"Does Your Highness handle it?"

"Tsk, a good beauty is reluctant to go back to the palace."

"Yes, Your Highness"

The night gradually receded, and the early morning sun slowly sprinkled in the quiet Happo Pavilion. The New Year is approaching, and everyone is looking forward to the arrival of the New Year with joy. Chinese New Year's Eve is not only a time for family reunions, but also means the beginning of this new year, and the palace will also reward everyone. How much it varies, but it's a good lottery.

And here, the most urgent thing in my heart is Princess Ning'an.

"Ino"

"Yes, Princess, you're awake." Inuo entered in response, lifted the flannel embroidered bed curtain, and responded softly.

"Well, when did you get back last night?" Princess Ning An asked with a soft yawn.

"Back to the princess, when she came back, when she was already a child, the slave saw that the princess had rested, so she didn't talk back." Yinuo said respectfully, turned around and took the salt water and handed it to Ning An.

"Well, how?" Ning An took a mouthful of salt water and rinsed it twice into the spittoon held by the maid.

The corners of Inuo's mouth lifted and he whispered, "I heard something interesting." There are three main owners of Xia Mansion, one is the side concubine of the former Zhenguo Mansion, Xia Shilang's biological mother, one is Xia Shilang, and the other is Miss Xia. Miss Xia's mother passed away some time ago, and Mrs. Fang has been trying to find a new wife for Xia Shilang, but Miss Xia seems to be very reluctant. ”

"Naturally I don't want to, a new mother-in-law, but how soon will she give birth to a son-in-law, that is Xia Shilang's eldest son, she can still have a little status in this mansion." Ning An said contemptuously. "There's no other news from Xia Yuqi?"

"Miss Xia wants to enter the palace very much, and she is very envious of Miss Chu, who has already entered the palace and become the princess's concubine." Ino chuckled back.

"Concubine? This Miss Xia doesn't want much, hum, ridiculous. Princess Ning'an smiled disdainfully and said coldly.

"With Miss Xia's identity and her father's official position, don't say that she is a concubine, and it is difficult to be a concubine." Ino said with a smile.

"Well, this palace remembers that Emperor Jinxiang only has one concubine, one concubine, and one Zhaorong." Princess Ning An said with a sneer.

"Exactly." Yinuo said while changing Princess Ning'an's clothes, "The princess wants Her Highness to marry her?" ”

"Hmph, she's worth it, but it's a good bait." Princess Ning An smiled and looked at herself in the bronze mirror, if it weren't for the meanness and calculation in those eyes, the woman in the bronze mirror was indeed a beauty. The shallow pear vortex, curved red lips, a pair of bright peach blossom eyes, and creamy skin show a good base for natural beauty.

"What is the princess going to do?" Ino asked softly.

"There is another day to Chinese New Year's Eve, and the time is a little rushed, so I am making Zhen Linxuan happy for two days for the time being." Princess Ning An said with a sneer.

"The princess is going to slow down?" Ino asked, a little surprised.

"Well, yesterday I was really angry and messed up politics and law, why bother with it now, if you don't prepare, you will pay if you don't prepare. Hongu has spent a lot of energy, but he can't watch his prey have a chance to escape from the palm of Hongu's hand. Just ......"

"Just what?"

"Auntie's attitude makes Hongu very strange." Ning An frowned and said.

"Why does the princess feel this way? The slave felt that Bai Guifei's reaction was normal. Enoch asked, puzzled.

"No, you don't understand" Princess Ning An shook her head slightly, bit her lip lightly and said, "Auntie's harmony is not the king's order. ”

"What does that mean?" Ino asked in surprise. Yinuo was Princess Ning'an when she was six years old, and she was personally chosen by the queen to accompany the princess, and at that time, Bai Guifei was already a concubine. None of this is clear.

"This is what the Queen Mother told Hongu. My aunt is the most beloved daughter of the first emperor, and she is a fellow mother with her father, and she has been favored since childhood, and the first emperor is not willing to marry his aunt to the Celestial Empire, not to mention that the emperor of the Celestial Empire was still young at that time, but he already had a queen who had set up a family affair. But my aunt has long been in love with the emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty, so there is a matter of harmony. According to the meaning of the first emperor, if it is not the position of the queen, she will never agree, and her aunt begged every day before she was willing to go out of Liao as a concubine. Ning An frowned and said, "This palace looks at my aunt's status in the palace like a deputy queen, and she is also quite loved by the emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty, and she is the first to give birth to an imperial heir. It stands to reason that she shouldn't stop this palace. ”

"Isn't it that the concubine Niangniang knows the suffering of this, so she doesn't want the princess to be like this?" Ino asked with a frown.

"No, the palace always feels wrong, according to the queen mother, if the emperor insisted at that time, the aunt would definitely be the mother of a country, and the queen would sit firmly. But it was all because my aunt was reluctant to embarrass the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty, not to mention that the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty was waiting for the throne at a young age at that time, and the foundation was stable, so it was inconvenient to offend the important ministers. But this palace is different, it is completely possible to enter the palace as a wife, and let Zhen Linxuan enter the palace as a flat wife, which is also the glory of the Zhenguo Mansion, but my aunt didn't mention it. Ning An said dissatisfiedly, "I always feel that there is something that this palace doesn't know." ”

"The princess doesn't have to think about it too much, Xu is concubine didn't think so much at that time, and she was also worried that the princess would be wronged in the Zhenguo Mansion." Ino smiled and reassured.

"You have a point. That's it, I don't want to, I'll ask Miss Xia out today, and the palace wants to have a good chat with her. The corners of Princess Ning'an's mouth raised, picked up an eight-tailed emerald phoenix hairpin, and gently inserted it into the bun. The gorgeous phoenix hairpin shines seductively in her black satin-like hair.

