Along the river, there are dead willows and long branches intertwined, the cold wind is strong, and there are many boats passing by.
Perhaps the carriage was light and the horse was fast. From that courtyard to here, Ruan Yuyi felt that the distance was too short, but there were too many things she wanted to say to her mother. Before she could finish her words, the carriage stopped.
After listening to Mrs. Ruan's instructions, she personally escorted Mrs. Ruan onto the boat.
Aniang waved to her on the boat. Her eyes were red and she put down her power barrier, not wanting others to see her like this. After this separation, she didn't know when we would see each other again.
The boat carrying A Niang was getting farther and farther away, and Ruan Yuyi walked step by step to the shore, until one step further, she was about to step into the river. But the boat finally shrank into a small black dot and disappeared.
The cold wind blew on her face, turning her face pale. She stood there and refused to leave.
Mu Xiang stepped forward to support her and whispered, "Miss, come back."
She just came back to her senses and hummed casually. She felt so gentle, as if a gust of wind came and was about to be blown away.
The carriages and horses turned back, and the carved golden bells tied to the sides of the carriages jingled. They recognized it as a carriage from the palace, and pedestrians and business travelers along the way gave way.
She opened a corner of the curtain and saw the majestic pavilion in the palace from a distance, and her heart tightened.
Will she return to the palace now? She thought in a daze. The days outside the palace flew by in a blink of an eye. But she also knew that being allowed to go out of the palace to visit relatives was very important to the palace concubine.
How rare.
When she reached the east palace gate, she got off the carriage and transferred to a sedan chair to go to Luomei Pavilion.
The palace servants sent to her palace were all very clever. They had already received the news that Jieyu was returning to the palace, and had prepared tea, fruits and snacks. As soon as the sedan chair came down, the maids came to greet her.
Ruan Yuyi entered the house, took a break and sipped tea, looked around and wondered, "Why can't I see the wood spirit?"
The palace maid had been guarding Luomei Pavilion and knew about it, so she said, "Back to the young master, Aunt Mu Ling said she went to break camellias."
Before he could finish his words, he saw the soft curtain lifted, and the wood spirit smiled and said, "It can be said that the little master has come back. When I saw the flowers blooming by the road, I thought of raising some on them. The little master was also happy to see them.
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These camellias are indeed blooming beautifully, with large, soft petals that are tinged with pink. However, the flowers are off the branches, and even if they are carefully maintained by changing the water every day, they will wither in a short time.
Moreover, the branches growing next to the camellia are short and have many leaves, so they are not suitable for growing in a vase.
Ruan Yuyi did not say this to her, but said warmly, "You are interested." Then she called Mu Xiang to get a jade bottle with a shallow mouth filled with water.
The tips of Mu Ling's ears turned red, and she felt a little guilty in her heart.
The folded flowers were fake, but playing with other maids in the palace was real. The camellia was an excuse. I mentioned it casually when I left and picked it casually on the roadside when I came back. It was not a strange thing.
She quietly glanced at Mu Xiang, who was elegantly and elegantly dressed. She thought to herself that she had only been with the young lady for two years, and she also knew that she was not as close to the young lady as Mu Xiang's sister.
But every time the young lady only asked Sister Muxiang to serve, she couldn't help but taste it.
Mu Ling curled his lips slightly and heard a faint knock on the door outside, so he took the initiative and said, "Slave, go and open it."
The person who came was the young eunuch beside Concubine Shu.
He first came in to meet Ruan Yuyi, bowed his head and said, "There will be a palace banquet in the palace after half a month. Your Majesty has ordered that you cooperate with our empress to organize it. Therefore, the empress sent a servant to inform you and see when you will be available.
, so that we can go to Chonghua Palace to discuss it together."
In the past, such matters were all handled by Concubine Shu. Now, for some reason, there is an extra Ruan Jieyu.
He quietly raised his eyes and glanced at Ruan Yuyi. Apart from the one from Chonghua Palace, Ruan Jieyu was not the one with the highest status, but she was the only one who was favored.
He sighed secretly, fearing that the harem was going to change.
Ruan Yuyi kept fidgeting with the jade string on her wrist, "What palace banquet is it?" She remembered that there were still some days before the solstice.
"Back to you, young master, it's an envoy from a foreign country who is visiting." The young eunuch said respectfully.
There is a fixed day every year. On this day, the various subordinate councils will pay tribute, ranging from cloth, silk, tea, salt, to chariots and horses, gold and silver, all of which are transported to Dawu in carts. What they seek is Dawu's protection.
As the host, Wu State will host a banquet to entertain them.
She loosened the skewer and raised her eyes, "I understand. When you go back to the empress, just tell her that she is free."
After that, the young eunuch retreated.
Mu Xiang added some tea for her and listened to her, "Why do you think His Majesty entrusted these matters to me?"
Mu Xiang caught a glimpse of someone standing in the palace, so she didn't want to speculate on the holy intention. "I don't know," she said. She pressed the lid of the pot and put the delicate pot back on the tea tray.
She sighed softly.
On the surface, he said he was an associate minister, but in the end, he had touched Concubine Shu's power, and it was inevitable that Concubine Shu would be unhappy.
I just had to walk and watch.
The next morning, Concubine Shu indeed sent someone. Ruan Yuyi changed into snow-green clothes and white jade hair, and then left to follow the palace attendant. The sun was not yet strong, and the light was so light that it seemed to have a cool feeling.
Her smooth skin and bones make her look unreal.
The people in the palace were already busy going back and forth, and those who occasionally passed by her would bow to her and go back to what they were doing.
When we arrived at Chonghua Palace, the servants were already kneeling on the floor.
One of the nuns was looking at the ground at Concubine Shu's feet, and said something loudly.
Seeing a figure emerging from behind the flower and bird screen, Concubine Shu signaled her mother to stop for now, "My sister is here. Fan her gently and give her a seat."
A smile broke out on her face and she bowed, "Your Majesty, Jin An, thank you, Your Majesty." She gathered up her dress, and then Concubine Yu Shu sat down.
Immediately, a maid brought tea to her, and she nodded slightly.
Concubine Shu stared at her for a long time, then suddenly said, "I saw Ruan Jieyu today, and she looks a bit like a younger sister in my family." She was referring to her delicate and endearing charm.
However, her younger sister was born with a frail disease and was not as lively and vivid as the little lady in front of her. Looking at Yuyi's expression, she couldn't help but feel a little softer.
It's just that her younger sister loves to act coquettishly, but Ruan Jieyu has always been a sensible person.
Ruan Yuyi raised his eyes and saw that her expression was serious, not like a joke, so she smiled and said, "I just called my concubine 'sister', but when I remembered my biological sister at home, I changed the title again."
"I wonder what your sister is like?"
Concubine Shu was made to laugh by her, and she shook her head, "It's okay not to mention it." Being told that she was similar to a person suffering from a weak disease might not make her feel happy.
She glanced around at the palace people below and said to Ruan Yuyi, "My sister should be aware of His Majesty's orders. You can just watch and learn from them today."
It seemed that Concubine Shu did not intend to embarrass her.
Ruan Yuyi agreed. Feeling relaxed, she picked up the tea cup at hand, took a sip, and praised it.
Concubine Shu rewarded some tea leaves without hesitation. The things from the Lord of the First Palace are naturally good. The growth conditions of this tea are harsh. When picking, only the tip is picked, which is extremely precious.
Concubine Shu, as long as she doesn't have any thoughts that are not good for her, everything else can be said easily.