The tenth day of March is Zihan's birthday.

In the early morning of this day, all the palaces sent people early to send congratulatory gifts to the emperor. After breakfast, Nanyan took Emperor Shuyi to the palace of the queen mother and the emperor one by one to ask for peace, and when they returned to the palace, Yingchun and Hexiang had already counted all the congratulatory gifts and handed them to Nanyan for a look.

Fengluan Palace presented a jade pendant of jasper vine flowers, a pair of cloud-foot pearl tendrils, two pairs of red gold treasure hairpins, a lotus blue and gold thread embroidered Baizi pomegranate flower satin robe, an enamel color baby play double bottle, four purple gold relief hand stoves, ten white porcelain bowls of eight immortal lotus, two jade tooth combs, and six lotus bright silver cups; Yilan Hall presents six pieces of gold thread epiphany brocade, three pieces of green jade pillows, six pieces of ivory carved small round mirrors, two pieces of gold red phoenix sandalwood, and twelve pairs of royal blue dots and emerald beads; The Chonghua Hall of the Splendid Palace presented three pieces of gold silk fragrant wood inlaid cicada jade beads, and a five-color brocade plate gold embroidered silk skirt...... Only here, the gift list of Chonghua Hall has come to an abrupt end.

Nanyan looked at it over and over again in disbelief, and when it was finally determined that the gifts of the Chonghua Hall were only these, he couldn't help frowning, and asked out loud, "The things sent by Concubine Xian Niangniang, but all of them are on it?" ”

Yingchun offered a cup of tea, listened to Nanyan's question, pursed his lips, and said in a sloppy voice, "The little lord still doesn't know, since Concubine Xian Niangniang fell out of favor, Chonghua Hall has been much worse than before, and the rewards issued in Mingde Palace have been deducted by more than half before they are divided." ”

When Nanyan heard this, his eyebrows curled, and he was puzzled, "The emperor and Concubine Xian have been in love for many years, how can they treat her like this?" ”

"That's not what the emperor meant." Yingchun looked around, and saw that no one was on the side, so he covered Nanyan's ear and said softly, "It's a matter of the Internal Affairs Office." A few days ago, the emperor punished Gonggong Chen of the Internal Affairs Office for losing the green head card of Concubine Xian, so the people in the Internal Affairs Office did not give Concubine Xian a good look. The emperor's reward to Chonghua Hall has always been a precious thing, and they have all deducted it, anyway, the emperor just asks, and no one will know. ”

Nanyan raised his eyebrows, but he was a little uneven, "They are too bold, if the emperor knows about it, they will be punished!" ”

Yingchun sneered lightly, "Where will the emperor know?" There is a queen mother on top, and now that the queen is pregnant, who dares to touch her? Zuo, but he still let the father-in-law of the Ministry of Internal Affairs pick up a bargain. ”

Nanyan took a sip of tea and sneered again and again, "Left, she is still stained with the child's light." ”

Yingchun knew that Nanyan was sarcastic about the queen, where did she dare to accept such words, so she hurriedly blessed herself and wanted to retreat, but as soon as she walked to the door, she saw Aunt Chen bringing Emperor Shuyi to this side.

"Mother!" As soon as Zihan saw Nanyan, he hurriedly threw away Aunt Chen and threw herself into Nanyan's arms.

"Slow down, be careful of falling!" Nanyan squatted down and picked up Zihan into his arms.

Zihan tugged on Nanyan's sleeve, stared at a pair of big watery eyes, and said with a smile, "Mother, mother, I haven't seen Xian's mother for a long time, today is Zihan's birthday, will Xian's mother come to see me?" ”

When Nanyan heard Zihan call Shen Changan "Virtuous Mother Concubine", she was shocked, and her face instantly became a little uncomfortable. Seeing this, Aunt Chen hurriedly bowed down and said to the south, "Emperor Ji has always liked Concubine Xian Niangniang." ”

Nanyan's surface sank, and he was still puzzled.

