After a few days of heavy rain, the sky finally cleared.

The eaves roof tiles are wet and dripping with water droplets, refracted in the sunlight, like flowers. Because it was the end of the year, Qingqiu personally stared at the palace people and took the silk satin, clothes, shoes, shirts and other things hidden in the Luanming Palace to the backyard to wash and dry, and moved all kinds of reward objects to the palace for Mo Lan to count and appreciate.

Everyone in the palace knows that the concubine's grace is not declining, and the emperor's gifts are still frequent, but they don't want to be so much. I saw that the inner hall case, couch, chair are covered with agate jade fan, jade coral beads, rhino cup rhino stick, inlaid gold chopsticks, etc., the red musk string, ruyi jade pendant, pearl hanging hairpin is a box of open lids are placed, people into it, as if in the gold and silver mountains, flashing people's eyes can not open.

Mo Lan herself was also shocked, she was already indifferent, and the gifts in the palace were all in charge of Qingqiu, and she never cared. Looking at it today, I realized that I had saved so many treasures.

She picked up half a box of jade coral beads and rewarded them to the palace maids who served in the palace, and asked Qingqiu to pick up some jade bracelets and earrings that had never been used to reward the girls and mothers-in-law of Luanming Palace, but she heard Qingqiu say: "This matter is not allowed, although the mother does not use it on weekdays, but the things given are all luxurious and rare, and the palace people are lowly, how dare they use it?" It's a waste. If the mother really wants to reward everyone, it is better to scatter some iron money and silver, which is cheap and real. ”

When Mo Lan heard this, he also felt reasonable, so he asked Qingqiu to count the items one by one, took more than 100 taels of silver, and scattered them with the girl and woman at the bottom as a festival.

The palace people were rewarded with money, and they were also grateful and jubilant.

But in half a moment, an attendant came to give a gift, saying that the queen sent someone to send a few "rich Changchun" green forging horses to cut winter clothes. Qingqiu shook the green forging away and looked at it, with a slight disgust, and said, "It's not as good as what Niangniang usually wears." ”

Mo Lan didn't care, and said with a smile: "I see that the color is plain, and it is very good to use on a small jacket." ”

While the two were talking, a palace maid in front of the palace came in to spread the word, saying: "The official said, the weather is very good today, don't just crook on the couch, go to the palace and walk around." ”

Moran replied: "If you tell the official family, you will say that I will go out after eating." ”

After lunch, Moran wrapped himself in a white background with a green calyx plum pattern feather satin cape, and slowly walked along the edge of the river. The water is like a string of pearls, sprinkled on the surface of the river, sparkling and dazzling. After walking a few steps, I met Zifei who was carrying a bookcase from afar. He hurriedly greeted him and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

Zifei saluted, and said: "Tongjian Hall borrowed a few books from the East Palace, and the Shanggong ordered me to go back." ”

Mo Lan hadn't seen Zifei for a few days, and he had nothing to do, so he said, "I'll go with you." ”

So he asked the chamberlain to take the things in Zifei's hand, ordered the guard of honor to follow from a distance, and helped Zifei to move forward slowly. The pines and cypresses on both sides of the river are towering, although it is the middle of winter, but the green is remarkable, and the waves are rippling in the wind.

Moran walked for a long time, and then he got a little hot, so he took his cloak. She was only wearing a honey-colored twig gown, and Zifei's light green palace satin skirt was wrapped together, squirming.

The sun shone on the faces of the two of them, as if they were smeared with an extremely soft halo.

Zifei saw that Mo Lan's belly was much bigger than before, and said with a smile: "If it is outside the palace, I will definitely ask your child's aunt and let her call me little lady." ”

Mo Lan smiled lightly: "If it is outside the palace, where is there still a marriage between you and me." ”

Zifei said: "That's not necessarily, no matter where the destined person is, he will always meet him." ”

The warm breeze rippled across the lake, blowing on the faces of the two, the sideburns trembled slightly, and the green silk hung low. Mo Lan looked at the guard of honor behind him and asked softly: "The official family said that the palace maids would be released, and a few days ago, I also heard in the Ciyuan Hall that the queen was drawing up a roster. After a pause, Fang asked, "What do you think?" ”

Zifei was stunned for a while before he said, "Even if I leave the palace, I have nowhere to go." ”

Moran said: "Lu Yijian is your uncle......"

Zifei sneered: "What kind of uncle is he, if I gain power in the palace, he will still recognize me." If I leave the palace, I really want to live in his house, send people under the fence, and all the people in his house, who will give me a good face?! He said comfortably: "It's better to stay in the palace, anyway, with you as a backer, others don't dare to bully me." ”

The sky was vast and blue, and flocks of blackbirds flew by, flapping their wings and disappearing into the lush trees in the distance. The golden cornice-ridged beast stretched across the river, as if it was far to the sky and could never be finished.

