"Mrs. Li, be careful of the steps."

In front of her, a young woman with a double bun, cherry blossom pink beads, and a green and white skirt is holding a small hexagonal palace lamp, and the lotus steps move lightly. Shaohua, who was wearing a cloak embroidered with red plums on a white ground, followed behind, his eyes fell on the heels of the palace maid who kept moving forward, and he walked quietly with him. But there are corners, passes, steps, and thresholds, and the palace maid will whisper to remind them in a light and gentle voice. After walking for a while, Shaohua, who had originally memorized the way he came, was finally dizzy, and finally gave up and let her lead the way.

Early in the morning, when the sky was still hazy, he was called up from the bed by Chuhe Youhan, ignoring her struggles and complaints, plus coercion and intimidation, and finally begging bitterly, and finally dressed up when the Ling family sent someone to urge. Lian Xiang was slightly surprised, but seeing Shaohua's reluctance, she covered her mouth and chuckled, and led her to ask for peace to Li Ge Lao. When he came back from Xuyuan, Shaohua was already hungry, and as soon as he entered Xiyuan, his eyes only glowed on the crystal bun on the table. Looking at her gobbling up her food, Ling repeatedly worried about whether Shaohua would lose his temper after entering the palace.

However, no matter how worried the Ling clan was, it was in vain, and when Shaohua was full of food and drink, Xuyuan sent people to say that the carriage in the palace had arrived, and asked Shaohua to hurry over.

Probably because he was full of bedding, Shaohua didn't have a chance to worry at all, he was shaken drowsy by the carriage, and when he woke up, he was already at the palace gate. I had the experience of entering the palace once, and Shaohua remembered Ling's reminder that as long as he followed the person who led the way, he resolutely did not run around. So I arrived safely all the way and stayed with the ladies of several ministers' families.

She looked around with unfamiliar faces, and the number was more than half of that of Rouwan and Lu. It's just that most of the sisters who knew each other at that time were already wives, so naturally they wouldn't come with her. And there were one or two good-faced passers-by, Shaohua remembered that they were Song Yun's followers, and immediately pretended not to see them, and turned his face to look out the window.

The girls went from being restrained at the beginning to slowly becoming familiar with each other, chattering in groups and discussing various boudoir topics, and Shaohua listened quietly, laughing without saying a word. It wasn't until an hour before dinner that a housekeeper's aunt came to them and told them that the Queen Mother and the princess were going to summon them, and the party got up and went to another palace.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw three women in Chinese clothes of different ages talking and laughing, the middle-aged woman sitting in the middle was naturally the Empress Dowager He, and Rouwan, who was seven points similar to the Empress Dowager He, was also known by Shaohua, until he saw that the girls around him were kowtowing and shouting Chitose, Shaohua knew that another young woman who looked dignified and virtuous was actually the current queen He Wanru. Looking at her well-behaved appearance, Shaohua couldn't help but think of Hongyi's playful smile, and when she looked up at Queen He, Shaohua seemed to see the blankness in her eyes and the indifference hidden in her smile. Now that there is no mention of Wanhua, and there is no Laneige to solve the siege, Shaohua seems very well-behaved and quiet, and just begs everyone's attention not to fall on her.

Perhaps the heavens heard her plea, and the topic never fell on her, and there were always people who were willing to show their courtesy.

Until the feast began, Empress Dowager He urged the emperor to come over for dinner, only to learn that the emperor had summoned a few courtiers earlier, and drank in the garden, and now drunk in the meditation hall, Empress Dowager He was so angry that she almost overturned the dining table. If it weren't for the fact that there were so many courtiers, she immediately rushed over and scolded the emperor's son. Listening to many ladies sighing in disappointment, Shaohua was happy, she heard that there was only one queen and one noble person in the emperor's harem, and neither of them came out. When Empress Dowager He was the imperial concubine, she hoped that the first emperor would rest and save too many princes to grab the throne, but when it was her turn to be the queen mother, she hoped that the emperor would be able to spread out as soon as possible. The queen and the nobles are both members of the queen mother's family, and now that neither of them is out, the queen mother can't help but feel anxious, thinking that she will also find a few more concubines for her son while she is giving her daughter a banquet.

However, the emperor clearly did not appreciate it.

Although there was no emperor in attendance, the dinner was a lot colder, but the girls still knew in their hearts that as long as they pleased the queen mother, they still had a chance to enter the palace. So after a meal, the guests of honor were also happy, and even Queen He seemed much more lively. After dinner, Empress Dowager He asked the girls to accompany Rouwan to continue chatting, saying that she was old and didn't have to boil, Queen He got up and sent the Empress Dowager back to the palace in person, and she also wanted to go back to rest early.

Originally, the two main masters were sent away, and a group of girls of the same age were even more active, Shaohua also thought that she could finally sneak into the courtyard to breathe, but she didn't expect that as soon as she stepped out of the gate, she immediately walked over with a palace maid and said that the Empress Dowager He had summoned her.

