Yao Jin shook his head indifferently: "Wan'er, have you forgotten what I told you in Yunshan at that time? I am asking for freedom, not another cage, what is the difference between the imperial palace of the Li Dynasty and the Evergreen Palace of Emperor Wei? ”

Long Wan looked carefully at Yao Jin's side face in the warm candlelight, in the palace, she had seen many women with stunning faces, charming, noble, lovely or passionate, even her own appearance had been praised by the emperor himself, but what about her princess? Since she was a palace maid, although her appearance can be said to be beautiful, she has never been a country and a city, and there is no good at the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting that famous ladies value, but Long Wan deeply feels that no matter how outstanding a man is in the world, even if the top elegance is as precious as Emperor Wei, in her heart, she may not be worthy of her Royal Highness. Long Wan got up lightly and walked to Yao Jin, slowly knelt down and saluted solemnly, she was born as a female official, and her posture and etiquette were naturally extremely standard, but in this standard kneeling ceremony, what Yao Jin saw was Long Wan's reluctance.

"This farewell, thousands of rivers and mountains, I am afraid that I will no longer be able to serve His Highness in this life...... In the past, when Prince Zheng gave me to His Royal Highness, Wan'er complained and was annoyed, but along the way, how many hardships and difficulties, if it weren't for His Highness's firmness, wisdom and courage, and he has always been loyal to Wan'er, how could we have today. Wan'er once betrayed His Highness and said that she would serve His Highness for the rest of her life, but she still broke her word - but even so, His Highness never blamed, and always encouraged Wan'er to follow her heart and pursue what she wanted. Your Highness is to me, not to mention the affection of a master and servant? To put it beyond my duty, even if I am a sister, I may not be as good as His Highness to treat me. This affection, Long Wan has nothing to repay in this life, I only wish to be a slave and a maid in the next life, and I will definitely serve by His Royal Highness's side again!"

Yao Jin's heart was moved, her eyes were also a little red, she stretched out her hand to help Long Wan, and said sincerely: "I know how difficult it is to live in this world as a woman, although my sister Wan'er is weak in appearance but resolute in heart, now Li Zheng is like this, I can't say that it is the best, but I can be regarded as being able to grow old with Sister Wan'er." Although the Snow Mountain and Xiaonanguo are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, no matter where you are, Yao Jin will always miss you and bless you. ”

The two were holding hands and talking, and there was a gentle knock on the door, and the maid said softly and respectfully: "His Royal Highness, the lord of the vassal country, Gonggong Yang has arrived, saying that the emperor has sent you a gift." ”

Yao Jin was stunned for a moment, thinking about what kind of gift to give this big night, and said loudly: "Come in." ”

The door opened gently, the heavy two-layer curtain was lifted, and several maids followed the eunuch leader Yang Shi walked in, seeing that Yao Jin was still neatly dressed and her hair was not messy, knowing that she did not plan to go to bed, Yang Shi knelt down and saluted with a smile: "The slave is ordered by the emperor to send a scroll painting to His Royal Highness the lord of the feudal country." ”

"I'm tired of Father-in-law Yang, so I'll run around at night. Long Wan bowed slightly, took the scroll with both hands and presented it to Yao Jin, Yao Jin nodded and took it, and Long Wan took a handful of gold beads from the inner room and put it in Yang Shi's palm.

"Thank you for the reward from the lord of the domain. Yang Shi did not shirk, arched his hand and put the gold beads into the sleeve cage, "If the lord of the vassal country is empty at this moment, it is better to appreciate this painting, this is painted by the emperor himself, no, just after the mounting, the emperor ordered the slave to send it." ”

Yao Jin slowly opened the scroll, and saw that the painting was a tree, the branches were straight, the flowers on the crown were bright and red and gorgeous, a tree was blooming, and a place was falling, she didn't know this tree, and she didn't understand what this painting meant, but Long Wan gently read out a line of inscription next to it: "Although there is no oak tree, you are like a kapok." ”

"Although there is no oak tree, you are like a kapok ......" Yao Jin muttered and repeated, looking at Yang Shi and Long Wan's blank faces, she suddenly felt a shock in her heart, and then she was indescribably lost, sad, relieved and sad. Wen Zihua compared her to the loyal kapok in "To the Oak Tree", but she never thought of shaking hands with him and going underground and watching the clouds, she didn't even really believe in whether he had real love for her - for a while, all kinds of thoughts were intertwined, Yao Jin's mind was in chaos, and for a while, she sighed and said lightly: "Your Majesty Emperor Wei has a heart, Gonggong Yang will go back and ask the emperor to return, this painting Yao Jin will definitely treasure it." ”

Yang Shi raised his head, paused for a moment and said: "The emperor also said that there will be official business after the court tomorrow morning, so he can't send His Royal Highness the lord of the vassal country out of the palace, but the chariots and horses that should be escorted have been arranged, and they will wait at the main gate of the Evergreen Palace tomorrow." Please rest assured, His Royal Highness the Lord of the Domain, this time the emperor has arranged the elite men and horses of the forbidden army, and they will escort His Highness to Xiaonanguo all the way to ensure your safety along the way. ”

"I also ask Gonggong Yang to thank His Majesty Emperor Wei for his hospitality these days and his care for his two younger sisters these days, this is really the fate of Li Chao and my Xiaonanguo and Dawei," Yao Jin's tone deliberately accentuated the word "fate", got up and walked in front of him, and said cordially: "Gonggong Yang is the head of the Evergreen Palace, my two sisters came from afar, and they are not familiar with life in this Evergreen Palace, so I have to ask Gonggong Yang to take care of them - a little gift is careful, and I hope that Gonggong Yang will definitely do the lord of this domain a small favor——"

Seeing that Long Wan carefully took out a huge night pearl, it suddenly illuminated the room for several points, but the light was not dazzling at all, but soft and warm, and it was a superior product at a glance. Yang Shi's eyes suddenly lit up, but after a moment, he lowered his eyebrows and waved his hand again and again: "How dare the old slave accept such a valuable thing, His Royal Highness the lord of the vassal country has tormented the old slave and the old slave!"

"Although I am not very familiar with this Evergreen Palace, but I also know that Yang Gonggong is not only the first person around Emperor Wei, but also the person valued by the Queen Mother, this night pearl is placed in the house, the light is soft and not dazzling, it is suitable for decoration in the Queen Mother's Palace, if Yang Gonggong can send this heart for me and my two sisters, I will naturally have another thank you to repay Yang Gonggong's friendship. ”

Yao Jin's move, firstly, is to do something good for the two Taili sisters, and secondly, she thinks about the situation in Penglai Pavilion yesterday, and always feels that the Queen Mother is not simple, she came to save Li Jiaoqian is not just because of any family blood, I heard that the Queen Mother She was quite powerful in the previous dynasty, and now although she has the title of Queen Mother, she does not even have the right to rule the six palaces, and she must be unwilling in her heart, and Li Jiaoqian on Penglai Pavilion frequently looked at Wen Zihua's eyes, which made her give birth to a bold guess: She fell in love with Wen Zihua, no matter who she fell in love with him, still fancy his identity, but she wants to marry him and enter this Evergreen Palace.

This kind of thought couldn't help but make her feel a kind of worry, worried about the two Taili sisters, worried about Jiang Yingyue, and even worried about Wen Zihua - Yao Jin watched Yang Shi leave quickly and disappeared into the darkness in an instant, and the cold air at night poured into the room as the door opened and closed, making her suddenly tremble, and she turned around and couldn't help but call out blankly: "Yuebai-"