Chapter 3 Chapter Two Companionship, Sisterhood

Time flowed slowly like water amidst my aunt's board and scolding. Whenever she felt that she was going to be unable to hold on, Chen Xiang would caress the remaining earring, and murmured over and over again the exhortations from her mother before entering the palace: "Remember, endure everything, no matter how hard it is, you have to bear it." Endure it. No matter what, Er Niang only hopes that you will be safe..." Endure, endure, Chen Xiang kept in mind Er Niang's exhortation, and endured again and again, only hoping to endure a peaceful life, but in this harem, many things cannot be passed through endurance.

After the hard work of the day, it is still the routine study time.In the long bunk room, the aunt in charge sat on the chair in the middle.Chen Xiang, Liu Li and a group of young maids who had just entered the palace lined up, standing straight with steaming water cups in their hands. Although separated by thin porcelain teacups, their skins were still reddened by the scalding boiling water.There was a little palace lady who couldn't bear the pain, and the teacup fell to the ground with a "bang", and the aunt's face immediately became ugly when the water splashed. "Xi Rong." The aunt in charge called out coldly, and the round-faced maid came over immediately.Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the little maid who lost her teacup, showing a gloating smile. "Auntie, what's your order?"

"Stand responsibility, let them behave properly." The aunt in charge ordered lightly, Xirong smiled and nodded: "Yes." Turning around, the smile on Xirong's face immediately faded away, and he nodded to several old maids. They immediately rushed up and pushed the little maids down on the stool. , Hit it hard. "Ah——" the little maid screamed in pain, and a ball of cloth was stuffed into her mouth after only half a sound. Amidst the muffled sound of "噗噗", she was so painful that her head was covered with sweat and her face was distorted, but she could only let out a dull panting sound.

Chen Xiang, Liu Li and the others were terrified by this scene, their foreheads were sweating, and their hearts were beating violently like a drum.The aunt in charge took a look at them, and said calmly: "Don't blame me for being cruel, I did it for your own good. I dropped the cup today, but I just took a meal to refresh my memory. In the future, if I drop the masters' Cups are not something that can be done with a few boards.” After finishing speaking, the little maid's ten boards were also finished.The aunt in charge covered her lips, yawned and got up, and said to Xirong lightly: "I'm a little tired, I'll go back and have a rest first. You stay here for me to guard them and practice for half an hour. If anyone is disobedient, just watch Let's do it."

"Yes. Auntie, go slowly." A cold light flashed in Xirong's eyes, he lowered his head and sent the aunt in charge out with an apologetic smile.He closed the door and turned around, immediately walked towards Liuli with a sneer. The weather is cold, and the tea cools quickly.After standing for such a long time, Liuli's hands finally no longer hurt unbearably.Just as he took a deep breath, he saw Xi Rong walking towards her, lowered his head and drank the warm tea with her hand, and refilled the pot with boiling water.I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the boiling water splashed over the rim of the cup, and her hands were immediately hot and red.

"What are you doing!" Liuli screamed, throwing away the teacup, cupping her hands and blowing and kneading.Xi Rong retreated again and again, but the skirt was still wet by the boiling water.Although he didn't get burned, he still turned pale with fright. Xirong became furious and kicked Liuli's stomach.Liuli couldn't dodge in time, and fell to the ground with a scream. All this happened too suddenly, by the time Chen Xiang reacted, several old maids had already surrounded Liuli and started punching and kicking Liuli. Chen Xiang was so frightened that she panicked, threw away her teacup and rushed into the crowd without thinking too much, stood in front of Liuli and begged: "Sister Xirong, please don't hit me, Liuli didn't do it on purpose, I will apologize to you for her." Sorry, sorry, sorry!"