Shaohua suddenly felt that one head was bigger than two, this meal was eaten peacefully, down-to-earth, she thought that there was nothing wrong, how could she summon her privately for no reason, could it be that she had just been distracted and was discovered?

"Sister, do you know what the Queen Mother summoned me?" Shaohua asked cautiously.

The palace maid who led the way turned around and smiled at her, "The queen mother didn't say it, the lady didn't know if she went, and it was a good thing to think about it." ”

Hearing the word good for no reason, Shaohua only felt that his scalp was numb, "Then can I do without it?" What's that, it's just me, I'll be empty-hearted. ”

The palace maid was amused by her words, "Don't worry, lady, I just heard the queen mother praise you for your great progress than before, more and more beautiful, dignified and demure, in short, you will know when you arrive." ”

couldn't figure out the queen mother's thoughts, Shaohua had no choice but to follow her, but after going around for a while, even she was almost dizzy, and she hadn't reached the queen mother's bedroom yet, Shaohua almost thought that she had been deceived again. When his hand touched the ornament on his waist, he was shocked, immediately stopped, looked down, and exclaimed: "Not good!" I dropped something. ”

The palace maid who led the way heard her shouting, and when she turned around, she saw that Shaohua was sweating profusely and looking for something on the ground, and hurriedly walked over, "What's wrong?" ”

"My purse is off, and it was still there when I first came out." Shaohua was so anxious that she was about to cry.

The palace maid hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "What is it, I'll help you find it." ”

"Purple, such a big one, it's a men's purse." Shaohua described the appearance of the purse, only to see the palace maid's brows trembling, and then pretending to be calm, carrying the palace lamp and searching on the ground nearby for a while but not finding it, she sighed and said: "Why don't I send you over first, and I'll come back to find it later." ”

But Shaohua shook his head resolutely, "No! This purse is very important to me, let me look for it again, and go back to ask the Queen Mother for my guilt. This was accidentally ripped off by Yan Kaizhi at the beginning, and she always took it with her, so she had to find it back no matter what.

Seeing Shaohua's resolute expression, the palace maid was incompetent in persuasion, so she could only compromise helplessly. The two turned back the same way and bent down to search all the way, but it was dark and the road was dark, and it was not easy to find a dark purse. In the end, the palace maid asked Shaohua to wait in place, and she went to call the nearby night patrol palace people to help find it. Shaohua was grateful again and again, and after seeing her leave, he stood quietly in place and waited.

Looking at the high palace walls and the cold night, Shaohua felt a little lonely, and couldn't help but worry about whether the purse would be picked up by a passing palace person. Although there is nothing in this purse, it is Yan Kaizhi's thing after all, and to her, it is regarded as a treasure.

"Second brother, you let go of me, if I say I don't marry, I won't marry!" A powerful voice rang out in the dark night, and the empty alleyway amplified the sound several times. I only heard another voice reproach: "You give me attention, this is the palace, not the home." ”

Shaohua's eyes widened and blinked, and a sound of heavy footsteps reached her ears, and it was clear that the person who spoke was walking in her direction. Shaohua remembered the words of the palace maid just now, and didn't dare to run around, but standing in place, he was bound to collide with the other party. There are all nobles in the palace, who knows what kind of lord she bumped into, but listening to the tone, it must be the master she can't provoke. Shaohua hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to hide for a while, waiting for them to pass by. Looking around, before the other party arrived, Shaohua quickly climbed a nearby tree and quietly held his breath.

"Ziang, you stop for me!" A male voice whispered angrily.

I saw a tall and mighty figure stop under Shaohua's hidden tree, so frightened that Shaohua almost didn't grasp it, she never expected that he would choose to speak here. suddenly panicked in her heart, at this time, if the palace maid found the purse and folded it back to find her, would it be better for her to go down or not. Just when Shaohua was in a dilemma, another figure walked over, slightly shorter than the man in front of him, and looked like a weak scholar. Through the faint night, Shaohua could see that the facial features of the two were somewhat similar, probably a brotherly relationship.

"Second brother, it's good to marry you yourself, you haven't married anyway." The tall man refused again, his tone tough with a hint of complaint.

"Ziang, you are already an adult, can you not say such willful words." Xu Zixiang caught a glimpse of his brother's resentful gaze and sighed, "Actually, Princess Rouwan is a good girl, she has good looks and character, and she is a golden branch and jade leaf, and others can't ask for it." Hearing Rouwan's name, Shaohua immediately understood the identity of the person under the tree, and his eyes were even harder to focus on Xu Ziang.

"Just because she is a golden branch and jade leaf, I can't marry. Second brother, you don't know what it means to be a colt, which means that my future will be ruined here. It's good that the eldest brother is married, so he sent me here, if you want to talk about the eldest and youngest, there will be you after him! Xu Ziang glared angrily, with an expression that looked like he was about to tear his brother.