Qin Yuan lay quietly on the bed////, her face was very pale, her eyes were still bloodshot, her lips were cracked due to dryness, and her hair was a little messy, as if a gust of wind would blow her haggard weak body down, three days, three days have passed since Qing Cang's will, these three days, Qin Yuan almost didn't close her eyes, only drank a few sips of water, and the rest was lying on this /// bed /// The rice grains did not enter, these three days, Qin Yuan thought a lot, and figured out a lot.

Qin Yuan slowly raised her head at this time, and called weakly, "Aunt Lan...... Aunt Lan ......"

Aunt Lan, who was on a plate, hurriedly stepped forward and said anxiously, "Master, you call the slave maid." Qin Yuan glanced at Aunt Lan weakly in a blink of an eye, and said weakly, "This palace is hungry, go prepare a meal." Aunt Lan suddenly looked happy after hearing this, Aunt Lan has persuaded Qin Yuan several times in the past few days, but Qin Yuan has been indifferent, and now she heard Qin Yuan say that she wanted to eat, how could she not be happy, Aunt Lan hurriedly bowed her head and said, "Master, you wait first, and the slave will go and prepare it for you." ”

Zhang Dehai and Dye Shuang on the side were also happy, and Dye Shuang said with a little excitement, "Master, you are finally going to eat." Zhang Dehai also nodded in agreement, "Master, you have to look at everything, as long as you live, we will have a chance to rise again." Qin Yuan immediately smiled with relief and nodded weakly.

After a while, Aunt Lan walked in with a meal, a few delicious side dishes, a bowl of lotus seeds and eight treasures, light and delicious, Qin Yuan finished the meal under the service of Aunt Lan and Dye Shuang, and then felt a little strength, got up and put on a light dress, and then slowly sat on the soft couch, looked at the three people in front of him, and said slowly, "In the past three days, the palace has thought a lot, and I have seen a lot, and the palace can't just fall like this, Zhang Dehai is right, as long as the palace is alive, there will be a chance to make a comeback in the future, How can this palace be defeated by a traitor like this? ”

Aunt Lan nodded in agreement, "What the master said is very true, you only came back after all kinds of dangers, you must not give up, the fourth prince still needs you to take care of it." ”

Qin Yuan heard the three words of the fourth prince, her face suddenly changed, now that Mu Xuan was not by her side, this was an unspeakable pain, Zhang Dehai glanced at Aunt Lan at this time, implying that Aunt Lan had said the wrong thing.

Qin Yuan lowered her head slightly, eased up a little, and said slowly, "This palace has been in the palace for more than a year, and it has been too difficult to go from concubine to concubine in this year, and the harem is deeply tired of the palace, and the three of you are the most trustworthy people in the palace, so the palace may not need to shy away from you, the palace has been imprisoned by the emperor in the Fengzhu Palace, and I am afraid that there will be no future in the short term, and the palace can also take advantage of this opportunity to stay out of the matter for a while, but in the future, this day will not be as glorious and rich as before, In the days of poverty, you are still willing to follow this palace. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and Aunt Lan hurriedly said, "Master, since the slave maid entered the palace with you, she has decided to follow you for the rest of her life. Dye Shuang also nodded in agreement, "Master, if it weren't for you, the slave would have died in the hands of Concubine Wan and Qiao Guiren, your kindness and slave will always be in mind, if you choose to leave you when you are in danger, the slave and maid will really be in vain." ”

Zhang Dehai also said firmly, "Master, although the slave is the queen mother's person, he is ordered by the queen mother to serve you next to you, as the saying goes, serve for one day, serve for life, and you are the only one in the womb of the master who maintains the subordinates like you, so whether you are prosperous or down, the slave will follow you in this life." ”

Qin Yuan nodded with relief, "You can think so, this palace is really gratified, I am very touched to have you right-hand men, don't worry, this life is very long, our happy days are still ahead, I don't care about the suffering of this short period of time." In an instant, Zhang Dehai and the others nodded firmly in agreement.

Qin Yuan then said, "Zhang Dehai, call all the subordinates of Fengzhu Palace, this palace has something to say to them." Zhang Dehai then answered, then turned around and retreated, and Qin Yuan asked Aunt Lan and Dye Shuang to take out some of their jewelry gold and silver and prepare it.

After a while, all the subordinates of Fengzhu Palace walked in neatly, knelt on the ground and saluted in unison, "Slave/slave, please say hello to Concubine Hui." ”

Qin Yuan sat on the soft couch, glancing at the people kneeling on the ground, there were probably twenty of them, Qin Yuan only let Zhang Dehai and Aunt Lan, Dye Shuang, and Yuru serve in close proximity on weekdays, and rarely had contact with other subordinates, so some of these people Qin Yuan are familiar and some are unfamiliar.

