"Yun'er is here! The concubine said, "Why didn't my sister go to the front hall today?" A shrill female voice came, Ni Duruo looked up, and saw a group of maids hugging Zhuang Guifei - Zhuang Huiwen was walking towards this side.

She is dressed in a purple rose cigarette yarn splendid palace dress, with a gold silk soft cigarette tied around her waist, and a jasper and seven-tailed phoenix hairpin with her sideburns hanging low. It's really a flower and a moon out of the water hibiscus.

Everyone saluted in unison and stood silent.

Queen He Shunying looked at her with a gentle smile: "How can my sister be so idle today?" ”

Walking slowly to the front, Concubine Zhuang bowed to the queen, smiled and said: "The emperor ordered the concubine to put the matter of the master's wedding, the concubine is too busy to get dizzy, if it weren't for Xing'er just mentioned, my sister sent a pair of golden lotus bracelets to the prince's mansion this morning, and the concubines forgot to come to my sister's palace to thank you." ”

The green silk danced with the wind, Zhuang Huiwen's every move seemed to be with a fragrant breeze, a pair of Danfeng eyes flew up slightly, and the bottom of the eyes was full of charm and fierceness.

Without waiting for the queen to speak, Zhuang Huiwen lowered his eyes slightly, supported his waist with one hand, and sighed softly: "Hey, my back hurts so hard these days, I really envy my sister for being so leisurely!" ”

He Shunying smiled heavily, suddenly seemed to remember something, and was taken aback and said, "It turns out that the princess's dowry is my sister's labor?" ”

"yes, how did my sister know?" Zhuang Huiwen leisurely lifted the phoenix hairpin on his sideburns, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became even stronger.

He Shunying smiled and said kindly: "The emperor saw that the palace was unwell a few days ago, so he ordered the palace not to take care of the princess's marriage, saying that it was for the people below to do it. ”

Someone down there? There was a subtle change on Zhuang Huiwen's face, but for a moment, he still maintained a decent smile and said: "The concubine is young, it is appropriate to work harder, but my sister should pay more attention to her body, and don't worry the emperor." ”

Sure enough, they are fighting to the death in the open and in the dark! Ni Duruo was thinking in his heart, Xiao Jingyun came to his side, stretched out his hand and took her in his arms, and looked at He Shunying with a distressed expression: "Queen Mother, although Wan'er's body has healed, this will be too hot, and I am afraid that it will not be good to bask for a long time." ”

Zhuang Huiwen quickly glanced at Ni Duruo, and said with a smile: "The fifth princess is really getting more and more pretty, no wonder Yun'er is so concerned." ”

Is he showing affection? Ni Duruo was unsure, so he could only give Concubine Zhuang a slight blessing, silently leaned back into Xiao Jingyun's arms, and watched the changes.

Suddenly, He Shunying's eyes looked at Xiao Jingyun coldly: "Yun'er, you should have grown a little!" ”

"Queen Mother, Wan'er is really ......" Xiao Jingyun frowned, but before he finished speaking, Zhuang Huiwen intercepted it, and there seemed to be a sense of relief to the queen in his tone, "She is Yun'er's princess, and it is natural for Yun'er to feel distressed." Why should my sister be angry. ”

"What Zhuang Niangniang said is," Xiao Jingyun immediately echoed the chuckle, looked at Ni Duruo's gaze and deepened his affection, and pecked lightly in her ear: "It's okay, the queen mother is vinegaring with you!" ”

"Yun'er! What are you doing here?! He Shunying's face was full of anger for a moment, and he casually pointed at Ni Duruo and scolded loudly, "You still dare to lean in the arms of His Royal Highness, what kind of body do you become!" ”

"Erchen didn't dare to ......" Ni Duruo was startled, and hurriedly got out of Xiao Jingyun's arms, but he didn't expect Xiao Jingyun to pull her into his arms again, and said to the queen in a very unhappy tone: "Wan'er's body has just recovered, and the queen mother doesn't know!" And it's the sons who want to feel sorry for her, why should the queen mother be embarrassed by her?! ”

"You!" He Shunying was so angry that her face was flushed, but she couldn't bear it, and turned to look at Zhuang Huiwen apologetically: "Let my sister laugh today!" Right now, my sister is working on the princess's marriage, and she is so busy and she made a special trip to thank her. ”

"Yo! Look at the concubine's memory, if it wasn't for my sister mentioning it, the concubine almost forgot to go to the weaving hall to prepare a dowry for the princess. Zhuang Huiwen smiled softly as he spoke, and bowed with his knees, "The concubine retired first." ”

He Shunying said "um" and smiled slightly: "Sister go slowly." ”

The sun was scorching, Zhuang Huiwen and his party were walking outside, Ni Duruo glanced quickly, secretly had a plan in his heart, turned around and knelt on the ground, and loudly admitted his mistake: "Queen Mother, the son knows that he is wrong, and please let the Queen Mother calm her anger!" ”

"Look at your worthless look!" He Shunying kicked over the flower pot next to her, and reprimanded Xiao Jingyun with anger on her face: "You know these warblers and Yanyan all day long, have you ever thought about your future?!" ”

Xiao Jingyun pursed his mouth and said disapprehantly: "Queen Mother, the son has been crowned king, what else is there to think?" ”

"You!" He Shunying gasped, her body was unstable and almost fell, but fortunately, Wei Pu, the maid on the side, hurriedly stepped forward to support her, and comforted: "Niangniang, Your Highness is still young, you ......"

