This sound cut through the lifeless atmosphere in the palace, and also cut through the fragile nerves of countless palace residents.
Shen Nanbao didn't even need to raise his head to know that the person coming was Fengyue.
Nephrite threw herself into her arms, with sobs that destroyed her liver and lungs, "Sister, what are you doing...you are so worried about the little ones!"
Lu Kui, who came from behind, patted Feng Yue heavily on the shoulder, "Be careful with your words and deeds. Sister, you should be called Di Ji now!"
Feng Yue woke up like a dream, wiped her eyes and tears, and moved her face like a monkey's butt, "No, I should be called Di Ji!"
As he said that, he bowed his knees and made a very solemn look, "I have seen the Emperor Ji."
In one sentence, three people said it in unison. Shen Nanbao was stunned when she heard it. She looked at Fang Guan standing behind Lu Kui, as if she had just swallowed a mouthful of hot porridge, and it was burning from her throat to her heart. .
"You're here too..."
Zhang An came next in a hurry. Before he could catch his breath, he first offered greetings to Shen Nanbao like a candle, then raised his face and smiled so hard that his teeth couldn't even see his eyes.
"It was the official's idea. The official was afraid that Di Ji would not have anyone familiar with her in the palace and would not be able to use it smoothly. They were also afraid that Di Ji would be lonely, so they ordered people to bring in all the people who had served Di Ji before. ”
As for meeting face to face, Shen Nanbao had only met this so-called father a few times, but every time she fulfilled her fantasy about him, it was impossible to say she was unhappy.
The corners of Shen Nanbao's raised lips became more sincere, "Thank you very much, dad, and thank you very much."
In the palace, it's one thing to say thank you, but you also have to show it in action. Shen Nanbao handed over a piece of silver. It wasn't too big, but it made Zhang An's eyes shine and his face lit up.
"Di Ji, you're welcome, this is just a small matter!"
He said it very politely, but he put his arm around him.
Thinking that Shen Nanbao and his servants would always talk to each other when they met, he slumped down a little more knowingly, "Young man, I brought him here, it's a success! I won't You’re bothering Di Ji too much!”
Shen Nanbao nodded and said goodbye, then sent Zhang An away.
However, Feng Yue sighed, "The people in the palace are very knowledgeable after all. They need such a big silver ingot to reward them. Outside, a small silver ingot can also make people happy."
Shen Nanbao laughed at her and said, "Yes, you will have knowledge in the future, and those people will have to use such a big silver ingot to please you."
But Lu Kui looked around and said, "This is the wind outlet. Let's go inside quickly. Don't let too much wind blow and freeze us!"
Just like that, a group of people coaxed Shen Nanbao into the house.
As soon as he entered the house, he felt like he had entered a strange world. It was resplendent, warm and amiable. Feng Yue breathed out and sighed, "I have heard how grand the palace is, but what is said is better. Seeing is better than hearing." Once, it was only when I saw it that I realized how magnificent it was!"
"It's better to hear a hundred times than to see it once."
Shen Nanbao corrected her with a smile as usual, but after such an interruption, she really felt like she had been before.
Zhuyun saw this, and after serving Shen Nanbao to sit down, he said, "I'll go and give the Emperor Ji some tea."
Shen Nanbao nodded and pointed at Lu Kui, "Let your aunt go with you, so that she can be familiar with the affairs of the palace."
Chuyun said yes and led Lukui back.
Feng Yue tilted her head, her round eyes were full of doubts, but she was very unconvinced, "Looking at my sister, do you want me to leave my aunt alone in the palace, and I want you to go back home with Fang Guan?"
Fengyue's mouth didn't have a valve. In this world of cannibalism, if she didn't pay attention, she would get into trouble with just one word. It would be difficult to survive at that time. If she was told to follow Chuiyun, she would be killed in just three strikes, fives, and twos. The skin of an orange has been peeled off.
As for the official, Shen Nanbao had something to ask her.
Fang Guan also saw her thoughts and immediately smiled, "Sister, I haven't seen you for a long time. I want to see more of you."
These words comforted Fengyue's heart. She blinked and asked the truth. Shen Nanbao nodded, his face as thin and red as a persimmon's skin.
However, Fengyue was not a discerning person after all. She knew that her words were half-joking, so she stopped talking about it and just stood aside quietly enjoying herself.
Only then did Fang Guan solemnly kneel down to Shen Nanbao.
Shen Nanbao was shocked by her move. He stretched out his hands and was about to help, but he heard her say: "If the official wants to take my sister's person into the palace, he has to pass the master's threshold. The master means, sister." If you are smart and see the little ones, you will definitely understand."
As he spoke, the hands lying on the ground presented something.
The skylight slipped from above, and a faint glow illuminated Shen Nanbao's eyes.
It's twin bells!
Last time in the Imperial City Department, she was dragged away by the guards, and she thought she would never be found again, but she didn't expect him to find her.
Shen Nanbao hugged her and covered her in his palm.
The twin bells were carried all the way in Fang Guan's arms, sticking to his palms. They were so warm that even his eyes felt a little hot.
Shen Nanbao rubbed his eyes, with a little joy on his lips, "I know."
When she smiled, the whole room seemed to brighten up, and Fang Guan's eyes seemed to be infected by the brightness.
"Originally, the mistress also thought about bringing the baby into the palace, but she felt that she could be free inside the palace without having to go outside. If the baby entered the palace due to its stubbornness, it would cause trouble, so she gave up the idea. , and in order to make Di Ji feel at ease, the master kept the baby by his side, took care of it personally, and even joked that he would treat it as if he saw you, my sister, Di Ji."
