The north wind howled and howled, and everywhere it went, it was full of hard ice, enveloping the whole world. Only the charcoal fire in the house can withstand the bitter cold of this winter, and no one wants to step out of this house unless necessary.

Empress Shen stood on the steps in front of the Qiongtai Hall and looked at the somewhat embarrassed Bao Hongde. She didn't know what was going on between their brother and sister, but what Bao Xi had whispered in her ear the day before was now remembered by her: Bao Xi said that now Qin Hou Yingde is allied with small countries everywhere, and this move seems to be directly approaching the royal court and threatening the rule of the Great Zhou.

Bao Hongde used to be a subordinate of Yingde, and now he is afraid that he will obey Mrs. Qin's orders first when he enters Beijing, after all, the discord between the Bao family and Bao Xi is not an overnight thing.

Could it be ...... Bao Xi was put under house arrest? Empress Shen raised her head suddenly, cast her eyes on the Qiongtai Palace, and asked Bao Hongde, "Since you are sick, why don't you want to see the medical officer?" ”

Bao Hongde shook his head and rubbed his hands, "If Xiuxiu came to answer, I didn't see her, and Lao Shen's mother took care of her and enlightened her!" Maybe you don't want to see me, right? He sighed, and this sentence aroused Shen Hou's doubts, "Why don't you want to see Dr. Bao, and why do you need enlightenment?" But what happened? ”

"Maybe it's just the depression in Niangniang's heart that can't be eliminated, so she suffers from a serious illness." Bao Hongde shook his head and smiled awkwardly, "There are still some urgent matters in the lower palace, so I will retire first." ”

Empress Shen nodded, and Bao Hongde stepped back from the stairs step by step, turning around and walking into the distance. The people beside Empress Shen asked, "Niangniang?" Shall we still go in? ”

"Go!" Empress Shen nodded, wondering what had happened to Bao Xi, and lifted the heavy copper ring on the door, making a striking sound on the copper stake of the wooden door. After a long time, the people inside opened a crack, poked their heads out, and saw that it was Shenhou, and immediately opened the door in a panic, and saluted, "See Niangniang!" ”

"Where's your master?" Shen Hou raised her head and asked.

"Master," Xiren glanced in the direction of the dormitory, swallowed, and turned to Shenhou again, "My master is she...... She's sick! ”

"Niangniang came to visit in person, why don't you call your master out?" Empress Shen scolded sharply, and after hesitating for a moment, he looked in the direction of the dormitory, and only then did he breathe a long sigh of relief when he found that Xiuxiu had already come out, and took a step back to make way for Xiuxiu.

Xiuxiu walked towards Empress Shen with a smile, "It's really unfortunate that Empress Shen Niangniang came, Bao Niangniang is seriously ill now, I'm afraid I won't be able to see Niangniang, and I hope Niangniang will understand." ”

"I'm just here to see her condition, so I don't want to close the door, right?" Shen Hou asked, Xiuxiu shook her head, "Niangniang is sick and can't get out of bed, and now she is resting in bed, and it is Sanjiu at the moment, which is extremely cold, Niangniang is afraid that she will infect others with this wind and cold, and now the palace is in short supply of materials, and the manpower is very insufficient, so it is always inconvenient." ”

"Why don't you pass on the doctor when you're so sick?" Empress Shen frowned and asked, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to drag on like this." ”

"Niangniang said, the medical officer will inevitably prescribe some medicine when he comes, as soon as the medicine is boiled in this Qiongtai Palace, the smell of this medicine will be scattered everywhere, Nian'er is still young, and it smells bad. So...... The mother did not allow the doctor to be invited. Xiuxiu casually found an excuse to prevaricate, afraid of being investigated for the bottom of the matter, so she preemptively asked, "Niangniang is seriously ill, ten days and half a month, I'm afraid I won't get better, I tossed for another night last night, and now I've just fallen asleep, Shenhou Niangniang might as well wait for a while, Xiuxiu will wake up Niangniang and invite her to come?" ”

When Empress Shen heard this, she immediately waved her hand, "That's it, since you just rested, let's recuperate, and this palace will come back another day." ”

"Yes, sis!" Xiuxiu immediately congratulated Shenhou, looked at her figure going out and took a big breath, patted her chest, and finally prevaricated the past, Bao Xi did not elaborate on her condition, not to mention the reason for closing the door, Xiuxiu couldn't think about one or two of them, since it was rare to establish an alliance with Shenhou, it was always bad to destroy it at will.

Bao Jue slept for a whole day, having intermittent nightmares, she always dreamed that after her mother's death, she was beaten by the housemother of the family, and she was bruised all over her body, covered in blood, Bao Jue sat by and watched, neither interfering nor scolding the housemother. Sometimes when she woke up from a dream, she couldn't tell whether she was dreaming or waking up, the pain was secondary, and the grievances in her heart overflowed all the emotions that surfaced, making her keep sobbing, crying very sadly, tears annihilated her cheeks, and soaked her jade pillow drop by drop.

In the evening, Bao Xi struggled out of the nightmare and sat up from the bed, dizzy in her mind. She rubbed her forehead, stood down on the bed, and dragged her tired body out of the dormitory. This day's sleep did not relieve her tiredness in the slightest, and she was even more tired at the moment.

