The emperor stood up and went to the Dongnuan Pavilion: "Bring me the "Spring and Autumn Period" that I often read, I will read the book for a while, and I will talk to you after you finish washing." ”

Ruyi bowed and replied "yes", and Ah Ji waited for Ruyi to add a bowl of soup. The candles in the Xinuan Pavilion were bright, and it became more and more lined with Ah Zhen's pretty face like a peach blossom.

Ruyi glanced at her with a smile and said in a low voice: "Quickly hide your happy eyebrows, the emperor will inevitably feel that you can't hold your breath when he sees it." ”

Ah Ji touched his face and said embarrassedly: "Can't you really hide it?" ”

Ruyi smiled: "Yes, yes." But you can remember that as long as you are attentive, you can have a future, and you can also have a good future. But don't get carried away, it's going to spread, for fear that people with ulterior motives will remember it. ”

Ah Ji hurriedly agreed to go down.

This night, the emperor stayed here in Ruyi and did not mention it.

In the middle of the night, the little eunuch kept vigil outside the dormitory, Ah Zhen came out to look around, and saw that the dormitory was asleep, so he ordered the palace people to extinguish a few palace lamps and disperse to rest.

Ah Zhen returned to his own room and looked at the furnishings in the room, although the palace maids lived, but it was more than ten times better than the one where Green Marks lived. And after that, Amma rose step by step, and his future was even more hopeful. Thinking like this, Ah Zhen became more and more proud, and as soon as he entered the door, he sat down in front of the bronze mirror dressing table, slowly washed his hands and removed his makeup. She saw in the mirror that Yingxin was only concentrating on making the bed, so she glanced at Xinxin and said, "Although you and I are both palace maids serving the little master, you also heard the emperor's words today." From now on, I will be even more different from you. ”

Yi Xin never argued with her, but smiled modestly: "Congratulations to my sister, my mother's family has such a big happy event." ”

Ah Ji dipped a little apricot pollen on his face, and rubbed it carefully: "This apricot pollen is good, take the apricot blossom juice and mix it with pearl powder to grind it carefully, and it can be nourishing on the face." It was specially brought to me by my Amma from outside. With a proud look in the corner of her eyes, she squinted at her heart and said, "Actually, what does Amma do like this, the little master rewards me a lot of things on weekdays." ”

I was worried about the tassels and purses hanging on the bed tent: "The little master naturally loves my sister." ”

Ah Zhen bowed slightly, took off a few beaded silk flowers dotted between the buns, leaned on his arm and said: "The little master loves it, and my Ama is also angry, and you will have to have a little bit of eyes in the future." Although we live together, we are different. I was born in the flag, but you bought it back for two hundred dollars. In the future, the dots in this room will be your business. ”

The fingers that were worried about the apricot red tassel trembled slightly, and then said, "Got it." ”

Ah Zhen nodded: "I'm sweating all over, I'm uncomfortable to death, you go and fetch water to wipe my body." Also, take wormwood and smoke it well, and don't let mosquitoes bite me in the middle of the night. ”

That's what the little girl at the bottom does, although Ah Ji is usually domineering, she won't call her like this. I only felt that my hand was slippery and greasy, and my purse was cold and wet when I touched it. It's really hot, and the sweat on my hands is coming out. I agreed, and I went.

The next morning, the emperor was going to go to the early dynasty, Ruyi served the emperor early, got up, and reminded Xiaofuzi to call Yonghuang to get up and prepare to go to the study room. The emperor was about to leave, Ruyi's heart moved, and said with a smile: "The emperor's braids are a little messy, and it is still early before the time of the last dynasty, so the concubines will comb the emperor's hair." ”

The emperor smiled slightly, sat down in front of the mirror and said, "In the past, when you were in the Hidden Mansion, you often combed my hair, but now you are lazy. ”

Ruyi said with a smile: "The concubine wants to be diligent, but after the emperor ascended the throne, his appearance was not slack, but the concubine thought about it, but the hair refused to give the concubine a chance." ”

The emperor smiled and twisted her cheeks: "It's getting more and more joking." ”

Ruyi took the rhino horn comb, combed the emperor's hair loosely, and carefully grate it little by little. The Emperor watched her dip the flower water from the grate and asked, "What kind of water do you have from this grate?" Isn't it your average shavings water? ”

Ruyi smiled: "What's so good about shavings water?" The concubine didn't like the smell. This flower water is added with mint, black essence, Sophora sophora, angelica, Polygonum multiflori, dried ginger, soaphorn, gastrodia, mulberry seeds, quince, walnut kernels, arborvitae leaves and other flavored medicines, harvested the snow water and elm water on the winter plum blossoms, and used jasmine and gardenia to spice up, in addition to the pleasant and elegant aroma, often used to dip the comb hair, can nourish the blood and warm the kidneys, so that the hair is black and vigorous. ”

