The Imperial Study.

Peony offered new tea and stood aside with her hands down. The green and white porcelain reflects the plump tea leaves, and the fragrance is pleasant.

The emperor picked it up and took a sip while watching the fold, and then put it back lightly without saying a word. Seeing this, Peony silently took the tea again, and after a while, another new tea was presented.

Xuanyuan Zili was a little distracted, and he always drank the tea tastelessly, put it back again, rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Aunt Peony, is the tea art of Qianyuan Palace like this?" ”

Peony pursed her lips, lowered her body and put the teacup on the tray, and said respectfully: "The emperor forgives the sin, and the slave and maid will be replaced again." ”

Several palace maids were waiting at the entrance of the hall, and when they saw Aunt Peony bring out the tea cup again, except for one palace maid who was depressed, the others were relieved.

"Auntie, Xia Zhan is a slave and maid, and there is labor." Xiao Zi respectfully presented the tea cup in his hand to Peony, with a face slightly against it, but with a little confidence and inevitable.

Peony glanced at her, took the tea, looked outside again, frowned and asked, "But someone saw Liangyue?" ”

Several palace maids looked at each other and replied: "There is no movement in the side hall, it is estimated that I have just woken up, and I should come in a while." ”

Peony nodded, turned around and went in to put the tea in the emperor's hand.

Emperor Mingxuan glanced at the teacup, and was about to drink it, when he heard Si Xitong say: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu Niangniang asks to see you." ”

The emperor said "um" and put down the teacup: "Pass." ”

Huanpei's voice sounded, Concubine Shutao smiled and walked in, her voice was as good as ever: "The concubine sees the emperor." ”

"No courtesy." Emperor Mingxuan's face softened a lot, and he looked at Concubine Shu and said, "Why did this hour come?" ”

Concubine Shu smiled and walked to the emperor and stood beside her, and said coquettishly: "I know that the emperor has always been tired when you look at the folds, and the concubines are not afraid that you will be tired and come to disturb you." Although it annoys you, it's good that the emperor can rest for a while. ”

"You've always spoken nicely." Emperor Mingxuan shook his head, continued to look down at the fold, and said as he looked: "Sit aside." ”

Concubine Shu's eyes rolled, glanced at the tea on the desk, and pouted: "Your Majesty really doesn't accept the love of the concubine, and the concubine is so sad." It's just that I can hope that you can rest for a while and drink tea, is it so difficult? ”

Xuanyuan Zili sneered lightly, looked at Concubine Shu funny, and said, "I usually see you very arrogant, but you are really very similar to your father." Why are you so delicate today, but I am not used to it. ”

Concubine Shu pretended to glare at the emperor and snorted: "It's not that the harem is big now, and the concubines are not gentle, won't the emperor's heart be snatched away?" ”

This seems to be true or not, and Xuanyuan Zili is too lazy to distinguish between them. Anyway, she couldn't read the book even after arguing here, so she simply put down the fold, picked up the tea and took a sip.

Peony stood aside, seeing that the emperor's expression still hadn't changed, he knew that this tea was still not in line with the holy will, so he stepped forward to serve it.

Concubine Shu looked at Peony's movements and said strangely, "Auntie, what are you doing?" Do you have to retire after just taking a sip of tea? ”

Peony paused, and subconsciously glanced at the emperor. It is troublesome to explain, and there will be unnecessary disputes. Why did this concubine ask such a sentence, she didn't answer, and she didn't answer.

Emperor Mingxuan raised his eyes and glanced at the peony, waved his hand, and said, "You don't have to take it down, just drink this." ”

"Yes." Peony's heart sank, bowed down, and gave another salute to Concubine Shu, and hurriedly withdrew.

Seeing that the peony didn't come out with tea, Xiao Zi, who was waiting outside, breathed a sigh of relief, and then an irrepressible smile appeared on his face. A few palace maids next to her who were still holding tea were angry and envious, but they had no choice but to look at Xiaozi proudly, who made her tea art better.

Aunt Peony stood at the door for a while, looking at Xiao Zi quietly. The latter began to laugh at first, and was looked at by Peony's gaze, and he couldn't laugh for a while, and even a cold sweat gradually broke out on his back, and he muttered: "Aunt Peony... What's wrong with a slave? ”

"You're good." Peony handed the tray to the little palace maid with an expressionless face, and after saying this, she stood silently outside the door and continued to wait.

The crowd fell silent and returned to their seats.

And on the other side of the wing. Liang Yue had just woken up, her throat was dry, and she got up and got out of bed to pour herself a glass of water. After settling down for a while, I remembered in a groggy way that my injury had recurred yesterday.

It may be that I used light work all the way, and I won't feel pain when I pull the wound anyway, but I don't know that the wound may be infected. Fortunately, Xuanyuan Zili said that he would punish her, and Aunt Peony took her down. If not, she might have fainted halfway and was killed by whom.

Speaking of which, my body seems to be really a lot worse.

Liang Yue opened the door and looked outside. It was still early, but there was no one. She woke up in a daze this morning, and Aunt Peony seemed to have said something, but where did she remember it now? What is it? If it matters, it is better for her to go to the front hall and ask.

