The crown prince Yuan Ke is the prince of the Great Wei, and his wedding ceremonies are all determined by the imperial system. As the queen of the Middle Palace, He is the prince's mother-in-law, and she takes matters into account and takes it seriously.

Although the emperor does not need to accept and ask for a name for marriage, Najib and Nazheng are indispensable. In addition, the prince's mansion must be furnished and decorated, at least for several months, so these days He will discuss the needs of the big wedding with the young secretary of the palace, the secretary of the Zhongshang Department and the master craftsman.

During the day, I heard that the maid of the first palace and the princess of Changle Yuan Ying mentioned the interesting story of catching fireflies in the summer night, and Princess Wenhui Yuan Shu never saw the fireflies because the nurses led them to bed early every night, so they felt very novel.

After the two of them had dinner with the emperor and queen, Yuan Shu and Yuan Ying practiced the piano art together, and saw the nurses enter the inner hall to lead Yuan Ying and Yuan Shu to the side hall to sleep.

Yuan Shu did not say goodbye to the emperor and queen as in the past, turned around and threw herself into Yuan Hong's arms, and said in a milky voice: "Aya, Shu'er doesn't want to go back to the side hall to sleep." ”

Yuan Hong stroked Yuan Shu's head and said softly, "Where does Shu'er want to go?" ”

Yuan Shu looked up at Yuan Hong and said, "In the daytime, I heard that there are fireflies flying in the summer and autumn nights, soaring into the sky, and the trees are like flowers, like pearls. Shu'er just wants to take a look. ”

Yuan Hong smiled: "It was because of Liuying... Now that autumn has fallen, the fireflies will disappear in a few days... Tonight, Aya will allow you to go to the garden to catch fireflies. ”

Hearing Yuan Hong's words, Yuan Shu was very happy, holding Yuan Hong's neck and expressing her gratitude.

He on the side saw that Yuan Shu was full of joy, and he couldn't bear to sweep away his interest, so he said: "The night is heavy, you go back quickly, don't be greedy for fun and suffer the cold." ”

Yuan Shu bowed her head and said: "Mother don't worry, I went to invite Sister Ji to go with me." ”

Yuan Hong said with a smile: "If it weren't for me, I would have to go back to the imperial study to read the folds, and I would definitely go with you." ”

Yuan Ying on the side said: "Aya is busy with political affairs, and my mother is inconvenient, so I can catch fireflies with my sister and my sister." ”

He bowed his head slightly and said, "Your sister is acting safely, and with her accompanying you two sisters, I am naturally at ease." Turning his head to Yuan Ying and Yuan Shu's nurses, He instructed again: "You must wait for a good student to take care of the two princesses, and you must not lose anything." ”

Everyone responded in unison, and led Yuan Ying and Yuan Shu to the side hall to find Feng Ji, and the three of them were surrounded by all the maids and entered Hualin Garden.

In the early autumn night, the moon and the breeze are a little cool, but there is more quiet beauty. Fireflies are not as flying in the sky as they are on a summer night, but they are still faintly visible above the grass and under the shade of the trees.

Won-sook had never seen this scene before, but at this time, he was full of interest.

Yuan Shu pulled Yuan Ying to raise the net to chase the fireflies, but it was always unsatisfactory. Yuan Shu was young and a little less patient, and when she saw that she couldn't catch fireflies, she said angrily: "Sister, the fireflies are high and low, how can I catch up?" ”

Feng Ji heard Yuan Shu's words, walked closer, and leaned over to Yuan Shu and said: "The princess has not obtained the essentials, we have so many people to accompany us, and the fire is bright, so we can't catch fireflies." ”

Stretching out his hand and pointing to the lotus lake not far away, Feng Ji continued: "The flowing fireflies like to be wet and warm, or in the ravines, or at the waterside of the pool, you see, there will be a nest of flowing fireflies next to the lotus lake." ”

When Yuan Ying and Yuan Shu heard this, they were all overjoyed. Feng Ji was also very happy when she saw the two of them like this. Because of the fear that there would be many people and bright lights, Feng Ji only went to the lotus pond with Yuan Ying, Yuan Shu, the two nurses and a few close attendants.

When they reached the lotus pond, Feng Ji motioned for everyone to extinguish the lights in their hands in order to catch the fireflies.

