The scorching sun of August scorched the earth, so stuffy that there was not a trace of wind, and there was not much ice left in the ice room, and the Internal Affairs Office began to reduce the use of each palace, but increased the amount of Huiyin Palace, although the concubines were dissatisfied, but they were helpless. The heat seemed to boil even the lake water, and there was a misty atmosphere, and the tender lotus in the pool straightened up proudly, but it couldn't hide a wilt in the pink.

Ying'e has lived in the north since she was a child, how could she have been so hot, looking at the rockery next to the pond, the green under the shade, and the idea of taking a bath. She instructed Sai Wan to watch behind the rockery on the shore, she took off her coat, only wearing a pink cloud brocade belly pocket embroidered with white orchid, wearing a pair of trousers of the same color, spreading out the cloud hair like a fairy, wet place, but seeing the fragrant sideburns and dew slightly thick, pity the jade arm Qinghui Saixue. Gu Ying looks forward to himself, the delicate flowers shine on the water, the weak willows blow in the wind, and the delicate drops are like the bright moon and the spring glow, where does the weekday brow show resentment and hidden thoughts.

Ying'e held her breath and slowly sank into the water, and suddenly heard a noise on the shore, because she didn't understand it in the water, she wanted to stay on the water and avoid it, but just after Furong came out of the water, a thick arm wrapped around her neck and dragged her forward from behind. Instinct made her bite the man's arm, the man let go of his hand in pain, and let go of the low snort, the panicked Ying'e turned forward, but because of the buoyancy of the water, the center of gravity was unstable and crashed into the man's arms, the familiar smell on the man's body made her calm down instantly, and the clouds under her wet clothes were prominent, and her slippery skin was weak and boneless, and she called softly, "Yuan Shiyu, it's you." ”

Yuan Ziyou tried to restrain his urge to hug her, and the rapid breathing made Ying'e's eyes softer, and the two of them felt each other's temperature with their tight chests, and Ying'e suddenly felt numb. Yuan Ziyou said loudly, "The emperor ordered Weichen to rescue Niangniang, and respectfully invited Niangniang to go ashore." ”

When Ying'e heard that the emperor was coming, she took her eyes off Yuan Ziyou and saw Yuan Xu half-squatting on the shore, shouting, "Yanda, you hurry up and rescue her." ”

Ying'e suddenly realized, it turned out that they would think that they were looking for a short view, and they couldn't help but feel funny in their hearts, and secretly wondered what this Sai Wan thought, so many people didn't know to call her, and now she was so embarrassed. She pushed Yuan Ziyou away, swam to the shore by herself, and pulled herself ashore according to You Yuanxu, suddenly thinking that she was disheveled, and blushed with shame.

Yuan Xu untied his cloak and tied it for her, ignoring her shyness, took her hand and asked, "Which palace are you from, why are you looking for a short meeting?" ”

Ying'e tightened her cloak, thinking that Yuan Xu's question was funny, but it didn't matter, "The emperor has a lot of opportunities, and he can't remember who the concubine is, but the concubine wants to come to the river to cool off because of the heat in the palace, but he disturbs the holy driver, and the concubine is guilty." ”

Yuan Xu heard her say that she was a concubine, and couldn't help but look at her, "You are my concubine?" Oh, are you the one Erzhu Ying'e, but Luyuan has seen it once. ”

Ying'e nodded, "It's hard for the emperor to remember that the concubine suddenly felt honored, but the concubine's dress is out of order, can the concubine call her palace maid to change her clothes first?" After speaking, he turned around and looked at Yuan Ziyou who was going ashore, he took off his coat, revealing his strong muscles, and the lines were clear, so that Ying'e didn't dare to take a second look, so she quickly retracted her gaze, pretending to search for the figure of Sai Xuan, and said, "Where did this dead girl go?" ”

She found a rockery, and saw the corner of her clothes exposed under the bushes, and when she looked inside, she saw Sai Wan hiding in it and shivering, "You are hiding here to do something, wait for me to change my clothes." ”

Sai Wan trembled and crawled out of the bushes, trembling and handed the clothes she was holding in her arms to Ying'e, "When the slave saw the emperor coming, she panicked and hid." ”

