When he returned to the south study, Hongli's anger was still there. Li Yu and Wang Jinbao didn't dare to follow too closely, so they had to wait quietly outside the study to listen to the summons.

Chen Jinzhong came up with hot tea and said with a smile: "The two fathers-in-law have just come back from Cining Palace, they must be thirsty." Let the minions watch here for a while, and while you two are here, you two can go to the ear room to rest and have a sip of tea! ”

Wang Jin protects his heart, it just so happens that the emperor is on fire at this moment, so he can hide away. I didn't forget to remind Chen Jinzhong: "Serve before the saint, be careful, the emperor is not in a good mood at this time." Don't run around like a fly. ”

If Chen Jinzhong heard him say such a lesson in normal times, he would definitely not be convinced. They are both servants who serve the emperor, with the same grade, and they are not celebrities around the emperor, so they can't talk about who is more favored than whom. There's really no need to pretend to be a grandson.

"Yes." Chen Jinzhong grinned, thinking that this grandson was really pretending to be here today, who said that he agreed to Zhilan's plea! So, flattering and smiling, watching Wang Jinbao leave, he took the tea cup and bowed down into the south study.

Li Yu had doubts in his heart, Chen Jinzhong was younger, and he didn't have to be so humble to himself and Wang Jinbao. The courtesy is a little excessive, the emperor comes back with a gloomy face, who will not see it clearly? Even if he wants to be face-saving, he really doesn't have to choose this time to please the emperor. Aren't you afraid of the backfire?

In other words, could it be that he has some clever plan to make the emperor angry......

Puzzled, his steps became slower. Li Yu thought about it carefully, and felt a little unsure.

Wang Jinbao turned his head coldly, and when he saw Li Yu who was vague and had something in his heart, he pressed his throat and urged: "Don't procrastinate, let's leave quickly, delay for a while, the tea will be cold." ”

"Huh." Li Yu replied and quickened his pace, although he was puzzled, he still had nothing to do.

In the south study, Chen Jinzhong put the tea in the position of the emperor's hand, turned around and sprinkled a handful of jasmine incense into the incense burner of the gilded Kowloon Tengyun, the light white smoke swirled around the room, intoxicating, mixed with the smell of mint and cool silk, refreshing and comfortable.

Hongli originally thought that ambergris had a strong smell and was not suitable for burning at this time, but Chen Jinzhong was quite thoughtful and knew how to change it to light incense powder, and his heart suddenly felt a lot more comfortable.

Holding the tea cup, Hongli took a sip, and a quiet and bitter fragrance overflowed in his mouth, which turned out to be a long-lost taste. Hongli couldn't help but snort coldly: "It's hard for you to bother with these thoughts." ”

Chen Jinzhong Peng knelt down and argued in fear: "The emperor forgives the sin, these spices and tea are not prepared by slaves." It was really Aunt Zhilan who begged hard, and the slave couldn't bear it, so she dared to serve the emperor on her behalf. ”

Hongli glanced sideways slightly, glanced at Chen Jinzhong who was kneeling, his handsome face was cloudy, and he muttered slightly: "By my side, there is really no need for a self-righteous slave like you to serve. Go to the Penal Division to receive the punishment yourself, and you don't have to go back to the palace to serve. ”

"The emperor forgives the sin, the emperor, the slave doesn't dare to have his own thoughts." How could Chen Jinzhong expect that the emperor would be furious. My heart trembled so much, but I didn't know what to do. Just for the sake of Zhilan's slight benefits, Shengsheng lost his future, which really outweighed the losses.

At this time, Zhilan walked in without being surprised. She gently blessed her body, lowered her eyelids, and said indifferently: "If the emperor wants to blame, just blame the slave and maid, Gonggong Chen is just a slave and maid's hard begging, and he just betrayed the favor." It's not a sin, and he can't afford to serve the emperor who thinks he is smart. Please forgive him! ”

Hongli sneered again and again, his eyebrows were cold, the anger in his heart was churning, and his body exuded an overwhelming imperial aura. "Coincidentally, the women I met today were all sharp and innocent. And all of them will intercede for others. With such leniency, aren't you afraid of endangering your own life? ”

Zhilan smiled and said unhurriedly: "Others are not afraid, but slaves and maids don't know." But the slave and the maid themselves are not afraid. Glancing at Chen Jinzhong, Zhilan continued: "There are some things that the slave maid only wants to say to the emperor alone. ”

Hongli heard this, but did not react.

Zhilan thought that he would not allow it, so she had to bite the bullet. Gu Gu said to himself: "When I entered the palace, the slave maid was only eight years old, and I followed the embroidery girl in the palace to make some female red." Who knew that by chance, the slave maid whose life was as thin as paper met the emperor grandson whom Kangxi loved and the fourth elder brother who had just entered the palace to study classes, and the fate of the slave and maid was rewritten. The fourth elder brother was willing to let Zhilan come forward to serve, so he asked Kangxi Ye to give you the slave maid......"

