After everyone saluted, they returned to their places, and the large round table in the room was full of people, and the palace maids dressed in the same clothes brought all kinds of food, and the huge round table was filled with all kinds of dishes, and the dishes were still steaming.

In the middle of winter, sitting in the warm pavilion as warm as spring, looking at the large open red plums outside the window, eating exquisite and delicious food, it is a very enjoyable thing, but because this place is a palace, all the good things have become like walking on thin ice.

Xiao Man obeyed Xia Wanrou's instructions, didn't dare to say a word, let alone look at others, she concentrated on eating the food in front of her, and from time to time she gave Xia Wanrou a dish, and the two smiled tacitly.

I thought that the rest of the time would be spent peacefully, but this is the palace, how can there be a moment of quiet? Even if it is quiet, it is just an illusion that the waves are turbulent in the dark and the waves are not alarmed on the surface.

"Queen Mother, can you find someone who broke your glass ornament?" The concubine asked lazily, the words that seemed to be caring, but in fact she didn't know how much she was hiding.

The queen paused, immediately put down her chopsticks, and said coldly: "This matter has nothing to do with the concubine, you better not be nosy." ”

The queen mother has always been gentle and kind, but now that she has said such a thing, the concubine can't help but have a stagnant face, and she can't pull her face down at the moment, and her expression is subtle for a while, and even the atmosphere in the banquet is weird.

Seeing this, Xia Wanrou quietly pressed Xiaoman's sleeve and signaled her not to say anything later.

This is the dispute between the harem girls, and the foreign wife must not be involved, not only for her own safety, but also for the glory of her husband's family and the safety of her mother's family.

"Cui'er, isn't there too little charcoal fire in this house, and the cold palace only shiveres." The concubine's face couldn't get over, so she changed the topic and began to show off: "Quickly bring the snow fox shoulder that the emperor gave me a few days ago." ”

Na Cui'er has served the concubine for so many years, and she knows the habits of the concubine well, she has prepared the snow fox's shoulder early, and as soon as she heard the master's instructions, she immediately brought it in from the outside.

Cui'er carefully put it on for the concubine, and said while wearing it: "This is the best snow fox skin this year, as soon as the tribute comes up, the emperor knows that the mother has always been afraid of the cold, so he immediately rewarded you, which is enough to see the emperor's heart for you." ”

The concubine was very helpful when she heard it, in addition to the queen's pale face, there were also Xiaoman and Xia Wanrou who pretended to be dumb, and the rest of the foreign women and concubines praised one after another, which made the concubine more and more proud.

"Okay, I'm here to enjoy the plum today, not to appreciate the wild fox skin, everyone is ready, and you can eat with peace of mind." The queen really couldn't stand it, and said with a displeased face.

The concubine was in the limelight, and she didn't care about the queen's words, besides, something more exciting would happen later, she was in a beautiful mood, and she was too lazy to offend the queen in these things.

Finally, it was quiet for a while, and the sun outside was warmer, and the queen ordered someone to remove the food from the table, and led everyone out of the warm pavilion to watch the plum blossoms in the plum garden up close.

Xia Wanrou and Xiao Manben still wanted to walk at the end, but because the queen was famous, the two had to go to the front, standing behind the concubine and before Concubine Liang and others.

Answering the queen's questions from time to time along the way, occasionally there are concubines mixed with two sentences, although it is not harmonious, but it is not to the place where the smoke is dense, Xia Wanrou is always cautious, and if she can help Xiaoman answer, she will do it directly, Xiaoman is secretly relieved in her heart.

"By the way, I heard the emperor say that General Lu has won a complete victory on the front line, and he will triumph soon, Mrs. Lu, do you know the news?" The concubine suddenly asked.

Xiao Man hurriedly replied: "The concubine doesn't know. ”

The concubine stopped, glanced at her with slanted eyes, and a faint smile curled up at the corner of her mouth, "Then you know now?" General Lu will return soon, defending against the barbarians, this is a merit of the noble, and I don't know how the emperor will reward him. Mrs. Lu, do you have anything you want? At that time, you can ask General Lu to help you ask the emperor for it. ”

Xiao Man pursed his lips and smiled faintly, but did not speak.

She didn't speak, and the concubine didn't take it seriously, but laughed to herself, "When the time comes, don't say anything about glass ornaments, even if you ask the emperor to give you a house made of glass, presumably the emperor will agree." ”

These words are already clearly aimed at the queen.

Xiao Man's breath stagnated, and he subconsciously looked at the queen.

The queen's face has darkened, and a pair of phoenix eyes are as cold as ice in the snow, which makes Xiao Mankan's heart tremble, but fine beads of sweat appear on her forehead, if the concubine continues to say this, the queen will not hold a grudge against herself, right?

Xia Wanrou also felt nervous when she saw this, she originally wanted Xiaoman to be a transparent person, but now it seems that she can't.

This concubine is clearly going to take Xiaoman to get angry - the queen, not to mention how the glass ornaments were broken, just take what the concubine just said, it is enough for the queen to take Xiaoman as a target, which is too ......

