The autumn wind rose, the leaves were yellow, and before the early winter came, An Lingrong's injuries finally scabbed.

"Alas, it's really a big scar, fortunately it's winter, if it's summer, maybe it's going to suppurate." Shen Meizhuang watched An Lingrong finish taking the medicine, and sighed with emotion, "I heard Xiao Xiazi say that when the emperor came down from the Qianqing Gate Tower with you in his arms, his whole body was covered in blood, and his crescent white clothes were dyed red, which was really scary. ”

An Lingrong put on his clothes, covered his hideous wounds, and smiled a little lonely: "Sister Guan has been very busy lately, right?" ”

"Rong'er, don't blame her." Shen Meizhuang shook An Lingrong's hand, sighed lightly, and said, "Now everyone in the palace knows that you are the person that the emperor puts on the tip of his heart, and in the past month, the emperor has been so attentive to you that anyone who sees it will feel hot in his eyes, and Huan'er will inevitably have some pimples in her heart." I saw that she was stunned for a while, and she couldn't say anything. ”

An Lingrong looked at the newly decorated Chengxi Palace, and looked at the various treasures that were about to be unplaced, with an inexplicable look in his eyes.

Shen Mei Zhuang Fu reluctantly raised a smile again, and said another thing: "The wonderful promise is gone, you are recuperating from your injuries again, and now the only people who are favored in the palace are Huan'er and Zhen nobles, and the Qi nobles are only occasionally sleeping, the queen told me about the draft this morning, the queen mother has agreed, and the emperor is also relieved, and it will be selected around the Mid-Autumn Festival next year." ”

An Lingrong's expression flickered slightly: "In a blink of an eye, we have been in the palace for three years." ”

"Yes, it was supposed to be drafted last year, but there were many things last year, so the emperor gave up the draft and dragged it to this year." Shen Meizhuang was also stunned, "Time flies really fast, among the people who came in the same batch, you are in the best situation, but I am afraid that you don't have to wait until the end of the year, you will be promoted to the concubine position." ”

"Listening to my sister's tone, it's a little sour." An Lingrong quipped.

Shen Meizhuang patted her lightly and said with a smile: "I'm happy." You are a concubine, no one in the palace thinks it is inappropriate, this is what you bought with your life, not to mention, the emperor has a deep affection for you, and no one can compare to this. She pondered for a moment, "Even Huan'er can't compare to you." ”

An Lingrong's eyebrows moved, and he lowered his eyes and said: "Sister Mei, to tell you a word from the heart, the emperor's love is too heavy, I'm afraid I can't bear it." A trace of struggle flashed in her eyes, and she looked up at Shen Meizhuang, "I risked my life to save him because he is the emperor and the monarch of the Qing Dynasty, if he dies, the people of the world will lose a Ming monarch, Sister Mei, if I love him, I must always remind myself that he is the emperor, not a lover who belongs to me alone, in this case, why should I give all my heart to love him?" But he treated me like this, and gave me so much that if I did not love him with all my heart, I felt that I was not worthy of his love. ”

She wanted to love him so much, but she couldn't afford to love him.

It is not easy for her to live in this life, she must love herself well first, and then love others.

Shen Meizhuang was stunned for a long time before he raised his hand to gently wipe away the tears from the corners of An Lingrong's eyes, and said softly: "Rong'er, there is no way to do it, why should you avoid your heart?" It's telling you that you love him, don't you? She dropped her hand and gently covered the scar on An Lingrong's heart, "Rong'er, we are women, bound by countless rules and regulations, only this heart is completely their own, in this life can meet a person who can make their heart move, that person is also moved by you, how difficult it is to do it, don't suffer for some trivial things, what a pity." ”

An Lingrong raised her hand and touched her face, the tentacles were cold tears, she cried unconsciously, but shook her head: "The word love, how many people have gone to the soup for it in ancient times, but how many can end up with a happy ending?" ”

"Rong'er ......" Shen Meizhuang still wanted to persuade him, but he couldn't persuade him.

Shen Meizhuang suddenly felt that it was not necessarily a bad thing to be completely disappointed in the emperor from the beginning, and focusing on power gave her a sense of accomplishment. Her two younger sisters are trapped in the whirlpool of love, and she is sober alone, which is really a blessing in misfortune - Huan'er can't love her, and she is trapped in the enclosure; Rong'er is afraid of love, and she is relieved of her suffering.

