The autumn sun is shining, and a circle of streamers pours from the top of the golden imperial city, looking at it from afar, the pavilions and pavilions rise and fall one after another under the canopy, as if there is no end, boundless. Hai'an stared at the palace people to move the cotton jackets, mink skins, satin ayara and the like that they wore last year to the yard to dry, and the house was stirred up, and there was a musty smell, and the green orange smelled uncomfortable, so he hugged Jiao'er and went to the imperial garden for a walk. Yun Huang led the guard of honor to follow him ten steps away, and only Erqi served beside Qingcheng.

Jiao'er waved her little hands, walked two steps at a time, and squatted down to play with pebbles. Qingcheng's eyes did not leave Jiao'er for a moment, and said to Er Qi: "How many days are there until you leave the palace?" Er Qi said respectfully: "Back to the master, there is still a little half moon." ”

Qingcheng said: "I still remember the first day when you kowtowed to the east courtyard of Zhongcui Palace, and more than ten years have passed in a blink of an eye. sighed, and said: "I thought that I would ask the emperor to show you a marriage, but you yourself are not happy, and I will not force you." Erqi was grateful for the kindness of Qingcheng, his eyes were warm, and he smiled with tears: "The master treats the slave and the maid well, and the slave and the maid chant the Buddha for the master all their lives." ”

The warm breeze is blowing, and the end of the palace street is also the palace street, and Er Qi is determined to watch the green orange's every move, infinitely emotional. Suddenly hearing a pop, Qingcheng took two steps forward in a panic and picked up Jiao'er. Er Qi was also so frightened that her eyes were about to jump out of her throat, only to see Jiao'er open her mouth wide, tears flowing, so painful that she couldn't make a sound, and only after a while did she cry.

Qingcheng tightly covered Jiao'er's forehead with a handkerchief, but the blood still flowed all over her face in an instant. The guard of honor behind them were all panicked, but Erqi calmed down, turned around and ran, and said, "Master, the slave and maid are going to invite Master Jane..."

By the time Yun Huang reacted, Er Qi had already turned the corner door and disappeared.

The second princess was injured in a wrestling, and in a moment, the kung fu spread to the Heart Cultivation Palace. The emperor was discussing with Zhang Tingyu, Fu Heng and others about the micro-service patrol, and after listening to Wu Shulai's announcement, he didn't have time to speak, so he flicked his sleeves and went straight to Yikun Palace. Fortunately, there is an experienced old woman in Jiao'er's teaching and mama, and she is very measured in serving the children, so that the palace people who are waiting for the tea pour warm water, and immediately clean up the wounds of Jiao'er, and then cover the bleeding with Supa, and carry the two masters back to the palace with Xuan.

The imperial hospital was not close to the harem, and Erqi ran all the way to the door, already sweating profusely and panting. Jian Yuheng was sorting out the medicinal materials in the back room, and suddenly saw Er Qi like this, so he couldn't help but take out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, and said, "If you have something to say, speak slowly." Er Qi grabbed his sleeve and ran out, saying, "Hurry up, the second princess has fallen, and there is a lot of blood on her head..."

By the time the emperor entered the Yikun Palace, Jiao'er's wounds had been treated. After all, Jiao'er is a little child, and she was crying to death just now, but after a while, she can pinch the red date cake and eat it with relish. The emperor hugged her, kissed her little face, and asked her to call "Huang Ama" several times before she fell in love and asked Jian Yuheng to reply.

Jian Yuheng said: "Your Majesty, the second princess is fine, she has already applied ointment, and she will be fine in a few days." He also told Qingcheng: "Within three days, try to let the princess rest as much as possible, and if she eats well and sleeps well, she can be completely relieved." Qingcheng nodded, watching Jiao'er sitting on the kang wrapped in white gauze and eating pastries, feeling that her heart was about to break.

