The Seven Princes' Mansion.

Tuoba Yue returned to the mansion, but saw that Xiao Nai was explaining something to He Qing, who was dressed in a light cyan coarse cloth shirt, and his face was also slightly disguised, obviously coming secretly.

Xiao Nai saw Tuoba Yue coming back from the palace, and happily jumped off the chair, as if he had been a deer, and happily rushed into Tuoba Yue's arms.

Gently rubbed the top of Xiao Nai's head, took Xiao Nai's hand, and walked to the seat.

"See the Seven Princes." He Qing gave up.

Tuoba Yue waved his hand to signal He Qing to be exempt, took a sip of hot tea before asking, "Why did you enter Beijing at this time?" ”

"This ......" He Qing's face showed a slightly embarrassed look, and he looked at Xiao Nai on the side, Xiao Nai peeled the chilled grapes in the crystal porcelain bowl on the side little by little, with an innocent face.

He Qing's face changed, and finally said: "The subordinates are just here to take Chou'er and Liang Bo back to Jiangnan, by the way...... By the way, a handmaid was delivered. ”

"Ugly slave?" Tuoba Yue's slender fingers paused slightly, and a trace of doubt flashed in the evil phoenix eyes.

"Shouldn't the ugly slave be sent to the palace at this time?" Although he just asked casually, he didn't know why, He Qing still felt a trace of coercion, and even Xiao Nai next to him seemed a little careless when he peeled grapes.

Bending his knees, He Qing said with some hesitation: "Subordinates ......"

"Brother Yue, He Qing came this time, it was my order." Xiao Nai gritted his teeth and pouted.

"Oh? What is Nair? Tuoba Yue picked up the handkerchief and helped Xiao Nai wipe the juice on Xiao Nai's fingers, and asked with interest.

Seeing Tuoba Yue treating himself like this, Xiao Nai had a little confidence in his heart, and simply said: "I see that the ugly slave has a silver mask on his face, and his voice is unpleasantly tight, Nell is a little scared when she sees it, not to mention the ladies in the palace, He Xi has entered the palace, and it is indispensable to have a personal palace maid to help with one or two, and the ugly slave is afraid that it is not suitable, so he asked He Qing to replace the ugly slave and sent other maidservants into the palace." ”

The fingers holding the handkerchief tightened, and he threw the handkerchief on the table with some disgust, Tuoba Yue thought for a while, nodded and said, "What Nell said is reasonable, this maid was chosen from your subordinates?" ”

This sentence was obviously asked by He Qing, He Qing originally thought that Miss Xiao Nai would replace the ugly slave with the Seventh Prince behind her back, and the Seven Princes would be angry, but now it seems that the rumors that the Seven Princes love this daughter of the Xiao family very much, and it is indeed true.

But He Qing is not a brainless person, and nodded and said: "It is selected from the subordinate intelligence cabinet, and the abilities are all first-class, and it will inevitably become Miss He Xi's help." ”

Miss He Xi, these four words suddenly pierced Tuoba Yue's heart, like a silver needle with sudden poison, the poison spread into the blood, and it hurt a little bit.

When we meet again, I'm afraid I'm going to say that Xi Chang is here.

The old scar at the tiger's mouth was faintly painful, his hands were folded, and he rubbed them carefully in his sleeves, and the tumbling brocade weave of the cuffs also appeared to be surging with the cuffs stacked.

"It should be the same, you will draw a team of moon positions from your pavilion and keep an eye on them secretly, so that you can't make the slightest mistake." As he spoke, Tuoba Yue took out a gold-inlaid jade plaque with a whole emerald green body from his sleeve, and the dim yellow light outside the hall refracted the streamer on this jade plaque.

At first glance, he knew that it was the best jade, but what surprised He Qing was not the color of the jade, but the role of the jade brand, which was the Biyue Order that could command the moon guard.

