Ziyu has been lying in bed for more than a month, I will go to Yonghe Palace almost every day to visit, not long ago, Princess Rongshou went out of the palace to find Zhirui horse racing, after coming back, the whole person seems to be stunned, every harem when a few people get together to chat, Princess Rongshou will always inadvertently mention Zhirui, quite a little sympathetic, so, one day, I couldn't help but smile and ask her: "The eldest princess won the horse race?" ”

Princess Rongshou smiled lowly, "I think I'm losing!" ”

I immediately glanced at Ziyu on the couch, pursed my lips and chuckled: "Although the horse race is lost, the eldest princess's chess skills must be higher than Zhirui Yicheng." ”

Referring to this, Princess Rongshou smiled proudly: "That's natural, after all, you can't embarrass Zhen'er, right?" ”

Ziyu didn't know why, and asked with a faint smile: "What does this mean?" ”

Princess Rongshou said to Ziyu: "My backgammon is taught by Zhen'er!" ”

Ziyu asked, "Backgammon?" ”

Princess Rongshou nodded, "Exactly," and said, "Concubine Jin doesn't know, the most popular chess game in the capital now is this 'five-in-a-row'!" ”

Ziyu smiled and shook his head, "I've never heard of it." ”

Princess Rongshou glanced at me, "Zhen'er played 'backgammon' very well, how could Concubine Jin not know?" ”

Hearing this, Ziyu looked at me curiously, "When I was at home, everyone knew that Zixi's chess skills were ......" Before Ziyu finished speaking, Princess Rongshou said, "No, the reason why I know that Zhen'er's backgammon is very good is what Zhirui told me!" ”

Ziyu covered her face and smiled lightly: "The eldest princess is really inseparable from Zhirui in three or two sentences!" ”

Princess Rongshou's cheeks were pale red, and she squeezed her eyebrows at Ziyu, and said with a smile: "Concubine Jin, don't talk nonsense!" ”

The laughter and laughter of the fight continued to linger in my mind, and I couldn't help but have a burst of amusement in my heart, but I couldn't suppress the unspeakable sorrow, just like the whole dark cloud that was about to fall on the gray sky before the rainstorm poured, all because yesterday I heard Zai Yan talk about the recent situation inside and outside the Qing Dynasty, inside there was Cixi's extravagance, intending to control the government for a long time, and she always refused to let go.

Of course, I know very well that the armaments of the Qing Dynasty are far inferior to those of Japan, and the military reform basically stays at the low-level stage of improving weapons and equipment, leaving aside for the time being, the establishment is backward, the management is chaotic, and the training is lax, which directly leads to low combat effectiveness, and even since the beginning of this year, the Beiyang Naval Division has even stopped purchasing guns and ammunition, but the most terrible thing is not in this, but after several decades of Westernization Movement, the initial results have been achieved, and the Qing Dynasty, from the officials to the common people, has begun to smug the enemy, and there is no vigilance against foreign enemies at all.

However, even if I know everything, I can't tell Zai Xiang, this is a necessary process of history, I can't meddle in the change, God knows, how much I want to meddle, how much I want to tell Zai Xiang everything, but I can't, besides, my identity is still Zaiyan's concubine, and the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, otherwise I will be labeled as arbitrary and arrogant.

The outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War should be in the twentieth year of Guangxu, there are still three years from now, three years, more than a thousand days and nights, it sounds so long, it can make the old people's original intention change, can consume the pride and enthusiasm of some people, and can also make the prodigal son who has been wandering outside for a long time turn back, three years have passed but it is so short, it is as short as a momentary thing, thinking of some turbulence in the future, it is impossible not to be afraid, but also know that fear is useless, must be faced, since there is no escape, Then the only way to cherish this moment is to enjoy the bright sunlight outside the window.

I don't know when I don't hate the strong and dazzling summer sun, but I feel bright and comfortable.