The emperor still had to take care of the government, comforted Qingcheng a few words, and then drove back to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Er Qi sent Jian Yuheng to the courtyard for Qingcheng, and in front of the public, the two of them have always avoided it. When he reached the corner of the palace corridor, Jian Yuheng took out a medicine bag from the medicine box and said, "Soak your feet in hot water at night, you are sweaty today, and the wind is blowing, so you catch a cold carefully." Er Qi took it in his hand, his heart was warm, and he said, "When did you have the time to prepare this?" Jian Yuheng calmly handled himself, without a trace of embarrassment, as if this was reasonable, and said in a deep voice: "When I came out of the imperial hospital, I saw that you were sweating profusely, and I thought that I could use it, so I grabbed two handfuls of medicine. ”

Although the second princess is important, he always remembers the woman in front of him.

His thoughtfulness made Erqi feel very sweet. She lowered her head and was a little embarrassed, looked at his toes, and said coquettishly: "I will be out of the palace in half a month..." In the past two years, Er Qi has been nervous, afraid that he will not be able to leave the palace for a while, and he is afraid that he will not get a good result with him after leaving the palace. Today, he said lightly "rest assured", but it was like a curse Buddha's voice, which completely eliminated her impetuousness.

Kyau'er was injured in a wrestling, and the emperor was worried that Qingcheng would blame himself for not sleeping well, so he specially dispersed the court early. Qingcheng coaxed Jiao'er to sleep, silently stared at the little face, and sat on the edge of the couch reluctant to leave. The emperor lightly lifted the curtain and entered the house, and the four grandmothers in charge hurriedly asked Andao: "I've seen the Lord Long Live." The emperor didn't look at them, walked to Qingcheng, put his hands on her shoulders, leaned over her ear, and said in a low voice: "Look at Jiao'er sleeping soundly, she should be fine, don't worry." ”

Qingcheng came back to his senses, took his hand, got up and walked outside, and said softly: "Don't quarrel with her." ”

When the two arrived at the east room, a person from the palace brought a warm towel and waited for them to come in, and Qingcheng waited for the emperor to wash and change his clothes, and said: "I want to build two swings in the courtyard, and then make some wooden horses, seesaws, etc., for Jiao'er to play." The emperor lay on the engraved rosewood rattan chair, picked up the book in his hand and flipped through it, and said, "Whatever you want." Seeing Qingcheng sitting on the kang and talking to himself, he always felt that he was too far away, so he beckoned and said, "Come here." Qingcheng knew what he meant, and squirmed: "The chair is too small, don't squeeze you uncomfortable." The emperor rested the book on his lap, moved it to the side, patted the empty space and said, "It's spacious, come." ”

Qingcheng sat beside him, half of his body pressed on him, turned sideways again, found a comfortable position, nestled in his arms, hugged his waist and said: "Jiao'er fell, my whole brain was confused, I didn't know to go to the imperial doctor, fortunately, Er Qi was alert, and without waiting for my orders, he went to the imperial hospital to call someone." The emperor held the green orange in one hand and the book in the other, and replied to her words casually, saying, "If you are reluctant, you will stay for a few more years." ”

As he was talking, the thick curtain sounded, and the emperor raised his eyes to see the palace maid in a forging green robe standing by the door. He said coldly, "Who called you in?" Yun Huang's fingertips trembled, and he almost dropped the tea tray. She trembled and knelt down, and said, "The slave and maid disturbed the holy car, and the slave and maid should die." Qingcheng couldn't deny it, and said with a smile: "It's okay, you go down." After Yun Huang retreated, Qing Cheng pinched the emperor's nose and joked: "What are you angry about, Yun Huang Zheng'er Bajing has been waiting in front of us for a few days, and he is diligent in serving tea." ”

The emperor sharpened his voice and said: "It has nothing to do with being diligent or not, I don't know how to look at my face." After a pause, he threw the book on the desk again, tore off Qingcheng's hand and rubbed it in his palm, returned to his normal pure voice, and said with a smile: "You are really not worried at all?" Qingcheng didn't know what to say, and said, "What are you worried about?" The emperor made a stern face and said with a gloomy face: "Do you really not remember or do you not remember, when Yunhuang was on an errand in the house for the first time, he could show his face in front of me with all his might..."

If you want to say that Yunhuang's careful thinking of flying on the branches and becoming a phoenix is long gone, the emperor still remembers.

