After the back injury is healed, the top priority is to enter the palace to ask Concubine De for peace. Yonghe Palace is lonely, Concubine De is not in a good mood, I sat for a while, before noon, was about to kneel and retreat, Concubine De suddenly said: "Recently, the emperor attaches great importance to the fourteenth, what is the future, you must have a bottom in your heart, don't make trouble in the city as soon as something happens" said, drooped his eyelids, took a sip of tea casually, and said: "You should restrain your temper." ”

She came for no reason, and I had no choice but to say, "Yes." ”

On the top of my head, I returned to the house covered in hot sweat, Ah Xing wrote big characters in the small study, Hongming took a nap, the room was quiet, there was no sound. I lazily leaned on the kang, with two jars of ice bricks resting next to me, and a cold mist curled up.

According to my wishes, Minqiu dug out the red scoop of the watermelon of Yugong, twisted it with crushed ice in one place, packed it in a small white-glazed tea cup, presented it to me, and said, "Master, eat some watermelon to cool off." ”

I was unhappy because of Concubine De's few reprimands, and said sullenly: "I don't want to eat, send it to Ah Xing." ”

Min Qiu responded, turned around and sent him to the small study, and then turned around to serve me, and said, "The fourth concubine of the Shangshu Colondo family of the Lifan Yuan said that he wanted to visit you, and sent his mother-in-law in the morning, saying that he would come to visit the master when it was cooler in the evening. ”

Colondo is the younger brother of Empress Xiao Yiren, the younger brother of today's Concubine Tong, and the cousin of Kangxi. He was in an important position, highly regarded by Kangxi, and was quite powerful in the court. I have always lived in a simple house, except for major festivals, I rarely interact with the women of the court and China, not to mention, no minister's concubine has dared to send me an arrogant post to visit.

I was puzzled and said, "Si'er? I didn't know her. ”

Minqiu has been with me for many years, and has seen countless big scenes, but she is no longer a stupid girl like wood, and her ability to see and listen to all directions is better than me. She said: "It's not strange that the master doesn't remember her, but among the girls in charge of various provinces, she can be regarded as a legendary figure. I stirred up the interest and asked, "How is it legendary?" Min Qiu said eloquently: "These four sons were originally the maids of Lord Shangshu's father-in-law, and after rewarding Lord Shangshu as a concubine, they were favored in every way, and they were extremely domineering in front of people, and even Lord Shangshu's original partner Fujin also had to listen to her, and she was the only one in the backyard of the entire Shangshu Mansion."

I couldn't help but laugh and say in disbelief: "How is it possible? Let the emperor know, then you still have it? ”

Minqiu said: "I used to follow my master to the Fourth Master's Mansion, and the slave maid chatted with the girl in charge under the Sifu Jin, and everyone said this when it came to the four children. And he said, "But the slave has not seen it with her own eyes." I didn't want to see it, but when I heard her say this, I was interested, and said, "You prepare warm water balm, and I want to bathe and change clothes." I'd like to take a closer look. ”

Ugin fell westward, and the afterglow poured out, smearing the heavens and the earth with a layer of dazzling crimson light. Ah Xing left school, shouted that his back was itchy, and when he took off his clothes, he was covered with prickly heat. I hurriedly asked Minqiu to boil two large pots of honeysuckle and Xia Sangju, and mixed it with water to bathe Ah Xing. Ah Xing took a bath, changed into a thin ice silk robe, and squatted under the porch to watch the ants move.

I laughed and said, "It's time to rain at night." ”

Ah Xing tilted his little head and asked, "How does E-Niang know?" I said, "If the ants move, it will rain." As he was talking, a little girl came to preach and said, "Master, Mrs. Si'er is here." ”

For the concubines who have no name, the people below will call them "madam" if they are polite.

But the lady at this time is not the same as Fujin.

I said, "Please let her in." The girl turned around to pass the word, and Ah Xing suddenly said: "Eniang, I want to go to the small pond to pick lotus flowers." I didn't have anything to discourage it, so I let my grandmother follow, and told me: "Don't pick it yourself, pay attention to safety, you know?" ”

Ah Xing solemnly said, "I'll be careful." ”

Seeing that the big gang of people followed her, I went into the house and sat on the kang to wait for the legendary Si'er. The evening breeze blows, and it is much cooler than during the day. But I still had two baskets of ice cubes added to the big jar, and the room was lukewarm and very comfortable.

After about two quarters of an hour, I saw through the glass window two figures, one red and one blue, coming through the courtyard, and Min Qiu lifted the curtain, stood by the door and bent his knees and said, "Master, Mrs. Si'er is here." I said, "Come in." When the sound fell, a laugh shouted: "It's really disturbing Fujin." I was a little anticipating, staring at her as she entered the house and looked at her carefully.

