Xu Shi looked at her sideways, his heart was so soft that he was a mess, he also had a little smile on his face, and his cough was much lighter.

Gu Qingping said to Yuruo: "Sister Yuruo, can I bother you to pour a cup of hot tea?" ”

Yu Ruo bowed her head and poured tea, Tao Yao had already brought a few plates of small snacks and put them in her hand, and she said to Tao Yao: "Prepare paper and pen." ”

Before the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were ready, a maid had already taken out the "Gong Yi" and presented it to her, Gu Qingping sat in front of the pear flower case, and respectfully wrote a few lines of hairpin flowers according to the "Gong Yi".

She is small, not as tall as the pear blossom case, but the hand that can hold the pen is as steady as the Nanshan stone, every stroke is full of composure, and the beautiful hairpin flower is lined up on the rice paper, which is particularly pleasing to the eye.

Xu coughed intermittently, but the hand of the needle did not tremble, and the wonderful pattern was embroidered between the horizontal and vertical thorns, but in a few clicks, the gorgeous shawl was completed, she gently unfolded it, carefully examined it, her eyes were clear, and she did not have the slightest jealousy because of this luxurious shawl.

When Gu Qingping saw it, he sat down, Xu handed her the shawl, leaned on the moon-white pillow and said, "Ping'er, can you help Zhaoyi send it to Concubine Shu?" Niangniang has been missing you very much recently, and often asked me to take you to the Chunlai Palace to have fun, Zhaoyi is now sick, and you will say to Niangniang when you go, I am afraid that the illness will infect the Niangniang phoenix body, so I will not go to visit. ”

She nodded, put away the shawl herself, took the peach Yao, and went out of the palace to the Chunlai Palace.

At this moment, the sky is blue, the breeze is blowing, not cool, the master and servant two people bypass the spring pool, the weeping willows on the shore are sparse, the jade strips are like hanging, after the spring pool, a few steps further, it is the spring palace.

As the residence of the second concubine, although the Chunlai Palace is not as luxurious and generous as the Fengqi Palace, it is not comparable to the Shangyang Palace.

The maids here are all silk and satin, hairpins and beads, and the hairpins and hairpins are extremely bright, and even Gu Qingping can't even match them.

She didn't squint, and asked the maids to pass it on, and the maids looked at her in a heap from a distance, and someone whispered: "Who is that?" ”

"It's Her Royal Highness the Third Princess."

"How can you dress like that...... Simple? ”

Gu Qingping turned a deaf ear, but Tao Yao was a little indignant, and soon a big palace maid dispersed them, and then invited her in with a smile on her face.

All the way through all kinds of strange flowers and plants, there are elegant sandalwood noses, just arrived outside the main hall, there is a group of dressed maids surrounded by two teenagers to meet them.

The first one, the jade crown brocade belt, the face is like Fu powder, the eyebrows and eyes are slightly elegant, with some book aroma, it is the second son of Emperor Shengyuan, Gu Wang. The one next to him was dressed in green clothes, also a brocade dress and jade crown, with beautiful eyebrows, but he didn't know who his son was.

Gu Qingping stopped and bowed his head: "I've seen the second emperor brother." ”

Gu Wang's gaze fell on her, and he said with a smile: "Third Emperor Sister, why are you here?" ”

"Come and say hello to the lady. Second Emperor Brother, I don't know who this is? She asked softly with her eyes twitching.

Gu Wangqing smiled: "You came just in time, the mother concubine has just finished the Buddha ceremony and is having refreshments." This is my companion, Ji Yi, the son of the Ministry of Works. ”

Ji Yi lowered his eyes, looked at the corner of Gu Qingping's skirt, walked forward and saluted: "Cao Min Ji Yi, I have seen Her Royal Highness the Third Princess." ”

Gu Qingping returned the salute: "Master Ji doesn't have to be polite. The second imperial brother, I'll go to see Concubine Shu first. ”

Gu Wang nodded: "Go ahead." Mother is thinking about you. ”

