Under the sky is the light rain of apricot blossoms, fragrant and fragrant like a dream. Cong Guangzheng looked at Zifei and smirked, and suddenly heard someone calling for him, he was stunned, and then he reacted, stepped forward and knelt in front of Zhao Zhen, and said: "The minister and Lu Zifei, a person from the Renming Palace, cherish each other, and ask the official family to be fulfilled." ”

At this time, Zifei also stepped forward with a red face, knelt beside Congguang, and said firmly: "Ask the official family to be fulfilled." ”

The smile on Zhao Zhen's face gradually faded, his brows furrowed, and he didn't say anything for a long time. Seeing the official's face, Lang Yue was very scared, and she didn't know what she had to say to help Zifei, she couldn't guess his thoughts.

However, this is related to Zifei's future fate, whether it is big or small, and it cannot be solved by being reprimanded or beaten with a few sticks.

She has been promoted since she was promoted, she is cautious in everything, and she has never fallen into a place of embarrassment because of anything, but at this time, she stiffened her head, knelt on the ground and said: "Zifei is the best sister of the concubine, and she asks for the fulfillment of the official family." ”

The surroundings fell silent, and the wind blew through the trees and slanted, causing the petals to fly all over the sky.

Mo Lan walked to Zhao Zhen's side, took his hand, and saw that everyone was looking down at the ground, so he tiptoed to whisper in Zhao Zhen's ear: "If you agree, I will allow you to stay in Luanming Hall today." ”

Zhao Zhen glanced at her, pinched her cheek, endured it, and didn't speak.

Moran looked at him expectantly, holding his hand and shaking it gently, flattering and coquettish. Seeing that he hooked the corners of his mouth, a smile gradually appeared on his face, and the stone in his heart fell.

Zhao Zhen suppressed his smile and said, "Get up." After thinking about it again, he said, "Lu Zifei." ”

Zifei hurriedly said solemnly: "Yes." ”

Zhao Zhen said again: "Last time you rescued the dossier of the Tongjian Pavilion from the fire, I promised to reward you with a wish, now have you thought about it?" ”

Zifei let go of everything, calmed down, and said: "If you can marry Liu Congguang, the slave and maid will not ask for anything." Zhao Zhen nodded, and suddenly played with the taste: "Then I will reward Liu Congguang to you." ”

When Zifei heard this, he was overjoyed and hurriedly kowtowed to thank him.

Liu Congguang was not happy, and said: "The official's words are wrong, it is the minister who marries her, not the minister who rewards her......" Zhao Zhen saw this, glanced at it and said: "Then are you willing or unhappy, if you are not happy, I will take back my life......"

Congguang was afraid that the official family would regret it, so he hurriedly kowtowed and said: "A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase, thank you Lord Longen." Looking at his anxious appearance, everyone laughed.

In the depths of the eaves of the pavilion of the corridor, the flowers are shaded by rockery and flowing water, and the red peonies are stacked on top of each other, blooming dazzlingly under the warm sun. Wan Bai sat in front of the purple wood embroidery frame with a big belly, picking up the cloth needle and thread thinly, and the spring light was obliquely reflected on her face through the window, as if smeared with a layer of gold dust, exuding a faint brilliance.

The maid lifted the curtain and came in, and said, "Madam, the mistress, please go to the front hall." ”

Wan Bai put down the affairs in his hand, stood up with his waist propped up, and asked with a smile: "Do you know what it is?" ”

The maidservant said, "It is said that there is a holy decree, and let everyone go to the front hall to receive the decree." ”

Wan Bai said "um" and asked again: "Is Erlang back?" ”

The maid went over to hold Wan Bai and said, "The young master is not on duty yet." ”

After dressing up, he went to the front hall. Sure enough, the whole house was already waiting in the hall, and the housewife and the old man were wearing high-grade clothes and sitting upright.

When the housewife saw Wan Bai coming in, she hurriedly asked her to sit down, and said, "Are you comfortable?" ”

Wan Bai hurriedly got up and replied, "Very good, mother doesn't have to worry. ”

The master mother smiled and said, "Good boy, I am sorry for you, you will have to kneel and bow when the holy decree comes." You can bear with it, and if you feel uncomfortable, tell me. ”

Wan Bai said respectfully: "Yes." ”

About half an hour later, an attendant rushed to the door and said, "The holy decree is coming, the holy decree is coming." Everyone hurriedly got up and knelt down, and it was half an hour of tea when they heard someone shouting: "The holy decree has arrived." ”

The people were busy prostrating to listen to the will, and the attendant spoke without hurry, and was extremely majestic. For some reason, she suddenly felt nauseous and her head became dizzy. I only heard a sharp voice coming into my ears: "...... Lu Zifei, the palace maid, is a person with eight grades, and she is worthy of Liu Congguang as his wife......"

