Of course, he didn't believe that Zhuang Siyan did this.

No one wanted to poison themselves to death, Ling Tiancheng was just thinking, what kind of person was it, who had been staring at his Yan Er so persistently, obviously their target was himself at the beginning.

It took a long time to investigate, but in the end, it became a headless case.

Pan Hongxi said that the person who instructed him was the Empress Dowager An, and the Empress Dowager An is now dead, so the line is broken.

Another chef dragged Zhuang Siyan out, but Zhuang Siyan himself was also a victim, and with Ling Tiancheng's support, no one dared to mention it anymore, and finally broke off.

After entering the winter moon, entering a new stage of cold, the sky is full of snowflakes again, as if to cover up all the mess of the year.

Zhuang Siyan didn't go out for a while, and the weather was cold, the whole person shrunk, and he didn't even want to go out, and he was in his palace every day, passing the time around the stove.

Sometimes when I see Lan Xinping'er and them being female celebrities, I will shout for them to teach one, but after less than three minutes, I will be able to crumple all kinds of threads into a ball, and I can't untie them, so I can only do it.

Ling Tiancheng often came to see her, and they unconsciously returned to the best years of getting along.

Basically, every day, after he went down to the court, he would go to Baizhuyuan first, see Lu Wei, and sometimes accompany her to lunch, and then return to Chenxi Hall to deal with other things.

Occasionally, he would come over at night, but Zhuang Siyan had no intention of going to bed, and when it was time to rest, he would take the initiative to urge Ling Tiancheng to go back.

He didn't want to embarrass her, and he was more worried about her, so he would follow her no matter what.

Sometimes concubines come to visit the door, Zhuang Siyan is basically too lazy to deal with it, anyway, she also wants to have a good relationship with whom, and she doesn't want to target anyone, so whoever comes is the same.

Those people got a cold face from her, and it was inevitable that they would be angry when they went back, and they would sue Ling Tiancheng again when they had the opportunity, although they had never received a response.

The time in winter is also like being frozen, it is very long, and you have to count it every day.

Even if Zhuang Siyan was annoyed, it had only been a few days, and the heavy snow outside had fallen a thick layer intermittently.

For dinner that day, a chicken soup was particularly delicious, so Zhuang Siyan ate more, and then when he sat down, he felt very uncomfortable in his stomach, and then took his cloak to go out for a walk.

Lan Xin and Ping'er saw her like this, and quickly put down the things in their hands and came out with them.

The three of them were drenched in snowflakes and walked around the courtyard, but Zhuang Siyan's muscles and bones were moved.

She glanced at the palace gate and said, "Do you guess there is someone in the imperial garden at this time?" ”

Ping'er shook her head and said, "On such a cold day, maybe the doors of each palace are closed, except for the father-in-law who is patrolling, there shouldn't be anyone else, right?" ”

Zhuang Siyan was interested, looked at her and said: "Let's make a bet, I guess there must be someone there, if I guess correctly, the two of you will lose me one tael of silver, if you guess correctly, I will lose you five taels." ”

Ping'er: "......"

She had never seen such a playful master.

However, Zhuang Siyan hasn't gone out for several days, and even the emperor is worried that she will be sick, so she finally wants to go out for a walk at this time, not to mention one or two taels of silver, even ten taels, and she has to accompany her.

I agreed.

Zhuang Siyan didn't give up, turned his head and asked Lan Xin: "Do you want to gamble?" ”

Lan Xin stammered.

Zhuang Siyan immediately said: "If you don't gamble, you can't follow us, so you won't see us make money." ”

After speaking, he picked up Ping'er and walked outside, leaving Lan Xin behind.

Lan Xin stood in place for a long time, a layer of snow had fallen on her body, and Zhuang Siyan and the others had already walked away before they remembered to go back.

Ping'er still felt a little reluctant to go.

As an old man in the palace, she knew very well that Lan Xin was a personal palace maid brought by Zhuang Siyan from her mother's house, and this identity alone was closer than them.

Usually, Zhuang Siyan doesn't have obvious good or bad feelings about anyone, as if he just thinks of who he sees and who he hands over the work to do.

She won't even blame the rough palace people in the palace, and sometimes she calls them over to serve tea in a hurry.

Ping'er is used to her habits, but she feels quite easy-going, and she doesn't have any masters.

But today's matter is a bit deliberate, in fact, if you wait a little longer, Lan Xin may not stop gambling, anyway, she is coaxing the master to be happy, and usually Zhuang Siyan never deducts anything from the money, and the rewards are given casually, and they are happy to grab a handful of broken silver for them to play.

However, Lu Wei didn't give her a chance, and ran away with Ping'er.

They went out far away, and Ping'er still felt uncomfortable, and said softly: "Niangniang, it's not that Sister Lan Xin doesn't want to play, she just hasn't thought about it." ”

Zhuang Siyan asked nonchalantly: "What is there to think about here, didn't you agree to come down in one bite?" ”

Ping'er was stuck, but out of the usual way for everyone to take care of each other, she still defended Lan Xin: "She may have been short of money recently." ”

At this time, Zhuang Siyan's feet stopped: "Has she had any big expenses recently?" ”

Ping'er couldn't answer, but in fact, she also felt that Lan Xin was a little unusual recently, and the most obvious point was that there were many fewer words than before.

is also annoyed by the same illness as Zhuang Siyan, if nothing happens, she can sit in the palace for a day, although she has embroidery work in her hands, but the speed is amazingly slow, and she doesn't get a stitch for half a day.

