The familiar fragrance penetrated into her nose again, and An Su raised her head in surprise, and the white-clothed Xiangshi stood in front of her, against the light, exactly the same as when she was in the Huiyue Teahouse that day. Somehow, An Su's nose was a little sour, she stood up with her support on the ground, and tried to face Gu Wenzhou with a smile on her face.

"Ansu." Gu Wenzhou still remembered their last agreement, and really stopped calling her "Shangguan girl".

"Gu ......" An Su blurted out, and immediately silenced, hesitated for a moment, and his face flushed again, but he still moved his lips and gently spit out two words: "Wen Zhou." ”

The two walked side by side on the palace road at the back entrance of the palace maid's house, it was quiet here, the palace wall was not as high as elsewhere, the view was very good, and you could see the scenery outside the palace when you looked up slightly. An Su didn't know what to say, so his eyes kept glancing out, but his footsteps followed him closely.

"Ansu, congratulations." was silent for a long time, and after all, Gu Wenzhou opened his mouth first.

An Su was stunned: "Congratulations on what?" ”

"I heard that you are favored by the emperor, and you will be made a concubine in a few days." Gu Wenzhou had deliberately practiced her demeanor when she said this sentence before she came, and she would definitely not see anything unusual.

But this sentence undoubtedly poured a basin of cold water on An Su's hot heart, she lowered her head and bit her lip: "This is not something worth rejoicing. ”

"Ansu, the emperor is the center of the survival of all things, closely related to the suffering of the people, an enlightened and accomplished monarch can make the people live a good life. If you become the emperor's concubine, you may be able to help you and seek a prosperous era for the people of the Han Dynasty. Gu Wenzhou had never spoken to An Su so seriously, and his voice seemed to penetrate the barrier of the palace wall and flew to every corner where the people were.

"I'm just a daughter's family, and I was just an ordinary peasant girl before I entered the palace, even if I was named a concubine, my status would not be high, how could I be qualified to speak in political affairs?" An Su shook his head, "Besides, I don't have any intention of fighting in the palace at all, and I don't want to be trapped in the deep palace for the rest of my life. ”

"I don't want you to be stuck here, but...... It's hard to disobey your destiny! Gu Wenzhou couldn't help but sigh.

"Destiny?" An Su looked at him inquiringly, "Wenzhou, have you made a fortune plan for my fate?" ”

Gu Wenzhou knew that sooner or later she would know that she was a phoenix, but in her selfish heart, she didn't want her to know so quickly. He looked away: "Yes, I have a divination for you." ”

"So it's a hexagram that shows that I will become the emperor's concubine?" An Su knew that his divination had always been accurate, and his heart was half cold at this moment.

Unexpectedly, Gu Wenzhou shook his head: "The hexagram does not clearly indicate that you will marry the emperor, but ......"

He has always been free and easy, never bothered by mundane things, and accepted all the hexagrams, never knowing the mandate of heaven, obeying the mandate of heaven, and never disobeying the mandate of heaven.

"That means I can give it a go, right?" Ansu is desperate to seek his approval, like a drowning man grasping at the last straw. She used to say that divination was to peek at the destiny of heaven, but after entering the palace, she especially wanted to know her fate. After seeing the deceit and complexity in the palace, what kind of land will he end up in the future has become a big hidden danger in his heart.

Gu Wenzhou accidentally touched her eyes, and was about to blurt out the words, so he couldn't bear to say any more. He could only nod: "Yes, if you don't want to, maybe you can do what you want." ”

Of course, this sentence was not his original intention, but when he saw An Su's sad expression, he always wanted to make her happy. But the momentary coaxing never lasted long, and Gu Wenzhou understood in his heart, so he fell into a dilemma.

"I'd like to ask you to help me divinate again, is that okay?" Ansu looked at him expectantly.

Gu Wenzhou desperately pressed back the words that continued to persuade her in her mind before she said, "What do you want to know?" ”

"I don't want anything more than to know my younger brother's whereabouts." An Su thought that if he asked him to do another divination, he could know where Shaojun was, and he might be able to find him before the end of his training at the palace maid's house, and then think about leaving the palace.

It's a pity that Gu Wenzhou shook his head firmly: "Just like if you ask a person the same question, he will always give the same answer, and the same is true for divination, the same hexagram, there will be no difference in divination again." ”

An Su lowered her eyes slightly disappointed, she could actually expect this answer, but when she really got such an answer, she still couldn't stop feeling sad in her heart.

"I see, Wenzhou, thank you." Ansu felt a little tired, I don't know if it was because she had walked for too long, or because she felt more tired in her heart.

"An Su, you are the fate of the phoenix, and you are destined to marry the emperor." After An Su left, Gu Wenzhou whispered, as if reminding himself.

The two of them only thought about their own thoughts, so they didn't notice that in the utility room at the back door of the palace maid's office, Jiang Qingran was staring at them through the crack in the door. Her fingernails were tightly clasped on the door, and she had already pinched out a few marks on the wooden door, and the utility room was dark, Jiang Qingran's face was distorted, and she looked very terrifying.

