When her eyes were just starting to be bad, she had fallen many times, but she didn't break her muscles and bones, but at this time she was also calm, silently waiting for the dull pain that followed. She even began to think of a time when she stumbled at night, and when she woke up in the morning, she saw her blue nose and swollen face in the bronze mirror. She comforted herself, she wouldn't be fatal anyway, it would be fine in a few days, and there was still a lot of gold creation paste left from Moran last time, which was just useful.

She Lu Zifei has never suffered anything since she was a child, and she is not a beautiful girl, so she will not be afraid of these.

She closed her eyes tightly, and instinctively stretched her hands forward, and after a few moments, she realized that she was not on the ground, but collapsed in the arms of her soft arms. She steadied herself, took a step back, and said, "Thank you." ”

There was a slight voice around him, Zifei was at the tip of his ear, and said softly: "Lu'er, come and help me." ”

Lu'er glanced at Liu Congguang, quickly blessed her body, and hurriedly walked to Zifei's side and held her up. Because it was getting late, everyone dispersed, and the ministers had to leave the palace, and they didn't dare to stay for a long time.

Liu Congguang stared at Zifei blankly, there were people passing by, but he only looked at her, as if he wanted to rub her into his heart. She was wearing a satin palace gown with willow blue flowers and grass patterns, with huge cuffs, but her waist was empty and Yingying. He was standing right in front of her, and she didn't know it.

She raised her head and looked at him, her eyes were still as clear as spring water, and she couldn't help but open her mouth to call her. But I heard her laugh and said: "Lu'er, just now you walked away, I almost fell down, fortunately someone helped me in time, and I don't know who it was, so I left without saying a word." ”

Lu'er was about to say something, when she saw Liu Congguang suddenly turn around, she couldn't help but change her head, and only said: "Just now Shanggong asked me to go to the inner hall to get something, she could have let others do it, and now it's inconvenient for her to know it in her heart, but she only called me, which is really infuriating." ”

Zifei helped her to walk out and said, "Now they see that I don't have to do things at night, and they think that I have taken advantage, so they are naturally unwilling." Don't be angry, Lan Zhaoyi sent someone to send a lily cake at noon, and I will keep it for you. ”

Lu'er turned her anger into joy and smiled: "It's pretty much the same. ”

Listening to their voices gradually drifting away, Cong Guangcai stopped his steps and slowly turned around.

He felt pain in his heart, but he just held on.

The hanging palace lamp swayed gently in the wind, her figure was shrouded in the night, blending into the depths of the vermilion wall, and the occasional laughter was blown into his ears by the wind, almost making him unable to hold back and want to run over, circle her, and kiss her. He stretched out his right hand, thinking that she was still in his arms, it was like a dream, unbelievable.

Seeing that he was hesitant, there was a new little chamberlain on the side, thinking that he was lost, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "My lord, please go with the minions." If you wait for the palace door to be locked, it will be troublesome. ”

Liu Congguang came back to his senses, and the chamberlain was about to lead him out, but when he saw him striding forward, he didn't feel a little puzzled, but he didn't care.

The second day is the tenth day of rest, and the court officials all rest at home, and the official family does not need to go to court early.

Zhao Zhen had a splitting headache when he got up in the morning because he drank wine last night, and he didn't dare to say it, for fear that those officials would accuse him again. Mo Lan instructed the palace people to stew a few bowls of soup with kudzu, Su Ye, and Shenqu for him to take, and said: "Liulang should drink in moderation in the future, if it hurts the dragon's body, it is not good." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "I was on the rise, so I drank a few more glasses." Then he saw that Moran was doing needlework, embroidering a few plum blossoms on the blue satin with gold thread, and said with a smile: "What are you doing?" Don't get tired. ”

Mo Lan picked out a few socks half the size of a palm from the Crane Tengyun embroidery box, put them in the palm of his hand, and said with a smile: "Look, is it good-looking?" ”

Although Zhao Zhen has several daughters, he has never looked carefully at the clothes used by children, and he finds it interesting, but he feels sorry for Mo Lan, and said: "It's good to let the people in the embroidery room do it, why do you do it yourself." ”

Moran said: "Anyway, I'm happy." ”

Although the harem is assisted by Concubine De, every time she is closed, she has to entrust everything to the official family.