Ignoring her pleading at all, Xirong and the others became even more aggressive.Chen Xiang also suffered a disaster, his body and legs were kicked and hurt unceasingly. "Chen Xiang, don't beg her." Liu Li struggled to push Chen Xiang behind to block her, stared at Xi Rong and said stubbornly: "She is avenging her private revenge, I will tell aunt tomorrow." "Hehe, okay, you go and sue." Xirong smiled instead of anger, snorted coldly, bent down and grabbed Liuli's hair, forced her to look up at him and sneered, "If you dare to talk nonsense, I will Tell me about your pretending to be a ghost before. At that time, I will be slapped a few times. As for you, hehe, if you don't say it, you will die!"

Liuli's complexion changed, and she turned her eyes away a little guilty: "You...you are talking nonsense." "You know if you're talking nonsense." Xi Rong sneered, signaling the sisters around him to stop. "Last time, I was scolded by my aunt because of you two. Just beating me like this is really cheap for you. How about this, don't you like pretending to be a ghost? Let you pretend enough today." After Xi Rong finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to the maid next to him.The palace lady understood and handed something over with a giggle.Xirong took it and unfolded it, and it turned out that Ye Liuli was wearing a white cloth pretending to be a ghost.

"When I passed by the Imperial Garden this morning, I saw that the plum blossoms were in full bloom there. You choose one, wear this white cloth, go to the Imperial Garden and pick a branch for me, and all the previous things will be erased." Xi Rong's eyes rolled Turn around, and said to Chen Xiang and Liu Li with a smile. The two of them opened their eyes wide in surprise, Xi Rong's idea was too vicious.If one is accidentally caught by patrolling guards, where will there be good fruit to eat? Seeing that the two of them were silent, Xirong smiled as if he was expecting it: "I knew you didn't have the guts to be a good sister, but when things come to an end, you'll become cowards, and no one wants to go Take this risk. It seems that I should tell my aunt about the last haunting and let her deal with it fairly..."

"I would like..." Hearing Xi Rong's words, Chen Xiang panicked and hurriedly stood up.Liuli pretended to be a ghost to scare people to help her, and she couldn't let Xirong tell her aunt no matter what.Just now he opened his mouth to agree, but Liuli interrupted him in the middle of the sentence. "I go!" Liu Li pulled Chen Xiang's sleeves to prop herself up, took a step forward and pretended to be nonchalant, and smiled, "I'm more courageous than you, I can run faster than you, and I have experience in pretending to be a ghost, of course I should go."

After speaking, he took a step forward, reached out and grabbed the white cloth in the maid's hand, put it on and left.Chen Xiang's heart trembled when she saw it, and she quickly stepped forward and grabbed her sleeve and said in surprise: "Liuli, what's wrong with your feet?" "It's okay, it's just a little numb." Liu Li smiled and pushed Chen Xiang away, and walked out at a faster pace.Suddenly, he tilted his body and fell to the ground with a muffled grunt. "Ouch." Chen Xiang's face turned pale with fright, and hurriedly squatted beside her feet and took off her shoes and socks.I saw Liuli's ankles were red and swollen, and they had become the size of steamed buns. "Liuli, your feet..." Chen Xiang cried out in surprise. "It's okay, they kicked me." Liuli gritted her teeth and gave Xirong a look, struggling to stand up. Without hesitation, Chen Xiang tore off the white cloth from her body, pressed her shoulder firmly and said: "Liuli, don't be brave. Don't worry, I will be very careful." Chen Xiang finished speaking.Let go of the glass and go out.Xirong stopped her suddenly, raised her eyebrows and said with a sneer, "Wait, I haven't finished talking yet. I'll have someone follow you in a while. If you dare to take the white cloth off, I'll tell aunt tomorrow. And ..." Having said that, Xi Rong stretched out his hand to pick up a cup of tea and poured it on Liu Li's head, opened the door and dragged her to the yard to kneel down, then said slowly: "To prevent you from being lazy, I will drink tea every other incense stick. Time to splash a cup of tea on her. If you move too slowly, she'll freeze into lumps, lol...” "You!" Liuli was so