After nine months, when I returned to Zichun Pavilion, the furnishings inside were as always, Xu was specially advised by Su Peisheng, and the cleaning inside was quite clean, saving An Lingrong a lot of things.

As soon as the small door is closed, the door is locked, leaving only a small window, the daily meals are sent in from here, the used tableware is also taken away from here, and the rest of the place is surrounded by iron buckets, and there are two guards with knives standing outside the Zichun Pavilion, but they are all polite, and they look more like protection than surveillance.

"The little master can sit and rest for a while, and leave the rest to the slave and maid." Dill gave An Lingrong the first to clean up the dormitory.

An Lingrong glanced at Mo'er and Qin'er, who were busy, and then looked at the small seals and pebbles that were moving things in the yard, and couldn't help but wonder: "What about cardamom?" ”

Dill couldn't help but chuckle: "I went to make friends with the guards guarding the door." ”

An Lingrong pursed his lips and chuckled, didn't speak, but was idle, so he asked Dill to take the unfinished map of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and sat down to make a needle. She was still thinking, maybe she wouldn't be able to catch up this year, but it happened that this grounding happened to leave her free time to catch up with work.

An Lingrong thought bitterly.

In the evening, looking at the dishes sent in, An Lingrong felt really unhappy. She sighed, "Let everyone in." ”

The dishes on the table are not half hot, such as bean skin vegetarian rolls, vegetarian fried enoki mushrooms, assorted mushroom soup, rice and steamed buns, and a plate of side dishes.

"Follow me, let you suffer." An Lingrong beckoned everyone to sit down together, and said slowly, "This time the ban, I don't know how long it will be banned, if there are people who are not happy to stay in Zichun Pavilion, take advantage of the slack guards tonight, find your way out, and I will let Dill take care of it for you." Although he said that, seeing that these people were all coming, An Lingrong estimated that they had also made up their minds not to leave.

Sure enough, as soon as the words landed, several people scrambled to speak.

"The little master has a great kindness to the slave and the maid, and the slave and the maid dare not forget it until they die." This is Mo'er, "The slave's little brother just went to a private school a few years ago, everything is fine at home, and it is not the slave's turn to worry, the slave just wants to follow the little master." ”

"The slave maid doesn't have any lofty ambitions, she just wants to stay safe and secure until she leaves the palace, and it's the same everywhere." This is Qin'er, "Follow the little master, the slave and maid are down-to-earth." ”

"The little master, don't leave the minion, the minion has made up his mind to follow the little master for the rest of his life." This is a small pebble, "If nothing else, just for the craftsmanship of the little master, the slave will also follow the little master in vain." ”

Everyone laughed.

Needless to say, dill cardamom and small seals are no one who leaves An Lingrong.

"Well, we will be a family from today onwards, and we won't see anyone outside during the lockdown period anyway, so we will eat together." An Lingrong was a little moved, and picked up the teacup in his hand, "During this time, we don't care about the master and servant, we only talk about love and righteousness, I will replace wine with tea, thank you first." ”

Everyone excused themselves one after another, but they still sat down to eat together, and unconsciously got much closer to An Lingrong.

"After she moved to Zichun Pavilion, what was her reaction?" The emperor asked Su Peisheng while watching the folds.

Su Peisheng bowed slightly, and replied: "Rong Guiren didn't look like there was any reaction on his face, and after he arrived at Zichun Pavilion, he asked the people who followed him to clean up the house, and he had been doing embroidery work in the house this afternoon, and when he had dinner in the evening, he also talked and laughed with the palace people, and the cardamom girl next to Rong Guiren also chatted with the guards guarding the door for an afternoon. It's just that the meal at night is not good, and the meal is lighter. ”

The emperor pondered for a long time: "Explain to the imperial dining room, the meals in Zichun Pavilion don't have to be too rich, but they also have to be enough to eat every day, and they must be hot." After a pause, he looked up and asked Su Peisheng, "Do you think my order is incomprehensible?" ”

"Ouch, the emperor, you are the emperor, you have the final say in everything in this palace, right?" Su Peisheng hurriedly said.

"But Rong Guiren doesn't take me as the emperor." The emperor said in a deep voice, looking at Su Peisheng's suddenly discolored face, but said something different, "There is only one person in this palace who can say that to me like that." She is a person who sincerely cares for me. The emperor pointed to his chest, "She really puts me in her heart, not just because I am the emperor. ”

Su Peisheng lowered his head, thinking quickly in his heart.

