When I arrived at Ningshou Palace, Longyu and Ziyu were already there, I only chose a position to sit by the window, and from time to time I could smell the warbler crying outside the window, and the clear sunlight quietly shone on my wrist to wear a pair of cyan jade bracelets on my wrist in the morning, under the sun, the slippery bracelet was sparse and inconsistent, and the shade of green was like a bend of duckweed in the faint flowing water waves, pure and restrained, subtle and charming.

Cixi held a string of tourmaline aquamarine pearls in both hands and looked at it again and again, and praised with satisfaction: "This thing has a good luster, and the color is also delicate, suitable for teenage young women to wear," said and asked Rong'er to take out the soft and sweet new almond shortbread over, so that we can taste it, the almond shortbread is served in a one-color cowpea red plate, carefully divided into three parts, just came to me, Cixi's eyes also looked at me with a smile and said, "According to the mourning family, this string of pearls is the most beautiful for the appearance of the concubine, why not give it to the concubine!" ”

I always felt that something was wrong in my heart, so I hurriedly got up and saluted, and shirked: "The slave is useless and dare not accept it." ”

Cixi waved her hand and smiled at me: "What do you say about merit, I don't see that your child is such an old-fashioned person on weekdays," a flashy smile swept by, and said, "The mourning family is just packing up the inventory today and unintentionally found this string of beads, only to see that it is very suitable for you to wear this child, the mourning family can't wear such a delicate color when they are old, and the queen is noble and naturally can't wear it, and the concubine has a stable temperament and the mourning family seems that she is more suitable for the sea purple color, as for the concubines, the concubines have already been lazy to dress up after the emperor left, The mourning family is not very willing to give them such a good thing in their hearts, and they feel that if it is not well matched but wasted, it is better to give it to you This child to wear, if you refuse to accept it, you have to press the bottom of the box in the warehouse day after day and fall to ashes, and after a long time, things will gradually lose their aura, so it will be even more tyrannical," After a while, Cixi thought about it, and asked Li Lianying with a side face, "Is it about to start summer?" ”

Li Lianying bowed her head and smiled: "Ming'er Lixia." ”

Cixi asked again: "Isn't it the Dragon Boat Festival after the beginning of summer?" ”

Li Lianying smiled: "Yes, Lafayette." ”

Cixi nodded, "Isn't this a coincidence, Concubine Zhen said that she was useless, and the work in front of her immediately ran over like a leg." ”

Ziyu took out a silk to cover his mouth and chuckled, "Slaves like to listen to Lafayette the most, and the humor between words can always make people laugh, and the slaves can't learn and use Lafayette's charm." ”

I lowered my eyes and glanced at Ziyu, "Lafayette is a model for the younger generations, every move, every word, naturally everywhere is inexhaustible." ”

Cixi's eyes swept over me and Ziyu, her face was complacent, and she couldn't help but smile "hehe": "Concubine Zhen Yuxiu, and Concubine Jin is also a clever person, the emperor is so blessed to be able to marry your sisters." ”

Longyu's expression was cold and indifferent, and he was leisurely looking at the red gold inlaid glazed celadon armor on his fingernails deserting, after hearing Cixi's words, his body was stunned, and the corners of his eyes immediately flew contemptuously and glared at me and Ziyu, and picked up the silk and chuckled, "In this harem, Concubine Jin is the most able to speak, and every sentence can be said into people's hearts, but slaves often hear people say a word in the house, capable people are usually silent, and only ordinary people like to use words to confuse others," took a breath, and there was still a shallow smile on the corner of her mouth, stared at me brightly, and said, "Concubine Zhen is not quite the same, Lafayette will often praise Concubine Zhen for being sensible and talented in front of the slaves, and take care of the emperor in every detail, so that Lafayette can worry a lot, and even the slaves have the heart to ask for more advice from the concubines!" ”

The corners of Cixi's lips lifted lightly, and a shallow smile stared on her face, "The queen has such a good heart," she leaned on the big kang on the Anmu couch with her hand, glanced at me, and asked with a smile, "Concubine Zhen, you said yes?" ”

I bowed my head and laughed: "The slave Jingren Palace Temple is small, how can he be able to supply the queen mother, the great Bodhisattva, if the mother has any teaching in the future, just ask someone to call the slave to go to the Zhongcui Palace, and you can't drive the mother for half a point." ”

The corners of Longyu's mouth hooked, as if smiling, holding his breath for a moment, his eyes crossed my face like a sharp blade, but he said: "Concubine Zhen is really becoming more sensible." ”

Cixi's voice was calm and powerful, "The Dragon Boat Festival Palace must be celebrated, and the mourners thought about it again and again, and decided in their hearts that the Dragon Boat Festival ceremony would be presided over by Concubine Zhen." ”

My heart was shocked, and I urgently called: "Lafayette, by all means." As he spoke, he kowtowed.

