After that day, Wen Xian really brought Haiyue every once in a while, either to appreciate calligraphy and paintings or listen to ancient songs, the two had similar temperaments, and Haiyue let go a lot in front of Wen Xian.

This day is Concubine De's birthday, and the palaces should have come and gone to congratulate, because Concubine De doesn't like those red tape, Zuo is just a small birthday, so she will avoid those excitement, but congratulatory gifts are indispensable.

Tong Guiren had carefully drawn a picture of children playing half a month in advance, intending to bless the filial piety of Concubine De's children and grandchildren under their knees, and carefully packed the box, and sent Haiyue and another little eunuch to Yonghe Palace to congratulate.

Outside the Yonghe Gate, I happened to meet Wen Xian, who came up to celebrate Eniang's birthday. Today, she specially changed into a newly-cut crimson dress, and wore the gold collar with Hetian white jade that the Queen Mother rewarded her, and there was a little more playfulness in Shuhe's temperament.

"The slave has seen the princess, and the princess is auspicious."

Haiyue was holding the congratulatory gift in both hands and was about to kneel, Wen Xian hurriedly grabbed her and smiled: "Are you here to give a congratulatory gift to Eniang?" Let's go in together. ”

There was a burst of laughter in the main hall of Yonghe Palace, and Wen Xian turned back to Haiyue and said, "The fourth brother and fourth sister-in-law are here." ”

Fourth brother? The future Emperor Yongzheng! Haiyue's heart tightened, she didn't think much about it, she lifted her spirits, followed Wen Xian and walked quickly across the threshold into the house, waiting for the eunuch to summon her.

"Say hello to E-niang! I wish Eniang a good birthday. ”

Wen Xian was blessed with a smile, Concubine De was talking to Sifujin, and when she saw Wen Xian coming, she couldn't stop laughing on her face, she was very kind and approachable, and waved over Wen Xian and said, "Just count your child's sweet mouth." ”

"The nobles of Yanxi Palace have given gifts——"

After the little eunuch reported, Haiyue carefully entered the house, knelt down in front of Concubine De, and respectfully presented a congratulatory gift: "The slave maid has seen Concubine De Niangniang, congratulations on Niangniang's birthday!" ”

"Get up." Concubine De called her up, and the palace maid on the side stepped forward to receive the congratulatory gift.

After Haiyue got up, Wen Xian hurriedly said to Concubine De: "Eniang, she is the Haiyue I said earlier. ”

"You're Haiyue?"

Not only Concubine De glanced over with her scrutinizing eyes, but also the fourth master Yinzhen and the four blessings of the Wulanala clan on the side couldn't help but look at her, and several people wanted to look at her from head to toe like watching animals.

Haiyue replied in a regular manner, and found that the thirteenth master Yinxiang was also in the hall, and Bixin, the daughter of the original owner's former best friend and the military department Shangshu Marhan, was also in the palace. The fourth master was expressionless, the thirteenth master smiled slightly, and Bixin's expression was meaningful, not like a girlfriend, more like a stranger.

Come to think of it, Bixin should have passed the draft, but this outfit doesn't look like a noble master, nor does she look like a palace maid, I don't know what her identity is now.

"There are not many people who can convince Wen Xian." Concubine De smiled elegantly and looked at Haiyue carefully, as if to see her through.

Haiyue was thinking about how to respond, and Wen Xian coquettishly said to Concubine De: "Oh, Eniang, don't scare people." ”

"You!" Concubine De dotingly scraped Wen Xian's tall nose with her fingers.

As he was talking, suddenly there was a "E-Niang" outside, and then a tall young man walked in with a big stride, and several little eunuchs behind him followed closely with gift boxes, Haiyue hurriedly retreated to the side, and saw the young man kneeling on one knee and said: "My son is late, I hope E-Niang forgives me!" I wish Eniang a good birthday and a happy day! ”

Haiyue saw the familiar face of the young man, and suddenly a memory flashed in her mind, isn't this the person who inexplicably said in the backyard that day that she despised herself?

