Seventeen days, seventeen days to go......

The breeze was blowing, and a half-yellow sycamore leaf fluttered down and landed on her smoke gauze loose flower dress.

She pinched the petiole and turned it slowly, closing her eyes unconsciously......

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"Jin'er...... Jin'er ......"

She opened her eyes dimly, and saw a face dimly, but she unconsciously closed her long eyelashes and fell asleep again.

How did you get stuck like this? I must have stayed up all night last night, but I can't sleep here......

"Wake up, Jin'er ......"

The man was anxious, but he didn't seem to dare to alarm her, and only patted her on the cheek.

Her skin was delicate and smooth like cream, and as soon as her fingers touched it, she couldn't bear to leave.

The man's gaze was fixed on her...... I haven't seen her for many days, and this girl has become more and more moving, which makes people think......

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Jin'er ......

Su Jinling picked up the name in a daze...... How long has it been since no one has called her like this? This is her name, the name given by Mo Yuan'er......

Jin'er ......

The mind that was wandering away from the dream suddenly gathered, and she opened her eyes violently, facing a pair of eyes......

Lang Lang starry eyes, flying sword eyebrows, such as a straight nose, like a knife thin lips......

This is a face that has faded away from childishness, this is a face that has covered up the arrogance and arrogance of the past and condensed into a calm but high-spirited face that has been carved over the years, and this is a face that can be recognized at a glance and instantly gushed out with infinite joy even if she has not seen her for ten years......

"Brother......

Su Mufeng watched the surprise in her eyes bloom like fireworks, instantly illuminating his eyes and his heart, but this call made the color of the fireworks suddenly dim......

Elder brother......

"Brother, why are you here?" Su Jinling was pleasantly surprised.

Although it has only been more than four months since the last meeting, it was only a quick glance, and she returned to her previous life unconsciously, and now she ......

"Brother, have you become taller and more handsome......"

Su Mufeng finally smiled, but with a little astringency.

"Yes, I've changed, Jin'er has changed, I've become...... Can talk......"

Indeed, the young Jin'er he knew was a little girl who was considered mute by everyone, and he had been trying to hear her voice, and until the jade pendant incident caused her to almost die, he did not get a word from her, but today she was finally able to speak, and the first voice he heard from her was ...... But he never treated her as a sister......

Su Jinlingwu was excited about the reunion, and he couldn't feel the entanglement in his heart. Although "Jinling" is a beautiful name, she prefers the title "Jin'er". Kind, natural...... It's as if I have suddenly returned to the free and easy years of the past, and returned to Qingxiao Garden...... There are flowers and trees that grow freely, there are ponds with golden mist after rain, there are birds that row around you, and there are ......

"Is my mother okay?" She asked eagerly.

He looked at the little hand that was clutching his arm...... Jin'er has never been so close to herself, is it because she has been reunited after a long absence? Is it because he is the only person she is close to in this deep palace?

Thinking about it like this, I couldn't help but feel a little relieved, and the corners of my lips lifted slightly: "Aunt Mo is very good......"

Su Jinling's eyes lit up, and then the tip of her nose was slightly sour.

She quickly turned her gaze: "You haven't said why you're here?" It won't ......"

She suddenly remembered that when Zhang Wanbai notified her of her participation in the draft, it was Su Mufeng who rushed to stop her, could it be a ......

Su Mufeng looked at the nervousness in her eyes, and felt a slight strangeness in her heart, but said with a smile: "Can't you see why I'm here?" ”

Only then did Su Jinling notice that his thick black hair had all been curled into a bun and tied with copper buckles, which was refreshing and neat. The russet arrow sleeves and straight-collared over-the-knee robe just reflect his upright posture, and it is also equipped with a shawl and shoulder pads, which adds to the heroic spirit. Leather belt at the waist and short Leu leather boots on the feet...... This is exactly the outfit of the Ouchi Guard, but the wolf pattern is embroidered on the back, and it should be a primary guard.

Seeing her frowning and puzzled, she wouldn't tell her that she came here because she could see her often, for fear that her temperament would cause some trouble in the palace, but pinched her little nose: "Isn't this more handsome?" ”

He didn't know that Su Jinling didn't understand his hard work. A prince of the royal palace should have a better future and be admired and worshipped, but he wants to come here to be a low-level guard, let people call and drink, and look up to people's snorts, it is ...... For her?

Distant memories slammed into my eyes again...... She slapped Su Linglong, but she was so scared that she didn't dare to go out for a few days. When he came, he took her out of bed, who was impulsive and reckless and timid and afraid of death, and yelled: "It's okay, everything is fine, I said I would protect you!" ”

How could she not understand his mind? It's just that he's her brother, but it's just ......

"I think my brother would be more handsome if he could change into the robe of the prince......"

I can't help but say that although this janissary suit is also heroic, it doesn't know the times to cover up his innate nobility, which is undoubtedly a tyrannical thing.

