Su Niang was silent when she heard Aunt Rui's matter, and looked at Shuanghong, "No wonder you are petted, and you also say that it is good ...... outside."

Shuanghong looked at Qi Su Niang and nodded slowly, "Miss Qi is in the palace for a while, but she is quiet, I see that although you are smiling all the time, you are in a trance, and there is no room for carelessness in this palace." Qi Er's steward has already gone, Miss Qi must not be too sad. ”

Qi Su Niang didn't make a sound.

The movement on the side of Bicong Pavilion became louder, as if the Queen Mother was about to get up, Shuanghong hurriedly said: "You go quickly, if you can find another opportunity to speak, I will let Shuangxi inform you." After that, he turned around and went, but stopped again, and turned his head to look at Qi Su Niang, "Miss Qi is in the palace, be careful in everything." ”

Qi Su Niang followed Mama Yu to wait for the Queen Mother to return to Cining Palace, because the hour was approaching, and her own Mama took care of the lamps everywhere. The Queen Mother was a little tired, leaning on the couch and slowly twisting the Buddha beads, and listening to Qi Su Niang chanting the Buddhist scriptures with her eyes closed. After a while, he looked at Qi Su Niang and said with a smile: "That's it, that's it, it's a young daughter-in-law outside the palace, and there is no trace of Zen when she recites the scriptures." ”

Qi Su Niang said with a smile: "Later, it is true that a layman like a slave maid has not been able to comprehend Buddhism like the Queen Mother, and his body is full of fireworks. ”

"Go ahead, I'll rest too."

Qi Su Niang put down the "King Kong" in her hand, and Shi Li withdrew. Then a deacon and eunuch outside looked for her, "Mrs. Chen, Prince Cheng's father-in-law Rong Xi'er came to invite Mrs. Chen." ”

Qi Su Niang was stunned for a moment, thinking about Rong Xi'er's intention, and walked quickly to the outer hall, and sure enough, she saw Rong Xi'er coming forward and asking for peace.

Qi Su Niang hurriedly stopped, "Father-in-law Rong is polite, what's the matter with the unjust father-in-law?" ”

Rong Xi'er rolled up the horse's hooves. He said with a smile: "Back to Mrs. Chen's words, it's still a matter in the school hall." Although He Tuhua and Ne Dingsu went with Lord Chen to explore the source and make maps, the emperor summoned twelve more children of the Manqi to enroll. The third master was in a hurry for a while. Please ask your wife to come and teach Western arithmetic. ”

Qi Su Niang thought in her heart. But he didn't stop. "Since the three masters are called, they will go. It's just that now I'm waiting in front of the Queen Mother. Respond on time.

I have to tell Mama Yu about this matter. ”

"That's right."

Rong Xi'er watched Qi Su Niang slowly walk back inside. Under the porch, I looked for Mama Yu and said a few words and walked back. Said helplessly: "Father-in-law Rong." Please also give the third master. It's not that the courtiers shirk this matter, but Mama Yu said that the queen mother is using the courtiers in front of her. I can't leave the ground these days. She couldn't be the master for a while. I'm afraid that I have to ask the third master and the queen mother to talk about it. ”

Rong Xi'er was stunned. The face is impassive. Secretly looked at Qi Su Niangdi's expression. But I didn't see any flaws, so I had to respond first. "That's the case, so I retired first."

Qi Su Niang watched Rong Xi'er walk out of Cining Palace and head towards the Arithmetic Hall. The afterglow of the setting sun falls on the gold-colored glazed tiles in the far eaves of the palace, and the prince's Yuqing Palace and the arithmetic hall face each other across the road.

Qi Su Niang waited for the Queen Mother to return to her room after dinner and lit the lamp.

Although it was a three-grade fate, Qi Su Niang still begged Mama Yu and found the original room to live in, only saying that she was used to living in it back then. Mama Yu saw that she was rich and noble, but she still knew how to measure, and she didn't take it big, so she became more and more happy. When Mama Yu said some good things, the Queen Mother was naturally even happier.

