From the Anhe Palace, go north to the Imperial Garden and then turn to the west, is the most beautiful Changchun Palace in the Forbidden City, since Luo Yan was thirteen years old when Concubine Jing and her relatives came to Dayan, she has been mixed in Concubine Jing's Changchun Palace all the year round, sometimes she doesn't like to go back, so she spends the night in the West Hall of Changchun Palace.

Concubine Jing walked away, and said softly to Luo Yan: "The Lingxiu Palace where you used to live has been abandoned for the past two years, and the emperor said that you will go out to open a mansion next year anyway, so I simply rearranged the west side hall where I am, and you will live there during this time, do you think it is good?" ”

Luo Yan only felt her heart beat faster when she heard "Kaifu", and when she heard her ask this, she nodded hurriedly. In the sun, the corners of the eyes and eyebrows of this soft lilac lady have been slightly tired, although the skin is delicate and smooth as before, but it is no longer as radiant as before. Thinking that she was actually not yet twenty-five years old, Luo Yan couldn't help but feel sad: ** is the most high and low, although what the second brother said is an understatement, but the taste of the past two years must be uncomfortable, it is he who has affected her!

Concubine Jing didn't realize it, and only told her about the changes in the palace in the past few years: the crown princess had another son, and now the prince's daughter and two sons are all born to her, and she spoils the eldest daughter alone; King Xing also got an eldest son, and although the emperor didn't say anything, he immediately gave a name and sent it; It's just that King Ye hasn't accepted the concubine yet, and the side concubine from Tubo in his house has not moved......

Luo Yan originally thought that he didn't know what his father would say to Shantai Yangfei in the Anhe Palace, would he really propose? Father won't agree without asking her, right? But listening to Concubine Jing's soft voice, her heart couldn't help but slowly calm down, and when she mentioned the second brother's marriage, she remembered Wen Qingyuan, and couldn't help but say: "The doctor Wen that the second brother always carries with him, I think it's good." ”

Concubine Jing nodded and said: "No, Dr. Wen's medical skills are not unconvinced by the old doctors in the Tai Hospital, and they are born beautiful, but they are older, and they are twenty-six this year, alas, I don't know what Yan Lao thinks, a goddaughter, has stayed until now." ”

Luo Yan couldn't help but be slightly surprised, Wen Qingyuan really didn't look like he was twenty-six years old, but he didn't expect that he was not much younger than the second brother, Da Yan because of the ancestral system set by Yan Taizu, aristocratic men and women are strictly forbidden to marry early, men can only be officially married when they are twenty years old, and women can only be officially married when they are eighteen, which is completely different from the custom of Dali women who marry at fifteen. It's just that Dayan men have not married at the age of twenty-four or five, but women generally set their relatives at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and marry before the age of twenty, except for the female guards who can only marry at the age of twenty-five, girls at twenty-six are very rare, and the old director of the Intelligence Bureau, Yan Zhen, is not a famous lonely person - "She is Yan Lao's goddaughter?" ”

Concubine Jing nodded: "I heard that she has been with Yan Lao for eight or nine years, it was because she cured Yan Lao's rheumatism, and three years ago she somehow recognized her goddaughter, and then King Ye had an accident in Tubo, Yan Lao let her stay by King Ye's side all the time, but Dr. Wen has a strange temperament, although he tried his best to treat King Ye, but others did not treat him, and he didn't even give the prince face, the princess was annoyed, or His Majesty spoke, saying that King Ye's body is important, and Dr. Wen just abides by his duties, and he doesn't have to go to others. Some people said that Dr. Wen must have taken a fancy to King Ye, and it was widely spread. I don't think it looks like it, Dr. Wen is very proud. ”

Luo Yan nodded silently, but she was strange in her heart: Wen Qingyuan, whom she knew, seemed to be extremely easy-going, even Yuan Min'er was willing to go to see it, but she didn't expect that it would be such a reputation on Dayan's side, could there be anything strange in it?

The two talked and acted at the same time, and before they knew it, they arrived at Changchun Palace. Luo Yan looked up at the familiar plaque, and couldn't help but be a little surprised: the palace in front of her seemed to be a little different from the exquisite and gorgeous Changchun Palace in her memory.

Seeing her stunned appearance, Concubine Jing smiled and said, "Something has changed, right?" In the past two years, I have liked to be pure, and I have lost a lot of fancy things. Luo Yan followed her into the main hall, only to see a clean powder wall, only a picture of Momei was hung, and the left and right sides were separated by a bullet ink gauze tent, and some tables and chairs were placed, but there was not even a pot of bonsai, even the study was rarely so deserted. I couldn't help but feel a little sour. pulled Concubine Jing and said: "I remember that there is one in front of this hall who has done the most expressive work on the copper crane, why is it gone?" ”

Concubine Jing smiled: "Naturally, it moved away, but the copper turtle you like is left in your west hall, do you want to go and see it?" Five-year-old Murong Xiang had been following behind in silence and steadiness like an adult, and then he also came up and said: "My sister's room also has one of my favorite paintings, come, let's go see it together!" ”

Luo Yan smiled and took his little hand and said, "Okay, little Ji Xiang'er will take my sister to see it." The group went to the west hall again, the west hall of the Changchun Palace is called "Xi Shi", and the east side of the "morning flower" is a pair, a total of three houses. As soon as I entered the door, sure enough, there was a painting of "Tanuki Playing Spring" on the wall of the new fan, under the delicate peony flowers, a few kittens with flowers or white and pink balls wanted to pounce down from the wall, Luo Yan smiled: "This is what Xiao Jixianger chose?" ”

