Chu Xiang leaned against the window and looked at the gardenias that had been knocked down by the rain, and the white and flawless petals that spun and fell on the soil were finally contaminated with dust. A bird was wet with wings by the rain, fell on the table by the window, its little head turned back and forth, and after seeing Chu Xiang, it opened its small mouth and squeaked and got up to shake off the water droplets on the feathers, and the scroll on the table might as well be wet

"You're not afraid of life, aren't you afraid of seeing this palace?" Chu Xiang held his chin with one hand and looked at the birds with interest. The bird seemed to understand her words, raised its little head and looked at her with watery eyes, and then turned its head to comb its feathers, the rain outside the window became even heavier, and the cold wind blew the already soft rain into violent water droplets, crackling and smashing on the window lattice, and the bird felt the ferocity of the outside world looking for shelter on the table

"Afraid? You are coming to this palace to have a relationship with this palace, and I will protect you well" Stretched out his hand and closed the carved diamond window, leaving a gap in the half, and broke a small piece of lotus cake on the plate and put it in front of the bird

But hungry? Wait for Ayu to come back and find some food for you."

Ayu pushed open the door of the hall, took back the oil-paper umbrella and stood at the door, "Niangniang is in a hurry? The slave maid was delayed for a long time in the imperial dining room before she took the Niangniang's blood bird's nest" Wipe the wet area on her body with a towel and walk into the inner hall with the food box

What happened?"

I don't know! The slave maid saw that the sky was not good today, so she went to the imperial dining room first, and saw that the flowing fan next to the queen was holding the blood swallow of the queen and putting it in the food box! The slave asked her, but she didn't answer, and then the slave and the maid knew that in the past two days, the fan flowed every day earlier than the slave maid came to the imperial dining room, and took the blood swallow away, and when the slave maid came, the imperial kitchen thought that the maid wanted to eat again, so he made a new one! ”

"I didn't know that the queen mother did such a despicable thing!" Ayu said as she took out the still hot blood bird's nest from the food box

"That's it, it's better to have more than one less A bowl of bird's nest, as if there had never been such a thing" Chu Xiang took the spoon and stirred it gently, and Yu Guang saw that the bird had eaten the lotus cake cleanly at some point, and was secretly looking at her from behind the table, but he forgot about it

"Ayu, maybe you can get food for the birds?" "Birds? Does the mother want to raise a bird? At this time, Ayu finally saw "Oops! How can there be a bird behind the mother's stage! Do you want to raise it? ”

"The palace is here to look at the scenery, it just so happens that the bird fell on the desk, the palace looks at it with a sense of déjà vu, and it is not bad to be accompanied by this bird all day long."

Chu Xiang looked at the bird that was not as big as her palm, and his heart warmed: "Is it okay for this palace to give you one? The bird is free, and should not be kept in a golden cage, it... Longing for the outside world ....

"Ling'er, can this palace call you Ling'er in the future?"

The bird fluttered its little wings with joy, and the yellow fluff on its little head shook and shook so cute

"Mother, do you want to keep the birds here? If the emperor sees...."

It's okay, just let it be in the Mingluan Palace, the emperor won't care. It's just hard for you to help find some food Chu Xiang broke some more pastry crumbs and fed them to Ling'er

How could it be! The slave also loves birds, and the mother is assured that the slave will raise it very well! After saying that, he was blessed and blessed Exited the inner hall, picked up the oil-paper umbrella and went to the imperial dining room to find food for Ling'er

Chu Xiang drank a small half bowl of bird's nest, lying on the chaise longue and fell asleep, Ling'er was also very honest and obediently standing on the golden silk wooden platform where the brush was hung to sleep, and when he was half-asleep and half-awake, he heard that the door of the outer hall was gently pushed open, it should be Ayu who came back, and he didn't open his eyes when he thought about it, and after half a cup of tea Chu Xiang suddenly opened his eyes No! It's not Ayu in the room! Ayu won't have such a deep breathing sound, is it the emperor?

