Qingling quietly entered the Fengzao Palace with a few white lotus flowers in her hand, and these lotus flowers were picked with the help of the guards who rescued her from the water. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

She was afraid that the palace maids would see her wet and embarrassed appearance, so she deliberately lightened her steps, returned to the west side hall where she lived, and carefully inserted a few delicate white lotus flowers into the vase, so she changed into clean clothes, and wanted to slip into the main hall from the side hall and put the white lotus in the main hall.

Walk out of the west side hall, enter the main hall from the side door, bypass the jade twelve flower screen is the main hall, Qingling stood behind the screen, and once again admired the lotus in his hand, each one is budding to be released, and it will be completely open tomorrow morning, and the prince must like it when he sees it.

Qingling imagined that the imperial concubine was happy for this, and she also felt happy, closed her eyes and sniffed the lotus flower gently.

"Little Liuzi, what do you come to see me, tell me." The lazy voice of the imperial concubine Niangniang penetrated through the screen into Qingling's ears.

"Mother, the little one has a secret report." It was the voice of a shrill eunuch.

Qingling's foot was retracted, obviously he had hit the secret, and he didn't retreat or advance, so he had to stand behind the screen with bated breath and didn't dare to move. Her instincts told her that there was a small chance of surviving the secrets of the harem.

"Say it."

"Niangniang, in this selection of show girls, Mama Lian has already collected a lot of filial piety silver for Concubine Hui, and the slaves found out that Yu Mingde, the imperial history of the Jiangnan Salt Tea Ceremony, sent 100,000 taels, and Zhao Wenli, the secretary of the Ministry of War, also sent 50,000 taels." The little eunuch said in his throat, and Qingling heard the sharp words very clearly.

"It's not surprising that there is such a thing, they have invested nothing more than to find a place for their daughter in this harem, and a background like them is not as good as the daughter of the general Han family and the first auxiliary minister Wang family, no matter how much money they spend, it's just that since they have taken refuge in Concubine Hui...... Concubine Hui was already jealous of me taking care of the harem, but I was afraid that when these two women came, the harem should be restless again. The Imperial Concubine said slowly, as if she was not interested in such a thing at all.

"Niangniang, the slave also heard a strange thing, the daughter of the Jiang family of Honglu Temple got married, but the bride who returned to the door three days later became a concubine, don't you say strange?" The little eunuch said flatteringly.

Qingling behind the screen already had sweat on his forehead, and he didn't think that the things in his home still leaked the news, and he didn't know how the mother would fall when she heard it, and she nervously got into the vase in her hand and didn't dare to come out.

The imperial concubine didn't make a sound for a long time, muttered for a moment, and slowly breathed a sigh of relief, "Hey, little sixth son, presumably the daughter of the Jiang family is no longer in the world, if she is still alive and is used by someone with a heart, Honglu Siqing is violating the rules and committing the crime of bullying the king, and she will be beheaded all over the house." I remember that the old lady of Jiang Mansion was still the sister of the late Concubine Zhou, and the matter was a big trouble, and the royal face was not good-looking. Little Liuzi, this matter must not be mentioned again, and others must not be allowed to take the opportunity to take revenge and embarrass the emperor. You find a reliable person to secretly visit, if the concubine of the Jiang family is still alive and has the affection of Concubine Zhou, it is better to settle her. ”

Qingling heard these words clearly and carefully, word by word drilled into her ears, and her hands trembled. The imperial concubine not only has the grace to save herself, but also takes care of the Jiang Mansion in and out of the words, and her love for the concubine of the Jiang Mansion makes Qingling, who is hiding behind the screen, have more respect and closeness in her heart, and her heart is rippling with emotion, and this emotion is churning endlessly, so that her eyes are full of tears. She even felt that the beautiful and languid woman sitting in the main hall loved her like a mother she had never met.

"Yes, the slave wrote it down, and the slave obeyed the concubine's orders." Xiao Liuzi knew how important it was, and hurriedly agreed.

"Little Sixth Son, pay more attention to Concubine Hui's side, she has failed to murder the eldest prince several times, it is difficult to guarantee that she will not jump over the wall in a hurry, and report the situation in time. This palace has been busy for a day, and it is tired, so you can retreat. The imperial concubine got up lazily and dragged her long skirt into the dormitory to rest.

The little eunuch also bowed his body and quietly walked out of the Fengzao Palace and disappeared into the confused night.

The sins of the Jiang family were easily suppressed by the imperial concubine, and the nervous mood relaxed slightly, Qingling was paralyzed to the ground, even though Wang and Qingmo did something sorry for themselves and bought her into Qinglou, but she didn't hold a grudge, after all, there was still a grandmother, as well as a father and younger brother, if it leaked out at this time, the Jiang Mansion would be the crime of destroying the door.

The imperial concubine is right, she must not show up, if she is used by someone with a heart, she will become a sinner through the ages, and if she is discovered by the Wang family, in order to protect Qing Mo and Qing Qiong, according to the Wang family's ruthlessness, she will only have a dead end.

She sat slumped behind the screen, her mind was like electricity, if you want to say safety, it is still the safest palace, and no one who wants to break his head will never think that she will be in the palace.

Qingling originally wanted to say goodbye to the imperial concubine and Fang Fei and go out of the palace to find his grandmother, but it seemed impossible, and going out by himself was tantamount to detonating a bomb in the Jiang Mansion. For the sake of today's plan, the only thing is to hide your identity and live safely.

She got up, carefully bypassed the screen with the vase, put the vase on the table in the main hall, did not dare to stay, and quickly fled back to the west side hall where she lived.

