"Sister, I know how hard my father's words hit me when I thought of using all means to set you free." Xiao Yuxiao picked up the mule in front of the table and swept it lightly on his eyebrows, but there was a little sadness in his eyes.

"Sister..."Xiao Yuruan was the first time to see Xiao Yuxiao like this, and he was flustered in his heart, afraid that his sister would do something, and just when he wanted to explain, the maid at the door hurriedly ran in, and said: "Eldest Miss, Second Miss, Grandpa has sent someone to pass the word, saying that someone is from the palace, please go with the two young ladies." ”

"Two? The eldest lady is also going? Xiao Yuxiao said.

"Two? The second lady is also going? Xiao Yuruan said.

Xiao Yuxiao and Xiao Yuruan listened, stood up instantly, the faces of the two young ladies were full of surprise, and then they looked at each other, there was a sudden feeling on their faces, only to see that there was still a helplessness in the eyes of their sister Xiao Yuruan, and then, Xiao Yuruan reached out to hold Xiao Yuxiao's hand, looked at her, and said, "Sister, we were fooled." ”

Listening to Xiao Yuruan's words, Xiao Yuxiao was obviously a little puzzled, the two sisters came to the main hall, and the attendants, maids, and grandmothers in palace costumes had already stood on the ground together. Xiao Yuruan and Xiao Yuxiao looked at each other and smiled, then bowed slightly, and knelt down to salute.

"Fengtian carrier, the lord of the country has an order, Xiao Yuruan, the eldest daughter of the Xuanguo Mansion, and Xiao Yuxiao, the youngest daughter, will enter the palace draft on the next day, and I am grateful for this." After the leading attendant's words, Xiao Yuxiao's eyes were instantly stunned, and she immediately looked at Xiao Yuruan beside her, only to see Xiao Yuruan's expression as if she had already known. Sensing Xiao Yuxiao's sight, Xiao Yuruan raised his head, put his hand behind Xiao Yuxiao's back, and with a little force, he took Xiao Yuxiao to kneel on the ground again, and thanked him.

"The courtier Xiao Yuruan and the courtier sister Xiao Yuxiao knocked to thank the emperor for his grace." Xiao Yuruan said, and then called the maid behind him with a smile, "My father-in-law has worked hard all the way, my father is unwell, and I am afraid that many things are not so meticulous, so please ask my father-in-law to have some light meals in the house." Xiao Yuruan got up, only to see his eyes move slightly, Shu Suqianqian waved, his lips opened lightly, and in a faint tone, it seemed to contain everything, revealing a luxurious atmosphere in the coldness, and the etiquette was thoughtful, making people feel like a spring breeze.

"The eldest lady is polite. Please also prepare the two young ladies well, this is a kindness, take advantage of it, the blessings of the two of you are still to come. The leading attendant quietly took the purse in the hand of Xiao Yuruan's maid, lightly padded the weight in the palm of his hand, and then stuffed the purse into his arms with a smile, and then spoke, obviously more than a hundred times stronger than his previous attitude.

These days, Xiao Yuxiao has not been able to talk to her sister well, but I heard that for this draft, Guogong began to prepare early, and the palace Chuxiu Palace Etiquette and other people also met the Xiao sisters early, and two copies of various bags after entering the palace were also prepared.

Two copies, looking at those gold and silver jewelry, Xiao Yuxiao suddenly understood, where is there any choice between the two, his father has thought about it early from beginning to end, neither of them nor sisters can escape, they can't hide, suddenly, Xiao Yuxiao's tears fell on his fingertips, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Sister, you deceived me so badly." ”

Tonight is the eve of entering the palace, Xiao Yuxiao stood under the candlelight, holding scissors, personally cutting the burning candlelight, the dazzling candlelight illuminated her cheeks, looking more delicate and transparent.

"Miss, tomorrow is going to be the palace draft, you should rest early." Yan Hong, who was dressed in plain green clothes, stood at one end and looked at Xiao Yuxiao with a worried expression.

"Yanhong, you should rest quickly, I want to take a look at the scenery in this mansion." Xiao Yuxiao didn't mean to stop.

"Miss, that Yan Hong retreated." Yan Hong's face was embarrassed, she clenched her fists, and took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind. I saw Yan Hong walk up to Xiao Yuxiao, stuff the wooden note engraved with the word plum blossom into Xiao Yuxiao's hand, and retreated.

Plum blossom is a noble flower, has always been loved by the literati, Xiao Yuruan appreciates its arrogance, appreciates its style, so all calligraphy, painting, poetry and literature are painted with plum. Looking at this plum blossom note, Xiao Yuxiao was stunned.

Under the gently flickering candlelight, she clearly looked at the font that only belonged to Xiao Yuruan on the plum blossom note, the handwriting was staggered, sparse and graceful, and the ink fragrance was inlaid in it, but the last two words were extra heavy.

"Heaven and earth are so big, I am willing to follow my sister and live together."

Seeing this signature, Xiao Yuxiao's tears fell instantly, and there was a little more smile on the corner of his mouth.

Sister Xiao Yuruan was born with a smart heart, only a few days after entering the palace, she can easily please the joy of Mama Xi, a month has passed, she has become the most outstanding show girl in the Chuxiu Palace, everyone has discussed, all assert that she will come out on top, leap forward. The name of Xiao Yuruan, the eldest sister of the Xiao family, has gradually spread out, and in the mansion, there are more flattering people, and the words of his father when he writes are also a little more joyful.

But Xiao Yuxiao didn't know why, but he wasn't very happy.

