The Situ sisters were divided into the east and west side halls of the Splendid Palace, and the ancestral rule was that only the famous lord could live in the main hall, while low-level palace concubines like them could only live in the side hall. When Situ Nian sat down in the side hall, the palace people who had been waiting for a long time came up to serve tea, she took the small table next to her, and the leading palace maid immediately took the two palace maids and three eunuchs behind her to kneel down to her and ask for peace, and signed up one by one. This is the share given to her by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In addition to the two personal palace maids he brought, Baolin can also be divided into three palace maids and three eunuchs, but most of them are rough palace people with no rank. She was so distracted by her mind that she forgot to call them up, and Qiushui reminded in a low voice, "Little master!" ”

"You all get up, Qiushui ........" Situ Nian turned his head and forgot about her, Qiushui looked at the master's eyes, and immediately distributed the silver prepared earlier, they were rewarded and smiled, and knelt down to thank her.

"Get up, these are the two girls I brought from home, Qiushui and Yiren, and I will work with you in the future." Situ Nian took a sip of tea and said, "Serve by my side, don't be suspenseful, just do your part with your heart, you are not old, I will not be harsh, but if there are some things outside the mouth, don't blame me for being ruthless, remember 'don't ask for merit, but ask for no fault'!" ”

All the kneeling people in the hall bowed their heads in unison and replied, "Yes, little lord!" ”

Yu'er nodded and continued: "Okay, I'm a little tired when I just arrived today, so you can go down first." Now in the heart, you stay. ”

When she just signed up for the number, the leading palace maid was more eye-catching, her eyebrows and eyes were not very old, she must have entered the palace not long ago, she was happy and angry, her eyes were clear and clever, and she did not live in the deep palace for a long time.

"This heart." Situ Nian opened his mouth to call her.

"The slave is here!" Jinxin bowed his head and agreed.

"Do you know who was elected for this year's show girls? What is the current situation in the palace? When he first arrived, Situ Nian's eyes were dark, he didn't know anything, thinking that although he didn't seek wealth from the heavenly family, he also had to know the time and affairs to protect himself, so he asked.

"Back to the little master, a total of 28 women in this year's draft were selected, most of them were pointed out to the princes and relatives, only seven of them entered the palace to serve the emperor, in addition to the little lord and another Situ Baolin, there are also Chen Meiren, the sister of the deputy capital, Su Cairen, the daughter of the cabinet scholar, Kang Cairen, the daughter of the governor of Shandong, Yang Liangren, the daughter of the right deputy capital of the Imperial History, and the daughter of the chief secretary of the government who was crowned the royal maid, called the Zhuang royal girl." Situ Nian nodded and motioned for her to continue.

"Not long after the emperor ascended the throne, there are not many young lords in the palace, like ours, the splendid palace has been vacant, in addition to the queen of Fengyang Palace, now the most favored is the lady concubine Niangniang of Yongfu Palace, and the moon concubine of Yingyue Palace."

"Concubine Yue?" Situ Nian interrupted her suspiciously, the Moon Lord Middle Palace, enlisting the queen and the queen mother, using the word moon as a title, wouldn't it be suspected of trespassing.

Jinxin nodded and said: "The slave maid heard that the concubine Yue was born on an auspicious day of the full moon, and the fortune teller said that she had a bone on her head and a spiritual light in her eyes, and she was the reincarnation of an immortal. ”

Situ Nian's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he said strangely, "Oh~ There are such strange things!" ”

Jinxin didn't dare to talk nonsense, and replied to the top: "The slave maid also heard about it, but the emperor really loves it very much, and when he first entered the palace, he was given the title of Chongyuan, and he also gave the moon word as a title." ”

Situ Nian's eyes flowed, and he said with a smile: "As soon as you enter the palace, you will be the main lady, and it will be infinitely beautiful." ”

"Does the queen have no objection?" Yiren on the side blurted out and asked, Situ Nian glanced at her, this girl has always been fast-talking, I'm afraid that she will have to mention it in the future! Yiren knew that his mouth was fast, and he immediately lowered his head and didn't dare to look at her again.

