People come and go on the royal street, each busy with their own errands. The dark green and gray blue ones are the clothes of eunuchs and palace daughters of different grades. Occasionally, forbidden troops passed by, and the morning sun reflected on their armor.

Chen Yu is low-key and elegant in the eyes of most people in the palace, and a very important performance is that he never rides a horse or a car, and walks everywhere he goes, in order to show his respect for the real male master in the palace, the emperor.

This morning, it was the first time he showed up with lotus intentions, all of them were smooth and white faces, the white dragon robe and bean green shirt skirt reflected each other, and there were four armor-piercing soldiers behind him, which was really decent and good-looking.

Those who passed by saluted according to the rules, stepped aside, and when they passed, they all looked back.

Although they didn't dare to say anything immediately, Chen Yu and Lianyi both knew that they must all be evaluating whether the two sisters of the Xu family looked alike.

Chen Yu pointed out a few places to Lian, "There is the residence of the queen mother, Xianrong Palace, where the father and emperor often live, called Donghua Palace, and the children in the palace are called Dongnuan Pavilion." That's the Imperial Garden, do you see, it's not far from the East Palace. - I can't remember what you're smirking at, can you? ”

Lianyi has been to the cold palace in addition to the East Palace, and she has been wronged in the past few days, and she suddenly saw the layers of golden and brilliant Nuoda Palace, and she couldn't see it, she really didn't remember, she laughed with her, "I'll remember it after a few more walks." ”

"You can think about it." The prince laughed at her.

The happiest person along the way was Wei Qi. Although he was brought in by the elders of the family from time to time to greet his aunt and grandmother, and he went alone two days ago, he did not swagger and wear armor to walk on the royal street this time. Although Yu Ming Huijiu is not bad-looking, it is not uncommon in the palace, Jin Beiwei Qi is a pair of beautiful people, but it is the first time to appear like this, and the daughters of the small palace are all red with a smile, with a look of admiration and yearning.

Wei Qi's smugness was so flamboyant that Chen Yu and Lianyi, who were walking in front, had to turn their heads to look at him several times.

Looking back, Lianyi saw that Jin Bei was awe-indifferent, and he didn't squint - he only looked at her.

After watching it like this a few times, Lianyi was a little frightened, and then never looked back. Even Chen Yu muttered: "That Wei Qi is a little naughty, but the Jin guard is too sophisticated, and besides, he can't take his eyes off you, and he is too persistent in my orders." ”

His voice was small, as if he was casually whispering to Lianyi. Lianyi leaned on him in the morning glow, listening to him talk to himself so privately and ordinarily, and felt a faint sweetness in his heart.

Jin Bei also saw it in the back, a prince, a future side concubine, young and beautiful, although the relationship is a little strange when you study it carefully, but now that you look at it, it is simply Qingqing and me, envious of others.

When they arrived at Mude Palace, they were approached by an elderly palace maid, who did not enter the main room, but went to a wing room in the back courtyard, where there were a lot of flowers and plants, and there were a few big fat cats who ignored people.

Lianyi followed Chen Yu into a small hall where Concubine Wei saw people on weekdays, because Chen Yu didn't come often, so the people below took two blankets and asked them both to kneel down and say goodbye.

Including Wei Qi, who was related to Concubine Wei, they all stood outside the curtain.

The whole process was quiet, and Lianyi only heard the voice of the prince and his own movements as lightly as possible, as well as what the prince said: "The child asks for peace to the concubine Wei, your old man is healthy and happy!" ”

Lianyi followed and said again, and then lay still on her stomach, waiting for the order.

Really, she thought to herself, every family has an old aunt who is a little stern and the juniors dare not beat her in front of the house.

"Well, get up." Concubine Wei finally spoke, her voice was a little flat, and she did sound like a rare and loving old man.

Chen Yu stood up first and helped Lianyi again.

"That's taken care of!"

Sure enough, Concubine Wei has already begun to pick and choose. Lianyi accompanied Xiao to see Chen Yu, Chen Yu's face was as usual, she mustered up the courage to look at the kang and looked at the owner of this room.

Concubine Wei was dressed in dark blue old dragon gold embroidered clothes, with a golden phoenix hairpin, and a magnolia flower in her ear, half-smiling, big eyes, high nose, thin face, good-looking is good-looking, she must have been a proud beauty when she was young, but she was a little difficult to get close to.

