Yun Rong went up the hillside, and when he came down, he saw a wide stream, and there was a wide water pavilion built on the stream. I saw many palace maids and eunuchs coming and going on the water corridors on both sides. I think there should be a master resting there.

Yun Rong hid next to a tree by the stream, looking at the water pavilion across the stream. saw Concubine Yun and Concubine Meng, and several other concubines kneeling on the water pavilion chatting, and in the center sat a woman in a big red palace dress. Don't think about it, you know that it is the queen Chu Ruolan.

The queen is pampered all the year round, and her calm and generous temperament is incomparable to the palace concubines on this side. Concubine Yun and Concubine Meng sat on either side of her, and the other concubines were friendly with Concubine Yun and Concubine Meng, and the queen was like a water orchid, not fighting or grabbing, but with grace and nobility that everyone could not ignore.

Chu Xu, the father of the queen, was the general of the imperial army, and he was one of the several ministers in the court.

The general of the protector army is nominally in charge of the foreign army, the main foreign expedition, but in the past seven years, the unification of the country, the border is peaceful, in fact there is no war, after the courtiers are worried about the weight of the relatives, the impeachment of Chu Xu, Chu Xu immediately resigned, the emperor took his real power away, leaving an empty title of the general of the army, in order to comfort the old ministers, the emperor let him serve in charge of the province, which is very preferential.

Although Jing Heng has never set up a prince, the son of the queen is the eldest son and the son-in-law, the courtiers saw that the emperor was only thirty years old, and the emperor's eldest son was still young, and the emperor himself did not say it, but no one dared to mention the matter of establishing a prince.

But once the crown prince is put on the agenda, everyone knows that the queen's son is undoubtedly the prince, which Chu Xu has never been worried about. Therefore, he was also very diligent in court politics and did not put any pressure on the emperor.

The queen is also very leisurely in the harem, and she doesn't pay too much attention to the palace concubines' quarrels, although Concubine Yun is the most favored, but she has been in the palace for more than a year without children, plus there is Concubine Meng to contend with, the queen is not worried that the harem will make trouble, checks and balances work in the court, and they also work in the harem, which is why she and her aunt will secretly support Concubine Meng.

However, the queen has been feeling restless in recent days, and several recent events have made her feel quite bad. Concubine Meng danced a breaking array on Concubine Yun's birthday, stealing the limelight from Concubine Yun, and winning the sacred heart. But then, Concubine Yun sent mung bean cake to the emperor, which made the emperor angry, and Concubine Meng sent red bean cake to please the emperor.

Others don't know what's going on, but the queen is clear, is this someone borrowing Yunhan back then to make trouble? The queen secretly glanced at Concubine Meng, who was nervously happy, and wondered in her heart, if she hadn't told her and the queen mother, how would she know about Yunhan.

The queen sighed secretly in her heart, this Concubine Meng was originally the person they supported to compete with Concubine Yun, but recently she felt that Concubine Meng was not so controlled.

Hey, after all, Concubine Meng and Concubine Yun are both very young, and it is the time to compete for beauty, if His Majesty had set up the crown prince earlier, he would have been relieved.

Speaking of which, if Concubine Meng wants to say that she is stupid, she is definitely a smart lord, but if you really want to say that she is smart, she is sometimes a little simple and stupid.

Concubine Meng was the first person in the harem to be directly crowned a concubine, and since then, she has been committed to taking on all kinds of firsts, such as the first concubine to dance alone for the emperor, the first concubine to make osmanthus white fungus porridge for the emperor, the first and so on, although these are normal or meaningless jobs for others, but in the eyes of Concubine Meng, this is her lifelong pursuit.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and the queen naturally wants to hear everyone's thoughts when she gathers all the concubines today. Every time a banquet is held in the palace or something, Concubine Meng is an ingenious one, and her amazing performance at the last Concubine Yun's birthday banquet has been praised by everyone so far, no, a concubine immediately asked with a smile.

"Sister Meng, what are your ideas for this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet? Which one do you want to grab? Concubine Hui asked.

Concubine Hui entered the palace very early, but her life experience and appearance are not too outstanding, but because her father died on the battlefield when he was fighting with His Majesty, His Majesty accepted her as a concubine in order to show his kindness. Concubine Hui has a weak temperament, she is a good person on weekdays, and no one dares to offend, but she treats people very well and is very kind.

