Duanmu Guifei took another sip of tea, and there was still a shallow smile on her gorgeous face, as if she had already left the girl behind, and said casually to Duanmu Qi: "Sister Qi, I heard from your grandmother that she has often helped her copy Buddhist scriptures recently, and her writing has made great progress." ”

Duanmuqi stood up, stroked her skirt, and said decently: "Please also ask Aunt Guifei for some advice." ”

Then, Duanmuqi walked to the big mahogany desk and wrote with a pen.

After Duanmu Qi, He Lingyi also stepped forward to write, and the cursive writing of the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing in one hand made Duanmu Guifei a little surprised, and praised two sentences.

Han Xing felt bored, so he simply pulled Duanmu Fei to hide in the corner and whispered.

"Cousin Scarlet, the dress you drew for Hongu last time is almost ready. The Shangfu Bureau sent it to the palace two days ago to try it out, and the skirt was so good-looking, even the mother concubine was full of praise, and she almost didn't snatch it. Han Xing's eyebrows fluttered and flaunted.

"Cousin Hanxing, then you can wear it in October and autumn." Duanmu said with a smile.

Han Xing responded with a bright face, she also planned to wear it during the autumn hunt, so she specially ordered the Shangfu Bureau to drive out the skirt, she can imagine that when she wears this new skirt, she will definitely amaze everyone!

Thinking about it, Han Xing was a little impatient, and wanted to hurry back to Cuizhai and ask the Shangfu Bureau to bring the skirt to Duanmu Fei to see, maybe she could give her some ideas for herself.

Han Xing raised her eyes and glanced in the direction of Duanmu Guifei, only to see that she was smiling and talking to a few girls, looking at Yan Yan with a smile, she was happy, obviously, they would not be okay for a while.

Although Han Xing really wanted to run away with Duanmu Fei, it was rare that the concubine had been in a good mood recently, so she had better endure it.

Han Xing's eyebrows were slightly raised, and he remembered the reason why the concubine was in a good mood, so he leaned over to Duanmu Fei's ear and whispered to her: "Cousin Fei, the palace has been lively recently...... That Yeluchen, his temper is getting bigger and bigger. ”

Ye Luchen was in a bad mood, and he had a few quarrels with the emperor in a row, and the movement was very loud, and Duanmu Guifei naturally heard about it, and commented disdainfully: "This time is different from the past."

Duanmu smiled at the corner of his mouth, and naturally could guess the reason.

Those envoys of Northern Yan were supposed to leave for Beiyan last month, but they didn't leave until now, not because the emperor didn't let them go, but because they didn't seem to want to go......

Looking at it like this, I am afraid that there is no harmony between the new king of Northern Yan and the original king of Northern Yan, and even bad relations, so that several envoys "dare not" return to Northern Yan.

"Cousin Scarlet," Han Xing winked at Duanmu Fei and seduced with a smile, "Don't you like to watch the excitement the most?" Stay in the palace to play with the palace for a few days, and take a look at the lively ...... by the way"

Duanmu Fei's little face stiffened, and she wanted to ask Hanxing where she could see that she liked to watch the excitement. Obviously, every time, Han Xing has to pull her to see the excitement! Moreover, she didn't want to go to the study at all.

"Cousin Hanxing, I'm ......"

"Hongu knows you're busy." Han Xing interrupted Duanmu Fei with a smile, and her pretty little face was as bright as a spring flower, as if she was saying that the same excuse would not work the second time.

Han Xing simply took advantage of the fire to "threaten" and said: "Cousin Scarlet, if you don't even want this, then the palace will go to the concubine and tell you to keep it for the palace to read." ”

Duanmu Fei's shoulders almost didn't collapse, and he pitifully bargained with Hanxing: "Then I'll stay for two days." ”

Han Xing made a small face, squinted his eyes, and raised his hand to compare three fingers, which means three days.

Duanmu Fei thought about it, it is better to get up three days early than to go to the palace as a companion and get up early every day, the balance in her heart suddenly had a result, and she gritted her teeth and responded: "Three days is three days." ”

Han Xing smiled instantly, and affectionately held Duanmu Fei's left arm and said, "This palace will talk to the mother concubine in a while." Seeing Duanmu's small face, Han Xing hurriedly proposed flatteringly, "Cousin Scarlet, don't you like to kick shuttlecocks?" Is it okay for this palace to accompany you to kick the shuttlecock every day? ”

Duanmufei's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded frequently with a smile, and proudly showed off: "Cousin Hanxing, I can now make a hundred shuttlecocks in one go." ”

The two cousins talked and laughed, the atmosphere was very harmonious, Duanmu Guifei glanced at the two little girls with a smile in her eyes, the smile on her face became stronger, and her eyes flashed slightly.

