Concubine Ling was grounded in the Jiaofang Palace, from the beginning of the indignation, noisy and beating, to the later resignation and depression, sighing all day long, that is, for a few days.

Originally, she had never suffered such a grievance, she was wronged coldly, she was convicted by Mo Guhan, her heart was full of anger, and she wanted to find out the person who plotted against her and break her into pieces.

But as the days passed, the resentment in my heart was gradually smoothed out like a sharp edge. There was no news from the Queen Mother, and there was no conclusive evidence that the Queen Mother could not open her mouth to intercede, and the matter seemed to have been shelved, and the two sides were deadlocked, and no one cared.

As a result, the news of Yuehua's choice of a concubine by Mo Guhan entered the Jiaofang Palace, which was tantamount to pouring a scoop of oil on the fire she was about to extinguish, and the fire immediately "soared" and burned violently.

Her first thought was that Yuehua was going to take the opportunity to win over the forces! When her grounding is lifted and she leaves the Jiaofang Palace, won't the Forbidden City become her Chu Yuehua's world? Where do you still have a foothold?

She fell when she should have fallen, and she should have made a fuss, Mo Guhan ignored her, and the Queen Mother compared her with Yuehua's attitude towards the selection of concubines, and she was angry and ignored.

Only then did she realize that the trick of crying, making trouble, and hanging herself was not only useless for a man who hated herself, but also backfired, and fulfilled his wishes.

Concubine Ling gradually deflated her breath and began to live in peace, sitting in the Jiaofang Hall every day bored, surrounded by silence. Her temperament couldn't bear loneliness in the first place, and now that she is imprisoned here, her whole person is like a frosted gourd flower, wilting, without any vitality.

The palace people around her were very afraid of her, so they didn't dare to take a breath, and the whole palace was like a cold and silent tomb, so depressed that people couldn't breathe.

She said with a bitter face, "You can talk to me." Talking about life outside the palace, as long as you make me happy, I will be rewarded. ”

The palace people laughed together, you look at me, I look at you, no one dares to squeak and break the silence. She is in a short mood these days, and they are all a little jealous of the palace people around her.

There is a bold little girl, the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and she has the courage to say: "Actually, there is a lot of fun in winter, we are in the countryside, we can skate, spin tops, kick shuttlecocks, and go to the field to chase pheasants."

Especially when it snowed heavily, the pheasant couldn't stand the cold wind, and dug its head into the hole in the snow, leaving only the colorful flower tail outside, which looked like a red tasseled radish from a distance. We just caught up with it and came out.

And the short-legged rabbit is also the stupidest, running for his life and panicking, all his eyes are looking back, and he bumps into you coldly, like a child crying......"

Concubine Ling remembered the two rabbits raised by Chu Yuehua, and waved her hand impatiently: "Change one." ”

The little girl swallowed her saliva and was a little nervous: "If it is cold today, and the birds and birds have no place to eat, we can open a net in the yard to catch birds, sprinkle a handful of budding rice grains, use a stick to support a dustpan, tie a rope, and drag it far away, and wait for the greedy birds to jump under the dustpan, and pull the rope in our hands, and then buckle it." ”

Concubine Ling blinked, and when she was bored, this little girl's words made her involuntarily interested. She was born in the courtyard of the deep house since she was a child, where has she been exposed to these tricks, and she will be suspicious: "Can it really be detained?" That bird is so stupid? ”

The little girl nodded firmly, swallowed a mouthful of saliva involuntarily, and there was greed in her eyes: "At home, my brother uses this method to catch birds and roast them and eat tooth sacrifices." Even the belt hair is wrapped in a ball of mud with salt and when it is cooked, the mud is thrown to the ground, revealing the tender red flesh and the aroma. Although there is not much meat in this wild bird, it is particularly porcelain, and it is mouth-watering to eat the fragrance of thieves and thieves. ”

Concubine Ling turned her head to look out the window, and there were a few birds that were not afraid of the cold standing on the bare branches with their necks bent, motionless, their thick feathers making them look extremely fat.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, and we'll have some fun."

At the sound of an order, the palace people immediately took action, prepared dustpans, ropes, etc., hidden behind the door curtain, all quietly, waiting for the birds to throw themselves into the net.

The days in the palace were originally boring, and when a few little girls got together, there was a little tension and excitement.

But whenever there were really birds jumping under the dustpan to peck at the rice grains inside, they all stretched their necks and stared at each other, nervously sweating with one hand.

Every time Concubine Ling gave an order, she pulled down the bamboo stick, or they all stomped their feet and regretted each other, complained to each other, or really had a harvest, and heard the birds and birds fluttering their wings under the dustpan and rushing left and right, they rushed out in a swarm, and they were very excited.

Sometimes, as soon as the dustpan is lifted, the bird sees the opportunity, and the sound of "poof" goes into the sky, and the remaining few people push me and laugh.

The birds were cunning, and after being fooled a few times, they desperately resisted the temptation, and never dared to go under the dustpan again.