Falling into the cool water of the Taiye Pool, coupled with the secret report of Xiao Liuzi at first sight, Qingling tossed and turned and slept all night, and the next morning when Fang Fei came in, her body was hot and she couldn't sleep.

Fang Fei reported the situation of Qingling to the imperial concubine Niangniang, Niangniang raised her eyes, and there was a smile in her eyebrows, "Ask the doctor to continue to treat her, just let her raise it." Fang Fei, the emperor hasn't come to Fengzao Palace for a few days. ”

"Niangniang, although the emperor didn't come to Fengzao Palace, he didn't go to Concubine Hui, there is a big prince by the emperor's side, don't worry too much." Fang Fei knew how to comfort her master, and in one sentence she said to the heart of the imperial concubine.

The corners of the imperial concubine's eyes and eyebrows had a different look, and she casually looked at the plain peony flowers embroidered on the white brocade on her body and said, "Fang Fei, the emperor will arrive tonight." The emperor's heart is upset, and he has no intention of drafting, and this year's draft is not for me to worry about. This is what the palace wants, so that the show girls who send silver know that Concubine Hui is just an ornament, and the palace still has the final say on the affairs of the harem. ”

"Niangniang, will the emperor come today?" Fang Fei was a little worried, the emperor rarely came to Fengzao Palace, even when he saw the eldest prince, he also ordered someone to take him to Qianqing Palace.

"With Qingling in our Fengzao Palace, the emperor will definitely come, but you should be careful and tell the doctor to take care of Qingling. If the emperor asked, he would say that there was a palace maid sent by Fengzao Palace to pick lotus flowers in the Taiye Pond and fall into the water, and she was sick. ”

Fang Fei's mouth responded, and the doubts in her heart were still not solved, why did Niangniang arrange for Qingling to pick lotus flowers at night and bump into the emperor, why Qingling would come to Fengzao Palace when the emperor was in the emperor, but Niangniang's mind was something she could guess casually.

Qingling's illness dragged on for more than ten days, and it was already the end of October when he recovered. During the more than ten days of recuperation, except for the doctor girl and Fang Fei, almost no one came to the West Side Hall.

The palace is much more lively now, Han Xiaowan, the daughter of the general Han Rong, was named the concubine, the queen of the first auxiliary minister Wang Guoguo was named the virtuous concubine, and several outstanding people were named Jieyu and nobles, and Yu Wanrong of Jiangnan and Zhao Shuqin, the daughter of the military department, only won the title of beauty. The rest of the show girls with backgrounds were rewarded to the palaces as concubines, and the rest of the women with outstanding appearance but no family background were assigned to each palace as palace maids.

At the end of the month, it has entered the winter, the weather has suddenly become cold, the house has not yet burned charcoal, Qingling has been recovering from a long illness, and the medical queen has put a lotus pink jacket on Qingling's body, "Girl, the weather is cold, the body has just recovered, or wear more." ”

Qingling put his arm in, put on his jacket, and took the hand of the medical woman, "Sister, Qingling has been in the palace for more than a month, thanks to my sister's careful care." ”

"Silly boy, what did you say, my sister is well, but what are your plans?" The doctor asked kindly.

"Niangniang is as kind to Qingling as a mountain, and Qingling has no plans, she just wants to stay by the side of the imperial concubine Niangniang, serve Niangniang with her heart, and repay Niangniang's kindness." Qingling lowered his head and took off the white jade hairpin from his head, "This is what the emperor rewarded the imperial concubine Niangniang yesterday, and Niangniang rewarded me again." Sister Doctor Girl, why is the Imperial Concubine so different from me? ”

The medicine girl's eyes darkened, but when she looked up, she was already smiling, "Silly child, let me tell you about the imperial concubine's past." When Niangniang had not yet entered the palace, there was a sister at home, and the stepmother hated them, so she sold Niangniang's sister to the Qinglou and sent Niangniang to the palace to be a show girl. God has the virtue of a good life, Niangniang entered the palace and had the eldest prince as a concubine, but her sister died in the Qinglou. Niangniang has suffered hardships, and when she sees you, she thinks of her sister. The mother is kind, not only treats you well, but also treats the palace maids very well. ”

Qingling thought of what happened to her in Qinglou, while congratulating that she was rescued, while sympathizing with the sister of the imperial concubine, she wiped the tears that welled up in her eyes, and said movingly, "I don't remember anything, I am a lonely and helpless child, if I am not fortunate enough to meet Niangniang, how can I have a chance to survive at this time, sister, I am not angry, I have been sick, I have caused so much trouble to Niangniang in the palace, now that my body is better, I will not go anywhere, I want to serve Niangniang with you in Fengzao Palace." ”

While the two of them were talking, the door of the west hall opened, and the imperial concubine walked in with a smile, and Fang Fei followed closely behind.

The doctor girl and Qingling hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

"Hurry up." The imperial concubine took a step, looked at the furnishings of the west hall, took Qingling's hand, and complained to Fang Fei, "The little girl's hands are so cold!" Fang Fei, the weather is so cold, it's time for the west side hall to make a charcoal fire. ”

Qingling had no choice but to whisper, "Niangniang, the people are not cold. ”

Niangniang frowned, but she smiled with pity on her face, "I just came to take a look, but I didn't expect that as soon as I arrived at the West Side Palace, I heard the two of you talking about yourself, and the two of you heard what the palace just said, Qingling, are you really willing to stay in the Fengzao Palace and serve the palace?" ”