Ten days have passed in a flash, and it has been the queen's birthday in the blink of an eye, before my mother specially invited the grandmother in the palace to teach me the rules, not that I don't know these etiquette, but because I haven't attended such an occasion for many years, it is inevitable that I am a little rusty. It's nothing to lose my own face, but I can't affect the Prime Minister's Mansion.

I know that I am incompatible with him, but he is my father after all, I am related to him by blood, and this matter has to do with Concubine Huixian, no matter how much I hate him, no matter how ignorant I am, I will not play a role and not attend this banquet. In this huge harem, only the queen and this concubine cannot be offended. It's just that what makes me curious is that I heard that Concubine Huixian has never liked such occasions, and over the years, she has almost never appeared on such a day, but this time, in order to choose a concubine for King Chen, did she deliberately attend?

This Huixian noble concubine is a great legend in South Vietnam. Like all the concubines in the palace, she was born as beautiful as a flower and extremely intelligent. All the concubines in the palace who have heads and faces are all from a family and have a prominent family background, but this noble concubine is just an ordinary woman in the people, without any family background, and has no relatives and no reason. When she first entered the palace, she was named Sumei, and she was favored by the emperor's special room, which attracted the jealousy of everyone in the harem. In less than a month, she was promoted to Huiguiren, but the strange thing is that after three years like that, she still did not conceive a child for the emperor. I thought it was caused by my physique, but I was later noticed by the imperial doctor, and I was poisoned, resulting in the inability to conceive, and the poisoning has been poisoned for a long time, and it can no longer be treated, and there will be no children for life. A woman, even if she is favored, without children to rely on, is in vain.

That's when something surprising happened. The emperor found out the mastermind who poisoned her, and that person turned out to be the most favored concubine Lan in the past, Bai Rou, the sister of Bai Heng today, the emperor was furious and immediately ordered her to die. Despite this, the emperor still took pity on the concubine Niangniang, who was only a nobleman at that time. In the end, it was decided that she raised the fourth prince who she loved very much and lost her mother at a young age, and promoted her to concubine, and gave her the title Huixian. At that time, the civil and military officials were shocked, and they all played one after another, asking the emperor to retract his will. There are roughly three reasons for the opposition of the ministers: one is because the ancestral concubines of Nanyue cannot be promoted to the next level, and the second is because the concubine Niangniang has no children under her knees at that time and has not been in the palace for a long time, so it is really not suitable to give the position above the concubine position, and the third is because since the founding of Nanyue, except for the queen mother, no concubine can get a double title canonization, even if she is a concubine, she can't afford the title of Huixian. The emperor not only refused to be suggested by the ministers, but was furious because of this, and immediately decreed that Jin would make her a concubine, and no one would be allowed to propose this matter.

A man, and he is the honor of the Ninety-Five, is willing to go against all his ministers for the woman he loves, and he does not hesitate to violate the ancestral teachings, which shows how deep the favor is. Now although time has passed, Concubine Huixian is still pampered, favored by the six palaces, and even the queen has to take care of her for three points, if she really offends her because of this matter, it is really worth the loss, which not only harms herself, but also affects the Prime Minister's Mansion.

I came to the palace early today, because the time is still early, the emperor and queen have not yet come, and all the people who have arrived are just sitting in the hall under the arrangement of the palace people. Others went to the Imperial Garden. The thought of not knowing anyone here makes me feel bored. Watching my mother and Sister Wan keep talking to people, I felt even more bored. I just asked Yuyin to talk to them, and then I went to the imperial garden.

I don't know what is going to happen at this banquet. When I thought that the concubine Niangniang had indicated that she wanted to see me, I panicked.

The flowers in this palace are the earliest blooming in the capital, and they are also the most attractive. Over the years, I have really been stuffy in the house, and I can finally go out, or when my father and mother are very happy, it is really the first time. If I can have fun today, will I really have to thank that concubine in the end?

"Ahh Somehow, a flower suddenly appeared in front of me, and my head seemed to have hit something, and when I came back to my senses, I had been hit to the ground. Someone immediately squatted down to help me: "Are you okay?" ”

I rubbed my aching hands, turned my head and yelled at him, "Don't you have eyes? "When I looked at it, it was actually the crazy person I met on the street yesterday, and he seemed to be surprised to see me.

"How could it be you?"

The two of us actually said this in unison. I looked behind him, and there were two more people.

"I said Su Yi'er, are the two of us too fateful, and we can also meet in the palace. By the way, today is the queen's birthday, are you also here to attend the banquet? The madman said as he picked me up. As soon as I stood up, I pushed him away and retorted, "You go away, don't touch me." There is also fate, the ghost has a fate with you. ”

But he said calmly: "It's the first time I've heard someone say that he's a ghost." "I was a little angry in my heart, but I suddenly thought in my heart that today is the birthday of the queen's mother, and he can appear in the palace in such a grand manner.

"Yi'er, why did you get here?" A familiar voice came. I hurriedly turned my head to see that it was Sister Wan, she walked quickly to my side, first looked at me a few times, and then turned to the crazy man, her face seemed to be surprised, and hurriedly saluted to him: "See His Royal Highness King Ling." He was also very accustomed to saying: "Miss Su doesn't have to be polite. ”

I was in a trance in my head, and I didn't dare to look at him anymore, His Royal Highness the King of Ling? He turned out to be the Seventh Prince, Lou Yihang, the king of the tomb, my God, I actually provoked him, but how could he appear so casually on the streets of the capital that day. His Royal Highness the King of Tombs, but among all the princes, the prince who is most favored by the emperor is the son-in-law born to the queen.

