"Concubine Ru is too careful." Li Guiren smoothed out the sickness that had accumulated in his chest, and smiled indifferently: "If I want to be your enemy, how can I shake these truths." Wouldn't it be better to protect yourself? After all, Chuxiu Palace is full of flowers, bees and butterflies linger, and there is no spring scene in the palace next to it! ”

Li Guiren has been in the palace for several years, and he has long since lost his beauty. Ruyue saw the ruthlessness of the years and the widowhood of the king from the fine lines at the end of her eyes. also saw all the pain and suffering she endured silently. In addition to being ashamed of herself, Ruyue put away her surprise and curiosity: "Yes, it's me who is impatient." Pulling Li Guiren's obviously wrinkled shirt, he said again: "If my sister is harmful to me, why do you want to remind me to be careful in every possible way!" ”

"Every man has his own way of living." Li Guiren calmly looked at Ruyue: "Just like me, humble and purposeless suffering is also a way to live." is also like you, who are obviously gracious, but you also have to compromise, this is how you live today. Either go down with the sword and sword, or become a stepping stone for others. You're better than me, but you still have a choice. ”

Li Guiren's bedroom is for a jasmine plant, and three or two flowers are blooming, and Ruyue didn't smell the fragrance of flowers when she first came in. But after talking for a while, the aroma of jasmine became stronger and stronger.

"Don't you get used to it?" Li Guiren saw Ruyue covering her nose with her hand, and smiled unconsciously: "Actually, this jasmine has opened very little. "Luan'er is sensitive to pollen, so Yongshou Palace has not placed such fragrant flowers for a long time." Ruyue smiled bitterly and her face was like a flat lake, and when she mentioned Luan'er, her heart still hurt like a pinprick.

"It's about to surface, but it has to be calmed down. It's hard to think about it. Li Guiren's tone suddenly became lighter: "But the children in the palace are gone if they say no." But after all, you are not the only concubine without a daughter. After suffering humiliation, you are not the only one who has lost your teeth and swallowed blood. If you fall, someone will climb up on your bones. At that point, you just don't really have the strength to care. ”

After saying a few words, Li Guiren was obviously tired and in bad spirits. Ruyue also knew that she didn't tell the truth so easily, and it would be in vain to ask any more questions. Then he got up and said goodbye: "My sister is not well, she should rest early." I'm not going to stay longer. ”

"I like Chen's temperament, straightforward and calm, and if I don't like it, I write it on my face directly. Isn't it a pleasure to show the faces of others. Li Guiren seemed to be saying things that were incompatible, but it sounded different.

"Ruyue has been taught." Ruyue smiled happily: "It is really beneficial to be able to come to my sister's place." ”

"Bin'er, send Rufei." Only then did Li Guiren call the palace maid outside the door and lead Ruyue out.

Along the way, Ruyue did not speak with a calm face. Xi'er and Pei Shuang looked at each other as if something was wrong, and they were silent. Walking slowly on the lonely and neat palace road, Ruyue raised her head and looked at the bright moon that accompanied her all the way, as if this road was extremely far away, and there was no end to it.

Thinking about the words of Li Guiren, it does make sense. The road to the harem is still very long, and Ruyue is glad that she can choose and have a choice. After making up his mind, he didn't think about anything more, and only instructed Pei Shuang: "When I go back to the palace, prepare a fragrant soup bath, and ask Qin'er to pinch my shoulder, her skills are always the best." Firmly go to the tired, and I can sleep peacefully. ”

When Pei Shuang heard this, he finally felt a little relieved: "I know, Miss, wait for the slave maid to let Ziyu go and invite Aunt Qin'er to come." Pei Shuang didn't hear the words, but Xian'er understood it. At this time, to invite Qin'er to come, it must not be as simple as massage. It's just that Niangniang doesn't want to say it clearly, there must be her reason. Xi'er kept his mouth shut, and did not reveal it.

"I just talked a lot to Li Guiren, and I feel a little hungry. There can be glutinous rice dumplings in the kitchen, Peishuang, you go and get some. Only when she returned to the palace Ruyue sat down for a while, she smiled and told Pei Shuang to do it: "I'm thinking about this smell now!" ”

"Miss, you're worried, but the kitchenette isn't ready at all today." Pei Shuang was a little apologetic: "It's the slave who is careless." Otherwise, Miss, you bathe first, and after Aunt Qin'er massages it for you later, the slave maid should also cook the glutinous rice balls, and then eat them? ”

Ruyue frowned slightly: "Is there any wet glutinous rice flour?" It's always a bit troublesome to rub the rice balls now, or take some ready-made. Ruyue retreated in order to have enough time to discuss countermeasures with Qin'er. Pei Shuang's entanglement with Zhen Ning was not in a hurry to expose it at this time. I thought that Pei Shuang must have been by his side for so long, no matter what he did, it was always for his own safety.

Maybe it's because when the water is clear, there are no fish, Ruyue's mood can't help but be a little darker, but it turns out that today, there is also a need for such turbidity around her.

