It didn't take long for the Queen Mother's state funeral day.

Early in the morning, Shui Xiu and they came to serve me and got up, and after washing, I changed into a plain white silk robe, and I sat in front of the bronze mirror and asked Shui Xiu to help me comb my hair.

The wooden comb was combed from the top of the head to the ends of the hair, making a rustling sound, I calmly looked at myself in the bronze mirror, but saw Shui Xiu behind me blinking a pair of bright eyes and looking at me, as if there was a lot to say, but I never opened my mouth.

I said lightly, "What's wrong with you?" Don't hold back your illness. ”

Shui Xiu smiled at him, and then said carefully: "I see that my lord has been a little sad for the Queen Mother in the past few days, and it seems that the mood is not bad, huh?" ”

“……”

Indeed, not bad.

Although Pei Yuanhao pulled out all the people I arranged, it did catch me off guard and even hurt me, but all the mistakes and disappointments were negligible compared to having clues about Li'er's whereabouts.

People can die for love, not for love, but as a mother, live and die, only for their children.

Therefore, although after that day, he was also tormented by Pei Yuanhao's attitude, but when he thought that Li'er might be able to get it back, his mood was still not so bad.

But I don't need to say too much, I just smiled faintly.

At this time, I remembered Pei Yuanhao's question before she came that day, so I looked at the smiling face in the bronze mirror and asked, "By the way, what about the chain?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Shui Xiu's expression immediately sank and he pouted slightly.

I saw that her expression was different, so I looked back at her: "What's wrong?" ”

She said whimsily: "I was going to take it back to the ice cube face, but I couldn't find him, so I went to their team to ask, but I couldn't ask why." That's fine, I didn't ask him for this thing anyway, but—"

"But what?"

She became more and more unhappy: "Xiaofuzi, what does he mean!" ”

"What's wrong?"

"After that day, no matter how I looked for him, he ignored me, and when he saw me, he had a smirk on his face, when no one could see it!" The more she talked, the more angry she became, she pulled my hair up, threw the comb back into the dresser, and said angrily: "I didn't ask someone for that chain, he was angry with me, what do you mean!" ”

I looked at her and thought it was a little funny.

Looking at the way she usually crushes Xiaofuzi to death, how dare Xiaofuzi be yin and yang with her, I'm afraid that she has been avoiding her and not talking much.

But-

Remembering the back and forth, I turned around on the stool and looked at her: "Have you figured it out yourself?" ”

She was stunned: "Think? What do you think? ”

This girl is really heartless.

I sighed and said, "Why did Du Yan give you that chain, didn't you think about it?" He sent you, Xiaofuzi is avoiding you now, and you haven't thought about what it means? ”

This time, she was stopped, Shui Xiu was speechless, and it took a long time before she stammered: "I-I didn't think much about it." I just want to give that ice cube face back, and that's fine......"

I smiled more and more bitterly, stretched out my hand to gently hold her hand, this is still a very young, very delicate hand, dexterous and clever, through trouble, but also brought warmth and help to people, in the years to come, there should be a pair of warm, can bring her happiness to take over.

"Have you never planned for your future?"

"Ah......?"

"Shui Xiu, you can't be a palace maid for a lifetime, there is always a time for amnesty to leave the palace, and there is always a time to marry, husband and children. Haven't you thought about who you want to marry? ”

“……”

"Even if you haven't thought about it, people have already come to you, don't you think about it?"

"I ...... I ......"

She stammered, and ordinary Yunying's unmarried woman blushed when she heard these words, but she was just at a loss, and even a little at a loss. Looking at such a completely ignorant sister, who didn't even know what it was like, I sighed and said softly: "I, naturally, can't come to help you make a choice, but you have to understand it yourself - Xiaofuzi, it's not okay." ”

“……”

Her eyes widened stupidly, as if she had just suddenly understood something, and as if she had always understood, but she just didn't face it, and my words woke her up from her dream.

Seeing her dazed look, I gently patted the back of her hand: "Think about it." ”

After saying that, he turned around and stood up.

Just as Mama Wu came in, holding a black thing in her hand, she greeted her and said, "My lord." ”

"What is this?"

I looked down and took a closer look, and found that it was a pure black fox hair, shiny and shiny, and it looked like a rare and precious product.

Seeing that my eyebrows subconsciously frowned slightly, Mama Wu said carefully: "The emperor just sent Father-in-law Yu over and handed it over to the adult." It's windy outside today, and it's cold, so let the adults wear this to the Taimiao. ”

I took it wordlessly, and it was soft and delicate, it was an excellent big coat, and there were not many people in this palace who could afford to wear it.

I took this thing, only silently, usually Shui Xiu will come over to touch it when he sees such a novelty thing, and today he doesn't seem to be interested, just standing there stunned, but Mama Wu took the big coat again, unfolded it and draped it on my body, and said softly: "No matter what else, the adult's body is still important." ”

I looked back at her, and she smiled softly, "With a body, I think about anything else." ”

“……”

I finally didn't resist, just nodded silently.

"Hmm."

After a while, the preparations for leaving the palace were already ready, Mama Wu and Shui Xiu walked out with me, and it happened that Chang Qing also came out with Nian Shen and a group of palace people, and when we saw her, we hurried over to say goodbye.

"Get up."

