Na Afu lowered her eyes, took a pen and inkstone according to her words, laid a brocade silk on the table, knelt on a few sides gracefully, and sharpened the ink with her bare hands.

Empress Qi looked at Afu with a smile in her eyes, very satisfied. "Afu, you are almost sixteen now, and you haven't promised to marry someone yet, why don't you be a wife to Fuyang? ”

"Afu is on the prince's side, but a woman's ear, what the queen wants is the stability of the country of Daqi, instead of letting Afu be a woman beside the prince, it is better to give Afu a marriage to a capable person, with Afu's ability, it will definitely make that person loyal to the prince, for the prince to stick to the country, open up the territory!" the girl Afu said, stood up and bent down to kneel on the ground, calmly. "Please think again, the Queen. ”

"This ......" Qi Hou hesitated, her eyes looked at the girl lying on the ground with complicated eyes, her eyes were full of struggle and coldness.

"Now among the girls of the Xiang family, Afu's intelligence is unparalleled, and if the queen wants to encircle who to use, Afu is willing to be the driving force. That Afu's voice was as soft as water, but it was also extremely firm, and as soon as these words came out, Qi Hou's face couldn't help but become colder.

Staring at Afu who was kneeling on the ground, Qi Hou said coldly. "Afu, are you reluctant to serve him because of Fuyang's weakness?"

"Queen Mingjian! Afu has no such intention! It's just for the sake of the Xiang's century-old prosperity and for the crown prince that she will dare to petition, the queen has a will, how dare Afu disobey it? It's just that now is the time to employ people, Afu just wants to be a useful person, Queen Mingjian!" That Afu said like a heartfelt, and in the end, her voice was already choked.

Qi Hou looked at the girl who was lying on the ground trembling slightly for a long time, closed her eyes and exhaled softly, and said softly. "Go down. ”

"Yes. Na Afu knelt down to Qi Hou again, stood up, raised her sleeve and wiped the tears on her face, and said in a slightly hoarse voice. "Thank you, Queen, for her innocence. ”

"Go ahead. Qi Hou waved her hand impatiently, frowned and picked up the pen, ignoring Na Afu.

"Yes, Afu retired. Na Afu bent down, turned to her side, wiped away her tears, and went out of the palace while arranging her dress.

In the palace at the end of March, the peach blossoms were fragrant, the wind was gusting, and the plain and upholstered dress of Afu cut her sideburns, and walked out of the palace, only to get out of the palace gate, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old maidservant standing far away under the palace wall walked up to meet her, saluted Afu, and stepped forward to hold Afu's arm affectionately.

"Why did Aunt Fu come out so quickly? Just now I saw a few palace people retreat in a panic, but what happened?" The maid girl was delicate and lovely, her eyes were slightly bent when she spoke, and she was very pleasing, and her face was full of worry at this time, so that the people who saw it should also be worried.

"Hmph, it's not the group of rubbish in my own family! it almost ruined my business!" Afu lowered her voice and muttered, her face sank, and her face, which was originally as delicate as a pear blossom, became terrifyingly gloomy in an instant.

"What's the matter? Isn't it that the queen doesn't allow her sister-in-law to marry her son?" the little maid pursed her lips and said unhappily. "That sister-in-law's marriage, is there still room for a change? If it is delayed like this, Mrs. will really want to give her sister-in-law to Xu Ling of the East China Sea. Then Xu Ling is just a strategist, how can he compare with Gongzi Cheng?"

"It's all grandpa who is anxious, I'm so smart and beautiful Xiangfu, how can Xu Ling be delusional? In this world, it will be just a child's success, hum, I will definitely make the queen willing to give marriage!" Ah Fu's eyes narrowed slightly, her chin was slightly raised, her moist eyes were shining, her lips were pursed, and her back was straight.

"That's nature!" The little maid on the side smiled when she saw this, and walked more upright, the master and servant walked slowly on the bluestone paved path, and the posture was much more magnificent than the concubine and lady in this palace.

......

It was nearly the end of March, the fertile fields outside Fengcheng were new and green, the flying swallows were empty and muddy, and on the avenue where people came and went, a team of cars and horses carrying goods walked leisurely and slowly drove into the gate of Fengcheng.

Sitting in the car and looking at the familiar street scene outside, Ye Ziyi smiled at the corner of her lips, and on her thin little face, her black and bright eyes like crystal became more and more eye-catching.

The carriage and horse team walked for nearly a cup of tea, and Chu Yuan hit the horse to the car window, and said to Ye Ziyi, who was smiling and looking at the street scene. "Madam, I will go back to Zhuangzi first, and then I will not go with Madame. ”

"Okay, Brother Chu, you guys go, this trip is hard, take a good rest, and I'll ask Uncle Zhong to get some chickens and ducks to make up for the brothers." Ye Ziyi bent her eyes and smiled, arched her hand at Chu Yuan in the car, and said clearly. "Please take care of yourself. ”

"Madame, please. ”

Chu Yuan returned to Ye Ziyi and saluted, led the horse over the carriage and walked forward, and Ah Si Yerong and others left one after another to Ye Ziyi, and in a blink of an eye, only Ye Ziyi's car was left in the convoy.