"No trouble, miss, really no trouble. The glutinous rice dumplings are soft and glutinous and fragrant, your appetite has been bad recently, and it is rare to remember this taste, and the slave can do it well. Pei Shuangxiao bent his eyebrows and said happily: "You wait, the slave and maid will come when they go." With that, Pei Shuang hurriedly retreated.

"If you have anything to say, you can say it." Ruyue saw Xi'er's intentions and said directly.

Xi'er bent down and carefully tidied up the tassels around Ruyue's waist: "It's not that the slave maid has something to ask, but that you want the slave to ask." There is nothing disrespectful in saying this, Xi'er regards himself as the closest person to Ruyue, so he naturally will not be too taboo and unfamiliar.

To be honest, Ruyue didn't mind that she said it so bluntly. Between his eyebrows, he only smiled slightly: "What you said is right, I just want to say it myself." The thoughts of the daughter's family are really elusive. I don't even know when Pei Shuang fell in love with Zhenning. ”

"Mother." Xi'er was slightly surprised: "How did Li Guiren know about this?" Could it be that there is already a rumor in the harem, but we are in the dark? ”

"It's not." Ruyue shook her head, and the wings of the golden butterfly on the hairpin trembled and trembled along her slight movements: "It's all my speculation." My worries are just ...... "Can Pei Shuang walk with Zhen Ning?" With such two people with different identities, and carrying the evil debts of the Yongshou Palace and the reputation of the former queen, the queen will inevitably do everything to break up and suppress them, and even kill them.

"Niangniang, Aunt Qin'er has arrived." Ziyu whispered softly outside the door. Seeing Ruyue's solemn face, Xi'er responded on his behalf: "Please come in." ”

"If you are a concubine, you will be blessed." Qin'er came with the coolness of the night. The smile on his face dissipated the moment he looked at Ruyue, and his eyebrows were unconsciously locked: "Niangniang let the slave come so late, but there is something important?" ”

"Su Mei, Yaer, and Heran, they can't stay anymore." Ruyue tried her best to make her voice clear, because if she was so decisive, she didn't want to repeat it once she said it. Of course, Xi'er and Qin'er also heard it very clearly, both of them were at a loss, but no one asked why.

"The slave will come up with a brilliant way to make these three disappear in a reasonable way. I just don't know when the mother will decide? "Qin'er takes care of the affairs of Zhongcui Palace for Ruyue, and she has always been in order. What are the identities of these three people, Qin'er is also clear.

It is expected that it was a chess piece that was dedicated to the emperor to fix his favor by waiting for the opportunity, but the good ones had to be removed, and they must have been exposed. Now that the work has not been accomplished, people will not be able to stay. Although it is a pity, Qin'er understands that it is powerful, so naturally there will be no reluctance. "The mother put a lot of effort into them, but it's a pity after all."

"Tonight!" Ruyue looked at the sky and said sadly: "Although it is a little hasty, this palace can't let them see the morning light tomorrow." It's a pity, but what's more important than our own lives? ”

Xi'er's heart still couldn't help but tremble, even though she was tired of seeing these things. But when the words came out of Concubine Ru's mouth, she was really taken aback. "Niangniang, why are you in such a hurry, what went wrong?"

"We are praying mantis catching cicadas, and Zhenning is the yellow finch behind. No one expected that there would be a queen behind her, waiting for the profits! "Ruyue didn't expect that she could do such a ruthless job." The knife was on the neck, and I knew that it would be too late. ”

"The slave and maid understand." Xi'er and Qin'er replied almost in unison.

Ruyue nodded with relief and closed her eyes sadly: "I know that among these three people, maybe two of them are innocent, but I still have to do this." Perhaps today, I am no different from the Queen. It's just an epiphany and an early understanding of the difference in time. ”

It's chilling to say, and it's heart-wrenching to listen to. Xi'er took the silk clothes that rested on the couch and put them on Ruyue: "My body is warm, and I naturally don't feel cold in my heart." Niangniang is just not used to the warm and cold climate in the capital, but everyone is like this. ”

"I don't care if others come over like this, I won't go on like this." Ruyue's eyes bloomed with resolute ruthlessness, as if everything should not be what it is now: "No matter how merciful I am and how tolerant I am, they will not let me go." Without Luan'er, there are no more flesh and blood relatives in the harem, and the emperor is just a merciful son of heaven after all. ”

Xi'er knew that Ruyue said this, but she still couldn't let go of her kindness with the emperor in her heart. This is also common feelings, after all, when she entered the palace, Concubine Ru entered the red wall because of this affection. Who would have thought that such a situation would be.

Qin'er said: "Those who know about these three people are except for you, Niangniang, that is, the slave maid, Aunt Xi'er and Miss Peishuang." Now that the news has leaked, isn't it...... It's impossible! Qin'er was vigilant and always felt that this matter was not so simple. Seeing that Pei Shuang was not on Ruyue's side now, he seemed to come back to his senses: "How is this possible?" She's a maid of your family! ”

Ruyue nodded, shook her head again, and said after a while: "Don't blame her, it's me who underestimated the queen too much." There is one more thing, Qin'er, do you know why Li Guiren fell out of favor in the past? ”