"Really?" Rouge also looked a little surprised, "Where did you know about the herb?" ”

"I used to hear the storytellers in the teahouse tell the story of the Seven Heroes of Linxia fighting against the gold thieves," Bai Ling rubbed his nose and said with a sigh, "I heard that Zhuozhou is thousands of miles away from here, but since the war, many people have moved their families south, and Rouge's family also came to Pingjing because of this?" ”

"It's not." Rouge smiled lightly, "The slave's family is still in Linxia, because my father is a post in Linxia County, and the slave and maid entered the palace seven years ago when the girls were drafted in various state capitals." ”

"Is Ling Zun still working as a translator?"

"Yes." Rouge looked into Bai Ling's eyes, and there was no evasion or hesitation in his gaze, "Every few months, the slaves and maids will write to the trustee to bring them back, and they will also reply to me to tell me something about the family. When the slave and maid were homesick, they relied on these family letters to support them. ”

"It's so good," Chu Lan couldn't help but sigh on the side, and looked at Rouge enviously, "I can report safety with my family......

"If you want to write a letter, you can write it." Bai Ling looked at Chu Lan, "This should be under the control of the father-in-law of the Jingshi Room?" ”

Chu Lan opened her mouth, biting her lip with some words, and finally just shook her head with a smile, "Anyway...... It's going to be a bit harder. ”

A few people laughed and walked back.

Along the way, Bai Ling's afterglow kept an eye on Rouge's side.

The family is in Linxia, and his father is the post man of the post house, and he has been in correspondence with his family.

Although Zhuozhou is far away, if someone wants to check, with such detailed information, it will definitely be able to quickly confirm whether she is telling the truth.

Although Yi Cheng is just a small official, there are documents to check, who is the surname, and what is the population of the family...... None of them can be faked.

If Rouge wants to forge his identity, why bother to make a fake shell with a handle.

But if this identity is true, then Rouge can also leave the palace at the age of twenty-five, just like Bao Yuan.

She used to work in the Jiazi library like Qinglian, where would there be any intersection between her and Lin Jieyu......?

Thinking of this, Bai Ling felt a little puzzled for a while, but no matter what, she had to check the identities of her and the other two first, and then see the situation.

……

Night was falling.

The lights in Chuxiu Palace gradually turned on, and someone had already reported that Lin Jieyu had returned to the palace, and it was estimated that Zhu Yuan had passed the Chunhua Gate at this time. The palace maids stood in the courtyard with their heads down, waiting for Jieyu's return.

There was a steady sound of broken steps outside, and then the sound of a bamboo chariot falling gently, and everyone held their breath and looked at the palace gate.

Jin Zhi helped Lin Jieyu come in from outside.

Lin Jieyu's neck was stuck with a few strands of sweat, her pink lips were slightly skinned, and her eyes were not as soft and sharp as usual, she actually looked a rare haggard.

As soon as she entered the room, she sat down, and Jin Zhi had already prepared herbal tea for her, and several people were gently shaking their fans.

After drinking tea, Lin Jieyu breathed a sigh of relief, and then she eased up.

Jin Zhi took the Luo fan in the hand of the maidservant on the side, "It's really hard for Niangniang to enter the incense today." ”

"It's not for the emperor." Lin Jieyu showed her usual indifferent smile on her face again.

If you really think about it, her physical strength is not bad, after all, she has the foundation of singing and dancing, and in terms of endurance, I am afraid that even a man may not be able to compare with her.

However, in the past few days, Donglin Temple has been renovated, and the original road up the mountain has been blocked, leaving only four mountain roads that can be hiked by pilgrims alone.

Lin Jieyu has been up and down Donglin Temple many times in the past few years, and every time she goes, she walks on the road on her shoulder, and she doesn't feel how far she goes, so she doesn't take this matter to heart.

"The slave maid boiled some hot water, do you want the mother..."

Lin Jieyu didn't bother to speak, frowned and waved her hand, Jin Zhi immediately stopped, and then motioned to the palace people behind to hurry up and bring the appetizers.

"Take it all, don't eat it." Lin Jieyu said without looking back.

Jin Zhi's eyes glared, and a few palace people who came over with plates hurriedly retreated.

After sitting for a long time, Lin Jieyu stood up and walked to the bed, she casually took off her outer robe and threw it on the ground, while the palace people behind her silently stepped forward to pick up and put away the clothes.