Because the New Year has just passed, everything is naturally smooth, but it is becoming more and more leisurely. She hadn't seen the official family for many days, and at this time she just went to Funing Palace. She wore a white magnolia dress with a light blue background, combed in a high bun, and decorated with red gold flowers and leaves, luxurious and dignified.

Xi Qian picked up a pair of gold silk small circle red agate earrings from the mahogany beaded makeup box, put them on for Concubine De, and said: "Now except for Lan Zhaoyi, the ones who have a little favor belong to Zhang Jieyu and Li Meiren, and there are only a few people in the harem, but I am afraid that sooner or later I will have to choose." ”

Concubine De carefully examined her appearance in the mirror, and said lightly: "The ministers of the court are also playing to establish the Middle Palace, but the official family has been stiff and does not speak, so how can others do it." ”

Xi Qian took the beaded bracelet and put it on Concubine De's wrist, and said cautiously: "Slave and maid, although Lan Zhaoyi's family background is poor, she can win the favor of the saint, if she has another prince, I am afraid that it will ......."

Concubine De suddenly took off her head and shook it, threw it on the stage fiercely, and frowned: "What are you talking about, with her little means, how can she manage the court?" The official family likes her just for a while, and she was favored like Shang Meiren before, not to say that she was expelled from her. If you say something wrong, I won't be able to keep you. ”

Xi Qian is an old man in the palace, and she has served the concubines of the first emperor, what dirty and pickled things have you not seen? I wanted to mention Concubine De with good intentions, after all, it was both glory and loss, but I didn't want the person in front of me to be arrogant and arrogant to the point of ignoring everything, and refused to give in to everything, thinking that with his family background and governance power, he could take the position of the middle palace into his pocket.

Seeing that Concubine De was angry, Xi Qian didn't dare to say any more, silently took care of everything, and helped her to go to Funing Palace.

Zhao Zhen is not in the Funing Palace, he has been staying in the Ruyi Courtyard for the past few days, and Concubine De rarely goes to the concubine's dormitory. Before arriving at the gate of the courtyard, Qingqiu had already led the palace people to greet him at the door, and asked for peace first, and then led everyone into the palace.

Mo Lanben sat embroidering under the window, heard the news from the inner servant, hurriedly put down the needle and thread, and waited for Concubine De to come in, and then got up to say goodbye. Concubine De knew that she was tired from working with her body, so she hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Don't get up, just sit." Seeing Zhao Zhen crooked on the mahogany rattan chair beside her, doing nothing, looking extremely leisurely and ordinary, a thousand feelings poured out of her heart, bowed down, and said, "The official family is blessed." ”

Zhao Zhen's head was still a little dizzy, and when he saw Concubine De coming, he knew that she was going to do something, so he was a little bored, and he didn't show it, but smiled: "Get up." ”

Qingqiu personally moved a stool to invite Concubine De to sit down, and held a new tea before quietly retreating.

Seeing that Zhao Zhen was not in good spirits, Concubine De was a little impatient, and she was also sincerely afraid, so she picked up a few things that were slightly urgently needed and said, and wanted to explore the official's tone, so she said: "Huifu Garden, Cloud Descending Hall and other empty halls, the concubine wants to take advantage of the lack of things in the spring, so that the palace people can pick it up. ”

Zhao Zhen seemed to be tired, and he didn't say much, just nodded, which was a promise.

The three of them were speechless for a while, and Concubine De was about to retire, but she heard Zhao Zhen say: "Mo Lan." ”

Moran didn't raise his head, looked at the needle and thread in his hand, and let out a soft "um". The situation was like an ordinary husband and wife's house, casual and leisurely, without the etiquette of a monarch and a minister.

Concubine De glanced at her, although she was a saint, she was only holding a square bun, and her sideburns were pressed with a freshly cut peony, and the hairpin faded. The spring light shines on her face through the green gauze, shining like jade, and the corners of her mouth are slightly upturned, with a few traces of arrogance, so that no one dares to peep.