Mo Lan looked at the Yuhe River from afar, sparkling like golden spikes sprinkled all over the lake, and his face was also a little melancholy, and said: "I know that if you don't marry Liu Congguang, you won't be happy for the rest of your life." After a pause, he said: "The matter of his marrying a wife is also forced by the situation, can't you forgive him once?" Not for him, but for yourself. ”

Zifei said: "You and I are both concubines, and the pain is difficult to describe in a few words." I've vowed since I was a child that I would never have a child. ”

Mo Lan turned her head to look at Zifei, she still had a faint smile on her face, but in that smile, there was endless loneliness and melancholy.

Walking to Yujin Gate, Qingqiu stepped forward and said, "Niangniang, after a long afternoon, it's time to go back to sleep." ”

Zifei also said: "After walking so far, you should be tired, go back." After saying that, he blessed his body and went forward alone.

Zifei remembered that the road ahead was long, and he didn't know whether the future would be a blessing or a curse, and he thought that he and Liu Congguang had a deep relationship, but in the end the entanglement was fruitless, and he was a little lost and exhausted.

The palace street is paved with bluestone bricks, which were washed clean by the rain a few days ago, and then turned white by the sun. The sun was obscured by the clouds, sprinkling the golden light in another place, Zifei stopped and looked at it for a long time before he sighed softly.

It wasn't until outside the gate of the East Palace that Zi Fei suddenly remembered that his bookcase was still with Mo Lan, he was really anxious and regretful, and was about to turn around and go back to get it, but accidentally hit the pink palace maid, and the palace maid's hand was unstable and dropped the cake full of food boxes all over the ground.

Jing Feng opened his mouth and scolded: "The little hooves that don't have long eyes, and they don't see who your grandmother is, so they dare to bump into it." ”

If it was a few years ago, Zi Fei would have scolded back, but now he is much more mellow, a little less sharp, and hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was too anxious just now." ”

Jing Feng looked at the pastries all over the ground, rolling around, stomping his feet in anger, tears falling down, and said, "The dim sum made by my mother for the official family has all been ruined for you." Don't think it's enough to say sorry, which palace are you from, and you have a name. ”

Zifei said: "The slave maid is Lu Zifei, the palace maid of the division." ”

Jing Feng tugged at Zifei, for fear that she would run away. Zifei said: "I won't leave, don't worry." But the dim sum fell to the ground, and the royal driver was still inside, if I saw it, I was afraid of being rude, so it was better for me to clean it up. ”

Jing Feng still didn't let go, and said, "When my mother comes, I'll deal with it." ”

It was in the middle of the push that a female voice suddenly came, saying, "What's the noise?" ”

Everyone looked towards the courtyard of the East Palace, and it was Zhang Jieyu who slowly walked out with Liluo in her arms.

Lang Yue said majestically: "The holy driver is still reading a book inside, and it is really bold to dare to make such a noise." Seeing that the situation was like this, there was a small waiter on the side, and he hurriedly rushed to the Tangli Palace, showing Zhou Meiren.

The palace people have blessed themselves to ask for peace, Jing Feng relied on Zhou Meiren to be favored, and she was a palace maid with a head and face, so she was a little arrogant, and said: "This palace maid recklessly knocked over the pastries made by Zhou Meiren herself, and the beauty has not yet passed on how to deal with it, and the slave maid ......."

Seeing that someone had secretly retreated, Lang Yue didn't care, and said angrily: "Even so, you should go to a remote place to deal with it quietly, how can you make noise in front of the palace?" As he spoke, he ordered the ground to be cleaned up, and each of them reprimanded a few words, and was about to say something, when he saw an attendant rushing to the front and stopping.

Lang Yue thought that Zhou Meiren was passing the word, so she asked, "What did your mother say?" ”

The chamberlain panted and said, "Niang Niang said that she would first drag the tyrannical room to the ten canes, and then go to Queen Ming." ”

Zifei was a little scared, and was about to speak: "Zhang Jieyu save me." But seeing that Langyue glanced at herself silently, she hurriedly stopped her mouth and stood to the side without making any noise.

Lang Yue frowned and said, "It's just a plate of dim sum, and the punishment is too heavy." You go back and tell Zhou Meiren, can you look at my face and spare this palace maid......" Before the words fell, I saw Zhou Meiren sitting on the sedan chair, turning from the other end of the palace street, and smiled from a distance: "Zhang Jieyu is really good-hearted." After falling off the sedan chair, he said: "It's just that if there is no punishment and connivance with the palace maid, it is really a violation of the palace rules." "Please be happy again.