Shen Meizhuang left the Chengxi Palace, glanced back, let out a long sigh, and turned his head so frightened that he almost left his body: "The emperor is blessed with Jin'an." ”

"Hmm." The emperor stood with his hands in his hands, and he couldn't see any expression on his face, "Is Concubine Rong feeling better?" ”

"Yes, Sister Rong's wound is scabbed, and she has been able to get out of bed and walk around two steps, so it's good to think about it." Shen Meizhuang replied a little uneasily, and quietly glanced up at Su Peisheng, who shook his head at her with a bitter face, and knew that the emperor should listen to everything he shouldn't listen to, and cold sweat flowed down at once.

The emperor didn't say anything, just said a faint "um", and then turned to leave: "You don't have to tell Concubine Rong that I've come." ”

"Congratulations to the emperor." Shen Meizhuang got up after saluting, only to find that the palace people kneeling in the courtyard sank inch by inch.

On the tenth day of October, the emperor set up a banquet and held a birthday banquet for Princess Ankang, and Jinkou Yuyan named Ankang as Princess Gulun, and for a while, An Lingrong became the focus of heated discussions in the harem.

On this day, everyone came to the queen's palace as usual to say goodbye and talk about the canonization ceremony of Ankang.

"Princess Ankang's canonization gift is really too luxurious, it is more expensive than the previous princess, and it is too expensive for a child's family." Concubine Qi was a little surprised, and said sourly, "Alas, speaking of which, Wen Yi also sealed Princess Gulun, but she didn't even have a decent canonization ceremony, and sure enough, it still has a great impact on her biological mother if she is not favored." ”

An Lingrong was still recuperating from his injuries and did not come to ask for peace, and everyone became more and more unscrupulous when they talked about small things.

Qi Guiren followed and said: "What Concubine Qi said is yes, this is favored by the emperor, and her mother's family has also followed all the way, this is really a person who has attained the Tao, and the chicken and dog have ascended to heaven." ”

"Noble Qi, don't talk nonsense." The queen reprimanded lightly, "Concubine Rong's father has made great contributions to the rebellion of Prince Dun, and he has also made outstanding achievements in salt affairs in the past two years. ”

Qi Guiren pursed his lips, looking particularly disdainful, and glanced at Zhen Huan, and suddenly raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Speaking of which, Sister Guan's father is also a hero this time, why don't you see the emperor knighting your Zhen family?" She was not angry, obviously her father was also the emperor before and after the saddle, but in the end there was no reward.

"The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and the nobles are cautious." Zhen Huan pursed the corners of her mouth and said coldly.

"Oh, Sister Guan Concubine will also say things like 'The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics', and the concubine also thinks that Sister Guan Concubine can talk to the emperor about the knighthood of Hongxuan Beizi, and it is okay to talk about the matter of her mother's knighthood, but it can't be said." Qi Guiren covered his lips and smiled.

Zhen Huan sat up straight with her back and looked indifferent: "This palace is just worrying about the emperor, and I don't dare to interfere in politics." It's a noble person, and he talks about the knighthood at every turn, but he thinks that Lord Guerjia is too aggrieved that he failed to reward him this time? In this case, it is better for the nobles to go directly to the emperor, maybe the emperor will be happy, and he will be rewarded. ”

"You!" Qi Guiren's face froze, and he pointed at Zhen Huan, unable to speak for a long time.

"Is Sister Qi jealous of Sister Guan?" Fang Chunyi defended Zhen Huan, "The emperor loves Sister Guan, she has nothing to say, what does it have to do with politics, not to mention that Sister Guan is full of poetry and books, and she is familiar with ancient and modern times, and more often she talks about history with the emperor, Sister Qi should not be false, lest the emperor hear it and reprimand her." ”

Zhen Huan looked back at Fang Chunyi and smiled, talked to her gently, and completely ignored the noble Qi.

"You, you!" The nobles were about to cry.

"Alright." The queen spoke in a deep voice, comforted the noble Qi, looked at Zhen Huan and Fang Chunyi, and said with a smile, "The noble man Zhen was determined to go to Penglai Zhou with you that day, and he valued you very much. Sisterhood in the palace is rare, and it has only been a year since the Qi nobles entered the palace, so don't bully her too much. ”

Zhen Huan and Fang Chunyi looked at each other and smiled, and nodded in unison: "Yes." ”

Qi Guiren sat aggrievedly and aggrievedly, and said, "Queen Mother, the concubine doesn't want to live in Broken Yuxuan. ”

"That's a gamble." The queen reprimanded, but also agreed like coaxing a child, "When you entered the palace, you were arranged to live in the Chuxiu Palace, so you might as well move back to live." At the end, he instructed Shen Meizhuang, "Concubine Hui, Guiren Qi is young, you have to take care of her more." ”

Shen Meizhuang nodded in response: "Yes, the concubine knows." ”

After talking for a while, everyone dispersed, and the queen loosened her hair and changed into a homely dress.

