When it was time, Zhao Zhen returned to Luanming Palace. He was afraid that he would disturb Mo Lan's sleep, so he ordered the waiter not to tell him, and only quietly went to the warm pavilion. The palace maid on duty under the corridor was hiding in the gatehouse around the small stove and laughing and gossiping in a low voice, and suddenly saw a lantern coming from the wind and snow, and did not go out to greet him, only opened the crack of the door, and sighed: "Who is it?" ”

Zhao Zhen was in a good mood, so he smiled and said, "Don't you even recognize me?" ”

The frightened palace maid hurriedly "crunched" the door, and was about to salute, but saw that Zhao Zhen had already walked in front of her, and asked softly: "Is your mother asleep?" ”

The leading palace maid bent her knees and said smartly: "Niangniang made an orange drink, and said that she was waiting for the official family to come to eat, and she was still holding the lamp at this time." ”

When he got to the bottom of the corridor, Yan Wenying took the umbrella, brushed off the snow flakes on Zhao Zhen's body, took off the mink fur snow hat, lifted the curtain, and said softly: "Concubine Niangniang, the official family is here." ”

The fruit is full of orange aroma, refreshing and pleasant. Before Mo Lan got up, Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "How did you think of making orange drinks, and I froze my hands carefully." ”

Mo Lan stood up with his waist propped up, and seeing that he was still wearing court clothes, he hurriedly ordered Qingqiu to take his bed clothes, and said, "Last time you said in Ciyuan Hall that you wanted to eat orange drinks, you have always forgotten to do it. It's snowing today, and I can't go out, so it's no fun to stay idle. Besides, if the orange has been left for a long time, it will not be fresh. As he spoke, he waited for him to change his clothes.

Qingqiu used the Ru kiln lotus-style white glaze warm bowl to present orange drinks, only to see the yellow and clear soup floating with oranges, Zhao Zhen was originally very full, but he couldn't bear to brush her mind, tasted it carefully, and coaxed: "The taste is better than what Si Shan Si Shanggong makes." ”

Moran squinted at him and said stupidly, "Nonsense." ”

He looked up and saw her in a white plum blossom placket cotton silk bedclothes, draped in green silk standing under the lamp, hairpins were completely gone, her face seemed to be smiling, her eyes were shining, there was an indescribable delicateness, and she was as demure as a hibiscus out of the water. He reached out to hug her, but was pressed by her belly on her lower abdomen, couldn't help pinching her cheek, and said with a smile: "Since you are pregnant, it is difficult to even hug her, and when the little prince is born, see how I clean you ......up."

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a noise outside, Qingqiu stood outside the curtain and said, "Official, Xi Qian in Concubine De's palace asks to see you." Before Zhao Zhen could speak, Xi Qian had already knelt on the edge of the threshold and cried: "I beg the official family to take a look at Concubine De, I have a high fever for two days, if I continue like this, I am afraid that it will ......."

Zhao Zhen hurriedly got up to change his clothes and asked, "Can you summon the imperial doctor?" ”

Xi Qian said: "During the day, Lin Xiang and Lord Lin went to the palace to take a look and boiled the decoction. Niangniang still had some energy to eat half a bowl of porridge at noon, but just now she vomited it all. ”

Zhao Zhen called down to the window: "Yan Wenying! ”

Yan Wen should enter the hall and bow down to wait. Zhao Zhen put on deerskin snow boots, and said as he walked out: "Spread my will, and order Lin Xianghe, Zhou Yizhi, and Cai Huanlin to enter the palace immediately and treat Concubine De." As he spoke, he was about to go into the snow, but Moran chased him out of the warm pavilion and said, "Liulang, wait a minute." He personally served Zhao Zhen to put on a snow hat, wrapped a mink fur, and blamed in a shallow voice: "I was in a hurry, I didn't even wear a hat, but I hurt the dragon body if I was careful." ”

Zhao Zhen shook her hand and said, "You go to bed early, and I will come to see you tomorrow." ”

Mo Lan let out a "hmm" and said softly: "Don't worry too much, Master Lin has superb medical skills, and naturally Concubine Baode is safe." Zhao Zhen nodded, and immediately went to the wind and snow, Mo Lan looked at the vermilion figure under the porch, until he couldn't see it, and then returned to the house.

The next day, the wind and snow have stopped, the pavilions and pavilions are covered with thick white snow, the bright morning sun breaks through the clouds, and pours obliquely on the ground, as if there is a golden light.

