The wind is light in the middle of the night, and the stars are sparse.

At this time, the water moon palace was brightly lit, and the palace maids in green clothes were waiting quietly on both sides of the curtain leading to the inner room, motionless. At this moment, there was silence in the inner room, except for a few occasional moans and whispers, which could not help but make people blush and heartbeat when they listened closely.

From time to time, the palace maid waiting outside looked up at the translucent curtain, and quickly lowered her head.

Suddenly, there was finally movement in the inner room, and a low and slightly hoarse voice came out: "Someone." ”

As soon as his words fell, the palace maids who were originally waiting in the outer hall hurriedly brought hot water towels and silk towels prepared in advance.

And the lights of the outer hall are bright, the light in the inner room is slightly dim, and the orange lampshade reveals a soft light, charming and hazy, and in addition, the faint fragrance of roses in the room is like a dream, which highlights the ambiguous atmosphere.

Li Zhengzheng was disheveled, stood up without saying a word, and let the palace maids who greeted him serve him to wipe himself and change his clothes, and regain his freshness and cleanliness.

Ruan Linluo was still half-lying on the wide and comfortable bed, tilting her head to the pillow, exposing her smooth and white back, and then, looking at Li Zheng with sleepy eyes, her expression was lazy but charming.

She had a pair of dark eyes, and the light of her eyes was flowing and rippling, and they became clearer and clearer like water in the hazy light, like the stars in the sky......

After Li Zheng cleaned up, he sat down on the edge of the bed again, looked down at her bright and moving, shy and lovely little face, couldn't help but feel hot in his heart, and lowered his head again and kissed her lightly on the forehead.

Such a move is very rare for him, so the palace maids who were waiting on the side lowered their heads again when they saw this.

Afterwards, the palace maids knelt beside the bed and reached out to wipe her body with a warm towel, acting very carefully, as if they were worried that they would hurt her delicate skin.

Ruan Linluo has been lazily and has not moved, and she does not mind, she looks naked at this time, her expression is calm, and she does not look uncomfortable at all.

Li Zheng looked at her quietly for a moment, only to feel that she had really changed a lot. Before she knew it, she had completely and quickly changed into a different form.

Recalling that when she first entered the palace, she looked sad all day long, and her eyes were always slightly frightened and uneasy, like a deer that accidentally fell into a trap.

Although the words of the Queen Mother made Li Zheng feel suspicious, he still gave her the position of concubine, and sent the best palace people to take care of her carefully, but her mood was getting lower and lower, often looking out the window in a daze, and not saying a word for a day.

The beauty is like this, Li Zheng is also at a loss, and finally even made an exception to let Ruan Xiping and his wife enter the palace to meet her, just to make her smile. However, it was strange that after she met her parents, some very subtle changes began to begin in her body.

She is no longer depressed, she is still carefully dressed, and even began to learn dance with the dancing girls in the palace, as if she is trying her best to please herself. It's a pity that she is too young to control too charming and charming dances, and she always shows that she is powerless. However, the more she tried to please herself, the more satisfied Li Zheng's heart was with her. He likes not only beautiful women, but also smart and obedient women.

In the past, Ruan Linluo was too weak and sluggish, although it was pitiful, it was difficult for people to get close. But now she has the childlike youth on her body gradually fading, replaced by the charm of a mature woman.

Now, Ruan Linluo is not a queen, just a concubine of the second grade, but once she gives birth to a prince, she is the one who is destined to be the queen in this harem.

After Li Zheng ascended the throne, there were not many women around him, except for the concubines who were concubines during the period when he was a prince, and the women who were admitted to the palace as newcomers, but there were only a few. There is no doubt that Ruan Linluo is the highest-ranking among them, and she is also the object of the eyes of everyone in the harem.

Li Zheng needs a queen whose family can't be too prominent, and Ruan Linluo is indeed the most suitable person for him.

Although the Ruan family has great military achievements, they have no real power, and they are not royal relatives, her parents can be comfortable on the battlefield, but they have always maintained neutrality in the officialdom, and they have never colluded with each other and divided political factions.

When Li Zheng was the crown prince in the past, he saw a lot of how the relatives of those favorite concubines used the power of the harem to do things indiscriminately in the previous dynasty, and he didn't want to repeat that kind of thing again.

