I got up early in the morning to make up, Qiu Si helped me put my hair in a bun, and picked out two crystal shells to put in my hair, faintly shining, making a thin sound, although it was good-looking, but I still shook my head, "Today is to see the Empress Dowager Zhuang Wen, it is best to be humble and elegant, there is really no need to be too prominent." ”

Qiu Si had to pull it off gently, and changed the cyan orchid to hang on the bun, and said, "Second Miss is really thoughtful. ”

I traced my eyebrows in the mirror and asked, "But you're going to leave after breakfast?" ”

Qiu Si smiled and said, "Yes, the second lady remembers to cut." ”

The willow eyebrows, the color is just right, I looked at it again and again, for fear that I would lose my instrument in the back, "Qiu Si, can you help me take a look?" ”

Qiu Si took a closer look, "The second lady is naturally beautiful, and now she has a little powder, which is already very good, and the eyebrow color is also thickly dyed, so there is no need to add more Rose." ”

I smiled and was reassured.

After dinner, Jianning came to the room to accompany me to the Cining Palace where the Queen Mother lived, and told me a lot for a while, about what the Queen Mother liked, what she didn't like, what she could say in front of the Queen Mother, and what she couldn't say...... I've written them all down.

Empress Dowager Zhuang Wen rules the simple wind, but also does not like to burn incense and smoked clothes, every day will ask people to pick the fashionable melons and fruits placed in the Cining Palace, in the summer, people are in the ice urn, the smell follows the ice air and the cool breeze through the bamboo curtain, refreshing people are apple-scented, and the sweetness is overflowing. In winter, the heating from the charcoal fire is gathered on the golden table, only resting on the desk, and when you enter the door, you are soft.

When the age is up, the temperament is calm, and it gradually uses the general fat powder and lead in the vulgar days, therefore, in different seasons, the palace maids in the Cining Palace need to get up early the next morning to go to the garden to pick the most tender petals, mash them clean, wring out the juice, and then steam them with the dew on the lotus leaves.

Although this thing is good, but the production process is really cumbersome, and you can't get a penny for a few days, it can only be the snow rouge paste used by the Empress Dowager Zhuang Wen, and most of the people in the palace have no knowledge of it, and secretly call it "the red pith of the Queen Mother" in private.

The shadows of the floating trees are like a tide, curling gently, and the thin and falling clouds are quiet and secluded.

Cining Palace glazed bricks and tiles, carved fence gold on the side of the fish pond, the breeze passes, the golden bell hanging under the eaves sends out a leisurely sound, as far as the eye can see, the gilt is all over, under the reflection of the morning light, the brilliance is unique.

It makes people feel a sense of awe, and they don't dare to look at it.

Jianning turned me in, my already nervous mood was even more speechless now, and I couldn't help but hold the corner of my clothes in my hands, this is the first official visit to the Empress Dowager Zhuang Wen since I entered the palace, and I looked at her so closely.

According to the rules, the concubines who were given should greet the Queen Mother and bow three times and bow nine times, although I did not seal the concubine, but everyone knows that I am Your Majesty's person, so I also acquiesced to this, the brocade mat has already been paved, I took a deep breath and stepped forward, saluted and said: "The Queen Mother is healthy and longevity, and Ze is ten thousand years." ”

The Queen Mother sat upright and accepted the salute, and after that, the palace maid was busy helping me up.

The Queen Mother's gaze was still on me, and she smiled: "The emperor said that he likes you very much, and he wants me to take a look," and said, "Raise your head and tell me to take a good look at what it looks like." ”

I looked up slowly, my eyes soft.

The Queen Mother's gaze froze slightly, and Jian Ning on the side bent over the Queen Mother and said coquettishly: "Grandmother, you can't be embarrassed Miao Miao." ”

The Queen Mother turned sideways, looked at Jianning with a smile on her face, patted Jianning's arm and said, "You, you are spoiled all day long, and you are no longer in the right way, how can you still look like a princess?" ”

Jianning said mischievously: "Anyway, it's good that I have my grandmother to spoil me." ”

The Queen Mother looked at Jianning with a helpless smile, "One day grandmother will leave you." ”

Jian Ning put away his smile, looked at the Queen Mother, and said earnestly: "No, it won't!" ”

The Queen Mother turned to me and asked, "Your name is Li Miaomiao?" ”