"Chen Jinzhong, you go first." Hongli interrupted Zhilan's words, and his mind did recall all the things from his childhood. The days in the palace were hard, and at that time, it was thanks to Zhilan to accompany me. Thinking of this, Hongli couldn't help but soften his tone: "This time it's just that, if there is a next time, I will never spare it." ”

Chen Jinzhong really received amnesty, thanked him, and immediately withdrew, not daring to delay a step. I am afraid that the emperor will change his mind and his little life will not be saved. Brushing the cold sweat from his forehead, he took a deep breath and felt a lot more at ease. I hope Zhilan can get what he wants, Chen Jinzhong secretly thought, only in this way can he live up to this danger.

"Does the emperor want the slave to continue?" Zhilan looked at Hongli's well-defined face and asked with a frown.

With this question, Hongli's face was gloomy again, his thin lips were not stretched, and the corners of his lips drooped, obviously unhappy.

He was unhappy, but Zhilan laughed happily. "The slave knows that the emperor will only show his feelings to the people you trust. If you don't really care about Zhilan, you won't let the slave serve the queen. Only the benevolent queen can tolerate slaves. ”

Hongli picked up the tea and took another sip, and the tea that was still hot was already warm for a while. "I have my thoughts are true, and they may not be as intimate as you say."

Is this a statement of his sincerity? Zhilan was a little unsteady in a trance: "The slave doesn't dare to think so, but I hope that the emperor is a person who misses the old." Even if being a slave is a dog you raise, after all these years, isn't there any reluctance? ”

"Why do you do this to yourself?" In Hongli's heart, he is not so lightly practicing Zhilan. If she did not become the bed warmer given by the Queen Mother, but followed by An An, maybe when she became Prince Bao, she could give her a name. What Hongli cares about is that she would rather want the glory and wealth given by the Queen Mother.

Zhilan slowly walked forward and picked up Hongli's tea cup like in the old days: "The tea is cold, the slave will change it for you." ”

"No need." Hongli was a little impatient: "You can go, there are people in front of me to serve me, and there will be no difference." Changchun Palace is the place where you should serve carefully. Whatever identity is, do what identity should do. This is what I expect from you, and this is what I ask you to do. ”

"The slave and maid expected that the emperor would be angry, and walked into the south study, and the slave and maid did not plan to go out." Zhilan smiled lightly, and there was still a little sweetness on her pale face. It is the sweetness that has been treasured in her heart for decades and has not been lost, the emperor is not the emperor, it is Hongli, the fourth elder brother, it is the Langjun she is waiting for in her heart, and it is just her beloved.

"Since the emperor has no intention of leaving the slaves and maids, why should he go to great lengths to find a place for the slaves and maids to live and live?" Tears poured out of her eyes, and she easily fell, as if the smile had not faded, but the person was already sad. "The slave and maid grew up with the emperor, how could they not understand the emperor's mind. Do you think that the slave is willing to practice herself for the sake of glory and wealth, and warm your bed for you! But do you know that on that day, the Queen Mother gave the slave maid two glasses of wine......"

Having said that, Zhilan didn't want to say any more. She thought that letting Chen Jinzhong order the emperor's favorite spices for her and serve the emperor's favorite tea in the past would remind him of the past. Thinking of the past, maybe the emperor will remember the old love and treat her as gently as before.

But all this was just what she thought in her own heart. There will never be any more of those old ......

walked in with the determination to die, and Zhilan suddenly felt that her heart was completely hollowed out. The only thought now is to be able to retain the last dignity of oneself and go out without humility or arrogance.

"What two glasses of wine?" Hongli stood up with a snort, his gloomy eyes full of surprise: "You make it clear." ”

Zhilan didn't look back, and didn't even stop her steps: "Slaves and maids don't need the emperor's sympathy, what is it, but slaves and maids are cheap, and they are not blessed to receive the grace of heaven." It is a great blessing for slaves and maids to have the honor of serving by the queen's side all these years. Thank you for the emperor's plan, please forgive Zhilan for not wanting to kneel on the ground this time to thank you. ”

Hongli saw that she refused to speak, and his heart became more and more uneasy. Three or two steps caught up, and grabbed Zhilan's wrist: "Didn't you hear what I said?" What kind of wine are two glasses? ”

The wrist rattled, and the pain was so painful that Zhilan almost thought that her hand had been broken. "Your Majesty......" She struggled to break free from his hand, but she couldn't break it. Please, let the slave and maid go, so that the slave and maid can go with dignity. ”

"If you don't make it clear, don't want to leave." Hongli's temper also came up, and he grabbed Zhilan's wrist more and harder, and dragged her into his arms.

"One cup is the poison that is out of breath, and the other is the cool saffron that makes it impossible for the slave to become pregnant." Zhilan's ten thousand arrows pierced his heart, and the pain was almost suffocating. I can't tell if it's the wrist or the heart. "Either leave the fourth elder brother forever, or be willing to be your bed warmer, but you can't think about it. How can a woman who can't give birth to an heir for her husband get glory and wealth and thousands of graces? It's just ......"

Zhilan burst into tears and was overwhelmed with grief" "If the slave and maid don't choose this, I'm afraid that they will already be separated from the yin and yang of the man in their hearts." ”

Hongli's hand suddenly gave strength, and his brain "buzzed". He clearly remembered that Eniang said that Zhilan was willing to sell her shameless woman for the sake of glory and wealth.

Except for hugging her tightly in his arms, Hongli didn't know what else he could do.