Bitter summer? It's the end of July, and it's already autumn and cool, so what's the summer? An Xiaogu thoughtfully didn't ask any further questions, only pulled Mingzhu and said, "I have a surprise for you, you come with me." ”

Mingzhu couldn't refuse An Xiaogu's kindness, so she cheered up and followed An Xiaogu to the side hospital. There was a woman sitting in the shade of the tree embroidering flowers in the side courtyard, she was very thin, weak and weak, her expression was very focused, but the posture of holding the needle and drawing the thread seemed clumsy, always piercing the wrong place, and then shaking her head and sighing, and dismantling the embroidery.

It was Su Lan, she raised her head when she heard the footsteps, looked at Mingzhu in a daze, forgot to speak and salute, and forgot to put down the needle and thread in her hand.

The corners of Mingzhu's lips hooked, and An Xiaosu took a fan to hide his smile: "What's wrong with your master and servant?" Shouldn't we celebrate at such times? Why do you look at each other like goose and don't speak? ”

Su Lan stood up at this time, and hid her hand in the folds of her skirt with some crampedness: "The slave has seen the princess and the lady. ”

"No need to be polite." Mingzhu stepped forward and took Su Lan's hand, only to find that she had a scar on her hand, and wanted to ask about the origin of the scar, but after thinking about it and understanding, she didn't ask anything, and opened her arms to give Su Lan a big hug: "Welcome back." ”

Su Lan lay on Mingzhu's shoulder and cried bitterly: "The slave maid thought that she would never see the princess again in this life." "She didn't cry when she was tortured in prison, and she didn't cry when she was tortured in court, because she was supported by faith and hatred, but when she saw Mingzhu, she couldn't hold back anymore.

Mingzhu thought of those who had passed away and were about to die, and her heart was like a knife, and she cried out happily. The master and servant hugged each other and cried.

An Xiaogu was dumbfounded. She never thought that things would develop like this, Yu Wenchu quietly sent Su Lan to her to raise her, saying that after Su Lan recuperated her body, she would change her name and give it to Mingzhu in her name to surprise Mingzhu. She originally wanted to wait a little longer, but today when she saw Mingzhu's depressed appearance, she pushed Su Lan out, she wanted Mingzhu to be happy, but she didn't want Mingzhu to cry.

She wanted to persuade her, but Su Mei stopped her: "Madam, the sun is shining here, so the slave and maid will help you to sit in the shade of the tree over there and rest and cool down." The princess felt sad, everyone could see that although they didn't know the specific reason, it was better to cry than to hold back.

An Xiaogu felt that something must have happened between Mingzhu and Yuwenchu, but at that time, I didn't think that if I think about it carefully, Yuwenchu sent Su Lan to her to raise this matter, obviously to please Mingzhu - he had expected that there would be today, right? Otherwise, wouldn't it be better to let Mingzhu take Su Lan back earlier?

Most likely Second Brother Fu had an accident! An Xiaogu shook the fan aggrievedly, feeling very angry. She doesn't know what the Empress Dowager and other high-ranking people are thinking, she only knows that her relatives and friends have to be protected, and they harm their relatives for the sake of profit or something, it's livestock.

Mingzhu and Su Lan have cried enough, and they are a little embarrassed to each other, so they need to say hello to shorten the sense of distance after a long separation.

Su Lan said first: "The princess has lost weight, she must have worked too hard these days." ”

Mingzhu felt that she was indeed thin, but not because she was thin, but because of serious exercise and reasonable diet, she asked Su Lan to pinch her arm: "It's not that I'm thin, it's tight, I'm in good health." ”

Su Lan really pinched it, and then agreed: "Yes, this is good." ”

Then it was Mingzhu's turn, and she noticed that Su Lan's hairstyle had changed, from a girl's hairstyle to a woman's hairstyle, and asked, "What are you ......?"

Su Lan stroked her sideburns and said lightly: "The slave swore on the day she learned that she could survive that she would never marry again in this life, and only concentrate on serving the princess." ”

Mingzhu frowned: "What inexplicable oath did you make, with my consent?" I disagree. ”

Su Lan smiled and said nothing, as if she was determined and couldn't change her mind if no one persuaded her.

An Xiaogu couldn't wait for a long time, shook the fan and walked over to his waist, and said, "Don't persuade her, it's not good to persuade her." Since she came here, I have had to talk to her almost every day, and I have asked people to persuade her every day, but I have not seen her loosen up in the slightest. Everyone has their own ambitions, you are not her, don't care. ”

Mingzhu glanced at An Xiaosu, if she didn't know that An Xiaosu didn't know about the second brother, she would have thought that An Xiaogu took the opportunity to persuade her. She really wanted to tell An Xiaogu what happened, and let An Xiaosu help her evaluate it, but she knew that she couldn't, this matter, An Xiaosu didn't know the details from the beginning, so she didn't know it all the time.

However, Su Lan's return did make her mood much better, and she solemnly promised Su Lan: "If you want to marry, you can marry, if you don't want to marry, I will support you for a lifetime, you are free." ”

You are free. Su Lan understood Mingzhu's words, from then on, she was no longer a slave, but a free body, once she fantasized that one day, she would marry in the scenery and get her own happiness. But the dream has been shattered, and the person she loved and hated is gone, and she was originally determined to die, but she survived because of Mingzhu's preference. She cried and laughed: "Thanks to the princess for not giving up, I am afraid that the slave will rely on you for the rest of my life." ”

When Su Mei came over, he and Su Lan sighed and cried again. Zhuang Zhuang saw Su Lan was different, he was so happy as if he was something, he didn't let go of his skirt, and when he saw the scars on Su Lan's hands, he took her hand, picked up his mouth and blew on her, and asked her if it still hurts.

Su Lan's eyes were filled with tears, and she shook her head with a smile: "It originally hurt, but it doesn't hurt when you are blown by Brother Zhuang." ”

Strong and proud, blowing harder.

An Xiaogu said: "It's hard for you to come out of Songfan, don't go back to eat today, I'm here to renovate a table, go and invite Princess Huayang and your fourth sister-in-law over, let's eat and drink well, play leaf cards and roll dice." ”

A princess of Huayang, who has just come out of confinement and continues to be mellow, plus two pregnant women with big bellies, sits around playing cards and gambling money, is this really good? Mingzhu looked at An Xiaogu's big belly and smiled: "You're not afraid of teaching the child badly?" ”

An Xiaogu glared: "If I play with it, he will learn badly?" Don't let you spoil your fun. I couldn't help but say it, and I asked someone to arrange it, and it was soon opened. Princess Huayang and Li Shumei moved when they heard the wind, and took the child to the door with themselves, and got together to eat, drink and have fun together, and share the gossip in Beijing.

Princess Huayang injured her body and was not in good spirits, so she made a beautiful couch crooked, which did not affect her eating, drinking and having fun at all. Probably because of her martial arts practice, Li Shumei's spirit is the best, and her limbs are still slender, so she has become the envy of the other two people.

After frolicking, taking advantage of An Xiaogu and Princess Huayang arguing and laughing, Li Shumei and Mingzhu said: "I just saw that there is an osmanthus flower outside that has bloomed, you come to help me pick some flower balls." ”

Mingzhu smiled and walked out with Li Shumei.