Chapter 10 Chapter 9 Newcomers

Concubine Shu lost a lot of blood during childbirth, and the doctors in the palace were helpless.The emperor made an exception and told the imperial physician to open the Shunzhen Gate, and then pulled her back from Huangquan Road.Although a baby boy was finally delivered, it was a serious injury, and the baby was also weak and thin, crying as softly as a cat.Even so, after all, it is the third son of the emperor who has been looking forward to for many years. The emperor has already decided on a name, and he is called Yang Zhen. world.Not only the silk, satin, and gold jewellery, which were rewarded by the emperor, filled the warehouses of the Xianyang Palace, but also Empress Dowager Xu and Empress Xu also received heavy rewards. Don't touch the ground, for fear that something will happen to the little prince if the eyes miss you.In the end, it was the queen who said that Concubine Shu needed to rest and sealed the door for Xianyang Palace.

In mid-June, Mrs. Shen led Shen Duanju and Xie Yuanyao into the palace as usual, and hugged the little prince herself, crying and laughing with joy, seeing her daughter's face like gold paper, and feeling pained like a knife.On the contrary, Concubine Shu comforted her and said: "Is it possible to have a child without being burdened? I am in this palace now, and I have been favored by the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and the diet and medicine are the best to enjoy. But it will be fine after a few days. Mother, why worry?" Mrs. Shen recounted her experiences in childbearing and asked about the symptoms in detail, preparing to go home to ask the doctor, and finally sighed: "It's not easy to have a child. It's just that mothers have to look far away. I only hope that you will take care of your body earlier, and give birth to a few more while the holy family is in full swing, so that you will be safe in the future."

Concubine Shu didn't answer this question, instead she smiled at Shen Duanju and said, "I have already given birth to a child, and my mother will keep nagging. No matter how good Zhen'er is, her surname is Yang. Why don't mother worry about your grandson first?" When will I be born?" "Your Majesty made fun of my concubine." Shen Duanju said in a low voice. "Your sister-in-law has only been married for a few days." Mrs. Shen said angrily, "They are still young, so I won't rush them." Xie Yili continued to jokingly said: "I'm afraid that my mother will say no, but I'm already very anxious. It's just that the daughter-in-law is too sweet, and my mother is reluctant to talk about her. Only your daughter is not afraid of people talking about her."

"Hey, look at what you said." Mrs. Shen smiled, "I have become a mother, but I think of acting like a baby with my mother." Everyone laughed for a while, and Xie Yili said squarely: "Although I was joking, please take my words to heart. A man must become a father before he knows the ups and downs, understands things, and has a responsibility. Xie Qian is a young man. I am afraid that he will always be a child, and he will be impetuous and mishandled his affairs, which ultimately delays his career. Sister Shen, we grew up together. I know you are the most respectful and sensible of the sisters. One. There is only this younger brother in my family, I hope you can help him well, and I will live up to the grace of the country and the high hopes of the whole family."

"Your Majesty is right," Shen Duanju leaned his knees and bowed, "My concubine respectfully obeys her instruction." She bowed her head and lowered her eyebrows, a trace of paleness flashed across her gentle and solemn face, but this momentary change did not hide from Concubine Shu's eyes.Concubine Shu wondered secretly, but it was inconvenient to ask further questions, she looked at her mother who didn't realize it. "I can see that it will be fifteen this year," Xie Yili changed the subject, "What plans does mother have?" "Sister!" Xie Yuanyao blushed immediately, "I just made fun of my sister-in-law, and now I'm here to make fun of me again!"

Mrs. Shen sighed suddenly, turned her head and said to Xie Yuanyao: "I'm not hiding it from you. Several families have come to propose marriage, and I'm afraid they will send you to marry within this year. How long can your grandmother last in this body? If there is something good or bad, you have to keep your filial piety, how can a girl's family afford to wait? Your aunt didn't leave the cabinet until she was 21 years old, and a lady like a fairy had to do housework for others..." Xie Yili coughed lightly to stop her mother from recalling the past, but turned around and said, "Is grandma's condition improving?"

"It's not your sister Qin's business..." Mrs. Shen took a deep breath and said, "When the princess heard the good news about you, she became much more energetic, and even said a few more words, and asked Tai Wei if she was back. I said it slowly, and the princess kept saying that she was too wronged, and she was so sad that she couldn't even drink the soup." Marrying a vassal who the emperor doesn't like, and still just an unknown concubine, is not a good thing in Madam Shen's opinion.Xie Yili heard the Eldest Princess' reaction, and suddenly stood up with an uncertain expression.Mrs. Shen was puzzled and said: "Madam, is there something else going on here..."

"Grandmother is too worried about Sister Qin, so Mother can comfort you." Concubine Shu sat down slowly, hiding her thoughts while lazily saying, "At the beginning, the emperor really liked Sister Qin, but this girl was unlucky, so I will do it for you." It's a pity for her—that one is not as good-tempered as the emperor, it is said that she fell ill as soon as she entered the door." At this point, Mrs. Shen worriedly mentioned that she received a message from King Zheng a few days ago, saying that Qin's family was ill, and asked Xie's relatives to come to the palace to visit.

Xie Yili was stunned, and his heart was obviously not feeling well, so he said coolly: "Since he sent a post to invite you, why don't you go?" Mrs. Shen could hear the displeasure in her daughter's words, so she tactfully said: "I have to go, but I'm afraid there will be some right and wrong, so I still need to ask your mother to show me." Xie Yili twisted the handkerchief subconsciously, but said: "Mother is planning to drop by to Xiyuan after seeing me... That's fine, if I go there on purpose, it will make people tongue-tied. Don't think too much about other things." ..."

Knowing daughters is better than mothers.Whether it's just guilt or distress, what can Mrs. Shen say?Xie Yili said in an inaudible voice: "...It's all old, he won't take it to heart." Mrs. Shen was about to try to say a few words to ease her heart, but she saw her turn back to the inner room and come out with a mother-of-pearl plum blossom box: "Sister Qin is married. So that she can leave the cabinet empty-handed. Mother is going to visit her this time, can you prepare anything to add makeup to her?" "Your grandmother saved more than a dozen boxes and cages for her. I decided to take a set of gold-encrusted jade hair, and cut a few new clothes—about enough." Mrs. Shen said.