Langyue had breakfast, and was standing under the porch facing the sun to see the palace people sweeping the snow in the courtyard, and saw Li Jieyu wearing a brocade smoky red jacquard cotton jacket, wrapped in a silver fox light fur cloak, and said with a smile: "I want to come on the road is very slippery, why are you here?" Beware of the cold. ”

Li Jieyu helped the palace maid to go to the bottom of the corridor, and said: "Look at the good weather today, come out for a walk." The sun is warm, but not afraid of the cold. ”

The two said goodbye to each other and walked into the warm pavilion hand in hand. Before she could put on makeup, she opened the red sandalwood carved Yunzhi pattern makeup box and fiddled with the jewelry inside. She picked up the silver-gilded hairpin with beads and emerald flowers and compared it to the bun, as if unintentionally: "Have you heard of the one in Linhua Palace?" ”

Li Jieyu sat on the pear wood engraved chair, took a sip of hot tea to warm her heart and lungs, and said, "I'm afraid it won't work." ”

Lang Yue put the hairpin, picked up the hanging bead earrings and wore them, and said: "Originally, I thought she was not waiting to see the queen, so she said that she was sick all day long and didn't go to ask for peace, but now it seems that she is really sick." ”

Li Jieyu said: "It's cheaper Zhang Molan, without Concubine De, she is the head of the five concubines, plus the heir, even the queen doesn't think about it." ”

There are a few plum trees on the dresser, red and bright spitting stamens, and the dark fragrance strikes people. Lang Yue carefully twisted one on it, put her temples on the bun, and said, "What's the matter with her?" After all, Concubine De's own heart was too strong and hurt her heart and spleen, so she came to this. ”

Li Jieyu said: "If it weren't for the fact that when Zhang Moran gave birth to Princess Fukang that year, Concubine De couldn't take care of it, how could the official family be disgusted with this." After a pause, he said: "Don't talk about others, just talk about you and me, how many times have the official family been fortunate in this year?" That Zhang Moran was pregnant with an heir, and it was clear that he couldn't sleep, but the official family also loved to stay there. Except for the Chinese New Year's Eve of the fifteenth Mid-Autumn Festival, I am afraid that the empress has not seen the holy drive a few times, but it is difficult for her to calm down. ”

Listening to Li Jieyu say this, Lang Yue felt a sour feeling in her heart, and she became depressed. She brushed her hair and turned around and said, "The official family likes her, what can we do?" It's just a hurry, and when she gives birth to a prince, she doesn't know what she wants to spoil. He stroked his stomach again, and said desolately: "It's also my fault that I'm not angry, if I can have a man and a woman, even if it's a princess, it's not bad." The official family treats the princesses very much, and they are also very fond of them. ”

Li Jieyu sneered, hooked her lips and said, "Whether it is a prince or a princess, you must be able to give birth after all." ”

Lang Yue had heard her say similar things several times, and knew that she was quite deep in the city, and she always had reservations on weekdays, so she asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Li Jieyu didn't want to say any more, but said: "Anyway, you'll know when the time comes." As he spoke, he pulled Lang Yue again and said with a smile: "Let's go to the queen's palace to say goodbye." ”

Since he went to Ciyuan Palace, it was not good to excuse the moon, so he got up and slowly went outside the hall.

Zhao Zhen stayed in the Linhua Palace for a night, went to the early court, and called the imperial doctor to ask questions, and then went to the warm pavilion to see Concubine De. Xi Qian was leading everyone to serve and freshen up, Concubine De's spirit was a little weak, and when she saw the official family coming in, she was busy getting up to say goodbye.

was held by Zhao Zhen, and asked gently, "Are you more comfortable?" ”

Concubine De wiped rouge on her face, looking a little ruddy, pursed the corners of her mouth, and said with a weak smile: "Thanks to the official's family, the concubine is much better." Then he asked softly: "The concubine has been sick on the couch for many days, and she feels that her waist is sore, and she wants to go out for a walk, but I don't know if the official family is willing to accompany the concubine." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "The sun outside is extremely warm, which is very good." ”

There are many pines and cypresses planted in the courtyard of Linhua Palace, although it is the middle of winter, but it is also green. At this time, the branches of the trees were covered with snow, and when the wind blew, they fluttered downward, falling on the people's bodies, and the cool melted into the placket of the clothes. Concubine De leaned on Zhao Zhen's arms wrapped in a white fox fur cloak and walked slowly into the tree path. She has never been treated like this by Zhao Zhen, although her body is heavy and uncomfortable, her heart is extremely happy, overflowing on her face, as if the pain is about to subside.

