Zhishu Pavilion is in the northeast corner of the palace, at the beginning of the establishment of the Great Yan Kingdom, the palace did not have today's scale, the Zhishu Pavilion was equivalent to the imperial study at that time, the emperor went out to patrol, and handled official business here. However, now, the palace has been built splendidly, and the Zhishu Pavilion has long been left in the corner and abandoned for many years, and now, it is just a desolate courtyard.

Liu Shihua has not thought about tea and dinner since she was under house arrest in Zhishu Pavilion, she is not worried about her fate, but has been thinking about Ping Guifei's illness, every time she thinks that Ping Guifei will still be unconscious, Liu Shihua can't help but worry.

In the evening, the little eunuch came to deliver the meal again, but Liu Shihua still pushed it without interest and put it aside.

Seeing this, the little eunuch was a little unhappy, and muttered unhappily, "Alas! Really, delivering you food is a waste of food. ”

Liu Shihua was already in a bad mood, and when she heard the little eunuch say this, she replied rampage, "Since it's a waste, my father-in-law won't send it in the future." ”

The little eunuch's anger was not small, and seeing that Liu Shihua didn't give him face at all, he picked up the food angrily and slammed it on the ground, "Hmph! Who do you think you are, just a sinner, if it weren't for Gu Wang Ye and Second Master to take care of you, even if you starved to death, I wouldn't bother to take a look. ”

Second master? Murong Sheng? Liu Shihua was stunned, if Gu Ranchen cared about her safety, she felt that it was reasonable, but she and Murong Sheng only had a one-sided relationship, why did he take such care? Is it because of the forest gully? Or does he have some secret secret?

Liu Shihua was puzzled, only to hear a loud shout outside the door, "Miss Liu is a guest in the palace, how can you be so unreasonable?" ”

The little eunuch was frightened, and looked out of the door, and it was the queen who came in from the outside.

The little eunuch fell to his knees with a thud and kowtowed again and again, "The queen spares her life, the queen spares her life, and the slave ......"

The queen lowered her eyes to look at him and said coldly, "Make amends to Miss Liu." ”

The little eunuch didn't dare to slack off, and knelt down in front of Liu Shi's picture, "Miss Liu spares her life, Miss Liu spares her life, it's the slave who doesn't know Mount Tai, and offends you, you have a lot of adults, spare the slave." ”

This attitude has become so fast. Just now, I said that I looked like an uncle, but I suddenly became a slave. Liu Shihua secretly sighed in her heart, ignored the little eunuch, and got up to salute the queen, "The queen deigned to come here, there must be something to ask Shihua, right?" ”

The queen was stunned for a moment by Liu Shihua's calmness, and she pointed to the little eunuch who was kneeling on the ground, "What does Miss Liu think should be done with him?" ”

Liu Shihua smiled faintly, "The harem is the queen's mother, and how to deal with it is naturally up to the mother, and the poetry and painting dare not say anything." ”

Liu Shihua can see that the queen's series of actions are all temptations. Although Liu Shihua didn't know what the queen's purpose was, she was still cautious and didn't dare to say anything easily.

The queen nodded, and seemed to be very satisfied with Liu Shihua's answer, "In that case, pull him down, and the weight will be thirty boards, and he will stay in this Zhishu Pavilion to clean up in the future." ”

When the little eunuch heard this, his face turned green with fright, not to mention whether these thirty boards could be endured, and he would have to stay in the deserted place of Zhishu Pavilion in the future? This is not equivalent to being assigned to the frontier, but he accompanied the emperor all the way to Jinling from the capital, I thought it was a good errand, but this is good, and he ended up with no return.

The little eunuch begged for mercy again and again, but the queen was indifferent, and the eunuch who was close to him pulled the little eunuch down, and the sound of crackling boards sounded in the courtyard, accompanied by heart-rending wails.

Liu Shihua couldn't help frowning when she heard this burst of howls.

"What? Think the punishment is heavy? The queen caught all the expressions of Liu Shihua and asked lightly.

Liu Shihua couldn't see whether the queen was happy or angry, so she naturally didn't dare to talk nonsense, and lowered her head and responded, "Poetry and painting don't dare." ”

The queen smiled meaningfully and looked at the food on the ground, "I heard that you haven't eaten since you came to Zhishu Pavilion, so you brought some food here, don't be hungry." ”

As soon as the queen's words fell, the personal palace maid brought in the food box, opened the food box, and placed the plates on the table one by one. Liu Shihua peeked at it, these dishes were very elegant, and they were obviously much better than those sent by the little eunuch.

"Miss Liu, let's eat a little bit, this is what our mother specially ordered the imperial dining room to make." The palace maid said obediently while setting up the dishes and chopsticks.

Liu Shihua looked at the queen flattered, "Thank you for your kindness." But poetry and painting are just a sinner and can't stand the favor of their mother. ”

The queen chose a chair and sat down, and said slowly, "Miss Liu doesn't have to be polite, this palace just admires your talent and wants to be close to you." ”

Liu Shihua smiled secretly in her heart, as expected, from the moment the queen came in, she knew that the queen had ulterior motives. In this palace, everything anyone does has a purpose, and the queen is no exception.

"Poetry and painting are just grass people, I dare not bear such a favor from my mother, what is there to do with my mother, although I am told, poetry and painting will do their best." Liu Shihua didn't want to go around in circles with the queen anymore, to put it mildly, she probably wanted to use her, and it would just be a waste of time to entangle.

The queen nodded with satisfaction, "This palace really didn't see the wrong person, Miss Liu is indeed ice and snow smart." In this case, this palace does not detour around the corner, you should know that now the life and death of Concubine Ping are unknown, the emperor is still angry, you are dead or alive, only between the emperor's thoughts, this palace wants you to do a favor, if you promise this palace, this palace can protect you from death, not only that, but in the future, anyone who bullies you will only be worse than the fate of the little eunuch just now. ”

Listening to the queen's words, Liu Shihua actually admired the queen's personality, although she was using it, but at least she was using it brightly, probably because of the latter's inherent spirit. Which one in this harem is not ascending to the throne by using others, some people have dirty methods and make bad things behind their backs, such as the person who poisoned Concubine Ping, and few people can be open, even if it is a transaction, it is on the table.

Liu Shihua smiled faintly, "Niangniang pleaded for poetry and painting in front of the emperor, just to keep poetry and painting for her life and help Niangniang do things, right?" ”

"That's right, you are really a smart person, then you should know that in this harem, there are many people who don't look down on you, Concubine Hui and even Princess Linglong, if you want to stay safe and sound in this palace, you need a backer, and now it seems that Concubine Ping can't protect you."