The emperor smiled with a gentle and elegant style: "I thought you were meticulous in your use of things, but it turned out that you were all exquisite." ”

Ruyi tied up the braided hair for the emperor, knotted the bright yellow gold silk tassels and jade eight treasure pendant horns on the braids one by one, and then smiled: "The daughter's mind is just this little small, not as good as the warp and weft in the emperor's chest." ”

The emperor looked at the rhino horn comb in her hand: "I remember that you have used this comb for many years, you can see that the pulp around the rhino horn is clean and shiny, and it was probably used when your daughter was at home." ”

Ruyi caressed the comb lovingly: "Concubines like things that last a long time." ”

The emperor held her hand, and his face was full of spring smiles, and he looked more and more plump and noble: "People say that they are white-headed and old." I comb my hair with your flower water all day long, isn't it with your black hair that you are always black-haired until you are old, and you are not allowed to have white hair? ”

Countless snow-white gardenias bloomed in the courtyard, and the plain and gorgeous butter was like snow and frost, full of ice and cool fragrance. Ruyi glanced at him gently, half laughing and half angry, but the joy turned into a faint tear in her eyes: "The emperor is used to laughing at his concubines." ”

The emperor said with a little seriousness: "I am only seven years older than you, although the years are long, but slowly walk hand in hand, there will always be white hair and eyebrows, and they will be old together." ”

For example, the nose is slightly sour, the hot flashes in the eyes are more abundant, and there are so many women in the palace, just like the endless gardenias in the courtyard, the first one has not yet been exhausted, and the flower bones of the latter have already been eager to bloom. Their lives are still so long, the emperor is only twenty-six, and he himself is only nineteen. On the way back, I don't know how many fragrant flowers there are, and bees and butterflies linger. But at this moment, this sincerity is enough to move her.

The emotion in her heart rose like a cloud, and she smiled and cried: "When the time comes, the concubines will have goosebumps, and the emperor will not want to see it." ”

The emperor said: "You are goosebumps, why don't I?" This is the real one who never gets tired of seeing each other. ”

Ruyi stretched out her hand and put her head on the emperor's shoulder, her head pressed against his neck, listening to his heart beating pulse-by-pulse, as if it were a heavy promise. After a long time, she finally responded with this heart: "As long as the emperor is willing, the concubines will always accompany the emperor." No matter how far and how long, it will keep going. ”

The emperor smiled and kissed her on the cheek, and suddenly bit her butterfly pearl earrings: "Just say it doesn't count." I want you to take something in response. ”

Ruyi's face was full of shame and pushed the emperor: "What? ”

The emperor raised his index finger and shouted, "Look in the mirror, I am in pairs with you, and my shadows are also in pairs." ”

Ruyi looked at the glasses, the muddy gold lotus flower mirror, the flowers and leaves and veins, all in pairs. Ruyi sneered: "The concubine thought of it, and naturally gave it to the emperor." ”

The emperor refused to let it go easily: "You can't rely on it." ”

Ruyi nodded, watching the sky light light up minute by minute: "The emperor should start driving quickly, don't be too late." ”

It just so happened that there was a knock on the door outside, and it was Yonghuang's childish voice calling outside: "Mother." ”

Ruyi hurriedly opened the door, and saw Ah Ji and Xiaofuzi pulling Yonghuang and carrying books for him. Yonghuang came in and respectfully said goodbye: "Say hello to Huang Ama and say hello to my mother." ”

Ruyi hurriedly helped him up, and tied his hair for him with pity: "My hair is a little unkempt when I sleep, and my mother will comb it for you before leaving." With that, she took the comb and combed it for Yonghuang.

Yonghuang blinked, with a happy look of successful conspiracy: "Mother, my son deliberately unkempt his hair, so that you will comb it for me." ”

The emperor watched from the sidelines, and he didn't realize that he was a beloved son: "Your mother's hands are very soft, and it is very comfortable to comb her hair, isn't it?" ”

Yonghuang nodded vigorously, and took the emperor's hand with a happy expression and hooked it. The emperor was pitiful in his heart, took Yonghuang's hand and said, "Huang Ama is going to the early dynasty." But it's still early, you follow Huang Ama, Huang Ama will send you to Shang Shufang to meet your master today, okay? ”

A hint of excitement flashed in Yonghuang's eyes, and he quickly said calmly: "Son, thank you Huang Ama." ”

Before the emperor went out, he looked at Ruyi who was sending him off and said, "I will tell you something first." Mei Changzai's pregnancy is my first child after I ascended the throne, and I am very happy, so I plan to make her a nobleman. He leaned close to Ruyi's ear and didn't say anything, "But I look forward to you more, boys and girls I like it." ”

Ruyi's face was hot, but she didn't dare to show half of her expression, so she had to try her best to hold herself and say: "The concubine sends the emperor." ”

Yonghuang grabbed the emperor's hand tightly and walked out, saying all the way: "Huang Ama, my son has been able to memorize all the Analects......" He said, turned back to Ruyi and squeezed his eyes, and followed the emperor out.

