The last rays of sunset on the horizon faded, and night quietly came, and the golden and glorious temple was especially magnificent and solemn in the vast twilight. At the beginning of the lanterns, the colorful Qibao glass lanterns, glowing with brilliance, exude a hazy and soft halo, welcoming the coming night.

At this moment, Shui Ningyan walked slowly all the way, passing through several palaces, bypassing several verandahs, and in front of him was the Imperial Garden. On both sides of the white cobblestone road, flowers are blooming, competing with each other. The air is filled with a refreshing floral scent. The scenery of the Imperial Garden at night is very poetic, but I think that Dongfang Lie must have waited for a long time, so I have no leisure to watch leisurely. She hung her head slightly. The rockery at the bend is lined up, and the green bamboo is sky. The breeze is blowing, and the bamboo leaves are swaying.

Shui Ningyan only cared about the steps under her feet, and the rustling of bamboo leaves drowned out the sound of her footsteps, so she didn't notice that there were also people coming from the rockery. So she and the man bumped into each other.

"Ahh My East Sea Pearl! The woman who was hit by the condensation smoke was hurriedly supported by the palace maid and eunuch who were quick on the side, although she did not fall, but a string of pearl necklaces in her hand suddenly broke off and the beads splashed around.

The magic sound drilled his ears, and Shui Ningyan couldn't help frowning, and looked at it secretly. Wearing an ivory white floor-length dress, covered with a silk embroidered colorful cherry blossom Xidi palace veil, her hair is like half a chrysanthemum, and the peach blossom is carefully pasted on her forehead, which makes her complexion look like spring, with big cherry lips and big eyes, and sideburns like clouds. On both sides, there are two gold wire hollow peacock hairpins, and each peacock has a string of black pearls under its mouth, which is extravagant and public.

Looking at the other party's outfit, it should be a concubine in the palace, and it is also a concubine who is being favored. Shui Ningyan couldn't help but complain secretly: Just have a good skin, but he lacks such virtue, and Dongfang Lie's taste is really not good.

"Bold, what kind of person are you, you dare to collide with the Jade Concubine Niangniang!" At this time, the personal palace maid beside the concubine stood up and said majesticly.

"In the water and smoke, because the king is in a hurry to summon the next place, so he is in a hurry. Unintentionally collided with the mother, and asked the mother to suffer. Shui Ningyan bowed to the jade concubine in a regular manner, neither humble nor arrogant, polite, so that people could not find a trace of fault.

Water condensation? A hint of contemplation flashed in Concubine Yu's eyes. The name may seem familiar.

At this moment, the palace maid next to him whispered a few words in his ear. Concubine Yu's face suddenly changed greatly, and her voice was cold: "Raise your head for this palace!" ”

Hearing this, the water condensation smoke was instantly full of black lines. What is the situation, and why does she feel like she is being molested? She wanted to get angry at the moment, but after thinking about it, the so-called would rather offend a gentleman than a villain, let alone the immoral concubine in front of her.

So, Shui Ningyan slowly raised her head, and Concubine Yu looked at it carefully. Under the hazy night, Shui Ningyan wore a moon-white kudzu gauze regular dress, on which the water lotus with the big mouth of the bowl was embroidered with black and white double threads. Dressed in white and with black hair, the clothes and hair are flowing and elegant, not tied or tied, slightly fluttering, like a god descending into the world.

Her skin was faintly shiny and flowing, and her eyes shone with a thousand kinds of glass. The appearance is picturesque, so beautiful that it does not look like a real person at all, this kind of demeanor has surpassed all mortal beauty at all. Such a person, who does not need any decoration, is already so beautiful that he is breathtaking, as if he was an immortal who was accidentally left on earth from the sky.

Inadvertently, when she glanced sideways, she noticed that the palace maid and eunuch beside her looked at Shui Ningyan opposite with a demented expression, and Concubine Yu's face became even more ugly.

The cold light burst out from the bottom of his eyes, and he glanced at the entourage beside him, and the palace maids and eunuchs who came back to their senses couldn't help but feel cold, shivered excitedly, and lowered their heads to control their eyes.

About half a year ago, the name Shui Ning Yan was all the rage in the royal palace. I heard that the king painted a portrait of him, and later asked the painter in the palace to copy several copies and send them to the palace gates, hoping that he would find this person conveniently in the future.

At that time, the concubines in the harem were so jealous that their eyes were red. However, I didn't expect this person to be a man, a man who looks more beautiful than a man.

And they, the women in the harem who boasted of their beauty, actually lost to this man. It seems that the king has always had this man in his heart. Thinking of this, Concubine Yu tried her best to resist the urge to step forward and tear the other party to pieces, and her eyes shot out a cold light like icy silver, stabbing straight at Shui Ningyan.

Suddenly, a strange smile instantly appeared on Concubine Yu's face, and even her voice was deliberately gentle, "It turned out to be the water boy." The king's summoning of the water boy really can't be delayed. ”

The palace maids and eunuchs around Concubine Yu all opened their mouths wide, surprised that Concubine Yu was bumped into today, why was she still so smiling and welcoming, when did she become so easy-going and polite?