"Mrs. Lu, you are pregnant, so don't walk in this snow." The queen had a calm face, her phoenix eyes stared at Xiao Man, and she couldn't see the joy and sorrow, "Mrs. Wei, you have always been good friends with Mrs. Lu, the two of you will wait in the pavilion together, and we will call you when we go back." ”

After speaking, the queen turned around and walked forward with the palace maid with her.

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in the concubine's eyes, but she quickly became kind again, she turned sideways to look at Xiao Man, "The queen is angry, you better hurry up and warm up the pavilion, it will really annoy the queen for a while." ”

The concubine waved her hand, "Go quickly." ”

It's good to leave here, anyway, in such an atmosphere, even if there are extremely beautiful plum blossoms, you are not in the mood to see them.

Xia Wanrou nodded naturally, immediately took Xiao Man's hand, and turned around to walk in the direction of Nuan Ge.

The snow is slippery, even though there are palace maids and eunuchs who have cleaned the road early, but the snow wind on the plum blossoms blows and falls, making the road slippery again.

"Xiaoman, slow down." Xia Wanrou instructed in front.

Xiao Man raised his head and smiled slightly, "Naturally, thank you Sister Wanrou for mentioning it-ah!" ”

"Xiaoman!"

Xia Wanrou's eyes widened in horror, and she rushed through the crowd desperately to run over to help Xiao Man, she hurriedly picked up the person from the snow, looking at Xiao Man who had fainted, her hand holding Xiao Man was trembling.

Her brain was blank, her ears were buzzing, and she couldn't hear what others were saying at all, Xia Wan couldn't help but tremble, and even her teeth were chattering.

She wanted to call Xiao Man, and wanted to use all her strength to wake people up, but Xia Wanrou opened her mouth. But he couldn't say half a word, his eyes were sore and swollen, and tears were falling uncontrollably.

Xia Wanrou suddenly felt that her vision was blurred, she wiped away her tears with trembling hands, and knelt in the snow with Xiaoman in her arms, at a loss.

I don't know how long it has been, the emperor hurried over with a group of imperial doctors, and Hongyu also hurriedly pulled away his master and helped people aside. Xia Wanrou watched Xiao Man being carried away, her calves suddenly weakened, her eyes went black, and she fainted completely.

When Xia Wanrou woke up again, looking at the pale pink bed tent above her head and the curtains of the same color, her brain was empty and she looked at the room in an unfamiliar environment, and only remembered the scene before she fainted for a while.

That's right! Xiaoman fell and fainted!

She hurriedly got off the bed, and before she had taken two steps, she felt a dizziness in front of her, because she was not familiar with the furnishings in the room, and almost fell straight towards the charcoal basin.

But even so, Xia Wanrou's hand was instantly bruised by the hard corner of the table.

"Madame!"

Xia Wanrou looked up with half-squinted eyes, watching Hongyu running over from far and near, ignoring the injury on her wrist, she asked anxiously; "How is Xiaoman, where is Xiaoman? Where am I? Take me to see Xiaoman! ”

"Madame, don't worry, Mrs. Lu is fine." Saying that, Hongyu hurriedly stepped forward to support Xia Wanrou, looked at the wound on the other party's wrist, and exclaimed: "Madam, when did you get it, I'll help you call the imperial doctor!" ”

Xia Wanrou shook off her hand violently and shouted angrily: "Take me to see Xiaoman." What kind of doctor, imperial doctor, if Xiaoman makes a mistake, I am afraid that I will regret it for the rest of my life, and the idea injury on my wrist is nothing! ”

Saying that, Xia Wanrou hurriedly took the robe from the shelf, and didn't even bother to put on shoes, so she ran out barefoot in a hurry.

Seeing this, Hongyu hurriedly took her shoes and coat to catch up with Xia Wanrou, so that she finally let the other party get dressed before leaving the palace. She shuttled through the huge palace with a hurried look Xia Wanrou, and it took a lot of effort to find Xiaoman.

When the two arrived, Xiaoman had really woken up, but she was still lying on the bed, her eyes were bright, but her face was extremely ugly, and she still looked very weak.

Fortunately, there was no one around, Xia Wanrou hurriedly stepped forward, and shed a lot of tears before she could speak.

Seeing this, Pearl had to step forward and explain, "Mrs. Wei, the imperial doctor has already diagnosed it, saying that Mrs. is fine, and the child is fine, don't be sad." ”

"That's right, Sister Wanrou, you're like this, I'm going to cry with you." Xiaoman pretended to be angry.

"Okay, okay, I don't cry, I don't cry." Xia Wanrou hurriedly wiped away her tears, didn't care about the hair hanging down her neck, frowned and asked, "How can you be okay if you fall on such a hard ground?" Xiaoman, you didn't lie to me, did you? ”

Hearing this, Xiao Man smiled and said: "Sister Wanrou, in fact, I am also a blessing in disguise, the imperial doctor said that I was in an improper fetal position before, and this time I fell, and it happened to be correct, do you say that it is magical?" “

Xia Wanrou looked up at Pearl in disbelief, and after receiving the other party's affirmative nod in response, she was still a little shocked.