The gray palace walls are towering and cut off from the outside.

Qi Yue followed the leadership of Lady Lin and walked at the end of the line.

She counted them down, and there were fifteen people in the team. These little girls will be sent to Linyue Villa like her.

I was upset, and since I beat her into the palace, I only felt uncomfortable, as if a pair of eyes had been peeping in the dark.

"Stop!"

The procession suddenly stopped in a wide alley, flanked by several guards with knives, their expressions grim.

Qi Yue was in a trance for a while, and crashed into the girl in front of her, only to hear her screaming in pain.

"Ahh

"Excuse me, did it hurt you?" Qi Yue looked ashamed and apologized in a low voice.

The girl turned her head, looked at her with pure and bright eyes, a smile on the corner of her mouth, and whispered, "I don't hurt." After a look, "You are Miss Qi." ”

"Well, it's me." Qi Yue smiled and nodded.

The girl in front of her was a small one, half a head shorter than herself. She has a bun face, pink and tender and cute, her eyes are pure, and there must be no malice.

"My name is Lixin, and I'm from Kyoto." The girl's brain was closer, and her big eyes flickered.

Qi Yue was embarrassed to disturb her head, she didn't know anything about Kyoto.

Unconsciously took half a step back at his feet, and said with some embarrassment: "Uh... My name is Qi Yue. ”

"Qi Yue, do you know where we're going?" Lixin's face was full of doubts.

Qi Yue was a little surprised, "Didn't the elders in the family mention it to you?" ”

"No, my mother only said that she wanted to enter the palace." Lixin's little face is innocent.

Qi Yue thought in her heart and frowned.

Why do they have different rhetoric?

Just as the two were talking, there was a sudden noise in front of them, and many people whispered.

"Isn't that my second sister!"

"I saw the eldest sister too."

"Do they want to be like us?" ……

Lady Lin's expression was serious, her eyes were impatient, and she scolded loudly, "The palace is not a place for you to talk!" ”

It was quiet for a while, and Qi Yue and the others obediently shut up. Lixin stepped on his feet and looked curiously.

Lady Lin in front of her was talking to a middle-aged woman in green clothes, only to see her bow slightly.

"Aunt Ye."

The middle-aged woman named Aunt Ye nodded. Behind her stood a group of young girls, all of them slim and delicate, all dressed in the same peach-colored brocade clothes.

Aunt Ye glanced sideways at a group of female babies behind Lady Officer Lin, leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Lady Lin, are these girls to be sent to Linyue Villa?" ”

"This ...... Well! Lady Lin looked hesitant and nodded slightly.

Although it has long been rumored in the palace that some of these young ladies of the family who have not reached the palace are to be selected and sent to Linyue Villa, she is not good at mentioning them.

"It's a chore." Aunt Ye patted her shoulder, and a flash of schadenfreude flashed in her eyes.

Secretly sarcastic and hypocritical in her heart, Lady Lin barely pulled out a smile, and also looked at the girls behind her, all of them looked beautiful and moon-like, and said tentatively: "Aunt Ye's is a beauty, and these delicate girls are drafted?" ”

"Hehe, they all chose concubines for the crown prince, according to the queen's instructions, but they picked a lot of young ladies from the family." Aunt Ye's face was full of pride, and she hid her face and chuckled.

The two whispered as they heard a silver bell ring, and they looked up.

I saw a carriage in front of me coming slowly, and the silver bells at the four corners of the roof jingled, and the bells rang in the palace alley for a long time. The carriage is inlaid with gold and silver, and the wall of the carriage is exquisitely carved, and the unicorn beast is everywhere. In front of the car is a pennant with gold wire edge, which is engraved with intricate patterns.

This is the high priest's carriage!

The two panicked and hurriedly waved their hands to signal the girls to step aside and back down.

Curtsy, "I've seen the High Priest!" ”

The girls behind him also saluted.

The carriage drove into front of everyone's eyes.

"Stop."

I only heard a cool male voice coming from inside.

The carriage stopped, and a slender finger poked out of the curtain to slowly open it.

Sitting inside was the high priest Motoki.

Some bold ladies of the family quietly raised their eyes, their faces full of adoration.

According to legend in Beijing, the high priest Yuanqi is eight feet tall, handsome and extraordinary, with sharp edges and corners, and a pair of blue pupils that are particularly deep, and the whole person is simply a heavenly asset.

What I saw today was truly extraordinary.

The girls snickered and their eyes lit up.

In the carriage, Yuan Qi looked sideways and looked at the two female officials on the ground with their heads lowered, "The ladies of the family who were sent to Linyue Villa have all arrived." ”

"Back to the High Priest, it's all here." Lady Lin lowered her forehead and said yes, respectfully.

Yuan Qi glanced at a group of childish girls behind her, and her eyes were unwavering, "That is Miss Qifu?" ”

Hearing this, the ladies of the family looked up in surprise, and their eyes changed.

"The last one... Is. Female Officer Lin was slightly stunned, and raised her hand to the end of the team. Turning his head and calling, "Miss Qi, I haven't seen the high priest yet." ”

When he first arrived, he was personally named by the high priest he didn't know, Qi Yue's eyelids fluttered, and he was puzzled in his heart. She walked out silently and curtsy, "Meet the High Priest." ”

"Come forward." Yuan Qi Jian raised his eyebrows slightly, his face was cold, and he opened his mouth quietly.

