Regarding the emperor's raid on the Ji family, the ministers of the court and the central government did not say a word. Everyone could see that the emperor was operating in Naji's house, but no one dared to ask.

Although Marquis Changxin is the emperor's grandfather, after all, he betrayed the emperor, and he can't be accused of killing the emperor. If you intercede for such a person, you will succeed in vain, and if you fail, you will be guilty of the same crime.

In normal times, Shen Yunzhen might still say a few words for Chang Xinhou, but she didn't have the heart to think about others for a while, so she just didn't know when she heard it.

Liu February, too, told Qingluo not to bring Xiao Jizi to Shen Yunzhen if she was fine, so as not to make her worry about the affairs of Changxinhou's family.

Xu Yujing's body gradually recovered, and she was able to get up and walk around. She knew that her life was saved by Concubine Chen, and for this reason, she also led to the miscarriage of Concubine Chen. She knew that her situation was extremely worrisome, and if she didn't please her diligently, I was afraid that she wouldn't be able to stay in the Qi Palace.

So as soon as she woke up every morning, she followed Qingluo to the small tea room to prepare refreshments, wipe the table and sweep the floor, and all these tasks were picked up one by one. When she first came, she could still hear the little palace maids talking about her behind her back, but later she was kind and diligent, and soon became one with these palace maids.

On this day, she was doing her daily sprinkling and cleaning in the courtyard as usual, and suddenly saw Shen Yunzhen walk out of the room. As soon as Xu Yujing raised her eyes, her gaze met with Shen Yunzhen's gaze as if she was electrocuted, she lowered her head suddenly, pretending to be calm and continued to sweep the floor.

In a moment, she saw a pair of feet blocking the space for the broom to move, and she looked up to see Qingluo standing in front of her.

"Concubine Chen asked you to come over." Qingluo said.

Xu Yujing responded, leaned the broom against the base of the wall, patted the dust on his body, and walked over to Shen Yunzhen. She saluted and stood with her hands down: "The slave maid has not had time to thank Concubine Chen for saving her life." As she spoke, she fell to her knees again.

Shen Yunzhen raised her hand slightly and motioned for Qingluo to help her up.

"Are you feeling better?" Shen Yun really looked at her gently.

Xu Yujing was stunned for a moment, looked at Shen Yunzhen blankly, and suddenly felt a little flattered. Her lips squirmed slightly, and for a while, she just licked and didn't speak.

Qingluo reminded softly on the side: "Don't be cold, Niangniang asked you." ”

Xu Yujing suddenly came back to her senses and nodded indiscriminately: "Concubine Xie Chen's care, Yujing is much better, thank you Niangniang for saving her life." ”

Shen Yun nodded and reached out to pull her to her side and sit down. She stared at Xu Yujing's ignorant face, and suddenly felt some vicissitudes in her heart.

"Who forced you to swallow gold?" She asked.

Xu Yujing only felt that her heart was pounding, as if her internal organs were misplaced in an instant. She stood up in a daze: "Niangniang, no one forced it, it was Yujing who was ashamed of doing something wrong, so she ......"

Shen Yunzhen lowered her eyelids silently, and still pulled Xu Yujing to sit down. Xu Yujing panicked, as if someone had snooped on the secret in her heart.

In fact, she had long known that Shen Yun would really ask her this question, and she had been thinking about it alone for several days, whether she should tell Concubine Chen about what Mrs. Xu had done. Maybe Concubine Chen will investigate Mrs. Xu for abusing and killing the concubine after knowing the truth, so that Mrs. Xu will not be able to escape the blame. But then what?

It is certainly very relieving for her to let Mrs. Xu be punished, but after she is relieved, the entire Xu family will be implicated.

She once heard her father say that now is the time when the future of the Xu family is the brightest, and his ambitions to glorify his ancestors are all pinned on the emperor. If the Xu family breaks out at this time a scandal of abusing and killing a concubine, it will inevitably talk to others, and then implicate Xu Yongchang.

She still didn't want to implicate her father, and the moment Shen Yunzhen asked her question, she already had an answer in her heart.

Xu Yujing lowered her head, not even daring to look directly into Shen Yunzhen's eyes. Mrs. Xu often said that Concubine Shen is an extremely smart person, and she can see through your heart through your eyes.

Shen Yunzhen smiled gently: "Actually, you don't need to say anything about this matter, this palace also knows the inside story." ”

Xu Yujing trembled slightly and did not make a sound.

"But Yujing, you should understand that the Xu family can't afford such a notoriety at this time." Shen Yunzhen's hand warmly touched the back of her hand: "The Xu family needs to be stable, so that they can be the mainstay of the imperial court, and your father can become the emperor's trusted confidant, do you understand?" ”

Xu Yujing was stunned for a moment, and looked at Shen Yunzhen in surprise: "Niangniang, why are you talking to Yujing about this." ”

Shen Yun really smiled: "Mrs. Xu is your mother and the mother of the Xu family. Things are often like this, even if a person in a high position makes a mistake, he can't investigate and deal with it with great fanfare, otherwise it will affect the innocent and lead to things that should not be introduced. ”

Xu Yujing's heart was a little sour, maybe Shen Yunzhen's words were a little cruel to her, but they were not cruel after all. She stared at Shen Yunzhen and asked blankly, "Niangniang, are you sympathizing with Yujing?" ”

Shen Yun was really stunned, and laughed: "Why do you ask like this?" ”

"You are sympathetic to Yu Jing's situation, so you are willing to patiently reason with Yu Jing." She lowered her head: "Mother won't reason with Yujing, she will only ......"

