When Xiaolian heard that she was going out to buy cloth with Zhuzhi, her eyes couldn't help but light up.

Xiaolian was poor before entering the palace, and she didn't have the ability to go shopping and play, but after entering the palace, she didn't lack any money and things, but she became a concubine, so she naturally couldn't go out of the palace to take a look outside.

Yin Jiuyue noticed Xiaolian's expression and chuckled, saying in her heart that although Xiaolian seemed to be more mature than a girl of her age, when it came to shopping and playing, Xiaolian still showed the attitude of a little daughter that a girl of her age should have.

Yin Jiuyue smiled and said, "Xiaolian, you go with Zhuzhi, have fun, just come back before nightfall today." ”

When Zhuzhi heard that Yin Jiuyue had given so much time to himself and Xiaolian, he immediately said happily: "Thank you, County Lord!" ”

After speaking, Zhuzhi happily took Xiaolian's hand and walked out, and said as he walked: "Xiaolian, let's go, let me tell you, it's almost the Yuan Lantern Festival, there are more and more vendors on the streets of the capital, and when it comes to the Yuan Lantern Festival, it can be more lively, and then we will go to the river to put river lanterns together." ”

Yin Jiuyue looked at the back of the bamboo branch and Xiaolian leaving together, and couldn't help but be infected by the lively bamboo branch.

Yin Jiuyue couldn't help but sigh when she heard Zhuzhi mention the Yuan Lantern Festival, it seems that this year's Yuan Lantern Festival can't be well passed. Yin Jiuyue thought about it for a while, and began to comfort herself again, when this battle is over, next year's Yuan Lantern Festival, herself, her parents, her two elder brothers, and everyone in the Yin family, as well as ...... Mingtai, next year's Yuan Lantern Festival will be easy and happy, and there is no need to guard against Yin Huan.

Zhuzhi took Xiaolian out of Prince Yin's mansion and came to the bustling streets of the capital.

It was the first time for Xiaolian to see such a prosperous scene outside, and when she saw it with her own eyes, Xiaolian couldn't help but be a little stunned.

The bamboo branch on the side saw Xiaolian stunned and couldn't walk, and couldn't help laughing: "Xiaolian, you are stunned, now you are stunned, and when you wait until the day of the Yuan Lantern Festival, won't you have to see that your eyes are not enough." ”

When Xiaolian heard Zhuzhi's words, she lowered her head slightly shyly and said, "I'm sorry, Zhuzhi, I'm ...... I've never had a chance to play on this street before......"

"Let's go and buy fabric for the house, I won't look at it."

Zhuzhi said with a smile: "Don't worry, I went to the county lord to borrow you, just to take this opportunity to take you out to relax, after you have recovered from your illness, you haven't come out to breathe." ”

Xiaolian was a little moved when she heard this, and said softly: "Zhuzhi, thank you." ”

Zhuzhi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Xiaolian, don't be so polite to me, Zhuzhi will be embarrassed." ”

"Let's take our time first, it's still early now, and it's too late for us to go to the cloth shop after we finish shopping."

When Xiaolian heard this, she no longer shirked, and trotted excitedly to a stall she was interested in.

Xiaolian realized that there were so many strange gadgets outside, which really dazzled her.

Zhuzhi followed behind Xiaolian and told Xiaolian what these gadgets were for.

"Selling sugar gourds, selling sugar gourds, big and sweet, two pieces in a bunch."

Suddenly, Xiaolian heard the shouting of a vendor selling sugar gourds.

Xiaolian's attention was immediately attracted by the sugar gourd, and her eyes looked directly at the sugar gourd, reluctant to look away.

Zhuzhi noticed Xiaolian's gaze, and immediately stepped forward, asked the vendor to buy two strings of sugar gourds, and handed Xiaolian a bunch.

Zhuzhi got the sugar gourd, immediately took a bite, and sighed: "Wow, it's delicious." ”

Xiaolian looked at the sugar gourd in her hand in a daze and didn't move.

Zhuzhi urged: "Xiaolian, what's wrong?" Eat, just now I saw that you have been staring at this sugar gourd, and Zhuzhi thinks you want to eat it. ”

Xiaolian tentatively took a bite of the sugar gourd, and took a bite, but she didn't even bite the sugar skin on the surface.