angry that her face was livid, she was about to stand up to resist but was hugged by Chen Xiang. "Liu Li, don't be impulsive, you will suffer. Hold on, I will be back soon." After comforting Liuli with a few words, Chen Xiang stood up and ran towards the dark night.Xi Rong turned around and entered the room with her lips curled up in a smile, knowing that Chen Xiang didn't have the guts to cheat, so she wouldn't be so stupid as to really send someone to follow her. In the Forbidden City in the dead of night, there is a gloomy and strange atmosphere everywhere.Chen Xiang didn't care about being afraid, and ran towards the imperial garden wrapped around the white cloth.Hidden in the east and narrowly escaped the inspection of several groups of guards, and finally approached the imperial garden. It was the twelfth lunar month of winter at this time, and the temperature was so low that it turned into frost.Thinking of Liuli kneeling in the courtyard with her whole body wet, Chen Xiang suddenly had that palace maid who was frozen into an iceman appear in Chen Xiang's mind.Feeling more and more anxious, she involuntarily quickened her pace as she looked at the plum tree that was close at hand. "Who?" At the moment she had just plucked off a plum blossom, there was a sudden shout behind her.Chen Xiang turned pale with fright, she didn't dare to look back, she held the plum blossom tightly and ran away. Panicked, she could no longer tell the difference between south, east and north.Wearing a white cloth, he ran around and was quickly spotted by other teams of patrolling guards.Everyone shouted in unison and gathered around her. Frightened by such a battle, Chen Xiang's mind went blank.The arm suddenly tightened, and it was firmly grasped by the guards who were chasing up from behind.The other hand grabbed the white cloth on her head, and snorted coldly: "If you dare to pretend to be a ghost here, I think you are tired of work!" Seeing that the white cloth was about to be completely torn off, Chen Xiang's little face was already pale with fright.Resigned to fate, he closed his eyes tightly, and his body trembled like chaff. "Stop!" At the moment when Chen Xiang was completely desperate, a cold and familiar voice suddenly came.Chen Xiang's heart skipped a beat, and before he could open his eyes, he was hugged heavily into a bosom with a light scent of incense. "I caught you, I won." What? The guard holding Chen Xiang was stunned for a moment, watching helplessly as she was snatched away by that man and hugged her into his arms.Panicked in my heart, I said awkwardly: "Ten...Thirteen brother, this...what's going on?" "I'm free, I'm just looking for someone to play hide-and-seek with me. It's none of your business, let's all go down." Yinxiang explained in a flat voice with no expression on his face. The guards didn't dare to say anything, and quickly retreated. Forced to cling to his chest, listening to his steady and powerful heartbeat, the flustered Chen Xiang miraculously calmed down.The sound of greetings from the guards and the sound of leaving footsteps came from my ears, and when the surroundings finally calmed down, the powerful arm was slowly released.There was a sudden light on the top of his head, and he had already taken off the white cloth.The dim vision became much clearer in an instant, and the young man with dark and bright eyes in front of him was the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang who put a cloak on her in Yanxi Palace that day. "It's you?" Seeing Chen Xiang's face clearly, Yin Xiang was slightly taken aback.There was a little fluctuation in the indifferent eyes, and there was a faint smile. "We are really destined." For some reason, he felt inexplicably irritable tonight.Tossing and turning, he could not sleep well all the time, so he simply got up and walked along the corridor in the palace to relax. After walking not far, I heard a faint commotion from here.He only thought that there was an assassin, and hurried over.Seeing the man being chased and intercepted by the guards from a distance, he suddenly had an illusion. Butterfly…… In the dark night, her white figure was slender and desperate.The light of the torch reflected deep and shallow shadows around her, changing constantly as she dodged and fled.The panic and helplessness pierced deeply into his eyes.At this moment, his indifferent heart suddenly softened.Without