"Where is it worthy of my sister's envy, my sister has been engaged to the second master, and she has sworn an oath, how can she be compared to my sister, an unblessed person?" Murong Lin smiled softly, only to feel the corners of her mouth hurt.

Suddenly, recalling the smoke and rain in Qiantang that year, a young man in crimson clothes stretched out his hand to her and said with a smile: "If the beauty is like this, why not enter your arms early?" ”

.........

Bai Fengxi pulled her sleeve and shouted with concern: "Sister, Sister Lin, why did you start to stay here?" But got up too early and was blown away by the cold air? ”

"No, it's fine!" Murong Lin's eyes dodged to the window, pointed to the green soil and said, "I just watched the weeds in the courtyard pop up, and then I realized that the grass has been green for another year." ”

"Don't look at it, it's time for us to go and say hello to the princess!" With that, Bai Fengxi pulled Murong Lin to get up, and the two of them walked out of the door.

Bai Fengxi smelled the fresh smell of morning dew and green grass, but her heart was inexplicably unhappy: "As soon as spring arrives, all the weeds will come out, Qingluan, let the cold winter come over to prune and prune another day, so as not to look in the eyes!" ”

"Yes!" Qingluan replied, holding Bai Fengxi's hand, and walked in the direction of Yilan Courtyard. She quietly paid attention to Mrs. Lin's expression along the way, and couldn't help but start worrying about her master, wondering if her master would end up like Mrs. Lin in the future.

———

On the day of Jing's mother's burial, the first drizzle of spring fell for a whole day.

Ming Shen wore a moon-white plain kudzu cloth men's clothes, knelt stiffly in front of the tombstone, and kept thinking of the past, and her eyes were burning - the nurse, who had raised her for fifteen years and treated her like flesh and blood, would be buried in the loess for a long time in the future!

The spring is cold, the cold rain is bone-chilling, and Ming Shen's body has already been soaked by the rain, but she still bites her shivering lips stubbornly, stubbornly straightens her back, and lets the rain wash away the sadness in her heart.

"Nurse, you sleep quietly, Shen'er will definitely let the Jin family's blood debt be repaid, and there will be no corpse!" Mingshen's choked sound came out of her throat, and she was soon drowned in the sound of wind and rain.

I don't know when, there was a clear sky above her head, Ming Shen looked up, only to see that the person who came was Ziyu, she took off the dusty purple gauze skirt, the charming appearance of the past was also plain face to the sky, the lead was washed away, holding a blue and blue oil paper umbrella, standing quietly in front of the grave, Jing Hai cloth skirt, like Jing Ma ten years ago.

"This is my nurse, come and kowtow to her!" Ming Shen glanced at her, and then turned and walked towards the carriage not far away.

Du Yunfan half-sat in the carriage, playing with the whip casually, and when he saw Ming Shen coming, he hurriedly got up and said, "Shaodong, you finished worshipping so quickly?" ”

Ming Shen didn't answer his question, but stared at him for a long time, and then finally spoke, and said solemnly: "I want to entrust you alone, I don't care if you are a wife and concubine or a sister, even if you only think of her as a confidante, in short, Ziyu entrusts you to take care of it back to Yangzhou, I don't care how you settle it, it's just the same, don't wronged her in the slightest, otherwise, I will ask you!"

Du Yunfan asked in surprise, "Why?" There must be a reason for everything, otherwise the subordinates don't know how to treat her? ”

Ming Shen didn't want to expose the identity of the royal family for the time being, so she only said: "She is my long-lost sister, but it is inconvenient for me to take it with me, and I am not at ease with others, so I want to drag her to you to take care of." ”

"Since the Shaodong family regards her as a sister, she is naturally my Du Yunfan's master, you can rest assured, her subordinates will definitely live up to the Shaodong's entrustment!"

When Ziyu heard Du Yunfan's words, she excitedly broke into the middle of the two, knelt down and shook her head: "No, Feng Shao, Ziyu doesn't leave, let Ziyu follow you, you can be a cow and a horse, please don't drive me away!" ”

Ming Shen bent down to help her up, and persuaded her earnestly: "What's the good of following me?" ”

"The days in the high walls and deep courtyards are not as beautiful as you imagined, not only do you live in fear in the calculations of intrigue all day long, but you can't save your life one day like my nurse!"