Lu Zifei...... Side wife......

There was a rumbling sound in his white brain, and there seemed to be retrograde qi in his chest blocking his throat, pressing on his heart, and he couldn't breathe. That woman is still coming. The baby was about to be born in two months, but he had to marry someone else. I won't get angry when I say it, I will treat her well when I say it, I can do anything I say, as long as I can stay by his side, as long as he is happy. However, when everything really came, it hurt a thousand or ten thousand times more than imagined. But she can't cry, she can't be angry, this is a holy decree, no matter what, she can only accept it with a smile, and then thank the lord Longen, long live the official family.

In the evening, when I returned home from Guangxia, the door of the house was wide open.

One heavy open to the innermost. The lights hung high and hung a mile away. He didn't bother to greet the people who congratulated him, so he entered through the side door, bypassed the garden, and went straight to the small courtyard where he lived.

The night is getting late, the coolness is everywhere, the stars are sprinkled all over the sky like broken diamonds, the noisy congratulatory sound in the front hall is blown by the wind, Wan Bai is still sitting in front of the purple wood embroidery frame, the bright red candle tears are dripping layer by layer, she lowers her head, her little face is slightly yellow in the candlelight, and she holds the needle and thread in her hand, but she only rests on the shelf and does not move.

Congguang stood under the corridor for a long time, he looked at the lonely figure on the window, and his heart was a little unbearable. I want to go in and say something, but what can I say? The moonlight shone hazy on him, and he slowly stepped forward, lifting the curtain and entering. When Wan Bai heard the sound, he suddenly came back to his senses.

The corners of her mouth raised into her usual smile, and she said, "You're back." ”

Pulling from the corner of his mouth, he suddenly became a little cramped, and said: "Zifei will leave the palace in a few days, and ...... by then" The words were not finished, but she said gently: "I know, don't worry." ”

Congguang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and wanted to say a few nice words, but in the end he just said: "You have a good rest, don't be too tired." Embroidery work, let the girls do it. ”

Wan Bai belched, put down the needle and thread, looked at him like autumn water, and said, "Have you had dinner?" ”

Congguang said: "I have used it." After a moment's hesitation, he said, "I'll go to the study, and if you have something, make the girl call me." Wan Bai nodded and said, "You go, wear more clothes, don't get cold." ”

Congguang let out an "um" and turned to go out.

Wan Bai looked at his back and disappeared behind the door curtain, his eyes suddenly warmed, and tears fell silently.

Zhao Zhen was going to take Congguang and Hehe to Xuande Hall to kick the juju, but in the garden, he heard Mo Lan say that he was allowed to stay at her tonight, and he always remembered the itch in his heart, so he played for half an hour, and hurried to the Luan Ming Palace.

Mo Lan was very happy to see Zifei's wish, and took Zifei and Langyue to gossip in the inner hall.

The three of them seemed to have returned to the time when they were in Renming Palace, without respect or humility, laughing wantonly. Lang Yue looked at the child's belly pocket on the table, using high-grade tribute silk, embroidering carp lotus pond and other things, the skills were complicated, and the fish eyes were like gods.

She smiled and said, "You have to raise Xi'er yourself, and you still want to do this, but don't get tired." ”

Zifei suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile: "You should also make me a mandarin duck pillow." ”

Mo Lan took the sewing box on the desk and said, "I have already made your pillow, just waiting for you to use it." After a pause, he said: "I was originally afraid that I would not dare to give it to you for the rest of my life, but I didn't want to have this day." Zifei, I'm so happy for you. ”

Lang Yue shook Zifei's hand and said, "Mo Lan has become a concubine, and you have married your beloved, the three of us are quite complete." He smiled again, sighed from the bottom of his heart, and said, "It's good." ”

As the sunset fell, the twilight was four, and the sky was a hazy orange, purple, red and yellow that was indescribably beautiful. If they were standing on the top floor of the Renming Hall at this time, they would have seen that the lights of the Bianjing City were flickering in the twilight, with the power to soothe people's hearts, warming everyone who had been injured.