any consideration, he rushed over quickly, and the moment the guard grabbed her, he grabbed her and held her in his arms. After the impulse passed, he was slightly annoyed by his impulse.But when he saw the pair of bright eyes under the white cloth, the annoyance disappeared immediately. This girl with clear eyes gave him an inexplicable desire to protect. "See Elder Thirteen, thank you Elder Thirteen for saving your life." Chen Xiang knelt on the ground in shock and kowtowed to thank him.After waiting for a long time but seeing no response from him, anxious in her heart, she could only quietly raise her head to look at his face apprehensively. Yinxiang regained his senses from his thoughts, lowered his head and was about to speak when he saw Chen Xiang furtively sizing him up.His face turned red for some reason, and he coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment: "It's nothing, you get up." "Thank you Thirteen Brothers." Chen Xiang stood up after thanking her, looked down and suddenly cried out: "Oh, my flower!" In the chaos just now, the plum blossom fell to the ground at some point, and was trampled badly by everyone.Chen Xiang bent down to pick it up, and looked at the few remaining petals without tears. Taking it back like this, Xi Rong would definitely not be satisfied. "What's wrong?" Yinxiang was about to leave, but after hearing her exclamation, she stopped and looked back.Seeing her staring at the plum blossom with a sad face, she understood a little bit. "The flowers are gone, just fold them again." "But the curfew is coming soon, it's too late..." Thinking of Liuli still kneeling in the yard, Chen Xiang's tears fell disobediently.The more she tried to endure it, the more violent it became. Seeing her pitiful look, Yinxiang sighed and turned around and walked back.For some reason, he just couldn't let her go. "Don't worry, it's too late." Yinxiang said without thinking. "You wait for me here, and I'll pick it for you." "Ah?" Chen Xiang looked at Yinxiang in surprise, never thought that his handsome elder brother would help her do such a thing.After being moved and delighted, he soon became depressed.Putting the white cloth on her head again, she hastily bid farewell to Yinxiang. "Thank you Thirteen Brothers for your help, but I have to pick the flowers myself, and this servant will leave." Xirong said that she would let people follow her, she must not take the risk of letting Xirong catch her.After saying goodbye to Yinxiang, Chen Xiang quickly ran towards the imperial garden. Looking at her figure leaving in a hurry, Yinxiang frowned slightly.From what she said, he had already guessed that someone must have deliberately made things difficult for her, but he didn't know which concubine did it.There is a set of rules in the harem, and it is not easy for him to interfere in such matters.He wanted to turn around and go back, but his legs chased towards Chen Xiang uncontrollably. "Oh, forget it, let's help people to the end." Talking to himself, Yin Xiang has already chased behind Chen Xiang.He stretched out his arms to pick her up, and rushed towards the Royal Garden like a shooting star. Chen Xiang was running, when he suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps behind him, before he had time to look back, he felt that his body had been lifted into the air. "Ah—" She was about to exclaim subconsciously, when she suddenly realized that this embrace was somewhat familiar.The faint smell of incense is exactly the unique smell of Yinxiang.The white cloth slipped down, and she raised her head to stare blankly at his handsome face. "Brother Thirteen?" "Don't move around, I don't care if you fall." Yinxiang's cold voice contained a smile, and he ran quickly with Chen Xiang in his arms.Because of practicing martial arts all the year round, his body bones are extremely strong.Coupled with Chen Xiang's slender figure, being held in his arms did not affect his speed at all.Soon, the imperial garden appeared in front of my eyes. "...Thank you Thirteen Brothers." Yin Xiang hugged Chen Xiang until he reached under the plum blossom tree, and then gently put her down.Chen Xiang looked up at him stretching out his arms and leaving a branch of plum blossom in full bloom, blushing and softly thanking him. Yinxiang smiled faintly and handed the plum blossom to her.He stretched out his hand and was about to carry her back the same way, but