Huanchun saw that the master's expression was different, and he had been worried about her since just now, and he couldn't help but say at this time: "If you have something in your heart, why don't we go." ”

"Xiangyue has been talking for a few days, and the weather is so good today, I want to go for a walk." Lan Qi must be nervous, thinking that since Concubine Zhao can come with the emperor, Concubine Tong should not succeed in any tricks.

But all the way to the Imperial Garden, my heart is still heavy, Concubine Tong is obviously favored, and she can eat better than Concubine Zhao in this palace, why do you have to do such a thing, even if it is to deduct the previous grudge, it will not be so ruthless, and it is a capital crime to murder the emperor's heir.

Entering the garden, the fragrance of flowers wafted from afar, combined with the cold air, which made people's spirits lifted, Lan Qi was still at this age of loving flowers and plants, and did not dare to come in casually when she was a palace maid, and then accompanied Xuan Ye all day long.

"Let's fold a few sticks back and insert the bottle, this fragrance is so good." Xiangyue and Yukui said that they were about to start folding plums, but Lan Qi stopped them and coaxed them and said, "The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, and she is beautiful and fragrant in this ice and snow. ”

Xiangyue said to Yukui Nunu: "Our master is talking in a crepe now, and in a few days, we won't be able to understand." ”

Lan Qi grabbed a handful of snow on the stone and threw it at the two of them, and the two of them actually had enough courage to catch the snowball and throw Lan Qi, so frightened that she screamed and laughed, and hid behind Huanchun for help: "Scold them quickly, it's the other way around." While grabbing the snowball and throwing it back, the master and servant were crazy for a while, only Huanchun hurriedly said, "The clothes are going to be wet, don't go crazy and go back to get sick." ”

But where did anyone listen to her, Lan Qi had to fall into the snowdrift once, and when she got up, her clothes were wet, her jacket was wet, even her shoes fell off, and her socks and pants were all wet, Huanchun couldn't blame her master, so she could only scold Xiangyue and Yukui's ears, saying that she would go back and punish them for kneeling on the washboard, but the two didn't dare to talk back, and they were busy holding the master and saying that they should go back and change quickly.

Covering the embarrassment inside with a coat, Lan Qi was shivering and shivering and was helped back by them, thinking that he would not be able to bump into the emperor and Concubine Zhao when he went back from behind, who knew that before he reached Zhongcui Palace, the emperor's warm sedan chair came over, Lan Qi led the three of them to stand in the corner, but the royal car stopped when he came to him.

Gonggong Li smiled and asked Lan Qi where he came from, and when he heard that he came back from the Imperial Garden, he said: "The emperor is about to go to the garden to fold plums and send them to Cining Palace. ”

Lan Qi didn't dare not agree, nodded and said yes, the warm sedan chair was put down, Xuan Ye came out of it, and waited for Gonggong Li to put on his clothes, just glanced at Lan Qi, and then walked straight forward.

Lan Qi was about to follow, but Huan Chun suddenly bent his knees and said, "The emperor forgives the sin, and the slave has something to say." ”

Xuan Ye stopped when he heard the sound and turned to look at her, but heard Huanchun say: "Chang Zai was playing in the snow just now, his shoes, socks and clothes were soaked, and he was shivering from the cold, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to fold plums with the emperor this time, and asked the emperor to let Chang Zai hurry back to change his clothes and roast the fire." ”

Xuan Ye frowned deeply, walked over and lifted Lan Qi's clothes, the clothes were already cold to the touch, and then touched the jacket on his waist, stained his hands with snow water, angry and distressed, and couldn't help but scold her in a low voice: "Are you doing death?" ”

Lan Qi was startled, looked up at the emperor, her sharp eyes frightened her heart, and then she was pushed forward, Xuan Ye said coldly behind her: "Go back and change your clothes immediately, Imperial Doctor Xuan will come and see." ”

Huanchun and a few people hurriedly came up to help her go, Lan Qi was stared at just now, and she walked a few steps back to take a look, but Xuan Ye scolded her: "What are you looking at?" Why don't you hurry up? ”

The four of them left in a hurry, Gonggong Li couldn't cry or laugh, and came up to ask if he was going to fold plums, but he was scolded by the emperor: "When do I want to fold plums?" You go and fold a few sticks and give them to the imperial grandmother. ”

