The moonlight on the lotus pond is gentle in the evening breeze.

Bao Xi reclined on the edge of the lotus pond, looking at the sparkling lake illuminated by the bright moonlight, the autumn leaves were ruined, the lotus flowers have long been gone, since a fire burned the Qiongtai Hall that day, only a smear of ashes remained here, Ji Gongyan ordered, rebuilt the lotus pond in the position of the Qiongtai Palace. Every spring, the little lotus shows its sharp corners; Every year in spring, the lotus sound is infinitely green, and the lotus flowers are different red; Every autumn, no one knows about the white stems buried in the ground, and they don't wait for the wind to fill the pond.

It is not Bao Xi who loves lotus, but Mrs. Zheng, who can make Ji Gongyan jump into the water to pick lotus for her that day, completely annihilated the Qiongtai Hall and rebuilt the lotus pond, perhaps to mourn the lady who has passed away for many years. There was a faint premonition in Bao Xi's heart that there would be a new hostess in Huachen Palace, which had not been out of Mrs. for many years.

Does he love Mrs. Zheng to the extent that he loves the house and Wu?

Bao Xi closed her eyes, took a deep breath, tears flowed down the corners of her eyes, she didn't think about who to fight, let alone fight with a dead person, but she felt that it was difficult to suppress the back, a kind of powerless paleness. She opened her eyes, the moonlight seeped into her eyes, the other side of the lotus pond was a man's faint back, standing on the edge of the lotus pond and looking at Bao Xi, she looked at him, he looked at her, this moment of time seemed to be quiet, the huge lotus pond also lost the meaning of space, they were far apart, but they seemed to be side by side.

The moonlight shrouded in the figure, although he couldn't see the face clearly, but from the momentum of the instrument, he guessed that the person standing opposite was Ji Gongyan, he stood on the edge of the lotus pond and looked at the opposite Baoxi, and he couldn't see the face clearly, but he just recognized her. He wanted to walk towards Bao Xi, but he only thought about it, and didn't lift his steps or move.

The night was quiet tonight, like the feeling of depression when the storm was coming. Tomorrow's hunt is another battle between the Son of Heaven and the princes, which is well acted, and there is nothing to do in the year; If the performance is poor, the whole country will be panicked. This is a big test for Ji Gongyan, and the person who accompanies him at this time is not Bao Xi, nor can it be Bao Xi, the harem is the only favorite, she bears far more pressure than he bears, this truth he should have understood a long time ago, it was because she used her delicate body to block too many harsh and difficult things for him, so in the end, the tired Bao Jue had to use blood to tell Ji Gong Yan this truth.

Ji Gongyan took a step, but he didn't move towards Bao Xi, he was ruthless, turned around and walked towards Youyang Palace. Bao Xi looked at Ji Gongyan's figure gradually moving away, and the indescribable loneliness in her heart turned around and went back to the East Palace. Later in the night, there was a knock on the door of the dormitory, and Bao Xi was tidying up some clothes, putting down the long skirt that had just been folded, straightening up and asking, "Who?" ”

"Mother, it's me!" Xiuxiu's voice came from outside the door.

"It's so late, is there anything else?" Bao Xi asked.

"I've got something to figure out for you!" Xiuxiu said.

"Come in......" Bao Xi said and put down the curtain on the bed, and the mattress that was piled up in a mess was submerged into the curtain, she walked towards the table on the side, sat down on one side of the table, watched Xiuxiu enter the door, pointed to the opposite position to her, poured tea for her, and made a gesture of please.

"Thank you, Niangniang," Xiuxiu said, sitting down and holding the tea.

"What's the matter at such a late hour?" Bao Xi asked, the kind face is like an elder in a family, which makes Xiuxiu feel very uncomfortable in her heart, and always feels that compared with Bao Xi, she always feels that she is too small to move to the stage, if it is not for the love of Mrs. Zheng and Empress Bao, how can she have the status and the favor of the king today.

"Just now the king sent someone to spread the word, saying that I don't need to follow the king to tomorrow's paddock." Xiuxiu said.

Bao Xi thought about it, her eyebrows were slightly together, and she looked at Xiuxiu's appearance seriously, a person's mentality will change a lot between getting and not getting, Xiuxiu has been by Mrs. Zheng's side for several years, and she has also been by her side for several years, and the time that has accompanied Ji Gongyan has passed for ten years, and what she sees and misses every day is only this one man, her refusal to dig and the fear of being named a female queen are all from a heart that already belongs, and this Bao Xi is until this moment, looked at Xiuxiu's somewhat resentful expression, and suddenly realized.

Xiuxiu didn't dare to have extravagant hopes for Ji Gongyan, because she followed Mrs. Zheng first, and Ji Gongyan saw her doting in everyone's eyes, and no one was envious. Sangzhu's fate, Xiuxiu is also a witness, she didn't dare to cross the thunder pool half a step, and she also believed that the emperor would never notice such an inconspicuous person beside a lady.

