Concubine Ying was ashamed and anxious, how could she let Yong'er go, and before she could stand up, she kicked her shoulder and shouted angrily: "On the contrary, dare to do something to me, come and drag this little slut out." ”

Yong'er just wanted to pick up the bead that fell from the hand rope, and was kicked away by Concubine Ying defenselessly, and looked up to see that she was supported up by the palace maid, and shouted with teeth and claws to order the little eunuch outside the door to drag her away. The people on the side came to persuade them, and the concubines and concubines all said forget it, but Concubine Ying didn't give face because they were older, and ridiculed: "My sisters are old, I'm afraid that this little goblin will get face in the future, and will come to take revenge on you?" What is she, you are afraid, but I am not afraid. ”

There was a mess in the house, Concubine Ying also talked about those who laughed at the people who laughed at her falling, and the palace maids of each family protected their masters, so someone led the fire to Yong's body, and Concubine Ying's subordinates came up to pull Yong'er to take her out, but the palace maids around Yong'er protected her, and the movement could be heard outside the gate of Jingren Palace, and Hongyan frowned before she entered the door.

Cherry glanced at the master, saw Hongyan nodded, she walked a few steps quickly and entered the door, and the palace maid who promised to be in the palace saw her coming, and cried and said, "Aunt Cherry, save my family and promise." ”

"Why is it so lively? The slave and maid heard it outside. She said politely and saluted Concubine Ying, "Niangniang's bun is also messy, hurry up and sit down and let the slave pick it up for you." ”

Concubine Ying glanced at the door with heartfelt eyes, and didn't see Concubine Ling's figure, the bento is the same as in normal days, Yanxi Palace will not care about the real idle matter, this cherry is probably to deal with it on the scene, looking back, it will not be that Yanxi Palace doesn't know anything, in this case, she has nothing to fear, raised her face and said: "I don't want to stay here for a while, how can I use a little slut's comb?" She glanced at the cherry and sneered, "You have followed Concubine Ling for many years, and you know the rules of the palace best, how should you count this forever if you promise to commit the following crimes?" ”

The palace maid beside Yong'er hurriedly said: "My family didn't do anything as promised, Niangniang, you beat people when you enter the door, why did we commit the following crimes?" ”

Concubine Ying raised her eyebrows, stepped forward and slapped the palace maid, Yong'er saw that her people were beaten, so she stood up in front of her, Concubine Ying was so angry that she grabbed her clothes, and when she was about to shout, she heard others say: "Concubine Niangniang is auspicious." As soon as she let go of her hand, she looked up and saw Concubine Ling standing in front of the door, but she didn't expect her to really come.

Concubine Wan has an age, and she has long been unable to deal with these things, so she stepped forward and said, "Niangniang, the concubine feels a little dizzy, and she wants to go back, I'm afraid I can't sit down with you and gossip." ”

Hongyan said politely: "Sister, take care of your body, and I'll send the imperial doctor to take a look when I go back." Then he ordered Cherry to help Concubine Wan out, and when the others saw this, they didn't want to be involved by Concubine Ying at all, so they made up all kinds of excuses and followed them all away. When Cherry came back, the house was empty, and there were only a few nobles who had always followed Concubine Ying on weekdays, and Cherry thought to herself, they were also righteous.

"Pick up Yong and see where he fell." Hongyan said this, found a place to sit down, and several nobles often stepped forward to ask for peace, and really helped Concubine Ying and said, "Concubine Niangniang, she always does it to Concubine Ying first, and the concubines all see it really, she knocked Concubine Ying Niangniang down." ”

Cherry helped Yong'er staggered over, she clenched her fists tightly in her hands, she didn't know what was hidden in her palm, even Hongyan thought she was restraining the anger in her heart, Hongyan asked her lightly: "You knocked Concubine Ying down first, why did you do this?" ”

Someone on the side interjected: "It's just that Concubine Ying wants to see the congratulatory gift she wants to give you, if you don't let you see it, you won't let you see it, what does it mean to do it, is Concubine Ying Niangniang easy to bully?" ”

Yong'er looked up at them, then looked down in confusion, her eyes stayed on the brocade box that was thrown to the ground, she wanted to pick it up, but she didn't dare to move at this time, and heard Hongyan ask her again: "You knocked down Concubine Ying?" ”

"Yes, it was the slave who pounced on the mother." Yong'er replied, the fist in his hand couldn't help but tremble slightly, and the sweat in his palm almost soaked the beads.

"That is, the following offenses, Concubine Ying's status is noble, but it is not something that you can offend with a small promise, even if it is disrespectful in words and eyes, it is a sin." Hongyan said indifferently, "Go and stand under the eaves for two hours and think about it." ”

Hongyan said, she gave Cherry a look, Cherry came to help Yong and promised to go out, everyone else followed, Hongyan saw that Yong'er was still looking at the box when she left, she left her seat and went to pick it up, the brocade box was obviously thrown to the ground hard, and the corner had been cracked.

"Concubine Niangniang, that's it?" Concubine Ying couldn't figure out Hongyan's thoughts, so she could only give herself courage loudly, "Since you also know that the status of the concubine is noble, and she was bullied by a small promise, just punish the station?" ”

Hongyan looked at her with a smile: "Then what do you want?" ”

"Me!"