In the past, when she was in the mansion, Chang'an loved Zihan very much, not only named her personally, but also often took her to play with her in her spare time. After entering the palace, Zihan also occasionally went to her. It's just that what Nanyan didn't expect was that Zihan was so worried about Shen Changan.

Nanyan smiled indifferently, and was just about to explain to Zihan by Wen Yan, but a palace maid came outside to report, saying that Zhong Jieyu from Yilan Hall was here.

Before the words fell, Zhong Jieyu had already opened the curtain with a smile and came in.

She was wearing a pale green flowered palace dress today, draped in a layer of golden tulle on the outside, and the wide hem of her coat was rusted with purple patterns. Probably she applied a large amount of incense powder before she came, and as she moved lightly, the lingering fragrance lingered.

Zihan has always disliked the smell of incense on Zhong Yuxiu's body, so he hurriedly got down from Nanyan's arms and hid behind her.

Zhong Yuxiu saw Zihan, but she was more and more happy, she bowed down and stretched out her hand to Zihan and said, "Come, Shuyi, come over and let the palace hug you." ”

"Shuyi" was originally a title given to Zihan by the emperor, Zihan didn't want others to call her by a title, as soon as she heard Yuxiu call her like this, she immediately turned her face away, and clutched Nanyan's clothes tightly and remained silent.

Seeing Zihan like this, Yuxiu felt embarrassed, withdrew her hand, and chuckled unnaturally, "This kid is really recognized." ”

Nanyan saw that Yuxiu's face was not good, but she smiled calmly and indifferently, "Zihan has never seen the little master Jieyu, so naturally he recognized his life." ”

When Yuxiu heard this, she felt a thorn in her heart.

She has never taken Zihan, the emperor, in her eyes, and even her biological mother Zhao Nanyan and Yuxiu have never looked at her squarely. But because the emperor loves the emperor, and he is empty under his knees, he thinks about how to be more enthusiastic about this emperor.

Yu Xiu smiled slightly, only unintentionally for Fang Cai Nanyan's sarcasm, and then took out a pair of silver silk double-buckle bracelets from the wrapped handkerchief, and said to Zihan with a smile, "Shuyi, look at what Concubine Zhong brought you?" ”

When Zihan heard this, he didn't even look at the bracelet, only pulled Nanyan's sleeve, and muttered in a low voice, "Zhong Jieyu is not my mother......"

Yuxiu heard Zihan call himself famous, and his face suddenly changed, like frost.

Nanyan was also stunned, although she didn't like Zhong Yuxiu, she didn't want to embarrass her in person. So she gave Aunt Chen a look, and Aunt Chen immediately understood, pulled Zihan to Zhong Yuxiu, and said gently, "Emperor, do you like this pair of bracelets?" ”

"I don't like it!" Zihan stretched out his hand and knocked off the silver bracelet in Zhong Jieyu's hand with a "snap". The bracelet fell to the ground and broke in two.

"Oh, you kid! This stuff is expensive! Lan Xiang rushed to the ground first, looking at the silver bracelet that was broken in two, and couldn't help but feel distressed.

Zhong Yuxiu was already trembling with anger at this time, although Nanyan was surprised, but when she heard Lan Xiang say this, she just looked at her calmly and said, "It doesn't seem to be a good thing, it will break when you fall, there are such things in Yunyan Pavilion." ”

When Zhong Yuxiu heard this, she was already angry, how could she have been insulted like this, her face immediately turned red, and she said bluntly, "What does Zhao Ronghua mean by this?" How can the Yilan Hall of the main palace be compared to the Yunyan Pavilion? The pair of silver bracelets in this palace are worth more than all the things in this Cloud Smoke Pavilion combined. Rong Hua is afraid that he still doesn't understand what the emperor means by giving you this Cloud Smoke Pavilion, right? Yunyan, Yunyan, is just the cloud and smoke of the past. ”

Nanyan's face turned blue with anger, and what she hated most was Zhong Yuxiu's villainous face at this time. She thought of something in a flash, sneered lightly, and said coldly disdainfully, "This palace is a cloud of the past, Jieyu is afraid that it will not be much better, how did Jieyu's favor come about, naturally it is very clear than this palace." ”

Yuxiu looked at the thin smile on Nanyan's lips, and was even more angry, and at the same time, she had a ghost in her heart, so naturally she didn't dare to say anything to argue, so she only endured her anger and said hatefully, "Lanxiang, let's go." ”

Lan Xiang glanced at Zihan coldly and left behind Zhong Yuxiu.