Cixi waved her hand and motioned for Li Lianying to help me get up, "Why not?" ”

I gasped and exclaimed, "The ceremonies in the palace have always been presided over by the queen, how can a slave overstep his responsibilities?" After speaking, I quietly glanced sideways at Longyu, Longyu's face was gray and gloomy, and his eyes were fixed on me who wanted to pull my bones and skin out of my willingness.

Cixi smiled faintly and said: "The queen is more than filial piety, but she is less clever, and she still needs more experience and learning, when it comes to etiquette, it should be a concubine, but when it comes to being sensitive and studious, she is naturally a concubine, and there are a lot of etiquette in this Dragon Boat Festival celebration, which is not at all what you learned in the mansion before entering the palace, and it is not a few days before the Dragon Boat Festival. ”

I then bowed my head and said, "The slave is terrified. ”

Cixi raised her eyebrows, relieved for a moment and said: "If the mourning family presides over it by itself, I am afraid that the villain of the previous dynasty will have to slander the emperor again and say that the mourning family does not really have the heart to return to the emperor, and then the emperor will have a gap in his heart, wouldn't it be troublesome to play tricks with the mourning family again?" ”

I raised my eyes and saw Cixi shaking her head gently, her face seemed to be very tired, I sneered in my heart, and secretly thought that Cixi's trick of buying people's hearts was really good, and her acting skills were also very good, but she couldn't confuse my eyes that had tried thousands of TV series.

Although I know it's a pit.

Then he knelt down and kowtowed heavily, and replied calmly: "If Lafayette is really anxious because of this, the slave is willing to share the worries of Lafayette, and Lafayette's daughter must not hurt his original essence because of this matter, that would be bad." ”

Lafayette looked at me with a smile and said, "Get up, don't keep kneeling," and handed the tourmaline aquamarine pearl in his hand to Rong'er on the side, "Go, put on the mourning family for Concubine Zhen to see." ”

Rong'er answered and walked over slowly, I had to bow my head slightly, and let Rong'er put it on for me.

Cixi nodded and smiled: "In ancient times, there were sinking fish and geese and birds making noise, shy flowers and closing the moon and trembling flowers. ”

I laughed and said, "The slave doesn't dare to take it." ”

Cixi smiled, "This is a fact, what is not to dare!" ”

As soon as I got up, I heard Longyu whispering dissatisfiedly beside me: "Clever words, coquettish attitude, a little family spirit." "I just pretended not to hear and sat back in my seat.

Cixi's expression was awe-inspiring, and she called out, "Empress," after a moment, and said in a clear tone, "If the Empress can have a concubine who is half well-behaved and intelligent, the Mourning family will not be bothered by such a thing." ”

Long Yuxu was a little embarrassed, lowered his cheeks slightly, and put together the white swaying silver bracelet on his wrist, and then smiled again, "Lafayette has taught me a lesson, and Fang is a slave who is careful to say the wrong thing." ”

Cixi said "um", nodded and said: "The queen also has the benefits of the queen, so there is no need to be so self-conscious because of the words of the mourning family." ”

Longyu said in a low voice: "Yes." ”

Cixi turned her eyes to look at the verdant branches dotted with green leaves outside the door, and after a while, she explained to Li Lianying: "No matter how clever Concubine Zhen is, it is also the first time to preside over such a large palace ceremony banquet, you have to take care of it, if there is anything lacking in Zhen Concubine, come and tell the Mourning family, and the Mourning Family will add it, if there is anything that Concubine Zhen doesn't understand, you also need to remind more, don't let outsiders see the joke." ”

Li Lianying said: "The slave understands," frowned slightly, and said, "It's just that I don't know which grandmother Lafayette wants to go to Jingren Palace to teach the etiquette of the little master?" ”

Cixi couldn't help frowning, "That's a problem. I thought about it for a while, but I didn't say a word after all.

After a while, Li Lianying whispered in Cixi's ear: "When the little lord Zhen was in the mansion, it was the court etiquette that Xuanji Mama had been teaching. ”

Cixi was still silent after hearing this, and only after half a moment did she spit out a sentence: "Xuanji was originally served in her sister's palace, but later she was transferred to the palace of the mourning family. ”

Cixi glanced at Li Lianying halfway through her words.

Li Lianying nodded with a smile and said firmly: "Lafayette has a good memory." ”

Cixi sighed lightly, and said: "Since she has been teaching by your sisters' side before entering the palace, I have to bother her again, and go to Jingren Palace to continue teaching Concubine Zhen for a few days the next day." ”

Li Lianying responded: "Yes." Then, bowing down and quietly withdrawing, it was about to be arranged.

I also breathed a long sigh of relief in my heart, fortunately it was Xuanji, if it was someone else, I really couldn't be completely relieved.