Seeing him go out, Ah Ji hurriedly said: "The emperor was dragged away by Concubine Hui like this, so what should I do?" ”

"What should I do?" Ruyi looked at the carved long window of "Liuhe Spring is always there", and the vermilion fine lattice, one grid at a time, carved people's hearts into fine leaks. She gritted her teeth slightly: "I can't do anything." ”

Ah Zhen was so anxious that his face turned red: "There are more and more women in the palace, and I heard that the emperor has promised to be there again in the afternoon." You see, the skinless and faceless Nanfu Kabuki can be promoted to the ......"

"Shut up!" Ruyi said coldly, Ah Ji looked up and saw her nose moving slightly, knowing that she was angry, she was so frightened that she didn't dare to complain, but she was aggrieved: "The slave is aggrieved for the little master." What is the identity of the little master? With the concubine's demonic tone and weak appearance, she also competed to serve the emperor and robbed the little lord of a good time! ”

Ruyi was bored in her heart, and said coldly: "Tell you to stop talking and have so many words, no matter how humble Mei Chang's status is, she is also a serious little master, and the concubine, what is her identity, can you talk about it?" Out of this Yanxi Palace, if half of the people heard your words, they were immediately dragged to the Shen Criminal Division and killed. ”

Ah Zhen was angry and aggrieved, so he had to hang his face and weep silently. Ruyi pondered for a long time, and when she saw that she was still crying, she couldn't help but feel a little unbearable, so she slowed down her tone and said: "You are my dowry girl, how can I not know if I am worried about everything?" ”

Ah Ji heard the sound and replied "yes" in a low voice.

Ruyi said softly: "What you are not happy in your heart is exactly what I am not happy in my heart." But the unhappiness in people's hearts is okay in their own hearts, and once they say it, it will become a joke for others. What's more, if you have to be unforgiving, and the people who are distressed by the emperor are also involved, isn't that asking for trouble for yourself? ”

Ah Zhen's eyes were as red as two cherries, and he raised his head: "The slave knows that she is anxious, and her mouth is fast." But if it weren't for the slave who had been following the little master and serving the little one, he wouldn't dare to say something. The only thing that dares to say in Yanxi Palace is the slave maid. ”

Ruyi was already annoyed, but seeing that she was thinking about her love for herself since she was a child, she was even more annoyed, so she had to endure it and said, "Okay." I know what you want, so let's go out and wipe your face first, and I'll be waiting for you here. ”

Ah Ji went out with a blessing, walked outside the hall, and saw a hair moon dizzy, and felt that he was loyal to Ruyi, but he was always reprimanded, and he was really wronged to go home. Holding back tears, she shook the silk and went down the steps. Xiao Fuzi, the eunuch who was waiting on the side, came from the submarine with her, and called "Sister Aji", and came over with a smile: "Has the little master been placed?" Do you want me to order some tea and bring some snacks in? ”

Ah Ji said angrily: "What do you want to worry about, if you worry about it, people may not think you are this mind!" ”

Xiao Fuzi was stunned, and immediately understood: "The little master is in a bad mood, and he scolded his sister again?" ”

When Ah Ji heard this, he said angrily: "What do you mean to scold again?" What is there to scold! Don't look at who I am, I am serving the little master, all the way from my mother's house to the hidden mansion, and then serving into the palace. The little lord has nothing more than words. ”

Xiaofuzi hurriedly smiled: "Yes, yes, yes." Doesn't that mean? Among our group of servants, no one can compare to you and the little master! The little lord is also upset, and he said that he still hurts his sister when he turns around. What's more, my sister's Lord Ama Guiduo has been released to be an official, and the future is good in the future, and the little lord loves her sister even more. ”

Ah Ji was a little happy at this time, straightened his waist and said, "Okay." There is a heart waiting inside, so I will go and rest first, and you should be diligent and pay attention to what the little master is. ”

Xiao Fuzi nodded and agreed, glanced inside, and whispered, "Why are you waiting for it again?" Among these people who serve the little master, she follows the little master the most, like a dog. In fact, in terms of intimacy and understanding of the little master's mind, who can compare to you, sister! ”

Ah Zhen pursed his lips and said disdainfully: "Who knows? usually has a stuffy mouth like a gourd, but now he is alone in front of the little master, and he doesn't know what to say. Forget it, we're not afraid of her anyway. Can a person who has served the little master for a few years compare with those of us who have served for so many years? ”

Xiaofuzi nodded again and again: "That's that, my sister's mind, that's no one can compare." He lit the lantern and showed the way for Ah Jiu, "Sister, be careful, I'll watch the road for you." Beware, watch your step. ”

Ruyi held her cheeks and pondered for a long time, then brought a bowl of Babao sweet cheese to her, and said cautiously: "The little master is always thinking about things, drink some sweet soup to moisten his throat." ”