She has a book next to her. Women who love to read are really a little fierce, including Lianyi sometimes.

Concubine Wei asked the prince and Lianyi to sit down, and looked at the two of them intently. The subordinates served tea, and Concubine Wei said again, "It is said that in the past few days, the kind of dim sum called Concubine Ziyin outside has sold well, have you bought it and eaten it?" ”

That's right, the "kiss marks" on Chen Yu's face that were bitten by Lianyi are still clearly visible, and now they are pink, because Chen Yu is originally white and particularly conspicuous. "The child has been busy these days, and he didn't even bother to make up for this fun. Presumably you know that Hewei's sister has entered the palace, she is too young, she doesn't dare to move around, and the child is brought here today, so I will say hello to your old man first. Even if you know each other in the future, you can call her a companion if you are bored. ”

"How many months was this child born?" Concubine Wei asked a strange question.

Lianyi's heart can't be more sad, it's really a pot that can't be opened. She was supposed to have her 19th birthday in half a month, and the older generation in the family attached great importance to it, because they were pampered, and they waited until now to make up their minds to let the proposer enter the door after her birthday, so this birthday is ready to be a big event. Originally, everything was being prepared in a lively and lively manner, but Hewei eloped......

This Chen Yu is too, it stands to reason that Lianyi is 19 years old, and if he got married early, he hugged two babies, where is he still young?

"Slave is April 14, mother."

"It's a bit of a cloudy day."

Although Lianyi didn't expect an old man to be mean to the juniors he had just met, he didn't care too much, "This slave doesn't understand." I haven't heard anything from the elders in the family. ”

"Look at you, didn't you fall into evil a few days ago?"

"Huh?" Chen Yu and Lianyi asked rhetorically almost at the same time, but they were well educated, and this voice was not loud. Lianyi suddenly thought that Wei Qi had come two days ago, and she really blamed herself for being frizzy, she didn't know that this old lady had a good temper and temperament, so she asked a deputy head of the guard to inquire about something.

The point is that I don't know what he asked.

In the past few days, Lianyi has also been careless, why can't he find a quarter of an hour for him to study carefully.

At this time, Chen Yu looked at her sideways, but he seemed to have an irrepressible surprise.

"It's broken", Lianyi reacted, "No matter what Concubine Wei meant by the evil spirit, no matter whether it was Wei Qi casually made it up to scare her, or if she made it up for what purpose she made up to make it difficult for Lianyi, it all fell into Chen Yu's intention." ”

After nearly ten years of getting along, Chen Yu must have encountered Hewei having nightmares and even talking nonsense.

Doesn't this mean that lotus is indeed like a lotus?

Lian Yi only cared about thinking quickly, but didn't think of anything to answer, at this time, Chen Yu had returned to normal, and looked back at Concubine Wei indifferently, "Who did you listen to?" ”

Concubine Wei remained silent, "Do you need to listen to anyone?" I'm old, and I'm not greedy or angry, so I have clear eyes and see through more. What time is her birthday so gloomy? ”

Lianyi was a little unhappy, she had never heard that her life was not good, and her birthday was cloudy or something, but she could only answer with a smile: "Yin Shi." ”

"The girl born in Yin Shi is thin in the relationship between men and women, and she is not favored by her husband."

Chen Yu seems to be very experienced in dealing with this kind of scene, "Don't worry, I'm not very good to her?" ”

Lianyi couldn't help but smile at Chen Yu sideways, and her heart became sweeter.

What to do, the size of this emotion is a little bigger than last night. Jin Bei said-

Forget it, whatever he said.

Concubine Wei deserved to have watched Chen Yu grow up, and ignored him completely, but said what she wanted to say, "Do you know what's going on in the apricot blossom forest next to your East Palace?" ”

When this sentence came out, even Chen Yu was really stunned.

He couldn't remember how old he was, anyway, he asked when he was a child, but he was reprimanded by his master.

That place is not the Imperial Garden, and suddenly a forest appears, and next to it is the Cold Palace, but there is an East Palace in the west, which is strange.

But the scenery is good, and I haven't heard of anything strange. Therefore, except for asking so much when he was a child, Chen Yu was not curious anymore.