The last sentence, even if it passed other people's mouths, Shen Nanbao still smacked it sweetly, the smile on the corner of his mouth was like honey, and the joke was sticky, and the lingering silk was pulled out.
"Then he must be fed well. If he is not fed well, I will have to ask him for an explanation!"
Fang Guan said hello, and just as he finished speaking, Lu Kui, who had followed Chu Yun down, opened the curtain and came in, "You can hear Di Ji's smooth and sweet voice from afar. It shows that it is wise to leave Fengyue behind. As long as she is here, I’m not afraid of Di Jichou.”
As he spoke, Yi Bier hung up the teapot and poured some tea.
After the beginning of winter, all the bedrooms, large and small, where half the masters lived, burned earth dragons, the curtains were replaced with thick felts, and even the window paper was updated. Even the wind can't get through.
Then the tea was poured into the cup, and until Concubine Shu came, there was still a little white steam steaming from it.
"I was wondering if coming here would disturb you. Now that you're like this, it seems like you've come just in time."
Through the opened curtain, Concubine Shu's increasingly charming face peeked in. The sunlight filtered through the layers of Korean paper and dimly shone on this face, creating a dizzying soft light.
Shen Nanbao stood up quickly and said, "My dear concubine Shu."
Concubine Shu giggled and waved hurriedly, "You don't need to be so polite with me. You should be panicking if you look at your diaphragm."
Shen Nanbao couldn't help but pursed his lips when he thought of what Emperor Yongfu said just now.
This look fell into Concubine Shu's eyes, and she raised her eyebrows lightly, "What did you remember? Are you having such fun?"
Shen Nanbao said truthfully: "I just went to pay my respects to my aunt and met Sister Yongfu. She told me that my father is the same. He doesn't like too many courtesy and feels uncomfortable with it. I think Concubine Shu has a bad temper after staying with her father for a long time." They’re all the same.”
"Your father is very easy-going. I've been accustomed to it since I was a child, so I don't care about it."
Concubine Shu smiled, snarled again, and cast an angry look at Shen Nanbao, "You interrupted me, and I haven't done the main thing yet."
Concubine Shu turned her head and said to the maid behind her: "Bring it up."
After saying this, the palace maids holding various objects came forward one after another. With Concubine Shu's modesty, she said, "It's not the best thing, it's just my wish."
To put it this way, for example, there are eight sunflower mirrors with small mother-of-pearl patterns of flowers and birds. The mirror surface is flat and smooth, and the mother-of-pearl on the back is inlaid with amber, pearl oysters, luminous snails... extremely luxurious.
But under the luxury, as Concubine Shu said, revealing her thoughts, a bronze mirror like this one that glows at night can be used to look at oneself in the mirror at night without lighting a lamp.
As for the Yun brocade, skilled craftsmen split the gold and silk into fine strands, and then weaved the threads. It took two months to weave such a small piece of satin.
Shen Nanbao was very happy, "Thank you so much, Concubine Shu. With this brocade, I won't be afraid of making snow lions in front of those sisters in the future."
Concubine Shu was stunned, but she nodded suddenly, "The emperors and concubines usually have a lot of leisure in the palace. They always find something to amuse me. The snow lions and the others get together every year to have fun, and not only that. Snow lanterns, ice lanterns and so on."
Shen Nanbao said: "I'm afraid of the cold. I don't go out much in winter, let alone play on the ice. I once went to an ice rink in Gyeonggi with my grandmother. Those people were wearing skates and skating on the ice. They looked very light. But when I looked at it, I just felt that the cold wind was cutting my face like a knife, so my grandmother asked me to go, but I cried and refused to go."
The words gradually took a different direction and became homely and warm. Concubine Shu understood that this was because Shen Nanbao did not regard her as an outsider. She smiled and was about to start a fight when a sound came in from outside the curtain, cool and gloomy. Human ears.
"Although Emperor Yongle was canonized just yesterday, we have to pay attention to what your status is now and what kind of grandmother you are. You are just a city woman. How can she still be on par with the royal family!"
Shen Nanbao raised his head, and there was a person standing in front of the fallen curtain.
The flat face was painted with pink and white, but it was a bit too much. The red was too bright and the green was too black. From a distance, it looked okay. But up close, it looked like the costumes of the actors on the stage, which made her look a little ferocious. , but this does not hinder the charm shown when her eyes are lifted slightly.
Concubine Shu stood up and said, "Concubine He, you are here too."
Concubine He was not polite to people like Concubine Shu who were promoted to the throne because of their beauty. She was even more contemptuous. She stroked her temples with her hand and sneered, "You come - can't I come?"
His eyes turned to Shen Nanbao's face, and he couldn't help but rub his back molars, "She is the concubine Wen's concubine after all. Why don't I come and take a look! I was originally thinking about whether there was some unjust, false or wrong case. ! Now looking at this face that is as disgusting as Mr. Wen’s, I have to believe it!”
When it came to the latter part, I didn't vent my anger completely, but my face was as angry as a blue crab.
Concubine Shu squirmed and was about to smooth things over, when the wind blew in her ears, and it was Shen Nan Baoyun who said softly: "Concubine, my wife is well."
Seeing this, Concubine He felt like she had punched cotton into her fist, and she hated her nose and eyes even more, "As long as you don't act as careful as your mother in the palace, I will really be fine!"