Ruyi waved her hand, looked at Ruyi's face with concern, and said softly: "Actually, Miss Ah Ji is right, she is too straight-hearted, and she puts everything on her mouth." Her heart for the little lord is good. ”

Ruyi twisted the silk in annoyance and said, "She said it well." However, the emperor spent most of his time in the previous dynasty, and when he returned to the harem, he also walked around the palaces, so it was inevitable that he would not come to Yanxi Palace for several days. ”

He thought for a moment, "yes." There are many women in the palace, and the emperor has to take care of them one by one, but in fact, they are snubbed one by one. What the slave means......" She glanced at Ruyi quietly, "Niangniang should think of a way to hold the emperor's heart." ”

"Hold the emperor's heart?" Ruyi's sorrow was like a dark cloud covering the moonlight, gradually thickening, "The queen is the middle palace, and there are princesses and princes, Hui Guifei has an identity, a pure concubine has a third elder brother, and no matter how bad a noble person is, she also has the identity of a Korean sect daughter." What else can I do besides the emperor's grace in front of me? Since the last incident in Xianfu Palace, Hailan is afraid, in fact, I am also afraid, there is no one to rely on, and grace is also going today tomorrow, which is unstable. ”

He sighed heartily: "Yes." There is also the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother has always been faint to the little master......"

Ruyi's eyes jumped, like a lit flame, shining: "The Queen Mother ......"

Yi Xin was a little confused: "What's wrong with the Queen Mother?" ”

Ruyi was silent for a moment, and a thought quietly crossed her mind, and she asked, "At this time, where will the queen be?" ”

Yi thought for a while and said, "At this hour, I should have just gone to the elder brother's house to see the second elder brother, and then I went to the queen mother to say goodbye." ”

Ruyi smiled slightly: "The morning and dusk are fixed, the queen is a good daughter-in-law." How can I not follow the queen well and fulfill my filial piety to the emperor's mother? ”

Yi Xin was stunned and said, "What did the little master say?" Slaves and maids don't understand. ”

Ruyi silently looked at the bowl of eight-treasure sweet cheese, and slowly gestured with her fingers on the table: "Heart, what do you think the emperor lacks the most?" ”

He snapped his fingers and said, "The emperor has a princess, an elder brother, a queen, a concubine, and a brother and sister. The former dynasty was assisted by Lord Zhang Tingyu and Lord Gao Bin, and the harem was controlled by the Queen Mother and the Empress. The world is peaceful, and there is nothing unpleasant about the emperor, let alone lacking. ”

Ruyi's hand was fixed there, and she pondered: "No, the emperor has one thing missing." ”

"What?"

Ruyi tried her best to lower her voice: "Although the palace is secretive, you should know that the emperor is not the queen mother's own child. ”

Xinxin's eyes widened, and he immediately ran to the window and pretended to glance at it unintentionally, until he was sure that the palace people guarding the door were standing far away, so he covered the window and said in a low voice: "I know." The emperor's biological mother was a palace maid who served in the Rehe Palace in the past, named Li Jingui. If it weren't for the favor of the first emperor by mistake, and fortunately having the emperor, she would be the lowest palace maid in this life. I heard that I died in childbirth when I gave birth to the emperor, and the first emperor didn't even ask a word. ”

"The first emperor didn't even ask, and others were even more about to trample on it. So the emperor was raised in the Old Summer Palace when he was a child, and his biological mother Li Jingui is still nameless and penniless, and he doesn't know where he is buried. ”

Shocked: "The little lord means ......"

Ruyi twisted the silk and tied the knot, and said slowly: "The emperor doesn't say it, but someone has to mention it." ”

He was shocked, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Little master, this is too risky." Don't say whether the emperor will agree or not, the queen mother is a hurdle. Her old man is no longer salty and indifferent to you, if you want to recruit a mother again, the queen mother will not be able to tolerate you! ”

"If I say my biological mother, then Li Jingui naturally wants to posthumously crown the Queen Mother. Of course, the queen mother will not tolerate me, and the emperor will even think that I am showing off my life experience, and immediately depose me to the cold palace. Don't worry, I won't risk it. Ruyi turned her head and saw that she was looking at her worriedly, so she smiled and said, "In this palace, I don't have anything to rely on as stable as Mount Tai, so I will naturally pay attention to every step of the way and never take risks easily." ”

The fifth day of the third month was Ruyi's birthday. Because the emperor missed the appointment the night before, he informed Wang Qin early that he had come to pass the news, saying that he wanted to accompany Ruyi to celebrate his nineteenth birthday.

On the day of Ruyi's birthday, the Internal Affairs Office was already busy, decorating Yanxi Palace with a new decoration, and specially made new dishes and dim sum for Ruyi to taste one by one. The emperor asked someone to appreciate the silver silk noodles and the ornamental utensils early.