Suddenly quieted down, Ye Ziyi was slightly lost, she let out a long sigh of relief, fell back, and said lazily. "Well, let's go home. ”

The coachman answered, and the carriage went all the way to Gongzi's mansion.

Ye Ziyi was lying on the cushion, the corners of her lips were always smiling, her eyes were closed, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she was rarely quiet and relaxed.

"Auntie, I'll go do something first, you be careful. Yong flashed by the car window, dropped this sentence, and ran away.

Ye Ziyi opened his eyes with a thin slit, smacked his lips and muttered. "Let's go, let's go, don't ask me for leave. ”

Closing her eyes and continuing to recuperate, Ye Ziyi only felt that her body was getting lighter and lighter, and she fell asleep after a while.

......

In a small courtyard in the child's house, the maid stood in two rows, all of them waited outside the main house with low eyebrows, and in the morning light, a little boy ran far away outside the yard, and when he ran outside the courtyard, he looked inside, wiped the fine sweat on his forehead and whispered to the maid at the gate of the courtyard.

"Is the lady awake? The steward said that the hour should come, and that if he did not wake up, he would call the sorcerer to come and see. ”

"Not yet, we haven't woken up after a night of vigilance, and we're in a hurry. While the maidservant at the door was talking, a little maid ran out and saw the boy, and the little maid was full of joy.

"Wake up, wake up, go back to the steward, Madame is awake!"

"Ah!" said the boy cheerfully, spreading his legs, and running back the way he came.

Ye Ziyi was woken up to tell the truth, listening to the voices of people outside from time to time, her sleepiness was also wiped out, and when she opened her eyes and looked at the cyan tent in front of her, she realized for a while that she had returned to Gongzi's mansion.

"Madame is awake, do you want to eat?"

Ye Ziyi glanced at the busy maid in front of the couch, and after a while, she remembered that this person had waited for her here before, so she turned around. "I'm hungry, go get food. ”

"Madame slept all day and night, and the steward instructed Madame to eat some rotten porridge first, for fear that eating ordinary things would hurt her stomach. The maidservant said, poured a glass of water for Ye Ziyi and handed it to her. "When the lady is thirsty, drink some water. ”

Sitting up lazily, Ye Ziyi took the lacquer cup and took a sip, staring at her suspiciously. "A day and a night, you say I slept all day and night?"

"Yes, the steward was afraid that something would happen to Madame, so he almost invited the sorcerer in the mansion, thanks to Madame waking up, or it would be a lot of tossing. As she spoke, the maid took a brand new set of obscene clothes for Ye Ziyi to change into, and said with a smile on her face. "Madame doesn't know, since Madame left the house, the steward often talked about Madame, saying that Madame is virtuous. ”

"I'm really afraid that he will miss me, in this house, what I am most afraid of is him. Ye Ziyi wrinkled his nose while untying his clothes. "I've been gone these days, and the steward didn't say anything about me, did he?"

"Hee-hee, where did Madame come from?, the steward has been thinking about Madame's goodness," said the maidservant, as if she remembered something. "By the way, a few days ago, many noble ladies came to visit Mrs., among them there was a daughter of Gu Qianzong, who had been handing over the greeting notes to Mrs. , but Madame was not there, she handed it for half a month, and then she didn't come. ”

"Mr. Gu Qian, what Mr. Gu Qian?" Ye Ziyi didn't have any friends in Fengcheng, so naturally it was impossible to know Mr. Qian, and it was strange to hear this maid say.

"It's in the Fengcheng garrison, and this Gu family's father is also said to be a son of a family, as for which Gu family this Gu lady is from, I don't know. ”

"Oh, I think it's another one who likes Ah Cheng, don't bother with it. "Ye Ziyi is in a good mood now, and she has no interest in this kind of noble daughter who has no threat, she is so hungry that she is close to her back, where does she have the heart to eat that flying vinegar?

The maid tied Ye Ziyi's clothes and just put on her skirt, when a maid outside entered the house and bowed down to Ye Ziyi. "Madame, the steward asks to see you. ”

"Huh, so fast?" Ye Ziyi's little face fell, and she snatched the skirt from the handmaid beside her and wrapped it around her body, and said hurriedly. "Quick, go get the water, wash my face, that ...... Who, go and ask Uncle Zhong to sit down, I'll be here in a while!"

The maidservant who came to report the news was stunned and watched Ye Ziyi run to the low stool with the copper basin like a whirlwind, rolled up her sleeves and let the maid next to her carry it, picked up a handful of water and threw it on her face, the splash was splashed on the ground, Ye Ziyi didn't care, she directly picked up the face towel next to her and wiped it on her face, even if she had washed her face.

"Why are you still stunned here? Go quickly!" Ye Ziyi's little face was flushed, and she didn't care about the maid anymore, while tidying up her appearance, she was pulling her long hair, and she was very busy.

The servant girl who reported the news went out in a sneer, Ye Ziyi's clothes were almost dressed, and she hurriedly straightened her hair, and she rushed out of the small hall outside.

In the small hall, Uncle Zhong, who was dressed in brown collared regular clothes, was sitting in the guest seat drinking tea, and when he saw Ye Ziyi running out of breath in disheveled clothes, he lowered his eyes lightly. "Madame has lost her honor. ”

Ye Ziyi: "......"