From the east of Xuande Gate, there is a sound of bells, melodious and rippling over the entire Bianjing. As soon as the second watch passed, the wine shop tile market outside the city began to close its stalls, and the halls in the forbidden palace were also closed. From time to time, there was a small noise outside the main hall of the Shang Zheng Bureau, and the palace maids standing in the hall also retreated in turn to change shifts.

At this time, the wind and snow have stopped, the sky is as black as ink, and the palace people are shuttling back and forth in the snowy night with the lanterns of the Four Sheep's Horn Palace.

Wang Shanggong said slowly: "Acupuncture is like temperament, the same as the style of painting and brushwork, and it can also show a person's conduct. The embroidery on this veil is elegant and lifelike. Although the needle method is many stitches but simple and fine, the needle style inherits the Wei and Jin Dynasty and the ancient Tang Dynasty, and the lower and fashionable needle rolling techniques, and there are many originality, it can be seen that this person has profound embroidery skills, and the quality of the blue heart. Looking at the stitches on the scarf, although they are also fine, but there is no stitching, I think that these two objects could not have been made by the same person. ”

The eunuch seemed to be moved, his face was much softer, and he raised his hand towards Mo Lanyang, "You get up and talk about it." ”

Moran sighed, thanked him, and stood up on the ground, but his legs and feet were numb, and he almost fell to his feet. The palace maid standing next to her hurriedly helped her and whispered, "Be careful, lady." ”

Seeing the situation, the film hurriedly looked at Mo Lanfu, and raised a smile on his eyebrows, "Although this thing is not sewn by the lady, it is indeed found in Cuiwei Pavilion, if you offend, I hope that the lady Mo Lan will forgive me." As he spoke, he faced the upper position and said, "It's past time, and the slave should go back to the Cining Hall to serve the Queen Mother and go to bed." ”

The eunuch said, "Go ahead." ”

The film glanced at Huiru coldly, revealing hatred and boredom, and left proudly.

Huiru still knelt on the ground, and said forcefully: "This soft towel may be a gift from Chu Zifu to Zhang Molan......" Before she finished speaking, she was stopped by Shen Sanru, "Do you still want to make trouble in front of the emperor?" There is no real evidence, speculation, and a mouth full of falsehood! Aren't you afraid that others will hate you for murdering your fellow workers without cause? Everyone is a female official, waiting for the top, why worry about each other? ! ”

"Slave...... There is no lie in what he said...... "Huiru was robbed of her white, and she was eager to justify, and kowtowed again and again: "Please be the eunuch Mingjian!" ”

The eunuch pondered for a moment, in the end, it was Gu Huiru who was still a female official, even if she was wrong, she couldn't expose it. He said: "At this point, it is difficult to distinguish between right and wrong. Huiru has been on an errand for many years in Shangzheng Bureau, and she is by no means a person who talks nonsense. Today's matter will be put on hold for the time being, and Zhang Moran will be transferred to the top of the Shangyi Bureau first, and the conclusion will be made after the matter is clarified. ”

Seeing that the eunuch's face was solemn, everyone didn't dare to distinguish anymore, and replied yes one after another.

When I returned to Yujin Gate, it was already time. Moran dragged her heavy body step by step, she didn't even mention the lantern, and walked silently along the mezzanine road by the faint light of snow. She remembered the snowy night many years ago, when the north wind was cold and the face was like a knife. Dressed in a thin green shirt and cloth, she walked in the snow outside Bianliang City. The wind rolled the snow and threw it on the person, and she was cold and hungry, and finally fell into the snow.

In a trance, my mother's whisper sounded in my ears, "Lan'er, when you arrive at your uncle's house, you are not allowed to be playful and unruly like you are at home in Hangzhou." Now that your father is gone, as the eldest sister, you must take care of your sister. She remembered that the snow was so big and dense that it fluttered in her eyes like goose feathers, and she couldn't see anything.

She lay on her stomach in the snow and couldn't stand up.

"Mother......" Mo Lan's eyes were hot, and tears flowed down.

After passing the Hanging Flower Gate, I saw Xia Zhi standing under the eaves of the Cuiwei Pavilion with a palace lamp from a distance, with a faint yellow color, warm and soft, which was a pure land in Mo Lan's heart. There was only one oil lamp lit in the back row, and the silhouette of a woman was reflected in the paper window, and it was Dai Qiu who was collecting the soles of his shoes. Moran's heart warmed, and he couldn't help but speed up his steps.

Xia Zhi vaguely saw a dark shadow at the gate of the courtyard, and she didn't ask, she only carried the lamp over, and said with a smile: "I'm finally back, but I can tell people to wait!" What is the matter with the Shang Zheng Bureau's summoning of you? Moran smiled but said nothing, went back to the house to eat the night and burrowed into the bed. Dai Qiu saw that she didn't want to go into detail, and she didn't ask all of them, so she only advised: "There is a newly made quilt in the big wooden box behind the truss. ”

Moran was already infected with the wind and cold, and he did not recuperate, and he knelt for a long time, drenched in snow, and in the second half of the night, he was lightheaded and hot. On the second day, Dai Qiu got up early to see her, and saw that her face was burned red, and she was covered with several large quilts and shouted cold, knowing that she was sick, so she hurriedly returned to Shen Sanru Shang Palace. Mrs. Shen ordered the little palace maid to go to the imperial medicine hospital and invite the doctor to take a look. Fortunately, after all, I was young, and after only two or three days of drinking the decoction, I gradually got better.