After Duanmu Guifei smiled and said a few more words to a few girls, she got up and said, "Everyone continue to play here, and the palace will go to change clothes first." As she spoke, Duanmu Guifei gave an order to the palace maid beside her, asking her to call Hanxing and Duanmu Fei to come over and accompany her to change clothes.

When those girls heard this, their expressions were different, and then they all stood up and sent Duanmu Guifei and Hanxing out of the Tinglan Water Pavilion.

Several girls watched the three shadows in front of them gradually move away, their expressions were a little strange, and many people subconsciously glanced at Duanmu Qi, their hearts were like a mirror: not only the eldest prince and the fourth princess, but even the concubine was more affectionate to the fourth Duanmu girl, and in comparison, the second Duanmu girl was dwarfed.

Duanmuqi is not blind, nor is she a fool, how can she not see the contempt and disapproval in the eyes of others, in an instant, a fire rushed to her brain, burning her face extremely ugly.

She casually dropped a sentence: "According to my cousin, I'll go out to breathe." With that, she strode towards the water corridor.

"Cousin Qi." He Lingyi hurriedly chased after him with his skirt.

In the water pavilion, there were four girls left, looking at each other, and there was silence all around.

The girl in the goose yellow dress looked at Duanmu Qi's back, and then glanced in the direction where Duanmu Fei and Han Xing left just now, and then asked, "Miss Zhao, is this Duanmu Fourth Girl's piano skills really so extraordinary?" ”

Miss Zhao nodded and praised: "It can be called the sound of heaven." ”

"What if the piano is extraordinary?" The girl in blue couldn't help but shake her head and said, "This is the ...... of acting as a human being" She didn't say any more, and the corners of her mouth slightly pursed a disagreeing arc.

"yes." A girl in a blue dress chimed in, "If you don't agree with each other, you will lose things, and this heart is too big!" ”

Whether this Duanmu girl really stole the jade pendant, or was wronged, or it was a misunderstanding, her temperament that exploded like firecrackers was not easy to get along with!

If I am fortunate enough to be selected as a companion this time, I will have to be cautious when getting along with this Duanmu girl in the future, neither far nor too close.

The girl in yellow and the girl in blue also nodded frequently with affection, quite embarrassed, and for a while, several people still had a feeling of unity.

"Right and wrong, feel at ease." After being silent for a moment, Miss Zhao interjected and said, "Outsiders don't know the truth, so don't say it lightly." ”

The three girls' faces froze, and Miss Zhao didn't want to say anything more to them, so she walked directly to the railing bench on the east side of the water pavilion and went straight to feed the fish.

The autumn breeze was slow, the lake was rippling, and the surroundings gradually quieted down, and even time seemed to slow down a lot.

After another moment, Duanmu Guifei and Han Xing still didn't come back, but Mama Cheng came with two palace maids, and the two palace maids each held a tray with a lot of jewelry on it.

"Second Miss Duanmu, Miss He, Miss Zhao......" Mama Cheng called all the six girls inside and outside the Water Pavilion, "The concubine has a reward." ”

The six girls came to receive the reward and thank the reward, and they soon noticed that the jewelry they were holding was a gold and jade bracelet, and only Miss Zhao was different, and she got a delicate red gold inlaid jade chrysanthemum Huasheng.

The girls were all stunned, and their hearts were clear: it seems that in addition to the four girls of Duanmu, this Miss Zhao was selected as the second companion of the four princesses.

There was an instant silence in the water pavilion, and the atmosphere was slightly condensed.

Sure enough—

Immediately afterwards, I saw Mama Cheng looking at Miss Zhao with a pleasant face, and said with a smile: "Miss Zhao, starting from October, I also invite the girl to enter the palace at half of the hour, start to attend classes in the study at the beginning of the hour, and rest for a day on the tenth day......"

The other girls around all looked at Miss Zhao, with different eyes, either envy or jealousy or disapproval, the girl in the blue dress was unwilling to speak and stopped, but she knew that it was useless to mess with Mama Cheng, it was just a joke.

No matter what they thought in their hearts, on the surface, the three girls were quite calm and said hello to Miss Zhao one after another, and looked generous one by one.