"In a few days, Nian Qianyao will enter Beijing, Concubine Hua will definitely set off a storm in the harem again, she has always been unkind to Rong'er, I let Rong'er be grounded in Zichun Pavilion in order to let her avoid the limelight." The emperor threw a string of beads and instructed Su Peisheng in a deep voice, "You tell the people below, they are all sensible, if you let me know that Rong Guiren has suffered half a grievance in Zichun Pavilion, I will only ask you." ”

"Yes." Su Peisheng can see that this is a ban on the surface, but it is actually protection. I am afraid that the weight of this noble person in the future will be re-weighed.

But the methods of the harem are ruthless and vicious, even if they take precautions, they still haven't prevented those selfish methods.

When Su Peisheng heard the report from the guards, his face was suddenly solemn, and he trotted into the Heart Cultivation Palace: "Your Majesty, the guards found that Rong Guiren's food was poisonous today, and they immediately went back and forth, and the food has been detained." ”

The Zhu Pi in the emperor's hand paused for a moment, and then continued to reply: "It's only been two days, and some people can't help it." yes, yes. "He said that he was good, but he didn't see any good on his face, "The turmoil in this harem can't be stopped, you let people go to the imperial dining room to pick a person who is proficient in food, and specially approve Zichun Pavilion to open a small kitchen, and only send regular dishes in every day in the future." ”

Su Peisheng responded, and handed over the matter to Xiao Xiazi after leaving the Heart Cultivation Palace.

"What's going on today, I haven't delivered food yet." Qin'er looked at the door, waiting until her neck was stretched, but when the small door was opened, a woman with a beautiful face walked in slowly with a food box, and couldn't help but be stunned, "Auntie?" ”

"I am Cuiyin, the second-class palace maid in the imperial dining room, and I am here to serve Rong Guiren." Cui Yin walked in with a light smile and handed over the food box in her hand, "This is today's lunch." ”

Qin'er was a little dazed, but she still led Cuiyin into Zichun Pavilion.

An Lingrong stopped the embroidery work in his hand, looked up and asked Qin'er with some surprise: "Who are you talking about?" Seeing that Qin'er still said the word Cuiyin, she was also a little surprised. Although this person has known each other for a long time, it is the first time they have officially met, "Let her in." ”

Cuiyin got the words, and walked in from outside to give An Ling Rong a big salute: "Cuiyin, the second-class palace maid in the slave maid's imperial dining room, please be safe for the nobles, and the nobles will be blessed with Jin'an." ”

An Lingrong looked at her twice, asked her to get up, turned her head and told the dill to wait outside. When everyone was finished, she looked at Cuiyin with a smile: "I've heard the name for a long time." Before she could speak, she couldn't hold back her laughter, "We won't make these false courtesies between us, and our bodies are better?" ”

"Thank you for the recipe given by the little master, the slave and maid are already well." Cuiyin smiled gently, she was born a stone girl, unable to have children, every time she came to the moon's letter, she would always have unbearable pain, after using the prescription given by An Lingrong, she didn't hurt at all last month, but she also knew why she got An Lingrong's help, "The slave maid has been in the palace for ten years, and she is also familiar with the things in the palace, if the little master does not dislike it, the slave and maid are willing to serve the little master." ”

An Lingrong was stunned for a moment. She showed favor to Cuiyin, at first it was just to recruit Xiao Xiazi, but she didn't expect Cuiyin to care so much, and she was about to come to her in a hurry, so she couldn't help but ask two more words: "You will be out of the palace in three years, if you come to serve by my side, you will not be able to leave easily at that time." Have you really thought about it? ”

"If you can stay safe and sound, the slave and maid naturally want to be able to leave the palace. But now, I'm afraid it's no longer possible. Cui Yin shook her head slightly and sighed lightly, "These days, the little master's meals are all prepared by slaves and maids, but today's lunch was found to have been poisoned, if it weren't for peace...... Father-in-law Xia is a guarantor openly and secretly, and the slaves and maids are afraid that they will be in danger today. She paused and bowed, "Instead of being dragged out to confess, the slave and maid should take refuge in the little master, and they can be regarded as knowing the roots." ”

"You're straightforward." An Lingrong smiled helplessly, "In this case, you should first assume the identity of the palace maid, and when I have the opportunity, I will mention this matter to the emperor." As he spoke, he talked about the people around him, "The dill and cardamom were brought in by me from outside the palace, the small seal was collected by me personally in Broken Yuxuan, and the Mo'er Qin'er and the small pebble were arranged for me when I first entered the palace. ”

Cuiyin nodded, and said again: "Speaking of meals, little master, from today onwards, Zichun Pavilion will open a small kitchen to cook by itself. ”

"That's very good." An Lingrong nodded, "This is a blessing in disguise." "Whoever wants to harm her, An Lingrong doesn't want to bother thinking about it, except for Concubine Hua in this palace at the moment, I'm afraid there is no second person who wants her life.