Ying'e didn't have time to talk to her at this time, so she quickly got dressed after flashing to the rockery, tied her wet hair with ribbons at will, and saluted again in front of Yuan Xu, "If the emperor has no orders, the concubines will retire first." ”

Yuan Xu was surprised by her indifference, and reached out to hold her, "Why do you want to leave as soon as you see me?" ”

Ying'e replied lightly, "But now I am out of character, I am afraid of losing my dignity, but it is not what the emperor thinks." ”

Yuan Xu said, "It's really a loss of physique, I don't blame you, who else in this palace dares to punish you?" ”

Ying'e smiled slightly bitterly, "Yes, even the queen mother was under house arrest, and the queen of the lord of the six palaces did not have ice cubes to cool off, but in this palace, it is enough for the emperor not to blame the concubines." ”

Yuan Xu was furious, "What do you mean by this?" Do you think that I am not worthy of being in charge of the government and should continue to be a puppet, or do you think that I am the only one who favors Pan Chonghua? ”

Ying'e pretended to ignore Yuan Ziyou, who kept hinting at her silence, and continued, "The emperor is born to the queen mother, and all mothers in the world can devote their hearts and souls to their children, and they all hope that their children can be independent. In addition, the Empress Dowager is only an auxiliary government, so why is it like Empress Lu's autocratic power and foreign relatives are dominant, which will affect the Han family. The words of the emperor's grandfather Wen Xuan Gong when he passed away are still in his ears, saying that the emperor and the queen mother must govern the world well and win the support of all the people in order to prosper the country. The queen mother's family members occupy important positions in the court, and the queen mother has devoted her life to the emperor only for the emperor's great Wei Jiangshan, and she has also spoken to the ministers, and the emperor will return to the emperor when he is older. Now that the queen mother is imprisoned, has the emperor ever thought about the hardships of the Xuanguang Palace, does the queen mother have a sip of ice water to drink now? The concubines were not jealous of Pan Chonghua's favor, nor did they ask for the emperor's mercy. It's just that the concubine begged the emperor to remember the pain of pregnancy in October and the pain of childbirth, and go to see the queen mother. ”

Yuan Xu's face turned red, and he said angrily, "Erzhu Ying'e, you, you are bold, are you teaching me, the Queen Mother voluntarily entered the Xuanguang Hall to worship the Buddha to pray for the blessing of the Great Wei, and you actually counted me to imprison the Queen Mother." I see that you are relying on your mother's identity, and even I am not in your eyes, okay, since you are so filial, you will enter the Xuanguang Palace for me to serve the Queen Mother well, come and bring her down to me. ”

Yuan Ziyou saw that Yuan Xu was angry, and hurriedly knelt down to plead, "Your Majesty, now that the Six Towns are in rebellion, General Erzhu is on the border, if you know that Concubine Ying Niangniang is grounded, the army's heart is unstable." ”

Yuan Xu roared angrily, "Could it be that my Great Wei is only available to Er Zhurong?" Well, I don't need Erzhu Rong to defend the border, I will send another general to the battle. ”

Yuan Zi wanted to speak again, but Yuan Xu stopped, "If you say more, I will do you together, I have been said to be an unfilial faint king, do you dare to intercede for her." ”

Yuan Ziyou didn't dare to say anything more, Ying'e said fearlessly, "Emperor Xie is complete, please send the concubine into the Xuanguang Palace, the concubine is willing to do her filial piety on behalf of the emperor." ”

Yuan Xu was so angry that he trembled, pointed at her incoherently, and shouted Liu Teng's name loudly, Liu Teng, who was waiting on the periphery, heard Yuan Xu calling him, and trotted all the way over in a panic, and said with a flattering smile, "What did the emperor tell the old slave to do?" ”

Yuan Xu pointed to Ying'e, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Send Ying Concubine to Xuanguang Hall to accompany the Queen Mother, and you can't release it without a will." ”

Liu Teng heard it, but he didn't know what Ying'e had angered Yuan Xu, but when he sent it to Xuanguang Palace, if Ying'e saw the current situation of the Queen Mother, it would be bad if it was spread outside, and said out of selfishness, "I don't know where Ying'e offended the emperor, but that Xuanguang Hall is the place where the Queen Mother purifies her heart and worships the Buddha, but she is afraid that Ying'e will disturb the Queen Mother's tranquility, and the Queen Mother will blame, but what should I do?" ”