Li Zheng didn't want to be a faint monarch like his father, he couldn't allow someone to do something under his nose or behind his back. The reason why he values the Ruan family is that the foundation of the Ruan family is not deep, even if Ruan Linluo really sits in the back seat in the future, they are not capable of arbitrarily exercising power in the previous dynasty and forming gangs.

Ruan Linluo sat under the quilt, her shoulders were still bare, and when the palace maids saw this, they gently put her pajamas on the head of the bed, and then quietly withdrew.

The surroundings became quiet again, and only Li Zheng and Ruan Linluo were left.

Li Zheng saw that she was not dressed, just holding the quilt, and her long hair was scattered in front of her, and it felt like the finest real silk satin to the touch.

"I heard that you ordered to summon your family to the palace to ask for a meeting, why are you still reluctant? Want to go back? ”

Li Zheng suddenly spoke lightly, suddenly remembering the night she was favored for the first time, and begged him with tears in her eyes, wanting to go home with her complaining appearance.

Xu Yes, because he was too impressed, now that he thinks about it, it still makes him unforgettable.

When Ruan Linluo heard this, she smiled softly, leaned on Li Zheng's arms, and said softly: "The concubine is not homesick, the concubine just feels too lonely." Your Majesty, you are busy dealing with political affairs every day, and the concubines are really not easy to disturb, they just want to call their family members into the palace to talk together and pass the time. ”

Although he knew that what she said was not sincere, Li Zheng still smiled and hugged her smooth shoulders, and smiled softly: "Hehe, I didn't know that you were such a pestering person." ”

Ruan Linluo raised her head, looked at Li Zheng with a coquettish smile, took his words, and said softly: "The concubine has been such a person since she was a child, and she can't be cold around her for a moment...... Your Majesty is not going to go back tonight to watch the song...... I've been with my concubine like this, okay? As she said this, she leaned into Li Zheng's arms again, and her two arms were tightly wrapped around Li Zheng's body like slender aquatic plants, and then, deliberately tilting her head, she whispered two coquettish words in his ear. The warm breath blew over, causing itchy ears, and I couldn't help but feel a wave in my heart.

Li Zheng didn't respond, but just hugged her tighter. Xu Yes, because she is too coquettish, every time she can make people's hearts burn a fire...... Then, the two of them hugged each other and fell on the bed, and the room was full of spring, leaving only the low panting that rose and fell at that time......

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Early the next morning, before the sky was clear, a slight drizzle suddenly began. The rain was not heavy, but it was lingering, and it seemed that it could not be stopped for a long time.

Shen Yuechen got up early to freshen up and change her clothes, and changed into the clothes and jewelry that Zhu Yuanlan had prepared for her in advance.

Zhu Yuanlan's vision is very accurate, the dress she prepared is just the right size, and the jewelry is also her own thing, so Shen Yuechen is very careful to wear it, for fear of breaking it and falling off.

Shen Yuechen's movements were very fast, and it took less than half an hour from getting up to freshening up.

Because she wanted to enter the palace, she didn't even have much appetite for breakfast, but Zhu Jintang repeatedly insisted that she eat all the meat porridge in the bowl.

Shen Yuechen thought about it, if he was really hungry, after arriving in the palace, in front of his mother, what sound would come out of his stomach, wouldn't it be a big rudeness.

Yesterday, Mama Tang also explained this kind of thing in advance.

Shen Yuechen still had a full breakfast, but she didn't dare to drink too much water.

Before going out, she didn't forget to turn around and smile at Zhu Jintang, signaling that she was not nervous. But in Zhu Jintang's opinion, she was so nervous that she even smiled a little unnaturally.

To be honest, it was the first time that someone in the Zhu family could enter the palace to meet her, let alone her, just thinking about it, I felt a little uneasy in my heart.

Zhu Jintang has been in and out of the capital for many years and has seen many dignitaries. I heard that if the magistrate were to go to Hajj, it would take three whole days just to learn the rules.

Shen Yuechen had only studied for less than a day, and he didn't know if he could cope with it.

Outside the gate of Ruan's house, a carriage into the palace was prepared early. Zhu Yuanlan personally took Shen Yuechen into the carriage, because she was going to enter the palace, and the maids and mothers beside Shen Yuechen could not accompany her, so Wu's mother and Chunming could only send her to the door.

