The incense on the temple is to start from the concubine at the end in turn, talented, beautiful, concubine, and finally to the concubine. The queen does not have to offer incense, because the Son of Heaven will raise the sky with her at the end of the year. Each position starts from the newcomer to the old, it can be seen that no one wants to do drudgery, the concubine Shen Zhuangzhao and the concubine Chen Airong are the new concubines who have only entered the palace this year, so start with them.

Speaking of a long time, the palace people of the Shang Dormitory Bureau all understand that Concubine Shen Yuan and Concubine Chen De have not yet been favored since they entered the palace for half a year, and the people who know the roster of the dormitory are all behind the truth that today's son really has the courage to do things according to his own temperament, and he is not afraid of offending the Shen and Chen families. It's a pity that the young and beautiful Concubine Chen De complained in the palace for months, and I heard that she also went to find Queen Xiao.

But the Xiao family is so busy inside, how can they take care of you? The queen sent away each time with some sloppy remarks. There is a kind of impatience that you didn't rush over by yourself, and then complained that I didn't remind you.

Concubine Chen De's jealousy and hatred are rising, and there are only a handful of concubines who have been favored by the emperor before entering the palace, and many noble ladies of the family who were forced into by the queen mother after the emperor ascended the throne have all become vase empty decorations. Now after careful consideration, the queen mother won the hearts of many ministers because of her desperate efforts to take the emperor's concubines as concubines in the early days, and at the same time, she may have eaten the temperament of the Son of Heaven, and she will definitely feel unbearable for herself to absorb power through him, so these concubines have become vases after entering the palace.

has no heirs, marrying in power, and it is the emperor who suffers from complaints, such a perfect relationship is all thanks to the careful calculation of the queen mother's abacus. And these subordinates will not rebel in the future, because their daughters are all in the hands of the Queen Mother of the Six Palaces, and when the Queen Mother wants to break with the emperor and set up a new emperor, she will not be criticized for interfering in the regent.

After reacting, Concubine Chen De and the Chen family beat their chests with regret, no wonder the Queen Mother thought about them so quickly when they mentioned that their eldest daughter entered the palace, it turned out that the person who knew the emperor best was none other than herself.

It's just that no matter how well the Queen Mother thinks of this move, it is by no means foolproof. The eldest daughter of the Shen family is an example - the peerless beauty cannot touch the heart of the saint, which is enough to prove that today's son is not a faint king.

In the palace and temple, Concubine Chen De was worried and begged for heaven and earth in front of the emperors and Buddhas, praying that she would be able to get the emperor to see her next year. The next day, it was Shen Zhuangzhao's turn to arrive, but she was different from Concubine Chen De, she was not interested in getting the cold-blooded son of heaven who was not willing to visit even the favored concubine in trouble.

It's sunset.

On the way, Nan Tao, the big palace maid, stared at the red Buddha beads curiously, and her mouth was amazed, "It is worthy of being the Buddhist thing of the palace temple, the color is transparent, the craftsmanship is first-class, and it is better than the Buddha beads sold in the largest Changbai Temple in the capital." ”

Hearing her say this, Shen Zhuang Zhao noticed it, and she raised her hand gracefully to look at it, "You have accompanied me and Sheng in the Shen Mansion since you were a child, and the things you are amazed at must be extraordinary. ”

"Having said that, the slave didn't see that the string of Buddha beads on Miss Shen Er's wrist was very good."

"Xu is distinguished by quantiles."

"That's right, no matter how bad the mother is, she is still the eldest niece of the Queen Mother! No matter how favored she is, she can only be a concubine who doesn't even have a title. ”

Nan Tao and the others in the upper and lower palaces of Chengqian Palace still remembered and despised Shen Shuzhao for robbing the emperor's favor in the first place, but Shen Zhuangzhao already planned to treat it as a thing of the past. "A concubine is not worthy of the title, unless she gives birth to an heir. Pity...... After that, she had no chance to give birth to an heir. ”

Once the matter of turning the love beads into wine is known to the Sixth Palace, how can Shen Shuzhao still have the face to live? Thanks to the forbidden medicine that the Xiao Mansion has a relationship with the neighboring countries and is about to be extinct, the queen has made a lot of contributions.