Cuiyin settled down beside An Lingrong in this way, because she was old, thoughtful and comprehensive, but after three or two days of hard work, all the people in Zichun Pavilion worshiped her, and even Dill Cardamom was full of praise for her, which shows her personality charm, and it is no wonder that Xiao Xiazi has been thinking about her for so many years.

The days of grounding are much better than An Lingrong imagined, and the days of not having to deal with people are comfortable and casual, and when she has nothing to do, she arranges silk threads and sews clothes with dill cardamom, but most of the time she still sits in front of the embroidery frame to work, she is like a disconnection from the entire harem, and she lives a small world.

What she didn't know was that if there was no emperor's decree to surround Zichun Pavilion like an iron bucket, and she didn't know how much she would have to face in the open and secret calculations, how could she live so comfortably.

Time flew by in such a flash, and a month flew by.

"Listening to the movement, it seems to be very lively in the palace today." An Lingrong glanced up at the confined palace gate and asked, "Is something happening?" ”

"Little master, I heard that today is General Nian's visit to the palace." Cardamom didn't know where to find out the news, even if he was banned in Zichun Pavilion, he was still very well-informed, "I just heard that the emperor had a separate banquet for General Nian in the Yangxin Palace, and Concubine Hua also went. ”

An Lingrong nodded, indicating that he knew.

Cardamom continued: "Little master, this grounding doesn't look like a grounding, but like a ...... The slave couldn't say anything, but she felt more comfortable than when she was in Broken Yuxuan. ”

An Lingrong smiled at the corner of his mouth, lowered his eyes and continued to embroider.

Dill on the side also said: "Yes, yesterday the Guan nobles sent someone to send things in, and the guard brother and the slave maid who guarded the door said that just because General Nian returned to Beijing to report on his work, Concubine Hua Niangniang has been acting more and more high-profile recently, Hui nobles, Fucha nobles, Jing Concubine Niangniang, and Qi Concubine Niangniang were all saddened by her, even the queen Niangniang she didn't pay attention to it, and only the Guan nobles in the palace could skillfully speak and eloquently pass two tricks under her. She said with palpitations, "Fortunately, the little master has been in Zichun Pavilion during this time, and Concubine Hua didn't think about how to embarrass the little master." ”

"Not necessarily." Cui Yin wrapped the silk thread in her hand and said, "The little master suddenly fell out of favor, and now he is grounded here, if you want to quietly end the little master, this is the best time." It's not that Concubine Hua doesn't want to do it, but she can't do it, or rather, she can't do it. She looked at An Lingrong and said with a shallow smile, "In the past month, I'm afraid everyone in the harem has seen the situation clearly." ”

An Lingrong paused slightly, raised his eyes to look at Cuiyin, pursed his lips and smiled, but still did not speak.

Seeing the two of them talking dumbly, Cardamom was a little confused, but Dill rolled her eyes and immediately figured it out: "The emperor deliberately let the little lord be grounded to avoid Concubine Hua's limelight?" seems to be rejected by the emperor, but in fact he is strictly protected by the emperor. She was overjoyed, "The emperor wasn't actually angry with the little lord that day, he just had an attack for some reason!" ”

Seeing that she had figured it out, An Lingrong stopped the topic and said, "In addition to these, has there been anything else going on in the palace recently?" ”

Cardamom immediately said: "Two days ago, the queen moved Xia Changzai's residence to the side hall of Jingren Palace, saying that she would take care of it day and night. Nothing else. ”

"The queen really values Xia Chang's birth." An Lingrong sighed softly. She looked up at the sky outside the window, her eyes filled with thought.

She should be happy that she made a correct decision that day, and the emperor really treated her differently. However, there is still more than a year before Concubine Hua falls, so she can't keep nesting in Zichun Pavilion without leaving the door, right? Even if the emperor wants to protect her, it is impossible to be vigilant all the time, there will always be times of negligence.

It's better to defend with all your might than to take the initiative.

An Lingrong looked at the map of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains that had been completed, and had already made up his mind: "Cardamom, wait a minute, send something out for me." ”

Tipping on June 13th

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