One day, Qi Xuan returned to Lengyou Palace in a palace maid's suit. asked the reason, only that the story of the prince's travel experience has been exhausted, and besides, the prince is busy, and it is inconvenient to bother him any longer, so he resigned and came back, and the prince has agreed. Since this is the case, Qingqing is not good at saying anything, and she doesn't ask anymore, but Qi Xuan's complexion is not very good, and she looks sad and worried, which makes her worried.

Fortunately, Qi Xuan was lively and active, and he jumped up and down again after a few days. Since that day, Yutong has not been here. It's okay like this, Qi Xuan's sudden return must have something to do with King Duan, Qing Qing has already seen it, he has no intention of Qi Xuan. In that case, it is better not to associate with each other and not see each other again.

Outside the Qianqing Palace, the minions of Chaoxiang Palace came again. Sanren has to send it once a day, he is really bored, and he can't bear to scold secretly, the master is unwilling, what can the slave do, this Du Niangniang of Chaoxiang Palace is too difficult to serve!

The little eunuch who was ordered should be a poor man who was angry, let him come here to invite the emperor to come over, and if he can't be invited, he will be punished, and next time he will go, and so on, and he will be punished by anger at both ends, only to see him bent on his back, shrinking his head and being obedient, and he knows that he is a person who has not lived a good life.

Seeing that he was pitiful, Sanren sighed and said: Okay, go back to your master, let her stop thinking about it, even if she comes by herself, it is useless, in this way, you can be less guilty.

The little eunuch listened and nodded again and again. I wanted to say something with my mouth open, but I didn't dare to say it.

Seeing this, Sanren waved his hand and said, "Go."

The little eunuch did not hesitate any longer, and after saluting, he turned and left.

Back in the hall, Yu Xuan was reviewing the recitals. Recently, Sanren has more or less noticed that the emperor is in a bad mood, mostly because of those rumors about the queen mother of the cold palace, and that's it, how can the rumors about the queen mother be broken, but I can't imagine that King Duan, who has just returned to the dynasty, can have a relationship. Sanren couldn't help but shake his head, and his heart was stunned.

Yu Xuan focused on the review of the folds, and the other hours were also arranged compactly, leaving no time left. The red cinnabar was dipped inch by inch, and when Sanren saw this, he immediately stepped forward to add it, but his eyes glanced at it and saw Yu Xuan's hand shaking slightly.

When Sanren was about to say something, Yu Xuan put down his pen first and said: When was the last time you went to the harem?

Sanren stopped his movements and replied: Your Majesty, the slave remembers that he went to Chaoxiang Palace once on the fifth day of the first month of last month.

It's been a month.

Yu Xuan said: Let's go to Yiju Pavilion today.

Sanren Dao: Then the slave will inform me first?

Yu Xuan nodded in acquiescence.

The little eunuchs who were waiting in the palace were all called out of the palace to wait, and they were not allowed to come in. Since he heard that Yu usually goes to the harem and only goes to the cold palace, Yu Xuan can no longer settle down, no matter what he does, he can't be distracted at any time, as long as he thinks that Qingqing may be talking and talking with Yutong, he becomes irritable.

The sky has sunk, and a sedan chair is set up in front of the gate of the Qianqing Palace.

Yi Juge knew that the emperor would come tonight, and he had already prepared food and other things, and Lu Yun also deliberately dressed up. After waiting for a short time, I heard that a little eunuch was coming outside: The emperor is about to arrive, please go out and wait for the mother!

Lu Yun walked out of the room with the help of the palace maid who was close to him, and waited in front of the palace gate of Yiju Pavilion in person. After a while, I saw the emperor's sedan chair parked outside the palace gate.

Yu Xuan got down from the sedan chair, and the master and servant of Yiju Pavilion had already stepped forward to kneel down and salute, only to hear Lu Yundao: The concubine greets the emperor.

