() Last night, Xiangxiang and I had a lot to say because we hadn't seen each other for a long time, and we forgot the hour when we talked, and we fell asleep at about three o'clock. The smoky and emerald cicada wing gauze curtain reflects a wisp of golden morning sun, bright and gentle, and the hollow fine flowers of weaving and embroidery sieve mottled pale yellow, the breeze rises, the light color jumps, stirring up the broken gold and jade all over the ground, dense and gorgeous.

With a soft sound of the door, Qiu Si walked in quietly, carefully pulling up the tassel of the curtain hanging on the ground with an orchid silver carving and gemstone hook with the sound of breathing, and his eyes wandered, and he found that I had woken up, so he said softly: "Niangniang, it's not too early, it's time to get up." ”

I nodded, sat up halfway with my arms propped up, and pushed Xiangxiang who was still asleep inside, she made a coquettish sound, lifted the quilt and stretched her waist, before she slowly opened her eyes, "I slept too late last night." ”

I couldn't help laughing, "There are a lot of things in the palace every day, it's time to get up, and now that you have entered the palace, you have to get used to it." ”

She also smiled, "I'm all sleepy, I forgot that people are still in the palace now," rubbing her eyes, "Before entering the palace, Rong Ruo repeatedly explained that I must not lose my courtesy." ”

I looked at Qiu Si, and when I saw that she couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile, I hurriedly glared at her and said, "Your little hooves are getting more and more unruly by me, you know how to laugh here, don't hurry up and prepare." ”

Qiu Si pursed his lips with a smile and said in a low voice, "Yes." ”

I looked at Xiangxiang, shook my head lightly and said: "Your lazy temperament has to be changed, in the long run, it will definitely not work, and thanks to the adult's family for tolerating you, you can pay it back if you want to change to another family, don't your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law turn the world upside down?" ”

Xiangxiang smiled faintly, "Why didn't you make trouble before?" ”

I was busy asking curiously, "Did you make a fuss?" And what about later? ”

Xiangxiang sighed: "Naturally, it was troublesome, and it took me three years in a row to teach me, and then I thought that after all, I was a wife, and I was no longer the habitual young lady in the Hu Mansion in the past, and I also restrained this temperament a little, who would have thought that in less than a year, the in-laws in the family have passed away one after another, and Rong Ruo is not a person who cares everywhere on weekdays, without the control of elders, I am naturally raised more and more lazy." ”

I smiled and sighed: "Thanks to the fact that you were reincarnated into a good family when you were in the underworld, so that you have no worries about food and clothing since you were a child, and then you married a good family, you can support you more or less every year. ”

Xiang Xiang's smile spread across his face, and he patted me on the arm again, "The words that come out of your mouth are the most unforgiving." ”

I chuckled and said, "I'm just telling the truth," sighed lightly, "and said that Lord Rong is not good to you, in my opinion, it is not ten points but there are nine points, with you like this, how can I treat you?" ”

Just talking and laughing, Qiu Si led Zhuang Jieyu in, and before the person approached, Zhuang Jieyu had already come to her ears with a laughing voice: "Our Zhaoyi Niangniang has a big face, I heard when I got up early in the morning that His Majesty actually invited Xiangxiang into the palace in order to smile at Bo Hongyan," and then smiled again, "Who doesn't know that Lord Rong and Mrs. Rong have a deep relationship with each other, and the mandarin ducks fly together, and I don't know how Your Majesty broke up these two?" ”

I said lightly: "It's just that Your Majesty is worried all day long when he sees me, and Xiaohui is kind." ”

Zhuang Jieyu glanced at me and said, "Do you still need to say these things between you and me?" ”

I smiled, "My sister and I are naturally unnecessary, but we are used to talking on weekdays, and the words will come out as soon as they are spoken," Qiu Si turned around and helped me roll up my sleeves, and then handed me the handkerchief twisted with hibiscus flower water, I took it according to the situation, wiped my face, and smiled at Zhuang Jieyu's funny face, "Besides, you still complained to me yesterday." ”

