As the day grew brighter, the sound of uniform footsteps could be heard faintly in the silent palace walls, and the leaders gestured to each other, turned over their horses, and threw their whips at the mule carts on either side as they galloped. Wei Wan'er fell asleep crooked on the car window, and suddenly heard two loud "pops", as if a firecracker exploded in her ears, she trembled with fright, and almost fell off the board.

She lifted the curtain and looked out, only to see hundreds of mule carts as far as the eye could see, goshawks soaring like sharp swords on the top of the imperial city, the breeze blowing, blowing green branches swaying. A little girl in a blue shirt next to her sighed and said, "It's all a draft, they can be concubines, but we Han people can only be female officials." ”

Wan'er smiled and said, "Female officials also have the benefits of female officials, and they will be released from the palace when they are twenty-five years old." ”

She looked at it from afar, the magnificent temple was close in front of her, and the morning sun poured on the glazed tiles, splashing down like gold, shining brightly. He added: "Such a big cage, if it is closed for a lifetime, I can't stand it." ”

The palace gate slowly opened, the blue background gilt bronze characters full of Chinese "Shenwu Gate" plaque hung high, the golden lotus water grass ceiling between the corridors and bucket arches diffused and scattered. Wan'er paused, and looked back at Jingshan behind her, the dark green mountains were towering and lush, but they were far away and out of reach. She said to the little girl in the ethereal blue clothes: "When we leave the palace, let's go climb Jingshan together." ”

The little girl didn't think about it, and Gu Pan Shenghui said, "Okay." ”

Because it was the day of the draft, the morning and dusk of each palace were exempted. Green oranges are rare to snooze, and the solstice is three poles away. Hai An led the palace people into the house to wash and dress, and asked, "Which clothes does the master want to wear today?" ”

Qingcheng frowned, sat lazily in front of the pear blossom wood dresser, and said: "Wearing a casual dress is enough, the emperor is going to Yanhui Pavilion to see the new show girl, and he doesn't have time to come." ”

Hai'an picked out a moon white pear flower dark pattern satin palace skirt, held it in his arm, and said with a smile: "The emperor is not busy for a day, and he doesn't come to see the master every day." He added: "Just now, Master Lu called someone to spread the word, and I want to take my master to visit the Imperial Garden." ”

Qingcheng had a faint smile on his face, and his fingers flicked the Zhu Hai in the brocade box, and said, "I'm too lazy to leave." ”

Hai An said: "Master Lu is a concubine after all, and it is not easy to refuse. If you don't go, with the mouth of the landing master, I'm afraid that you will go around saying that you are arrogant. After a pause, he added, "You have nothing to do, it's good to go out for a walk." ”

Qingcheng snorted, looked at the white clouds on the blue sky outside the window, and said, "Let's go pick some tender lotus leaves and come back to make tea." ”

The sun was shining, the green leaves in the imperial pond were clustered, Lu Concubine stood under the shade of a hundred-year-old tree, and a soft silk mat was laid on the fake stone, but she didn't sit down, and smiled at Qingcheng: "I thought you wouldn't come." ”

The Jin nobleman next to him also smiled: "Let's get a table." "Chen Guiren and Hai Chang are echoing one after another.

Qingcheng said: "I don't know how to draw cards. ”

Hai Changzai said: "It's very studious, I'll teach you another day." After a pause, he said: "I heard that the queen mother often accompanies the queen mother to play cards, and I also want to come forward to serve, but I don't have the opportunity." Su Guiren is now the most favored, learn a lesson, in case of emergency. ”

Seeing that Hai Chang was directly offering courtesy, Concubine Lu was not happy, so she talked about the side and said: "There are many newcomers in the palace of Ming'er, I heard that all of them are women from the Eight Banners clan, and the grade of those who want to come to seal is also high. ”

Jin Guiren smiled faintly, blew off the dead leaves on his shoulders, and said: "Not necessarily, the emperor is a person of great affection, and the old people in the Qiandi are never treated badly." ”

When the emperor was still Beizi, Concubine Lu was sealed, and among several people, she served the longest time, and she was a little proud in her heart, so she pursed her lips and smiled: "That's right." ”

It was during the conversation that a few eunuchs suddenly came to high-five, and in less than a moment, they saw the emperor's shoulders coming. Everyone was busy asking for peace, and the emperor asked someone to stop the sedan chair and said gently: "Seeing that you are all here, I came here to take a look, what did you say?" ”

Concubine Lu hadn't seen the emperor for a few days, and when she suddenly bumped into her, she was overjoyed, and stepped forward and replied: "Seeing that the sky is good, let's go out for a walk together, nothing important, just gossip." ”

The Emperor nodded and said, "Very good." He looked at Qingcheng again and said: "I am shouting that my back hurts, although the sun is warm, don't stand in the wind for a long time." ”

Qingcheng can see the emperor every day, and his words are a little more familiar and affectionate, and he says, "I know." ”

The emperor was about to go to Yanhui Pavilion to pick out the draft girl, but the hour was so tight that he didn't even get off the sedan chair, so he got off and left.

Hai Chang said enviously: "The emperor treats Su Guiren differently. ”

Concubine Lu originally listened to the persuasion of Jin Guiren and wanted to have a good relationship with Qingcheng, but when she saw this, she was depressed in her heart, and said coldly: "Who hasn't been favored by the people who followed the palace into the palace?" What's the difference. ”

Jin Guiren hurriedly changed his conversation and said, "Master Lu, are you wearing a Dongzhu chain on your hand?" ”

Concubine Lu couldn't help but smile and said, "No, the emperor rewarded me on my birthday last year, and I have never been willing to wear it." As he spoke, he raised his wrist to show the golden nobleman.