When Zifei and Langyue went, Mo Lanfang went to the side hall, only to see Zhao Zhen staring at the goldfish in the big fish tank in a rare leisurely manner. Mo Lan hugged him from behind and put his face on his back, Zhao Zhen wanted to turn around and hug her, but Mo Lan said, "Don't move, stay like this for a while." ”

Zhao Zhen happened to be standing in front of the lamp, and his shadow completely enveloped Mo Lan, as if she belonged to him completely.

He asked softly, "What's wrong?" ”

After a long silence, Mo Lan let go, stood behind him, and said, "Will you be the same in the future as you are now, accommodating me in everything?" ”

Zhao Zhen turned around, smiled, stroked her cheek softly with the back of his hand, and said with a smile: "Why do you suddenly talk about this?" ”

Moran snuggled into his arms and said, "I'm scared. ”

Zhao Zhen remembered that when she was just promoted to a concubine, she also said so, so she tightened her into her arms and said, "You don't need to be afraid of anything, I will bear everything for you." ”

Moran said: "You treat me so well, you listen to me in everything." What if one day you meet a better woman than I am? ”

Zhao Zhen listened to her, his heart was extremely happy, he reached out and pinched her cheek, and said, "Don't worry about those senseless things, I promise, betrayal will never happen to Zhang Molan." ”

Mo Lan said: "You have to remember, if one day you fall in love with other concubines, Zhang Mo Lan will not survive for a day...... her words were not finished, but Zhao Zhen was in a kiss, and he muttered: "I only love you, forever." ”

The spring shirt was light, he kissed it from the neck, untied the brocade belt on his chest, and his clothes slipped off, revealing delicate jade shoulders. His lips kissed hot, and his hands reached into his corset, rubbing them heavily towards the round and petite silhouette.

Moran breathed unevenly and said, "It's still ...... I haven't eaten dinner yet, I'm so hungry. ”

With a chill on his back, he had already taken off her coat, and his hand slowly stroked down, and said, "I'll eat later...... Eat you first......" The window was wide open, the moon was full and sprinkled with bright light, and some palace people tiptoed to the window under the porch outside, and quietly retreated, without a sound.

In the morning, Zhao Zhen had already gone to the court, Mo Lan lazily pushed open the window, and saw a few Junzi orchids under the eaves stained with rain and dew, and asked the palace maid to know that it rained a little bit last night, and it stopped at dawn.

The sky was half the size of the sun, and a few traces of pink and orange sunrise floated on it, red and brightly rising. The sun shone warmly into the hall, enveloping Moran in a golden light, and the fragrance of flowers with a fresh damp and cold breath hit, she took two sips hard, only to feel refreshed.

The palace people took towels, wooden basins and other things into the hall to serve and freshen up, Mo Lan was worried about the prince, and asked Qingqiu: "Xi'er slept peacefully yesterday?" ”

Qingqiu picked up the jade and replied: "Last night, the prince didn't cry or make trouble, his stomach didn't leak, and he slept very soundly. ”

Mo Lan personally put the jade hairpin on the banana bun and said, "Can you ask the imperial doctor to come and take a look?" ”

Qingqiu said: "Lord Lin came to check the pulse in the morning, and said that there is no need to take medicine anymore, as long as you have a light diet for a few days." After a pause, he said, "The slave found a strange thing yesterday. ”

When Mo Lan heard that Xi'er had recovered, he breathed a sigh of relief, and casually played with Zhu Hai in the makeup box and asked, "Let's hear it." Qing Qiuping retreated from the crowd and said: "Yesterday, Niangniang was not in the palace, and the nurse was negligent for a while, and mistakenly fed the drink made by Niangniang to the prince as a decoction. ”

Mo Lan's hand stopped, pondered for a moment, turned around and asked, "You mean, Xi'er didn't take medicine yesterday?" ”

Qingqiu nodded and said, "I haven't been able to get good after taking the medicine for a few days, and now I have unintentionally missed a day's medicine, and it's good, isn't it confusing?" ”

Mo Lan threw the red hairpin in his hand, and said in a heavy tone: "You quietly ask someone to bring the medicine residue to me to see." ”

Qingqiu did things neatly, and within a while, he sent his henchmen to present the medicine residue. Mo Lan carefully selected it with silver chopsticks for a long time, frowned, and found that it was mixed with some senna leaves that had the effect of diarrheal heat stagnation.

