Gu Liangying and Xiao Qijin left the palace after leaving Changle Palace and returned to the mansion.

"What's the matter, I've been looking at you since I came back, isn't there anything uncomfortable?" Xiao Qijin asked.

Gu Liangying sighed lightly and shook his head, "No, it's just...... Ah Jin, I think the Empress Dowager is quite pitiful. ”

She looked at Chu Yin's happy eyes every time she looked at Xiao Qijin, and the way she looked when she learned that she was pregnant today, Chu Yin really loved Xiao Qijin.

Xiao Qijin's eyes flashed with emotion, and he hummed softly.

"Ah Jin, does the emperor plan to lock up the empress dowager like this for the rest of his life?" She couldn't help but ask.

"Perhaps." Xiao Qijin whispered.

Gu Liangying didn't know much about those things in Da Liang's harem, but she knew more or less after marrying Xiao Qijin.

Da Liang has gone through several turmoil, Chu Yin and Yun Rongjue's mother and son each held a part of the power, and later the palace change, Chu Yin was defeated, Yun Rongjue became the emperor, and Chu Yin was imprisoned in Changle Palace.

"Ah Jin, I think the Empress Dowager is quite pitiful, she is alone in Changle Palace, no one accompanies her, you see, how happy she was when she found out that I was pregnant today."

Xiao Qijin smiled lightly and nodded, "Hmm." ”

"Ah Jin, the emperor and the empress dowager...... Are they mother and son in the end, do they really want to live like this for the rest of their lives? ”

Xiao Qijin looked at Gu Liangying in his arms, "What does Ah Ying want to say?" ”

Gu Liangying pursed her lips, her little hands twisted together and played, "Now that the emperor has ascended the throne and the matter has passed, they are mother and son, can't they be released?" ”

Xiao Qijin's thin lips were slightly constricted, and her eyes looking at Gu Liangying were soft.

"Success and defeat have been the same since ancient times, even if it is a mother and son." He said.

Gu Liangying's brows furrowed slightly, she knew that the king was defeated.

But no matter what, Yun Rongjue and Chu Yin are both mothers and sons, and she has never seen a mother and son like this.

"I don't understand, why the mother and son want to divide the rights, and they are still in the current situation, this point is divided, and now that everything is settled, why bother...... Ah Jin, I heard people in the palace say that the emperor rarely goes to Changle Palace to see the Empress Dowager. Gu Liangying said.

Xiao Qijin's eyes skimmed a touch of complexity. He reached out and picked up a fruit and handed it to Gu Liangying's mouth, she was used to opening her mouth to take it, chewing and eating it with her small mouth.

"I've heard about something." After seeing Gu Liangying swallow the fruit, he peeled a small one and fed it.

Gu Liangying ate the fruit handed by Xiao Qijin while telling him what he had heard.

"They are mother and son, not enemies, how could it be like this."

Gu Liangying looked puzzled.

Xiao Qijin looked at it and just smiled.

It is not surprising that Gu Liangying would have such confusion. She is the princess of Mongolia, and the little princess of the Khan of Mongolia is the most favored, the Khan of Mongolia treats the princess with all his heart, and the princess's love for her is that she is afraid of melting with her lips, and she is afraid of falling with her hands.

"I don't know a lot about the affairs between the emperor and the queen mother, I only know that they have a deep knot between each other." Xiao Qijin said.

Gu Liangying pouted lightly, "Heart knot, if there is a heart knot between mother and son, just talk and untie it." ”

Xiao Qijin smiled helplessly, looking at Gu Liangying's innocent face, "Some things are not as simple as we think. ”

Gu Liangying still didn't understand, she tilted her little head, "Ah Jin, you and the emperor are brothers, can't you tell the emperor about the queen mother?" ”

Xiao Qijin's eyes paused slightly, a complicated glimmer flashed in his eyes, he only shook his head and didn't say anything.

Gu Liangying just wanted to say something more, but suddenly her stomach screamed, she looked at each other, and a trace of her little face flashed. Xiao Qijin smiled, and then called the maid to prepare some food and pastries.

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Jiang Wu came up with the method of preparing rouge gouache, and Yun Rongjue ordered the palace people to follow it, according to the formula, so that it would save a lot of money expenses.

Jiang Wu took his things and went to Huiyuan.

The princess was tending to the flowers and plants in the courtyard, and Jiang Wu stepped forward when she saw this, "Concubine, these concubines are coming." ”

The princess glanced at her, did not be polite to her, handed her the wooden scoop, and walked to a shady place to sit down and rest.

Jiang Wu chatted with the princess while struggling with the flowers and plants.