Zhao Zhen said: "I see that you are wearing a few old clothes every day, while Concubine De is here, you tell her, what do you want, let the Cultural Embroidery Bureau do it." ”

Concubine De also stared at Mo Lan with a smile, only to see that she only raised her head at this time, a bright smile bloomed on her face, and said: "If you really want to do it, you should naturally do it with the harem concubines, if you only do it for me, wouldn't it make Concubine De embarrassed?" ”

Concubine De smiled: "It's still my sister who thinks about me." ”

Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment, and then said: "Then do it together, and it is not an exaggeration to make three new sets of clothes for each person." ”

Concubine De bowed slightly and said, "The concubine thanked the officials for the rewards of the harem sisters." The three of them talked for a while before Concubine De retired. When I arrived at the palace street, I thought of all the things in the palace, and my eyes were warm, and I shed tears.

Xi Qian didn't know why, she was still laughing in the hall just now, why did she turn around and cry? She handed the handkerchief to Concubine De and asked cautiously, "Is Niangniang distressed?" ”

Concubine De wiped away her tears, her eyes were red, and she had a somewhat weak posture that was different from the past, and said: "Lan Zhaoyi's name is Zhang Molan, if the official family hadn't called her today, I would have forgotten it." He lowered his voice and said: "The official family has never called the name of the concubine in front of me, he has always called me a title, and he has never called me by my name, but his name is Lan Zhaoyi, but he is very sparse and ordinary." He smiled bitterly and said: "If the official family can treat me like this, what does it matter if I can't be a queen or not?" ”

The white clouds in the sky are flickering, the spring breeze is blowing, mixed with the smell of fragrant flowers and grass from nowhere, which is also intoxicating. The palace walls on both sides are towering, and the indigo blue sky is like a long river, flowing into the distance.

Concubine De helped Xi Qian to walk slowly in it, and the palace people stood quietly under the wall, this road seemed to have no end, and they could not turn back or stop, they could only go forward step by step, until they died.

There are surprisingly few people in Renming Hall today, and Zifei is too idle to have nothing to do, so he picked an idle book to read.

Occasionally, I turned to the letter written by Qian Biao, the king of Wuyue, to the original Dai's family, and read a sentence: "The flowers on the Mo are blooming, and they can be slowly returned", and chewed carefully in the mouth, although it was plain and warm, but the feelings were particularly heavy, and I remembered all kinds of things about myself and Liu Congguang, and I didn't feel that I shed two lines of tears, and my heart was soft.

I was about to take out an embroidered handkerchief to wipe my tears, but I pulled it into my sleeve, but there was none.

It was a gift given to her by Moran, and she carried it with her every day, which was not necessarily very precious, but if she really lost it, she felt that it was a pity, so she got up to find it. Unexpectedly, a hand with a handkerchief came into view, embroidered with orchids, which was his own piece.

Zifei was stunned, not because of the handkerchief, but because of ......

She recognized the hand.

On the ash wood book table, a large bouquet of roses is clustered with a white porcelain pastel lotus pattern long bottle, the flowers are just randomly gathered together, red and pink, white, one by one, the petals are light, and the dark fragrance hits the sleeves. Outside the window, the spring breeze came in, and the veil was as light as nothing, rippling on the fingertips like a woman flying. The hand was thick and long, and there was a small dark brown mole under the thumb, which loomed among the embroidered handkerchiefs.

He shouted: "Zifei." Looking down at her forehead, the bangs on her forehead were gently swept between her eyebrows, her eyelashes fluttered, as if there were thousands of feelings between her lips and teeth, and she thought about it for a long time, but she could only say one sentence: "I'm back." ”

Zifei can't cry, Su Wenjun told her that no matter what happens, she can't cry, and her eyes need to be cultivated for at least half a year to heal. She used the only remaining consciousness to tell herself that she couldn't cry or cry, but the tears still fell.

Her heart was pounding, and her mind seemed to be stuck in paste, and it was painted a color brighter than the sun. She slowly raised her head, pursed her lips, and said, "Liu Congguang, you're back." ”

Liu Congguang held her face with both hands, helped her wipe away her tears, and said, "You are more ugly than crying." ”

Zifei's nose twitched, and he wanted to say something, but he choked in his throat, his mouth opened, and he just whimpered. She was sitting, and there was a bookcase more than nine feet high behind her, so even if someone bumped into her outside, it would be difficult to tell for a while.

