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"Ma'am, I got it," Aunt Xiao whispered in the ear of a lady in plain clothes, "An Bihuai has been busy delivering military rations to General Nian recently, that's why there are so many people coming and going in Anfu."

"Has anyone noticed that you are inquiring?" After hearing the news, the woman pondered slightly and asked, General Nian?Relying on An Bihuai's status as a small county magistrate, such a major military matter has come to him. If he does it well, it's fine.

"These things are all news from my elder brother, and then Xiao Su passed it on to Yin'er. I only know about it through the mouth of a younger generation. No one will notice it."

"That's fine."

"Ma'am, what do you want to do?" Although Aunt Xiao is not smart, after getting along for such a long time, no matter how stupid she is, she can understand the other person's mind.

"I want Rong'er to have no worries in the palace." An Bihuai is short-sighted, if she is just a magistrate, that's fine, but if she forms a party with those unknown people, how can her Rong'er be at ease?Besides, she herself is Rong'er's biggest obstacle. "Aunt Xiao, I will find a way to get some news about the delivery of military rations, and you can help me pass it on to your brother." Aunt Xiao's brother Xiao Sheng has always disliked An Bihuai, and he is quite capable. The reason why he didn't touch An Bihuai at all , but for the reputation of his sister.He was the one who felt the most guilty for letting his sister commit himself to An Bihuai without paying attention for a while, that's why he put up with An Bihuai for so many years, hoping that his sister would live better.However, now Aunt Xiao herself has no affection for An Bihuai, if even Aunt Xiao helps him, that Xiao Sheng will also do it.

"Ma'am, you really want to!" Aunt Xiao whispered in surprise, "But if there is an accident with the grain and grass, not only An Bihuai, but the entire An Mansion will be involved." Even Rong'er will be affected by it.

"I know. But since that person wants to use Rong'er, she won't have to worry about her life. The ones who suffer will only be those who deserve it." Madam said here, with a grim expression on her face.

"No, ma'am, I can't let you die like this, and I can't let my Yin'er suffer setbacks." Aunt Xiao rarely insisted on her opinion, but, "Madam, what are you doing?"

Seeing the dazzled woman with almost white hair kneeling in front of her, Aunt Xiao rushed to help her, but she couldn't resist the other party's insistence, "Madam, don't make things difficult for me?" She couldn't see that woman comforting and caring The person who has been with her for so long bows down in front of her with such a humble attitude, but she can't accept the possible consequences of agreeing to the other party's request.

"Aunt Xiao, I know that the biggest reason for your refusal to agree is that you want to protect me. With your brother's ability, you and Yin'er will be fine, but I, leaving aside the identity of An Bihuai's original wife, is Those who take special care of me these days will not let me go, but I can't hurt Rong'er." When Emperor Tiangao was far away, Xiao Sheng had the ability to steal Aunt Xiao and Yin'er, and she , even if she catches up with herself, she can't implicate Rong'er any more.Maybe being the daughter of a guilty minister would make Rong'er feel cold in the palace, but it's best to be safe in the palace.

"Ma'am, have you ever thought about what would happen if Rong'er knew that you had done this?" For the sake of her own mother's death to avoid future troubles, the girl who regarded her as everything would not agree.

"I know Rong'er's stubbornness, so she won't know the truth of this matter. She will only know that An Bihuai is not doing her job effectively, and I am implicated by it. If she is capable, I will be fine. Those people in the harem will also restrain themselves. If Rong'er can't keep me, and she is punished because of me, it means that her situation in the harem is not good. Another way to get together."

"..." Looking at the smiling madam, Aunt Xiao really didn't know how to persuade her, everything she said had her reasons.

"Aunt Xiao, maybe after this incident, you will have a new start, but I am really tired of being surrounded in this square world of Anfu." In the past, Rong'er was with me , but now Rong'er may be in danger because of her own life in the world, "I'm really tired of living like this."

If there is anyone who understands An's mother and daughter's sadness these years, it is Aunt Xiao, and because she understands, she is moved, "I will try my best." Try my best to help you, try my best to make things possible to recover.

An Bihuai, the Prime Minister of Songyang County, did not do his job well. During the escorting of grain and grass, the grain and grass were stolen. What's more, some escort officials escaped.

What happened to An Bihuai, whether it was man-made or a coincidence, the people who should care would only care about the consequences of this incident.

"Nian Fu, why are you still in Beijing?!"

"There was an accident with the grain and grass, and the emperor recruited me to come back to deal with the follow-up matters and make amends."

"Since that's the case, you shouldn't come to the palace to look for me."

"Auntie, I'm here this time because I have something to ask..."

"You, is it because of that An Lingrong?"