Xie Yili opened the tin box and showed it to Mrs. Shen, "These are some pieces of jewelry that I made up for sister Qin. I should have sent them earlier, but I've been sick all the time, and I'm afraid... Your Majesty knows what's wrong, It has been left in vain. Mother will take it with her." Mrs. Shen looked at the gold wares in the box. There were four pairs of gold earrings, all in the shape of lychees, pomegranates, and a handful of lotus, which meant many children and blessings. The golden steps of the phoenix title flower knot.There are also several pairs of inner palace flowers, begonias, hibiscus, and osmanthus, all of which are novel styles. There is only a white plum in a yarn pile, which looks a little old. Mrs. Shen originally hoped to go quietly to the Qingfu Hall to see Qin Taiwei before leaving.As soon as Bu Chengwang entered the palace gate, he was greeted by an experienced internal official, saying that King Zheng asked Mrs. Xie Shilang to meet and talk.After Cheng Ning led Mrs. Shen to Qingfu Hall, Wen led Shen Duanju and Xie Yuanyao all the way to Lingxing Gate.The two daughters Shen and Xie followed the little palace people all the way across the bridge to the island, seeing the tall locust trees and deep bamboos, the clear water and trees, and the elegant corridors, they were all amazed in their hearts.When he met Qin Taiwei, Xie Yuanyao smiled and asked, "He treats you very well?" Qin Taiwei was sitting on the couch pointing Zhunzhun to give up the seat to pour tea, when she heard this, she frowned unconsciously. After Yang Lian came home, Qin Taiwei's life became much easier.The island is clean and leisurely, her body feels better day by day, and now she can get out of bed and walk around.Let’s cover up the poisoning incident last time, Yang Lian was afraid of making mistakes, so he came to take a walk every evening to have a look at her, and when he was free, he would sit in the empty white room for a while, chatting with her about poems, books and anecdotes. Put on a game of chess.Since he showed such a gesture, the servants were even more attentive.At first she was still suspicious, but after seeing that he was as gentle and polite as Zheng Banshan said, she slowly relaxed. It's just that the "good" that Xie Yuanyao asked obviously didn't mean that.She was too lazy to have a deep talk with them, so she just said lightly, "Your Highness is a reasonable person." Since entering the palace in July last year, Qin Taiwei has wandered around before the gate of hell three times.The first time I confronted the manager in the clothes bureau and was almost beaten to death. I was so ignorant of human affairs and world affairs at that time. Even if I was very stubborn, I still remembered Xie Qian's saying "I am always waiting for you", lying in the Anle Hall desperately. Refuse to die.The second time was when she heard the accident in front of the Xianyang Palace, she lost her mind in the air for a while, and before she recovered from the bad news of Xie Qian's marriage, she made a promise without knowing why.During the month when Yang Lian was not around, she lay in the dark ear room, not knowing whether to live or die, but resigned herself to dragging on day by day... The world is like a storm, and human life is like duckweed, how can I know the next tide? Whether the head pushes you to the top of the waves or to the bottom of the mud. Why did she still think of Xie Qian?It's just that he saw Shen Duanju who was sitting far away by the door.She looked at the other party with a slight smile, and said: "Sister Shen left the pavilion, as a younger sister, I should have a congratulatory gift. It's just that I am a palace maid, and I have nothing else. Every needle and thread is a reward from the master, and I will give it to you as a present." The commanding woman is not very decent." "Why should you be so polite," Shen Duanju forced a smile, "You and my sisters don't know each other." "It's just that they don't distinguish between each other." Qin Tai smiled and said, "I was in a hurry when I left that day. I left a few boxes of bookshelves, clothes for four seasons, and family jewelry, all of which were left to Xie's family. My sister is also a housewife now. It looks like something eye-catching, so just take it. Fortunately, it’s my sister, so I don’t feel at ease handing it over to others.” Shen Duanju's complexion was pale, Xie Yuanyao was too embarrassed to speak, Qin Taiwei mocked Shen Duanju, and finally felt bored.The three of them sat together for a while, listening to the sound of the water and the wind outside the corridor, and thousands of leaves rustling, waiting for Mrs. Shen to come and make a rescue.Qin Taiwei finally realized that she was not looking good, so she calmed down and said, "Sister, please tell me about the outside world. I am from Shangyang, and I have not known the cold and heat of the world for a long time." Shen Duanju was speechless for a moment, but Xie Yuanyao took advantage of the situation Keep up, and talk about trivial matters at home to the changes in the court one by one. Mrs. Shen came over from Yang Lian's side, she smiled openly, and said repeatedly: "I never thought that His Royal Highness Zheng Wang is such a kind person, and he values ​​you so much. I am relieved at last." Handing over the presents one by one to Qin Taiwei said with a smile again: "Listen to what my aunt said, it's important to have a child as soon as possible while you are young. You are a palace man, and you will be able to rely on you in the future when you have a child." Xie Yuanyao smiled unconsciously: "What happened to mother today? I just finished reading Big Sister, and now I'm talking about Sister Qin again." Qin Taiwei felt contempt to the extreme, and replied with a sullen face: "Auntie is the one who taught me." Mrs. Shen was extremely embarrassed, and she said a few more words "everything is prudent" and "don't be willful", and she took her two aunts and sisters-in-law to get up and leave.Qin Taiwei sent them to the bridge, suddenly felt a pain in her heart, and couldn't help but want to call out.While hesitating, Xie Yuanyao suddenly turned back from the bridge and hugged Qin Taiwei. Qin Taiwei was taken aback, she thought that her cousin was reluctant to leave, but she heard a whisper in her ear: "Here, brother gave it to you." Suddenly something soft was stuffed into his hand.Qin Taiwei was shocked, and was about to refuse, but she saw Mrs. Shen turning her head and looking this way.She hurriedly put the things into her sleeves, Xie Yuanyao then let go of her and stared at her intently: "What else do you want to say?" Qin too slightly knew what she was asking.She looked over Xie Yuanyao's shoulder, looked at Shen Duanju's back like Liu Ruyan in the distance, and shook her head blankly: "No." Xie Yuanyao was a little disappointed, and sighed softly: "That's fine." Qin Taiwei returned to the room as if fleeing, and sent the palace people away to hide in the tent.The thing in the sleeve was a small green cloth bag, and she unwrapped it with trembling fingers, revealing a thick volume of books, the cover was slightly worn, and there was no withdrawal.When she opened it, she saw that the thin bamboo paper was densely covered with tiny characters, and the extremely familiar old handwriting made her burst into tears.When I have to read a few more lines, my eyes are already foggy.She took a deep breath and fell on the pillow, then pulled the quilt over her face, tried her best to hide the sound of crying, and it took a long time before she gradually calmed down. There is a piece of paper between the pages of the book, which was left by Xie Qian: "This uncle's old notes, I kept them for my grandmother, and now they belong to the original owner. My sister is kind and cherishes herself, and she is very careful." She held the letter in her hand and repeated After looking at it, Fang carefully folded it in half and sandwiched it between the pages. Just after reading a page, she felt that Qingluo's soft tent shook, she hurriedly hid the notes in the pillow letter, turned over and stood up.When I opened the tent, I didn't see anyone, I suspected that the wind was blowing the shadow of the tree, but when I turned my eyes, I saw Yang Lian standing at the door - I didn't realize when he came.He was in the backlight, with a smear of evening photos protruding from his shoulders, but he couldn't see the expression on his face.She had no choice but to wipe away her tears and get up, and said all blessings gracefully. Yang Lian had seen those red eyes from crying, and thought it was some women from Xie's family who made her cry.It was hard for him to say anything, he just said: "Since the illness is cured, you should enter the palace to thank the queen, you must not lose your courtesy." Qin Tai slightly said yes. "I'm going to the Queen Mother too. She is escaping the summer heat in the Longevity Palace, not far from here." Seeing that Qin Taiwei's face suddenly turned pale, he said again, "I'll accompany you." "Thank you Your Highness." She breathed a sigh of relief. He came over and took her to sit down, grabbed her wrist and felt her pulse.After raising them for these days, these scarred hands have recovered as before, clean and soft like a pair of newborn pigeons. Yang Lian will do what he says.Early the next morning, they asked someone to prepare the car to drive Qin Taiwei to the Longevity Palace to meet the Queen Mother.Qin Taiwei got up to wash and wash, and from the new clothes Mrs. Shen sent, she chose a navy-red jacquard cardigan and a jade-colored woven gold skirt.It was the first time she went out after she got married, and she had to dress up as a woman, so I helped her remove the double maids, put a nest of dark green silk under the bun, and inserted a few gold and jade heads.In the mirror, I saw that my cheeks were as pale as paper, and I applied some rouge thinly. I felt refreshed after applying it, and Fang turned out from behind the screen. Yang Lian was talking to an internal official, when he saw Qin Taiwei, he suddenly stopped, unable to answer for a long time.Seeing this, the internal officer quickly retreated.Qin Taiwei found that Yang Lian was waiting for her, so she came over and made a gesture of worship.Yang Lian went up to support her, took advantage of the situation and held her hand, and said straightly, "Did you sleep well last night?" Qin Tai frowned slightly and said, "It's not very good." Even though she was covered with makeup, she could still see a faint trace of dark blue under her eyes, and the color of the water in her eyes was not as clear as usual.Yang Lian knew the reason when he thought about it, and said, "I just went to say hello, why are you so nervous? If the Queen Mother asks you something, don't even forget how to answer it." "I don't dare to forget. I'm afraid that if I say something that doesn't suit the Queen Mother's wishes, it will cause His Highness trouble again." Qin Taiwei said. Yang Lian heard the word "trouble", smiled slightly, and said, "Don't think so much, this is not the bride meeting Weng Gu." Yang Lian's parents are both dead, so there is no Wenggu to speak of.But Qin is too subtle, probably