Later, he followed Bao Xi, and Ji Gongyan no longer just liked Bao Xi, but turned into a deeper love, and he was deeply in love. Xiuxiu didn't think about Ji Gongyan, it doesn't mean that he never thought about it, maybe in the dead of night, when others didn't know, this person in the deep palace also deeply expected Ji Gongyan's intrusion, right? It's a pity...... When this day really comes, it is so ridiculous.

Bao Xi looked at Xiuxiu's eyes, which made Xiuxiu feel that Bao Xi had a terrible insight, and she was very flustered in her heart, "What is Niang Niang thinking?" ”

Bao Xi shook her head, and also picked up the tea on the table, "The king said, will you take someone to the paddock tomorrow?" ”

"The person who came didn't say anything, just told me that I don't have to prepare anymore, the king told me that Jiang Wan will come to pay respects and thank you tomorrow, I have to be there, otherwise there will be a lot of inappropriateness!" Xiuxiu relayed.

"The Great King Xu is going to take Mrs. Chu there," Bao Xi thought for a while and said.

"Mrs. Chu?" Xiuxiu's expression was a little surprised, "The king doesn't love Mrs. Chu, why did he take Mrs. Chu to the paddock to hunt?" It shouldn't be......" She cast her look at Bao Xi, as if she was asking Bao Xi if the person the king wanted to bring was her?

Bao Xi shook her head, she didn't get any news, and she knew that this person was anyone, and it couldn't be herself, since the day Ji Gong Yu favored Xing Xiuxiu, she couldn't have been clearer. With her understanding of Ji Gongyan, he has true feelings for Xiuxiu, but because of his own face, he will not touch her, so he will spoil Sangzhu that day, but he will marry her to Zheng Boyou.

But now that Ji Gong is moving, there must be a reasonable reason for something unreasonable, and the only thing that makes sense after thinking about it is that Ji Gong Yan wants to make a move, but who is this action aimed at and for what? Bao Xi couldn't guess, the only thing that felt empty in her heart was that the partner that Ji Gongyan chose to cooperate with this time was no longer herself, which means that from now on, on the road that Ji Gongyan chose by herself, no matter how hard and tired he was, he would not mention a few words to her.

This feeling, not only Ji Gongyan felt deeply lonely, but Bao Xi also felt equally bitter.

Seeing that the water in Xiuxiu's cup had been drunk, Bao Xi pinched the kettle in her hand and filled another cup for Xiuxiu, "No one can say for sure about the affairs of the harem, the king has never said that he can let go of Mrs. Chu." What's more, now that the king relies on the state of Chu, this time the Marquis of Chu gave the king enough face at the ceremony, and it is impossible for the king not to give Chu Hou this face. In the past, you were just a knowledgeable person, and you didn't need to pay attention to these things, but now your identity is different after all, and you can no longer think about things and see problems as in the past. ”

Xiuxiu felt a little unbearable on her face, and her expression was extremely ugly, as if she had been poked in the heart by Bao Xi, like a cat that had been stepped on by her tail, but she didn't dare to be angry, and her face turned blue and white for a while, "Xiuxiu understands!" Thanks to my mother's care. ”

"You and I don't have to be so polite," Bao Xi said, "Tomorrow I will come with Jiang Wan, thank you as well, you just bear, you don't have to be polite with the two of them." ”

"Yes!" Xiuxiu nodded.

"Anything else?" Bao Xi asked again.

Xiuxiu shook her head, stood up and said goodbye to Bao Xi, walked out of the door of the dormitory, held her chest, very painful, wanted to cry but didn't dare to cry in the East Palace, wanted to talk to others, but there was no such person who could let herself rely on, this pain could only be deeply put away in my heart. If it weren't for Ji Gongyan's sudden favor, even Xiuxiu would think that she really liked Dutu, compared to her heart for the emperor, her affection for Dutu was too light and too thin.

The news came early in the morning of the second day, Ji Gongyu was really Mrs. Chu with him, and when he was in the morning, he naturally didn't see Mrs. Chu, and Xiuxiu stood aside with Bao Xi and looked angry. In this night, the entire harem was turned upside down by Ji Gongyan, Mrs. Wei's eyes swirled around in the hall, and she couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked, "Why did the king find this Mrs. Chu to go to the paddock together, there is really no warning at all!" ”

"Isn't it the same for everyone?" Bao Xi looked at Mrs. Wei and said.

"How can it be the same?" Mrs. Wei retorted, "Could it be that last year's paddock hunt has not been forgotten? The king promised to be free of taxes for a year, just to help Niangniang choose a satisfactory white fox fur coat, this dress...... Tut-tut...... I'm envious of us women! ”

"If you want to like it, this palace will give it to you?" Bao Xi asked.

Mrs. Wei's face became embarrassed for a moment, she swallowed her saliva in embarrassment, and lowered her head perfunctorily without smiling, and stopped talking. Now that a Xiren and a lady are fortunate to be above Bao Xi, she is naturally not in a good mood, Mrs. Wei is blocked for a breath, and she also knows the fun, so she doesn't add any more blockage to Bao Xi, so that she will put the anger in her heart on herself.