He Yu helped He Sheng into the Orchid Pavilion, which was even more depressed and cold than they imagined.

The wind and snow in the Orchid Pavilion seemed to be heavier than elsewhere, and a few dead trees had already been bent by the heavy snow, and the light and brittle branches could not hold the wind and snow, and they collapsed all at once.

The courtyard was covered with heavy snow and dead wood, and there were not even a few footprints.

He Sheng and He Yu glanced at each other, and they could understand what each other was thinking in their hearts.

He Yu looked around, Lanyuan Pavilion was originally a small courtyard, but now it is bleak, there is no human taste at all, the unfavored concubine lives here, she will only feel sorry for herself all day long, living here, it is like being locked in a cage forever, it seems that she can contact the outside world, but in fact, freedom is still controlled, "There is no palace maid here who can practice cleaning!" ”

He Sheng and He Yu are on an errand in the Qinzheng Palace, the emperor doesn't think about these concubines, they naturally have no way to get in touch, they always look at Mei Guifei, Ming Fei, Ning Guifei, Yan Concubine and others are graceful and radiant, and they know in their hearts that there are many unfavored concubines in the palace, but where have they seen it with their own eyes.

The servants who are on errands beside the emperor are more popular in this palace than the master's mother, as long as the emperor is not angry, not many people in the palace dare to show their faces, after all, it depends on the master to beat the dog. How many people in this palace want to befriend the emperor, don't they all have to please He Sheng first.

It is He Sheng who also purchased a courtyard outside the palace, and there are a few large courtyards in and out, when the monthly public holidays, you can also go home and let people serve well, if you like it, buy a few girls to warm the bed, it is not impossible, when in the palace, he can also have a few obedient apprentices around him, there are always people waiting before and after, where is it like this nobleman, eight years like a day, nested in this small corner, and even the slave is not as good as a slave.

He Sheng frowned and had a bitter face, and he didn't know how to step forward and knock on the door, so he had to let go of He Yu's hand and waved forward: "You go and knock on the door." Maybe... The nobleman is in it..."

There is no palace maid on duty in this courtyard outside the gate, and now to find a nobleman, you still need to knock on the door to ask for a meeting, which makes He Sheng a little overwhelmed - it turns out that there is such a place in the palace.

Xue Gui and Ah Xun were inside, but they heard He Sheng and He Yu's words clearly, and they could think of what kind of expressions they had when they saw the scene of Lanyuan Pavilion.

Ah Xun cautiously looked at Guiren's face, for fear that she would feel a little unhappy because of these words, but Guiren didn't care about these for a long time, she was a person who put life and death out of the way, where would she be afraid of such a thing?

The nobleman glanced at the brazier in front of him, the charcoal fire inside was almost burned out, the nobleman rolled up his sleeves, rubbed his cold hand in the sleeve, and said to Ah Xun: "Add some more charcoal into it, the fire is about to go out." ”

Ah Xun answered, and then the cat dragged out a black box from under the table, this is where they put charcoal on weekdays, just such a box of coal, all of which Ah Xun went to the Internal Affairs Office for three days and two ends to ask for it, and people gave it.

Ah Xun opened the lid, there were only two pieces of coal in it, and the rest were some scum, she turned around and presented the box to the nobleman: "Nobleman, that's all there is left." ”

Guiren glanced down at the black box, and for a moment a sadness welled up in her heart, she smiled dumbly, then nodded, and said weakly: "It's all burned... I won't need it anymore. ”

Ah Xun heard what the nobleman said, looked down at the charcoal, and felt all kinds of pain in his heart, for eight years, this winter has not survived after all.

Ah Xun hesitated for a while, then poured all the charcoal in the box into the brazier, and then used the fire tongs to pluck it twice, and then a few sparks popped out, harmless, and the room instantly warmed up.

"Go open the door and invite them in." I don't know how long it took, but the nobleman sat next to the brazier, watching the two pieces of charcoal gradually burn, and his eyes were a little stunned.

Because the brazier was too close, the little faces of the nobles were red, and they only felt hot, and after a long time, they still didn't hear a knock on the door, and the nobles themselves didn't know why He Sheng didn't dare to knock on the door. Then he said to Ah Xun, just invite them in, this kind of waiting for death is too difficult.

He Yu's hand was raised in front of the door several times, and he was about to knock down, but every time he wanted to knock, he took it back, and looked back at He Sheng with an embarrassed face: "Master..."

He Yu couldn't tell why he couldn't knock on it, what kind of scene was behind the door, they couldn't think about it, the room was so quiet, so quiet that they didn't know if there was anyone inside.

At this time, the dormitory of Lanyuan Pavilion, in the eyes of the master and apprentice, looked like a giant beast that could pant and was hibernating.

It was the first time that He Sheng felt the breath of despair so obviously, as soon as he entered the Orchid Garden Pavilion, he felt that the air inside was filled with despair, full of despair, as if it was hell on earth.