I saw her wearing a cardigan printed with a plain water red plum blossom pattern, combing a slanted bun, pressing several blue tassel hairpins, her face was white and ruddy, and her eyes were like cut autumn water. Although the appearance is good, it is not particularly outstanding. On the contrary, the little girl beside her was plump, with a pointed chin, wearing a blue and green placket with a small flower bouquet waist, and her waist was empty, extremely soft and demure. The two of them bowed, and I hurriedly got up and helped me up, and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, please sit." ”

Si'er was generous, sat on my left hand, and said with a smile on his face: "The slave maid is in a hurry, and I didn't prepare gifts for the county lord and prince, and I just happened to get a pair of white jade Ruyi, which is nothing more than borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, please don't dislike Fujin." As he spoke, the little girl glanced at the girl, and the girl stepped forward, holding a gold-painted box and presenting it, and bowed her head in silence.

Minqiu took it, opened the lid of the box, and let me see the two handles.

I glanced at it, the jade color was moist, and I thought it was worth a lot of money, so I ordered Minqiu to accept it, and said with a smile: "It's really polite." Then he looked at the little girl in green and asked, "Who are you?" Looking at her dress and demeanor, she doesn't look like a slave, but exudes a sense of wealth and nobility. The little girl said: "Back to Fujin, the slave is Tong Jia Ruoxue, the daughter of Shangshu Kelongdo. Si'er looked at me and said, "Ruoxue has to come to the house to take a look, the slave and maid really can't resist her, it's really disturbing Fujin." ”

It's really strange, what are you looking at in my house?

Tong Jia Ruoxue somehow, her face was flushed, and she said coquettishly: "Little lady, you are making fun of me again." Si'er smiled: "In front of Fujin, why are you shy?" He also said: "Although Ruoxue is not my own child, but her mother died early, and the slave and maid regard her as their own, if she makes a mistake in the future, please be more lenient with Fujin." "She really thinks of herself as the real lady of Cologondo, just waiting for Tong Jia Ruoxue to make a mistake, what does it have to do with me? The more I listened, the more confused I became, and I couldn't help it, so I asked in vain, "I don't know if you and Miss Ruoxue came to the house?" Ruoxue was slightly embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "It's the slave who is rude, please punish Fujin." ”

I really think of myself as a member of Baylor House!

I laughed and said, "You are not rude, how can you talk about punishment?" Ruoxue said: "The slave and maid have not passed the door, and they should not have entered the house without permission, and the slave and maid have not even been out of the house a few times since they were children, and they always feel uneasy, so they will make this decision, please forgive Fujin" I was stunned for a long time before asking: "What is the door?" Where to cross the door? ”

Both of them looked bad-looking, and Si'er smiled first: "Fujin, you don't know yet, in order to kiss and kiss, the former emperor was a matchmaker, and gave an edict, and ordered Ruoxue to marry into Baylor Mansion as a side Fujin" I am like falling into the clouds, and now Concubine De's inexplicable reprimand also has cause and effect, so it is! They all know, everyone knows, but I'm the only one who doesn't!

I was so angry that my face turned purple, and I was about to reprimand, but I heard a roar outside: "Who allowed you to come?" ”

Si'er and Ruoxue trembled, and when they looked up again, they saw that they were fourteen dusty servants standing by the threshold drenched in sweat, with hideous faces and terrifying faces. Ruoxue trembled, she had only looked at Fourteen from a distance before, and it was rumored that he was handsome and mighty, but she didn't know that he was so fierce and violent. Si'er sneered and said: "The slave maid asks the fourteenth master to say goodbye, slave maid"

Before he finished speaking, Fourteen squeezed out a word from between his teeth: "Get out!" ”

Things came too fast, I didn't have time to react, watching Ruoxue and Si'er leave in a hurry, Fang asked, "When is it?" Why didn't you tell me? "When night fell, there was no light in the house, and there seemed to be a black fog around it, so that we couldn't see each other's faces clearly. Across the two carved tables and chairs, he said: "Just the day before your back injury recurred, the will of the emperor Ama paused, and then said: "I agreed." "I sat down on the kang and didn't know what to say, that's why he was drunk that day, and that's why he plundered me like a beast that night, so it was! I see!

Fourteen walked around the table and chair, strode in front of me, half-knelt on the pedal, took the hand on my knee, and said: "Don't be angry, don't cry, I swear to the sky, whether it is now or in the future, I will always be consistent with Wanyan Rose, and I will never be tempted by other women," he didn't finish speaking, I slapped him away, his face was biased, paused, and said: "If beating me can make you angry, I am willing to bear it." ”

I didn't cry, I endured the bitterness in my throat and asked, "Why didn't you tell me?" Do you want to cut first and then play? Fourteen replied truthfully, "I don't have the courage to tell you." He added: "Suo Etu is an important minister in the court, I want to get his support, and marriage is the best and fastest way." Weiwei, you must forgive me."

I know that Kangxi has been too good to him recently, and coupled with the support of the Eighth Master Party, the Ninth Master Party, and the Tenth Master Party, he has coveted the throne. I was heartbroken and worried, both that he was finally blinded by the throne and that he was worried about the thorny road ahead. Suo Etu is a very important chess piece, I know very well that he is fighting for the throne, and I also want to follow the trend of history, no matter what happens in the future, I will never abandon him. However, since he wants to use the method of marriage to win over the courtiers, it is really difficult for me to accept it. I looked at him, a dull pain in my heart, tears sliding down, confused and sleepy.

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