Could it be that he is......

"Get up, get up." Concubine De was visibly happier when she saw the young man. And the thirteenth master chimed in: "The fourteenth brother is so late, he will have to punish himself with three cups later." ”

Sure enough, he is the fourteenth master Yinzhen! It is one of the eight masters who impeached her Amarocha in the DPRK! What the hell is going on? Haiyue is now receiving too much information in her head, and she can't figure it out in a short period of time.

Yinzhen smiled: "Eniang, there is a reason why my son is late. ”

"Oh?" Concubine De would like to hear about it.

Yinzhen clapped his hands twice, and a Western painter came in outside the curtain, respectfully greeted Concubine De, and stood aside. Yinzhen continued: "A few days ago, I heard from Master Jiao Bingzhen of Qin Tianjian that a new Western painter had just come to the Ruyi Pavilion, and the painting was novel, and his son specially came to paint for Eniang. ”

"You've always had a lot of ideas, kid."

The fourteenth elder brother saw Concubine De nodding with a smile, and asked the foreign painter to prepare to paint.

The painter leaned over at his behalf, then stood aside and prepared to paint.

However, as soon as he laid the paper on the easel, he frowned as if he remembered something, and then rummaged through the big back pocket!

There were a lot of things in the artist's back pocket, and the movement of Ding Lingdang was not small, which immediately displeased the masters present, and they accused him of being a foreign devil who didn't understand the rules.

The fourteenth elder brother was the most angry, he walked quickly to the painter and asked, "How did the master teach you when you came?" Forgot everything? ”

"I ...... I'm so sorry... I'm sorry...... It's mine...... That color doesn't... apologized…”

"What are you talking about? I don't understand your birds! ”

……

The banquet had already begun at this time, but because of this foreign painter's comparison, everyone present had no heart to eat, and even the birthday star Concubine De Niangniang looked a little confused.

Haiyue was about to retire, but seeing this situation, she couldn't bear to be punished by the foreign painter, so she dared to step forward and kneel down, and said to Concubine De: "Hui Niangniang, this painter wants to say that he is in a hurry, he didn't bring all the paint, dare to ask Niangniang for forgiveness, can you send someone with quick feet to get the paint for him?" After all, this Western painting is not as good as our Chinese painting, and it pays the most attention to light and color, and pigment is indispensable. ”

"You know foreign languages?" Not only Concubine De was surprised, but the rest of the people were even more surprised.

"Not only that, but I also understand foreign painting!" Princess Wen Xian was amazed by Haiyue's talent and was so excited that she jumped up!

"Hmph......" Bi Xin, who has been sitting next to Concubine De, has not been currying favor with Princess Wen Xian for a day or two, but she has never seen her so enthusiastic about herself, and her face immediately changed angrily.

"Okay, okay, in that case, let's paint another day." Seeing this, Concubine De immediately patted Wen Xian's hand and signaled her to be honest and not forget her identity.

However, after the painter retired, Concubine De still had no intention of letting Haiyue calm down.

"Lord Wanyan is worthy of being a pillar of the country, and he really taught a wonderful person." Concubine De looked at Haiyue, who was kneeling below, and said, "It's just that when you enter the palace, in addition to foreign languages, you have to learn the rules, otherwise, if you reply without permission, according to the rules, you, and your master, will have to be boarded together." ”

Haiyue suddenly felt bad, and hurriedly leaned over and begged for mercy: "Niangniang forgive your sins!" The slave knows that she is wrong! ”

"E-niang, look at you, it's scared." Wen Xian saw that Concubine De seemed to be a little aimed at Haiyue, so he hurriedly stepped forward and nested beside Concubine De, smiling and pleading.

