192. Imperial Garden

Ning got along with Wei Wan and found that she had a noble character, but she was a little cold, and she was a relative in the same room with her, and she was only faintly. But she's just by nature, not because she's arrogant, but not difficult to get along with. I love to read books, especially poetry anthologies, and even asked Shuning about the time when I lived in Zhongcui Palace, have you ever been to the adjacent Jingyang Palace? It is the place with the largest collection of books in the entire Forbidden City.

Shuning could only smile bitterly, as a show girl, if it weren't for the will from above, she wouldn't even be able to leave the palace where she lived, how could she have the opportunity to go to other palaces? Wei Wan was a little disappointed, and later found that Shuning liked to read books such as travelogues and miscellaneous anecdotes, and even had fewer common topics, but when Shuning was bored, she would ask her to borrow two poetry books to relieve her boredom. came and went, but became a gentleman's friend.

Su Su often came to see Shu Ning with Yuan Ning, as if she had suddenly opened the conversation gate, and talked about her previous grievances like pouring beans. It turned out that one of their sisters in the Shushu Jueluo family was a named show girl in the last session, and she was elected together, bullying her for being weak, managing her very well, and even almost calling her like a maid. Su Su because the other party has some support, and she is the daughter of the patriarch, she can only swallow her anger, although the treasure key is a friend, and it is not easy to ask about their sisters, but Su Su has nowhere to complain, until the Shuning sisters moved over, only to temporarily avoid it.

Yuan Ning raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and she hated iron for not becoming steel: "It's all because you are too soft that you will be bullied!" What does she have on her ground? Isn't it just that my father is a patriarch? You are a show girl with a sign like her, if she calls you indiscriminately. You should call back! ”

Su Su bit her lip, Shuning wanted to laugh a little, but held back: "The fourth sister said that she laughed, you can't hit the ground, just say it." As long as Sister Susu has made up her mind, what can that person do to you? ”

Yuan Ning glanced at Shuning with a smile, but Shuning only pretended not to see.

After thinking about it, she felt much happier, and now she has a few cousins. Unlike before, I didn't know anything except the treasure key, and I had a place to go to pass the time, so I laughed at another thing.

It turned out that a little eunuch came out of nowhere two days ago, and asked how many show girls played the piano during the re-election on the first day. Which ones were played around noon? As a result, she was caught by Aunt Mingxia on their side, and she was let go after muttering for a long time. Su Su remembered that she happened to be the one who played the piano at that time, so she paid more attention.

Shu Ning couldn't think of the reason for this, so she smiled and said, "Isn't there a noble person who listened to your piano." As a confidant, I want to find you, right? Su Su took a sip of her and said, "Nonsense! That's what a girl should say? Shuning pretended to be surprised and said, "Where did my sister go?" I said that the noble man may be a lady or a princess, why can't the girl say this? She blushed. Embarrassed and annoyed, Shuning hurriedly dodged it. Yuan Ning also joined in with a smile.

They quarreled with Wei Guan, who was sitting at the other end of the room reading a book. She glanced faintly. Shuning knew that she was at a loss. Busy with it, isn't it. Only then did he pull the two sisters and sit down again to talk.

Wan Ning and Chang Lu have also been here two or three times. The former was a little surprised to see that his cousin's injuries were not yet healed, and hurriedly sent her leftover special ointment. Shuning thanked her, but there wasn't much left of the medicine, only enough for one time, but the effect was really good. She can already go quite a long way.

In the past few days, it has rained again, and everyone can only stay in their own rooms, occasionally hanging out of the door, which is strange. Shuning is a little upset, she has finished choosing, when can she go home? Let's give me an explanation. I wonder how Tongying's progress is?

Finally, the weather cleared, although it was still a little cloudy, but the show girls were already very happy, and they ran outside to breathe. In addition, the emperor's grace is vast, and the show girls of Chuxiu Palace are allowed to play in the imperial garden for a day, and a group of little girls are very happy, some enjoy the flowers, some feed the fish, some chat, some play the piano, some play everywhere, and some laugh and chase back and forth, so lively.

Shuning also felt that it would be moldy if she was stuffy in the house any longer, so she asked Wei Wan to go shopping together. One of them has a foot injury that has not healed, and the other is a natural dislike of movement, so they just walk slowly to enjoy the scenery. The two of them walked in the garden, breathing in the fresh air after the rain, chatting occasionally, but also at ease. After walking for a long time, Shuning felt a little tired, although she was wearing flat shoes, there was a faint pain under her feet, so she discussed with Wei Wan to find a place to rest.

Before they could find a place, they first heard Chang Lu beckoning them at the foot of the rockery not far away: "Sister Guan, Sister Shu, come and sit here." Di Wanning next to her also looked over and waved at them with a smile. Shuning and the two glanced at each other and walked over.

Wanning and Changlu are located between several rockeries, and the sunlight is blocked by the rockeries, which is very shady. They moved a few stone benches from nowhere, and they were sitting and chatting, and it seemed that Chang Lu saw Shuning without any opinion, so he beckoned them over. Shu Ning and Wei Wan greeted each other and sat down on the empty stool.