Qingcheng glared at her and said, "What, are you still reading it?" The Emperor turned sideways....... Said: "Can I not remember what happened to you?" I don't help you remember, one day you were sold for nothing, and you are still helping to count the money! ”

The autumn night was cold, and the green orange was wrapped in three layers of clothes. She is wearing a short coat instead of a robe today, and the emperor is impatient with the buttons, so he will ........ Pressed her sideways against her chest against her chest.

Qingcheng hunched over with his back to the emperor, his fingers cold, causing her to shiver.

The emperor bit on her earlobe, and his breath could be heard: "Do you say you are stupid?" The stool was too narrow, and Qingcheng didn't dare to move, so he did nonsense, and said, "Where am I stupid, nonsense!" Then he said shyly, "Take me to the couch..."

Emperor...... "Don't," he said ambiguously, "Don't—" he was behind her.................

Although the stool is small, it is interesting and tasteful.

The autumn wind was howling, the sky was very late, and when Wu Shu came to call, there was no light outside. The emperor himself took his robe and boots and put them on in the outer hall, tiptoeing for fear of making a noise and sleeping with Qingcheng. The kitchen prepared breakfast, including porridge, egg custard, longan steamed buns, jade steamed buns and several plates of pickles. The emperor didn't eat much for breakfast, and only used two steamed buns. He called Hai'an to serve and instructed: "The princess is injured, your master is in a bad mood, so I can coax her, don't let her call for withdrawal, you will really withdraw the meal." He also said: "Go to the Internal Affairs Office to get some bird's nest ginseng and boil soup for your master." ”

Hai'an said respectfully: "The slave obeys the order." ”

As usual, it is three poles in the sun, and the green orange is rising. The autumn day is bright and the sky is clear. Qingcheng watched Jian Yuheng change the ointment for Jiao'er before announcing breakfast. Hai'an put the rock sugar pigeon bird's nest soup in front of Qingcheng, and said with a smile: "Master, this is a special reward from the emperor this morning, so that the kitchen boiled for half an hour, and it was stewed rotten, and it smelled fragrant." ”

Qingcheng knew that the emperor remembered himself, so he carefully drank a big bowl of soup, and said, "You go back to Wu Shu to talk and say that I have finished eating the bird's nest soup." Hai'an saw that Qingcheng had a good appetite, dropped the stone in his heart, and promised to go out to spread the word. After finishing the meal, Qingcheng was about to announce that Wang Jinbao of the Internal Affairs Office would come to repair the swing and make the Wooden Horse, but there was a commotion outside, and someone in charge of the palace hurriedly entered the house and said: "Master, it's not good, the people from the Internal Affairs Office said that Er Qi had committed a crime, and they wanted to arrest her and go to the Shen Criminal Division!" ”

It was like a bolt from the blue, Qingcheng seemed to be in a dream, and it was hard to believe that someone dared to run to Yikun Palace to spread wild. She got up and walked to the courtyard, where there were really seven or eight eunuchs from the Internal Affairs Office standing in the courtyard waiting to arrest them.

Qingcheng scolded: "Wang Jinbao, you are so bold! ”

Wang Jinbao drooped his face bitterly, knelt forward and said, "The pure master is angry, and the slave is also a last resort." After a pause, he said with a handful of snot and tears: "Early in the morning, the Queen Mother announced that the slave went to Shoukang Palace for questioning, saying that it was a pure master... Master, the palace maid under you, Erqi, behaved misbehaps, and let the slave arrest someone to torture the Prudential Criminal Division... The queen mother's words, the slave did not dare to disobey, and asked the pure master to make it convenient. Then he broke into the house and searched for people.

Qingcheng fixed his expression, and said in a normal tone: "Look at which of you dares to enter the house, if you scare the second princess, can you afford Wang Jinbao?" Wang Jinbao was in a dilemma, and said: "Pure master, the slave is to obey orders, and you can't disobey the queen mother's will for a slave!" ”

Erqi cleaned up the tea set and porcelain cups in the tea room, arranged a set of teacups, dishes and bowls neatly, and then included them in the book, if the next successor could not find which kind of cups, he could know which cabinet and which row of cups and bowls were placed in the record according to the records. This method, after the green orange is favored, there are too many rewards for gold cups, silver plates and jade bowls, and Er Qi created it himself in order to facilitate it. First, to prevent the loss of objects, and secondly, to eat what tea with what cup to be interesting, you can't wait for the master to eat tea and have to find the cup temporarily.

