Zhu Di's greatest wisdom is not that no one can play any tricks in his eyes, but that he knows very well what he can't tolerate and when he needs to pretend to be stupid. When the vassal kings of the previous dynasty were fighting for the fiefdom, his reaction could be said to be ruthless, and he simply denied the six relatives, but when it came to the disputes in the harem, he basically turned a blind eye, and the biggest punishment was at most snubbing. In fact, what he did was not wrong, in a place like the harem, where women are all right and wrong, there is no right or wrong at all, what Zhu Di has to do is just balance all the relationships. His love for me in recent years has surpassed the level of everyone in the past, not so much that he has a deep affection for me, but rather that he understands that I am a woman without roots, without any power behind me, and he loves me, except for a few words of advice from his ministers, there is no pressure from the power disputes of the previous dynasty.

Perhaps, now that he finds that I have also entered a whirlpool, he even wants to fight with others, and he is also disappointed in me, right?

Two years after Xu Yunhua ascended the throne of the queen, he was favored again at the age of more than forty, not only the entire harem was shocked, but even the previous dynasty was amazed, and some people said that if the queen's mother was blessed to the sky, at this time, Lao Beng Huaizhu, and then added a prince to the emperor, then Xu Huizu's Duke of Wei will be restored.

Every time Bao'er and Zhu'er hear such words, they will be unhappy for a long time when they come back, because I usually like to be quiet, and few people have set foot in the Lotus Yi Palace, but in the past, Zhu Di often came, and this can be said to be the most lively place in the entire harem.

"The emperor is too ruthless, even if we use the princess to bring down the queen this time, but the queen persecuted the princess first, we are just to ensure that the princess is safe, even if it is excessive, can there still be a queen mother who takes action to harm us too much? I didn't even come for three or five days, and the princess was only a little old......" Bao'er hugged the crescent moon and coaxed her, and said angrily, "I didn't expect that the emperor would be such a person." ”

I smiled reluctantly and said helplessly, "In the emperor's house, the fate of a woman is never in my own hands. I'm very satisfied to be able to be so stable. ”

"Could it be that Niangniang, you used to look down on fame and fortune, and then in order to fulfill the emperor's heart for you, you did this Laoshizi concubine with a wound, and you worked hard to give birth to a princess for the emperor, just for such stability? Ten days and half a month to not even see the emperor's face once, is it really what you are looking forward to? ”

Bao'er's words were like nails, and they pierced my heart, and although I was bleeding, the pain was numb. I smiled slightly, "The queen mother has also been waiting for her husband like this every day. ”

Bao'er wanted to say something, but she still tried hard to press down, but after all, she couldn't bear it, "The queen mother is kind on the surface, but her heart is not right, the emperor is discerning, how can she not know that the fall from grace is her own sake, you fought on the battlefield for the emperor, fought for four years, and even defended the emperor regardless of his life. If the emperor also treats you and the other concubines in the harem, even I am not worth it in my heart to be wronged for you. ”

"Enough, are these things you should say? If the wall has ears and spreads, I'm afraid that even this deserted Lotus Yi Palace, we don't want to live there. ”

Bao'er pouted angrily, and finally didn't speak.

Just when the air was condensed and quiet, Zhu Di's voice came in, with a hint of a smile, "Why can't the Lotus Yi Palace live?" ”

Bao'er and I were both shocked, I hurriedly greeted out, only to see Zhu Di and Xu Yunhua walking in together, and several other concubines to accompany them, looking at their expressions, smiling, as if they had just chatted with some happy words, and didn't hear the conversation between me and Bao'er Fangcai, but I was still a little worried, while saluting Xu Yunhua and Zhu Di, I shouted, "What's going on with the grandmothers and girls outside?" Are you lazy one by one? Even the emperor and queen didn't announce it. I didn't even go out to greet me, which was really disrespectful. ”

Xu Yunhua smiled faintly, "Don't be wrong and blame people, it was me and the emperor who said it, don't alarm people, come in quietly to see what your master and servant are talking about." Why, the emperor said that he heard something that Lianyi Palace can't live? I didn't hear anything, is there something in the Lianyi Palace that doesn't live together, the powerful concubine is also an old man in the palace, knowing that I sometimes don't take care of everything, why don't you take the initiative to tell me? ”

I glanced at her, her makeup was exquisite, her clothes were gorgeous, her grace was luxurious, and where was the sickly look I had seen the last time I visited? It seems that what hits a woman the most is her husband's neglect, and what nourishes a woman the most is her husband's favor.

Seeing that she was so polite to me as if nothing had happened, I had to politely say, "I'm joking with the girls." There is nothing lacking in the Lianyi Palace, thank you for the queen's care. ”

Xu Yunhua looked me up and down, smiled softly, didn't say anything, held his head high, walked to the main room with Zhu Di, and sat down on the head.