After that, he got on the sedan chair in a huff, and then didn't go to the imperial garden, and returned to the Qianqing Palace to rest in the warm pavilion, but he was still unsettled, and tossed Gonggong Li to him and said, "Send someone to ask, is you sick." Thinking about it, he said, "If you are not sick, you are not allowed to go out again, and the door of the east side hall is not allowed to go out, so that she can stay in the house honestly, she must be cold, and if she comes out again, she will really fall ill." ”

When the little eunuch came to Zhongcui Palace, he saw Yukui and Xiangyue kneeling under the porch when he entered the door, and said the emperor's words in front of the door of the East Side Palace, but he heard Wu Chang lose his temper and say: "What are you punishing them for, I won't go out?" Huanchun, come in quickly, don't give me shoes again, I'll come out barefoot. ”

made Huanchun so embarrassed, sent away the little father-in-law and said: "The person in front of the emperor just came, don't you pass these words?" ”

Lan Qi looked at her blankly, and asked the people from the Qianqing Palace what they were doing, and when she heard that Xuan Ye didn't allow her to go out again, she pouted her mouth and shrunk on the warm kang sullenly angry, and after a long time Huanchun asked her what was wrong, and then said sadly: "I don't want to make trouble for him and upset him, but it's always self-defeating, and I always let him see that I don't have a good look." ”

It just so happened that Bu Chang was coming, and came in with a curtain to blame Huanchun for what to do to punish the two girls for kneeling outside, saying that she had already let her get up and go to the fire, and sat down to see Lan Qi angry, and listened to Huanchun tell her, and couldn't help laughing at her: "The emperor is rare, so he sent someone to detain you, isn't he afraid that you will be sick?" If it's not a rare person, don't pay attention to it at all. ”

took the ginger soup from Huanchun's hand and coaxed her to drink, while saying: "Listen to Panxia, I was very lively in front of me when I just rested, the emperor and Concubine Zhao have gone, I don't know what is going on, I am happy inside, it is really rare." I heard that Concubine Tong is in a much better mood, so we can breathe a sigh of relief. ”

This poked Lan Qi's heart, she has always been worried that Hui Guiren's words will come true, if she really wants to make such a fuss, no matter whether Concubine Zhao can get rid of it in the end, the palace will be ugly, and it is rumored that the harem concubines will kill the emperor's heir in order to compete for favor, and the emperor's face can't be hanged.

Thinking back to the way he saw Xuan Ye just now, his expression was indeed unhappy or angry, it seems that at least there was nothing unpleasant about the gathering of the imperial concubine just now, in her heart, as long as the emperor will not be unhappy, it will be a good thing.

It's just that the words of her tantrum just now were really passed to the emperor word for word, and when Manager Li conveyed it, he couldn't help laughing, and Xuan Ye was even more out of temper, so he only blamed Gonggong Li and said: "You should find a powerful housekeeper to control her, Huanchun is capable and can't control her, and I don't know when she stumbles again, and she is a year older after the year, and I see that she is in vain." ”

Gonggong Li said: "The Empress Dowager has been listening to Wu Chang talking very much recently, and she loves that naughty energy when she is joking, and Wu Chang can say a lot of big truths now, and Su Mala told the slave the day before yesterday that the emperor's books were really not given in vain." ”

Xuan Ye had a smile between his eyebrows, and for a while he had the idea of bullying people again, he casually pointed to a few books on the table, and instructed Gonggong Li: "Just send these books, tell her whether she can read them or not, memorize them word for word, and then take back those idle books, she is too idle to go to the snowdrift." ”

Gonggong Li picked up the book diligently, and said with a smile: "Isn't the emperor afraid that Wu Chang is in a hurry and sheds tears?" ”

Xuan Ye seemed to have a heart, and said with love and hate: "Don't let her know that it's powerful, and she will be more and more nonsense." ”

So Gonggong Li took advantage of the dusk to come to Zhongcui Palace again, recently because the Empress Dowager loved Wu Chang, he didn't have to hide here anymore, and entered the door generously, just when Lan Qi was writing on the kang, let Huanchun have tea, and his father-in-law said that he was not busy, and when he put down the book, Xiao Chang asked excitedly: "Is it a new book, is it the same as the last time?" That's interesting. ”