"Find someone, hand this jade plate into her hand, don't lose it." He Qing's face changed, and after hesitation, he finally took it, put it in his sleeve and said, "My subordinates must follow the orders of the Seventh Prince." ”

The next day, the concubines who had received the reward wanted to go to Weiyang Palace to greet the queen.

Along the way, He Xi looked at the begonias blooming on both sides of the path, couldn't help but stop, and said slowly: "The scarlet parrot green is extremely ingenious, and the calyx is heavy and dizzy." ”

In He Xi's impression, a few begonias here have been planted here as early as when they were there, and they are still the same after a few years, except for a few years of growth.

It is an eternal law that ignorant things are better than knowing things.

Although this Hehuan Hall is remote, there are many paths nearby. Walk around and you'll be not far from the main hall. It only took half a cup of tea to stand, and He Xi stood in front of the gate of Weiyang Palace.

The footsteps paused suddenly, every grass and tree in front of him was familiar with his heart, and there was also the pain like licking the tongue of fire, and the fingertips were embedded in the palm, how could this pain be compared with the pain of eating bones in the past.

"Sister, why are you standing here and not going in?" A familiar voice sounded behind him, it was Xu Qing'er, He Xi looked back, and saw Xu Qing'er wearing a palace skirt embroidered with thin red begonias embroidered with gold, with a blue ring green waist ornament around her waist, and her waist was not full of hand, her black hair was combed into a popular flowing cloud bun in the palace, and her sideburns were covered with gold hairpins inlaid with red jade jade.

Coming from the depths of the begonia, the spring breeze is warm, like a fairy, the face is a little coquettish for the first time, and the girl's face is a little delicate at this time, and it seems that the end is full of charm.

Naturally, the follower Xu Qing'er came with Zhao Ruxue, the two palaces are next to each other, Zhao Ruxue is not the dress of yesterday, but a water-green light green long skirt, plain silk around the waist, there is nothing special, compared to yesterday, it is much more low-key.

If there is anything ingenious, that is, women generally carry a purse around their waists, and the four gentlemen of rusty mandarin ducks, plum orchids, bamboo chrysanthemums, etc., are wrapped in gold threads, but Zhao Ruxue's purse, in addition to these, chased an extra delicate and small golden bell, and walked around slightly, the sound was crisp and pleasant, and it was very moving.

He Xi retracted his gaze lightly, half-leaned over, and saluted the two: "The concubine is not high, and she must not be summoned by the queen, and she cannot enter the Weiyang Palace without authorization." ”

A sneer, don't think about it, it was also sent by Zhao Ruxue next to her, but that's just it, in front of the Weiyang Palace, she really didn't dare to fall into any verbal disputes.

Xu Qing'er glanced at Zhao Ruxue with slanted eyes, brushed Zhao Ruxue's hand away, turned to hold He Xi, and said with a smile: "Even so, I see that everyone is almost there, let's go in." ”

He Xi nodded, but he didn't dare to follow Xu Qing'er side by side, and according to the position, he entered the Weiyang Palace with other concubines who had been rewarded.

The closer she got to Weiyang Palace, the more an indescribable emotion poured out of He Xi's heart, complex and changeable, hatred, grief, and remorse, all intertwined in the bottom of her heart, condensed into a net, strangled He Xi's neck, and made her unable to breathe.

Weiyang Palace, blue bricks and blue tiles, cornices at the corner of the corridor, bluestone paving at the feet, green plants on both sides stretch, a few breaths can smell the faint fragrance of flowers, I think it is a brocade that is not tolerant of loneliness, fighting for spring.

This Weiyang Palace has been renovated and was destroyed by a fire in the early years, but at this time, I have to praise the skilled craftsmen in this palace. It turned out to be exactly the same as it was then.