At the same time, the eyes of several girls looking at Duanmuqi and He Lingyi became more and more strange, one is the niece of the concubine, and the other is the cousin and niece of the concubine, the two of them deliberately entered the palace today to be a foil for Duanmufei, right?

After Duanmuqi enjoyed the fish in the water corridor and blew the wind for a while just now, he had already calmed down, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and he said in his heart: Sure enough.

In fact, she had already guessed in her heart that she would not be chosen...... Regardless of whether Duanmu Fei entered the palace as this companion.

But He Lingyi was a little unfair in her heart, she originally thought that with her family background and the exquisite cursive hand, she would be able to impress the concubine, and the position of the companion reading was nine out of ten, but she didn't expect the concubine to choose this Zhao girl with mediocre calligraphy. So why did the concubine ask them to write anything?!

He Lingyi bit her lip slightly, and looked at the lake outside the water pavilion, the sparkling water surface was reflected in her eyes, with circles of ripples, which lasted for a long time......

Duanmu Guifei never came back, and Mama Cheng personally took a few girls to walk around the imperial garden, and then sent them all out of the palace.

As for Duanmu Qi and He Lingyi, they went back to Zhongcui Palace to make peace with the He family, and had lunch with Duanmu Guifei's mother and daughter before leaving and returning home.

Regarding the fact that Duanmu Qi and He Lingyi did not choose to read with them, Duanmu Guifei specially explained to the He family, the Duanmu family is the backing of the eldest prince, and it is of little significance to pick a girl from the Duanmu family as a companion, Hanxing, the two candidates who accompany the reading, may become the help of the eldest prince in the future, and they must be carefully selected and weigh the pros and cons.

After listening to his daughter's earnest words, He was finally convinced, and he no longer bothered about reading together.

On the carriage back home, there was one person missing, and He was in a trance all the way, almost without saying a word, and the carriage was very quiet.

After returning to the house, the He family hastily sent Duanmuqi and He Lingyi away, and they were alone in the banquet room, until they heard the news of Duanmuxian's return, and immediately asked people to invite Duanmuxian.

When Duanmuxian came, it was almost dusk, and the room was golden, I don't know if it was the golden leaves or the afterglow of the sunset.

After the maid served tea, she was sent out by the He family, and only she and Duanmuxian were left in the house.

"Old lady, today I took Sister Qi, Sister Scarlet and Sister Yi into the palace to meet the concubine......" He Shi roughly said the matter of Duanmu Fei throwing Miss Fang's jade pendant into the lake in the imperial garden in the palace today, and then said in a deep voice, "Sister Scarlet is young, her temperament is too arrogant and arrogant, and she acts excessively, and she is still staying in the palace today, and the palace is full of nobles, I am really worried that her temperament will cause trouble for the family." ”

Duanmu Xian listened to it while drinking tea slowly, the corners of his mouth curled higher and higher.

"That's right. Use the yang to conspire against the conspiracy! Duanmuxian put down the teacup, stroked his palms and laughed loudly, "Do you still want the four girls to find evidence to prove their innocence, or do you want her to confront the girl in the house in public, and the quarrel will not be successful?!" ”

Duanmu Xian's hearty laughter echoed in the room, but the He family on the side frowned slightly.

Duanmuxian didn't notice the abnormality of the He family, stroked his beard, and said in admiration: "The four girls are so decisive and bold in killing, they are like children raised by the family!" He had a look of pride on his face that he had taught Sun Youfang.

He's heart sank little by little, she couldn't speak anymore, she felt as if she was soaked in a bucket of cold water, and her heart was extremely cold.

Duanmu Xian's heart has been subdued by Changfang, as if he has been cursed by something, blindly listening to the pair of sisters.

No, it's not just Duanmu Xian......

He's lips pursed into a straight line, and he couldn't help but remember that when he was in the palace just now, the concubine sent the palace people to quietly tell her that she wanted to hire Duanmujun for the eldest prince, and let her go back to talk to Duanmuxian and ask Duanmuxian what he meant.

Because Duanmuxian is a foreign minister, it is inconvenient to enter and exit the harem, so the concubine will let the He family pass the word on her behalf.

Originally, the He family specially asked Duanmu Xian to be called to talk about this matter, but at this moment she hesitated.

With Changfang's current status in the Duanmu family, as well as Duanmufei's little girl's consistent arrogance and disrespect, if there is another princess in Changfang, I am afraid that she will go to heaven flutteringly, and no one will be able to suppress the sisters in the future.