"Young?!" He Shunying stroked her forehead, let out a long sigh, and pointed at Xiao Jingyun with trembling fingers, "I thought you would be more sensible with the princess...... I didn't think it was a useless thing, you disappointed this palace too much! When the words fell, she shouted: "Get out!" ”

Everyone was so frightened that they didn't dare to come out, but Ni Duruo knelt on the ground calmly, listening to the footsteps of Concubine Zhuang and his party accompanied by the sound of falling leaves, and finally walked out of the courtyard.

"Mother, the slave will help you in and rest for a while." Wei Pu persuaded, and glanced at Xiao Jingyun again, "The slave will take care of the mother." Your Highness will return with peace of mind. ”

Xiao Jingyun nodded, and pulled Ni Duruo to salute: "Erchen retires." ”

———

There was silence in the chariot.

Ni Duruo leaned on the window curtain and glanced at Xiao Jingyun, he hadn't said a word since he came out of the palace, and he was calmly leaning there with his eyes closed at the moment, unable to guess what he was thinking.

In this case, she was also silent, regardless of whether her previous guess was correct or not, in short, everything was waiting for him to speak first.

Hurriedly returning home, Xiao Jingyun changed into civilian clothes and hurriedly went out again, during which he still didn't speak, and he didn't even change a look with her.

Secretly stabilized his mind, Ni Duruo took Zhiluo back to the South Courtyard.

At this moment, she changed into comfortable clothes, lay on a few cases thoughtfully, and listened to the sound of the autumn wind rolling up the fallen leaves outside the window, and was silent for a long time.

Zhiluo brought a plate of grapes, peeled the skin and handed it to her mouth, and whispered, "Miss is too bold today." ”

"You think I'm willing!" Ni Duruo knocked on her forehead, "The queen is testing me!" Fool! ”

Zhiluo blinked, "But I don't understand." ”

Ni Duruo peeled the grapes, "Concubine Zhuang is very favored, and now her son has been named the crown prince, and the limelight must overshadow the queen." What do you think, this Xiao Jingyun is the son-in-law, but he was not crowned the prince, how can the queen feel better! ”

"I know this, but why did the young lady say that the brocade hibiscus is not good." Zhiluo recalled that scene and was still a little frightened.

Ni Duruo ate a grape and smiled coldly, "The queen compares Furong to Concubine Zhuang, dare I say okay?" ”

Zhiluo nodded in a trance, and asked again: "Then, what is the young lady going to do in the future?" ”

Wiping his hands, Ni Duruo clasped his fingers on the table, and stumbled, "Having said that, although the queen is not favored by the dragon, in the end, she is the master of the harem, and the emperor doesn't like it anymore, but he will still take care of the queen's face." We have now stepped on this muddy water, and the road ahead will definitely be very difficult, so no matter whether this mountain is strong or not, it is better to rely on it first than nothing. ”

"But," Zhiluo wanted to speak and stopped, Ni Duruo was stunned, "Don't babble, just say whatever you want!" ”

"I'm worried about Your Highness, you see Your Highness is angry with the queen like that today......" Zhiluo muttered, lowered her eyes and said, "Miss, you said Your Highness, is it really the same as rumored, only greedy for women?" ”

"Don't believe what you see, it's not necessarily true!" Ni Duruo smiled disapprovingly, looked at her and said softly, "See people's hearts for a long time!" ”

"What did the young lady see?" Zhiluo hurriedly asked.

"I can't say." Ni Duruo said lightly, was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "In my opinion, the former dynasty and the harem will always be closely linked, and the forces of all parties are living in harmony on the surface, but in fact, there is an undercurrent surging, even the crown prince. As soon as this new emperor does not ascend the throne, there will be many variables. ”

As she spoke, she poured a cup of tea and said with a smile: "The emperor's cough is getting worse day by day, and the battle for the prince is even hotter. ”

Zhi Luo nodded, and suddenly felt a thrill, and exclaimed, "Miss, there is something I think I should talk to you about." ”

"What?"

"Miss, do you remember that I told you, I once saw Zhuang Huiru and the second miss secretly talking about something on the wedding day of my young lady, although I didn't hear it clearly, but I knew that there must be some conspiracy planned." The more Zhi Luo spoke, the more nervous she became, and her hand unconsciously held Ni Duruo's hand.

Ni Duruo has some vague memories of this matter, and she should have heard her mention it the day after she crossed over, and soon after the mother of the original owner Ni Duruo died, the emperor pointed out Zhuang Guifei's sister Zhuang Huiru to her father as Mrs. Continuation, and this Zhuang Huiru still married with a daughter who dragged an oil bottle.

"Their mother and daughter have bullied your young lady, right?" Ni Duruo said and stared slightly, seeing her nodded, she raised her eyebrows mysteriously, "You mentioned this matter now, just to remind me to remember to avenge your young lady, right?!" Don't worry, I won't go back on what I promised, what do you have to say directly, there is no need to beat around the bush! ”