saw her take two steps back with embarrassment. "Well... I'll just go back by myself, don't bother Brother Thirteen." She still smelled of him, and every breath made her heart beat wildly.Men and women can't kiss each other, if she is carried back by him again, not to mention what others will think if they see her, she alone can't pass this test. After Chen Xiang finished speaking, she turned around and left, but she fell into Yin Xiang's arms again after a whirlwind.Looking down and seeing her flustered look, he raised his eyebrows innocently. "If you are seen by the guards like this, it will cause a lot of trouble like just now. What's more, the curfew is about to come, and you may not be able to return in time..." As if to verify Yinxiang's words, the curfew bell rang before he finished speaking.Chen Xiang became anxious all of a sudden, she quickly shut her mouth and looked at him pitifully. Amused by her expression, she almost laughed out loud, Yinxiang grabbed the cloth and wrapped her tightly, took a breath, and rushed out like an arrow on the tip of her toes. It's a pity that the imperial garden is too far away from the Tongpu room, even though Yinxiang ran with all his strength, when he rushed back to the Tongpu room, the courtyard door was tightly locked. Chen Xiang was shocked when she saw this, and stepped forward to push hard, the door shook slightly a few times and made a creaking sound, which was particularly harsh in the silent night. Chen Xiang took two steps back, and sat on the ground slumped.If you don't return after the curfew, it's a small thing to be punished by your aunt tomorrow, but it's a big deal to get Liuli to kneel all night!How could she stand such cold weather? "Don't be afraid, I'll just ask them to open the door for you." Seeing Chen Xiang's appearance of wanting to cry but no tears, Yin Xiang felt very uncomfortable.With a word of comfort, he turned around and went to find someone to open the door. Chen Xiang was startled, and quickly stood up and grabbed his sleeve. "Brother Thirteen, don't!" He can ignore it as an elder brother, but she can't.In the middle of the night, he ran out without sleeping, and finally hooked up with elder brother and came back to call the door.If this got out, she wouldn't be able to speak clearly even if she was covered in mouths. Having said that, it's not appropriate to just stand outside like this overnight.After thinking about it, Chen Xiang's eyes fell on the high courtyard wall. Is she... trying to climb over the wall? Yin Xiang has been paying attention to Chen Xiang's every move, seeing her suddenly eyes bright and running under the courtyard wall, he immediately guessed her plan.The corners of his lips curled up uncontrollably, and he stood aside with his hands folded in front of his chest, watching her clumsily jumping up and down like a monkey but still unable to reach the wall, he finally burst out laughing with a "puchi". "If you look like this, you won't be able to make it through at dawn." Yinxiang couldn't stand it anymore, stepped back a few steps and rushed forward, then kicked off the wall with inertia, and easily rode on the wall with both hands superior.Patting the dust off his hands, he bent down and stretched out his hand to Chen Xiang. "Hurry up, I'll pull you up." In the night, he was as noble and handsome as a god, Chen Xiang was stunned, he hesitated for a moment, stretched out his arm tremblingly and grabbed his hand.The moment her fingers touched, her heartbeat lost its rhythm again.He felt the warmth of his clenched hands, and he immediately lifted his body up. After a moment of suspension, she sat firmly beside Yinxiang.Since she was a child, it was the first time she had such a crazy move.Looking down at the ground, she felt dizzy and quickly closed her eyes. "Don't be afraid, hold my hand tightly, and I'll let you go down now." Chen Xiang's pale face instantly revealed her fear, Yin Xiang didn't say much, and whispered to her after adjusting his posture.Seeing her tightly closing her eyes and nodding, she slowly let go of her hand. The toes finally stepped on the ground, Chen Xiang opened her eyes with relief, and the back was already sweating.He looked up and wanted to thank Yinxiang, but found that he had disappeared.Then, with a flash in front of his eyes, a mass of things flew in from outside the wall.Chen Xiang subconsciously stretched out her hand to