Chapter 16. ally
A trace of resentment crossed Xia Dongchun's eyes. She resented Concubine Hua and resented the queen even more, but she couldn't say that the aunt she found was much stricter than the aunt she was at home.
Hearing An Lingrong ask her like this, Xia Dongchun suddenly felt a grievance, but he couldn't help it: "Thank you Rong Chang for caring, everything is fine with the concubine, but when she first entered the palace, she was ignorant and made jokes." ”
An Lingrong's eyes were soft, he got up and slowly took her hand, and said: "When you first entered the palace, everyone was ignorant, you just had a more straightforward temperament, and you accidentally got involved between the queen mother and Concubine Hua, and you were pushed out to be a shield, otherwise, with your temperament and appearance, how could you be inferior to Shen Meizhuang and them." ”
Xia Dongchun shed tears at once, and she couldn't stop whimpering, she really felt that An Lingrong's words had entered her heart.
"I know, the Xia family is the general, you have three brothers in a row, each brave, you are a young woman, you must have grown up in the palm of your hand by Lord Xia, you have been pampered since childhood, and after entering the palace, you were deliberately used, and now this appearance is really wronged by you." An Lingrong's voice was soft, as if with a bit of bewitchment, like a murmur to sleep, and his voice penetrated into Xia Dongchun's heart, "We are new to the palace, the nobles of Guan and Shen have been friends since childhood, and no one can intervene in them...... When you're young, you're the only one left. ”
After Xia Dongchun cried for a while, he felt a lot more comfortable in his heart, listening to An Lingrong say this, every word was for her, and his heart suddenly favored her.
Anyway, she had heard a lot of words in front of the queen, but she couldn't hear An Lingrong's meaning, so she hurriedly held An Lingrong's hand, and hurriedly said: "If Rong Changzai doesn't dislike me, I should follow." ”
"Okay." An Lingrong showed a smile, stretched out his hand and gently brushed Xia Dongchun's face, brushing away her tears, "Now you are in a predicament, you need to wait for the opportunity, and when it is summer, we will have a chance." ”
"Summer?" Summer, winter and spring are incomprehensible.
An Lingrong smiled and didn't answer directly, but asked her, "Do you know how to ride a horse?" ”
Xia Dongchun showed a confident smile: "I have been taken by my father to practice horses since I was a child, and I am a master of riding!" ”
"Then do you know that when Concubine Hua first entered the palace, she was favored by the emperor, one of the reasons was that she was good at riding, and when the emperor held the Mulan Autumn Hunt, Concubine Hua could always overpower the queen to accompany the emperor and be alone." An Lingrong talked about the past, "You and Concubine Hua are both from Jiangmen, they are both hearty temperaments, you can't learn those little family spirits, you should give full play to your strengths." ”
Xia, Dong and Chun's eyes flickered, as if they had finally found their way.
An Lingrong didn't say anything, and looked at her quietly.
After a long time, Xia Dongchun clenched his fists slightly, and looked at An Lingrong as if he had made up his mind: "I listen to you." ”
"Okay." An Lingrong nodded, "Seeing that the summer is only three or four months, you must take care of yourself during this time, but don't be so haggard at that time." ”
To be honest, being able to be seen and selected by the emperor at a glance during the draft shows that Xia Dongchun is not bad, her facial features are atmospheric and bright, and she has a similar style to Concubine Hua, but her personality is too flamboyant, and she has discounted this beauty - don't look at Concubine Hua, she can do enough rules in front of the emperor, and Xia Dongchun will suffer here.
Seeing off Xia, Dongchun, it was already late at night, and An Lingrong returned to the dormitory and squinted for a while.
After lying down for a while, I heard a movement outside, and Huang Gonggong of the Internal Affairs Office hurriedly walked into the broken Yuxuan with a group of people, and said happily while confessing: "The emperor's father-in-law Su asked people to pass the word before dawn, saying that they asked the little ones to hurry up and pick up the sleeping hall for the nobles of Guan. ”
Huanbi and Liuzhu showed joy at the same time, and hurriedly asked Gonggong Huang to bring people into the main hall.
After a bang, An Lingrong couldn't sleep, turned over and got up, lit the lamp and read.
In her first life, she knew that it was easy to suffer in this harem without culture, even if she barely knew a few words, if she didn't know more, she would slowly succeed in the future, so she was idle in addition to embroidery, more often than not, she was reading, and now she has finished reading the three-character scripture and the hundred family names, and she is reading the Book of Poetry recently.
