Poor Family

"These red plum blossoms are really beautiful. If you can bring them home, sister Xin will definitely like them."

Shi Fuyin was talking to Gan Tang with a relaxed expression, thinking of the meaning of the five blessings of plum blossoms, she clasped her hands together and said, "God of Flowers bless you, I hope I can lose the election quickly and leave the palace and go home as soon as possible."

As soon as the words fell, I heard the 'creak' sound of a branch being trampled off from behind.

Shi Fuyin's expression changed, she turned her head to look for the reputation, and saw Xiao Ziqing standing in the pavilion wearing a white fox and crane cloak.

When Xiao Ziqing saw Fuyin found herself, she glared at the young servant who was making noise, and walked out of the pavilion with a smile: "Miss Shi, what a coincidence!"

There was no one else in the plum grove, Shi Fuyin didn't want to provoke criticism, seeing Xiao Ziqing approaching, she hurriedly took Gan Tang back a few steps, and said in a hurry, "Greetings, Mr. An."

Seeing Shi Fuyin's alienation, Xiao Ziqing stood still at a distance, thought for a while and asked, "Why is Miss Shi here at this time? I heard that the Queen Mother is going to summon you today, so you should wait in Chuxiu Palace." It's about summoning."

Shi Fuyin explained: "I was originally waiting in Chuxiu Palace, but I only came here because a show girl told me that my second sister had come to the Plum Blossom Pavilion."

Glancing at Xiao Ziqing, he blessed himself again, "I'm disturbing the Duke of Plum Blossoms, so I'll leave now." Then he took Gan Tang and walked away quickly.

Seeing the master and servant leaving as if fleeing, the servant Duofu was not happy: "Really, you can run faster than rabbits, master, you are not a tiger, you can still eat them."

Xiao Ziqing laughed out loud: "There are many people in the palace, and Miss Shi is right to avoid suspicion."

Duofu: "Just being able to avoid suspicion is not enough. That young girl is too easy to trust others. The distance from here to Chuxiu Palace is not short. When she goes back, the Empress Dowager may have already met other beautiful girls."

Xiao Ziqing paused, thinking of what he had just heard, when Shi Fuyin said that he wanted to leave the palace and go home as soon as possible, he was silent for a moment: "Go and get the plum blossoms, we will send them to the Empress Dowager."

Duofu hurried into the pavilion to pick up plum blossoms. The master braved the cold wind to come to the plum blossom pavilion just to pick plum blossoms for the Empress Dowager.

In Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager was still taking a nap, Xiao Ziqing put the plum blossoms in a vase, and then took the remaining plum blossoms to the side hall.

"Yongan."

In the hot side hall, a cold and thin girl with a slightly sick face was looking through the notebook in her hand. When she saw Xiao Ziqing coming in, a smile suddenly appeared on her face: "Brother Ziqing."

Xiao Ziqing stepped forward and directly took the script from the girl's hand: "The imperial doctor often said that you think too much and you should not use your brain. Why are you reading the script again?"

Hearing this, bitterness appeared on the girl's face, and she looked at Xiao Ziqing: "I can't compare to you, brother Ziqing, you are a man, you can go anywhere you want, I am bound in the palace city, and if I want to understand the outside world, I can only Read the storybook and chat for comfort."

Xiao Ziqing showed distressed expression: "Yong'an, take good care of your health, as long as your health is good, you can go anywhere."

take good care of your body

Thinking of his physical condition, Chu Yongan's eyes flashed mocking, seeing Xiao Ziqing's face full of concern, he changed the subject with a smile: "Brother Ziqing, are you here to look for me at this time, is there something wrong?"

Xiao Ziqing thought of the reason why he came here, and a trace of uneasiness crossed his face.

Seeing his reaction, Chu Yongan became even more curious: "What's going on?"

Xiao Ziqing inserted the plum blossoms he had brought into the vase, and said while inserting them: "The beautiful women have already moved into Chuxiu Palace one after another, and the Queen Mother summoned them today."

Hearing this, Chu Yongan showed a look of surprise, and joked: "Brother Ziqing, do you have a girl you like?"

Xiao Ziqing glared at her: "Don't talk nonsense." After a pause, "I really came here to ask you for a favor."

Chu Yong'an nodded seriously: "Brother Ziqing, your business is my business, just tell me, I will do it for you as well."

Xiao Ziqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "There's no need to be so serious." His expression was a little awkward, "You know, the Empress Dowager is very concerned about my marriage, and I think I'll call some beautiful girls in these two days, that"

"When the Empress Dowager summons the beautiful girls, can you use your name to call one more girl to Shoukang Palace?"

Chu Yongan showed surprise: "Who?"

Xiao Ziqing: "Miss Shi San from the uncle's family in Wuchang."

Chu Yongan pondered: "Uncle Wuchang Mansion. Isn't this Uncle Wuchang Mansion not very prominent? Why do I feel like I haven't heard of it?"

Xiao Ziqing: "The Uncle Wuchang's Mansion has fallen a little bit, but it has come in and produced a few good sons. As long as it manages well, it is possible to regain its glory."