Ah Ji was sent to the gate of the palace, and then turned in again, smiling: "Big brother is really smart, he can understand it at one point." If the emperor can personally send him to the Shang study, the eldest brother will not be wronged in the future. ”

Ruyi smiled to herself, and suddenly her eyes fell on Ah Zhen, and she couldn't stop patrolling. Ah Ji was a little embarrassed by Ruyi, touched his sideburns and cuffs uneasily, and forced a smile to himself: "What's wrong with the little master looking at the slave and maid like this?" ”

Ruyi's gaze lost its mild temperature, and said coldly: "You are dressed like this, and you are about to catch up with the emperor's new show." It's just that Xiu promised, and the calm and arrogant look on his face was not as much as yours. ”

Ah Zhen was a little embarrassed, touching the dense cherry red entwined branch embroidery on the cuffs, the color must have been made by the little palace maid to dismantle the sewing and dismantle the busy work for a long time, each petal embroidery is dotted with jade-colored stamen, with a double number of green leaves, falling on the emerald pink clothing, very bright. Ah Zhen's embroidered shoes are also embroidered with a full of flowers, and the shoes of the palace maid can be embroidered, but they are pure. Ah Jiu's powder-blue embroidered shoes are decorated with rouge sprinkled flowers, lest people can't see them, reflecting a handful of silk flowers of the same color dotted with green silk and burning blue inlaid rice bead flowers, which are more and more eye-catching.

Ruyi frowned and said: "When you enter the palace, you know the palace motto, the palace maid should dress plainly, and she is not allowed to be frivolous in speech and action." Especially when dressed, it has to be like a gem and jade, revealing moisture from the inside out. You see you wearing pink and emerald, like a colored bead glass ball, what do you do with only the brilliance on the surface? ”

Ah Zhen's face turned shrimp color, and he snorted: "The slave is also happy for the little master, so she dresses up brightly." ”

Ruyi combed her hair through the mirror, coiled up a full bun from her heart, dotted a few emerald warps as decorations, and chose a simple white jade bead hairpin, Fang said: "Are you happy for me or for yourself because of your Amma's merits?" You are the most powerful palace maid in Yanxi Palace, and you are the same as Xinxin. It's just that you have to understand that identity is not earned by being out of line. She saw that Ah Zhen was a little embarrassed, only rubbed the corners of her clothes and did not speak, so she had to soften her tone and said, "Especially the queen doesn't like luxury in the palace, although it is more relaxed than before, and the concubine is allowed to use gold jewelry, but the palace maid is dressed up properly, and she will be punished." ”

Ah Ji saw that Ruyi's expression was a little relieved, and then he muttered: "The slave also knows that she is different from others, and she is close to serve the little master, so she ......."

Ruyi saw that she was so ignorant, and she was not annoyed: "Except for the New Year and the Birthday Festival, palace maids are not allowed to wear red." Look at your clothes and shoes, if you are seen by outsiders, you may be hit with a bamboo board. Suffering from bamboo boards, pain is a trivial matter, shame is a big thing, let the eunuch who enforces the law strip off his clothes, take off his pants, leave no emotion, and shame has to die. ”

Ah Zhen was startled, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "The slave is just happy, and she didn't think about it so much." Little master, slave ......"

Ruyi picked out a pair of jade leaf golden cicada pendants and was about to pin her neckline, looking at her like that, she didn't feel annoyed, and scolded: "Hurry up and take it off, this clothes, shoes and socks, you are not allowed to wear them again until the New Year!" ”

Ah Ji panicked. Ruyi glanced at her heart: "She has some family background now, and she is becoming more and more frivolous." You live with her, and you give her some attention. Seeing that she was just silent, she smiled bitterly, "Yes, I may not listen to all her words, let alone you?" You just don't have to be angry with her. Let's go down. ”

When I returned to the room, Ah Jiu was only wearing a middle coat and was crying on the dressing table. The clothes were taken off and thrown on the bed, like a crumpled mass of flowers. When Ah Zhen heard her come in, he hurriedly wiped his tears and said angrily: "Heart, you tell the truth, I look good in this dress, don't I?" ”

He smiled and said, "It's very good-looking, it's just ......"

"It's just that the little master thinks I'm too good-looking, and I'm afraid of stealing her limelight. Just now I sent the eldest brother to the little master's bedroom, and saw the emperor and the little master looking in the mirror, and half of my figure fell into the mirror, and I didn't feel that it was in anyone's way. I didn't expect the little master to think I was an eyesore. She whimpered and said angrily, "Obviously, I asked you when I dressed up like this, and you don't think it's too arrogant." ”

Yi Xin showed a just right smile: "Yes, yes, I think, if my sister doesn't dress like this when the emperor comes up in the future, it will be foolproof." ”

Ah Zhen broke into tears and laughed, changed his clothes and went out.