As soon as they went out, Zihan couldn't help but cry.

When Nanyan saw Zihan shed tears, she immediately felt distressed, hurriedly hugged her up, and said softly, "Zihan, what's wrong?" ”

Zihan cried and trembled, unable to speak for a while, and after a long time, he said, "Mother...... Just now...... Just now...... Did Zihan do something wrong......"

Nan Yan's eyes were sour, and he stretched out his hand to hug his daughter, "You didn't do anything wrong, it was the concubine who did wrong." It was the mother who fueled her arrogance. ”

Zihan was still crying, but Nanyan already had a plan in her heart, she called Aunt Chen, a trace of coldness suddenly flashed in her eyes, and ordered, "Take a few things and go to Chonghua Hall to see Concubine Xian." Other than that...... Tell her everything you see. ”

Aunt Chen is so sophisticated, as soon as she heard this, she also had a little idea of her own, and hurriedly agreed.

When Aunt Chen arrived at Chonghua Palace, Chang'an was about to go out with Wanran, and when Wanran saw Aunt Chen coming, she smiled and said, "Niangniang and I are about to go to see the emperor, why did my aunt come here?" ”

Aunt Chen smiled and said hello to the two masters, then turned to Chang'an and said, "Can Concubine Xian take a step to speak?" ”

Chang'an's heart was stagnant, thinking that she had never had much intersection with Zhao Ronghua, but this time the people in her palace wanted to talk to her privately, and she couldn't help but be a little surprised. Thinking like this, Chang'an also responded, turned his head and smiled gracefully, and took Aunt Chen into the hall.

Aunt Chen thought that when she came to Chonghua Hall this time, she would inevitably arouse suspicion, and she didn't dare to hesitate, so she said, "The old slave has something to say to Concubine Xian. ”

Seeing her like this, Chang'an couldn't help but be a little curious, "You can tell me about it." ”

Aunt Chen contemplated slightly, and said suddenly, "On the night of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, the slave maid was keeping vigil outside, and when she went to serve in the morning, the slave and maid looked at the bed and saw that it was red......

When Chang'an heard this, Mougin's eyes widened, "You mean ......?"

"The slave didn't dare to deceive the mother, and the slave knew that it must have taken a little effort for the little master Zhong to get close to the emperor. Although the emperor was drunk that night, he was not as drunk as he was. ”

As soon as these words came out, Chang'an's heart suddenly trembled. In an instant, she understood everything.

She should have thought of it a long time ago. She should have thought of it a long time ago. Why was Zhong Yuxiu the only one in the Mingde Palace able to enter that night, she should have thought of it a long time ago.

Chang'an had a lot of things to say at this time, but when it came to his mouth, he couldn't say a word.

Why didn't anyone tell her earlier, and now that she knew, what was the use?

Even if Chu Luo didn't volunteer that night, but now, doesn't he like Zhong Yuxiu the same? What difference does it make?

Wanran is right, she is wrong, it is she Shen Changan who is wrong. If that day, she hadn't fired at Chu Luo unscrupulously, and hadn't thrown away the bottle by mistake, everything would have been different now.

It was she who pushed him farther and farther away.

The last time she saw Chu Luo, she looked into his eyes, and she believed that he was the only one in his heart. But now? Would she dare to be so sure?

Every time he told her to believe him, but she kept doubting again and again, and time passed, and finally, she had no way to ask him to turn back.