After a day of drizzle, the autumn mood is getting thicker, and the osmanthus flowers in the imperial garden are like gilded green branches. The queen, the concubine and the Tang beauty were sitting in the pavilion of the imperial garden, and the three of them were drinking tea and enjoying the flowers with great interest, so comfortable.

De Concubine flattered and said: "I heard that the emperor sent a lot of Jiangnan water silk yesterday, I heard that the process of making this water silk is extremely complicated, each one is the top Suzhou embroidery girl embroidered by hand, a embroidery girl can only embroider two horses a year, known as the world's treasures." Such a precious thing, Jiangnan only paid a total of six tributes this time, and the emperor gave three horses to Fengluan Palace, which shows that the emperor still thinks about Niangniang the most. ”

Although the concubine has two princes, but because the concubine is from a humble background, her father is just a local petty official, and the palace is the place where the most important place is the position and family background.

The queen smiled proudly, "It's the emperor who has a good memory, and I remember that the palace likes Jiangnan satin, so I gave more." However, this palace took a cursory look at the water silk, although the workmanship is exquisite, but it is not as exaggerated as you said. ”

Concubine De smiled again: "Niangniang is used to seeing good things, so naturally it is not the same thing." However, the concubines are very curious, it is better to make the water silk another day, so that the concubines can open their eyes! ”

The queen smiled silently, and her arrogant look was revealed on her face. At this time, I heard Tang Meiren on the side say in a very soft voice: "But the concubine heard that yesterday the emperor also rewarded three horses to Chenzhi Palace." ”

The meaning behind this sentence is obvious: the emperor favors Concubine Chen, but I am afraid that Concubine Chen will have to be on an equal footing with the queen before long!

Tang Meiren obviously deliberately said it to the queen, in order to deliberately exacerbate the contradiction between the queen and Concubine Chen. Tang Meiren and Concubine Chen entered the palace at the same time, thinking that their family background and knowledge were above Concubine Chen, but the emperor's attitude towards himself was always lukewarm, seeing that the woman who entered the palace at the same time as him was already a princess, and she was the most favored concubine around the emperor, how could Tang Meiren not be jealous?

"Really?" The queen's eyes darkened, and a proud smile froze at the corners of her mouth, deliberately pretending to be indifferent. "Concubine Chen is now deeply favored by the emperor, and it is normal for the emperor to reward her with something."

Tang Meiren continued to deliberately instigate: "The queen mother, you have a lot of adults, but others may not know how to accept it when they see it!" It doesn't matter if our side palaces have become ice cellars, but your middle palace can't also become ice cellars! Queen Mother, forgive my sister for my extra words, someone has already taken a knife against your back heart, are you still indifferent? ”

The fan in the queen's hand was stunned, and although there was no change on her face, the cold light in her eyes revealed the master's displeasure at this time. "Knowing that you have a lot of mouths, you should close it tightly, and it is better to sew porcelain."

"The concubine lost her words, please atone for her sins." Tang Meiren immediately apologized, but she secretly sneered in her heart, because she knew that her words had successfully provoked the queen's resentment towards Concubine Chen.

Concubine De looked like she didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, and she added fuel to the fire and said: "In this harem, Sister Tang is the smartest and most eloquent." This can't stab anyone in the heart, so why worry about it here? ”

"That's it!" The queen coldly interrupted the two of them, got up and said, "After sitting for so long, let's go to the garden." ”

The group was strolling in the imperial garden, and the queen was talking to the concubines and Tang Meiren on the side, and they didn't notice the children galloping in the distance.

"You're chasing me, chasing me!" The boy was about five or six years old, trotting all the way through the imperial garden, and from time to time he turned back and shouted something, and one of them crashed into the arms of the grandmother beside the queen without paying attention.

"Hey, hey! This is which dog slave who has eaten the guts of ambitious buns dares to collide with the queen! Mama shouted dissatisfiedly, got up and just wanted to scold, but when she saw that the child who bumped into her in front of her was the eldest prince, her face immediately changed. Yo, it turned out to be His Royal Highness the Great Prince, why did you run out alone? What about the palace maids and minions around you? ”

The eldest prince Liang Xi is the son of Concubine Zhen and is now six years old. Because Concubine Zhen has always been thin and rarely goes out, let alone takes her son out to hang out, Liang Xi's personality is more introverted and calm than children of the same age. Liang Xi saw that there were a group of fierce adults in front of him, and knew that he was in trouble, so he lowered his head and stammered: "I... I..."

"Xi'er!" At this time, Concubine Zhen and three or two palace maids ran anxiously from a distance, and when she saw the queen standing beside her son with a gloomy face, her heart couldn't help but sink. "Blessed is the Queen."

The queen's eyes narrowed, and she said, "Concubine Zhen is also here!" Where is the eldest prince in a hurry? ”

Concubine Zhen trembled and said: "It's because the concubine is not strict in discipline, and today I saw that the weather was getting clearer, so I specially brought Xi'er to fly a kite in the imperial garden." I didn't want Xi'er to run too fast, and almost collided with the queen's mother, and asked the mother to atone for her sins. ”

The queen looked at the kneeling woman on the ground with disdain, and a ruthlessness suddenly appeared in her heart. "Hongu is nothing. But what a noble body the eldest prince is, you, as a concubine, have to take good care of it, how can you run around at will like an ordinary child in the market? If you bump into something, what's the matter!"

"The queen's mother taught her a very good lesson, and the concubines must remember it in their hearts, so the concubines will not disturb the queen and the Yaxing of the mothers, and will retire first." Concubine Zhen said respectfully, and after speaking, she pulled the eldest prince to leave, but the queen's cold voice came from the top of her head. "Wait!"

Concubine Zhen was stunned for a moment, a chill rose behind her, and she asked weakly, "I don't know what else the queen mother has to order?" ”

"Sister Zhen is negligent, but the slaves and maids around her should always watch and persuade. The master doesn't understand, and the subordinates can't be confused. The queen squinted at the palace maids behind Concubine Zhen, "For the sake of small punishment and big punishment, all palace maids each have forty slaps!"

"Niangniang forgives her sins, this matter is a country of concubines, and she has not thought about it. These subordinates are innocent, so let the mother spare them. Concubine Zhen's face turned pale, and she knelt down and begged for mercy.

The queen was already pressing a fire in her heart today because of Concubine Chen, and she had nowhere to vent her worries, but she didn't expect her Concubine Zhen to send her to the door by herself. When the emperor was still the crown prince, Concubine Zhen married into the East Palace at the same time as the queen, but Concubine Zhen has always looked like she is going to die since she entered the palace, but the emperor still eats her very much, loves her in every way, and gives birth to the emperor's eldest son in less than a year. On the other hand, Huo's so-called Zhenggong Niangniang, not only is not loved by the emperor, but also has no children and no daughters so far, so she is naturally unwilling in her heart, and she can't help but be angry every time she sees Concubine Zhen. This time Concubine Zhen rarely appeared, of course she Huo Shi had to seize this opportunity to complete this pair of mother and son who were charming and seducing the master!

Huo's thin lips raised a sneer, and said: "This palace is not deliberately targeting my sister, but I just want to give Sister Zhen a longer memory, and also give a longer memory to the servant girls and slaves around her!"