For the first time, I walked through the walls of the palace and stepped into the land of the harem. Looking at the intricate and exquisite eaves of the columns, Li Jiangwei couldn't help but sigh at the exquisite skills of ancient times. The palace suffered a fire during the fall of the Liang Dynasty and was not rebuilt until the establishment of the Gong Dynasty and the treasury was solid. Counting the time, less than a hundred years have passed since the rebuilt palace. Standing in front of such a magnificent building, Li Jiangwei couldn't help but sigh at the craftsmanship of her ancestors.

This palace will not survive in this world forever, but it will still be able to live here three hundred years later. The owner who lived in this palace was undoubtedly the lucky one of time, able to rely on his supreme position to leave a record in the torrent of history. The voice and appearance of the palace maid and the inner eunuch who lived in the middle of it could not be known.

But those palace maids and inner eunuchs are much luckier than the people outside the palace, and the closer they are to the high positions, the more likely they are to leave traces in time.

"Yo? Miss Li Si? Jiang Xuemian, who was wearing a red gold ring, sneered and said, "What? The first time you enter the palace, don't know the way? ”

Next to Jiang Xuemian stood an elegant and calm smiling Ning Yingluo.

"Mianmian, it's common for Miss Li Si to not know the way when she enters the palace for the first time, don't be surprised." After finishing speaking, Jiang Xuemian on the side, Ning Yingluo slowly walked towards Li Jiangwei and asked softly, "Where is Miss Li Si's leading palace maid?" When you enter the palace, don't move around at will, so as not to collide with the nobles. ”

Li Jiangwei bowed slightly, and said, "There is Miss Lao Ning." ”

The corners of Ning Yingluo's mouth hooked, obviously smiling but with a touch of majesty. Ning Yingluo wore a silver and zhuyun brocade skirt, and she was particularly conspicuous in the palace. Delicate and dignified. In comparison, Jiang Xuemian, who is not as good as Li Jiangwei and Ning Yingluo, looks a little overshadowed.

Concubine Ning Xian had already prepared tea and snacks and was waiting for the arrival of the girls. Concubine Ning Xian, who had been waiting for a while, had her eyes lit up when she saw the three girls coming together, and said with a heartfelt smile: "I haven't had a girl in this palace visit for a long time. It's no wonder that every year when the flowers come to an end, Princess Heshou has to hold a flower party and invite some beautiful girls to go. Looking at you who are as delicate as flowers, your mood is much more comfortable. ”

Li Jiangwei didn't dare to hold it up, so she respectfully performed the palace salute and stood beside Jiang Xuemian, Concubine Ning Xian didn't ask, she didn't speak.

"Come here, let me see."

Ning Yingluo stepped forward with a smile, and Concubine Ning Xian was in a good mood and pulled her up and down to look at it.

"It's different when the bones of the body grow, it's more beautiful than when I was a child."

Ning Yingluo nodded shyly and timidly, and said, "Aunt Xie praises you." ”

Concubine Ning Xian laughed twice, and said to Jiang Xuemian again: "The last time I saw you, I was still a little bit. I still remember you standing timidly behind Jackal Rose, and you liked to hold on to her sleeves. ”

Jiang Xuemian's cheeks turned red and she wrung her hands in embarrassment.

"It's as cute as ever."

"Thank you...... Concubine Xie Xian praised. ”

Then, Concubine Ning Xian's eyes fell on Li Jiangwei's body. Li Jiangwei lowered her head, did not look directly at Concubine Ning Xian, her body stood very steady, and she did not tremble or tremble due to shyness.

"You're Li Jiangwei?"

"Yes."

There was neither a faux pas nor a sign of warmth. is this respectful appearance, so that people can't get close to each other and can't find faults.

"I heard that you are the child of a concubine."

"Yes."

Ask what you answer, and never say a word.

"Do you have any advice at home that Mama Xi teaches you the etiquette in the palace?"

"Concubine Huixian, no."

"Oh?" Concubine Ning Xian was interested, "Then where did you get this palace etiquette from?" ”

"Concubine Huixian, when the folk girl entered the palace, she asked Aunt Zhai for advice or two."

"Aunt Zhai?"

Concubine Ning Xian had never heard of this person, and the people around her frowned when they saw her, so they took a step forward and reminded in her ear: "It's the person next to the Emperor of the East Palace." ”

"It's worthy of being the person next to the emperor." Concubine Ning Xian said with a smile: "I don't have much knowledge, and I can't write a work like "Wanjiayan". ”

As soon as Concubine Ning Xian's words came out, Ning Yingluo and Jiang Xuemian were both shocked. The two of them had heard of the book "Wan Jiayan" at home, which did not cause a storm among the people, but the emperor praised it and even asked the civil and military officials to read it well. I thought that the person who could write the book "Wanjiayan" would be a flat-headed person living in Xiajiang. Because of their family, the two of them had read some fragments of "Wan Jiayan", and they couldn't connect the weak woman in front of them with the author named Chengwei in any case.

Ning Yingluo felt a subtle sense of tension, she maintained her original smile and asked, "Is what my aunt said true?" I've read the book "Wan Jiayan", but it doesn't look like a girl can write it. ”

"Isn't it? If Brother Heng hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't believe it. ”

Concubine Ning Xian beckoned to Li Jiangwei, who took two steps forward.

"Say it yourself, yes or no? You can't lie and hide it. ”

Concubine Ning Xian's smile was still gentle and kind, but those words fell on Li Jiangwei's ears, which was a straightforward threat.

"Wan Jiayan" is indeed written by a folk girl."

Li Jiangwei replied unhurriedly, without showing the slightest nervousness and fear.

"When there was an accident in Xiajiang, it happened that the daughter of the people went to Xingchuan to visit her grandmother. In Xingchuan, he accepted the invitation of the Lu clan and went to Xiajiang. I felt it, so I wrote this article. However, the people can go to safer places with less disasters, and there are more difficult people who cannot see them, and can only spy on them in past letters. ”

"That's why you're writing this with a letter?"

"Exactly."

"It's a clever idea."

Concubine Ning Xian nodded clearly, her eyes showing appreciation. All this fell in Ning Yingluo's eyes, and she became more and more uneasy. She wanted to expose this topic early, but she was afraid that Concubine Xian would be displeased. At this moment, the third prince Chu Yongrui and the fifth prince Chu Yongheng came. The three girls stood on either side, giving way to the two princes who had come together.

"The mother concubine is so Yaxing." Chu Yongrui quipped: "I hid in the palace alone to enjoy the flowers, and I didn't inform the two of us." ”

After saying that, Chu Yongrui looked at the three girls and showed a kind and kind smile. Li Jiangwei was unmoved by Chu Yongrui's smile, and even silently recited a spell to summon "Seeing and Hearing".

"Even if I don't say it, don't you two brothers come by yourself?" When Concubine Ning Xian saw her two sons, she said with a smile: "Didn't Brother Heng say that he was going to Qintianjian to find your master today?" Why do you have time to come to me? ”

"The mother concubine is lively to see, so naturally she is here for the mother concubine. Master's side, it's not too late to visit another day. ”

Chu Yongheng's words entered Concubine Ning Xian's heart and made her heart bloom.

"Your master is not an ordinary person, how easy is it to meet him and talk? The door of the mother's palace is open for you, and you will come back when you are free! ”

"Don't regret it."

"Go, go, go."

The dialogue between the mother and son has been quietly recorded in Li Jiangwei's "Seeing and Hearing".