because she is only a concubine, not to mention that she is far behind the concubine, even worse than Lin and Wen. Kowtowing from a distance, the Queen Mother would indeed not ask any questions.Thinking of this, she unknowingly lowered her head, wondering if the hairpin rings in her dress were considered presumptuous.The palace servants who served her were all young, and they couldn't figure out those cumbersome rules of rank. If they wore the wrong clothes, they might be criticized, or they should change back to palace costumes... "Why are you wearing a white plum blossom?" Suddenly hearing Yang Lian's question, she quickly regained her composure and replied, "This is from my cousin, I thought..." Before he finished speaking, he felt a pain in his scalp, and he actually tore off the silk flower.When she turned her head and saw his eyes turned cold, she was startled and swallowed an exclamation. "I don't even know what season it is." Qin Taiwei had no choice but to apologize and said with a smile: "There are no other flowers..." "Don't wear it anymore." He interrupted her abruptly, broke off the flower branch with a "click", threw it on the ground, and walked away with a sullen face. Qin was too shocked to speak.Although Yang Lian was thoughtful, he always treated her with a pleasant face, but this was the first time that he turned against her face to face—but he did so out of nowhere.Embarrassed and annoyed, she stood there for a while, then slowly returned to the room, sat down in front of the makeup mirror, and combed her disheveled temple hair carefully. After grating for a while, she suddenly took off the golden phoenix walker and bead curtain comb one by one, and a pair of pomegranate gold earrings—these, like Baimei, were gifts from Xianyang Palace.It's just that her dowry is half empty, except for the gift from Concubine Shu, there are not many jewelry.Last time Mrs. Shen sent a set of gold and jade heads, although the weight was heavy, but the style was very old, and a few strands of gold tassels were broken.She picked out a few simple styles that were not so well-crafted, and reluctantly put them on.She grew up with her father since she was a child, and she didn't pay attention to dressing like ordinary girls. Later, she was loved by her grandmother and never lacked gold jewelry.After entering the palace, she didn't have any belongings, only to realize that a hairpin and ring are rare for ordinary women... Thinking about it, she looked at the sleepy face in the mirror, and couldn't help but smiled wryly. Suddenly the mirror lighted up, and a light white and light red, crystal clear crape myrtle flower was handed to her.Yang Lian's handsome face was reflected in the mirror, and it has changed back to a calm and relaxed face, and she is carefully pinning the crape myrtle flower in her hair.There is a crape myrtle on the bank of Penglai Mountains and Rivers. When it is in bloom in early summer, the five colors are mottled and bright, and it looks like steaming clouds.Among them, this kind of silver-white crape myrtle flower with a vein of drunken red is particularly unique and beautiful. The flower branches hang tremblingly on the temples, making people more delicate than flowers—it just fits her boudoir name.Since he was willing to put so much effort into it, Qin Taiwei had no choice but to put away those idle thoughts for a while, turned around and returned a faint smile.A small storm gently covered it. As Yang Lian expected, Qin Taiwei was really worried for nothing, the queen mother did not see her, and only presented a pair of purses as a reward, and an old female official stood on the porch and said a few words on her behalf, such as cultivating women's virtues and extending children. If so, let him back down.The Empress Dowager summoned King Zheng to enter the palace, but a palace servant came to lead Qin Taiwei to the other side, saying that it was Miss Xu San who invited him to talk.When Qin Taiwei heard this speech again, she couldn't help trembling in her heart, and couldn't help but look at Yang Lian.Yang Lian was also looking back at her, so he nodded: "I see, you can go." The palace man also smiled and said: "Miss Xu San really invited you, Your Highness and Lady Qin, don't worry." Xu Anyuan was discussing the embroidery pattern of the new clothes with the female officer of the needlework bureau. Seeing Qin Taiwei coming over and nodding slightly, telling her to sit and wait for a while, Fang slowly turned around and greeted: "I haven't seen you for a few years, Qin My sister has grown so much taller." Qin Taiwei replied: "Ms. Xu's face is full of radiance and grace, which makes this concubine heartbroken." "You scholars, you have to say a polite word in such a polite way." Xu Anyuan covered his mouth with a smile, "Come here, I have something for you." A jasper ring, lying in a small brocade box.Qin Taiwei thanked her repeatedly, thinking that she didn't have any suitable items to give back.Seeing Miss Xu San's calm expression, Fang realized that this was a reward, so she accepted it calmly.Suddenly someone brought tea, Miss Xu San said that this is a new Longjing this year, the soup is bright green and bright, but it is a pity that no water from Hupao was brought.The drinking water for the emperors and empresses in the palace is fresh spring water transported from Yuquan Mountain in the west of Beijing every day. Although it is not as good as Hupao and Huiquan in the south, it is barely usable.Qin Taiwei answered every sentence, and Miss Xu San chatted about the old things in Hangzhou when she was a