Under the porch, there was a sweeping maid watering the potted flowers, and after listening to Wang Jinbao's words, she threw away the sprinkler funnel and ran to the tea room. Chao Erqi said: "Aunt Erqi, it's not good, Wang Chenda of the Internal Affairs Office has brought someone to arrest you, hurry up and hide." ”

Erqi has a powerful mouth, but he is never pampered and harsh, and his popularity is excellent. Er Qi neatly placed three pairs of colorful small kiln clocks into a small wooden box filled with gold in the lotus style, closed them in the cabinet and put them away, and let Yunhuang enter them into the book, before turning around and asking: "What mistake did I make?" He's going to catch me? The palace maid was so anxious that she stomped her feet and said, "It is said that it is the queen mother's decree... I don't know. ”

Yun Huang was a little stunned and said, "Queen Mother? How can it be the Queen Mother? ”

Er Qi turned out of the tea room, walked a few steps to the platform of the main hall, and saw that Qingcheng was deadlocked with people, so he blessed himself and said: "Master, don't worry, what am I afraid of?" Since it was the Empress Dowager's decree, the slave maid went to the Shen Penal Division. Wang Chenda is right, you don't have to disobey the will of the Queen Mother for the sake of your slaves. "What is the place of the Prudent Criminal Division, Qingcheng understands very well, the palace people who went in were lucky to break their muscles and bones, and most of them were dragged to the mass grave and thrown indiscriminately, not even the shroud.

But things came in a hurry, Qingcheng didn't have any precautions, and he couldn't even find out what was going on, pondered for a moment, and remembered that the emperor once told her, "You can listen to what the Queen Mother says, and let you do whatever you want, whether you like it or not, you must agree first, and you must not quarrel in person." "Although it is not face-to-face at the moment, Wang Jinbao's posture is Yizhi, which is no different from face-to-face.

Qingcheng is no longer the weak Xiao Chang Zai of the past, and he can't even save his palace people from being beaten and punished. She glanced at Er Qi deeply, and said to Wang Jinbao: "Er Qi can go with you, but before the matter is clear, don't hurt her a hair, I will go to Shoukang Palace to ask the Queen Mother for peace." Wang Jinbao saw that Qingcheng agreed, and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Erqi was a slave, and it was none of his business to send her to the Shen Criminal Division, regardless of whether she was dead or alive, Zuo was just the Empress Dowager's decree, and he smiled and said: "Pure master, rest assured." ”

Er Qi is ambitious, she doesn't like to twist and pinch, she followed Wang Jinbao generously, without any sucks. It made Qingcheng nervous, slightly tied his hair in a bun, pursed his lips, and couldn't even change his clothes, while letting the palace people go to the Yangxin Palace to invite the emperor, and on the other hand, he announced the sedan chair and rushed to Shoukang Palace.

Shoukang Palace is planted with tall pine trees, evergreen in all seasons, and the leaves do not fall in autumn. Laughter can be heard across the courtyard, and several palace people stand under the corridor, and they are all stunned when they see the green orange. Qingcheng looked at their faces, thinking that they were not the servants in the queen mother's palace, and walked straight to the main hall without paying attention. When they arrived at the porch, Mama Fang greeted her and said politely: "Pure master, please stay, and the slave and maid will pass it on." Qingcheng nodded and watched Mama enter the warm pavilion to say goodbye. There was a sudden silence inside, and there was a lazy voice: "Come in." ”

Mama raised the curtain in the room and said, "Pure master, please come in." ”

Qingcheng leaned in, but saw that the room was full of concubines, all of whom had smiles on their faces, and got up to give Qingcheng a blessing. The Queen Mother sat on the kang pillow, with a kind face and sharp eyes. Without waiting for Qingcheng to bend her knees, she said: "It's not the fifteenth day of the first month, it's not easy to let the pure imperial concubine come to Shoukang Palace, you can be regarded as having a face." ”

Concubine Xian said gently on the side: "Concubine Chun has to take care of the prince and princess, so she is naturally busy." ”

The Queen Mother straightened up and said with a smile: "Xian girl, you don't have to speak for the pure concubine, if she is really busy, how can she come to make trouble for a slave?" He glanced at Qingcheng again and said, "Concubine Chun, isn't it?" ”

It's hard to see such sarcasm.

