Chapter 8: Finding Allies

When Xiao Ping broke in, in the dormitory, the concubine was half-leaning on the bed, frowning, and Mama Lan was standing next to her, trying to persuade but not knowing how to speak. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

At this time, it was late at night, but the concubine, who had gone to bed early on weekdays, had not even taken off the concubine's clothes, so she frowned and was stunned.

"Mother."

Xiao Ping's cheerful voice woke up the concubine, her eyes gradually brightened, and she couldn't help but smile when she looked at the jade doll that flew over.

The concubine hugged Xiao Ping, touched his head, and asked him with a smile: "Why is my son so happy, say it so that the concubine will be happy."

Xiao Ping raised his head, his eyes were pure, and he looked at the concubine, "Mother, the child is not happy, but afraid, just now in the front hall, there was a white-bearded old man who asked the child a question, and the child answered him, those people only stared at the child, the child was afraid, the mother, the child couldn't wait to stay by the mother's side, so as soon as he saw the mother, the child was happy."

Xiao Ping made up lies, trying to match the age of a three-year-old boy, he never wanted his "early wisdom" to be visible to others, showing off that he was a genius, he knew that he was just a person who had lived for forty more years, not stupider than ordinary people, but also not as intelligent as a demon. Besides, in the deep palace, the precocious prince usually dies early, Xiao Ping doesn't want to die in the deep palace, those who die once know the preciousness of life, even if it is difficult to live.

But the concubine was anxious, and she hurriedly asked Xiao Ping, "Is the white-bearded old man the first one on the left?" ā€

"yes." Xiao Ping nodded ignorantly, and muttered, "The white-bearded old man, the child answered him, and he kept shaking his head, the child didn't like him." ā€

The concubine fell down, lying on her side on the bed, her eyes were blank, "Mama Lan, it's over, it's really over, grandfather asked the five princes in the palace, he must be considering the five princes, grandfather shook his head, I'm afraid that he is quite dissatisfied with the five princes, and the cousin will settle down when she enters the palace."

"Mother, what's wrong with you? What did the child do wrong? Xiao Ping was "frightened" by the concubine, carefully pulled the concubine's clothes, and asked in a low voice.

The concubine looked at him, with mixed emotions in her eyes, pity and blame.

Mama Lan, who was standing on the side, considered it at this time and spoke, "Don't be discouraged, the slave maid has also grown up in the mansion since childhood, and she knows that the old lady has made a decision, and no one can change it, now that the eldest lady of the third master's family has entered the palace has become a foregone conclusion, Niangniang doesn't need to think about it anymore, but carefully consider what Niangniang should do in the future?" ā€

Obviously, the concubine listened to Mama Lan's persuasion, she cheered up again, sat up from the bed, and took a deep breath, "Yes, I haven't lost yet, this is the palace, not the back house of the Murong family, even if you lose your grandfather's support, it's not certain who loses and who wins." ā€

The concubine's determined appearance rekindled her fighting spirit, and Mama Lan also cheered for the concubine, "It's right for Niangniang to think like this, this is the palace, the owner is Your Majesty, and it is not a place where the old lady has the final say, if we plan carefully, who knows the result?" ā€

The concubine has completely eased up, she thinks about her own situation, thinks about the situation in the harem, and looks for her own breakthrough.

Xiao Ping also guessed the plans of the Murong family at this time, and he calculated in his heart that the Murong family wanted to send another woman into the palace and give birth to a prince, so as to ensure that the future of the Murong family would not be too miserable, and he, the prince without the blood of the Murong family, was obviously unreliable in the eyes of the Murong family, and the concubine had been infertile for many years, so the Murong family planned to give up on them. The concubine's current situation is very bad, in the past, there was the Murong family outside, and she herself was a concubine, calling for wind and rain in the harem, and now that the Murong family has given up the concubine, the people who offended before, the people who were jealous of her before, or those who fell into the well, will rise one by one, and the concubine can be said to be an enemy everywhere. And to break this situation, the Murong family is unreliable, and Emperor Qingping can't count on it, so there is only an alliance with the concubines, watching and helping each other, and acting in a low-key manner in the future, making a posture of not fighting or grabbing, as long as it survives this period of time, it will be much better. So which concubine alliance is the most suitable one? The queen can't be, Concubine Rou is a pig's brain, she is definitely a pit teammate who is not negotiable, and Concubine Shu, Xiao Ping shook his head in his heart, he has too little contact with this woman, he doesn't understand, but Concubine Su, his eyes lit up, this smart and forbearant woman is definitely a god teammate.

After thinking about it carefully, Xiao Ping pretended to be curious and secret, and whispered, "Mother, the child has discovered a secret." ā€

His opening interrupted the concubine's thoughts, after entering the palace for so many years, the concubine was not in vain, and also thought of the strategy of alliance with the concubine, but was considering the candidate of the ally, at this moment was interrupted by Xiao Ping, she was annoyed for a moment, but seeing Xiao Ping's cute appearance and wanting to share the secret with herself, the anger was immediately extinguished, she touched Xiao Ping's head, and asked with a smile, "What secrets does the child have to tell the mother concubine?" ā€

Xiao Pingshen looked around mysteriously, and saw that there were only Mama Lan and the concubine, so he whispered, "The string of Buddhist beads in Concubine Su's hand is exactly the same as the one we picked up in the morning, the child has been staring at the mother's harem for a day, and I counted it in my heart, and there are only thirty-five beads." ā€

"What?" The concubine's eyes widened, she took out the Buddha bead from her sleeve and handed it to Xiao Ping, "I'll take a closer look, it's really exactly the same?" ā€

Xiao Ping took the Buddha beads and pretended to look at the Buddha beads, and it took a long time before he nodded under the gaze of the concubine and Mama Lan, and said affirmatively, "It won't be wrong, it's exactly the same." ā€

"Mother, didn't you tell the child that the singular number is ominous? Why is the Buddha beads of the mother concubine thirty-five, the child felt strange, and counted it several times, and his eyes were spent. Xiao Ping rubbed his eyes, and in order to enhance the credibility of his words, he asked a few more curious questions.

The concubine patted Xiao Ping gently, but did not answer his question, but said to Mama Lan, "I knew that the Buddha bead appeared too strangely, but I didn't expect it to be done by Concubine Su." ā€

"Niangniang, what does Concubine Su mean, she wants to do it and the eldest prince? How to attack the five princes? ā€

The concubine said confidently, "No, her purpose is not the five princes, but today's feast, she wants me to come out and destroy the queen's feast, but she didn't expect that although I and the queen, I also know the general situation, in front of a hundred women, alluding to the queen's poor management of the harem, but this not only slapped the queen's face, but also damaged His Majesty's face, I am not so stupid, so even if I don't like the queen, I just make trouble in the palace." ā€

Xiao Ping secretly praised in his heart that she was really a smart woman, and she could understand it at one point.

Mama Lan also nodded beside her, but her face was full of doubts, "What kind of hatred does Concubine Su have with the queen, and she actually wants to fold the queen's face in front of a hundred women." ā€

The concubine held the Buddha bead in her hand and smiled mysteriously, "You have entered the palace in the past few years, of course you don't know those old things, Concubine Su and the queen have a big grudge, and now Concubine Su has a high position, and there are four princes and a prince, and she is also the best ally." ā€

Under the candlelight, the concubine smiled slightly, full of confidence.

Xiao Ping didn't know that as soon as Concubine Su returned to the Pingqing Palace, she was furious and sent the personal palace maid away, she scolded the fool in her heart, and brought the evidence of the crime with her, for fear that others would not see it? After a while, she calmed down and went to the Buddhist hall to recite scriptures.