One day, I was sitting in front of the desk watching the play, I thought it was quite interesting for a while, so I laughed twice, it was the first encounter in "The Legend of the West Chamber", Cui Yingying came on the stage with the depression of youth, when she met the handsome and elegant Zhang Sheng, the eyes met, each other was like a magnet attracted to each other, she clearly noticed a strange man looking at her, but her reaction was "holding the fragrant shoulders, only twisting the flower smile", the script wrote the matchmaker urged her to avoid, and her reaction was: Review - look at the end - down. According to the regulations of feudal etiquette, a woman should "not speak, see, and listen to incivility". Cui Yingying actually objected to Zhang Sheng's step by step and turned back, leaving all the rules behind.

Que'er came in with a plate of fruit and tea, and said, "Why did the little master suddenly smile so happily?" ”

I gently put down the play, propped my arms on the desk, supported my chin with my palms, and asked curiously, "If you like someone, will you completely forget about the rules?" ”

Que'er thought for a while, shook her head and said, "The slave doesn't know," and asked with a smile, "So will the little master?" ”

I also thought about it and asked myself, would I take a gamble for the sake of carrying the river? Finally, he said, "I think I should be able to do it!" ”

Que'er smiled, "That little master should be 'over here'!" ”

I didn't understand for a while, so I asked, "What 'this way' and 'that there'?" ”

Que'er said: "In fact, everyone in the palace can see clearly, Lafayette and the emperor have been in constant friction in the previous dynasty, has been secretly competing, a few years ago just to maintain the surface of the calm, and now even if others can't see the clues, but often around the people can finally see something, the slaves and slaves will also talk in private, the people who protect the emperor, just call the emperor 'this side', call Lafayette 'that side', and vice versa." It's really interesting. ”

I looked at her and smiled, "You guys still know how to see through it or not!" And said: "If that's the case, then you are protecting the emperor's side?" ”

Que'er nodded calmly and said with a smile: "Wherever the little master is, the slave and maid will follow!" ”

I looked at her, pouted and smiled, and when I was about to say more, I heard Bai Ge laughing clearly, "The emperor is auspicious." I knew that he was going to come in the morning, so he didn't even let the palace door close, he stepped on the falling flowers and walked in, I hurriedly got up and asked for peace, and saw him standing in the wind, the corners of his robe were dyed with wind and dust blown up by the warm wind, and he smiled and said: "The emperor doesn't want to come in?" With that, I walked over and pulled him to the inner hall, took a silver-gray auspicious cloud pattern plain robe from the double pillows on the bed and handed it over, "The emperor is going to change it quickly!" ”

Zai Yan looked down at the front of him, but didn't find anything wrong, but just stretched out his arms and said to me, "I just changed this dress in the morning." ”

I smiled lightly, went to him and stretched out my hand to pull the corner of the robe behind my sleeves, held it in front of his eyes and asked with a smile: "It's all like this, the emperor is still not clean and changed?" ”

Zai Yan saw that his clothes were stained with a stain, and his eyebrows frowned, "When did this happen, I didn't even notice it!" ”

I smiled, "I'm afraid that the father-in-law who was waiting when the emperor was walking outside was not careful, so he didn't see it, and he didn't even see it, so how could the emperor find out when he came over in a hurry?" I said again: "Look at the situation today, it is probably not followed by Grandpa Fan!" ”

When Zai Yan heard this, he raised his hand and poked my eyebrows, and quipped: "It's your cleverness!" And he said, "It's Wang Shang." ”

While helping Zai Yan unbutton and take off his soiled clothes, I turned around and took the clean clothes next to the bed for him to change, and said: "Wang Shang's father-in-law was trained by Fan Gonggong, and it must be good, but Wang Gonggong is still young and sometimes he can't help but be careless and impatient, and he needs more experience to improve, and the emperor doesn't blame him, I think that in another year or two, it will definitely be better than blue." ”