Jinxin saw Qiushui open her mouth and only glanced at her with a blank face, and replied: "The slave doesn't dare to say anything, but the emperor has given it, and it is inconvenient for the people next to her to say anything." ”

Yu'er saw her like this, knowing that she was sensible, and said with a smile on her face: "Okay, I know, the coming day is long, and we will always see each other in the future. After Situ Nian finished explaining, he took Jinxin's hand and walked out, asking as he walked, "How old are you this year?" You look like you've just entered the palace, right?"

Now the heart is young in the end, and seeing the new little master kindly, he can't help but be more comfortable and lively, and said, "Back to the little master, the slave maid is fourteen years old this year, and has been in the palace for two years. ”

Situ Nian nodded, and then asked with a kind face: "I'm older than you, do you know my name?" ”

Jinxin shook her head and looked at Situ Nian ignorantly, wondering why she would ask such a question.

Seeing that she didn't know, Situ Nian said: "My surname is Situ, and I have a single name and a pronunciation, and it is Jinxin when it is separated." Hearing her say this, I was first happy, and then I was worried, thinking that I was afraid of colliding with my master.

Situ Nian looked at her face and guessed what she was thinking, Ying Ying said: "You don't have to be nervous, I like you when I see you well-behaved and cute, and you have such a fate, and it is also the will of God, in the future, you will serve by my side, we can support each other and live a good life in this palace." ”

Seeing that the master was so heartfelt to her, there were some tears in her eyes. Hurriedly knelt down and said, "The slave maid has been assigned to work in the imperial kitchen since entering the palace, dirty and tired, not to mention, and often bullied by the aunt, I learned that I want to be assigned to the Splendid Palace to serve the little master, the slave and maid are both happy and worried, serving the little master is naturally easier than in the kitchen, but after all, the imperial kitchen can not see the master, the rules are not so big, the slave has been worried that they are reckless and ignorant, offended the little master, today I see the little master is so kind, forgiving, the slave is really a blessing to meet a little master like you in several lifetimes, and will die for the little master in the future! ”

Situ Nian knew that she was a little sincere when she said this, but in the end, she had just met and couldn't believe it, so she smiled and helped her up, "What is there that requires you to die?" ”

Talking, the two have come to the courtyard of the Splendid Palace, it is the golden autumn, a few osmanthus trees in the courtyard from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside are full of osmanthus flowers, like hanging a string of Jin Ling, a very strong fragrance in the air, refreshing people's hearts, making people feel that their mouths and hearts are sweet!

The two walked along the path to the left hand is a red and bright begonia, next to the begonia is two columns of chrysanthemums, colorful and colorful, Nian Nian knew for the first time that chrysanthemums have so many colors. In the right hand are a few peach trees, the flowers have all been thanked at the moment, and there are a few hairy peaches hanging under the dark green leaves, which are fluffy and cute. Further on, you will reach the center of the courtyard, where there is a stone table and several stone benches, and a small pond next to it, in which fish swim freely.

Situ Nianzheng sighed with emotion, no wonder everyone in the world pursues fame, fortune and wealth, and saw Xia He hurriedly running over, "Little master, the father-in-law next to the queen has come to pass the decree, go back quickly!" Then he got up and hurried to the main hall with them to receive the queen's decree. It turned out that the queen's reward had arrived, and an edict was sent to Fengyang Palace tomorrow morning to see the queen and the harem concubines. After receiving the decree and thanking him, the father-in-law took his things to the west side hall again, thinking that he was going to deliver the decree to his sister.

After dinner, Nian Nian let Qiushui Yiren serve him to change his clothes and go to bed, thinking about tomorrow morning's visit, and turned over and over again and couldn't sleep, Jinxin saw her come up like this and persuaded: "Little master, the slave maid will bring you a cup of peace of mind and calm tea, drink it and fall asleep early, you are tired of a day today, and you will have to get up early tomorrow to freshen up and dress up, if you can't sleep well, the slave and maid are worried that your body will not be able to cope with so many kneeling tomorrow." ”

Niannian, who was lying on the bed, nodded and replied, "You go." ”

After drinking tea, Nian Nian really felt more down-to-earth, I don't know if the tea is useful, or the persuasion of Jinxin is more useful.