Slowly opened his eyes, the sky was slightly bright, but he was alone on the couch in the imperial study, and Luo Xi was gone. The wind is rising, on the wooden frame against the wall, the two magnolia plants inserted in an urn celadon vase are blooming just right, the branches are green and shallow, the flower color is as cold as hoarfrost, and the fragrance is as light as nothing, faint and misty.

I smiled, not happy, not sad, but helpless.

The threshold chrysanthemum is sad and the smoke is weeping, the curtain is light and cold, and I want to say that I will rest, and I want to say that I will rest......

After a while, I almost sorted out my thoughts, got up and raised my voice to the door and asked, "But someone is guarding outside?" ”

No one answered, I leaned back on the pillow, and soon, Qiu Si and Dong Xue quietly penetrated with my usual toiletries and clean clothes, and when I saw them, the familiar feeling made my heart warm, and my eyes were hot, and I couldn't help but call: "Qiu Si, Dong Xue," and then asked, "How did you get here?" ”

The imperial study room is no better than his own room, Qiu Si strictly followed the rules, saluted, and said: "Second Miss, Your Majesty instructed your father-in-law to call the slaves and maids to serve, and the second miss did not return overnight yesterday, and the slaves and maids were very worried, but what happened?" ”

I bowed my head and was silent for a while, shook my head at them, and said with a smile: "Nothing happened, I just rested here for the night because I was sleepy." ”

Qiu Si and Dong Xue helped me out of bed, and they freshened up for me, looking at myself in the bronze mirror, my eyebrows were dyed, and the temples were covered with some yellow foreheads, and I suddenly remembered the words "Luan mirror and flower branches, who knows about this situation", and I couldn't help but feel some pity.

At this point, everything can not be according to his own temperament, the real idea hidden in the bottom of the heart is the safest, unintentionally attacked by someone to the weakness, it is a long-term constraint, no matter what, as long as he redeems his life, he will be satisfied.

I asked Qiu Si softly, "Did you see Your Majesty when you came?" ”

Qiu Si replied with a smile: "Your Majesty went to the early dynasty when you were in Yin, and when the slave maid came, she saw that the second lady was sleeping deeply, and Your Majesty also ordered not to be alarmed, and looked at Your Majesty's good look." ”

I took a breath and nodded, "That's fine." ”

Qiu Si asked, "What did the second miss say?" ”

I looked at her and smiled, "I said, that's good." ”

I secretly pondered, as long as I appease Luo Xi, the great monk can be regarded as temporary safety, and not to let Luo Xi be angry with the great monk from time to time is my greatest wish now.

"Miao Miao! Miao Miao! ”

Jianning, the ghost girl, has not seen it yet, and the voice has already entered.

I smiled, walked slowly to the door, and said, "Princess, you are here." ”

Qiu Si and Dong Xue greeted Jian Ning and silently withdrew from the door.

I pulled Jian Ning to sit on the chair, Jian Ning looked at me sadly, and said in a slur voice: "Miao Miao, you ...... I heard about you...... I heard that the third brother mentioned the matter of the concubine to you yesterday, and then threatened you in a hurry. ”

I drooped my eyelashes, but I couldn't laugh anymore, and asked, "Your Majesty asked you to persuade me?" ”

Jian Ning hurriedly held my hand, shook his head and said, "No, you and I have a relationship, I really can't bear to watch you stuffy with these alone, the more things in my heart accumulate, I will get sick." ”

I lowered my head and tears in my eyes, "Princess, I have no choice, Your Majesty threatens me with the vicissitudes of life, I really have no way to call the great monk to die." ”

Jian Ning said softly: "I understand, I understand." ”

I took a deep breath, looked at Jianning and said, "Princess, you don't understand the suffering I have suffered under such a difficult choice. ”

Jian Ning bit his lip and said, "Miao Miao, I'll take you to see your grandmother, do you dare?" ”

I asked, "Grandmother?" ”

Jianning said: "It's the Queen Mother." ”

I frowned and said, "Why did you take me to see the Queen Mother?" ”

Jian Ning replied: "Grandmother has never been a stingy person, grandmother has always been the most reasonable, let's go and beg her, maybe she can help you." ”

I thought about it, Empress Dowager Zhuang Wen is Jianning's grandmother, and she loves Jianning so much, of course Jianning will think so, but Empress Dowager Zhuang Wen must not have that kind of affection for me, and Luo Xi is also the grandson of Empress Dowager Zhuang Wen no matter how she says it, I am not sure that she will be willing to stand on my side in this matter.

