When the time came, the New Year's bell rang, and Shen Lian took out the red envelopes that had been prepared a long time ago and gave one to Yun'er and Yue'er, in exchange for smiles and thanks from the two, and then continued to play.

The three of them were playing, and Feifei was secretly hiding behind a vase next to him, and the night passed quickly.

Before the fifth watch, Lin Ningxiu, who was wearing court clothes, came to Yuqiong Courtyard with Ziying, and Shen Lian immediately knelt down, "Mother, Happy New Year!" ”

"Okay."

Lin Ningxiu pulled Shen Lian up with a smile, first stuffed Shen Lian with a big red envelope, and then gestured to Ziying.

Ziying immediately walked to Yun'er and Yue'er next to her, and handed over a small red envelope respectively, Yun'er and Yue'er naturally hurriedly said to Lin Ningxiu, "Mrs. Xie rewards." ”

Although the red envelopes given by Lin Ningxiu were not as much as those given by Shen Lian, they were already considered a high reward in the house.

Lin Ningxiu said with a smile, "You have worked hard to serve Miss, and you will continue to serve Miss well in the future." ”

Lin Ningxiu finished instructing the two maids, and then turned her head to Shen Lian and said, "Qiong'er, why don't you wash up and change your clothes quickly, we should enter the palace." ”

On the first day of the first lunar month, according to the custom, Lin Ningxiu, who was the wife of the decree, should enter the palace to congratulate, and the Queen Mother sent someone over a few days ago and ordered Shen Lian to follow her into the palace to congratulate.

Although Shen Lian was reluctant in her heart, she was still urged by Lin Ningxiu to wash up, change into clothes, and then follow Lin Ningxiu into the carriage and go to the palace.

After arriving at the palace, Lin Ningxiu took Shen Lian out of the car, there were already many ladies waiting in Kunning Palace, and some ladies who were good friends with Lin Ningxiu stepped forward to greet Lin Ningxiu, and pulled Shen Lian to praise a few words, Shen Lian bowed his head slightly and smiled gently, making a shy appearance.

After a while, a little eunuch walked out, and everyone fell silent all of a sudden, only the eunuch's somewhat sharp voice sounded, "Chaohe begins~" Everyone entered Kunning Palace in order, and bowed respectfully to the Queen Mother who was sitting at the top, "See the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose." ”

said some auspicious words of blessing again, and the queen mother said lightly in her voice, "Let's be even." ”

Only then did everyone stand up, and the Queen Mother said a few more words, and then asked everyone to leave to congratulate the queen, and Shen Lian was left behind by the Queen Mother.

"I said Qiong girl, you haven't been in the palace for a few days, are you afraid that I will urge you to marry Chen'er again?" The Queen Mother pulled Shen Lian to sit down beside her, and said with a smile.

She has been secretly paying attention to this Yin Chen and Shen Lian's affairs, knowing that the two have basically not met during this time, she is a little anxious in her heart, these two people are a little wrong, and now they don't even see each other, how to cultivate feelings.

"What's the matter, the Queen Mother, your old man is joking with me again!" Shen Lian said with a smile, "It's very cold these days, I don't even want to go out of the room all day, if I don't want to come to your old man's house to congratulate you today, I still can't come out of the room." ”

She is gag, and she didn't answer a word about the marriage.

"You girl, why are you still afraid of getting cold at a young age, you should come out for a walk, Qin Xue told the mourning family a few days ago that she misses you, you have to go to her and sit there in a while."

The Queen Mother also said with a smile.

Forced to press the cow's head and not drink water, since Shen Lian didn't want to mention the marriage contract, she didn't mention it anymore, so as not to have the opposite effect.

Shen Lian responded with a smile, "Yes, I really miss Princess Qinxue." ”

The Queen Mother said a few more words to Shen Lian, and then asked Shen Lian to lead Shen Lian to Yin Qinxue's palace.

As soon as Yin Qinxue saw Shen Lian, she took her hand and said affectionately, "Lian, you are here, I know that you are going to enter the palace today, so you will wait early."

I can't go out these days, and you don't know to come and see me. ”

Although there is the medicine given by Shen Lian, she doesn't dare to use it casually, after all, pretending to be sick will definitely worry the queen mother.

