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For more than half a month, Xie Jin did not see Jiang Zhao again.

The Bingdi lotus purse she embroidered for her has been completed, and she always carries it with her, thinking that she will give it to her when they meet again, but Jiang Zhao seems to have evaporated and never appeared in front of her again.

In fact, this was a common thing in the past, but it was probably because Jiang Zhao's mood was not right when we separated last time. Xie Jin was always worried, and because he hadn't seen her for a long time, he was even more preoccupied.

During this period, I met Princess Changning a few more times.

Xie Jin never went to Lanyuexuan again, the Princess was wandering around the palace in her free time, and thought of her for some reason, so she brought someone around to Gong Zhengsi to talk to her.

Although Lu Zhaohan came from a noble background, he was not domineering. She seemed to be able to chat well with Xie Jin, complaining that His Majesty was busy with government affairs and didn't have time to talk to her, so she often came to chat with Xie Jin.

Although Xie Jin wanted to ask Lu Zhaohan for something, she also knew that it would be too utilitarian to speak up directly. Although she and the princess had some intersections, she was not enough to ask for it, so she kept some words in her heart.

Coupled with the fact that I was thinking about Azhao, I didn't have much thought to push this matter forward.

When getting along with Lu Zhaohan, Xie Jin didn't talk too much, but often echoed her a few times when she spoke. Lu Zhaohan probably thought she was an excellent listener, and occasionally said something about others.

For example about Your Majesty.

Gong Zhengsi belongs to the harem government office, and has never been married before, so he seldom set foot in the harem, and all affairs are in charge of Concubine Zhao.

It has been three years since he ascended the throne, and Xie Jin has never seen Tianyan.

The only thing she knew about His Majesty in the past was to listen to other people talking about it, but talking about His Majesty without authorization is a felony, and everyone only dared to say a few words secretly, and most of the time they kept secrets. Compared with other people, more of them came from Ah Zhao heard it, but it was only a few words.

But Princess Changning obviously didn't shy away from it. She would dislike His Majesty for letting her stay in the palace for a while, but she didn't have time to accompany her.

Because of these reasons, the image of His Majesty has changed in Xie Jin's heart. It is not only a noble status, but also has a sense of reality as a human being.

Today, Xie Jin was processing some files in Gong Zhengsi. A young maid named Ya Lan who was working under her came in and saluted, and said with a smile: "Xie Sizheng, someone is looking for you outside."

Xie Jin thought it was the princess who came again, but according to Lu Zhaohan's character, he probably didn't care whether she was busy or not, and asked someone to report it, so he came in directly to find someone.

Seeing Yalan covering her mouth and giggling again, she was even more sure that it wasn't Lu Zhaohan.

She vaguely understood in her heart who was looking for her, and went out to have a look, it was indeed Yuan Qi.

Yuan Qi's father was General Zuo under Lu Cangyu's command. Although he was no more a relative of the emperor, he was also a son of a high school with a serious sense of integrity.

Moreover, elder brother Yuan Qi became a civil servant. He loved to wield knives and guns since he was a child, and he was favored by Lu Shuai. Although he is only a bodyguard in the Imperial Guard now, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that he must have a bright future.

Yuan Qi was the same age as Xie Jin, and had never been married, but met Xie Jin by chance while patrolling the palace, fell in love with her at first sight, and since then had a concern in his heart, and only then did he think of starting a family.

He was born tall and powerful, although he is not as elegant as a literati, but he is also a good-looking talent.

In addition, he does not have a dandyism, but treats people politely. After some contact, although Xie Jin didn't say it clearly, he accepted him.

"Jin Niang."

Yuan Qi was leaning against the corner, when he saw her coming out, he smiled and greeted her.

It seems that he has never been depressed, and he is always so energetic and full of energy.

Seeing that he was smiling happily, Xie Jin laughed too, and asked, "Why are you here, don't you need to be on duty?"

Yuan Qidao: "I just changed shifts, and I'm not far from Gong Zhengsi, so I stopped by to see you."

He has Lu Shuai's favor, and Zhuo Yun, the commander of the imperial guards, values ​​him very much, so Yuan Qi is also very busy on weekdays and doesn't have much time to find Xie Jin, which is the same as Ah Zhao.

