The Queen Mother was about to dry her mouth, and Mama Hui refilled another cup of tea for her, and the Queen Mother stopped and drank a cup of tea. The Queen Mother found that her eyebrows were dancing, and Shen Yafei lowered her head and looked as if she was concentrated, but she never spoke, she was singing a one-man show alone.

The Queen Mother's face sank, and Shen Yafei was still lowering her head, as if she hadn't noticed that she had stopped and stopped talking. The Queen Mother frowned displeased and pulled the corners of her mouth sarcastically. A pair of sharp eyes stabbed at Shen Yafei when she didn't notice it.

Then he changed into a kind face, "Fei'er girl? ”

"Girl Fei'er?" When the Queen Mother was calling for the third time, Shen Yafei came to her senses, raised her head, looked at the Queen Mother innocently, and saw the Queen Mother's flash of disgust with sharp eyes.

"Queen Mother." Shen Yafei gathered her expression and sat up.

"It seems that you are tired, and you blame the mourners, and as soon as you speak, you will be endless. The mourning family has already arranged a place for you to live, so let the mourning family take you there first. The Queen Mother rubbed her temples as she spoke, "The mourning family is also lacking." ”

Mama Hui saw that the queen mother was tired, so she helped the queen mother into the inner hall to rest. When the Queen Mother left, she didn't say that she had instructed anyone to take Shen Yafei to see the residence, nor did she let her retreat, so Shen Yafei sat where she was and didn't move.

After a while, there was a soft voice from Mama Hui in the inner hall, as well as the muttering sound of the Queen Mother, and it was Mama Hui who was coaxing the Queen Mother to sleep. Shen Yafei was extremely bored, so she flipped through the portrait on the table again, and finally put the portrait of Xu Shizi back on top. Seeing the serious appearance of the prince on the portrait, Shen Yafei thought that this was the second time she had seen him like this, right? Shen Yafei's eyebrows and eyes were slightly curved, and her face was warm and gentle.

Ali saw Shen Yafei's face full of spring on the side, and couldn't help but look curiously with her eyes, it was the portrait of Xu Shizi on the table. Ali had a sarcastic look in her eyes, she really hadn't seen the world, so she deceived her with a random skin, which was really cheesy!

After a long time, Shen Yafei didn't calculate how long it was. She only knew that she was so bored that she was about to fall asleep before Mama Hui came out of the inner hall.

"Second Miss Shen." Mama Hui walked over.

"Mama Hui." Shen Yafei nodded calmly to Mama Hui.

"I'm sorry, the Queen Mother can't do without the old slave when she is resting. The old slave will arrange for someone to take you to Xinhe Palace. Mama Hui said with a smile, and then beckoned to a palace maid, "You, take Miss Shen to settle down." ”

"Yes." The palace maid said respectfully.

"Then thank you, Mama Hui." Shen Yafei bowed slightly towards Mama Hui.

Shen Yafei and Ali walked behind the palace maid, and the palace maid's little feet moved slowly, and it took about four quarters of an hour to reach the Xinhe Palace that Mama Hui said.

One-third of the paint of the three words "Shinwagong" has been eroded by dust, and it has not been washed off even after washing it again. After entering, all the flowers and plants in the yard are in pots, and they should have been newly moved in. The tables and chairs inside are old, and after being washed with water, they have all peeled off their paint. There was still an endless smell of dust in the house, but fortunately, the teacups, bedding, and tents were all new. For Shen Yafei, this is enough.

The palace maid saw that Shen Yafei was looking at the environment in the room without saying a word, thinking that she was not very satisfied, so she explained: "That Miss Shen, because it is the Queen Mother's birthday banquet recently, the palaces in the palace have been arranged for the princes and princesses who live outside. It's the best place to be outside of the palaces. There are also a few palace maids left here for you to call, and if you have something to do, ask them to do it. ”

Shen Yafei handed her a bag of silver taels with a smile and said, "I know, it's very good here." Thank you for me, Queen Mother. ”

"Then the slave won't bother Miss Shen. By the way, Mama Hui said, if Miss Shen wants something special, just send someone to Fukang Palace to find her. The palace maid left contentedly after getting the silver taels.

"Miss, what should I do about this?" Ali pointed to the baggage they had brought.

"Just put it on the bed, I want to take a break, you go out first." Shen Yafei said to Ali.

