Tangled

The one-month confinement period passed quickly, during which the emperor came a few times, but was declined by Mu Xiaoxiao with various reasons.Mu Luoluo could see clearly that the emperor's appetite had been suspended at this time, and he thought that after the restraint was lifted, he would be pampered once in bed, but what Mu Luoluo wanted was not a momentary interest.

"The confinement period has passed. I hope Yunu Mu can remember the lesson and distinguish between superior and inferior, so don't make mistakes in etiquette." The grand duke in Su Qingwan's palace came over to send a message, and hurriedly helped Mu Xiaoxiao from the ground after finishing the official speech Get up, lower your voice and say, "Your Majesty asked our family to tell the young master that the emperor will accompany the empress to the Clear Water Pavilion in the Royal Garden at the end of the day, and please seize the opportunity."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Mu Xiaoxiao blessed her body, turned her head and nodded slightly to Zhu'er, who understood, and handed her a purse, "Eunuch will take this money to drink."

"Hey, this is ruining our family." The Grand Duke said, but still put it away, "Young master, prepare quickly, and you will be favored in the future. Don't forget your mother's support and support. "

"Unforgettable." Mu Xiaoxiao smiled slightly, how could she forget it.

"It's only past noon now, how about going out for a walk?" Mu Luoluo came to Mu Xiaoxiao's side, took a cloak in her hand and put it on Mu Xiaoxiao.

Mu Xiaoxiao turned her head to look at Mu Luoluo, dressed in coarse cloth, she no longer had the demeanor of a big lady in the past, and felt quite guilty in her heart.

"Sister..." As soon as Mu Xiaoxiao opened her mouth, Mu Luoluo raised her hand to silence her.

"I know what you want to say, believe me and believe in yourself, after tonight, you will be a new noble in the palace." Mu Luoluo's eyes were firm, and she inadvertently calmed Mu Xiaoxiao's heart.

"I believe in my sister." Mu Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, her sister's kindness has not been repaid, and now is not the time to back down.

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"Where is this place? Why did you come here?" Mu Xiaoxiao couldn't help being curious as she looked at the increasingly desolate scenery around her.

"This is the alley, the place where the female relatives of criminal officials are detained." Mu Luoluo explained, "There is no one serving in the courtyard now, and newcomers will definitely be sent here if they are favored in the future. Satisfactory."

"Then why bother to come to this kind of place? Aren't the people from Jiaofang Division better?" Mu Xiaoxiao still didn't understand.

"Those who fall from the light into the darkness can better understand the value of the light, and those who pull them back to the light will be the light they follow all their lives." Mu Luoluo smiled lightly after speaking, and left it for Mu Xiaoxiao to experience it on her own.

"Your Highness! Slow down, Your Highness!" Anxious shouts came from far to near, and the two couldn't help but stop and wait and see.

"Which palace are you ladies from?" A little prince ran up to the two of them and was about to salute, but suddenly asked.

"I've met the third prince." Mu Luoluo saluted first, which was also a reminder to the confused Mu Xiaoxiao.

"Mu Yunu has met the third prince."

"Ms. Mu please greet me." Although the third prince is young, he has all the etiquette. Seeing the way he salutes, the two of them feel extremely cute.

"What are you running for? You're sweating." Mu Xiaoxiao took out her handkerchief, squatted down, and gently wiped the sweat from the third prince's forehead.

"I want to go there, but mother won't let me go." The third prince raised his finger and pointed in the direction of the alley, with a childish voice.

"Rong'er, you're running around again." Shen Jieyu came late and was panting heavily while supporting the maid. Seeing Mu Xiaoxiao's situation, the nurse beside her didn't dare to rush forward, "You didn't hit my sister, did you?"

"See Shen Jieyu." Mu Xiaoxiao hurriedly stood up to greet her, "Why did you say something about the collision, my sister saw that the little prince was running sweating, so she couldn't help but wiped it with a handkerchief."