Qingcheng couldn't refute it, so he forced him to ask for peace, and said: "Although Er Qi is just a slave, she has served me for more than ten years, what kind of character and temperament, the concubine knows best." After a pause, he said: "I don't know what mistake she made, which made the queen mother angry, and the concubine will make amends for her first." The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and said: "The slave and maid make a mistake and the master is not strict in discipline, and when it is clear, the mourning family will naturally ask you for questioning." Then he said to Concubine Xian: "You tell her." ”

The queen mother didn't ask Qingcheng to get up, Qingcheng had to kneel, the gold bricks on the ground were hard and cold, and the concubines sitting around on both sides quietly watched the excitement, you look at me, I look at you, only make eye contact. Concubine Xian wiped an imperceptible smile on the corner of her lips, and said: "Last night, someone from the palace suddenly reported to me, saying that Aunt Er Qi, the head of Yikun Palace, and Master Jian of the Imperial Hospital behaved ambiguously, and seemed to have a private relationship. I didn't believe it at first, but the people in the palace swore that the rumors would hurt people, so I asked the doctor from the imperial hospital to interrogate, but the doctor girl also said that Master Jian and Er Qi were ambiguous, so I wanted to check it. ”

Speaking of Er Qi and Jian Yuheng, Qingcheng was surprised, and suddenly remembered what the two had said to him, one did not want the emperor to refer to Fujin, and the other pushed the emperor to point to marriage, and then thought about it along the clues, and suddenly realized.

Concubine Xian looked at Qingcheng's expression and said with a light smile: "Concubine Chun is afraid that she hasn't thought about it there..."

Before the words fell, there were a lot of footsteps outside the house, and some palace people sang: "The emperor has arrived." As soon as the curtain was lifted, the emperor had stepped inside, and said loudly: "It's really lively." The nepotism was shivering, and everyone got up to say goodbye.

The emperor didn't look at Qingcheng, and said with a smile: "Let's all be even." He saluted the Queen Mother again and said, "My son greets the Queen Mother." He asked with a smile: "What is it that even the Queen Mother is alarmed?" ”

The queen mother didn't have a temper with her son, pulled the emperor to sit beside her, and said with a smile: "It's the slave maid of Yikun Palace who has a personal affair with the imperial doctor, and Concubine Xian doesn't dare to deal with it, so she understands the mourning family." ”

The emperor glanced at Concubine Xian, but still said without changing his face: "Private feelings? But someone reported Jian Yuheng and Er Qi? "It's not easy to hide things from the emperor in the palace. The Queen Mother was not surprised when she heard the emperor's straightforward truth, and said with a deep face: "The emperor doesn't have to interfere in the small matters of the harem, and the mourning family has his own ideas." Then he said to Qingcheng: "As an imperial concubine, Concubine Chun can't even discipline the slaves and maids in her palace well, how can she be an example of the harem?" The mourning family is really worried. ”

The meaning of the words, Qingcheng understands it. This time it was not aimed at Erqi, but at himself. There are two imperial concubines in the harem, but Concubine Xian is in charge of the harem but she can't be above Qingcheng, everything still needs to look at Yikun Palace's face, even if she is not annoying, the Queen Mother should be in a hurry. Qingcheng knelt on the ground, thinking that it was because of himself that he was dragging Erqi, and he couldn't help but feel guilty in his heart.

