"Your Majesty", a picker girl came out of the crowd, and her delicate voice had a tactful tone: "The power of the emperor's thunder, save our sisters from fire and water, if you want to say thanks, the emperor, you are our great benefactor." ”

She is dressed elegantly, her appearance is clear and delicate, and she is considered to be in the middle and upper ranks among the women.

Qi Ye only glanced at her and nodded, then said to Li Defu behind him: "They have all been wronged, and I can't bear it. ”

"Thank you for the Emperor's grace." Everyone knelt down and saluted again, and the girl who had just spoken was disappointed, and quietly raised her eyes to look at Qi Ye, such a handsome wind god and heavenly power could not be offended, and she couldn't help but feel a lot of charm.

Qi Ye greeted and gave a reward, then prepared to leave, and asked Yin Lingyuan, "Yu'er wants to go together?" ”

The latter glanced at Zhang, who was bowing his head, and shook his head: "The emperor will go first, the concubines still have a few words left unfinished." ”

"Okay, then I'll go first." Qi Ye didn't care much and drove away.

There are some disappointed and relieved people in the North Five Institutes, and there are also those who are as unwavering as Zhang and Hong'er.

Back in the inner room, Zhang helped Hong'er to go to bed to rest, Yin Lingyuan sat on the edge of the bed and spoke: "You also saw it just now, the emperor came to visit, Sister Zhang has face in front of the emperor, and it is not impossible to be favored and promoted to the throne in the future." ”

"The concubine does not change her original intention." Zhang said firmly.

Yin Lingyuan raised his eyebrows, but he was a little surprised: "What if I say I can help you get favored?" ”

"Whether you are favored or not, isn't it just a lifetime in this deep palace", Zhang raised his eyes, as if he was reminiscing, and seemed to be longing: "The concubine is twenty-six years old this year, if it was an ordinary palace maid, she should have been released from the palace a long time ago, just because she served the emperor all night, and now she is ......" She sighed and said quietly: "I really don't know if it's luck or misfortune." ”

"Everyone is rich and glorious as a palace concubine, and they enjoy it inexhaustibly, once they are lucky, they are more likely to shine on the lintel and rank above 10,000 people, would you rather give up these and go out of the palace?" Yin Lingyuan asked.

"What about wealth and glory? What's the fun of not living according to your own heart? Zhang lowered his head and smiled gloomily, "Besides, the concubine's parents died, and she was alone early, and there was no lintel to shine on. ”

Yin Lingyuan looked at her fixedly, but she didn't expect that in ancient times, in such a deep palace, she would meet someone with such thoughts. Yin Lingyuan has a modern soul, although she lives here, she always has a kind of detachment, never comparing herself with the ancients, especially the ancient woman, in her eyes she was born with a little pity and pathetic, even if she is as domineering as Concubine Rong, she is just a canary bound under the religion.

Zhang's status is low, and the situation has been even more tragic over the years, and now he can say such a thing, which makes Yin Lingyuan realize that they are not all confused and numb, they also have thoughts and want to struggle to break free from the shackles of fate.

"I'm willing to help you." Yin Lingyuan finally spoke.

Zhang suddenly raised his head and stared at Yin Lingyuan in disbelief.

"What, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it?" She asked with a smile.

"But there are rules in the palace...... "Zhang was anxious and reckless before, but after thinking about it, he was indeed a little difficult for a strong man.

"The rules are set by people." Yin Lingyuan said, "Don't worry, I will try my best to let you get what you want." ”

Out of the North Fifth Institute, Yin Lingyuan went to chase Qi Ye, but fortunately, the people had not gone far, and the bright guard of honor was discharged from the pavilion in the imperial garden, and the main owner was sitting in it drinking tea and resting.

"It's all over so soon?" Qi Ye saw someone and beckoned her to come over.

Yin Lingyuan sat down, helped Qi Ye refill a cup of tea, and spoke: "What does the emperor think of the Zhang family?" ”

Qi Ye slowly fiddled with the tea leaves in the cup, raised his head to look at her, and Yin Lingyuan continued: "She risked her life to save her sister, is it considered affectionate and righteous?" ”

"In that case, that's fine." Qi Ye responded.

"Does the emperor still remember, when was the Zhang family fortunate to be named a maid?" Yin Lingyuan asked again.

Qi Ye was puzzled at first, and then laughed: "Could it be that my Yu'er is jealous?" He thought he had guessed Yin Lingyuan's thoughts, and said with a smile: "I just talked to her, but I only showed a little concern, and I didn't mean anything else. ”

"Since there is no other meaning, why didn't the emperor let them go?" Yin Lingyuan then spoke.

Qi Ye frowned, not understanding what she meant.

