hurriedly: "I don't have that time, I came to sue you." I don't know who pretended to tell you what you meant, and invited your cousin Pei Si to Daqin to watch the ceremony. ”

Pei Linglan was stunned, and Zhang panicked: "Then the fourth brother is really here?" ”

"Here we are." Xiao Xiuru nodded with a heavy expression, "I heard that he came from a sick place all the way, and after a ride, almost half of his life was gone!" Now he is still lying in an inn in the inner city, and it is unknown whether he can hold on to the ceremony. The point is, the person who deceived him doesn't know what his intentions were! ”

"And," she sighed again. "Do you know for whom the emperor rebuilt Xianyang Palace, and for whom did he reclose Xianyang Palace?"

Without waiting for Pei Linglan to answer, Xiao Xiuru gave the answer herself: "It's for a third girl from Zongzheng." ”

Pei Linglan's eyes widened slightly. A bitter smile appeared on his face, and he muttered, "Sister Ke? ”

Xiao Xiuru sneered a few times, her delicate and beautiful face showed disdain, and she shook her head and said, "What kind of character and temperament does Cousin Ke have, I still don't know?" I've been in Yunhang Mansion with her for months, how can she do such an arrogant thing? I say to you. Although this third girl of Zongzheng is also a Zongzheng clan, she was born in the main lineage of the Great Qi Empire. If you see her in the future, you must be careful, don't make her unhappy and let yourself suffer! ”

"Why?" Pei Linglan was puzzled.

Xiao Xiuru pouted and said, "I heard that when Cousin Ke went to Zongzheng Mountain to participate in the ancestral sacrifice, she had a very unpleasant quarrel with some young ladies of the main line. This third girl of Zongzheng, bah, it should be the third lady of Zongzheng, and she is the one who had a disagreement with Cousin Ke in the first place! ”

She took Pei Linglan's hand, leaned her head over and whispered: "In this huge Qin Palace, only the two of us are from the Tianxing Country. We can't count on it at home, so we have to take good care of ourselves! ”

Pei Linglan nodded again and again, her beautiful eyes were full of tears, and there was a little bit of light, and she said anxiously: "But the fourth brother, he?" His body and bones have always been bad, and he must not be able to live well in the poor mountains and bad waters of Xiling. I'm so worried about him! ”

"I am in charge of the tea of several aunts, and I am among the candidates for the successor to leave the palace. If you have to be free, I'll go see Pei Si for you. Give me a token of yours. Xiao Xiuru sighed, as if she couldn't help but say two sentences, "Pei Si didn't say that he was extremely smart, how could he be deceived?" ”

Pei Linglan's position is low, even if she has a little favor from the emperor, she is not qualified to participate in the Divine Witch Festival, so she can't leave the palace. Hearing Xiao Xiuru say this, Pei Linglan was grateful, and hurriedly ordered the palace maid to take a small painting and hand it to Xiao Xiuru: "This is a small painting given to me by the fourth brother on my birthday last year, and he will know it at a glance." ”

Xiao Xiuru took the painting and unfolded it to look at it, but it was a landscape ink painting of smoke and clouds. She only glanced at it hurriedly, then rolled up the painting as it was, solemnly stuffed it into her sleeve pocket, and then said goodbye: "Princess, I'll go first, I still have to go and pack my things." The centennial ceremony will last for half a month, and you will be alone in the palace during this time, so take care of your life! ”

Pei Linglan was reluctant, sent Xiao Xiuru out of the door, and leaned on the door to watch her back disappear into the night. Her expression became calm, and a sneer appeared on her lips.

It has only been a few months since she entered the palace, but Pei Linglan noticed from one seemingly trivial thing after another that His Majesty Emperor Qin had terrible control over this palace. For such a big ceremony as the Centennial Witch Festival, how could it be possible to hide it from him and coax a young man who was far away in the Heavenly Luck Kingdom to watch the ceremony?

Therefore, the person who asked the fourth brother to come to Daqin to watch the ceremony would only be the emperor himself. This is a good thing, for Pei Linglan at this time. Then, the purpose of Xiaoxiu's sudden arrival tonight is very thought-provoking. (To be continued.) )