25. Chapter 25
Chapter 25
Because of Qi Mozhou's forcible intervention, Pan Chen became famous in the harem, and experienced the highs and tides of life for the first time after crossing over. If it weren't for the wrong background of the times, she would have felt that she was going to be promoted and raised, become a general manager, marry a rich and handsome, and reach the peak of her life.
However, the reality is not as beautiful as Pan Chen imagined.
At the regular meeting the next day, she deeply experienced that after being favored by her boss, other colleagues were curious and surprised, with a little doubt and a look of anger, although they were all laughing on the surface.
They laughed, and Pan Chen had no choice but to laugh.
Compared with Shen Shuyuan and Song Jieyu's undisguised doubts about her, Concubine Pan Xian and Concubine Ning Shu's rank is slightly higher, and they ignore it as always, and among the two, Concubine Shu is more calm, Concubine Shu deliberately does not look at Pan Chen, since yesterday, the people in her palace have been interrogated one by one by the people of the Inner Court Division, and it is understandable that she is in a bad mood, but what surprised Pan Chen the most was the attitude of the Queen Mother.
"What happened in the harem recently, the mourning family also heard about it, the people in charge of the Roufu Hall disappeared, and finally they were recovered, and the inner court department went back and forth to the mourning family, I really didn't expect such a thing to happen in this harem, Concubine Xian, you are not in good control."
The Queen Mother single-handedly named Pan Xiao, only to see Pan Xiao stand up calmly, and plead guilty: "Yes, the concubine supervision is not good, the emperor has issued an order to punish him for six months, in order to set an example, the concubine is at fault, and she deserves to be punished." ”
Pan Xiao's words seem to be admitting his mistake on the surface, but the subtext is to say to the Queen Mother: The emperor has punished me for volunteering for six months, what do you want?
The Queen Mother didn't know if she understood the subtext in Pan Xiao's words, anyway, she glanced at her without a trace, after Pan Xiao returned to her seat, the Queen Mother beckoned to Pan Chen, who was shrinking behind, Pan Chen went up under pressure, held the Queen Mother's hand, and patted her distressedly:
"This time, you have been wronged, don't worry, the Inner Court Division is already investigating, no matter which person in the palace is behind this......" There should be applause here, because the Queen Mother's eyes looked directly at Ning Shufei, Ning Shufei's face was pale, in the end, she didn't dare to slap the table and do it with the Queen Mother, but chose to swallow her anger, hiding her hands in her sleeves and pinching each other.
"The mourning family and the emperor will make decisions for you." The Queen Mother said to Pan Chen earnestly: "This time, the mourning family really didn't expect it, the emperor has never cared about the affairs of the harem, but for Pan Zhaoyi to make an exception, it can be seen that Pan Zhaoyi serves very well, and he must continue to maintain it in the future, in this harem, as long as you can serve the emperor well, other things are not important." ”
The Queen Mother looked at Pan Chen and said this, but her eyes skimmed over the newcomers who had just entered the palace, led by Song Jieyu, with a look of guilt and introspection on her face.
But the Queen Mother said so, what can Pan Chen do, Qi Mozhou has the intention of cheating her, she can't hold her arms and thighs, so she can only let him pit, a smile appeared on her face, and she replied shyly:
"Yes, the concubine will definitely follow the will of the Queen Mother, and be good...... Serve the emperor to repay the love of the emperor and the queen mother. ”
Pan Chen can see that the Queen Mother Yan is actually looking for a woman to drag Qi Mozhou in the harem, and this woman, her status does not need to be too high, because her status is not high, so she does not have to worry about being crowned queen after being favored, as I said before, the Queen Mother actually still has some understanding of Qi Mozhou's character, just like the last time Song Jieyu was born, she looked like she was kind enough to send her to bed, in fact, she just wanted to give Song Jieyu a dismissal, and can this show that the Queen Mother just wants to suppress Song Jieyu? In fact, it is not necessarily, on the contrary, Pan Chen thought about it later, the reason why the Queen Mother was so kind to Song Jieyu, maybe there was still a little bit of cultivation, but before she was really cultivated, let her suffer a little setback, don't rely on her beauty to be too high-profile, all in all, the Queen Mother is a contradictory individual, she hopes that the emperor will linger in the harem and waste government affairs, but she doesn't want him to have children with a woman she is not satisfied with, which is why Pan Chen can't wait to send her a child soup every time she goes to bed, and the Queen Mother is in the next big game of chess.
"Well, good boy, just this lovely and painful appearance, not to mention the emperor, even the mourning family can't help but want to hurt you. Come on, take the pair of handbags that the mourning family wore when they were young, and the mourning family will reward Pan Zhaoyi. ”
Pan Chen pretended to excuse himself: "The queen mother is gracious, and the concubines dare not accept it." ”
A mama wearing a cyan bijia presented a tray of gold velvet cloth, on which was placed a delicate box, the box was so delicate that Pan Chen, who was not much of a fan of money, was looking forward to the contents of it, after the box was opened, a pair of sterling silver carved bracelets were revealed, eh, how to say, Pan Chen really felt that this bracelet was not worthy of this box.
After the Queen Mother saw it, her face was full of sadness of memories, and she picked up the box and said to Pan Chen:
"This is still something that Emperor Daxing gave me after marrying me, and now it seems that I am still a little moved."
