Chapter 51: The Wind Caresses the Peach Blossoms and Smiles
Ansu looked at his expression and felt as if he already knew who he was waiting for. At this time, Gu Wenzhou's smiling eyes seemed to have something else, making those good-looking fox eyes no longer as radiant as before.
"I have my own way." Seeing him like this, An Su didn't want him to get involved in this matter anymore. But after thinking about it, there is always no good explanation, so I can only come up with this sentence dryly.
Gu Wenzhou's eyes were even darker, he paused for a while, but he couldn't help but speak: "I didn't know that you still have some friendship with Zhu Xuhou. ”
An Su is so smart, seeing his expression, there are some guesses in his heart. Originally, I didn't want him to misunderstand, but now it's getting darker and darker. An Su hurriedly gathered his mind and said bluntly: "You don't have to think too much, Zhu Xuhou once helped me by chance, I learned in Changle Palace that the Queen Mother's intentions were unfavorable to him, and I rushed over to report to him, so that he could escape this catastrophe." Zhu Xuhou and I are not familiar with each other, and I have no other ideas. ”
Gu Wenzhou raised his eyes suddenly, as if he saw a rope hanging into his hand in the abyss, as long as he grabbed this rope, he could escape. An Su secretly realized that he had done the right thing, and the light in Gu Wenzhou's eyes returned. Does he really have the same mind as himself? An Su's heart couldn't stop the joy.
"It's out." An Su was thinking about his thoughts, Gu Wenzhou suddenly looked in the direction of the Tai Hospital, there was a figure coming out of the wall, just like An Su saw that day. Although he is not familiar with this person's figure, he can guess that this must be Zhu Xuhou.
"He's going too fast, what should I do?" An Su wanted to catch up, but Zhu Xuhou, just like the last time he escaped from the guards, only ran forward desperately.
"Don't worry, I'll help you chase it, just take your time." Gu Wenzhou figured out the whole story, and naturally there was no hostility towards Zhu Xuhou.
An Su had no choice but to nod at this time and let Gu Wenzhou rush out first. After chasing two corners, Zhu Xuhou fell on the palace road a little far away from the Tai Hospital, where few people came, and it was a good place to talk.
"Zhu Xuhou, please stay, I have a friend who has something important to inform you." Gu Wenzhou took a few steps in front of Liu Zhang. Fortunately, he saw clearly that the person in front of him was not the guard stationed in the Tai Hospital, so he relaxed a little and talked to him.
"I don't know your excellency, can you tell me who that friend of yours is?" Liu Zhang looked at Gu Wenzhou with a vigilant gaze.
He didn't say anything, just smiled and gave way to the side, and An Su behind him ran over panting. They were all martial arts practitioners, and their speed was extremely fast compared to ordinary people, and An Su was able to catch up with them in a hurry.
"Are you ......" Zhu Xuhou saw that the person who came was a girl dressed in palace maid costume, and the vigilance in his eyes retreated a little, "...... Miss Shangguan Ansu? ”
"It's hard for the Hou Ye to remember me." An Su said politely, and did not waste time, and directly informed him of what he heard in Changle Palace.
The power of the Queen Mother's thunder is well known to everyone in the court, and Zhu Xuhou is naturally no exception, he united with a group of descendants surnamed Liu, and secretly planned to deal with the Queen Mother. At this time, when I heard the news that the Queen Mother was going to strike first, there was no shock on my face, and I must have expected such a day.
"You are the palace person of Changle Palace, tell me about this, are you not afraid that the Queen Mother will know about it, and you will die without a place to be buried?" Liu Zhang looked at An Su with interest.
An Su subconsciously glanced at Gu Wenzhou, who was waiting not far away, and said seriously: "There is a person who told me to follow my heart, and if you help me, I will also help you this time." As for whether the Queen Mother will know, this is a matter for the future, and we will talk about it later. ”
"Then thank you Miss Shangguan, if you have a place to find Benhou in the future, just take this thing to Zhuxuhou Mansion to find me." Liu Zhang took off a token from his waist and handed it to An Su.
An Su paused for a moment, then took the token: "Thank you, Master Hou." ”
After Liu Zhang left, An Su also said goodbye to Gu Wenzhou. There aren't many errands in Changle Palace these days, but if there is a job suddenly, and Mama Hu can't find her person, she will inevitably be reprimanded. An Su notified Zhu Xuhou, it was a matter of concern, and now he only hurried to Changle Palace.
"Yo, do you know to come back? Do you really think of yourself as your master? As soon as An Su stepped into the gate of Changle Palace, he heard a familiar voice ringing in his ears.