"It's okay." Shen Jieyu smiled and waved her hands, "The child is cute, it's only natural to see Huanxi. In the future, when my sister has her own child, I think it will hurt to the bone."

"Your Majesty is joking."

"Okay, let's go back first. I think my sister seems to want to go to the alley. I would like to advise my sister that it is better not to go there." Shen Jieyu thought for a while, and finally swallowed the second half of the sentence, as if There are secrets that cannot be said.

"Thank you for reminding me, my sister will remember it." Mu Xiaoxiao bowed her knees, and did not get up until Shen Jieyu led the third prince away.

Shen Jieyu's body is weaker. Su Qingwan's frailty is caused by the lack of Qi and blood brought out by beating her mother's womb, while Shen Jieyu is sickly. The lingering sickbed at five o'clock.

"Forget it, I won't go today, let's talk about it another day." Mu Xiaoxiao looked in the direction of the alley, it was clear that the sun was shining at noon, but the place was still shrouded in darkness, it seemed that there would never be light again.

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"How can Your Majesty be free today? Can you come to this imperial garden with my concubine?" Su Qingwan supported Zhen'er's hand, walking gracefully, her eyes full of alienation.

"A few days ago, I heard that my concubine complained that there were no blooming flowers in the imperial garden in October. I ordered someone to move a few hibiscus plants, thinking that they should be in full bloom in these few days." The emperor slightly lowered his head and looked at the flowers. Looking at Su Qingwan, her eyes were full of tenderness.

"Hibiscus comes out of clear water, and it is not stained by itself." Su Qingwan raised her head and met the emperor's gaze, as if Han Xue met Nuan Yang. "I prefer lotus that comes out of mud and is not stained."

If it wasn't for falling in love with Mu Luoluo first, maybe the emperor is a person who can entrust her sincerity, Su Qingwan sighed in her heart. I put it wrong on myself.

Seeing the downfall in the emperor's eyes, Su Qingwan felt distressed for a moment.Su Qingwan has no heirs and has no intention of competing for favor. The reason why she has been in the court for five years is because Su Qingwan has no love for the emperor. She is not so much a concubine as a flower of interpretation. In Su Qingwan's view, the emperor is very lonely .

"Since Your Majesty is interested, let's go and have a look together. I still remember that when I was at home, there was a lot of hibiscus in my aunt's courtyard, and it was in full bloom." Su Qingwan slightly hooked the corners of her mouth, her smile just staying on the floor. lips.

"Okay." The emperor laughed, and reached out to hold Su Qingwan's hand.Su Qingwan's heart moved, but she didn't dare to pull it out rashly.

"Let's go to the Bishui Pavilion. The scenery there is very good, and I'm tired, so I want to sit down and have a rest." Su Qingwan closed her eyes and collected herself. She sincerely hoped that Mu Xiaoxiao could win the emperor's heart in one fell swoop, and also Let him put the feeling of wrong payment on the right person, even if Mu Xiaoxiao doesn't have an emperor in her heart, at least she doesn't have anyone else.

Outside the Bishui Pavilion, the water surface is shimmering, with several koi cruising, and the hibiscus blooming in the distance can be seen in the distance. Inside the Bishui Pavilion, Mu Xiaoxiao is wearing a light blue long-sleeved blouse and a white dark cloud pattern wide-sleeved long skirt, dancing gracefully. dance.

Su Qingwan brought the emperor to the Bishui Pavilion as promised, and let the emperor see Mu Xiaoxiao dancing as she wished.Mu Xiaoxiao turned her back to the direction where the emperor was, and the emperor ordered not to make a sound, so Mu Xiaoxiao didn't even know that the emperor was coming.

Mu Xiaoxiao didn't know, but Mu Luoluo could see it. Mu Luoluo stood aside, making eye contact with Su Qingwan who was looking over, and nodded slightly.

The emperor stepped on the pontoon bridge and slowly approached the Bishui Pavilion. Su Qingwan followed behind the emperor, her eyes lingering on Mu Luoluo all the time.