Ali was stunned and said, "Yes!" With that, he closed the door and went out.

Shen Yafei walked over and plugged the door on. Take advantage of the daytime to rest as soon as possible, this is not better in the palace than in the Shen Mansion, where there is no one around her to call, and she is not familiar with the environment here. I'm most afraid of being calculated at night.

Shen Yafei lay on the bed and soon fell asleep.

Just when she was full of sleep and wanted to come over in a daze, a painful scream came into her ears, and Shen Yafei immediately woke up. Shen Yafei sat up from the bed and held her breath, not only Ali, but even the breath of the two palace maids she saw when she entered the room. Shen Yafei rubbed her eyes and got up from the bed. Shook off the coat at the head of the bed and put it on casually.

Then, walking over to the table, picking up the teapot and sniffing it in front of the nose, after not smelling anything unusual, took a drink. Then, after carefully looking around and tapping left and right, he went out.

The screams of pain also stopped. Shen Yafei went out to the gate of Xinhe Palace and walked about three zhang to the right, and found that there was another palace not far from Xinhe Palace. This palace is much darker than Shinho Palace. The plaque of the palace was clearly written with the word "cold residence" in black lacquer, and Shen Yafei remembered that this was the place in the palace to deal with the maids, palace maids, and eunuchs who made mistakes in the palace. That's where the screams of pain came from, right? It seems that a person has just been executed here, and the screaming is so horrible that I don't know how someone used to kill him.

Just when Shen Yafei was pondering, the door of the cold residence was opened from the inside with a "squeak". A middle-aged grandmother with a solemn face and deep and numb eyes walked out of it, followed by several equally expressionless grandmothers, their hands were thick and powerful. Behind the grandmother, there were two inner wardens carrying a brown burlap bag on their shoulders, and the outside of the bag was a little stained with blood. Shen Yafei could smell the pungent smell of blood in the air, and she could almost tell that the brown sack contained the person who was screaming in pain just now.

The leading grandmother also noticed Shen Yafei, turned her head, and her eyes shot sharply at her. was about to open his mouth to scold, but after seeing the clothes Shen Yafei was wearing, he was silent again. Just stared at her coldly for a while, and then left with the others. The grandmother's eyes were cold and dull, as if she was looking at a dead person, which made people feel creepy.

Xinhe Palace is really a good palace!

Shen Yafei quickly put the scene just now, and she walked all the way down the road, stopping and going. She found that while the sophistication in many places was very different from that of a decade ago, the location of the main palace had barely changed.

Shen Yafei followed her memory and walked to her favorite Molian Lake when she was a child, and when she saw the gurgling water on the lake, she smiled happily, this lake really still exists. Molian Lake was dug and built by the emperor's grandfather for his queen, and it happened to coincide with the name of Empress Yan, so this lake is extremely precious in the palace, and it contains precious and rare lotus flowers collected from all over the Celestial Empire. In the summer, all kinds of lotus flowers bloom all over the lake, and the fragrance of flowers spreads from the lake to all directions, which is fragrant and refreshing. It's a pity that it's only early summer, and there are only a few spiky lotus horns in the lake, and I don't see the grand scene of flowers blooming all over the lake.

"Who are you?" Just when Shen Yafei was indulging in her memories, a sharp voice came, Shen Yafei turned her head to look, and saw a woman wearing a bright yellow and embroidered red plum blossom dress, with a woman's makeup on her head, walking towards her. The woman was followed by four palace maids and two fathers-in-law, looking at Shen Yafei with disdain, looking high.

Looking at the woman's dress and costumes, it must be the master of the palace.

Shen Yafei looked at her with a faint smile.

"Who are you? Do you know what this place is? This is not where people like you can come? Seeing that Shen Yafei didn't react to her words, the woman asked angrily.

Still with an aggressive attitude, Shen Yafei still stood aside and smiled faintly, without responding.

"Rufei Niangniang, she didn't salute you." The palace maid beside the woman reminded her.

"Who are you to be so bold and dare not to salute when you see this palace?" Concubine Ru Niangniang reacted and asked sharply.

"See Concubine Ru Niangniang!" After Shen Yafei finished speaking, she obediently greeted her.