teenager, lighting up lanterns in July, admiring the moon in August, osmanthus in three autumns, lotus in ten miles...the two have their own concerns, how can they be perfunctory? speak many words.Miss Xu San suddenly said: "One year in July and a half to enjoy the moon, my family hired a big dragon boat and swam along the West Lake for a whole night. It was cloudless and windless that year, the moon was very bright, and the lights were very bright. , we also invited King Zheng to go on a boat with us, so that he would not be crushed by the crowd on the shore. It's a pity that you had already gone to Beijing that spring, so you never got it." Qin Taiwei pretended not to understand what she meant, and followed the words: "On August 15th, there will also be a lantern festival in Beijing, and the fireworks will be so prosperous that the West Lake is not allowed. Ms. Xu might as well take a visit then." Xu Anyuan narrowed his eyes, and suddenly said: "I heard that the Eldest Princess is in poor health...won't you go home and have a look?" When Mrs. Shen came yesterday, she only said that the Eldest Princess was in good health, and taught her not to rush to visit her relatives.Qin Taiwei was shocked when she heard that Xu Anyuan's words were different, she ignored the hint of unkindness in her words, and hurriedly asked for details. "You don't know?" Xu Anyuan stared at her, and said calmly, "I think it's because Penglai Mountain is too comfortable, and you don't want to leave. But I heard that the eldest princess was mad because you made me a concubine. .” Even if Qin Taiwei was careful and forbearing, she couldn't bear being ridiculed face-to-face like this.She stood up suddenly, and said with a sneer, "Thank you for reminding Miss Xu San, I am very grateful. His Highness is still outside, and I dare not delay, so I will resign. Ms Xu San is blessed and safe." With a stiff face, Xu Anyuan repeatedly called to see off the guests.As soon as Qin Taiwei went out, she suddenly grabbed a teacup and threw it on the gold brick floor, splashing the green tea soup and snow-white tiles all over the floor.The nurse next to her hastily called someone to come in to clean up, and said again and again: "It's just a little maidservant who doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, why bother with her as the third young lady with such a noble status." Xu Anyuan didn't answer, but let the two lines of tears flow down her cheeks It kept rolling and falling.Mammy was frightened by her, and leaned forward to try to persuade her.Xu Anyuan pushed her away violently, fell down on the brocade cushion on the couch, and burst into tears. Qin Taiwei did not see this scene.She stood at the gate of the palace for a while, before she could catch her breath, she saw Yang Lie coming out, and said unconsciously, "So fast?" "I don't have anything to say." Yang Mi seemed to pretend to be relaxed, but then asked, "Miss Xu San didn't do anything to you, did she?" Qin Taiwei saw that his face was slightly pale, and he didn't seem to be fine.She had been thinking about why she begged him to let her go back to Xie's house to visit her relatives, but it was inconvenient to mention it after seeing the situation.She considered it for a while, and finally couldn't help but said: "Miss San rewarded me with a jasper ring. Presumably she is planning to..." But she dared not finish her sentence. A sneer came out of his tightly pursed lips, and he said, "You don't have to see her in the future. If she still comes looking for you, you can just pretend that I won't let you see anyone." Qin Taiwei looked at him suspiciously.He then explained: "Just now I explained to the Queen Mother that I rejected the Xu family's marriage." It turned out that although the Xu family and Yang Lian had a marriage contract, both sides were already hesitating, but for the sake of Empress Dowager Xu's face and Xu Anyuan's persistence.After the turmoil in May, the Empress Dowager was definitely annoyed, and Xu Anzhao was even more furious—Yang Lian hired another palace man when he was discussing marriage, which was a slap in the face of his own sister-in-law.Everyone speculates whether the marriage will happen or not.But Queen Mother Xu was still hesitating, so she never said anything.And since Yang Lian dared to tear this layer of paper by himself, the queen mother's thunderous wrath naturally fell on him. When Qin Taiwei heard the news, she felt indescribably relieved.It's just that the joy dissipated quickly, and she also knew that the conquest of the king and concubine was of great importance, and it was not a simple grievance between children, so... "What are you thinking?" Seeing that she didn't answer, Yang Lian asked. "...Your Highness, why is this?" Qin Taiwei couldn't help asking. Seeing her worried appearance, Yang Lian was aroused a little interest, so he whispered in her ear, "It's for you." Qin Taiwei didn't believe it, but her face was flushed red by the frivolous words.After a while, she gradually realized that Yang Lian came to Wanshou Palace to reject the marriage and wanted to bring her with him.Overtly or secretly, intentionally or unintentionally, this is using her as a cover. After returning to Qingfu Palace for lunch, I regained my energy and went to see Empress Xu.Cross Jinao Yudai Bridge, exit Xiyuan from Qianming Gate, follow Tongzi River all the way to Xuanwu Gate, and then enter Miyagi.Yang Lian and Qin Taiwei got off their sedan chairs and walked into Shunzhen Gate.When passing through the palace garden, Qin Taiwei couldn't help looking around, the begonia trees had already lost