Su Mufeng's heart was shocked, and he met the pair of black and white eyes...... The person in front of her is no longer the little girl who only knows how to bury her head in eating pastries and then wrap pastries with a handkerchief to honor her mother, she ...... It's grown up.

The warmth in his heart gradually grew, but he still smiled: "What do you know? The closer you are to the emperor, the more promising you will be......"

Seeing that she was suspicious again, she hurriedly put on a confident and triumphant look: "The emperor has already said that after a while, he will promote me to the personal guard ......"

He pretended to be mysterious and said: "Do you know what the prime minister of the Han Dynasty did in the beginning? ”

Of course, Su Jinling didn't know, but suddenly remembered an important thing: "Brother, you go to be the prince's companion, which prince's companion is it?" ”

"The fourth prince Yuwen Xuancang, but now he is King Yu, what's wrong?"

Su Jinling was a little excited, no wonder Xuanchang was not someone else but Su Mufeng, it turned out that the two were both Yu Wang Companions...... It's just that why Xuanchang followed King Yu to Lanxi Temple, but Su Mufeng ...... Is it because he became a large internal janitarian?

"What does the prince's companion do?"

"Accompany the prince to study, ride and shoot...... We will do whatever the prince does......"

"Does my brother know a prince named Xuanchang to accompany him?"

Su Mufeng was stunned: "Xuanchang? ”

Su Jinling nodded, and was about to ask a question, but saw a guard in a russet arrow sleeve robe running over there.

"Su Mufeng, change shifts!"

The military rules of the Praetorian Guard were strict, and Su Mufeng left before he had time to say a word, but he didn't forget to wave his hand at her.

Looking at his distant back, Su Jinling was a little confused, I hope everything is really as Su Mufeng said, he is just "the closer to the emperor, the more promising he is", otherwise......

The sky was very blue, only a few clouds floated quietly, and the end was a vast and vast expanse, but the mood suddenly became heavier than ever.

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Recently, the harem has fallen into a strange state.

As the saying goes, "women are the ones who please themselves", and today the only "self-pleaser" in Luancheng has been patrolling outside, and the concubines have somewhat lost the mind of dressing up, and this card game is really attractive, which greatly fills the emptiness of daily boredom. So every day and night, they gather people to have fun, looking for objects that compete with them for favor, and win or lose at the poker table, which is a little more open. As a result, after a few days, everyone had two dark circles under their eyes, but their eyes were unusually bright and keen, as if they were owls going out late at night to find voles.

There will still be concubines in the Snow Yang Palace every day as usual, but this time it is not an insinuation that who has done something inappropriate, who has said bad things about whom, who who has framed whom, but to discuss a certain mistake in a certain game, a certain card skill is superb and a certain card skill is clumsy, and the winning and losing situation of themselves and so-and-so, and then discuss together to wait for the card skills to improve.

This situation made Su Jinling very uneasy.

The emperor is about to come back, if she finds that the harem has been inadvertently transformed into a casino, how angry should the gamblers who have lost sleep and forget to eat and go crazy in the past?

She has been nervous, but Concubine Xian is happy to do it, and her only challenge is King Wending, and she will not give up until King Wending picks up his belongings. Although these objects were to be returned in the end, Concubine Xian, who was staring at the other party with a smile and unloading her accessories, could not see her usual kindness and generosity at all, but King Wending was still indifferent.

It's just that Su Jinling and Yan Shun, who were tied up, although they were given money by Concubine Xian, they still won or lost, and after many days, their spirits were almost broken. Yan took out the majesty of the chief by the way, and strictly trained a few of his subordinates who could be regarded as clever and understanding, and finally retreated, Su Jinling also took it with him and occasionally borrowed some light, but he was still apprehensive in his heart.

These people are either high-ranking or senior, and they should be well aware of the consequences of the continued development of this move, but everyone seems to be very relieved and bold, as if they are sure that even if the emperor wants to punish the initiator, they will punish the initiator, and they want to carry out the final madness to their heart's content.

So on the night when she didn't go to play cards with Concubine Xian, Su Jinling also began to have insomnia.

In the midst of worry, the clock slipped into September.

September is indeed a beautiful and festive day as it is golden in this season, and the emperor is convenient to drive back to Tianluan City three days before the Double Ninth Festival.

This is undoubtedly a great joy for the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty and the concubines, and on that day, even the chrysanthemums in the Wuyuan Garden bloomed particularly delicately. And the cultivation of several years of a pint white chrysanthemum sable cicada moon worship also bloomed for the first time on the same day, the wisps of petals like a fairy dancing silk, fluttering in the wind, and holding the stamens a little delicate, half covered and half hidden, like a girl shy.

The concubines are all dressed up like flowers, gathered in the Wuyuan to wait for the arrival of the Son of Heaven, and their carefully painted faces are full of charm and affection, without a trace of tiredness.