Suddenly, Lin Jieyu frowned slightly, as if she sensed that something was not quite right, and retreated back to the hall the same way.

"What's in this red silk box?" Lin Jieyu asked, pointing to something on the low table.

Jin Zhi immediately frowned, and scolded in a low voice, "Why is this thing still here?" Didn't you say throw it out? ”

Lin Jieyu raised her eyebrows and looked at the golden branch.

“…… This is a return gift from the priest of Chengqian Palace. Jin Zhi hurriedly replied.

"A return gift?" Lin Jieyu narrowed her eyes slightly, and a meaningful laugh came out of her throat, "It's not that this Bai Si Yao's family is very poor, and he can return the gift now." ”

Jin Zhi's throat moved, her face was slightly embarrassed, she lowered her head and said, "There is something I haven't told Niangniang yet, don't be angry when Niangniang hears it......

"Huh?" Lin Jieyu turned her head with interest.

"Bai Ling's girl, she actually took the golden cage sent by her mother to the Guangchu Division to remelt it...... All were replaced with gold and silver ingots. ”

Jin Zhi's words were a little difficult, and she almost said while looking at Lin Jieyu's face.

Sure enough, Lin Jieyu's expression condensed slightly, but she immediately laughed again, as if she had heard some very interesting palace secrets.

"No wonder, that's why she has the money to buy a return gift for this palace." Lin Jieyu looked at the wooden box and asked, "Then what's in here?" ”

"The slave and maid don't know...... Niangniang was outside all day today, and the slave didn't dare to take it apart and see. Jin Zhi looked at Lin Jieyu beside her, "If the mother doesn't like it, the slave will take this thing out and throw it away now, so as not to stain the mother's eyes." ”

"Don't." Lin Jieyu stepped forward and gently stroked the silk flowers tied up in the red silk, "Open it now, this palace wants to know what she sent over." ”

Under Lin Jieyu's instructions, several palace people stepped forward to pick up the wooden box and put it on the table, then untied the red silk tied to the wooden box, and opened the copper buckles on the four sides of the wooden box.

Jin Zhi carefully held the edge of the wooden box and slowly pulled its lid up.

Under the candlelight, four gold bracelets and two gold chains were placed on the base filled with brocade and cotton in the center of the box.

The gold ornaments are polished to an extremely smooth finish, shining in the light of the lights.

Lin Jieyu frowned slightly, reached out and picked up the gold chain, and gently rubbed it in her hand.

"That's all?" She asked softly.

"Yes." Jin Zhi nodded.

Looking at the gift box, Lin Jieyu fell into contemplation with a somewhat confused smile, and after a while, her eyebrows moved suddenly, and she casually threw the chain in her hand back into the box, and laughed in a low voice.

- Well, I sent a golden wire cage, and Bai Ling sent back a pair of gold shackles.

This girl didn't eat hard and soft, and she hit so bluntly that she didn't give any affection.

There was a chill in her eyes, but a sweeter smile on her face.

Jin Zhi couldn't help but shudder. She originally only thought that it was a provocation for Bai Ling to return the gift with gold and silver exchanged for a gold wire cage, but now looking at Lin Jieyu's expression, these things themselves seem to have a doorway.

"What a Bai Ling, Bai Si Yao." Lin Jieyu said slowly.

"If the mother doesn't like it, the slave will throw this jewelry at the gate of the Chengqian Palace now." Jin Zhi whispered to the side.

Lin Jieyu glanced at Jin Zhi lightly, and the corners of her mouth raised with a somewhat sarcastic smile, "How can this palace not like it?" Put it away first, and then it will be useful. ”

Jin Zhi was stunned for a while, and only after a long time did he answer "yes", lowered his head and stepped forward to clean up.

……

"Ahh Bai Ling, who was standing in the courtyard to cool off, suddenly sneezed.

"It's windy at night, be careful of catching a cold!"

Bai Ling turned her head and saw that Bao Yuan came out of the main hall at some point, and was talking to herself, she smiled, "It's okay, I'm fine, maybe my father misses me." ”

"Don't be poor there, come here, let me call you into the house." Bao Yuanyuan pretended to be slightly angry, but she couldn't help but smile in her eyes, she waved her hand at Bai Ling, "In the afternoon, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent a picture of the flowers on the shore of Jian'an Lake this time, and Niangniang is waiting for you to come and see it." ”