Xiuxiu, who has been paying attention to the movement of the dormitory today, immediately ran in the direction of the dormitory as soon as she heard Bao Xi open the door, and stretched out her hand to support Bao Xi who was still in dizziness, "Niangniang, are you okay?" ”

Bao Xi shook her head, "Let's go to Xuan dinner?" ”

"Yes," Xiuxiu nodded immediately, "I ordered the people in the dining room to cook Sydney, and the lady drank some to moisten her throat?" ”

Bao Xi nodded, "Thank you." ”

Xiuxiu was a little stunned, looked at Bao Xi and laughed, "Why did Niangniang say these kind words to me?" As long as the mother doesn't get along with her body, it's fine, if she is really sick, she still has to come and see the doctor. ”

"No," Bao Xi said softly, "I know my body!" ”

"Don't be reckless, now in the cold winter, it's not as good as when you have a disease, it's not a good thing!" Xiuxiu persuaded her, afraid that if Bao Xi carried it like this, she would kill her.

"I'm waiting to see the king's victory! I have this number in my own mind. She patted Xiuxiu's shoulder, her eyes became bright and abnormal, and her tone became brisk, no matter what big things happened yesterday, Xiuxiu knew that in Bao Xi, it would pass sooner or later, so she was relieved.

"Niangniang go and see Nian'er, if you don't see Niangniang for a day, you will be coquettish to me, as if I have hidden Niangniang." Xiuxiu pointed to Nian'er's small room, "I have to go to the dining room first and tell them to make their meals lighter." ”

Bao Xi nodded, and walked towards Nian'er's room, Nian'er heard someone walk in, originally pretending to be asleep with her eyes closed, and suddenly her eyes were round, looking at Bao Xi tilting her head, opening her mouth wide, saliva flowed down her cheeks, Bao Xi wiped Nian'er's saliva with her sleeve, "Look at your appearance, I don't know who you followed?" If the king is as rare as you......" Bao Xi laughed to himself when he said this, and shook his head again, "Is that okay?" ”

Nian'er didn't care what Bao Xi was saying, she just stretched out her hand to look at her, waiting for her to hug her. Bao Xi picked up Nian'er on the bed, supported her waist with one hand and her head with the other, and held her in her arms, "I don't know when your father will come back, he doesn't know that his mother is here alone, will he not be able to hold on?" ”

Nian'er wiped her saliva on Bao Xi's shoulder, then reached out and patted Bao Xi's back, wrapped her two hands around Bao Xi's neck, and her head was on the side of her ear and remained motionless.

Bao Xi's tears suddenly flowed down, holding Nian'er tightly in her arms and sobbing, Xiuxiu brought in dinner, and was startled when she saw Bao Xi crying with Nian'er in her arms, "Niangniang, what's wrong with you?" ”

Bao Xi turned around, quickly wiped the tears on her cheeks, took a deep breath, pursed her lips, shook her head, and put Nian'er on the bed again, before turning around and looking at Xiuxiu and said shyly, "Just thinking about this cold winter, the king doesn't know how to go." I heard that this battle didn't go well at all......" Bao Xi shook her head, lowered her eyes, and her expression was a little dark.

"He also pointed to the flying pigeon to pass the book, but the pigeon is gone." Xiuxiu helped Bao Xi set up the dishes and chopsticks, stepped aside and invited Bao Xi to come to dinner.

Bao Xi patted Nian'er who was sleeping on the bed, turned around and walked towards the table, sat on the chair and looked at the food on this table, Xiuxiu sent someone to boil Sydney, the clear soup was shining with a bright luster, and a unique fragrance of Sydney permeated the neighborhood, quickly opening people's taste buds and taste senses*.

There is also a dish of white meat with bamboo shoots, the sweetness of bamboo shoots and the aroma of white meat, the two complement each other and complement each other. This table is emerald green and cherry red, which is not only light, but also does not lose the characteristics of the delicacy, and the combination of meat and vegetables is just right. Bao Xi looked up at Xiuxiu and said, "You haven't eaten yet, have you?" She stretched out her hand and pointed across from her, "Let's sit down and eat together?" ”

"Xie Niangniang!" Xiuxiu said.

"There's no need to thank each other," Bao Xi picked up the chopsticks, took the bamboo shoots and white meat from the plate and put them on Xiuxiu's plate, and then picked up her bowl and scooped some pear soup to warm her stomach that had not eaten for a day.

"Today, Dr. Bao and Shen came to visit Niangniang." Xiuxiu said, "Doctor Bao, I said that Niangniang has been closed for a month, and he seems to know something and quit. Shen Hou here, I don't dare to say this, I'm afraid that it will offend Shen Hou and it will be bad for Niangniang, but I just said that Niangniang was seriously ill and rested in bed, and asked if I wanted to wake Niangniang up. Empress Shen instructed her to take good care of her body and left. ”

Bao Xi nodded, but did not answer.

Xiuxiu looked at Bao Xi's appearance, and actually wanted to ask some more things, but she couldn't open her mouth again, so she had to close her mouth, sighed, picked up the food on the plate and put it in her mouth, and said no more. Bao Xi obviously has no interest in these things, and she has nothing to explain, Xiuxiu couldn't help but ask after a few bites, "Next time Shenhou Niangniang comes, how will you reply?" ”

"I can't say it." Bao Xi said lightly.

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