Concubine Meng didn't answer yet, but another concubine who was good friends with Concubine Meng said with a smile: "What Sister Hui said is true, I saw Sister Meng picking osmanthus flowers yesterday, wouldn't it be to make delicious snacks for Your Majesty!" ”

When it came to dim snack, Concubine Yun, who was sitting opposite Concubine Meng, had a dark face, she drank a cup of tea, raised her eyebrows and looked at Concubine Meng, and said coldly: "My sister is clever and will please Your Majesty, unlike us who are stupid and in the way, Your Majesty said last night that her shoulders were a little sore, and I changed my way to massage Your Majesty, and I am familiar with it to amuse Your Majesty, but the shoulders are even more sore, Your Majesty laughed at me!" ”

When Concubine Yun spoke, her eyes swept over several people, obviously saying that she was rude, but everyone could hear that she was showing off.

Most of the concubines present here have not seen His Majesty for a month, and it is a rare opportunity to say that it is a rare opportunity, but in Concubine Yun's opinion, it is commonplace, and everyone listens to it after all. Even the queen's face is not very good-looking.

The most angry was Concubine Meng, she never thought that Concubine Yun would annoy the emperor that day, and the emperor entered her Zhiyan Palace within two days. She really didn't understand why Concubine Yun could dominate the Holy Grace when she couldn't compare to her at all. What's more, what Concubine Yun said just now was a joke that she was useless, and it was the greatest honor to be able to give His Majesty a bed.

After Concubine Yun finished speaking, no one answered for a while, and finally one of Concubine Yun's concubines spoke: "It's still my sister who works hard, and she works hard to serve Your Majesty." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Meng seemed to have found a flaw and immediately answered.

"Ouch" Concubine Meng sneered at her, "Sister, I seem to remember, Yu Guiren is a Huiji person, Sister Yunfei is a healthy person, and Sister Guiren is from Jiangnan, I heard that the relationship is excellent on weekdays, but Sister Yunfei is deeply favored, why don't you mention and carry Sister Guiren!" ”

Concubine Meng finished speaking with a thorn, and Yu Guiren's face turned pale for a moment,

In fact, where is "friendship", it's just her own wishful thinking, Concubine Yun never seems to mention Jiankang, Concubine Yun is not only cold, but also arrogant, Jiang is not Jiangnan, and she can't please her.

Yu Guiren pursed his lips and lowered his head, secretly regretting that he shouldn't have spoken more, but he stopped talking.

Yu Guiren was far away from his hometown and came to Luoyang, Kyoto, and his body has not been very good, so he is not very favored, Concubine Meng said this, which not only stimulated her, but also provoked her relationship with Concubine Yun.

Concubine Yun's eyes immediately shot a light of hatred, she sneered a few times, stabilized her mind and said: "Sister, I have always been thin-faced, whatever Your Majesty says, it is what it is, where do you dare to make requests to Your Majesty, it is not as good as Concubine Meng's sister When she saw Your Majesty, she cried and cried to enter the palace, and it was thanks to someone like my sister that she could do such a thing!" ”

"You!" Concubine Meng was furious, and her lips trembled with anger.

Seeing that the two of them were arguing too much, the queen immediately opened her mouth and reprimanded: "Concubine Yun, Concubine Meng is the queen mother's master, Concubine Meng's appearance is talented, and she is top-notch in everything, and only when she enters the royal family can she not lose His Majesty's heart to recruit virtuous concubines!" ”

With the queen speaking for herself, Concubine Meng suppressed her anger.

Concubine Yun smiled and did not speak. At this time, a group of eunuchs and palace maids served snacks and fruits from the imperial dining room.

The queen said: "Okay, sisters, this is some dim sum made by the imperial dining room for the Mid-Autumn Festival, sisters try it, but it is still refreshing?" ”

"Yes!" The concubines replied in unison.

When the palace maids were arranged, the concubines were all eaten under the service of the maids.

It's just that when the concubines were eating happily, the maid heard a strange snoring sound overhead.

PS: Thank you Su Lou for the reward, this is the rhythm of the Goddess Festival where all the concubines gather!