Heart of the Palace: Golden Branches and Jade Leaves

The next day, the empress asked several concubines to go to the imperial garden to enjoy the flowers. Su Shuangran was supposed to be accompanied by Qinglian, but she asked Xiang Wanchun to accompany her. If you break the etiquette in the middle, you will lose Su Shuangran's face.Thinking about it left and right, I always felt that it was not appropriate, and Xiang Wanchun was about to refuse immediately, but Qinglian who came to pass the message scolded coldly: "It's your blessing to serve by your side, why, why don't you Don't want to?"

"I don't dare, it's just that my servant is slow and clumsy, and I'm afraid I won't be able to serve you well." Xiang Wanchun replied.

"Do you think that your empress will be happy if you evade like this?" Qinglian asked back, "You should behave like a slave when you are a slave. Since the master has spoken, you have to listen. Can you just nod and shake your head?" Presumably Qinglian was secretly unhappy about this, otherwise Xiang Wanchun, who still wanted to speak up, wouldn't have stopped when he saw her squinting eyes.

Xiang Wanchun waited outside the house for some hours, finally waiting for Su Shuangran to go out, but the moment they met, she secretly marveled at her dignified beauty.Moth-headed eyebrows, rouge and lipstick, plain hairpins, silver and clear water skirts, clear eyes and calm appearance, just like a nine-day fairy falling into the mortal world.Su Shuangran had met Xiang Wanchun twice in a glamorous disguise, the first time he missed it because of the scars on his face, he was shy and embarrassed, and almost didn't dare to look at the other person's face. Take a closer look.

After coming out of Concubine Hui's palace, Xiang Wanchun's rude behavior became less and less.However, she was so focused at this moment that she even forgot to bow and salute.Su Shuangran was not annoyed when she saw it, instead she pursed her lips and smiled slightly, not showing an indescribable coquettish flair with her pale red lips as usual: "It's about time, we should go too."

One sentence brought Xiang Wanchun back to his senses, but she was about to respond to Su Shuangran, but she had already walked a short distance and hurriedly followed: "Madam, the servant girl washed the robe last night, and I will send it back after it is dried."

Hearing this, Su Shuangran slowed down and turned her head: "The night is cool and windy, it's still warmer to wear it, you should keep it."

Xiang Wanchun naturally refused, she said: "Your Majesty has such a precious thing, the slaves dare not accept it."

"It's just a piece of clothes, Wan Chun just accept it. If I keep rejecting it, I will feel that the clothes are too shabby and I shouldn't take them out." Su Shuangran's words are neither serious nor serious, which makes people feel uncomfortable. Can't refuse.Xiang Wanchun knew that if he refused again, he would lose face to others, so he could only follow Su Shuangran's wishes to accept it after being speechless.

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Before stepping into the imperial garden, Xiang Wanchun was obviously stunned when he saw the yellow-brown figure.The queen invited more than one person, and she knew that she would meet many concubines in the harem, but Xiang Wanchun did not expect that he would meet the same concubine Hui who had slapped her.Seeing her stepping forward, Xiang Wanchun inevitably felt a little flustered in his heart, and his eyes couldn't help looking around, it was obvious that she was at a loss at the moment while hiding.

"Don't be nervous, it's good to be more comfortable." I don't know when Su Shuangran approached, and she was whispering beside Xiang Wanchun at this time.Gradually, the gentle voice like the wind warms people's hearts.

Surprisingly, someone saw through his thoughts, Xiang Wanchun was surprised and went straight to look at the other party, but unfortunately Su Shuangran had already left her side, so she couldn't see that calm face.

"Yo, I thought Qinglian would come here with my sister." Now that Su Shuangran knew about that incident, Concubine Hui was not afraid that what she did last time would make other noises, and she also forgot the embarrassment that time, she was angry With a strange voice, he asked without hesitation, "What's the matter, Qinglian is not feeling well, why does my sister find such a girl to accompany her?"

"I don't want even the servants in the palace to be cared by my sister, my sister is surprised," she replied, "Qinglian is fine, it's just that there are many things in the palace. I don’t have the skills to be with my sister all the time.”

"Oh, my sister originally thought that although Qinglian is not a smart girl, she knows how to assess the situation and is familiar with the rules of the palace. I didn't expect her to be so bold that she dared to follow her own temper," Concubine Hui half-smiled. , the tone was extremely sarcastic, "If the person is from Mu Yugong, my sister will not be so soft-hearted and cowardly like my sister, and I will definitely not treat such a presumptuous and rude girl lightly."

"My sister misunderstood Qinglian, and she had to be instructed by her sister to stay in the palace," Su Shuangran said softly, still saving Concubine Hui's face, "Otherwise, with her temperament, why would she let Wan Chun come with her sister?" ?”

Concubine Hui naturally understood what she said, but the more Su Shuangran was like this, the more she felt her face was swept away, so she snorted coldly, and then picked up the loophole in Su Shuangran's words to find trouble: "I haven't seen you for some time. My sister's vision is not as good as before. My sister thought that my sister would at least find a shrewd and capable court lady by my side, but I never expected that such a frizzy girl would win my sister's heart so much."

