After the New Year's banquet, the whole New Year's Eve had to be done by Yang Lishan in the big and small affairs of the Internal Affairs Office, and Rong Lu saw that he had lost Cixi's favor, and he also lost his power in the palace. I happened to go to Ningshou Palace to ask for peace and came out to see Rong Lu waiting alone outside the palace gate, people obviously lost weight, and his face was also dry and sallow, compared with the red face a month ago, it really looked like he was more than ten years old, and I had to lean over slightly to ask for peace when I saw me, I didn't dare to have a trace of exceedance, and my expression was not as flamboyant as before, looking at Rong Lu's current appearance, my heart was very happy, I have always hated people like him who are two-faced and three-knifed, regardless of black and white, and only know how to please people, no, it should be a slave.

As Yang Lishan regained the favor of Cixi, the days of Jingren Palace gradually returned to the past, but no one said anything, when the trees withered, the cold wind was biting, the earth was covered in silver, the ice was hanging, the harem concubines were almost hiding in their palaces and roasting charcoals, no one was willing to step out of the palace gate to wet their shoes and socks, and after a long time, it was also very boring. Finally, one day, Cixi couldn't bear the loneliness, and sent Li Lianying to the East and West Sixth Palaces to pull everyone to gather in Ningshou Palace to play dominoes together. For a while, I invited An, Longyu did not come because he was not in good health, and after a while, the card table was also set, Cixi slowly got up, walked to the card table and sat in the east position, and said with a smile: "The town has nothing to do and is very boring, and it is also fun to find you together, if you fight cards, the mourning family has not worked hard to fight cards for a long time, and the hands are all born!" ”

Emperor Dunyi also went over and laughed: "It's rare that Lafayette is in a good mood today, and the slave must be accompanied," Cixi chuckled, and Emperor Dunyi asked again, "Does Lafayette feel that the four ladies are playing together like the original, or do you add one or two more people?" ”

Cixi thought for a while and said with a smile: "Naturally, it's still four good, in the past, it was Concubine Xun and Concubine Jin who were accompanied together, since Concubine Zhen and Concubine Jin have already entered the palace, why don't you let Concubine Zhen come up this time!" ”

Emperor Dunyi's eyes swept over me and Ziyu, and she responded with a "yes".

I hurriedly got up and said, "Lafayette! ”

Cixi stared at me and asked, "Is there anything wrong with Concubine Zhen?" ”

I sneered, "Lafayette, minion...... I really don't know how to fight cards, I'm afraid that stupidity will disturb the interest of Lafayette. ”

Cixi frowned lightly, "Last time, Concubine Zhen said that she couldn't ride a horse, and this time she said that she couldn't fight cards, but she didn't want to play with the old fool of the mourning family?" ”

I shook my head again and again, "Lafayette Mingjian, how can Lafayette be confused, how can the slave be unwilling, but the slave really doesn't know how to play!" ”

Cixi smiled at me, "You said you don't understand, the mourning family wants you to go," her eyes fell on the card table, and she gently pulled the porcelain card with one hand, and said softly, "Let's see if you really don't understand or fake don't understand." ”

When Princess Rongshou heard this, she hurriedly came over and pushed me and said, "Concubine Zhen, Lafayette will let you go on you, don't shirk anymore!" ”

I desperately glanced at Princess Rongshou, and whispered to her embarrassed, "I...... I really won't! ”

Princess Rongshou pushed me onto the table before she would give up, and threw the chips in front of me, "You can play!" Are you afraid that you won't be able to lose a few dollars?! ”

Cixi pursed her lips when she heard this, and waved her hand at Ziyu: "You come too!" ”

Ziyu knew that it was not easy to push back, so she had to go up. In the middle of the night, Rong'er came in with a pot of Tieguanyin from outside, poured it for everyone respectively, and instructed the palace maid to bring a few chairs over and ask the rest of the people to sit and watch the cards. Li Lianying paved the red felt, shuffled the cards, made the dice, is a "five", the head of the card, and the three of them fought randomly, I also probably figured out a few of the routines, about Li Lianying saw that Cixi's cards have been ten, just waiting for a card, swept me a look, and handed the code and Dunyi Imperial Concubine, people shrank behind Cixi sneaky compared a "nine" gesture. The concubine of Dunyi Emperor should have touched the card, her eyes flashed, and she said with a smile: "The slave must be holding this card in the hands of Lafayette, I wanted to make a 90,000 plain but it didn't come out, it's just that, the slave recounted!" As he spoke, he took out 90,000 yuan from his hand, and when he saw that Cixi did not move, he touched another one with a smile.