Before Shen Yuechen got into the carriage, Zhu Yuanlan naturally held her hand and said closely: "After entering the palace, Mama will wait for us at the palace gate, everything is according to the rules, you just need to pay attention to it, don't be too nervous." ”

Shen Yuechen nodded obediently and said yes.

Zhu Yuanlan shook her hand for a while, and then let go again.

If you hold your hands, your palms will sweat after a long time, which is not good.

From Ruan's house to the palace gate, it will only take half an hour at most. Because it was raining all the time, the carriage moved fast because it didn't fly dust.

Outside the palace gate, the guards and eunuchs had already divided into two rows, each receiving their own orders, waiting for Concubine Jing's family.

As soon as Shen Yuechen stepped out of the carriage, she was greeted by a high vermilion wall, as well as heavily armed guards and a fair-skinned eunuch father-in-law.

Zhu Yuanlan already knew the rules, first reported her name, and then took out the waist card sent by Concubine Jing and handed it to the chief eunuch.

The chief eunuch in charge, Wang Gonggong, immediately behaved respectfully as soon as he saw Zhu Yuanlan, as if he had seen Concubine Jing herself, as cautious.

Zhu Yuanlan smiled slightly: "Princess, I'm tired of you." ”

The princess said with a smile on his face: "Madame is too polite, the slave can be sent by Concubine Jing, and it is the luck of three lives to come to serve Madame." After speaking, he raised his eyes and glanced at Shen Yuechen quickly, and saw that she looked upright, white and clean, dressed like a lady, and knew it in his heart.

Although Shen Yuechen came with Zhu Yuanlan, it was obvious that the people in the palace were polite to her, and although she was smiling on her face, she still had a little vigilance and vigilance in her expression.

After entering the palace gate, you have to change the sedan chair to go to the Water Moon Palace.

Zhu Yuanlan and Shen Yuechen took two sedan chairs respectively, and the maids and maids around them all stayed outside the palace, and only the princess led by the prince and the little eunuchs to follow around.

Shen Yuechen sat upright in the sedan chair, through the thick curtains, and the scenery outside could not be seen.

I was nervous before I came in, and I was uneasy after I came in, and I just saw those palace people, not to mention how exquisite the clothes were, just the eyes looked the same sharp, so sharp that they seemed to be able to see through people at a glance.

Although it is only a sedan chair, it walks very gently along the way, giving people the feeling of sitting on a chair without moving.

Sure enough, the palace is different, even the palanquin bearer who carries the sedan chair is so careful.

For some reason, the drizzle that had been falling all morning suddenly stopped after they entered the palace, and the sky slowly cleared.

Shuiyue Palace is a palace that was only renovated half a year ago, and it is very gorgeous and beautiful.

Shen Yuechen stepped down from the sedan chair, he felt a burst of light in front of him, and when he looked up, he saw that the colored glazed tiles covering the roof were reflecting the sunlight, and at first glance, it looked like a gem that really exuded a bright light.

Zhu Yuanlan deliberately took a step slower, looked back at Shen Yuechen, and said softly: "This is the Water Moon Palace where Concubine Jing lives, you can go in with me." ”

Shen Yuechen nodded, retracting her gaze.

According to the rules taught by Mama Tang, Shen Yuechen did not squint, her steps were light, and she slowly walked towards the Water Moon Palace step by step, and when she reached the bottom of the steps, she did not gently lift the corner of her skirt as usual, revealing the upper of her shoes and going up, but to walk up the steps at a slower speed.

Obviously, there are only a dozen stone steps, but it makes people walk extremely hard, but fortunately, the weather is not hot yet, so it will not make people sweat.

Shen Yuechen followed behind Zhu Yuanlan step by step, trying not to show her face, but after seeing the gold bricks that had been paved all over the place, she couldn't help but sigh a little in her heart: glazed tiles, gold bricks, royal style, really not something that can be learned with money.

Thinking about it, they had already come to the outer hall, Zhu Yuanlan slowly paused, Shen Yuechen knew that it was time to salute, so he hurriedly took a breath and got ready.