Xiaolian said: "It turns out that this sugar gourd is hard, I thought it was soft." ”

"When I was a child, a candy gourd seller passed by my door, and I was fascinated by this red and crystal clear thing. At that time, my grandmother was still there, and when my grandmother saw that I liked it, she took out the money to buy one for me, but my father found out and snatched the sugar gourd. ”

Xiaolian sighed and said with some nostalgia: "Later, grandma left, and no one would buy me a string of sugar gourds when she was struggling." ”

When Zhuzhi heard this story, he couldn't help but sniff and said movingly: "Xiaolian, your original parents are too ...... Alas, Zhuzhi is an orphan, he grew up in Prince Yin's mansion since he was a child, although Zhuzhi has no parents, but Zhuzhi does not feel lonely in the palace, and people up and down the palace are very good to Zhuzhi. ”

Zhuzhi looked at Xiaolian's eyes and said earnestly: "Xiaolian, from now on, you are also a person in Prince Yin's mansion, and you can treat the palace as your home." ”

"If someone in the palace bullies you, you tell Zhuzhi, and Zhuzhi will take the county lord to support you. No one will sell you to someone else as a concubine again, and no one will ever take pleasure in torturing you again. ”

Xiaolian felt that her eyes were a little sour, and tears fell uncontrollably.

In order to hide her tears, Xiaolian hurriedly lowered her head, took a heavy bite of the sugar gourd in her hand, and said while chewing: "Hmm! ”

"This sugar gourd is so delicious, sour and sweet."

Zhu Zhi took out some silver taels from his purse and stuffed them into Xiaolian's arms, and said, "Xiaolian, you haven't made a fortune yet, you finally came out to go shopping, it's a pity that you don't buy anything." ”

"There is some money here in Zhuzhi, you take it first, you can buy whatever you want, and when you get it, you can return it to Zhuzhi."

Zhuzhi winked mischievously and said, "Don't worry, our Prince Yin's Mansion is generous to give a fortune to the subordinates, and you are now the personal maid next to the county lord, and there must be more of it." ”

Xiaolian raised her eyes and looked at the bamboo branches, wanting to say something, but the words of thanks choked in her throat and couldn't speak.

Zhuzhi patted Xiaolian's back with a grin, and said happily: "Okay, okay, I know that you are going to say thank you again, let's not be stunned, let's go shopping quickly." ”

Xiaolian nodded heavily, smiled, and walked around with Zhuzhi.

Xiaolian and Zhuzhi were walking together and were strolling down the street, when suddenly, a person ran from behind and bumped into Xiaolian heavily.

Xiaolian was unsuspectingly knocked to the ground all of a sudden, and the bamboo branch on the side was startled.

Zhuzhi, who reacted, hurriedly helped Xiaolian who fell to the ground up, and after Xiaolian stood firmly, Zhuzhi immediately scolded the person who knocked down Xiaolian who had run away for a distance: "Why don't you say sorry if you hit someone!" ”

When the man heard Zhuzhi's voice, he turned his head, smiled smugly at Zhuzhi and Xiaolian, and then glanced at Xiaolian meaningfully.

The simple girl with thick lines of Zhuzhi naturally didn't understand the meaningful eyes of the man, and only thought that this person was deliberately looking for trouble.

Although the girl Zhuzhi is lively and cute on weekdays, she still has a temper when she is provoked, and Zhuzhi immediately rushed forward to ask the man for an explanation.

However, when Xiaolian on the side touched the person's eyes, an alarm bell sounded in her heart. Knocking himself to the ground on purpose, this routine is similar to the routine of going to the palace before, Yin Huan looking for someone to knock him into the lotus pond.

Plus the way the man looked at him deliberately...... This person must be an informant sent by Yin Huan, the informant he has been worried about for the past few days, finally appeared!

Thinking of this, Xiaolian immediately regained her vigilance, and no longer returned to the simple little daughter who was with Zhuzhi just now.

Xiaolian immediately grabbed the bamboo branch next to her who was about to rush forward, and said: "Bamboo branch, forget it, forget it, I'm fine, let's not look for trouble, this kind of gangster is deliberately looking for others to be unhappy, let's just ignore him." ”

Zhuzhi said indignantly: "We are from Prince Yin's Mansion, Xiaolian, don't be afraid, we have the county lord behind us to support us!" ”

Xiaolian smiled bitterly in her heart, and said in her heart, this person is a person around the emperor, if Zhuzhi really goes up to find that person to theorize, Zhuzhi is just a little maid, if that person has no fear, Xiaolian is afraid that Zhuzhi will be in danger.