Murong Xiang nodded proudly, and Luo Yan sighed, "How does Little Ji Xiang'er know that my sister loves this kitten the most?" What a great choice! Murong Xiang's small chest stood up even higher, and said proudly: "I naturally know that the third brother often told me at that time that my sister is a little flower cat!" ”

Luo Yan suddenly couldn't answer, and scolded in her heart, you dead leopard, it's okay to say anything to Xiao Jixiang? But say this! After thinking about it, I thought that the third brother couldn't be seen now, so I wanted to find him to be angry, but I was afraid that I didn't know what year and month I would have to wait. I can't help but feel a little gloomy again. Murong Xiang took her to the study with great interest to see the old copper turtle on the ground, and then went to the bedroom to see the incense burner and lampholder he chose, which were very delicate and novel.

Luo Yan was moved in her heart, squatted down and said softly: "Little Ji Xiang'er, you are really capable, how did you choose?" It's my sister's favorite! ”

Murong Xiang's eyebrows fluttered and said: "Mother said, you lived here before I was two years old, and you have to hug me ten times or eight times a day, although I don't remember this, but what my sister likes about my mother concubine is also often said, so I naturally know!" Luo Yan was stunned, she never expected Concubine Jing to miss herself so much, she couldn't help hugging Xiao Jixiang, and her eyes turned red again.

The corners of Concubine Jing's eyes were also slightly wet, but she smiled and said, "Qingqing, Tianzhu, you lazy girls, why don't you hurry up and wait for your princess to freshen up and change her clothes." He said to Luo Yan again: "I'm waiting for you in the East House, you hurry up and change your clothes and come over, I'm afraid that the emperor will come over for dinner later." He pointed to the two palace maids and said: "Jiaxi, Jiayue, you have served the princess well in the past few months, if the little palace maid in this house makes a mistake, I will only look for you." ”

These are also two familiar faces, both smiling and saluting. Seeing Concubine Jing pulling Xiao Jixiang away, she came up to help Tianzhu and serve Luo Yan to change and freshen up, and brought a new set of clothes over, Luo Yan saw that it was a big red cotton arrow sleeve, red brocade trousers, and on the outside was a black bottom silver wire cable armor, decorated with snow-white fox fur, which was the color and style she liked back then, and she felt in her heart.

After putting on the dress, he was surrounded by a group of people and went to the main hall. Concubine Jing was in the east room, directing people to set up tables and chairs, and said with a smile: "The emperor will come over soon, and King Ye." After a few glances at Luo Yan, he praised: "Luo Yan still looks good in red, but she is too thin, so she must eat more." Murong Xiang hurriedly stretched out a white and fat little hand and demonstrated: "Look, I just eat well to grow so fat, my sister should learn from me." Luo Yan couldn't help laughing, nodded and said, "Exactly!" ”

I only heard the sound of footsteps in the courtyard, and a eunuch shouted: "Long live the drive." Immediately, the laughing voice of the Yongnian Emperor sounded at the door: "What are you talking about, Luo Luo was laughing in the courtyard." ”

Everyone in the room smiled and saluted the emperor, and Luo Yan said, "Ji Xiang'er thinks I'm too thin, let me learn his eating skills." Yongnian glanced at Luo Yan up and down a few times, nodded and said, "Ji Xiang'er is really good. You should learn from him. He turned around and said to Murong Qian, who followed up: "Even if there is nothing good to eat in Dali, why didn't you feed this cat fat along the way?" ”

Murong Qian smiled and owed a slight debt to Concubine Jing before saying, "Why don't I have any ideas, I just didn't let Qingyuan force her to eat with a needle, but she feels that the boat ride is hard, and she refuses to eat anything, what can I do?" ”

Yongnian said to Concubine Jing: "You have been a vegetarian in the past two years, but Luo Yan can't be too vegetarian when you live here, I remember that there is a small kitchen in this courtyard, wait for Desheng to call a few good cooks over, Luo Luo likes to eat what she likes to eat, so she will make food for her." ”

Concubine Jing bowed her head and said yes, and said, "I remember that Luo Luo likes to eat sweets, and I remember to find a good pastry chef to come over." ”

Luo Yan only felt that she seemed to have become some kind of protected animal, and she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable when a group of people discussed her breeding, but fortunately, after a while, a palace maid passed on a piece of food. The law of the Dayan Palace is not yet luxurious, so even if the emperor is here, he only serves sixteen hot dishes and eight cold dishes, and Yongnian does not let people serve them, and the five of them eat quietly.

Luo Yan compared in her heart: In terms of eating, the palace is really not as far away as the "Rouxiang" of Dongyong Jungong, and it is probably about the same level as Du Fu, the dishes are fresh and pleasing at most, the taste is decent, and the colors are all ordinary ingredients, except for an old soup that can be called delicious, everything else is really forgotten. I vaguely remember that this is also the rule left by Yan Taizu, and he must not be extravagant unless he has a big banquet, and he has to admire this person.

After finishing the meal for a while, the Yongnian Emperor drank a few sips before saying, "There is one thing, Luo Luo, you had better prepare it." ”

Luo Yan had an ominous premonition in her heart, and she couldn't care about anything anymore, so she walked over and knelt down and said, "Father, I heard that you asked me to come back and open a fiefdom, and my daughter wants to implore you to take back your fate." ”

Emperor Yongnian's face suddenly sank.