Today's queen mother is the daughter of Murong Yuan, the old Duke of Fu, and her brother Murong Ting is a general appointed by the emperor, who has made great achievements in quelling the war in South Vietnam. The queen mother was born noble, when the emperor was still the prince, she married the emperor, when the emperor ascended the throne, she was canonized as the queen, over the years, although the emperor has countless favorite concubines, but also to the queen mother has always been respectful, there has never been half a loss, and the queen mother has been in charge of the harem for these years, there has never been any big mess, and there has never been a bad treatment of the concubines and princes, this point, has always been very popular with the emperor.

I heard that when the queen mother gave birth to the eldest prince and the eldest princess in her early years, for some reason, she died after birth, and the queen mother was sad for a long time, until the emperor ascended the throne, she gave birth to the prince again. That was the emperor's third prince and the first surviving son-in-law, and both the emperor and the Murong family had high hopes for him. The prince canonized the king of Ji when the moon is full, and everyone knows what the emperor's title means.

After the queen gave birth to His Royal Highness King Ji, she has been frail and sickly, and three years later she was pregnant with a fourth child, but on the day of delivery, she had a heavy hemorrhage, almost both mother and child, and the queen has been weak and sick since then, and has never had a child, the emperor and queen are very fond of this prince. I have long heard that this Ling King is willful and unreasonable, but I have talked to him like that in these two meetings, can he give up with me. And now that I know his identity, I naturally won't be as respectful to him as before.

"Yi'er, don't hurry up and salute His Royal Highness King Ling." Sister Wan tugged at my sleeve and whispered to me.

I was about to salute him when he interrupted me with his outstretched hand. And said to me in a calm tone: "You didn't salute the first time you saw me, forget it this time, I think I really can't afford the third lady's courtesy." After speaking, he said to Sister Wan, "Miss Su, your sister is the first time to come to the palace, why don't you take care of her, if you run away and lose it, won't the prime minister die of sadness?" ”

I held back the anger in my heart, waved my hand at him, and said calmly: "Your Highness's lesson is that the courtiers will definitely pay attention to their words and behaviors in the future, and Your Highness Lao has bothered."

He smiled and didn't say anything more, as if enjoying my whispering to him. At this time, the man in blue stood up and asked Sister Wan: "It turns out that she is the third lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion?" The first time you come to the palace, you really have to be careful, eldest lady, you have to take your sister with you, don't let her find her direction again. ”

I kept watching as he spoke, and the same words, the same meanings, sounded very different from what came out of his mouth and from the mouth of King Naling. This person looks gentle and elegant, and his speech is extremely gentle, much better than King Ling, and he is dressed in blue, although his appearance is indeed not as good as that of the heartless and crazy King Ling, but he is also extremely outstanding. However, thinking of the dress of the Tomb King yesterday, it is indeed eight points similar to this person today, but it gives people a completely different feeling.

Sister Wan smiled at him and responded, "Thank you Bai Gongzi for your concern." After speaking, he saluted the king of Naling and said, "If His Highness has nothing to order, the courtier will retire first." When he nodded, he pulled me and left. I followed her and walked up, but my eyes were suddenly frozen by a folding fan at my feet. I hurriedly picked it up, opened it and looked at it, but it was even more sluggish.

Isn't this fan a white bamboo drawing drawn by my mother? said that her grandmother painted it for her, and there are only two in total. But this drawing mother never showed outsiders, except for my father, only when I was a child, I was given a hand, but I heard my mother say that I lost it when I was in Peach Blossom Village. Could it be that the one that was lost back then was picked up by others and fell into his hands. But at this time, for some reason, those pictures in the dream suddenly appeared in my mind. In fact, sometimes, even I am confused, those pictures, in my eyes, are so real, it seems to have happened, but I never believe that there is anything in this world that can make people lose their memories.

I turned around, holding the folding fan in my hand, for some reason, tears had appeared in the corners of my eyes, I reached out and wiped them, and asked, "Who dropped this?" ”

They didn't seem to notice my expression at the moment, but Lou Yihang said with a smile, "Oh, this is Li Xuan's, I just snatched it, why did it fall to the ground." And as he spoke, he brought it to me. I held it tightly and refused to let go, muttering in my mouth: "Li Xuan? ”

The man in blue who had just spoken slowly stepped forward and smiled at me and said, "I was playing with Ah Hang just now, and I bumped into you." We all talked about it, and we didn't see anything dropping, thank you. ”

I relieved myself, holding the fan in both hands, and was about to return it to him, but he also stretched out two hands, and I handed the fan to him, and asked, "Is this fan really yours?" ”

He didn't speak. But Lou Yihang hurriedly said: "Isn't this nonsense? Is it not his, or yours? "I looked at his face, and kept thinking about the scene in my dream, but I couldn't remember the person's face at that time, Bai Lixuan? It seems that in my memory, there has never been such a person, such a name.

After a while, he replied to me: "This is a gift from a friend of mine, a friend who will not come back." ”

I listened, my heart was surprised, looking at his bright eyes, this fan, it seemed to arouse his sadness, maybe it was just a coincidence, the world is so big, it is not strange that someone will draw this picture like my grandmother, after all, she was not born to be, someone must have taught her, it is that I have not been out for a long time, and I feel strange when I see any amazing things.

"Let's go." As I spoke, I took Sister Wan's hand and walked back. As if she had arrived at a place where there was no one, she suddenly stopped and asked, "Yi'er, is there anything wrong with that folding fan?" ”

I paused and nodded blankly, "That folding fan is very similar to the one left by my grandmother in my father's room." I used to hear my mother say that my grandmother had only painted two handfuls and gave me one handful, but when I was in the peach blossom forest, I lost it. ”

Sister Wan shook her head and said, "Yi'er, do you think that Bai Gongzi lost it?" You can't be mistaken. ”

I shook my head, "I don't know, maybe, maybe, it's just the same." ”