Shen Yafei only saluted her and did not answer her questions, but Concubine Ru didn't notice these after seeing her respectfully salute herself. Obviously, the palace maid of Rufei was much more attentive than her, so she reminded her in her ear, saying, "Niangniang, she hasn't answered who she is yet." ”

Hearing the palace maid say this, Concubine Ru felt that she was being despised, "You dare not answer the palace question, give me a palm!" ”

After the other two palace maids heard Concubine Ru's words, they excitedly rolled up their sleeves and walked towards Shen Yafei. Without waiting for them to arrive, Shen Yafei quickly hid to the side.

"How dare you hide!" Concubine Ru shouted angrily, "Arrest her and beat her." ”

"Haven't you heard that anyone is going to enter the palace recently? Rufei's news doesn't seem to be well-informed! Shen Yafei said while hiding, and her words sounded like she was sarcastically saying that Concubine Ru had no status in the palace, just before Concubine Ru was furious, Shen Yafei said in a good voice, "Didn't Concubine Ru hear that the Queen Mother recently recruited the daughter of that family into the palace?" ”

Shen Yafei said this and concluded that the rumors of the Queen Mother recruiting her into the palace must be not small, after all, it is a great deal for the Queen Mother to recruit people into the palace to accompany her, and the palaces will definitely inquire in many ways.

Hearing Shen Yafei's reminder, Concubine Ru noticed that the palace clothes she was wearing were not those of the palace concubines or princesses, but the costumes of the nobles outside the palace. Rufei's face immediately turned pale, and like the folk face swapping technique, the conversion speed was amazingly fast.

"You are the second miss of the Shen family?" Concubine Ru asked with a gentle smile.

"Exactly, the courtier Shen Yafei, she didn't mean to offend just now, I hope that Concubine Ru Niangniang will not blame." Shen Yafei said humbly.

"Where is it, this palace was just joking with Miss Shen just now, Miss Shen don't want to be surprised." In this palace, the emperor favors Queen Yuan alone, and there is no competition for favor at all, provoking the queen mother's guests, isn't that looking for death? Concubine Ru's eyes scratched the palace maid just now, and the palace maid trembled involuntarily.

Concubine Ru dared to be so arrogant and domineering in the palace because she had a way to survive. She knew when to say something, coaxed the queen and the queen mother to be happy, and turned a blind eye to what she did in the palace.

"Don't dare, it's just that the joke of the concubine is so chic. The courtiers are timid, if you want to joke again next time, please tell the courtiers in advance, the courtiers are so prepared. Shen Yafei said softly.

Looking at Shen Yafei's appearance, Concubine Rufei knew that she didn't take it to heart, and Concubine Rufei was relieved. However, Miss Shen's behavior was moderate, which was very different from the rumors outside, which opened her eyes. However, Concubine Ru quickly understood, walked over and affectionately grabbed Shen Yafei's arm, and led her to the stone table to sit down.

"It just so happens that the palace wants to enjoy the lake, so Miss Shen will also go along." After speaking, he beckoned to the palace maid and asked her to prepare things.

Others stood guard not far from the pavilion.

"Miss Shen, is it customary to live in the palace? I heard that you were arranged to live in Shinwa Palace. At this time, Concubine Ru's eyes were clear, and she asked her with a gossipy face.

Shen Yafei was surprised by her transformation, but she liked her after this transformation, and replied with a smile, "Yes! After coming back, I didn't say anything more.

"I hit you off at first sight, how about we make friends?" Concubine Ru's face was a little lonely, and she said half-pleadingly, "I don't have anyone who can speak in this palace at all, we have a chance to meet today, let's talk for a while, okay?" ”

Her self-proclaimed "I" surprised Shen Yafei very much, this Rufei is hiding very deeply?

"Hit it off at first sight?" Shen Yafei smiled playfully.

Concubine Ru glanced at her coquettishly, and also laughed and said, "You live in Xinhe Palace, do you know what kind of place it is?" ”

"Yes. Next to it is an execution ground! Shen Yafei said calmly.

"You're not afraid?" Concubine Ru was shocked by her courage, her body trembled, deliberately approached Shen Yafei, and said kindly, "There are still executions at night." ”

"Oh." Shen Yafei was still calm and calm.

"You're really not afraid!" Seeing that scare was ineffective for her, Concubine Ru couldn't help but feel bored, and her mouth flattened.

