After a day of boredom, it was easy to suffer until the sun moved westward, and Hongli was in a little mood to walk around in the Old Summer Palace. At this time, the wind is cool and pleasant, and there is no longer the scorching heat of the scorching sun, but it continues to be as cool as autumn. Walking along the clear and winding water, watching the red fish playing in the water, sparkling, the anxiety in my heart slowly precipitated.

Li Yu vaguely felt that the emperor was in a much better mood at this time, and said smartly: "How can such a good scenery be disappointed, the servants are too talkative, the emperor might as well invite a lady to travel together and swim together, and live up to such a good scene." ”

Gao Heng's matter gave Hongli a headache, and when he mentioned the harem at this time, it was easy to settle down with boredom, and it was like a blister spit out of a fish's mouth, floating up lightly. "I want to be alone and quiet."

"Huh." Li Yu bowed in response, and the steps under his feet immediately stopped: "Your Majesty, the minions can't leave the emperor too far. Don't dare to disturb the emperor's purity, it's better to follow from afar? ”

"Hmm." Hongli saw that Li Yu had stopped, and he didn't say anything, and walked slowly forward alone. The lush trees, the bright chirping of birds from time to time, the pavilions and pavilions, as if in the painting of fairyland. How good it would be if time only stayed at a certain moment, many things are always inadvertently lost.

Across a row of green bamboos, Hongli suddenly saw a fluttering figure looming in the pavilion in the distance. Sometimes spinning, sometimes flying, sometimes high and sometimes low, the faint pink color is particularly eye-catching among the emerald green bamboos. But it is not extravagant, but like a beautiful Gesang flower.

"Is it Shu Concubine?" Hongli naturally knows that the best dancers in the palace are the former concubines and the current concubines. Concubine En's absence is gone, and only Concubine Shu's dancing can be called a dragon in the upper reaches.

The woman suddenly stopped dancing, and disappeared in a flash.

Hongli was very strange, and he had to take a few quick steps to pass through the bamboo forest, which was not dense but enough to hide the beauty of the beauty. "Who's dancing here? Why do you want to hide when you see me? ”

It's more like Hongli talking to himself, except for the occasional chirping of a few playful birds, there is no trace of it. It's as if everything you see is nothing but your own illusion. In other words, the beautiful scenery in front of me is nothing more than my imagination.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Li Yu heard the voice, hurriedly walked two steps, and led people to follow. "What does the emperor command?"

"Do you see a woman passing by? Dressed in a pink dance suit? Hongli refused to believe that it was an illusion, that someone must be dancing. So he asked Li Yu and continued to search. Inevitably, there was negligence, and after a little thought, Hongli ordered: "You look around, if there is someone, don't be alarmed." Just bring me and talk to me. ”

"Huh." Li Yu answered, and hurriedly ordered the inner chamberlain beside him to look for it. Although Li Yu didn't see anything, just based on the emperor's reaction, he knew that the fairy, who was like a flash in the pan, must be the person the master told him to be extra vigilant. And the appearance of this person is still unknown.

After searching around, the minions found nothing.

Hongli didn't know why he was a little disappointed, so he sighed to himself, and said, "I'm going to take a look at Concubine Shu, I haven't seen her dance for a few days." ”

"Huh." Li Yu ordered someone to take care of it, and then cautiously followed the emperor's side.

"I'm confused." Hongli stopped and smiled coldly: "I forgot, since Concubine En's departure, Concubine Shu doesn't like to dance." I don't need to make her sad for nothing. Concubine En's tragic death is still unforgettable. Presumably the same is true for Shu Concubine. He gently tapped his brain and pinched his nose bone: "Let's go and see the queen." ”

When his heart is not at peace, Hongli only wants to be with people who can calm him. Lan Xin's temperament has always been lenient, and Gao Heng's affairs will affect Hui Guifei to some extent, since it is related to Guifei, it is also a harem matter. I want to come and discuss it with the queen, so that there will be nothing wrong.

"Yes, the slave will inform the queen first." Li Yu thought to himself that the woman the emperor saw must be hiding in the queen's residence. This time, it is unknown whether it will be able to meet. It's just that there seems to be no movement from Yu Concubine. The master's meaning is that if you can't stop this person from being favored, you have to find ways to make her obedient. There are already too many palace concubines in the harem who are not worry-free, and they can't be increased one by one.

Thinking of this, Li Yu only felt upset, in fact, what did the things in the harem have to do with him as a eunuch. Why did you choose him?

"The Queen." Wei Yating came back in a panic, her face was very ugly. Beads of sweat the size of mung beans were densely covered on her smooth forehead, which looked a little terrifying. "I'm afraid the concubine is ...... Let the emperor see it. ”

Lan Xin was fiddling with the moon season in his hand, and as soon as the silver scissors clicked, the broken branches and leaves fell. The movements of her hands did not stop, she just let out a nonchalant "um".