Pan Chen is a face control, the evaluation of things is good-looking and not good-looking, this thing is obviously not good-looking, but the Queen Mother forcibly blessed this thing with emotional cards, she can't dislike it, even if the thing is not good, it is also Emperor Daxing's heart to the Queen Mother, and this idea has been following Pan Chen for a long time, until one day she found that the Queen Mother's so-called things of the Daxing Emperor are as many as stars, almost all harem concubines, one per person, if they are all sent by the Daxing Emperor, it is almost conceivable, Emperor Daxing got along with the Yan family, and he didn't do anything else, so he sent things away, but this is a later story, so I won't press it for the time being.
Pan Chen raised his hands above his head, reverently accepted the reward, then thanked the Queen Mother, turned around to accept the envious, jealous and hateful eyes of the concubines, and returned to his seat.
After the Queen Mother finished appreciating Pan Chen, her eyes swept over Concubine Shu again, and then she announced the end of the regular meeting, and went to the inner room surrounded by two grandmothers and four palace maids.
Pan Chen stood up and wanted to leave quickly, but as soon as he stood up, he was stopped by Yan Zhaoyi:
"Pan Zhaoyi stayed, I heard the Queen Mother say that the first emperor gave her this thing, I always wanted to see it, but the Queen Mother always didn't allow me to see it, and now the thing was given to Pan Zhaoyi, I don't know if I can feast my eyes?"
Pan Chen said in his heart, as long as you don't call me, everything will be done for you. Stiffly smiled and handed the things to Yan Zhaoyi, Yan Zhaoyi gathered behind those low-ranking maidens, all of whom seemed to be very interested in the Empress Dowager's reward for the handicraft given by Emperor Daxing, Pan Chen thought that they would be disappointed when they saw it, but the moment the box was opened, these girls who usually looked quite serious used their faces to show Pan Chen the ultimate meaning of the word 'exaggerated'.
An aunt's exaggeration is not as exaggerated as yours, okay?
"Wow, that's beautiful." Song Jieyu took the lead, and then there were praise one after another, Yan Zhaoyi picked up a bracelet and looked at it carefully, and then in the hungry and thirsty eyes of the other girls, she put the bracelet back in the box and handed it back to Pan Chen: "Thank you Pan Zhaoyi, the Queen Mother is so good to you, okay, even I will be jealous of you." ”
Yan Zhaoyi is a person, how to say it, she has a cheerful personality, speaks funny, and is very popular, there are so many girls in the Yan family, it is not without reason that she chose to send her to the palace, she is not as arrogant as Pan Xiao, not as narrow as Concubine Shu, not as reckless as Shen Shuyuan, and not like Pan Chen...... Stupid, in short, it is a person with excellent comprehensive conditions, the Queen Mother and the Yan family are bent on being the object of the posterior, and Pan Chen, who is sent to the palace to be cannon fodder, is not the same grade.
"Yes, yes, the Queen Mother really loves Pan Zhaoyi from the bottom of her heart, and those of us who are not favored will not have Pan Zhaoyi's good life." Song Jieyu said this sourly, since her famous words hurt everyone's face last time, Yan Zhaoyi is not as close to her as before, and at this moment, she is on Pan Chen's side, and said to Song Jieyu:
"They are all harem sisters, Song Jieyu doesn't have to compete like this, as long as you keep to yourself, are you afraid that you won't be favored?"
Song Jieyu dared to squeeze Pan Chen, but she didn't dare to squeeze Yan Zhaoyi, Pan Chen's foundation is shallow, unlike Concubine Xian, if she is offended, she will be offended, how capable can a concubine be? But Yan Zhaoyi was different, and she knew the purpose of the Queen Mother letting her into the palace with her knees.
Since she didn't dare to reply, Song Jieyu had no choice but to bow and retreat, and several other Jieyu and Liangyuan who were watching from the side also withdrew, Yan Zhaoyi did good deeds without leaving her name, and after nodding and smiling at Pan Chen, she also walked out of Kangshou Palace.
Pan Chen lowered his head and covered the box, and as soon as he looked up, he saw Concubine Shu standing in front of her with an iron face, without saying a word, just when Pan Chen thought she was going to stage a Resident Evil, Concubine Shu suddenly changed her face, swept away the gloom, smiled at Pan Chen fakely, and said:
"The emperor and the queen mother love their sister very much, and my sister has to cherish the opportunity."
Pan Chen couldn't hear the threat in her words, and remembered Li Quan's tragic situation, for an innocent person, she can kill the killer, it can be seen that she has been on the throne for too long, so long that she forgets to respect life, a ruthless superior, with a natural sense of superiority in blood, feeling that with the superiority of blood, she can trample on the soles of humble people, she is the princess of the previous dynasty, the coldness brought out of the blood and bones, crushing a person and crushing an ant to death may mean the same to her, Pan Chen has to say, Concubine Shu, Still immersed in the glory of the past and unable to extricate herself, in her subconscious, she still regarded herself as the princess who was once high, and she was unwilling to admit that her door had been broken by the Qi family, she and Pan Xiao were all the way, because both of them were consciously noble, and they looked down on the Qi family who was born with mud legs in their bones, and always felt that with their noble status, they should not succumb to such a position.
Pan Xiao's words, Pan Chen felt understandable, because Pan Xiao had the support of the entire Pan family behind him, Pan Tan is still the prime minister, and the Pan family is still prosperous, so Pan Xiao has arrogant capital, but Concubine Ning Shufei is different, she has not realized her consciousness as a princess of the dead country to this day, once a person overestimates her ability and becomes self-aware, this will undoubtedly accelerate the speed of her demise.