Zhuang Jieyu was already a very lively person, as soon as I said it, she immediately became very interested, looked at me with burning eyes and asked, "Who complains?" ”

I raised my eyebrows and pointed to Xiangxiang, who was sitting in front of the mirror and being served by Dongxue to comb his hair, "Who else?" ”

Zhuang Jieyu walked over, stared at Xiangxiang in the mirror quietly, and was stunned unconsciously, and after a long time, she came to her senses and said: "I haven't seen Xiangxiang's sister for a few days, I still remember the clever girl a year ago, the queen mother who talked was happy, and she was rewarded with a purple fox fur for nothing, which looks really good when she wears," stopped for a while, and said, "Now she is like a beauty, looking at today's complexion, who can think of the naughtiness of the day." ”

Nearly a year of time is not long, not short, it is just like a river of spring water with the fragrant breeze on both sides of the strait slowly flowing away, yesterday when I saw Xiangxiang and Zhuang Jieyu also had the same feeling of being a little like a different world, at that time Xiangxiang was still an innocent woman who did not grow up, but now it is out and down to be magnificent, Ze Ze Shengyun, just like a shining pearl, she sometimes exudes bleak and clear, graceful, lively, all like dazzling gems dotted on this pearl, It makes it more dazzling and scorching in the eyes, as if it can dissipate the supreme beauty in the world.

Hearing this, Xiang Xiang puffed out his mouth slightly, and snatched the comb that was gently sliding between her hair in Dong Xue's hand, got up and ran to Zhuang Jieyu suddenly, glanced at her, raised his eyebrows and said, "Is it possible that there is no need to be punished for wanton nonsense in the harem now?" ”

Anyway, I didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, so I only smiled lightly: "If it's really nonsense, naturally you will be punished." ”

Xiang Xiang put his hand behind his back, cleared his throat and said, "Then give her twenty boards to taste first!" ”

Zhuang Jieyu turned around and pinched Xiangxiang's cheeks with a smile, "You little girl will live in peace when you come to the palace, in the end, it is not your turn to be the lord of Your Majesty, do you think that the palace is the same as the family can let you mess around?" ”

Xiangxiang looked unconvinced, raised his head and said, "It's obvious that you came to make fun of me first." ”

Zhuang Jieyu pretended to be innocent and continued to joke: "Which sentence am I joking? Which sentence is not true? ”

Xiangxiang has always been smart and quick when getting along with people, "If I am a beauty, wouldn't I be a fairy?" ”

I hurriedly tapped her and said, "What do you say!" ”

Zhuang Jieyu covered her mouth and looked at me and smiled, "That's not bad." ”

Xiangxiang was happy again, and there was no one to speak at all, "Also, what kind of couple is deep in love, what kind of mandarin duck is flying, are you here to ridicule me?" ”

Zhuang Jieyu's gaze swept across Xiangxiang and swept to my face, with a worried look in it. I immediately understood the reason, hurriedly grabbed Xiangxiang, and instructed: "You can't say this openly in the palace, just say it in front of us, don't mention it outside again." ”

Xiangxiang frowned lightly and asked, "Why?" After a pause, "Good is good, bad is bad, why can't you say it?" ”

After Zhuang Jieyu and I glanced at each other, Zhuang Jieyu said: "There is no impermeable wall in the palace, if this is heard by someone with a heart, but it will make a big fuss, at that time, if one is not good, Long Yan will be angry, but it will be connected to the nine clans." ”

Xiangxiang was puzzled, "Why is this?" ”

I whispered: "Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are married in this marriage, and you say that you are not happy, isn't this just a slap in the face of Your Majesty and the Queen Mother?" ”

Xiangxiang's face tightened, and he nodded again and again: "Yes, I lost the two sisters, otherwise I will definitely cause a big disaster." ”

