The water surface of the Imperial Garden is very quiet, as quiet as a satin silk. Wisps of sunlight caress the surface of the water, making people feel extremely warm, and occasionally a breeze gently sweeps across the water, creating a ripple of stars.

When I walked to the door of Chuxiu Palace, I didn't know if Concubine Yu's body had gotten better in the past two days, so I asked Bai Ge to go up and knock on the door, and after a while, a eunuch came out inside, and saw that the person standing outside was me.

As I went in, I smiled and asked, "How are you doing these two days?" ”

The eunuch lowered his head, "The slave is clumsy and can't say, the little master will know when he goes in and takes a look." ”

In this jagged season of smoke trees, only one hibiscus blossom in the yard, exuding a faint sweet fragrance mixed in the air, looking up, the whole jasper-like canopy floats with a layer of different shades of red, clusters of fine flowers radiate fine light, in the gentle blowing of the breeze, like a beating flame, just in the cicada chirping in the anxious monotony to add a season of fragrance and tranquility.

I casually pointed to the hibiscus tree and said with a smile: "The hibiscus in Chuxiu Palace is blooming so well, it seems that if you want to appreciate the hibiscus in the future, you must come to Chuxiu Palace." ”

The eunuch chuckled and said: "It was the first emperor who ordered someone to plant this flower tree in Chuxiu Palace, and I really didn't dare to slack off these years, and the mother took care of it carefully every day and grew it into such a dense in a few years." ”

As he was talking, a palace maid came out of the bright room, wearing an orange-red color vibrating waist support skirt, with a sandalwood lilac hairpin obliquely inserted into two buns on her head, her face was very clear and beautiful, and she knew that it was not an ordinary palace maid at a glance, she saluted me with a faint smile on her lips, and said softly: "Slave cloves, please come in, the little master is drinking medicine inside!" ”

I smiled and looked at her, "No wonder you have a lilac hairpin on your head, it turns out that you are called lilac yourself!" ”

Lilac blessed her body and said softly: "The slave maid's original name was Double Happiness, just because she committed the queen's mother's sake, and the maid saw that the slave maid liked cloves on weekdays, so she renamed the slave maid Lilac." ”

I smiled and nodded, "Du Fu once had a poem: In the late fall of the blue musk deer, Hugh Huai is a powdered person." It is to praise the beautiful fragrance of lilacs, holy and elegant, and it seems that the mother likes you very much. ”

Lilac pursed her lips and smiled, and hurriedly led me into the bright room, the whole room was exquisitely decorated, the window decoration Wanzi group longevity pattern step by step brocade branch pick the window, the middle set up the ground screen throne, the back five red sandalwood inlaid longevity mirror heart screen, hanging on the "big round treasure mirror" plaque, there is a rosewood carved bamboo pattern skirt glass partition on the east side, and there is a rosewood carved magnolia pattern skirt glass partition on the west side, respectively, the east and west are separated from the Ming.

Concubine Yu was wearing a slightly simple plain white brocade robe, with a purple open gauze on her shoulders, and was holding a porcelain bowl and drinking the medicinal juice in a small sip, the bitter smell of medicine filled the room, and she could smell it clearly as soon as she entered. ”

I smiled and shook my head, "I smell a lot of those spices on weekdays, but now I smell such a bitter medicinal smell and I feel good." ”

Concubine Yu handed the porcelain bowl to Lilac, beckoned to me again, motioned for me to sit down, and said with a smile: "What are you doing here in the palace when you don't have this time to please the emperor and Lafayette?" ”

I lowered my eyes and smiled, "The slave just thinks that he is in love with his mother, and he always wants to visit his mother and care about his mother's body, can't he?" ”

Concubine Yu took out the silk and tapped it to my lips with a smile, "It's no wonder that Lafayette and the emperor like you, you little mouth, it's really sweet." ”

I frowned and said, "The slave really hasn't said this to others, only to the mother." As she spoke, Lilac poured a cup of tea from outside, and Concubine Yu waved her hand, and Lilac withdrew.