their red clothes, the tall trees stretched like clouds, the ground was mottled with blue shadows, and the sun was slowly setting.The time sequence has shifted, the seasons have passed, and the spring scenery has long since disappeared without a trace.Only the cigarettes wafted from the fan of the Kunning Palace, and the breath was as dense as before. Empress Xu woke up from a nap, feeling dizzy and heavy, she was very happy to see Yang Nei bringing Qin Taiwei over to say hello, after receiving the gift, she taught her to watch the seats, and ordered Qin Taiwei to come to her, holding hands and looking carefully, laughing Said: "I heard that you have been ill for more than a month, I am only worried that your health is not good. Now you look more beautiful than before. I think it is the harmony of Xiyuan Fengshui, and it really supports people." Mrs. Qin blushed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, thank you." Empress Xu's eyes were sharp, but she saw at a glance that the medicinal jade earrings she was wearing were still rationed by female officials, and the hairpin on her head was also very simple. For those who come out here, I should prepare some dowry for you. You came in a hurry today, and there is no good thing to reward you in a hurry. Song Sishi—" she said to the female officer serving next to her, "send yesterday's imperial supervisor Bring two pairs of the silk flower hairpins that came, and the box of silk flowers." Qin Taiwei hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has already rewarded me, but I dare not take it again." Empress Xu smiled and said: "The scriptures and beads sent last time were rewarded according to the usual practice. This time I will give you something special, because your husband's status is different from others, so don't refuse." What I brought was a pair of long hairpins inlaid with suet jade flowers inlaid with rubies, and a pair of small hairpins inlaid with butterflies in gold silk inlaid with cat's eyes. Yes, the style is more mature and dignified, but the workmanship is top-notch, and I will give you two pairs. Those silk flowers are new this year, you can pick out which ones you like." Qin Taiwei thanked her for her kindness, and after picking two smaller silk flowers, she refused to take any more. Song Sizhu had to suggest in a low voice: "The begonia flowers embroidered with gold thread look good on my lady." Seeing this, Empress Xu laughed again : "This child is too honest. Don't pick and choose, just take the whole box back and wear it slowly. Young people wear flowers to be lively and pretty." Yang Lian also laughed and said, "Auntie is so generous, it's too spoiling for her." "It's just silk flowers. Which girl doesn't have a lot of dowry?" Empress Xu gave him a meaningful look, and said, "I'm also worrying about others." When the young palace people of Kunning Palace heard the news, they all came to spy on them with excuses.It is said that Qin Taiwei is very lucky to marry a man like a fairy; now that she comes back to Xie En, she is accompanied by King Zheng, so she must be very favored.In the past, Lady Wen was also born in the palace and was accused of being the concubine of King Zheng. She had never heard of such a kind encounter.Some people say, after all, Qin Taiwei is the only daughter of a feudal official, and now that her family is powerful, how can Wen Canran, a concubine from the Yushi family of Youqian Capital, be able to match her?Someone also mentioned Mrs. Lin who was conquering the palace. Her father was just a painting academy waiting for an imperial edict. I heard that he was not as cold as Wen's family. It can be seen that this has nothing to do with his background.Mrs. Qin was begged by King Zheng himself, and she was younger than those two, so she was naturally more favored. If this private discussion reaches Qin Taiwei's ears, she can only smile wryly.At this time, she just lowered her head and listened to the questions and answers between Empress Xu and Yang Lian, and exchanged a few words without meaning.Empress Xu suddenly mentioned Qing Ci again, and gave Yang Li a poem tube, which contained a new topic.Qin Taiwei couldn't help but feel happy.Recently, she has seen that although Yang Lian writes good poems, he doesn't take Donghua Emperor and Qianyuan Zhenren seriously at all. He just doesn't want to disobey Empress Xu's wishes. Seek the calligraphy of foreign ministers.Thinking that he would have to frown and write lyrics again when he went back today, Qin Tai felt a little pleasure.Suddenly I heard Empress Xu say again: "I don't have many people who handle writing and ink here. After Mrs. Qin is gone, only Shen Nvshi is still useful. She is tired of copying all day long." Qin Taiwei said: "If the empress does not dislike it, I will transcribe Your Highness's Qingci." "That's just right." Empress Xu said, "If there are any words you don't know, you can ask him for advice in person." Yang Lian looked at Qin Taiwei, smiled and said: "Is there any characters she doesn't know? She was copying Qing Ci in the Qingxia Residence that day, it seems that she didn't make any mistakes." Empress Xu chuckled, and said again: "Speaking of Qingxiaju, was it the first time you saw her?" "That's not true, I've seen it a long time ago." Yang Lian said. Qin Taiwei let out a "huh" in her heart, and secretly glanced at Yang Lian.Yang Lian smiled and said, "It's in Hangzhou, the Shangsi Festival in the second year of Shenxi." She was stunned. "I was so bored that day, so I changed my clothes and slipped out of the palace for a stroll without any