"The emperor really asked you that." The woman in the Tencel pajamas opened the tea cup, and the fragrance of tea suddenly came to her face. Concubine Chen yawned lazily, but her slightly raised peach blossom eyes did not feel sleepy.

"Slaves and maids don't dare to deceive their masters, the emperor did ask so."

"Oh? So how do you answer? ”

"The slave only expressed the mother's sadness about this matter, and did not give any other explanation."

When the woman heard this, she slowly looked at Qingluan, and asked again: "Qingluan, this palace knows that you are by no means a dull person, and you must have seen this trick of borrowing a knife to kill people clearly, but this palace may not be able to hide it from others." In that case, why don't you reveal it to the emperor so that you can get the first credit. ”

"Thanks to the mother's attention, the slave doesn't know how to speculate on the master's intentions, but only knows that if you want to find a safe place, you must be loyal to the master, don't look at what you shouldn't see, and never dare to talk nonsense if you shouldn't say it." Qingluan knew that her mind had been seen through by Concubine Chen, and she was such a cunning and suspicious person, if she denied it, it would seem deliberate. Thinking of this section, she simply raised her head to meet the conversation, and said very firmly, "Therefore, in this matter, the slave and maid only know that the master was framed, and there is nothing to ask for credit. ”

After finishing speaking, I didn't see Concubine Chen have any intention of opening. Her beautiful eyes slightly swept Qingluan's lowered eyebrows, and the hall was blank for a long time. However, this kind of silence made people more and more frightened, Qingluan didn't know if her suspicions had disappeared, but she was just anxiously waiting for Concubine Chen's orders. After a long time, I heard the woman say, "Go down." ”

Qingluan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and didn't dare to stay for a moment longer.

"Why did the emperor ask that, everything is as you see."

"Oh? You won't say it. ”

"Slave, there is really nothing to say."

"Well, I'll ask you another question." The young Son of Heaven half-narrowed his eyes, and his handsome face was pampered in the silver moonlight, faintly forming a fluorescent outline, ethereal like a shadow outside the sky, making people wonder if it had ever really existed.

"What's your name?"

"Back to the emperor, slave Qingluan."

The night was getting darker.

Qingluan closed the door quietly, his fingers touched the dark wooden bolt that was too old and a little peeling, for some reason, there was an inexplicable sense of familiarity. She sat down on the long stone steps, and everything that had just happened came back to her mind, and for a moment she felt like she was going to stop breathing.

Qingluan is a quiet person, but it doesn't mean that she will only avoid big things. Just like Fang Cai, if Concubine Chen blamed her, she would also be prepared for the worst.

Dark clouds are rolling in the sky, and the seemingly peaceful harem at night hides all wolf ambitions, as deep and calm as the sea.

The next morning, a holy decree was unexpectedly promulgated. The queen was in charge of the harem without a way, which led to the disgust of the incident, and she was suspended for two months from now on, and Concubine Chen was grounded for three months. However, Concubine Xin was sent to the cold palace for messing with the harem, and she was thrown into the cold palace by using the technique of disgust to blame others, and her father's entire family property was confiscated, and a wealthy family was burned down in an instant.

Only Concubine Xin's personal maid Huiyun became the head of the Queen Mother's side overnight, ranking first among the maids, even surpassing the status of the concubines. The cause and effect are unknown to others, but after hearing it, Qingluan only feels that people's hearts are warm and cold. Thinking that she painted the cloud was also one of the personal maids that Concubine Xin brought into the palace, Concubine Xin had always treated her well, maybe just a thought, she chose to sell for glory and ascend to the clouds.

But if it is really investigated carefully, in fact, the queen's mistakes, the emperor has given enough face. Maybe it's because the state is busy, and he just wants to turn big things into small things, maybe it's just because of the harmony between the emperor and the queen, and he can't bear to hurt Concubine Chen, in short, these two people are fortunate in misfortune, as for Concubine Xin, it's just the result of self-inflicted.

