Chunrui didn't care, just looked at me with a little meaning and exhaled a cool breath, and then leaned lightly on the mink chair, as if she was a little tired.

I walked up to her and gently squeezed her shoulder, a gesture she used to do for me.

However, Chunrui stiffened the moment I touched it, and then relaxed.

"Xin'er, what should I do, I'm getting more and more curious about you." Although she smiled, I could feel the bitterness behind this sentence, "Although you are born with an ordinary appearance, you can't let people ignore your existence, I can never compare with the kind of temperament on your body, even Mrs. Ya is inferior to you." What I'm curious about is why you entered the palace, why did you help me, and why did you ...... I've always had a déjà vu for you? ”

She seemed to be muttering to herself, as if she was questioning me not to ask.

"Niangniang's doubts, the slave doesn't know how to answer." I sighed softly, and my heart became more and more depressed, not only because of the people in front of me.

"Xin'er, how long have you been in the palace?" She stopped the topic and asked casually.

"It's been three months since I went back to my mother." I replied softly.

"It's been three months...... Chunrui sighed and seemed to regret something, and then gently held the hand I was massaging her, "Xin'er should have been a woman from the official family." ”

Hearing her words, my new unconsciously moved, and as her eyes looked at her originally delicate and white hands, they had become a little rough at this time.

What is she tempting?

I smiled faintly and withdrew my hand, "Hui Niangniang, how can a maid have that good life, it's just that my father was in the pharmacy business, and then the business was not good, so he sent me to the palace!" ”

I made it up lightly, I am very confident that Chunrui will suspect me and investigate that when those officers and soldiers sent me to the palace, they all entered the palace as the family members of merchants, and none of them would be stupid enough to say that we were forcibly taken into the palace!

"Oh......" Chunrui seemed to believe me, and didn't ask anything.

Halfway, Chunrui spoke again, "Xin'er, tomorrow you take the token out of the palace to find someone for me, and see if you can still find it." ”

Looking for someone? I looked at Chunrui with some confusion.

"After you leave the palace, go to a place called 'Jinyun Tower' and see if there is a shopkeeper surnamed Sun who comes back." Chunrui said lightly as if she wanted to rest, "If you're tired, you can go directly tomorrow morning." ”

I nodded and exited the room.

Jinyun Building? Wasn't it burned down by fire?

I was puzzled, but I was a little happy with her arrangement, after all, I have been back for so long and have always wanted to go and see, but after I entered the palace, I was like a bird in a cage, and I couldn't get out if I wanted to!

That night, I heard the news that Mrs. Ya was more than a month pregnant, and the emperor would hold a banquet in the Thousand Bird Palace tomorrow night, and invite all the concubines to the banquet, after all, Mrs. Ya was the first concubine to conceive an heir for the emperor, which made the imperial power more stable.

This news is not good news for me or Chunrui.

The next day, I prepared my things early and left the palace with the token of Xinyue Palace.

After leaving the palace, I came to the place where Jinyun Building was originally opened.

Looking at the Jinyun Tower in front of me, which was still exactly the same as before, my eyes suddenly moistened.

"Miss, come in and have some food, our store has a special dish today!"

Xiao Er saw me standing at the door in a daze, and hurriedly greeted me.

I nodded and walked in with his greeting.

Today's Jinyun Building decoration is very different from the past, but the general appearance of the past has not changed.

"Something?" Xiao Er stood beside me, looking at me with a flattering face, and seeing that my clothes were not ordinary people.

"Whatever." I nodded casually, then looked around and found that none of the Xiao Er around me knew each other.

It seems that after the fire in Jinyun Tower, there has been a new batch of people here, and it is estimated that according to Xiao Jincheng's thoughts, today's Jinyun Tower and Yingge Garden should have been merged into one!

Looking at the scenery of Jinyun Tower now, it should not have been affected much.

"Come on, sugar crispy duck, pine flower stove, a plate of peanuts."

It didn't take long for Xiao Er to bring the side dishes directly to the table.

"What is the surname of your shopkeeper here?" I asked, pretending not to be intended.

"Shopkeeper Li, Li Guohai! Our shopkeeper is the original head of Hongyan Building! Without waiting for me to ask, Xiao Er said it himself.

Unsurprisingly, it was exactly what I expected.

"What about the shopkeeper Sun of Jinyun Building before?" Listen to the tentative question.

"Shopkeeper Sun?" Xiao Er looked puzzled, obviously he hadn't heard of this name, "I don't know, I've always been the shopkeeper Li since I came." ”

I nodded, until Xiao Er left, my mind was still thinking about the whereabouts of Shopkeeper Sun now.