Huanbi's voice outside came in sharply: "The folk are full and mellow good fruits, and those that are slightly shriveled up can't be used, so pick them up and throw them away!" Oops, this quilt is also particular, don't put it around...... "nagging, endless."
Dill took the clothes and put them on An Lingrong: "But it's noisy little master?" The slave went and said something, and told them to move softly. ”
"No, I feel better." An Lingrong waved his hand, signaling that the dill didn't need to be draped, "I originally planned to meet the queen today, it's better to get up early than to be late, I can't sleep anyway." ”
Dill looked out the window, a little worried: "Slave maid look, the posture of the Guan nobles is very favored, I don't know how Concubine Hua holds a grudge in her heart, the little master just got a title that day, which made Concubine Hua so unhappy, and she just kicked you out of Qixiang Palace, and the nobles of Dongguan were more favored than you at that time, I am afraid that it is ......."
An Lingrong put down the book in his hand and said, "Tonight, it is estimated that many people do not sleep well. "Even Shen Meizhuang came to her with a dark circle in her previous life.
No matter how deep the sisterhood is, I'm afraid it's also a mustard.
Seeing that it was dawn, An Lingrong picked up and prepared to go out, and as soon as he looked up, he met Huanbi beckoning people to paint the pepper wall, and when he met her, he didn't salute, and he entered the main hall by mistake, and shouted Xiao Yunzi: "Half of this pepper wall has not been painted, the little master is about to come back, you hurry up and stop the little master, go to the imperial garden, and come back later, so that we can prepare properly." ”
Xiao Yunzi sighed and ran out in a hurry.
Dill was a little angry, and was gently patted on the arm by An Lingrong, and the master and servant walked out of the broken jade xuan in silence.
Behind him, Liu Zhu was a little reluctant, pulled Huanbi and said a few words, but Huanbi turned his head and threw him away.
Xiao Yunzi was fast, and she arrived before Zhen Huan left Jingren Palace, and when she came out, she jumped up to her by mistake, which scared Zhen Huan and Cui Jinxi.
Cui Jinxi was puzzled: "Xiao Yunzi, I am not staying in the palace at this hour, what are you doing here?" ”
Xiao Yunzi didn't say a word, and bowed first: "The slave will say hello to the little master first." ”
Cui Jinxi scolded with a smile: "Monkey cub, you come all the way to please you, and you are indispensable when you go back." ”
"Auntie is wrong to blame me this time, the slave is here by order, please don't go back to the palace for the time being." Xiao Yunzi said.
"Why is that?" Zhen Huan was a little strange.
Xiao Yunzi deliberately didn't say the reason, and only led Zhen Huan to the Imperial Garden: "Don't ask the little master first, please go to the Imperial Garden to relax." ”
Although Zhen Huan was puzzled, she was in the right mood when she first went to bed and was appreciated by the queen, and seeing that Xiao Yunzi was not hiding bad things, she also followed his wishes and went all the way to the imperial garden.
It just so happened that they left, and Concubine Li and Cao Guiren came to greet the queen, and Kang Luhai, who was following Concubine Li, excused himself to have an uncomfortable stomach, and followed Zhen Huan's footsteps and ran towards the Imperial Garden.
Cao Guiren knew what he had in mind at a glance, and reminded Dao Li Concubine: "Although this Kang Luhai is with my sister, this sneaky problem has not changed at all." Seeing that Concubine Li didn't hear the meaning of her words, she said again, "Sister is kind-hearted, this thing that betrays the old master, if it is me, it is categorical and dare not use it." ”
Only then did Concubine Li hear that something was wrong, turned her head to look at Kang Luhai's figure running away in a hurry, and immediately followed with someone.
In the imperial garden, the flowers are blooming, An Lingrong is holding Dill's hand and walking slowly, the time is still early, she is not in a hurry, but she saw a familiar figure from a distance scurrying over from the stone road in the distance, and slightly recognized: "Dill, is that Grandpa Kang beside Concubine Li?" ”
Dill also glanced at it and nodded: "It's true, the little master really has good eyesight." ”
Gonggong Kang was the chief eunuch around Zhen Huan originally, and when he was young, he begged Concubine Li, and he wanted to go to Qixiang Palace on an errand, and it was easy to pass, but he was called by a group of little girls, at that time, even Cardamom was greeted by Cuiliu, saying that there was something, although they were instructed to do it. A good leader eunuch is not as good as a small eunuch.