"Concubine Zhu knocked to see Concubine Jing, Niangniang Chitose Chitose Chitose."

"The folk woman Shen knocked on Concubine Jing, and the mother was a thousand years old."

Shen Yuechen knelt on the ground and kowtowed in an orderly manner, and made a crisp sound according to Mama Tang's request.

was different from what he expected, Shen Yuechen didn't hear Ruan Linluo's beautiful voice, but only heard Mama Tang say loudly: "Madame, please get up, Mrs. Zhu, please get up." ”

Shen Yuechen got up slowly, because she lowered her head slightly, so she couldn't see the person sitting opposite, only a touch of red skirt corners.

The gold bricks on the ground are shining, and they can almost be used as mirrors, and their eyes will be full of gold, so they feel that the red is particularly dazzling.

Then, a slightly familiar and somewhat unfamiliar voice finally sounded: "Mother, sister-in-law, you are here." ”

When Zhu Yuanlan heard this, she dared to look up at her daughter, and saw that she was sitting on the main seat, looking at herself with a smile, and hurriedly said with a smile: "The concubine came to invite the mother, and also brought the Shen family." ”

Shen Yuechen waited for her to finish speaking, and then raised her head in time, the person sitting opposite was gorgeously dressed, full of pearls, exquisite makeup, and smiling eyebrows, looking like a person who had walked down from a painting, with a shocking beauty.

It's just half a year, but Ruan Linluo in front of her has completely changed as a person, not only in appearance, but also in demeanor and temperament, and even in her eyes.

Once upon a time, Ruan Linluo's eyes looked like a pool of clear lake water, clean and transparent. Now, her eyes looked like stars in the night sky, bright and shining, with a faint hint of sharpness.

Ruan Linluo looked at Shen Yuechen's slightly stunned appearance, the smile on her face deepened, and she only said, "What?" Sister-in-law can't recognize Hongu? ”

Hongu ...... Shen Yuechen was still a little dazed, but as soon as she heard this word, she immediately recovered her spirits and said busily: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Niangniang is more and more beautiful, and the people's eyes are clumsy, and they are just a little dazed for a while, and I hope Niangniang will forgive me." ”

Ruan Linluo listened to her words, lowered her eyes slightly, but her face was still smiling, and she only instructed the palace maid beside her: "Show the two ladies a seat." ”

"Yes, sissy." The palace ladies brought their chairs in response.

Zhu Yuanlan and Shen Yuechen inevitably saluted and thanked each other again, and then sat down.

Although I sat down, I could only sit next to one-third of the seat, and I couldn't sit too far back, so as not to lose my manners. To be honest, sitting like this is actually more tiring than standing, because the legs also have to be strained, and the body can't stretch.

Ruan Linluo immediately evoked a dazzling smile: "Mother and sister-in-law don't have to be restrained, they are all their own family, you just need to sit comfortably." ”

When the two of them heard this, they sat down a little, but it was still not more than half of the seat, and their backs were also straight, not leaning on the backrest.

The palace maids then brought tea and snacks, all of which were extremely exquisite, so delicate that people couldn't bear to swallow.

Ruan Linluo saw that Shen Yuechen was just sitting there, bowing her head slightly and not speaking, and she was a little disappointed in her heart.

I haven't seen her for a long time, Shen Yuechen's complexion has improved a lot, and she seems to have gained some weight, and she looks like she should be doing well. It's just that I thought she would be different from others. But after thinking about it, this will be a lot of people, even if she has something to say, she may not really dare to gossip with herself.

Ruan Linluo thought of this, waved her hand, and motioned for Mama Tang to lead the palace maid to wait outside.

The people took the order and left, and suddenly the three of them were left in the temple.

Ruan Linluo then spoke: "Sister-in-law is entering Beijing for the first time, right?" When I heard that you were coming, I couldn't wait to meet you. I thought you would have a lot to say to Hongu? Now it seems that my sister-in-law doesn't miss this palace at all? ”

If these words were left behind, they would be coquettish. But now, because she is a concubine, even if she is coquettish, it sounds a little oppressive, as if she has done something wrong.

Shen Yuechen hurriedly got up and said: "The women are scared, the women have always been thinking about Niangniang in their hearts, but they don't know how to open their mouths for a while......"