The princess pours these flowers and plants in this courtyard all the year round, and she knows a lot about flowers and plants.

"You are young, but you know a lot about these flowers and plants." The princess said leisurely.

Jiang Wu chuckled, "The concubine and the concubine like flowers and plants, so the concubine often helps the concubine get it, and she understands it a little bit." She said.

"Your mother? Where is your mother's family? The princess asked casually.

Jiang Wu skipped a hint of hesitation in his eyes and did not speak immediately.

"The mourners asked you." The princess was a little displeased.

Jiang Wu's slightly drooping eyes covered some emotions, and she slowly spoke, "The concubine's mother's family is ...... South ginger's. ”

"Nanjiang...... Do I still have a family surnamed Nan......" The princess muttered to herself, suddenly, thinking of something, and looked at Jiang Wu in surprise, "Are you from Nanjiang Kingdom?" ”

Jiang Wu did not deny it.

The princess looked at her with a more complicated expression.

South Jiang Country.

Even though she stayed in the courtyard every day, she seemed to be ignorant of everything outside, but the people of this palace gossiped from time to time, and she was not ignorant of external affairs.

Da Liang sent troops to fight against Nan Jiang, it was a big thing back then, and even she knew it.

Da Liang crusaded against Nan Jiang, and then destroyed the country, and the great good news has long been known to everyone in the Da Liang Palace.

This girl turned out to be a descendant of Nanjiang.

She has been in the palace for many years, and she has been a concubine. If the other country is at war, if the other side destroys the country, everything that the other side has will be occupied, and it is inevitable that the people of the country will become slaves.

If that's the case.

This girl was able to sit in the position of a lady from a prisoner to a slave.

Jiang Wu was upside down with flowers and plants, although she turned her back to the princess, she could clearly feel the princess's gaze towards her.

She was used to such a gaze.

After pouring the flowers and plants in her hands, she washed her hands, stood up, and walked to the princess, "The sun is coming out, it's hot outside, so the concubine should go into the house." ”

The princess got up and entered the back room with the support of the palace maid.

Jiang Wu handed the two delicate lockets to the princess, and the princess glanced at her, "What is this?" ”

"The concubine's reminder to the concubine has helped the concubine a lot, this is the rouge gouache made by the concubine herself."

The princess raised her eyebrows slightly, took the small box in her hand and opened it to look at it.

The rouge pink in the small box was clear in color, and there was an obvious pleasant floral fragrance, the princess stroked a little with her fingertips, fainted, and she lifted her eyes to look at her, "You really made it yourself?" ”

"Concubines don't dare to deceive and lie."

"Even if you have some ability, the matter is solved?" She asked.

Jiang Wu bowed his head, "Yes, thanks to the concubine's suggestion of this matter, the concubine can successfully complete this matter." ”

"It's a grateful person, after all, the mourning family didn't mention you in vain, you don't just plan to talk about the mourning family, right?" The princess said politely to Jiang Wu.

Jiang Wu chuckled, "The concubine likes to cook tea and drink tea, and the concubine Xiaoxian has a hand, and I hope that the concubine will not dislike it." ”

The princess motioned to the palace maid beside her and asked her to bring the utensils for cooking tea.

Jiang Wu got up, said a word, and left with the palace maid.

After a while, Jiang Wu and the palace maid came back together.

The princess leaned on a few and looked at Jiang Wu, who was seriously bowing her head to cook tea.

Jiang Wu was skillful, the princess watched it, and cooked it to the end, only to see Jiang Wu put the ginger plums on the side into it, she frowned, "You put the ginger plums in the tea?" Crazy? ”

Although ginger plums taste sweet and sour, when they are put into the tea and blended with the bitterness of the tea, they will not become elephants and dogs.

"Don't worry about the concubine, wait for the concubine to cook, and the concubine will know if she tries it."

Jiang Wu looked at the stone drops, and after calculating the time, he turned on the fire, poured tea, and brushed the leaves.

The aroma of tea overflows in the house, but it is fragrant.

"Tea, concubine, please." She poured a small cup for the princess.

The princess lowered her eyes, the smoke was floating, and the fragrance of tea was deep, but she was still thinking about the ginger plum that Jiang Wu had just released.

Does this tea taste good? Bookbag netting

"The mourning family has tricky tastes, you swear by it, if this tea is unpalatable, see how the mourning family cleans you up."

Jiang Wu's little face was calm and calm, "If this is the case, the concubine is willing to be punished." ”

The princess took the teacup and took a sip tentatively.

Jiang Wu watched the change in the princess's expression seriously.

