The weather was getting colder and colder day by day, and the cold wind was blowing with snowflakes on his body, and even though he was wrapped in a robe, Wei Zifu still couldn't help but shiver.

"Zifu, it's not good, the lady has a fever..."Shu Yu trotted over with an anxious face.

Wei Zifu was lighting a fire under the corridor to boil water, and when he heard this, he hurriedly put down the pu fan and hurriedly entered the inner room with Shu Yu, only to see Tian Meiren's cheeks flushed, and she was already drowsy. Wei Zifu stepped forward and wiped his forehead gently, and sure enough, his palms were hot, and he couldn't help but ask anxiously: "Auntie, when did the lady get hot?" ”

Shu Yu hurriedly said: "It's still good today, it's only been an hour." ”

Wei Zifu bent down again and touched Tian Meiren's palm and arm, still hot hands, "Auntie, the lady is not lightly ill, let's ask the imperial doctor to come." ”

Shu Yu wiped his tears and said: "The imperial hospital has always ignored the matter of the Fang Palace, how can it be invited?" ”

In the past few days of entering the palace, Wei Zifu also knows that there is no former grace in this palace, and no one will take one of the concubines of the former emperor in his eyes, not to mention that this concubine is still living in the cold palace. It was just when the frowns were not spreading, a knock on the door of the front hall came, Wei Zifu and Shu Yu looked at each other, full of doubts, who else would come to this deserted palace at this time?

"Auntie, you take care of the lady first, and I'll go see who knocked on the door." Wei Zifu stood up and spoke.

"Okay." Shu Yu nodded and wiped the tears from his face.

With a "squeak", Wei Zifu opened the door of the hall, but saw Gongsun Ao standing outside the door, "Brother Gongsun, why are you here?" Wei Zifu couldn't help but be surprised.

Gongsun Ao smiled honestly and said, "I happened to be on duty nearby today, so I stopped by to see you when I saw the hour." ”

Wei Zifu said gratefully: "Brother Gongsun has a heart, but today is not a coincidence, the lady is hot, and the son-in-law has no time to take care of his brother." ”

"Then have you asked the Imperial Doctor to come over for treatment?" Gongsun Ao asked with concern.

Wei Zifu smiled bitterly and said: "The Fang Palace is remote and deserted, how can you invite the imperial doctor?" ”

Gongsun Ao looked at Wei Zifu with a helpless expression, and said: "I know a imperial doctor in the palace, you wait, I'll go and invite him!" After saying that, Gongsun Ao hurried in the direction of the Imperial Medical Department, and Wei Zifu looked at Gongsun Ao's distant figure, and his heart was full of gratitude.

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Not long after, Gongsun Ao brought a Taiyi to hurry over, and introduced him: "Zifu, this is Taiyi Sun." ”

Wei Zifu hurriedly bowed and said, "Wei Zifu has seen Imperial Doctor Sun, please come with me!" Imperial Physician Sun didn't say much, and with a slight bow, he entered the inner hall with Wei Zifu.

"Auntie, Imperial Doctor Sun is here." Shu Yu was taking care of Tian Meiren on the side, and when he heard this, he hurriedly got up and saluted Mrs. Sun, who bowed slightly, put down the medical box and stepped forward to treat Tian Meiren's pulse.

Tian Meiren was lying on the bed, without any strength in her body, and saw the figure walking around in a daze, she wanted to speak but couldn't speak, and she fell asleep in a groggy state.

The room was silent, and after some looks, Taiyi Sun got up and went to the side of the case to write down a prescription, handed it to Wei Zifu and said: "Your noble body is weak and cold and causes heat, and there is no major problem. Wei Zifu carefully took the medicine note and thanked him repeatedly.