Before, Wan Ning and Chang Lu gossiped, it seemed that a few days ago, someone always sent medicine and supplements to Wan Ning, and the female eunuchs of the Imperial Physician Palace were also very careful to wait, when moving the palace, Wan Ning just said a few words, and Aunt Mingxia of Chuxiu Palace transferred Ruixin to Chuxiu Palace to wait despite Aunt Wenjing's objections. Chang Lu said enviously: "I have heard that Concubine Yi is the favorite concubine in the palace, and she is very decent, and now Sister Wan is about to become her daughter-in-law, no wonder those people under her are so diligent and careful." I see, they are just like this to the sister of the Shi family. ”

Wan Ning knew it in her heart, and changed the topic curtly: "Speaking of which, it is not bad to become a concubine, although she is not very favored, but she is very kind and easy to get along with, and in the future, my sister will become her daughter-in-law, and she will not be wronged." ”

Chang Lu felt a burst of anger in his heart, but he shyly explained that it was just someone else's rumor, and it couldn't be true. Wan Ning only thought she was ashamed, and often couldn't, as soon as she saw Shu Ning and Wei Wan passing by not far away, she hurriedly beckoned them over, but unfortunately she still didn't stop Wan Ning's words.

She kept explaining that it was just a deliberate word from other show girls, and it was not true, and she definitely had no idea of climbing the prince. Wan Ning teased: "Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, others said it." At that time, Cheng Concubine said that she liked you very much, and the other ladies left your brand, and Cheng Concubine also thanked her. Although it was not explicitly stated, everyone knew that you would not be able to run away from the Seven Blessings of the Earth. In the future, the seventh elder brother will be crowned king, and you will be a serious princess. What's there to be shy about? Don't worry, although the seventh elder brother has bad legs and feet, he is a very good person, you are so cute, as long as you are more coquettish. He will definitely like you, and if you tell him to go east, he won't dare to go west......"

Before she finished speaking, Wei Guan, who had been looking at the inscription on the fan in her hand, suddenly stood up. said lightly to Shuning: "I'm going back." Shuning nodded a little awkwardly, hesitating whether to go together.

Wan Ning was taken aback by Wei Guan's movements, and when she heard her words, she frowned first: "What do you mean by this?" Where have I offended you? ”

Wei Wan was still faint. "You haven't offended me, it's just that I'm not used to hearing these words." This sister is everyone's best girl, how can she talk so shamelessly? What rudeness! Then he turned and walked away.

Shuning bit her lip and tried to keep up. But Wan Ning grabbed him, widened his eyes and asked, "Why do you want to leave?" Do you think I'm not ashamed?! ”

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said, "Second sister." It's out there. It's not like a sentence at home. She didn't think Wanning's words were excessive, if they happened between close sisters or best friends. Normally. But in this environment, it is too imprudent to say to a person who has only known him for a few days, and there is an almost stranger next to him. Do you want to catch up? However, according to Wei Guan's temperament, he should not reveal it to others.

Wan Ning pouted when she heard this: "The others are far away, and the ones who can't hear it, Chang Lu is my good friend again, what does it matter?" Where did this cousin of yours come from? I thought she was good, but she was so old-fashioned. With that, he turned around and continued to talk to Chang Lu.

Chang Lu didn't know what she was looking at, and when she turned around, her eyes suddenly turned red, and tears fell, which startled Wanning Shuning, and hurriedly asked her what was wrong.

Chang Lu cried so much that she said with rain: "Sister Wan, please don't say it again." I have never had the idea of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix, before the emperor's decree, what the elder brother and the prince have nothing to do with me...... I will do whatever the emperor wants me to do...... Woo...... I played the piano and sang the emperor's tunes that day, although it was not as light as my sister's singing and dancing, but it also won the praise of several mothers, why did it become only a concubine and a mother to praise me? The other show girls said that, but they just wanted to ruin my reputation...... How could my sister trust them? Is it because they have said a few kind things about you that you have forgotten what they did to you before? I'm a serious, innocent girl, and I'm about to lose my reputation by them......"

Wan Ning listened to it in amazement: "How can there be such an exaggeration? Finger it out to the Seventh Elder Brother...... Isn't that a good thing? You don't have to be too prejudiced against others, in fact, they are all little girls of your age......"

Chang Lu cried miserably, so pitiful, Wanning's heart softened, and she couldn't say anything more, so she coaxed her: "Okay, I won't say it, don't cry." Chang Lu raised her head, and the tears were still falling one by one, looking extremely delicate, and Wan Ning Shuning was stunned.

At this time, a show girl asked Wanning to go over and play with them, Wanning hesitated, Shuning sighed, and said, "Second sister, let's go, I'll accompany Sister Changlu." Wan Ning laughed dryly, and persuaded Chang Lu a few more words, but seeing that she was still crying, she had to leave first.