Liu Congguang squatted down and faced her face to face, seeing that she was crying more and more energetic, tears and snot flowed all over her face, and she didn't know how to comfort her, and stared at her for a long time before she said softly: "Silly girl, your eyes are not good, don't cry." ”

Zifei couldn't stop for a while, but he didn't forget to say: "You are stupid." ”

Somehow, Congguang sighed, took out a bag of things from his sleeve pocket, spread out the paper, handed it to Zifei, and said with a light smile: "Your favorite osmanthus sugar steamed chestnut flour cake." ”

Zifei turned his head, looked at the pink porcelain lotus pattern on the vase, stretched and bloomed one by one, and said flatly: "I don't like to eat this for a long time." ”

Congguang had a good temper and coaxed: "Then what do you like to eat now?" ”

Zifei didn't answer him, got up and was about to go out, he had been squatting for a long time from Guang, and he had just recovered from a serious illness, so he stood in a hurry, and there was a dizziness in front of him, and he rushed forward.

Zifei was quick and quickly reached out to support him.

Congguang hugged her, only to feel that her posture was soft, soft and weak, which was very different from before, and she felt pity in her heart, and she couldn't help but tighten her arms again, Zifei's face was red, and she said angrily: "You did it on purpose!" He stretched out his hand to push him away, and said, "This is in Renming Palace, if someone sees it...... he paused, and said with a straight face: "If your lady hears something, you can go home and kneel on the floor." ”

Congguang said: "Except for you, others don't dare to treat me like this." ”

Zifei was about to speak, when someone suddenly said, "Who is there?" ”

They were hiding behind the bookcase at the end of the main hall, and their voices were very low, and when they saw someone coming, the two exchanged glances, and Congguang immediately turned to the bookcase next to him, while Zifei picked up the book he had just read, climbed the stairs, and pretended to sort out the books.

The person who came was a bachelor of the Zhaowen Pavilion, although he was not welcomed in front of the official family, but his grade was quite high, and he lingered in the Renming Hall every day, and he was very familiar with everyone in the Division.

When he saw that Zifei was there, he did not suspect anything else, so he ordered him to find an ancient book, and went alone.

Zifei looked around, but he didn't see Congguang's figure, thinking that he was gone, and his heart suddenly felt empty, and it was boring to do anything. I was about to go back to the house for lunch before I was about to leave the palace, but I saw Liu Congguang come out of nowhere, and said with a smile: "Why don't you wait for me?" ”

Zifei was about to scold him for a few words, when someone from the palace walked over and said hurriedly: "What do you have to say about Lord Liu?" ”

Cong Guang Huiyi said: "I want to find a few historical records of Western Xia, you and I go to the third floor to find them." ”

Because someone was watching, Zifei didn't dare to slander it, so he had to go upstairs with Congguang. Today is the middle of the day, and there are only some messy bamboo slips on the third floor, and there are very few people who have died. The two stood in front of the window, looking at the pawns of the peddlers in Bianjing City, hooking the fence and tiles, and the bustling cars were like flowing water and horses.

Congguang handed the steamed chestnut cake with osmanthus sugar to Zifei and said, "I know you are impatient to be hungry, so fill your stomach first." ”

Zifei said: "Hmph, I'm not the big fat man Lu Zifei before, and I'm also a fair lady, how can I ......" Before the words were finished, the stomach rang out without a "rumbling", and I couldn't talk anymore.

His hand was held in the air for a long time, but she just refused to take it, and said helplessly: "You are angry and angry, but you are not allowed to torture yourself." ”

Zifei sneered and said, "As long as you don't torture me, I'll be thankful." ”

Both of them fell silent, and the noise outside the palace came from afar like the sound of waves, and smoke curled in the bustling city. The sky is a clear blue, and the white clouds are like floating marshmallows, eager to be eaten.

Zifei suddenly spoke: "I remember that day before the sun rose, there were only a few wisps of pink in the sky, and the color was so beautiful. I'm standing here, watching your procession sway away, and no one can see it and am reluctant to leave. ”

Congguang knew what she was going to say, and looked over silently, only to see that her side face seemed to be sprinkled with a layer of golden light, the tip of her nose was straight, and her chin was exquisite, which was so beautiful that it was a little shocking, and people couldn't bear to look away.