Thinking of Xi'er's pain for many days, Mo Lan only felt that his heart seemed to burn, and he said angrily: "Go to Funing Palace, I will personally present the official family." ”

Qingqiu gently comforted: "Don't worry, if you tell the official family, it will naturally lead to a big turmoil, and you may not be able to really find the sinister person behind it." After a pause, he said: "There are only four or five palace people who can come into contact with the prince's decoction, so it is better to let the slave and maid secretly stare at it first, and wait to find out the person who took the medicine, and then it is not too late to show the official family." ”

Mo Lan has been favored for many years, and the concubines are fighting openly and secretly, and she is deeply involved in it, and it is very clear. It's just that I didn't expect that it would affect Lin'er. She thought back tactfully, but she was a little at a loss, and after thinking for a long time, Fang said: "You go and tell the nurse that Xi'er still has to take a day's decoction and medicine, and tell her to prepare well." ”

Qingqiu was smart and naturally knew what to do, so he retreated.

Sure enough, within half a day's effort, a palace maid who had been drugged by the attendant came up. It was said that the palace maid was sneaky and walking around in the kitchen and misbehaved. A few senna leaves have been found from her, and the evidence is conclusive and irrefutable.

Qingqiu has been walking in the court for a long time, and almost all the palace maids with a slight head and face have been photographed. She looked carefully at the palace maid who was tied up in front of her, and she looked a little familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it.

Mo Lan sat on the main seat and looked down, Qingqiu walked to the hall and said, "Say, who is the person who instructed you?" ”

The palace maid's eyes rolled wildly, her hands and feet trembled, but her face was colorless, and she pursed her lips tightly, as if she was afraid that she would not be able to help but say something.

Qingqiu is usually weak and refuses to be ruthless, but now he slapped the palace maid in the face and reprimanded: "If you don't say it at this time, don't think you can hide anything, wait for Shang Zhengju to investigate, don't say that it is the person behind it, even your ancestors can be found out for eighteen generations." ”

When the palace maid heard this, she really showed a little panic, but she still pouted her face and said nothing.

The nurse who was waiting for the dormitory was basking in the sun under the porch with Xi'er in her arms, and when she saw that there were many people in the hall, she couldn't hear the sound and didn't know what was happening, so she hugged her. She looked at the palace people who were tied up in the palace, thought she was dazzled, and muttered: "Isn't this Xiaofu who is in charge of picking seeds in Concubine De's palace?" How do you tie it here...... "Someone heard it, and hurriedly gathered to Qingqiu's ears to make it clear.

Qingqiu was shocked, didn't dare to hide it, and hurriedly told Mo Lan.

Although Concubine De is seriously ill, the official family still attaches great importance to it, and she will stay in the Linhua Palace for one night every few days. Qingqiu didn't know what Mo Lan's plans were, and was about to ask, but he heard Mo Lan say, "Concubine De is seriously ill, and I haven't been to see it, so I can take a walk today." The matter was not decided, Mo Lan did not dare to speak falsely, and sent palace people to the emperor and queen according to the rules.

Although separated by the palace wall, Mo Lan sat on his shoulder, and he could already see the pear blossoms in the Linhua Hall like a cloud of steaming mist, blooming more and more. The white petals fell thick on the ground, and no one cleaned up, people walked on it, there were falling flowers in the sky to their faces, floating with a light fragrance, like a fairyland, making people nostalgic.

The Linhua Hall is not as lively as in the past, it is deserted, and there is no one coming and going. Xi Qian sat by the curtain in the outer hall to do embroidery work, the sun was strong outside, and suddenly entered the house, and it was a little dim in front of her, and everything seemed to be covered with a layer of black fog. Mo Lan laughed softly: "Miss Xiqian's embroidery skills are really good. ”

The surroundings were quiet, but Xi Qian was serious again, and suddenly heard someone talking, and couldn't help but be startled, her hand was unstable, and she pierced the embroidery needle into her fingertips, and blood came out instantly. She is worthy of being the eldest lady who helped Concubine De to take care of the six palaces, and at this time, she was not in a hurry, calmly put down the things in her hand, blessed her body, and said with a smile on her face: "The concubine is unlucky, Concubine De just took medicine and fell asleep." After a pause, he said, "The slave will go and ask Concubine De to get up." ”

As he was talking, he heard a slightly tired voice from the inner sanctum: "I haven't slept yet, who is coming?" ”

Xi Qian lifted the curtain and went in, and said, "Niangniang, the concubine Niangniang is here." Concubine De sat up from the futon and forced herself to get out of bed, but Mo Lan hurriedly stopped her and said, "You don't need to be polite even if you lie down and talk to me." ”

Concubine De was not polite, leaned on the window sill, and said with a smile: "I haven't freshened up, but I made the concubine laugh." ”

The smell of herbs lingered in the inner hall, and Xi Qian lifted the curtains in the hall one by one, Mo Lan knew that Concubine De was seriously ill, but he never thought that she was terminally ill. I saw that she was wearing a plain white bedclothes, her head full of green silk was messily draped over her shoulders, her cheeks were sunken, her eyes were deep-set, she was mindless and weak, as if she was going to fall down at any time.