catch it, only to realize that it was the plum blossom and white cloth that fell outside just now. Listen carefully, there is no sound from outside the wall.Holding the plum blossoms, Chen Xiang stood blankly for a long time, then suddenly came to her senses and hurried to the front yard. Yin Xiang leaned against the wall, hearing Chen Xiang's hurried footsteps running away, the corners of his mouth lightly lifted, and he smiled again. Since Concubine Min left, he hadn't felt so relaxed for a long time.The originally desolate heart felt a little warm because of her appearance. Although it was a cold winter night, it felt like a spring breeze. For some reason, he always felt that she was somewhat similar to Concubine Min, and it was this similarity that made him uncontrollably let go of his knots and was willing to get close to her.But thinking about it carefully, he couldn't tell where the similarities were.Maybe it's the expression at a certain moment, or maybe it's just a feeling... "Oh, I forgot to ask her name." Yinxiang clenched his right fist and lightly tapped his left palm, shaking his head regretfully. "Forget it, it's just such a big place anyway, let's ask when we meet in the future." The mood is relaxed, and the tiredness also follows.Yinxiang yawned, and walked briskly towards elder brother's place... Chen Xiang took the plum blossoms and ran back to the front yard. In the empty yard, only Liuli was sitting alone shivering under the eaves with her knees hugged.Seeing Chen Xiang approaching, she widened her eyes in disbelief: "Chen Xiang? Am I dreaming?" After the curfew bell rang, she watched the old eunuch lock the door tightly.Xi Rong and the others knew that Chen Xiang would not come back that night, and they didn't bother to continue torturing her, so they poured a few more cups of cold tea and went into the room to sleep. Liuli also gave up, and was going to spend the night like this.Who knew that Chen Xiang suddenly appeared at this moment, how could it not surprise and delight her?Raising her hand and rubbing her eyes, she hugged Chen Xiang and cried and laughed: "I was so worried about you, I thought something happened to you! Isn't the door locked? How did you get in?" "Don't talk about that, hurry up and go into the house." Hugging Liuli's cold body, Chen Xiang's heart skipped a beat, he helped her stand up, opened the door and walked in. Xi Rong and the others were already lying down, and when they heard the door knock, they thought it was Liuli who couldn't stand the cold and entered the room, so she got up with a cold snort and scolded, "Who told you to come in? Get out!" Before she finished speaking, she suddenly saw Chen Xiang.His eyes immediately widened, as if he had seen a ghost: "You...you...where did you come from?" Chen Xiang was about to answer, Liuli snatched the plum blossom from her hand, limped to Xi Rong's bed and threw it over: "Open your eyes and see clearly, the plum blossom has been brought for you. And Don't forget, the cloth Chen Xiang is wearing tonight was given to her by you, if the investigation continues, you will not be able to get rid of it!" After she finished speaking, she also snorted coldly, walked to the bed and sat down, took off the clothes that were already frozen stiff, changed into clean clothes and got under the covers. Chen Xiang looked at Xirong, then at Liuli, hesitated for a moment and didn't speak, walked to the bedside, picked up Liuli's clothes and put them in the basin, opened the quilt and got in too. Maybe it was because of being too nervous tonight, Chen Xiang tossed and turned for a long time but still couldn't fall asleep, obviously her body was very tired, but her mind was quite clear.Closing his eyes, Yinxiang's face floated up.If last time Yanxi Palace was only in awe and gratitude to him, then this time there will be a little more nostalgia and joy.She never dreamed that the aloof thirteenth elder brother would actually do such a boring thing with a little maid.Thinking of the scene of him running while holding her in his arms, and the feeling of him reaching out to pull her up against the wall, she burned hotly again just after the blush faded from her face. Oops, what is she thinking about, it's really embarrassing... "Chen Xiang, Chen Xiang, are you asleep?" Just when Chen Xiang was blushing and her heart was beating, Liu Li's voice suddenly came over.Chen Xiang suddenly