The next day, An Su called the names of the palace maids as usual, but Jiang Qingran was not among them. An Su thought that she was losing her temper again and deliberately kept silent, but after looking in the team several times, she still didn't find her.

"Did any of you see Jiang Qingran?"

Everyone looked around at each other and shook their heads: "I don't see it." ”

"Zhou Meihong, what about you? Do you know where she went? ”

"I don't know." Zhou Meihong shook her head at first, then suddenly remembered something, and said busily, "Oh yes! Qing Ran said in the morning that she was going to go out, as if she was going to ...... Go to the Jiaofang Temple. ”

This made An Su puzzled, there was nothing to send from the palace maid to the Jiaofang Palace today, and Jiang Qingran had never dealt with the people in the queen's palace on weekdays, why did she go to the Jiaofang Palace?

But since she has already gone, it is not good to send someone to find her back, so as not to collide with the queen. An Su thought to herself, maybe she was called to help by chance, or she would wait until she came back.

But now An Su was wrong, Jiang Qingran did come to Jiaofang Hall by himself. She had arrived at the gate of the Jiaofang Hall at this moment, and was hesitating whether to go in or not. Before she came, she made a lot of determination, whether she could frustrate An Su's sharpness or not depended on the success or failure of this move. But now that I am here, looking at the towering gate and the gold-inlaid plaque of the Jiaofang Palace, I feel a little timid in my heart.

"The one outside, which palace maid are you?" A palace maid in the Jiaofang Hall saw her and ran out in three or two steps, "I see that you have been wandering here for a long time, is there anything wrong?" ”

"I, I want to see, I want to see the queen." Someone had already asked, and Jiang Qingran knew that he couldn't hesitate.

"What are you going to see the Queen Mother for?" The palace maid's face was full of suspicion, Jiang Qingran looked at Mian Sheng, and there was nothing for the master in his hand. A little palace maid asked to see the queen's mother, and she really couldn't think of anything for it.

"I have something important to report to the queen." Jiang Qingran saw that the palace maid was still looking at her suspiciously, and couldn't help but increase her tone, "This matter is really important, it is related to the face of the royal family, and it must be reported to the queen mother." ”

The palace maid bit her lip, and finally nodded: "Okay, you wait here first, and I'll help you go in and report." ”

"Okay, I'll wait." Jiang Qingran finally smiled.

After a long time, Jiang Qingran's legs were almost numb, and the palace maid came out again and called her in. This was the first time she had entered the palace of her masters, although it was quiet in the Jiaofang Palace, she still couldn't help but look around, there were many rare things that she had never seen in the house, and it was worthy of being in the palace where countless treasures gathered.

"What are the blinding eyes! There is something to talk about. As soon as Li Xin saw Jiang Qingran entering the hall, she had a bad impression of her. It stands to reason that when the palace maid enters the palace, she should look at her feet and salute the queen first, and this palace maid doesn't understand the rules.

"No." Jiang Qingran was looking at it vigorously, and was suddenly reprimanded by her, and quickly lowered her head, "The queen mother is extremely happy." ”

"Okay, what do you have to report to this palace, say it!" The queen sat on the throne and just wanted to send her away quickly. Originally, she didn't want to see it, but if she really had anything important, once she missed it and didn't deal with it, she would definitely be held accountable by the Queen Mother in the future.

"Queen Mother, the emperor took a fancy to a palace maid in the palace maid last month."

"This palace knows that Shangguan Ansu, that girl is smart and smart, and she is also beautiful, and she is ...... by the emperor's uncle It's normal to be taken in by the emperor, it's not a big deal. ”

"But Niangniang, the slave saw with her own eyes yesterday that Shangguan Ansu secretly had a private meeting with the man. Originally, it was unruly for the palace maid to meet men privately, Shangguan Ansu had been promised by the emperor to be named a concubine, at this time, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of the emperor to meet men privately? ”

"Presumptuous! is so disrespectful to the emperor in words, do you want to be beaten again? Pear Heart is another rebuke.

"Again?" The queen looked at Lixin, she really didn't remember seeing the palace maid in front of her, "She was punished by this palace before?" ”

"Yes, mother, you forgot? On that day, the palace maid ran for the palace maid, and it was she who stole Shangguan Ansu's ingredients, and you punished her heavily. Rixin reminded on the side.

"It's you!" There was a hint of disgust in the queen's eyes when she looked at Jiang Qingran, "You said that Shangguan Ansu had a private meeting with a man, is there any evidence?" ”

"Queen Mother, the slave maid has seen it with her own eyes, and there is no half a lie." Jiang Qingran saw that the queen seemed to be a little interested, and he was even more overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly made a guarantee.

"Tell me, then, with whom she has a private meeting? Where is the private meeting? Who else but you see? The queen suppressed the irritability in her heart and reached out to rub her temples.

"It's on the palace road outside the back door of the palace maid's house, there are few people there, and almost no one goes there on weekdays." Jiang Qingran said with great interest, "The person who had a private meeting with her was the minister in the palace, Gu Wenzhou." ”