Xie Jin suddenly thought of Ah Zhao, and the smile on his face faded.

Yuan Qi asked her: "How have you been lately? I've seen how it's cleared up a bit."

Xie Jin said: "You must have read it wrong. What can I do wrong? Eat well, drink well, and rest well every day. But you, the wind and rain are rushing, you must take care of your body."

With her concern, Yuan Qi felt even better, and said softly, "I'm fine too."

Xie Jin has always been low-key, whether it is trivial matters in life or dressing, Yuan Qi rarely sees the careful thoughts of other daughters in her, but this time he saw a bright purse hanging around her waist, he couldn't help feeling strange, He said: "It's rare to see Jinniang wearing jewelry pendants, but this purse is very beautiful."

Although Yuan Qi didn't understand female celebrities, but that purse was really exquisite and beautiful, so he didn't hesitate to praise it.

Xie Jin is used to wearing light-colored clothes, but the purse is made of peacock blue. The material is probably not particularly good, especially it looks more eye-catching. Although it looks good, it is not Xie Jin's style.

Sure enough, Xie Jin said: "I made this for others."

"I see."

Yuan Qi said, looking at the purse again, he felt a little greedy.

Taking into account the defense of men and women, they kept a large distance between them when they talked, Yuan Qi suddenly took a step forward, Xie Jin was about to back subconsciously, but he held his hand.

"Jin Niang." He called out in a low voice, and said affectionately, "I also want something made by you."

Xie Jin had never been in such close contact with a man, his face was stained with a thin blush, he looked around first, and then whispered: "I see, you should let go, it's not good for people to see."

In Yuan Qi's impression, Xie Jin was gentle, dignified, mature and steady.

But at this moment, Xie Jin had a shy look on his white face, his eyes dodged and he didn't even dare to look at him, Yuan Qi's throat twitched twice, if it wasn't for the fact that this was not a suitable place, he really wanted to reach out Take her into your arms.

Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, Xie Jin broke free from his hand, stepped back two steps in a row, opened an absolute distance from him, and said in a low voice: "I'm not done yet, I don't have time to talk to you, you can go .”

Knowing that she was shy, although Yuan Qi didn't want to leave, he was also afraid of scaring her.

Thinking that the future would be long, Yuan Qi took a deep look at her and said in a low voice: "Then I'll go first."

Xie Jin nodded, Yuan Qi glanced at her again, then turned and left.

When his figure disappeared from sight, Xie Jin raised his hand to cover his hot cheeks, and let out a soft breath.

"I've seen it all!"

A familiar voice suddenly sounded, Xie Jin was startled, looked up to the source of the sound, and saw Lu Zhaohan was leaning against the corner of the wall, only his head was exposed, looking at her with a smile.

"Princess." Xie Jin called out.

Lu Zhaohan jumped out, walked up to her with a giggle, and said teasingly, "I came at a bad time. I happened to see a lover talking, so I'm afraid I'll disturb you."

So just hide and eavesdrop, huh?

Xie Jin naturally didn't dare to ask, his face changed a few colors, he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

It was Lu Zhaohan who saw that she was really embarrassed, so he said: "Long love concubine, a match made in heaven, don't be nervous, I came here alone today, and I won't talk about it indiscriminately."

In Lu Zhaohan's view, it is not surprising that Xie Jin has a good lover at his age, but she also knows that such things in the harem are disgraceful after all, and what's more, if there is a big trouble, it will be secretly giving and receiving, lewd- The great crime of disordering the palace.

"Thank you, Lord."

Xie Jin saluted and thanked Lu Zhaohan, and said in a low voice, "Then please keep this matter a secret from the princess."

To put it bluntly, she was careless, thinking that she kept a distance from Yuan Qi at the gate of Gong Zhengsi, and even if someone saw it, there would be no rumors about it.

But she did not expect that Yuan Qi would suddenly approach.

Xie Jin felt remorseful, and invited Lu Zhaohan in, thinking that the matter was over, but unexpectedly, Lu Zhaohan was so curious, seeing that there was no one around, he even asked her about Yuan Qilai.

