The feast was still held in Chonghua Palace.

A few apricot and pear blossoms in the courtyard have long since withered, leaving only the verdant branches and leaves of the trees, which are still flourishing.

Potted chrysanthemums and cinnamon are placed all over the palace.

Autumn is high and cool, it is the season when chrysanthemums are in full bloom and golden cinnamon is fragrant.

There are still people shuttling in Chonghua Palace, and it is noisy and lively.

When was the last time you visited?

Lu Jiayue thought about it carefully, it turned out that it was just the beginning of the spring of last year.

Less than two years, I came back today, but it seems that a long time has passed.

The years are always inadvertently and silently dissipated in the spring flowers and autumn moons, winter snow and summer winds.

Because of the disobedience of the Holy Sacrament, goodbye to Queen Ding, there was a melancholy between her eyebrows, but she was still graceful and luxurious, and she smiled slowly and talked to the women and officials.

The ladies in the east side of the hall are dressed in beautiful clothes, laughing and laughing, and the men of the family in the west side of the hall are talking and arrogant.

Suddenly, there was a loud shout from the inner prison.

"Geng Wuke's spring test gold list is the first --- cabinet meeting Lang Feng Xuan and the queen mother!"

The shouts fell, and the entire Chonghua Palace instantly fell silent.

I saw a small inner supervisor leading a young man from outside the palace gate all the way to the main hall.

The young man was about 20 years old, wearing a winged black gauze hat and a sea heron silk gauze official robe, his figure was as tall as a clear wu, his face was as handsome as a crown of jade, his posture was graceful, and his spirit was radiant.

It is indeed a good son in his prime.

All the way he went, he attracted the attention of the ladies in the east side hall, and even the men in the west side hall also cast envious eyes.

When he entered the main hall, he was still holding his chest high, but he lowered his eyes, did not squint, and was led forward by the small inner supervisor to salute Queen Ding.

After the ceremony, he got up, Queen Ding looked him up and down, and couldn't help laughing with the women: "What a handsome champion--- strange that after the temple test that day, the Sacred Heart was very happy, praising him for his talent and appearance, this is the youngest champion Lang since the founding of this dynasty?" ”

All the ladies laughed in agreement, and the praise was endless.

Feng Xuanhe was calm and calm, smiling gently, no matter how the ladies looked at and praised, he was also calm and comfortable.

Lu Jiayue and Ding Yu accompanied Qu Yi, and sat under the phoenix seat, seeing the appearance of Feng Xuanhe the champion most clearly.

Lu Jiayue didn't think so, but a handsome young man, Ding Yu on the side looked at Feng Xuanhe with a pair of eyes, but he seemed to be stunned.

Lu Jiayue couldn't help but snicker.

Gently pulled Latinyu's sleeve and called her, but she still didn't come back to her senses.

"Sister!"

Lu Jiayue called Ding Yu again.

Ding Yu suddenly woke up like a dream, and then blushed.

Lu Jiayue couldn't stop laughing.

Ding Yu was ashamed and annoyed, and said angrily: "I know that you only have King Jin in your eyes, and no matter how outstanding the man next to you is, he can't get into your eyes." ”

Lu Jiayue didn't explain, and laughed in a low voice: "Isn't my sister moved?" ”

"Don't talk about it." Ding Yu couldn't help but glance at Feng Xuanhe again, but he didn't admit it.

When Lu Jiayue rarely saw Ding Yu blushing, she was willing to let it go, and teased her more and more.

"Sister, you have to think about it carefully, if you are really moved, don't miss it easily, such a champion with outstanding character is favored by the Sacred Heart, and he has already been a cabinet member at a young age, but I am afraid that there are many women and officials behind my back, and I want to recruit as a fast son-in-law of the East Bed."

Ding Yu bit his lip angrily, flustered in his heart, and didn't know what to do.

Empress Ding asked Feng Xuanhe again, and Feng Xuanhe retired, and under the eyes of a group of female dependents, he went to the West Side Palace.

Lu Jiayue was about to laugh with Ding Yu, when she heard a palace lady tell Queen Ding that the Duchess of Xiangguo was here with the lord of Baoqing.

The atmosphere immediately became a little delicate.

When several women nearby heard this, their eyes looked at Lu Jiayue intentionally or unintentionally.

Lu Jiayue was very uncomfortable.

If there is anything between Zhen and Yuan Xi, it is okay to admit it, there is no more contact between the two, but they still have to bear the suspicion and gossip of others in vain.

It's really wronged.

So he thought it would be better to avoid it, so he whispered to Ding Yu: "I want to go and make it convenient..."