The princess frowned, lowered her eyes again, and then took another sip.

Odd.

It tastes good.

The tea is fragrant, and the taste of ginger and plum is not overwhelming, but like the icing on the cake, making this tea a little more sweet.

Although the tea is fragrant, but there is a bitter taste, it is inevitable to feel dry lips and teeth after drinking too much, this ginger and plum blend the taste of tea, which makes people feel sweet in the mouth, and has a unique taste.

The princess drank it tentatively one by one, and before she knew it, she drank all the small cups of tea.

She raised her eyes to look at Jiang Wu, and there was a little more appreciation in her eyes, "I didn't expect that you girl, you do have some ability, this tea, not bad." ”

The princess was satisfied, and Jiang Wuxin was happy, "If you like it, concubine." ”

After Jiang Wu finished cooking tea for the princess, she stayed behind to chat with the princess for more than two quarters of an hour before leaving the courtyard.

Jiang Wu didn't know that after she left, the princess immediately fiddled with the tea set and cooked the tea according to what she told.

"Concubine, this Mrs. Jiang knows a lot of things, cooking tea and cooking, no wonder the emperor loves her so much."

The princess was cooking tea, listening to the words of the maids beside her, and she said, "Do you think the emperor dotes on her because she can do this?" ”

"Isn't it?" The palace maid was puzzled.

The princess slowly twisted the wooden clip and put the tea leaves into the pot, "The women in this harem are like flowers, and they all have a certain talent, even if they are lacking, they will do their best to please the emperor." ”

"That girl knows a lot of things, but the emperor likes her, not because of these external things, if the emperor just likes these external things, in this harem, the great coolness, will it be lacking?"

"This girl is simple-minded and innocent," she said with a chuckle, "Come to think of it, the emperor likes her like this." ”

The palace maid nodded in unison.

Leaving from Huiyuan, Jiang Wu was still in a good mood, she saw that the hour was still early, and she planned to go to Muyan Palace to see Sister Yuyan.

On the way to Muyan Palace, the leader of the Heart Cultivation Palace, the leading palace person of the Heart Cultivation Palace, led people towards the Heart Cultivation Palace. She glanced at it unintentionally, and suddenly, saw a familiar figure.

She was stunned, "Father-in-law." ”

A leading officer in front of him came over, "See Mrs. Jiang, what does Madame have to say?" ”

Jiang Wu looked at the palace people who were walking towards the Yang Xin Palace, "The third one in the back is...... Jade tea? ”

The internal official looked at the back of his chin and bowed, "That palace maid is calling Yuming." ”

Jade Tea ......

Wasn't she arranged to be somewhere else, how could it be......

"She's working in the Heart Cultivation Palace?" She asked.

The internal official bowed his head, "Mrs. Hui Yes, Yuming is a newcomer to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and it was arranged by the internal official of Chai, saying that it was explained by the emperor." ”

Emperor......

Yun Rongjue......

Yuming came out of the Penal Division that day, and she asked Nanfu to arrange an errand for her, but now she is ......

"Madame, do you have any other commands?" The Cabinet Officer asked.

Jiang Wu came back to her senses at this time, she shook her head, "It's okay...... There you go. ”

The inner officer bent his head and turned to leave.

Jiang Wu looked at the team that was gradually moving away, and a touch of emotion unconsciously surged in his heart.

"Xiao Wu, what's wrong, she looks worried," Jiang Yuyan saw her thoughts, and asked with concern, "If you have anything on your mind, tell your sister." She handed the tea to Jiang Wu.

Jiang Wu took it, holding the teacup in the palm of his hand, his slightly drooping eyes were full of emotion.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuyan glanced at the palace maid beside him and motioned to retreat.

"Xiao Wu, now it's just you and my sisters, what's going on, you and my sister talk about it, huh?"

Jiang Wu held the teacup, wiped it lightly with his fingertips, and was silent for a moment before he slowly spoke.

Jiang Yuyan listened to what Jiang Wu said, her peaceful face also fell slightly, and she spoke slowly, "Xiao Wu, what my sister told you earlier is not wrong. ”

"Sister."

"My sister knows that you like the emperor very much, although there are people in the emperor's harem, he has always been the only favor of you, and it is reasonable that you will indulge in it."

"I thought that the emperor had affection for Xiao Wu, but now it seems that the real one in the emperor's heart is still the Ziyan girl."

Jiang Wu's breathing regained slightly.

"Xiao Wu, what are you going to do?" Jiang Yuyan asked.