As long as the second sister falls, she will become the only palace concubine.

Shen Zhuangzhao felt comfortable, as if all the grievances in the past six months had been relieved. After passing by the Jiaofang Palace, she thought about it, it was better to congratulate the queen first at this moment, and it was not in vain that she hinted in front of the queen mother that Shen Shuzhao had been serving her for so long, and the queen had conspired with Shen Shuzhao's cooperation.

"Go to the Jiaofang Palace."

She said.

Obviously felt that Nan Tao's hand holding him shook, "Niangniang? ”

"I'm not the one who crossed the river and demolished the bridge, and the matter has been successful, so why don't I say thank you?"

"Niangniang sent someone over, why do you need to go in person? gave Queen Xiao a face, and the slave didn't like her. ”

"If it happens, she and I will have nothing to do with each other. After this visit, I will never see her again. ”

Shen Zhuangzhao never thought of going on with her for a long time, Nan Tao thought about it, it's okay, anyway, a trip won't hurt her master, how about the Jiaofang Palace who will visit her openly? Then he said, "No wonder Niangniang didn't have to wait when she arrived at the palace today, she originally planned to take advantage of the night to make clear up with the queen." ”

"You don't know, among the hundred concubines, Queen Xiao is standing tall in the Sixth Palace, she must have her extraordinary ability, I can't argue with her when I first entered the palace, and I was led away when I joined forces, but now I will accept it when I see it, which is the best policy."

What she said is right, and it is a good time to stop at this time.

Come to the Jiaofang Palace. The queen's palace maid was taken aback in the face of Concubine Yuan's personal visit, "The queen is here?" Shen Zhuangzhao asked directly. The palace maid hung her heart, Shen Zhuangzhao's position, isn't it like Concubine Chen De, who came to quarrel with the queen's mother? "This ......," the palace maid guarding the palace gate couldn't say anything to him, "the queen mother is already asleep." ”

"Bedtime?" Shen Zhuangzhao never believed it, her momentum made the three palace maids opposite feel pressure, it was dinner at this time, how could the queen go to bed? "This palace came to her to say hello to her, so you should always feel at ease?"

The palace maid didn't move for a long time, Nan Tao couldn't look at it, "I'm still stunned, go and tell the queen!" After she said that, these palace maids hurriedly dispersed, and Nan Tao whispered to Shen Zhuang Zhao in dissatisfaction: "The slave maid has already said that Niang Niang Mo will come in person, and the people in the queen's palace are very cold, and none of them have a good face." Shen Zhuangzhao booed her and motioned to be under someone else's roof.

Jiaofang Palace.

In the bedroom, the queen sat alone in a cold and lonely room, with a warm house in the corner of the wall, a plum blossom pattern gauze robe, a green silk shawl, wrapped in a flower-sprinkled cigarette shirt to keep warm, and there were several scrolls on the desk. At the bottom of the book is a family letter, hidden deeply.

She had been here for a long time, and had never been out since the sun slowly sunset. The queen's solitude habit is well known, and during this time she will slowly read the history books, or paint and practice calligraphy, and others will never be allowed to disturb her. The maidservants brought by Jiaofangdian from Xiao Mansion knew what kind of person the master was, so they would not answer the door around evening, and there were no party concubines who followed Xiao Mansion to visit. Moreover, the queen always enjoys dinner a little later than in other palaces, which is the unchanging principle of the Jiaofang Palace.

Today, due to Concubine Shen Yuan's unexpected visit, the palace people in Jiaofang Hall are all in chaos.

Dissuade away?

She is the eldest daughter of the Shen Mansion.

Not persuaded?

The master may be troubled.

These people are in a dilemma, what should they do?

In the end, he simply left everything on the queen's personal female official Da Changqiu. Da Changqiu is the queen's trusted person, and the queen will always listen to her disturbances, so this important task was transferred to her.

In the silence, the queen heard clear footsteps outside the corridor, which was not often heard. The figure outside the screen was faint, swaying around, and then I heard the familiar Da Changqiu hesitant female voice - "Niangniang, the slave has something to report." ”

Usually Da Changqiu will not come to disturb at this time, unless there is an incident that happened last time when the good concubine almost lost her life.

