West Garden. "Lan Baolin Yan is fine, I don't know why the two of you have time to come to Xiyuan?"

Jinyun was originally teaching a few young ladies the etiquette in the palace, so as not to make a fool of himself on the day of the birthday banquet, but it happened that Xing Ruolan and Liu Qingyan arrived, Jinyun was quite surprised and hurriedly led the two in.

"I heard that the people in Xiyuan are preparing for the birthday banquet of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, so Qingyan and I sneaked over to take a look and disturb my aunt, right?"

Xing Ruolan looked around and motioned to Jinyun not to alarm the girl.

Jin Yun hurriedly said: "How could it be? Lan Baolin Yan was able to come to Xiyuan, and it was too late for the slave to be happy! ”

Liu Qingyan has always praised the calm and dexterous Jinyun, and at this moment she couldn't help but smile: "Then aunt, go and get busy, don't delay your aunt's business, Sister Lan and I can just take a look." ”

Jin Yun was afraid that the greeting would not be thoughtful, so she hesitated, Xing Ruolan smiled at her and nodded, and Jin Yun bowed and left in a proper manner.

Xiyuan is really lively: all the girls who have not yet been sealed are trying their best to prepare for their talents, and there are many people who practice their voices and dance.

For a time, the West Garden was full of flowers, and the warblers sang and danced.

Since Xing Liu and the others moved out of Xiyuan, it is the first time they have come back, their identities and statuses are different, and their moods are naturally very different.

To the east of the courtyard is Cui Yi'an's residence, and at this time, the sun is in full swing, and Cui Yi'an in front of the window is shrouded in it, and she is carefully grooming the feathers of a magpie.

Xing Ruolan and Liu Qingyan couldn't help but be a little surprised when they saw this scene.

"Yi'an."

Xing Ruolan called.

Cui Yi'an suddenly turned around, and was very surprised to see that it was Xing Liu and the others, and hurriedly saluted the two, but was stopped by Xing Ruolan.

"Lan Baolin, noble Yan, please take a seat."

Cui Yi'an put the magpie in the birdcage and guided the two to sit down.

Xing Ruolan looked at Cui Yi'an, as if she was no different from when she first entered the palace and knew her.

"Yi'an, I haven't seen you for a long time, I see that your complexion is very good, this time should be pretty good, right? I heard that the girls have been busy with the eldest princess's birthday banquet in the past few days, and in the final analysis, they are trying to make His Majesty look at him differently. But I just saw that you seemed to be very leisurely, and I didn't look anxious at all. ”

Cui Yi'an replied with a smile: "Actually, Yi'an is already preparing. Besides, whether or not you can get the favor of Your Majesty depends on the creation of each person, and you can't force it, as long as you do your duty. ”

Xing Ruolan nodded slightly, and sighed: "If everyone can think like you, there will be a lot less strife in the harem!" ”

"Yi An just thinks that being in the harem should be at ease with what happens. Although Yi'an was born in a wealthy family, there was no shortage of food and clothing, and he used to be very willful, but when he came here, Yi'an was also very aware of his responsibilities. Even if you can't do anything, you should be comfortable and relaxed, and there is no need to worry about things that don't belong to you. If he loses his nature because of the competition for favor, Yi'an feels that the gains in this life will definitely outweigh the losses. ”

As soon as the words fell, Cui Yi'an suddenly realized that something was wrong, so he smiled and said, "Lan Baolin, noble Yan, let the two of you laugh." Yi'an has always been fast-talking, and he doesn't have many friends in the palace, and after everyone moved out of Xiyuan, it was even more deserted here. Seeing the two of you today, Yi An couldn't help but talk a lot, I'm really sorry. ”

Xing Ruolan's heart was sour, and she hurriedly shook her head: "You think too much." In fact, it is really rare to hear these heartfelt words in the palace. ”

Cui Yi'an was unconsciously relieved: "Thank you Lan Baolin." Oh yes, I see that the two of you were very interested in me as a little magpie just now, why don't you take it out and let the two of you take a look? ”

So saying, he got up and went to the birdcage to get the magpie out.

Cui Yi'an gently held the magpie's paw with one hand, stroked the magpie's head with the other hand and said: "This is what I brought back from outside the palace two days ago, and I will perform on stage in two days, it is the key!" ”

"Oh?"

Xing Liu and the others glanced at each other, very curious.

"I'm not afraid of the two of them laughing, but in fact, what Yi'an prepared was not singing and dancing, but a set of tricks taught to Yi'an by a master who walked the rivers and lakes at home before."

"Tricks? Is it just a trick? ”

Yoo Chyeon was quite amused.

Cui Yi'an nodded: "Originally, Yi'an also had a headache for the eldest princess's birthday banquet, and everyone will definitely do their best." Yi'an's qualifications are mediocre, and his singing and dancing are very ordinary, if he barely appears on the day of the birthday banquet, he will definitely be laughed at, so it is better to let go and find another way, maybe there will be a little turnaround. ”

Xing Ruolan saw that Cui Yi'an actually said everything, and couldn't help but be a little worried: "Yi'an, you are so frank with us, we should thank you for your trust." But don't you understand the truth that trouble comes from the mouth in the palace? If your words are heard by some well-intentioned people, I am afraid that there will be a storm! ”

Liu Qingyan didn't have much contact with Cui Yi'an before, and she only felt that she was a little willful as a rich daughter on weekdays.