Lang Yue helped her and said with a smile: "The official family is merciful, and he has always been generous to the palace people, and it is okay to think about the palace rules, and Zhou Meiren is too worried." ”

Zhou Meiren is young, and she is also strong in her majesty on weekdays, how can she fight with the moon? However, after a few words, he revealed the child's heart, and said: "I was just angry, and it took me half a day to make a few plates of dim sum, and I rushed to give them to the official family to taste, but I was all messed up by this palace maid." ”

As he spoke, he glared at Zifei fiercely and said, "You knocked over my dim sum?" ”

Zifei knelt down hurriedly and said, "The slave didn't mean it, please forgive the mother." ”

Zhou Meidao: "It's just that you didn't mean it, so you were only fined ten canes." If it was deliberate, it wouldn't be so lenient. Then he raised his face to the side attendant and said, "What are you still doing, tie up this palace maid to the violent room, and receive the punishment." He glanced at Zifei again and said, "Since you are just a maid of the palace, you should be careful when you act." ”

Langyue was about to speak, but she was pulled by Liluo's long sleeves, and whispered in her ear: "Niangniang think twice." ”

The thought of making the moon turned around, thinking that Zhou Meiren is now in the limelight, her father's family is in full swing, and one sentence is better than ten sentences from others, if she deliberately slanders in front of the official family, she will lose more than she gains. But looking at Zifei, she is really pitiful, and she can't bear to be punished, so tactful, she is in a dilemma.

Zifei looked at Lang Yue's face flickering, and knew that she was embarrassed, and saw that the waiter was going to come over to tie up someone, so he got up and said, "I'll walk to get the punishment by myself." He blessed the two concubines and left calmly.

Zifei followed the little waiter sent by Zhou Meiren to the palace street, and the palace maid Fu'er came to meet her, and when she saw Zifei, she bowed slightly before saying: "The lady of Qingqiu ordered me to give you the bookbox." ”

Zifei thanked him and said to the small waiter: "I originally came to the East Palace to return the books, and it doesn't matter if I receive the punishment, but I am afraid that the official's family will check the books for a while, and I can't find them, which will provoke the anger of the saint." Please make it convenient for the eunuch, let me return the book, and then go to the violent room. ”

The little waiter knew Qingqiu, so he asked: "The lady said that the lady of Qingqiu is the lady in charge of the palace of Luan Ming Palace......

Fu'er raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Even if you have some knowledge, you are not stupid." He said to Zifei: "Why did you go to the violent room to receive the punishment?" Before Zifei could speak, the little chamberlain was accustomed to seeing the wind and rudder, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "No wonder Zhou Niangniang is angry, I got up this morning and made a snack for most of the day, and it was all wasted" and talked about Zifei knocking over Zhou Meiren's pastry in detail.

Fu'er knew that Mo Lan valued Zifei, so she said: "I'll go back to Concubine Ming immediately, although you are relieved, I will ask Niangniang to save you." ”

Zifei said: "She is pregnant and her body is inconvenient. It's not worth worrying about such a trivial matter. He smiled again and said, "It's only ten rods, and it won't hurt your muscles and bones, so don't talk too much in front of your mother." ”

The little waiter listened to Zifei's words, and seemed to be able to speak in front of Concubine Shu, so he felt a little more respectful, and said: "Anyway, it's still early at this time, so it's better to let me go with Zifei to return the books first, and then go to the violent room not too late." ”

Fu'er wanted to be comforted, but when she saw that Zifei had turned around, she had to slowly pace back. She thought secretly, thinking that Zhou Meiren was now in full swing, if she was really an enemy of Luan Ming Palace, she was afraid that Concubine Shu's life would be sad, so she endured it and didn't know anything.

When Zifei returned the book to the East Palace, recorded the book, and was about to go back, he suddenly heard an inner attendant under the corridor: "The official family has arrived." Zifei hurriedly retreated to the door and waited with bated voice.