entourage. Unexpectedly, when I walked to Yu Shaobao Temple, I bumped into the supervisor of the piano. I thought there was always some advice to listen to, but luckily that day The violin supervisor himself is also in a low-clothes mixed in with the crowd, and there is a little girl with him - I guess it must be someone else?" I didn't expect it to be like this again.She tried her best to recall the Shangsi Festival in the second year of Shenxi, when peach blossoms bloomed very well by the West Lake that year.It happened that her father, Muxiu, begged hard to go to see flowers and go for an outing.Her father has always allowed her to be lawless, and even though traveling in low clothes is very risky, it actually fulfilled her wish.She remembered that day when the grass was blooming all over the street; she remembered the burden of weeds and flowers under the Yongjin Gate and the small shop selling wontons; she remembered that there was a woman in a moonlight skirt dancing on a dragon boat in the lake, but her father forbade her to see more; The wicker tangled the Tang scarf on her father's head, and she and Qin Quan hurriedly untied it for a long time; remembering that she was squeezed out of an embroidered shoe on the Su Causeway, her father had to carry her to sit in the teahouse, She bought new shoes for her to wear, but she still felt that the embroidered shoes sold in the market were not exquisite enough... The memories of the past were so vivid that she almost couldn't breathe. It's just that she couldn't remember seeing a handsome young man that day, and her memory was very good. "Why don't I remember this..." Qin Taiwei murmured. Yang Lian laughed and said, "Your eyes are fixed on the Meisu Wan in the shopkeeper's burden, so naturally you can't see me." Suddenly her cheeks flushed. Empress Xu smiled and said, "How old was Miss Qin at that time? Nine years old?" "It's almost ten years old." Qin Tai slightly lowered her head and said. "Then what happened later?" Empress Xu asked Yang Lian again with a smile. "Afterwards, of course, he was immediately escorted back to the palace by the violin supervisor, and he didn't have a good time." Yang Lian shook his head. Qin Taiwei was still suspicious, not sure how true Yang Lian's words were.But if it is a lie, how can you even tell the day clearly? Empress Xu moved the teacup, and said slowly: "The supervisor of Qin handled it in a very appropriate way. It was your own fault. You only cared about your own comfort. If something good or bad happens, how many people will be implicated. I'm afraid that your palace will be overturned." Damn, let's not talk about it, wouldn't An Lan be in a hurry?" Yang Lian was silent for a moment, and said, "She doesn't know much about me." The afternoon sun fell in the depths of the temple, and the gilt copper Boshan furnace was burning with incense from the South China Sea, and the shadow cast by the curling green smoke fell on his eyes, as if passing a trace of melancholy.Qin Taiwei suddenly remembered that she only thought that he was still young at that time, and in fact he was already married.She felt a little empty in her heart, quickly lowered her eyes, and listened attentively to what the queen said. "An Lan has been away for three years, and you have already finished guarding her." Empress Xu considered her words.In the morning, she had heard that Yang Lian was refusing to marry at the Longevity Palace, although she was expecting it, she also felt that he was a little impatient, "...Now you can plan to choose a lady from a famous family as a match, and your palace also needs to be married. Someone has to take the lead." "In the end, the elders have to make decisions about marriage." Yang Lian replied in a well-mannered manner. Empress Xu smiled and said: "The elders make decisions for you, and you have to be willing to do it yourself. The two concubines in your mansion...the character and background are reasonable. Wen Canran stayed with me for a few days, and he is indeed a well-educated person. Woman. I don't know what you think?" "The Wen family is virtuous and knows how to be polite," Yang Lian said indifferently, "How can there be any reason to take a concubine as a wife?" Empress Xu nodded approvingly: "That's true." Qin Taiwei stared blankly at the lace pattern on the big red carpet.She is just a concubine who doesn't even have a title, and she has nothing to do with whoever Yang Lian accepts as a concubine.But she didn't feel comfortable discussing these things in front of her face.She moved her eyes away quietly, and looked at the display vases, incense burners, desks, calligraphy and paintings in the palace one by one.After walking away for a while, she suddenly heard Empress Xu calling her: "Miss Qin, have you ever visited Concubine Shu?" She hurriedly said, "Never." "Go and see her. She told me yesterday that she misses you very much." Empress Xu said. In the morning, Qin Taiwei heard Xu Anyuan mentioning that Princess Dachang was seriously ill, so she planned to ask Xianyang Palace about it.However, thinking of the turmoil in the morning, he couldn't help but glance at Yang Lian.He also looked at her, and said quietly: "Go ahead." His face was so peaceful that it was unreal. Probably they had something to say behind her back, Qin Taiwei thought about it, and then said: "I heard that the Xianyang Palace is closed, so please ask the empress to send a female official to take the concubine there." But she glanced at it deliberately Cao Dianji standing in the distance.Empress Xu smiled slightly, and taught Cao Dianji to lead her there. Concubine Shu did not recover well after giving birth. Two months later, her face was still sallow, her eyes were sunken, and her figure was not as slim as before.When she heard Qin Taiwei approaching, she forced herself up from the couch, and with a smile on her face, asked Zhu Mo to serve tea to the guests.A new maid named Baoqiu was added to her side, but she couldn't see where Yuchou had gone.Qin Taiwei didn't ask in detail if she had something on her mind, and after exchanging a few words of pleasantries, she politely asked about the eldest princess' illness. "I won't hide it from you." Xie Yili said, "Grandmother's body may not survive this year." Qin Taiwei stayed for a while, tears came out suddenly: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Even my aunt didn't mention a word." “告诉你又能如何？