Jin Guiren is very good at talking, and flattered: "Such a big Dongzhu, if it is two or three, it is just a matter of two or three, it is rare to make a chain, not to mention a dozen." When they talked about jewelry, Qingcheng couldn't interject at all, and it was not good to go first, so they had to stand quietly and listen to people's words.

Inevitably let Hai Chang sigh: "You haven't changed at all, and you're still very bland." ”

The next day, the emperor sent a message to the six palaces, and a total of five nobles were conferred, two of whom were always there.

Qingcheng was standing in front of the window painting, listening to Erqi come in to pray, the corners of his mouth moved, and finally he didn't say anything, still as usual. After eating, I got up during the lunch break, and suddenly the sky was overcast, and in less than a moment, it crackled and rained heavily.

Hai'an put away the tips of the lotus leaves in front of the corridor, put them in the porcelain jar, held them into the house for the green orange to smell, and said with a smile: "Long live Ming'er, and then take out the plum blossom snow water harvested last year to make tea, it is better..." ”

Qingcheng hurriedly greeted him, and before he could say goodbye, he saw that the emperor was wearing indigo civilian clothes, half wet, and he came in the rain, so he couldn't help complaining: "Why don't you ask someone to hold an umbrella?" ”

The emperor took off his hat, handed it to Wu Shulai, and said, "I want to go to Xianfu Palace to see Shu Guiren, and I also want to go to Hongde Hall to give a lecture, waiting for them to get an umbrella, and I don't know how much effort will be delayed." ”

Shu Guiren is a newly crowned show girl yesterday, and she can let the emperor visit in person, and her family background is prominent.

Qingcheng said: "Since I don't have time, I won't come to me." She turned around and took her clothes from the cabinet, because the emperor often came, and the Internal Affairs Office prepared the royal items in Qingyunzhai. One by one, she twisted the dragon pattern brocade buttons, she lowered her little face, her face was gloomy, and she murmured: "Seven or eight came at once, when will it be the head." ”

The emperor said happily: "What? Aren't you happy to see me? He pinched her cheek again, and said, "The little girl is jealous..."In the past, he was most disgusted when he saw the concubines fighting between the concubines, but now he saw Qingcheng half-pouting, and his willow eyebrows frowned slightly, but he only felt happy, and couldn't help explaining, "Shu Guiren is the great-granddaughter of Nalan Mingzhu, and she is from the Yehenara clan, I can't treat her badly." You are a reasonable person, but you must not be careful. ”

Qingcheng squatted down, smoothed the creases on the corners of his robe, and said in a low voice: "But I'm just uncomfortable." ”

The emperor stretched out his hand to help her up, and said softly: "I treat you as before, no matter how many concubines there are in the harem, it has nothing to do with you." Seeing that she was only wearing a half-worn regular dress skirt, she said, "Didn't the Internal Affairs Office give new materials?" I always see you wearing these clothes. ”

Qingcheng said: "The old one is comfortable to wear. For a while, Wu Shulai urged outside, and said: "Long live Lord, the hour is not early, it's time to drive." Qingcheng instructed the people below to take the umbrella, and said: "Don't delay the emperor's business." ”

The emperor sat peacefully on the kang and said with a smile: "Since you are here, you will drink tea before leaving, and tell them to wait for a while." Seeing the emperor say this, Qingcheng had to sit down. After a while, Hai'an boiled tea with plum blossom snow water, and the emperor took half a sip, tasted it carefully, and said: "The entrance is fragrant, and you have such leisure and leisure." ”

Qingcheng saw that the emperor liked it, and he was happy, and said with a smile: "I received two large jars, and I will ask someone to send half of the jar to the imperial tea room later, and when the emperor wants to drink it, let Jing Tao cook it for you." ”

The emperor waved his hand and said, "No need. Then he put his face in front of her, and said with a smile: "Wouldn't it be better for me to come to you when I want to drink?" The two were so close that they could almost smell each other's breathing, and because Hai An was still waiting in the house, Qingcheng blushed, glanced at the emperor, and did not speak.

Hearing her breathing slightly, the emperor smiled loudly and said in a low voice: "Prepare well, and I will lift your sign today." He looked at her meaningfully, and her face grew hotter and hotter, and her cheeks burned crimson.

The summer rain came and went quickly, and after only half a pillar of incense, the clouds dissipated and the golden light filled the sky. Qingcheng looked at the holy car and disappeared into the palace street, Fang returned to the house, finished the rest of the tea, and then asked Hai'an to take the pen and ink, and still stood under the window to practice painting.

Concubine Shun was so busy that she couldn't open her hands and feet, and counted the same record list of the same reward objects used in the palace where the newlyweds lived, and counted them for a long time.

The queen was suffering from a head disease, crooked on the kang and pretending to sleep, Shanrou brought refreshments into the house, and said softly: "Master, Concubine Shun is here." ”

The queen was sour, and she was silent for a moment before she forced herself to get up and said, "Let her in." Looking at the rose cheese on the kang table, he felt that his mouth was bitter and he had no appetite at all, so he said: "Withdraw it, I feel sick to my stomach when I look at it." ”

Shanrou was stunned and hesitated: "Master... Do you want to ask the imperial doctor to take a look, the slave and maid estimate it, maybe there is. ”

The queen never thought about it, and she was also stunned, and after thinking about the day, her face was a little happy, and she said, "You go to the imperial hospital in person, and you must invite Lord Wang to come." ”