Leaving the Jiaofang Palace, all the way back to Changle Palace, the surroundings gradually fell into the night.

In the sedan chair, Shen Zhuangzhao looked at the burning candle lamp on a certain palace, she still remembered that a few days ago, it was the chief of Concubine Xi's palace who lit this lamp, and since the fake pregnancy and slippery fetus, this favor was transferred to the newly canonized Gu Concubine. The sedan chair under him walked smoothly towards Chengqian Palace, but his heart fluctuated unsteadily, "the red face is not old and the grace is broken first...... When she first read this sentence, she only sympathized, thinking that she would never get to that point, and now the great beauty that everyone admired in the past has become a laughing stock, which is really shameless, not to mention, she has not even been treated by the emperor for a while. My mother often said that entering the palace is a major event in the pursuit of life, but after entering the palace, I will lose my happiness, is this also a good thing?

"Mother, it's here."

A reminder from outside the jade curtain called her back.

The palace maid Nan Tao lifted the jade curtain to the same side, Shen Zhuangzhao stepped on the ground, and the lights up and down the Chengqian Palace were bright, but he always felt that something was missing, yes, the missing thing may be the high point above the concubine's boudoir - the glass lamp that told the emperor to flop and sleep tonight. There is no palace where the emperor has stayed, what is the difference between it and a cold palace.

"It's black, it's so dark."

Shen Zhuangzhao looked at this cage of his life, standing in front of its door and muttering to himself.

Nan Tao secretly wondered, obviously it was so bright in front of her, why did Niangniang feel dark?

Helping her into the palace, Shen Zhuangzhao received a letter from his mother's house when he was seated. It stands to reason that the concubines who have entered the palace should no longer have dealings with the palace, but she is the niece of the queen mother, and the queen mother is in power in the court, so these things will be turned a blind eye in the eyes of other people who are clear.

"Niangniang, the house said it, please bear with me during this time, so that you can see the clear way." The little eunuch who presented the letter said.

She twisted up the letter, and the Shen Mansion had given orders to her every move in the palace, presumably this was one of them. After opening and reading, the eldest lady's handwriting appeared in front of her with delicate and powerful handwriting, and when she read a certain paragraph, she couldn't help but tremble slightly, "Palace banquet...... It turned out to be my mother's idea? ”

Why prepare a chance for that scheming person to shine?

She couldn't wait to read on.

"What ......"

Shen Zhuangzhao felt that the paper in front of her was overlapping, the conspiracies were intertwined, and she was in a trance, she had never really penetrated into the situation of fighting for profit, even in the Shen Mansion, she was also the eldest daughter of the thousands of people, and the intrigues between the concubines who fought for her father's favor had nothing to do with her. Now for the first time, Mother revealed the deep cruel facts in the palace in front of her eyes, and clearly told her that love is thin in the sixth house, and after being treated like this, she should be more ruthless and independent and self-reliant. She burned the letter with tears in her sadness, in the past, everyone said that she and the emperor were talented and beautiful, so that she seemed to have the joy of Feiyan in the early spring, but now after such a blow, most of the people in the family have hung their heads and dispersed, what kind of mood she will face the emperor in the future, no one told her, and even the queen mother sometimes looked at herself with a little apologetic and loving eyes, not to mention anything else.

"Mother, why are you crying?" Nan Tao was nervously concerned, "The mother of the slave outside the palace often says, 'Men don't flick when they have tears, and women will be blessed if they have more tears', this cry, no matter how beautiful people are, they are also contaminated with a depressed and cold atmosphere, often so, that is, no matter how bright the eyes are, they won't speak, don't feel bad." ”

"Bengong just sighed, the emperor would rather like a woman who doesn't really love her than look at Bengong more."

"Wasn't Niangniang relieved before, it was precisely because the second lady didn't love the emperor that the emperor could be deceived by her."

"Is there never anything back to sincerity?"

Nan Tao replied regretfully: "The slave has followed Niangniang since she was a child, so she understands how much Niangniang has been looking forward to entering the palace since she was a girl, but it has happened, Niangniang still cherishes herself, and the eldest lady will not let Niangniang live so lonely in the Shen Mansion." Don't say anything else, the emperor only deliberately snubbed Niangniang because of the Queen Mother, but if Niangniang really dresses up and is happy, to be honest, who master in the harem can compare to you......"

Shen Zhuangzhao didn't feel much relief when she heard it, but her face was full of sorrow, and she was faintly worried about what her mother mentioned in the letter, she withdrew the other subordinates, leaving only the personal maid brought from the Shen Mansion, and said: "Mother said that the Queen Mother just wanted to see Shen Shuzhao's true ability, so she didn't move, but Mother had bought off the palace people in the harem, and she knew that Shen Shuzhao would definitely perform the piano that day, so she chose to do her hands and feet on the piano; At the same time, the grandmother also said that she took advantage of the convenience of the queen mother to contact the emperor's Qin Tianjian privately and reached an agreement, so that they could launch the nebula and the Wei Dynasty had something evil to come; As for the outside of the palace, the grandmother said that she had found Li Yunya, a famous disciple of the Yan Han Mountain in the capital, to build momentum for his prophecy, and she asked the palace to wait for its changes here...... It's just waiting for the day to see a good show. ”

Nan Tao trembled after hearing this, is this the palace battle that they still sang in the opera when they were bored in the Shen Mansion? It turned out to be so straightforward, doing things secretly behind the back of the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother, and if she didn't pay attention to it, it was an abyss, she felt a little scared, so she asked repeatedly: "Niangniang, is it really foolproof?" ”

Shen Zhuangzhao shook his head, "I don't know about this palace." However, for the reason, my mother will not say that she has too much to do with this palace, she only reinvigorates this palace, and only in this way can she have a chance to regain her favor. ”

"Forgive the slave and maid for the crime of being blamed, the slave and maid are not afraid of death, but they are worried that if this plan is discovered, then Niangniang, isn't your life's favor over?" Nan Tao fell to her knees and made a heavy thump on the ground, and she said from the bottom of her heart.

