Concubine Ning didn't care about Qing Shuyi's favor, the two were like sisters, and they were often in the same place before entering the palace, so when Qing Shuyi took out some gifts to give her, she accepted them.

On the contrary, Qing Shuyi and Ning Concubine's favor were equally divided, and Ning Concubine couldn't be more satisfied with such a result, but she forgot Yan Shunren's entrustment.

On this day, Qing Shuyi asked Ning Concubine to go to Xiuzhuxuan to appreciate the bamboo that the emperor had just transplanted in Yuezhou, Qing Shuyi's ancestral home was Yuezhou, and I heard that Yuezhou bamboo was famous, but it was a pity that it was better to see it than to see it, and I had the idea of going to watch.

The two of them walked on the long palace road, talking about which silk outside the palace was better, which one had better rouge, and a woman came over as they spoke, looking very charming, but she was not Yanshun people.

Yan Shunren greeted them with a smile, and Concubine Ning felt ashamed, and she was a little embarrassed when she spoke. Yan Shun said: "Now that the two sisters have been promoted, presumably my sister's favor is far away." ”

"Sister Shujia is beautiful, even the emperor has admired it, not to mention, my sister's singing voice is Huang Li out of the valley, melodious, you might as well sing another song to the emperor, no one in the palace can sing better than my sister." Qing Shuyi said with a smile.

Yanshun people were very happy to hear it: "Sister is willing to help sister?" ”

Qing Shuyi looked at Concubine Ning, Concubine Ning understood, plucked off a red gold lark hairpin on her head, and put it in Yanshunren's hand: "My sister has always given my sister gifts, this hairpin is my sister's favorite, give it to my sister, my sister has ever liked it." ”

Yanshun blessed the body: "How did my sister give such a valuable thing to my sister?" It's my sister who has overstepped the rules, and this kind of red gold headdress can only be worn by concubines and above. ”

Qing Shuyi said: "Since Sister Ning gave it to you, I promised you." ”

Yan Shunren's face was happy: "Sister, thank you two sisters." ”

Qing Shuyi and Ning Concubine went hand in hand, and Yan Shunren was overjoyed with a headdress.

On that day, after the emperor approved the excerpts, he was deeply tired and planned to sleep, and at this time, the chamberlain came to report, saying that Ning Concubine had prepared some dishes that the emperor liked in her incense hall, and hoped that the emperor would taste them and see if they were better than the imperial dining room.

The emperor felt that it was really the first time for the concubine to go down to the kitchen to cook for herself, so he went to the incense hall.

Ning Concubine dressed up carefully, wearing a jade orchid pattern skirt, a light blue gauze coat, lightly applying grease powder, a jasper hairpin pulled up the silky and smooth green silk, a silver hollow butterfly love flower bead hairpin was inserted obliquely into the temples, and the long tassel was perpendicular to the ear. The emperor was deeply pleased to see Concubine Ning dressed up so carefully.

The two came to the dining table, the emperor sat on the stool, and Ning Concubine stood and served dishes for the emperor.

"This is a tomato and beef brisket pot, this is preserved egg and lean porridge, this is salted duck, this is pepper and salt and hundred flower chicken, the concubine prepared these dishes, I don't know if it is better than the imperial dining room?" Ning Concubine said.

"I remember that there is no kitchenette in the palace of concubines." The emperor said.

When Concubine Ning heard this, she hurriedly knelt down: "In order to let the emperor be late and the concubine made the dishes herself, she asked the master of the imperial dining room to teach herself." ”

The emperor smiled slightly: "I didn't say that you did anything wrong. You see, when you kneel, I have a hard time eating. Get up, sit down and eat with me. ”

"No."

The emperor picked up the jade and tasted the dishes that Ning Concubine made for himself, it was really not very delicious, but he had a plan in his heart, if Ah Xuan cooked for himself, he should be very happy.

The emperor nodded and praised: "Concubine Ning's skills are not bad, let the imperial dining room do it in the future, you are a nobleman, don't interfere in these things anymore." ”

Ning Concubine flattened her mouth and tasted it herself, it really didn't taste good, spicy was not spicy, salty was not salty, just say that salty duck, it was really salty to the end.

The emperor looked at her expression and couldn't help laughing: "You, you're just a smart little girl." ”

"It's all to blame Sister Yao, whatever you say to capture a man's heart, grab a man's stomach first, it seems that I did a terrible job." Concubine Ning said and ate a bite of the salted duck with hatred, and swallowed it with endurance, and the emperor asked, "Why do you still want to eat it?" ”

Ning Concubine said: "It's a pity to waste it, this duck is a tribute from Luzhou, but the price is expensive, it costs two or three taels of silver." ”

The emperor smiled and brought water to Ning Concubine with distress, Ning Concubine ate slowly, eating and eating, Ning Concubine said: "Is the emperor familiar with the sisters in the palace?" ”

The emperor said: "The queen is gentle and virtuous, Concubine Lin is noble and elegant, Concubine Ling is dignified and demure, Concubine Ai is lively and lovely, Ting'er is gentle and pleasant, and Concubine Jing is quiet and intelligent." Each has its own merits. ”

Concubine Ning said: "The emperor's comments on other sisters are all very good, why do concubines evaluate children like children?" "Sprinkle and wipe the grease stains on your lips with a handkerchief.

"You, ghost." The emperor said, "Why did you suddenly ask this? ”

Ning Concubine said: "The concubine met Yanshun not long ago, Yanshun was crying very sadly in Taiye Pool, and the concubine saw that he was pitiful, so she asked her, she said, the emperor has not seen her for a long time, and the concubine was afraid that she would have the idea of suicide, so she sent her back to Tingyunzhou." “

As soon as the emperor heard that it was Yanshunren, he lost interest, it was already a blessing to be able to let her live until now, how could he give him extra things.

Looking at the emperor's deep face, Concubine Ning felt deeply uncomfortable, and the rest of the coexistence became very embarrassing.

The emperor left angrily, and instead of resting at Concubine Ning's, he came to Zhaoyang Palace. When Concubine Lin saw the emperor suddenly coming, she was overjoyed, so she naturally tried her best to flatter, and the emperor's anger disappeared by half.

On the second day, Concubine Lin learned that the emperor was angry with Concubine Ning because of the affairs of Yanshun people, and a poisonous plan was born in her heart, and at this time, she happened to get rid of Yanshun people by Ning Concubine's hand.

In the afternoon, the light of the sun was luxuriant, and Concubine Lin came to the Incense Palace, and Concubine Ning was also very happy, because if she could catch the big boat of Concubine Lin, her future would be bright.

"Sister's incense hall is brighter than my sister's Zhaoyang Palace, the emperor is really good to my sister, this palace was built by the emperor for the favorite concubine Nan, and now the Nan family has been martyred with the emperor, but the glory at that time is still the same, and my sister is also borrowed the light of the Nan family." Concubine Lin took a sip of tea and said, "This tea is very hot." ”

Ning Concubine Wan'er: "What's this, come here, and blame the palace maid who serves tea for twenty." ”

The palace maid was so frightened that she trembled and begged for mercy.

"Hehe, my sister is just joking with my sister, why should you take it seriously." Concubine Lin looked at the palace maid, a girl who was still delicate, "You get up." ”

Concubine Ning smiled: "This girl has neglected her sister, it's my sister's fault, and it is also appropriate to punish her. ”

"A girl, why should my sister be so angry, this time my sister is here, I have something important to discuss." Concubine Lin glanced at Concubine Ning.

Concubine Ning understood and retired from the palace.