felt a little guilty, fearing that she would see her thoughts, took two deep breaths hastily, pretended to be in a daze and asked: "Huh? What's wrong?" "I'm... so cold." Liu Li's voice trembled, and she slid into Chen Xiang's quilt. "After entering the quilt, instead of feeling warm...instead, it became colder." Chen Xiang was startled, and hurriedly turned around and touched Liuli's forehead.The hot touch came immediately, and her heart suddenly fell to the bottom. Liuli, she caught the cold! Not caring about waking others up, Chen Xiang hurriedly got out of bed to pour a cup of hot water, helped Liuli to feed her, and then covered her with two quilts.Then soak a towel in cold water and cover her forehead to prevent the temperature from burning her brain. For a whole night, Chen Xiang took care of Liuli in a perplexed way, feeding water and wiping her sweat until dawn. The sky gradually turned white, Chen Xiang reached out and touched Liu Li's forehead.The temperature dropped a lot, and there was a thin layer of sweat. Although I coughed a bit, my breathing has stabilized, and my curled up body has stretched out, and I no longer cry out for being cold. Chen Xiang secretly heaved a sigh of relief, knowing that Liuli had finally survived this time.Seeing that it was getting late, after hastily washing his face, he asked his aunt for leave, took the money he had saved and ran to the imperial dining room, asking someone to cook a pot of soup to bring back. After several days passed, Liuli's spirit finally recovered.Holding Chen Xiang's hand, she thanked repeatedly: "Chen Xiang, this time is really thanks to you, without you, I might freeze to death. Tell me, how should I thank you?" "We are good sisters, what is there to thank." Chen Xiang's eyes suddenly mist, and he held Liuli's hand and said guiltily: "Besides, if you didn't help me, you wouldn't be hated by them. This time , it should be me thanking you." "Okay, okay, let's stop talking about these polite words, and don't cry, okay?" Seeing that Chen Xiang was crying, Liuli panicked and hurriedly took out a handkerchief to help her wipe her tears. He narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice: "Damn Xirong, I can't finish with her!" Startled by Liuli's sudden words, Chen Xiang hurriedly covered her mouth and said in a low voice, "I beg you, just bear with it this time. Xirong entered the palace earlier than us. I heard that You even sent money to your aunt to win her over, and you are so angry with her that you are asking for trouble." "Look, I scared you." Liuli patted Chen Xiang's hand away angrily, and her face suddenly became ferocious. "I'm not a fool, so I won't take it with her. It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. Just wait and see. I must behave like a human being and pay her back the debt ten times and a hundred times at that time." !" Seeing Liuli like this for the first time, Chen Xiang suddenly felt that she was a little scary.She flinched and stared blankly at her who was gnashing her teeth. Noticing the strangeness in Chen Xiang's eyes, Liu Li made a face and returned to her usual playful appearance.Holding Chen Xiang into her arms, she giggled and said, "What are you afraid of, we are good sisters, we will be good sisters for the rest of our lives. If I really become famous, I will definitely treat you well." "Well, I believe you." Chen Xiang nodded, and she also felt that her reaction was a bit outrageous.Don't talk about how Liuli, a little court lady, can have a successful day, even if she does, they are still good sisters, this friendship will never change, will never... never... Maybe it was because he had vented his anger, or maybe Liuli's threat had an effect, after this incident, Xi Rong didn't continue to trouble them.It's just that she didn't know who got into the ears of the aunt in charge, she took Xi Rong's money, and naturally blamed Chen Xiang and Liu Li for the matter.After being reprimanded, two people were sent to the Clothes Bureau to do handymen as a punishment.Although Liuli was dissatisfied, she had no choice but to pack up her things with Chen Xiang, and moved out of the Tongbu house to the yard where the handyman lived. Time flies, and it has been more than a month in a blink of an eye.The winter snow melted and the climate gradually warmed up. "Thirteenth brother, yesterday I heard that Huang Ama asked you to inscribe a couplet. All