On the small palm is a small fragrant cake exuding the aroma of medicine.

Xiao Nianshen smiled at me and said: "Grandma, look, this is the incense in the imperial concubine's house that you asked me to replace. Is it this?"

I lowered my head and smelled his hand, and a faint medicinal fragrance that was familiar in my memory floated into my nose. I smiled slightly: "Well, this is it."

Xiao Nianshen happily put the piece of incense into my hand. I took the piece of incense and looked at Nian Shen's blushing face like an apple. I smiled and said, "Today's banquet must be very lively, right?"

?His Highness’s face turned red.”

Xiao Nianshen nodded: "It's really lively. All the concubines in the palace have gone. There are so many people. I heard that the father's grace has even allowed the family members of the imperial concubines to come and kowtow. It's the righteousness of the Taifu."

The Master sent people to send so many congratulatory gifts that they filled up such a big room."

The adopted son of Lord Taifu?

I raised my eyebrows - it seems that Shen Gongyi has not been idle in the past two years. As one of the three princes, how can he not have a right-hand man? It is no wonder that the imperial concubine is becoming more and more popular in the harem, and her family is still

It has a lot to do with it.

I smiled and said: "Then, will the emperor stay in Chonghua Palace to accompany the imperial concubine tonight?"

"Well, yes." Nianshen nodded: "Today is the birthday of the imperial concubine."

The smile on my lips deepened.

Xiao Nianshen scratched the back of his head again: "But Grandma, I don't understand. Aren't the incense used by the Queen Mother, Concubine Li, and other concubines the same as the incense used by Concubine Li? Why would you just exchange a piece of incense for it?

If you do this, Father will release you?"

I smiled and touched his head: "This... Your Highness is too young to understand."

"Oh..." He pouted.

He was lonely for a while, and suddenly he became happy again. He raised his little face and smiled at me: "Well, grandma, I have helped you exchange the incense of Concubine Li for the incense of Concubine Concubine. When will Father and I release you?"

?Tomorrow? Or will I come to release you later?"

I couldn't help but laugh: "Your Highness is really impatient, how could he be so quick?"

"Then, when?"

"Well, if it's quick, it will take more than a month."

"More than a month?!" Xiao Nianshen's eyes suddenly widened: "It takes so long, I thought I could let you go right away."

I smiled and shook my head, stroking his heart in a comforting way. The child became more and more lonely and pouted: "If I had known it would take so long, I might as well have gone directly to ask my father for mercy..."

I thought about it, leaned down and gently held his chubby face, looked into his clear eyes, and said seriously: "Your Highness, many things are not as simple as what you see in front of you.

It may be quick, but it may lay the seeds of disaster for your future; don't stop doing something just because you can't see the benefits in front of you. People should take one step at a time and look at the three steps when doing things. The one who can laugh at the end laughs best."<

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These words were too profound for Xiao Nianshen. He looked at me blankly for a long time and shook his head: "Grandma, I don't understand what you said."

I smiled softly: "It doesn't matter, just remember it, Your Highness."

He looked at me and nodded seriously: "Hmm."

At this time, I remembered the bowl of unmedicated rice again during the day, and asked him gently: "By the way, has His Highness told other people in the palace about his encounter with me?"

He shook his head: "No, grandma asked me not to tell, but I didn't tell anyone."

"Oh..."

I frowned slightly, Xiao Nianshen would never lie, so who ordered that bowl of rice? I have been locked up here for more than two years, and this person has never come to take care of me, but he suddenly appeared in the past two days

, obviously this person didn’t know that I was being held here from the beginning, he should have discovered it recently, and the people who came to visit me recently just had deep thoughts.

Nian Shen didn't say, could it be that that person discovered some clues from the child's words and knew that I was being held here?

But, who is that person? What is the purpose of taking care of me like this against the wishes of the emperor and Concubine Li?

I lowered my head and looked at Xiao Nianshen looking at me with a pure look on her face. I smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness, it's getting late. Your Highness should go back early, in case the Queen is worried."
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"Yes." He nodded and said to me: "Grandma, you must come out soon. I really hope you can be released soon and teach me more principles."

I laughed: "Your Highness said something stupid again. Haven't the Emperor and the Queen already considered some candidates to be your teachers?"

He said: "But I don't like any of those people. I like grandma. By the way, my father also said today that he plans to invite the sage that grandma mentioned, the man named Fu Badai, to the palace to ask for

Let him be my teacher, and also let him go to Jixian Hall to compile official history."

"Oh?" My heart moved slightly.