She took Tao Yao around, entered the main hall, the sandalwood in the hall was even worse, several maids added incense to wipe the floor, each performing their duties, the big palace maid introduced her into the apse, the lady lady pulled the incense ash in the hand stove, did not raise her head, and said slowly: "Why don't you invite in?" ”

While saying and asking for tea, she saw Gu Qingping, she had already kowtowed, Concubine Shu was full of smiles, and said angrily: "Don't help me up quickly." Give a seat, serve tea. ”

Gu Qingping confessed, sat down, took out the shawl, and said: "This is the shawl that Niangniang wants, Zhaoyi didn't dare to delay, and after the embroidery was finished, he hurriedly asked Qingping to send it to Niangniang, and asked Niangniang's An, saying that he was afraid that the illness would infect Niangniang, so he didn't come to see Niangniang, and hoped that Niangniang would forgive her sins." She put her shawl in both hands.

Concubine Shu ordered someone to collect the shawl, and said, "She has just been sick, so she is not in a hurry for a while." You stopped the holy car last night, and the rain was so heavy, did you get drenched? You kid, why are you so honest that you can't find a doctor, why don't you come to me? She was full of concern, and took off a string of Buddhist beads in her hand and asked someone to hand it to Gu Qingping.

She said: "This is what I often wear to worship the Buddha, whether it is good or bad, in the end, I will give it to you, for an auspicious picture." ”

Gu Qingping couldn't refuse, so he had to take it, and Concubine Shu said again: "I just heard that the queen mother punished you for being grounded for half a month, so you can go back." If you lack something, send someone to me. ”

Concubine Shu is dressed in plain clothes, although the hairpin ring is simple, but everything is priceless, she has no fat powder on her face, and looks at Gu Qingping with kind eyes, but she really has a bit of Zen to add to her body.

Gu Qingping resigned, and this concubine picked up the teacup again, and suddenly chuckled.

The next day, the light was very good, and in the morning Tao Yao packed up, and after bidding farewell to Xu, the master and servant set foot on the palace road to Qiongyulou.

She used to be a princess who was not valued by the emperor, so she often sneaked to Qiongyulou to read books, Xu knew it, but she didn't stop it, and now she is going brightly, and she is still a little uncomfortable.

There was only an old Confucian student guarding the books in the Qiongyu Building, and even the guards were rare, but I don't know who lived in the previous month, and there were several times more guards than before, and the old Confucian was gone.

Gu Qingping had the heart to search, but she herself was soft-spoken, and she couldn't get any news for a few days.

She was slightly depressed, and when she entered Qiongyu Building, the maids sent by the queen had already cleaned up the room, and it was on the second floor of a small courtyard in the building, which was very quiet, and after cleaning up everything, the maids retreated, and even Tao Yao had to leave.

Tao Yao was reluctant and whispered: "Your Highness, the slave will bring your favorite spring crisp to see you tomorrow." ”

She blinked.

She sat in front of the bookcase, a tall sycamore grew wantonly outside the window, and there was also a small courtyard on the other side of the sycamore, and there was no movement in sight, so she withdrew her gaze and concentrated on copying.

At night, the lights were lit, and the lights were also lit in the small courtyard over there, and there were human voices, and she knew that there were people living there.

……

The third princess's grounding and copying were cold and boring, and the turmoil caused by her night stop had already calmed down a few days later.

No one knew that Emperor Sheng Yuan had played against someone in the Qiongyu Tower, in the small courtyard next to Gu Qingping's grounding, but the emperor was sitting in the shade of a tree, with a wreak in front of him, and no one was sitting opposite him.

But he said: "I wrote a letter myself, asking Mr. Shouyang to come down the mountain, Mr. Shouyang came on the order of Mr. Shouyang, but he didn't come for me, I don't know sir, what do you mean?" ”

A cold voice floated out of the room: "Your Majesty is not the monarch that the grass people want to serve, but the Ming Monarch is right under Your Majesty." ”

The emperor held the chess piece and smiled.