皇上指去的御医尚且束手，你能帮得上什么？”谢迤逦道。 “我想回去看看祖母，”琴太微顾不得理会她话中的冷淡讥诮，抽泣着说，“一年未见了。” “徵王肯让你回家吗？”谢迤逦幽幽道。 琴太微摇了摇头，却又说：“我求求他，许是肯的吧。” 谢迤逦遂良久不说什么。琴太微见她心绪颇不佳，连忙拭去眼泪，问起她的病况。谢迤逦只懒懒道：“宫中医婆皆不得用。你那回受了伤，还不是郑半山救下的？” 琴太微听了又是一滞。谢迤逦见状，遂笑道：“我乏了，还想躺一会儿。教珠秾带你去看看小皇子吧。” 襁褓中的孩子尚未满百日，小脸儿皱巴巴的地拧成一团，边哭边吐着唾沫，并不像宫人们交口称赞的那般端正可爱——也许小孩儿家都这样吧。琴太微并无弟妹子侄，是以从没机会接近过婴儿。她将小皇子接过来抱在怀里，学奶娘的样子小心摇着，居然哄得他止住了哭声。她心中对这孩子便又添了几分喜爱，抱着不肯撒手，又拿了一只小铃铛逗得他咯咯直笑。珠秾笑道：“琴娘子这般喜欢小娃娃，将来也会有自己的孩子的。” 琴太微摇了摇头，却道：“我来了这半日，怎不见玉稠姐姐？” 珠秾收了笑容：“你不知道吗？” 琴太微茫然。 “前几天她就服侍了皇上。”珠秾慢慢道，“皇上封了她一个选侍。如今她住在后院西厢房，不常来前面应差。” “那姐姐她——” “这是娘娘的意思。”珠秾看了她一眼，又低声道，“皇上近来眷顾着一位年纪极小的琳妃。娘娘这才做主抬举了玉稠——如今该叫桂选侍了。” 琴太微听得大不是滋味，遂慢慢弯下腰，把三皇子放回榻上。珠秾见她不说话，一边低头整理着襁褓，一边忍不住低声嘀咕道：“我们娘娘可是容易的吗？也不知该说你什么……” 从咸阳宫出来，琴太微的步子越拖越慢。曹典籍瞧她那满腹心思的模样，索性开口道：“娘子有什么话这就快问吧，再耽搁可就回到坤宁宫了。” 曹典籍是宫中旧人。琴太微既与她相知，此时也不绕圈子了，直问道：“姐姐可知徵王殿下他——” 曹典籍深深看了她一眼。琴太微忽觉羞愧，一咬牙仍道：“是不是和淑妃有过节？” “是。”曹典籍道。 她俩各自朝四周张望了一下。下午这个时辰，东一长街上清寂无人，远处只见当值的内官倚着宫门出神。两个宫人慢慢走着说话并不惹人注意，即便有人近前也能立时察觉。 “淑妃自小长在宫中，你是知道的。”曹典籍道，“太后膝下没有公主，却极喜爱小女孩儿，自做皇后时就常留着几位贵戚千金在坤宁宫伴驾，一则为说笑解闷，二则是为儿孙们备选。” 琴太微忽然明白了，不由得打了一个激灵。 “徵王原是皇长孙，而徐家这一辈的嫡女——也就是三小姐，年纪太小。太后要另起炉灶，就挑中了谢家长女。庄敬太子亦首肯了此事，只等她及笄便正式聘娶。只是后来她被皇上看中了。” 琴太微喃喃道：“这岂不是……有些不得体？” “确是如此。”曹典籍斟酌着词句缓缓道，“但皇上开了口，谢家也只能答应啊。” 不，其中有些地方对不上……她忽记起五月里为了深柳堂事件受审时，太后身边的李司饰曾向她提过淑妃的事，说的是她在花园里迷路，偶遇了皇帝，从此才直上云霄。老宫人那闪烁的眼神、暧昧的语气犹在眼前耳畔，分明暗示着事情背后没那么简单。 待要再追问，琴太微忽又明白了——这当然不是迷路，谢迤逦又不是初入清宁宫，她在太后身边侍奉多年，怎可能还会迷路，这是有意而为…… 这些话她都不好意思再问下去。她茫然回头，望望咸阳宫的红墙。高树披离如羽，紫槐花事盛极，绛红花串如锦绣堆砌，红姿妍媚，迎风倩笑，香气中充弥着淡淡腥甜味道。 “那是哪一年的事？” “神锡元年。” 神锡元年，大局已定。奉天殿上的继位者和预想中的不同。杨楝不再是皇孙，仅仅是身份微妙的临安郡王。趋利避害，人之常情。不嫁徵王也许太后不答应，但是攀上了皇帝就无人能够阻拦了。 早间那支折断的白梅花，究竟萦系着什么样的隐秘情事？竟把一个谦谦君子气得如此失态定是想起了当初被心仪的未婚妻抛弃是如何颜面尽失，不得不娶徐家的庶小姐又如何心灰意冷……她必定得在心里狠狠冷笑几声，方不负今日费心打听到的这桩天大逸闻。但这样着力的冷笑，却也没有令她觉得半分松快，一颗心反似戳破了水囊般瘫软无力，乱糟糟地淌湿了一地泥泞。 傍晚的日光打在长街的青石板上，浮沉飞舞，晚絮飘零，燥得她出了一身汗。她定是心神全乱了，这时竟无端地想起沈端居来——那一日偶遇谢家婆媳，亦是在这长街上。沈端居宝髻高挽，华服雅净，跟在沈夫人身后款款走近，连一个眼波都无须转动，就把她的少年美梦敲了个落花流水。 远处翠华摇摇仪仗葳蕤，曹典籍忙拉了琴太微闪到墙边敛衽侍立。原来是皇帝摆驾咸阳宫。琴太微还记得从前皇帝常常在这个时辰驾临，这回也不知是去看谁。肩舆过去后，她悄悄抬头打量，正巧那顶金丝翼善冠折出的强光刺中了眼目。 正暗暗松口气，肩舆忽然转了回来。琴太微连忙缩到曹典籍后面，把大半边身子都躲在阴影里。皇帝坐在肩舆里，声音听起来颇为遥远，含含糊糊地问着曹典籍一些话。曹典籍简略地应着，心中亦知皇帝必是瞧见琴太微才掉头的。 “那是琴内人吗？”皇帝终于问。 “是。”琴太微并不惧怕。她是已嫁之身，亲王内眷在皇帝面前连抬头都是不必要的。 皇帝沉默了一会儿，又问：“去探望你表姐了？” "yes." 一阵沉默后，肩舆终于远远走开了。琴太微立刻拉了曹典籍往坤宁宫走去。 “曹姐姐，难道我真的长得像淑妃？”琴太微语声中竟有些恨意。 曹典籍只是说：“你想到哪儿去了。”她握着她的手，却发现她的手指冰凉潮湿。 从坤宁宫出来后，琴太微一门心思地等着杨楝问自己在咸阳宫的见闻。不料他很沉得住气，竟半个字也不曾提起，反倒没来由地说起什么要叫程宁去给她订一些首饰，“喜欢什么花样自己去挑”。 琴太微随意地点点头。杨楝见她丝毫不热心，便顺手将她发间的紫薇花轻轻摘了下来。经过一日奔忙，那些柔如彩云的花朵已黯然凋萎。 回到清馥殿，杨楝留了琴太微一同用晚膳。琴太微满腔愁思，哪里有半点胃口，便只舀了半碗粥，就着芝麻菜小口抿着。杨楝拿了夹了一只冬笋荸荠虾仁馅儿的蒸饺塞给她。她心中愤然又不敢扔掉，只好咬了一口。这蒸饺原是杨楝喜欢的点心，府中厨子做得极为老道，端的是笋嫩虾甜，鲜香四溢，可是她吃在嘴里，却是木木的一点滋味也没有。 杨楝不解道：“你晚上只吃这么点东西吗？” 她只得道：“这会儿不饿呢。” 杨楝只道她是害羞，遂向侍膳的内官道：“备些夜宵点心送来，按琴娘子爱吃的做。” 她轻声谢过，又咬了一口蒸饺，才慢慢悟出这句话的意思有些不对劲儿，心中突地一跳，想要追问一句却又万万没那个胆量。 偏生那内官也是个懵懂的，走到门口又掉过头来问，点心是送到虚白室还是送到清馥殿。这回她听明白了，他说“送到我房里”。 她盯着碗里的清粥直发愣。她一直知道自己是什么人，既然养好了病，就该过来服侍他了，可是……她心里翻翻滚滚的还是下午在宫中的见闻。羞怯、恼恨、委屈、失悔还有不得不承受的痛楚，一时全都噎在胸口化解不开。 “你是不舒服吗？”见她不应，他狐疑道。 “我要回去。”她脱口道。 杨楝一时没明白：“回哪里去？” “我……”她忽然觉得不安，立刻又说了一句，“我身上不方便，不能留下来陪殿下。” 他疑惑地看她半天，似乎想说点什么又说不出口，终于只是说：“那你就早点歇着吧，点心也给你送过去。” 她垂头不敢应声，怕被他发现自己说了谎。 好容易熬到晚饭吃完，杨楝叫人拿了个织锦囊给琴太微，里面硬硬滑滑的摸不出是什么。 "Take it out and have a look." 她依言解囊，看见里面是一根黄铜短管，两头各镶一块荧光剔透的圆玻璃，铜管上镌刻着花体西洋字样。“是千里镜呀。”遂将千里镜举到面前，正看见杨楝的一只眼睛忽然张大了十倍，又圆又亮如一轮明月，她倒吃了一惊。 杨楝本来打算讲解一下，见她原也会用，遂道：“过几天太后宫中又要唱戏，你带着这个去。不过别只顾着看戏，留心看看人。” “看谁？”琴太微问。 “把咱们的媒人找出来啊。” 琴太微哑然。 “这事儿总不能就这样算了吧。”杨楝道，“到时候各宫的人都会去清宁宫伺候，你仔细辨认一下。认出来了别叫嚷，先悄悄告诉我。” “大内的宫人有三千多，总要有个留意的方向吧。”琴太微沉吟道，“殿下是不是心中已经有数了……” 杨楝却问：“你有没有猜过是什么人？” 琴太微早已前前后后地琢磨了好几回，忙道：“我猜是……” 杨楝比了个低声的手势，她遂凑到他耳边轻轻说了个两个字，他点头道：“不过那宫人有可能已被调往他处。” 琴太微道：“既然如此，能否查一下宫中的人事变动？” “宫中每天都有人挪进挪出，查起来可就千头万绪了。我的手哪里伸得了那么远。”杨楝道。其实他并非没有找人暗查，不过没寻到，不免疑心那人已被灭口了。 她一边调着千里镜朝窗外张望，一边嘀咕道：“当初沈夜曾把太后那里的宫人一一看过，皆不是。如果我是那个传话宫人，事后我一定求主子把我调到太后那边去，才算躲得最结实。”找到清宁宫的方向看了半天，又道：“盯着清宁宫的大门，说不定就能看见她。” 杨楝谑笑道：“好啊。千里镜给你了，你就天天守着吧。” 琴太微见他始终笑容温煦，似乎对自己毫无疑心，心中没由来地又是一空。 说了一会儿闲话，杨楝便携了琴太微在水边散步，顺便将她送到桥头。初夏的残阳铺于太液清波之间，两岸垂柳摇金，一池晚霞瑟瑟。熏风里浮动着淡淡甜香，是隔岸云水榭边的蔷薇花开了。 琴太微踌躇良久，心事又如水中浮标一样冒了上来。她终于牵了牵他的袖子，一鼓作气道：“殿下，能不能求你一事情，我想出宫去看看外祖母。” “可以。”杨楝随声应着，又道，“明天叫崔嬷嬷去驸马府走一趟，跟谢夫人订个日子。” 没想到他答应得如此痛快，琴太微反倒吃了一惊，连声谢恩。杨楝却笑了笑，从袖中抽出一件东西递过来，倒像早就在这儿等着她似的。 是皇后给的诗筒，琴太微十分狐疑：“几时就写好了？” 杨楝笑道：“你不是在皇后面前说要写青词吗？” 琴太微急道：“是说誊写……” “原是要留你下来，等我拟稿的。”杨楝道，“你急着要回去，就一并写了吧。” 琴太微这才听明白，原来刚才他要留她，只是为了抄青词而已，并不是要过夜，倒是她自己想多了，还平白扯了个谎。一念及此，羞得恨不能顿时躲到湖底去。杨楝见她发愣，顺势将诗筒塞入她怀中。 “可是我不会……”她又急又羞，眼泪都要堕下来了。 “都抄过这么多了，照猫画虎还不会吗？”他弯着眼睛笑道，“你连八股都会写，青词还不是小意思？” 什么事情他都知道，必是郑半山说的！杨楝见她满面困窘，只道她是认输了，遂笑得愈加得意。 第二日，崔嬷嬷便领命去公主府中传话，下午回来时说见到了谢家主母。沈夫人听说琴娘子将回家倒是十分欢喜，只是近日府中上下都忙着准备二小姐的婚事，着实不得空闲，请琴娘子暂且忍耐些时。等忙过了七月，二小姐出了阁，再请娘子回家。 杨楝听了便皱起眉头来。 “嬷嬷知不知道，表妹许了什么人家？”琴太微喃喃道，“这般着急过门。” “是威国公府陆家的世孙。这位陆公子不日就要跟随老公爷去北海驻边，所以急着娶新妇过门。而且……”崔嬷嬷望了琴太微一眼，“大长公主病了一年，谢家也想借嫁女冲冲喜。” 杨楝心想谢家长子联姻清流名门，女儿嫁入勋贵世家，倒是两头不误、四平八稳。 “那就等等吧。”杨楝淡然道，“还有，人呢？” “谢家夫人说，原先服侍琴娘子的丫鬟仆妇大大小小总有二十来人。”崔嬷嬷有条不紊道，“琴家留下的几个丫鬟，有愿意回南的已经赏了身契放走了，娘子的奶嬷嬷亦在其中。余者都分到了府中各房，也有去了庄子上的，一时聚不整齐。等谢家夫人空了再一一找来问过，看是否有人愿意进来服侍娘子。” 他回头望着琴太微，只见她垂了头不作声，眼皮微微发红，似是竭力吞咽着这般冷落难堪。 “谁要他家送人进宫？”他说，“不过问问琴家旧人都被她打发到哪里去了。” “有劳殿下费心。”琴太微亦勉强开口道，“谆谆就很好，不必再找旧人。” “你倒是与她投契。”虽则是笑，杨楝心中却想，将来无论如何再不让琴太微踏入谢家大门一步。