"Why?" Concubine Ning asked coldly.

"Because of the illness of the noble concubine, she said that she didn't want to see you at this time, it may not be a lie." Bai Ling said softly.

She raised her eyes to look at Concubine Ning again, and said softly, "There has been a lot of turmoil in the Chengqian Palace these days, and I think Concubine Ning must have been waiting for her in Xianfu Palace." ”

Concubine Ning's eyes moved slightly, and she couldn't help but look at Qu's window, and muttered in a low voice, "...... How can it not be tormented. ”

Bai Ling was speechless, and his gaze at Concubine Ning also carried a little sympathy.

"We're suffering too." Bai Ling said softly, "In the past few days, Granny Shu and Sister Baoyuan have almost never left the bed of the concubine Niangniang, everyone has a hard time, Niangniang, please understand." ”

Concubine Ning stood there silently, her heart still fluctuating because of the dispute just now.

"Who taught you all these things?" Concubine Ning suddenly asked.

"That's what I guessed." Bai Ling bowed, "Maybe I guessed wrong, don't be surprised by Concubine Ning." ”

Concubine Ning snorted again, but with a slight sigh of relief, she looked at Bai Ling, "If I come in the evening, it will still be the same result?" ”

"After all, the concubine is still sick, and she takes an avoidance attitude towards everything in the outside world...... It's also a common thing. Bai Ling said softly, "Even if she still doesn't want to see people then, you'd better not break in." ”

Concubine Ning couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, "She avoids, you just let her?" Don't you know what's going on out there? If this continues—"

"Mother," Bai Ling raised his voice slightly, "there are a lot of people here, you can come back in the evening." ”

These words are both reminders and pleas.

Ning Concubine pondered for a moment, and her eyes flashed countless emotions in an instant, churning worry and resentment, surging between deep helplessness.

She sighed, finally turned around, and said in a deep voice, "Go back to the palace." ”

Walking to the door, she suddenly stopped again, turned around and said, "I will come again in the evening, if I can't see the moon shadow today, this palace will live in Chengqian Palace and not leave!" ”

……

"Actually, even if Concubine Ning lives with us tonight, it's nothing, there is still a bed in the east hall." Bao Yuan pulled Bai Ling, her expression was a little negative, "Even if it's for the good of our mother, Concubine Ning is too bullying today!" ”

Bai Ling didn't answer, just propped his chin and listened to Bao Yuan with a smile.

In the outer room of the main hall of Chengqian Palace, only the two of them sat around the small round table, and the rest were sent out to work.

After a while, Zheng Shu came out of the inner room, and both Bao Yuan and Bai Ling looked at her at the same time and asked softly, "How is it?" ”

"Come in." Zheng Shu said in a very soft voice, and the figure was hidden behind the curtain again.

Most of the windows in the room were closed, with only a small slit open.

Qu was still lying in the shadows under the gauze tent, and the room was gray and cloudy, like two worlds with the spring light outside.

That's what Qu is like for most of his life now.

"Niangniang, really don't want to sleep a little longer?" Bao Yuan walked to the curtain and asked.

"How can I still sleep here?" Qu's voice was a little tired and hoarse.

She had insomnia at night and was sleepy during the day. Last night, I rarely slept for more than an hour in the first half of the night, but I woke up when I was ugly and sat until dawn.

Bao Yuan's distress was written on his face, and he couldn't say anything.

Through the gauze tent, Qu Shi sat up straight, she turned her head to look at Bai Ling's side, and her voice carried a bit of irrefutable affirmation, "Even if Concubine Ning comes back in the evening, I won't see it." ”

"It all depends on what the mother means." Bai Ling looked at the gauze tent and replied calmly, "I won't be a lobbyist for Concubine Ning, don't worry about it." ”

Qu Shi slowly leaned back on the cotton pillow.

"Niangniang......" Zheng Shu said with some hesitation, "You really don't want to hear it, does Concubine Ning want to say something to you?" ”

"It's the cherry blossom viewing party at the end of the month." Qu replied lightly, "I won't go, you don't have to persuade me anymore." ”

There was a sudden silence in the room.

Bai Ling thought for a while, and said with some uncertainty, "How does Niangniang know that Concubine Ning is here for the flower-viewing party at the end of the month?" ”

"I'll tell you." Zheng Shu glanced at the noble concubine on the floor, and said to Bai Ling, "Not long after you left this morning, Gonggong Jia came. ”

"He's here again." Bai Ling blinked, "What are you here for this time?" ”

"One is that this year's flower viewing party will not be held in the palace," Zheng Shu said with a sad face, "It is said that the emperor thinks that the imperial garden is too small, so he temporarily changed his mind and wants to go to see the shore of Anhu Lake for a banquet, and then enjoy the lanterns and the lake, and enjoy the people." ”

See Ann Lake.

Bai Ling frowned slightly. She vaguely remembered that this was a lake in the southwest corner of Pingjing, and although it was a lake, it was the size of four or five Pingjing. There are a number of islands scattered all over the place, one of which seems to be the Immortal Spirit Garden, where Emperor Xi Xuanxiu always resides.

In the past, the most lively time on the shore of Jian'an Lake was in the summer, and the merchants in the city paid for the lantern festival in that area every once in a while, and the cruise ships and lanterns in the lake reflected each other, and the people loved the liveliness of this summer night.

Seeing that Zheng Shu seemed to be speechless, Bai Ling took the initiative to ask, "Is there anything else?" ”

"And then there'...... Father-in-law Jia said that a batch of evening primrose will be opened in about the next two days, just in time for the delivery of the first batch of lanterns in the palace......

Zheng Shu's voice became lower and lower, and her eyes couldn't help but gradually move to the concubine.

“…… So the night after tomorrow, there will be a garden party in the Imperial Garden, and the emperor has approved it, and the invitations to the palace ladies will probably be delivered in the afternoon. ”

"I'm not going." Qu replied in a whimsical manner.

"Niangniang......" Zheng Shu wanted to say something more, but saw Bai Ling shaking his head gently at her.

Despite her worries, Zheng Shu still stopped at the right time.

At this time, the imperial dining room routinely sent the concubine's morning meal, although Qu was tired, but under the service of Bao Yuan and a few maidservants, he still drank a small half bowl of rice porridge, and lay down drowsily.

Bai Ling bowed and left the room, followed by Zheng Shu.

……

"I just don't understand...... Why do you have to go to this cherry blossom viewing party? ”

Bai Ling sat on the sealed dry well of Chengqian Palace, and still couldn't help but ask Zheng Shu in front of him this question, "Granny Shu also thinks that Concubine Ning is here for this matter today?" ”

Zheng Shu nodded with a complicated expression, "It must be yes, although Concubine Ning has a strong temperament, she is like a mirror in her heart about many rules in this palace, and she understands it in her heart!" ”

Bai Ling thought for a moment, "...... Or is it related to the mother's reputation outside? ”

Zheng Shu did not answer immediately.

These things, they don't tell Qu Shi on weekdays, but the wind and rain of the previous dynasty will eventually blow into this Chengqian Palace.

It's just a flower viewing party in the plain palace, but the concubine's reputation in the hearts of all the people, how can she just let it go to others?

If she keeps hiding in this deep palace, those foul-smelling infamy and non-existent fabrications will only become more and more unscrupulous, and when it spreads from the government and the opposition to the people, how will the monstrous public opinion be manipulated...... No one dared to think about it.

"At this juncture...... Zheng Shu sighed and said in a low voice, "Fighting for fame is fighting for life." ”