"It's really breathless." Hui Lan kicked on a dying moon plant, and the petals that had yellowed and rolled up fell to the ground, as if she was tired of such hot weather. "The queen has already asked the emperor for grace, how can we not let our mother attend on such an important day as the silkworm ceremony?"

Seeing that she was angry, Min Lan couldn't listen to persuasion, so she just mumbled and didn't say much.

"Why don't you speak, don't you feel wronged for our mother?" Hui Lan saw that Minlan was as silent as a stuffy gourd, and his anger was even more unbeatable: "On that day, if you were also waiting by Niangniang's side, you wouldn't have given Ye Lan a chance to kick me down." As a slave and maid, you can't protect your master and son, and you let others bully you wantonly, you can still endure this breath. ”

"Sister Huilan, can you win with more people?" Min Lan was depressed.

"Who can win with more people?" Hui Lan was stopped by her words, and said in a daze, "What are you talking about?" People have bullied us, you can still be so absent-minded. Niangniang usually hurts you in vain. When it matters, you still don't know what to do. ”

Although he was counted out, Min Lan was still unmoved, and just responded casually: "Do you think that if we are all here, we can beat Ye Lan?" ”

At this moment, Huilan understood what she meant by "more people can win". "How can you grow up to destroy your own prestige?"

"That's not what I said." Min Lan was worried: "Sister Huilan, let's think about it, whether our mother is wronged, Concubine Xian will not know." The queen wanted the emperor to ask for a decree to let our mother go to the silkworm ceremony, but Concubine Xian only said that meditation was more important than anything else, so she pressed our mother in Jingyang Palace again, what does this mean? ”

Hui Lan was depressed and couldn't express his anger: "What do you say, that concubine used to be good friends with our mother, but she turned her face and turned her face, and she didn't care about her previous feelings at all, which is really hateful." ”

"Oh, your heart is so irritable." Min Lan glanced at her with disgust: "In this case, as a slave, how can you say it." No matter how poor the concubine is, she is also the concubine, what is our identity? What's more, if it spreads, we will have to cause trouble for our master again. ”

"Isn't the palace door closed? I can't pass it on if I want to, alas, I said you, why don't you feel sorry for the master at all? Can't you say something nice, or think of something to get out of this bad breath? It's annoying to talk to me. ”

"Come on, then I won't talk about it." Min Lan turned around and left, not caring at all about the angry fangs and claws behind him. She always thought that it was better for Concubine Jia to live in her palace at this time and hide quietly than to be on the cusp.

After the altar and the ceremony, it is a very important and interesting "bowing" link of the silkworm ceremony. Lan Xin changed the auspicious clothes in the ear room on the side of the silkworm hall, changed into a simple flag suit with shrunken cuffs, and led the concubines of the six palaces to pick the most tender and lush branches and leaves under the mulberry tree on the east side of the silkworm altar for the silkworm babies to enjoy.

Gao Lingxi's face has not been very bright because of some heart disease. But after all, it was an important silkworm ceremony, and she didn't dare to be sloppy, so she forced her spirit to smile all over her face. When picking mulberry leaves at the queen's side, she only reached out to touch those that were just enough, and she didn't want to exert any strength.

"How's that going to work?" Lan Xin looked at the folded leaves in her hand, and couldn't help but shake her head: "This palace thinks that the top of the mulberry tree must be the best and most tender, just because these leaves must be the first to bathe in the sun and the first to be baptized by the spring rain." ”

"What the queen said is very true." Gao Lingxi turned the head of the leaf in his hand and handed it to Bi Lan: "It's just that the mulberry tree is lush, and it's somewhat difficult to climb." ”

Lan Xin saw that she had something on her mind, and it was inconvenient to debunk it in person, so she just smiled lightly. "It's man-made, no matter how high it is, it may not be really unattainable." After that, Xiao Hou Zi led the three little eunuchs with a smile and carried a high bamboo ladder over.

Looking forward to this bamboo ladder, my heart was a little cold. "The queen mother bows to the mulberry, don't you want to climb this high bamboo ladder to climb the mulberry leaves on the top of the branches?"

"It's nature." Lan Xin said calmly: "The silkworm ceremony was originally like this, the silkworm gave us the best cocoon, the best silk, made of the best silk to make the best clothes, and the palace should offer the best mulberry leaves to show gratitude for piety." Concubine Xian doesn't think this is inappropriate, right? ”

Hooking his lips slightly, Pan Yu smiled softly: "This is naturally the best, but the mother is pampered, and she hasn't climbed such a high ladder for a long time." The concubine is just worried about the safety of the mother. ”

Gao Lingxi smiled coldly, and her obsidian-like eyes suddenly lit up: "The silkworm ceremony is known as 'the queen kissing the mulberry', and it is reasonable for the queen to do it herself." How did this palace listen to Concubine Xian's tone, which seemed to mean to do it on her behalf? If it's usually a little thing, it's just a little thing, but such an important thing, doesn't it mean that you can do it for you, right? ”

"Concubine Hui, don't treat your talents with yourself." A cold light flashed in Pan Yu's eyes, and his tone couldn't help but be stiff: "From which sentence, Concubine Hui heard that the concubine had such thoughts?" Could it be that caring about the safety of the queen's phoenix body is also arrogance? According to what you say, wouldn't the concubines of the Sixth Palace not even be able to say a word of concern at will!