Sure enough, among the grass beside the lotus pond, the fireflies flew low in the sky, dotted with stars, and the fluorescence flickered, like colored lights. Yuan Shu was about to make a sound, but when she saw Feng Ji stopping her voice with her hand, she was busy covering her mouth and following Feng Ji.

Flowing fireflies in threes, threes, twos, twos, flickering forward and back, sometimes high and sometimes low, extremely light. Feng Ji tiptoed to the front, raised the bamboo net suddenly, and caught a few fireflies beside her.

Yuan Shu was surprised, and couldn't help herself: "Sister, quick, put the flowing fireflies into the paper cage." ”

Handing the bamboo net to Yuan Ying and Yuan Shu, Feng Ji said: "You two gently take out the flowing firefly, and you must not damage its thin wings." ”

Yuan Ying said with a smile: "Sister Ji is at ease, Sister and I will be cautious." ”

Feng Ji said: "Okay, then you two will wait here with the nurses, and I will catch some fireflies for you to play." ”

Yuan Shu said happily: "Sister Ji, the more the better!" ”

Feng Ji stroked Yuan Shu's head and said, "Okay, I'll go and go back!" Between the words, he took the bamboo net in Manyun's hand, got up and walked to the grass.

The fireflies fly up and down in the paper cage, and the light emitted by them is like a fire candle, illuminating the paper cage. Yuan Shu and Yuan Ying were looking at it with joy, when they heard two muffled sounds from the lotus pond.

An attendant hesitated: "It seems that someone has fallen into the water." ”

When everyone heard this, they suddenly remembered that Feng Ji and Manyun were catching fireflies in the grass next to the lotus pond, and hurriedly called the servants and maids who were not far away to go to the lotus pond to find Feng Ji's master and servant.

There was no trace of the master and servant in the grass, and everyone panicked at this time. Yuan Ying's nurse was older than the others, so she made up her mind, and hurriedly instructed the two palace maids to go to the Yonghe Hall separately to report to the inner attendants, and a few sturdy inner servants carried lamps to search for the lotus pond.

When He heard the news, he had already seen the attendants of the inner prison to salvage Feng Ji and Manyun from the lotus pond. The two of them were wet, and their handsome faces had lost their color. Yuan Ying and Yuan Shu kept shaking Feng Ji, crying and calling Feng Ji to wake up.

Seeing this scene, He stumbled and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately the nearby maid auspicious held him up. Yuan Ying saw He, got up and ran to He, and sobbed: "Mother, sister... Sister Ji drowned..."

Yuan Shu is only a dying year, and has never experienced life and death. I saw Feng Ji being salvaged from Lianhu by the attendants, and saw Yuan Ying crying and shaking Feng Ji, even the nurses also cried, Yuan Shu seemed to understand whether she understood or not, and only cried with Yuan Ying Feng Ji. At this time, when he saw He, he couldn't hold back any longer, and threw himself into He's arms, and cried bitterly.

Looking at Feng Ji's master and servant like this, He knew that he had no skills to return to heaven, and he was in pain, only as the master of the first palace, he should hold back tears and grief and settle the aftermath. After settling down, He first appeased Yuan Ying and Yuan Shu, and then instructed the inner servants to send Feng Ji's master and servant back to Yonghe Hall to clean up and change clothes.

When the attendants heard this, they hesitated. The head of the chamberlain on duty strengthened his courage and said: "Queen, Little Lady Feng drowned and died, which is an impure body. Yonghe Hall is the queen's dormitory, and the queen is now pregnant with Liujia, and the slave is afraid of crashing into the dragon fetus. ”

He frowned slightly when he heard this, only flicked his fingers and hesitated, and then said: "Ji'er has lived with my palace for many years, and she is the prince's unmarried wife, I am not afraid... Just send the two of them back to the Yonghe Palace! ”

The chief of the chamberlain did not dare to speak again, and bowed his head in response, and was about to leave, when he saw the three treasures of the great eunuch hurrying forward.

Sanbao bowed to He Xing and said, "Queen, don't send the body of Little Lady Feng to the Yonghe Palace!" The queen is the lord of the middle palace, and the blessing and wisdom are related to all the people, and now His Majesty lives in the Yonghe Palace, and the queen's residence must not be dirty! ”

Hearing the words of the Three Treasures, He had to wave his hand and signal the servants to send the body of Feng Ji's master and servant to the court for temporary rest, crying silently and no longer speaking.