Xiaolian helplessly comforted Zhuzhi and said, "Okay, Zhuzhi, look, that person has run away, let's forget it, okay?" ”

Zhuzhi looked back, and sure enough, the man's whereabouts were gone.

Zhuzhi stomped his foot hatefully and said, "Damn! It's really fast! Don't let Take-eda see him again! ”

Zhuzhi turned his head to look at Xiaolian and found that Xiaolian had just fallen, and the clothes on her body were dirty.

Zhuzhi frowned and said, "Xiaolian, your clothes are dirty." ”

When Xiaolian heard this, she lowered her head, and sure enough, she saw that she was covered with dust, Xiaolian patted the dust on her body indifferently, and said, "It's okay, it's okay, let's continue shopping." ”

Zhuzhi nodded and said, "Well, then let's go to the cloth shop now, there are still ready-to-wear clothes in the cloth shop, you can go and buy one to change into, and then continue shopping cleanly." ”

Xiaolian smiled and nodded, and walked in the direction of the cloth shop with Zhuzhi.

When she was about to arrive at the cloth shop, Xiaolian suddenly covered her stomach and said to Zhuzhi: "Zhuzhi...... I...... I have a stomachache. ”

Seeing Xiaolian's shy expression, Zhuzhi immediately understood, and said, "Then you go and find the toilet, it's near here, behind this alley." ”

Xiaolian nodded and said, "Then you go to the cloth shop first, and I will come to the cloth shop to find you later." ”

Zhuzhi nodded and urged, "Okay, you can go quickly." ”

Xiaolian trotted in the direction of the alley, and Zhuzhi also turned around and went to the cloth shop first.

As soon as Xiaolian entered the alley, she immediately took away the hand covering her stomach, and her expression became very indifferent.

Xiaolian waited in place for a while, and after a while, the person who knocked down Xiaolian before really walked into the alley.

The man glanced at Xiaolian with an indifferent expression, and teased: "She is worthy of Concubine Lian, her acting skills are really good." ”

"The little one just saw you playing with that maid, and you really are just an ordinary maid."

"With such scheming, it's no wonder that she became a maid by the side of Lord Showa so quickly."

Xiaolian said lightly: "Tell me something quickly, I don't have much time, I have to go back quickly, otherwise it will arouse people's suspicions and ruin the emperor's affairs, and neither of us can afford to take this responsibility." ”

The man straightened up at this time, and said, "Concubine Lian, the slave will make a long story short." ”

"The slave's name is Hu Qu, and he is an informant sent by the emperor to connect with Concubine Lian, and any orders from the emperor's side in the future will be conveyed to Niangniang by the small one. And as soon as Niangniang found any movement in Prince Yin's mansion, she would immediately come to the minions, and the minions would report the situation to the emperor. ”

Xiaolian said: "Then how should I usually find you?" Did you also get into Prince Yin's mansion? ”

Hu Qu shook his head and said, "The slave doesn't have the good skills of Concubine Lian, as soon as she entered Prince Yin's mansion, she gained sympathy and directly became the maid next to the lord of Showa." ”

Hu Qu mockingly glanced at half of Xiaolian's face covered by her hair, and continued: "Since this Prince Yin returned to the capital, the selection of subordinates in this Yin Mansion has become stricter, and it is impossible to infiltrate the palace as a subordinate. ”

"So, I can only pretend to be a begging near the palace called Hanako, and on weekdays begging on the street behind the palace, when Concubine Lian wants to find me, just go there to find me."

Xiaolian nodded and asked, "Then what if you have a situation that you want to tell me?" I can't go to you every day, can I? ”

Hu Qu said lightly: "This is what Concubine Lian has to think about herself, what the emperor means to the slaves is that Concubine Lian Niangniang has to connect with the small one every day, so that it is convenient for both sides to exchange information." ”

Xiaolian knew that Yin Huan wanted to connect with Hu Qu every day, not at all for the convenience of exchanging information, but Yin Huan did not fully trust himself, this Hu Qu was not only an informant, but also a person sent by Yin Huan to spy on him.

Xiaolian took a deep breath and said calmly: "Since it is the emperor's will, then Xiaolian has to obey the order." ”

Hu Qu laughed and said, "Concubine Lian Niangniang is really a smart person, some words don't need to be said too clearly by the slave, Niangniang can understand it herself." ”

"Okay, this time, the emperor also has orders."

As soon as Xiaolian heard Yin Huan's order, she immediately became vigilant.

