Qin Yuan slept until the end of the afternoon before waking up, got up and lifted the bed curtain, the dormitory was empty, and then her eyes fell on the remains of the puppets in the stove, and she was suddenly a little dazed, and her heart tightened slightly, and she called loudly, "Aunt Lan, serve this concubine." ”

Aunt Lan had been waiting outside the door, and when she heard Qin Yuan's call, she hurriedly pushed the door and entered, "Master, are you awake?" But I felt better, the medicine had already been boiled, and the slave maid asked someone to bring it in. After a while, the palace maid came in with the medicine, Aunt Lan took the medicine, and after serving Qin Yuan and taking the medicine, Qin Yuan said, "Wait for the concubine to change her clothes, and the concubine is going to visit Concubine Ru." ”

As soon as these words came out, Aunt Lan was taken aback, "Master, the emperor has a decree, Yuxiu Palace is not allowed to enter and leave without the emperor's will, and violators will be severely punished." Besides, it's cold outside, and it's not easy to travel with your current body. Qin Yuan's eyes were firm, and then she ordered, "This concubine has made up her mind, you go and get some silver taels, and go to Yuxiu Palace with this concubine." ”

Aunt Lan hurriedly dissuaded, "Master, just listen to the slave maid, if you want to treat your body well, it's not too late to go, what if your condition worsens!" Master, please think twice! Qin Yuan completely ignored Aunt Lan's words, lifted the quilt with a tense face, hurriedly walked to the hanger, picked up the clothes and prepared to wear them.

Aunt Lan anxiously walked to Qin Yuan's side, "Master, what are you doing?" Qin Yuan said indifferently, "You don't go to this concubine, this concubine will go by herself!" How could Aunt Lan stand Qin Yuan saying this, her anxious face was a little red, and she knew that she couldn't persuade Qin Yuan, so she had to take over and wait for Qin Yuan to change her clothes, and said angrily, "The master knows that the slave and maid are most afraid of you saying this, and you will poke the slave and maid's weakness." Although Qin Yuan didn't speak, but the corners of her mouth flashed a smug smile, Qin Yuan wore a thick blue blue satin jacket, draped in the same thickened brocade cotton cloak, and drove towards Yuxiu Palace in a sedan chair carrying a stove.

Due to the cold and slippery road, the sedan chair man walked slowly, and it took a lot of effort to come to Yuxiu Palace, when Qin Yuan got off the sedan chair, he saw that there was thick snow on the palace gate, and no one cleaned it up, Aunt Lan stepped forward and pushed it gently, the palace door slowly opened, Qin Yuan walked in, looking at the snow all over the ground, there was no footprint, it can be seen that no one has been here for a long time.

Qin Yuan was supported by Aunt Lan and finally came to the door of Qin Ling's dormitory, only to see a faintly dressed palace maid just come out of the dormitory, a trace of cold wind blew, so cold that she only shivered, suddenly saw Qin Yuan standing at the door was stunned, and asked vigilantly, "May I ask who this little master is?" ”

Aunt Lan saw that the palace maid didn't salute, so she was displeased for a while, "When you see Concubine Hui, you still don't salute?" The palace maid was suddenly extremely surprised, and hurriedly saluted, "The slave maid asks for peace to Concubine Hui." Qin Yuan said softly, "Calm down, notify Concubine Ru, and say that the concubine has come to see her." After the palace maid straightened up, she bowed her head and said, "If the concubine is in the dormitory, Concubine Hui can go in by herself." ”

After hearing this, Qin Yuan stepped into the dormitory, the doors and windows in the dormitory were closed, it looked particularly cold and desolate, the light was dim and dim, there was not even a stove, even the breath was white, it was better to say that it was the dormitory than the ice cellar, all kinds of furniture fell with a thin layer of ash, it should not have been wiped for a long time, Qin Yuan walked into the bed step by step, only to see a pale face, no pink decoration of the woman, at the moment is lying there covered with three layers of quilts, if you don't look carefully, how can you not recognize that it is the original jade and ice clear Qin Linglai.

Qin Ling heard the sound of slight footsteps at this time, slowly opened her eyes, and saw that it was Qin Yuan's pupils dilated instantly, and she was extremely surprised, and she actually stuttered a little for a while, "You...... What are you doing here? Qin Yuan just smiled, "I happened to pass by, so I came over to see my sister." Qin Ling flashed a hint of shame and said, "Now that I'm in such a field, is my sister here to laugh at me?" ”

Qin Yuan was not annoyed, Aunt Lan wiped the chair on the side with a silk handkerchief, Qin Yuan turned around and sat down, and said in a calm tone, "I said it, my sister happened to pass by, if you have the heart to laugh at your sister, you won't risk resisting the decree." After hearing this, Qin Ling's eyes softened slightly, but her tone was still cold, "Sister has seen it, if there is nothing to do, let's go." Qin Yuan didn't mean to get up, she still sat firmly on the chair, the corners of her mouth curled slightly, and said, "After the Queen Mother's birthday ceremony the day before yesterday, my father took the opportunity to chat with my sister privately. ”