I know that Cixi wants a "nine" card, where do I dare to ask, but whenever I touch the "nine" card are all thrown out, a few rounds down, a few ninety-thousand, nine cakes out of the door without a movement, everyone knows that Cixi wants a "nine", and everyone did not touch, suddenly, Princess Rongshou behind me excitedly said: "Concubine Zhen touched herself!" ”

I didn't notice that I was touching myself, but I was startled and smiled backwards and asked, "Where did you touch yourself?" ”

Princess Rongshou got up and put down my cards one by one, and pointed them one by one: "One cake, two cakes, three cakes, one two, three three, one hundred and twenty thousand, three and two red, isn't it self-drawing?" Then he turned to the concubine to the side and asked, "Am I wrong?" ”

Concubine Jin smiled: "It's still Tianhe!" ”

I raised my eyebrows, the more people who can't play dominoes, the better their luck has always been, and their eyes can't help but lightly cross Cixi, seeing that her face is not good, I hurriedly smiled: "It's just a big luck, I can't count, feng shui takes turns, let's go around again!" ”

Saying that, everyone leveled the chips, and then reopened another round, and the concubine of Emperor Dunyi smiled: "Concubine Zhen and Concubine Jin also said that they don't know how to play, but they are smarter than anyone else!" ”

Ziyu raised her eyes and glanced at her, and replied, "The slave doesn't have a Niangniang's card in his hand. ”

Emperor Dunyi said with a smile: "Concubine Jin said cautiously, the palace will have a showdown later, but it will be checked." ”

Ziyu said quietly: "Niangniang will just check it later." ”

Princess Rongshou stretched out her hand and pointed to the card in the hand of Emperor Dunyi and said, "Niangniang, send it down, let me see what it is!" ”

Dunyi Imperial Concubine was sent to me, I looked, it was an east wind, thought of the card also several rounds of deviation did not see an east wind, only understand and smiled: "Slaves are not rare this, but I'm afraid that Lafayette has become." ”

When Emperor Dunyi heard what I said, she smiled and said, "This palace is wrong!" ”

Cixi took advantage of the opportunity to laugh and pushed down the card, pointed to the concubine of Emperor Dunyi and said: "No regrets about the card!" Why don't you take it back to play! It's stingy, isn't it? ”

Emperor Dunyi sighed and said, "Anyway, how can this feng shui not go to the minion!" ”

Cixi smiled: "You girl, you are like a monkey, and if feng shui turns around you, how should we fools play?" ”

Li Lianying, who looked back again, said with a smile: "The mourning family is not so afraid of losing a few dollars, it is a lottery head." ”

Emperor Dunyi said with a smile: "If Lafayette has become a stupid person, I'm afraid there will be no smart one in the world!" ”

Li Lianying smiled, "Yes, I think everyone doesn't think of Lafayette like this, it's just that Lafayette is just talking by himself, where is there such a confused person in Lafayette's mouth - he still wants to break his mouth and say that Lafayette is afraid of losing money?" ”

Emperor Rongshou was counting the chips, and when she heard this, she sent the money to Cixi, turned her face and smiled at everyone: "It's done, it was calculated by Lafayette, and the minions are not only empty-handed here, but also have to be infamous for nothing!" ”

Cixi's rule is that Li Lianying shuffles the cards on her behalf, and while Li Lianying is doing it, Ziyu and I also calculated the money that should be given and put it over.

Cixi lowered her head and fiddled with the silver and the copper plate and said to Li Lianying: "You don't have to wash it again." Li Lianying picked up the card and asked with a smile: "Isn't Lafayette playing anymore?" ”

Cixi said with satisfaction: "It's not too early, so ask a few of them to go back to dinner early." ”

As he spoke, he ordered a group of palace maids who were waiting outside to come in and explained, "It's all good to send your master back to the palace!" ”

The palace ladies all bowed.

Princess Rongshou snuggled next to Cixi and said with a smile: "In the future, Lafayette will call us to play again, so as to give us a chance to turn the book!" ”

Cixi slapped Princess Rongshou's hand and said with a smile: "It's just fun, a few of them haven't said anything if they lost money, but you stumbled!" ”

I stood up and put on a white goose feather cloak and grabbed Princess Rongshou, turned around and pointed to a sandalwood box where Cixi had won money, and smiled: "Eldest Princess, look there." Before she finished speaking, Princess Rongshou looked at me, looked back at me, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

I smiled and said, "There's a mountain of gold and silver!" I'm afraid that there is suction in this sandalwood box, how much money is going to be sucked in, Lafayette is very lucky, and he will not let it go easily, if he responds to the eldest princess, he will have to come to another game in a few days, I am afraid that a few of us will not only be empty-handed, probably to have two sleeves of fresh breeze! After saying that, I looked timid again and said, "The slave will never dare to make up his mind to come back and turn the book again!" Otherwise, I'm afraid that I won't be able to resist the golden light on Lafayette's head, and I will have to lose and I won't even have to eat! ”