Gonggong Li said the emperor's words embarrassedly, watching Wu Chang smile like a flower gradually tightened, Shui Lingling's eyes darkened, and the excitement of his whole body dispersed, he sat back softly, raised his eyes from time to time to take a look at those few esoteric new books, and called Huan Chun for a long time: "Take the previous books back to my father-in-law." ”

When Huanchun came with the book, Gonggong Li saw Lan Qi's reluctance in his eyes, and his heart softened, but the emperor's order was difficult to disobey, so he could only take away Wu Changzai's beloved things so ruthlessly, and when he was about to leave, Lan Qi asked him again: "If I memorize these books, can I still give them back?" ”

Gonggong Li didn't dare to agree for the emperor, only said that he would go back to tell him, and then wait for him to return to Xuan Ye without hesitation, and said with a vivid voice that Wu Chang's reaction, Xuan Ye leisurely held a bowl of red bean soup to eat, and said in a good mood: "This is enough for her to reflect, it is better to shed a few tears than to go outside and get sick." ”

And this matter, in Lan Qi's opinion, was very aggrieved, and she couldn't help shedding tears, but when others looked at it, it was a great grace. Openly and secretly, everyone knows that the emperor sent a book to Wu Ya's family, and it has not been broken since she was heavily reprimanded by the empress dowager, although the emperor did not invite her to sleep or go to Zhongcui Palace to see her, on the surface, he abandoned it and ignored it, but doesn't this book represent the continuous grace of sainthood? Moreover, the Empress Dowager asked her to walk in Cining Palace again, and when everyone woke up, they found that Wu Yashi had never fallen out of favor, and it was unknown that they might be able to return to the emperor in the future.

On this day, everyone gathered in Yikun Palace, Concubine Zhao since the first month, gradually began to get close to the concubines, although there were occasional people in the past, but most of them just asked An to salute, sit and go, it is rare to stay for dinner once or twice, but also to see what kind of person it is, today Rong Guiren, Hui Gui is in, a few faceless people are always there, promised to be there, Concubine Zhao actually said that the family sent the best mutton in, has been filial piety to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother and the Emperor there, the palace left some afraid that a few days will not be able to eat, let the imperial dining room send a copper stove, everyone sits around the stove to eat hot pot.

Everyone sat at the table according to their position, An Guiren sat down by himself, and saw that Bu Chang was in a person who went to the table where Nala promised because of the extra person, both of them were pregnant by a night of grace, and Nala promised to seem to be quite liked by the emperor, An Guiren of course felt uncomfortable, thinking of the things in the palace in the past few days, he pulled Yi Guiren and sneered: "Seeing that Bu Chang was coming alone, I remembered that Wu Chang was playing in the imperial garden that day and his clothes were soaked in the snow, and then he met the emperor." Xingwu Changzai met occasionally, but later Zhang promised to go to learn the sample, rolled a body of snow and waited on the way the emperor passed, but the emperor didn't even look at it, she fell into a cold and fever, and she hasn't gotten up yet. ”

Everyone in the audience sighed, Yi Guiren was straight, and said with a big grin: "How long has Wu Chang been away from the emperor's side, what should I do from her?" Zhang's promise was really a miscalculation. ”

An Guiren hurriedly smiled: "Isn't it, if you want to make the emperor happy, it is still Bu Changzai who promised Nala the best to understand that even the princess of Brother was born." ”

Bu Chang's face was red and white here, and Nala next to her promised to pull her arm and said, "Forget it, she's always like that, let's eat shabu-shabu." ”

Kebu is often weak, and he rarely touches meat, and today he is afraid of being said to be hypocritical again, so he ate a lot of mutton, and soon after he went back, he vomited and vomited, and his stomach turned over and almost took half his life, Lan Qi didn't understand why she was reluctant to eat meat, and asked her why she just cried silently.

After that, Pan Xia, who still went with her, told her about the matter, but Lan Qi said happily: "Isn't An Guiren just a powerful mouth, in fact, people are not very bad, she is distracted by other things, and she forgets what she said before." Ah...... I really envy my sister, how nice it would be if I could go today, just listening to you say that meat, I will be hungry. ”

But Bu Chang was disgusted when he heard a meat word, and beat Lan Qi and said that he was bullying her, and Lan Qi said other jokes to coax her, in the end, she changed her mood, and then boiled japonica rice porridge herself, and took the upper layer of rice oil to eat it warmly.