It's easy to clean up, Qiu Si and Dong Xue withdrew for a long time, they cooked fresh tea and served it, the three of them sat down to eat tea, Zhuang Jieyu held the tea lid, as if she had something on her mind, and after a long time, she said: "Can you go to see the Queen Mother?" ”

Xiangxiang immediately frowned when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "I really don't want to go." ”

Zhuang Jieyu stared at Xiangxiang firmly and asked, "Why?" ”

Xiangxiang sighed and said, "I'm afraid, if I say something wrong or do something wrong, I'm afraid that it will affect my family." ”

Zhuang Jieyu smiled faintly, "It's good that I've grown up, and I finally know that I'm afraid." ”

Xiangxiang took a sip of tea and whispered: "How can you still be as ignorant as when you were a child, you are not afraid of the sky, you are not afraid of the earth, besides, I also heard that now the Empress Dowager Zhuang Wen is becoming more and more powerful, how can there be no reason not to be afraid." ”

Zhuang Jieyu's eyes seemed to be filled with a very light mist, and she nodded: "That's a good thing, now the Queen Mother's mind is becoming more and more strict, which is really frightening, and sometimes I am a little scared when I encounter places that I can't see through." He was silent for a long time, but his eyes fell on me unintentionally.

I sighed slightly, "What are you afraid of, the dangers and ups and downs are still here with me!" ”

Xiangxiang was curious, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Zhuang Jieyu frowned, "The Queen Mother doesn't know why she is always unaccustomed to Miao, and she has been difficult to speak nine times out of ten times," shaking her head, "Xu is Your Majesty is too fond of Miao, and the Queen Mother is afraid that Your Majesty has no intention of political affairs, and in the end she will make it like ......" Slow down, and her voice is even lower, "It's the same as the first emperor." ”

I quickly glanced at her and motioned for her to be silent, with a look of embarrassment: "Don't talk nonsense." ”

Zhuang Jieyu sighed lightly: "Yes, this is determined not to be nonsense, we just listened to it in private," and thought about it again, "However, I think the Queen Mother is too worried, how can Your Majesty be the same as the first emperor, before Your Majesty did not enter the harem for four years, according to rumors, it was for a woman, at that time the harem people were very worried about their future future, and then His Majesty personally conquered the Yunnan Palace, and after coming back, everything was fine, and the harem also entered, where is the rumored first emperor's sluggish situation? ”

I thought so in my heart, but I was still a little worried, "Who knows if Your Majesty still has that woman in his heart." ”

Zhuang Jieyu said: "You are stupid, if Your Majesty really has that woman in his heart, how can you have this glory and favor now?" ”

When Xiang Xiang heard this, a shallow smile appeared between his eyebrows, "Sister Zhuang's words are really good, Miao, you are worrying about nothing." ”

I bowed my head, "Perhaps." ”

Zhuang Jieyu said: "What may be." It is. ”

I thought about it, "I still remember when I first entered the palace, I was fortunate to have the two of you to rescue and support, otherwise where would I still have a status." ”

Zhuang Jieyu smiled, "I never thought that the two of you would enter the palace together at that time, two sedan chairs, one in front and one behind, one was chosen as a concubine, and the other was Cheng'en Xiaozhu." I can't imagine that the two of you would quarrel over a hairpin. ”

Xiang Xiang followed with a smile: "At that time, I really didn't know each other, since I was a child, no one dared to speak loudly to me like Miao, and I fought for it with reason, at that time, I was really angry in my heart, and I pushed Miao Miao into the pool next to the imperial garden with one palm." ”

I said, "Fortunately, Sister Zhuang passed by and called someone to save me, and helped me talk in front of the Queen Mother and Her Majesty, so I escaped," sighed, "Come to think of it, the Queen Mother's impression of me at that time was probably not very good." ”

Zhuang Jieyu said: "This is also something that can't be helped, I can only blame God's will." ”