The original Jinyun Building is gone, and now there is no longer a shadow of the previous Jinyun Building, although the general appearance has not changed, but no matter where I look, it is unfamiliar.

I simply took a bite and left Jinyun Tower, but I hesitated outside the Anfu for a long time but did not have the courage to walk in, and I did not return to the palace until sunset.

At tonight's banquet, I must accompany Chunrui to attend.

After coming back, Chunrui and I briefly reported today's itinerary, and then we were ready to dress up for her, but she refused.

She only asked to cover up the scar on her face, and Xiao Qian and I simply did as she requested.

In fact, I understand her intentions, she just doesn't want to compete with the concubines in the palace, and there are very few scheming, city government, and simple women who don't have such desires as Chunrui in this harem.

Xiao Qian and I accompanied her to the Thousand Birds Palace, and there were no less than 20 concubines inside, all of whom were beautiful and competent.

Sitting on the left side of the emperor is Xia Yu, Xia Guifei, although she is not very old, but her face is a little more calm, and she is not alone from the girl who quarreled with me back then.

This is different when she is a concubine, whether it is in fact or makeup, it gives people a noble temperament that is not angry but powerful.

From the mouths of the people in the palace, I learned a little about her condition.

I heard that she was not favored, and the emperor only occasionally returned to her palace, and she was very arrogant before she was on the throne, but after she took the throne, she restrained a lot.

Outsiders think it's because of the change in identity that Xia Yu has converged, but I don't think so, there will definitely not be someone around her who can be satisfied, maybe there is a master standing behind her.

Mrs. Ya, with a tall nose, a slender waist, charming eyes, lips and teeth like flowers, and her happy day today, so there are bursts of pride between her eyebrows and eyes.

I don't recognize the others very completely, simply say Zhaoyi, nobles, beauties, talents, there are a lot of them, each of them is as beautiful as an orchid, fragrant and delicate.

Seeing that these women were scratching their heads one by one, and shyly pouting Xiao Jincheng who was sitting on the main seat, I smiled sarcastically in my heart.

It seems that in just about 1 year, he is living wantonly!

Although I was sarcastic in my heart, my eyes couldn't help but look at the man on the dragon chair, handsome and beautiful, dragon and phoenix, eyes like deep pools, bright teeth and red lips, and the whole body exuded the style of a king, which made people only dare to look at it from a distance and dare not blaspheme.

At this time, Xia Yu was talking to him, and suddenly, he turned his head to look at the place where I was standing, and his eyes were locked on no one else, it was me.

Maybe it was his dark eyes that attracted me, or maybe it was the irony in my heart that he saw through, and at this moment, our eyes touched directly, and neither of us took it back.

"Xin'er, am I the ugliest of these women?" Chunrui's voice woke me up, and I quickly turned my eyes away, and replied with an unnatural face, "Niangniang should have confidence in herself, and she shouldn't always be so pessimistic." ”

My hand hidden in my sleeve slowly clenched into a fist, could Xiao Jincheng see my sarcasm? The moment I was watched by him so deeply, I felt like he could read minds, and he saw me thoroughly.

That scrutinizing look made me panic inexplicably.

The dinner ended comfortably in a peaceful and peaceful manner, and Mrs. Ya was personally escorted back to the room by the emperor, and the other concubines also returned to the palace when they saw this.

I just wanted to help Chunrui leave, but I was stopped by Xia Yu.

Chunrui was invited to the Xia He Palace by Xia Yu, and along the way, she just gossiped and asked Chunrui a few words, and occasionally comforted her, no meanness or sarcasm, but I knew that it was definitely not so simple for her to keep Chunrui today.

……

The evening breeze hit gently, and I unconsciously gathered my clothes and stood outside the Lily Palace waiting for Chunrui to come out.

Suddenly, a tall man in front of me came in the direction that affected me, and as soon as I saw that it was Yeluqi, I quickly lowered my head, not daring to look at him, and immediately remembered what he said to me after he took me into his arms on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"As long as you want, I want the emperor to ask you for you and take you out."

For a moment, I wavered and wanted to say yes, but I refused.

Now Chunrui is trapped in this cage because of me, if I leave again, I won't give her up again, I can't do such a thing, and I know what Yeluqi means by this, and I also understand his feelings for me, if I really leave with him, then I have to pretend to be a person in my heart except Xiao Jincheng, I can't do such a half-hearted thing, at least until I eliminate Xiao Jincheng in my heart, I can't do it!

"No, I'm not leaving." I decisively refused.

"Is it because of Chunrui or because of Xiao Jincheng?" His voice was cold and low.

"Xiao Jincheng." I didn't hesitate to say it, but after listening to it, he just smiled, and the smile was very soft, with a bit of arrogance, such an expression was the first time I had ever seen it.