Although Bixiu said that Shen Rou didn't care that the emperor didn't come often, but in the next two days, the news that Pei Yuanhao came at night stayed in the queen's Jingren Palace, although every time Shen Rou heard it, she didn't say anything on the surface, but from her gloomy eyes, she could see some displeasure.

Maybe in this Chonghua Palace, I am the only one who wants to be like this every day.

But I also know that this is absolutely impossible.

On the evening of the third day, the setting sun gilded a piece of red on the imperial city, and even the white marble staircase in front of the door was dyed red, and the house that had absorbed the heat of the whole day spit out all the heat at this time, which made people feel uncomfortable.

Mingzhu, the palace maid who had been standing next to her, walked over and said softly: "Niangniang, it's better to remove your makeup first." ”

The concubines in the palace will generally remove their makeup until very late, so as not to lose their makeup in front of the emperor when he suddenly comes, but looking at today's situation, Pei Yuanhao will not come over, and Mingzhu will persuade her to remove her makeup.

Shen Rou frowned slightly, but didn't say anything, just waved her hand, and walked to the dresser, Mingzhu is her dowry maid, and she does things more properly than me and Bixiu, and was about to step forward to remove her makeup, but Shen Rou saw me standing silently behind her in the bronze mirror, and suddenly smiled: "Qingying, you come to remove the makeup of the palace." ”

I was stunned for a moment, looked up at her, and Mingzhu turned to me and said, "Don't come over yet." ”

In the past few days in Chonghua Palace, she has barely let me do anything, and it also makes me a little confused, maybe she really just got me here just to sell Pei Yuanfeng a favor, but now she suddenly asked me to remove her makeup, but it surprised me a little.

He hurriedly walked up, cleaned his hands, and gently removed the heavy headdress for her.

In the mirror, those soft eyes like spring water smiled, kept looking at me, and suddenly said, "You are so beautiful." ”

My heart pounded.

This sentence, how familiar it is, it was the first day I was summoned into Shangyang Palace by Yao Yingxue, and she also said this to me in the mirror.

As if involuntarily, I said softly: "Niangniang praised it." Niangniang is the appearance of flowers and moons, the posture of heaven and man. ”

"Really?" She smiled faintly, and there seemed to be a hint of loneliness in that smile: "It's a pity that no one appreciates the beauty of flowers and moons, the posture of heaven and man." ”

“……”

I thought that if it was an ordinary palace maid, I should say that the emperor would always come and something like that, but my tongue didn't seem to be my own, and I couldn't say anything against my will, so I only gently removed the golden hairpin from her bun.

I'm real, I hope he doesn't come, never comes.

But the heavens didn't seem to hear my prayers, just at the moment when the golden hairpin had just been removed, there was a sudden rush of footsteps outside, and when I looked back, I saw a little eunuch running to the door, kneeling down respectfully: "Meet the concubine." ”

"What?"

"The emperor has a message, come to the Chonghua Palace tonight, and let the mother prepare early."

"Really?" Shen Rou turned her head suddenly, her face suddenly brightened with joy, and my hand shook, and Jin Hai fell to the ground at once.

"Bold!" Mingzhu immediately pointed at me and scolded: "You are so bold, actually-"

"Alright."

Shen Rou's face was still happy, but she quickly pulled up a smile on the corner of her lips, looked at me and didn't say anything, just turned her head and said to the little eunuch, "Go down and receive the reward." ”

"Xie Niangniang."

My face was already pale, and I hurriedly knelt down and said, "The slave and maid know the sin, and I hope the mother will forgive the sin." ”

Shen Rou glanced at me, then slowly turned around to look at herself in the mirror, smiled charmingly, and said, "Is this the first time you have taken over the emperor's shelf?" No wonder you are so panicked, Hongu doesn't blame you. It seems that it's not the right time for this golden hairpin, so let's put it back for the palace. ”

"Yes."

I slowly stood up, cleaned the golden hairpin, and then trembling to put her back, but the fingers trembled like their own, and they didn't put the bun back several times, and the pearl next to him couldn't stand it, so he walked up and grabbed the golden hairpin and pushed me aside: "Clumsy, go away!" ”

I stepped aside and watched Mingzhu comb her hair again and add some powder, becoming more and more charming and charming, turning everyone upside down.

When she finally finished dressing up, she slowly stood up, turned her head to look at me, and said with a smile: "Mingzhu, you take Bixiu down, and let Qingying serve tonight." ”

When I heard this, my face became more and more pale, and Mingzhu was also a little puzzled, and stepped forward and said, "Niangniang, she is clumsy-"

"Needless to say, this palace knows for itself."

"Yes."