Yuan Xu didn't want to hear a point, and drank, "Do my words really not count?" Do you dare to rebel against me? Now that I have asked you to send Ying Concubine into the Xuanguang Palace, you Liu Teng will do it, is it possible for me to personally escort her? ”

Liu Teng took three steps back, and said on the ground, "The old slave doesn't dare, the old slave will send the concubine to Xuanguang Hall according to the emperor's will." ”

Yuan Xu looked at Yuan Ziyou, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Yanda, you go too, settle down and come back to your life." ”

Yuan Ziyou seemed to understand something, he looked up at Yuan Xu's eyes, and replied loudly, "The grass people will not dishonor the emperor's order." ”

Yuan Xu waved his hand and said, "Stand down, this woman, I don't want to see it for a moment." ”

Ying'e smiled faintly and thanked: "Emperor Xie is complete." After speaking, he got up and helped Sai Wan to stride towards the Xuanguang Palace.

Sai Wan asked Ying'e in a worried whisper, "Miss, is the Xuanguang Palace a cold palace, can we still come out?" ”

Ying'e withdrew the hand holding her, "It's a suitable place for me to stay, if you don't want to stay with me, I can tell them right now that you are not from my Pujia Palace, and you can go wherever you want in the future." ”

Sai Wan cautiously probed, "Is this really possible?" ”

Ying'e was bored when she heard this, she didn't want to look at her anymore, stopped her hurried steps, and said to Liu Teng, "This palace maid is no longer from my Pujia Palace, my father-in-law is tired of placing her elsewhere, I don't need someone to serve me." ”

Liu Teng looked at his face slyly, and replied with a smile, "After all, Niangniang is a precious woman, and it is inconvenient for no one to serve her." ”

Ying'e glanced at him contemptuously and said with a fake smile, "If my father-in-law is really considerate of me, just go to my Pujia Palace and ask who came voluntarily, but I am a good person to serve." ”

Liu Teng pondered for a moment, looked at Ying'e who had made up her mind and the resigned, thinking that it would be okay to change the newcomer in the palace to her side, at least there was someone to report the news, so he agreed, "The old slave will send a decent person to the mother at night, and the mother will go with the old slave first, as for this race girl, she will be placed in other palaces first, and then she will be sent when the mother comes back." ”

Sai Wan didn't know if she was afraid of her future out, or if she was really afraid that Ying'e would drop her after she came out, so she knelt on the ground with a bang, pulled Ying'e's clothes and cried, "Niangniang, Sai Jie didn't mean that, Niangniang didn't want to send me away." ”

Ying'e pulled away the skirt that was pulled by her, and said lightly, "I didn't send you, but you were originally a slave rewarded by my father, and I didn't dare to ask you to be with me, so I don't blame you today." You just find a backer in this palace, even if he comes out of the palace in the cold day, he will definitely not come to look for you. In this way, you can rest assured. After speaking, he hurried forward, and a race girl cried sadly behind her.

Yuan Ziyou became more and more interested in this woman, and when he arrived outside the gate of Xuanguang Palace, he took out the flute he carried with him and gave it to Ying'e, "Niangniang is cold and cold, this is Jiugao flute, and now it is given to Niangniang to relieve boredom." ”

Ying'e took the flute made of crane bones, looked at it carefully, looked at the flute body engraved with "Wandering in the Nine Gao, Generous and Heavy", and saw Liu Teng ordering matters with the guards, and said in a low voice, "I didn't admit it that day, why do you admit it now." ”

Yuan Ziyou replied softly, "I didn't know Niangniang's true heroine that day, and I didn't want to add trouble to Niangniang." ”

Ying'e turned her eyes lightly, and said with a little resentment, "Now that I'm in, you're not afraid to trouble me." ”

Yuan Ziyou saw Liu Teng looking at them, and said goodbye, "Niangniang is relieved, the emperor has been angry for a few days, and he will take Niangniang out, and the minister will go back to his life." ”

