At the beginning of the heavy snowfall, the eunuch palace maid of Zhongcui Palace was sweeping the snow with a broom, and when she saw Ling Ruo coming over from a distance, she bowed her head and was considered a courtesy, Ling Ruo at this moment was just a show girl, and she was not a master before she was officially canonized, the so-called little master was just a polite title, and the true status was not necessarily much higher than that of these eunuch palace maids. is like red and white, and everyone in the palace is the same......

I had long thought that the road to the harem would not be easy, but I never thought that it would be so difficult......

Walking aimlessly along the vermilion palace wall, he didn't know how far he had walked, and when he came back to his senses, Ling Ruo found that he had left the Zhongcui Palace at some point, and was in a huge plum forest, where the red plums were blooming among the branches of the trees, shining in the snow, like the finest rubies.

At the end of the road, there is a hidden place in the snow.

Ruo'er, in the future, we will find a quiet place and plant a large plum tree, so that you can see the plum snow at any time without leaving home.

The words are still in my ears...... Brother Rongyuan, I have found Merlin, but it does not belong to you or me, it belongs to the Qing Emperor.

Closing her eyes and forcing the sourness in her eyes back, everything was doomed when she chose this path.

Rong Yuan and her, like flowing water and swimming fish, can only be hurried passers-by in each other's lives, no matter who is nostalgic to look back, it is a misfortune.

It is better to look at each other in the rivers and lakes. So, for the best.

I took a deep breath and was about to leave, when I suddenly heard a faint voice, hey, is there anyone else here?

With this doubt, Ling Ruo followed the sound, and saw two figures by a pool in the depths of Merlin, a man and a woman, the man's back was facing and he couldn't see his face clearly, he could only see the appearance of a woman, she was wearing a crimson feather satin cloak, she looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, with red lips and nose, eyebrows and eyes, very beautiful, because she couldn't hear what they were saying from too far away, it seemed that she was arguing.

After talking for a while, the woman seemed to be angry, didn't want to talk to him anymore and turned around to leave, thinking that because she was in too much of a hurry, she accidentally tripped over a broken branch that the palace people had not had time to clean up, and the man reached out to help but was waved away by her palm, and he got up from the ground with difficulty and then limped away, never looking at the man again.

The man silently watched her leave, although he couldn't see his expression, Ling Ruo still felt a deep loneliness and sadness from his Dugu back......

When Ling Ruoshang was guessing their identities, the men had already turned around and met each other's eyes, both with shocked expressions.

He was amazed that there was one more person here; Ling Ruo was surprised that she had actually seen this person, wasn't it the person she met in the market that day? Although the outfits were different, the cold demeanor was the same, and Ling Ruo believed that he would never admit his mistake.

Who is he who should appear in the palace? Ling Ruozi would not be stupid enough to think that he was a little eunuch, that kind of innate extravagance was definitely not something that a eunuch could have, not to mention that sable fur cloak that ordinary rich and noble people could not afford to wear.

Emperor? This thought was vetoed by her as soon as it flashed, and now that the emperor has passed the year of the Mandate of Heaven, it is impossible for him to still look like a young man; In addition, only the prince who is a noble prince can enter and leave the harem freely.

Well, she remembered that another person had called him Fourth Brother at the market that day, and it seemed that the identity of the other person was already revealed.

Thinking about it, the figure had come closer, Ling Ruo hurriedly suppressed the surprise in his heart, and bowed his sleeves and said, "Ling Ruo has seen the fourth elder brother. ”

Yin Zhen's eyelids jumped slightly, this palace maid is very angry, and she doesn't understand the rules, she doesn't call herself a slave, doesn't she know that this is a big taboo in the palace? That alone would have convicted her of a capital crime.

"Which palace maid are you, why are you eavesdropping on your master's words here?" Obviously, he has never seen it in the palace, why does that excessively beautiful face always give him an illusion of déjà vu.