Listening to her carefully today, I felt that she was quite genuine, and I couldn't help but feel a little more favorable: "If this comes out of other people's mouths, I guarantee that it must be wrong, such as Yu Shunning." ”

Cui Yi'an smiled faintly: "What you say is true. The same thing is said by different people, but it is completely different in the eyes of others. Yi'an knows that after entering the palace for so long, many people are dissatisfied with my words and actions, but Yi'an feels that even though he is walking on thin ice in the palace, he doesn't have to worry about talking everywhere, isn't that too tiring? It's like saying that now in the face of Lan Baolin and Yan Guiren, why does Yi An need to hide it? After all, everyone has lived together under the same roof for so long in the past, and Yi'an is confident, and the two of them are open-minded people, so when Yi'an speaks to the two, he must be frank. ”

Xing Liu and the others couldn't help but show their faces: thinking that the two of them are harem concubines at the moment, of course they understand the truth of the warmth and coldness of the deep palace.

Now that Cui Yi'an has said so many words with the two of her, and they treat each other so sincerely, they naturally feel a lot.

"I and Qingyan understand what you mean."

Xing Ruolan glanced at Liu Qingyan, "However, I think we all hope that you will save your skills until the day of the birthday banquet before taking them out, don't let us look at it first, and leak the bottom early, then it won't be interesting." You'd better be cautious in the past two days, so that the other girls in Xiyuan don't see your plans, understand? ”

Cui Yi'an thought for a while, and then nodded seriously: "Thank you Lan Baolin for mentioning it, Yi'an knows what to do." ”

Just when the people in the harem were preparing for the birthday banquet, Shun Zhaoyi and Yuan Shufei spent their minds on Xu Cairen: Xinluo and Xianglan had already received the order and summoned several imperial doctors in advance to come to Chaoyang Hall for consultation today.

In the Chaoyang Palace, there was a crowd of people for a while.

Xu Cairen stretched out his hand, and several imperial doctors waiting on the side took turns to check the pulse.

Shun Zhaoyi and Concubine Yuan Shufei also sat not far away, carefully observing the qiē in front of them.

After a stick of incense, several imperial doctors had already completed the diagnosis, and after a quick discussion, the two of them were headed by Imperial Doctor Li.

"Oh? So Xu Cairen is indeed sick because he is delicate and frail? ”

After listening to this, Shun Zhaoyi still felt a little unsteady in her heart.

"Niangniang, Weichen and several adults have the same conclusion, so for Xu Cairen, ministers and other people, we still have to focus on raising, step by step, and don't be in a hurry."

Concubine Shu nodded and said to Shun Zhaoyi: "Sister Lian, since several imperial doctors have said so, it must be right." ”

Shun Zhaoyi sighed slowly: "Alas, it can only be like this. ”

"Help Xu Cairen up, slow down."

Concubine Shu commanded.

So two palace maids from Chaoyang Hall came to serve.

Xu Cairen complained that his body was not angry, but now after listening to Imperial Doctor Li's words, the little hope that had finally risen was shattered again, and he suddenly felt pain in his heart, and he was much slower to get up.

Who knew that a palace maid who was carrying her embroidered shoes and serving her to get up immediately sank her face, and reprimanded impatiently in a low voice: "Can Xu Cairen hurry up?" ”

Some palace maids in this Chaoyang Palace were also full of joy when Xu Cairen first entered the palace, thinking that she had met a favored lord and could be stained with light.

However, when I saw that Xu Cairen fell out of favor after only a month, it was equivalent to entering the cold palace, so I had to admit that I was unlucky and complained.

Not to mention that he can't get the master's reward, even the normal living expenses on weekdays are not as good as the palace maids of the same level in other palaces, and now he sprinkled all the grievances and grievances on Xu Cairen's body.

They expected that according to Xu Cairen's cowardly temperament, they would never speak out, and they also knew that it would be more difficult for her to regain favor than to ascend to the sky.

Xu Cairen really only hated himself for dragging others down, so not only did he not care about what these people did, but he was also full of regret for them, and he didn't know how to make up for it.

At this time, this palace maid saw that the imperial doctor's consultation was equivalent to no hope of resurrection, and she was uncomfortable all over her body.

"I—I'll get up right away."

Xu Cairen hurriedly explained in a whisper, and the palace maid reluctantly put the embroidered shoes on her feet.

Xu Cairen has been treated like this for a long time, and it has long become a habit, so he naturally bent down and prepared to put on shoes with the palace maid.

However, this palace maid thought that Shun Zhaoyi was talking to Concubine Yuan Shu, and she had no time to take care of this, but who knew that Shun Zhaoyi suddenly shouted coldly: "This is how you serve your master?" ”