When the two of them walked out, Shen Rou stepped forward and walked in front of me, looked at my pale face, even the tip of my nose was sweaty, and smiled: "What's wrong?" At the beginning, you also served the emperor in Shangyang Palace for a while, and followed the emperor to Jiangnan, and you have also seen some big battles, why are you still afraid of this? ”

I thought about it for a while and said: "Niangniang, the slave maid was put in the cold palace because she annoyed the emperor, I was really afraid that the emperor would be angry when he saw the slave and maid again, but I was afraid that I would miss the maid's bed tonight, and the maid still let Sister Mingzhu, or-"

"No need." Shen Rou smiled: "This palace can transfer you out of the cold palace, naturally I am not afraid of you being involved, maybe," she leaned closer to look at me, and her spring-like eyes rippled with light: "When the emperor sees you again, he has pity, and I don't know if I forgive you." ”

Forgive me? Will he?

I only smiled coldly in my heart - if he really had half a pity for me, I would be here today?!

The next time, every moment was so difficult, the heart seemed to be fried on a small fire.

I'm really afraid that if I can't survive him to come to Chonghua Palace, I will die of exhaustion, so dying is a little ridiculous, but I am really relieved.

Unconsciously, as night fell, listening to the sound of insects outside, but the night was even quieter, Shen Rou sat on the edge of the bed cautiously, and looked out from time to time. She always looks good on weekdays, even if she sneezes, she looks very beautiful, but this urgent look looks clumsy.

In the end, it's the woman of the harem.

I looked at her like this, and even though it was a midsummer night, my fingertips were cold. At this time, the candle flame exploded twice, and I took advantage of the situation to walk over and pick the candle core with a hairpin, and also took the opportunity to warm my hands with the candle flame.

Just as he was feeling a scorching heat in his fingertips, there was a sound of footsteps outside.

Shen Rou's face showed an urgent smile, and she hurriedly got up and stood up, and was about to salute, but saw that it was not Pei Yuanhao who walked in, but a eunuch who followed him, and knelt on the ground as soon as he came in: "It's bothering the concubine." ”

Shen Rou stepped forward and said, "What about the emperor?" Why haven't you come here yet? ”

"Back to Niangniang, the emperor won't come tonight."

"What?"

With a bang, my heart fell to the ground, and even my breathing sank, and Shen Rou's breathing also sank, but there was an ugly expression on her face, and she said, "What's the matter?" The emperor only passed the word in the evening, why-"

"The slave doesn't know the specific thing, but the emperor left the Taiji Palace, and when he left, he asked the slave and maid to pass the word to the mother, so that the mother could rest early."

Shen Rou's brows were twisted into a pimple, and a faint look of anger appeared on her face.

On weekdays, Pei Yuanhao didn't come, and she didn't see much fluctuation in her feelings, she just sighed twice, but tonight, Pei Yuanhao obviously passed the word to come over, but she didn't come temporarily, which really refuted her face, and there were many gossips in the palace, so it was inevitable that she would end up with someone else's mouth in the future.

Shen Rou took two heavy breaths and said, "Does my father-in-law know where the emperor went?" ”

"I don't know about this."

"......" Shen Rou frowned again, took a long breath, slowly faded the unhappy look on her face, and regained her soft smile in the past, and said with a smile: "So, it's bothering my father-in-law to run away." ”

"That's what a slave does."

"If the emperor doesn't come, it's nothing, it's just a temporary change of mind, I'm afraid that there are some state affairs to deal with, which makes the emperor tired. If the father-in-law knows something, the father-in-law will be annoyed to remind the palace to comfort the sacred heart. ”

The father-in-law smiled: "This is nature. With that, he retreated.

As soon as he left, Shen Rou slowly sat back on the edge of the bed, seemed to think about something for a while, then raised her head to look at me, and said with a smile: "It's a pity, the emperor didn't come tonight, and I don't know if I encountered something good or missed something." ”

“……”

I couldn't speak, I just felt my heart pounding again, as if it was about to jump out of my chest-Pei Yuanhao didn't come here, and no one knew where he went, could it be ......

This night, although Pei Yuanhao didn't come, I really had a good time, and my heartbeat was about to stop several times, which seemed to hint at my future, and I would be so uneasy and panicked every night.

Finally survived until dawn, Mingzhu and they came to serve Shen Rou to get up, and I stayed up all night, and my spirit was still a little sluggish, Shen Rou waved my hand and let me go down, before going out, I seemed to hear her tell Mingzhu to go out after a while to inquire, where Pei Yuanhao went last night.

I couldn't help but smile in my heart, but it was a bitter smile.

Even the concubines who are second only to the queen in the six palaces are so cautious, not to mention other concubines, such days, day by day, are not the same as boiling in a frying pot.

I slowly walked out of the Chonghua Palace, along the path to the lake, a cool wind with water vapor came from the center of the lake, but it was a shock to people's spirits, and my chaotic mind was also a little clearer.

Definitely, definitely get out of here!

Looking at the image of myself reflected on the surface of the lake, I clenched my teeth and said to myself in my heart.

At this moment, another familiar face suddenly appeared on the surface of the water, emerging from behind me, although the water waves were slightly distorted, but the familiar appearance still startled me at once.

Hurriedly turned around: "You-"