Yinzhen didn't expect Haiyue to help him out of the siege at first, and his heart was inexplicably hot, so he also said: "E-Niang is angry, this girl hasn't been in the palace for a long time, and the rules haven't been learned yet. ”

However, it's okay that Yinzhen didn't speak, as soon as he spoke, Bixin on the side turned even more gloomy, and his jealous thoughts instantly became all written on his face.

Okay, it turns out that the original owner's best friend is secretly in love with Fourteen! No wonder this Concubine De suddenly changed her face to herself, it turned out to be ......

Haiyue was annoyed that she shouldn't have come forward and begged for mercy incessantly.

The thirteenth elder brother looked at Haiyue's small body kneeling there and kowtowing constantly, and he clenched his fists in distress.

He looked at the fourth elder brother, and originally wanted to ask him to help him speak, but Yinzhen just watched quietly, and Sifu Jin saw that he didn't speak, so he was silent.

"Hahahaha...... Yonghe Palace is really lively. ”

Just when the thirteenth elder brother couldn't help but step forward, a familiar hearty laugh came in.

Kangxi arrived.

Everyone hurriedly got up to greet them, but Haiyue just adjusted her direction and still knelt on the ground.

Concubine De straightened her body, stepped forward unhurriedly, and bowed slightly: "The concubine asks the emperor for peace, the emperor is auspicious." ”

Kangxi picked up Concubine De with his own hands and said with a smile: "Today is your birthday, so you don't need to be polite." And you, arise also. ”

When everyone got up after listening to the order, Haiyue wanted to get up with her, but then she thought that Concubine De hadn't forgiven her, so she simply knelt down again.

"Sister De's birthday is really lively." Concubine Yi followed Kangxi over, and just now from a distance she heard the princesses pleading for whom, thinking that there was a lot of excitement, and said with a smile: "Who are the brothers pleading for?" ”

Kangxi followed Concubine Yi's eyes and looked over, and then noticed Haiyue kneeling on the ground: "Did you make Concubine De unhappy?" ”

"No, the emperor is too worried." Concubine De smiled and helped Kangxi to the seat, "The concubine is saying that there is a treasure hidden in this Yanxi Palace, which scared this child." ”

"Yanxi Palace?"

As soon as Kangxi heard these three words, he immediately felt that the little man kneeling below was a little familiar, "Isn't this the female chivalrous guest of Yanxi Palace?" The girl of the Rocha family? ”

"Yes, slave Haiyue, see the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!" Hai Yue didn't dare to raise his head.

When Wen Xian saw this situation, he immediately snuggled up to Kangxi's side with a smile and said, "Huang Ama, this Haiyue not only writes well, but also has an understanding of Western paintings, and even speaks well in Western Chinese. ”

"Really? Do you know foreign languages? Kangxi once again looked at Haiyue with amazing eyes, how many surprises are there on this girl that others don't know?

Haiyue replied carefully: "Back to the emperor, the slave maid has heard Ama say since she was a child, and she has learned a few words from Amma. ”

"Huang Ama, this girl just translated two sentences of the foreign painter's words for us, but none of us here at that time understood foreign languages, and my son knows that you also have a lot of research on foreign languages, so you might as well test her two sentences to know if it is true or false." Yinxiang took the opportunity to give Haiyue a chance to perform.

When Haiyue heard the voice of the thirteenth elder brother, her heart moved, and she understood that he was helping herself, and she couldn't help but be very grateful. She is not an English major, but she has passed the fourth or sixth level of college English, especially under the glorious light of the two noble grandparents who are academic champions in the family, she is absolutely good at speaking.

"How can it be done, she is a little palace maid, how can she be worthy of the emperor to test her? Besides, today is Concubine De's birthday, and it should be dominated by Concubine De! ”

Bi Xin's eyes were already red with jealousy at this time, and she didn't go through her brain to speak, and when she said a sentence dominated by Concubine De, she was immediately ridiculed by Concubine Yi.

"Little palace maid? How do I remember that before you entered the palace, you were the eldest sister and the youngest sister? Wen Xian has always disliked Bixin, let alone save face for her.