Cixi couldn't stop laughing when she said this, "This is really pitiful!" After a few more jokes, before exiting the door, the concubine of Emperor Dunyi led the concubine and the palace maid to walk in front of the Ningshou Palace, the concubine did not speak much and walked forward by herself, and the palace maid next to her followed the lights, Ziyu worked for a day and also helped Jiyue to go back to Yonghe Palace to rest, only Princess Rongshou was interested, and said that she wanted to go to my place to sit down, only walk with me, looking at a dark red cloud in the sky, reflected on the ice and snow, the original white piece was melted into a very light rose color, I walked around Ningshou Palace before I had time to go out, I saw Narsu walking over with a slightly heavy step, saw us first paused, and then leaned over to say goodbye, I looked at him intently, and felt that his expression was a little complicated and weird, revealing hatred, helplessness, jealousy, unwillingness, I saw him at first glance in Ningshou Palace, and my heart was also mixed, "Where are you going, my lord?" As I spoke, I looked at the Ningshou Palace behind me, and the bright orange light was revealed between the panes, and I asked with a smile: "Ningshou Palace?" ”

Narsu's face twitched, and then he nodded, and he didn't argue, but said, "Not bad." ”

Thinking about it, he just bumped into me, and he couldn't justify it, I smiled at the Jun man in front of me, and said calmly: "It turns out that the adult is already from Ningshou Palace, I never saw it before, it was because I was clumsy." ”

Narsu still maintained a humble and indifferent look on his face, "It's been cold lately, please go back, little master!" ”

I took a step closer, looked at him sharply, and whispered, "When did it start?" ”

Narsu smiled, "Does it matter?" ”

I looked at him angrily, "Of course it's important," and added, "The emperor treats adults well, and adults have always been ......" After a moment of silence, I continued, "I don't understand why? ”

Narsu looked at me lightly, and his determined expression was all revealed in the corners of his eyebrows and eyes, "Many things are involuntary and have to be done," paused for a moment, and then asked, "Little Lord, can you understand?" ”

I took a step back, shook my head, and said, "I don't understand," I continued, "I can't help myself is not a reason for you to betray the emperor, you can't use these four words to prevaricate me, at most you can only use it to numb yourself." ”

Narsu lowered his head and smiled, and after a while, he raised his eyes and said, "Go back, the emperor will go to Jingren Palace to find the little master in a while, and the little master will prepare to serve well." ”

I smiled indifferently, "Don't worry about it." ”

I grabbed Princess Rongshou, who was unknown on the side, and was about to leave, but Narsu stopped me again, "Please don't tell the emperor about this matter." ”

I replied coldly: "Don't worry, my lord, I won't say it, the emperor trusts your lord so much, and I don't want the emperor to be sad." ”

He let out a sigh, "That's good. ”

I didn't hide his contemptuous look at him at all, "Please also remember the past feelings, and don't go too far when speaking in Ningshou Palace, otherwise, if you hurt the emperor in the slightest, I will never let your lord go!" ”

Narsu looked at me playfully, and said "oh", "How can the little lord not let go of the minister?" ”

I am neither humble nor arrogant, and bluff him: "The jade is burned, and it will be destroyed together, and it will not be hesitated." ”

Narsu raised his eyebrows, at this time, Li Lianying came out of it and smiled at Narsu, Narsu leaned over me, and followed Li Lianying in, I turned around and looked at his back, and I didn't know what kind of news he would bring to Cixi, and whether these news would cause harm to Zaiyan.

Bai Ge was carrying a lantern in front, I was sullen all the way, Princess Rongshou suddenly asked aloud: "Seeing your expression, it turns out that you are very familiar with Narsu?" ”

I snorted lightly and said with a bleak smile: "I'm not very familiar, he is a first-class guard with a leopard's tail gun next to the emperor, and I often go in and out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, so I am naturally more familiar than others." ”

Princess Rongshou said: "I have only heard of this Narsu, it is said that he is the grandson of Seng Lingqin, the eldest son of Boyan Namu, who has not yet married a wife, and served as a guard of the Qing court before he was twenty years old, and he was very appreciated by the emperor. ”

I sneered, "Yes," and said slowly, "It is very appreciated by the emperor." ”

Princess Rongshou heard what I said, and the scene just now, must have understood the cause and effect in her heart, and after a while, she asked softly: "Are you really not going to tell the emperor about this?" ”

I shook my head slowly, "If the emperor knew about this at first glance, he would be sad," and said, "Why don't you grasp the clues in the future and tell them slowly." ”

I glanced sideways at Princess Rongshou, and saw that she said hatefully: "I always thought that Narsu was a righteous gentleman, but I didn't expect that he was such a dirty person who eats inside and out!" ”

I sighed, "It's just everyone's choice, no one can say anyone, I just don't understand why Lord Narsu did this?" Is Galeries Lafayette really better than the emperor? Is there really no trace of guilt in his heart? He can still calmly talk and smile beside the emperor every day! How did he do it? As he spoke, Princess Rongshou and I faced each other silently, speechless for a while.