Light Red Northern Song

An Ning didn't know why, in the past when she had nothing to do during the day, she could still read a book or be in a daze, wandering outside the hall alone.But in the past few days, she has no energy to do anything, and sometimes she just listens to Ruyi talking about all kinds of trivial matters in the palace, and occasionally jokes a few words to pass the time.When she met Mu Ji every day, she would also talk to him a few words, which often made young general Mu feel flattered.

When she first entered the Qi Palace, An Ning would pretend to walk around the palace casually, but in fact she secretly wrote down the most convenient route out of the palace.She originally thought that life in the palace of Qi State would not be easy, so when she came from Chu State, she brought a set of night clothes she had used before at the bottom of the carved wooden box.

At that time, she expected that her bedroom would be similar to that in Chu State, with a remote location and not many palace people.When you have to escape from the palace as a last resort, you can just change into night clothes, anyway, maybe you will never come back after leaving the palace.But with the passage of time, her status in the palace became more and more strange, and the number of palace servants and guards in Jinyun Palace also changed, which was beyond her expectation.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the Eldest Princess Mansion sent someone to hand over a post, saying that I will invite Your Highness to the Eldest Princess Manor to appreciate the lotus tomorrow." Linglong came in from outside the palace and reported to An Ning.

"Appreciate the lotus? The confinement period in this palace just expired a few days ago, and it's not the season of lotus blooming now. Are they so impatient?" An Ning knew that the appointment of "appreciating the lotus" was not simple, and ordered: "Linglong, Chuan Mu will come in."

"The humble Mu Ji sees His Highness." Mu Ji didn't seem to be in the weak years, and his stature was not considered tall.Because he was the person Qiao Jinzhi focused on explaining before leaving, An Ning had some special trust in him.

"Lord Mu," An Ning uttered, thinking of the other party's name felt amused, paused for a while, and then said: "You order some guards, and tomorrow I will go to the Grand Princess' Mansion with the palace."

"Your Highness, this..." Mu Ji lowered his head deeply, hesitant to speak.

"Master Mu, speak directly." An Ning took a sip of hot tea and glanced at him.

"There are too few guards. Your Highness, please go and order another twenty to accompany you."

"Master Mu," An Ning looked at him suspiciously, and asked again, "Is it necessary?"

"This..." Mu Jigang was transferred to Jinyun Palace, and he didn't know much about everything here, so he didn't dare to speak too much in front of the master, for fear of making too many mistakes.After all, in the palace, it's no fun to annoy the master.

"This, then, Master Mu, are you trying to fool me?" An Ning could see that he was not happy with his speech.

"Don't dare to be humble!" Mu Ji immediately knelt down, knocked his head at the master's feet respectfully, and said: "Missy told you that you must do your best to protect His Highness in the palace. If His Highness leaves the palace, you must be more careful, especially It's recent."

What a heartless person, An Ning thought.Speaking Qiao Jinzhi's words so quickly, there is no fear that An Ning will blame her for being too lenient, and she will also talk about the master's affairs.What's more, the title of "Miss" is not known what trouble it will cause if someone who is interested in it hears it.

"Oh..." An Ning nodded slowly, and said softly: "She cares a lot. You, you listen to her better than Bengong."

"No, no! Your Highness!" Mu Ji was in a hurry, and quickly kowtowed to defend: "Miss said that the situation here is complicated. Your Highness may be safer in the palace, but you have to be extra careful when you go out of the palace. She is loyal, and she definitely did not want to come. Interfere in the master's decision."

"Stop kowtowing, stand up." It is unavoidable for palace people to salute An Ning on weekdays, but she can't see others kowtow and bow to her, always feel very awkward.

Seeing that Mu Ji was still kneeling at his feet, An Ning looked up at Ruyi and Linglong who were standing beside her, and said with a light smile, "I ask you to stand up, but you don't listen, do you want others to help you?"

Linglong is smart, sensible, and very measured.Ruyi is quick-witted and flexible. Seeing her master looking up at her, she went on to say, "Master Mu, His Highness did not blame you, why don't you get up quickly, do you really want us to help you?"

"Yes, yes." Although Mu Ji's guarding in Jinyun Palace these days did not allow him to know An Ning and others very well, he also probably knew that this master was not a show-off.At this time, he heard all the maidservants in the palace say so, so he stood up slowly and stood on the spot with his head bowed.

"What else did Mrs. Qiao say? Tell me all about it, so that I can clearly know how loyal she is." An Ning saw that the other party was relieved, and said so deliberately.

An Ning felt that Qiao Jinzhi's departure would never come back in a short time. The other party's "farewell without saying goodbye" was just making her feel a little stingy, but first it was Ruyi Linglong, then Qi Mingyi, and now Mu Ji. "The move made her even more angry for no reason.She thought that since the other party was so worried, why didn't she come to say goodbye to her, but she seemed to ignore whether Qiao Jinzhi's "loyalty" was a little too much.

"Uh, in addition to what I said just now, the eldest lady also said that you must keep your spirits up, and you must keep His Highness safe. Especially outside the palace, you must stay close at every step." Mu Ji really thought about it seriously and wanted to answer.

"Since this is the case, then I can't take Master Qiao's kindness into consideration, so I can hire a few more guards as you said." After An Ning finished speaking, she instructed Linglong: "You go to the imperial aunt and report to the emperor. The palace got an invitation from the Elder Sister, and I will go to the Eldest Princess Mansion tomorrow. It is time to leave the palace, and I will return before the city gate is closed. As for the carriage and horses, you have discussed with Lord Mu and you must report it to the Imperial Aunt in detail. Don't miss out."

After Linglong got the words, she and Mu Ji went out of the palace gate, but Ruyi stood aside and smiled foolishly.