Puzzled, he got up, put on embroidered shoes, and gently approached the door, remembering that he had nothing to defend himself in his hand, and returned to the table, opened the drawer, and took out a sharp dagger, this dagger was handed over to her by Chu Lingke after she was injured, and it was said that it was forged with cold iron for 7749 days before forging a handful.

Slowly walked in, clenched the dagger tightly in his hand, took a deep breath and pushed the door open, "Who is here!" Chu Xiang was stunned, the person in front of her was actually him?!

"Commander Yan, what does this mean! Could it be that what this palace said is like child's play! ”

The dark blue brocade robe on Yan Hong's body was soaked by the rain, and the rain kept flowing down on his hard face, and his eagle-like eyes stared at her tightly, he didn't explain, he just wiped the water on his hands and took out something from his arms, and the outside was tightly wrapped in oil paper without being wet!

"What does Commander Yan mean by this? ”

Peeling off the oil paper layer by layer, it soon revealed a slightly yellow and crystal clear corner, and you can smell the aroma of malt when you smell it

"Chen, I heard that Niangniang wanted to find a kind of starch a few days ago, the color is slightly yellow, the entrance is sweet, and the sticky teeth have a malt aroma, so I remembered that my mother had made a kind of malt starch when I was a child, although the color is not as good as Niangniang said, but it should be this thing..... so I specially found it for Niangniang..."

"Enough! How can this palace eat things that don't know where they come from! Besides, what do you mean by eavesdropping on this palace! ”

Chu Xiangxing's eyes widened and he asked angrily, and the green tendons on the back of his white hands bulged out "This palace has asked the emperor, the matter of protecting this palace was proposed by you, and this palace will not care about appearing in the Mingluan Palace every day, and now what is the intention of entering the inner hall as if no one is there!"

Yan Hong held the malt in both hands, his eyes looked closely at the woman in front of him who was pale because of anger, and his lips opened lightly for a while, "The minister has no intention of killing the mother, the minister just wants the mother to be happy."

Chu Xiang covered his heart with his hand, he couldn't breathe, the things in front of him began to flower, and the fingernails holding the dagger sank deep into the flesh, "What does it matter to you if this palace is unhappy? Commander Yan has such a heart, so he might as well throw himself into the army so that he can fight for the emperor! After that, he walked back to the inner hall step by step with the door, leaning on the chaise longue, his chest was very tight, and his heart became more and more irritable.....

Ling'er gently flew to the edge of Chu Xiang's chaise longue, looked at her with a pale face curiously, and squeaked a few times from time to time, trying to attract her attention

Outside the door, Yan Hong looked at the malt starch in his hand and was speechless for a while, there are not many people who can do this starch, he is also looking for a long time outside the city to find an old woman who can do it, the old woman made a few pieces of malt starch for Yan Hong according to the agreement, he slowly learned while watching on the side, this morning before dawn, he went to the old woman to make the pastry, and soon the outside began to roar and thunder, and the raindrops slapped on the leaves to form a very loud sound

"Child, I'm afraid the rain can't stop for a while, why do you have to rush back while it's raining?"

"Grandma, Xin'er has always wanted to eat malt starch, and now that I have finally learned it, I must rush back to her to taste it."

"Hey....then I'll find you a hat, and you can also avoid the rain"

"Thank you, Grandma, Yan Hongding came to visit you in the future!"

…….

Yan Hong's luck rushed back from outside the city, the thunder in the sky exploded and lightning slashed, the cold wind blew the already loose hat and scraped his skin like a knife, tightly protecting the malt in his arms and looking at the city gate not far away Thinking to himself, 'Xin'er, I'm back', when I arrived at the Mingluan Palace, the rain seemed to be a little smaller, and I saw Ayu holding an umbrella and going out from the door, that is....At this moment, she is alone in the inner hall....

Pushed open the door of the hall, sure enough, the hall was quiet, the brocade robe on his body was wet by the rain and was flowing non-stop, fortunately, fortunately, the thing in his arms was fine, suddenly he heard the footsteps of the inner hall, she noticed?

"What is Commander Yan's intentions?"

