Sandalwood curled up, and wisps of foggy white air came out of the ice basin. The huge dormitory was completely silent, and even the shallow breathing could be heard clearly.
After lunch, Shanshan took a nap in the Queen Mother's Palace.
She didn't sleep for long. During her nap, she dreamed of her mother and woke up soon after. The dream became hazy after she woke up. She only remembered that she was in the study room at home, lying on the soft couch and taking a nap, and the clear and crisp sound of abacus beads occasionally sounded. After waking up, she sat on the bed in a daze for a while, and soon someone from the palace discovered her.
The palace maid gently combed her hair and put on beautiful beads.
Shanshan asked: "Has my mother come to see me?"
I just had a dream and Shanshan missed her a little.
"Ms. Wen did not enter the palace today."
All right. She asked again: "Is the Queen Mother awake?"
"The Queen Mother has just rested and hasn't gotten up yet."
The emperor and the prince each had their own political affairs to be busy with. Although there were many people in the palace, they were all reserved and cautious, unlike the bold maids at home. Shanshan didn't want to disturb the Queen Mother's rest, but fortunately she could have fun alone. The Queen Mother gave her a box of glass beads, each of which was clear and bright, and she got carried away playing with them.
A plate of freshly baked snacks was brought out from the small kitchen, and some fruits were brought out from the ice bowl. The hall was quiet except for the occasional sound of the collision of glass beads.
The palace maids performed their duties and looked at her quietly and curiously from the corner of their eyes.
Last night Miss Wen broke into the emperor's palace without permission but was not kicked out. The news spread like wind and spread throughout the palace in the blink of an eye. In addition to those who knew it well, everyone in the palace was now muttering that there was something extraordinary about this lovely, somewhat clumsy five-year-old girl Yuxue, who could be so favored by the emperor.
After all, even the current prince would not dare to climb onto the emperor's bed.
A glass bead rolled down from the small table, rolled out on the smooth stone tiles, and did not stop until it hit the threshold. Shanshan quickly climbed off the soft couch and chased the beads to pick them up.
She straightened up. There was a bird's nest under the eaves. The baby bird poked its head out of it and chirped tenderly. Her attention was immediately drawn to it, and she stood looking down with her head raised.
After a while, a slightly larger bird flapped its wings and returned to the nest, regurgitating the food it found to its young. The chicks chirped with bright yellow pointed beaks wide open and chirped more eagerly.
"Miss Wen." The palace maid brought her shoes: "Put on your shoes."
Shanshan raised his feet obediently and asked again: "Has my mother come to pick me up?"
"Ms. Wen hasn't entered the palace yet."
oops. But Shanshan missed her again now.
She was thinking too much. She has never been separated from her mother for a day. She has countless things to say to her mother every day, and now she is so full of stuff that she is almost rumbling.
"Will my mother come to pick me up today?" Shanshan Baba said, "I kind of want to go home."
The eldest maid in the Queen Mother's Palace was slightly stunned, and hurriedly asked someone to bring the snacks over, and coaxed: "Miss Wen, are you bored? Why don't you play hide-and-seek with your servants?"
Shan Shan shook his head.
She pushed away the snack and looked at the bird's nest under the eaves. The mother bird is huddled together with several chicks, lowering her head and combing the sparse down of the chicks with her sharp beak.
Shanshan thought about the stone again, and her pony.
I wonder if Brother Shitou has found her horse, and I wonder if Xiaoyun has gone home. Although the pain caused her to cry loudly, the medicine given by the imperial doctor was very effective and she no longer had any pain today. She didn't blame the white horse at all. When she thought about it now, she was only worried that it suddenly went crazy yesterday, and she didn't know if it was okay.
First it was her mother, then the pony, and then all the plants and trees in the house appeared in her little head.
She was supposed to go to school today, but she hadn't even finished her previous homework.
Shanshan made up his mind: "I want to go home."
"this……"
"If my mother doesn't come to take me home, then I'll go back by myself." She thought of it and said, "I know the way home. After leaving the palace, go left and you'll find my home."
"..."
Shan Shan rushed forward a few steps, then slowly stopped, his face full of hesitation: "Where to go after leaving the palace?"
The palace maid followed closely, "Don't worry, Miss Wen, the emperor will take you home."
"Then where is the Emperor's uncle now?"
The maids looked at each other speechlessly. Spying on the emperor is a serious crime.
It was the eldest maid who took the lead in persuading: "The Queen Mother is still resting. If you want to go home, why don't you wait until the Queen Mother wakes up to say goodbye?"
Shanshan hesitated, but was persuaded.
Before she even left the Queen Mother's palace, she was taken out by the palace maids. However, no matter how delicious snacks were served at this moment, she could not make her sit down peacefully. She played with the glass beads absentmindedly, and from time to time she would turn around and ask: "Is the Queen Mother awake?"
All the maids shook their heads.
The Queen Mother suffered from poor health in her early years. Although she has carefully taken care of her over the years, her health is still not good and she often has to sleep for a long time. Shanshan waited for a long time, and gradually became impatient. She was not a person who could sit still, and her heart and soul were drifting to the sky.
As soon as she moved, the entire palace's eyes fell on her. I saw her jumping off the soft couch, bending down to put on her shoes, put on the glass beads, and walked swaying out of the hall.
The palace maid hurriedly asked: "Where is Miss Wen going?"
"I'm going to find the emperor's uncle."
"Aren't you going to say goodbye to the Queen Mother?"
Shanshan: "When the Queen Mother wakes up, I will come back to find her."
Seeing that little figure slowly and staggeringly walking out of the Queen Mother's palace, everyone came back to their senses. The eldest palace maid scolded: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you prepare the chariot quickly?"
…
Royal study room.