"So you better follow Du Yunfan, from now on you will be the third lady of Yangzhou Commercial Bank, and you will not be a girl from Goolan!"

"Be a new person, find a good family to marry in the future, I will prepare a rich dowry for you, and I will never treat you half a cent!"

"You are a person who understands the times, think about it, what kind of decision is the most beneficial choice for you!"

……

On that day, Ming Shen persuaded Ziyu a lot, and finally she decided to follow Du Yunfan to Yangzhou, Du Yunfan didn't say anything before leaving, only swore that he would not dislike Ziyu's background, let alone treat her lightly.

After getting along with each other these days, Ming Shen naturally knew Du Yunfan's integrity, and listened to his promises, so he was no longer at ease.

———

Early the next morning, Bai Pengfei was outside the temple gate, instructing the guards to prepare the carriages and horses, and suddenly there was a sound of ringing, he turned his head to look, only to see at the entrance of the temple, Caifeng and Lingxi supported a noble lady with a cold style, and slowly walked out.

The lady was wearing a brand-new beaded and folded pink Xia Qian skirt, a long jacket with rose purple silk sleeves, and the red gold phoenix hairpin flew out obliquely from the light spring bun, hanging down several long strings of red treasure beads, reflecting a little gemstone flower in the center of the eyebrows, containing bright quality inside, showing publicity on the outside, and the whole person was like a bewitching peach blossom smiling to welcome the spring breeze, scorching its brilliance.

Because Ming Shen always wears plain white on weekdays, today's occasional such a bright outfit makes people suddenly feel bright, and they are like immortals.

Bai Pengfei came over with a smile, looked her up and down, and praised her sincerely: "The side concubine Niangniang is really dressed up today, I haven't seen her for three days, it's like a different person, and at the end of the night, I will lose my honor after drinking, and I still hope that the mother ......."

"What did Major General Bai say early in the morning, why didn't Concubine Bai understand? Isn't the wine still awake? Ming Shen glared at him with disgust, and walked towards the carriage of Cuigai Zhuying.

"The lesson of the side concubine is that the last general is confused!" Bai Pengfei patted his head, then followed again, lifted the curtain of the car, and made a gesture of please: "Everything has been packed up, welcome the mother to the car!" ”

"I hope that Major General Bai will return to the palace and be able to cover his mouth." Ming Shen gave a warning with a side face, and slowly got into the horse, and a team of people and horses set off towards Prince Duan's mansion.

The mountain road is difficult, the carriage is shaky, Ming Shen sits in the carriage and bumps, and her heart is also uncertain, and the thought of going back to the house to please the evil hypocrite is inexplicably reluctant, but in order to get rid of the Jin family to pay for the nurse's life, she doesn't mind breaking every arrogant bone on her body, and lowering her posture to be coquettish and invite pets.

———

The carriage traveled for most of the day, and finally stopped at the gate of Prince Duan's mansion, Mama Mellow had already been ordered to be here, and had been waiting for a long time, so Ming Shen just got off the carriage, and was led by her to Tingyuxuan to see Wenxuan.

The four of them crossed the nine-turn exquisite white jade bridge, all the way to the front of Tingyuxuan's court, the dead trees around had already drawn out new shoots, the air exuded a faint earthy fragrance, and the peach blossom forest in the courtyard gradually emerged many thin flower bones, like the cold carmine on a woman's lips.

As soon as Ming Shen and the others stepped into the courtyard, they saw Jin Yanjiao walking out of the pavilion while arranging the buckles on the placket.

Although the Jin family has fallen, the clothes on her body are still exquisite and luxurious, on the slightly messy moonless bun, twelve golden feather hairpins are inserted obliquely, and the graceful body is covered with a moon satin magnolia flying butterfly robe, the only difference from the past is that there is no longer a group of servants around her, only a young hairy girl remains, timidly bowing her head and following her.

In the end, she is also a person who has experienced the destruction of the whole family, and at this moment she looks much more depressed, and the delicate and delicate face of jade and fat is also wrinkled into a ball because of the long-term excessive sadness, and the whole person is like a worn-out luxurious brocade, shining with a decadent luster of prosperity and decline in the sun.