An Ning didn't say anything, just glanced at her.

"Your Highness, do you think Master Qiao is funny?" Ruyi covered her mouth and couldn't stop laughing.

"Why is she so funny?" An Ning and Ru Yi stayed together for a long time, and sometimes they were really dumbfounded by her.

"Like a..." Ruyi put down her sleeves, thought for a while before saying, "It's better not to say anything, lest His Highness will say that the servant girl's speech is inappropriate. But it's true, since following His Highness, the servant girl has felt that she talks more. Say what you think, no one cares about it. Sister Linglong said yesterday that the servant girl was spoiled by His Highness, and one day she really made a mistake and asked His Highness to peel off the skin of the servant girl."

"It's nothing to talk to me, but you need to be more careful when you talk to others. No one finds us wrong now, but it's because of the emperor's aunt's favor. If I fall out of favor in Qi Palace, it will be a hard time Yes." An Ning stood up and walked out of the palace door.After all, this is not a long-term place, and she is always mentally prepared to leave at any time.I didn't think it was anything before, but now that I have feelings with the people in the palace, I don't want to hurt others because of myself.

An Ning has always been in a peaceful state of mind, as long as the other party is well, separation may make her feel sad but not too sad.But now is ancient times, it is not uncommon for a person to accidentally lose his life.She really began to worry about whether the people around her would be able to live in peace in the future without any disasters.

"The empress dotes on His Highness, and His Highness dotes on the servants. It's really good to be like this. The servants used to not care about important affairs in the palace. Now if there is any trouble, the servants will listen to it. They are always worried that those things are related to the master. After listening to this, I want to talk to His Highness, His Highness is smarter than slaves and considerate, even if there is something important, His Highness can prepare early." Ruyi said as she walked out behind her master.

"Prepare early?" An Ning stopped and asked strangely, "What do you mean?"

"Your Highness is not someone else. Even if the servant says something, His Highness will not think that the servant is playing tricks. The day before yesterday, the servant heard that His Majesty drafted an imperial edict to call King Yong back to the capital to discuss the matter of Zhang Tianshi's Christmas. Calculated according to the distance, It should have been some time before King Yong returned to the capital, but today I heard that King Yong will return to court around the time of mangzhong."

"King Yong...what does this person have to do with this palace?" An Ning turned around and asked.

"His Highness King Yong and His Majesty have the same father, and they are both the sons of the former emperor. Well...they were at odds earlier, so King Yong seldom returns to Beijing, but now..." Although Ruyi is not as clever as Linglong, she speaks a little casually on weekdays, but when it comes to But the master's affairs dare not speak rashly.

It is too normal for the emperor's heirs to be discordant. Whether it is fighting for power in the palace or fighting for heirs in the court, there are really too many plots in it.Since there was a long-standing quarrel and King Yong seldom returned to Beijing, why did Qi Youhui suddenly call him back now?An Ning thought about the joints, and thought that Qiao Jinzhi was sent out of Beijing by Chu Shanyi recently, so she asked, "Ruyi, I want to ask you, how bad is the relationship between Uncle Huang and Aunt Huang?"

"Ah!" Ruyi quickly looked around, took two steps forward and said in a low voice: "Your Highness has also noticed some clues, these are not things that slaves should talk about, since His Highness asked, slaves should tell His Highness to listen The empress has become too powerful in recent years, and her majesty has been sick for a long time, and the two of them are like those two stars who participate in merchants. To put it bluntly, they are already incompatible."

After hearing this, An Ning looked into Ruyi's eyes, and said with a deliberately emphatic tone, "You know a lot."

"Your Highness!" Ruyi was stunned by the sharp eyes of the other party, and immediately knelt at his feet in fright, faltering and saying: "Servant..."

"Don't say any more, follow me in." After finishing speaking, An Ning went back to the outer hall and sat down.Seeing Ruyi bowing her head and kneeling in front of her, she asked again: "Who asked you to tell me what you said just now?"

"Your Highness! Servant..." Ruyi trembled and refused to say any more.

"You and Linglong have been serving here since you came to this Palace of Qi. I think you are small but smart, and I like you in my heart. I have never regarded you as outsiders. On weekdays, you chat with me about trivial matters in the palace. It doesn't matter, I feel that I have underestimated you today. If you don't tell the truth, you won't expose your skin, so I will send you out today, and you can serve your master." An Ning looked down at Ruyi, feeling troubled in her heart. I feel that every few days of stable life, there will be moths around me.

"Your Highness! Those words were indeed taught to the servants, but the servants definitely did not have two intentions! Please be careful, Your Highness!" Ruyi also kowtowed, her words were crying, very pitiful.

"How can I know how much you have intentions? If you don't say anything, you can leave today. Don't stay in Jinyun Palace and make Bengong feel awkward." An Ning turned her head and stopped looking at her.

"Yes, it was Her Royal Highness Second Princess who asked the slaves to find opportunities to talk to His Highness. Her Highness Second Princess was also worried that His Highness would not be aware of the situation in the palace and be coaxed by someone with ulterior motives."

"Who is talking with ulterior motives?" An Ning turned to look at Ruyi and asked.

"Your Highness, please stop persecuting the servant girl. The servant girl is just a servant. She has to do it under the orders of the Second Princess, but the servant girl will never harm His Highness, and the Second Princess will not!" Ruyi cried, her tone sincere.

"If you're telling the truth, that's the end of today. Go down and let this palace be clean." An Ning closed her eyes, waved her hand and said.

If you want to say whether Qi Mingyi will harm her, probably he really won't.She decided to put this matter aside for the time being. If Ruyi really has two minds, the future will be long, and it is impossible for her to immediately judge the ugly Yinmao today.If not, why should I embarrass a child, it is not easy for everyone to survive.