And said that Bu Chang wasted the good mutton that Concubine Zhao entertained, in fact, Concubine Zhao herself was not comfortable here, and was made around by the concubines all day, she still liked the clean days in the past, and I don't know if she disliked everyone, and after the guests left, she let Dong Yun lead the little palace maid to clean the main hall inside and out, and then rested on the warm kang, and said suspiciously: "Where did the rouge gouache they use come from, the fragrance is unbearable, I always feel that there is still a smell in this room." ”

Dongyun had no choice but to let people clean and ventilate again, and smoke the master's favorite incense, but still heard Concubine Zhao say disgustedly: "It's better for me not to get close to them, the closer you get, the more annoying it is." ”

Dong Yun persuaded: "If you don't get close, you really have to let Concubine Tong take it." Concubine Tong doesn't care whether others like her or not, as long as she says who she is close to, no one can escape. But we can't be like this, Niangniang convinces people with virtue, so that the next few nobles really convince you and are willing to stand on your side. The master doesn't have to feast like this every day, start today, and then get together occasionally, and everyone shares something on weekdays, all of which are affection. ”

Concubine Zhao closed her eyes and sighed, and it took a long time to open her eyes and say: "That's it, when I become the queen, I don't have to bother with these thoughts, and when Concubine Tong dares to be arrogant, I will not be polite." ”

In the west side hall, Yi Guiren stood in front of the door and watched the situation for a while, Tao Hong went to wash a plate of green dates, she ate them all, Tao Hong persuaded her to be careful of food accumulation, Yi Guiren smiled: "I didn't use chopsticks much just now, if I was elsewhere, I would let go of my stomach and eat, you know, if anyone sees that I don't look good, I don't know what to say." You see, when people leave, the stools are cleaned before they are cold, which is how disgusting we are. If you don't like it, don't go back and forth, so why bother. ”

Taohong went to cover the door, and came back to remind Yi Guiren and said: "Next time An Guiren pulls you to say something, you are perfunctory, those words today can not be said, An Guiren has never been in tune, everyone is offended, but he is not consciously close to anyone, you can't be like this, in the future, it is good to be close to Rong Guiren and Hui Guiren." ”

Such as Taohong, these palace maids, after years in the palace, also have to seek a future for themselves, the status of the palace maid rises with the master, of course, everyone is looking forward to the master's good, now Yigui is being favored, she does not want to ruin the future because the master is careless in making friends.

Yigui is also smart, and nodded again and again and said, "I understand in my heart." ”

However, on the side of the Qianqing Palace, Xuan Ye heard that Concubine Zhao began to get close to the Sixth Palace, and felt that it was a good thing, what he said to Lan Qi that day has always been on his mind, if there must be someone between Concubine Zhao and Concubine Tong who will be the queen in the future, of course he is still more inclined to the former, Concubine Tong is just a little cousin who does not grow up in his eyes, in terms of being the master of the Sixth Palace, if Concubine Zhao does not look down on the lonely arrogance of others from low backgrounds, it is almost perfect. Naturally, no one can compare with Empress Hesheri, so if it weren't for the court's compulsion, Xuan Ye would never want to set up a middle palace in his life.

Later, I heard Gonggong Li say that except for a few sick promises that Chang Zai didn't go today, only Wu Chang, who was ordered by the emperor not to go out, was not there, Xuan Ye immediately laughed: "Such a lively shabu to eat, without her share, can make her sad than you snatched those books." But when this girl eats that meat, she doesn't grow any longer, so thin that she can fall when the wind blows. ”

Although he was so disgusted, Xuan Ye turned around and asked Gonggong Li to send someone from the imperial dining room to send a whole leg of mutton, and said with a smile: "Let Huanchun do it in the small kitchen, she can eat as much as she likes, but don't eat too much and have a stomachache." ”

To say that Lan Qi is not short of meat to eat here, the meat in the daily routine is enough for her to satisfy her hunger, but such a thing as shabu shabu around the stove is troublesome, if you want to do it in the dining room, then all the palaces must have it, and it is easy not to toss like this, so listening to what Bu is often talking about, Lan Qi will be very greedy.