I bowed and said, "Yes, Li Miaomiao saw the Queen Mother for the first time, and I couldn't help but be overjoyed." ”

The Queen Mother groaned, her expression calm, "You are such a talent, why did you enter the harem?" After a pause, "This is not a quiet place, do you understand?" ”

I bowed my head, "I understand, and I know it." ”

The Queen Mother asked, "Now that you understand, what are you doing in this troubled water?" ”

I was slightly stunned, and I didn't think much about it, so I "pounced", knelt on the ground again, and said: "The Queen Mother is benevolent, Li Miaomiao begged the Queen Mother for an edict." ”

The Queen Mother closed her chin and asked, "What's the message?" ”

I said in a trembling voice: "As the Queen Mother said, I have no intention of fighting in the harem, I hope the Queen Mother will save the life of Master Yichen, and let me come and go freely!" ”

The Queen Mother stared at me, without a trace of warmth in her tone, "You asked me to help you stay and fly?" ”

I bowed again, and my whole body fell to the ground, "Pray for the Queen Mother." ”

It was so quiet that it made people nervous, and after a while, the Queen Mother said loudly: "You girl is not a little bold. ”

Seeing that the Queen Mother had not responded, Jian Ning said from the side: "Grandmother, you can help her!" ”

The Queen Mother looked sideways for a long time, "Again and again, again and again, I helped her today, if someone comes tomorrow, where will the royal majesty be placed?" ”

I hurriedly said: "As long as the Queen Mother is successful, we will never mention this matter!" ”

The Queen Mother sighed, "The emperor likes you so much, he asked, how should I deal with it?" ”

I seem to have grasped the Queen Mother's disgusting thoughts, "The Queen Mother is wise, there must be a way." ”

The Queen Mother nodded and smiled kindly, "I helped you for two reasons," leaned back on the cushion behind her, "First, I promised someone to make you a wish, and second, I really feel that you are not suitable to stay in the palace, and you may harm Your Majesty." ”

I was happy in my heart, but I wondered, "Who did the Queen Mother promise?" ”

The Queen Mother was bored for a long time and said, "You don't have to know. ”

I replied: "I must repay this kindness to that person, I hope the Queen Mother will tell you one or two." ”

The Queen Mother's smile grew, "Zhi'en Tubao, it's a good child." The man was never mentioned.

I knelt here, the queen mother smiled, I could see a little clearly, the wrinkles on the corners of her eyes were densely swept away, naturally connected into a network of irregular lines on both sides, half gray and half white buns surrounded by pearls and emeralds, splendid and rich, but it was difficult to hide the vicissitudes of life, and there was a trace of inexplicable haggard and fatigue hidden under the fearful aura.

But in an hour, I had come out of Cining Palace, my legs were weak, and I only stopped at the edge of the fish pond, the water of the pond was as beautiful as a streamer, the blades of grass swayed gently on the shore of the perimeter, and the trimming was extremely beautiful, and the sparkling waves were gently rippling in the wind everywhere, attracting people's eyes to wander in it.

Dowager.

The sword halberd is forested, and the pondering is unfathomable.

is worthy of being the head of the curtain who has assisted the two dynasties.

I feel that the Queen Mother should have made up her mind not to let me stay in the harem, although I don't know the reason, but this result is really in my arms.

Two palace maids walked behind him, as if they were laughing and talking, and I had the heart to listen-

"This year, this Jinling Pond looks like it's going to bloom."

"Yes, I don't know how much fruit will come out of it."

"Every summer and autumn, it is the most beautiful."

A clue suddenly flashed through my mind, I turned around and grabbed a palace maid, and asked calmly, "This fish pond ...... What is it called? ”

The two of them saluted me and replied, "This is Jin Lingchi." ”

I frowned and didn't say anything.

Jinling, Jinling, glazed tiles, glazed cups......

The golden bell hanging by the Jinling pool, the glazed tiles under the glazed cup?

Could it be......

Luo Quan?

This originally referred to Cining Palace?

Dowager.

It must be.

I dragged my pace, I was incredibly thoughtful, and I hated myself for being stupid.

If I had been able to understand the essentials earlier, things might not have developed as they are now, and now, even if the great monk is released, I can't go back to the way he was before, and I can't help but feel a pain in my heart.

In the end, it is difficult to settle.