Jiang Wu was slightly stunned, and didn't react for a while, "What?" ”

Jiang Yuyan patted the back of her hand, and said heavily, "Xiao Wu, my sister knows your thoughts, you have deep affection for the emperor, and the emperor has also been a favorite of you all these years, you have long been used to such feelings between you, and now you know that there are other important people in his heart, you are difficult to accept." ”

Jiang Yuyan's words said Jiang Wu's thoughts in every sentence.

People are greedy, especially in the relationship between men and women, and they want to have it forever when they get it.

If it was before, she could comfort herself and accept it, but now—

"That Ziyan girl and the queen, Mrs. Zhang They are very different, the emperor has no feelings for the queen, Mrs. Zhang, they have no feelings, they can respect each other like guests, but that Ziyan girl is different, her status in the emperor's heart, I am afraid that it is difficult for others, otherwise, so many years have passed, and now there is only a jade tea with similar eyebrows and eyes, how can the emperor be so concerned, not only released her from the Penal Division, but also transferred to the Heart Cultivation Palace to do things." Jiang Yuyan said.

Jiang Wuxiu's eyebrows frowned, "Sister......"

"Xiao Wu, you and I are sisters, in this Great Liang Shen Palace, we only have each other, and my sister is only for your good," Jiang Yuyan looked at Jiang Wu fixedly, with this deep emotion in his eyes, "Do you remember what my sister told you?" Shi Yan, he is still in Chang'an, as long as you want, he ......"

"Sister Yuyan," Jiang Wu frowned and interrupted Jiang Yuyan's words, "Sister always wants Xiao Wu and Brother Shiyan to leave." ”

Jiang Yuyan sighed, "Xiao Wu, Da Liang is not our mother country after all, if the emperor treats you well, it will be fine, but now you have also seen it, Xiao Wu, a man's heart is cloudy, especially the heart of the emperor, which changes faster than the wind and clouds." Sister is afraid that you will be hurt here, Shi Yan grew up with us in the end, he is also from Nanjiang, and he is wholeheartedly devoted to you, if you can leave this palace and be with him, isn't it better than being sad here? ”

Jiang Wu listened to Jiang Yuyan's words, but was silent.

After a long time, she spoke slowly, "Sister, those are the emperor's past, perhaps, we still think too much." She said.

Jiang Yuyan's eyebrows trembled, and he chuckled, "Xiao Wu, do you really think that we are thinking too much?" Otherwise, why would Yu Ming go to the Heart Cultivation Hall on an errand, if it weren't for the emperor thinking of the deceased, how could it be like this. ”

"Do you have to wait until the emperor canonizes her as a concubine and transfers his affection for Miss Ziyan to her?" Jiang Yuyan said.

Jiang Wu's breathing was heavy, and his little hands tightened.

"If my sister doesn't believe it, it's better to make a test and find out after a try."

Jiang Wuxiu's eyebrows furrowed, looking at Jiang Yuyan.

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The war in the northwest began, and the war was tense. Yun Rongjue has been busy with government affairs day by day, and he has been staying in the Heart Cultivation Hall for many days.

Jiang Wu is the most frequent in and out of the Heart Nourishing Palace.

For the sake of the war, Yun Rongjue was tired and anxious, and only when he stayed with Jiang Wu did he feel relaxed and relaxed.

"The emperor seems to be in a much better mood today." Jiang Wu saw that Yun Rongjue's face was not as tense and solemn as a few days ago.

Yun Rongjue chuckled, "The Northwest has good news, my Daliang soldiers have the upper hand and are about to break through." ”

Jiang Wuming's eyes lit up, "That's really a good thing." As she spoke, she inserted a piece of chilled watermelon into his mouth.

Yun Rongjue naturally took it and ate it.

While the two were talking, the palace maid walked in with tea, Jiang Wu glanced at it unintentionally, and saw that it was Yuming who came in with tea.

She turned her eyes to look at the man in front of her.

After the people walked out, she spoke, "Your Majesty, did you ask Yuming to come to the Heart Cultivation Palace to do things?" After not asking for a few days, she finally couldn't help but open her mouth.

Yun Rongjue lifted his eyes to look at her and nodded, "Yes, she was originally from your palace." ”

Jiang Wu fiddled with the melons and fruits on the porcelain plate, "Well, after Yuming was punished by Mrs. Zhang, Xiao Wu arranged a separate errand for her, how could the emperor arrange her to the Heart Cultivation Palace?" ”

"She was scolded by the housekeeper, and I happened to bump into her, she was a maid in her sister's palace, and her sister was also quite attentive to her, whether it was an internal official or a grandmother in the palace of the heart of the palace, and people like her could also be taught well."