The corners of her mouth curled slightly, and she smiled: "The concubine is visiting, but is there something?" ”

Seeing her like this, Moran lost most of his doubts in his heart, but he gave birth to a little pity, and said, "I heard that you are sick, so I will come to see you." Concubine De smiled again and said, "If you have something to say, you don't have to go around the bend." He looked out the window and said, "Is there something wrong with the people in my palace?" ”

Moran wondered, and looked out according to her eyes, it turned out that the people he had brought were all waiting at the bottom of the steps, and the windows in the hall were facing the pear grove, and he could see the situation outside clearly.

Now that Concubine De has opened her mouth, Mo Lan can't hide it, so she has to tell the ins and outs of the matter in detail. The more Concubine De listened, the more ugly her complexion became, and in the end, her pale face turned red, and she said gloomily: "You listened to that woman's words, and led people to confront me, right?" As she spoke, she coughed again, and Xi Qian hurriedly used a soft handkerchief to catch the phlegm, and Moran saw that she was coughing heartbreakingly, and she didn't dare to say anything.

Before the palace people brought the Chuanbei loquat water, Xi Qian threw the handkerchief in the spittoon, Mo Lan glanced at it, and the handkerchief was dyed bright red blood, and he was even more shocked to see that everyone looked usually indifferent.

Concubine De drank water, calmed down a little, and sneered: "Although I don't like to be close to people, I have always done things fairly and uprightly, and I will never do anything that hurts my conscience." If you don't believe it, even if you call Xiaofu forward to confront me, I have a clear conscience, and I am naturally not afraid of shadows. ”

Mo Lan had fully believed her at this time, and sincerely comforted: "You can rest well, I have my own plans in my heart about Xiaofu's affairs, you don't have to worry, it's important to take care of your body." ”

Concubine De hated Mo Lan, and she couldn't pretend to be pleased, she still had the same arrogant tone as before, and said lightly: "If the concubine is fine, I won't send it." ”

Walking to Gong Street, Qingqiu walked with the sedan chair and asked, "Why does Niangniang think that it was not made by Concubine De?" ”

Mo Lan looked at the blue sky and said, "She's sick like that, how can she still care about it." If the scheming man is so easy to show his tail, wouldn't it be too simple to act? Besides, it's not Concubine De's temperament. ”

Qingqiu thought for a moment, and felt reasonable, so he asked, "What should Xiaofu do?" ”

Mo Lan thought for a while and said, "Hand it over to Ciyuan Palace, the official family doesn't like the concubines in the palace to make their own decisions and exceed the rules." Although the queen is young, she is very intelligent, and she can rest assured that she will investigate and deal with it. He turned his color again and said, "Someone in Luan Ming Hall dares to murder Xi'er under my nose, it's really scary." This time it's senna, I don't know what it will be next time, so we'll have to keep an eye on it. After a pause, he said: "You put those palace people whose foundation is unstable and whose family background is not very clear to serve in the outer hall. If you find any suspicious person, you must report it immediately. ”

Qingqiu hurriedly said respectfully: "Yes." ”

Zifei married from the palace and has a title, but it is also decent. Moran did not have time to prepare a dowry for her, so he picked up a box of objects made of gold and pearls from the treasury, and sent two chamberlains to carry them, as a dowry.

It was a good sunny day on the day of leaving the palace, Zifei wore a newly made vermilion gauze skirt, painted his eyebrows, and rolled his hair in a high bun, standing on the edge of Donghua Gate, saying goodbye to everyone with a smile. The palace people of the entire Renming Hall almost poured out of the nest, and the officials also came down to make a special purpose, and the Renming Hall was closed for half a day. Even Lu Yijian, who doesn't show up much on weekdays, sent his wife to ask for a decree to enter the palace early and marry Zifei's mother's family.

This is the best time of Zifei's life.