Xiang Wanchun, who was at the side, listened to Concubine Hui's ridicule, felt even more ashamed of Su Shuangran, and lowered her head even more.

Su Shuangran noticed something, and said: "Not to mention that Wan Chun was not selected by the palace officials, she has only been in the palace for a short time, and there are many things that need to be taught. The scale is accurate, my sister thinks it is not appropriate."

Concubine Hui's eyes were smiling, and her words were not as gentle as her appearance: "Whether it is the royal relatives or the common people in the mountains, as long as you step into this palace gate, we must follow the rules in the palace and we can't violate it. But if my younger sister wants to protect someone, then my sister will also love you." Nothing to say."

"My sister has been educated." Unlike Concubine Hui who is always looking for trouble, Su Shuangran repeatedly defends herself, "It's just that my sister believes that etiquette lies in knowledge, teaching, practice, and application. If the four cannot be combined, how can the rules be kept? The rules and etiquette in the mouth are nothing but falsehood."

"You're so brave, you actually blamed that the rules left by the ancestors are nothing more than that!" Concubine Hui said angrily, how could she hold her breath.

Su Shuangran calmed down: "My younger sister is dull and stupid, but she has also stayed in the palace for many years, and she knows what to say and what not to say. Now that my sister is taking justice out of context, but you want to trap my sister in injustice?"

Concubine Hui's face was gloomy, and she was about to speak in a panic, but was interrupted by a sharp call from a distance: "The empress is here."

When Concubine Hui heard this, she hurriedly restrained the anger on her face. Although she did not intend to let go of Su Shuangran's matter, she still waited respectfully for the Queen to come along with all the concubines.

Emperor Wen met many times, but this was the first time Xiang Wanchun met the queen.It is said that the first queen died of dystocia, and now this is the second queen of Emperor Wen.Even though the queen was married into the palace after urinating, it has been nearly thirty years now, and Xiang Wanchun can't find the slightest trace of fading on her face.When it comes to dignifiedness, the empress is a bit better than Su Shuangran, after all, the accumulation of status and experience makes her more charming and charming, but Su Shuangran's clear empress is really incomparable.

Xiangwan Chun believed in the goodness of her eyes, just like seeing Concubine Hui, she wanted to respect and stay away from her. At a glance, she had a good impression of this queen, probably because of the kindness of her eyebrows and kind eyes, which were exactly the same as Su Shuangran.

"Keep my sisters waiting for a long time." Shen Run's low voice was quite powerful.

"Where would it be? The younger sisters just arrived." Complimentary words came from the concubine.Xiang Wanchun felt bored when he heard it. After all, the concubine was going to enjoy the flowers with the queen at this moment, so she just had to wait for them to return.

When I was bored, a few court ladies came up, Xiang Wanchun didn't know each other, but they looked familiar, so they put their arms together regardless of people's willingness or not, and said, "Hey, sister Wanchun, you see, all the ladies are very familiar. Let’s go, we’re just standing here and waiting, why don’t we go and have a look elsewhere.”

Xiang Wanchun felt strange at first, but seeing that they didn't seem to be malicious, he became less wary: "The sisters are kind enough to accept you, but the lady will not be able to find anyone when she comes back, so you should be anxious."

"Hey, sister Wanchun, don't worry, the empress and the others have been admiring the flowers for a long time, so let's go and come back quickly, so we won't be seen by anyone." The maid on the side urged.

"That's what I said, but it's inevitable that there will be no accidents," Xiang Wanchun said that she didn't know the world, but Xiang Wanchun was not at ease, "It's better for the sisters to go, and the servants are here to guard."

"Let us go, you are not afraid of being left out, let's go, let's go together, we will be back after a while." As soon as the words fell, several people couldn't help but drag Xiang Wanchun away.

The pond here is more than twice as big as that of Lingshuang Palace, being led around, Xiang Wanchun didn't know where he was now. "Sister Wanchun, look at that fish, it's so big." Who knows who stretched out his hand to point, Xiang Wanchun followed the trend and looked.

"Where is it?" Xiang Wanchun couldn't help asking in doubt as he didn't see a shadow for a long time.

The other ladies in the court seemed to have seen it too, moving their fingers randomly on the water surface, making Xiang Wanchun dizzy: "Where is there?"

"Have you seen it?" Seeing that Xiang Wanchun didn't answer, the man was anxious and raised his arms, "Hey, the fish has swum there."

Even so, Xiang Wanchun didn't want to lie, she replied honestly: "I still haven't seen you."

Hearing this, the man sighed and said, "Hey, come over here, I can see clearly here." Then, he took Xiang Wanchun's hand and pulled her over.

However, even when she was standing on the stable ground just now, Xiang Wanchun still couldn't see any movement in the water, and was about to turn her head to ask, but she was suddenly pushed and shoved on the back, and she staggered and almost fell into the pool.Fortunately, Xiang Wanchun reacted in time and grabbed the person behind him with his backhand so that he would not fall into the water and make a joke, but the maid who wanted to push her into the pool was caught off guard by Xiang Wanchun's grabbing, and then she fell into the water at an angle.

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