On the day of Xiaohan, Concubine Chen of Lingxian Palace had already dressed up before she was old, and instructed Qingluan to prepare ingredients such as balls and glutinous rice, and then sent her subordinates to the imperial dining room to cook laba porridge after explaining the steps one by one. With Concubine Chen's temperament, being grounded for a month is tantamount to taking half her life, and the harem battle is fierce, how can she stand by and watch for so many days. It's just that she can't get out of the palace now, so she can only wait for Laba porridge to be boiled, and send Qingluan to go to the Queen Mother to greet her instead.

Qingluan had seen the Queen Mother a few times before, and she was still in awe in her heart, so she dressed up carefully. The high bun of the disc sets off the smooth forehead, especially the graceful neck and clearly visible collarbones. The eyebrows of the moth are lightly swept and the lips are covered, the beautiful eyes are overflowing with brilliance, and the red lips are filled with a light smile. He also put on a small blue jacket and a purple pleated skirt, embroidered with white red plums, and tied a light bow with brocade silk soft smoke around the waist.

This body is a very unbright match, but Qingluan can hold this color, and it has a very quiet and elegant feeling when worn out.

She didn't know why Concubine Chen, who had always regarded people as enemies, specially chose her to go to Fushou Palace today, but her intuition was not just as simple as asking for peace on her behalf. What's more, she is just a small palace maid, with a low status, even if it is a round, she should not come forward. However, since the master commanded it, he knew that it was a fire pit and had to jump, and he never had to decide for himself in the harem.

After arriving at Fushou Palace, the palace is waiting for the palace, and the palace can only enter the palace after the report is transmitted. When Qingluan was summoned, a full hour had passed, and it was snowing outside, even if the stove was born, it would not help. When she entered the palace, her face was already much paler, and her lips were slightly purple from the cold.

At the head of the hall, the person with a majestic face is the queen mother. Xu has experienced too many personnel in this harem for decades, and the queen mother's face has long been covered with vicissitudes. However, even so, the vicissitudes of life do not appear to be old, but have another sense of lofty majesty. The Queen Mother was dressed in an auspicious Fulu dark green jacket woven of high-quality cloud brocade cloth, and on her right hand sat the petite queen, whose thin shoulders were half hidden in the wide-sleeved and wide-shouldered formal clothes, which was a little unnatural.

The other concubines were lined up on both sides, and although they were greetings, there was no atmosphere of smiling and smiling at all. I wonder if something disturbing happened before, or maybe some master said the wrong thing. Such scattered thoughts were interrupted by a deep voice, and the Queen Mother's voice was as low as a bell but not chaotic.

"Who are you?"

"The slave has seen the Queen Mother, masters. The slave maid is the concubine Niangniang who was confined in the Lingxian Palace, and the maid specially cooked Laba porridge to honor the queen mother, and ordered the slave and maid to ......"

"Doing it for you?" Before she could finish speaking, the queen had already opened her mouth to stop, "What is your identity, and is this what you can do for you?" ”

It seems that he suddenly understands that the reason why there is such a solemn atmosphere in the hall is precisely because of his arrival. Concubine Chen and the queen have always been at odds, and the queen mother is of the same clan as the queen, so she naturally favors her everywhere. Thinking about it this way, it is not surprising that the queen spends her resentment against Concubine Chen with the help of this matter.

Qingluan raised his head slightly, and met the queen's sharp gaze - compared to the gentleness in front of the emperor a few days ago, it was like two people. Even though she had long been accustomed to the multifaceted behavior of the harem people, she couldn't help but be surprised by this huge change.

"Look at what this palace is doing, is it wrong for you?"

"Queen Mother Mingjian, although my master is in the period of lockdown, he still cares about the Queen Mother, and this kind of filial piety is still ......"

"Alright." The Queen Mother suddenly got up slowly, and a pair of eagle-like eyes squinted at the people in the hall, how could there be a little tiredness in those eyes, it was clearly blazing, as if a fire was burning. "Help the mourning family go back to rest."