It was the third day of the ninth month of another year, and today was not early and there was no court discussion, Cai Ling woke up naturally from sleep, freshened up and dressed up and just went out of the room, and saw Yi Nian waving to her in the courtyard. As soon as she approached, Yi Nian took her hand and said, "Today, the Changle Hall is full of people, let's go and join in the fun." ”

Cai Ling stopped, "You don't look like a person who likes to join in the fun. ”

Yi Nian smiled slightly, "Today, the female officials in charge of each palace and hall are gathered in Changle Palace, and Han Shanggong is also there, just to introduce you to them." ”

"Are you really leaving?" Cai Ling asked, after all, it still seemed like a long time for her to let it out.

"On the fifth day of the next month. Haven't you been handing over to you, and asked. Yi Nian smiled with relief.

"I'm really happy for you." Cai Ling also showed a smile.

The two came to the Changle Hall side by side, only to see the water pavilion platform, the carved railing and painting building, the golden and brilliant hall and the exquisite courtyard small scene reflect each other, the corridor hangs a big red curtain, the wind moves, swaying vividly. The big red words of happiness with gold piercing gold were pasted on the doors and windows, and a line of palace maids held wrist-thick red candles, red dates, and plump peanuts passed by.

"Aunt Yinian." Everyone said in unison.

Yi Nian and Cai Ling stopped and let the busy palace maids pass first. Yi Nian looked into the distance, "This Changle Hall is the closest to the Vertical Arch Hall. I heard that His Majesty and the good girl are old acquaintances, although we didn't have a chance to witness the concubine ceremony in the Yonghe Palace at this time, we can make a fuss in the palace of the new concubine later, which can be regarded as a favorite. “

Today is the day when Liang Mingyue was canonized as a virtuous concubine and entered the palace.

Is this going to be a cave room? But it's still early now, and after the concubine ceremony, the newlyweds have to go to the Fengxian Hall to worship their ancestors, go to Ziwei Palace in the afternoon to meet the Empress Dowager, and then return to the Changle Hall after having dinner with the Empress Dowager. In this way, they will stay in this Changle Hall for most of the day.

She looked at Yi Nian, who was white and slightly fat, and was really better maintained than the young lady of a large family, and secretly speculated in her heart that the female official of the inner court was indeed a rare idle job, and she couldn't help but be happy to come from it.

"Laughing." Yi Nian clapped his hands and said, "Aunt Yunhe also warned you not to mention the matter of His Majesty's concubine to you today, I have observed it for several days, but I think you don't have that kind of mind for Your Majesty, so I pulled you over to test." I didn't expect you to have that mind. The most taboo for us female officials is to covet the master, and it will not end well. The female court official of Emperor Yang of the former dynasty was a special case, and she became a concubine, and in the end she died of old age. ”

"Be quiet." Cai Ling hurriedly reminded that the noble concubine of Emperor Yang was Shen Muchi's grandmother, and if she continued to talk about it, she was afraid that the heads of the two of them would not be guaranteed, so why should they be released from the palace? However, Yi Nian is also a strange flower, so heartless and heartless can be a female official of the inner court of two emperors successively, so it is a good four products. Cai Ling felt more and more that after a month, she would have found a treasure when she sat in her position.

However, Yi Nian has many advantages, such as treating people and looking at people's faces as slippery as a loach, which is something that cannot be learned by picking Ling. Han Shanggong loves her very much, and the unpleasantness he had with Cai Ling before has all dissipated like a passing cloud. The directors of the palace heard that Cai Ling wanted to be newly promoted to the position of the fourth grade female official to say goodbye, the lily incense was burned in the side hall, the fragrance was curling, the red lanterns outside the house were hung high, and the plum blossom Gexuan window was pasted with the big red word of happiness, as if the protagonist of this concubine ceremony was her.

She laughed, laughing, until the flesh of her cheeks ached, and then she thought that she should withdraw her smile. But his face froze.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian Niangniang drove to ......," Yude sang outside. Everyone hurriedly packed up and went out to greet each other, and Cai Ling, as the new favorite of Han Shang Palace, was surrounded and walked in the middle.