Hu Yu Mama was standing behind the palace wall, as if she was guarding the palace gate, and as if she was deliberately waiting for An Su.
"Mama, one of the slave's friends when she was in the palace maid's house was sick, and the slave just took the time to take a look at her." An Su lowered her eyebrows and was pleasing to her eyes, she knew that it would not be beneficial to argue with Hu Yu more.
"Take a break? You are in Changle Palace, you are the person of our Changle Palace, what time can you have? All your free time is to wait for work in Changle Palace! "Hu Yu hasn't been in trouble with Ansu for several days, and now that he has caught the opportunity, he can't let it go no matter what.
"Mama's lesson is that the slave knows that she is wrong." An Su has already figured out the rules, whether he is arguing or following the words of the rumor, he will be punished in the end, since this is the case, just say a few words, so as not to spend more words.
"Hmph, since you have made a mistake, you will be punished." Hu Yu's chin raised towards the courtyard, "You can kneel here for a few hours!" ”
"No." Ansu still didn't say much, walked over obediently, and knelt in the courtyard.
"It's like a piece of wood, I really don't know why the Queen Mother wants to cultivate such a person." Hu Yu glanced at An Su, and was about to enter the inner hall to serve, when he felt that he stepped on something under his feet. The handkerchief made of white satin was really a rare and fine thing, and it probably fell from Ansu's body just now.
Mama Hu's eyes rolled, and she always felt that a little palace maid like An Su, who had no wealth and no power, really shouldn't have such a good thing. Maybe it was stolen, Hu Yu thought of this possibility, so he quietly put the handkerchief into his pocket, and after a while entered the inner hall to get the Empress Dowager. Since the Queen Mother has the heart to cultivate, this person must not be a person who steals chickens and dogs.
An Su went out for a trip, but he didn't know that there was another distinguished guest in Changle Palace today, and that was Princess Lu Yuan, the only daughter of the Queen Mother. Princess Lu Yuan married Zhang Ao, the king of Zhao, and did not live in the palace on weekdays, but only occasionally entered the palace to visit her mother, the queen mother, and her adopted daughter, the queen. Princess Lu Yuan is deeply favored by the Queen Mother, and if she comes to Changle Palace, it must be a major event that everyone in the palace is happy about.
When Hu Yu went in this time, Princess Lu Yuan was talking happily with the Queen Mother, but she didn't even pay attention to her when she came in and saluted. Hu Yu didn't feel that there was anything wrong, and stood next to Songhe in a proper manner, presumably this kind of thing has happened many times. The queen mother is very old, and the emperor doesn't like to be close to her, and the only person who can say something close to her can only be Princess Lu Yuan.
After the two talked for a while, Princess Lu Yuan tasted the new tea specially left by the Queen Mother, and Hu Yu got a gap and sent the handkerchief to the Queen Mother.
"Queen Mother, this is what just fell from that girl's body, the material looks superior, I'm afraid it's not what she should have, so the slave and maid left a heart and brought it over to you to see."
"Handkerchief?" The Queen Mother took it suspiciously, but she felt that this handkerchief was a little familiar.
Princess Lu Yuan took a sip of tea, raised her head, and looked at the handkerchief in the queen mother's hand. It was her favorite handkerchief, and for a while she always wore it close to her, so she was instantly recognizable.
"Mother, how did this handkerchief end up in your hand?"
"Do you recognize this veil?" The Queen Mother and Hu Yu glanced at each other, and then looked at Princess Lu Yuan inquiringly.
Princess Lu Yuan nodded again and again: "Erchen once mentioned to you that he was abducted when he was playing in Qinghe County before, and it was a woman who saved Erchen. This handkerchief was a gift from the son to the woman. ”
"Oh? Do you know the name of the woman who saved you? "The Queen Mother didn't know that there was such a relationship.
Princess Lu Yuan nodded and said, "Her name is Shangguan Ansu." ”
The Queen Mother glanced at Hu Yu again, there is really no coincidence in this world, and the chess piece she picked was actually her daughter's former life-saving benefactor.
"Hu Yu, you go and call her in."
A moment later, An Su slowly walked in behind Hu Yu. She knelt for a while, and there was already a faint pain in her knees, and she was called to the hall as soon as she got together, and it was inevitable that she would walk a little staggeringly. The dress on her legs was also stained with some yard dust, and she didn't have time to pat it before she left because of the eagerness of the rumors.
When An Su walked to the palace, Princess Lu Yuan was already looking at the door, and she knew from the face of the Queen Mother that An Su seemed to be in this Changle Palace. Although it is not clear why she came to the palace from Qinghe County, Princess Lu Yuan is still looking forward to seeing her again.