Imperial Physician Sun lifted the medicine box and was about to turn around and leave, but his eyes fell on the brazier, and he frowned unconsciously and said: "The cold in the noble person's body does not dissipate, and the palace should burn more charcoal fire to keep warm." ”

Shu Yu was about to answer, but Wei Zifu hurriedly said: "Thank you Imperial Doctor Sun for mentioning something, the slave maid will go and add some charcoal." After that, he hurriedly took out a few from the small charcoal fire on the side and put them in the brazier, Gongsun Ao saw it in his eyes, and said to Wei Zifu: "Zifu, you take care of Tian Meiren first, and I will send Imperial Doctor Sun and come back another day." ”

Wei Zifu was blessed and said, "There is Brother Lao Gongsun!" Gongsun Ao smiled slightly, and went out of the Fang Hall at the same time as Imperial Doctor Sun.

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Fang Zitian Meiren's condition was improving day by day, and it was dusk when she woke up, and the sunset sprinkled gold through the carved panes, and the whole inner room was warm and comfortable.

With a "squeak", the door was gently pushed open, and Shu Yu walked in with a bowl of medicinal soup.

"Auntie..."Tian Meiren sat up with her body propped up.

"Oh, lady, you're awake!" Seeing Tian Meiren get up, Shu Yu walked over quickly.

"How many days did I sleep?" Tian Meiren pulled up her hair and asked, suddenly a smell of medicine wafted in, Tian Meiren couldn't help but be surprised: "Auntie, where did you get the decoction?" ”

Shu Yu scooped a spoonful of medicinal soup and fed it to Tian Meiren, and replied: "Today is the third day, thanks to her husband, she met an old friend in the palace, and asked him to invite the imperial doctor to prescribe the prescription, and he also brought the charcoal fire in this brazier." ”

"Wei Zifu?" Tian Meiren was slightly surprised, took a sip of the decoction and said, "This medicine is not difficult to eat." ”

Shu Yu said with a smile: "The husband begged Imperial Doctor Sun to bring some honey, and every time he decocted the medicine, he mixed some in it, so that the medicinal soup is not only not bitter, but also beneficial to your cough." ”

Saying this, Tian Meiren realized that she really didn't cough after waking up, and said gratefully: "Auntie, where is the son-in-law?" ”

Shu Yu scooped another spoonful and fed it, and responded: "It's still in Yongxiang, and it's time to come back when you see the hour." ”

As he was talking, there was a faint sound of pushing the door outside the hall, and Shu Yu smiled: "It's time for the son-in-law to come back!" Tian Meiren stretched out her hand and took the medicine bowl and said, "Auntie, I'll come by myself, you can thank my son-in-law for me." Shu Yu nodded and smiled: "Hey! ”

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When he met Gongsun Ao in the palace with a long history, Wei Zifu felt some comfort in his heart, counting the days that missed from his fingertips, Wei Zifu imagined Liu Che's smiling appearance, and his heart suddenly felt more warm.

In the blink of an eye, the snow was falling, and the courtyard was covered with snow, and people creaked when they stepped on it. Gongsun Ao found pulp paper in his spare time, pasted up the leaky panes, Wei Zifu skillfully cut out all kinds of window flowers, magpies and plums, swallows wear peach willows, deer cranes and tongchun, vividly stood up on the window paper, the red window flowers are particularly eye-catching in the snow, and even the decadent Fangfang Palace also reveals a bit of vitality in this celebration.

Outside the window, the sky was snowing, Wei Zifu leaned on the window and thought about his thoughts, Shu Yu helped Tian Meiren to come over, Wei Zifu was busy bowing, Tian Meiren smiled and said: "Zifu, I have told you many times, there is no one else here, there is no need to be so formal." ”

Wei Zifu smiled and walked over to help, and said: "As a slave, Zifu can't be rude, the lady's complexion looks much better, and her face is ruddy!" Tian Meiren smiled: "It's not thanks to you and my aunt for taking care of me so carefully, I feel that I am much heavier." This made Shu Yu and Wei Zifu laugh.

"This plum blossom is so well cut, just like the real thing." Tian Meiren looked at the magpie Dengmei on the window paper, and seemed to remember the past, "It was three years since the first emperor, and it snowed so heavily that day, auntie, do you remember?" Tian Meiren just asked casually, but Shu Yu seemed to be stung by something, and her face unconsciously showed a trace of sadness.