Xu Yujing's throat was a little choked, and she couldn't continue. But looking at her aggrieved appearance, Shen Yunzhen could roughly guess what she was going to say.

complained, when the Shen family was wiped out, why wasn't she today's Yujing?

It's just that Yujing is more pitiful than herself.

Shen Yun has really lived in the environment of officialdom since she was a child, and although she is a boudoir lady, she is not ignorant of those complicated battles. What's more, she also has an infatuated lover, he is the master of Daqi, with supreme power, and no one dares to act against his will.

Whether she is right or wrong, Nan Jingpei will help her mediate. He has always taken care of her in every detail, so she is extremely safe from beginning to end.

But Yujing is different, she is a poor little hare, and she was somehow caught in the fox's cage. No one cares about her, no one thinks about her, no one teaches her the right and wrong in officialdom, and no one tells her that the people in the house are sinister. Even, except for Xu Yongchang in this world, there may be no one who really loves her. And the person who loves her is far away from her.

Shen Yunzhen was also a little sad, but quickly regained her composure. She only patted Yujing on the shoulder twice to comfort her, and then stood up: "You stay here for a few days, and when the wind passes, this palace will find a reason to let you go home." When the time comes, the palace will personally choose a suitable husband for you, and Mrs. Xu will not dare to say anything. ”

"Niangniang," Yu Jing cried a little: "How can Yu Jing be so merciful, let Niang Niang be so merciful." ”

"It's not worth anything." Shen Yunzhen stared at her: "Go, do your thing." ”

Shen Yun was really a little tired, drank a bowl of candied cheese, and leaned lazily on the chaise longue to close her eyes and recuperate. She hugged a fox fur blanket, slightly fumigated by the fire, and was a little sleepy.

She was half-asleep when she heard footsteps in the room. She opened her eyes and saw that it was Nan Jingpei walking in.

She was about to get up and salute, but Nan Jingpei walked quickly and held her.

As soon as he entered, the palace ladies in the palace all retreated in accord. He propped his hands on the couch and wrapped her in a small corner between his arms. There was a chill on his body, and his cheeks were slightly red.

Shen Yunzhen stretched out his hand to brush away the snowflakes in his hair and said, "Why is the emperor free?" ”

He laughed, "You are becoming more and more indifferent to me now, and you don't even look down on me at all. ”

Shen Yunzhen also smiled: "How can I hope to satisfy the emperor." ”

When he saw her smile, he suddenly lost his mind and looked at her in confusion. It took a long time for her arms around his neck, her forehead leaning slightly on his shoulder, before he came to his senses.

"What is the emperor thinking?" She asked him softly.

Nan Jingpei propped up on the couch with one hand, hugged her waist with the other, and shook her head gently: "Why do you sleep in the daytime?" ”

"Sleepy," she said, yawning, "it's so hot in the hall that you can't wake up." ”

He smiled: "In this case, it is better to go out with me, and I will give you good things." ”

Shen Yunzhen blinked: "What is it?" ”

"Won't you just follow me to see it?" As he spoke, he saw her pick her up.

She was a little embarrassed, and whispered: "Let me go quickly, the little palace maids will watch it." ”

He ate and laughed, the way they look now, the emperor is not like the emperor, and Concubine Chen is not like Concubine Chen, but like the newlywed Yan'er's little lover.

He laid her down, put on a mink cloak with her, and took her by the hand and walked out of the temple.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes, and suddenly felt a burst of fragrance, that sweetness and refreshing spleen, straight to the bones.

She was about to open her eyes, but he deliberately covered them.

"What for?" She asked.

"Come with me," he slowly led her down the steps, and walked another fifty or so steps before stopping. He withdrew his hand and smiled at her, "Okay, you see! ”

The scene in front of her almost stunned her, near the palace wall of the Lantai Palace, there are pots of plum blossoms with a view, each pot is the size of a table, and various rare varieties of plum blossoms are planted in it.

Snow white, pink, dark pink, bright red, and some pinkish purple. The branches are bent, as if they were moved out of an ink painting.

"It smells so good!" She took a few deep breaths, the winter air was as cold as snow, accompanied by the sweet fragrance of plum blossoms, which was only comparable to crushed ice cheese and fresh fruit in the hot summer.

He looked at her, and the smile gradually spread to the corners of her lips, as if she hadn't laughed like this in a long time.

"And over there, that side is the most important." As he spoke, he grabbed her hand and pointed to the other side.

Shen Yun was stunned suddenly, walked over in surprise, and walked closer, before he dared to believe his eyes. This is also a plum blossom, but the branches are fine, the chopsticks are thick, and the thickest part is the same circumference of the man's arm.

The branches of the flowers are like fire, and they are like the beautiful textures on the rocks, completely deflected to one side, like flames that have been blown by the wind. The flowers are half-opened, and they are red and gorgeous, like ripe red mountain fruits.

He walked up to her, leaned down and whispered to her, "Do you like it?" This variety, which is extremely difficult to cultivate, is called Zephyr. ”