Aunt Liu took Yan Qingge on foot all the way, and walked for a long time before she arrived at a slightly desolate palace.

Two aunts greeted her and said with a smile: "Aunt Liu, which lady is this, she was born so beautiful." ”

Yan Qingge saluted them and said, "The little girl is Yan Qingge, the daughter of the Yan Mansion in the capital. I haven't consulted a few aunts yet. ”

The aunts looked at Yan Qingge, and their eyes showed a sense of understanding.

The one who started said with a smile: "It turned out to be Miss Yan, my surname is Mo, you call me Aunt Mo." Miss Yan, let me take you to your house. ”

There are no concubines living in the main hall of Zhongcui Palace, but the side halls have been cleaned out, and several palace maids can be seen coming and going.

Aunt Mo said to Yan Qingge as she walked: "There are not many show girls who come now, and with Miss Yan, there are only five. Your status is more noble than others, so you have one person in one room, and there are special palace maids to serve you. Two days after tomorrow is when the big wave show girls enter the palace, they are all five or six people in a room, there are many girls selected by the people, the character is not easy to say, if Miss Yan is bullied, just tell me. ”

Yan Qingge snorted lightly and replied, "Thank you, auntie." ”

After entering the door, Yan Qingge put down the package, smiled at Aunt Mo, and said, "Auntie, are there any books to read here?" ”

Aunt Mo was stunned for a moment, shook her head and said, "There are no books." The palace maid who will serve you will come later, and if you are bored, you can talk to her. After finishing speaking, Aunt Mo retired.

Yan Qingge successfully brushed the impression of a nerd in front of Aunt Mo, and sat idly on the chair.

After a while, a palace maid walked in and saluted Yan Qingge respectfully: "Taoxi has seen Miss Yan, please say hello to Miss Yan." ”

Yan Qingge smiled and picked up Taoxi and said, "Good name." The peach is dying, scorching its glory. That's how you got your name. ”

Tao Xi said: "Miss Yan said with a smile, our name was given by Mama when we entered the palace." Mama said that I was good-looking, so I gave this name. ”

Yan Qingge took a look, and saw that Tao Xi had a white and pink face, although the facial features were not obvious, but it looked quite pleasing to the eye.

Tao Xi was in his early twenties, and smiled at Yan Qingge: "I'll go get something for Miss Yan, Miss Yan will wait for me in the house now." ”

Just a moment after Tao Xi went out, a girl walked to Yan Qingge's door with the palace maid, looked at Yan Qingge curiously, and said, "Are you the new sister today?" ”

Yan Qingge looked at the girl's eyes and said, "Yes." My name is Yan Qingge, I don't know who Miss is, how to call her? ”

The girl grinned and said, "My surname is Hou, you can just call me Jingjing." ”

This girl is a little younger than Yan Qingge, probably only eleven or twelve years old, and her face is full of innocence.

She sat in Yan Qingge's house for a while, spoke for a while, and left.

Yan Qingge probably has an understanding of her identity, this girl should be a girl from King Jing's Mansion.

Tao Xi came back, and two more girls came together. These two girls Yan Qingge knew each other, and they were both classmates of Yan Qingge when he was studying at Bailu Academy, one was called Yun Lan and the other was Lu Qiaohui.

Lu Qiaohui and Yan Qingge have a good relationship, she saw Yan Qingge and said with a smile: "Sister Yun and I heard from my aunt that a sister with a heart is here, so we came to visit, but I didn't expect it to be Sister Yan." ”

Yan Qingge was also very surprised when he saw them, and asked Taoxi to serve them tea.

Yun Lan took advantage of Taoxi to go out to work, and said mysteriously: "Sister Yan, did Hou Jingjing come to your house just now?" ”

"Yes." Yan Qingge said.

"You have to watch out for her. Since last autumn, Hou Jingjing has been taken to live in the palace by the Queen Mother, and it seems that she is going to be chosen as the prince's concubine. This election is said to be to choose the crown princess for the crown prince. Yun Lan's tone was strange, half-concealed and half-hidden.

"Thank you sister for reminding me." Yan Qingge bowed his head and said, "I really don't know about this matter. I have a sister-in-law in my family who has decided to enter the palace to serve the prince, and I should have been exempted from this draft, but I didn't expect to be brought into the palace by my aunt. ”

A hint of excitement flashed in Yun Lan's eyes, and her attitude towards Yan Qingge changed almost immediately.

She let out a long breath, pulled Yan Qing singer, and said, "Oh! So that's it! Then you are just like Sister Qiaohui, someone has taken a fancy to you, and is ready to take advantage of this draft to let the emperor give you a marriage. ”

Yun Lan is a very cautious person, but he is scheming and does not annoy people, and he will not do too much of it.

Since Yan Qingge already has a concubine who wants to enter the palace to serve the prince, it is definitely impossible for Yan Qingge to marry the prince. In the same way, the emperor will not accept her as a concubine.

Yun Lan entered the palace this time, aiming at the position of the crown princess, since Yan Qingge and her goals were different, she was happy to reveal some news to Yan Qingge.

Yan Qingge was surprised: "There is such a thing? ”

Yun Lan nodded thoughtfully: "That's right." If the emperor gives the marriage, this marriage will be a little more noble than an ordinary marriage, and it is a good opportunity for people who can talk to the royal family, of course, to do so. I don't know which family's son-in-law Sister Yan is going to marry. ”

"This ......" Yan Qingge lowered his head and made a shy look, but the doubts in his heart deepened.

During the Chinese New Year, Yan Songnian heard about this year's draft, and it was impossible for Yan Wangfu not to know.