I said, "Princess, the Queen Mother is your and Your Majesty's grandmother, not mine." ”

Jian Ning said anxiously: "No matter what, don't you want to try?" Do you just give up without trying? Don't you want to be a monk? Don't want to be with him forever? ”

As I listened, I trembled and choked up, "Now I just want him to live." ”

Jian Ning sighed: "If you can get a word from your grandmother, the monk can live a stable life, even the third brother can't do anything." ”

There was a fire in my heart, "Really? ”

Jianning said: "Of course, when did I lie to you? ”

I was worried: "But Your Majesty is ......"

Jian Ning said with a smile: "You are already the third brother's person, you should go to see the queen mother, and then you will say that I took you there, and the third brother will not say anything." ”

I sighed, yes, Luo Xi won't say anything, I'm afraid that he will have something in his heart.

I asked repeatedly, "Is there really such a rule in the palace?" ”

Jian Ning raised his eyebrows and said: "This is natural, the favored harem people, choose a day to be titled, visit the middle palace, meet the queen mother, these are all rules left by the ancestors that must be followed." ”

I said strongly: "I don't want to be a title, don't be a person in the harem." ”

Jian Ning frowned and asked, "Why?" You don't want to ban the account? Are you crazy? ”

Then, he said: "If you don't have a title, you will follow the third brother without a name and no points, and you will suffer in the future!" ”

I chuckled, "Suffer? Are you saying that in the future draft, you will be jealous and jealous with those women in the harem? ”

I shook my head and continued, "I don't care about that. ”

Jian Ning said: "Miao Miao, don't pretend to be high, to put it bluntly, it's just you to the third brother...... Not willingly, so you don't bother to do these things for him, do you? ”

I looked at Jianning, pursed my lips, and said, "Yes, so what?" ”

Jian Ning said: "But you at least have to live, if you want to survive in the palace, you must accept the rules of survival in the palace, life is unsatisfactory nine times out of ten, do you say that you don't want to live a good life because of yesterday's incident?" Do you want to give up? Is it just so bleak and dead? ”

I suppressed my voice and said, "Nine times out of ten, life is not going to be as good as it should be, and I used to comfort myself like this, but you don't understand how that feeling can be brought by just one sentence after encountering real pain." ”

Jian Ning walked up to me, squatted down and patted my clenched hands gently, "It's okay, with me for a day, you will be better for a day, but one day I am gone, what should you do then?" ”

I whispered: "I don't want to be here, I don't want to be in the palace, but the great monk is ......."

Jianning replied: "Follow me to see my grandmother, and we'll go tomorrow." ”

I nodded tremblingly, "Princess, I want to go back, will you accompany me?" ”

Jian Ning said gently: "Okay, I'll send you back to your room." ”

The princess and I helped each other out of the door, the morning moisture and the turbidity of the earth were glued together, and it didn't smell very pleasant, and my father-in-law stepped forward and asked, "How did the second lady and the princess get out?" The servants have prepared breakfast according to His Majesty's instructions, Second Miss, Princess, don't you need to go again? ”

The princess smiled: "I suddenly remembered that Miao Miao made a piece of cake with Qiu Si there, so I won't use it here." ”

After my father-in-law responded, we left without looking back, walking quietly, and saw from a distance, a corner of the glazed tile eaves in the distance was shining under the morning sun, reflecting a dazzling luster like a jewel.

Everything from yesterday suddenly became unusually clear in my mind, and I couldn't escape it, because it really happened, and I couldn't erase it.

How I wish it had been a dream, a nightmare, and I would wake up and disappear into the warm morning glow at the head of my bed.