The sky was clear, the clouds were clear, and the warm sun shrouded the earth like a veil, warm but not scorching, and the weather was so clear and fine for three or five days.

The air was filled with warmth, like a hotbed of comfort, and the breeze mixed with the refreshing scent of flowers slowly blew through, caressing the pink cheeks of the maiden in the court.

The cuttlefish sat on a bench in the courtyard, concentrating on sewing the palace clothes in her hands, and the dense stitches were enough to see her skillful craftsmanship and accumulated experience as a female celebrity.

It's just that unlike the palace's usual gorgeous and wealthy, although the clothes in the hands of the cuttlefish are clean, they are slightly inferior in style and fabric, and at a glance they know that the status of their owner is not high, and the degree of food and clothing can only be regarded as the last of the concubines.

Indeed, since the cuttlefish entered the palace, she has been arranged to serve Su Yu in the Changchun Palace, one of the six palaces in the west, and has never been transferred. And Su agreed, not only was his position low, but he had never even had a bed, and he was a poor man in the deep palace.

For the palace maids, serving different masters, the treatment is naturally different, if you can do things under the hands of high-ranking ladies, the rewards on weekdays will be several times more than others, and you can rely on the power of the master, and it is more convenient to act in the palace.

However, unlike others, the cuttlefish does not care much about the master's position, she cares more about the master's character than the identity and favor, Su promised that although she is just a low-class concubine who is not favored, but her heart and character are first-class good, which makes the cuttlefish very admirable, and has no intention of choosing another good wood.

Changchun Palace originally lived in two concubines, in addition to Su promised, there was also a concubine, but just a few days ago, the concubine had a serious illness and died within a few days. There are not many eunuchs and palace maids in Changchun Palace, and knowing that the main lady is gone, they all pack up their things and go to other palaces to find errands, there is no life and no grace here, and no one wants to stay any longer.

Now in Changchun Palace, only cuttlefish and the seriously ill Su promised to stay lonely and cold.

The cuttlefish mended the palace clothes that Su promised, and then moved the wooden bench to the master's bed to chat with him, in this big deep palace cold courtyard, the days that have never experienced grace are like frozen three-foot pool water, only teach people to be cold, and the master and servant of Changchun Palace, in this desperate situation, have survived for three years.

"Master, do you feel better today?" The cuttlefish asked with concern, looking at Su's increasingly thin face, her heart was very uneasy.

"It's okay, don't worry about me." Pale voice.

How can a cuttlefish not be worried? From the gentleness and elegance when she first entered the palace, to the thin and haggard now, Su Yu has been tortured by the life in the palace to such a point, she has long been stubbornly ill and thinks hard all day long.

No matter how difficult the days are, the trouble that should come will still come, as soon as she thinks of what day it is, the cuttlefish can't help but have a headache, a few sad clouds appeared on her face, and then cautiously asked, "Shall we still go to the Spring Festival banquet at that time, the road to the Jiaotai Hall is too long, and the slave is afraid that your body will not be able to bear it." ”

Su promised to hold the cuttlefish's hand, his haggard face showed embarrassment, and he said helplessly: "This is exactly what I am embarrassed about, the emperor loves spring the most, and he cares about the quadrennial Spring Festival banquet very much, and has ordered that all concubines in the harem must not be absent." I'm already in a low position, and if I offend Long Yan again, then we will have to worry about our lives. ”

The official woman can't help herself, the woman in the palace has no way to love, Su promised to taste the bitter and spicy taste to see through the red dust, what brocade clothes and jade food, what the favor of the Son of Heaven, it is nothing more than a competition of conspiracy and power.

"Cuttlefish, you have been by my side since the day I entered the palace, serving me and taking care of me consistently, I am very grateful to you, and I also treat you as a sister, ahem." Su promised to talk about emotion, but he couldn't bear to be too weak and coughed violently.

The cuttlefish hurriedly handed over the handkerchief, "Master, pay attention to your body." ”

"Now, I am in trouble, and the only person I can trust is you, I don't know if you are willing to help me."

The cuttlefish nodded thoughtlessly, "The master's business is the cuttlefish's business, as long as the slave can do it, and will do his best, you just have to speak." ”

"Go to the Spring Festival Banquet instead of me." Su promised to say softly, and the appearance of anger was very distressing. "With my body, I can't get out of bed at all, let alone last to the Jiaotai Palace, but if I miss the Spring Festival banquet, I will definitely attract the emperor's bad luck and cause us trouble."

"This ...... How can this be? There is a difference between master and servant, how dare a slave or maid impersonate the following offenders. The cuttlefish was startled and quickly shook her head, she was just a little palace maid and had never done anything arrogant.

"Alas, it's hard for me to be strong." Su promised to be empathetic, and if it weren't for the fact that there was no way, she would definitely not make such a decision. "Well, it's okay for me to go by myself."

Although there is no way to do it, there is indeed a reason to work: in this harem, everyone knows that there is a Su who has never been lucky, but most of them have only heard of him, and few have really met, and even the concubines in the harem have never seen this little promise that has been reported for a long time.

The only person who had some intersections with Su promised was the main concubine who lived in Changchun Palace, but she also died at the beginning of the year.

Even if it is false, no one will necessarily see through it.

Looking at the weak master in front of her, the cuttlefish really couldn't bear it, she knew that Su promised that her body was barely coming, and she finally survived an unbearable winter, how could she bear such a big toss again.

The cuttlefish knows very well that Su Wei, whose family is broken and her parents are dead, has long been uninterested in the rights and wrongs in the palace, and she only hopes that the few remaining days can be spent in peace and not be disturbed by the palace.

