The remnants of the late autumn wind swept the branches and scattered them a little yellow, and the afterglow of the setting sun reflected the sky overhead, and the body was covered by red walls and yellow tiles, even if you look far away, you can't see through the thick palace wall. Under the ridge of the mountain-like roof, the carved and carved paintings are as colorful as new, the white marble railing is pure white and transparent, the side of the road paved with bluestone bricks, and the gilded Taiping water tank reflects the afterglow of the sunset, everything is so solemn and cold.

The ancient Forbidden City still stands majestically under the golden light of the setting sun, and the heavy palace gates cut off the connection with the outside shijie, adjacent to the luxuriant palaces stretch endlessly, all the houses and palaces are laid out in strict order, and every inch of bricks and tiles are set up in accordance with the royal etiquette, reflecting the supreme authority of the emperor.

On the west side of the inner court, between a red wall and yellow tiles, what appears in front of you is the sixth palace of the inner court. To the east of the famous Xianfu Palace and the north of the Yikun Palace, a palace with a single eaves rests on the top of the mountain is safely located here. This palace is five rooms wide, the front porch, the bucket under the eaves, the beam fang is decorated with Soviet-style color paintings. There are two halls in the east and west, and they are also three rooms wide and hard hilltop buildings. The apse is five rooms wide, the single eaves are the top of the mountain, and the east and west side halls are respectively three rooms wide, and the hard top of the mountain is built.

Here the front palace apse and the east and west side halls of the apse together enclose a narrow courtyard, there is a well on the left and right sides of the south side of the courtyard, and the well is the octagonal well pavilion. There are two horizontal logs in the pavilion on the left, and a pulley is installed in the middle, and the imprint on it is mottled, which shows that it is the remains of many years of drawing water.

The octagonal well pavilion is surrounded by white marble railings on three sides, and a palace beauty leans on the red pillar at the corner of the pavilion and sits on the white marble railing. This beauty is only eighteen or nineteen years old, with a delicate and fair goose egg face, pink cheeks, a bewitching posture, and a pair of almond eyes with a deep sense of charm.

This beauty's hair is tied on the top of her head, divided into two locks, knotted into a long horizontal bun, and then knotted the rest of the hair into a long flat bun with a swallowtail style, pressed on the back of the neck, but it is a Manchurian woman's unique two heads. The two heads of the small jasper are wrapped with purple embroidery threads, four moon-white pearl ornaments and a white bead pendant are not worth a few dollars, but they are also beautiful, and the two plain silver hairpins inlaid with gold and jade are slightly elegant.

A pair of plain hands are placed on the white and blue striped plain brocade cheongsam skirt, the dull milky white satin brocade is inlaid with tender yellow trimmed gardenias, and the slightly green ink lace looks so elegant.

The originally charming pair of embroidered eyes looked at the sky outside the pavilion, the empty loneliness was indescribable, and she was fixed there like a jade statue, not moving, as if she had lost her soul.

"You said that the little master seems to have lost his soul every day, and we who are slaves can't help much, it's really a hurry." Not far from the Jing Pavilion, under the eaves of the apse, a little eunuch with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes leaned listlessly against the pillar and said: "This year, the emperor drafted for the first time, and a total of eight new little masters were selected, our little lord Lan Guiren, Yongshou Palace's Li Guiren, Changchun Palace's Wan Guiren, and Xianfu Palace's Yi Guiren. There are also four Chang Zai, Rong Chang Zai, Xin Chang Zai, Ming Chang Zai, and Mei Chang Zai. Other little masters are all empty of up and down points, and they have been favored for several months, but our little master is still confused, and I don't know when the emperor will turn over our little master's brand. ”

A palace maid wearing a lake green palace costume beside the little eunuch frowned slightly and said: "Xiaoquanzi, you are chewing the root of your tongue again, let's just do our duty as slaves, don't talk nonsense, be careful of being listened to, and get a good beating." "This palace maid is twenty-four or five years old, and her appearance is quite handsome.

That Xiaoquanzi straightened the warm hat on his head, winked and smiled: "Aunt Kang, there are only a few of us who come and go in our Chuxiu Palace, and it is as cold as the Cold Palace, not as lively as other palaces, how can anyone come?" You've been in the palace for several years, and you know the other rules in this palace, don't you want to show us the way? ”…,

Aunt Kang stared at the beauties in the well pavilion in a daze, and sighed lightly: "Our little master's mind is deeper than the sea, I don't dare to come up with random ideas, as long as the little master doesn't ask, I will never say it." Then she calculated with her slender fingers: "Besides, I only plan to be able to leave the palace to reunite with my family at the age of twenty-five, well, there are still two hundred and sixteen days, I can go out of the palace, but I don't want to get involved in right and wrong again." ”

The little spring shrugged his thin shoulders and said, "Aunt Kang, you are too humble, who in this palace doesn't know your name?" Aunt Kang Qi used to be a person who served Queen Xiao Quancheng, and she was rare and well-behaved, enthusiastic and righteous, and many people in the palace respected her aunt. ”

Kang Qixiu frowned, shook his head and said: "I have a bad background, and the clothed slave of the Eight Banners of the White Han Army, no matter how famous he is, it is in vain, just a minion." In this palace, if you want to live, I will send you a few words. ”

Xiao Quanzi hurriedly smiled and said, "What Aunt Kang said will be used for a lifetime, Xiao Quanzi listened." ”

Seeing his naïve appearance, Kang Qi couldn't help but chuckle and said: "It's nothing special, it's just that I abide by my duty, I can't have the heart to hurt others, and I can't do without these few words." ”

