Having already made up her mind in her heart, Shang Kelan changed the topic and said, "An Ge, can you go and make me some sugar water?" Drinking sugar water every night has become a habit for me? ”

"Sugar water? Is the girl from Quang Nam? The accent is a little different, but if the girl likes it, the slave maid will go to the imperial dining room and ask if there is one. ”

Just like that, it was enough for Shang Kelan to leave here to find Jin Yantang, so she smiled and nodded to An Ge, and watched An Ge leave here.

It was just dark at this time, it was evening, and it was the easiest time for the guards to see things clearly, and she could sneak away from the path of Chuxiu Palace.

With her mind in mind, Shang Kelan prepared to act, she took out her veil and covered her face, and then gently pushed the door to leave.

But at this moment, Ange's footsteps came, as if they were going and returning.

Shang Kelan was shocked, hurriedly tore the veil off her face, and then stood at the door, just as An Ge trotted from outside the courtyard to the door of her room, and reminded in a low voice: "Girl, Aunt Gardenia from the Heart Cultivation Hall has come to pick you up." ”

Gardenia to pick her up?

Shang Kelan was a little confused, but it was too late for her to think about it at the moment, because as soon as An Ge's words fell, there was a slight and neat sound of footsteps, and then, Gardenia, who was wearing a dark cyan palace robe, walked towards her with a few attendants.

I saw Gardenia lead everyone to curtsy her and said: "The slave maid has seen Miss Lan, and passed on His Majesty's dictation, Miss Lan will sleep tonight, and Miss Lan will go to the Heart Cultivation Hall with the slave maid." ”

That being said, Gardenia's tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and the indifference and seriousness in her eyes made people dare not offend her.

However, as soon as these words came out, Shang Kelan didn't react, but An Ge took Shang Kelan's hand a little excitedly and said, "Girl, great, you are the first show girl to go to the Heart Cultivation Palace to sleep in the past three years!" ”

Could it not be the first one? After all, no one has been elected in the palace in the past three years.

Shang Kelan couldn't help but be a little surprised in her eyes, but she quickly came back to her senses, she glanced at the look on An Ge's face that was simply happy for herself, her heart moved slightly, and she patted An Ge's hand comfortingly and said, "Okay, remember to talk to Lady Yang later, and don't make a public announcement about it." ”

"Yes, Miss Lan."

An Ge's face was slightly red, but he also restrained his emotions.

After Shang Kelan finished speaking, she turned her gaze to Gardenia, she nodded to Gardenia, and smiled softly: "Aunt Lao Gardenia has passed this trip." ”

The gardenia shop nodded slightly, staggered away, and made a gesture of invitation to Shang Kelan, and the rest of the attendants also followed Shang Kelan respectfully.

As soon as Shang Kelan left, they also moved slowly.

After leaving Chuxiu Palace, Shang Kelan sat in the sedan chair prepared for her by Gardenia, and then was taken by them to a small room.

This small room is only a little small compared to the dormitory in the palace, and it is still larger than those rooms outside, only to see a steaming bathtub placed in the room, there are palace maids sprinkled fragrant flowers in the bathtub, fragrant pancreas are placed on the mahogany carved shelves, and there are several palace maids standing outside the screen of the bathtub waiting.

They carried a tray with a set of headdresses, jewelry, clothes and shoes.

Before going to bed, Gardenia had to give Shang Kelan a full body check and cleaning.

Shang Kelan knew this process, and did not show any discomfort, but after changing clothes, she sat obediently in the bathtub with the support of the palace maid. Yunnan

The warm water enveloped her at once, and soaking in the tub only made people feel warm all over, and her body was as pure and flawless as white jade, exuding a lustrous and beautiful luster in the candlelight.

The two palace maids each held her arm and carefully wiped her, for fear of hurting her.

The room was very quiet, only the sound of washing, water droplets condensed on Shang Kelan's long eyelashes, after a while, her cherry lips moved slightly, looked at Gardenia standing respectfully outside the screen and asked, "Why doesn't my aunt prepare a purple palace dress for the little girl?" I've always only worn purple shirts. ”

As she spoke, a look of curiosity flashed in her eyes.

During the day, she wore a purple palace dress when she participated in the talent show, and it was impossible for Gardenia's insight not to observe it.

Gardenia has been by her side since she was a child, and Shang Kelan knows how attentive she is.

"If you go back to Miss Lan, the queen mother who has passed away in the palace loves purple clothes the most, and Your Majesty has explained that no one is allowed to wear purple clothes in the palace without his order."

Gardenia replied lightly, as if she didn't want to talk to her more, even though Shang Kelan was about to go to bed.

However, she was not really so ruthless, after saying this, she added to Shang Kelan: "A few years ago, there were not no women in the palace who imitated the dress of the queen's mother, and all of them were punished by His Majesty for disrespect without exception, and those women were later driven out of the palace. ”

In Gardenia's opinion, Shang Kelan is very bold in wearing purple clothes during the day, and she is already lucky if she doesn't die.

Quietly listening to Gardenia say this, Shang Kelan had some indescribable emotions in her heart, she was a little happy, happy that Jin Yantang and Gardenia, these best friends, still remembered her, and she was also a little sad, because of her death and Gardenia changed so much.

She felt a little guilty about Gardenia, and in order to protect Gardenia from dying in the hands of Concubine Jia, Shang Kelan made an assertion and drove her and Zhiqiu to the cold palace.

She hadn't seen them since.

Slowly, Shang Kelan sank her head, and in the water, she let out a long breath.

After another quarter of an hour or so, Shang Kelan was finally cleaned up, and in the moonlight, a slender woman in pink came out of the room.

She wore a long, wide-sleeved dress embroidered with pink and yellow camellias, and a breast-length skirt underneath.

It's a pity that Shang Kelan can't see her face, what she looks like by these people, but she dressed up to see Jin Yantang like this, and she was still sleeping in the Heart Cultivation Palace, Shang Kelan was faintly nervous.

A moment later, in the Palace of Heart Cultivation, Gardenia took Shang Kelan to the door of the dormitory.

"Your Majesty, Miss Lan Ke brought it."

Gardenia said respectfully to the people in the door, after a while, the door was opened, and after Gardenia invited Shang Kelan in, she took the palace maids and chamberlains who served in the palace and retreated.

To be honest, Shang Kelan was still a little hesitant until he entered the door.

The dormitory of the Heart Cultivation Hall seemed to have not changed much, and it still maintained its previous appearance, the windows in the room were closed, the moonlight could not shine in, the faint candlelight was beating, and the air was quiet and oppressive.

Jin Yantang seemed to have just taken a shower, his hair was wet and hanging down behind him, and his skin had completely turned bronzed, as if it was caused by the wind and frost he had experienced outside in the past three years.

Suddenly, Shang Kelan didn't look at it anymore, and after Lianbu moved lightly to Jin Yantang, she saluted respectfully: "People's girl Lan Ke, meet Your Majesty!" ”