Suddenly, my heart was unhappy. What trouble did those women in the Sixth Palace cause again? The queen closed the history book, rubbed her tired brows, and waited to hear the troubles. Although she is the mother of a country, she can only deal with the trivial matters of the harem, which is really sad. Da Changqiu was quite embarrassed to walk in, "The concubine outside the palace asks to see him." ”

Yuan Concubine? The queen was refreshed, what a rarity.

"How did she come here?"

"Back to Niangniang, I heard Concubine Yuan say that it was to say hello to Niangniang."

After saying this, even Da Changqiu himself didn't believe it. Seeing that the queen Qingya was disturbed, or was disturbed by Shen Zhuangzhao, Da Changqiu then defended all the palace people: "This is what she said personally, Niangniang, the slaves and maids can't have children." There was a sense of guilt in his tone.

"Since they're all here, let her in."

"Yes......"

After a while, the corridor was full of the sound of pearls and emeralds, and the gorgeous clothes were along the ground, and in terms of aura, it was different from the palace people from the sound of the entrance. The corners of the queen's lips raised in an arc, and this person was really easy to distinguish, just as eye-catching as her exposed beauty.

Shen Zhuangzhao walked in when the black clouds covered the afterglow, and the bedroom was dim, and it was dim that he could only see the figure of the queen sitting inside. Getting dark outside is the darkest time in the house, because it's not a candle to light it, and it's not a candle to light it. The surroundings were silent, the palace people retreated, and Shen Zhuangzhao only saw the queen here, she was surrounded by dusk, reading without saying a word. The queen's green silk is soft, adding a lot of women's gentle atmosphere, which is completely different from the domineering appearance of wearing cumbersome phoenix hairpins with high sideburns on weekdays, and there is a moment of trance, Shen Zhuangzhao still thinks that he has gone to the wrong palace.

This is...... She?

Shen Zhuangzhao hesitated in place, just because the queen's appearance of being alone was too focused. I thought it was an ordinary time after dinner, but I never thought that the queen would stay alone in the study...... Suddenly her heart rose with guilt for disturbing.

Xu Shi did not move for a long time to attract the queen's attention, "Concubine Yuan, why did you come to Jiaofang Palace?" "The queen became the first to speak.

At this time, the queen's black hair fell slightly due to the movement of the flip book, hanging down on the waistline of the dark plum clothes, the whole person is like a lady on the wall, a flower falling in the depths of ink, the lines are soft, deep and introverted, steady and self-aware. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the person in the painting.

"I ......" Shen Zhuangzhao's eyes fluttered, as if he was hiding Fang Cai's gaze of paying too much attention to the queen, "I congratulate you for the matter of the palace temple." ”

"Daoxi?"

The lips were lightly opened, calm and elegant, and the tone of the person opposite was full of confusion.

"Recently, I have met frequently with Concubine Shen in the Yongshou Palace, and she is wearing the string of red Buddha bracelets on her wrists, which shows that she listens to the precepts of the nuns of the palace temple very much, and will not take them off in a short period of time.

"Concubine Yuan, you're not here for this, are you?"

The queen said quietly from the shadows.

Shen Zhuangzhao's face stiffened slightly, and it was really an old fox.

"After Concubine Shen loses power, there is no need for you and me to join forces. In the past few days, I have been beside the Queen Mother, hinting at a lot of suspicions between Shen Shuzhao and the emperor, once the use of banned drugs is discovered, she will not feel too suspicious. This is what I want to help you, although you said that I can take the opportunity to curry favor with the Queen Mother, but in fact, don't you just want this? I have already done it, so there is no need to send palace people to my palace in the future. ”

"Concubine Shen is deeply favored by the Queen Mother, close to perfection, this palace really needs someone who can arouse her suspicious temperament by the Queen Mother's side, so that Concubine Shen can leave shortcomings."

"I did." Shen Zhuang Zhao responded, "So from now on, you and I can meet each other with the identities of Shen Xiao's opposite." ”

In her darkness, she always felt that it was very dangerous for her to stay by this woman's side for a long time.

This instinct came inexplicably and had no basis, and she only had to look at her to confirm it almost instantly.

Could it be that they really fight each other?

However, the queen smiled softly when she heard this.

"What if I return?"