Concubine De's eyes were full of longing, and she said: "When I was a child, at home, I was sick once, and my father took me outside to bask in the sun. At that time, the yard was full of pear blossoms, and my father carried me on his shoulders and asked me to pick the flower bones on the tips of the trees that had not yet bloomed, so that I could make snacks for my mother. I sat on my father's shoulder and watched the petals flutter around in the sky, it was like a dream. ”

Zhao Zhen heard that there seemed to be a twilight in her tone, and he felt pity in his heart, and hurriedly tightened her into his arms, and said: "If you like it, Ming'er I will ask someone to plant a pear tree." ”

Concubine De smiled and thought to herself, even if it is planted, what is the use, it will not be able to bloom at this time. But in the end, she didn't say anything more, and she was already satisfied to hear him coax herself like this.

Because it was the second day of the Lunar New Year, the ministers in charge of the Tongjian Pavilion did not need to be on duty, so the hall was silent, and only a few palace maids on duty were napping inside. Zifei had nothing to do, but he was in a panic, so he climbed to the top of the building and looked at the huge Bianjing City.

She stood in the sun, watching the peddlers and pawns bustling, listening to the faint sound of selling and selling, and her heart was empty, as if she had lost an extremely precious object, and she couldn't be happy.

Every time, as long as she stands in this place, she will think of the day Liu Congguang went out of the city, she climbed to the top of the building out of breath, and searched the entire Bianjing City with her eyes, even if it was just a vague figure, she was also happy.

"So you're here."

A voice suddenly sounded behind him, startling Zifei. But she didn't look back, because she didn't have to look back, she knew who it was. She looked at the blue sky of the blue clouds in winter, the corners of her lips trembled slightly, but she did not speak. Walking from Guang to her side by side, he originally entered the palace to ask for peace, but because Concubine De was seriously ill, the official family exempted him.

The two stood quietly for a long time, and Zifei suddenly said angrily: "What are you doing?" ”

Congguang said: "Isn't it clear what I'm going to do?" As he spoke, he went to pull her hand again, but he was thrown away, Zifei said: "Don't move your hands and feet, let people see that they are causing trouble." ”

Congguang flattered and said: "It's good if you are seen, I will take the opportunity to ask the official family for you to go." ”

Zifei was extremely angry when he heard this, and turned around to go downstairs. Congguang stood behind her and said hurriedly: "Lu Zifei, can't you treat me better?" I'm not asking for your forgiveness, I'm just afraid you'll hurt yourself. ”

Zifei was stunned for a moment, and still said coldly: "My sadness is my own business, even if I die, it has nothing to do with you." Hearing the word "death", Congguang was so angry that he yelled at Zifei for the first time: "Okay, good, Lu Zifei, your affairs in the future have nothing to do with me." After saying that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

She didn't know why, she was thinking about him and thinking about him, but when he really came, she couldn't help but lose her temper. Su Ri is used to arguing, and he has never seen him angry, but today he only said a few words, and he actually left himself alone.

Although it was a warm sun, the wind still carried the cold and stinging cold of winter, blowing on the face, and even the nose was sore. She reached out and rubbed her taut cheeks, trying to smile at herself, but her lips were about to grin, and tears were already pouring out, cold and wet all over her face.

My heart seemed to be pricked by a needle, and it hurt from one to the other, and my throat seemed to be pressed against a thousand pounds of lead stones, and I couldn't even breathe. She couldn't help but crouch down, buried her head in the crook of her arm, and cried bitterly in her voice.

Maybe it should have ended a long time ago, when he left Bianjing that year, when he saw him with the woman next to him, when he said: "I'm sorry, Zifei, I can only marry you as a side room".

However, she was reluctant to give him up, so she was so hesitant, entangled, and painful.

There are embroidered crimson robe sleeves lightly covering her arms, she raised her head with teary eyes, it is a man with bright eyebrows and teeth, his forehead is twisted into the word "Sichuan", his eyes are full of tenderness, and he said in a low voice: "Zifei, don't cry." He knelt on the ground and wrapped his knees in his arms.

She is so small, and Lu Zifei, who is wide and fat, can become so small.

For the first time, Zi Fei buried his face in Congguang's neck, his smell was faint, and when his skin was close to each other, it seemed to be so rich that it could envelop all things in heaven and earth. He put his face on hers, patted her on the back, and said, "You have bad eyes, don't cry." It's me who is bad, it's all my fault, I shouldn't lose my temper at you. ”

But Zifei cried even harder.

I don't know how long it took for her to choke out of his arms, and wanted to get up, but her legs were already numb like ten thousand ants, and she couldn't move. Congguang took her and asked, "Is your leg numb?" ”

Zifei didn't speak, only nodded.

