Ansu swept the endless fallen leaves, and in a blink of an eye, it was night. The candles in the courtyard were very dim, and the moonlight was also blurred, and An Su felt that it was the rumors that made it bad, so she deliberately extinguished a few candles. Her arms were numb, and she felt more and more that she had to sweep the yard all night as she watched the fallen leaves on the ground being swept by the wind.

Ansu held the broom and thought for a while, and suddenly an idea suddenly came to her heart. She looked at the direction of the courtyard, and although there were many trees planted in it, the middle piece was empty, and there was nothing at this time. This is exactly what she wants, and once this method is passed, she can go back to rest.

Throwing the broom in the yard at random, Ansu went to fetch two large buckets of cold water, and took a lot of rags to wet them, forming a huge circle. With this done, the preparation is complete.

Then, Ansu swept the fallen leaves into a ball, poured them into a circle of wet rags as quickly as possible, and did not hesitate to pick up the candle flame and light it, the fallen leaves instantly burned into a piece, and the courtyard began to brighten.

These fallen leaves are cleaned up a lot, but they don't burn too much, but they can be reduced to ashes in a short time. Therefore, when the eunuch who brought the firefighting eunuch hurriedly over, An Su had already cleaned up the burned black ashes, and the rags and buckets had already returned to their original places.

"How can there be a fire in the yard? What did you girl? "Mama Hu couldn't find any traces of a fire everywhere, so she could only fix her eyes on An Su.

Ansu originally thought that if he was found out earlier, he would tell the truth about his own methods. Although this method is a bit dangerous, it has finally completed the task assigned to her by Hu Yu's grandmother, and there is nothing to hide. But now that they had arrived late, Ansu had already packed up all the utensils, and there was no need to bother to explain.

"Mama said and laughed, the slave maid has been sweeping the fallen leaves in the yard, and she didn't see any fire, I think Mama is wrong."

"Impossible!" Mama Hu Yu sniffed carefully, squatted down and wiped it on the ground, although it was not obvious, but there were faint black ash marks on her fingertips, "It seems that what the Queen Mother said is right." ”

Mama Hu waved her hand to let the eunuch who came to put out the fire go down, and walked around An Su: "If you can stay in Changle Palace, even if you have the ability." However, if the ability is too great, he has to be disliked. ”

An Su didn't think so, only lowered her eyebrows and said, "Mama, the slave has already cleaned the yard." ”

"You're smart, but I have a lot of ways! Sometimes it's time to teach you a lesson slowly. ”

An Su really didn't understand why she had to toss her like this when she had only met Mama Hu once before. Originally, I thought it was Changle Palace's difficulty for newcomers, but it's not right to think about it, if the Queen Mother can't tolerate it, it will save trouble by sending her directly to Yongxiang, and there is no need to leave her in front of her. But whether you understand it or not, since you are here, you must stay up slowly.

"The slave and maid thank Mama for the compliment, but the slave and maid don't want to cause trouble, they just want to stay in Changle Palace and ask for food and clothing."

"Alright, since the yard is cleaned, let's go down!" Hu Yu finally relented, An Su was tired for an afternoon, and was finally able to go back to the room to rest.

At this point, An Su was tired and hungry, put down the broom and ran to the room, naturally he didn't hear Hu Yu sighing in the back: "Mama, I don't want to toss you, but the Queen Mother left you here, not just to keep you fed and clothed." ”

When he returned to the room, Ansu's eyes were almost closed, and after a brief cleanup, he was about to go to bed when he suddenly heard some movement outside the window. Despite the drowsiness, she mustered herself up, found a stick in the house, and tiptoed close to the window.

An Su had observed the place where he lived during the day, which was located behind the east side hall of Changle Palace. Behind the east and west side halls are the palace people who live in the Changle Palace, but the old people fill the back of the west side hall, and the newcomers have to be arranged behind the east side hall. There have been no newcomers in Changle Palace for several years in a row, if Zhou Meihong is here, An Su can still have a companion. Now she is the only one on the east side of the hall, and it would be bad if there were really thieves breaking in.

"Who's out there?" An Su tried to ask, but no one responded to her, so she said in a deep voice, "This is Changle Palace, if you are interested, leave quickly, otherwise you will wake up the eunuch on duty at night, but you will suffer it." ”

Hearing her serious threat, the man outside finally couldn't help but laugh. The laughter was very familiar, and Ansu opened the window slightly, and a familiar fragrance entered her nose. She knew who it was, so she was no longer guarded, and suddenly opened the window completely, and was faced with Gu Wenzhou's smiling face.

"Wenzhou, how do you know I live here?" Ansu's eyes were full of surprise.

"I want to know, so I'll know." Gu Wenzhou looked around, Changle Palace was rarely approached on weekdays, but at night it was even quieter, and he was the only one on the long palace road.

