Back in Kunning Palace, Ma Xiuying took off her court clothes, changed into Yanju crown clothes, and once again accepted the congratulations of the harem concubines, princes, princesses, and envoys of various supervision bureaus.

All the concubines and imperial heirs wore formal clothes and paid homage. Some of them are sincerely blessed, and some are succumbing to their current position, but no matter how they measure it in their hearts, the posture of the salute is one and the same, and the rules and regulations.

"Flat." Ma Xiuying's sharp eyes swept around everyone, and in front of everyone, she said solemnly: "This palace does not dare to live up to the emperor's trust, and will do its best to take care of the harem. If there is anyone who harbors evil intentions, he will be severely punished! ”

Everyone's hearts sank, and they hurriedly knelt down in response. Smart people immediately thought that Ma Xiuying's words must be in response to the previous miscarriage of Cheng Mu Guifei. I can't help but secretly guess, is the queen going to be real if she is beating her mouth?

Guo Hui knelt in the crowd and secretly looked at Ma Xiuying, the distance was too far away, she couldn't really see the expression on Ma Xiuying's face, she only saw that the pearls and emeralds on her head dazzled her eyes. The dragon and phoenix beads and emerald crowns, the real red big-sleeved shirt, and the colorful xia veil are all things she dreams of, but they are worn on Ma Xiuying's body. I heard that when the queen was canonized, Ma Xiuying was dressed more grandly, and the scene was beyond her imagination, she was envious and jealous at the same time, and she became more and more resentful of why her father married Ma Xiuying to Zhu Yuanzhang instead of marrying her to Zhu Yuanzhang, otherwise she is the woman who is high up and gives orders today instead of Ma Xiuying.

Ma Xiuying asked everyone to get up, called Sun to step forward, and announced: "There are many affairs in the harem, and there may be omissions in the palace, so I will let Concubine Cheng Mu assist the palace in taking care of the harem." In the future, you can show Cheng Mu Guifei or this palace if you have something, and Cheng Mu Guifei's decision is the decision of this palace. ”

Everyone gasped, more shocked than they had heard Ma Xiuying's warning before, and the sentence "Concubine Chengmu's decision is the decision of the palace" clearly told everyone that Ma Xiuying was not acting coy this time, but really gave the Sun family the power to take charge of things. Everyone looked at the Sun family, a concubine with ordinary status was first promoted to the second noble woman in the harem in just half a month, and then won the trust of the queen to obtain the power to manage the harem.

Guo Hui's hand hidden in her sleeve was clenched tightly, so as to suppress the anger in her heart, in the past, she was only subordinate to Ma Xiuying, but now a concubine has a higher status than her, Ma Xiuying's move really humiliated her completely. She seemed to be able to feel the schadenfreude smiles of the concubines, which made her a little envious of Guo Ninglian, who was grounded and couldn't come to see her.

"The concubine Xie Queen is loved, thanks to the queen's trust, the concubine will be slack off at night, and she will live up to the queen's trust!" Sun bowed down, his tone was calm and calm, his eyes were strong and resolute, and he was no longer the timid and cautious appearance he used to be.

"Let's disperse, this palace is also tired." Ma Xiuying waved everyone back.

Fushun led the palace people of Kunning Palace to congratulate.

Ma Xiuying said with a smile: "This palace knows that you are not at peace. ”

Fushun flattered: "Today is a big day for the master, and the minions are sincerely happy for the master." ”

Ma Xiuying couldn't help laughing, "This palace is not getting married today, and it is a happy day." Come on, come on, give you a day off today, Fushun will go to the inner treasury to get some silver, and let the imperial dining room make a good meal for everyone to be happy. ”

"Thank you, master!" Knowing that Ma Xiuying needed to rest, everyone in the palace withdrew from the hall with joy. Xun Ying did not follow, but accompanied Ma Xiuying back to the inner room.

"Why don't you go with them?" Ma Xiuying changed into plain clothes, and her whole body was light.

Xun Ying kneaded her shoulders and said as a matter of course: "Everyone is gone, who will serve the master." ”

Ma Xiuying smiled, Xunying would be perfect if she spoke and acted more calmly. But it is precisely because of Xunying's loyalty to Ma Xiuying that Ma Xiuying regards her as a confidant, spoils her in every way, and rarely puts a shelf in front of her.

Ma Xiuying closed her eyes and pondered for a while, then suddenly said, "Shadow, we can't have any contact with the people of the shadow guard in the future." ”

She faintly noticed that Zhu Yuanzhang's desire to control was getting stronger and stronger, and she would never allow anyone in the harem to accumulate private power, and every move of the shadow guard was under Zhu Yuanzhang's surveillance, and if she had contact with the shadow guard again, it would harm these people.

Xun Ying was taken aback, she had actually always been a little disapproving of Ma Xiuying handing over the shadow guard. The shadow guard is just a dispensable force for Zhu Yuanzhang, but it is a killer weapon for Ma Xiuying. Ma Xiuying doing this is tantamount to handing over the lifeline to Zhu Yuanzhang to control, in case one day Zhu Yuanzhang turns his face ruthlessly, Ma Xiuying is not without the ability to protect herself. Therefore, although the film guard organization was handed over to Zhu Yuanzhang by Ma Xiuying, she has always been in private contact with the head of the shadow guard. Ma Xiuying also knew about this, she didn't say it before, but today she suddenly brought it up cautiously, which shows that Ma Xiuying is going to completely cut off contact with Yingwei.

"Don't worry, the emperor allowed my parents to enjoy the Taimiao, and he gave me a gift, as long as I don't make mistakes, he won't easily move my throne. Besides, I once promised the people of Zhumen and Zhu Wei that when the emperor ascended to the throne, I would personally ask for credit for them, and this time the emperor said that he would set up a government office specifically for the shadow guard, and I would contact them again, which would have an impact on their future. Ma Xiuying knew that Xunying was worried, and patiently explained to her why she did so.

"The slave and maid thanked their master for their great kindness." Xunying knew that Ma Xiuying had made up her mind, and she didn't dare to persuade her again. She was happy and sad at the same time, Zhu Men and Zhu Wei followed Ma Xiuying incognito to make contributions, and now she can finally accept Zhu Yuanzhang's award openly, but who knows what kind of price Ma Xiuying paid.

Ma Xiuying said: "After a while, I get used to life in the palace, and then you can leave the palace." ”

"Why?" Xun Ying was even more surprised than before, she had already said that she would not leave Ma Xiuying in this life, why did Ma Xiuying drive her away? She couldn't help crying sadly, Ma Xiuying cut off the contact with the shadow guard and drove her away again, is this completely unwanting them old people?

"You have been with me since you were eight years old and have been stumbling for more than ten years now, I can't let you delay any longer, I can see in Su County, you and Mu Longsheng are happy with each other, so I can't restrain you anymore, and I can't let Mu Longsheng wait any longer." Ma Xiuying said lightly, with a trace of longing and envy hidden in the depths of her eyes.

"Master, the slave and maid swear never to leave you, and you will not leave if you kill the slave and maid." Xun Ying burst into tears and laughed, begging for mercy. Fortunately, Ma Xiuying is not disgusted with her, but for the sake of her happiness, then she can't leave the palace and leave Ma Xiuying alone.

Ma Xiuying said angrily: "Don't cry with me if you regret it in the future." "That said, in fact, she decided that if Xun Ying figured out that she was going to leave the palace one day, she would still let Xun Ying go.