Concubine Yi is even more of a good show, pursed her lips and "giggled" and laughed: "The girl brought out by Sister De is loyal, and even the emperor can ignore it." Where the emperor is there, he actually said that he wants to focus on others? ”

"This ...... I...... The courtiers should die, the courtiers don't mean that......"

"Okay, okay, big day, what are you doing so nervous? Concubine De, there is just a shortage of female translators in the harem, I will help you test her, and I should give you a birthday gift, how about it? ”

Concubine De knew that the emperor intended to protect herself in her heart, and she was very moved, so she got up and saluted the emperor and said, "Concubine Xie Emperor is compassionate." ”

After Kangxi nodded, he looked at Haiyue, who was still kneeling below, and suddenly asked after a smile: "You Ama is demoted, can you complain?" ”

Haiyue didn't expect the emperor to come up and send a proposition, and she couldn't help but be stunned.

But among the people present at this time, no one who knew about Luo Cha's demotion except the emperor and Haiyue did not understand foreign languages.

In other words, when the emperor asked this question in foreign language, he was selfish, and he deliberately gave a relatively balanced dialogue environment.

Haiyue raised her head, and saw that Kangxi looked like a person in power strategizing, with an interesting smile on the corner of his mouth, he quickly came back to his senses and replied respectfully: "Back to the emperor, the slave and maid often listen to Amma's teachings at home, the whole world is not the king's land, and the subjects of the world must share their worries and solve problems for the emperor." The slave maid has the honor to serve the emperor and the little master in this life, and has the guidance of the emperor and the mother, which is already a great gratitude, and the slave and maid are grateful to the emperor for his kindness! ”

After speaking, Haiyue knelt down and kowtowed heavily, which confused the ladies and brothers on the side.

After a while, Kangxi laughed "hahaha", called it funny, and made her calm down and said: "You kid is clear, and what you said in foreign languages is not bad, just now, you have passed, say, what reward do you want?" ”

The heart of the emperor is undetectable by others, Haiyue is worried, seeing that Kangxi has turned his anger into joy, he does not dare to slack off, only replied: "How can a slave and maid?" How dare you ask for a reward? ”

Kangxi said, "It's okay", let her say it directly. Haiyue thought for a moment and replied: "Slaves and maids are brave, if they can be admired by the emperor's imperial pen every day and learn from the fur, it will be the greatest honor in this life!" ”

Kangxi rarely wrote inscriptions in his life, so there is a saying in the cultural relics industry that "Kangxi is worth a thousand gold".

When Haiyue was still living in modern society, she had seen Kangxi's "The First Blessing in the World" written for Xiaozhuang in Prince Gong's mansion. also spent hundreds of dollars to invite a pair of rubbings with the word "Fu" to go home, if she can go back, she will definitely earn this reward.

"You girl is bold, how can the emperor's imperial pen be rewarded at will?" Concubine Yi on the side was immediately a little displeased, she hadn't gotten the words from the emperor yet.

"Well, the courage is not small, but my words are not as chic and heroic as your thin gold body, you better be your heroine. Concubine De, what do you say? ”

The emperor had enough fun, and returned the power of rewards and punishments to today's protagonist, Concubine De. Concubine De nodded and said: "What the emperor said is reasonable, but I have already said that I will be rewarded before, and it is not good to regret it now." Your Majesty, why don't you allow her to go back to visit her family? The concubine looked at the children and grandchildren of our Yonghe Palace today, and thought that Lord Luo Cha must miss his daughter too. ”

"Well, that's good. Haiyue, I will allow you to leave the palace for one day, you go back and prepare. ”

"Uh...... Yes, thank the emperor for his grace, and thank him for his compassion. ”

Haiyue was very disappointed when she didn't get Kangxi's words, and even the posture of getting up was a little weak, and the fourteenth elder brother next to her saw it, and immediately burst out laughing.