"See Your Majesty. See Concubine Xian Niangniang. All the people saluted as they were, and they spoke in unison.

"Flat." The emperor was in a good mood.

"Sister Ling." Liang Mingyue wore a big red embroidered goldfinch robe, showing grace and luxury, the pear vortex on her fair face was shallow, and her slender eyebrows and eyes were like a clear spring, which was the appearance of a shy flower in the closed moon. All the female officials were shocked when they saw the face of the sky, even if the beauties in the harem were in the clouds, they had never seen such a beautiful face.

"Concubine Xian." Before he had time to rub his stiff face, he simply smiled, and his eyes had just been raised, but he was looking at Shen Muchi who was standing beside Mingyue. Since the change of the perch a few days ago, Shen Muchi has never returned to the Vertical Arch Hall to eat, so she has taken advantage of the situation to be clean, and never set foot in his dormitory for half a step. During the day, he was still concentrating on serving tea in the front hall, and he sometimes took the teacup, sometimes ignored it, and never said a word more to her, which was a complete master-servant relationship.

This glance at each other, but his gaze was really glued, and she didn't move away for a moment, she was speechless, her face was very stiff, and she didn't know how to advance or retreat for a while. Liang Mingyue stepped forward and said, "It's great that Sister Ling is here." ”

Yude came up and whispered beside Mingyue: "The good day has arrived, please give your majesty a salute." “

Even on the wedding night, he still wore a black dragon robe, erected a golden crown, and the rituals of red wedding clothes, worshipping heaven and earth, and drinking wine were reserved for the queen. Everyone bowed their heads and retreated, and the new concubine Yingying knelt down, bowed three times and bowed twice, swearing allegiance to His Majesty.

On the third night of the first month of September last year, the red candles in the Qin Palace's mansion were lit to the sky, but the people who wanted to come to worship were nowhere to be found. At this time this year, she wanted to see what Shen Muchi would look like when she got married. But as soon as he raised his head, he met the monarch sitting on the main seat in front of the hall. This glance, his eyes as black as the dark night and deep pool were as cold as frost, just staring at her without any emotion, lightning, she seemed to feel many sharp swords piercing her heart, and quickly lowered her eyes.

She didn't dare to look at the next ceremony, mixed in with the female officer's team, and sneaked away while the chaos.

Yi Nian was right, after all, the Changle Hall was close to the Vertical Arch Palace, and she walked around casually in the clouds and returned to the hut smoothly.

Behind closed doors, tears fell silently. It turns out that the heart hurts.

She stood in the midst of the crowd, and lied that those who were devoted to serving the Lord did not dare to think about it, and the desire of her heart was the official position of the four grades, but who would understand that she loved him to the point of being fated, because there was no other way, so she tried to retreat with her whole body. Where can you get out of it all? Where can I make up for the missing piece of my heart?

slept in a daze until midnight, and suddenly felt the sound of rain murmuring outside the window, and a smile on the corner of his lips, saying that the wind and rain were smooth, and I hoped that everything would be safe for both of them. No, why would someone lie next to him? The dampness of the rain and the temperature of his hands hit his waist and he quickly woke up.

"Your ......Majesty" didn't have time to finish, his hot thin lips slid across his cheeks, stopped at his lips, and every word seemed to be squeezed out of his teeth, and there was a faint sadness, "Little Four, don't push me to others." ”

After a moment of confusion, many fragments slipped through my mind, and above the main hall, all the ministers played: You must not be without an heir. Her current body is drenched with menstruation, and her lower abdomen often hurts like a knife, how can she give birth to a child. Besides, in the imperial court, there is no place for the Jiang family to gain a foothold, if one day she is declining and Aichi is in love, who can protect her with all her might. Even if the arrogant and domineering aunt was still given to the palace by the Queen Mother, who would she have?

