"That's also like Concubine De, she wears red today and blue tomorrow, can you change it with you?" There is a voice of envy, there is no lack of such a voice, and then talk and laugh, everyone continues to move forward, today is Concubine Hui Niangniang invited the sisters to drink tea and talk, several other ladies and nobles in the palace often go also, and when the newcomers arrive, they sit down one by one, and they are happy.

An Guiren smiled and asked, "Which one is the sister of the imperial concubine?" ”

But seeing a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl standing up in the newcomer, although the clothes and jewelry are not ostentatious, it can be seen that they are all excellent things, the face looks average, although the eyes are somewhat similar to the imperial concubine, but the nose, mouth and face are different, these eyes resting on the imperial concubine's face are glamorous, but the younger sister just looks upright and pleasing to the eyes.

But several nobles are often busy welcoming her to their side and treating her differently, and they all smiled and said: "My sister is from a noble background, and when the emperor returns to Luan to give you a position, I am afraid that we will have to salute when we see my sister, how dare we accept your worship at this moment." ”

Xiao Tong Jia's temperament is very different from her sister's, gentle and introverted, quite a bit like when Concubine Wen first entered the palace, Concubine Hui Yi looked at it coldly, and after the tea party was dispersed, they all said to each other: "Concubine Wen was also cowardly and timid back then, and her voice was like a mosquito, how many people were deceived, but as soon as Queen Niu Hulu left, her true nature was revealed, and she knew that the ladies of the family did not have any flowers and intestines in their stomachs, how dare they drill into the palace." ”

Concubine Yi was full of disdain, and very happy, Concubine Hui asked her what she was laughing at, she turned the amber ring between her fingers and turned it around, and said proudly: "I thought I could come to a few national colors and heavenly fragrances, but I didn't look carefully in Chengqian Palace that day, and I sat and looked at all the faces today, is it that our Queen Mother is too discerning, or are these children not good?" I'm afraid that newcomers will fight with me, so they dare to come to the palace with their appearance. ”

Concubine Hui smiled: "You don't like it, it's because you're used to seeing our heavy makeup, so you think they all seem to have clear soup and noodles, and after a few days, you have a place, learn to dress up, and gradually it will be revealed." I look good. ”

Concubine Yi sighed: "Are Xiao Tong Jia's family and the imperial concubine really sisters?" That's not too much. ”

"I heard that this time the Empress Dowager instructed the Empress Dowager not to choose too beautiful beauties." Concubine Hui said, while calling the palace maid to bring the eighth elder brother here, and said to Concubine Yi sourly, "It seems that the Juechan clan was liked by the emperor at that time, which made the queen mother feel uncomfortable, she was too partial to the Wu Ya clan, in order to make her favored, even beautiful girls were not allowed to send them to the palace, I think fortunately Xiao Tong Jia's family looks average, otherwise she may not be able to enter the door." ”

Speaking kung fu, the eighth elder brother has been brought in by the nanny, Concubine Yi looked at her eyes, and asked, "Why is the nurse not here?" ”

Concubine Hui hugged the little elder brother over, and responded casually: "The nurse has been sick for a long time and has not recovered, and it just so happens that the eighth elder brother is not willing to breastfeed, so he simply broke off, since the nurse is not suitable to take care of him, I sent her out of the palace, and asked for another nanny." ”

A little doll more than a year old, walking hobbling and cute, in the end the biological mother is a stunning beauty, the eighth elder brother is the most handsome among the brothers, and very clingy and coquettish, I don't know why he always cries when he is in Xianfu Palace, Concubine Yi looked at it at the moment, and said slightly: "No wonder my sister likes Eighth Brother so much, it is really cute." ”

But it is inevitably sad to say this, until now she still rarely sees the fifth elder brother, and even the fifth elder brother doesn't even know who the fifth elder brother is, and then she understands and knows, and she must not be able to get close to her biological mother.

Concubine Hui saw her sad face, so she persuaded: "The emperor came back in a blink of an eye, I heard the news sent by Mingzhu that I didn't see any women serving me along the way, and the palace maids who went out with her were all a little old, in the end, how many months, can the emperor not want to be at home?" Patience and so on. ”

Concubine Yi let the eighth elder brother climb on her body and pluck the hairpin in her bun, and said helplessly: "What else can I do, I've been waiting for so many years, I used to talk about patience, but now I'm used to it." ”

The eighth elder brother pulled off the hairpin in Concubine Yi's bun and handed it to Concubine Hui with a smile, Concubine Hui reached out to take it, the little guy blossomed, and looked at the jewelry on Concubine Yi's head, reaching out to take it, Concubine Hui said happily: "He is already very sticky to me, remember to give me any good things, such a good child doesn't want those two, it's really strange." ”

"Sister, don't be too proud, Concubine Wen is just afraid that she is still worried, be careful that she waits for the emperor to return to the palace and make trouble again, what if the emperor relaxes?" Concubine Yi poured a basin of cold water.