"I accidentally annoyed my father and mother before, and I didn't even dare to go out of the Prime Minister's Mansion at will, so naturally I couldn't come to the palace to see you."

Shen Lian said with a smile, "After the New Year, I won't be able to come to you more." ”

The real reason for not entering the palace naturally can't be said, and she can only find an excuse.

"Then let's say it, since you have entered the palace this time, you can stay with me for a while, and I will send someone to inform Mrs. Shen."

Yin Qinxue said with a smile, "It's a cold day, but the plum blossoms in the imperial garden are blooming just right, I'll take you to take a good look." ”

Shen Lian finally entered the palace, and she naturally wouldn't let her leave the palace so easily.

"Okay."

Shen Lian also likes Lamei, the Lamei in this imperial garden is naturally top-notch, since she has the opportunity to watch it, she will naturally not refuse.

Yin Qinxue put on a cloak, picked up a hand stove, stuffed one for Shen Lian, and didn't let the maid follow, laughing and taking Shen Lian to the imperial garden.

"I say pity, why don't you want to be my sister-in-law?" Yin Qinxue asked in a casual tone as she walked.

Although she knew that Yin Chen and Shen Lian had a marriage contract, and it should be a matter of time before they got married, she still hoped that Lian and Brother Wang could fall in love.

"It's impossible for me to talk to him."

Shen Lian said without thinking when she heard this.

Ever since she knew that she had a fiancé, she had been thinking about how to break the marriage contract, and she had never thought about marrying Yin Chen.

"Why can't it be?" Yin Qinxue turned her head to look at her, and said in a serious tone, "You and my brother Wang are also considered to be a good match, and the age difference is not big, and now they are also familiar with each other, and there are also matchmakers."

Unless you don't like him at all, wouldn't it be nice for you to get married? "Does she like him? Shen Lian listened to Yin Qinxue's words and fell silent for a moment.

This is a question that she never seems to have thought about.

The imperial garden was huge, Shen Lian followed behind Yin Qinxue silently, turned around I don't know how many turns, only to feel that my eyes lit up, and a beautiful plum appeared in front of her.

I saw many plum blossoms on the branches, either yellow or white, or red or purple, or with buds waiting to be released, or brilliant blooming, standing proudly in the cold wind, and becoming a dazzling scenery in the full snow white.

Shen Lian was overjoyed for a while, forgetting all the originally chaotic thoughts, and trotted all the way to Lamerin.

A cold wind blew, and the petals on the trees fell one after another, Shen Lian couldn't help laughing, and turned around a few times with the hand stove.

She looked at the plum blossom with bright eyes, and her voice was full of smiles, "Qin Xue, you see how well this plum blossom blooms." ”

Among this flower, she likes the plum the most, likes its proud bones that still stand tall in the cold wind, and appreciates its perseverance in spite of the cold.

After a while, she didn't hear Yin Qinxue's response, she turned around with some confusion, but saw that Yin Qinxue had disappeared, and standing not far behind her was a familiar figure that she hadn't seen for a long time.

Shen Lian looked at Yin Chen, who had not been seen for a long time, and was in a trance for a while, he was still dressed in a purple robe, and he was draped in a black coat outside, which made his handsome face more and more noble, and his dark eyes seemed to be brighter than gems under the reflection of the lights.

When she wanted to see him, he didn't show up, and when she didn't expect it, he suddenly appeared, like a dream, which made her feel very unreal.

She only felt her heart beating violently, and the question that came to her mind again, did she like him? It was as if a wind had blown away the fog that had always shrouded her, and she suddenly had a realization in her heart, and the inexplicable irritability she had been having these days had also been answered, it turned out that she was so abnormal, so strange, was it all because she liked it? And she didn't know when she liked it, was it this Yin Chen who made her irritable and made her strange? Yin Chen also looked at Shen Lian, a few petals fell on her body, and her dark eyes looked at him blankly, feeling stupid.

Just looking at her somewhat stunned appearance, he felt that she was a little cuter than usual, and couldn't help but chuckle, "What? I haven't seen you for a while, don't you know this prince? "I haven't seen her for a long time, and he misses her very much, every time he silently hides in the dark and looks at her, but he can't come out to see her, his heart is like being pressed by a stone, and he is sullen and uncomfortable.