She looked into the distance, immersed in her own memories, a little depressed, she said: "I have been chewing on the words you said in my heart, you said, the Queen Mother must be overjoyed to see my brother return to Beijing, I am afraid that I will agree to anything." In less than three days I will ask her to go to you. Tears overflowed from the corners of his eyes, slid across his cheeks, and fell heavily to the ground, "I think and read every day, and even my soul follows you, but you have failed me." ”

Her voice grew lower and lower, and at the end of the day, she was crying.

Congguang felt uncomfortable, and he didn't know where to start with a thousand words, so he said in a daze for a long time, "I'm sorry." ”

Zifei wiped his tears and said, "What's the use of being sorry? If you really feel sorry, stay away from me from now on and don't mess with me again. As he spoke, he snatched the steamed chestnut cake with osmanthus sugar from his hand and said, "Since it was bought for me, it is better to accept it, and the two should not owe each other." From now on, you are you, I am me, and I have nothing to do with it. ”

Congguang said: "Can't you really forgive me?" ”

Zifei was stunned and said, "What if I don't forgive?" Liu Congguang, you listen well, don't even think about the matter of Jinwu Zangjiao, I, Lu Zifei, would rather have the jade broken than the whole thing. After saying that, Yili owed a debt and hurried downstairs.

From Guang standing in place, until the blue shadow disappeared without a trace, he felt that the fishy smell in his throat was strong, and he spit it in the palm of his hand, and actually dyed Supa scarlet.

On this day, the weather was still good, Zhang Jieyu took Li Meiren to Ruyi Courtyard to talk to Mo Lan, Li Meiren saw a few purses on the table, which were embroidered with gold thread with nine-clawed dragons, the shape was lively and smooth, especially the finishing touch, it was even more lifelike, and couldn't help laughing: "Lan Zhaoyi's embroidered things look different from others, if I can have one or two, it will be good." ”

Moran said: "It's just a thing, you don't have to take it seriously." ”

Lang Yue stroked the hair hanging down from her forehead and said, "Now that you are pregnant, it is better to think less about everything." ”

Moran smiled: "I'm idle every day, so I don't have anything to worry about, it's just to pass the time." ”

Li Meiren took the lotus petal tea bowl, with a smile on her face, and said: "I heard that the palace is about to be selected, and the ministers above the fifth rank in the court have received the holy decree at home, and in a few days, I am afraid that the women of the family will enter the palace." When the time comes, it will be lively. ”

Langyue raised her eyebrows, and said: "If it's just a selection, I'm afraid that the Ciyuan Hall will also enter the newcomer." She looked at Mo Lan's face again, but she couldn't see any clues, so she said: "You don't have to worry, if you give birth to a prince, you will be the eldest son of the emperor, and you won't dare to give you color if you want to come to the middle palace." ”

Mo Lan said in a light tone, "Your holy family is thick, are you still afraid of something?" ”

Lang Yue sighed and said: "Compared to you, what is my little holy favor, the official family is just thinking about the old love, if there are new people entering the palace in the future, all of them are young and beautiful, sooner or later they will forget me." After a pause, he said, "When the time comes, I will ask you to take care of us more." ”

Li Meiren also answered yes again and again on the side, and Mo Lan felt even more annoyed when he looked at this scene.

The three of them were talking, when they suddenly heard a waiter running in under the corridor in a hurry, Qingqiu stood under the curtain and shouted: "What's the matter, there are no rules." ”

The chamberlain hurriedly knelt down and said, "It's not good, the official family bowed in the Xuande Palace, turned his feet, and couldn't even walk." ”

Everyone was shocked, and they were about to go to the Xuande Palace, and the attendant said: "The holy driver has returned to the Funing Palace, and the imperial doctors have also gone." ”

Mo Lan didn't even have time to change his clothes, so he hurriedly called three sedan chairs and led everyone to hurry to Funing Palace.

Concubine De was already guarding in the hall, Zhao Zhen was lying on the rattan chair, letting the imperial doctors fiddle with her legs, although it was extremely painful, her face was only slightly frowned. Su and the Keju guards who led the sparring partners knelt under the porch, all respectful and solemn, stuck to the ground like wooden mounds, and there was no movement.

