Tangled

"It's not winter yet, and the wind is already piercing. If it's winter, what should I do?" Su Qingwan complained as she tightened her collar tightly and didn't like the cold.

"This year is cool summer, and it must be bitter cold in winter." Mu Luoluo saw it in her eyes and felt pain in her heart. When she came out, she walked in a hurry, but she couldn't take an extra cloak. , I want to leave."

"I'm in a sedan chair, but you are still walking, and I can't go with you." Su Qingwan stretched out her hand and clasped fingers with Mu Luoluo, "Even if it's colder, I still want to walk with you."

Mu Luoluo tightly clenched Su Qingwan's hand, looked at her, and smiled slightly, how lucky she is to have such a wife.

"I heard that the current empress is originally a concubine?"

"Yes, the empress's biological mother was originally a servant of the Feng family. After the empress became favored, she just raised a flat wife."

Mu Luoluo was about to abduct her to scold her, but Su Qingwan stopped her and made a silent gesture.

"It's rare for someone in the palace to be like this, so it doesn't hurt to listen to her a few words." Su Qingwan blinked playfully, and lowered her voice.

"The empress is also lucky, she can get a man in one fell swoop."

"Who says it's not? Young master, look at the one from the Shangqing Palace. She has no children so far. I heard people say that the signboard has been withdrawn. If her mother's family hadn't been in power, she might not even be able to live in the Shangqing Palace."

"Concubine Xian is also childless, why is she favored more than Concubine Shu?"

"This servant doesn't know."

"Forget it, I just hope that my stomach can live up to expectations, give birth to a royal heir as soon as possible, and be the lord of the first palace, honoring my ancestors."

"Exactly. Now that the Fulin Palace is vacant, the young master also has hope."

When Su Qingwan heard this, she knew that there was nothing new going on below, so she came out from behind the tree and had a face-to-face meeting with that person.

"See Concubine Shu!" Shu Yunu was shocked and hurriedly saluted.

"Get up." Su Qingwan waved her hands, with a half-smile on her face, "Sister is really young, so energetic."

"Your Majesty praises me so much, I am terrified." Shu Yunv knew she had made a slip of the tongue, and she admitted her mistake. Even though it was cold in late autumn, she also broke out in a cold sweat.

"This palace is no better than the outside. It's not a place to gossip. My sister just came here and doesn't know the rules. Let me forgive you this time. Tomorrow, I will ask Shangyi Bureau to send Sister Zan to teach my sister well." Etiquette, so as not to embarrass the mother's family." Su Qingwan said unhurriedly, although she has no intention of fighting, her position cannot be shaken, after all, in this palace, there is no right to speak, so how can she protect Mu Luoluo's well-being for the rest of her life? .

"Yes, I would like to follow your mother's instruction." Shu Yunu said tremblingly.

"And this little maid, she's a little too lively." Su Qingwan looked at the little maid kneeling on the ground with great interest, shaking like a quail that had fallen into the water. Get punished."

"Yes, the servant girl is guilty." The little maid hurriedly kowtowed.

Su Qingwan looked at Shu Yunu's worried face, and knew that this maid was her confidant brought from her mother's house, so she didn't have to make too much trouble, "Okay, get up, I have to go to the queen's palace, don't worry if it's too late." good."

Only then did Shu Yunu and the servant girl stand up in panic, and followed behind Su Qingwan, not daring to get close.

"Did I scare her?" Su Qingwan leaned towards Mu Luoluo, and laughed softly.

"No matter how bad it is, she is also the daughter of the head of Yushitai." Mu Luoluo glanced back slightly.

Su Qingwan shrugged, Mu Luoluo's eyes were vicious, and she was always very accurate in seeing people.

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"The feng shui in Jiangnan is really very supportive. Most of the younger sisters who entered the palace this time are from Jiangnan." Mu Xiaoxiao sat on the main seat, looking at the concubines, feeling deeply in her heart.

"Jianghuai is full of water, and the people raised are also fresh, no wonder Your Majesty is happy." Concubine Song continued with a smile, "Even this palace, looking at Sister Ban's small face, can't help but want to kiss Fangze."

"Thanks to the praise of the empress, I am very frightened." The class talented girl responded, "I got a recipe before my head, and I made a fool of myself in front of all the sisters, saying that I mixed the fresh egg white with talcum powder and motherwort, and applied it on my face before going to bed. Protects the skin like a gel."

"You sisters can give it a try, left and right are not expensive things." Mu Xiaoxiao nodded with a smile. In this palace, she is obviously young, but she has to call her sister because of her position.

"Sister Duanmu has something on her mind? Why are you weeping secretly?" Concubine An Xian's eyes were sharp, and she could see the clue at a glance.

Su Qingwan picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked over there too, her eyes were indeed swollen like walnuts, arousing pity.

"My concubine is disrespectful in front of the palace, and I know I'm guilty." Yu Nu Duanmu hurriedly got up, kneeling half-kneeling, "My concubine married far away to Beijing. Although she is accompanied by her sisters, she still misses her old ancestors and weak brothers at home. It's hard to sleep alone at night." Weeping, I forgot to tidy up my appearance for a while, and asked the empress to forgive me."

"In any case, since you have entered the husband's family, you should put your husband's family first in everything, and the family has brothers, wives and sisters-in-law to take care of it. The royal family is different from ordinary families. The sisters should think about how to share the worries of His Majesty, and more importantly Open branches and leaves for His Majesty." Mu Xiaoxiao sighed, and gently persuaded, "My sister should be careful."