Ling Ruo was stunned for a moment and immediately understood, daring to love that his outfit was too plain, so that the fourth elder brother regarded himself as a palace maid, and he had long forgotten all about the fate of the previous side.

"I'm not ......," she was about to explain when she was interrupted by Yinzhen.

"What's not?" Yin Zhen sneered: "What a slave who doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, he dares to call himself 'me' in front of his master, does he want to die?" ”

Seeing that he didn't ask indiscriminately was an accusation, Ling Ruo was really angry and funny, and when they met twice, he was asking her if she wanted to die, whether this was an alternative fate.

"Where did the fourth elder brother see that I was a palace maid?" She stroked the soft and smooth hair of her cuffs and asked with a smile.

"Aren't you?" Yin Zhen was slightly stunned, and then he looked at Ling Ruolai seriously, and he really saw a little difference at this look, although the dress was elegant and simple and there were almost no ornaments in his hair, but it was still not comparable to ordinary palace maids, as for the palace maids who had faces around the palace masters, he had seen them, and there was no such woman in his memory, it seemed that he took it for granted.

With a smile on his lips, he once again bowed and made a no-fault salute, and his voice was like a yellow bird, "If the show girl Niu Hulu Ling has seen the fourth elder brother, the fourth elder brother is auspicious." ”

He tightened his beautiful eyebrows and didn't say anything more, and said coldly: "Since you are a show girl, what are you doing here if you don't stay here in Zhongcui Palace, how much did you hear about what happened just now?" ”

"If I say I haven't heard it, will the fourth elder brother believe it?" She asked self-deprecatingly, the jasper earrings pressed against one cheek, as cold as morning snow. Xu had a bad impression when she met for the first time, so it was difficult for her to have a normal heart in the face of him.

Yin Zhen snorted coldly, his eyes were like knives scraping inch by inch on Ling Ruo's face, there was a sharp and penetrating chill, "Whether you hear it or not, it's best to rot today's things in your stomach and be your show girl, but whenever you hear the slightest rumor, I only ask you." ”

"Fourth Elder Brother, is this threatening me?" It is rumored that the fourth elder brother Yinzhen is the most unkind one among the more than a dozen elder brothers on the pilgrimage, cold-hearted, mean and ruthless, known as the cold-faced elder brother, and now it seems that this is really the case.

"Whatever you think, remember to keep your mouth in check, and be careful of the trouble that comes out of your mouth." Throwing down this sentence, Yin Zhen turned around and left, not caring whether Ling Ruo agreed or not, because he believed that as long as this show girl had a little brain, he would not fight against him.

Ling Ruo shook her head secretly, maybe she and this high-flying fourth elder brother were born to fight, otherwise why would she not be able to escape the unhappy ending every time they met.

Speaking of which, she was really a little curious about the identity of the woman just now, which could make the fourth elder brother who was like ten thousand years of ice reveal his unknown side, and the deep sadness and loneliness are still touched when I think about it.

Out of Merlin, I asked a lot of palaces to find the way back to Zhongcui Palace, and before I stepped into the palace gate, I saw a graceful figure standing in the front yard, looking at her and smiling.

"Sister!" Seeing the visitor, Ling Ruo was overjoyed, walked quickly to the front, took her hand and asked impatiently, "When did my sister arrive?" ”

"Just arrived, because of the long distance delayed for a few days, fortunately in time to enter the palace, this is not a palace to come to you, asked the waiter said that you went out, and thought about whether to wait for you to come back, but you arrived." Qiu Ci said, with an uncontrollable smile in his eyes, "Where have you been, why are your hands so cold?" ”

Qiu Ci's care made Ling Ruo feel extra warm, Qiu Ci is the daughter of Shi Weishan, Jiangzhou County, one year older than Ling Ruo, Shi Weishan had served under Ling Zhu before, and the relationship between the two families was excellent, and later Shi Weishan was ordered to transfer to the post and move his family, so he didn't move around, but he has been exchanging letters.