"Your Majesty, please respect yourself." In the dark, his drooping hair slid down his cheeks, with a faint scent of ambergris, his handsome and cold face was close at hand, his eyes were facing each other, and his cold eyes reflected her silhouette like a grape. She looked at him in his eyes and felt that it was only a year, but it seemed as if it had been ten thousand years. It's not like at the beginning, she pursued him unscrupulously, I don't know how many times she hit the south wall, but she just touched her head and repeated the appearance of laughing. It turns out that growing up hurts so much, and it turns out that having concerns can make people so sad.

But with a gentle push, Shen Muchi fell on the bed, Cai Ling turned over and got out of bed, took out the fire fold and lit the candle, a room of ghostly light, and cast her figure on the white wall, so long. She sat down in the glow, and sporadic raindrops drifted in through the half-open window and hit her cheeks, unable to tell whether it was tears or rain.

The black dragon robe was still on his body, and the person who was lying motionless on the bed was lying like that. The man who sat thoughtfully on the futon by the window in a light coat sat like that.

I don't know how long it took, when the red candle was about to burn out, Cai Ling said slowly: "At this time last year, the palace of King Qin was full of lights and guests, and I was wearing the best wedding dress to marry the best man in the world, full of joy. Under the red hijab, I saw the cloud boots coming and going, but I didn't see anyone to wait. Xi Po urged again and again, saying that if she didn't visit the church again, she might miss the good time. I smiled very easily, I am married to a gentleman, every moment is a good day and an auspicious day, and I am not in a hurry. But later, when the soldiers met, my captors were dressed in neat armor. I've never been on the battlefield, and I've only seen a man in armor when you returned to the court in triumph. But no one expected to see these people on their wedding night. Our wedding ended in an uproar and a stormy city. Oh...... I'm sorry, it was my wedding alone, and it has nothing to do with Your Majesty. ”

The person lying on the bed, her long legs were slightly open, her chest rose and fell steadily, as if she was asleep, she smiled bitterly: "It is the third day of the ninth month of another year, Your Majesty chose this day to take a concubine, is it also to let the women in the Changle Palace stay alone in the new house, and suffer from the slaves and maids." Mingyue is right, she loves you and wants to be with you, how can it be wrong? Why do you always keep blindfolded and don't look at the people who really treat you? ”

"Are you still blaming me? After waiting for so long, the red candle crackled, and it almost burned out, Shen Muchi slowly spoke, "Can you and I still make amends?" I'll do whatever you want. “

She smiled softly, with the ease that she had left all her future behind, "The slave has said so much, not that she wants to start over with His Majesty. The things of the world don't need to be mentioned in the past, and what is missed cannot be recovered. I just ask Your Majesty to take pity on the people in front of you, and you don't have to feel guilty about the old things. The slave and maid will also look forward, and after today, they will not think about the past, but just think about it. ”

"Do you really think so?" The red candle burned out and his tears began to dry, and he sat up from the bed, unable to distinguish his expression in the dark.

"The slave is true." She also stood up, opened the door in the dark, and the autumn rain was pouring outside the window, she took out an oiled paper fan behind the door, stretched it out and waited on the porch. The two glass lamps on the corridor were swaying in the wind, and Yu'an was still waiting under the lamp.

He strode out, the light shining on his face, he had returned to his usual and handsome appearance, his thin lips were lightly pursed, his thick eyebrows were stretched, and there was no joy or anger on his angular face.

She tiptoed to prop the umbrella above his head, he didn't even look at it, he walked forward, and left her behind him in three or two steps, Yu An hurriedly chased after her with the palace lamp, and did not forget to remind her: "It's windy and rainy outside, the girl should hurry back to the house." “

She handed the umbrella to Yu'an, and hurriedly retreated to the eaves, looking at it, Shen Muchi strode forward without fear of wind and rain, and the place she wanted to go should be the Changle Palace.

She went back, dried her hair and changed into dry clothes, and lay down on the bed again, where he had been lying at first, and the faint smell of ambergris, she took a deep breath and tried to close her eyes.

Later, I heard Yi Nian say that His Majesty did stay in the Changle Hall that night, but when he passed, he was already soaked, and the palace people in the palace were fetching water and coming to the vertical arch hall to get clothes, and they were so busy that the new concubine cried with joy, and threw herself into His Majesty's arms for a long time and was reluctant to leave.