Hu Qu continued: "The county lord of Showa went to the palace to find the emperor and Empress Xiao Xiang to petition Miss Xiao Yu for the practice, and the mage invited by Empress Xiao Xiang will arrive in two days. ”

"Although the emperor knows that the Showa County Lord is just making himself unhappy, but in this matter, the emperor still ordered you to keep an eye on the Showa County Lord and see if the Showa County Lord will make any small moves."

"As soon as the Lord of Showa makes a move, Concubine Lian will come and tell the little one."

After listening to Hu Qu's words, Xiaolian's heart was really a matter for Xiao Yu. When Xiaolian was Concubine Lian, she noticed that Yin Huan, even if he didn't have any suspicions, he had to set up his eyeliner and keep everything under his control. This was the case with sending spies to monitor the Yin family's army before, and the same is true for Xiao Yu's approach this time.

Xiaolian nodded and said, "I understand, does the emperor have anything else to order?" ”

Hu Qu shook his head and said, "That's all for the time being, the coming day is long, don't worry, Concubine Lian Niangniang will do more tasks for Concubine Lian Niangniang in the future." ”

When Xiaolian heard this, she sneered in her heart, how long will it be? Yin Huan really lied to himself, if he hadn't been honest with Yin Jiuyue, knowing that the people from the Hellfire Palace would come to the capital soon and destroy Prince Yin's mansion in one fell swoop, he really thought that there would be a long future.

However, it seems that Yin Huan doesn't plan to tell himself about the Hellfire Palace, and when the Hellfire Palace comes, he will also die under the sword of the Hellfire Hall with the people of Prince Yin's Mansion.

Xiaolian said lightly: "Since there is no other command, Xiaolian will leave." ”

"I've been out for a while, and if I don't rush back, I'll make others suspicious."

Hu Qu nodded and said, "Concubine Lian, let's go." ”

Xiaolian left the alley quickly, and after leaving the alley, Xiaolian bought embroidery tools at a stall selling embroidery, and then entered the cloth shop.

In the cloth shop, the proprietress is taking care of Zhuzhi enthusiastically, knowing that Zhuzhi is from Prince Yin's Mansion, but he is a big customer, and he has made a deal with Prince Yin's Mansion, but it is enough for himself to eat for more than half a year, how can he let this opportunity be given to other cloth shops in vain? Naturally, I have to greet the bamboo branch well.

When Zhuzhi saw Xiaolian coming, he immediately beckoned Xiaolian to come over and said, "Xiaolian, you have been gone for a long time, Zhuzhi will think that you are lost." ”

Xiaolian smiled and said, "Just this little way, how could Xiaolian get lost." ”

Xiaolian raised the embroidery supplies in her hand to show the bamboo branches, and said: "I saw a stall selling embroidery, and there were a few unique embroidery threads for sale, so I felt itchy in my hands, so I picked a few, which delayed time." ”

Zhuzhi nodded knowingly, not doubting Xiaolian in the slightest.

Zhuzhi greeted: "Xiaolian, you also come and take a look at these fabrics, your embroidery skills are so high, the vision of picking fabrics must be better than Zhuzhi, you come to pick one, after the picking, the bargaining work will be handed over to Zhuzhi." ”

When Xiaolian heard this, she stepped forward and carefully picked up the fabrics.

The proprietress who was observant heard the conversation between Fang Cai Zhuzhi and Xiaolian, and knew that Xiaolian was also from Prince Yin's mansion, so she got close to Xiaolian.

"Ouch, this girl is really a sign of good life, this hairstyle is really chic, and it makes the girl's appearance more mysterious and beautiful."

Xiaolian smiled faintly and said, "Thank you for the compliment." ”

Zhuzhi was unhappy, the proprietress didn't know that Xiaolian was actually disfigured, so she had to keep this hairstyle that covered half of her face.

Zhuzhi said: "Okay, boss lady, there are many people who praise our Xiaolian, Xiaolian is tired of hearing it." It's useless for you to say these polite words, so you might as well give us a good introduction to these fabrics. ”

The proprietress was not embarrassed when she heard this, she had to be thick-skinned when she did business.

The proprietress pointed to a set of pale pink fabrics and said, "Girl, look at it, this pale pink color is more lined with your snow-white skin." ”

"Presumably, Lord Showa's skin is also very white, and if you buy this fabric back to make clothes, Lord Showa will definitely like it."

The proprietress warmly complimented Yin Jiuyue, who was not in the cloth shop at the moment.