The cuttlefish fell into a dilemma, and secretly entangled in his heart: replacing the master to participate in the Spring Festival banquet was committed by the above, and if it was discovered, it would be troublesome; But if you let the master go in person, it is absolutely impossible.

"Ahem...... cough cough cough". There was an unstoppable cough on the bed.

The cuttlefish's heart was horizontal, "Don't worry, master, the slave will go for you." ”

In the Jiaotai Palace, the auspicious time has arrived.

The concubines of the harem have already sat down, and the sisters are all wearing silk and ornaments, all of them want to show their beauty in front of the saint, but they don't know that such a scene of competition and beauty makes the emperor upset, where will they have the heart to appreciate their beauty.

"Grandpa Su, what time is this, and it hasn't started yet?" The loud and domineering male voice sounded from the corner, echoing in the originally quiet and solemn Jiaotai Palace.

The person who spoke was Chengjun Wang Yunzhi, who was knighted for corruption not long ago, and he had a lot of resentment against the emperor, so he couldn't help but express himself at the banquet.

"Your Majesty, there is still an empty seat over there, it must be which harem master has not arrived, forgive the old slave for being incompetent, and I can't remember which little master it is for a while. The auspicious time is about to pass, and this is not good. Father-in-law Su whispered.

"I have repeatedly ordered and yet anyone dares to be absent? How bold! Leave her alone for now, you can quickly host the Spring Festival banquet to begin. The emperor frowned slightly, and commanded in a low voice.

"Whoa"

Father-in-law Su cleared his throat and wanted to announce that the quadrennial celebration would begin immediately, but at this time, the cuttlefish walked in with a pair of flag shoes of different sizes, and his crooked gait looked particularly dazzling in front of the public.

"Who is this?"

"The face is very raw, who agreed?"

"I really don't understand the rules, I'm only here now, she looks good"

Everyone in the Jiaotai Hall couldn't help but whisper, and everyone was very curious, who was this harem woman who was dressed plainly and low-eyebrowed, but dared to be late.

"The concubines visit the emperor, and the emperor is blessed with gold." The cuttlefish knelt on the ground and trembled and said goodbye, and she was so scared in her heart that this was the first time she had seen the Ninth Five-Year Supreme Son of Heaven, lest she have a business trip in the number of rites.

The emperor was not allowed to get up without an order, let alone look up into the emperor's eyes, and when he saw other concubines, he had to bow and salute, which was what Su promised to explain before coming.

"The concubine has occasionally felt cold and unwell in recent days, so she came late, and I hope the emperor will forgive her sins."

In fact, the real reason, where is the physical illness, is not because of the pair of flag shoes on the feet that have never been worn, stumbling all the way, and finally rushed over before the auspicious time.

The cuttlefish lowered her head, her face flushed, and her palms could not stop breaking out in a cold sweat, and if anyone could get closer, they would surely find her long eyelashes trembling with fear, and the sound of her heartbeat in her chest.

The people in the palace did not speak, and there was a hint of nervousness in the air.

Oops, I forgot to say hello to the Queen. The cuttlefish suddenly remembered that there was still the master of the harem sitting in the palace, but he had forgotten about it.

"The Emperor...... The queen is auspicious, and the concubine is late, so damn it. ”

At this time, the emperor finally nodded, and the displeasure on his face also decreased a few points.

"Get up, it's more important to be physical." The queen spoke, her voice sounding both gentle and majestic, "This palace was born weak, so it is natural to understand your distress, and the emperor is merciful, so naturally he will not punish you for this, and it will not be in the way." ”

"It's just that the palace is negligent, and the brain is getting worse and worse as I get older, so I can't think of you for a while."

"It's the concubine's fault." The cuttlefish said a familiar reply, "The concubine is Su who lives in Changchun Palace, and when she entered the palace, she reported her illness due to poor health, and she was never blessed to ask the queen for peace, so the concubine did not know the concubine." ”

"Oh? It turns out that you are Su promised, you can't participate in every time the sisters in the palace get together and visit the garden, but I didn't expect to come today, but your health is okay? "The person who spoke was Concubine Xi, the lord of Jingren Palace, wearing a bright red gold silk pattern flag to set off the momentum of this lady, and wearing a little emerald phoenix flag on her head can show her noble status." If you have the opportunity, walk around with your sisters more often, so that no one will know you. ”

"Niangniang's teachings, concubines remember."

"Changchun Palace, isn't it in the concubine palace? That's it, there have always been many disasters in your palace, and after a while, the queen will arrange it to pray for a blessing to Changchun Palace and make this year better. The emperor finally spoke, and his words were not angry and arrogant.

"The concubine obeys."

"Go back to your seat, today is a good day, and I will not blame you anymore. Su Peisheng, let's start presiding over the Spring Festival. ”

"Whoa"

The cuttlefish's hanging heart finally put it into his stomach, "Fortunately, no one knows through it, I just sit obediently for a while, don't talk too much, survive this feast, even if the task is completed, the master can rest assured."

The cuttlefish lowered her head and walked to the empty seat in the corner, and did it properly, at this time, the tension in her heart had been relieved a lot, and the corner of her eyes fell on the body of the current saint.

The emperor sat on the top of the main hall, proud of everyone, with an indescribable heroic spirit between the two curved eyebrows, and his bright eyes were as deep as a valley, which made people incomprehensible, and he did not dare to figure it out lightly.

I have long heard that the emperor is very good-looking and extraordinary, but now I see that if this is the case, he really deserves to be the son of heaven.

"Yo, I didn't see it clearly when I was distracted just now."

A sudden sharp female voice broke the atmosphere of the banquet in the hall and attracted everyone's attention.

"Isn't this the palace maid cuttlefish of Changchun Palace, why are you sitting here?"