Concubine Hui's face really changed, and she said coldly: "Sister, don't worry, I will cut off her thoughts." ”

At dinner time on this day, the imperial concubine invited her sister to come to Chengqian Palace for dinner, Xiao Tong Jia's family now lives alone in Chuxiu Palace, separated from her sister's palace, and thought that she could live with her sister, but Ama said that she wanted to be the main mother, so she couldn't follow her sister. These days alone in Chuxiu Palace, occasionally a few sisters who came in the same session to talk, today in Changchun Palace tea, by a few nobles often look at each other, the original few sisters who can speak, but also suddenly respect her, say not good, just dare not climb her.

At this time, he was about to enter the door, but he saw a few palace maids on the side leading a child over, and Xiuzhen, the big palace maid next to Xiao Tong Jia's family, hurriedly said: "This is the sixth elder brother of Concubine De Niangniang." ”

Now Xiao Tong Jia's family has no position, but the purple jade green beads that led the sixth elder brother still saluted respectfully, Yinzuo saw that the people were a little curious, and the fourth elder brother had already run out, and the little guy immediately shouted "Brother brother" and ran to Yinzhen, Yinzhen's nurse also came out, saw Xiao Tong Jia's, and hurriedly asked the fourth elder brother to salute.

When the group arrived inside, the imperial concubine led her sister and a pair of children to eat, during the banquet, Xiao Tong Jiashi has been watching her sister take care of the two children, she still remembers the appearance of her sister when she was at home, such a proud daughter, although she is still proud and outstanding, but the tenderness and love in the face of children is what she has never shown to her younger brothers and sisters at home.

"I heard Ama say that you are going to marry a daughter-in-law for Long Keduo Zhang Luo?" The imperial concubine suddenly asked, Xiao Tong Jiashi was stunned, and hurriedly responded, "I heard a few words before entering the palace, and I am choosing someone." ”

"Time is really fast, when I entered the palace, he was still a stunned boy." The imperial concubine smiled, saw her sister sitting still, and asked her, "Aren't you hungry?" Did Concubine Hui drink too much tea in the afternoon? ”

Xiao Tong Jiashi hurriedly took the chopsticks to pick up the vegetables, ate two bites, saw that her sister was looking at herself, panicked and thought that the food was ugly, and timidly put down the chopsticks, but heard her sister ask her: "I just thought, what are they doing when they send you to the palace, you are so weak when you are young, Ama will cry when she speaks louder, and her courage is as big as sesame." Girl, if you are in the palace like this, you will be eaten by those jackals and tigers until there are no bones left. ”

"Sister...... Niangniang, the concubine doesn't understand. Xiao Tong Jia's face turned red.

The imperial concubine felt sorry in her heart, but she was 100,000 unwilling, so she could only say hatefully: "Of course you can call me a sister, what is your name, don't I still feel annoyed to hear it?" Although I asked Eniang to tell you, saying that I will not help you or protect you, but you are my sister after all, and your sister is the imperial concubine, what are you doing so cautiously, are you not afraid of being looked down upon? ”

Xiao Tong Jia's family was so nervous that she burst into tears, and the imperial concubine said again: "I heard that you were often praised by those nobles in Changchun Palace today, and those little sisters ignored you when you turned around, didn't they?" ”

"Yes." The younger sister lowered her head, but she was afraid that the tears would fall, so she quickly raised her face again, but saw her sister's long eyebrows frowning, glaring at herself angrily and saying, "What is their background, what is your background, are they worthy of associating with you?" You have to get used to this kind of life, our Tong family's daughter is different from others. ”

"The concubine remembered." Xiao Tong Jiashi lowered his head, and he didn't know whether he was sad or scared, and the tears couldn't stop falling, and the imperial concubine looked very angry, but in the end, it was her own sister, pulled to her side, wiped her tears with her own hands, and said, "Silly girl, the emperor doesn't like to see people crying, he likes Concubine De so much, it's because Concubine De loves to laugh, and tears are worthless if she cries too much, do you know what Concubine De will be like if she sheds a few tears in front of the emperor?" ”

"Sister, I don't want to be liked by the emperor." Xiao Tong Jiashi pulled her sister's sleeve and said weakly, "E-niang said that my sister is working very hard in the palace for the sake of the family, let me take care of my sister more, and don't rob my sister of the emperor's favor." ”

The imperial concubine disdainfully: "Fool, you can't do this thing." But my sister said, "E-niang said that I have this temperament, and if I marry into a high-ranking family, I will also be excluded and bullied by my mother-in-law, if my husband doesn't like it anymore, I will be calculated by my concubine and aunt, so it is better to send me to the palace, and my sister will take care of me, and An Ansheng will live a lifetime." As for the emperor's favor, I am not uncommon. ”

