"Mother, the slave doesn't have a chance to say." The palace maid was so frightened that her face was like a vegetable.

"Then there is no need to say it." Concubine Li pinched her chin tightly, her nails almost piercing her tender skin, "In the past few days, you just have to serve the emperor well, and the palace will arrange other things." You yourself understand, coax the emperor to be happy, let the emperor like you, and you will have a good life. ”

She shook off the palace maid, raised the shawl and turned away, dragging the skirt of the floor long and dragging over the steps, the little palace maid lay on the cold ground, eager to rush over and drag the skirt to trip the old woman and fall to death, but this was just a thought for her, even the old emperor said to her: "Which bullies you, you tell me, but don't make Concubine Li angry, I can sit back and relax with her." ”

And Concubine Li walked out of the Mingde Hall in a flamboyant manner, and the cronies and maids immediately stepped forward and asked softly: "Niangniang, that little slut has a fierce gaze, and she will definitely disobey you in her heart, and staying by the emperor's side is a scourge." ”

Concubine Ke Li didn't pay attention to it at all, and asked rhetorically: "Jingmeiren, what is the movement?" ”

The maid said: "Jingmei's behavior is a little strange, but I can't catch the handle, I can only guess that most of them went to the East Palace, but this thing is ......."

Concubine Li sneered: "Guessing doesn't work, if you can't catch it, you will rush to the air, waste energy, and catch the traitor to catch the double." She turned around and looked into the Mingde Palace, and said viciously, "It seems that it is not easy to pull the prince and Sun Slut off the horse at the same time, so let's deal with the prince first, Pang Jun's old thing is unreliable, who knows if he will abandon our mother and son, I have to rely on myself." This little slut was sent to the funeral of the surnamed Mo. ”

The maid actually understood what the master meant, and smiled gloomily: "Don't worry, the slave and maid will be clean." ”

After a long night, the palace after dawn is still the breath of yesterday, the morning sun here has no hope of illuminating the future, everyone is in the morning light with a bitter face, repeating the same thing as yesterday. The world of pavilions, golden tiles and red walls is silent.

But in the darkest cold palace of the imperial city, it is in the aroma of porridge and rice to urge people to wake up, Concubine Xian woke up and smelled the aroma of rice soup, and her son was resting beside the bed, she stretched out her hand, and her son raised and asked her: "Mother is awake, what are you going to do?" ”

Concubine Xian shook her head and smiled: "I smell the aroma and I'm hungry." Are you boiling porridge, you are making a fire in the yard? ”

Qi Hui responded: "Today's wind is good, it won't blow into the palace, just boil a pot of porridge, Xiangxiang said that you must not be able to eat rice." ”

"Xiangxiang's injury?" Concubine Xian was distressed, "You go and change Xiangxiang in." ”

But before the words were finished, Xiangxiang had already walked into the door slowly with porridge, Qi Hui went over to take it, she went around to Concubine Xian's bed, saw that she was awake, and leaned in and asked softly: "Niangniang, do you want to relieve yourself?" ”

Concubine Xian asked her: "The injury on your leg, why do you run around, you should recuperate." ”

Xiangxiang carefully helped Concubine Xian up, while responding: "This is nothing, when we practiced dance, we suffered much more than this." Mother, I've seen the world. ”

Concubine Xian smiled, then raised her head and instructed her son, "You go out first." ”

Qi Hui knew that Xiangxiang had to take care of his mother and do some private things, so he quietly retreated to the door, and after standing for a short time, laughter came out from inside from time to time. The warm morning sun was shining on his face, and he looked up at the blue sky, such a beautiful and peaceful morning made him almost forget that he was in the cold palace. But as soon as he calmed down and saw the reality clearly, he understood that all the good things were brought by Xiangxiang, but he was still letting Xiangxiang and his mother endure the hard days.

Gradually retracting his gaze, he doesn't seem to be able to adapt to the too bright world, and has been acting in the dark for more than ten years, but in the future, for more than ten years and decades, he can no longer live like this, he wants to let Xiangxiang and his mother live an upright life, leave here, and go to a free place. The heavens and the earth are big, and there is no place for him.

Inadvertently, his eyes swept over the place where the guards and the prince talked last night, last night in that corner, he saw the prince's embarrassed appearance, and heard him shouting "second brother", Qi Hui had an indescribable disgust, how could he have any brothers, where did he have any brothers, the prince wanted to find him, just because he was afraid that there would be one more stumbling block on the road to becoming the emperor in the future.

"It's time for dinner." Xiang Xiang's clear voice broke the cruel thoughts, Qi Hui's eyes shone again, he turned around and entered the door, and saw that Xiang Xiang was washing his mother's hands, so he stood at the table and put down the dishes and chopsticks, but Concubine Xian's body was very weak, and after just waking up for a while, her spirit was not good at this time, she leaned on the head of the bed, Xiang Xiang brought rice porridge to feed her, and Concubine Xian whispered, "You go eat first." ”

Xiangxiang smiled and said: "I boiled porridge just now, I tasted a bite and tasted a bite, and I was half full." She turned around and asked Qi Hui again, "Second Highness, do you want me to eat with you?" ”

Qi Hui just drank a big mouthful of porridge, quickly swallowed it, and wanted to speak, but he choked unexpectedly, so he had to cough and shake his head.