the officials looked around, and they were all excited and admired. With such a brother who is capable of writing and martial arts, I feel proud as an older brother." In the imperial garden, the fourth elder brother Yinzhen and the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang walked slowly, chatting casually while enjoying the scenery.After saying a word, seeing that Yinxiang didn't respond, he turned his head in wonder.I saw that he was leaning sideways, staring straight at the court ladies passing by, his face suddenly turned ugly, he stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder lightly, and his voice raised a lot. "Thirteenth brother!" "Fourth brother, what's the matter?" Yinxiang was taken aback, and hurriedly turned to look at Yinzhen. Yinzhen didn't speak, just stared at him with those deep eyes.It wasn't until seeing that Yin Xiang felt hairy, that he reprimanded with a cold face and lowered his voice: "Thirteenth brother, at your age, it's normal to have thoughts about men and women. But don't forget that you are an elder brother, no matter what You can't be hungry. These maids, they..." "Fourth brother, you misunderstood!" Confounded by Yinzhen's sudden reprimand, Yinxiang finally came to his senses after listening for a long time.His face flushed immediately, and he interrupted Yinzhen's words with a hasty cry.In desperation, he forgot to control the volume, and the maids and eunuchs who were walking around raised their heads in fright and peeked in this direction.Seeing this, Yinxiang was even more embarrassed, and dragged Yinzhen to a few steps to a secluded pavilion before he stopped. Looking around and no one was paying attention, Yinxiang frowned and complained: "Fourth brother, what are you talking about? How can I be hungry? Where did you come up with such a sentence?" "Then you are staring at those maids without blinking, what are you doing?" Yinzhen still knows this thirteenth brother quite well, seeing that his appearance is indeed not pretending, his anger immediately turned into curious. "This..." Seeing that Yinzhen insisted on this topic, Yinxiang knew that today he couldn't hide it no matter what.After hesitating for a long while, he hesitated and gave a rough outline of the matter. "It's nothing. I met a court lady before and thought she was quite interesting. I wanted to find her and ask her name." After parting with Chen Xiang that night, he followed Kangxi to the Mulan paddock for hunting the next day.After returning, more than ten days have passed.Originally, he thought that he would meet again in the palace, but he never saw her. Later, the little eunuch was simply sent to Tongpufang to inquire, but to no avail.After all, the matter that night was handled unfairly. The aunt in charge was afraid that if the news spread, she would be dragged into laziness, which would make the masters unhappy, so she reprimanded the little maids and said that whoever dared to talk too much would interrupt them. leg.In this way, no one will talk nonsense. The little eunuch ran two or three times, but the news he got back was that there was no such person.Yinxiang had no choice but to let it go.However, he was still a little unwilling to give up, and when he met a court lady of the same age as Chen Xiang on the road, he always subconsciously took a few glances.Unfortunately, he was caught by Yinzhen today, and he was reprimanded for no reason. Hearing what Yinxiang said, Yinzhen's expression finally softened.After a pause, she still shook her head towards Yin Xiang and said, "Since you don't have that kind of thought, I'm relieved. But she's just a maid after all, so it's fine to meet again by fate. If you don't, you don't have to always You are so concerned. Don’t forget, how many eyes are staring at you. Even if you don’t think about yourself, you should think about De Fei. It doesn't sound good." Yinxiang was shocked when he heard this, he was indeed negligent about this matter.Nodding to Yinzhen, he said with a solemn expression: "Fourth brother taught you a very good lesson, it is true that I was ill-considered. Let's let this matter go, and I will be more cautious in my words and deeds in the future." "That's the best." Yinzhen nodded in satisfaction.Yinxiang has always kept his promises, as long as he promises, he will never go back on his word.As for that court lady, she should be completely forgotten soon...