Nala leaned on his back and closed his eyes silently, letting Xiao Ningzi pinch his feet soaked in hot water for him.

Autumn is getting cooler and more in the days that are slowly slipping, especially in the morning and evening, and it is already necessary to wear autumn clothes to stop the cold, but the autumn rain that countless people are longing for has not come, and there is still a great drought in Beijing.

On this day, after Ling Ruo freshened up, when she was letting people take the used water to water the flowers and plants in the courtyard, she saw Wen Ruyan coming over, and there was a charming woman behind her.

"Sister!" Ling Ruo stepped forward happily, shook Wen Ruyan's slightly cool hands and said, "Sister came so early. ”

"Come to you, Concubine Xi, how can you not be early." Wen Ruyan said jokingly, and said to the person behind her: "Rutian, I haven't seen Concubine Xi yet." ”

"If you pour to Concubine Xi, please be safe, Niangniang is auspicious!" Wen Ru stepped forward as she said, her voice was soft and sweet, like a pot of good rice wine, which was intoxicating.

"No courtesy." Ling Ruo looked at Wen Rutian carefully and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few months, but I am getting more and more beautiful, so sit down." ”

After they were seated, Wen Rutian curiously glanced at the palace man who was carrying water out of the water to water the flowers and plants: "I didn't expect Concubine Xi to save water so much. ”

Ling Ruo sighed lightly and said: "What can be done, now that there is a great drought in Beijing, it is not easy to use water, since it can be saved, it is not easy to travel hundreds of miles to transport it." The inside of our palace has been calculated, and it is not easy for those ordinary people outside to even drink saliva. ”

Wen Rutian was moved by what she said, and nodded: "What Niangniang said is that unless you have the ability to carry water in this capital now, one person can only get one pot of water a day." ”

"Alas, is this God trying to drive people to a dead end?" Speaking of this, Wen Ruyan was also worried, "In the past, I always felt that there was no such thing as much water, but I never thought that there would be such a time." ”

"That's because none of us have ever suffered from drought, but unfortunately the emperor's two successive requests for rain have not worked, and now we can only rely on long-distance water to alleviate the drought, and I don't know when it will be the end. I heard that because of this water transportation, the treasury has consumed a lot of silver, and seeing that it is about to enter winter again, there is no harvest of rice grains in the autumn festival in Beijing, so we can only rely on rice and grain transported from the south, but it is not a way to continue like this. ”

"Alas, I just hope that it will rain soon, and don't torture the world like this anymore." The atmosphere in the temple was a little heavy because of this topic.

"Okay, let's not talk about that." Ling Ruo smiled and said, "Seeing Ru Lean, I just remembered that this time the show girl is about to be selected." Recently, there have been more things, and I almost forgot about it, how, are you still used to living in Zhongcui Palace? ”

"Xie Niangniang cares, everything is fine, that is, the grandmother who came to teach the rules is very strict, and if she is not right, she will have to learn again." Wen Rutian stuck out her tongue as she spoke.

Ling Ruo smiled at her, "It's all like this, but the grandmothers are also for your good, the palace is no better than the outside, and there are no rules at all." Besides, you're pretty good, Bengong remembers that when Bengong was drafted that year, it happened to be in winter, and every time I learned the rules, I had to stand in the ice and snow for a long time, and my body was numb from the cold. ”

"Did the mother also have a draft?" Hearing this, Wen Rutian's eyes suddenly widened with curiosity.

Wen Ruyan reprimanded lightly on the side and said, "Don't be so unruly in front of Niangniang." ”

"Out of the way." Ling Ruo said with a smile, revealing a look of memory, "It was more than twenty years ago, at that time, this palace was about the same age as you, but this palace was not chosen to be by the side of the first emperor at that time, but gave the emperor as a concubine, and more than 20 years have passed in a blink of an eye, and this palace is already old." ”

"Niangniang is not old, she looks even younger and more beautiful than the folk girl." Wen Ru said in a coquettish voice.

"You girl is still good at coaxing people." After laughing, Ling Ruo said: "At noon, you and your sister will eat here in the palace, and the palace will let the small kitchen cook a few more good dishes." ”

Wen Rutian said with some embarrassment: "I'm afraid I can't accept the good intentions of the mother, yesterday the Fu Gonggong of the Kunning Palace came to the Zhongcui Palace to pass the decree, saying that the queen will hold a banquet in the imperial garden today, and invite all the show girls to enjoy the chrysanthemums together, counting the time, it is almost over." ”

Ling Ruo's eyebrows raised slightly, and then he said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then let's change the day, there is always a chance left and right, you hurry up, don't miss the time." ”

Wen Rutian glanced at Ruyan, saw that she also nodded to herself, and retreated, looking at her departing figure, Ling Ruo said slowly: "The show girl is not yet like the palace, our queen mother can't wait to win people's hearts." ”

Wen Ruyan sneered, raised her veil and said, "She is this kind of person, what's so strange." Besides, the chess pieces in her hand are dead, and they are wasted, so they should be added a few more, otherwise how can they hurt people. ”

Ling Ruo was aroused by her words, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, over the years, the people in the palace have gone one after another, and now there are only a few of us who are the oldest. ”

Wen Ruyan shook his head, changed the topic and said: "I have one more thing to discuss with you here, Hanyan is now fifteen, and it is time to decide on the family matter, but the emperor can't divide the gods at the moment, so I want you to help me see which family in the court is better, and it doesn't matter if the power is worse, as long as the character is good." ”

When it comes to Hanyan, Ling Ruo naturally won't shirk it, and thought about it: "In this way, I'll help inquire first, see what young talents with outstanding conduct, and then wait for the emperor to be free and then tell him, take your time, you must pick a wishful Langjun for Hanyan." ”

"Then this matter will trouble my sister." Wen Ruyan also knew that this matter was related to Hanyan's happiness in his life, and he couldn't be in a hurry.

Ling Ruo picked up the celadon teacup at hand and took a sip and said, "I ordered Mu Guiying to be in charge in Changyin Pavilion, is my sister interested in accompanying me to listen." ”

"The queen is enjoying chrysanthemums in the imperial garden to win over the show girl, but you go to listen to the play, but you are really leisurely, so you are not afraid of losing the opportunity?" Wen Ruyan asked with a chuckle.

Ling Ruo smiled nonchalantly, "Let her go, not to mention that there are too many chess pieces and it is not easy to control, I think that the queen mother has been racking her brains every day in order to control the chess pieces all these years, why should I join in the fun." Besides, the queen's weakness was never in these things. ”

Wen Ruyan was about to ask what it was, but suddenly remembered something and said, "You are talking about the second elder brother, but the second elder brother has now reconciled with the queen, and it is difficult to provoke it again." ”

Ling Ruo's eyes flashed, and he said: "Reconciliation is just superficial, the second elder brother has a problem in his heart after all, he only needs a small opportunity to provoke it, and it is more beneficial than before, my sister forgot that there is one more thing that the second elder brother never knows." ”

"You mean Ye Xiu?" Wen Ruyan hadn't remembered this name for a long time, so long that she almost thought that the second elder brother had never had this biological mother.