Qiao'er led everyone to the main hall in front, but when she looked back, she saw that the concubines behind her were secretly looking around at the royal scenery, even Xu Qing'er was so divided into high, it was also the first time to come to Weiyang Palace, naturally a little good, Qiao'er said with some pride: "When the mother came, I ordered, so that I don't rush to call the masters over, if the scenery in this garden enters the eyes of the masters, don't worry about stopping for a while, after all, there is still some time to leave." ”

Of course, the concubines thanked the queen for her grace, but they dared to stay any longer, and followed Qiao'er to the main hall quickly.

Qiao'er called He Xi to be quiet along the way, her eyes did not squint, and there was no faux pas of curiosity, Qiao'er was curious, a daughter of a Jiangnan businessman, it was not easy to be so indifferent, and she wrote it down in her heart.

He Xi walked behind, half a body slower than her was two Cong Bapin talents, and at this time the two were hanging their heads, whispering something.

He Xi was the closest, and vaguely heard the two of them mention Chuxiu Palace, looked sideways, and saw that both of them were a little pale, and their beautiful eyebrows were frowned, and they were indescribably worried.

seemed to sense He Xi's gaze, one of the talented people raised his eyes and glanced at He Xi vigilantly, and then gently pulled the sleeve of the other person's shirt, and both of them stopped talking.

However, their slightly frightened eyes betrayed them, but fortunately, He Xi didn't ask anything, and the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone soon arrived at the main hall of Weiyang Palace, the queen was sitting on the top, dressed in a jujube red woven gold fragrant cloud yarn, draped in a dark red peony pattern of tulle outside, the cloud temples were towering, although there was no golden bead and phoenix crown that symbolized the queen's identity, but also carefully brought a golden phoenix winged hairpin in the hair, and the dark red gold thread tassels hung down on both sides of the ears, and the bearing was majestic.

After everyone entered the hall, they leaned down to say goodbye, and the queen laughed softly, waved her hand to exempt everyone, and asked someone to give a seat.

At this moment, only the sound of clothes rubbing and rustling was heard mixed with the sound of clear bells.

The queen couldn't help but be curious: "Did you hear a wonderful sound?" ”

Before everyone could talk, Zhao Ruxue replied with a smile on her face: "The queen is really deaf and clear-sighted, and such a slight sound can't be hidden from the mother." ”

After that, he untied the purse of the red begonia from his waist and presented it with both hands.

The queen took it and looked at it carefully, the embroidery was not so exquisite, and the patterns were also common, but this Jin Ling was the finishing touch, ingenious.

Being in a high position, I have seen a lot of rare treasures, but such a novel thing has a little nature, and I can't help but praise a few words, and Zhao Ruxue is even more happy. With the queen's joyful energy, she hurriedly said: "This purse is made by the concubine's mother and concubine, if the concubine likes it, it is not a rare object, and the concubine will make another one for the concubine." ”

The queen smiled and handed the purse back to Zhao Ruxue, and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then it will be hard for you." ”

Zhao Ruxue said yes again and again, and returned to her seat with a high spirit, as if she had received a great reward.

The queen looked at Xu Qing'er on the side, and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty stayed in Xu Zhaoyi's palace yesterday, but it was hard for my sister." ”

was mentioned in front of everyone, Xu Qing'er was ashamed and happy in her heart, and replied with a red face: "It is the honor of a concubine to serve Your Majesty, how can it be regarded as hard work, the mother is serious." ”

After saying that, his face was hot, and he couldn't help but pick up the handkerchief and fan it, this small action made everyone laugh, and called this Xu Zhaoyi cute and cute, a living treasure.

But some people in the temple laughed, some rejoiced, and some did not laugh.

He Xi noticed that the two talented people seemed to be ruthless and made some major decisions, and the two left their seats one after the other, knelt down in the hall, and bowed their heads.

The voice trembled slightly: "Concubine Bai Zhi/Concubine Wang Yueyan asks the queen to be the master!" ”

Everyone in the hall was stunned, looked at the two kneeling down, and looked at each other.