"It's too presumptuous, Yang Jieyu dared to seduce the emperor in front of you, you have to teach her a good lesson." Xun Ying was furious, she had followed Ma Xiuying for so many years, and it was the first time she had seen such a bold and indulgent woman.

Ma Xiuying was also a little angry, she usually didn't care about Yang Jieyu's frivolous behavior, but Yang Jieyu used the means in front of her, and she couldn't help but take her as the queen too seriously. Yang Jieyu's unruly behavior is extremely unfair to the other concubines, especially the concubines who should be sleeping tonight, this is a blatant destruction of the order in the palace and a naked provocation of her rights. Sure enough, as Cheng Mu Guifei said, her kindness instead bred the arrogance of the concubines.

However, before Ma Xiuying could come up with a way to clean up Yang Jieyu, the harem was already in chaos.

The concubines received the report from the confidants and palace people, and they all knew in the shortest possible time that the emperor did not call people to sleep according to the brand, but stayed directly in Yang Jieyu's dormitory, and then thought of Yang Jieyu's pretentiousness during the day, and suddenly realized that they could still use this method to seduce the emperor, since Yang Jieyu did it, why couldn't they do it.

Guo Hui laughed so hard that he was almost out of breath, and said to Guo Xia with his eyebrows fluttering: "Haha, this palace really admires Yang Jieyu's boldness, and Ming'er Palace must be very lively." ”

Guo Xia also showed a gloating smile, "Niangniang is wise, do you want to go to Kunning Palace tomorrow to see the excitement?" ”

"Although Hongu would love to see the wonderful expression on Ma Xiuying's face, it is better for us to avoid this kind of excitement. Tomorrow|You go and tell Ma Xiuying, just say that the palace is unwell and want to ask the imperial doctor to come to see the body. Guo Hui said in a good time. She disdains to compete with a group of stupid women for favor, what news can make Zhu Yuanzhang nervous more than the imperial heir, she doesn't need her to deliberately seduce Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang will naturally come to visit her when he hears that she is not feeling well.

The next day, all the concubines came to greet Ma Xiuying, except for Sun and Li Qi'er, each concubine coincidentally put on the most beautiful clothes, painted the most exquisite makeup, wore the most beautiful jewelry, and asked in unison to continue to stay in the side hall of Kunning Palace to embroider and weave.

"Didn't the main palace say that you will work after the beginning of spring?" Ma Xiuying suppressed the anger in her heart, what ideas these women made, even a blind man could see clearly.

"Without the woven fabrics of concubines and concubines, I don't know how many lonely old people will suffer from cold. After the concubines went back, they suddenly realized that they should not ignore these lonely old people because they were afraid of cold and hardship, so they implored the queen to let the concubines and others continue to work. The concubines were heartbroken, with a sad and pitiful face.

Ma Xiuying noticed that Yang Jieyu's face was full of spring, and Concubine Cheng Mu and Li Qi'er were expressionless, but they didn't see Guo Ninglian's figure, so they asked, "Where is Concubine Ning?" ”

Fushun ran in with his sweat, "The palace people from Jingren Palace came to tell Concubine Ning that she was pregnant, and it has been more than three months. The palace people of Jingyang Palace also came to tell that Concubine Hui was not feeling well, and the servants were sending people to send the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat the two mothers respectively. ”

Ma Xiuying's expression softened slightly, "You let the imperial doctor take a good look, and add an extra fifty catties of charcoal to Jingren Palace every month in the future, don't freeze Concubine Ning, and send a few more grandmothers to serve Concubine Ning." By the way, I will tell the emperor, the emperor must be very happy. Jingyang Palace is also arranged in this way, and Concubine Hui can't make any mistakes. ”

Fushun took the order and left, and Ma Xiuying asked the concubines again, "Have you thought about it, do you really want to continue embroidering and weaving?" ”

Hearing that Guo Ninglian was pregnant again, and that the month was older than Guo Hui, the concubines were shocked, and their attitudes were even more resolute, "The concubines and others are willing to do their best to share the worries of the emperor and the queen!" ”

said words of loyalty, but the concubines were envious in their hearts that Guo Ninglian had two brothers as backers. Originally, Guo Ninglian was punished and was not even allowed to participate in Zhu Yuanzhang's enthronement ceremony, and everyone thought that Guo Ninglian would be snubbed by Zhu Yuanzhang indefinitely this time. Who knew that other people's brothers had the ability, one was named the Marquis of Gongchang, and the other was named the Marquis of Wuding, and a few words of the little sister were mentioned in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, which reminded Zhu Yuanzhang of Guo Ninglian, who was about to be forgotten by him, and regained his grace. These women don't have tough relatives like Guo Ninglian and Yang Jieyu, so they can only rely on their own means to compete for favor.