"Tsk, I really don't know where you got the strength to toss your body like this. It's not good, I'm always running around. Duguchen leaned on the door of the side hall, and when he saw Gu Liangyue opening the door and coming out, he couldn't help but shake his head: "Do you really don't need money for Lord Ben's medicine?" ”

Liang Yue turned her head sideways and saw Duguchen dressed in a crimson brocade robe, rarely dressed formally, and his hair was meticulous, only she could recognize the indecent expression.

"Why are you here?" Liang Yue opened her mouth lightly, looking at Duguchen's outfit, her eyes slightly raised.

Duguchen sighed, walked down and stood not far from Gu Liangyue, and said helplessly: "The emperor summoned him, but he only let Lord Ben wait in the side hall of Qianyuan Palace, and he and Concubine Niangniang were in the imperial study, and it was really helpless to be a courtier." ”

Liang Yue paused, and looked slightly cold. The imperial study, she didn't have the strength to go that far, so she still didn't have to go.

Duguchen looked at Gu Liangyue's expression on the side, a smile crossed his eyes, and he said in a low voice: "Bing Cuo'er, it's rare to see that you have this look on your face, come and talk to Lord Ben, what does it feel like to hear this?" ”

This man is underwhelmed.

Gu Liangyue raised her head, her eyes were as dark as night, faintly murderous, but with a smile, she looked at Duguchen quietly, the hand on her side stiffened, as if she was hesitating whether to fight or not.

"Oh, don't." Duguchen hurriedly took a few steps back and said with a smile: "Don't be so angry, it's not good for the injury." In addition, don't use internal force easily, you don't want this body anymore. ”

Liang Yue snorted coldly, turned around and wanted to go back to the room. Duguchen straightened his expression and shouted, "Wait." ”

After a pause, Liang Yue turned her head sideways, but she heard Duguchen's straight words: "That letter, Prime Minister Mo seems to know something." ”

The letter! Liang Yue turned her head suddenly, but Duguchen regained his cynicism and said with a smile: "But don't doubt Lord Ben, I also listened to what others said." ”

Listen to others? Which bystander to listen to? Gu Liangyue remembered Duguchen's background, and her face darkened: "What I heard in the Qinglou?" ”

Duguchen was taken aback, and hurriedly made a silence: "Don't say it, let Your Majesty know that I play this, and you have to scold me to death." Okay, you can look it up, I'm just giving you a clue. ”

The news in the Qinglou has always come from a wide range of sources, and most of them are extremely secret. The officials were obsessed with wine, and after a few glasses of wine, the singers coaxed and said everything. Therefore, Qinglou is a very good intelligence agency.

And it just so happened that Duguchen did what he did behind his back, that is, he opened a green building, and harmed the ministers of the court and the central government under the nose of the Son of Heaven, and he earned a lot of money.

Although this move was not particularly serious, Liang Yue knew that Duguchen's move was extremely clever. If you want to gather information, Qinglou is really good. For example, today's news really helped her a lot.

"Thank you." Liang Yue's expression relaxed a little and began to ponder things. Duguchen stood aside and didn't bother her, standing and watching when the emperor would come back.

Mo Cheng Xiang, Mo Zhiyuan. Liang Yue frowned. This is not a good person, Xuanyuan Zi has been at odds with him before, and now he is also a character who often confronts him in the court, how can she get clues from him?

"Dugu Aiqing."

Emperor Ming Xuan walked over slowly, and when he saw this scene, his eyes were slightly downcast. Sixi, who followed behind him, couldn't help but glance at Duguchen.

In the backyard of the Son of Heaven, Lord Dugu and the maid of the first palace get along so closely, it is too unusual. Sixi shook his head secretly, even if he is the emperor's brother, so many times, Mo said that he has damaged his trust in the emperor's heart, and it is even worse for Liangyue, why is he so ignorant.

Duguchen saw Emperor Mingxuan and hurriedly saluted. Liang Yue came back to her senses, knelt down, and said lightly: "The slave and maid see the emperor." ”

"Which one is this singing?" The emperor looked at the two people on the ground and said coldly: "Qi Yu, your behavior should also be restrained." ”

Duguchen laughed dryly twice and said, "The minister knows his mistake. ”

Liang Yue next to her knelt and continued to think about things, now there is nothing stronger than the desire to leave the palace, she must find out the truth. As for the person in front of him, wasn't he accompanied by Concubine Shu just now? At this time, there will be one person, and there may be other concubines to serve later, this is the emperor.

"Get up."

Duguchen pursed his lips and stood up. Liang Yue beside him didn't hear it, and was still kneeling.

"What, do I want you to invite you?" Xuanyuan Zi raised his eyebrows slightly, walked in front of Gu Liangyue, and looked down at her.

Liang Yue came back to her senses, stood up and took a step back, and curtsied her knees: "The slave is rude." ”

"That's it." Emperor Mingxuan suddenly sneered, glanced at Duguchen, and then looked at Gu Liangyue and said, "From tomorrow onwards, you will serve in the inner hall of Qianyuan Palace, and Peony will teach you the rules later." ”

The inner sanctum? Gu Liangyue glanced at Xuanyuan Zili strangely. Don't you hate her? What do you have to do in front of you?

"As for you." Emperor Ming Xuan turned his head to look at Dugu Chen, the corners of his lips hooked slightly, and he smiled rarely: "I have news for you." ”

"What?" Duguchen's heart was cold, and he asked.

"Princess He'an will return to the palace tomorrow." The emperor said gently: "Aiqing, I'm going to work hard for you again." ”