Recently, the atmosphere in Beijing has been very strange, and news has come every three or five times that a certain family of officials and eunuchs has asked the officers and soldiers to arrest them overnight, and that nine times out of ten they will be released in four or five days, and those who have come back are all confused, as if they have not yet returned to their souls. Occasionally, one or two families have no news since then, and even the female relatives of the family have disappeared, and this news has spread far and wide, and it is regarded as a legend of monsters and ghosts by the people.

"What goblin confuses people? It's just that the court took advantage of the darkness of the night to get rid of the people who didn't like it. "Song Ling came to the palace for lunch today, the father and son sat next to each other, at first glance, their expressions were quite similar, like a large and a small clay doll from the hands of the same craftsman.

"Brother, in front of the child, don't talk nonsense." Song Zhi knew that what Song Ling said was the truth, but it was precisely because it was the truth that he couldn't tell the child. Lest the child inadvertently say it, or be lured out by someone with a heart, and spread it to the ears of others, it will be bad.

Ru'er looked at Song Ling and then at Song Zhi, as if he wanted to say something, but the chopsticks were not clamped steadily, and a green vegetable was dropped, and everyone couldn't help but look at him, making Ru'er a little embarrassed.

Song Ling cleaned up the green vegetables that fell on the table, and said to Ru'er: "Look at how hard you put down the pen when you learn calligraphy, why are you soft when you eat?" ”

"What did my brother say, the child just didn't catch it for a while, and it also provoked you to say a lot of crooked reasoning." Song Zhi said angrily, and added another spoonful of egg custard to Ru'er.

Song Ling just wanted to refute, but was blocked by Song Zhi's white eyes, the barbarian covered his mouth and smiled secretly, and tilted his head to whisper to Ru'er, was glanced at by Shen Baiyan, and hurriedly sat up straight.

Shen Baiyan retracted his eyes, said nothing, and sat aside to eat and watched the two brothers and sisters quarrel with each other.

Song Ling couldn't say anything about Song Zhi, coughed lightly, changed his voice, and said to Shen Baiyan: "You two really want to go to the northern country?" ”

Unexpectedly, it was Song Zhi who answered, and said, "Brother, let's go with us." ”

"What am I going to do?" Song Ling was puzzled, "If you want me to say that you two shouldn't go, wouldn't it be a wolf to go?" ”

Shen Baiyan put down his chopsticks slowly, and heard Song Ling say again: "I'm not worried about the impostor. Song Ling lowered her voice, not wanting the two children to hear, "I'm worried that the palace will be black." ”

"The palace is jealous of me now, but if I really die, it may not be all good. It's better to be half-dead, hurt your muscles and bones, and that's fine. Shen Baiyan was talking, but he saw the barbarian looking at him angrily.

Shen Baiyan was a little confused, and when he saw Song Zhi, he said with a smile: "You didn't ask the barbarians to whisper at the dinner table, but you talked to your brother, it can be said that only the state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light the lamps." ”

"Cheng, let's go to the study and talk." Song Ling stood up and patted Shen Baiyan on the shoulder.

Song Ling has always been a frequent visitor to the palace, and now that Ru'er lives in the palace, he has come more diligently. The Lin family sent someone to ask Song Ling to come to their courtyard for dinner, but they often pounced on the air and were rejected several times, and the Lin family felt a little uncomfortable and complained to Song Tian.

"Your sister doesn't know how to persuade her, after all these days, it's time to send Ru'er back, but I didn't expect to live in the palace, and even your brother regards that place as his home." Lin said unhappily.

"My mother is too worried, and it doesn't have to be because of my sister. My brother and the prince have been friends since they were young, and he may feel comfortable staying in the palace? ”

Song Tian pulled a few grains of rice with chopsticks without taste, but she felt that she had no appetite, and she vaguely hinted that she was old enough to live in a courtyard alone. But Lin Shihun didn't seem to understand, and he was always not allowed.

"Then you mean, your brother feels uncomfortable staying in his own house?" Lin put down his chopsticks and said a little angrily.

Song Tian was baffled by her sudden anger, and after reacting, she said helplessly: "My mother thinks about it a lot, my daughter means that she thinks that her brother is staying in her own yard, and there is a shadow of her sister-in-law everywhere, and it is inevitable to see things and think about people." ”

Lin didn't have anything to say, Song Tian thought that his ears could finally be a little quiet, but he heard Lin ask in a slightly curious, proud and joyful tone: "Tian'er, how many times have you been back to the palace, in addition to accompanying the queen mother, have you ever seen the emperor?" ”

Song Tian's face sank imperceptibly, frowned, and said, "Mother, don't think about it." ”

"Okay, good," Lin thought that Song Tian was just shy, and made a look of being sensitive, smiled incomprehensibly, and then said: "It's okay if you don't tell your sister, I know her temperament, I don't want to let you enter the palace, so I don't want to go past her." ”

"Mother, I don't think my sister is so stingy." Song Tian has really become more and more dislike talking to the Lin family recently, and always feels that her words can make people uncomfortable.

Lin didn't care, glanced at Song Tian's waist again, and said to him: "Why don't you wear the Pisces that the Queen Mother rewarded?" ”

"It doesn't matter if you wear it or not." Song Tian paused, raised his eyes to look at the Lin family, and his eyes showed a look of grievance, "The Queen Mother is only a child. ”

"How?" Lin pinched the handkerchief and pressed the corner of his mouth, looking puzzled.