Looking at these women who were rubbing their palms and grinding their fists, and were about to move, the corners of Ma Xiuying's mouth hooked a mocking arc, "In this case, the palace will not stop your kindness, those who are weak can return to the palace on their own, and those who want to do their best can continue to stay in the side hall to embroider and weave." ”

Except for a few concubines who left, most of the concubines chose to stay. But this time, no one added clothes and food to them, and the concubines endured the cold and starved and finally looked forward to Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance in Kunning Palace in the next dynasty, and immediately cheered up and came to see Ma Xiuying, but was stopped outside the main hall by Xunying and Fushun.

Xun Ying's face was frosty, and his words were colder than the air, "The queen said that you don't need to ask to see, it's getting late, the queen won't keep you, you ladies and daughters are leaving, and the slaves and maids are going to lock the palace door." ”

The concubines who had eaten the closed door were unwilling, and shouted: "You cheap maid dare to stop us from asking to see the queen? Don't get out of the way! ”

"This palace has something to ask to see the queen, you dare to stop it?"

"It must be your own opinion, I want to see the queen."

"You, I want to ask the queen for an explanation."

"Fushun, lock the door!" Xun Ying's head was raised, ignoring the gossiping women, turning around and leaving.

"Bang!" The red-lacquered bronze door was tightly closed, cutting off the view of the concubines, and only the withered yellow leaves fell with the wind, as if mocking the concubines' cold reception.

Zhu Yuanzhang faintly heard the women's quarrels and scolding, frowned and asked, "Why is it so noisy outside?" ”

Ma Xiuying held her breath and replied lukewarmly: "The concubines are all asking to see outside, can the emperor summon them?" ”

"At this hour, they don't stay in their respective dormitories, what are they doing here?"

"The concubines want to recommend themselves for pillow seats, I don't know which one the emperor has taken a fancy to today?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "You have arranged this matter, how can you let them call the shots without permission?" ”

Ma Xiuying sneered, "The emperor stayed in Yang Jieyu's dormitory last night, so naturally he can stay in their dormitory tonight, so why do you need to arrange a concubine." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly embarrassed, softened his tone and said: "The queen has always made good arrangements, and I must also obey the queen's arrangement." I didn't stay in Yang Jieyu's dormitory last night, but just talked with Yang Jieyu for a while and then went back to the imperial study. ”

Ma Xiuying didn't bother to listen to his nonsense, and said coldly: "The concubines refuse to leave, why don't you see the emperor?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was annoyed and angry, and shouted to Xun Ying: "If they don't want to leave, they will stand in Kunning Palace for one night." In the future, the matter of sleeping will be carried out according to the rules, and no one shall exceed it. ”

As soon as the concubines heard that they didn't leave, they had to stand all night, and immediately left like birds and beasts. On the second day, I came to ask Ma Xiuying for peace, and no one mentioned that she wanted to leave embroidery and weaving.

Ma Xiuying's mood improved slightly, and she said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Concubine Ning has just become pregnant, Concubine Hui sent someone to say that she is a little uncomfortable today, the emperor will go to see them later." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang took Ma Xiuying's hand and said almost flatteringly: "I'm not going anywhere, I'll accompany the queen today." ”

Guo Hui didn't see Zhu Yuanzhang come to visit for a day, and waited until the palace people came to know what happened in Kunning Palace. She originally wanted to block Ma Xiuying, who wanted Ma Xiuying to borrow Zhu Yuanzhang's hand to easily send those concubines away, Zhu Yuanzhang even ignored her and the child in order to please Ma Xiuying, and one of her opponents, Guo Ninglian, was also pregnant with a child, so angry that she gritted her silver teeth and almost moved the fetus.