The women's study went very smoothly. Within half a month, it has become the most popular thing in the capital. The ministers in the court praised it highly, saying that the emperor was virtuous, and the queen mother learned that she once again announced that the ladies would enter the palace. Got a lot of things as a reward.
Because both parties were only doing superficial work, it didn't take too long. Huaiyang came out in less than an hour and was about to go back to the house, but Xie Yun stopped him.
"Sister, please stay."
Ye Huaiyang turned around and saw her walking slowly from the corridor, with a light gait and an elegant temperament. She was dressed in a lotus-colored palace and fitted with a satin vest, which was simple and simple, but very pleasing to the eye.
In the blink of an eye, the person had come to the front, and the slight air movement brought the fragrance of the phoenix chrysanthemum. It is no wonder that she came from the garden, and it was no wonder that the two met at the entrance of the Hanzhang Palace.
"Sister Yun, what's the matter?"
"I want to ask you a little thing." Xie Yun raised a small smile and made a gesture of invitation outside the door, "How about we talk while walking?"
Ye Huaiyang nodded silently and walked out of the Hanzhang Palace with her.
The cold winter is approaching and the weather is getting colder. There are far fewer eunuchs and palace maids walking through the alley of the Youyou Palace. The four masters and servants stroll through it. There are vermilion walls on both sides, and sometimes bare branches stick out diagonally from the walls. , the originally wide road seemed a little narrow, and some places even had to turn sideways to pass, but this did not prevent them from talking.
"To be honest with my sister, I received a raccoon as a gift at home last month. I saw that it was very spiritual and asked my aunt to raise it, but I don't know why it is getting thinner and thinner. Searching for a doctor in many ways was unsuccessful, and suddenly remembered that you have a giant panda in your home, and you must be very experienced in this area, so I have the cheek to ask you."
Ye Huaiyang smiled slightly and said, "I can't talk about experience, but I am more patient and meticulous than others."
"Then in your opinion, what's wrong with my raccoon?"
Ye Huaiyang pondered for a while before asking, "What do you usually feed it?"
Xie Yun answered truthfully: "The person who brought it said that it likes meat, so I sent people to the market to buy the freshest fish and meat every day, and then minced them into small pieces for it to eat. The water is from the mountain stream. Called, each barrel has been boiled, let it cool before giving it to drink."
"Maybe the problem is here." Ye Huaiyang explained with a clear heart, "I have heard people say that although raccoons are carnivores, they are more omnivorous, and they prefer to eat fruits and vegetables in autumn and winter. Nuts, such as acorns, almonds, and the like, and feeding him meat without hesitation will make him anorexia."
Xie Yun suddenly realized, and the lightly frowned brows stretched out, like the beginning of the rain, the sun was shining all over the spring mountain.
"It turned out to be like this. It's my fault that I didn't know enough details beforehand, and I almost killed this little guy. Fortunately, you are here. It seems that I found the right person today."
Hearing this, Ye Huaiyang curved her pink lips, her face as indifferent as before, "Where is my sister, I only know a little bit about fur, you can try it with melons and fruits when you go back later, if it doesn't work, I'll help you think of something else. Method."
"It's so good, then I will bother you more from now on." Xie Yun thanked her softly and gave her a small gift.
Having said this, the two of them have already walked out of the palace lane, and the eyes are suddenly enlightened. There are a dozen limestone coiled dragon pillars standing in the center of the wide open space, and a small clear pond is stored in the middle. He also happily chased the reflections of the flowers and trees, and heard the sound of them waving their tails and hitting the water from afar.
There is a fork in the road ahead, and several stone paths extend in different directions. Since Ye Huaiyang and Xie Yun did not enter the palace through the same door, they are separated here.
After walking out of the Inner Imperial City, the surrounding suddenly became lively, and the atmosphere was not as solemn as before, Crescent Moon pondered for a while, and finally asked: "Miss, the Xie family has never been very friendly with us, but Xie Yun suddenly asked you to chat. It's really weird to have pets."
Ye Huaiyang pursed her lips and said nothing.
In fact, she had already noticed that Xie Yun was a very quiet and reserved person, and she could be regarded as a model of a famous lady. Raising a lively raccoon was not in line with her character, not to mention that there were so many veterinarians in the city. It's solved, why do you need to go around such a big detour to ask her Ye Huaiyang for advice
Seeing that she didn't speak, Crescent Moon cautiously guessed: "Do you think the Xie family wants to cooperate with us? After all, they have been fighting with the Wang family for so many years, and they have been overwhelmed by the Wang family, and the Bai family took this opportunity to work hard. Climbing up, if they don't stop it, I'm afraid the consequences will be unpredictable, so they have the idea of forming an alliance..."
"Impossible." Ye Huaiyang categorically denied, "It's not a matter of a year or two that the current situation is stalemate. The Ye family has always been on the outside. The Xie family has already won over if they want to win over, and will they wait until now?"
Crescent Moon was puzzled, "Then what exactly does she want to do?"
Ye Huaiyang glanced at her, her expression calm as usual, "Why guess? She will reveal her real purpose sooner or later, and we will wait and see."
"Aren't you afraid that she will do evil in secret?"
"If you want to do something bad, it's probably not Xie Yun who came here."
There are many people in the Xie family, and the internal struggle is very fierce. After Xie Yun's father died of illness six years ago, her uncle took over the position of the patriarch. Since then, she and her brother Xie Miao have been in a difficult situation. He has the right to participate but has no right to intervene, not to mention the political affairs. Besides, the most surprising thing is that Xie Yun is twenty-six years old and still has no marriage!