Shen Zhuangzhao frowned, she also knew what it meant to fail, so she ...... This is the reason why she cried in her heart, if the angry emperor dispelled his doubts because of Shen Shuzhao's words, and turned to pursue the problem of the qin, what should he do at that time?

"The slave maid thinks that it is better to think about this matter in the long run, and the mother should immediately write a letter to bring it back to the Shen Mansion, and persuade the lady not to do it without complete preparation, after all, no one knows how much the emperor has a lot of affection for the second lady......"

"How much does it weigh?" Shen Zhuangzhao asked coldly, in some aspects, she can be regarded as a person who can see it thoroughly, "It's just the emperor's momentary freshness to the birds, and they have not experienced the test of falling in love at a glance, spending time before the moon, talking about life, and working together to live and die, saying that the emperor really loves her, and this palace will never believe it." ”

"Alas, I hope that Mrs. Shen Mansion can be cautious."

"Take pen and ink for the palace, when it comes to natural disasters, you can pay attention to the subtleties, you can't be sloppy, but you don't want to be exposed one day, if the queen mother knows that this qiē is done by the mother behind her back, the palace ...... At that time, even if he was sitting in the main seat of Chengqian Palace, he couldn't protect the safety of his biological mother. ”

"The slave obeys."

After writing the reply, Shen Zhuang Zhao watched anxiously as the eunuch took the letter and walked away, the eldest lady's expectation of making her lord the queen never stopped, and even reached its peak after Shen Shuzhao was born to steal the limelight. The Queen Mother wanted to see Shen Shuzhao's skills, so she chose to watch the fire from the other side for the palace banquet that might be framed, but how could she think that it was not any family of the Xiao family and the Xu family who really wanted Shen Shuzhao to die, but her mother-in-law?

Sleepless nights.

Early in the morning, as usual, I went to the Queen Mother's Changle Palace to say goodbye. The queen mother is full of expectations for Concubine Yuan's appearance at the palace banquet, and the talent and appearance of the concubine of the Shen Mansion are well known to everyone in Luoyang City, if she wins the favor of the emperor in one fell swoop, the Shen family's decadence under the emperor's secret suppression can also be comforted. But after asking and asking, Shen Zhuangzhao didn't know what to decide, and the Queen Mother looked at her with a kind smile: "Don't worry, there is still time to think slowly." ”

Shen Zhuangzhao said uneasily: "The concubine body is panicked. ”

"The mourning family is very confident in your appearance that day, so I don't ask too much, you can be said to be the most outstanding woman cultivated in the bloodline of the Shen family for several generations, don't say that a Shen family, the famous and noble women of the dynasty may not be as good as you. Beauty has made you outstanding, and your talent for piano, chess, calligraphy and painting makes it even more difficult for ordinary nobles to match you, so sending you to the palace is something that the Shen Mansion decided six or seven years ago. ”

The Queen Mother lovingly took her soft jade hand, and said: "The unnecessary treatment you received after entering the palace was completely caused by the mistakes made by the mourning family, and the mourning family has now woken up, and the emperor will not treat you too harshly in the future." The blood you shed on your body will not change you because of this, and sooner or later the emperor will understand this. ”

"Queen Mother...... The concubine knew. ”

"Good boy, just rest easy. By the way, the mourning family heard the female imperial chief say that you are going to the Jiaofang Palace? ”

Shen Zhuangzhao nodded.

"She has the intention to do this, although the Xiao family is a military general, the women she never wanted to raise are narrow-minded, and it is difficult for you."

It is understandable for the queen mother to say this, Shen Zhuangzhao has also heard about the competition for the young emperor to elect the crown princess, and the daughter of the Xiao family and the daughter of the Shen family are the most suitable candidates in the capital, but it is a pity that the first emperor insisted on choosing Xiao Mengru, the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, saying that it is the most suitable age - to the Shen family, it will take a few more years. The Queen Mother couldn't change his mind even after exhausting the organs, so the Shen family's dream of supporting Shen Zhuangzhao was shattered.

After saying goodbye, the time was not early, and Shen Zhuangzhao stepped back and went to the queen's Jiaofang Palace.

The door is in front of her, she has not yet stepped into the main hall, the fragrance of flowing water between the flowers comes to her face, there is a small bridge under the weeping willows, the beauty of the lotus reflects the scenery, you can know that there are definitely a lot of people in the hall, I think it is the dancing girl of Yuefu dancing together. She walked in, stayed in place, and sure enough, a lot of beauties came, and these dancing girls turned their eyes to her, without exception, they were amazed in place, and some people gave out a small sigh, that kind of appearance, it should be the Yuan Concubine Niangniang - the legend of the Shen Mansion in the capital is really worthy of its name.

Such an eye-catching, some people are indifferent, and some people are not willing to be jealous.

Concubine Yan is the first of them.

Those are all dancing girls who came to set off her, and now they are all attracted by a woman, which makes her face pale and pale for a while when she stands on the stage, and her eyes of hatred seem to be about to Ling Chi Shen Zhuangzhao himself. When the queen saw it, she just smiled indifferently, "Concubine Yuan, you came just in time." ”

"The concubine meets the queen." Shen Zhuangzhao raised his hands and knelt down.

"No courtesy."

After speaking, the queen stretched out her hand, but her fingertips lowered slightly, and the phoenix-patterned dark flower armor she was wearing reflected the incomprehensible color, and she said in an incomprehensible tone: "Come, come here." ”