Pei Yuanhao wants to invite Fu Badai to come out of the mountain and enter Jixian Hall to compile official history?

There are a lot of talents in the Hanlin Academy, and even the Northern School has many well-educated people. If you really want to compile official history, just inviting anyone to come out is enough, but the candidate Pei Yuanhao is considering is Fu Badai.

How much impact will it have on students all over the world?

It seems that things are exactly as I thought. What he wants is an attitude towards the world, especially the students from Southwest China!

Xiao Nianshen looked up at the sky and realized that it was getting late. After saying goodbye to me, he ran away alone. I still kept the same posture and sat at the door, but I didn't feel as cold as before. I lowered my head and looked

The piece of incense in my hand, all the warmth seems to come from here.

This is my hope of leaving here!

I started counting the days that followed.

Although I know in my heart that such a thing cannot be rushed, ever since Xiao Nianshen changed the piece of incense, I have been sitting at the door holding the wooden fence and looking outside every day.

There are still very few people coming here. After winter, even mice rarely run past the corner. You can only hear the rustling sound of fallen leaves being blown to the corner by the wind.

But, I am not as hungry as I used to be.

Because from that day on, every day, the nanny in Leng Gong would bring me unmedicated food.

I didn't ask her who gave the order, because I knew there would be no results if I asked. My grandma's attitude towards me was not warm, but I could see a hint of awe in those shrewd eyes, and sometimes even a little bit.

Be careful.

I still don’t eat much, I just keep myself satisfied, so I don’t gain weight because of the safety of the food, but my energy level is much better than before. I don’t feel tense because of the medicine, and I can sleep peacefully.

Sometimes I can even have some beautiful dreams. In the dream, I was still in that small village where the air was full of fishy smell, rocking the cradle while looking at the small yard outside the door, Li'er was pinching the baby in the cradle.

He was babbling and playing with my fingers, and in the small yard, there was a man's back busy. When he had a little free time, he would turn around and smile at me, showing his white teeth.

Such a clean smile, under the sun, makes me have the urge to cry.

"Liu... San'er..."

I once again woke up from a dream with wet eyes. When I opened my eyes, the same dazzling sunlight shone in from outside.

Being a little itchy by such sunshine, I frowned slightly, but found that I didn't wake up because of the sunshine, but because of the movement outside.

There were voices outside the courtyard. When I listened carefully, I saw that it was the little palace maid who was thrown here by Shen Rou a while ago. She said happily: "Really? Is this a reward from the imperial concubine?"

Another nun said coldly: "Don't be too happy, everyone in the palace is happy."

"...Oh."

On the other hand, another nun said happily: "It's good to have rewards after all. Look, your Majesty is such a generous person. Even those of us who have never seen the light of day here have two coins each, let alone those who follow us to serve."

Said."

"Yes, your Majesty is so graceful!"

"Okay, okay. When you are happy enough, go down and do some work. Don't just hang around here and yell."

As soon as the older grandma spoke, everyone dispersed. I had been lying on the bed listening to it. At this time, I slowly sat up, but because my hands kept shaking, I was still a little unable to hold up when I did it.

He stopped and almost fell down. He sat holding on to the bedpost for a long time before finally allowing his violent heartbeat to calm down a little. He reluctantly stood up and walked to the door.

Although the palace maids and nuns had dispersed, the older nun did not leave. Instead, she opened the door of the small courtyard and walked in slowly. I saw at a glance that she was holding the

That bowl of rice, as usual, has some meat and some vegetables on it, exuding the taste of the food itself.

She walked to the door and glanced at me, then put the bowl at the door: "Here, eat quickly."

"Mommy..."

This is the first time I have spoken in a while. Maybe because I haven’t spoken for so long, my throat hurts and my voice is trembling. It is also the first time she heard my calm words and frowned slightly.

, looked at me very warily: "What are you doing?"

"Just now, the imperial concubine gave a reward to the people in the palace, right?"

"What does it have to do with you?"

There was not only displeasure on her face, but also some fear. It seemed that she also understood what she had gotten into. She couldn't disobey the person who asked her to deliver food. But looking at me sober, maybe she was more afraid of herself.

Knowing something you shouldn't know makes you angry.

"I'm leaving, don't ask me, I don't know what you, a lunatic, are going to say."

After saying that, she turned around and left in a hurry, and I calmly called out: "Mommy."

She stopped stiffly and looked back at me.

I smiled and said, "Mom, you don't need to say anything. I just want to ask you one thing. You don't need to answer me. You can just turn around and leave after listening to what I said."

"..."
Chapter completed!