"Like Zhang's Hong'er, she was originally a palace maid, if it weren't for serving the emperor once, she would have been released from the palace at this moment," Yin Lingyuan said slowly.

"Serving me or wronging them?" Qi Ye was immediately unhappy.

"How can it?" Yin Lingyuan immediately waved his hand, and said duplicitously: "It is their honor to serve the emperor, but now that many women are old, the emperor, you don't care about them, why do you want to forcibly keep people in the palace?" ”

"What do you mean by forcibly keeping people?" Qi Ye reprimanded, "I am the Son of Heaven, since they have served me, they will naturally enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth, and no worries about food and clothing." ”

"Glory, wealth, food and clothing?" Yin Lingyuan asked rhetorically, "Is this really the case with the girls?" ”

Qi Ye was speechless, the matter of Hua Daxi had just come out, and he naturally couldn't deny it: "I have disposed of that group of bold minions, and the entire harem will be reorganized, and there will never be anything like that again." ”

"Without Hua Daxi, there may be Wang Daxi and Li Daxi in the future", Yin Lingyuan said, "As long as the girls don't get the holy favor for a day, there will be no wealth and stability." ”

"As you say, is it possible that they will not be able to do it day by day?" Qi Ye was speechless by Yin Ling's anger.

The latter still didn't know how to restrain himself: "If the emperor can do it, the concubines won't mention this." Yin Lingyuan bowed: "Actually, the emperor, if you think about it, you don't like it if you leave them in the palace, it's just a waste of food, haven't you always advocated frugality?" Without picking girls, the harem can save a lot of money, and no matter how small the fly is, it is meat. ”

Qi Ye: ......

He was simply overwhelmed by Yin Lingkite's nonsense, and the latter was still chattering: "And in case, the concubine is talking about having fun, and there will be another flower in the future, the harm to the girls is small, and it is a big deal to damage the emperor's authority." ”

"Shut up!" Qi Ye finally broke out, and Yin Lingyuan's last words were to talk about his sore spot. He is not only an emperor, but also a man, his own woman has been bullied, he naturally has to deal with the person who has been bullied, but he will also have a subtle blame psychology for the insulted woman.

Qi Ye brushed his sleeves away, Yin Lingyuan was unfavorable, and he twisted his eyebrows on the way back.

"What if I steal people out?" Under the grape trellis in the backyard, Yin Lingyuan asked Yu Ze.

The latter meditated cross-legged, her lips did not move, and the voice sounded directly in her head: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land." ”

"Wouldn't it, Qi Ye is so idle, and he will send someone to catch them?" Yin Lingqi was suspicious.

"A man's dignity and face," Yu Ze said lightly, "it's a big deal." ”

"You men are so selfish!" Yin Lingyuan complained hatefully in the direction of Yu Ze: "Selfish, arrogant, stingy!" ”

Yu Ze: ......

The inexplicably scolded is a little wronged.

Yin Lingyuan made a cup of milk tea, filled her stomach with sweetness, and then spoke: "Why don't we go and give him a dream again?" ”

"Dream what?" Yu Ze dismissed unceremoniously, "Lao Tzu is in charge of his son's house, do you think the first emperor is too idle or Qi Ye is too stupid, and you won't doubt it at all?" ”

"Lao Tzu can't take care of it, Lao Niang can always manage it." Yin Lingyuan was not convinced and blurted out.

Yu Ze finally opened his eyes, looking at her like a fool, Yin Lingyuan realized later, isn't Qi Ye's mother the queen mother? People live well, how to support their dreams?

"That'...... I'm going to beg the Queen Mother? ”

"Whatever you want." Yu Ze closed his eyes again, obviously not planning to pay attention to her anymore.

Yin Lingyuan made up her mind to discuss with the Queen Mother, but before she could make the trip, things took a turn for the better.

On the seventh day of the seventh month, the Begging Festival.

Legend has it that this day is the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet, and the girls come to this day to beg the Weaver Girl for a good marriage. Every year in the palace, a banquet is held, and the concubine is the host, and the daughters of the noble ministers are invited to beg together, which is also a good time for marriage.

There are all kinds of colorful fruits, halva on the long case, and in the middle of the bridge with a variety of thick and long wrapping incense is built four or five meters long and about half a meter wide, and the railing is installed, and there are flowers made of five-color threads on it to decorate, this is the incense bridge, and the legend is that it is built according to the appearance of the magpie bridge.

"Have you ever seen the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl? What does Magpie Bridge look like? Yin Lingyuan asked curiously.

"It's just a story made up by mortals to deceive themselves, how did this seat know." Yu Ze said.