Ding Yu knew that she didn't want to meet the lord of Baoqing County, so she said: "You go to the apse, there will be Gong'e to guide the way." ”

*

Lu Jiayue came to the apse of Chonghua Palace, and it was really quiet.

There were no idlers, only a few palace eunuchs occasionally walked under the corridor.

There is an ancient locust tree in the courtyard, lush and green, covering the ground with thick shade, and there are tables and chairs under the tree, and Lu Jiayue sat under the tree.

I sat quietly for a while, feeling bored in my heart, and suddenly heard footsteps approaching behind me.

Turning her head to look, she was a slightly plump and delicate girl.

It was Xu Mingli, the lord of Baoqing.

Xu Mingli looked arrogant, her eyes were disdainful, and she glanced at Lu Jiayue from head to toe.

Lu Jiayue had already sensed that the compiler was not good.

Not wanting to have anything to do with Xu Mingli, she stood up and turned to leave.

was pulled by Xu Mingli.

I heard Xu Mingli sneer, and said in a manly voice: "I heard that Cousin Yuan Xi likes you very much." ”

Lu Jiayue took a deep breath and tried her best to calm down: "The county lord misunderstood, I have nothing to do with His Royal Highness the King of Jin---

Before he finished speaking, he received a slap on his left cheek.

"Bang", crisp and loud.

Lu Jiayue was stunned.

Xu Mingli sneered again.

"The slut still wants to quibble, how do you seduce Cousin Yuan Xi, thinking I don't know? You pretend to be weak and pitiful, and it's okay to deceive a man, in front of the county lord, you'd better be honest. ”

Lu Jiayue covered her cheeks and cried.

This cry, the pear blossoms brought rain, and it was pitiful, which made Xu Mingli angry again.

raised his right hand and slapped Lu Jiayue on the cheek again.

However, before this palm fell, it was held down by someone.

"Cousin Yuan Xi! You let go! ”

Xu Mingli shouted at Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi grabbed Xu Mingli's hand and pushed her to the ground.

Looking at Lu Jiayue's left cheek, there was a red and swollen palm print.

Anger rushed to his heart.

His eyes were cold, and he looked at Xu Mingli as if he were looking at a lifeless dead thing.

"You really don't want to live?"

Xu Mingli was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, got up from the ground, and pointed at Lu Jiayue, "Cousin Yuanxi, do you feel sorry for this little slut?" Do you want her, or do you want the position of the East Palace? ”

Yuan Xi did not answer.

Lu Jiayue heard him sigh very softly, and stretched out her arms to hug her into her arms, but she pushed her away without hesitation.

Her tears dripped down his hands, burning his heart.

Lu Jiayue cried and ran away.

Yuan Xi looked at Lu Jiayue's back with a sad expression, and disappeared at the end of the palace.

He knew she would never look back.

*

It was rainy in autumn for three or four days.

An autumn rain and a cold.

It's getting colder again.

There was good news from the Liang Mansion that Qu Ying was pregnant.

Old Lady Qu and Meng were very happy, prepared a lot of supplements, and Meng took Lu Jiayue to Liang Mansion to visit Qu Ying.

When I arrived at the Liang Mansion, I learned that Liang Wan had already married Jiang Li, the only son of Jiang Shilang of the Criminal Department, and the Jiang family came to the Liang Mansion today to make a decision.

Two happy events are coming, and the Liang Mansion is extremely lively for a while.

Lu Jiayue was depressed in her heart, in the midst of the hustle and bustle, but she felt even more worried.

Although Meng was happy because Qu Ying was pregnant, he couldn't help but think of Qu Song and Xu's marriage so far, there is still no good news, and his heart is also mixed.

When there were no outsiders in the room, Qu Ying said to Meng: "Mother should give my brother a concubine room, if you are afraid that your sister-in-law will be hearty, the child will be recorded in the name of your sister-in-law... It's not a way to go on like this, my brother is twenty-five or sixteen, and it's time to have a child. ”

Meng sighed: "I have already told your brother to add him a concubine, but he insists on refusing to... A few days ago, your sister-in-law's mother was sick, and she went back to her parents' house to serve her, and I have already told your brother to let him go to Qiu Qing's room these days, Qiu Qing has been by his side for all these years, and now it should always come in handy..."

Lu Jiayue was listening unintentionally on the side, but when she heard the Meng family talk about the name Qiuqing, she suddenly remembered that in her previous life, the Xu family had nothing to do, and it was Qu Song's maid Qiuqing who gave birth to a concubine for Qu Song. Qu Song and Xu were originally a loving couple, but after the child landed, there was a gap between the two.

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