Qin Ling hurriedly came to her senses when she heard the word father, and said excitedly, "Father can mention me?" Qin Yuan bowed slightly, "I mentioned it." ”

Qin Ling showed a hint of joy after hearing this, "What did my father say?" Qin Ling just said lightly, "Father asked my sister to hand over a pack of arsenic to my sister." ”

As soon as these words came out, the expectation in Qin Ling's eyes instantly dimmed, and suddenly it was like a deflated ball, soft in the thick quilt, and then the corners of her mouth slanted up, and said with a wry smile, "Father must know why I am grounded, this is to let me not bother him, hehe, it's okay, it's better to be alive now than to die, if there is nothing else, put down the arsenic and leave." ”

Qin Yuan tightened the stove in her hand, suddenly felt a trace of pain in her heart, pursed her lips and said with a little excitement, "Did my sister just give up?" Are you going to do it all the time? Where is the momentum of volunteering to enter the palace at the beginning? Qin Ling's eyes drifted to Qin Yuan, her eyes were full of despair, "You have also seen such a field now, sister, how can you tell me not to give up?" Even my father has abandoned me, what hope do I have? ”

"You still have me, now that the emperor has decreed the removal of the power of Xianggui Concubine Yuxiu Palace, I will think of some more ways to prove that my sister was misjudged, in that case, the day when my sister will make a comeback is just around the corner."

After hearing this, Qin Ling immediately sneered, sneered and said unhurriedly, "Heh, my sister is really naïve, the emperor and the queen mother suppressed this matter because of their father's face, saying that I had an incurable disease, just let me fend for myself in this Yuxiu Palace, except for the emperor and the queen mother, the people in the palace who know the truth are only the queen, Yi Guifei and Xiang Guifei, if you overturn the case for me, then how do you know Lu Dao?" Even if the emperor and the queen mother don't care about this, do you think that the ban will be lifted and I will be able to manage Yuxiu Palace again? Do you think these fathers can't think of it? If I had the chance, how could my father give me arsenic? ”

Qin Ling's words were not unreasonable, which made Qin Yuan suddenly eclipsed, and the corners of Qin Ling's mouth at this time were quite meaningful, "I understand your thoughts at the moment, do you want me to make a comeback and continue to be favored, you can retire to the harem, you must not forget your old lover, right?" ”

Qin Yuan gasped heavily, nodded weakly, and Qin Ling continued, "Although I was miserable today, I also entered the palace a few years earlier than you, from the noble to the concubine, and I also had an epiphany, you and I used to fight openly and secretly in the mansion, but now it is different from the past, my sister will point you a few words, if you want to live in this palace, you have to keep climbing up, what is it to be favored?" Only holding power is the king's way, you are the daughter of the Xue family, you have a noble bloodline, how many people are jealous! Do you think that if you retire from the palace, you will live a peaceful and indifferent lonely life? Even if she will keep you alive, will your father? Mine today is an example of this! ”

"But my sister is very tired, what about the noble position? My sister is not uncommon. ”

"But even if you don't enter the palace, your father will not agree to you marrying Prince Mu, your father holds military power, if he is stuck with the emperor's brother, won't it be a threat to the emperor, and the emperor will still care about his father's affection as a prince? If you are promised to a child of an official eunuch, with a deep mansion compound and a group of wives and concubines, do you think you will escape the intrigue? Since you and I were born, we are destined to work hard for our father, and we are destined to live a life of intrigue, so don't be confused by the love of that child, if you want to break free from your father's mercy, then desperately strive to climb up, and wait until the day of power, your father will bow down to you. ”

This remark made Qin Yuan's heart suddenly dawn, Qin Ling had seen through everything, and people only understood the truest truth when they were down.

Qin Ling slowed down, and said in a flat tone, "I am very grateful that you can come to see me today, I hope that my words today are not in vain, the status of the Xue family in the palace in the future depends on you, and someone will definitely find out when you come here today, you still don't have to stay here for a long time, you better think of yourself and say it, leave the arsenic and go, you don't have to bother for me after you go out." ”

Qin Yuan pursed her lips, and then gave Aunt Lan a look, Aunt Lan took out a bag of silver from her sleeve, Qin Yuan took it and got up and put it next to Qin Ling and said, "Sister's heartfelt words today, my sister will definitely remember it, arsenic sister didn't bring it, my sister must be sad to have such a field now, keep these silver sisters, sister is gone." Qin Yuan glanced at Qin Ling reluctantly, and instantly turned decisively and walked out of the dormitory.

Qin Ling got up slowly alone, stretched out her arm from the quilt, picked up the silver left by Qin Yuan and put it on her chest, slumped on the bed and sobbed silently, and her slender fingers were already full of chilblains......