Xiangxiang hurriedly said to me: "I also helped you bear the punishment, why did you forget?" ”

Zhuang Jieyu said: "The punishment itself is yours." ”

Xiang Xiang said: "Who said that," he put down the teacup gently, "If I hadn't admitted that the hairpin was picked up from the ground, it wasn't mine, I think the Queen Mother and Your Majesty would definitely believe the nonsense arranged by Shen Jieyu." ”

I smiled, "Yes, yes, thanks to you, you have been so good to me, and I will not forget it." ”

Zhuang Jieyu smiled, fiddled with the glass beads on the lid of the tea cup, was silent for a long time, and muttered: "I thought that no matter how good the Queen Mother was, she still had to see her, this is the number of etiquette, the Queen Mother already has a lot of opinions on Miao, and she can't lose the rules." ”

I glanced at Xiangxiang and thought so, rubbing my thumb against the delicate pattern engraved on the enamel ring on my index finger, "Sister is right, in the end, I should still see it, Your Majesty was originally for my momentary happiness to take Xiangxiang into the palace to live, not to Shen Jieyu and say that I rely on His Majesty's grace not to put the Queen Mother in my eyes." ”

Zhuang Jieyu got up and pulled out the cluster of golden luanfeng play bead hairpins between Xiangxiang's sideburns, and selected a pile of yarn and mist ethereal acacia flowers from my makeup box and inserted it in Xiangxiang's sideburns faintly shining, but it was not eye-catching, "The Queen Mother now likes to be plain and clean homely decorations, just be neat, don't be too deliberate, and be honest." ”

I smiled and said, "It's still my sister's thoughtfulness." ”

Zhuang Jieyu said: "I just stayed in this harem for a few years longer than you." ”

Then, I walked with Zhuang Jieyu and led Xiangxiang to the Queen Mother's Cining Palace. Dongxue and Qiusi followed as always. Empress Dowager Zhuang Wen was talking to Shen Jieyu after breakfast, and when she saw me and Zhuang Jieyu coming in to say goodbye, she said slightly: "It's rare that you all have filial piety together," and couldn't help but look at Xiangxiang and asked, "Meng Zhaoyi, the girl behind you looks down-and-eyed, but she looks good, not like she has been serving you." ”

Zhuang Jieyu smiled and said: "No wonder the Queen Mother doesn't recognize it, I haven't seen her for almost a year, and Sister Xiangxiang is even more exquisite, like a beauty." ”

The Queen Mother was very surprised, and her excitement became stronger, "It turns out that you are the daughter of the Hu family, Hu Xiangxiang, who entered the palace with Meng Zhaoyi a year ago and made me feel so happy that my stomach hurts," and said, "Come forward and give me a good look." ”

I quietly tugged at the corner of Xiangxiang's clothes, Xiangxiang stepped forward to ask for peace, I said: "My sister entered the palace yesterday, Your Majesty saw that I was bored all day long, so I thought that my sister was smart and interesting, and I was familiar with it, so I let her enter the palace to accompany me for a few days." ”

The Queen Mother took Xiangxiang's hand and looked at it carefully, looking like she really liked it, "Or I say, the son of the Rong family is really a blessing to marry such a poor lady," and said to Xiangxiang, "If you hadn't allowed the Rong family earlier, I really wanted to take your child to the palace to live for a long time." ”

Xiangxiang said solemnly: "Xiangxiang's life is thin, and he still doesn't have this blessing." ”

The Queen Mother asked with a smile: "How is your father?" ”

Xiangxiang replied: "Dad is lazy and has no ability, so he can only be idle, but my mother always said that this is the best, and contentment in a peaceful day is the way to be happy, but it is also a leisure." ”

The Queen Mother nodded, only holding Xiangxiang's hand to look at it, and couldn't help showing a little regret on her face. Shen Jieyu also laughed, "My sister's appearance makes people look happy, and her lively personality in the past has now added a little calm, no wonder the Queen Mother likes it, even I like it when I look at it." ”