"When I have nothing to do, I go outside for a while." Ling Ruo replied casually, and the two of them came to the octagonal pavilion not far away while talking, and after they each sat down, Ling Ruo had time to look at her carefully, dressed in a lake blue brocade flag suit, the neckline and cuffs were inlaid with good wind hair, the roots were snow-white without a trace of variegation, and a golden silk phoenix hairpin was inserted in her hair, and a ruby the size of a little finger was attached to the phoenix mouth, which reflected her already dignified and beautiful appearance.

"I haven't seen each other for a few years, and my sister is getting more and more beautiful." Ling Ruo praised sincerely, and his voice had been slapped before he fell to his waist, "Okay, the little girl actually dares to make fun of her sister when she grows up, look at how I clean you up!" ”

Ling Ruo was most afraid of itching, but as soon as Qiu Ci made this move, she immediately didn't hesitate, laughed crookedly for a while before stopping, and said breathlessly: "I...... How can I take ...... It's true to make fun of my sister...... Beautiful! ”

Qiu Ci gathered Ling Ruo's broken hair that spread out with laughter and sighed: "If you want to talk about beauty, my sister is really beautiful like a flower, and she has the beauty of the city without any decoration. ”

Surprisingly, Ling Ruo was not happy because of her praise, but seemed a little depressed, and asked what was the reason, Ling Ruo hesitated for a while before telling her about Muyue, and said: "This Guo Luo Luo Muyue is very arrogant, look at it is not only me, I am afraid that the average show girl is not in his eyes, although his family background is good, but it is not the top, why dare to be so unscrupulous." ”

Qiu Ci got up silently, looked at the unknown distance, and said for a long time: "I only want to say one thing, you will know where the arrogance of this Guo Luo Luo Muyue came from - Concubine Yi of Yonghe Palace is also surnamed Guo Luo Luo. ”

Ling Ruo was taken aback and blurted out, "Is there a relationship between them?" ”

"Not bad." The ethereal voice seemed to fall from the sky, "Guo Luo Luo Muyue is the younger sister of Concubine Yi, and the two are more than twenty years old. ”

Concubine Yi, Guo Luo Luo, Kangxi entered the palace in the thirteenth year, the first nobleman, the emperor loved it very much, canonized Yi Concubine in the sixteenth year of Kangxi, Kangxi gave birth to the fifth son of the emperor in the eighteenth year, Jin was named Concubine Yi in the twentieth year, the ninth son of the emperor in the twenty-second year, and the eleventh son of the emperor in the twenty-fourth year.

Qiu Ci looked at Ling Ruo, who was distracted, and sighed: "My sister has an excellent appearance, no wonder she will target you, you just have to bear with it, it is only a few days away from the draft, don't conflict with her, otherwise in the future, even if your sister enters the palace, I am afraid that life will not be easy." ”

"I know it." Ling Ruo said softly, her thin and slender eyelashes casting a shallow shadow, "Compared to that, I'm more worried about the crown princess's side...... If she really wants to interfere, I'm afraid that she will really lose the election. ”

Regarding this point, Qiu Ci was helpless, so she could only be relieved: "Maybe things are not as bad as we think, I heard that Concubine Rong is the most fair in dealing with people, otherwise the emperor will not let her take care of the harem affairs, sister, don't worry too much, even if there is something really good, my sister will help you." ”

Ling Ruozhi said that she was comforting herself, and said in a deep voice: "I understand, fortunately, I have my sister with me." ”

After all, she is only fifteen years old, even if her mind is mature, after all, she is too young to really experience hardships, and now she has suddenly entered the harem of intrigue and power, and it is inevitable that she will not be able to adapt, and the appearance of Qiu Ci has greatly soothed her hesitant and overwhelmed heart.

"You and I are sisters, and we should support each other in this harem." She gave her a gentle smile back, and it was this smile that Ling Ruo remembered for a long, long time, until ......