"I would like to follow the instructions of the empress." Duanmu Yunu should be, and then sat down.

Su Qingwan lowered her eyes, gently shaking the teacup in her hand, watching the ripples spread out in circles, and a little bit of tea star was like a helpless duckweed, drifting with the tide.

Mu Luo fell behind, seeing Su Qingwan's expression, she knew she had other plans in mind.

"Sisters who are new to the palace are more or less homesick, which is human nature." Concubine Song said to Mu Xiaoxiao with a smile, "Our sisters haven't been together for a long time, or we will come to Yanqing Palace to listen to it some other day. How about some tea?"

"Sister Guifei thinks very well, all expenses should be recorded in the account of Fengyi Palace, it can be considered that I have done my best." Mu Xiaoxiao nodded.

"Yes, my concubine obeys the order." Song Guifei stood up to greet her.

"If there is nothing else, the sisters will leave. If it's cold today, we need to add more clothes." Mu Xiaoxiao is a little tired. Recently, the fifth prince has been caught in the wind and cold, crying and screaming at night, unable to sleep "Sister Jin raised Princess Hexin under her knees, so she should devote herself to it and pay more attention to the fetus in her womb."

"Thank you, Empress, for your concern. I will remember." Jin Meiren was eight months pregnant, and it was not convenient for her to move around. Mu Luoluo waved her hand, signaling that she would be excused.

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"What were you thinking just now?" Seeing that there was no one around, Mu Luoluo took half a step forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Su Qingwan.

"Do you think that Duanmu family is telling the truth?" Su Qingwan stretched out her hand to clasp Mu Luoluo's fingers, and shook them gently.

"Half-truth, half-false." Mu Luoluo replied after thinking for a while.

"Which is true and which is false?" Su Qingwan became interested. She thought that she was the only one who felt that she had lied, but Mu Luoluo felt the same way.

"It's true that I can't sleep in peace and weep secretly, but the reason is false." Mu Luoluo laughed.

"What's this?" Su Qingwan also laughed, "It's obvious that you made it up temporarily after listening to me."

"I really don't know where she lied." Mu Luoluo suppressed her smile and looked at Su Qingwan seriously.

"You can't hear it, but it's expected." Su Qingwan slightly raised her head, looking at the dead leaves flying all over the sky. , is also obligatory. Just imagine, knowing that you might enter the palace since childhood, how could you feel so homesick after entering the palace? What's more, Duanmu's family is a scholarly family, and it was originally the Feng family's deeds. It is regarded as a standard, and it has only recently started to actively become an official, so how could the daughter of the family not prepare to enter the palace."

"That makes sense." Mu Luoluo nodded, then looked at Su Qingwan, "Is it the same for the Su family?"

"Of course not." Su Qingwan turned her head and looked at Mu Luoluo, "My mother has a younger sister who was born in a concubine, and she was raised as a descendant. She was originally preparing for the draft, but under the imperial decree that year, someone named me by name. This is also impossible.”

"I didn't know you had a concubine who was raised by the first wife." Seeing that Su Qingwan was a little nervous, Mu Luoluo pulled her hand to her lips and kissed it lightly.

"Of course it's because of me." Looking at Mu Luoluo's expression, Su Qingwan knew she was just teasing, "Miss Mu couldn't look away when she saw me, and she didn't care about others, I still remember When I was young, Qing Shu complained to me, saying that Sister Mu never shared the snacks with her.”

"I've neglected Qingshu." Mu Luoluo couldn't help laughing, she did bring the whole food box to Su Qingwan every time.

"Speaking of which, Qingjuan is about eight points like me. With a little makeup, it can be mistaken for the real." Su Qingwan couldn't help but move closer to Mu Luoluo, and lightly bit the corner of her mouth. I'm a little curious, if Luoluo met Qingshu first, would she never leave me?"

"Of course not, I'm interested in you, not just your appearance." Mu Luoluo said firmly, "However, let me put it this way, now I'm a little curious about Qingshu."

"It's a pity. Qingjuan got married last year. She's just an ordinary family. It's better to be a first wife than to be a young girl, but I'm afraid she won't have the chance to enter Beijing." Su Qingwan took a mouthful of the fragrance, contented.

"Forget it." Seeing Su Qingwan's satisfied face, Mu Luoluo couldn't help but raise her hand and pinch the tip of Su Qingwan's nose, "Okay, let's go back. Before leaving, I ordered the small kitchen to prepare ginger soup, and I went back to drink a few sips." Warm up."

Su Qingwan nodded obediently, let go of Mu Luoluo's arm, and leaned on Mu Luoluo's shoulder.

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"Your Majesty, the Inner Court Secretary has brought new brocades, let's see which ones you can keep." Jin Qing opened the curtain and came in, followed by servants carrying several bolts of brocades, all of which were the freshest designs at the moment.

"Look at which one you like, call Amber in, and choose one. When the new year is over, you can make new clothes and celebrate the New Year." Su Qingwan put down the embroidery shed in her hand, waved at the slave, and reached out to touch it. Touched the brocade, "The satin this time is thicker, much better than the one sent last time."

"The satin from last time was fancy but not useful." Mu Luoluo raised her head and touched the brocade in front of her. "As the year approaches, I might as well change all the gauze on the windows."

"Alright." Su Qingwan nodded, and then told Hu Po, "Go to the warehouse to see how many pieces of satin are left from last time, and take them out to paste the windows. If you want something, you don't have to tell me, just take it."

"Yes." Amber replied.