"Slaves and maids see the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is extremely happy."
An Su saluted herself, and the rumors beside her reminded: "This is Princess Lu Yuan, the eldest daughter of the Queen Mother." ”
"Slave maid see Princess Lu Yuan......" An Su turned to face Liu Le again, and also saluted according to the rules, and only saw her face clearly halfway through, and couldn't help but be stunned, "...... Ah Le? ”
"Ansu, it's really you!" Liu Le's joy was shown on his face, "The last time I entered the palace, I saw a palace maid with Gu Xiangshi, who looked very similar to you, I thought I was dazzled at that time, but I didn't expect you to be really here." ”
"Gu Xiangshi?" The Queen Mother keenly captured the information in Liu Le's words.
An Su's heart tightened, and he quickly explained: "Gu Xiangshi, the errand of the Shenshui Pavilion last time, also helped a little, and the slave thanked him and said a few more words. ”
There was no change in the color of the queen mother, but she nodded slightly: "Gu Xiangshi is indeed a person of insight." ”
An Su remembered that a few days ago, Gu Wenzhou left her in the Changting Hall to recuperate, saying that she had taken leave from the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother had never mentioned this matter after coming back, and now she praised him again, which really made An Su very curious. I don't know what method Gu Wenzhou used to bewitch the Queen Mother.
"Ansu, why did you come to the palace?" Liu Le is the queen mother's favorite princess, who has always been domineering in the palace, and her temperament is also very lively. At this time, regardless of being in front of the Queen Mother, he chatted with An Su attentively.
But she is a princess, so it doesn't matter, but Ansu has to abide by the rules all the time. She reacted very quickly, and she was surprised for a moment, but she immediately accepted the fact that the woman she had unintentionally saved was Princess Lu Yuan.
"Back to the princess, the slave maid ran for the election of a family member in Qinghe County, so she entered the palace and was fortunate to come to Changle Palace to serve."
Liu Le was obviously dissatisfied with her unfamiliar words, and as soon as his eyebrows straightened, he turned to the Queen Mother and said, "Queen Mother, An Su is the palace person of your Changle Palace, but she is also the life-saving benefactor of your sons. You have to follow the rules here, and you can't even say a few words. Erchen had the courage to ask you for Ansu, and took her back to the princess's mansion to accompany Erchen to have a good talk. ”
The Queen Mother frowned, and her index finger tapped on the table again and again: "Ansu, what do you say?" ”
An Su was originally very happy to meet Liu Le again, but she suddenly made such a request, but it was difficult for people to choose. An Su tried his best to stay in Changle Palace, just to facilitate his own search for his younger brother, if he went to the princess's mansion this time, how could he still go to the palace to find it?
"Although the slave maid also wants to talk to the princess well, the slave maid is used to serving the queen mother, and suddenly she has to move to the princess's mansion to serve, I'm afraid she can't adapt too quickly."
"What's the matter, you are the princess's savior, and when you arrive at the princess's mansion, you will naturally not be allowed to be a slave again." Liu Le hurriedly said, "You are a distinguished guest of the princess's mansion, let's eat and live together, this princess won't let you serve people!" ”
An Su wanted to excuse herself, but the Queen Mother relented: "It's rare for Le'er to ask for someone from the mourning family so firmly, okay, An Su, you can follow the princess to the princess's mansion for a few days!" ”
Looking at the smiling faces of the mother and daughter, An Su knew that he couldn't escape, so he could only agree.
On the day An Su arrived at the princess's mansion, the weather was fine just like the day she and Liu Le first met, but it was such a beautiful day, accompanied by the tragedy of the death of her father and the disappearance of her younger brother. The past and the present are connected, and An Su always feels that the days after arriving at the princess's mansion will not be so smooth.
hurriedly left the palace at Liu Le's request, but he didn't have time to inform Gu Wenzhou, and he didn't have time to deliver the news to Zili and Churuo, I don't know if they can't find themselves in the palace, and they will be worried.
"Ansu, what do you want?" As soon as Liu Le entered the room, he sat down next to An Su and hugged her arm affectionately.
It has been three days since An Su came to the princess's mansion, and Liu Le has taken her to visit the princess's mansion these days, and she has tasted a lot of food in the mansion, and the days are lighter than in Changle Palace.
"I didn't think about anything, I just took on the work every day in Changle Palace, and I was really uncomfortable when I was idle." An Su smiled at Liu Le, in fact, she was not uncomfortable, she was just worried about her brother's whereabouts. When I was in the palace, I finally had a thought, but now that I am outside the palace, there is really no hope of finding it.