Liu Teng saw Yuanzi leaving, and walked to Ying'e's side without smiling, "I didn't expect that this Yuan's companion is also a person who can come to trouble, and even his father's relics can be used for his mother's pastime and boredom." ”

Ying'e glanced at him with contempt, "On who is the most proficient person in this palace, I'm afraid that no one is as good as Gonggong Liu, if I remember well, when I entered the palace, Gonggong Liu was so dedicated to the Queen Mother, but why is it that he has become a different heart now." I didn't know that this was his father's relic, but this sword was given to the hero, and the matter of the famous flute respecting the bosom friend, I don't know why the public ~ the public didn't know. ”

Ying'e deliberately dragged out the word father-in-law, so angry that Liu Teng was angry but didn't dare to say it openly, he said in a hard voice, "It's not too early, it's time to go in." ”

Ying'e ignored it, pushed the door in by herself, and was led by the guards all the way to the north corner of the side hall of the Xuanguang Palace, and when she passed by, she saw that there were still guards guarding the palace gate on the west side, thinking that it must be the residence of the Empress Dowager Hu. A faint sadness swelled up in her heart, and she asked the guard, "Is that the residence of the Queen Mother?" ”

The guard replied, "Back to Concubine Ying, where the Queen Mother now lives." ”

Ying'e stopped and looked at the dilapidated window lattice threshold of the palace, the mottled paint, so depressed, how could they say that the Queen Mother was cultivating the Buddha. She lowered her head to wipe her tears, and was about to walk over there, but was stopped by the guards, "Niangniang, Gonggong Liu instructed, now that the Queen Mother is in Qingxiu, it is inconvenient for Niangniang to disturb her, so please ask Niangniang to go to the north hall to rest with the little one." ”

Ying'e watched the guards finish speaking, and the others had already stopped in front of her, knowing that it was inconvenient to see them now, and if they did too much, they would arouse suspicion, so they no longer insisted on following them into the north hall.

The north hall of the Xuanguang Palace is not like the defeat of the cold palace, although the furnishings in the house are simple, but it is also spotless, there are still some rouge gouache on the dresser next to the bed, and there are a few poetry books on a desk. When Ying'e looked around, the guards brought in a palace maid, and when she saw her fall to the ground, she bowed, "Niangniang, Qihua is here to serve you." ”

Ying'e was not surprised, she asked the guards to step back and helped Qi Wan up, "I knew that except for you in that palace, no one wanted to come to this place where no one was seen to accompany me, but I didn't expect it to really come, but there is something I still want to ask you." ”

Qi Wan nodded and said, "Niang Niang commands." ”

Ying'e vigilantly saw no one through the crack in the window, so she sat on the edge of the bed and asked, "You come in and serve me, but if anyone tells you anything, if there is, don't lie to me, and say that there is no me, but you don't believe it." ”

Qi Wan leaned over and knelt down and said, "Niangniang, but it was the slave and the maid who came to serve the maid voluntarily, and she did get the order, but Niangniang, you believe in the slave and the maid, and the slave and the maid are also the children of the official family, and they have not yet reached the point of the traitor seeking glory." ”

Ying'e nodded, ordered her to get up, and said, "Every day, you will return according to their needs, just a little, according to what I told you." ”

Qiwan looked at her loyally and nodded, "Since the mother is worried, the slave also hopes that the mother can take care of the queen mother, because the queen mother's father was kind to the slave and maid's family back then." ”

Ying'e looked at Qihua with satisfaction, and finally said, "You are also a grateful person, just follow me as a mother, you don't regret it." ”

Qiwan shook her head vigorously and said, "Niangniang, the slave will not regret it, from the first sentence to Niangniang, the slave knows that Niangniang is the master of the slave and maid in this life, and the slave and maid only listen to Niangniang's words." ”

Ying'e helped her up and straightened her messy hair, "If you feel bitter, I don't blame you, if you follow me for a day in the future, you will be sisters for a day, and I will treat it with all my heart." ”

Qihua couldn't stop wiping the tears on her face with her hands, sucking the snot rushing down, her eyes were red and swollen and she couldn't help nodding, Ying'e didn't dislike wiping her tears with her hands, and smiled softly.