Zhao Zhen entered the hall, and when he passed in front of Zifei, he suddenly stopped and asked, "Are you Lu Zifei?" ”

Zifei never knew that the official family recognized him, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Yes, the slave and maid are in charge of the palace maid Lu Zifei, see the official family." ”

Zhao Zhen said again: "Your eyes are good?" ”

Zifei kowtowed and said, "Xie Guan's family cares, and it's already good." ”

Zhao Zhen paused and said in a deep voice: "Get up." ”

Zifei saw the official family enter the hall and wanted to retreat quietly, but suddenly heard Zhao Zhen say again: "You snatched the manuscript of the Tongjian Pavilion from the fire that time, and I said that I would reward you." After a pause, he said, "If you have anything you want, return to me." It's a great grace, go back and think about what you want most. ”

Out of the East Palace, the sun has set to the west, a few wisps of colorful glow float in the hazy orange-red sky, the sun is falling lower and lower, and gradually falls behind the hills. The palaces on both sides of the palace street became more and more silent, and the voices of the hidden palace people came, and they were also soft, as if the slightest carelessness would disturb the tranquility of the deep winter evening.

Zifei walked on the palace street, and the vermilion walls on both sides were high, extending to the depths of the forbidden palace. Twilight is like a thin black mist, shrouded in all around, hazy and hazy, making it impossible to see clearly. Zifei followed behind Xiao Nei in despair, and what lingered in his mind was Zhao Zhen's sentence: What do you want most.

When she arrived in the violent room, she was about to be executed, but Zhou Meiren actually sent someone again, and she didn't say anything else, but only said that Zifei was exempted from cane punishment, and everyone was surprised.

The little chamberlain actually breathed a sigh of relief and said with joy: "It's getting late, I'll go back first." ”

Zifei bowed and said, "The eunuch is at his own convenience." ”

The palace lamp in the Tangli Hall is hung high, and the palace people shuttle back and forth, and they are very busy. Zhou Meiren personally planted a few cold orchids in the warm pavilion, and only a few flowers bloomed, so she was busy with the official family and invited him to enjoy it.

Just a waiter came, saying that the saint had already set off, and it was estimated that he would arrive in half an hour of tea. Zhou Meiren hurriedly instructed the waiter to set up the table, and she went into the warm pavilion to add makeup and change clothes.

Jing Feng, the palace maid, personally waited on the side, and used a twist to cut a new orchid and adorn Zhou Meiren's hair bun, and said with a smile: "It's light and fragrant, it's really good." ”

Zhou Meiren looked in the mirror, felt quite liked, pursed her lips and smiled, and suddenly remembered something, and said, "Can you send someone to the violent room?" Jing Feng picked up the earrings in the agate gold-inlaid jujube wood makeup box, and said: "I sent someone early, and Xiao Li Zi replied that Lu Zifei didn't have a board, but he was just in time." ”

The Pisces tripod-shaped bronze mirror reflected a bright moon-like face, but there was a hint of boredom in the apricot eyes, and said: "It's a pity that my plates of pastries were smashed in vain, which is really boring." ”

Jing Feng took a pair of Yuehua milky white jade pendants and put them on Zhou Meiren's ears, and said: "There are tens of thousands of palace maids in the court, but they are known by the official family, and they have asked a lot of questions in the East Palace. Moreover, the slave maid also heard that Lu Zifei was Lu Xiang's niece, and she was very close to Concubine Shu, but she also had some background. ”

Zhou Meiren frowned and said hatefully: "What does she have, she is just a slave maid...... just as she was talking, a palace maid lifted the curtain and said: "Niangniang, the holy car is about to reach the palace gate." ”

Zhou Meiren hurriedly got up, a happy smile bloomed on her face, and she put on a garnet red silk cloud brocade long jacket on her body, and helped Jing Feng to go out quickly to meet her.

Mo Lan had just had dinner, rolled up the Yellow Emperor's internal scripture and looked at it under the lamp, Qingqiu entered the palace, held a bowl of nourishing decoction with a vermilion lacquer plate in his hand, presented it to Mo Lan, and said respectfully: "It's time for the mother to take medicine." ”

Mo Lan put the book, drank the medicine, took half a osmanthus candy in his mouth, and said, "Where is the official family staying today?" ”

Qingqiu cut the candle flowers and said, "Listen to Wei Zheng, tonight the saint will stay in the Tangli Palace." The cold orchid raised by Zhou Meiren bloomed, and the official family was invited to come over to take a look. ”

The moonlight in the court was cold, and the white sprinkled all over the ground. The plain window paper reflects two figures sitting and standing, rippling slightly with the candlelight. Mo Lan let out an expressionless "oh", and took the book to read again, but heard Qingqiu say: "Feng Zhaoyi sent someone to say that Princess Fukang is eating well today, so that Niangniang can rest assured." ”

When Mo Lan heard Qingqiu talk about Le'er, his heart softened, so he got up and said, "Go to Pingle Hall to see the princess." Qingqiu hurriedly took the gray squirrel fur mink fur, and called someone to call the warm sedan chair, and then personally helped Mo Lan out of the hall.

