The Guerjia clan didn't say anything, just walked up to Ling Ruo, took the umbrella from Mo Er's hand and propped it above each other's heads, and walked through the snow.

The palace people braved the snow to sweep the road outside, so as to ensure that the masters could not walk because of the snow, and the snow piled up on both sides was almost half a person high, and a thin layer of ice had formed in the lake.

In this white expanse, Ling Ruo finally spoke, "Whether it is the Liu clan or the Shu Mulu clan, they are all scheming people, and it is not a good thing for you and me to let such a person be favored." ”

Guerjia looked at the large snowflakes outside the umbrella rafters and said: "That's why I asked you like that, I have known you for many years, and I know your heart, and I can't bear to harm the innocent, but many times, being too kind will only harm myself." ”

Ling Ruo shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The word kindness, I can't afford it anymore, I don't want to harm the children of the Liu family, but the current situation is no longer able to help me, sister, I will eventually become a person like the queen." ”

Listening to her sad words, Guerjia squeezed Ling Ruo's hand hard, "No, you will never become her......" She raised her hand so that Ling Ruo could see the two hands that were clasped clearly, "Because I am by your side, I will always be with you." ”

"Sister......" Ling Ruo looked at her with tears in her eyes, as if she would fall down as long as she trembled slightly, Guerjia wanted to wipe it off for her, but she couldn't do it because she held an umbrella in one hand, so she had to say: "Don't cry, I don't want to see you cry." ”

"Well, I don't cry." Ling Ruo tried hard to bring back the tears, revealing a clear and flawless smile and said, "Fortunately...... Luckily, I still have my sister by my side. ”

Although Wen Ruyan is gone, she still has the Guerjia clan and this sister, so that she can still feel a trace of warmth in the deep palace.

At night, in the long snow, all the palace lamps of the Old Summer Palace are lit up, endlessly, coupled with the reflection of the lake, making the whole garden beautiful and extraordinary, as if in the sky.

The Chinese New Year's Eve banquet was arranged in the Kaiyun Kaiyue Pavilion according to Yin Chen's intentions, and there was no round banquet inside, but a long table covered with various Ruyi Xiangxi tablecloths in a large circle, and the concubines and concubines made their own according to their status, and as for Hongshi Hongli, they were lost at the last seat.

When Liu and the others arrived, they were quite surprised, it was the first time they had seen such a banquet method, Ling Ruo arrived there early, and was arranging for the palace people to serve the food, and when he saw Liu come in, he walked over with a smile and said, "My sister has already moved to the Changchun Immortal Pavilion." ”

As soon as he said this, Liu Shi said with gratitude on his face: "If you go back to Niangniang, you have already moved over just now, and Niangniang is so pitiful to the concubine, it really makes the concubine unable to repay it." ”

"If you say this again, this palace will be unhappy." Ling Ruo pretended to be displeased and said a word, and was about to let the Liu family sit down, when the voice of the eunuch singing came from outside, "The queen mother has arrived, and the Hui nobles have arrived!" ”

Ling Ruo hurriedly stood in front of the door with his eyes down when he heard this, and after the door opened, he saluted in unison, "The concubines and others greet the queen, and the mother is blessed with Jin'an." ”

Nala is dressed in a purple and gold embroidered seven-color Luan Bird flag suit today, with a pair of peony filigree dots on her towering hair in a hairpin, and the beads are gently swaying between movement and stillness. Behind her, Shu Mulu was as gentle and quiet as ever, and the autumn-colored flag outfit was not outstanding, but the peach-colored tassels hanging down the side of the bun added a touch of beauty to her.

"It's a family banquet today, no outsiders are there, you don't need to see outside, let's get up quickly." Nala had a gentle smile on his face. Such a woman, no one can imagine, turned out to be the biggest conspirator in the harem.

"Thank you for your grace." After thanking them like this, Ling Ruo and the others stood up, and the Shu Mulu clan also saluted Ling Ruo and the others separately, hiding all their thoughts and calculations under the appearance of harmony.

Ling Ruo bowed his head and said respectfully: "Niangniang, the banquet is ready, please come to the table." ”

"Don't worry, wait for the emperor to come before entering the table." Nala glanced at the ingenious banquet and said, "Concubine Xi has a heart." ”

Ling Ruo hurriedly said: "As the queen said, there are no outsiders at this family banquet, so there is no need to distinguish it so clearly, and sitting like this, the sisters will be closer." ”

The two of them were talking there, and the rest stood quietly, not daring to speak, so after waiting for half an hour, Yinzhen finally arrived, and all the women saluted together, and then Yinzhen and Nala sat down in the middle, Ling Ruo sat on the right side of Yinzhen, and the rest sat in separate seats.

Yin Zhen glanced at Xi Yan, looked sideways at Ling Ruo and said with a smile: "Such a novel way of sitting, but you came up with it?" ”

Ling Ruo pursed her lips and smiled: "The concubine is so careful, but it makes the emperor laugh." ”

"You're very excited, I like it very much." As he spoke, the mermaids in the palace rushed in and placed plates of delicacies in front of everyone, one of which was dumplings shaped like ingots.

Yin Zhen took a dip in vinegar and put it in his mouth, and after eating, he said with some surprise: "This year, this imperial dining room has changed its ways, and it is no longer the same as in previous years, and it tastes quite good in the mouth." ”

"When the emperor said this, the concubines had a great appetite." Saying this, Nala also took one, and when he bit it open, he was also full of surprise, looked at the stuffing inside and said, "Hey, what kind of stuffing is this?" It's like pork, but it seems to have something else added to it, and it tastes delicious. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Jin Gu had already stood up and said, "Queen Qiyu, mackerel is added to the pork, so it will feel extremely delicious when you eat it." ”

Nala took another bite, and indeed tasted the taste of mackerel, and said curiously: "You know so clearly, could it be that you made this dumpling?" ”

Jin Gu lowered her head and didn't speak, but Ling Ruo glanced at Jin Gu quietly, and then chuckled: "Niangniang, today the humble noble person took some dumplings for the concubine and the concubine to eat, after the two concubines used it, they found that the dumplings of the humble noble man are varied, the flavor is different, and they are much better than those made by the imperial kitchen. ”

"Well, it's both innovative and delicious, and it's very good." Saying this, she turned to Yinzhen again and said, "What does the emperor think? ”

"It's really good." Yin Zhen nodded with a smile, and called Sixi and said: "There are two pairs of bounty beads and two satins." ”

Jin Gu hurriedly kowtowed and thanked her, and then returned to the back of the Liu family, and the banquet gradually became lively, Shu Mulu got up with the cup, and said to Yinzhen and Nala from afar: "The concubine wishes the emperor a dragon body and a long and stable dragon body, and the queen mother phoenix body Chang'an." ”

Yin Zhen and Nala laughed, both drank the wine in the cup, Dai Jia looked at the Shu Mulu clan who was sitting next to him with jealousy, if it wasn't for this woman deliberately playing right and wrong in front of the emperor, how could she be forced to copy the palace rules ten times, and her hands cramped, and now she is still here to show off and please the emperor and queen, it is really hateful.