In Chengqian Palace, there are people busy everywhere.

When Zheng Shu led Bai Ling in, Qu was standing in the courtyard, watching three or five palace people rebuild a new swing frame on the south side of the courtyard.

"Niangniang," Zheng Shu said with a smile, "Look who's coming." ”

Qu Shi turned his head and saw that it was Bai Ling, and a smile bloomed on his face.

"The minister was called into the palace by Gonggong Yuan today," Bai Ling replied softly, "Fortunately, I met Granny Shu on the way, otherwise I am afraid that I would have come for nothing today." ”

Qu Shi looked at Zheng Shu with some curiosity, and Zheng Shu replied with a smile, "The slave maid is also a coincidence." The token for entering and exiting the harem on Bai Ling's body was accepted by the emperor a few days ago, and at first he was blocked by the guards at the Chunhua Gate, but when the slave came back, he happened to meet it, so he brought Bai Si Yao over. ”

Bai Ling slowly stepped forward, looked at the red wooden frame that was deeply embedded in the ground, and said softly, "Niangniang, this is starting to clean up the yard?" ”

"Yes, my yard has been barren for a long time," Qu replied with a smile, "the swing here, the flower beds over there, and the well next to it...... I think the well was filled well. Tuo grows up quickly, and there is a well in the yard, which seems to be really prone to accidents. ”

Speaking of this, Qu Shi looked at Bai Ling and said softly, "Why did you think of coming over today?" ”

"There's something I want to talk to my mother...... Let's go inside and talk about it. Bai Ling looked at the palace maids who were following the concubine and said in a low voice, "Rouge Qinglian, you go and boil the pot of water." ”

The two nodded and retreated, and Bai Ling stepped forward to hold Qu's arm and slowly walked towards the main hall.

……

Outside the Chengqian Palace, Rouge and Qinglian cooperated to fetch water, Rouge buckled the well rope onto the bucket they brought, and Qinglian began to release the rope on the other side, and then turned the wooden shaft hard.

"Did you listen to what Niang Niang said just now?" Rouge said to Qinglian casually.

Qinglian turned energetically, but she didn't hear clearly, "What?" ”

The wooden bucket full of water was quickly lifted, Rouge reached out to untie the rope buckle, and put on a new empty bucket and threw it down the well, she glanced at Qinglian, "Didn't Niangniang just say 'The well is still filled, Atuo grows quickly, and it is not safe to keep a well in the yard', how can I listen, it seems that I want to take the little prince back to the Chengqian Palace?" ”

Qinglian began to turn the shaft harder again, and said while exerting herself, "Isn't that great, so that the mother and son will be reunited." ”

Rouge raised his eyebrows slightly, "That's over there...... Didn't I give you any news? ”

The movement in Qinglian's hand stopped, "What news?" ”

Rouge frowned, and said angrily, "What kind of stupidity are you pretending to be with me, you have forgotten who showed you the way in the first place!" ”

"Huh?" Qinglian hesitated for a moment, the wooden shaft in her hand let go, and the half-stopped bucket fell back into the water, she quickly stabilized the work in her hand, and looked at Rouge a little inexplicably, "What is Sister Rouge talking about, I, I haven't forgotten." But Bai Siyao never told me anything about the little prince......"

"The last time you sent her out of the palace, she didn't say anything?" Rouge's expression softened a little, and there was still a little unhappiness in his tone, "I see that after you came back, you didn't eat and do things as panicked as before, and you said that it wasn't Bai Si Yao who gave you any news?" Now that Bai Siyao has been sent out of the palace by the emperor, we are the ones who do things together, are you hiding it from me? ”

Qinglian was speechless for a while, and she didn't know how to speak, she looked at the silent and unmanned corridor, thought for a moment, and still said something about the conversation with Bai Ling when she left the palace last time.

She thought about stopping, hiding her own origins, and only mentioning the comfort that Burling had given her. How did Bai Siyao persuade her to continue to be patient, find an opportunity to send Chulan out of the palace in the future, and find another ability to be by her side-

"Wait," Rouge's expression turned from cloudy to clear, and there was a faint light in his eyes, "You say, Bai Ling asked you to wait for an opportunity?" ”

"Yes, I said it was there before the end of the month, see if I can grasp it."

Before the end of the month!

Rouge suddenly felt his heart beat wildly in his chest - this was definitely heavy news.

Seeing that Rouge looked thoughtful there, Qinglian simply reached out and grabbed the well rope and lifted the wooden barrel from the well.

"Sister Rouge, don't blame me like this in the future, you are showing me the way, but you can't just rely on that one thing to keep criticizing me." Qinglian lifted two buckets of water, "This opportunity, anyway, I also told you, we will not owe each other in the future, and we will be at peace with each other." ”

A smile appeared on Rouge's face that made Qinglian feel a little unfamiliar, she nodded and said softly, "Okay...... Thank you, Sister Qinglian, for saying this with me. ”

"No thanks," Qinglian showed a helpless smile, "Let's go back quickly, it's too late for Granny Shu to count people again." ”

……

In the main hall, Bai Ling and the concubine sat at the table together, and the two of them had already said almost everything that should be said.

Zheng Shu stood behind the concubine, her expression was solemn, but also with a little irrepressible joy.

There was a knock on the door outside, Zheng Shu walked out quickly, and when she came back, she had an extra pot of hot tea in her hand.

Qu's expression was a little subtle, she silently looked at the intricate patterns on the tablecloth, with a bit of compassion in her eyes, but she still lowered her eyes and responded, "Okay." ”

On the side, Zheng Shu only felt that a big stone in her heart had fallen to the ground, and she stepped forward to pour tea with a little diligence, "When is it?" ”

"I'm waiting for news, too." Bai Ling said softly, she raised her cup and took a sip of the tea with just the right temperature, "Let's talk about it in three days." ”

Zheng Shu's eyes were keen, "In other words, will Bai Siyao enter the palace again in three days?" ”

Bai Ling shook his head, "Not necessarily, but even if there is news, I won't come to Chengqian Palace again." The matter still has to be left to Granny Shu. ”

"Yes, yes." Zheng Shu nodded repeatedly.

“…… That's right. Qu Shi suddenly seemed to remember something, and said softly, "Bao Yuan is about to leave the palace, let's just do these things, don't let her get involved......

"Huh." Zheng Shu smiled and nodded, "Niangniang is thoughtful. ”

……

After leaving the Chengqian Palace, Bai Ling was led by a strange palace person and walked towards the palace gate.

I can't tell why, Qu's somewhat lonely expression has been echoing in Bai Ling's mind, making her feel as if her heart has been lightly bumped by something.

She had been fighting for so long, resisting for so long, and now she was still plunging headlong into the jungle of the inner palace - she was weaving the cobwebs of hunting with her own hands, waiting for the prey to fall and then start killing.

Bai Ling walked forward silently, and suddenly lowered his head and looked at his clean palm.

The silhouettes of Bai Yi and Bai Shijun suddenly floated in her heart.

She lowered her hand gently.

There is no second way ahead, she can only believe that those who can go forward with everything can go to the end.