Mo Lan entered the hall, and before he could speak, he asked Zhao Zhen to say first: "What are you going to do, you can't help with your body, if you have a headache when the wind blows, you have to take medicine again." ”

Mo Lan was slightly displeased, and said, "If you are careful, you won't be able to offend me." Seeing that his feet were wrapped in a thick white cloth, he was very distressed and asked, "Does it still hurt?" ”

Zhao Zhen was afraid that she would be worried, so he shook his head and said, "Injuries on the field are also common, and they are nothing. ”

When the people on the side saw such a situation, they were all sneering, but Li Meiren smiled and said: "The official family and Lan Zhaoyi are in love, but they are envious of others." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "In this case, you can stay in the Funing Hall and serve these days." ”

Li Meiren was overjoyed, bowed down and said, "Yes." ”

Because of the violation of the holy bow, it was inconvenient to go to the court, so the ministers waited outside the Funing Hall and entered the palace in order according to the rules. Li Meiren got the edict, and also stayed in front of the palace to pour tea and wait for water, and serve the holy driver.

In late spring and early summer, it gets dark late, and the lights in the palace are not lit until the end of the unitary hour.

After dinner, Li Meiren washed herself, changed into a sunset purple slanted light gauze skirt, spread her hair in a bun, and her head was full of green silk hanging down all over her body, and she walked into the hall.

There are only four nine lotus branch lamps lit in the hall, and there is a mistake that the golden vermilion bird is carved on the handle of the lamp, spreading its wings and ready to fly. Li Meiren personally cut the candles on the lamp, and squinted at Zhao Zhen, only to see that he was holding a scroll in his hand, and after reading for half an hour, he didn't even change his posture, as if she didn't exist at all.

A palace man came up with tea, she hurriedly took it, handed it to the emperor in person, and said, "Official, take a sip of tea." ”

Zhao Zhen slowly turned the page of the book, but he ignored it and did not answer.

Li Meiren repeated again, Zhao Zhen raised his head, was stunned, and said, "Why are you here?" Then he came back to his senses, rolled the book and slapped it on his head, and smiled: "Look at this spiritual head, I have forgotten it." ”

He took the tea and took a sip, resting it on the side of the desk, his eyes falling back to the book.

Li Meiren said coquettishly: "The official family is tired for a day, so they should rest early." ”

Zhao Zhen said "um", didn't even raise his head, only ordered: "If you are sleepy, go to sleep first." It's still early, and I can't sleep. ”

Li Meiren was unwilling and said: "The concubine is not sleepy. Sure enough, I waited on the side for most of the hour, cut the candles a few times, and changed the hot tea a few times, but I was so bored that I couldn't stand it and called: "Official." ”

Zhao Zhen raised her head and saw her Tingting standing under the lamp, her body wrapped in a purple light veil, the light was like a clear wave, shallow around her body. He smiled and said, "You don't have to wait for me to sleep, just retreat." ”

Li Meiren's face turned red, and she refused to say it clearly, so she promised and went to the dormitory.

Zhao Zhenben was engrossed in the book, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and raised his face and said, "Wanting." ”

When Li Meiren heard the official family stop her, she was overjoyed, turned around hurriedly, bowed down and said, "What does the official family command?" Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment, and said: "I have an injury on my foot, you are too lazy to take care of it, it is better to sleep in the side hall for one night." With that, he called Yan Wenying in again and asked him to lead Li Meiren to the side hall.

Yan Wenying didn't expect the official family to give such orders, and he didn't dare to say much, so he hurriedly led Li Meiren out.

When she arrived at the bottom of the corridor, Li Meiren quietly asked Yan Wenying, "What is the reason for this?" ”

Yan Wenying shook his head and said, "How dare we as slaves figure out the holy will, Niangniang doesn't have to worry too much, since the slave is on an errand in the Funing Palace, I really haven't seen a concubine stay overnight......"

Li Meiren listened, and her heart was slightly soothed. Yan Wenying wanted to say anything other than Lan Zhaoyi, but before he could speak, seeing that Li Meiren had gone forward, he didn't want to do much, and only waited respectfully.

After more than ten days, Zhao Zhenfang was able to walk, and said that Li Meiren had meritorious service, and was promoted to the third grade Jieyu, and Zhang Rongyue was on an equal footing.

