People are sometimes extremely forgetful animals. Of course, this forgetfulness is sometimes due to self-protection. If they are in distress for a long time, they will forget the days of freedom. If they are happy for a long time, they will forget the pain. It is fair.

But the body has a better memory than the brain. The body still remembers what the brain forgets. When a piece of sakura cake is eaten, those long-forgotten memories suddenly reload into the mind. The familiar taste connects every day with it and the people who enjoyed it together.

Before she swallowed the cake in her mouth, her eyes were red, tears welled up and slowly slid down her eyes. It was rare to see Concubine Ru with tears in her eyes. When others were still confused about the situation, Concubine Yi came forward and asked with concern: "You are fine, what's wrong? Why are you crying like this after eating too much cake?"

Concubine Ru stood there, holding the other half of the cherry blossom cake in her hand, allowing Concubine Yi to take out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears on both sides of her face.

By this time, it was Wan Ning's turn to perform. She knew very well that Concubine Ru was thinking of her family in her hometown, but that was not enough, so she had to add fuel to the fire. She stood up and quickly put away the cakes and put them back in the lunch box, and took the half piece from Concubine Ru, pretending to be worried and said, "Maybe the cakes I brought are not good, don't eat them yet, I'll take them all back and let Zhu Ying study them, and send them to you next time."

When she heard that it was going to be taken away, it was like snatching food from a tiger's mouth, and Concubine Ru held it tightly and refused to let go.

"Don't take it away, don't take it away!" Concubine Ru said in a crying voice.

"Okay, okay, I won't take it. And stop crying. You might as well scare Princess Le Yan." Concubine Yi comforted her gently, helping her to calm down.

Concubine Qin, who was standing by, saw it all and sighed, "Sister Ru is the most free and uninhibited among all the sisters on weekdays, but she actually has this side of her."

Ru Fei cried and waved her hands, saying in a tearful voice: "I...I...will be fine in a moment. This cake is exactly the same as the one I ate when I was a child in the mansion. Later, the mansion changed the cook and I never ate it again. Now...I have forgotten what the cook looked like and the decorations of the mansion."

"Me too. Before I entered the palace, my mother held my hand and walked me through every corner of the mansion, fearing that I would forget my home. But now, I don't know what the mansion looks like. Is it still the same as when I left?" Concubine Qin echoed, "What about you, Sister Concubine Yu?"

"Yufei"

"What"

"My name is Yufei. No one has called me by this name for a long time."

The atmosphere was set, and Wan Ning began to talk about the topic: "Yufei, what a nice name. I remember that Concubine Yu's last name was Zhao, so her maiden name was Zhao Yufei. Now that Concubine Xia has returned to the mansion, I guess no one will call her Concubine Xia anymore."

Concubine Yi got the hint from her eyes and immediately followed Wan Ning's words and said, "Thank you, Princess. From now on, there will be no more Concubine Xia in the world. The sunshine outside the palace is so beautiful. I will be satisfied if I can go out and take a look again. Do you think so?"

"What's the use of just taking a look? It would be great if I could see it every day. It would be great if I could eat the cake in my hand often! It would be fine if you don't know, but once you know the taste of this cake, what will you do in the future? Princess Le Yan, do you have any more in your palace?" Concubine Ru took over the conversation.

Since Concubine Xia successfully left the palace, it was like a stone thrown into a calm lake. Although the lake has now returned to calm, the order under the water has been disrupted. Everyone began to examine their own lives. Things that were originally tolerable became less tolerable because of other possibilities. When I couldn't sleep late at night, I would also imagine what would happen if I could leave the palace one day? What would I do?

But after all, she was a registered concubine, and it was difficult for her to leave here. So no one said anything, or waited for others to speak first. So it seemed that nothing had changed in Wuming Palace, but in fact everything had changed.

"It would be great if we could go out too." The little farmer Qin Fei said in a low voice with her head down, but her voice was accurately captured by others, and they all looked at her.