"Yes, I hope my aunt can let Abby Huai go this time."

"...If you didn't tell me, maybe I wouldn't participate in it, but you told me about it. Nianfu, you have to remember that no matter how good An Lingrong is, he is still the emperor's man , you put so much thought into her, do you want to force me to deal with her as soon as possible?"

"Auntie, you are overthinking. I protect her for Auntie."

"For me? I don't know how capable she is to help me as a noble person who has been neglected in the palace."

"She is not as humble as my aunt, but she knows the way of "keeping one's health" better than too many women in the harem."

"You mean..." She looked at her nephew who was pretending to be a eunuch, and her heart was shaken. Long-term infertility has always been her heart disease.

"This kind of thing is more believable. And the things in the palace can only be explained by people in the palace." No matter how many doctors the government has sent into the palace these years, the result is the same, which inevitably makes people suspicious.

"Since that's the case, not only will I not move An Bihuai, but I will also ask the emperor to investigate clearly. If An Bihuai is really innocent, I think there will be no danger of his life. But, Nianfu, I will only do this once. If Ruoan Mausoleum is useless, I will remove her myself."

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On the Zhuyuan side, because of the foot ban, the news is always known slowly, coupled with the intentions of some people, it is as calm as if nothing happened at all.And I enjoy such a peaceful confinement life very much.The injury on my foot will be fine, so I can't stay idle, I rush in and out of the small kitchen every day, nothing else, I just want to make a table for myself to eat, and rush to celebrate Hongli's birthday on his birthday.After a few days of training, at least he made up for the vacant period in cooking. Although his cooking was not as good as the imperial chef's, Hongli's food was much happier.

In front of the small round table, Hongli and I sat across the table. I skipped Juqing’s service, and watched Hongli relax and eat the dishes I made. This scene is like returning to the days when my mother sat at the same table with me when I was a child.

"It's delicious," because of the habit he developed since he was a child, Hongli waited until he was full to eat before putting down his chopsticks to speak. He has always practiced the rule of not talking when eating.

Taking out the handkerchief, I wiped off the oil stains from the corner of his mouth, and gave Ju Qing another look. After Ju Qing walked to the back room knowingly, I said, "If you like it, I will make it for you every day from now on. I'm afraid you will still think that my cooking is not as delicious as the one in the Imperial Dining Room."

"How could it be, my son must have the same appetite every day." A big smile appeared on the small face.

"You are small, but you can talk." I scratched his little nose lightly with my fingers, and I felt comfortable seeing him happy, "For the sake of being so cute, I will give you another gift." He Shou."

"There are gifts?!" Hearing what I said, he was very pleasantly surprised, and seeing Ju Qing coming out of the back room, holding out a box in his hand, his eyes lit up immediately.

I smiled and took the wooden box in Ju Qing's hand, opened it, and took out the small sachet inside.The sachet is made by myself, using the material that the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued to newcomers when I entered the palace, so it is comfortable to wear close to the body.The spices in it are also common mint, which is the best way to refresh yourself when reading.I watched Hongli take the sachet from me, caressing the pattern on the sachet with his small hands, the smile on his face was as bright as the little doll in the red bellyband I embroidered, "Your Yun's embroidery is really good, Who is it embroidered on?" He pointed to the doll that looked like a real person and asked me, the circles of his eyes were red for some reason.

"It's the red boy."

"Red boy? Who is it?" Hongli should have never read Journey to the West, so it is reasonable to not know.

"The red boy is always dressed in a red apron, with two braids tied upside down, which are mischievous and tight. This is very similar to you, so I embroidered this for you."

"Your minister is so mischievous!" Hearing what I said, his smiling face immediately collapsed, and his dissatisfaction and complaints made me instantly cute, and I held him in my arms, "What's wrong with being mischievous? Haier is proud and happy every day." Honghaier is naughty and troublesome, but he is loved by his parents, and I hope Hongli can be like him. Like a red boy, smiling flamboyantly."

"I, I am really happy today. As long as Mr. Yun is with Erchen every day, Erchen will definitely be more mischievous than Honghaier." His words made me stunned, "If this is the case, I am not a sinner. .”

"What crime, let's talk about it."

Suddenly hearing the voice of the emperor, Hongli and I were so startled that we asked each other to press the button.The emperor didn't care to appease us sitting at the small round table together, "The dishes are simple, why Hongli only eats these for his birthday?"

Hongli next to him was a little surprised that his Huang Ama would remember his birthday, and even came to the bamboo garden in person, "These are all made by Mr. Yun for my son, and the taste is not inferior to that of the imperial dining room."

Seeing Hongli confidently vouch for my dishes, I can't express my regrets, why bother to cook for this kid myself?Alright, now how do I deal with that person's eyes full of interest!