An Lingrong's eyes rolled slightly, and she hid behind the peach blossom tree on the side with dill, and her intuition told her that she was afraid that there would be a good show to watch later.
Sure enough, Kang Luhai caught up with Zhen Huan's footsteps, stopped her, and smiled flatteringly: "The slave sees the nobleman of Guan, and the nobleman is blessed with Jin'an." ”
Zhen Huan glanced at Cui Jinxi, her expression changed instantly, and her tone was flat, as if reminding Cui Jinxi of such a person, and as if telling herself who this person was: "It's Kang Luhai." ”
"The little master still remembers the minions!" Kang Luhai suddenly smiled, and nodded busily.
"Father-in-law Kang is so early, why didn't he follow Concubine Li?" Zhen Huan distanced herself from him detachedly.
Kang Luhai suddenly smiled, and said forcefully: "Concubine Li Niangniang and Cao Guiren went to say goodbye to the queen's mother, and the slave knew that the little master was going to pass by the imperial garden when he returned to the palace, so he was waiting here." ”
This is already very clear, but Zhen Huan just can't understand: "Your concubine has something to explain to you?" ”
Kang Luhai laughed embarrassedly twice: "No, it's not Concubine Li's business, yes, it's the slave who wants to ask the little master for something in his private heart......" He thought about how to speak, "The slave heard that the little master was named a nobleman, and he was bent on saying hello to the little master, but there was no way, there were too many errands, and the emperor issued an order not to disturb the little master's recuperation, and the slave I looked forward to the stars and the moon, and I looked forward to the long neck, so I had to ask the little master for peace, and my heart was not ......"
The more he spoke, the smoother he became, and when he saw it, he was about to cry, and he didn't see Zhen Huan moved, and he was suddenly a little anxious, and he wanted to say something, but he saw that Zhen Huan was impatient, and hurriedly said his thoughts: "If you don't think the slave is stupid, as long as you say a word, the slave is willing to serve the little master and never give up." ”
Kang Luhai said sincerely, but Zhen Huan couldn't believe it, but he said that he would leave Broken Yuxuan at the beginning, and it must be impossible to come back.
An Lingrong stood behind, seeing that Concubine Li and Cao Guiren had appeared around the corner with people, and hid themselves again, but they didn't hide it well, which attracted Cao Guiren's attention. She didn't panic either, and smiled at her quietly.
Cao Guiren was slightly stunned, but he also lowered his eyes and smiled, then withdrew his gaze, and didn't see her.
Concubine Li couldn't listen to it anymore, and stepped forward angrily: "Okay, it turns out that you sneakily pretended to have a stomachache and ran out, just to meet the old master?!" ”
Kang Luhai was so frightened that he immediately knelt down.
Zhen Huan and the two of them saw the salute, and they didn't see half a look of panic.
Concubine Li snorted coldly: "The nobles of Dongguan still know how to salute, so they should know their identity." I heard that the emperor has recently sent a lot of palace people to the palace of the nobles in Guan, why, the minions around the nobles in Dongguan are not enough to call? I can look down on this useless slave next to this palace. ”
Concubine Li's eyes were powerful, and she couldn't stop swallowing saliva when she saw Kang Luhai trembling twice.
"That's a bad thing, thanks to Sister Li's sister not giving up, she summoned Kang Luhai to serve, since she is already my sister's slave, where is the reason why I want to go at will." Zhen Huan said that she would not want Kang Luhai anymore, and she was about to leave after a few polite words.
Concubine Li sneered twice and politely praised Zhen Huan. Cuiliu beside her looked at Concubine Li's face, scolded Kang Luhai, and punished him with a palm.
A slap came, which slowly calmed down Concubine Li's anger, Cao Guiren persuaded her two more words, and Concubine Li was angry a few more words before leaving.
Cao Guiren didn't follow her anymore, and after saying goodbye to Zhen Huan, he walked up to An Lingrong around the corner and said with a smile: "Sister Rong's body is good?" ”
An Lingrong smiled and saluted her: "Sister Lao Cao is worried, my sister is almost better." ”
"I haven't seen my sister for a long time, and my sister also misses you tightly." Cao Guiren took An Lingrong's hand, with an intimate look on his face, "Wen Yi likes the puppet you gave before, I have to be empty, come and sit in my sister's palace again." ”
An Lingrong's eyes flashed, and then he nodded with a smile: "Okay." ”