"On that day, I walked side by side with the emperor to look for plum blossoms, and there were two rows of deep and shallow footprints in the snow, so affectionately leaning together, blooming with the red plum and snow. The plum blossoms of that tree are blooming so well, and the red ones are as bright as clouds, and they are competing to bloom one by one. The emperor folded one and stuck it in my hairpin, and he said, I am more beautiful than this blooming flower, and at that time, I only felt that I was the happiest woman in the world. Mitian Meiren was immersed in the memories of the past, and Wei Zifu listened quietly.

"It's a pity that fate makes people, after two years, Li Ji's son Liu Rong was made the crown prince, since then, the first emperor has never set foot in my bedroom, I once thought it was all Li Ji's sake, but I didn't expect that when Li Ji was beaten into the cold palace, he never appeared..."Speaking of this, Tian Meiren sighed a long time, took her eyes off the window paper, looked at the heavy snow outside the window, and said with a smile: "Do you think I'm stupid, the first emperor has been dead for several years, but I still talk about these old things." ”

Shu Yu was silent, Wei Zifu sighed faintly, and said: "How can you be a lady's stupidity, presumably the emperor also really loved the lady, but fate is impermanent, and it is only because there are too many people in this palace who can't help themselves." ”

"Fate is impermanent? In spite of oneself? A hint of ridicule floated on Tian Meiren's lips, "Why can't you say that he is mean and unkind?" Twelve years, a whole twelve years, he couldn't think of the people who used to enjoy the plum blossoms with him in the snow. Or has he simply forgotten who I am? ”

Tian Meiren's unintentional words provoked the pain that Wei Zifu hid in his heart, is he the same, has forgotten her, or has he forgotten who she is at all?

Shu Yu opened his mouth and said: "Lady, it's cold in the hall, let's go to the back room to rest, my body is just better, don't get cold anymore." Tian Meiren sighed softly, nodded slightly, gathered her smock, and was helped back to the inner room by Shu Yu. Wei Zifu looked at the red magpie Dengmei on the window paper, still recalling every word Tian Meiren said, and his heart was full of tastes.

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On the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the heavy snow stopped for a few days and then fell all over the sky again. The Lord of the Stove will ascend to heaven on this day, and report to the Jade Emperor in the sky about the good and evil in the world, and the people will offer melons and honey fruits in front of the statue of the Lord of the Stove on this day, so that the Lord of the Stove can eat sweeter, and say more good things in the world in front of the Jade Emperor, so that the lower world can enjoy peace, so the folk have the tradition of "twenty-three, melons and fruits are sticky".

Every day in the palace, the emperor will bring the people in the palace to the stove prince set up in the shrine of the stove wall to offer incense, put water, beans, straw on the table in front of the statue of the stove king, prepare the materials for the king of the stove to ascend to the heavens, and offer candy made of caramel and noodles, so that the king of the stove can eat sweeter, and he can say good things in the world in the heavenly court.

At night, the palace is brightly lit and the vocal music is played, and the cold and deserted Zhufang Hall becomes more and more lonely in the cold night of singing and dancing. There was a charcoal fire burning in the hall, the melodious orchestral sound was slowly floating in the dark night, the three of them sat around the brazier, Wei Zifu and Shu Yu bowed their heads to do embroidery, and Tian Meiren was secretly distracted by the hand warmer.

"The leaves are pale, the white dew is frost, there is a beautiful woman, on the water side..."

Suddenly, Wei Zifu let out a soft cry, breaking the silence in the hall, Shu Yu looked up and said with concern: "Zifu, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Auntie is fine, it was me who accidentally pricked my hand with a needle!" Wei Zifu smiled apologetically, wiped out the wound, lowered his head again, and the room returned to calm.

The clear singing continued to drift.