Congguang has practiced martial arts, but he can still endure it. He got up and picked up Zifei, sat on the desk, reached out and gently kneaded her calves, looked up and asked, "Are you comfortable?" ”

Zifei let out a "hmm" and twisted: "Let people see it." ”

kept from Guang's hand, and it was still the same sentence: "If you see it, you see it, I just asked the official family for you to go." ”

was suddenly hit by a kick in the abdomen, and if he went down half an inch, he would be cut off...... Congguang bent over in pain and roared: "Lu Zifei, you have lost a lot of weight, how can you still be as strong as a cow!" I don't know how important it is. ”

Zifei jumped down from the desk, glanced at him and said: "The book says that this trick is the most effective to deal with a pervert like you, and the ancients will not deceive me." ”

Congguang covered his lower abdomen and said viciously: "Who wrote the broken book, take it all and burn it." ”

Zifei squinted at him, and said with a light smile: "I just won't tell you." With that, he went downstairs. Congguang hurriedly grabbed Zifei's hand and said, "Wait a minute." ”

Zifei let him lead him, and his eyes were only staring at the entrance of the building, for fear that someone would crash in. Congguang held her hand and twisted it for a long time, but she didn't let go. Zifei couldn't help blushing a little and muttered, "Okay?" ”

Congguang said: "Don't move. ”

Zifei turned his head at this time, the window behind him was wide open, reflecting a clear blue sky, and a large bouquet of red plums was held on the desk with a vase with a white glazed long neck without lines, and the gorgeous flower bones gradually bloomed in the wind. Under the flowers lay a cucumber-shaped bowl containing a translucent plaster.

He lowered his head slightly, his expression was serious and cautious, and he picked out some ointment into the bowl more gently than the woman, rubbed it on her hand, and said: "This is the best chilblain medicine in the Imperial Pharmacy, and the official family specially ordered Lin Xianghe to prepare it for Concubine Shu, I begged for a long time before giving me a small bowl, you have to use it carefully." After a pause, he said, "The other hand." ”

Zifei was stunned and handed his other hand to him, remembering that he was about to pull his hand when he first entered the hall, but he was thrown away by himself, and couldn't help asking: "You just wanted to pull my hand, just to apply medicine for me?" ”

Cong Guang didn't raise his head, but said: "Then do you think I took your hand, what else can I do with you?" ”

Zifei's voice softened a little and said, "Then why don't you explain?" ”

Congguang raised his head and glared at her: "You didn't give me a chance to explain at all!" After a pause, he said, "Your temper of yelling at every turn must be changed." ”

Both hands are smooth and greasy, and when you put it on the tip of your nose, you can also smell a faint fragrance.

Congguang put the cucumber bowl in Zifei's palm, held her hands and said, "If you don't want to marry me, you have to protect yourself, don't get sick, don't shed tears, and don't get frostbite." After a pause, a thin mist appeared in his eyes, and he said softly in a humble tone that was almost pleading: "Lu Zifei, don't be tough, let me protect you and marry me, okay?" ”

It seemed that something had collapsed, and I suddenly exhaled in my heart, as if I was stepping on the colorful floating clouds, and my body was fluttering, and I didn't know where to fall.

She remembered this feeling, and it was the same when Liu Congguang was in the main hall of Tongjian Hall for the first time and said that he wanted to marry her and go home. As if he had been poured into ecstasy, he was in a trance, and he didn't know where he was, but he was so happy that he was willing to die immediately.

Congguang had already prepared to be rejected, thinking, even if he refused, it didn't matter, there would be a next time anyway, and there would always be a day when he would return with a beauty.

Unexpectedly, he heard Zifei say slowly: "Let me think about it for a few days." ”

Congguang was stunned, and when he reacted, Zifei had already pulled out his hands, carried his skirt downstairs, and left him standing alone under the plum blossoms, the corners of his mouth slowly overflowed with ecstasy, and finally couldn't help laughing out loud.

Zhao Zhen came out of Linhua Palace, walked to Gong Street, and happened to bump into Lang Yue and Li Jieyu. After being invited, Lang Yue changed her mind and stepped forward and said, "The concubine is about to go to Luanming Hall to visit Concubine Shu, where is the official family going?" ”

Zhao Zhen did not hide his pampering, and said with a smile: "Mo Lan is in a panic, it is snowing, and it is not easy to go out, it is good for you to gossip with her in the past." I don't have to worry about it. ”

Lang Yue said with a smile: "Being able to relieve the worries of the official family, the concubine is very relieved." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, his smile deepened, he shook her hand, and said, "It's weird cold in your hand, you should come out with a soup woman." ”

A red cloud flew up on Lang Yue's cheeks, and he bowed his head slightly and said, "I came out in a hurry, so I forgot about it, and the Xie Guanjia cared." Zhao Zhen let go of his hand and said, "I have something to do before the dynasty, so I will go first." ”

Lang Yue and Li Jieyu were busy bowing down to see them off.