"Mother, what should I do?" Because Xu was not ready, Wei Yating's face was not very natural. A heart hangs in his throat, and he is really afraid that he is going to jump out. "The concubine doesn't know if the emperor has seen the concubine's face. How can this be? ”

"What are you panicking about?" Lan Xin glanced at her puzzled, very surprised: "Since you have entered the palace, you are the emperor's person." Meeting the emperor and letting the emperor see your appearance is an ordinary thing. Why are you so nervous? It's panic and fear, but can you tell Hongu what you're afraid of? ”

Wei Yating was asked by the queen, and she really didn't know what she was afraid of. Can she say that she doesn't want to be close to someone she doesn't love at all, or can she say that from beginning to end, she doesn't want to be a stand-in for others, nor does she want to fly up the branches and become a phoenix. She just wanted to keep such peaceful years, to keep the person who lived in her heart.

That's all.

"The concubines don't know how to serve the emperor, and they can't serve the emperor......"

Putting the silver scissors in his hand in the boxwood tray held by Suo Lan, Lan Xin stared at the moon flowers he was taking care of with a smile, and said softly: "No one is born to serve the emperor, but Huai'an has carefully cultivated you for many years, and there will be no problem if you think about it." The emperor doesn't like timid and cowardly women, and he hasn't really seen your face clearly, otherwise someone would have come to inquire about it at this time. You can rest assured. ”

"But the queen mother, the concubine is really afraid that she can't do it and let down the wrong love of the mother." Wei Yating's resistance to the emperor has not changed from beginning to end, but has become more and more serious with the passage of time. Especially when she knew that she couldn't escape from the world with Zhulinyuan, avoiding the chaos and fighting, her fear increased sharply, and it had reached the point where it was difficult to control.

"Niangniang, the emperor is here." Jinlan came in with a smile and said happily: "Li Yu sent a little eunuch to pass the word first." I wanted to come, and the emperor arrived. ”

"The emperor is tired after a day's work, go and see if the ginseng soup is boiled." Lan Xin ignored Wei Changzai at all, and only instructed Jinlan: "Wait for a plate of freshly peeled lotus seeds, and bring lotus hearts." ”

"Niangniang, concubine ......" Wei Yating trembled unexpectedly, she was afraid that it was the emperor who saw her appearance, so she couldn't wait to see the queen. She didn't want to sleep, and she didn't want to accompany the emperor anymore. But these words, how dare she say them to the queen.

Lan Xin didn't guess her thoughts, but said, "If this palace is not mistaken, you are only nineteen, right?" When the emperor ascended the throne, Concubine Xian was only nineteen, and eight years have passed in a blink of an eye. The palace is already old, and Concubine Xian is no longer at the age of flowers. These people who have been with the emperor for a long time, no matter how beautiful they are, are no match for the ruthlessness of the years after all.

Yating, do you know how much this palace envies you. What a pity it would be if you missed it when it should be fragrant. You've been in Shanglin Yuan for a few years, isn't it enough? Even if you have a knot in your heart, don't you want to think about your father's last wish before he died? I'm afraid that the Wei family can count on you alone.

As soon as you enter the palace, your life is not your own life, and the glory is never the glory of your own person. This palace cultivates you, not only for the sake of this palace itself, but also because I think you should have such a good favor, and you can afford it. ”

Wei Yating didn't understand why the queen was so magnanimous that she insisted on sending herself to the emperor. Wouldn't she feel uncomfortable? Isn't she really jealous? I was about to ask something more, but I saw that the queen had straightened her clothes.

"The ginseng soup is ready, you can choose whether to serve it yourself and present it to the palace, or let Jinlan serve it to the emperor." Lan Xin's seemingly calm eyes contained surging waves, she didn't know how Wei would choose, but she knew how forced she was. "Go ahead."

Although she retreated, Wei Yating's heart has always been calm, and the situation at home in the past comes to mind from time to time. I miss my father and mother very much, and I miss my sisters at home, but unfortunately the current home has withered and decayed. Can her supple shoulders really bear such a burden?

"The concubine asks the emperor for peace." Lan Xin smiled brightly, and blessed his body with elegant movements.

This is her in Hongli's eyes, right? In fact, the action of this blessed body has become a habit, regardless of whether it is affectionate or not. "The emperor is coming here, presumably for dinner, right? The concubine asked people to prepare ginseng soup, which will be fine for a while. Why don't you ask the emperor to taste the lotus seeds in the Old Summer Palace first? ”

Hongli walked in slowly, as if his steps were heavy. "You didn't go to Lianxin'er, did you?"

"Yes." Lan Xin bowed slightly: "The lotus heart is bitter, and it is the most relieving of the bitterness." Bitterness has its own benefits of suffering. From Hongli's expression, it was not difficult for Lan Xin to judge that he did not see the appearance of that figure. Otherwise, as soon as you come in, you will have to ask what is going on. Where is this urgent and calm appearance?