Who knew that the imperial dining room sent a whole leg of mutton in the evening, saying that the emperor let Wu Chang make up for his body, and he kindly sent the copper stove, Lan Qi was still holding the dignity in front of the people, and as soon as they left, they pulled Huanchun and said: "Let's eat hot pot around the stove, and sit and eat together at night when the door is closed, this thing is not delicious with few people, you go to see if there are any vegetables in the kitchen, and finally use mutton soup to shake the vegetables and make them fresh." When I used to be at home, I ate like this with my grandma and my mother, and it was very lively. ”

Huanchun saw that the master had been sullen since the emperor confiscated the idle books, and she was so happy for the first time, she probably didn't care about the origin of this leg of mutton, and her eyes lit up when she saw the meat, and she really didn't understand how a petite person liked to eat meat so much. I had to say yes, and I rushed into the small kitchen to get busy, but Pan Xia said: "The master said that you don't go over tonight, she can't smell the smell of meat, we have to close the door and rest." ”

Lan Qi smiled and teased Pan Xia: "You and Jinhe also come to eat at night, Dao Sui doesn't like to eat meat, just let her accompany her sister." ”

Pan Xia said: "The slave and maid don't dare, how can I sit down at the same table with you, and today the master's dishes have been rewarded to us, and the stomach is full, and I don't worry about it at all." ”

Lan Qi ignored her, bombarded her and hurried back, waiting outside the small kitchen by herself, and shook for a long time before she suddenly remembered and asked: "Who said that the person who sent this leg of mutton just now?" ”

Yukui said in surprise: "It's been a long time, master, you only know how to eat?" ”

Xiangyue giggled: "Long live the Lord knows, he must be angry, bothered to feel sorry for our master who didn't eat the mutton of Concubine Zhao today, but people didn't care, and now I think about it." ”

I heard that it was sent by the emperor, Lan Qi, who had been happy, suddenly calmed down, and the happy smile on her face gradually showed a shy look, no longer dangling in front of the small kitchen, and ran back to the dormitory to sit, Huanchun sent Xiangyue to take a look, and soon came back and said with a smile: "I am reading the book seriously, a few days ago I was so aggrieved that I almost shed tears, and I am laughing today." ”

At night, the east side hall is lively and lively around the hearth to shake the meat, afraid that the fragrance will drift away cloth often makes her uncomfortable there, the door is closed tightly, the master and the slave have no respect and humility to sit at a table, talking about their own situation at home, and they can't help but sigh, but there is meat to eat Lan Qi is happy, more people rush to eat it is more lively, there is laughter in the house from time to time, but in this way I can't hear the movement outside, even the west side hall Panxia heard the movement and came out, and saw the emperor and Gonggong Li appeared in the courtyard, and the east side hall was still just happy, and nothing was noticed.

"Let Huanchun come out, don't let Wu Changzai know that I'm coming." Xuan Ye stood there, and when he saw Pan Xia, he told her, Pan Xia could only bite the bullet and call Huanchun out first, Huanchun was scared half to death, and under the pretext of getting hot wine, Xiangyue and Yukui also shouted out, the three of them knew that they had violated the palace rules and knelt at the bottom of the steps, but Xuan Ye asked them to get up, and even boasted: "It's good to coax her to be so happy every day, go and rest, you don't need you here." ”

After saying this, Xuan Ye untied his clothes and threw them to Manager Li to stay, and went in alone with a curtain, and when he entered the door, he saw Lan Qi sitting with his back to the door, probably because of the cold wind pouring in, thinking that Huanchun and the others were back, he shouted with a smile: "If you don't come to the meat, you will be old, I can eat it first." ”

After saying that, there was no movement, holding the bowl and eating the meat and turning to look, at first glance, seeing the emperor standing behind her, before she panicked, Xuan Ye had already sat on the side, because the dishes and chopsticks were used by the palace maids, so he reached out and snatched the chopsticks in Lan Qi's hand, and also took her bowl, and said: "I came when I smelled the fragrance." And he began to eat it in large quantities.

Lan Qi slowly swallowed the food in her mouth, pursed her lips, and when Xuan Ye looked up at her, she couldn't help but ask, "You're just here to eat, right?" ”

Xuan Ye was puzzled, scalded a few more pieces of meat, and asked her what she meant, Lan Qi said a little nervously: "Those books...... Haven't recited it yet. ”

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