As the hours passed, the morning sun rose and shed the first rays of sunlight in the morning, and the heavy palace gates of the Forbidden City slowly opened under the morning sun of early autumn and bustle.

The carriage of the Sibeile Mansion was driving quickly on the official road, and it stopped steadily outside the Shenwu Gate at the end, Ling Ruo got off the carriage with Mo Yu's hand, and looked at the Forbidden City close at hand, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart. She thought that this magnificent palace would be her final destination, but fate played a big joke on her, making all her efforts and sacrifices a joke.

The guards in charge of guarding the city gate put away their swords and retreated after verifying the identity of the Nala clan, and let them enter the palace to meet Concubine De, while the coachman pulled the carriage with the birthday gift and slowly followed behind.

Concubine De likes to be quiet, so when she was originally named a concubine, she chose Changchun Gong, one of the relatively secluded West Six Palaces, to live, and there was a long way from Shenwumen, plus Li was pregnant and walked and stopped, and it took nearly half an hour to come to Changchun Gongwai.

After a long distance, he saw Yinzhen in a stone blue embroidered four-dragon court dress waiting there, and with him was the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang, Yinxiang saw Ling Ruo, who was walking in the back, was slightly stunned, and his eyes quickly swept over Yinzhen, who looked calm on the side. He still remembered that the woman who was waiting in the study was the fourth brother's Gege, but he didn't expect her to come too, it seems that the fourth brother likes her very much.

The Nala clan led everyone forward to salute and smiled at Yinxiang: "The thirteenth brother also came to congratulate Concubine De on her birthday?" ”

"Yinxiang has seen the fourth sister-in-law." Yinxiang had a good impression of this generous and kind fourth sister-in-law, and arched his hand at the moment and said: "Yinxiang's biological mother died early, and it was Concubine De Niangniang who raised and took care of her, and now that she is on her birthday, how can I not come, not to mention that I also prepared a big gift for Concubine De." ”

Yinxiang's biological mother is Jingmin Emperor's concubine Zhang Jia, who died of illness not long after giving birth to Yinxiang, and then Yinxiang has been raised by the Nala clan, who was already a concubine at the time, until he left the palace to build a mansion, and because of this, he has a very good relationship with Yinzhen.

Yinzhen patted Yinxiang's shoulder and said, "Eniang knows that you must be very happy to remember her like this." Okay, let's go in, don't make E-Niang wait for a long time. ”

"Lord Belle." Nian Shi softly called forward and grabbed Yinzhen's arm, his delicate and picturesque eyebrows and eyes faintly crossed the silent Ling Ruo, and said coquettishly: "Only the side of Fujin can enter and leave the palace forbidden, why does Ling Gege also come with us to congratulate Concubine De on her birthday this time?" ”

Yin Zhen glanced at her and said casually: "What, Su Yan has an opinion on this?" ”

Nian's heart sank, she was a smart person, otherwise Yinzhen would not have handed over the right to take care of the affairs of the house to her. Almost instantly, he heard the dissatisfaction hidden behind Yinzhen's inadvertent back, remembered Yinzhen's moody personality, and hurriedly smiled and said: "What opinions can the concubine have, but I just feel that it is not in line with the palace rules." ”

Yin Zhen stroked the glittering beads hanging down her cheeks and said with a smile: "If Su Yan thinks that the rules of the palace are not in line, he will treat her as an accompanying maidservant, this is no problem, right?" ”

Yinzhen said this means that he has decided on this matter, and Yinzhen often decides that no one can change, and any more words will only anger him, Nian carefully put away all his dissatisfaction, smiled and said yes, and then followed Yinzhen to Changchun Gong.

Nala didn't say a word from beginning to end, and his expression didn't even change in the slightest, as if he had expected such an ending.

Li glanced at Ling Ruo thoughtfully, and in this occasional glance, she caught Yin Zhen's eyes looking at Ling Ruo, soft as a breeze. After a brief moment of stunned and then she smiled, lowered her head and stroked her slightly convex lower abdomen, she finally confirmed her guess, Niu Hulu Ling Ruo has never fallen out of favor!