Concubine Ling gradually lost interest and became depressed.

Someone nervously and excitedly "booed": "Don't make trouble, there's a big guy!" ”

Everyone held their breath and followed her gaze upward, and sure enough, they saw a heroic-looking bird standing on the ridge of the roof, tilting its neck to look out into the courtyard.

This bird is slightly larger than the average bird, with a protruding chest and short legs, somewhat like a pigeon. But with red eyes and gray feathers, his neck and tail are covered with emerald unicorn points, his head is held high, and his majesty is majestic, just like a majestic knight.

Concubine Ling suddenly became interested at a glance, and stepped forward to snatch the rope in the hands of the palace people: "I'll come here." ”

The palace ladies excitedly gathered around her, gesturing with their hands, and no one dared to make a sound.

The bird, who seemed to be quite bold, glanced alertly from side to side of the yard, and seemed to have no movement, and then fluttered its wings and rushed down into the bottom of the dustpan.

Concubine Ling saw the opportunity and pulled the rope in her hand without hesitation. The dustpan was snapped down, and the bird fluttered in panic inside, and was about to open the dustpan and fly out.

Concubine Ling shouted anxiously: "Stunned, go and hold it down." ”

The little eunuchs usually run errands, their legs and feet are neat, and their reactions are also sensitive, and they rushed out with an arrow step, and then pressed the dustpan, and then got into a hand, carefully took the bird out of it, and handed it to the excited Concubine Ling like a treasure.

Concubine Ling didn't dare to catch it, but only looked at the bird and asked strangely, "What kind of finch is this?" ”

A little eunuch will be suspicious: "It should be a pigeon, and the aura is compelling, absolutely extraordinary." ”

The palace maid on the side denied: "My father has raised a few, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it, how can the pigeon be so good-looking?" And it looks quite fierce, like a kitty hawk. ”

The little eunuch laughed at her: "How can an eagle's beak look like this?" It's clearly a pigeon, rare and weird, and the breed is different, which is definitely a rarity. ”

The little eunuch holding the bird "pouted" in surprise and held up the pigeon: "What is this?" ”

"What's that?" Everyone asked curiously.

The little eunuch untied a small bamboo pipe from the bird's claws, took it in his hand and looked at it left and right, and became more and more surprised: "There is a note in it!" ”

Concubine Ling stepped forward to take it in her hand, pulled out the hairpin from her head, picked open one end of the wax seal, picked out a note from the bamboo tube, and unfolded it to see, only the size of a black bean was a few words: "Ugly time".

Looking at the bamboo tube again, there was nothing else, it was empty, so I threw it away.

"When it's ugly? What do you mean? ”

"That's it, in the middle of the night, what do you mean?"

The palace man covered his mouth and blinked in surprise: "Could it be the time for the palace people to make an appointment with each other?" ”

The palace man next to her slapped her with a smile: "You really dare to think, this person doesn't want to live anymore?" Even if you don't have a face, you have to die, right? ”

"That's not accurate, you don't need to write about the place where you meet, there must be a private relationship."

"This person also has a lot of ability, specializing in raising a bird to deliver letters, and it is convenient to have a private meeting."

After some jokes from the right talents, several people gradually became bolder, teasing each other, and being amazed.

Concubine Ling was killed with a cane because she testified against Zhou Yuan's private meeting with Yushu, and the palace maid Hancui was charged with fornicating with Shi Yunhai, so when she heard them say this, she was annoyed and felt a little sarcastic.

She threw away the note and said angrily: "I don't know shame, I can think of such an idea." The main palace killed the bird they sent the message today, and let them pounce in the air and freeze half to death. ”

The little eunuch who had been praising the bird was a little regretful: "This pigeon looks good, it's a pity to kill it." ”

The little palace maid who had previously proposed to catch birds immediately interjected and said, "What is a pity? The pigeon meat is the most fragrant and nourishing, and a cup of stewed soup can top ten old chickens. ”

Concubine Ling pouted: "I have eaten so much in the main palace of the codonopsis pigeon, and I haven't seen much fragrance." ”

"This wild thing often flies in the sky, and the meat is porcelain, and those raised at home are incomparable."

Concubine Ling was a little moved when she heard this.

The older palace people on the side secretly pulled the clothes of the little palace maid and said in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense, the master is so expensive, how can he eat these messy things?" What's more, the origin is unknown. ”

The little palace maid shrunk her neck, glanced at Concubine Ling fearfully, and didn't dare to say more.

Concubine Ling was hungry at this time, she didn't want to be okay, the more she thought about it, the more she wanted to eat, it was something she had never done before, it seemed that she couldn't eat it in her mouth, and her heart was itching.

She herself is also strange, although she is indeed grounded these days, but with the Queen Mother here, she has never been wronged by various meals, why do you want to eat this rough thing when she is born?

As soon as she heard the little girl's description, she felt full of appetite.

Concubine Ling instructed the little eunuch: "Take it to the inner dining room and add some codonopsis wolfberry stew." ”