Chang Qing looked me up and down a few times, I also knew what she was looking at, she lowered her head and didn't speak, she also smiled faintly: "I was worried about the cold weather originally...... That's fine. ”

I was a little tasteless, touched the big piece on my body, smiled reluctantly, and didn't say anything, and followed them out of Jingren Palace.

The car driving out of the palace was already waiting, and when we followed Chang Qing over, Pei Yuanhao had not yet arrived, but the other concubines were waiting there early, talking about something, and when they heard that the queen had arrived, they all retreated to both sides and knelt down to salute.

And more eyes fell on me behind Chang Qing.

For a moment, I only felt that a pitch-black fox was almost about to be seen through a few holes by those hot eyes, and I turned my head lightly to avoid their gaze, but I saw a snow-white figure standing gracefully on the other side.

It's Nangong Lizhu.

Today, all the concubines are vegetarian, and the gorgeous harem beauties on weekdays have faded from their jewels this time, and they have lost a few bright colors; But she is different, she is plain white, but her eyebrows are more and more lined like distant mountains, her lips are like a little vermilion, as if she is as clear and moving as a fairy.

And when I took a closer look, I found that she was wearing a snow-white fox without a trace of variegation, which was almost exactly the same as mine!

No wonder those people looked at them like that just now.

I suddenly felt as if I was wearing a pins and needles, and she, with a smile as cold as the weather on her snow-white jade face, only glanced at me lightly, and turned her head away as if she hadn't seen it.

Although suing sù is just a piece of clothing, there is no need to make a fuss, but no matter how you think about it, there is still no way to let go, standing in the crowd wearing the same clothes as Nangong Lizhu is tantamount to self-inflicted humiliation in the eyes of people, and I know better what these two clothes mean by almost the same.

Pei Yuanhao had already said before that after the Queen Mother's national funeral, he would canonize me.

And the position of Nangong Lizhu's concubine will also be canonized at the same time.

Thinking of this, this soft dress seemed to have become a big stone pressed on the body, and I couldn't help but feel depressed, Chang Qing was chatting with Wen Sisi and a few of them, and when I looked back and saw my pale face, he came over and said, "What, it's uncomfortable?" ”

"No, it's fine."

"If you're not feeling well, get in the car first."

"No need." I smiled, after all, the emperor has not yet arrived, I don't need to tell the truth like this, but Chang Qing said in a low voice: "The emperor ordered before, your health is not good, you can go first." Don't be tough, it's still a long time today. ”

“……”

She said it is not unreasonable, although I have not participated in the national funeral of Taimiao, but I also know the general arrangement, get up and kneel, and those who are not in good health really can't stand it, think about it and nod and agree, Chang Qing instructed Wu Mama and them: "Help you adults get into the car." Your car is driving behind. ”

"Thank you, Queen, for your grace."

After speaking, we quietly walked back, this time the car prepared for me was naturally different from before, both gorgeous and comfortable, even Mama Wu smiled: "That's good." ”

I didn't speak, I was just preoccupied, Shui Xiu looked left and right, and suddenly realized: "There are no stirrups." ”

I also looked at it, and sure enough, it didn't. At this time, the emperor had not yet arrived, everyone was waiting in front to take over, naturally no one came to serve, sighed, and was about to look around, but saw a figure slowly walking over from the other end.

In court clothes, soap boots, with a calm expression, only when he saw me, a slight smile floated up.

I didn't know whether I knew whether it was kind or malicious to smile like that, and before I could speak, he had already walked over slowly and said with a smile: "Lord Yue." ”

Mama Wu and Shui Xiu had already retreated behind me: "Lord Nangong." ”

“……”

I couldn't react for a while.

All the princes and ministers of the court, and the beauties of the harem are waiting for the emperor's drive in front, and I never imagined that I would meet Nangong Jinhong here.

I have never had anything to do with him, although I have been secretly sent to stare at him for a long time, but I have really never been like this, looking at the thin wrinkles in the corners of his slightly curved eyes, each of which seems to contain countless feelings and secrets, I still immediately put my hands together: "Xiaguan has seen Lord Shangshu." ”

"No need to be polite."

He was still smiling at me, and I was getting more and more uneasy at that inexplicable smile, and I didn't even know why he had come to say hello to me.

I am close to Nangong Lizhu, and I almost have a torn face on my face, I believe that her family should be the same to me, even if Nangong Jinhong is scheming and calculating, and he can't be happy or angry, he won't come to me to be perfunctory.

Thinking of this, I looked at him with some trepidation.

Nangong Jinhong also smiled and said, "This official has been famous for Lord Yue for a long time, but he has never been close. Listening to Concubine Li's mother, the adult Lan Xinhui is very smart, and she has also solved a lot of worries for the emperor. ”

My brow furrowed and tightened.

Concubine Li told him, what are the words of me, it is impossible for him to believe me; The emperor wants to be canonized, and the news naturally can't be contained, but he came to congratulate him like this, which is inevitably a little too hypocritical.

But-

A few ups and downs, in the end, they stood longer than Shen Gongyi, and the important ministers of the court after laughing, will they come to be bored like this?

I also smiled and looked at him sharply: "Lord Nangong, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly." ”

He smiled too, and there was some appreciation in his eyes, if it weren't for my delusion.

He said slowly: "Lord Yue, do you really plan to accept the canonization?" ”

My heart moved.

Is he here to warn, or—