Before she could retract her "treasonous" remarks, Concubine Ru followed up: "Yes, we should move Wuming Palace out together, and we can continue to be sisters. What about you?"

The topic fell on Concubine Ru. She lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then murmured, "Mountains, rivers, and streams. If God gives me the opportunity, I want to explore every flowing river and walk through every mountain and river. My life has been consumed there, not within the four high walls of this deep palace."

"In that case, why not give it a try?" Wan Ning stood up and asked the few people very seriously.

The people opposite looked at each other, but hesitated and expressed their concerns: "But we are all registered."

"Then burn it, throw it away, how to investigate something that doesn't exist?" Wan Ning said: "As long as the concubines are willing to give it a try and willing to give up their status in the palace, I can help. The emperor is old, if he dies one day..."

Concubine Yi quickly covered Wan Ning's mouth and said, "Princess, be careful of your mouth.

Wan Ning nodded and said unhappily, "Okay, okay, I won't say it anymore. Let me change the words. Riding a crane to the west? Gone? Disappeared? Gone with the wind? Riding on the clouds and mist? Anyway, after leaving here, if the palace misses you sisters and insists on you to accompany them, what should we do then?"

"Sisters, make plans early. Things should be done sooner rather than later. If you are willing, you should make plans as soon as possible." Wan Ning looked at the concubines opposite with watery eyes, observing the slight twitching of their mouths, fearing that her persuasion was not in place. These beautiful and lively sisters were willing to waste their lives in such a quagmire: "I will go first, sisters, think about it."

After saying what she needed to say, Wan Ning felt that it was inconvenient to disturb her, so she picked up the food box and stood up to leave. Just after she took three steps, someone suddenly called her from behind.

"Princess, please stay. I've made up my mind. I'll participate."

Wan Ning smiled and turned around, only to see the timid little farmer standing up first. She clenched her fists and her mouth twitched, but her eyes were extremely determined: "I don't want to grow vegetables here, I want to grow vegetables on a wider piece of land. It's just that I don't want my family to be implicated by my affairs, princess, will my family be implicated?"

Wan Ning smiled without saying anything and shook her head. If one tragedy is used to save another tragedy, it will be the greatest tragedy!

"I will participate, too. As long as it does not affect my family, I don't care what happens. The worst that can happen is death. But I want to see my parents again in my lifetime and see what the mansion looks like now." Concubine Ru took a step forward and stood side by side with Concubine Qin. They looked at Concubine Yu in tacit understanding and asked, "Concubine Yu, are you participating?"

Concubine Yu pursed her lips. She liked to daydream and had already imagined many possibilities in her mind. But now facing everyone's gaze, she was speechless.

"I'll join!" Suddenly, a man's voice came from behind. Everyone was frightened, afraid that their conversation was easily overheard by someone else. They immediately turned around to look for the source of the voice. At this time, Doctor Cui appeared slowly with a medicine box on his back.

He bowed to the princess and apologized, "I came here without permission. Please forgive me, princess and queen."

"I remember that the Imperial Medical Bureau is not located here. How come Doctor Cui is here?" Wan Ning asked with a serious expression.

Cui Yian continued to bend over and search in the small medicine box, and took out a package of preserved fruits and handed it over: "Princess, the last time I came to check on the ladies, I heard you talking about candied plums. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to leave the palace and bought some for you. Yian didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I really want to help. Princess Le Yan, the ladies, please help me."

"The imperial physician is a respectable job. Does Imperial Physician Cui really want to give it up?"

Cui Yian stole a glance at Concubine Yu to observe her expression. Seeing that she looked a little worried, he felt relieved. He bowed devoutly and said, "Medical skills are for saving lives. Whether you are in the palace with a high position and generous salary, or you are practicing medicine outside, it is all about saving lives. Yian is satisfied with this. I beg the princess to grant my wish!"

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