Fortunately, Concubine Hui is just busy with the affairs of her own palace every day, if the assistant queen mother handles the affairs of the six palaces, the concubine is really afraid that our sisters will not even dare to say it easily. Some of them are not, and when they reach the ears of some people, they become naked right and wrong again, which is really frightening. ”

"Enough of that?" Lan Xin scolded lightly, and his face was still full of joy, obviously containing a bit of anger. "How important is the silkworm ceremony, don't you have a sense of proportion? At this time, I still have to say something that I don't like, do I want to say it to the palace, or is there no gratitude? ”

Lan Xin had already tried her best to lower her voice, but in addition to Concubine Hui and Concubine Xian, the palace concubines present must also be able to hear it. The scene was a little embarrassing for a while, and everyone stood in place in a daze, without a sound for a long time.

But it was Su Wanrong who smiled sweetly and said, "Queen Mother, look, the leaves on the branches at the top of the tree are shining with silver light, and they look as dazzling as the silver silk of the silkworm cocoon." The concubines were a little anxious to break off these leaves and feed the silkworms. ”

As soon as these words came out, the color on Lan Xin's face instantly eased a lot. She also realized that she shouldn't be angry at such a time, and her smile warmed. "Concubine Chun is reasonable, and the palace is a little impatient."

Jin Lan was clever, and hurriedly walked towards the ladder with Suo Lan and Suo Lan left and right.

Xue Guining and Xiao Houzi personally held the ladder: "Niangniang, please." ”

Lan Xin let go of the two maids' grips, and climbed the ladder with joy, step by step, and soon climbed to the top of the ladder, and soon could touch the blade she wanted the most. At this moment, Lan Xin didn't know how many pairs of eyes were staring at her feet that were climbing up step by step. She would not have known how many pin-nosed hearts there were as she fell from this high ladder.

Just because, she is intoxicated with such a beautiful thing as bowing, and everything else is really not that important. When she stepped up the last step, Lan Xin tried to slowly let go of the hands holding the ladder, and sure enough, she could reach out and pick the mulberry leaves that she thought were the best and fattest.

Inevitably hurting the mulberry tree, she did not break the branches roughly, but just picked the mulberry leaves as much as possible and gently placed them in the cloth bag hanging in front of her. One piece or two pieces, picking it is very pleasant. This kind of thing is both fresh and beneficial, and Lan Xin only feels that this feeling is really good. It was also at this time that she was glad that she was the queen and could lead the concubines of the Sixth Palace to do such a meaningful thing.

The concubines saw that the queen was full of interest, and they also followed suit, although they did not climb the ladder, but they all carefully selected mulberry leaves. But Gao Lingxi, Pan Yu and Su Wanrong were still standing in place, not moving, and everyone's eyes were staring straight at the queen who was high above.

Finally, Panyu was the first to speak: "The queen mother did it herself, at such a good time, why didn't the emperor come to take a look." ”

"The political affairs of the previous dynasty are important, and the emperor lacks skills, does Concubine Xian want the emperor to come to see the queen, or do you want the emperor to come and see you dressed so fancy?" Gao Lingxi glanced at Wei Changzai not far away: "At Wei Changzai's age, wearing water pink, he is in his prime, and he is beautiful. Our concubine Niangniang is not old enough, she is pink, and she is even more delicate than Wei Changzai.

Today is a pro-silkworm ceremony, not a pro-butterfly ceremony, Concubine Xian really lived up to such a good color. The palace is only afraid that the butterflies will not be invited, and if the bees are provoked, the gains will outweigh the losses. ”

Pan Yu was a little annoyed, but because of her identity, she just smiled indifferently: "If others say this, the concubine must think that she is jealous." Jealous of the young concubines, jealous of the concubines' slender figures, worthy of such delicate colors. But if it's you, Concubine Hui, it's a different story. It's just that if you attract bees and butterflies, you really shouldn't come from the golden mouth of the concubine.

However, since the words were said by you, Concubine Hui, the concubine didn't dare to think like this. How to say it, although the concubine Niangniang is over thirty years old, but in the end, the demeanor is all directions, the country is overwhelmed, and it is said that the delicate colors of gouache and water pink are ethereal and bright yellow, and the concubine Niangniang can also afford it, how can she be jealous of the young and beautiful concubines. ”

Su Wanrong didn't make a sound, and her eyes didn't leave the queen's busy figure for a moment, and when the two concubines were arguing, she turned a deaf ear, as if she was standing alone under this lush tree.

"Concubine Chun is calm." Gao Lingxi ignored Concubine Xian's words and glanced at Concubine Chun lightly. Just suddenly, her expression was distorted, as if she was greatly frightened: "Come on, help." ”