Qin Yuan then said in a solemn tone, "This palace summoned all of you here today, to tell you that this palace is indeed suffering from an incurable disease as the emperor said, but I am afraid that it will not be long before the slave is dying, as the saying goes, the slave is incompetent, and now the palace is an incompetent master, and you can also be regarded as filial piety for the palace, and the palace naturally cannot be forgotten, so before leaving, the palace will let you make a choice." ”

Qin Yuan raised his hand and threw all the gold and silver jewelry on the side in front of the subordinates, and the subordinates slowly raised their hands to look at it a few times, Qin Yuan continued to say slowly, "You can choose to stay now, or you can choose to leave, what you stay is naturally to serve the palace, live a poor life, I am afraid that the palace will not leave you anything until the day you close your eyes, and those who leave can take these gold and silver jewelry to find another master to serve, maybe another new master has a bright day, do you understand the words of this palace?" ”

Everyone replied in unison, "I understand." ”

"Then make a choice." After Qin Yuan finished speaking, he picked up the tea cup, gently scraped off the foam and took a sip, and the subordinates who knelt on the ground were all hesitant, it seemed that they were very hesitant, only to see a eunuch in the first row of the head took a golden hairpin and jade bracelet, and looked at Qin Yuan tentatively, only to see that Qin Yuan only concentrated on tasting tea, and did not look at this side at all, the eunuch hurriedly got up and retreated, Qin Yuan sat in place as if he didn't see it, and the people were a little tempted to see that Qin Yuan did not have any anger, Another palace maid took a gold step and a certain amount of gold and left, and then all the subordinates got up to get the gold and silver jewelry, and even a few even grabbed it, but in just a few minutes, the original twenty subordinates and a pair of gold and silver jewelry disappeared in an instant.

Dyed Frost snorted coldly in displeasure, "Hmph, it's all a group of white-eyed wolves!" On weekdays, I keep shouting to support my master, and I don't care if I see your master. Qin Yuan slowly put down the teacup and smiled faintly, "This palace only deals with you on weekdays, how can you ever look at them?" So it's not surprising that they can make such a move, and only in the most difficult moments can you see who is the most loyal to you. ”

Zhang Dehai said at this time, "It's okay if they leave, if a few spies come out of it in the future, it will add to the chaos, and in the future, the minions, Dye Frost and Aunt Lan will serve you and live a quiet life." Qin Yuan nodded for a while, glanced at Aunt Lan on the side, and then took out a purple-red brocade box from under the squatting table, and said slowly, "Aunt Lan, there are some silver ticket jewelry in this brocade box, you take this thing to make your meal, this palace is now powerless, I am afraid that it will affect you, it is good in the Shangshi Bureau, and it is good to be a Shanggong in the future." ”

As soon as these words came out, Aunt Lan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly shook her head, "Master, are you going to abandon the slave?" What did the slave do wrong? Qin Yuan smiled slowly, "Aunt Lan, among the personal servants of this palace, you have followed this palace for the longest time, and this palace naturally knows how you are, you don't have to think about it, this palace just doesn't want to delay you." ”

When Aunt Lan heard this, she knelt down excitedly, and said very firmly, "Master, isn't it torturing the slave and maid when you say this, the slave and maid don't want this meal, but also serve you." Qin Yuan smiled with relief, bent over to help Aunt Lan up, and comforted, "Aunt Lan, you have been in the palace with this palace for so long, you should know how difficult it is to be a female official as a palace maid, you should also know that your food is not easy to come by, this palace knows that you have the heart to fight for a Shang Gong of the Shang Food Bureau, this is a good thing, this palace originally wanted to wait for Dongli's affairs to be dealt with and then assist you to ascend to the position of Shang Palace, but now it seems that you are powerless, so now the only way to protect you is to declare to the outside world that this palace has driven you out, You are no longer the personal servant of this palace, so that you will not be implicated. ”

Aunt Lan shook her head reluctantly, and Zhang Dehai said slowly, "Aunt Lan, you have to understand the master's good intentions, if you do the Shang Palace of the Shang Food Bureau, the master is equivalent to having people outside, you are the eyes and ears of the master, and you are the Shang Palace, you can still take care of the master's diet and daily life on weekdays." Dye Shuang nodded approvingly on the side, "Yes, Lan Sishan, you can rest assured, the slave maid and Steward Zhang will serve the master well." ”

Qin Yuan glanced at Zhang Dehai, "It's still Zhang Dehai who knows the palace best, don't worry, if there is anything, go to Concubine Yi, she will definitely help you, your journey must be difficult, but you must not give up, and when I make a comeback in the future, you will return to the palace." ”

Aunt Lan's eyes were already full of tears at this moment, as if tears would fall if she moved slightly, Aunt Lan nodded sadly, and said very firmly, "Master, don't worry, the slave and the maid will live up to your expectations, master, the slave and the maid are not by your side, you must take good care of yourself." ”

Qin Yuan smiled and took out a silk handkerchief, wiping the tears from the corners of Aunt Lan's eyes, "Go, for the future of you and the palace." Aunt Lan nodded heavily, picked up the brocade box and glanced at Qin Yuan reluctantly, and then walked out, and when she walked to the door, she reluctantly glanced back, and finally crossed the threshold.

Qin Yuan sighed heavily at this time, and Zhang Dehai said softly on the side, "Master, don't worry, Aunt Lan will live up to your expectations." Qin Yuan nodded slowly, "This palace is incompetent, so I have wronged you." Dye Shuang shook his head, "What is the master talking about, the slave maid and Zhang Zhangshi will definitely share the hardships with you and accompany you through this difficult day." ”

Qin Yuan suddenly smiled bitterly, the desolation at this moment, maybe she is the only one who understands, if she doesn't choose to be strong at this moment, it is equivalent to having no way to live, the Queen Mother's words are very right, and now only time can solve the matter between her and the emperor......