Shen Jieyu was dressed in a cyan spring plum brocade robe, elegant and beautiful, her eyes were clear and bright, her eyebrows were trimmed and her nose was trimmed, pear vortices appeared slightly on her cheeks when she spoke, and her voice was soft and crisp, "If the Queen Mother likes it, let Xiangxiang's sister stay in the palace for a few more days." ”

The Queen Mother bowed slightly, and asked Xiangxiang: "Girl, what do you think?" ”

Shen Jieyu smiled, "The Queen Mother keeps her sister, how can my sister be unwilling?" ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "After all, there are also people's families, and after all, I still have to ask her what she means." ”

Xiangxiang is not cowardly when he encounters trouble, and he called "Queen Mother" lightly and said smartly: "If the Queen Mother keeps me, I am naturally willing, but the Queen Mother speaks according to the rules of the palace, I must move to a residence, living alone in a palace, although it is good, but it is too public, I was originally invited by His Majesty to enter the palace to accompany Sister Zhaoyi to talk, and I like to be quiet recently, so let me accompany my sister in Wanyi Palace, don't bother to move the place, okay?" ”

The smile on the Queen Mother's lips gradually froze, and she suddenly lost her mind for a moment, and soon laughed again, "Okay, it's rare for you to enter the palace, so I'll rely on you." ”

Xiangxiang saluted and said softly: "Thank you Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother nodded slightly, turned her face to me and said, "You, Sister Xiangxiang, are still the way they were when they were young, they like to stick to you, you must take good care of her, and you must not treat her badly." ”

I leaned forward slightly and smiled, "Yes, I understand." ”

The Queen Mother sighed softly, leaned on the splendid soft pillow at hand, and looked at the pot of fat-clearing magnolia flowers on the table and secretly wondered, "It's really different temperaments, so they are attracted to each other." ”

I already guessed a little bit of meaning in my heart, but I couldn't break it, so I only smiled: "Sister Xiangxiang's temperament is much better than mine." ”

The Queen Mother said with a smile: "Xiangxiang's temperament is lively after all, although she likes to be quiet, but she can't be too aggrieved and depressed, just take her around if it's okay." ”

I smiled and said: "Naturally, I can't be wronged, I think my sister said that she likes to be quiet because she doesn't want to always bump into His Majesty's cumbersome etiquette, I have already asked someone to clean up the Cuizhu Hall in the left side hall for my sister, it is quiet, and there are not many miscellaneous people, so I won't stain my sister." ”

Zhuang Jieyu smiled lightly: "The most exquisite thing about the Cuizhu Hall is not here. ”

The Queen Mother was surprised: "Oh? ”

Zhuang Jieyu said: "Although Cuizhutang is quiet, there is a small path that can lead directly to the peony in the Royal Garden, and it is very convenient to enjoy the flowers, so you don't need to take a detour like other places." ”

Shen Jieyu peeled a tangerine and sent it to the Queen Mother, "It seems that Your Majesty really loves Meng Zhaoyi, I don't even know that there is this Qiaozong in Wanyi Palace, no wonder Your Majesty must keep Wanyi Hall for Meng Zhaoyi." ”

The Queen Mother glanced at Meng Zhaoyi, "How can your vision become so narrow now, as long as the emperor likes it, what is the Qiaozong of Wanyi Palace." ”

I realized that I didn't see Aunt Jinyue today, so I asked curiously: "Queen Mother, why don't you see Aunt Jinyue today?" ”

The corner of the Queen Mother's mouth was slightly raised, "You have something to do with Jinyue?" ”

I shook my head hurriedly, "It's okay, I'm just a little curious." ”

The Queen Mother bowed, "It's fine, and if you have something to do with you, you don't need to ask." ”

I nodded, "Yes." ”