"Hearing what you say, I should try it."

"Then the concubine will make another serving for the emperor." Hongli and I have eaten all the food on the table. human saliva.

"It's okay, you don't have to go to work anymore, just use it with me like this."

"But it doesn't make sense."

"Ethics and the like are for outsiders to see. This is how a family should eat." After he said that, what else can I do, but his so-called title of "family" puts me under a lot of pressure.

Seeing him and Hongli pick up vegetables and eat by themselves like ordinary people, I was so nervous that the hairs all over my body stood on end. Fortunately, the emperor only cared about interacting with his son, and he and Hongli had both eaten before. Yes, but I put down my chopsticks after tasting my dish, "The taste is really good, your craftsmanship is good."

I used chopsticks to pick up the rice in the bowl one by one and put it into my mouth to chew, but this childish action made him see right at once, and made my face hot with shame, so I helped clean up to cover up.Ju Qing originally wanted to stop me from doing it, but, "Let her come in person, that's what ordinary wives do."

Well, hearing him tease so nakedly, the temperature on my face became even hotter, why did the emperor change his sex, and now he likes the common people style?I guessed in my heart, but my movements were not messy, and I picked up the bowls and chopsticks by myself.He asked me to come by myself, so why not use this opportunity to sneak away.

Besides, he didn't look for himself this time.

I said it was a slip-up, but I couldn't keep going and serving, so I suppressed my reluctance after packing up and went back to the house.

"Hongli, what to do is up to you to decide."

"My son, I like Mr. Yun very much."

Now that you have made your decision, I will not give you a chance to regret it. "

"My son will not regret it."

I heard their conversation at the door. Although I don't know what they are talking about, I feel that the current atmosphere is so serious that I dare not go in.

"Huang Ama, will you stay tonight?" Why did Hongli suddenly change the subject, and why did the tone seem to be coquettish.

"You want me to stay?" Why does it make me feel so nasty when a father says such words to his son?

"I've seen Mr. Yun these few days..." Hearing that Hongli was talking about me, I immediately felt that something was wrong, and immediately walked in the door, at least blocking Hongli's next words.This kid, don't do bad things with good intentions.

Facing his sizing eyes, I pretended to be calm, but after hearing what he said, I became calm and incompetent, "Since that's the case, I will stay with Mr. Yun tonight."

Bastard, who wants you to accompany me!I wish you didn't come.Thinking like this in my heart, but pretending to be greatly honored and favored on the surface, such inconsistency between inside and outside is really not easy.

When it just fell into the night, Hongli felt tired. He was so excited all day today, and it was inevitable that he would get sleepy easily.It's just that he went to bed so early, left me the company he asked for with Huang Ama, and even gave me a small gesture of cheering before he left, which really made me feel aggrieved.

"Why, you are very quiet today." Soon there were only two of us left in the room, and this kind of solitude made me very uncomfortable, "Could it be that you are complaining that I restrained your feet."

"The concubine dare not." The same is not true. Foot restraint is a rare good thing for me, and it is rare to have leisure.

But he was not very satisfied with my answer, he was silent, stretched out his hand to hold my hand, and pulled me into his arms with a slight force, I was forced to sit on his lap, such an ambiguous posture made me uncomfortable Comfortable, "Seeing your shy look is much more pleasing to the eye than the cold disguise just now."

"Your Majesty, have you always been with the sisters in the palace like this?" Don't you just want me to pretend?Then I just don't pretend. His frivolous attitude makes me feel very uncomfortable.If you reveal your true temperament, you will reveal your true temperament, and it is good to really attract disgust.

But he was unexpectedly happy with my reaction, "Why do you ask like that? Could it be that you are jealous?" Jealous?Forget it, I can't stand the smell of vinegar the most, how could I provoke it myself.

"No, you won't be jealous, then" he denied his guess again, and began to caress my side face with one hand, making me have to look directly at him, "Is it not suitable for being intimate with me, is it?"

He waited for my answer with burning eyes, but such a question, that's all, since he doesn't mind me, why bother me, a dignified modern person has become more restrained than the ancients, "Yes, my concubine is not used to it."

Very good, he restrained the smile on the corner of his mouth, "But because you don't like it, you can't get used to it?"

"Yes," I met his burning eyes and nodded, "I don't like it."

Great, seeing the sneer at the corner of his mouth, I secretly rejoiced in my heart, I'll get angry and throw up my sleeves and leave, I'm still in confinement anyway, and I really don't have the ability to provoke you, a great Buddha.You'd better go elsewhere, lest I be charged with restlessness again.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, but you have improved. It's the first time I've seen such obvious displeasure." There was obvious anger in his tone.I suppressed the panic in my heart, "The concubine is only following the emperor's wishes, and dare not deceive the slightest bit." Bi Bao said that everything he said was the truth.