"How can this palace eat things that don't know where they come from!"

"What does it have to do with you if this palace is unhappy!"

…..

Wrap the oil paper of the malt syrup, and the wet hair falls down in front of your eyes, leaving an ambiguous water mark... Walking into the inner hall and looking at the beauty on the couch, I felt uncomfortable and wanted to suffocate, and the snow Gu kept agitating for a long time

"Niangniang..... minister has something to say to Niangniang"

"Niangniang still remember that night, that night the minister led the army to patrol in the forbidden palace, and when he patrolled to the imperial garden, the minister saw a person, and the minister's heart belonged to her at a glance, and Niangniang knew who that person was?"

If Chu Xiang listened carefully, he would feel that Yan Hong's voice was trembling

"I love my mother...."

"Yan Hong!" This was the first time Chu Xiang called his name, but there was no trace of emotion, but with disgust

"This palace is a Hunan concubine! The beloved concubine of Emperor Liang Qi of the Great Liang! How can I love each other with you! ”

"This palace is not pleased with you, and I ask Commander Yan to appear in front of this palace less in the future!"

His fingers were white, he held the knife on his waist tightly, his heart was twisted together, and the warmth of that day no longer reappeared, and his heart....

Half a day " I... I like you" No one responded, and the beauty on the couch didn't even bother to give him a look, everything was just his own one-man show

The thunder outside the window exploded, the rumbling sound resounded throughout the Mingluan Palace, and the rain was heavy again, did even God punish him? Xin'er, do you know that I am pleased with you.....

The brocade robe on his body was blown by the wind and exuded cold, and the malt on the table was placed there alone. Yan Hong watched her lie quietly with her eyes closed, as if what had just happened had not happened

Chu Xiang closed his eyes irritably and didn't look at him, and after a long time, he suddenly heard a dull sound, and when he opened his eyes, he knelt down!

"Minister, I just want to protect Niangniang by Niangniang's side, and please don't tell the emperor, minister, just don't appear in front of Niangniang in the future..." I just want to be by your side and be with you quietly

What does this mean? It's like the palace has wronged you, this majestic commander of the Iron Cavalry actually knelt down to a concubine, and how to criticize the palace when it is passed outside? This palace can't afford your big gift, today's things this palace should have never seen it, and Yan Commander will do it himself! ”

Chu Xiang got up and didn't look at him again, and walked out of the inner hall to go to Tingfeng Pavilion, Yan Hong knelt alone in the inner hall and looked at the place where she was lying just now, with sad eyes

When Ayu came back from outside, it had already been two hours, and when she walked to the inner hall and found that Chu Xiang was not there, she knew that she was listening to Feng Pavilion, but....Why is there a puddle of water on the ground? Suspiciously, she took a cotton cloth and wiped it clean, and found a bag on the table that she didn't have when she left, thinking that it should be Niangniang's things, and left the inner hall

"Mother? How can a mother sleep here! Don't cover the blanket yet, let the emperor know that he must punish the slave and maid! Ayu watched Chu Xiang sleeping on the study couch and hurriedly covered her with a blanket, brought a soup woman and stuffed it into the blanket and tried the temperature of Chu Xiang's forehead before he breathed a sigh of relief, the emperor said before If the mother is uncomfortable, she will definitely pass on the imperial doctor, and if it is delayed, it will be a big trouble

"Mother? How about the slave maid looking for Imperial Doctor Liu to come to check the pulse? ”

Chu Xiang experienced a terrible headache in the afternoon, and his heart was also depressed, so he simply responded "Pass it" Soon, Imperial Physician Liu rushed over with a hat "Minister, see Xiang Guifei" "Calm down, this palace is so stuffy for some reason, you come up to take a look, but your heart is sick?"

Doctor Liu took out a silk handkerchief and put it on her wrist, gently pressed her beard with two fingers and began to call her pulse, and after about an hour, Doctor Liu opened her eyes suspiciously and asked, "Did Niangniang take the medicine on time?"

"This palace did take the medicine on time, what's the matter?"