Jin Yanjiao also happened to see Ming Shen, only to feel that her gorgeous outfit was approaching like a glow, with clouds and temples, pearls and greenery, and the jewels on her forehead were shining in the sun, like a poisonous stinger, stinging her eye mask fiercely.

She took off the pink silk silk pinned to her lapel, gently rubbed her sore eyes, and then passed by Ming Shen with her head held high, without saluting or greeting, as if their master and servant had become a ball of invisible air.

"Bold Jin, I didn't salute when I saw the side concubine, but now Mrs. doesn't have the permission of the prince, so I don't come to see it obediently!" Caifeng shouted loudly, thinking of all the things she had bullied in the past, and her teeth itched with hatred.

Jin Yanjiao stopped when she heard this, turned around leisurely, and swept Caifeng at the end of her eyes, and the sharp phoenix did not decrease back then: "Your master doesn't mind, you are a mere slave, and you dare to come forward to accuse, hum, even if Mrs. Ben violates the rules and wants to punish her, then you must be punished first!" ”

Ming Shen protected Caifeng behind him, and stepped forward with a smile: "Madame's majesty is not diminished, but look at your eyes are red and swollen, your voice is hoarse, and you are secretly shedding tears behind your back, right?" ”

This question was very mean, and before Jin Yanjiao could come back to her senses, Ming Shen continued to laugh and said: "Actually, it's no wonder that Mrs. is so sad, the Jin family is full of people in the city, but it happened again when you fell out of favor, I'm afraid you have already had trouble sleeping, right?" And you have offended a lot of people before, and it is really not easy to make a living in this huge Duan Prince's Mansion in the future, but Mrs. doesn't have to be too sad, just wait for you to raise your voice and read a few words of Fengyue singing, maybe the prince will change his mind, and I don't know if I will lift you again? ”

Jin Yanjiao was torn open by her, and her face was gradually covered with a thin layer of gloom and gloom, but she soon returned to her usual arrogance: "Mrs. Ben is now in Pingyang, and I don't want to fight with you for a while, but I still have to warn you, although the Jin family is gone, the prince still has an old affection for me, no matter how you count, it is not your turn to be a petless concubine to ridicule and bully!" ”

Ming Shen Yingying smiled, and the mockery became more and more intense: "Who can say the old love?" Hasn't Madame heard the saying, 'See the new laugh and not hear the old cry'? However, since you told this side concubine that you can make a comeback, then this side concubine naturally has to take more precautions, and will definitely not give you a chance! ”

Jin Yanjiao glanced at Ming Shen with disdain: "Hmph, with you being a concubine who has never been summoned, or the daughter of the prince's political enemy, if you want to cover the sky with one hand in Prince Duan's mansion, it's just a fool's dream!" ”

She has also been rampant in Prince Duan's Mansion for several years, is it true that she only knows the wind and the moon? A woman who dares to be arrogant in the courtyard of a deep house, which one doesn't have her own two brushes?

Ming Shen smiled more and more like a bright spring flower, but it didn't reach the bottom of her eyes, and she still had the swishing coldness of early spring: "Can this concubine cover the sky with one hand in Prince Duan's mansion, and you don't need to worry about it, Madame just needs to remember the same, this concubine is absolutely capable of covering the sky above your head, it is enough." can be in the palace for so many years, Madame must also have a lot of her own means, but Madame don't believe in evil, the words of this concubine will soon be fulfilled one by one! ”

A trace of panic flashed in Jin Yanjiao's eyes, but she soon raised her head proudly and said: "The prince and I are happy with each other, and the plaice is deep, how can you be an outsider who has not been summoned to understand, to the concubine Shen, although you are a famous family, you have outstanding virtue and appearance, but you can only watch the years go away, it is really sad, sad, and pitiful!" ”

Ming Shen scoffed at her words, and couldn't help but feel contempt in his heart, maybe in Jin's view, there is nothing more tragic than losing favor and living a lonely life, but as everyone knows, the most miserable and painful thing in the world is just that you can't survive, you can't die.

Therefore, from now on, she will let her also taste the taste of life that is worse than death.

"In Li Bai's "Concubine Thin Life", there are two sentences that say the best, 'Hibiscus flowers in the past, now they become broken roots', if Mrs. thinks that she can dominate a man's heart with her beauty, she is extremely stupid, because no woman can escape the day when her lust is declining and her love is relaxed."