He Sheng shook his head, and his Adam's apple slid up and down, although he was very reluctant to have anything to do with Lan Yuan Pavilion, but in the end he still had to complete the task assigned by the emperor.

In desperation, He Sheng glanced at He Yu angrily, raised his hand to hit the brim of his hat, and complained: "It's really not okay to do anything, there's nothing left over from eating, what's the use of you, this kind of thing has to be done by our family ourselves." ”

He Yu shrunk his head and retreated to the back, pouting and looking at He Sheng with an aggrieved look.

Ah Xun heard what the nobleman said, so he also stood up to open the door, and when He Sheng was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, the door creaked open.

Ah Xun saw He Sheng's father-in-law, and hurriedly curtsied: "Manager He." ”

He Sheng withdrew his hand in embarrassment, and then asked Ah Xun, "Is the noble person here?" ”

Ah Xun was stunned for a moment, Aunt Xu Lan had repeatedly warned them not to wear gangs, otherwise they would arouse suspicion and things would be difficult to handle.

Ah Xun glanced back at the nobleman, and then nodded, although he knew what He Sheng's father-in-law was doing, he still pretended not to know, looked at He Sheng suspiciously, and asked, "Yes, is there anything wrong with Mr. He?" ”

He Sheng said with a solemn expression: "The emperor sent our family to invite the nobles to the Qinzheng Palace for questioning. ”

"Come in." Before Ah Xun could react, the noble man said inside.

Ah Xun heard the prestige, and then opened the door and said to He Sheng and He Yu: "Father-in-law, please come in." ”

He Sheng nodded, glanced back at He Yu, He Yu stepped forward to help He Sheng and walked in.

In the room of Lanyuan Pavilion, there is a warmth that cannot be felt outside, and I don't know why He Sheng saw this look of the nobleman, and saw her sitting on the edge of the bed in plain and clean clothes, bowing her head and playing with the brazier with fire tongs, I only felt that the years were quiet, and I didn't think that she would be the behind-the-scenes controller of this feast.

Xue Guiren put down the tongs, raised her head to look at He Sheng's father-in-law, and there was a ripple in her heart, but she quickly regained her composure, she smiled, stood up and walked towards He Sheng.

After all, the nobleman is still the master of the palace, although he is not favored, but after all, he is also the emperor's woman, He Sheng has never been a person who deceives the good and fears the evil. ”

The noble man smiled and looked at He Sheng with an innocent look: "The palace is so busy, why does Grandpa He have time to come to me?" ”

Saying that, he looked around again, compared to other palaces, it was really full of family members, and the noble man smiled embarrassedly and said, "Let Gonggong He see the joke." ”

The nobleman's mentality is extremely stable, and he can't see a trace of panic at all, He Sheng is also a personal elf, but he doesn't think that the nobleman will be the mastermind behind this feast, if she is, then why?

The hand hidden in the sleeve of the noble man couldn't stop breaking out in a cold sweat, but on the surface, she still had to pretend to be nothing, she had to maneuver with Concubine Mei a few times, and she must not admit her crime so quickly, otherwise she would be exposed.

Father-in-law He Sheng stared at the nobleman for a long time. I couldn't see anything abnormal, so I sighed in my heart and said to the nobleman: "The emperor asked the nobleman to go to the Qinzheng Palace for questioning." ”

"Oh? What to ask? The nobleman hurriedly pretended to be surprised, "Isn't the emperor investigating the feast?" And... Something to do with me? ”

The nobleman couldn't help but look scared, this was a normal reaction, He Sheng also shook his head and said: "Our family doesn't know, the nobleman should hurry up and follow our family back, otherwise the emperor will be angry after waiting for a long time." ”

The nobleman looked at Ah Xun, and Ah Xun also looked up at her, and the two looked at each other, not knowing what they were talking about.

Then the nobleman smiled and said, "Then there is Manager Lao He who personally runs such a trip." ”

He Sheng looked at the smile of the nobleman, and only felt that there were 10,000 ants gnawing at his heart, and that awkward feeling went straight to the top of his skull, making He Sheng feel uncomfortable.

He Sheng turned to the side and motioned for the nobles to return to the Qinzheng Hall together.

Ah Xun stepped forward and hugged the nobleman, and the two walked into the vast snow one after the other.

The snowflakes in the sky fell on the top of the nobleman's head, and the nobleman reached out to take a snowflake, and then shook her hand and wiped it away, she looked up at the gray sky, the smile on her face froze on her face, and slowly disappeared into the corner of her mouth.

He Sheng looked at the back of the nobleman, and had some strange feelings in his heart, and then glanced at He Yu behind him, He Yu understood, and hurriedly held the umbrella to cover the nobleman, Ah Xun was stunned for a moment, and quickly took the umbrella and thanked him.

Seeing this, He Yu also hurriedly ran back to He Sheng's side. The four of them walked towards the Qinzheng Hall one after the other.