"Okay", Yin Lingyuan was bored, his eyes wandered, and he found that everyone here was a female dependent, but only a certain great god stood out: "But Your Excellency, why don't you stay at home and cultivate?" ”

Yu Ze: ...... "The eldest princess is here. ”

Yin Lingyuan looked up, and saw a graceful and luxurious woman in her forties walking towards her with a smile, and hurriedly got up to greet her: "Wanfu, the eldest princess of Ningchang." ”

"It's all a family, what are you doing so politely", the eldest princess of Ningchang took Yin Lingyuan's hand very kindly, "Such a fairy figure, it's no wonder that my emperor's younger brother likes it, Le An come here, haven't you been clamoring to see Yu Jieyu?" ”

Behind her, a clever and lively little girl ran over, leaning on her mother's side very kindly, and staring at Yin Lingyuan curiously: "Hello little aunt." ”

"Ahem...... "Ahem" Yin Lingyuan was so close that she didn't choke on her own saliva, thinking that her current body is only eighteen or nineteen, but she was called aunt by a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, she really has nowhere to reason.

"The county lord of Anle is polite", she barely sorted out her expression and maintained a proper smile.

The eldest princess of Ningchang has first-class ability to see people, and she saw all her reactions, and immediately smiled and quipped: "It's really a wonderful person to come up with such a trick." ”

The eldest princess of Ningchang was asked to leave without saying a word, but the county lord of Le'an was very interested in her, and pulled Yin Lingyuan to ask east and west.

She is the eldest daughter of Ningchang, she is favored by her parents, raised innocently, sometimes it is inevitable to do what she wants, and she will not take into account the feelings of others, and she is about to ask Yin Lingyuan's business secrets when she chatters, and she is unaware of it, which makes Yin Lingyuan helpless and doesn't know how to answer.

"Today's begging coincidence, I don't know what clever things the county lord has prepared?" Yin Lingyuan looked at the gap and finally diverted the topic away from herself.

Before the arrival of the festival, the girls need to prepare all kinds of kitkat toys in advance, generally using grass, colored paper, sesame, rice grains and other products to make all kinds of flowers and fruits, ladies, utensils, etc., and wait until the day of Qixi Festival to take out the comparison to see whose production is exquisite.

"I'll show you", the county lord of Le'an was even more excited, looking for his own girl everywhere, and when he found someone, he had to take out his clever things to play.

"It's not time to compete yet, so the county lord will wait." The girl persuaded.

"What's the wordiness, what my aunt wants to see." Le An couldn't help but say, snatched a small box from the girl's hand, and excitedly took it to Yin Lingyuan and opened it: "Look." ”

Inside is a small model of a palace carved out of wood, and even the patterns on the windows are carved smartly and clearly, which is simply ingenious.

"You did this?" Yin Lingyuan was surprised.

"Nature." Le An was proud, "My mother always said that I don't play with wood all day long, but every year on the begging festival, it's not my ingenuity that comes out on top, and it's not much better than those who embroider and pile grass." ”

"It's really exquisite", Yin Lingyuan praised again and again, I have to say that this little girl is really talented, and she will be a proper artist in the future.

"If you like it, I will be free in the coming day, and I will carve one for you" Le'an said generously.

"Thank you to the county lord", Yin Lingyuan thought for a while, "Then I will also give the county lord a thing." ”

"What is it?" Le'an's eyes lit up, "Cake or peach?" ”

Yin Lingyuan shook his head: "This thing is called an egg tart, I will make it for the county lord to taste when I go back, if it is delicious, I will write a recipe, and let the chef in the house make it with you every day." ”

"Is it delicious? Is it tasty? Le An excitedly grabbed Yin Lingyuan's hand and shook it, hearing that this name is one word different from the cake, it must be delicious.

"Delicious food, the county lord must like it." Yin Lingyuan replied with a confident smile.

Le'an cheered, her two major hobbies in her life, one is wood carving, and the other is all kinds of sweet snacks, otherwise she would not be so respectful of Xian Ming Xiaozhu.

"What are you two talking about, it's so lively." Leng Buding's question came from the concubine, and the two looked up at the same time.

I only heard the eldest princess of Ningchang smile and said, "Le'an, why don't you come and say hello to the concubine." ”

Le An pursed his lips, let go of Yin Lingyuan and walked to the concubine: "Le An greets the concubine." ”

"I haven't seen you for a few days, and Le'an is more beautiful." The concubine smiled and let her flatten.

"Niangniang praised, but she was just an ignorant little girl." The eldest princess of Ningchang said modestly.

"A few days ago, the Queen Mother also told the palace that Le'an is now fifteen years old, and it is time to find a home." The concubine turned to Le'an, "The young talents of the imperial capital, I don't know if there are any of us who Le'an can see, on this good day, why don't you be a matchmaker for the county lord in this palace?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the eldest princess of Ningchang's face immediately changed.