Song Tian said gloomily, "Zhao Huang'er said to the Queen Mother, saying that I still rely on my mother for my daily life and diet, so that the Queen Mother thinks that I am naïve and useless, and it is difficult to be the head mother of a high-ranking family, let alone ......

Not to mention entering the palace. Song Zhi swallowed this sentence and didn't say it, but the Lin family must have heard it.

Zhao Huang is the daughter of Zhao Ci, the general of Zhao'an, if she really takes out her strengths and weaknesses one by one and compares them to Song Tian, I am afraid that Song Tian will not be able to compare with her.

"This girl is so young, and the city is so deep?" The Lin family was angry and angry, and immediately called Aunt Zhou and said to her, "You go and clean up the Discovery Pavilion and give it to the fourth young lady to live in." ”

The news came so suddenly, Aunt Zhou subconsciously glanced at Song Tian, and saw that she looked calm, looking at the tea leaves in her tea cup, as if she could see something mysterious from it.

The Discovery Pavilion is about the same size as the Ruyi Pavilion where Song Zhi lived before leaving the Pavilion, but it is closer to the Lin family, in fact, Song Tian has always liked the Cold Autumn Courtyard where Song Yan lived before, but because he lived in Song Yan, he always felt a little unlucky.

As long as the single-family family lives in the courtyard, you don't have to eat a pastry and have to go through the Lin family's kitchen.

After Aunt Zhou went out, Song Tiancai smiled softly at the Lin family: "Mother is not angry, the future will be long." ”

Lin nodded worriedly, only complaining that he had made a mistake and did not think of this layer earlier.

Song Tian went back to his house under the pretext of changing clothes, and as soon as he entered the door, he let out a sigh of relief, and said in his heart, "I finally got what I wanted." ’

"In fact, the slave maid thinks that the princess's former Ruyi Pavilion is very good, there are lush flowers and plants in it, and there are subordinates who have been guarding and maintaining it. Now that the princess has left the cabinet, why don't you choose the Ruyi Pavilion? ”

Yingchun went to the Ruyi Pavilion once, and was fascinated by the flowers and plants in the courtyard, thinking that if I could live in it in the future, wouldn't it be like a paradise in the world?

"Ruyi Pavilion is full of flowers and plants, vines are everywhere, and it is not transparent at all, why do you want to live in Ruyi Pavilion? Besides, after all, it was the place where my sister lived when she was not out of the cabinet, wouldn't it be embarrassing if she wanted to revisit the old place on a whim one day? Song Tian shook his head and said.

Although they are two sisters, after all, they have different likes and dislikes, Yingchun didn't touch the master's mind, and shrank back a little embarrassed. Xia Zhi glanced at her, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

Song Tian picked up the embroidery bandage and continued to embroider the unfinished banyan tree above, and at the same time, this thought involuntarily popped up in his heart, "My sister is now in the palace, and she also manages the palace like a big garden, and she has to meet the prince, so she is indulged." ’

This thought seemed to be in Lin's mind, Song Tian frowned and shook his head, wanting to drive this idea out of his mind.

It is said that Song Tian is similar to Song Zhi, but Song Tian faintly realized that this was more like a compliment, because Song Zhi was beautiful and blessed. But in real terms, Song Tian felt that he was not similar to Song Zhi, and although Song Ling and Song Zhi said that one followed his father and the other followed his mother, their temperament was along the way.

And what about yourself? Like whom? Daddy?

Song Tian remembered his father, who could only come back once a year, and he couldn't remember his appearance clearly, only the smell of ironware and his thick laughter when he approached.

Like a mother?

Song Tian's fingertips ached, and when he looked back, a bead of blood coagulated on his fingertips.

"Miss, stop embroidering, hurt your eyes carefully." Summer Solstice Road.

Song Tian bit his fingertips and nodded, and after finishing grooming, he got into the quilt and heard Xia Solstice close the door of the inner room. She curled up in the bed and pretended to sleep, remembering the passage of time bit by bit.

She walked barefoot and sneakily to the door, and when she heard the gentle snoring of the summer solstice, she quietly lit an oil lamp, hid it behind the bed, and then pulled out a folded letter from the amulet on her chest.

What was written in this letter, Song Tian memorized it backwards, but he still couldn't help but read it again and again. He obviously likes to write heroic calligraphy, but because he wants to write as much as possible on the narrow stationery, he has to write in small block letters aggrieved.

Song Tian had a smile on the corner of his mouth, his eyes were full of spring, and he remembered what happened when he entered the palace the day before yesterday.

The Empress Dowager asked him to fly a kite with Zhao Huang, and he only pulled the rope a few times, then asked the eunuch to take over, and then threw a seemingly casual glance at Song Tian.

Every time Song Tian recalled that look, he felt a dull heart, as if something was about to jump out impatiently.

This kind of secret exchange made Song Tian sink step by step, she fell into the trap of honey, but she didn't bother to struggle.

The tassels on the edge of the curtain are very long, and the oil lamp flame in Song Tian's hand always passes the tassel not far away, she laughs stupidly, she doesn't notice anything about it, she only feels that the surroundings are hot, and when she turns her head, she sees that the flames have jumped up half of the curtain!