As Emperor Qi approached, Mu Xiaoxiao stretched her arms and twirled, her outer shirt fluttered, and the auspicious cloud pattern outlined with silver silk on the skirt glistened in the sun.

Su Qingwan raised her hand to caress the tassel Bu Yao on her bun, and smiled softly.The next second, Mu Xiaoxiao cried out in surprise, her feet tilted, and her body fell to the side uncontrollably.

"Be careful!" The emperor rushed to take Mu Xiaoxiao into his arms. Mu Xiaoxiao was caught off guard, her eyes widened, and she looked at the emperor in shock.

"I don't know Your Majesty and Concubine Shu are here, and I have lost my way to welcome you. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!" Mu Xiaoxiao hurriedly knelt down to salute after being relieved. received in the sleeve.

"It's okay, I see you dancing gracefully, like a fairy descending from heaven, so I can't bear to disturb you." The emperor stretched out his hand and pulled Mu Xiaoxiao up, "I played the piano last time, and this time I dance, what else can you do?"

"The concubine is not talented, but she has dabbled in many aspects, and it is difficult to list them all at once." Mu Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, suppressing the panic in her heart.

Mu Luoluo watched clearly from the side, Mu Xiaoxiao might have fallen in love with the emperor at first sight, thinking about it, the emperor is in his early thirties, but Fengshen is handsome and dignified, and it is not too much to be emotional, but I don't know, in this harem, this is Pros or cons.

"The tone is not small." The emperor laughed. "Forget it, I will show it slowly in the future, and now I will show you another dance."

"Yes." Mu Xiaoxiao blessed her body, turned around and retreated to the center of the pavilion, and danced again facing the emperor.

A traditional Jiangnan dance, showing the softness and gentleness of Jianghuai women. Su Qingwan looked at the emperor's focused eyes, smiled slightly, raised her hand and took off the Buyao that she had just removed a golden bead, and was going to give it to Mu Xiaoxiao.

That night, the emperor stayed in Qinglan Courtyard for dinner, and then stayed overnight as usual. It was a great honor for Mu Xiaoxiao to sleep in her own courtyard for the first night.

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In a place like the deep palace, whether it is a good thing or a bad thing, it will always spread faster than you imagined. The next day, before the emperor left the Qinglan Courtyard, everyone in the palace began to guess what Mu Xiaoxiao would be mentioned about. position.

"My sister is an old man in the palace, what status do you think Mu Yunu can mention this time?" Zhou Zhaoyi asked casually, stroking the civet cat in his arms.

"How can we make wild guesses about this kind of thing? It's up to His Majesty to decide." Shen Jieyu smiled softly, slowly poured out the wash water in the teapot, and then replaced the teacup with a new one. In front of Zhou Zhaoyi, "Sister, how about trying this tea?"

"Didn't my sister think about why I was just a Jieyu for so many years?" Zhou Zhaoyi leaned forward, looking at Shen Jieyu with burning eyes.

Shen Jieyu has been a concubine since the emperor was the prince, and now she is in her thirties. The emperor made a beauty as soon as she ascended the throne. Since then, she has not raised her position for several years, until she gave birth to the prince. , and now five years have passed.Many concubines in the palace who rank higher than Shen Jieyu also have to call her elder sister according to their age.

"Why bother to be so obsessed with ranking? Now that I have Rong'er under my knees, and my life is rich and leisurely, why bother to fight for it." Shen Jieyu smiled lightly, picked up tea and blew gently, "not to mention I'm old How can you compete with the jade lady who just entered the palace?"

Zhou Zhaoyi frowned and sighed, it was true, what is there to argue about with Shen Jieyu?Although she was not a concubine, she was able to raise the prince by herself. Compared to Zhaoyi, who was raised by a princess in the Princess Garden, she was many times better, but Shen Jieyu was still inferior to her.

"But since my younger sister asked, you might as well guess him." Shen Jieyu took a sip of her tea, and smiled slightly at Zhou Zhaoyi's expectant gaze. "I guess, she can mention beauties out of the ordinary."