Finally, the day of the draft came, and that day was the first time Xiao Yuxiao saw her sister like that.

"The eldest daughter of the British princess, Xiao Yuruan, is sixteen years old. The youngest daughter of the British princess, Xiao Yuxiao, is fourteen years old. "After preparing for so many days, the Xiao sisters are obviously handy.

"Guogong is okay." I saw that the tall man on the stage smiled slightly, Xiao Yuxiao looked at Xiao Yuruan on the side, Xiao Yuruan, who had been carefully dressed up early in the morning, really did not bother in vain, and there was a little appreciation in his eyes when he looked at his sister.

"Everything is fine with my father, and the lord of the country is worried." Xiao Yuruan's yellow Bixia Luo embroidered with a phoenix, a pink smoke gauze skirt that mops the floor, a soft yarn with Luo Cui in his hand, and a peony flower obliquely inserted in the wind bun and fog temples is really a bit: the eyebrows are delicate and far-reaching, and the green temples are full of the smell of spring smoke.

The beauty stepped forward, and her soft words revealed infinite tenderness.

"If it is stable today, the lord of the country is also a Ming monarch, and hundreds of officials perform their duties. My father is old, and I don't dare to mention any thoughts, but our sisters were born in such a prosperous era, which is a blessing for our father, and we should be loyal to the lord of the country. In the face of the Queen Mother's accusation, Xiao Yuruan did not feel the slightest deflated, only to see that he stepped forward, the rules were not bad at all, and he bowed his head and replied.

"It's a blessing for him to have a British princess like this." The man in the high hall looked satisfied, and looked at Xiao Yuruan with a little more love.

"This is the young daughter of the Xiao family, it's really similar, but it's different when you look closely." Chong Huai said, and then looked at Ling An.

"The daughter of the British duke, Xiao Yuruan, Xiao Yuxiao was selected, and a pair of jade pendants were given." Ling Andao.

At this moment, inside the Yiluan Pavilion.

"Sister, I still don't know why you wanted to enter the palace in the first place, you didn't have to come." Xiao Yuxiao said.

"Sister, do you know the responsibilities of your daughter-in-law, you and I grew up together, I understand, you are obsessed with poetry and paintings, you are not good at socializing with others, you are not good at such things as being bent and sleek, and you are not good at it, and you are even more disdainful. There is no concubine in the Guogong Mansion, the concubine is rampant, and the responsibility of the concubine is pressed on the two of us, how can I bear to suffer alone in this place where you eat people and don't spit out bones. Xiao Yuruan smiled slightly, stepped forward, took off the golden hairpin on the top of his head, and inserted it into Xiao Yuxiao's head.

"But, sister-in-law, I am also a sister-in-law, why should we two sisters be buried here at the same time..."Xiao Yuxiao looked at Xiao Yuruan through the mirror.

"How can I watch you go and delay your life for the honor of your family, be that chess piece, and become a blade in the hands of others for this ethereal glorious status. Don't worry, with your sister here, your sister will protect you for the rest of your life, and you can just do what you want to do with peace of mind as now. Xiao Yuruan stroked Xiao Yuxiao's hair, and his eyes were full of love.

"Sister, I only know that you have always had a good plan, but I didn't know that you were still planning your life for me." There were also a few more tears in the corners of Xiao Yuxiao's eyes.

"So, sister, what should we do next?" Xiao Yuxiao said.

"Thinking that the day is coming, next, let's just watch the play and watch Zhaoyang Palace and Lanyue Pavilion compete for glory." Xiao Yuruan smiled slightly and said.

In the Zhaoyang Palace at this moment,

"How can Concubine Ai look sad?" After reviewing and commenting, he glanced at the boring little woman in front of the desk a few times, only to see the little woman's bored appearance, her eyes were dull, as if she was thinking about something, and her hands had begun to play with her hair hanging on her chest.

"I went to Lanyue Pavilion today." Yuan Ge supported his head with both hands, looked at Chonghuai, and said slowly after thinking for a while.

"Oh? And then what? Chong Huai obviously didn't care much about this, and continued to work on the official document at hand, and never looked up.

"In the end, it was the concubine who was favored for a while, and now it is like this, I went to visit today, and I touched the cup at the table, but there was not even a cup of hot water, if I wasn't still pregnant with a child, I don't know how those palace people bullied." Yuan Ge said.

"Oh? In fact, I just ordered to cut off the dignity of her concubine, but I didn't say that I wanted to cut off her daily needs, those people dared to be so bold? "Chong Huai has been in the court for a long time, and he doesn't care so much about the affairs of the harem, since the day Ji Wen disobeyed the order and secretly poured the child avoidance medicine, Chong Huai's last trace of friendship with him has also disappeared, and he will never step into the Lanyue Pavilion again. Lanyue Pavilion has also changed from the high concubine to a cold palace.

"The people in the palace are masters of seeing the wind and rudder, but it is difficult for the sake of children, and they have to suffer from this torture before they are born." Although Yuan Ge didn't like the actions of the Lanyue Pavilion, the young son was innocent, and Yuan Ge was really ruthless. Seeing Chonghuai's attitude towards Lanyue Pavilion, he also felt a little melancholy about his future in his heart, and unconsciously sighed lightly.

"Started thinking nonsense again? As I said, you're different from her. Sensing the change in Yuan Ge's mood, Chong Huai stepped forward, took Yuan Ge into his arms, and comforted him softly.

Yes, it's different, but how long can it last this time. Yuan Ge didn't know.

"Lord of the country, there is news from Lanyue Pavilion, saying that the concubine Niangniang is about to give birth, please go..."