Chu Yongan frowned: "In a declining uncle's mansion, the Empress Dowager might not like a girl who came out of such a mansion."

Xiao Ziqing naturally knew this too: "That's why I came to ask you for help."

Chu Yongan looked at him: "Brother Ziqing, do you like that girl?"

Xiao Ziqing quickly denied: "It's nothing, she wants to leave the palace, she doesn't want to be selected, I just want to help her." After a pause, "Such a clean and free girl shouldn't be trapped in the deep palace or the prince's mansion."

Chu Yong'an was silent: "The third girl was left in Chuxiu Palace, maybe someone has taken a fancy to her, now you ask me to ask her to come to Shoukang Palace with other girls summoned by the Empress Dowager, because you want Others think that she was favored by the Empress Dowager, and then they gave up choosing her?"

Xiao Ziqing nodded: "Yes."

Chu Yongan: "Is this necessary? For so many years, you have never been involved in anything in the harem."

Xiao Ziqing clasped his fists in both hands, and gave a deep bow to Chu Yongan: "I'm sorry, sister Yongan."

Chu Yongan stared at him for a while, then smiled: "Why do you and I need to be so polite, I'll just help you with this."

Chuxiu Palace.

When Shi Fuyin came back from the Plum Blossom Pavilion, she didn't see any beautiful girls. Everyone went to the Empress Dowager's Compassion Palace, and they didn't come back until mid-afternoon.

Because of Shi Fuyin's absence, the nurturing mother directly restrained her feet and didn't let her eat dinner.

When the other show girls met, they felt that Shi Fuyin had annoyed their superiors, that her loss was a certainty, and they no longer regarded her as a competitor.

Shi Fu was at ease with the music, and when Shi Fuyue came to see her, she couldn't help but remind her: "Second sister, the reason why I missed the Queen Mother's summons was because Miss Zeng told me that you went to the Plum Blossom Pavilion, let me go Looking for you."

Shi Fuyue was taken aback: "Impossible, I have never been to the Plum Blossom Pavilion."

Shi Fuyin: "Second Sister, I'm telling you this for no other reason than to tell you to stay away from Ms. Zeng, she has deep thoughts, don't let her fool you."

Shi Fuyue was not stupid, she nodded, "Don't worry, third sister, I know how to do it."

In the next two days, all kinds of concubines summoned the beautiful daughters of Chuxiu Palace. Seeing that Shi Fuyue followed Zeng Ruoyun in and out, Shi Fuyin sighed and was too lazy to take care of it.

On November 23rd, the empress dowager's nuns came to Chuxiu Palace.

Not only the people in the palace knew that the Empress Dowager wanted to see Lord Anguo, but also the beautiful girls heard about it. Seeing the nuns of Shoukang Palace, all the beautiful girls cheered up.

An Guogong is one of the four most beautiful men in the capital. He is elegant and noble. Even if his status is not as good as that of the royal family, he is not much different. Marrying him as the main wife is no worse than marrying into the royal family.

It's a pity that the beautiful girls that the Empress Dowager likes are honorable girls who combine family background, appearance, talent, learning, and character.

"Dongfang Yunrong, Xiahou Huanyan."

Looking at the noble ladies who left with the Shoukang Palace nurse, the beautiful ladies who were not favored were extremely disappointed.

"An Guogong is the only seedling of the Xiao family, and he has no brothers or sisters to support him, so the wife family chosen by the Empress Dowager must have a prominent family background. Look at those who left, they were either from the Duke's Mansion, the Hou Mansion, or the Lianbo Mansion. None of the girls."

Just as the show girls were discussing, another nanny from Shoukang Palace came to Chuxiu Palace.

"Who is the third girl of the Shi family? Please accompany the old slave to Shoukang Palace."

Chuxiu Palace was silent, and everyone including the foster mother looked at Shi Fuyin who was full of astonishment.

Watching Shi Fuyin leave, the jealousy in Zeng Ruoyun's eyes could hardly be concealed.

what happened?

Why did the Empress Dowager summon Shi Fuyin?

How can Shi Fuyin be worthy of An Guogong?

Shi Fuyue was also confused. Although the fourth uncle's family had done a lot of things to change her impression of them after returning home, this could not conceal that the third younger sister grew up in the border gate, and her behavior did not agree with everyone standard facts.

Compared with the Dongfang girl and Xiahou girl who were called away earlier, the third sister is really inferior to them everywhere.

How could such a third sister be favored by the Empress Dowager?

On the other side, Shi Fuyin was also a little confused, and she didn't come back to herself until she saw Chu Yongan who was dragging his sick body and insisted on coming out to see the strange things.

"What are you doing in a daze, I haven't seen Princess Yong'an yet!"

Shi Fuyin came back to her senses, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "My daughter Shi Fuyin, I have seen Princess Yong'an."

Chu Yongan looked at Shi Fuyin with a puzzled expression, and felt that there was nothing special about it. Why did Brother Ziqing fall in love with this girl?