Qingqiu waited with the sedan chair and said through the curtain: "Since the mother is pregnant, the official family said that Feng Zhaoyi had given birth, so she sent Princess Fukang to live in the Pingle Palace. The slave and maid looked carefully, Feng Zhaoyi was a little sincere, and treated the princess very well. ”

Mo Lan was a little melancholy, and said, "No matter how good it is, how can it compare to its biological mother?" If it weren't for the fact that I was so sick and dizzy in those days, I would never have been able to go to the official family. He stroked Gao Long's stomach again, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, it will only be born in two or three months, and it will be the same if I pick it up then." ”

The Pingle Hall is remote, but it is close to the Luanming Palace.

After a long time, he was outside the temple gate. The fire under the warm sedan car was burning with silver charcoal, and it was extremely warm. Mo Lan got out of the sedan chair and was swept by the cold wind, but he felt so cold that he didn't dare to stretch his hands and feet. Qingqiu hurriedly wrapped Mo Lan tightly with a gray squirrel fur mink fur, and ordered the chamberlain to call the door.

Because of the miscarriage in winter that year, Concubine Feng Xian was demoted to Zhaoyi, so she moved from the Changqiu Hall to the Pingle Palace, and the days were as light as water. Except for major solar term banquets, she almost didn't step out of the door. It wasn't until a few months ago that the official family suddenly sent Princess Fukang to raise her, and Pingle Hall gradually gained some vitality.

The palace people who were waiting inside heard someone knocking on the door, so they only opened half a gap to take a look, and when they saw that it was Qingqiu, they thought they were here to ask Princess Fukang about everything, so they hurriedly opened the door. When Qingqiu and the others entered the courtyard, they found that it was Concubine Shu in person, and they couldn't help but be startled, and shouted while rushing inside: "Concubine Shu is here, Concubine Shu is here." ”

When Mo Lan came to the bottom of the stairs, Feng Zhaoyi had already greeted him, and said on his knees: "Lady Concubine Niangniang is blessed." ”

Mo Lan hurriedly asked Qingqiu to help him up and entered the hall, only to feel that it was cold everywhere, which was similar to a pestle outside, and he couldn't help but say: "Why is it so cold in the hall?" ”

Feng Zhaoyi said with a smile: "There is no charcoal fire outside, go to the warm pavilion quickly." With that, he led Moran around the corridor and walked to the warm pavilion on the west side.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw the pink and tender Zhao Le lying on the couch with his eyes closed, wrapped in a brocade knurled raccoon blanket covered in snow and gold, sleeping extremely sweetly. Mo Lan was inconvenient and couldn't hug him, so he only sat on the edge of the kang and looked at it for a while, before he smiled and said, "Look at this appearance, I'm a little fatter again." ”

Feng Zhaoyi said: "No, in addition to the nurse's feeding, I also ate half a bowl of fish soup porridge and half a bowl of crisp cheese for dinner tonight." Excellent appetite. ”

Mo Lan raised his eyes and saw that most of the things in the warm pavilion were swaddling clothes, small quilts, cloaks, and all kinds of gadgets for fun, and his heart warmed, so he said, "Sister Lao is bothered." ”

Feng Zhaoyi was also a little more lively than before, and said: "With fun as a companion, the days are easy to pass, honestly, I can't ask for it." As he spoke, he saw that the corners of Le'er's mouth moved, her brows furrowed, as if she was about to cry, she hurriedly leaned over, patted her hand gently, and hummed a few words softly. After Le'er slept steadily, Fang whispered: "Oh, I forgot to make someone serve tea." So saying, he went out and called someone.

Mo Lan stopped and said, "I'm just going to take a look at Le'er, it's getting late, so I don't need to drink tea." ”

Feng Zhaoyi didn't care, but said: "It's okay, if Le'er doesn't sleep with her, she won't be able to sleep well." ”

Moran nodded, glanced at the small body on the kang again, and went back out. Feng Zhaoyi wanted to send it, but Mo Lan said: "You go back, it's not good for Le'er to be alone in the warm pavilion." Even so, Feng Zhaoyi watched Mo Lan go out of the palace gate and return to the house.

The next day, Mo Lan personally went to the Ciyuan Hall to present his feelings and count the various kinds of Pingle Palace.

When the queen heard this, she sent an edict to the Shanggong Bureau, and in the future, one-third of the offerings from the Luanming Hall were sent to the Pingle Palace. When the various departments and bureaus saw Yi Zhi, they didn't dare to slack off, and where did they dare to really allocate it to Luan Ming Palace, it was nothing more than a short time elsewhere, and they gathered all the money to send to Feng Zhaoyi.