Ah Ji accompanied Ruyi to stand under the corridor and watched the eunuchs clean the yard and put on new flowers and plants, and couldn't help but say: "The emperor has a little master in his heart." The emperor is always thinking about the birthday of the little master. ”

Ruyi only thought about her own thoughts, and didn't speak for a while, only silently.

In the evening, as soon as it was dark, the emperor came. Before she could salute, the emperor stopped her first and said apologetically: "Xiyue has been uncomfortable for two nights, and I have accompanied her and delayed you." ”

Ruyi smiled gently: "The concubine is not in good health, and the emperor should accompany her." ”

The emperor said: "She is not in good health, and she still troubles herself, and she keeps telling me that she wants to raise the eldest brother, just her body, when the eldest brother is naughty at the age of eight or nine, why bother?" ”

Ruyi's heart moved, and a thought slipped through in an instant, and before she could think about it, she disappeared. She drank two glasses of wine with the emperor, and the dishes she prepared were also new and refreshing side dishes, but they were spinach and egg whites, stewed chicken with mushrooms, stir-fried marantou, fried crispy magnolia slices, choy sum in thick soup, roasted deer breast, scallop shrimp, mandarin duck fried belly, fried asparagus and fried pork, double lily and quail, and a bowl of bird's nest pear shuang and simmered silver noodles with shredded pork and shepherd's cabbage.

The emperor ate two mouthfuls of noodles and praised: "At this time, the taste of the new shepherd's cabbage is really incomparable to anything." Where did you find this? The imperial dining room hasn't been put on yet. ”

Ruyi sneered and said, "If you want to eat fresh, where can I wait for the imperial dining room?" It was the concubine who asked her mother's family to go outside the city early in the morning to pick it, and it was still stained with dew when it was delivered in the morning. ”

The emperor smiled: "It's hard for you to be willing to use this heart." ”

Ruyi looked at him with a smile and said softly: "Isn't that what the concubine thinks?" If the emperor eats well, sleeps sweetly, and is kind to the left and right, it will be good. ”

The emperor smiled and hugged her: "Although you don't come here every day, I remember it in my heart, and I always feel that I can calm down when I think about it." Over the years, your temperament has also been much more delicate and calm, no more noisy than when you first married me. ”

Ruyi lowered her face with a smile, slapped the emperor lightly on the shoulder, got up and saluted: "Today is the birthday of the concubine, and the concubine has a wish, I wonder if I can borrow the emperor's golden mouth to fulfill the concubine?" ”

The Emperor smiled and helped her up, "I have been with you for many years, what do you want, just tell me." ”

Ruyi didn't get up on the emperor's hand, but just lowered her head and said: "No matter how much the concubine's wish is, I don't know how thick the sky is, but please let the emperor fulfill it." ”

The emperor smiled and said, "As long as you don't force me to make you the queen, there is nothing difficult about the rest." Tell me, do you want to be promoted to a higher rank? ”

Ruyi hurriedly bowed her head and said, "How dare the concubine be so disrespectful of her superiors to take what she wants?" The concubine's wish has nothing to do with herself, it is related to the emperor. ”

The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "Oh? You say come and hear it. ”

There was a moment of hesitation, Ruyi bit her lip, but still let the words flow clearly from between her lips and teeth: "The first emperor died and left behind a palace full of concubines, and the emperor sealed all of them, and raised all the concubines and concubines in Shoukang Palace and other places. What the concubines thought was that some of the concubines who died in the early years of the emperor had low status, but they asked the emperor to remember that they had also served the first emperor, although they were nameless and pointless, and asked the emperor to posthumously seal them to show filial piety. ”

The emperor's eyebrows gradually twisted into Sichuan characters: "The person you are talking about is ......"

Ruyi hesitated slightly, but still said: "It's the concubine Li Jingui of the first emperor in the Rehe Palace." ”

The emperor was stunned, and said with a cold face: "Presumptuous! The Li family is nameless and pointless, but she is the palace maid who was fortunate in the first emperor's time, how can she be posthumously sealed! ”

Ruyi leaned down and pleaded: "The emperor is clear about the Li family's contribution to Sheji. It's just that there are as many people who have made meritorious contributions in the Qing Dynasty as a carp crossing the river, and there is no need to praise everything. But please ask the emperor to look at the face of the first emperor, even if she only posthumously crowns the Li family as a noble person and buries her in the concubine tomb of the first emperor, it can be regarded as her face. ”

There was no expression on the emperor's face, and even his voice was so cold that there was no temperature: "Chasing the concubines of the first emperor without authorization, I'm afraid the queen mother will be unhappy if she finds out." ”

"It's just that the title is too noble or too concubine, the name doesn't need to be too high, it's just a heart. It is also better than the mausoleum of the Li family far away in Rehe, the barren grass and the sun, the lonely tomb is cold and smoky, and it is desolate. ”