When Langyue heard this, although she was indignant, she was busy packing up her makeup and helping Liluo to go to Jinse Hall to congratulate her. The concubines who had not seen Zhao Zhen's face for several months sat in the hall and laughed, and when they saw Langyue coming, they hurriedly got up to greet them. Lang Yueqiang endured the displeasure in her heart and wrestled with everyone for a long time before returning to her own palace.

Zhao Zhen was on his feet, although he was worried about Mo Lan in his heart, he stayed in the Concubine De Palace on the first night, and he spoiled Li Jieyu again, and went to Ruyi Courtyard on the third day.

The two haven't seen each other for half a month, just like a newlywed child. Mo Lan's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and Zhao Zhen couldn't touch her, so he only took her in his arms and kissed her on the lips. Seeing the slanting moon under the window like a hook and the starlight was shining, he said: "It's not good for you to be stuffy in the house all day, let's go out to breathe." ”

Mo Lan lazily leaned on the mahogany carved rattan chair, covered a white ground cloud water golden dragon makeup satin woman on her body, and said, "I don't want to move, it's good to lie down like this." ”

Zhao Zhen saw that her complexion was snow-white and as moist as jade under the lamp, and he couldn't help but caress her face, and said, "In the past, when the concubine in the palace was pregnant, there would always be some spots on her face, why didn't you have any at all?" ”

Moran smiled: "I don't know, it's probably because of my mother." ”

Zhao Zhen thought that she had been crooked on the collapse for a day, so he took her hand and said, "Let's go to the imperial garden and scatter, I will tell you jokes." ”

Moran chuckled and said, "You can also tell jokes, but it's a strange story through the ages." ”

Zhao Zhen laughed deeper and deeper, and said, "Then do you want to hear it?" ”

Moran saw that he was taking great pains and couldn't bear to brush his mind, so he nodded.

Zhao Zhen hurriedly said: "If you want to listen to me tell jokes, you must accompany me for a walk." ”

Although it was early summer and the weather was already hot, Zhao Zhen personally tied the moon-white embroidered brocade cloak to help Mo Lan tie it, and then took her hand and slowly went to the imperial garden. The palace was already locked, Yan Wenying hurriedly sent the chamberlain to open the palace door one by one, and Zhao Zhen ordered the guard of honor to be simple, but most of them were what Mo Lan needed, and ordered them to follow a hundred steps away.

The two of them walked on the palace street, and the summer breeze wrapped in the fragrance of flowers and plants brushed their faces, which was extraordinarily fragrant.

Zhao Zhen personally lifted the Quartet Sheep's Horn Palace lamp, stretched out his hand around Mo Lan's waist, and whispered something in his ear, which sometimes caused Mo Lan to laugh, the laughter was as light as the incense that often burned in the hall, and when it was blown by the wind, it flew out everywhere and lingered all over the room.

When it comes to the Qixi Festival, the daughters of the families who are to be married between the ages of thirteen and twenty are all in the palace to participate in the selection. Enter from the Donghua Gate, enter the Yujin Gate, and wait in the Xuande Palace.

Because the middle palace is suspended, everything is decided by Concubine De.

When the day was not over, Concubine De had already gotten up, washed and dressed, put on the concubine's court clothes, filled her stomach with a few mouthfuls of pastries at will, and sat in the Linhua Hall waiting for the palace people to report.

At the end of the day, an attendant came hurriedly and said, "Concubine Qide, the women of the family who participated in the selection have been waiting in the Xuande Palace, please show the mother." ”

Concubine De said: "The Shang Palace Bureau has a division to choose the Dedian to see if it is possible." ”

The chamberlain kowtowed and agreed, and turned back. At noon, someone came again and said, "Fifteen women from the family have been selected, and there are twenty-four left, please show the mother." ”

Concubine De was sitting precariously, for fear of making a mistake or omission, and said, "Let the Shang Food Bureau prepare a banquet." ”

After waiting for the future, Concubine De put on a guard of honor and went to the Xuande Hall in a sedan chair.