Xiao Quanzi was slightly disappointed and said: "That's it, Gonggong Liu, who led me into the palace, told me." ”

Kang Qi sighed: "Xiaoquanzi, you are still young, these words are easy to say, but it is not easy to do." ”

While he was talking, he suddenly saw a little eunuch running in happily, shouting as he ran: "Master! Aunt Kang! Good news, the emperor has turned over the little master's brand. ”

Kang Qi and Xiao Quanzi glanced at each other, and Xiao Quanzi said happily: "Amitabha, Bodhisattva bless, I can finally keep the clouds open and see the moon." He took a stride over the railing in front of the porch, met the little eunuch and asked urgently, "Little Fuzi, where did you get the news?" Don't get me wrong. ”

The little Fuzi gasped and said: "It's not wrong, the little Dezi of Yongshou Palace came back from listening to the news, and when he passed by Chuxiu Palace, his face was gloomy, so I asked, it turned out that the emperor didn't turn over the brand of the noble man today, and finally turned over the brand of our little master." ”

Kang Qi slowly stepped forward and said warmly: "How many times have I taught you, don't be surprised, prepare your own, maybe Gonggong Peng of Qianqing Palace will come to deliver the decree at this time." The two of you hurry up and prepare bathing utensils for the little master, let Zhiyu and Ting Lan prepare incense, and I will tell the little master that everyone will wait here for Gonggong Peng later. The two little eunuchs were happily busy, and Lijingxuan in the apse of Chuxiu Palace finally became a little angry.

Kang Qi walked quickly to the side of the Jing Pavilion, bowed slightly and said in a low voice: "Little master, prepare early, Gonggong Peng's speaking skills will be here." ”

Na Liren raised her head blankly, her eyes were full of dead ashes, and she looked at Kang Qi for a while before she said with great difficulty: "Who is Gonggong Peng?" What to do? ”

Kang Qi was very worried in his heart, and said softly: "Gonggong Peng is the chief eunuch of the respectful room, and at dinner today, the emperor turned over the sign of the little master, and you will be favored by the emperor tonight." ”

Na Liren's face darkened, and she said in a daze: "No, no, I don't want to go, I just want to go home......"

Kang Qi was startled, hurriedly shushed, and persuaded in a low voice: "Little master, you have been canonized as a noble person by the emperor, this palace is not like the head of the family who can make a small temperament, if you are not careful, it will kill you and destroy the door, be cautious in your words and deeds." ”

With tears in his eyes, Nalan Guiren pulled the corner of Kang Qi's clothes and begged in a low voice: "Aunt Kang, I, can I not go?" ”

Kang Qi was very strange in his heart, other little masters heard that they could be favored by the emperor, what a joy it was, the honor and disgrace of a lifetime began at this moment, why did the little master of his own family seem to be extremely reluctant, and said that she was a girl, and she was afraid of that thing, so she comforted: "Little master, don't be afraid, we women will have to pass this pass sooner or later, these things are at home, didn't your mother tell you?" The marriage of this man and woman is a matter of course, and waiting for the emperor is nothing more than a little more careful, and there is no difference between the others. ”…,

The noble man of Nalan seemed to know that it was useless to say more, so he stood up in a daze, walked to the well, looked at the dark well, and muttered, "Maybe it will be a hundred times if you jump down." ”

Kang Qi was so frightened that he hurriedly grabbed her, pinched her middle finger fiercely, and said hurriedly: "Lan Guiren, little master, when you come back, are you possessed by a ghost?" All the nonsense? Little master, you should answer me, you should answer me. ”

Lan Guiren's hands ached, he came back to his senses slightly, and said with a sad smile: "I don't know if it's possessed by an unjust ghost, who am I?" ”

Kang Qi was shocked, hurriedly pressed her fragrant shoulder, pressed her on the railing, and said in a deep voice: "I don't care who you are, you must remember that you are a noble Lan person, Yehnara. Xingzhen, the little master of Chuxiu Palace, if anything happens, our entire Chuxiu Palace's eunuchs and palace maids will suffer! Little lord, I beg you, stop thinking nonsense, sober up. ”

At this moment, Xiao Quanzi shouted loudly at the gate of the palace: "Aunt Kang, Gonggong Peng is here." ”

Kang Qi raised her eyebrows, turned around and shouted: "Xiaofuzi, Zhiyu, Tinglan, you come out to help the little master go back to the house to bathe, Xiaoquanzi and I will go with you to welcome Father-in-law Peng!" ”

Seeing that Lan Guiren was helped back into the house by Zhiyu, Ting Lan and others, Kang Qi came to the gate of the palace worriedly, and Xiao Quanzi asked with a fluttering eyebrow: "Aunt Kang, where is the little master?" Isn't she coming to meet with Grandpa Peng? What a chance, the little master should be close to Peng's father-in-law. ”

Kang Qi frowned and said in a low voice: "The little lord doesn't know what's wrong, as if he is enchanted, he talks nonsense, it is like having a lost soul, and something will definitely happen to him if he goes to serve the emperor like this." ”

Xiao Quanzi smiled and said, "Then, what should I do?" ”

Kang Qi gritted his silver teeth and said: "I'll remember it later, I will say that the little master is accidentally cold, his body is unwell, and the letter period is suddenly ......" Speaking of this, she paused, and then paused and said: "It's still not good, the little master only passed the letter period a few days ago, how can Father-in-law Peng be so easy to deceive?" ”

At this moment, a shrill voice outside the door shouted: "The emperor has an order, and the Yehenara clan of Chuxiu Palace will prepare for the night!" ”