While serving, Jian Qiu said, "The sixth elder brother ran out to play again, should Niang Niang send someone out to find it?" ”

"An elder brother who can't speak, no matter how much this palace cares, it's useless." When the queen talked about the sixth elder brother again, she no longer had the previous love, only disgust, "This palace has really hurt him for so long." ”

"The sixth elder brother has been raised under the mother's knee for almost two years, even if he can't speak, the mother might as well continue to raise it, just raise a cat and a dog, and the sixth elder brother will definitely honor the mother in the future." Jian Qiu was soft-hearted and a little unbearable.

The queen glanced at her and said coldly: "If the palace has always been good to him, the emperor will not care about the emptiness of the palace, and then let the palace raise another prince." If the person who ascends the throne in the coming day is not the prince raised by the palace, then the palace can only condescend to be the queen mother, the queen mother, the power is sideways, and the whole life is under the people. She held Jian Qiu's hand, sat down on the couch, and picked up the Buddha beads, "Only when the sixth elder brother is gone, this palace can plan to adopt other elder brothers." ”

Jian Qiu looked at the queen's cold and hard face, sighed lightly in her heart, and then said: "Now except for the sixth elder brother, only Concubine Qi's third elder brother is raised in the palace, does the mother want to take him under her knees?" ”

"The nobles are too scheming, and the nobles are illustrious, so they are not suitable for the palace to give birth to a prince. But you can wait a little longer, the draft is coming soon, and if there is a suitable newcomer next year, it is not impossible to design a prince. The queen stopped twisting the Buddha beads and raised her eyes to look at Jian Qiu, "What?" Do you think there is a better candidate in this palace? ”

"When I went to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer this year, the fourth elder brother begged to see his mother a few times, but he was not in a hurry every time." Jian Qiu said, "In fact, the fourth elder brother's biological mother died early, and he is lonely and pitiful, and, listening to the grandmothers of the Old Summer Palace, the fourth elder brother is very smart, and he can read and write, and the slave maid looks at it, but he is more outstanding than the third elder brother." ”

"What do you mean, let this palace raise the fourth elder brother?" The queen frowned slightly, and then shook her head and vetoed this proposal, "The emperor's least favorite is the fourth elder brother, if this palace raises him, every time the emperor comes to Jingren Palace to see him, he will remember the past, and he will definitely be angry, so forget it." ”

Jian Qiu wanted to speak and stopped, but finally didn't say anything.

"Sixth elder brother?" Cardamom came back from the Yanqing Palace, tripped over something in the corner of the corner, looked down, but saw a small figure nestled on the ground, holding a piece of pastry in his hand, with a dirty face, "Why are you here?" What about the ladies and grandmothers who serve you? ”

The sixth elder brother opened his eyes wide and looked at Cardamom in confusion.

Cardamom was so heartfelt that it was going to melt.

The sixth elder brother inherited the bright and beautiful appearance of Xia, winter and spring, born white and marked, one or two years old is the cutest age, this glance makes people want to hug it into their arms and coax.

In fact, Cardamom did the same. She picked up the sixth elder brother, and suddenly found that the clothes on his body were still the single clothes worn in early autumn, although they were delicate and gorgeous, but they were old and torn inside, and all the white fat and fat raised before were gone, and his hands were full of bones.

Cardamom looked left and right, and saw no one, and felt a little strange in his heart, but it was not okay to let the sixth elder brother be here like this, so he took him back to Weiyang Palace first.

"Sixth elder brother?" Dill was surprised for a moment when she saw Cardamom coming in from the corner door with Sixth Elder Brother in her arms, "Cardamom, didn't you go to check Concubine Duan's pulse?" Why did you come back with the sixth elder brother? She glanced at the sixth elder brother, but saw that he was thinly dressed, and at this time he was so cold that goosebumps rose, and hurriedly took a small blanket to wrap him up, "It's cold today, how can you let the sixth elder brother wear such clothes, if the queen mother knows, she will definitely punish the lazy minions." ”

"Sister, that's what is strange, I came out of the Yanqing Hall and bumped into the sixth elder brother around the corner, but I didn't see a serving person on the side. The queen mother treats the sixth elder brother as a baby eyeball on weekdays, and at least six or seven people have to follow and serve when she goes out, how can she let the sixth elder brother run out alone? Cardamom twisted the veil and wiped the face of the sixth elder brother.

Dill glanced at it and said, "Wait a minute, hug it in, talk to Niangniang, and then send it back to Jingren Palace." ”

(End of chapter)