She has been married into the Duanmu family for decades, and it has been smooth sailing, Duanmu Xian has risen step by step with the help of her He family and the Empress Dowager He, and her daughter has been promoted to the eldest son of the emperor and given birth to the eldest son, the scenery is infinite, who does not respect her for three points in the entire capital, does she still have to look at the faces of the children and grandchildren of the Ning family to live when she is old? !

Thinking about it, He Shi half-lowered his eyes, staring at the rosewood Buddha beads in his hand without blinking, and a trace of sharpness flashed under his eyes.

She is already a stepfamily, and every year she has to perform a concubine ceremony on the tablet of the Ning family, if Duanmu Jun really becomes the princess of the eldest prince, and even his wife ascends to the phoenix throne with her husband in the future, wouldn't she and her children and grandchildren all have to bow to Duanmu Jun in the future, and bend their knees and bend their waists for the rest of their lives before her, and look up to people to snort?!

Just thinking about it like this, He Shi felt that he was holding his breath in his heart, not going up, not going down, and the green tendons on the back of his hand holding the Buddha beads bulged.

This thing can't be said!

She took a deep breath, trying not to show a trace of discoloration on her face, and changed the topic calmly: "Old lady, do you want to stay and have dinner together at night?" ”

Duanmuxian nodded in response, and then raised his voice and called: "Someone!" ”

A girl in Tsing Yi immediately came in with a quick curtain, and Duanmuxian casually ordered: "You go and tell the eldest girl, the fourth girl wants to stay in the palace, and let the eldest girl pack a few clothes and send them over." ”

"Yes, old lady." The green-clothed maid bent her knees to receive the order, bowed down and retreated, and then hurried to Zhanqing Courtyard.

This is not the first time Duanmufei has lived in the palace, Duanmujun didn't worry too much, and ordered the green pothos to immediately pack up a few clothes and some commonly used things, so that people rushed to the palace before the palace gate was locked.

There were only a few ripples in the Zhanqing courtyard, and it was as calm as the surface of the lake.

The sun is setting, and the autumn nights are getting colder......

Duanmufei, who was in the palace, had settled down in Hanxing's Micuizhai, Hanxing was as happy as a child who had a baby, and in the afternoon he accompanied Duanmufei to pack up a little thing, and after dinner, he took her to the imperial garden at night and took a boat trip to the lake...... The cousins played until the third watch, and then went back to rest.

The two slept late, so naturally they couldn't get up early the next morning.

"Your Royal Highness, the fourth girl of Duanmu," early in the morning, the sky outside was still bright, and the palace maid Congzhen stood on the side of the couch, hesitantly looking at the "two lumps" hiding under the brocade quilt, and reminded in a low voice: "It's almost the beginning of the day." ”

A lump of red brocade quilt squirmed slightly, followed by a lazy yawn, followed by a girl's hoarse voice: "Bengong is unwell today, you go to the study to inform the master." ”

The other lump under the pink brocade quilt hurriedly echoed: "Cousin Hanxing, if you are not feeling well, you should rest and rest more." ”

From Zhen and the other palace maid beside her, Yingluo exchanged a helpless and funny look, and after answering, she retreated lightly.

In the bedroom, soon the sound of the girl's even breathing sounded again, quiet and serene, and it seemed that even the sound of the birds in the courtyard had become much softer.

The years are quiet.

However, half an hour later, Congzhen rushed into the bedroom like a sudden storm, and hurriedly called Hanxing and Duanmu Fei.

Under the brocade quilt, there was a girl's dissatisfied voice, and Congzhen hurriedly said: "Your Highness, just now Qingfeng next to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess came to report the news, saying that the emperor was going to the study in the next class. ”

Before the words fell, Han Xing was so startled that he sat up from the couch straight, and his sleepy-eyed and messy little face seemed to be greatly frightened.

Immediately afterwards, Duanmu Fei also sat up in a daze with the brocade quilt, first sighed, followed by a yawn, and said in his heart: Why does this God love to fight against her quilt? !

The cousins both had a kind of embarrassment at the moment, and after glancing at each other, they got up aggrievedly under the service of the palace maids.

When they got dressed, washed, and groomed, and had a hasty breakfast, they rushed to the study together, it was about midnight, and the first class was over, and the girls were resting between classes.

The arrival of Hanxing and Duanmu Fei made all the eyes in the classroom look over.

"Hanxing, Sister Scarlet." Wuyang got up with a smile and winked at the two of them, "You're here." ”

Behind Wuyang, all those companions fell silent, as if their voices had been sucked away, their eyes were a little delicate, and their moods were indescribably complicated.