When the holy car was far away, Li Jieyu hooked her lips and smiled: "You have been promoted for a long time, and now you still have a little holy favor." Unlike me, except for the time when I first entered the palace, the official family was still rare, and now I don't even look at it. As he spoke, he wrapped the brocade and silver rat fur cloak on his body, and felt cold to the bottom of his heart.

Lang Yue showed a little arrogance, then disappeared again, and said quietly: "You are also good, look at the newcomers who were only promoted last year, except for Zhou Meiren and Yu Meiren, they can occasionally see the official family, and the others are afraid that they will forget even the appearance of the official family." ”

Li Jieyu laughed and said, "They are only afraid that they hate that one." The two insinuated a lot of things, and since they were doing a show, they naturally had to do a full set, so they walked to Luanming Palace.

I heard laughter from afar, and when I entered the palace, I knew that Feng Zhaoyi was holding Princess Fukang, and there were Zhou Meiren, Yu Meiren, Lian Cairen, Zhu Baolin, and Miao Yunu playing with the princess in one place.

Mo Lan looked at everyone on the kang with a big belly, and when he saw the two of them entering the hall, he didn't get up, and said with a smile: "Why are you here too?" ”

Lang Yue and Li Jieyu asked for peace, and said: "The ground is very slippery, I know that you can't go out, so I came to relieve your boredom." I don't want to, but I'm bothering you. ”

Miao Yunu is the youngest, and she is only sixteen years old after the New Year, and her voice is still a little immature, and she said with a smile: "The two sisters came just in time, and there are many people in Xinyuan to be lively and happy." ”

Because she was in the same hall with Zhou Meiren when she first entered the palace, the relationship between the two was very close, she smiled: "This morning, I went to Tangli Hall to see Sister Zhou, and asked her where the palace was the most lively, she told me that it was Luanming Palace, I still don't believe it, but at this time I believe it......" As he was talking, he saw Princess Fukang in Feng Zhaoyi's hand suddenly pounced on Miao Yunu, and muttered: "Hug ......" Feng Zhaoyi was startled, and smiled at Mo Lan: "Le'er has spoken, let Miao Yunu hug Miao." ”

Miao Yunu hugged the princess, approached Mo Lan, and pouted: "Le'er, Le'er, do you know who she is?" She's your big lady, hurry up, call your big lady. ”

Le'er's face was red, her eyes were like grapes, black and round, and she was extremely flattering. She looked at Mo Lan, suddenly smiled, and said in a long milk voice: "Mother's ......" coaxed everyone to laugh, Mo Lan agreed repeatedly, her heart was like an exploding flower, full of joy and eager to tell the whole world that her music can be called a mother.

At night, the curtain was falling layer by layer, the candlelight was dim, Mo Lan was lying in Zhao Zhen's arms, and talked carefully about Le'er's opening to call her mother during the day, and said: "Ming'er, you go to Feng Zhaoyi's palace to see Le'er." ”

Zhao Zhen said "um" and said, "If you like it, it's better to take Le'er back to Luanming Palace." ”

Mo Lan rubbed it into his arms and said, "I'm relieved that Le'er is raised by Feng Zhaoyi, I'm about to give birth, I'm afraid I'll neglect her, it's better to wait." ”

Zhao Zhen didn't say anything, took her into his arms, and said: "Ming'er I don't stay in Luanming Palace, if you are not feeling well, even if you send someone to tell you, I will tell Yan Wenying to ......" What else did he say, only to feel that her breathing was getting heavier, so he asked softly: "Are you asleep?" ”

Moran let out a dazed hum, turned over and lay on his back, and there was no sound again.

Zhao Zhen stood up, and saw a few strands of green silk fluttering on her cheeks, and unconsciously reached out and gently brushed it away, revealing a quiet and white face. He stared at her for a moment, then helped her cover the corners of the quilt before quietly leaving the house.

Qingqiu heard the trivial sound outside, hurriedly entered the hall lightly, moved the candlestick to the desk, lit the lamp, and grinded the ink to wait for Zhao Zhen to approve the chapter.

Appendix: "Xinyuan" means Chinese New Year.