Zhu Di beckoned to me, "Come, come here, you come and sit too, ask someone to bring the crescent moon, we all want to come and see her, you still hide it." ”

Concubine Lu and Lu Yunyi also came over, "Yes, I haven't seen the princess for a long time, I heard that I was sick again some time ago, and I didn't dare to come over to make trouble, are you okay now?" ”

Bao'er had already walked out with the crescent moon in her arms, Xu Yunhua stretched out her hand to take it, Bao'er pretended not to see it, and handed it directly to Zhu Di, Zhu Di took the child, kissed it in his arms, and smiled lovingly, "It seems that she has grown white and fat, and the powerful concubine is very slender in order to take care of the princess." ”

Concubine Lu has been in the house for many years, and her qualifications are not lower than Xu Yunhua, and she said with a smile, "I heard that people say that after a woman gives birth, it is easy to become obese and difficult to reduce, but the powerful concubine does not have this trouble, this small figure is more slender than when she was a girl in the past, and it doesn't look like a mother at all. ”

"Concubine Lu, you're talking too much." Xu Yunhua coughed lightly and frowned at Concubine Lu.

Concubine Lu glanced at Xu Yunhua, although she was a little jealous, but she didn't seem to be convinced that she had lost face in front of everyone, and muttered in a low voice, "It's all my own sisters, if you talk a few more words together, even if you say it wrong, it's nothing." ”

Zhu Di smiled, "Concubine Lu said yes." It's not good to be too restrictive. ”

Concubine Lu got Zhu Di's support, her face immediately brightened, she glanced at Xu Yunhua lightly, then lowered her eyes and stretched out her hand to tease the crescent moon. Xu Yunhua still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were as cold as frost.

"It's about to be autumn, the weather is cold, and the palaces are gradually adding firewood and charcoal, especially if there are children like Lianyi Palace, the charcoal fire must be good. These things, the queen has to worry about. Zhu Di tightened the crescent moon's clothes and said lightly to Xu Yunhua.

Xu Yunhua nodded, "Don't eliminate what the emperor said." ”

"Everyone is here today, why don't we eat here at noon." Zhu Di took my hand and smiled, "Is the noble concubine willing to be this east?" ”

I lowered my head and said, "I wish I would like to invite the emperor and the sisters to be lively, but I'm afraid that my face is not so big, so I can't invite everyone." Since the emperor has spoken today, I think everyone will not leave, Zhu'er, go and tell the small kitchen, prepare lunch well, the queen loves to eat goose meat, make a rouge goose, the emperor is here, must have mare's milk wine, and the wild mink meat that came to Shanxi last time will be stewed and sent together. ”

After listening to my instructions, Concubine Lu covered her mouth with a silk and laughed, Zhu Di turned her head sideways and asked, "Concubine Lu, what are you laughing at?" ”

Concubine Lu smiled, "I couldn't help but laugh when I saw that the powerful concubine was so enthusiastic and took out almost all her belongings to entertain us." We big stomach kings, don't eat the Lotus Yi Palace poorly! Concubine Lu said something witty, and everyone laughed.

Zhu Di also said to me, "It's all a family, you don't have to be so polite, just eat at home." ”

I shook my head and said, "In the past, the emperor used to eat here, and I gradually got up casually, I am afraid that I treated the emperor harshly in terms of diet, it is better to be careful with the queen in Kunning Palace, and prepare the emperor's favorite food every day, and now the emperor does not like to eat in my Lianyi Palace, and he is reluctant to leave in Kunning Palace every day." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone became embarrassed, Xu Yunhua's face was even more red and white for a while, Zhu Di also frowned slightly, and did not speak for a long time. It was Concubine Lu who played a round, "In the past, I always felt that the powerful concubine didn't like to talk, and it was not easy to get close, so she moved around less, but I didn't expect the powerful concubine to be a lively person." ”

Zhu Di looked at me and replied lightly to Concubine Lu, "After the powerful concubine gave birth, she was in a good mood, so people have become playful." ”

"I see." Concubine Lu nodded yes.

Everyone was talking and laughing in the Lianyi Palace, Lu Yunyi couldn't interject, so he took care of the crescent moon with Bao'er and others on the side, but in less than an hour, the small kitchen picked up a large table full of dishes, because there was still heat in the house, there was shade in the courtyard outside the house, which was very refreshing, so I proposed, "It's cool and open outside, let's have a lot of people today, why don't we move the tables and chairs outside, let's have an open-air dinner." ”

When Zhu Di heard this, he was the first to applaud, "Okay!" In the past, I often sat cross-legged on the ground with the soldiers on the grassland, a pot of wine and a naan is a meal, although it is hard, that kind of heroic mood, but now it is incomparable, the noble concubine has fought on the battlefield with me, although it is a woman, but the temperament is bold and does not lose to men. ”

"We all know that the emperor loves the concubines, but we stuffy gourds don't even know the reason." Concubine Lu said with a smile.

Xu Yunhua glanced at Concubine Lu, "You, you can have a snack, don't always boast that the emperor has entered the palace when he was still King Yan, and he is more qualified than everyone else." Our noble concubine also entered the Yanwang Mansion very early, but she was not married to the emperor at that time, but she was just a pianist in the mansion. In terms of friendship with the emperor, the powerful concubines are no worse than us people. ”

"Oh? Is there such a thing? Then we're really lonely! Concubine Lu simply sat down beside me, grabbed the back of my hand, and said affectionately, "Powerful concubine, is there such a thing?" It's better to take advantage of today and tell us about it. ”<