The lattice window is slightly open, and the big locust tree outside the window is still leafy after more than ten years, blown by the evening wind, making a gentle squeaky sound, and falling mottled shadows on the window paper.

She took out a simple map of the river from the box and looked at it under the lamp. The Yellow River originates from Bayan Ila Mountain in Tibet, and the source section of the river starts from Kariqu, passes through the Xingzhu Sea, crosses the Longyang Gorge, and then is the upper reaches of the Yellow River.

Most of the rivers in this section flow through the plateau of three or four thousand meters, the snow turns into ice all the year round, the river twists and turns, the two banks are mostly lakes and swamps, and the upper reaches of the Yellow River are mostly cliffs and deep gorges, and the water flow is very rapid.

"Where is the source of the river now?" Qi Su Niang muttered to herself, her fingers stroked over the north of Tibet, where is the Dzungar Tsewang Department, I heard that the Governor of Ganshan and Shaanxi presented a fold, not only mentioned most of the preparation of the Heyuan map, but also mentioned the military affairs of the northwest, the Dzungar iron cavalry often entered Tibet to harass, disputes continued, and the emperor often called the princes to discuss military affairs.

The wind was stronger, the oil lamp was dim under the lamp, Qi Su Niang took out the bronze hairpin from her sleeve, and gently lit the wick, the bronze hairpin was a long time ago, so far away that she couldn't remember where it came from, but she only remembered that year, the flood washed the small village by the Cao River, and she fled with the Qi couple. At first, she relied on her father-in-law, although it was difficult, Aunt Qi and her could still have something to eat, and then ......

A tear fell, smashed on the bronze hairpin head, Qi Su Niang slowly sat down at the table, she still remembered that she was buried in the collapsed mountain stone where her father-in-law was buried, after three knocks, she carried the sick and frightened Qi Auntie, and followed the team of the four surnames to escape the disaster.

The wound on the arm was completely healed, leaving only shallow traces, Qi Su Niangwei

, there are more than one wound marks on her body, Brother Chen never mentions it, it's gone.

At that time, if you don't fight for your life, it is also a dead end.

She vaguely remembered that when she fled the disaster, she carried a pointed copper drill, and later came to Mr. Mei's courtyard, and never touched it again. This bronze hairpin was found on the imperial ship, and from the day she found it, she never left her, as if this was the only thing that could allow her to stay on the imperial ship with peace of mind and accompany Brother Chen......

Brother Chen hit the golden hairpin and replaced her hairpin, but sensing her uneasiness, Su Niang took off the Ruyi golden hairpin on her head and placed it next to the bronze hairpin, and a hairpin flashed faintly under the lamp.

Qi Su Niang stared at a hairpin and a hairpin, did not move her eyes for a long time, and in the end, she finally stretched out her hand, put the Ruyi golden hairpin into her sleeve, and muttered to herself, "The third master and the prince...... The emperor is looking at the crown prince......"

A few days later, the third brother sent Rong Xi'er to summon her to give a lecture in the arithmetic hall, Rong Xi'er went to Mama Yu and said some good things, and Mama Yu nodded.

Qi Su Niang left every once in a while: Cining Palace, and walked slowly on the palace road leading to the Arithmetic Hall in Cining Palace.

Spring has long passed, and the summer sunset slowly swallows and sinks into the Wanshou Mountain in the Forbidden City, and I don't feel cold when the night breeze blows.

Qin Quan'er walked on the front palace road of the Arithmetic Hall with a lantern, and was about to go to Concubine De's Changchun Palace to pick up the fourth elder brother. From a distance, I saw a red lantern swaying at the entrance of the palace alley, and it didn't move for most of the time, it seemed that the person with the lantern was standing at the alley and refused to go in, so I couldn't help but wonder.

