Three or four days had passed since the turmoil in the side hall of Kunyi Palace. Concubine Rong learned a lesson and her arrogance suddenly became much lower. She stayed in Yaohua Palace behind closed doors all day long, and everything was calm for a while.

On this day, Lu Yuan personally held the Buddhist scriptures copied for the Queen Mother and prepared to take them to the Baohua Hall to pray for the Queen Mother.

Passing by Chenming Palace, I saw a lively and young figure from a distance, wearing a crimson gauze dress embroidered with peach blossoms, with a Ruyi double bun on her hair, a hairpin with seven-skilled pearl flowers, and holding a small kite in the shape of a wild goose in her hand.

, running towards the wind, wanting to put the kite into the sky.

The little girl only looked back at the kite, but she stumbled on a protruding stone under her feet and almost fell down. After a while, Lu Yuan quickly stepped forward and held her, while the Buddhist scriptures in her hands were scattered on the ground.

Concubine Xian and several maids came up from behind, hugged the little girl, and looked nervously up and down. Seeing that there was no obstruction, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Miss Lu, for helping me. Qingning is running around naughty, I

Even Gong Hei can’t keep up.”

Princess Qingning looked five or six years old, with picturesque features, smart and cute eyes. She was looking at Lu Yuan curiously with her round eyes wide open.

Lu Yuan smiled and said: "Concubine Xian is so polite, it's just a small effort. Moreover, in Kunyi Palace that day, Concubine Xian was so kind and generous, and she has not yet said thank you."

Concubine Xian smiled and said: "It's just a trivial matter that doesn't deserve a thank you. I am used to seeing injustices in the palace and never get involved in them. But seeing that you are weak and things are strange, I don't want good people to suffer unjust injustice."

.In fact, the girl is extremely smart and has a good chance of winning. I am just adding fuel to the flames." After saying that, Concubine Xian personally helped Lu Yuan pick up the Buddhist scriptures that fell on the ground.

Concubine Xian accidentally opened a page and looked at the words inside. Suddenly her face changed slightly and she asked, "Did you copy this?" Lu Yuan lowered her head and answered yes.

Concubine Xian was thoughtful and asked: "Did someone else teach you calligraphy?"

Lu Yuan didn't know what Concubine Xian meant, so she answered truthfully: "In the past, when I was at home, I often practiced calligraphy with my elder brother."

Concubine Xian was filled with joy and sorrow, and asked in a trembling voice: "Your eldest brother...is his name Lu Chongyang?"

Lu Yuan asked curiously: "How does Concubine Xian know the name of my eldest brother?"

Concubine Xian raised her head, tried hard to suppress the tears in her eyes, and said softly: "He...he is my...old friend. Miss Lu, please come with me to Chenming Palace to sit down." As she said that, she held her hand with her hand.

After getting up, Lu Yuan took Qingning by the hand and returned to Chenming Palace.

After passing through the main hall, Concubine Xian handed Qingning to the wet nurse, took Lu Yuan into the side hall, and sent all the maids out.

The side hall of Chenming Palace is arranged like a study room. The four walls are covered with carved book shelves. Each shelf is used to store books or place pens, inks and calligraphy treasures. There is a whole shelf filled with various kinds of books.

The pen holders include white jade, gilt ebony, agate, and copper, with countless shapes and sizes.

There is a long rosewood table in the middle, with books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones placed on it, which is a little messy. A piece of snow-white rice paper is dotted with a few blooming red plums, which have not yet been painted. In addition, there are only a pair of rattan armchairs.

, a small round table, and the hall seemed empty and lonely.

Seeing that Concubine Xian looked different, Lu Yuan asked with concern: "Your Majesty, your face is pale, but you feel unwell?"

Concubine Xian shook her head, as if she had something to hide. After a moment of silence, she asked: "Your brother...how is he doing? Is he okay?"

When she mentioned her brother, scenes of her family being confiscated and the whole family being exiled appeared in front of Lu Yuan. She said sadly: "My father was implicated by others that day, and the whole family was convicted and exiled to Shu. I was the only one who was protected by the Queen Mother and was exiled."

Taken to the palace. My father, mother, two brothers, two sisters-in-law, and my little nephew who is less than one year old are all suffering in Shu."

Concubine Xian looked shocked, her face showed pain, and her eyes were filled with sadness.

Lu Yuan calmed down her emotions for a moment and asked, "Did you just say that you and my eldest brother are old friends?"

Concubine Xian smiled slightly, but tears welled up in her eyes, and she slowly said: "As soon as you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea. From now on, Xiao Lang is a passerby."

Lu Yuan suddenly came to her senses and said: "Mother, could it be... When Yuanyuan was young, she heard my mother mention that before her eldest brother took his current sister-in-law, he had a childhood sweetheart who was the daughter of the Xiao family in Zhizhou, but later this person

Miss Xiao later entered the palace and became a concubine, could she be Concubine Xian?"

Concubine Xian nodded and said with a wry smile: "I am Xiao Jingmian. At that time, I was in love with your eldest brother and had been privately engaged for life. However, in order to be promoted in the official position and to glorify my ancestors, my father forced me to

Participating in the talent show, I don’t want to be selected into this deep palace and end my relationship with your brother as husband and wife." As he spoke, tears fell like rain.

Lu Yuan took out the shark handkerchief from her sleeve, gently wiped Concubine Xian's tears, and said: "Although Yuanyuan was young at that time, she still remembers that her eldest brother was depressed and unsmiling for a long time, and her mother took care of him.

He was rejected by several marriages, and as he got older, it was not until two years ago that he obeyed his parents' advice and married his current sister-in-law. The following year, he gave birth to his nephew Yan. Presumably, his eldest brother also had a hard time forgetting his mother-in-law.

"

Concubine Xian left her seat and stood in front of the moon cave window, looking at the magnolias blooming outside the court. She said sadly: "After entering the palace, I was also discouraged and my heart was still. However, the emperor was kind to me, and I gradually got used to it.

After living in the palace, and later having Qingning, he put his whole mind on her, turning his back on what was going on outside the window, never interfering in the disputes in the harem, and he didn't even know anything about your family being convicted and exiled.

Know."

Lu Yuan said resolutely: "My family has suffered an unjust injustice, and I will use my own strength to clear my father's injustice!"

Concubine Xian carefully observed her face, and she felt reassured, and said slowly: "A woman will always have many unavoidable forces in her life. From now on, you will also be my sister. If you need help, please come to me. I will definitely help you."

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Chapter completed!