The women of the family stood in the courtyard, surrounded by clusters of flowers, attracting butterflies to flutter and fly all over the courtyard. First, there was an inner attendant who visited the front and said loudly: "Concubine De Niangniang has arrived." ”

Everyone was busy arranging neatly, kneeling down respectfully, and after half a tea hour, the sedan chair arrived, and they all shouted: "Concubine De Niangniang Wanfu Jin'an." ”

Concubine De got off the sedan chair, she was wearing the big sleeves of the concubine, wearing a python pattern, combing her hair in a bun, pinning the hairpin and shaking, although she had a smile on her face, she was also majestic and noble, so that people did not dare to look at it directly. She sat down on the throne and raised her hand, saying, "Get up." ”

The women of the family are all from large families, and they are also well-behaved, demure and gentle, and respectful.

Everyone stepped forward one by one to tell Concubine De about their family history, birth age, and the things they loved and liked on weekdays, and they gradually became less restrained and became more active.

Concubine De gave her a seat, ordered the palace people of the Shangshi Bureau to present pastries, and ordered someone to invite the official.

Zhao Zhen only wore the vermilion dragon robe he usually wears, and wore a crown of jade on his head. He was still discussing with the courtiers in the Ninghui Hall just now, and when he saw that Concubine De had sent someone, he hurriedly got up and set up to choose the Hall of De.

When the daughter of the family saw the battle of Concubine De, she was already terrified, thinking that the holy car was a hundred times more prestigious, but she didn't want to, Zhao Zhen didn't even bring the honor guard, and only followed two attendants by her side, and came leisurely.

Everyone got up and knelt on the ground, Zhao Zhen put his hands behind him, and said loudly: "No courtesy." ”

Zhao Zhen sat beside Concubine De and said with a smile: "Have any of you ever been to the palace?" No one made a sound first, and it took a long time for the weak lady to walk into the center, bow her head and say: "The year before last, the Qixi Festival, the concubine followed her father into the palace, and was summoned by the queen mother. ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Raise your head." The lady raised her face, but she still didn't dare to look at the saint, only lowered her eyes to look at the brick surface carved with cloud patterns on the ground, and trembled slightly.

I only heard Zhao Zhen say: "I look at you very familiarly, but I seem to have seen you." Who is your father? ”

The lady's voice was as soft as the light flowing water in the mountains, and she said: "It is the Baojing Army Festival that makes Wang De use." ”

Zhao Zhen bowed his head and said: "It was Wang Aiqing's little daughter, no wonder she was generous." After a pause, he asked, "What's your name?" ”

Wang Niangzi said: "The concubine's name is Qinglan, the blue character of Qingluo Fu Xingyi, and the blue character of Lan Ye Chunwei. ”

Zhao Zhen bowed his head and said, "You stand down." Qinglan first felt that the official family was quite kind to her, and she wanted to say a few words, but unexpectedly, the official family suddenly and lightly let herself retreat, which was really unpredictable.

Zhao Zhen casually pointed to a few girls of the family and spoke, their faces were all impassive, and everyone did not dare to be presumptuous, and the official family would answer whatever they asked.

At the beginning of the day, Zhao Zhenfang drove away, and when Concubine De saw this, she only said a few words of greeting, and then ordered the attendants to send the women out of the palace. At night, the holy car arrived at the Linhua Palace, and Concubine De ordered the attendants to hold high the album of the selected lady, her place of origin and her name and surname, so that Zhao Zhen would give the seal by decree.

Zhao Zhen picked eight women based on his impression, and after installing the grade, he put down his pen.

Concubine De understood, and hurriedly ordered the palace people to record it, and seeing that Wang Qinglan was not on the volume, she couldn't help asking: "The concubine looks at the little girl of Wang Deyong, but she is dignified and polite, don't the officials like it?" ”

Zhao Zhen took the tea and drank it, and said: "There is already Lan Zhaoyi in the palace, there is no need for others." ”

Concubine De was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that there was a word "Lan" in the name of the little lady, so she was busy with her mouth, and went to instruct the palace people to draft a decree.

On the second day, the holy decree spread all over the court and the opposition, and Concubine De arranged for the palace people to go everywhere to bring the concubines who were sealed into the palace, and ordered the Shang Palace Bureau to clean up the palace rooms, and assigned the palace maids and maids.

Zhao Zhen knew that she was working hard, although there were newcomers who entered the palace, she was not lucky, and stayed in Linhua Hall every day.