He felt that the figure was familiar, and when he took a closer look, he was surprised and smiled: "Miss Qi, why are you not in the Queen Mother's Palace at this time, what are you doing here?" ”

Qi Su Niang shrank her head, her face was white, and she held the lantern with her hands trembling, "The third elder brother just summoned me to the arithmetic hall, and now that Fang is scattered, I don't dare to enter this alley......" looked at Qin Quan'er with hope, "Where is my father-in-law going?" ”

Qin Quan'er said with a smile: "I also went to the West Sixth Palace, Concubine De has a slight illness, the fourth master went to visit, keep it for dinner, now it should be time to go back." ”

Qi Su Niang smiled, took a few steps to catch up with Qin Quan'er, walked side by side, and turned into the palace alley together.

Qin Quan'er asked casually, "Did Miss Qi know about the news presented by the Governor of Ganshan?" The Heyuan map has been prepared for the tenth **, and in a few days, Lord Chen will be out of Tibet and return to Beijing. ”

Qi Su Niang nodded, "Duo Cheng's father-in-law asked, it is true."

Qin Quan'er saw that Qi Su Niang was walking close to him, and she couldn't hang on to him, so she smiled and said: "Miss Qi's courage is small for a while, and big for a while, and the slave has always felt strange......"

Qi Su Niang looked left and right, and whispered: "Don't hide it from my father-in-law, I'm not afraid of others, only Liu San'er, who died a little unjustly back then......" As she spoke, she seemed to be frightened by her miserable voice, and immediately closed her mouth, making Qin Quan'er tighter.

Qin Quan'er remained silent, "Miss Qi thinks that the fourth master didn't do it well?" ”

Qi Su Niang was shocked, and hurriedly shook her head and said, "No! Good job! What's wrong with what the fourth master does? After speaking, he began to nod his head again, "Well done, well done, if it weren't for the fourth master, I would have been pulled by Liu San'er to be a cushion." ”

Qin Quan'er smiled slightly, "Miss Qi remembers well." In the end, Miss Qi has also waited for the fourth master, and there is always some affection, and the fourth master has always treated Miss Qi kindly. ”

Qi Su Niang nodded again and again, "My father-in-law is right, I have always remembered the grace of the fourth master." ”

Seeing that she walked out of the palace alley and walked in front of Yuqing Palace, Qi Su Niang's body was already soaked with cold sweat, and she felt that the personal eunuchs of the masters had become more and more difficult to talk recently. She has known Qin Quan'er and Li Quan'er for more than ten years, and when they meet each other, they greet each other with a smile on their faces, and they are polite and peaceful.

Qi Su Niang thought about it carefully, the movement in the palace was getting bigger and bigger, and I heard that the prince's subordinates were drinking from time to time, although the emperor did not say anything, but the plan in his heart was difficult to say. She thought about the sentence "fire" that the fourteenth elder brother said, and secretly pondered, the masters were afraid that they were all rushing to add firewood to themselves, and it was normal for them to be more angry. The eunuchs in front of him were inevitably angry, and their speech was naturally not as slow as before.

She left with Qin Quan'er a little, and quietly looked at Qin Quan'er's face, the fourth master's matter in Gaoyou was already ** years ago, Qin Quan'er mentioned it for the first time, there is always a reason, it will not be because she mentioned Liu San'er, he has to remind her, let her recall the "leniency" that the fourth master treated her?

Qi Su Niang bit her lip, thinking about the face she had put in front of the fourth master in the past, she was lucky to retreat in Longfu Temple, and comforted herself, she was also extremely loyal to the fourth master......

Qin Quan'er glanced at Qi Su Niang, saw her wrinkled face, thought about his words, and couldn't help laughing: "Miss Qi, Cining Palace has arrived, hurry up and go back." "After a pause," the fourth master said, Miss Qi still stayed in Cining Palace in An'an, waiting for Lord Chen to come back. ”