Why did Concubine Wei want to talk about this topic when she saw Lianyi for the first time?

"The children are young, I don't know," Chen Yu said, "please teach the old man." ”

"There was originally a lake called Mingjing Lake, and there was originally a high-rise building in the place next to the cold palace, called Jingtai. In the past, when your imperial grandfather was here, he often rested on the mirror platform compared to other places. Those rows of bungalows are for the princes, royal nephews, and the children of the family who come in to study or serve as relatives. ”

"That's what happened." Chen Yu didn't rush to ask, but politely echoed.

Concubine Wei continued to narrate, "Because the scenery on the mirror platform is good, you can see the mirror lake, and you can see the mirror in your heart, and you can remind the emperor not to forget the grace of heaven and the world." Besides, on the mirror platform, you can look at the East Palace, look at Your Majesty's most beloved and proud son, and see the other princes and nephews in the courtyard, so as to urge them to go to school. Looking to the north, you can still see where the people live, and you can see the general army of the forbidden army and the yamen of the major provinces, do you understand this truth? ”

"The kid understands."

Concubine Wei sighed, "When your eldest uncle was in power, he set up the crown prince Chen Huang, you know?" ”

"Yes."

"When your second uncle succeeds to the throne, after all, I can't tolerate him in my heart." Concubine Wei paused as if she couldn't bear it, "Do you know where Huang'er died?" ”

"Mirror Lake?" Chen Yu asked this time.

"Yes and no. There were several important ministers and several generals present that day, and your second uncle summoned Chen Huang to check his calligraphy. Later, on the grounds that he had privately practiced the edict that only the Son of Heaven could write, he first forced him to eat a few bitter almonds, and then personally killed him with a cane. Of course, when he was on the shore, no one knew if he had a breath, and then he was thrown into the mirror lake. ”

It is not a secret that Emperor Shu Jing killed his nephew to consolidate the throne, but how to kill it, Chen Yu knew it for the first time.

Lianyi had indeed heard about this past from Jin Bei just a few days ago, and now she was even more shocked into a cold sweat. She didn't know why, she looked out of the curtain, looking for Jin Bei.

All she could see was a pair of Jin Bei's boots, and so on - and his hands.

At first glance, that hand was the gold guard's. Although they had only been together for a few days, Lianyi recognized it.

At first glance, the hand was lowered to straighten the boots, but it was gently drawing small circles into the curtain.

Lianyi's heart settled.

"Where's the corpse?" Chen Yu's voice was a little hoarse.

Concubine Wei kept her rhythm: "That's it." Of course, you can't stay in the palace. But I looked for the water ghost and went down to look for it, but I didn't find it. ”

"What?"

"Later, I drained all the water in the mirror lake, but there was still nothing. The water is red. ”

Emperor Shu Jing was uneasy in the end, looking for a monk and Taoist priest to do it, and he was still looking around in the palace. Nothing. In the end, I listened to the advice of I don't know who, leveled the mirror platform, kept the bungalow in the courtyard, and the princes and children of the family moved out, and it gradually became a cold palace.

The earth and rocks of the mirror platform, as well as the earthwork that I don't know where to get it, filled the mirror lake.

Emperor Shu Jing's body gradually became ill.

The following spring, several apricot trees grew on that wasteland.

Emperor Shu Jing didn't dare to cut it, so he ordered people to buy hundreds of apricot trees and drown those few in it.

Concubine Wei finished telling the story, and Chen Yu didn't speak again.

Although he was a little surprised by the past of the apricot blossom forest, he had seen more bloody things after all. The reason why he didn't speak was because he couldn't figure out why Concubine Wei suddenly mentioned this.

The old man stopped the past and brought the topic back to Lianyi, "So, the Xu family is such a child, the eight characters are weak, and he lives nearby, how can he not be evil?" ”

Chen Yu finally spoke, and the people inside and outside the curtain didn't expect that his response was like this.

"Well, the boy will retire first, and come back to see you another day. The child took advantage of the fact that it was still early, and wanted to ask his father and queen mother to be safe, and by the way, he begged them to hurry up, and then set the date, and Feng Xu Lianyi officially became the child's side concubine. I'm afraid that with this title, I can suppress the evil. ”