"Do you want to go to the Heart Cultivation Palace to evaluate the theory, I wonder if the emperor is free at this time, let's go and take a look?" Hongyan asked.

Concubine Ying turned her face away, and said angrily: "Why should Niangniang be sarcastic, haven't you solved it here?" ”

Hongyan said: "Since it's solved, that's fine, your clothes and hair are messy and out of shape, hurry up and go back and pick it up, don't let the minions below despise you." ”

The people on the side came to pull Concubine Ying, and gave her ideas in a hurry, no matter what, Concubine Ying couldn't screw Concubine Ling, the emperor gave her a status title, but she never gave a straight eye, if she went to the Palace of Heart Cultivation, her fate would be worse than Yong's promise.

"Yes, the concubine will go back and clean up." Concubine Ying gritted her teeth and gritted her teeth, brushed her sleeves and walked to the door, but before she stepped out of the threshold, she was stopped by Concubine Ling.

Hongyan looked at her back and said, "You have promised Yong several times, I don't care, since you are all in front of you today, then make it clear." Yong promised to be the person entrusted to me by the Queen Mother to take care of me, you and I are gradually getting older, and we can't serve the emperor as well as before, the Queen Mother chose Yong'er, and I will serve the emperor in the future. Don't just look at her in front of your eyes and be nothing, after ten or twenty years, it won't be your turn to bully her like this. And at that time, you should already retire, in case people hold grudges, can you have a better life in the future? When it's coming, what kind of dignity will you put on it? ”

Concubine Ying turned around suddenly, glared at Hongyan, and Hongyan smiled slightly: "Plan well for your future, the Forbidden City is so big, you want to be comfortable and comfortable." ”

"The concubine retired." Concubine Ying had nothing to say, and she was holding her breath to leave. Hongyan threw a sentence at her: "No one can take away the honor that the emperor gave you, unless you practice it yourself, are there still few examples in the palace?" But what do you have to do and can't get by? ”

In the courtyard, Yong'er saw Concubine Ying rushing out angrily, her body trembled, but people glanced at it fiercely and rushed out of the door, Cherry said kindly beside her: "Concubine Ying has been this temper for many years since she entered the palace, you can bear with me." ”

Yong'er responded in a daze, and when she saw Concubine Ling coming out of the matching hall, she became more and more nervous. Hongyan came over with a brocade box, opened the box to show her, and asked, "Are you making all these palace flowers?" ”

"Yes, slave ......"

"I remember that in Ningshou Palace, I told you that you should never call yourself a slave again." Hongyan said, "Don't forget it." ”

Yong'er nodded, her eyes lowered timidly. Hongyan was playing with those palace flowers, and when she went to the imperial garden to pick flowers and was bumped into and trampled by Concubine Ying, she asked: "The last time I saw you picking flowers, was it to dye yarn with flower juice?" ”

"Yes, but ...... At that time, the slaves and maids were just making palace flowers, and they wanted to give them to the palace maids who were good to the slaves and maids. Yong'er replied, covering her mouth again, she felt like she had said something inappropriate, how could she give the things given to the palace maid to Concubine Ling in the same way.

"It's pretty good, but of course it's far worse than the sewing room." Hongyan smiled unceremoniously, "But Princess Hejia doesn't like the things in the palace that are too gaudy and luxurious, but she must like this." ”

"Really?" Yong'er's face brightened, a little bit like when she was a palace maid in the past.

Such a change made Hongyan feel a lot of emotion in her heart, she handed the palace flower to the cherry and said, "Go pick a good box and reload it, and send it out of the palace to the Buddha." ”

Cherry knew that her master had something to say to Yong, so she opened her eyes to the others, and there were only Hongyan and Yong'er left under the eaves, she looked down and saw that Yong'er was still clenching her fists, and couldn't help asking: "Are you afraid, or are you angry, your fists are clenched so tightly?" ”

Yong'er was stunned for a moment, hurriedly hid her hand behind her back, and slowly stretched out her hand to spread out her palm, the lapis lazuli bead she picked up had been soaked in sweat and shiny, she explained timidly: "Concubine Ying broke the slave, no, it was the concubine's, she tore off the concubine's hand rope, the bead fell to the ground, Niangniang, she didn't see it and was about to step on it, the slave just wanted to pick up the bead back." ”

Hongyan listened attentively, and the memory quickly returned to the imperial garden back then, her bracelet was torn off by Jia Concubine, and her beads were crushed in the soil by the bottom of the flower pot, how could it be so similar, if Yong'er's previous experience, how much did Hongyan "add fuel to the fire", but these things in front of him, how could they be repeated again?

"Niangniang......" Yong'er shouted with a red face, with a crying tone, suddenly knelt down, and said, "It was Niangniang who rescued the slave and maid from the snow, but the slave and maid became the emperor's person, Niangniang, do you believe in the slave and maid, the slave and the maid really didn't know what happened that night, the slave and the emperor had nothing to do." ”

Hongyan looked down at her, she was so high, Yong'er was so small and pitiful, and the ups and downs of the deep palace for more than twenty years made her lose the courage to fully trust people, even at this moment, she left room for herself.

But Hongyan still stretched out his hand and said, "Remember, you can't call yourself a slave anymore." Yong'er, I'm sorry for you. ”