"But it's so late, what are you doing with me?" Ansu propped her head on the eaves of the window and talked to him.

"You come out first, I've got something for you." Gu Wenzhou stretched out his hand towards An Su.

Ansu had never climbed a window before, and when she was still at her home in Qinghe County, the house was dilapidated and small, and there were no windows to climb at all. When you arrive in the palace, the palace rules are very strict, and you can't do such unruly things. Today is an exception, if you go out through the main entrance, it will inevitably alarm some eunuchs and grandmothers, and only climbing the window is the best choice.

Fortunately, Gu Wenzhou held An Su's hand tightly and protected her well throughout the whole process until she landed safely.

Finally standing on the flat ground again, Ansu took a deep breath. The night air seemed to be much sweeter than during the day, and she breathed greedily, and the sleepiness in her mind had subsided a little. An Su just wanted to stretch, but suddenly found that her hand was still held in the palm of Gu Wenzhou's palm, she instantly blushed and quickly pulled her hand out. The night was cold, and an unusual temperature rose on his hands and face, and An Su was secretly glad that it was at night, and he didn't have to worry about the blush on his face being discovered.

"Tonight, the emperor invited the minister to a banquet, and he also invited me to go with him, thinking that you are now in Changle Palace, so I brought you some food by the way." Gu Wenzhou opened the food box he was carrying, there were some pastries in it, as well as two hot dishes, one meat and one vegetarian, and a little rice.

The smell of food entered her nose, hooking Ansu's already numb hunger again, and her stomach screamed angrily.

Gu Wenzhou hooked the corners of his mouth: "When I came, I was worried that you had enough for dinner, so I didn't have the heart to eat something else, but now it seems that I came at the right time." ”

"Isn't it just the right time, I'm hungry!" Ansu had no intention of hiding her condition from him.

In this palace, Zili and Churuo are both close to her, but An Su always wants to protect them, and the troubles naturally can't be mentioned to them. And Gu Wenzhou has helped her many times, and she is from Qinghe County, An Su always feels very safe staying with him, and she is not afraid to say a few more words to him about the grievances she has suffered.

"You're in Changle Palace, doesn't seem to be going well?" Gu Wenzhou looked at her gobbling up, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

An Su was a little embarrassed by him, and slowed down the speed of chewing: "The masters have their own tempers, and they will be a little aggrieved in which palace they stay, but I am not so delicate." ”

Gu Wenzhou lowered his eyes, and after a long time, he said again: "If it's you...... If you become the emperor's concubine, you don't have to suffer like this anymore. ”

The movements in An Su's hand paused for a moment, his heart felt like he had been pricked by a needle, but he pretended to be indifferent: "As the emperor's concubine, there will be other hardships to suffer!" ”

"It's always better than now, and there's hope for being the master." Gu Wenzhou believes in the mandate of heaven and never persuades people to act, he believes that everything has a destiny. But since the phoenix fate of Ansu was divided, he was like a demon, if this hexagram related to the national fortune came true, it was his greatest pursuit in this life to have a good end.

An Su lowered his head and was silent for a long time before putting down the dishes and chopsticks and staring directly at Gu Wenzhou's eyes: "Do you really want me to be the emperor's concubine?" ”

Gu Wenzhou wanted to blurt out an affirmative answer, but when the words reached his throat, he seemed to be stuck, and he couldn't say them smoothly no matter what. He felt his heart throb, although he had been trying to persuade her, but he was sure that she would refuse, so he always had no fear. Now think about it, if she agreed, would she really be happy?

An Su had never seen Gu Wenzhou's entangled expression like this, she subconsciously didn't want him to frown, so she said softly: "Don't think about it, even if you want it like this, I won't agree." I just want to hurry up and find my brother and ...... Go home. ”

An Su paused before saying the word "go home", thinking that if she returned to Qinghe County with her younger brother, she might never see Gu Wenzhou again. Realizing this, she actually had the idea of wanting to find her brother later, and An Su quickly shook her head, throwing such cranky thoughts out of her mind.

"I don't necessarily want you to be the emperor's concubine, but you are a phoenix ......" Gu Wenzhou was about to blurt out, and after thinking about it, he changed his words, "I just want you to have a better time." ”

"I know you're doing it for my good, but I'm pretty good in Changle Palace." An Su took a deep breath, "Besides, if I have someone I like, I won't like the emperor." If I can't marry the person I like, I'd rather not have enough food and clothing. ”

Gu Wenzhou was stunned for a moment, he only thought about the destiny of heaven and the fortune of the country, and he had never understood the thoughts of his daughter's family. It's just that after An Su said this, he should have been worried about whether the phoenix's fate would be fulfilled, but the first thought that popped up in his heart was who she liked.

Seeing that he seemed to be in deep thought, An Su got up and packed up the food box: "Wenzhou, thank you for coming to bring me food today." ”