If Yan Xiuyu wanted the emperor to give her a marriage for the two of them, he would definitely tell her early and would not let her come in so inexplicably. You know, they have correspondence almost every day, and Yan Xiuyu has never mentioned this.

Except for Yan Xiuyu, Yan Qingge really couldn't think of which family wanted to marry her.

In the end, Yan Qingge and Yun Lan are not familiar with each other, and it is natural that she refuses to talk about her private affairs.

Yun Lan didn't regard Yan Qingge as an enemy, so she simply told her a lot of things about the palace.

Yan Qingge listened to it and found that what Yun Lan said the most was about Chuxiu Palace. Especially about Yuan Qianqian.

Yuan Qianqian has been in the palace for nearly two months, and the prince is very kind to her. There were also several concubines around the prince before, and Yuan Qianqian had only been in the door for less than three days, and he injured one of the concubines, but the prince not only did not punish Yuan Qianqian, but also helped her calm down the matter.

But even so, Yuan Qianqian was still called by the queen to lecture.

After this incident, Yuan Qianqian learned to be obedient, and no longer worked with those concubines, but only gave those concubines a hard time. With the support of the crown prince, she is not afraid of those concubines suing at all, but there is no secret in the palace, and her notoriety has long been known.

Yan Qingge was thoughtful.

When the queen asked her to enter the palace to meet her before, she also had dinner with Yuan Qianqian and the prince, and the prince looked very good to Yuan Qianqian, but it was not spoiled to such an extent.

But Chu Xiugong is a very distant term for her, it has nothing to do with herself, she just listens to it and has fun.

The palace was really boring, there was nothing else to do except chat together, Yun Lan pulled Yan Qingge and Lu Qiaohui to talk for an afternoon, and did not stop until it was dark.

In the evening, Yan Qingge had eaten, washed up, and was about to sleep, when a cat suddenly sounded outside.

Yan Qingge said curiously: "Hey, there is a cat? ”

Tao Yao's face changed greatly, and she said in a panic: "Miss Yan, don't go out." ”

Yan Qingge asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"This cat was raised by Concubine Yuan." Tao Yao looked out worriedly and said.

"Why did the cat raised by Yuan Qianqian come to Zhongcui Palace, it's far away from here in Chuxiu Palace, right? This cat is so naughty. Yan Qingge asked with a puzzled look.

In fact, she knew very well in her heart that if Yuan Qianqian's cat could appear here, she would definitely not be far from here. Wherever Yuan Qianqian goes, she will cause trouble, and she is afraid that she will come here to trouble anyone.

Before her thoughts flashed, she heard Yuan Qianqian's familiar and brutal voice outside: "Jia Ji, I let you hold my cat, why did you let it go, tell me to see, my poor kitten's paws are dirty, you hurry up and lick it clean." ”

Yan Qingge frowned, the one who can become a "Ji" in the palace and hug the cat for Yuan Qianqian must be the concubine next to the prince, is Yuan Qianqian crazy, and even let the prince's concubine lick the cat's paws.

A weak female voice trembled and said: "Concubine Yuan, Jia Ji knows her mistake, can Jia Ji help Xue Tuan'er wash her paws, ask Concubine Yuan for mercy, don't let Jia Ji lick the cat's paws." ”

Yuan Qianqian smiled sharply: "What? Are you afraid that my snow ball will think your mouth is dirty and scratch your dexterous tongue? Aren't you very good at singing, I've heard that people who can sing have good tongues, and I want to try it too. ”

Yan Qingge really couldn't listen to it, and pulled Taoxi's sleeve: "Isn't there anyone in the palace who cares about her?" ”

Tao Xi said softly: "Miss Yan, let's not meddle in our affairs." ”

"Hurry up and lick me!" Outside, Yuan Qianqian ordered loudly.

Suddenly, a young and delicate little girl's voice sounded: "Concubine Yuan, why are you so bad, you want to force Jia Ji to lick the cat's claws." Your cat is murderous, and it can't catch people at every turn, it is clear that it caught Jia Ji, and Jia Ji put it on the ground. ”

"Isn't this Miss Hou of King Jing's Mansion? Jia Ji is a person in the womb, I can manage her as I want, there is no place for you to put your beak. ”

"But it's not right for you to do that. Jia Ji, come here, don't go back tonight, follow me first, and I'll talk to the prince tomorrow, let him call the shots, don't punish you. ”

"Jia Ji, if you rush over, you will never go back to Chuxiu Palace!" This is Yuan Qianqian's voice.

Hou Jingjing was not afraid of Yuan Qianqian at all, and the two were-for-tat and quarrelsome.

Yan Qingge sat in the room and listened, and suddenly found that in the entire courtyard, except for the quarrel outside, there was no other sound. There are several show girls living here, and their houses are very close to each other, but no one goes out to persuade them, and no one watches the excitement.

Tao Xi saw that although Yan Qingge frowned from time to time because of the noise outside, he didn't go out to mingle, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuan Qianqian made a fuss for a long time, but she couldn't gain the upper hand with Hou Jingjing, Yan Qingge listened to it, and felt bored, so she lay down and prepared to sleep.

Just when she was a little dazed and wanted to fall asleep, Yuan Qianqian suddenly raised her voice and woke her up.

Tao Xi saw that she was about to fall asleep with her eyes closed, and she had already extinguished the oil lamp. Yan Qingge covered his chest that was beating rapidly with fright, and looked at the dark roof with wide eyes, he hadn't changed his strength for a long time.

Yuan Qianqian was still crying outside: "His Royal Highness the Prince, you are the master of the slave family!" Jia Ji didn't listen to me, and Miss Hou was still looking at Jia Ji. If the concubines of Chuxiu Palace all learn from Jia Ji, how can I help you and me manage palace affairs. ”