The next day, the red on Sujuan was seen by the Queen Mother, and the female official of the history of Zhutong was recorded.

Although Mingyue admires His Majesty wholeheartedly, she is worthy of reading the article, handling all the affairs of the harem with ease, and arranging the Ziwei Palace properly, no one dares to deduct the living expenses of the concubines of the previous dynasty, and there are arrangements for opera playing and singing. Mingyue often advises His Majesty that the rain and dew are even, and even Wei Wei, who has not seen the holy face for a long time, is also lucky, and the Weiyang Palace is peaceful.

But the Empress Dowager was still not satisfied, made things difficult several times, and even blamed him in front of His Majesty for loving Concubine Xian too much, which caused many complaints in the palace. In the harem, except for Concubine Liangxian, Wei Wei is alone, who will complain? Besides, Wei Guiren was granted the title of beauty by His Majesty because of Concubine Xian's words, how could he complain when he was in high spirits?

Mingyue found out the reason, and one day in Ziwei Palace, she admired chrysanthemums with the Empress Dowager, took Yang Mengmeng's hand and patted gently: "Empress Xiaoci has died less than a year ago, and Your Majesty is still grieving from time to time and refuses to marry the Middle Palace." My sister is temporarily in charge of the harem for my sister, and when my sister enters the palace in the future, my sister will do her best to assist, and I dare not be unsatisfied. Meng Meng smiled gently, and a rare smile appeared on the Empress Dowager's cold face, and she never complained to the emperor again.

Cai Ling has been very safe recently, a small royal front tea, only frying the most stretched and full tea, burning the most sweet spring, brewing the most fragrant tea, the left ear of the court into the right ear out, and then do not remember half a sentence.

It's just that Yang Taotao has been a little miserable recently, and he bought the land in the western suburbs with all his property, and now he can't build academies and inns, he can only farm, but he has no money to hire enough farmers, so he sent his family to harvest the grain, so that the leaves at home have not been swept away, and General Yang knew about it and punished him with a cane. Looking at Tao Tao with a pitiful face, Cai Ling suddenly felt guilty, so he asked him to go to Dongxi Building to pay one hundred taels of silver to ease the urgency at hand. Although Brother Yuan should blame her for being extravagant, but Tao Tao has something to do, she can't ignore it, although this guy originally intended to make a fortune behind her back, but when she took sick leave, she secretly hid and bought land with others.

"Let's go. Don't say half a word less in the same book within a month! She crossed her back and pouted, staring at him viciously.

"Jiang Shao......" The tall man in the vermilion court dress actually pulled her sleeve and wiped her tears.

"What?" The ferociousness was only half a moment, and then it was changed to a soft language, and he hurriedly corrected, "If you have something to say, don't cry!" “

"Three hundred taels of them were borrowed from the Tung Le Fang! Woo woo woo ......" look of horror.

"How little money do you have? Just three hundred taels have to borrow from the casino! I don't think about who those people are, whether you are the son of a general or the head of Wudang, those people have a wide range of paths, and they don't have a long eye for killing. Cai Ling hurriedly lowered her voice.

"Woooooooooo......oo Ben knows less. They said that if they didn't pay back the principal and interest today, they would cut off Ben Shao's little finger. ”

"There's no hurry. Tell your dad to go. Your father has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and he is afraid of his group of minions. Cai Ling teased.

"If my dad had known about this, I'd have lost more than just this little finger. Besides, if you let others know, how can I still mix in the rivers and lakes of the Yang family. Jiang Shao, you and I have always been in love, you must save me this time......" was already tugging on her arm.

Cai Ling stomped her foot hard, and the other party immediately took out a pen and paper, and looked at her in misery, wagging her tail and begging.

Cai Ling wrote a row of words on the paper and threw it back to him: "Pay me back the five hundred taels within a year." If you don't pay it back, I can also split it, believe it or not? “

"Thank you Jiang Shao for saving your life." In the blink of an eye, the person had already run away.