Soon, the jade pendant was taken and respectfully handed to the emperor by Li Quanfu.

The emperor took the box containing the jade pendant, opened it and took out the jade pendant inside, played with it in his hand, and then put it back again. "This is a jade pendant that I wore for several years when I was young, and I give it to you today. In the future, you can take this jade pendant and ask me for a favor. As long as it's not treason, I can let you go. ”

Lin Ruan is simply so excited, isn't this equivalent to a gold medal for avoiding death?

But it was too expensive, and she was a little unsure whether she should ask for it or not.

I was about to go back and ask Xiao Jingchen what he meant, but the emperor said, "What?" Think this reward is too light? ”

Lin Ruan hurriedly shook his head: "Of course not, but it's too heavy, and the courtiers are a little panicked." ”

The emperor smiled and said, "This is what you deserve, and the few things you do, just one of them, are enough to get such a grace, don't feel afraid." ”

Since the emperor said so, Lin Ruan followed generously: "The courtiers thank the emperor for his grace." ”

When the emperor saw that she had taken it, he smiled and asked the other side.

The atmosphere in the hall was very harmonious.

Outside the hall, a palace maid said to the waiter: "Father-in-law, this is the bird's nest stewed by the concubine Niangniang, please go in and report it, otherwise the bird's nest will be cold for a while." ”

Liu Guifei has been in the palace for many years, gave birth to three princes and five princesses, and has always been favored, so the chamberlain is also very polite to her palace maid: "Miss Hongling, it's not that the slave is unwilling to help pass it on, it's really that the emperor is summoning Prince Xiao and the county lord of Fuyou in the palace, you also know that every time Prince Xiao enters the palace, it is a serious matter, even Manager Li doesn't care about anything, Miss Hongling is more patient and wait." ”

Hongling had no more face, it was just a palace maid, so she naturally didn't dare to say anything, so she had to stand in the leeward place with the food box, wishing Xiao Wang Ye that they could hurry up, otherwise this bird's nest would be cold, but it would ruin the mind of the concubine. When the concubine found out, she would definitely be to blame.

After waiting in the corner for a long time, the door of the palace finally opened, and Li Quanfu respectfully sent Xiao Jingchen and Lin Ruan out.

When the two of them came out of the imperial study, they found that it was snowing outside.

The snow was falling heavily, and they had not moved for an hour when they entered the temple, and it was white outside.

Li Quanfu hurriedly called the chamberlain to bring an umbrella over: "The prince, the county lord, the slave and maid have to go back to the palace to serve the saint, so I won't send two more, and I ask you to forgive me." ”

Xiao Jingchen hummed lightly.

Lin Ruan bowed slightly: "The emperor is inseparable from him, father-in-law, please go back, you don't have to send it again." ”

Li Quanfu bent down and saluted: "Thank you for your forgiveness and the county lord, the two of you will walk slowly." ”

When Li Quanfu returned to the palace, the chamberlain also sent the umbrella over.

Xiao Jingchen personally helped Lin Ruan open the umbrella and handed it over.

Lin Ruan took it and smiled at him. The two of them took umbrellas and walked side by side in the direction of the palace gate.

The snow was slippery, and there was a staircase about ten meters long in front of the imperial study, and although the snow on the steps was swept through, it quickly accumulated another layer. Lin Ruan's shoes were new, and he was a little uncomfortable, so he accidentally slipped and almost fell.

Xiao Jingchen's eyes were quick, and he put his arm around her waist and took her away from this slippery place.

The attendants in charge of collecting snow were startled and knelt on the ground with a hula la hu.

Xiao Jingchen was about to have a seizure, but Lin Ruan pulled his sleeve: "I was careless, and I didn't fall." Don't do that, I don't want to make a big fuss in the palace. ”

Hearing what she said, Xiao Jingchen said to the attendants: "Hurry up and clean the steps." ”

Those attendants hurriedly kowtowed to Lin Ruan, and then got up and swept the snow hard.

They were also frightened just now, but fortunately, it was just that the county lord of Fuyou slipped a little, in case the emperor slipped here just now, none of them wanted to live.

Lin Ruan and Xiao Jingchen continued to walk forward with umbrellas, not noticing that the scene just now was seen by Hongling.

After successfully handing over the bird's nest to Li Quanfu, Hongling returned to Liu Guifei's Chonghua Palace.

Concubine Liu Guifei was crooked on the couch with her eyes closed, and there was a palace maid next to her who was gently beating her legs. The hall was burning with earth dragons, and the palace maid was so hot that a thin layer of sweat appeared on the tip of her nose.

Hongling entered the hall lightly, and Liu Guifei, who had her eyes closed, asked lazily, "Why have you been there for so long?" ”

"Back to Niangniang, when the slave maid went, the emperor was summoning Prince Xiao and the county lord of Fuyou."

"That country girl has entered Beijing?" Concubine Liu opened her eyes, waved away the palace maid who was kneeling on the ground and beating her legs, and said, "Do you know what the emperor said when he summoned her?" ”

Hongling lowered her head: "The slave doesn't know." ”

Liu Guifei knew this kind of thing, a little palace maid naturally couldn't know, and she didn't dare to inquire at will, the imperial study was full of the emperor's henchmen, if the emperor knew that her palace maid dared to inquire about the things in the imperial study, she wouldn't be able to please her.

Hongling said again: "Niangniang, I found an interesting thing outside the imperial study just now, the relationship between the county lord of Fuyou and Prince Xiao seems to be very unusual. ”

Then, she learned from Concubine Liu Guifei what Lin Ruan almost slipped just now.

Liu Guifei picked up the teacups on the table and took a sip of the fragrant flower tea: "My sister mentioned in the letter earlier, the relationship between the county lord of Fuyou and Prince Xiao is extraordinary, and the palace still doesn't believe it, but now it seems that it should be true." I just don't know what is so extraordinary about this blessed county lord, a country girl, that makes people like Xiao Wangye's bodhisattva move their hearts. This made Hongu a little interested. ”

That night, the emperor stayed in Chonghua Palace.

Liu Guifei dressed up carefully, and she was incredibly beautiful.

Although she is in her thirties, Liu Guifei is well-maintained, and she looks only in her early twenties, plus she is gorgeous, and she likes to dress and tender colors, so she has won the title of the first beauty in the harem.

The emperor did favor her, and in the nearly twenty years since she entered the palace, Concubine Liu Guifei has basically not been left out in the cold.

But fortunately, the Queen Mother was pressed on it, so Liu Guifei didn't dare to do anything out of the ordinary over the years, such as daring to embarrass the queen with the holy grace.

After serving the emperor for dinner and washing up, Liu Guifei personally untied the emperor's robe, and then pinched all over his body for him.

The emperor is not young, and he has a lot of opportunities, and his body has some minor problems, similar to occupational diseases. In order to serve the emperor well, Liu Guifei specially learned the art of massage, so the emperor was tired of handling affairs, so he fell in love with Chonghua Palace.

Liu Guifei was massaging for the emperor, and said with concern: "Your Majesty, you can't compare to the old days, don't always push yourself so hard, there are some things that are not so important, let them go, and you won't delay anything if you deal with it tomorrow." ”