They originally thought that Duanmufei was quite popular with the four princesses, and they were valued by the two princesses, so they would definitely keep it as the companion of the four princesses, but Duanmufei was gone forever, one day, two days, three days...... January, two months...... Four months have passed in a blink of an eye, and Duanmufei has not entered the palace again.

The truth is the silent answer, these companions have never discussed this topic, but they all know in their hearts that they have misunderstood before, Duanmu Fei is just like she claims, "really" just came into the palace to play.

Who doesn't regard being a princess companion as a great honor, but this Duanmu girl is unique, and she regards entering the palace as a play, which is really enviable.

Not far away, Geng Tinglian, who was wearing a lilac-colored embroidered gold silk chrysanthemum pattern placket, was also looking at Duanmu Fei, smiling slightly on her beautiful face, and the meaning of her eyes was unknown.

When she saw Duanmufei, she inevitably thought of the other party's sister Duanmujun.

Geng Tinglian's thoughts have never changed, she doesn't look down on Duanmujun as her eldest sister-in-law, however, Duanmujun doesn't look down on their Geng family......

Geng Tinglian squinted at Duanmu Fei, who was smiling brightly, and felt that the two sisters were really surprisingly similar, both of them had eyes above the top and no dust under their eyes.

I'm really not in the same class with her!

Geng Tinglian didn't want to pay attention to Duanmu Fei, but seeing the two princesses circling around Duanmu Fei again, she really couldn't distinguish between dignity and inferiority, and she really couldn't stand it.

She endured and endured, Huo Di stood up, stroked her skirt, and walked towards Duanmu Fei, Wuyang and Hanxing.

"Your Royal Highness the Fourth Princess, the Fourth Girl of Duanmu." Geng Tinglian greeted the two of them first, and after greeting them for a few words, she admonished Wuyang Zhengse, "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, you are a dignified princess, and you should sit and wait for the courtiers to ......meet you."

Wuyang raised his right eyebrows, and said in a light tone: "Geng Tinglian, you are just a companion, what this palace wants to do, I can't let you put your beak." ”

Before the words fell, Wuyang had already walked past Geng Tinglian with Duanmu Fei in his arms, and the two talked and laughed, as if they didn't take Geng Tinglian to heart at all.

Geng Tinglian's face stiffened slightly, and the corners of her mouth were tightly pursed.

Han Xing tilted his head and deliberately laughed at Geng Tinglian, and then followed Duanmu Fei and Wuyang briskly.

Good medicine is bitter, and loyalty is against the ear. Geng Tinglian sighed lowly.

She has been with Wuyang for four months, and she also knows a little about the eldest princess, Wuyang has always done her own thing, arrogant and conceited, so she was contaminated with the gossip of the monk before.

Hey, if Wuyang is cautious in her words and deeds on weekdays, elegant and deferential, why would others pull those pickled things on her!

Geng Tinglian stood stunned for a while, until the palace maid reminded that Mrs. Zhang was here.

Everyone hurriedly sat down in their seats, and after a while, the classroom was silent.

Mrs. Zhang, who was dressed in a blue straight shirt, quickly entered the hall, and his appearance was the same as four months ago, and his temperament was similar.

He casually glanced at Duanmu Fei, and then began to start the class in a one-by-one voice.

Duanmu Fei hadn't slept enough, and suddenly felt as if he had listened to a lullaby, and his eyelids became heavier and heavier......

Geng Tinglian, who was sitting behind Duanmu Fei, looked at her disappreciatively, frowning slightly.

It has been more than four months since Geng Tinglian returned to the capital, and these days, because her brother Geng Anhui is obsessed with that Duanmu Jun, she also inquired a little about a few girls from the Duanmu family.

Duanmu Jun is mediocre, but he is still in good order when he takes charge of housekeeping, and he has been in charge of Duanmu's family for a year, and there has been no mistake; Duanmu Fei is young, it is said that he has extraordinary attainments in chess and piano skills, especially in the piano arts, in the Xuanguo Mansion and the Condensation Dew Meeting twice defeated Fu Yingxuan, who has the "unique art of the piano, the north Chu and the south pay", and became famous for a while.

However, this Duanmufei is also a little girl who is almost eleven, and she always looks lazy on weekdays, and she is so absent-minded even in class, so she almost yawns on the spot...... Is she really as rumored?!

She didn't believe it.