"The leaves are green, and the white dew is not dawning. The so-called Yi people are in the water of the Mae. Tracing back from it, the road is blocked and climbing, tracing from it, just like in the water. ”

Wei Zifu couldn't calm his mood anymore, and it was just when this song was played just now that he was distracted, and he was stabbed by an embroidery needle in a trance. On such a lively but cold night today, the palace played this song 'On the Water Side', is it to tell yourself not to be greedy for the old dreams of the past, or to laugh at yourself as a cocoon? Recalling the moment he met Liu Che in the Pingyang Hou Mansion, Wei Zifu was like a dream, and couldn't help but feel sad.

"Tuk Tuk!" There was a knock on the door outside the hall, interrupting Wei Zifu's thoughts, "Who?" Knocking on the door outside so late..."Shu Yu said to himself, Wei Zifu's heart moved, and he got up and said, "Auntie, I'll go and have a look." ”

"Okay, it's snowing outside, you put on a smock and go again." Shu Yu instructed carefully.

Wei Zifu nodded, put on his coat and ran quickly to the outside of the hall, as soon as the door opened, it was Gongsun Ao standing under the door with a snowflake. Wei Zifu hurriedly said: "Brother Gongsun, why are you here?" I was about to let him in to keep warm, but suddenly remembered that Tian Meiren was still in the palace, and I didn't feel embarrassed: "The lady is still inside, and it is inconvenient to let Brother Gongsun in, and I hope my brother will forgive me." ”

Gongsun Ao smiled: "It's okay, today is my night, and I'll leave in a moment." Yan took out a small cloth bag from his bosom and stuffed it into Wei Zifu's hand, "This is for you." ”

Wei Zifu was surprised: "What is this?" Gongsun Ao smiled and didn't answer, but said, "I'll go first, you see if you like it." With that, he turned and stepped into the snow.

Wei Zifu held the cloth bag in his hand, still in a daze. "Zifu..."Shu Yu's voice came from inside, Wei Zifu hurriedly closed the door of the hall and replied loudly: "Auntie, here!" ”

Trotting to the inner hall, Wei Zifu patted the snowflakes and took off his robe. Shu Yu saw that Wei Zifu had an extra cloth bag in his hand, and couldn't help but smile and asked, "Shicai is a Gongsun guard?" ”

Wei Zifu replied: "Exactly! ”

Shu Yu and Tian Meiren looked at each other and smiled, "It seems that Gongsun Guard specially sent something to our son-in-law!" ”

Wei Zifu's face turned red, and he clenched the cloth bag and didn't know how to answer.

Seeing this, Shu Yu couldn't help but smile and said, "Zifu, why don't you open it and see what it is?" ”

"Hmm." Wei Zifu nodded, carefully opened the cloth bag in his hand, and saw that there was a green hosta inside, and the head of the hairpin was decorated with wishful patterns, round and simple, although it was not very precious, but it looked like it had a simple and elegant charm.

"It's so pretty!" Shu Yu praised, "It's rare that Gongsun Guard has such carefulness. ”

"Zifu, put it on and take a look!" Tian Meiren smiled, "I'm afraid this hairpin took a lot of thought on his part." Wei Zifu said ashamedly when he heard this: "Lady Hugh is making fun of Zifu anymore." ”

"I'm from here, how can I not see his heart for you? Look, how good-looking, it's still good to be young! Tian Meiren looked at Wei Zifu's cloud-like sideburns and a green hosta slanted into his hair, like a meteor crossing the night, and couldn't help but sigh.

Shu Yu also helped on the side, "Isn't it, Zifu, where is there such an enthusiastic person in the palace as Gongsun Guard?" When the lady was sick, he helped invite the doctor, and when the charcoal fire was less, he also thought of the way to get it. Son-in-law, don't say that my aunt didn't give you a wake-up call, I'm afraid there are fewer such good men now, you have to cherish it! ”

Wei Zifu's face turned crimson, and he bowed his head and said nothing. She has remembered every bit of Sun Ao's help since she entered the Fang Palace, and she originally thought that it was just a memory of her old friend, but she never expected him to have such thoughts, and the gratitude in her heart was also because of this green hosta.