Zai Yan stretched out his arms for me to fiddle with, but his eyes chased me and said, "I also think this kid is very smart, so I asked him to follow." ”

I picked out a black dragon and phoenix jade from the cabinet and brought it to Zai Xiang, and was backhanding the button behind the head, close to him, only about a finger away, the tip of the nose was full of the usual fragrance on his body, just buckle the last one, I felt that the back was pushed by a forceful push, and the whole person fell into Zai Xiang's arms, I pushed him, and asked on his back: "Your Majesty, what are you doing?" ”

He looked at me with a smile, and in the golden sunlight, his complexion was as smooth as jade, with an infinite look of pleasure, "I don't know why no matter how carefully others serve, I always feel uncomfortable," and then asked with a smile, "Zhen'er originally knew that I was coming?" ”

I stared at him, chuckled unconsciously, and deliberately rejected his words, "The slave doesn't know if the emperor will come up or not!" ”

He said, "Then why did the door of the temple open wide when I came in, and the clothes on the bed were prepared, and even the fruit and tea were brought in advance?" ”

I only bowed my head and didn't answer, but he smiled even deeper. After a while, he led me to sit down on the couch, and he called Wang Shang in, and I asked him curiously: "Your Majesty, what are you doing when you call Wang Gonggong in?" ”

Zai Xiang waved his hand slightly, Wang Shang took out a brocade box from his chest and handed it to Zai Xiang, and then stepped back, I looked at Zai Xiang and asked, "What is this?" ”

Zae-yun smiled and came over and sat next to me, "Oh! For you! ”

I was surprised, "To the minions?" ”

Zai Yan nodded and pushed the brocade box in front of me, "Why don't you open it yet?" ”

I took it and opened it with a little doubt, the red brocade box embroidered with butterfly patterns contained a pair of white jade bracelets, which seemed to have a faintly convex pattern on it, looking like auspicious clouds, very exquisite, he pushed me and chuckled: "Pick it up and take a look." ”

I glanced at him sideways, nodded, I wanted to take out a bracelet to see, but I didn't expect to pick up one only to find that it was a pair of serial white jade bracelets, I have never seen such a thing, a little slightly stunned, he said: "This pair of serial white jade bracelets is a natural formation, not the day after tomorrow carving, very rare, I remember when I was a child I saw it once and never saw it again, I went to the treasury of the Internal Affairs Office to find it, and sure enough, I found it!" ”

I laughed unconsciously, looked at him and said, "Such a rare thing, the emperor gave it to the slave?" ”

Zai Yan Zhan said: "This is something I have seen at a glance in the treasury of the Internal Affairs Office, except for Zhen'er, who else can deserve it?" ”

My heart moved, not because of how valuable this bracelet was, but because this bracelet was something he saw at first sight, and this heart made me feel touched, and I smiled and said, "Then Zhen'er had to accept it." ”

Zai Yan hurriedly said: "Put it on and let me see it!" ”

I rolled up my sleeves and took off the smoky amber string on my wrist, and Zai Xiang personally helped me put it on, and the delicate and transparent quality slashed through the delicate light between the slender wrists, and the rainbow light lingered inside, as if it were studded with stars.

I was surprised, but Zai Yan stared at my wrist and smiled faintly, "It's really beautiful," and added, "You are not allowed to take off my bracelet when you wear it." ”

I raised my hand and slapped him lightly, and said, "The emperor's words are really domineering," and was about to take off the bracelet on his wrist as he spoke, jokingly, "I don't dare to ask for it just like this." ”

Zai Yan Meiyu moved, grabbed my wrist, "Don't allow it." He added, "Does Zhen'er know the meaning of this bracelet?" ”

I tilted my head, reached out my other hand and touched his chin, and asked with a smile, "What is it?" ”

He smiled happily and placed my hand in his palm, "May I be like the stars and the moon, and the night and night will be bright and clean." ”

The corners of my mouth are pulled, the moon is temporarily obscure, but the stars are always bright.