Not long after Lu Zhaohan reached the age of Ji, he was at the age of the first love, but Lu Shuai controlled her strictly and did not let her have more contact with foreign men. Lu Zhaohan only secretly saw the love affair between men and women in some scripts, and it is rare to witness it today. , not curious.

Xie Jin felt helpless, but he couldn't shirk it, so he briefly talked about her and Yuan Qi.

In fact, she and Yuan Qi have only known each other for only a year, and they don't have many opportunities to get along with each other on weekdays, let alone the romantic relationship, but Lu Zhaohan still listens with great interest.

So very rare, Lu Zhaohan became a listener.

After talking about Yuan Qi, Xie Jin didn't want to speak any more, but the princess obviously hadn't heard enough of the story, Xie Jin hesitated for a moment, and tentatively talked about his life experience and the reason for entering the palace.

However, she had a sense of proportion in her heart, knowing that she had to take it slowly, and didn't directly ask the princess to help her out of the palace.

So Lu Zhaohan didn't know that she couldn't leave the palace for the time being, but just sighed: "So you entered the palace like this, no wonder I think you have extraordinary temperament, unlike ordinary court ladies."

Xie Jin said: "The princess is absurd."

Lu Zhaohan smiled and said: "I praise you sincerely, I have seen many ladies, if you are among them, you must be outstanding.

It's just a pity that you have entered the palace. If we had met outside the palace earlier, we would have become friends long ago. "

She said this innocently, but Xie Jin felt that she was really friendly to him, so he smiled and said: "I am many years older than the princess, if I hadn't entered the palace, I must have married and had children long ago."

Lu Zhaohan thought for a while, if Xie Jin married someone and gave birth to a child, even if they met outside the palace, Lu Zhaohan would probably not be friends with her.

She then sighed: "This is probably in the dark, it is destined by God."

Xie Jin smiled, noncommittal.

Lu Zhaohan talked to Xie Jin for a while, and a young eunuch from Lanyuexuan came to look for her, saying that His Majesty was going to have dinner with the princess today, so Lu Zhaohan bid farewell to Xie Jin and returned to Lanyuexuan.

Jiang Zhao was already waiting at Lanyuexuan, and when Lu Zhaohan saw her, he rushed to act like a baby.

In front of this cousin, Jiang Zhao still held some dignity as an elder, but she still loved Lu Zhaohan, the only cousin, very much, and Lu Zhaohan was not really afraid of her.

"Where have you been? No one is with you."

Jiang Zhao pushed Lu Zhaohan who was holding his arm away, and looked at her with disgust.

Lu Zhaohan had long been used to her attitude towards him, he waved his hand casually and said, "I went to Gong Zhengsi to play, it's not that I don't know the way, and I don't want to be followed all the time."

She turned around to pour tea, but she didn't see Jiang Zhao's face change slightly, she still said to herself: "I'm not an imperial sister, I have to bring a group of people with me wherever I go, it's too majestic and I'm not used to it."

Lu Zhaohan sipped warm tea, and heard Jiang Zhao asking behind him, "What are you going to Gong Zhengsi for?"

"Before, Xie Si of Gong Zhengsi was here to see off the maid for me. I saw that she was very close to my eyes. I happened to know no one in the palace except the imperial sister. I went to find her a few times, and I really felt that she was very suitable for me. Be friends."

Lu Zhaohan put down his teacup, looked back at Jiang Zhao and said, "These have nothing to do with Miss Huang. You are busy with all kinds of affairs all day long, so you must not know Xie Sizheng."

Jiang Zhao didn't answer the words, but his eyes were dark, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Lu Zhaohan felt strange, and asked tentatively: "Sister Huang thinks her status is low, so she won't let me associate with her?"

Although he felt that Jiang Zhao was not this kind of person, it was really unpredictable. Lu Zhaohan only felt that there was nothing strange about the expression in her eyes, but he didn't know why.

Jiang Zhao was not angry when she heard the words, but just took a deep look at her, and said lightly: "Go clean your hands and eat."

Lu Zhaohan still wanted to speak, but Jiang Zhao had already turned and left.