Shuning sat down to comfort Chang Lu, but the latter just said with tears in his eyes: "I'm fine, I just feel wronged for a while...... Sister let's go first, let me be alone for a while......"

Shuning thought about it, and was about to get up and prepare to leave, when she heard a sound from behind a rockery next to her, and hurriedly turned her head to ask who it was.

A light blue figure walked out, with a beautiful appearance and a graceful temperament, but it turned out to be Miss Jiahui of the Shi family, who was the legendary princess who was determined.

Her face was a little red, she seemed to be a little embarrassed, and said with her jaw headed: "I'm really sorry, I didn't have the intention to listen, but I was tired of walking, I took a nap behind the rockery, I heard you coming, I wanted to avoid it, but you were sitting at the only exit, I was afraid that you would be embarrassed when you came out, so I ......"

Shu Ning smiled and said that it didn't matter, but she was a little nervous in her heart, worried that she would tell others what she had just heard, and that Wan Ning's reputation would be damaged again, but she was afraid that even herself and Yuan Ning would be affected. She opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

Seeing her like this, Jiahui probably guessed her thoughts, and said, "You don't have to worry that I will spread what I just heard. It's not a good thing to accidentally listen to other people's private words, and I can't do this kind of thing behind my back. ”

Shuning said with some shame: "It's me who spends the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and please don't be surprised." Jiahui smiled faintly, nodded to her and Chang Lu respectively, and walked away dignifiedly.

Only Shuning and Chang Lu were left at the scene, the latter was still crying silently, Shuning saw that her veil was soaked, so she handed it over: "Wipe it off, my second sister is just naΓ―ve and innocent, and she doesn't have any bad intentions." You know her temper too. Chang Lu took it silently, suddenly showed a surprised expression, looked behind Shuning, and then bowed down with a curling face, and said, "The slave has seen the emperor." ”

Shuning froze, turned around mechanically, and sure enough, she saw a bright yellow figure, she didn't have time to look at her face, she had already bowed down first, and said the same thing, but it was dry, not at all as delicate and gentle as Chang Lu. She was so nervous that she didn't even dare to lift her head, she could only see the pattern and boots under the bright yellow hem, and three or four feet back, and a pair of feet in dark blue and black boots.

The Emperor stood for a long time, but did not say a word. Shuning was already in a cold sweat. After a long time, he asked, "Are you the girl of Wanning?" Shuning hurriedly answered yes, and then the emperor stopped and slowly walked in front of Chang Lu.

He asked lightly, "What's your name?" Chang Lu said softly: "Slave maid...... The name is Changlu, the homely Chang, the dew of the dewdrops. ”

Shuning couldn't see the situation behind her in front of her, and it was only after a while that she heard the emperor say, "Its tears are like dew, and its tears are like beads, and your name is also appropriate." Then there was the sound of footsteps in the distance, and the man in dark blue hurriedly followed.

Shuning breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and looked back, but was stunned. I saw Chang Lu still kneeling on the ground, his face leaning up, a few tears hanging on his face, his eyelashes trembled, and a tear fell, which was really cute. It's just that her current expression is a little inconsistent with the words "cute", and there is a faint light in her eyes. She slowly raised her hand to wipe the tears on her face, stood up, and smiled at Shuning: "Let's go back." ”

Shuning suddenly felt a little cold.

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said that since the show girl visited the garden that day, it has rained again, and the emperor has not seen any will, and the draft has temporarily cooled down.

And Emperor Kangxi himself, when he was talking to Tongying and Baltu about what they had told them to do before, Li Dequan came in and reported to him, saying that the fifth elder brother was in the front courtyard and asked to see him in the rain.

Kangxi snorted coldly, dropped his pen, and said, "You go and tell that rebel, just stay in Cining Palace and wait for the Queen Mother, and don't worry about anything else!" If you have done your own iniquity, you must pay it back yourself. ”

Li Dequan took the order, Tongying and Baltu glanced at each other, but they didn't dare to make a sound.

Kangxi walked back and forth a few steps, and was silent for a long time before he sighed and said to Tongying: "I remember the third room of Weiyuan Mansion, you seem to be very familiar?" ”

Tongying didn't know what he meant by this, so she had to tell the truth: "Back to the emperor, Duanning, the eldest son of the third room of Weiyuan Bofu, and the slave are small, and he worshiped the same gentleman to study in Fengtian, and later returned to Beijing to study in Zongxue, and he was a classmate. Therefore, the minions often have dealings with his family. ”

"And do you know what about the daughter of this house?"

Tong Ying's heart tightened, and said: "Naturally, it's good, I don't know why the emperor asked about this?" ”

Kangxi took two steps back and forth, and said: "I look at the second girl in Weiyuanbo's mansion, she acts a little frivolously, and she is not suitable for being a royal daughter-in-law, but the girl in her third room is good, and she has some demeanor." ”

Tong Ying was stunned, feeling as if an invisible hand was grabbing his throat.