If she is an official in the court, it is easy to say that she is a daughter of a noble family who is not married at this age. It is inevitable that she will be criticized. Fortunately, she is usually dignified and polite, and her behavior is low-key, which is not so noticeable.
It's not her who goes to the palace every month to listen to the Queen Mother's teaching. It's her uncle's daughter Xie Qian who is unwilling to come and pushes her on her. In front of the Queen Mother, she is the least talkative, never making mistakes and never taking the initiative to talk to others. Therefore, Ye Huaiyang was surprised this time, but based on the above facts, she was sure that Xie Yun was not here for the Xie family.
Maybe for a private matter
Ye Huaiyang put all his mind on dealing with the Bai family, and was too lazy to guess about Xie Yun.
At this moment, a dark shadow flashed past behind the palace gate, and quickly followed the slow-moving double carriage.
Pingyang Palace.
There was a sound of boots in the long lead hall, and stopped in front of the last door. After a while, Liu Er pushed the hall door halfway open, moved in gently, and then turned around and closed it carefully. , and then walked to the imperial concubine's couch.
"Miss."
The man leaning on the imperial concubine's couch slowly turned over, but did not open his eyes, the jade arm stretched out diagonally on the edge of the bed, and the drapery curtain suddenly opened a crack, Liu Er couldn't help but look up and saw her neck. A half circle of Wu Qing's fingerprints almost screamed.
How could she forget that the emperor came again in the middle of the night last night and left at four in the morning.
Since she said the wrong thing that day, Bai Zhixuan transferred her to the outer courtyard. During this time, Xing'er was serving her close to her. The emperor stayed for a short time last night, and she didn't hear any big movement in the hall. It's only now that I know that a person can't shout even if his throat is strangled!
The low hoarse voice from above instantly dragged her back to reality: "Have you seen enough?"
Liu'er's body trembled, and she immediately lowered her head and didn't dare to make a sound. Unexpectedly, the gap between the curtains became wider and wider. A white jade-like body slowly approached, and the silky silk was slid from her thigh to the bed, in front of Liu'er. It wafts back and forth, picking up a strong smell.
Xing'er, who had just come in, happened to see this scene, and hurried forward to put on Bai Zhixuan's clothes, turned her head and began to reprimand Liu'er: "Why are you so awake? Didn't you see that Empress was uncomfortable? Report something!"
Liu'er swallowed her saliva, trying her best to keep her voice steady, "Niangniang, Hu Guard wants me to tell you. People have already followed, and I haven't noticed any changes for now."
"This palace knows."
Bai Zhixuan waved her hands weakly, and leaned back on the couch. Xing'er put a soft pillow on her and said to Liu'er, "Go on, it's none of your business."
Liu Er went out with amnesty.
Bai Zhixuan sneered suddenly when she saw her leaving in a hurry, there was no warmth in her eyes, and even a bit desolate, "Look, Ben Gong is self-taught. The maids who have taught them for so many years are all of this virtue, and again Where do you get the confidence to blame the people under your father's subordinates?"
Myolie sighed, and immediately pulled the gold-studded clasp under the bed, took out the crystal bottle from the drawer, and skillfully dug out a piece of transparent ointment and smeared it on Bai Zhixuan's neck. She didn't seem to feel the pain, she didn't even snort, Ren Xing'er played with it.
"Niangniang, there are always times when things go badly, you have to be stronger. If you fall down at this time, all these years will be in vain. In the end, wouldn't it be cheaper for the one from the East Palace?"
"Originally, I didn't need to fight." Bai Zhixuan's vision suddenly blurred, the light and shadow floated, weaving an outdated drama, "What brought me to this point... It was my father who decided to join Chu Sanghuai. That morning, it was the rainy night when the assassins of the Bai family dispatched their nests to murder Chu Jinglan..."
"Niangniang!" Xing'er straightened her body in horror, stretched out her hand to cover Bai Zhixuan's mouth, just halfway through, she saw a string of crystals across her cheeks, stiff for a while, then silently retracted back and continued to help her Apply medicine.
"You don't need to use the medicine, it's better to leave a mark, so that you don't have to say that I am serving the Lord... How can they know that it is not so easy to serve the Lord..."
Xing'er sighed again, her hands didn't stop moving, but she whispered comfortingly: "Niangniang, why bother to say these angry words, for today's plan, I still have to do my best to get out of trouble, I've come here, don't be soft-hearted or give up!"
Bai Zhixuan seemed to be drinking in the head, and the boiling blood gradually condensed, instantly making her awake.
Yes, she has no turning back. At this time, crying and recalling the past is like digging a grave, and everyone who follows the Bai family will be buried with her.
She can't fall.
Bai Zhixuan waved Xing'er's hand, turned around and put on the bed, walked barefoot to the table, dipped a pen in ink, and finished writing three lines in a flash, "Xing'er, you go to Hong Gu's place, Ben Gong I have something to do with her."
Myolie wiped her hands clean, and was about to seal the letter and stamp it with lacquer, when she accidentally caught sight of the content, and was suddenly startled, "Niangniang, do you want to see King Lan?"
Bai Zhixuan curled her lips into a sneer, returning to her previous fierce appearance.
"The lead wire has been buried in the Ye Mansion, and the Lan Wang Mansion should also loosen the soil. Otherwise, how do you know who the hell did it that day when you watched the tide?"