Xiangxiang fed Concubine Xian with a spoon, but Concubine Xian heard this movement, covered her mouth and smiled, and said happily for a long time: "It's really rare, I also see someone who can bully him, it's always Shifeng who is bullied by him, and he can't keep up with what he says." ”

Qi Hui sat at the table, he had already poured a bowl of porridge, he was going to sleep for a while, it was not advisable to eat too much, sitting at the table and watching Xiangxiang take care of his mother, he just felt that he would not get tired of watching it like this for a day.

And Xiangxiang has been here for a few days, he has been accustomed to Qi Hui's work and rest, in order to prevent someone from breaking into the cold palace at night, most of the time he sleeps with his eyes closed at night, and Concubine Xian is even more sick these days, so if it is okay in the morning, when Concubine Xian and she are awake, Qi Hui will go to rest for a few hours.

When he left, Xiangxiang had already helped Concubine Xian to lie down, she was careful and thoughtful about everything, only the matter of taking medicine was not mentioned, last night Qi Hui said that Concubine Xian might beg for death, Xiangxiang wanted to force her to take medicine would only make her miserable, it was better to live a good life, Xing Niangniang was happy and happy, but she was willing to accompany her son to live together.

In fact, Concubine Xian's mood really improved a lot, and she was half lying down and talking to Xiangxiang in the morning, listening to Xiangxiang talk about the past, but unfortunately her leg was injured and she couldn't dance to Concubine Xian, although Concubine Xian couldn't see it at all, but Xiangxiang remembered that she promised her something, and she must do it.

The morning sun climbed higher and higher, when the entire palace was full of golden sunshine, the hour was almost noon, at this time, Sun Zhaoyi was bringing the people in the sewing room to Furong Ju to tailor Song Jingshu.

Jingshu was surrounded by four or five palace maids, this was to prepare a new dance dress for her, Sun Zhaoyi drank tea and said on the side: "The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, you have to perform in front of the emperor, things are one yard to another, you can't lose the emperor's favor." I went to serve breakfast this morning, and when I mentioned the fun at the Dragon Boat Festival before, the emperor said that he wanted to see you dance, and he never forgot your dancing. I'm afraid I'll have you sleeping tonight, so be prepared. ”

Jing Shu responded softly, and the palace maids were measuring her waist and smacking each other: "Jing Meiren's waist is like a wicker." ”

Sun Zhaoyi snorted disdainfully, looked away lazily, and suddenly heard Jingshu say: "It may not be interesting for the concubine to dance alone, can the mother let the dancers who stay in the palace music workshop come, let the concubine and them arrange a dance, presumably the emperor will be happier." ”

"Aren't you afraid that the emperor will take a fancy to other beautiful dancers?" Sun Zhaoyi felt that it was inappropriate.

"There is no one there anymore, more beautiful than the concubine's body, the concubine's waist is also the thinnest among the sisters, and the concubine's dance is also the best among them." Jing Shu's face was like ashes, and she said these words with her back to Sun Zhaoyi, and the palace maids dispersed, and she slowly turned around, "Niangniang, after the concubine entered the Furong Residence, she hasn't danced for a long time, and she needs to practice with her sisters to pick up the past kung fu." ”

Sun Zhaoyi snorted, got up and approached her, and gently lifted her chin: "Yes, it is indeed difficult to find a woman in this palace who is more beautiful than you, but you are too shameless." She took a sip, pushed Jingshu away, and asked which woman was willing to admit that she was inferior to others.

But this matter is settled, in the afternoon of the same day, the dancers who were still in the palace music workshop were summoned to Furong Residence, Jingshu and Xiangxiang and Fangyu left successively, and a few dancers were sent away by the old eunuch as favors, and now there are only sixteen people left, plus Jingshu, no more, no less, just to stand up.

The dancers thought that Jing Meiren had brought them to the old days, and they didn't want Jing Meiren to choreograph the dance extremely strictly, and they didn't say half a sentence of the old words.

A few days after that, Jingshu did not go back and forth to the East Palace except to go to the Mingde Hall to serve the old emperor, but when the prince remembered it, he heard the people below say: "Jingmei is busy with rehearsals and dances, and she wants to perform in the Mid-Autumn Festival." ”

And when it comes to the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is close at hand, and the matter of the prince's choice of the crown princess should also have a certainty.

In autumn, it is the harvest season, and it is inevitable that some people will mourn the desolation of the withering flowers and leaves, but this kind of sadness will never appear in the willow lane of the flower street, the flowers here are gorgeous every night, and there is never a lack of laughter in the closed moon pavilion.

Xi Niang didn't pick up guests tonight, but she flew all over the venue with a wine jug, laughing and scolding to humiliate all the men present, but those lustful things were still flowing, hoping that she would scold more. But Xi Niang staggered upstairs, and no one threw out how much silver she took, and she didn't look back again.

In her room, Pang Qianyou, who was dressed in a man's clothes, was standing by the window, Xi Niang entered the door, leaned on the doorpost to look at her, she understood Qianyou's thoughts, but now Qi Hui has someone in her heart, Xi Niang understands women's jealousy best, I don't know what it will be like when Qianyou finds out that there is already someone around Qi Hui.

Qianyou turned around and saw Xi Niang coming back, and said with a pout: "The results will be out tomorrow, Xi Niang, if my father marries me to the prince, I will jump from you." ”

"Then our Closed Moon Pavilion will be miserable?" Xi Niang came and said with a smile, "My eldest lady, if you want to die, can you change places?" ”

Qianyou was so wowful that he cried out and cried pitifully: "I don't want to die, and I don't want to marry the prince......"