"Niangniang's upset is sudden? There is no on weekdays" Chu Xiang nodded

"According to the minister's opinion, there is a true qi in the mother's body, and the true qi seems to be there and is not real, but it is not a big problem, the cold of the mother's body is yin, and the true qi is yang in the body, and now the true qi is coiled in the heart of the mother, as if it is protecting the heart of the mother, it should be related to the thousand-year-old snow lotus, and the mother can rest assured"

"It's been a long time since the snow lotus, why is it still medicinal?" Chu Xiang asked suspiciously

Niangniang is taking is in the cold wind and cold wall in the survival of thousands of years of snow lotus, this flower can bring people back to life when it reaches a certain stage, medicinal must be a hundred times stronger than ordinary snow lotus, the minister to Niang Niang to open a prescription, can help reconcile the true qi in the body and Niang Niang blended.

After speaking, he wrote a prescription and handed it to Ayu, "Drink it every day, remember not to drink water." Three days later, the minister will come to treat the mother."

"Thank you Taiyi Liu" Chu Xiang gestured to Ayu with his eyes, and Ayu handed over a warm and smooth purple jade about the size of an orange "This jade should be given to Taiyi Liu's granddaughter by the palace, and he will give it better one day."

"Minister, thank you"

After Imperial Physician Liu left, Ayu helped Chu Xiang and walked back to the inner hall of Mingluan Palace, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Liang Qizheng sitting on a rosewood carved armchair, holding a book that Ayu read a few days ago

"Why doesn't the emperor call his concubines when he comes?" Chu Xiang was just about to sit down when he was hugged by Liang Qi, "Light? Has Xiang'er had a good meal recently? ”

"Naturally, how could the concubine deceive the emperor" "I remember not to let you read these scrolls anymore, how can it be good if your eyes are tired?"

Chu Xiang took the notebook depressedly, "The concubine naturally didn't read it, this is for Ayu to tell the concubine, the emperor is very boring to deal with the court's ministers and concubines every day, so let Ayu read some to relieve boredom"

Liang Qi laughed after hearing this, "Xiang'er complains that her husband didn't accompany you? Then tomorrow I will go to the court with my husband and go to the imperial study to correct the folds? ”

"Don't joke with the emperor, how can the concubines be with the emperor!"

pinched her cheeks that bulged out with anger "Haha, my little girl, is it scary to rain so hard today?" "The concubine was scared when she was young, but when she was older, she was much better" After speaking, she remembered that she had picked up a bird today, so she opened her mouth and shouted, "Ling'er? Ling'er? ”

Liang Qi played with her little hand, and there were several words in her ears, but no one had come yet, and she said angrily, "This maid has no one in her eyes like this? It's been a long time since I showed up! After speaking, he was about to call Rong Cheng in, but Chu Xiang covered his mouth "Why is the emperor so impatient! Ling'er is not the maid of a concubine! ”

Suddenly, a small figure flew up from the side of the platform, flew to Chu Xiang's shoulder, tilted his head and looked at her

"Your Majesty, this is Ling'er" Liang Qi looked at the fat bird on her shoulder suspiciously, "Xiang'er wants to raise a bird, tell me that I am the one who ordered someone to find some good-looking birds and send them" The implication is that this bird is fat and not good-looking.....

"Don't be a concubine! This bird is destined for a concubine, and the emperor is not allowed to order someone to drive it away! Chu Xiang's words had a hint of coquettishness, and when he heard Liang Qi's bones, God knows that he likes her like this "Okay, good, I listen to you, how can I drive it away." That's where the fat bird will be in the future? ”

"Naturally, the concubine doesn't want to put it in a cage....it will lose its freedom and happiness..."

"I depend on you, Xiang'er can do whatever she wants, good Bao'er, my heart hurts when I think about you" got up and hugged Chu Xiang and walked to the bed in the inner hall

"Your Majesty! Dinner didn't work yet! "It's okay, just eat later"

The curtains fell, and the figures blended.

The malt on the table was quietly placed there, and no one cared about it....