"Peilin, come on, try whether this osmanthus cake is delicious."

In her sleep, Gan Peilin dreamed that Mrs. Gan waved at her lovingly. She sat under an osmanthus tree, wearing her favorite sauce-colored feather robe, and a plate of osmanthus cake in her hand seemed to have just been made, so steaming.

Gan Peilin walked towards her with a smile, the afternoon sun was particularly warm, and her whole body was warm.

"Grandmother, did you make me an osmanthus cake?"

"yes." Mrs. Gan smiled and held her hand, led her to sit down beside her: "You can taste it quickly." ”

Gan Peilin was a little flattered, and in his memory, his grandmother had always treated Gan Jiaolu so gently. I've never been so close to myself. She picked up a piece of osmanthus cake, and before she could eat it, she sent it to Mrs. Gan's lips first: "Grandmother will taste it first." ”

"Grandmother is too old to eat sweets." Mrs. Gan gently refused: "Seeing that you are happy to eat, grandmother is also happy." ”

So Gan Peilin nodded and ate with a bright smile.

Mrs. Gan smiled contentedly beside her.

As he ate, a strong wind swept in, and all the plates at hand were thrown into the well. Gan Peilin was shocked, and hurriedly turned around to take care of Mrs. Gan: "Grandmother, it's windy here, I'll send you back first." ”

"Do you see that plate of pastry is falling?" Mrs. Gan asked very calmly.

Gan Peilin stretched out his head and glanced into the well: "Yes......"

Before she could finish her words, a pair of hands behind her pushed her down.

She fell into the water and threw desperately: "Grandmother, save me, grandmother...... Why? ”

"Let's go with your dead mother." Mrs. Gan's laughter was more powerful than the vigorous wind, coldly abusing Gan Peilin's heart like a knife. She was out of breath, her chest was violently bullied, and tears kept oozing from the corners of her eyes.

"Grandmother...... Why? ”

Rulan and Yanzi heard the movement and hurried into the room.

"Oh no, Madame, I'm afraid I'm in trouble." The swallow hurriedly lit the candle.

Liulan lifted the curtain and tied it, and called cautiously: "Miss, are you okay?" Miss, wake up......"

The swallow also hurriedly walked over and gently shook Gan Peilin's hand.

The two of them finally woke up the dying Gan Peilin in the nightmare.

"Ma'am, are you alright?"

When Gan Peilin woke up, tears were still flowing freely, and she gasped for breath, and it took a long time to see everything in front of her.

"I ...... I had a nightmare. I dreamed that my grandmother gave me delicious osmanthus cake and pushed me into the well......"

"It's just a dream." Yanzi brought her a bowl of warm water: "Madame, drink some water to suppress the shock." ”

"What time is it?" Gan Peilin looked at the sky outside the window and couldn't help frowning.

"It's the third watch." Liulan twisted the silk and handed it over: "The water boiled last night is already warm, and the eldest lady makes do to wipe her face." ”

The silk is warm and comfortable to touch the skin on the face.

Gan Peilin hooked his lips slightly, and said with some embarrassment: "I've disturbed your good dreams." I'm fine, go to sleep. ”

"Shall we stay with you a little longer?" Swallow was a little worried.

"No need." Gan Peilin wiped the tears from his face and handed the silk to Liulan. "I feel much better now. Go to sleep. ”

The two girls couldn't hold on anymore, so they could only nod.

She got up and blew out the candles, and returned to the next transept, where it was quiet again.

Gan Peilin couldn't sleep at all.

She put on her clothes and embroidered shoes, walked to the half-open window lattice, and looked out.

The branches of the trees in the yard swayed in the wind, and the sound of rustling was especially clear at such times.

That dream is so real, and when I think about it now, I still have lingering palpitations.

Being betrayed by someone you trust, and being harmed by someone you trust, turned out to be really so uncomfortable.

She remembered what Jiang Yu said before going to bed last night, what she owed Jiang Yu couldn't pay it back.

The wishes of both worlds are like this.

Gan Peilin was a little self-reproachful. She thought that the only way she could make up for Jiang Yu was to help him achieve his wish.

So now, it's the queen who needs to be overcome.

"Ma'am, have you slept?" Outside the door, there was the voice of swallows.

Gan Peilin's heart jumped suddenly, and he asked a little uneasily: "What's wrong?" ”

Yanzi heard her clear voice, so she pushed the door in: "Heiyan just received this, please take a look." ”

Lighting the candle with the fire fold again, the swallow pulled out the letterhead from the small bamboo tube and handed it to Gan Peilin.

Gan Peilin opened the paper scroll and recognized Gan Wanyun's handwriting at a glance, and couldn't help frowning: "The queen wants to move the emperor's concubines out of the palace and choose a quiet location near the imperial mausoleum for them to retire from?" ”

"The emperor's concubines are still in their youth, so they were thrown away near the imperial mausoleum......" Yanzi was a little unbearable: "Isn't that equivalent to hard work, until death?" ”

"So Gan Wanyun didn't want to go, she wanted me to save her." Gan Peilin sighed: "At the beginning, she wanted to enter the palace as a concubine in order to compete for a while. I also have to say that because she entered the palace, she broke the queen's idea of choosing me. Undoubtedly, it was to ward off the disaster. ”