This is really interesting, Shen Yafei laughed softly: "What is there to be afraid of the dead, the living are the most terrifying." ”

"Indeed." Like a concubine, Shen Yafei had such a profound understanding at such a young age, which made her feel shocked. can face life and death so calmly, must have experienced a lot of things, right? She also heard a lot from the palace maid about Shen Yafei's situation, Shen Yafei's situation in the Shen family is probably not much better than her, right? Moreover, although the Queen Mother said that she was sent to Shen Yafei to accompany her in the palace, she let her live in Xinhe Palace, which is unclear. Concubine Ru couldn't help but feel pity for Shen Yafei, and at this time she had unconsciously regarded Shen Yafei as her own person.

"If you have anything in the palace, you can come to me." Concubine Ru said sincerely.

"Good!" Shen Yafei knew that even if something really happened, she would not go to Concubine Ru, but she would not refuse such kindness.

"I'm serious." Rufei thought she didn't believe it, so she added another sentence.

"I know, and I'm serious." Shen Yafei said solemnly.

Concubine Ru smiled with relief.

"Something about your people isn't very friendly." Shen Yafei meant that the palace maid who provoked Concubine Ru just now, it seems that Concubine Ru's situation in the palace is not good.

"Her name is Ruyi, and she is the one they sent. But fortunately, she is quite obedient. Concubine Ru smiled, and her smile was full of bitterness.

Shen Yafei knew who she was talking about, and asked with some concern: "What about you?" ”

"Don't worry, there are my own cronies here. After all, I have lived in the palace for so many years, and it is not in vain. Concubine Ru whispered to Shen Yafei.

Out of the corner of her eye, Shen Yafei saw that she had just left Ruyi and was walking towards the pavilion, so she smiled and took Concubine Ru's hand and said, "Thank you Concubine Ru for your kindness, then the folk girl will be respectful and obey her fate." ”

When Concubine Ru saw Shen Yafei winking at her, she smiled knowingly, "Then I have to thank Miss Shen for her face." ”

"Mother." Ruyi walked in and said respectfully, "Everything is ready, the slave and maid let them present it." ”

Such as the head of the concubine.

The palace maids successively put the refreshments and chess characters on the stone table.

After Shen Yafei said to Concubine Ru "I can't play chess", Concubine Rufei asked the chess pieces to be withdrawn again.

The two chatted about tea and snacks, and Ruyi leaned sideways into the pavilion, wanting to eavesdrop on the conversation inside, but they didn't expect to hear that all they heard was Concubine Rufei flattering and Shen Yafei complimenting, and the two of them were quite happy. Ruyi pursed her lips with disdain, and walked to the side boredly to take a cool spot where Concubine Ru couldn't see.

Ruyi didn't see the words they wrote on the stone table, nor did she notice that Shen Yafei put her fingers on Concubine Rufei's wrist from time to time to probe her pulse, and she didn't notice that Concubine Rufei's smiling face was actually blue and white, and Shen Yafei handed the medicine bottle to Concubine Rufei's hand.

The two chatted for a long time unconsciously, knowing that someone from the Queen Mother's palace was coming, so the two interrupted their conversation, and before leaving, they still cherished another place. The palace maid despised these two people again, both of them were powerless and powerless people, and the two flattered each other like this and didn't get any benefit, it was really in vain.

Shen Yafei came to Fukang Palace with the queen mother's maid.

In the palace, the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother are talking happily.

After Shen Yafei finished saluting them, the Queen Mother asked with concern, "I heard that you met Concubine Ru just now, she didn't embarrass you, right?" ”

"No, at first, Concubine Ru didn't know who the courtier was, so she asked a few words, and then the courtier told Concubine Ru that the courtier was invited by the Queen Mother to enter the palace, and then Concubine Ru invited the courtier to give her a piece of the lake." Shen Yafei said without concealment.

This is indeed in line with Concubine Ru's style of doing things, Shen Yafei's answer is not much different from what the palace maid reported, that is, Shen Yafei's words are more tactful, and the Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction.

"The queen knew that you had entered the palace, so she wanted to come and see you, but I didn't expect the mourning family to send someone to Xinhe Palace to find you." The Queen Mother's tone at this time had a reproachful meaning.

Shen Yafei immediately knelt down uneasily and said, "When the courtier just woke up, she had nothing to do and wandered around for a while. ”

"Hurry up, the mourning family didn't mean to blame you." The Queen Mother pretended to be angry and said to Shen Yafei, "Why do you say that your child kneels at every turn?" Didn't the mourning family tell you that they wanted to make this place their home? Why are you still so reserved? ”