Mouse's heart skipped a beat and he looked up at Little Yoko, only to see Little Yoko looking at him steadily with a firm look in his eyes.
The look in Mouse's eyes was a little dazed. She slowly moved her eyes away, glanced at the dung bucket in the dung cart, and said in a low voice: "Brother Xiaoyangzi. Once you enter Xinzhe's library, you will never come out again. I am already
Half your life is wasted, you really don’t have to do this.”
When Xiao Yoko heard that she still called him "brother", he felt a burst of unspeakable sadness in his heart. He just straightened his chest and forced a smile and said: "How to take this road and how to choose is my business, no one else.
You don’t have to worry about me in vain.”
Mouse's face had returned to its initial calmness, and she said: "Brother Xiao Yoko, it turns out that in the courtyard of the noble man, you were able to take care of the things that the master told you clearly. Even the noble man of the sea couldn't fault you.
That's where the mistake came from. If it weren't for me, you should have been by Jigui's side for ten or eight years, and you would have prospered."
There was a lump in her throat, but a gentle smile appeared on her face.
"I am dragging you down." She stared at him and said every word.
Mouse lowered his head, and after a long while, he suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Brother Xiaoyangzi, I heard something during these days in Xinzheku."
When Xiao Yoko heard that she suddenly came up here, he couldn't help but be startled and just said: "What's the matter?".
The mouse leaned close to his ear and whispered.
Little Yoko felt the hot breath from her lips blowing onto his cheek, and his face could not help but heat up slightly. However, after listening to what the mouse said, his face turned pale.
He suddenly covered the mouse's mouth and scolded in a mute voice: "If you tell people such secrets about the past dynasty, you won't be able to hear them! Do you want your life?"
You don’t have to believe that this matter must have been deliberately fabricated by Xin Zheku’s resentful slaves.”
Mouse blinked slightly and said word by word: "Brother Xiaoyangzi, you don't know, now I can finally understand that in such a huge Forbidden City, there are only two places where you can hear the truth: one is the Cold Palace, and the other is
This is the library of Xin Zhe."
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More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period of time, Ji Ling kept praising Xiao Lezi for his good pastry skills and the delicious snacks he made. He also rewarded him with a lot of money. For a time, Xiao Lezi was the most popular in Jingyang Palace.
Later, Ji Ling claimed that he wanted Xiao Lezi to make cakes exclusively, and listed many types of cakes and cakes. As a result, Xiao Lezi spent almost all his time making snacks, hot dishes and soups.
I can only rely on Xiao Dazi to make soup.
Finally, Ji Ling simply pointed out that he would open a snack room in the tea and fruit room, specifically for Xiao Lezi to make cakes.
Gradually, Xiao Dazi returned to the track of taking on the important responsibility of the kitchen.
The fifth day of June, the main hall of Yonghe Palace.
It has been a month since Zhang Guiren was banned on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of Dragon Boat Festival. During this period, Concubine Ning saw that there was no movement in Zhang Guiren's side yard, and she felt very happy in her heart.
That’s right! Let you hug Ji’s thigh!
A few days later, it was Mao Bi's birthday. Since she usually walked close to her, Concubine Ning naturally went to her birthday party.
Mao concubine never liked to show off, so the banquet on this day was just a simple table setting, which was much less complicated than the grand banquet in the palace.
Concubine Ning returned home happily after finishing the meal. She drank a little green pear wine during the banquet, but she didn't feel it in the main hall of Mao Bin. When she came out, she was aroused by the evening breeze, and the drunkenness suddenly rushed to her head.
, and suddenly his steps became chaotic.
Naturally, the palace maid serving as a substitute did not dare to be careless. Seeing that her master was still drunk, he actually wanted to go for a walk in the imperial garden. How dare he do it! It took several people to persuade the master to go back to Yonghe Palace.
Jianyu has been waiting for a long time.
Concubine Ning was halfway on the road, holding the handrail of the shoulder carriage with one hand. She looked up inadvertently and suddenly saw a kite flying fluttering in the air in the imperial garden.
Although she drank, her eyes and ears were still somewhat clear-headed. She only thought about the resentful woman in the palace who didn't know where she was. She couldn't wait for the emperor's favor. The days were long, so she had no choice but to fly a kite and talk for fun.
It's funny, where is the time to fly kites now? The grass is long and the orioles are flying. February has long passed, and the summer sun is scorching. If you fly a kite in the imperial garden for a long time, you will probably get rid of the oil on your skin.
Concubine Ning curled her lips and gave a disdainful sneer.
When they returned to Yonghe Palace, a group of people walked to the main hall with Concubine Ning surrounded. When the maid on duty at the door saw her master coming back, she quickly opened the curtain. Before she could say "Empress", Concubine Ning had already walked in, and the palace maid Mei who was close to her had already walked in.
Nian helped her get on the bed, knelt down and quietly helped her take off her flower-soled shoes, covered her up with the quilt, and came out to arrange for the other maids to go to the small dining room to prepare the master's sobering soup.
When passing by the middle of Yonghe Palace, Mei Nian suddenly smelled a faint fragrance of flowers. She was surprised that Concubine Ning would cough and wheeze easily when she smelled pollen. The cultivation of flowers had long been banned in Yonghe Palace, so what?
Will there be the fragrance of flowers?
Menian stood there, looked around, and with a thought in mind, he walked towards Zhang Guiren's side courtyard.
Due to being banned by the emperor's order, except for delivering meals and collecting daily buckets, basically no one enters or exits Zhang Guiren's courtyard, and the door is also closed.
Mei Nian quietly pressed his face against the door panel, where there was a gap, allowing him to see the inside of the yard.
I saw seven or eight hibiscus trees faintly visible in Zhang Guiren’s courtyard!
It was June at this time, and the hibiscus flower was in full bloom. The pink petals looked even more fresh and attractive against the dark green leaves.
Mei Nian couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, and her heart only skipped a beat. Concubine Ning had expressly forbidden it to grow flowers in the Yonghe Palace. How come there were seven or eight hibiscus flowers growing in this noble courtyard at some time?
According to Zhang Guiren's past temperament, he would definitely not dare to do such a thing. Moreover, it is also during the period of confinement. It is possible that it is true as his master said: "Girl Zhang has Ji Guiren as her support, and now she is even more...
He became so courageous that he dared to resist me at the Dragon Boat Festival banquet in Kunning Palace that day, and I could hardly hold him back!"
Mei Nian frowned and thought, suddenly she heard someone coughing in the courtyard, and a young eunuch had walked over. She was afraid of being noticed, so she immediately ducked to the side. After waiting for a while, she heard someone in the courtyard.
There was no movement anymore, so he quickly walked back to the main hall.
After waiting for Concubine Ning for more than two hours, it was late at night before Concubine Ning finally woke up. If she had been watching like this on ordinary days, she would have been exhausted by now. But today, because she had something on her mind, she was so tired.
Don't feel sleepy.
Seeing that Concubine Ning had woken up, Mei Nian quickly came forward to help her get up, then knelt down to help Concubine Ning put on her shoes.
Concubine Ning had fluffy hair on her temples and misty eyes. A palace maid had already come in with sobering soup.
After Mei Nian served Concubine Ning to drink it, she saw no one in the room and immediately whispered: "Master, I just saw what happened in Zhang Guiren's courtyard. I don't know whether I should talk about it or not?".