"Madam, when you say so, the slave and maid do not dare to agree." Yanzi sank his eyes: "When I entered the palace, it was Concubine Yun's own decision. Since she chose this path, she will have to bear the same consequences. What's more, during these days, Yun Concubine had already taken refuge with the queen. Many things were done by her own hands for the queen. These things have already been ascertained by the eyes and ears of the palace, but there is no need to talk about them. ”

Speaking of this, Yanzi was a little curious: "Does Madame plan to help her?" ”

"You're right, she's taken refuge with the queen. is not just to take refuge in the queen, many of her practices and thoughts are the same as the queen. Gan Peilin raised her eyebrows slightly: "And she is pregnant with the emperor's heir, and she is a concubine who has served the emperor seriously." The queen ordered her to accompany the emperor nearby, which is understandable. I'm afraid it'...... can only let her suffer some hardships. ”

"That's right." Yanzi thought for a moment and said, "This suffering is only temporary. Someday...... Yun Concubine will still be pardoned. ”

The omitted content is tacitly understood by the two people.

Gan Peilin said slowly: "When the time comes, let her go to the nunnery to cultivate, and it will be just right to accompany her mother who she owed in the past." ”

"Madame won't want her life after all." Swallow couldn't help but sigh.

"Alas......" Gan Peilin sighed regretfully: "Father knees, not many sons." Gan Puyang has been scrapped. Yu Ze was so small, and he couldn't escape the tricks in the house and disfigured his face. Our sisters are at odds with each other when we get along. But after all, it's a family, how can I watch them die. ”

Gan Peilin handed the letterhead to Yanzi: "If you deal with it, you should treat it as if you haven't received it." When the time is right, make a secret move to make her suffer less. ”

"The slave knows." The swallow responded and withdrew.

Gan Peilin returned to the bed and lay down calmly, not falling asleep until dawn.

By the time Gan Peilin woke up, it was already noon.

The smell of food wafted in from the window, and she rubbed her eyes and sat up, only to feel a little hungry.

After washing up and eating a delicious meal, Ao Li walked in with a black face.

"Ah, the second aunt is here?" Liulan happened to see her come in and was startled: "The little guy outside can't make a noise." ”

"I didn't see anyone when I came in." Ao Li was also strange: "Maybe I'm going to be lazy." ”

"Look back at how I cleaned them up." Rulan couldn't help but be angry.

"That's it." Gan Peilin put down his chopsticks: "Sister Ao has lunch?" Let's sit down and eat together. ”

"No need, I'm just here to visit Madame, after you returned home, I haven't come here to say goodbye." Ao Li wanted to speak and stopped, there were some things she really didn't want to say. But Princess Zhen was forced to make this trip.

Gan Peilin waved his hand: "You guys go down first." I'll talk to my second aunt and wife. ”

Liulan and Yanzi responded neatly, but they didn't go far, just waiting outside the door.

"Sister Ao has always been quick to talk, what's wrong today? It's not like your temperament. Gan Peilin took a piece of meat and put it on the plate in front of him, looking at her with heavy eyes.

"After Madame left, Princess Zhen had your treasury searched. The things in this courtyard were all taken by her. It's called for you. But when you returned, she didn't say a word to return it to you. Ao Li lowered her head a little embarrassed: "I have persuaded and stopped it, but unfortunately people are soft-spoken, and Princess Zhen will not listen to me." ”

"I know about it, it's nothing." Gan Peilin didn't care: "It's just something outside the body." ”

"You may be madam, but for me, I can't take care of these things for you, and I feel guilty after all." Ao Li lowered his head, his face obviously bad.

"It seems that Princess Zhen has made you angry." Gan Peilin's words almost hooked Ao Li's tears. "What's going on?"

"Originally, Madame didn't ask, and I didn't want to mention it." Ao Li's eyes were red, and she choked up and said: "She wants me to accompany Cuiyun every day, either grinding and dyeing threads for her, or stroking the piano and singing for her." In the entire Prime Minister's Mansion, who doesn't know that Cuiyun and I are the slaves and maids of Princess Zhen for her fun. But she is pregnant, as long as we don't obey everything, we will inevitably be punished. ”

Ao Li rolled up his sleeves, and there were bruises and bruises on his slender arms.

"It's ...... Screwed? Gan Peilin couldn't help frowning.

"Yes." Ao Li burst into tears: "It was Juyu and Ziyang who twisted it." ”

"......" Gan Peilin really didn't expect that Princess Zhen would treat the ladies in the house like this." Is that really wronged you? ”

"We don't care if we are wronged." Ao Li was a little entangled, but in the end he finally stubbornly said: "But sometimes it is really difficult." It's like today, it was she who received the news and said...... said that Concubine Yun Niangniang disappeared in the palace. I was asked to come and pass this word on to you. But I never knew if it was the right thing to do. The prime minister strictly ordered that the female dependents were not allowed to be involved in the affairs of the palace, presumably this was said for you. Ma'am, what the hell should I do? ”

"Yun Concubine Niangniang is always in the palace? When did this happen? Gan Peilin couldn't help but be stunned.

"Just last night." Ao Li said truthfully: "The news came this morning. The concubine was afraid that Princess Zhen would add fuel and vinegar, and she deliberately asked people to ask the house, and her father also knew. Madam, Concubine Yun disappeared suddenly, I'm afraid this thing is not good, if you make a move, behind it is the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Gan Mansion. I guess the queen just wants you to participate in it...... You have to be cautious. ”