The further you go inside, the dense and moist plants grow in clusters on the mountain wall.
The water drops on the leaves, dripping with the coldness that penetrated into the bone marrow, fell down drop by drop.
Yun Xiao looked around and slowly walked deeper.
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Fengguo Palace.
Under the white jade steps, there is not a single crack in the bricks, and the light is as flat as a mirror.
The main hall is covered with gold bricks and the aroma is lingering.
"The humble minister joins the emperor, long live the emperor." Yun Baili lifted the hem of his clothes lightly, knelt down and shouted, with a solemn look on his face.
In the silent air, nothing could be heard except the shallow rising and falling breathing.
"Pingshen." The emperor glanced at Yun Baili, and a star flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared in an instant.
"Mr. Prime Minister, I have something to report."
"Your Majesty, your humble minister---!"
Yun Baili paused for a moment, his face showing a bit of embarrassment.
"My dear, just say so." The emperor nodded slightly, his brows filled with pride.
"Your Majesty, Weichen's wife misses her daughter too much. She can't sleep these days without thinking about tea and dreams. She has been lingering on the bed. Weichen begs the emperor to let Weichen take the little girl back to the house to relieve his wife's longing."
"I miss you so much, Prime Minister, the fourth lady was not born to your current wife, so why do you miss her?" The emperor's tone was cold and calm.
Yun Baili was speechless: "Your Majesty, the fourth lady has been raised by Madam since she was little. She is not a mother and a daughter, but she is better than a mother and a daughter."
"Prime Minister, I can't make the decision in this matter. The fourth lady was summoned to the palace by the Queen Mother. I can't help the Queen Mother."
The emperor's understatement made Yun Baili pause.
Even though he was unwilling to give in, he had to bow his head: "Wei Chen knows."
"Back off."
"Your Majesty, can you please see me and listen to me?" Yun Baili's mouth curled up, saying that if you don't want to take him away, you can always meet him.
"Yes." The emperor's voice was slightly sharp, but he didn't say much.
Yun Baili immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you Lord for your grace."
The sun shines through the thin clouds, shining on the vast white land, and the entire palace seems to be enveloped in colorful light.
In the harem, the continuous palaces and towers overlap like mountains.
Yun Baili was led by the eunuch and entered the harem.
In the Zichen Hall, the bead curtain hung low, and a jade-filled porcelain bowl was placed on the rattan table with watermelon in it.
Yun Tingruo, who was wearing a goose-yellow dress, looked down at the book in her hand.
"Miss, miss, the master is here."
Dong'er's voice sounded in the hall.
Yun Baili is here!
Yun Tingruo threw the book in his hand, making a beautiful arc in the air, and finally landed on the desk.
Then she picked up another piece of watermelon and ate it casually.
As soon as Yun Baili entered the hall, he saw a small figure eating watermelon rudely.
Suddenly my whole body hurt.
Such vulgar behavior is not at all elegant.
This is the imperial palace. If she were looked at like this, the Prime Minister would be embarrassed.
She also ate watermelon leisurely.
The prime minister's house was worried about her like crazy.
What a careless daughter.
"Yun Tingruo."
Yun Baili stepped forward quickly and walked to Yun Tingruo.
Yun Tingruo glanced at him without paying any attention to him, as if he were looking at a stranger.
"Why don't you quickly take the watermelon from your lady's hand?"
Yun Baili glanced at the stunned Dong'er, his eyebrows aching.
The young lady is stupid and the maid is stupid.
Staying in the palace is causing trouble for the prime minister's house.
"Oh oh oh." Dong'er seemed to have just realized it, and stepped forward to take away the watermelon in Yun Tingruo's hand and the watermelon on the vine table.
"Yun Tingruo, this is your father's attitude when I see him. Where are the rules of the prime minister's office!"
When Yun Baili saw that Yun Tingruo didn't have the watermelon, he still didn't look at him.
His tone couldn't help but be angry.
She used to react when she saw him, but now she doesn't react at all.
It seems that he is getting more and more stupid.
Yun Tingruo glanced at him lightly and said nothing.
The word dad is too unfamiliar to her.
She had no love for the original owner at all, and if it hadn't been for him, the original owner wouldn't have died.
"Okay, dad won't be nagging you anymore. Don't cause trouble in the palace, and don't go out if nothing happens."
Yun Baili cannot stay in the harem for too long.
So there is no need to delay Yun Tingruo's ignoring him.
Yun Tingruo: "----"
She thought Yun Baili had discovered her conscience and came to the palace to see her.
It turned out that he was afraid of getting into trouble in the palace.
It was really hard work.
Yun Baili warned Yun Tingruo again for a while, whether she understood or not.
Anyway, I talked a lot.
Before leaving, he muttered something to Dong'er: "Watch your lady carefully. If she gets into trouble, I'll take it out on you."
"Master, I must take good care of the young lady." Dong'er looked panicked, and Yun Baili left with satisfaction.
Looking at Yun Baili's back, Dong'er curled her lips: "Miss, how can there be such a father in the world."
Fortunately, she was happy for the young lady just now.
The fact that the master came to the palace to see the young lady shows that he still has the young lady in his heart.
Which gentleman is worried that the young lady will bump into the noble man
"It's normal for him to be worried. After all, I'm a fool." Yun Tingruo smiled, with a very nonchalant tone.
"Bah, bah, bah, Miss is not stupid at all. Miss is ice-snow smart, intelligent, exquisite, and resourceful. If the world knows about it, it will definitely scare them to death."
Dong'er's eyes were slightly raised, as hazy as a Jiangnan ink painting.
"Glib tongue." Yun Tingruo smiled like a flower on a branch. At this time, she was no longer the strategizing Yun Tingruo, but a real little girl.
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Nagatogu Palace is filled with majestic and beautiful pavilions one after another.
In the palace, a woman sat on a chair made of nanmu and gold wire. She wore a crown of purple and gold flowers, her temples were high, and her delicate face had a hint of illness.
Kneeling at her feet was a disheveled palace maid, sobbing softly.
Beside her stood a pink palace maid.
"Rantang."
As soon as the woman finished speaking, the pink girl stepped forward.
He raised his hand and slapped the woman on the ground hard.
The burning pain spread wantonly on Jing Cui's face, and her fair cheeks were stained with faint blood stains.
Ignoring the pain on her face, Jing Cui hurriedly got up and knelt down to beg for mercy.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down..."
"Jing Cui, I transferred the maid from Zichen Palace to give you a chance to take action, but that little fool is still alive, so what's the use of you!"
Concubine Xian's eyes turned cold, and her peach-blossome face lost its cold and affectionate expression, and became ferocious due to anger.
Now that the fourth lady has entered the palace, she will never leave the palace.
Her son would never marry a fool. Even if he was the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister, she would not be a stepping stone for Ming Lie, but could only become his joke.
She had been defeated at the feet of the queen in her life, and her son could never be defeated by that useless prince.
If you can't be a queen, you can be a queen mother.
The victory still belongs to her, Murong Yuxian.