"It's a good one who doesn't dare to deceive even the slightest bit." He smiled back in anger, "I did say that you have to be honest, but now I really want you to smile and be happy." He said the last word ambiguously, like this It made me blush all of a sudden.

"The beauty is shy and red-faced, she is really pretty and delicious." Without waiting for my reaction, he hugged me easily, his behavior was not at all like an emperor, and the strong smell of hooligans shocked me.

Are all kings like this?According to your own preferences, you want me to confess for a while, and you want me to hide for a while, just for your own happiness.The emperor is like this, everything is casual, just like now, even if our conversation just now was not pleasant, he completely let his own thoughts and involved me in his desire.

The bed in the back room originally only had my own smell, and now it will also be contaminated with his smell. The territory that originally belonged to me was violated by other people. This feeling makes me feel uncomfortable.

During the kiss, he didn't satisfy my distraction, a little bit of biting was a punishment and a deeper trap.He was like a seasoned hunter, and my dull, pure benzene-haired prey had no other chance than being caught.In the mist, I have all my clothes off, my eyes are blurred, I can only vaguely see his naked chest, because of the scorching heat, sweat drips slowly, feeling the hands being held, the temperature in the palm of the hand directly burns into my heart, I am still confused, he The attack had already begun, and I was defeated immediately, abandoning my weapons and surrendering.

A love affair, I don't want it, but he doesn't let it go, and in the end, both of them are really immersed in it.He hugged me energetically, his chest trembled slightly as he laughed, "Zhen, there are plenty of ways to make you smile and cheer."

Thinking of my immersion just now, I immediately had no position to refute, but he was so... brazen, it really made me powerless to resist.

"Do you know why I came here today?" He didn't know why he suddenly changed the subject, but after all, it made me less embarrassed. It's just that I was a little embarrassed to contact him so casually, and I only hoped that he would hurry up. It's okay to leave after finishing what you want to say, "But for the fourth elder brother's birthday?"

"It's indeed for Hongli, but it's not all his birthday." He helped me slightly adjust my posture, let me rest on his arm, and I can see each other when I raise my head slightly, "Aren't you curious about Hongli and Hongli at noon today?" Do you want to know?" While asking, his hands were still twitching oil, which made it difficult for me to concentrate, so I subconsciously replied, "I want to."

He chuckled, satisfied with my answer, withdrew his restless hand and stroked my long hair, again and again, the gentle movements really made me feel comfortable, but his movements seemed to be comforting his own. Like a pet, with slightly lowered eyelids, I calmed down my breathing, wondering whether I should imitate the purring sound of a cat when it is very comfortable and be a competent pet?

"I gave Hongli a chance to choose. He is young, so he shouldn't have no mother. I really planned to let the queen teach Hongli. Hongli is smart. He has already had his own temperament at a young age. Now let him Following the queen will make things much easier in the future. But," he said with a smile, as if he was quite proud, "he refused."

"Xu is the fourth elder brother who was young and was confused for a while." There may be advantages and disadvantages to letting the queen raise him, but if Hongli wants to inherit the great rule in the future, the identity of the queen's son will save too many unnecessary troubles. In the future, I will regret the decision I made when I was young.

"Do you think Hongli will regret it in the future?" I nodded slightly, "I don't think so. My son, even if he is young, knows everything, so what about the queen's son, as long as you have the ability, even if you are the most unpopular emperor The favorite prince, that seat is not out of reach."

Hearing his words, I looked up in shock, saw him staring at me with a serious face, and said to me the most private thing about an emperor, "What's more, Hongli is the one I chose. To pave the way for him, Hongli chose to fight on his own, which surprised me. And most of this surprise was facilitated by you."

"Don't rush to evade, I know it well. I came here today because of you. Something happened in your family. I'm afraid someone will come to you recently. Be careful." Are his words reassuring me?Something happened at home?What will happen again?Is it related to getting rich?But if it was related to that young general, how could he specifically reassure me?

"The emperor came when the concubine was under confinement, I'm afraid the concubine would not be able to feel at ease." I was a little annoyed by not being able to figure out the meaning of his words, so I agreed because he was inexplicably special to me now.

"Nizi is really bold, but I'm not talking about my faults," he seemed to enjoy my retort. Could it be that the emperor actually has a slight tendency to be masochistic? "For you, I came here without telling the truth. This kind of stealing jade and incense is really an unexpected stimulus."

It’s not just for me, but I’m afraid it’s also meant to protect Hongli. What you said is really...

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