The emperor smiled and said: "The emperor's mother is serious, there were still people who slandered Qingcheng and Jian Yuheng in the past, but now she is chasing the wind and saying that her slave and maid have a personal affair, and she insists on implicating her lax discipline, and the means are insidious and clumsy, which is really ridiculous!" Then he suddenly said sharply to Concubine Xian: "Who is chewing the root of the tongue, I will explain it carefully and carefully, it is best not to ask me to do it myself!" ”

Concubine Xian thought that there was the queen mother in charge, and the fire and stars couldn't touch herself, but the emperor came to reprimand indiscriminately, she was really anxious and angry, trembling and kneeling, and said: "The emperor Shengming, it's not that the concubine wants to frame the pure concubine, but her palace maid Yun Huang told the concubine, and then the doctor of the imperial hospital testified, if it is reasonable and well-founded, the concubine can't believe it." ”

The emperor was so angry that the queen mother slapped the kang table and said, "The matter has not been investigated, how do you know that it is slander?" You are usually partial to the pure concubine, and the mourning family looks at Yongzhang Yongying's sake, and they don't care. Concubine Xian is in charge of the six palaces, and it is her duty to investigate and deal with private affairs in the palace, what are you angry at her? It's all the will of the mourning family, do you want to do it together with the mourning family? ”

As soon as the Queen Mother was angry, she had a cough disease, and she coughed upside down for a while, as if she wanted to cough out her heart, liver, gallbladder and lungs. Mama Yan hurriedly brought throat ginseng tea forward, and the emperor waited for the Queen Mother to drink tea, while smoothing her back for her, and said in a relaxed tone: "Don't worry, it's all bad for me." He added: "I will deal with this matter, you just have to rest." Finally stopped coughing, and the Queen Mother said: "This matter must be managed by the mourning family to the end, and you will never be allowed to be partial." ”

The emperor answered twice, thinking that Yun Huang was the closest slave to Qingcheng's side, and he was immediately furious, but he was in the way of the queen mother, so he forcibly said: "I want to interrogate me personally." Seeing that Concubine Xian and Concubine Chun were all kneeling on the ground, he said, "Get up." ”

Qingcheng knelt for most of the time, her knees numb like ants, but fortunately, the concubine next to her helped her and struggled to get up and sit on the emperor's side. The emperor glanced at her, and did not stay like a dragonfly dotting water. He said to Concubine Xian: "Spread the people related to this matter to the palace, I want to see what kind of villains are behind it." ”

Concubine Xian glanced at the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother nodded secretly, Concubine Xian responded to the emperor's words, and ordered Luo Qing to give orders. When Luo Qing went, the hall was silent, and no one dared to speak. The emperor hammered the back for the queen mother, and said softly: "The harem is under the control of the emperor's mother, and I am very relieved." It's just that you've been in poor health lately, and you've had a cough again, so I'm worried about you. Would it be good to let Yongzhang stay with you for two days to relieve your fatigue? ”

Speaking of Yongzhang, after all, he is the son of Qingcheng, no matter how powerful the Queen Mother is, she has to look at Yongzhang's face, otherwise she will be hated by Yongzhang one day. The Queen Mother glanced at Qingcheng and muttered, "Yongzhang can't leave her mother." The emperor said: "A manly husband, how can you get tired of being by Eniang's side every day?" Besides, Qingcheng is always forced to write and read, and Yongzhang is annoyed. ”

The Queen Mother talked about the parenting scriptures and said: "Pure concubine, you can't blindly force your children to write and read, you still have to play when it's time to play." He proudly pulled the emperor and said, "When you were a child, the mourning family never scolded you and beat you, right?" Isn't it much smarter than your brothers? When Kangxi Ye is here, he likes to tease you the most..."As he spoke, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and saw the emperor looking at him with a smile on his face, and pouted: "You poured ecstasy soup into the mourning family again!" ”

The emperor said to the concubines: "You all remember, the queen mother's joy is my joy, you all have to serve the queen mother well, don't make the queen mother angry!" All the concubines said in unison: "Yes." After an hour of incense, the grandmother under the corridor entered the hall and said: "Long live Lord Qi, the palace maids in charge of Yikun Palace, Er Qi and Yun Huang, as well as the white doctor girl and Master Jian of the imperial hospital are already waiting outside, please ask how to deal with it." The emperor accepted the joke, shook his robe, and said majestically: "Xuan four people enter the palace." ”