Yu Xuan helped her up, took her hand, and walked straight inside.

Entering the hall, the two sat down at the round table outside the bedroom. Because Sanren had informed him earlier, let him prepare dinner here, and he could use it when the emperor came over. Yu Xuan didn't have much appetite, so he only ate a few bites and put down the dishes and chopsticks. Seeing this, Lu Yun, who was sitting opposite, asked: Your Majesty, is it because the food is not up to your appetite?

Yu Xuan looked at her and said, "Have you been to the Imperial Garden recently?"

Lu Yun didn't know why, and replied: The concubine doesn't want to go out in winter, so she hasn't gone out these days, and she just wants to ask the Queen Mother for peace.

Yu Xuan said: In that case, let's go for a walk tomorrow.

After speaking, he no longer looked at Lu Yun, picked up the chopsticks and ate the vegetables. The second monk Lu Yunzhang was puzzled, but since the emperor said that, he should understand tomorrow.

The emperor went out of the palace from Yiju Pavilion to the court.

The little eunuch of Chaoxiang Palace was sent to Yiju Pavilion early in the morning to investigate and report.

In the hall of Chaoxiang Palace, Du Youlan was extremely depressed, and learned from last night that the emperor had come to the harem, but he went to Yiju Pavilion, a fact that made her unable to sleep all night, and let people visit it without waiting for dawn.

The dignified and beautiful lady of the Du family in the past, even if she is dressed in the gorgeous dress of a noble concubine today, with a ingenious gold, jade and silver hairpin on her head, she can't hide the haze on her pale face, and the vicious expression when she stares at the little eunuch kneeling on the ground is even more chilling.

The little eunuch who bowed to the ground didn't dare to move, and after waiting for a while, he couldn't hear anything, so he couldn't help but slowly raise his head to look. But when he saw Du Youlan's appearance, he was instantly frightened back, and he slammed his head to the ground and didn't dare to move for half a minute.

The palace maid standing on the side is Du Youlan's personal palace maid, called Zijuan, who is older and has easier to say. I saw her leaning sideways to Du Youlan's left ear and whispering: Niangniang, I don't think this matter is as it seems. The emperor went to Yiju Pavilion, but the one in Yiju Pavilion only got the emperor's favor because his father was prime minister, and it was only temporary. And Niangniang is different, both in terms of talent and the love of the Queen Mother, she is far above her. After waiting for some time, the slave maid felt that the emperor would definitely return to Niangniang.

After Zijuan finished speaking, he didn't see Du Youlan say anything, so he took a step forward and looked carefully. Only then did she see Du Youlan's front, and before she could react, a cruel slap had already hit her on the left side of her face. Zijuan stroked the cheek of the beaten side with his hand, and turned his head in a daze, but forgot the pain on his face after seeing the master's crazy appearance. I saw her shrink back and step back.

Without waiting for Zijuan to dodge, Du Youlan's eyes were already staring, and she said: You mean, this palace also relied on his father's power to get the emperor's favor, and for the emperor, this palace is just a pawn to weigh the pros and cons. That's what you mean, right?

Zijuan was so frightened that she didn't dare to move, trembling, and said in her mouth: Niangniang, slave and maid don't mean that! You are so beautiful, who doesn't fall for it, even if your father is not the prime minister of the dynasty, you are the only one who can become a concubine in the harem!

This was said in a hurry, panic, and flattery.

But Du Youlan heard a trace of displeasure, only to see her put away her anger, and said with a cold face: This palace is a concubine, that is natural. But in the harem, the concubine is not the best.

Du Youlan's words, word by word, were like ice picks, making people shudder. Zijuan listened carefully and understood the meaning, endured the pain and fear, desperately squeezed out a charming smile, and replied: In this harem, no one can be the only queen except Niangniang.

As soon as she finished speaking, Du Youlan immediately smiled, and her brilliance was like a beauty in the depths of the prosperous landscape-