"Slave, let's go to the next post." Yinuo smiled and inserted the last golden hairpin into his hair, and slowly retreated.

Princess Ning'an looked down at the slender nails dyed bright red, and the corners of her mouth raised, "Someone." ”

"Yes, Princess."

"Go and send a letter to the imperial brother, and say that the palace invites Yuelou to invite you in the evening."

"Yes, Princess."

I don't know what Princess Ning'an and Xia Yuqi talked about that day, but it was rumored in the capital that Princess Ning'an and Xiafu's concubine hated each other late, and they regarded them as confidants. And His Royal Highness of the Celestial Empire, Shangguan Jinxiang, seems to have attached great importance to this Miss Xia, and has praised Xia Yuqi's beauty many times.

-Chinese New Year's Eve-

"Miss, Miss Zhen has returned home safely." Hongyu hurriedly entered from the outside, the cold air in her body had not yet dissipated, in order to prevent the cold from giving Yunshang too much, Hongyu only stood in the hall and replied.

At this moment, Yun Shang, who was nervously waiting for news on the beauty couch, was relieved.

"That's good, Ruby has worked hard." Yunshang said with a smile.

"Miss, you're polite, this is what a slave should do. Ming'er is Chinese New Year's Eve, but Princess Ning An has not moved, is Miss Zhen safe? Ruby asked expectantly.

"Princess Ning'an has had a lot of friends with her second sister recently, and I always feel that the intention is Linxuan." Yunshang frowned and said.

"Why does Miss think so? As far as the slave maid knows, it is the second master who received Princess Ning'an, and it is normal for Princess Ning'an to be familiar with Miss Xia when she first arrives, right? Midori asked.

"The slave thinks that the young lady is thinking very right." Zijuan heard everyone's discussion, and slowly entered the inner road with the white fungus lily and red date soup, "There is some soup stewed in the small kitchen, do you want to use some?" ”

"Well, I feel a little hungry, Zijuan, you continue." Yunshang looked at Zijuan calmly, but there was a hint of expectation in her eyes.

Zijuan gently put the soup on the table, and Bihe tested it a priori, and then presented the soup to the white glazed blue and white water pattern bowl, and carefully handed it to Yunshang.

"Yes, Miss, Princess Ning'an is the princess of Liao, it stands to reason that it makes sense to intersect with His Royal Highness or the third princess, after all, it is blood kinship. But judging from the news from the Third Highness, this Princess Ning'an only saw His Royal Highness, but the young Third Princess never saw it once. Even if it was in the palace, he only entered the palace once when he first came, and then he didn't even go to see Bai Guifei again. In the past two days, Princess Ning'an has been playing with Miss Xia, and she even stayed in the Bafang Pavilion, and the slave maid felt that it was really suspicious. Zijuan frowned and said.

"Well, that's what I think, too. Even if the second sister is out of the Zhenguo Mansion, after all, the matter of Mrs. Fang has not made a fuss, and in the eyes of everyone, the second uncle is still the grandfather's son, even if the identity of the second uncle is revealed, it will not change. Then the second sister is the easiest person to contact her brother, and she is also very familiar with the concubines in the Celestial Empire. Of course, he is no stranger to the Xinguo Mansion and Lin Xuan. Yunshang said slowly while scooping the soup, but the soft voice was particularly penetrating in the dark night.

"Could it be that Princess Ning'an can do something in the house?" Lan Rui asked with a frown.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out, Xiaoyin once said that every royal child has a secret guard around him. Even after entering the palace for many years, Bai Guifei still has two powerful secret guards by her side. Princess Ning'an is the heartchild of the emperor and queen of Liao, and she must have it by her side. Yunshang calmly analyzed.

"Miss is worried that Princess Ning'an will rely on the power of the secret guard and be unfavorable to Miss Zhen in the mansion? That's why you brought Miss Zhen to our house? Lan Rui asked guessingly.

"Well, Princess Ning'an is in the Celestial Empire, and she is estimated to have two or three secret guards around her, and the three generations of the house are all marching people, and there are secret guards around me, and I can rest assured that Linxuan is here. It's just that I don't know tomorrow's Chinese New Year's Eve New Year's ......" Yunshang raised her eyebrows and looked through the translucent window screen at the courtyard flooded with moonlight. I don't feel a little worried in my heart, what will happen tomorrow?

"Miss, don't worry, I believe that Miss Zhen and the young master will be fine." Bihe said soothingly, "Miss is going to get up early tomorrow, so let's rest early, right?" ”

"Hmm" Yunshang nodded, maybe it will be a tough battle tomorrow.

-Chinese New Year's Eve-

Early in the morning, because of the arrival of Chinese New Year's Eve, Fuzhong began to be busy early. And Yunshang was uncomfortably pulled up from the warm quilt.

Pressing the corners of his slightly sour eyes, Yunshang yawned helplessly. Looking at the still bright sky, I felt helpless. Every year and the New Year are disasters. This New Year's Day, I have to be pulled up early in the morning, bathed and changed, went to the palace early to say goodbye, and then suffered for half a day, and waited for the dinner party to return home. Thinking about it makes my whole body ache.

"Miss, Happy New Year." Zijuan smiled and put on a thick robe for Yunsheng.

"Reward," Yunshang said with a smile.

According to the rules, the first person to speak auspiciously in the new year needs to give a big red envelope. In previous years, it was a rotation, but this year it is Zijuan again.

"Miss, please take a bath." Zijuan smiled and stroked Yunshang and walked towards the back room.

I saw that the back room was the size of a room, and a large bath had been filled with hot soup, and bright flower petals were sprinkled in the water, exuding bursts of fragrance. Yunshang immersed herself in the warm water, thinking more and more about Shangguan Jinqi, whom she hadn't seen for a few days.