The order to dismiss the idlers in the palace has not yet been executed, and the news has spread to every corner of the harem.

The concubines who came to greet him the next day seemed to have sad faces. Like the outspoken Guo Ninglian, she asked directly after saluting: "I heard that my sister wants to dismiss some palace people in each palace, but my Jingren Palace is not enough manpower, if I let some out again, I am afraid that it will be even tighter." ”

"Concubine Ning said cautiously, you must not call yourself 'me' in front of the queen mother!" Xun Ying warned loudly with a straight face. Hmph, if you want to fight for power with her master, you won't give a good face.

Guo Ninglian choked and glared at Xun Ying, if other palace maids dared to reprimand her like this, she would have ordered rectification, but unfortunately Xun Ying was not only the female official in charge of Kunning Palace, but also a henchman who had followed Ma Xiuying for more than ten years. This girl doesn't eat oil and salt, she is only loyal to Ma Xiuying, and Ma Xiuying's attitude towards Xunying is sometimes closer than that of their concubines. Just like now, although she was depressed, she really didn't dare to give Xun Ying a face, so she had to reluctantly say: "The concubine is rude, please forgive the queen." ”

Ma Xiuying's gaze stayed on each concubine for a moment, some of them sat alone with their eyes and noses, some looked at themselves with a smile on their faces, some pursed their lips and were slightly nervous, and some had indifferent eyes and a high-hanging expression that had nothing to do with them.

After seeing everyone's demeanor, she moved her gaze back to Guo Ninglian. Years of backyard life have made this woman lose her naïve appearance, and the little girl who used to be obedient has disappeared, and has become an increasingly arrogant and power-loving woman. Thinking of this, she smiled faintly, "Concubine Ning's pink gauze cloud sleeve skirt is so beautiful, and the combed bun is also very chic, the emperor must like it very much." ”

"It's the cicada sideburns combed by the concubine's palace maid Xiaoru, does the queen also think it's good-looking? Guo Ninglian touched her hair bun and was complacent. Her temples are shaped like cicada wings, combed thinly and almost transparently, and this pretty and lively bun makes her look more youthful and beautiful among the concubines who comb thick and high hair buns.

"What a clever palace maid, come to see it. Ma Xiuying smiled and told Fushun to go to the inner library to get ten taels of silver.

Guo Ninglian thanked Xiaoru and took the opportunity to curry favor: "If the queen likes it, the concubine will let her serve the queen." "Xiao Ru is her confidant palace maid, she is not worried that Xiao Ru will betray her at all, maybe staying by Ma Xiuying's side can help her find out some information.

Ma Xiuying teased, "How can this work, Concubine Ning just said that Jingren Palace is not manpowered, if this palace accepts Xiaoru, Concubine Ning can only be distributed." ”

A low laugh rang out in the hall. Some people have already automatically imagined in their minds what Guo Ninglian looked like.

Guo Ninglian's smile froze, her face flushed, and she couldn't speak.

Ma Xiuying couldn't bear to push her too much, so she softened her tone and said: "Concubine Ning looks like a fairy even if she doesn't use powder, and the appearance of the three thousand green silks flying must be even more moving, but it's a pity that only the emperor is fortunate to see such a beautiful scenery." ”

Guo Ninglian's face became more and more red, and she sneered: "The queen will laugh at the concubines." ”

Although she seemed to be humble, the shyness and smugness in her tone could not be concealed, and everyone listened to their teeth sour, and some people couldn't help but show disdain and jealousy.

knocked Guo Ninglian, Ma Xiuying looked at Guo Hui again.

Guo Huiwan has a more popular Hanyan hibiscus bun, and the skirt on her body is also a common pleated Ruyi moon skirt, which is not at all ostentatious among the flowery concubines, plus her quiet smile and down-to-earth demeanor make people feel more approachable.

Ma Xiuying knows that Guo Hui is by no means as simple as it seems, they have lived together since childhood, and when they grow up, they have become women of the same man, Guo Hui's original domineering personality is no one better than her, and now Guo Hui has suddenly become low-key, and there must be demons when things go wrong.

Ma Xiuying noticed that Guo Hui had a hairpin made of whole jadeite on his head, which was too ordinary compared to those hairpins inlaid with various pearls and gemstones, but the tail of the hairpin was fork-shaped, and the hairpin head was a swallow's head. What a flying swallow, what a soaring sky, the ambition is not small!

Ma Xiuying couldn't help but want to laugh, Guo Ninglian was younger in the end, and she didn't know that she was being used as a gun. She didn't have to think much to guess that it must have been Guo Hui who instigated Guo Ninglian to offer to help her take care of the harem in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and it must have been Guo Hui who asked Guo Ninglian to ask her about dismissing the palace people. Otherwise, with Guo Ninglian's casual personality, where would she take the initiative to come forward and talk about the west.

This stupid girl charged in front, but Guo Hui hid in the back and was obscure. You must know that there is only a queen and no emperor in Kunning Palace, no matter how dazzling Guo Ninglian is, it will not be loved, it will only attract the envy and jealousy of the concubines, and seeing that the concubines around her are deliberately distancing themselves from her, it shows that everyone is already dissatisfied with her.

Ma Xiuying wanted to mention Guo Ninglian in private, but after thinking about it, she was fighting for power and profit with herself, so why did she care about her. Dare to show off the emperor's favor in front of the concubines, hehe, this is deliberately pulling hatred, right? Let her hone and hone in the struggle of women.

Retracting her complicated thoughts, Ma Xiuying coughed lightly and returned to the topic, "This palace knows that you are all worried about the dismissal of idle palace people in the palace, and this is indeed the case. The palace is nervous, I hope you can understand the mood of the emperor and the palace. The palace has already instructed Xun Ying that the maids you originally brought into the palace will not move, and the other palace maids and internal supervisors will be slightly reduced. ”

Some concubines still wanted to open their mouths, but Ma Xiuying didn't give the other party a chance to speak at all, and said in one breath: "Kunning Palace and the emperor's side will also cut some palace people." In the past, there were only a few servants around you, and everyone could get used to it, but now even if some of the palace people are dismissed, there are still a few hundred people left in the palace, I believe everyone can be safe, right?"

You have moved the emperor out, so how dare we say it? The concubines looked at each other, and Mu Ran accepted the fact of cutting the palace people.

It is said that An is also invited, and the matter is also said, Ma Xiuying should let everyone go. When the concubines were depressed, Ma Xiuying said: "I have just established the court, and there are many affairs in the harem, and the emperor is afraid that the palace will be tired, so he specially asked Concubine Ning and Concubine Hui to assist the palace in taking care of the harem. ”

This time it was like a boulder smashed into a backwater pool and stirred up a thousand waves, and the faces of the concubines suddenly changed greatly, some were stunned and couldn't believe it, some people showed a suspicious look on their faces, some people had a sneer of schadenfreude on their faces, and some people began to think about how to curry favor with Guo Ninglian and Guo Hui.