Ping'er asked her if there was something wrong, but she didn't say.

When Zhuang Siyan asked her today, she might not have reacted yet, so she missed the opportunity to come out with them.

Zhuang Siyan stood still, as if she didn't wait for Ping'er's answer and didn't move forward, and asked again: "You two are often in the same place, has she really encountered any difficulties recently?" I'm not a good master, I usually care about you less, but if I encounter something, it's convenient to tell me or say, and I will do everything I can. ”

He didn't say anything like a master, but like a friend.

Ping'er has been in the palace for a long time, and when she sees everyone wearing masks, she doesn't dare to say this thing to herself.

As for the things that take responsibility, it is even more possible to push and refuse.

When Ping'er heard such words, her nose was sore, her tears almost fell, and she knelt directly in the snow and was about to kowtow to Lu Wei.

Lu Wei scooped her up: "What are you doing?" With such heavy snowfall, what are you kneeling on the ground? Wet your clothes for a while, crying cold. ”

Ping'er, who was crying coldly, was dragged up by her, and before she could hold back her tears, she wiped it with her right hand, but she didn't wipe it clean, and then took out her left hand to wipe it.

Zhuang Siyan was helpless, and took a handkerchief in his hand to her: "What's the matter, cry when you say cry, don't you want money for tears, be careful that they will freeze on your face for a while and become ice beads." ”

The little palace maid who was moved was laughing at her again, and she still remembered her identity in her mouth: "Niangniang......, let's go, no matter how late it is in the Imperial Garden, there is really no one in the garden." ”

Zhuang Siyan replied indifferently: "That's better, I'll lose you five taels." ”

Having said that, the two of them walked back in the direction of the garden.

The night is not too deep, but the winter is too cold, so there is nothing to do, no one wants to come out, besides, in the depths of the palace, there are people everywhere in the struggle, and there are pits everywhere, but there is not even one who stands with him.

The people who live in it, no matter who they are, will be lonely and resentful after a long time, and they will feel that the night is getting more and more desolate, and they will be even more reluctant to go out at such a cold moment.

Zhuang Siyan wore a light cyan cotton skirt inside, and the skirt was very long, which could be swept on the snow.

Outside is a white cloak with fox fur edges, as soon as it is blown by the wind, the cloak will be opened a little, and when it is far away, it looks like an enlarged white fox, moving forward in the snow.

In contrast, Ping'er, who walked beside her, had a neat set of tight-fitting palace women's clothes, which was a lot more delicate, but it was a little cold.

However, the two of them came out of the palace gate and kept walking, but their bodies were not eaten by the cold wind, and they were still a little hot.

Zhuang Siyan walked forward, chatting with Ping'er, asking them what they usually do in the palace, especially when they are not there, no one has to wait, what such a large group of people do in the courtyard every day.

Ping'er replied honestly, and did not deliberately pretend to be diligent, saying that when she was not in the palace, she was quite bored, and hoped that Zhuang Siyan could often live in the palace.

She smiled and said: "I don't want to live in the palace, like you, it's too boring, all I look at all day is these half-baked faces, and I will never be able to raise them." ”

Ping'er said as if she was good: "Niangniang is right to say so, if you can go out, who wants to stay here." ”

Zhuang Siyan immediately turned his head to look at her and asked, "Do you want to go out too?" ”

As soon as she asked so crucially, Ping'er was stunned, and she was stunned for two seconds before she replied softly: "Slaves can't go out." ”

Ping'er's family is poor and doesn't even have a wall, and a few members of the family have been wandering around since she was a child.

Her luck was good, and her father bought a family as a slave.

The family didn't know what to think, and when they raised her to be a teenager, they recognized her as a goddaughter, and then as soon as they were packaged, they were sent to the palace, and since then Ping'er's fate has been different from the fate of her family.

At least they are well fed and clothed here, and they have met a master who is very good to them.

When she first talked to Zhuang Siyan, she learned about the life experiences of each of them, and she also knew that Ping'er's godfather and godmother's family was an official family.

After sending her to the palace, she moved out of the capital because of the transfer, and for so many years, no one cared about how she was in the palace, and she was almost like an orphan.

Zhuang Siyan asked, "What is your godfather's surname?" ”

Ping'er said: "The surname is Miao, I heard that his official luck is not good, and he has been declining, when I was in his house, he was still a third-grade member Wailang, and now he has become a fifth-grade." ”

"Promotions and demotions are commonplace, and you don't have to be sad, oh yes, are you still in touch now?"

Ping'er shook her head: "When I first sent it to the palace, there was still correspondence, and everyone sent monthly money in the month, and I would take it out to give them some, and then I was transferred to other places, and there was no news." ”