"Yes." Qi Yue's body stiffened slightly, stepped forward in small steps, and stopped at Lady Lin's side without saying a word.

Don't look at her face without waves, in fact, her heart has already turned over the river and the sea, wondering if she has committed something?

Yuan Qi looked at the little girl with lowered eyes under the carriage, she looked cute and gentle, lacking some aura, but she felt that there was nothing unusual about ordinary people.

But the slight imprint under the hair on his forehead caught his attention, and he said lightly, "Look up." ”

With a deep breath in her heart, she slowly raised her head and looked at the young man in the carriage.

There was a hint of appreciation in his eyes, this high priest was really a beautiful man.

A snow breeze blew, the broken hair on the forehead flew away, and a faint leaf-like birthmark appeared.

Surprise flashed in Yuanqi's eyes, his face was thoughtful, and he slowly lowered the curtain in his hand.

That birthmark must be a seal, could it be the child she's been looking for... But this child's eyes are really bright, and his eyes are clean and without a trace of mundane thoughts.

A smile gradually overflowed from her mouth, and the look in her eyes was somewhat similar to hers...

The carriage faded away.

Qi Yue was stunned in place, only feeling inexplicable.

"Miss Qi, you haven't returned yet." Lady Lin urged coldly.

"Yes." Qi Yue nodded, lowered her eyes, and caught a glimpse of one of the little girls stretching out her feet to trip her.

slander in my heart, these girls, they are not very old, why are their hearts so evil, they are really used to living intrigues.

Her face did not change, and she stepped her feet and walked straight through.

The little girl screamed in pain instantly.

"How dare you step on me! Poor girl! ”

I saw her tears rolling in her eyes, and she roared loudly with tears.

Qi Yue pretended not to hear it, and continued to walk towards the end of the line.

"Stop!" The girl didn't give up and wanted to come forward and pull.

Lady Lin looked at the scene in front of her, her face turned blue with anger, and she shouted angrily: "Stop, the palace is not a place for you to be presumptuous!" He looked at the crying girl with cold eyes, "Miss Tang, stand back!" ”

The little girl was aggrieved, pointing at Qi Yue's back and unwillingly asking, "Why!" She was the one who stepped on me first! ”

Lady Lin was cold, her expression was very impatient, "Miss Tang, this is the palace, not the Tang family that you are acting wantonly with!" ”

The girl still wanted to argue, but was grabbed by another girl in front of her and shook her head silently.

The girl obediently shut up, glared at Qi Yue viciously behind her, and then entered the team.

Seeing that she finally relented, Lady Lin turned to Aunt Ye and smiled, "Let Aunt Ye smile." ”

"Lady Lin is tired, these young ladies of the family are not famous, and they have a big temper, so you should be cautious." Aunt Ye leaned in and whispered.

Lady Lin nodded, "That's what Aunt Ye said." ”

I regret it in my heart, these young ladies of the family really can't be provoked. The young lady of the Qi family, if it weren't for the fact that the high priest had a different reaction to her, she wouldn't have bothered to help her.

The two said goodbye and took their respective ladies towards the deep palace.

They were born in the same family background, but because of different directions, the choice of fate is no longer in their own hands.

Passing by, Aunt Ye glanced at the girl with her head lowered behind the team, and her eyes were inquiring.

Even the high priest looked at her more, what was the difference about this Miss Qi?

At this time, the sky is gray and snowy.

Qi Yue rubbed her frozen red hands angrily, she was hurriedly taken away by Tang Wei from Wucheng, and she didn't have time to take anything, this dress was not warm at all when she entered Kyoto.

She was going to freeze to death.

I was depressed in my heart, and I followed Lady Lin to turn left and right, and I don't know how many palace gates I passed, but I never reached my destination. The more she thought about it, the more troubled she became, and the high priest's reaction to her was not normal at all, which made her feel a bad premonition.

Sigh with your head down.

The front Li Xin suddenly turned his head sideways and whispered, "Qi Yue, do you know the high priest?" ”

"I don't know." Qi Yue shook his head.

"That's strange, we have so many girls, what do he tell you to do."

Shrugged helplessly, "I don't know." ”

Lixin was a little speechless, and turned his head to say no more.

I don't know how long it took, but Lady Lin finally spoke to stop everyone.

Looking up, the cherry blossom pavilion falls.

"Tonight, the ladies will rest in the Luoying Pavilion, and there will be palace people to take you to freshen up later, and tomorrow there will be guards to pick us up and take us to Linyue Villa." Lin Gongnu stood at the steps, looked at the group of young ladies below, and commanded loudly.

"Yes." The girls agreed.

Linyue Villa in the eastern suburbs

There are ten miles of peach forest here, but unfortunately in winter, the peach branches are dry, and the thick snow is piled up, not like the sea of crimson flowers in March and April, and there is no beauty here.

Inside Linyue Villa

Yuehua Pavilion brocade fishing platform, the yarn dances lightly, and a woman in a goose yellow brocade dress sits in front of the desk. I saw that the skirt was embroidered with chrysanthemums, the gold and silver threads on the clothes outlined the auspicious clouds and beasts, and the shoulders were draped with white fox furs, so a glorious and luxurious color.

Her black hair was waist-high, casually draped, and she only carried a sparkling silver hairpin in her hair.

Holding a little fish food in his hand, he casually fed the fish pond under the stage.

"Bright Moon."

I only heard a man calling behind me, and the woman's hand moved slightly, and she said quietly, "You're here." ”