Although Changchun Gong is located in a remote area, Concubine De is now one of the four concubines of the harem, and together with Concubine Yi, she holds the power of the assistant harem, and her moxibustion hands are hot; Therefore, her birthday will not be deserted, and from time to time you can see the palace concubines coming to congratulate, but most of them will block back.

Guarding the door was Xiao Xiazi, a eunuch who had followed Concubine De for many years, and when he saw Yinzhen and them, he hurriedly greeted him and beat a thousand children, and said loudly: "The slave asks for peace for the fourth master, for the thirteenth elder brother, for the fourth Fujin, for the year of Fujin, and for Li Fujin!" He didn't know Ling Ruo, and Ling Ruo's dress was plain, so he was just a handmaiden with a face beside Fujin.

"Well, is the fourteenth brother here?" Yinzhen dusted off the corner of his robe and asked, he and the fourteenth elder brother Yinzhen are the same mother's compatriots, and they are both from Concubine De.

"If you go back to the fourth elder brother, the fourteenth elder brother has not yet arrived." Xiao Xiazi smiled and said, as soon as he finished speaking, he was hit in the back of his head, but it was Yinxiang, and he smiled and said, "Why don't you wait inside and come out to guard the door?" But want to get a silver prize? ”

Yinxiang grew up in the palace of Concubine De, and is very familiar with Xiao Xiazi, and he is bold and uninhibited, and often mingles with the people below, which is diametrically opposed to Yinzhen, who always has a straight face and does not smile.

Xiao Xiazi touched the back of his head and grinned: "Look at what the Thirteenth Master said, how can a slave be this kind of person." You don't know how to go, since yesterday, our palace has not been quiet, the palace and outside the palace have come to celebrate the birthday, the master and the mother are not peaceful, so let the slaves guard the palace gate, and those who are not familiar with it are sent back. He paused and then grinned, "Of course, it would be better if I could ask for some rewards by the way." ”

"You son minion." Yinxiang scolded with a smile, took out a silver ingot from the flat money bag and threw it to him, and the dog also took a silver ingot to him under Yinzhen's signal, so happy that Xiao Xiazi smiled, thanked him busily, and then led them in.

Yinzhen and Yinxiang both grew up here, even after leaving the palace to build a mansion, they often came to ask for peace, and walked straight in without further notice.

After entering the main hall, Yin Zhen patted his sleeves and led everyone to kneel down towards the woman sitting in the middle, "Erchen asks Eniang for peace, Eniang is blessed." ”

Concubine De was sitting in the main hall drinking tea at this time, and couldn't help but be happy when she saw them coming, put down the teacup and said: "It's all your own family, don't be polite, get up, why did you two come together?" ”

She is seven years younger than Kangxi, and now she is forty-five or sixteen years old, but because she is well-maintained, she is still like a thirty-something, dignified and noble, and has a good demeanor; Who would have thought that thirty years ago, Concubine De was just an official woman with a humble status, responsible for serving tea and delivering water.

"I met the fourth brother outside just now, so I simply came to congratulate Niangniang on her birthday, Niangniang shouldn't be surprised, right?" Yinxiang is half-true and half-fake.

Concubine De smiled and said: "You can remember that I came to congratulate me on my birthday, I can't be happy, how can I be surprised, sit down." "The palace maid who had a spirit early in the morning brought tea to everyone, and everyone sat down separately after thanking them, this chair was four on the left and one on the right, Yinzhen and Yinxiang sat on the left and right, Nala and others sat on Yinzhen's hand, followed by Nian's and Li's, so Ling Ruo had no seat, although Yinxiang was vacant, but he couldn't sit down, Concubine De didn't notice her, Ling Ruo simply stood on Li's side with his hands down.

"Niangniang has the grace of nurturing Yinxiang, how can Yinxiang not be on Niangniang's birthday." Yinxiang said with a smile.

Concubine De sighed with emotion: "It's been so many years, it's hard for you to remember, this palace still remembers that you were so small when you came, and you couldn't even walk; At that time, Hongu had just given birth to fourteen, and he was very busy. In fact, if you really want to talk about it, it should be the fourth child who takes care of you. ”

Yin Zhen's expression was cold for a moment, and then he said casually: "No matter what, it is the blessing of the thirteenth brother to be able to get Eniang's mercy and acceptance, and he should be filial to Eniang now." ”