The sun was scorching, and the guards with swords were guarding the door solemnly. From a distance, I saw a group of palace people carrying a chariot coming over.
The harem was vacant and there were no concubines. All civil and military officials had to stop their sedan chairs in front of the Donghua Gate when entering the palace to meet the emperor. There were no exceptions. The Queen Mother is not in good health. When something happens, she always orders someone to summon her.
, since Concubine Zheng left the palace, no one in the palace has moved around with a chariot.
When they got closer, everyone saw clearly that the person sitting on it was just a little girl. Her cheeks were bulging, and she was holding a plate of sweet pastries in her arms. The crumbs fell all the way, and she was eating happily.
The guards stood like pines and cypresses, glancing at them from the corners of their eyes.
The chariot stopped in front of the Imperial Study Room, and Shanshan had just finished finishing her snacks. She obediently asked the palace maid to wipe her face and hands, and then she couldn't wait to rush to the Imperial Study Room.
"Stop!" The guard stopped her: "The imperial study is an important area. No one is allowed to enter without being summoned."
Shanshan retracted his little feet and greeted cheerfully: "Uncle, I'm here to see the emperor."
"The Emperor is not in the Imperial Study."
"Where did he go?"
"...I don't know."
"I don't know."
Shanshan couldn't help but sigh.
She first went to the emperor's palace, but the emperor was not there. Then she looked for the imperial study room, but unexpectedly found nothing. The palace was so big that it was not easy to find someone. She asked along the way, but no one could tell her where the emperor had gone.
Shanshan thinks of home again. Although her home was not as big as the palace, it was easy to find people. When she asked where her mother was, every maid would help point her in the direction.
Shanshan turned around and took a look at the sky. He had been waiting for a long time to find someone. It was not early now, so by calculation, the Queen Mother should have woken up.
The guard looked down at the tangle of hair on her head, and the rumors he heard early this morning were still swirling in his mind. In a trance, the little girl turned her head and asked expectantly: "Then can I go in and wait?"
Guard: "...No."
"Why?"
"No entry without summons."
Shanshan thought for a moment and then asked: "After the Emperor comes back, can you go to the Queen Mother and tell me?"
"no."
"Why?"
The guard had all kinds of things to say, but he didn't know how to explain it to such an innocent little person like her, so he could only face her face to face, staring at her with big eyes.
Fortunately, the stalemate between the two didn't last long. An eunuch heard the noise outside and came out. The guard called Eunuch Li, and Shanshan recognized him. He had seen him next to the emperor last night. Eunuch Li was the second eunuch in charge and knew Shanshan's identity well, so he took the initiative to bring her in.
"Miss Wen, wait here for a moment. The Emperor will be back soon."
Shanshan nodded obediently.
Eunuch Li asked someone to serve tea to her again.
Although I had just eaten at the Queen Mother's place, what I had just now was sweet cake, and now it was shortbread, which was different. Shan Shan pursed his lips and snickered, and stretched out his hand happily.
The imperial study was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop, solemn and solemn. After eating a few snacks, she felt a little bored sitting there.
There were absolutely no children's toys in the royal study room, and there were even books on the bookshelf that she couldn't read. Shanshan munched on snacks and walked around, but didn't see anything interesting.
But that's okay.
She took it out of her arms and took out a handful of glass beads given to her by the Queen Mother.
Glass beads were scattered on the ground. The stone slabs were illuminated by the light, and the beads were as clear and bright as the reflected stars. The beads collided with each other, and another one rolled out, like a shooting star.
Shanshan stood up and trotted to catch up. Whether she used too much strength or the stone slab was too smooth, the beads rolled faster than she could run, and rushed into the table with the cloud curtain hanging down. Shanshan also nodded his head and crawled in with his butt sticking out.
The bead hit a table leg and came to a slow stop.
She picked up the beads and was about to step back when the emperor's voice suddenly came from outside.
Shanshan's eyes lit up, and then he heard the voices of other people. The footsteps of several people came one after another. They spoke words she didn't understand, but she also knew they were busy with business.
She couldn't disturb her mother when she was busy.
Shanshan thought for a while, then sat down.
After the emperor's uncle was finished, she would go out to look for someone.
The glass beads had just been obtained, and they were very fresh. She was playing enthusiastically, lying on the ground, with her little feet raised high behind her, and started playing with forgetfulness.
Bian Chen took several officials into the imperial study. When he came back, he heard Eunuch Li talking about Shanshan coming to look for him.
He quickly walked in and scanned around. The hall was empty but there was no sign of the little girl. The political affairs were being discussed in the middle, but he didn't take it to heart. He just thought that the little girl couldn't wait to leave on her own and continued to listen to other people's reports.
The emperor sat down in front of the desk and said, "Continue."
"Crack."
"Yes." Mr. Zheng took a step forward, bowed slightly, and continued: "The children of the aristocratic family are running rampant in the capital, and they are repeatedly banned. Some are even more rampant, lawless, and careless about human life. Gao Guogong is old and has no way to control his subordinates. Think……"
Master Zheng said a few words, and then he noticed that there was always a slight noise in the palace. He paused subconsciously, so others could hear clearly.
"Crack."
Mr. Zheng was confused and continued: "Your Majesty..."
"Crack."
Everyone looked around blankly, looking for anything suspicious.
The emperor also frowned slightly: "What is the sound?"
Suddenly, a bead rolled across the shiny floor tiles and lightly hit a boot.
Bian Chen seemed to be aware of it and lowered his head in confusion.
He saw a crystal clear glass bead leaning against his feet. He was slightly startled. He didn't expect why this object appeared in the imperial study room. The next moment, a chubby little hand appeared from behind the cloud curtain beside the table. It fumbled around on the ground a few times, grabbed the bead, and then retracted it with a "swish".
"...Crack."
Bian Chen: "..."