"They all say that you can't do this." The imperial concubine smiled bitterly and wiped away her sister's tears, after all, she was a flesh and blood relative, and it was too late to love and pity her in front of her eyes, how could she really hate, but she also had to say cruel words, "I don't know how our sisters will get along in the future, the queen of the Niu Hulu family is not blessed, but the two sisters in the Yikun Palace are real cannibalism, although my sister is unwilling for you to enter the palace, but you are really here, I must take care of you." Even the things in the palace can never be explained, I hope that our sisters can at least get along well for a lifetime. ”

Xiao Tong Jiashi said repeatedly: "I listen to my sister." ”

At this time, the fourth elder brother suddenly cried, the imperial concubine hurriedly looked at the two children, Yinzhen cried and said that Yinzuo robbed him of his things to eat, Xiao Yinzuo sat innocently aside, pouting and tearful to cry, and turned around to find the nursing mother, probably to go home, but the imperial concubine did not favor Yinzhen, nor did she blame Yinzuo, and lovingly coaxed them a few words, and the brothers reconciled again.

Xiao Tong Jia's family looked very strange, but the imperial concubine instructed her sister: "In a while, you will send the sixth elder brother back to Yonghe Palace, and meet Concubine De by the way." ”

She responded timidly, as if she didn't dare to go to see the living alone, and then asked softly before leaving, "Isn't my sister going?" The imperial concubine was so angry that she couldn't cry or laugh, and drove her out with coaxing and scolding.

Lan Qi heard that Xiao Tong Jia's family sent the sixth elder brother back, and felt very novel, Huanchun said: "The temperament is very different, and the people in the palace say that they look different and have different temperaments, how can they be sisters." ”

When the people arrived, Yinzuo was entangled for a moment and was taken away by the nurse, Xiao Tong Jiashi sat on the side, and glanced at the furnishings in the palace from time to time, which is very different from her sister's Chengqian Palace, although the furnishings are exquisite, they should be very low-key, where is it like the palace of the favorite concubine, and the Changchun Palace that I went to today is much richer than here.

Lan Qi looked at Xiao Tong Jiashi carefully, this was the first newcomer she had seen, she only glanced at it when she passed by during the day, and now that she thinks about it, she can't remember what she looked like at that time, as the legend of the palace people said, it was unassuming, and at this moment she just politely greeted: "Is my sister okay in Chuxiu Palace?" ”

Lan Qi took the initiative to speak, Xiao Tong Jiashi finally reluctantly said a few words, he was really a timid person, he left after sitting for a long time, Huanchun brought the palace maid to clean up the tea set, and asked himself: "How about the mother?" ”

Lan Qi was very surprised: "How powerful her sister was back then, she tortured us so hard, and now her own sister is in front of me, and she doesn't dare to say a word." ”

Huan Chun said with a smile: "Everyone in the palace said that Concubine Wen was like this when she entered the palace, but now she has completely changed, and they are waiting to see how this one will change in the future." ”

Lan Qi seemed to suddenly wake up, and said continuously: "I feel familiar, but I have never seen her, now you say I understand, I think she is like Wen Guifei in the past, but she is more timid and cowardly than Wen Guifei." ”

Huanchun said: "The slave maid thinks that anyway, we have always been close to the imperial concubine, and we are quite peaceful, so there is no need to have more contact with this person." ”

Lan Qi nodded again and again: "How did you pass before and how did you live after, it's just a few newcomers, and they will watch newcomers come in the future." ”

In the next few days, the emperor's entourage was getting closer and closer to Beijing, and news came on this day that it was said that the holy car would be able to enter the city the next day, and the six palaces were finally lively again, and the women who had been silent for a long time were active, and those who had newly entered the palace were also waiting for the emperor to decide their fate.

But although it looks lively, after all, the harem has the rules of the harem, and there is no room for error when the doors of each palace should be locked, when night falls, the harem is still quiet, and the women fall asleep in the anticipation of waiting for the emperor to return to the court tomorrow, but they don't know that the holy car has leaked into the city, and at midnight, the large army quietly entered the Forbidden City.

When Xuan Ye got down, it was already past the time, he changed the soft sedan chair when he entered the Qianqing Gate, and the quiet and quiet group went straight to Yonghe Palace, the little eunuch on the night of Yonghe Palace was woken up in drowsiness, and when he opened the door and saw that it was the emperor, he thought he was dreaming. But the emperor really came, and walked inside, and the jade sunflower and green beads who were in the dormitory at night were also startled, and handed the candlestick to the emperor in surprise and joy, Xuan Ye slowed down his pace, and slowly walked in the door, and saw the pot-bellied Lan Qi crooked on the bed, and his sleeping face was so quiet and beautiful, and his heart that had been bumping for months was suddenly decided.

The Emperor quietly withdrew again, smiling, and leaving without saying a word.

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