Time flies, the New Year is here, and everything at this year's banquet is no different from previous years.

These days, Zai Xiang's love for me is getting worse day by day, looking at the "Living Note", Zai Xiang has more than 20 days in a month is staying in Jingren Palace, and the rest of the time is resting in the Heart Cultivation Palace, most of the time I am also accompanied, whenever the night is accompanied by sparse bamboo shadows, thick candlelight, Zai Xiang often talks to me about Zhijun, Zhirui, especially Zhirui, it seems to be deeply hearted, "I want to summon Zhirui into the palace to talk to him in detail in some days." ”

From time to time, I added incense and ink or poured tea and clothes, and asked softly, "What does the emperor want to talk to him?" ”

Zai Yan smiled, "He talked to me about Tan Si as a person, and he talked to me about the purpose of the photo studio." ”

I thought about it, "The photo studio was originally opened by Zhiqi, how can it be related to Zhirui again?" ”

Zai Yan said: "This is thanks to that Tan Sitong, I met this person a few days ago, and listened to him say a few words, it is indeed graceful, not like ordinary products, and there is some insight between the words." ”

I joked, "Then the emperor asked him why he didn't get famous?" ”

Zai Yan also smiled, "I asked." ”

I said, "It seems that he answered well, and I haven't heard the news that the emperor is going to issue an order to deal with him." ”

Zai Yan said: "He told me a lot of the disadvantages of the imperial examination system, which is very in line with my intentions, and I am very happy. ”

I said: "It's better to take advantage of this time when Zhirui enters the palace, the emperor instructs Zhirui to bring Tan Si into the palace to meet him." ”

Zai Yan said: "I have this intention. ”

Long's pet has reached its peak, every time I see Longyu Lingli like a knife and want to kill me immediately, every time I see the envious but sad eyes of several concubines such as Emperor Dunyi and Concubine Xun, and every time I see Cixi seeing me as a thorn in the flesh, I can't help but feel a little stunned!

Longyu is more and more like a decoration, Zai Xiang almost ignores it on weekdays, and after Cixi's admonition, Zai Xiang is even more unintentional, and would rather go to Ziyu's Yonghe Palace to sit and sit than set foot in Zhongcui Palace for half a step.

I see in my eyes, my heart is both happy and worried, what a contradiction!

This year's winter came earlier than usual, but it did not snow, and it was not cold, it seemed to be a warm winter, the main hall of the Qianqing Palace was full of rhododendrons like blood, gorgeous camellias, unruly plum blossoms, graceful peonies, beautiful and fascinating, and quietly dispelled the cold.

The eyes are extremely gorgeous, and the ears are tired of silk bamboo.

If Zai Xiang and Cixi used to compete secretly, now they have become blatant, and they no longer hide anything, Cixi will always say: "The emperor has hard wings now, and he wants to spread his wings and fly high, but the emperor is not an eagle soaring in the sky." "I blindly like to carry a gun and a stick between words, which is extremely disgusting, and it is easy for people who don't know why to misunderstand Zaiyan.

As for Zaiyan, he has always rarely moved his mouth, and these words are only drinking with a shallow and decent smile and ignoring himself, of course he can hear the meaning of Cixi's words, but he doesn't want to worry more about anything in these very small places, I asked the reason for Zaiyan, he only said: "Lafayette is always Lafayette, an elder, and must not be too disobedient, besides, if I return the words, what is the difference with Lafayette?" Even if he is not accustomed to Cixi, he will not expose her shortcomings in public like Cixi, not that he can't expose it, but he has the traditional Chinese virtues of respecting the old and loving the young, and he is not willing to be with Nao Ni, his mind is my favorite, as steep as the mountain breeze, as vast as the grassland, and as clear as a small stream.

Although Zai Yan can endure it, I can't help it, but I stroked the jade hairpin between my temples, and said with a light smile: "The eagle raises the tiger and devours it, it is too vicious, the emperor is a crane, the crane sings Jiugao, and when the crane chirps, you can defeat the eagle." ”

Ziyu's body is getting better, and she is sitting upright on my side, wearing a moon-white satin colorful flower and butterfly jacket skirt, slowly holding up the Qinghua cup and tasting a sip of plum blossom brew, and said with a smile: "What Zhen Concubine said is not right, the emperor is the Son of Heaven, so he should be a dragon, the dragon controls the nine heavens, and there is a reverse scale ruler, how can an eagle and crane compare with it?" ”

I listened, looked at Ziyu sideways, smiled with a smile, and said busily: "My sister taught me the right lesson, but I didn't know what I was thinking, so I said such nonsense!" It's really worth fighting! After speaking, my afterglow gently swept over Cixi's face, and the freeze was as cold as the ice cubes under the eaves of the outer hall.

Long Yu sneered: "Concubine Zhen and Concubine Jin can speak to please the emperor, and they are not clumsy and clumsy compared to this palace, and they will only be loyal to their ears." ”

Cixi said solemnly: "You are the queen, how noble your identity is, how can you compare to them!" ”

Longyu smiled slightly, revealing a condescending look, but in my eyes, it looked like a winter leaf falling rope.

Princess Rongshou rarely smeared a faint rouge on her face, and said with a smile: "What if the status of a harem woman is noble? How about dressing up more gracefully and luxuriously? He added: "The most important thing is not the joy in the boudoir, the fun in the boudoir, otherwise the resentment and sorrow of the boudoir will not be solved, and there is only one lonely one person in one palace, so what's the interest?" ”

Longyu was wearing a brocade robe with eight colorful clouds and gold makeup, a touch of bright yellow, splendid makeup, high, piercing but not dazzling, bright but dim, she didn't match Princess Rongshou's words, but she didn't hear it, her eyes slowly lowered and sank into the wine cup until she was gone.

After a moment, Concubine Yu sighed: "The eldest princess's words really poked the hearts of the palace and several concubines!" ”

Princess Rongshou smiled abruptly and said, "Why didn't you poke it on my own heart?" ”

As soon as Princess Rongshou's words fell, I quietly saw the concubine opposite, her eyes were calm and unwavering, as if she was a pool of stagnant water, and she couldn't see a trace of emotional ups and downs.

The eyes of the Imperial Concubine of Dunyi were gloomy, "Why did the eldest princess bother to say this." ”

Then, after talking for nearly an hour, the atmosphere of the whole banquet was dull, and everyone felt that there was no interest, and soon they dispersed.

When I returned to Jingren Palace, I was a little tired, lying on the couch and looking at a white plum folded in a porcelain vase, the petals carved from white jade were blooming proudly, like a fairy who came to the mortal world, without a trace of fireworks, so noble, so jade, I didn't know what was going on and fell asleep in a daze, and then woke up to be woken up by the joy of Ying'er and Magpie, the two pulled me up and pointed out the window, "Little master, look who's coming!" ”

I looked out sleepily, and there was a man in official clothes standing in the courtyard, wearing a crystal sapphire top, a nine-python five-clawed python robe, and a peacock, my heart trembled, and I hurriedly lifted the blanket and got up to go out, "Zhirui!" ”

When he saw me, he bowed slowly, "Little Lord is auspicious!" "The minister ......" I hurriedly stopped him and said, "There are no outsiders in Jingren Palace, so there is no need to call me 'minister' in front of me, and I will not call myself 'Bengong' in front of you." ”

Zhirui smiled and nodded, his posture was more upright than before, and he was thinner, his nose was sore, he stepped forward to help him up, and welcomed him into the main hall, I looked up and down for a long time, speechless.