Just as she was surprised, Concubine Yu's eyes flashed, and the words had already changed, "It doesn't matter if the water boy collided with the palace, but because of the water boy's recklessness, let the palace scatter the East China Sea pearls rewarded by the king, but it is too undeserved." ”

After a pause, a sneer appeared on the corner of Concubine Yu's lips, but the words she said were filled with a deep sigh: "The king will spoil this palace, and he will reward this palace with the unique East China Sea pearl in this tribute." Now, if the king knew that the palace had sprinkled these pearls, he would be furious. ”

The wrath of the Son of Heaven is never a good thing, and a wise person should think of remedy. Otherwise, when the king is furious, he may pull out and cut off his head.

Concubine Yu said as she raised the corner of her eyes slightly to pay attention to Shui Ningyan's expression. And the other party is calm and light, and he is not shocked.

What's going on? He spilled his own pearls, shouldn't he take the initiative to come down and pick them up for himself? Although this pearl is not large, it is a priceless treasure. Can he afford it?

"Jade Concubine Niangniang, the holy grace is rich, and it is gratifying." The water condensation smoke arched his hand, and the light exit was small. I want to let myself personally offer to help her pick up pearls, don't think about it!

There was a coldness lingering in her eyes, but she didn't expect that this jade concubine still had some brains, and it was not an empty vase. Although it is wrong to spill pearls in the first place, the words and deeds of a concubine represent the royal face.

If the jade concubine is angry with herself from the beginning, and she shows her teeth and claws, it is a lack of virtue, and she may be punished for smashing pearls, but the jade concubine will definitely not be able to get benefits, she will be grounded at the lightest, fall out of favor at the worst, or be sent to the cold palace. Now the jade concubine is gentle and polite, greeting each other with a smile, as the saying goes, don't hit people with smiling faces. If you spill someone else's pearl, and others are polite to you, shouldn't you pick up the pearl for someone else, and then apologize in person?

However, she condenses the smoke, heh, she doesn't play cards according to common sense, she doesn't eat this set!

After waiting for a long time, she still didn't see Shui Ningyan on the other side and asked to pick up the pearls, and a trace of annoyance flashed in the beautiful eyes of the jade concubine. What's going on with this condensation? Don't you know how to read words and looks? Can't hear the overtones of your own words? Is he really stupid or is he pretending to be stupid?

The atmosphere was stalemate for a while, and there was no trace of anxiety on Shui Ningyan's face. If she hadn't arrived at Qingyang Hall for a long time, Dongfang Lie would definitely send people around looking for her.

However, all of a sudden, Shui Ningyan changed his mind again. The jade concubine in front of her really made her look very unhappy. It's really good to take a look at the night view of this imperial garden, so it's better to let Dongfang Lie come to her.

As soon as he thought of this, the corners of Shui Ningyan's lips hooked up a strange smile, "Niangniang, since this matter is caused by Zaixia, then it's better to pick up the pearls on the ground under Zaixia." Shui Ningyan's back was straight, his tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and he had a faint smile on his face.

"Okay, since the water boy is so hearted, then the palace will be fulfilled." Now that the goal has been achieved, the corners of Concubine Yu's red lips crossed a hint of a treacherous smile.

Obviously, he forced others to pick up the beads on the ground, but when the words came to Concubine Yu's mouth, the taste completely changed. As if others had to bother her, it was like a great reward to be able to pick up beads for her.

The jade concubine walked a few steps around the water condensation smoke, looked at it a few times, and then spoke unhurriedly, "There are a total of eighty-two pearl necklaces in the East China Sea, each of which is round and bright, and it is worth a lot of money. ”

Shui Ningyan's eyes narrowed dangerously. At this time, the sky is completely dark, does the jade concubine mean that she doesn't plan to let herself pick up the beads? And...... She also has a necklace of East China Sea pearls that is exactly the same as this one, which is composed of eighty-one beads, which means ninety-nine to one. Now this woman has to say eighty-two.

Obviously, in order to make it impossible for herself to make a difference, she had an excuse to ask for guilt at that time. What a vicious intention! It's just that harming others will end up harming herself, is she sure she wants to do this? Since this is the case, then she will play with this woman, and then she is afraid that this woman will not even have time to cry.

"The palace has been sleeping poorly these days, so I came to the imperial garden to put some jasmine flowers in the dormitory, which helps to calm the nerves." Concubine Yu raised her eyes and gloated at Shui Ningyan, "This palace will take someone to pick some jasmine now, it is probably a cup of tea, if the water boy can't hand over these eighty-two beads by then, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the king to intercede for you by then." ”

"Concubine Yu, you are attentive." A cold sneer crossed the corner of the watery smoke's lips.

Idiot, what a fool, can't tell the form in front of him at all. This jade concubine couldn't help but laugh too early. With such an IQ, she was surprised that this jade concubine could survive until now in the harem battle, what a miracle!

Shui Ningyan threw a strange smile at the Jade Concubine, and the Jade Concubine suddenly felt creepy. It's obvious that a catastrophe is coming, how can he still laugh? Is he crazy, or is he playing tricks?

Take a deep breath and wave away the strangeness in your heart, the other party will definitely not be able to hand over the eighty-two beads one by one, and wait to see how badly he tortures this condensation.