Bai Ge took advantage of the situation and saluted: "The slave maid saw that the hibiscus flowers in the yard were blooming very well, so she thought that she could go and make hibiscus flower cakes for the little master for some nights, I don't know if the mother can also allow the slave maid?" ”

Outside the window, the feather-like flowers on the branches of the hibiscus tree are in full swing, and the flowers are in full swing, Concubine Yu glanced at it, her eyes immediately returned, and she said with a smile: "It's also a shame that you remember your little master like this, if the palace doesn't allow it, won't it live up to your filial piety?" ”

I stared at Bai Ge and said, "What is this, Pingbai actually opened such a mouth!" He added: "I think it's me who indulges you all out of the rules on weekdays." ”

Concubine Yu clapped my hand, "What are you talking about, just a few hibiscus flowers, whatever, why bother to be angry," she said, and said to Bai Ge with a smile, "Go ahead, let Lilac take you." ”

Bai Ge saluted and withdrew.

I peeled off a kumquat between my fingers, broke half of it and handed it to Concubine Yu, and said with a smile: "Niangniang may not know, the slave is bent on taking Niangniang as a confidant." ”

Concubine Yu smiled, "How can this palace not know your heart, to be honest, this palace liked you when I saw you for the first time in front of Chuxiu Palace, but I was afraid that you were already on the side of Lafayette." ”

I hurriedly said, "How?!" ”

Concubine Yu frowned slightly, looked at me intently and said: "Most of the people in the palace are stammering with Lafayette, as the saying goes, it's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, why are you different?" According to your current situation, as long as you say two more good words in front of Lafayette and make Lafayette happy, you will have a lifetime of glory and wealth to enjoy, and you will not have the slightest temptation in the face of these? ”

I smiled lightly and shook my head, "Isn't Niangniang also tempted?" ”

Concubine Yu waved her hand, "This palace is different from you, this palace is already a physically and mentally exhausted person, and he is about to die, how can he compare to your prosperous future?" ”

I forced a smile, "It would be a lie to say that you don't value glory and wealth at all, but for a minion, your heart is the most important thing, and what your heart wants is the great light." ”

Concubine Yu asked, "So, where does your heart yearn?" ”

I said: "Where the slave's heart desires, is what the emperor's heart desires." ”

Concubine Yu was puzzled, "What's the explanation?" ”

I raised the porcelain cup, gently sniffed the sweet fragrance of Qingyi osmanthus tea, and a smile came out of the corner of my mouth, "The slave has been familiar with Western studies with several brothers at home since he was a child, and only then did he find that he had been trampled under the feet of the whole world early in the morning," looked at Concubine Yu, and said, "The time has really come for the Qing Dynasty to change, and the emperor's ambition is here." ”

Concubine Yu nodded, "This palace understands," her eyes stared at me, "It's just that the situation is like this, just with the enthusiasm of you and the emperor, do you really think you can change anything?" ”

I shook my head, "The slave and the emperor only want to be worthy of their hearts." ”

Concubine Yu lowered her eyes and was silent, almost staying at home, and the decoration of her hair bun was also simple, but she wore a plain gem-inlaid jasper hairpin between the buns, and the small pearl gems on it were like shining stars in the night sky with a soft luster in the moonlight, and after a while, she said lightly: "Now that the concubine position is vacant, it seems that the palace will want to make you a concubine soon." ”

I smiled slightly, "What about the concubine, what about the concubine?" ”

As he was talking, a beautiful voice suddenly came from outside the door, "Slave Rong'er asks Concubine Yu to say goodbye, see Lord Zhen." ”

I frowned and stared at Concubine Yu, "Niangniang, why is this?" ”

Concubine Yu was also puzzled, and whispered: "This palace has never intersected with Lafayette much over the years," turned her head and asked out loud, "Is there something wrong?" Why did Rong'er come in person? ”

Rong'er said: "It was Lafayette who took the slave maid to find the master Zhen to go through the Ningshou Palace, the slave and the maid went to Jingren Palace, the palace maid and eunuch said that the little master Zhen went to the imperial garden, and the slave and maid went to find it. ”

I was startled, and hurriedly shouted to the outside, "Bai Ge," and then said to Rong'er, "Please wait, this palace will come immediately." ”

Bai Ge hurriedly came in, helped me clean up briefly, and raised my feet to leave, Concubine Yu hurriedly told me to stop, and found a silver-gilded dot emerald inlaid vermilion stone from the makeup to give me a hairpin, I raised my hand and touched it gently, the silk-like texture was delicate and soft, Concubine Yu looked at me left and right, and said with a smile: "It's okay, let's go like this," and leaned closer to my ear, instructing, "Be careful." ”

I bowed down gracefully, "Don't worry, the slave knows it." ”