Yao Duran understood his good intentions, and his heart was warm. She cooperated and took the evil short knife in his hand, and said with a light smile: "The concubine thanks Your Majesty for the knife, the concubine likes it very much, and she will always hold this beloved thing in her hand in the future." ”

"That's right." Huo Jingcheng put his arms around her, and continued: "I will teach you again, it only takes one move to kill, and if you don't make a move, you will be fatal with one blow." You have also seen the scene of Yun Xiang's self-slaughter, yes, that's it, a knife cut off his neck vein, and the blood was exhausted in an instant, and Hua Tuo was difficult to save. ”

With a "bang", a concubine trembled in fright, and the teacup was unsteadily knocked over on the table.

The queen stood up suddenly, and her eyes showed a little coldness: "Your Majesty, the concubine is tired, so she retired first." With that, he bowed and turned to leave.

Huo Jingcheng ignored it. The concubines hurriedly got up and saluted. When they sat down again, there was a look of melancholy in their eyes.

"Oops! Sister Lifei, why are you crying? In the silence, Concubine Shu suddenly exclaimed.

Everyone turned their eyes and saw Concubine Li wiping her tears with a silk handkerchief, she sobbed in a low voice, crying sadly and movingly, with strings of tears.

Several concubines immediately comforted and asked her.

Seeing this, Huo Jingcheng asked lightly, "Concubine Li, what's wrong?" ”

Concubine Li put down the silk silk, looked aggrieved, and choked up: "Your Majesty, you came here in your busy schedule just to cheer for Concubine Chen's sister and to be angry with your concubine?" The concubine has been with you for many years, and she gave birth to Yishuang in nine lifetimes, but you disposed of the concubine in public like this for a newcomer. After speaking, she looked at Yao Duran again and said, "Sister Concubine Chen, sister, what happened to me?" The woman's mouth is broken, just a few unintentional words, do you need to leave the table in advance without moving a single chopstick to complain to Your Majesty? Looking at His Majesty's unhappy appearance, I think I have added fuel and vinegar, I was really wronged. Woohoo......"

Yao Duran said lightly: "Sister Concubine Li misunderstood. But my sister has really learned a trick at the moment, and it seems that if there is anything unpleasant in the future, she will really go to His Majesty to complain. ”

"You!!" Concubine Li was very angry, and looked at Huo Jingcheng again. Who knew that Huo Jingcheng didn't give her good words, and said lightly: "Are you really unintentional?" At the moment, it seems that he has a heart, so he doesn't admit himself here. ”

When Concubine Li heard this, her tears were even more overflowing, and Chu Chu said pitifully: "Your Majesty, the old is not as good as the new, the concubine offended Concubine Chen's sister and made you angry again, the concubine will not stay here to hinder Your Majesty's eyes, and the concubine will go back to the palace to face the wall and think about it, and she will not come out again for a month!" With that, she bowed with a low sob, turned and ran away sadly.

had a good canonization banquet, but Huo Jingcheng was stirred up like this, and his women left and right, but he was still unmoved, calmly sipping tea.

Here, Concubine Shu looked at Huo Jingcheng's expression and persuaded: "Your Majesty is angry, in fact, Sister Concubine Li didn't say anything, today's misunderstanding is not because the sisters are still unfamiliar with each other." is like a concubine, she is used to being straightforward, and she can still talk to her acquaintances, but don't people who don't know know say a few words to her concubine to offend others? Your Majesty, don't worry, in the future, we will get close to Concubine Chen's sister and get along well. ”

When Yao Duran heard this, she was impressed by the cheerful and delicate Concubine Shu. I feel that this person is a smart person. said it so well, it not only coaxed Huo Jingcheng, but also maintained Concubine Li, and also borrowed the donkey from the slope to show her goodwill, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

Who knew that at this time, Concubine Jing, who cherished words like gold, slowly opened her mouth: "Your Majesty is free, let's go and coax Sister Lifei, Sister Lifei loves to pinch people when she is happy, and she loves to pinch people even more when she is angry, but don't sprinkle this fire on Princess Yishuang." ”

Huo Jingcheng listened, and his expression froze: "Why do you say this?" Did she ever do this? And you are angry with my daughter? ”

Concubine Shu hurriedly said: "How can there be, Sister Lifei's temperament, even if she loves to pinch people, she only bullies the concubines, how can she be angry with the princess?" After speaking, she added: "It seems to be born by someone else, even if it is born by someone else, it can't be handed down by that hand." ”

Yao Duran listened quietly on the side, and at this time, she suddenly sniffed out some kind of sign between the three concubines, and also saw the situation between them.

Here, Concubine Jing still didn't speak.

Who would have thought that Concubine Wen would get involved in this topic again, and suddenly said loudly: "Sister Concubine Jing doesn't speak, if she speaks, it's not nonsense." ”

Next, Concubine Rong also made up a sentence: "Indeed, the concubine has seen in the book that those who say little can establish prestige, and they can believe it when they say it." ”

Concubine Shu's smile faded, put down the teacup and said, "Yes, you only know Sister Jingfei, not Sister Lifei." This palace has always been close to Sister Lifei, since she knows her best, and seeing that she has no place to put the princess in pain, how can she be used to vent her anger? Isn't that a stab in your own heart? You two are also people who have a princess under your knees, don't you understand that motherly heart? ”

Huo Jingcheng propped up the table with his elbows, closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. When the concubines looked at it, they stopped talking. Huo Jingcheng pinched the bridge of his nose for a long time, and when he saw that no one was talking, he put down his hand and said, "It's all done?" ”

Several concubines were silent.

"Okay, when I'm done, I'll go see the queen, and you guys will sit down." He stood up, leaned over and whispered a sentence in Yao Duran's ear: "Ran'er, you are beautiful today." With that, he turned and left.

"Concubine, send your majesty—"

After the concubines returned to their seats, the atmosphere at the table fell into silence and embarrassment again.

Yao Duran put the short knife back into the brocade box, got up and said, "Sisters, let's get together, the palace will go back to the palace first." ”

After the words fell, all the concubines on the table got up, Concubine Shu's beautiful eyes turned, and she said with a smile: "Sister Concubine Chen, is she going back to the palace?" It's better to stay, let's sisters have a drink again, have a good chat by the way, and get to know each other in the future. ”

The concubines all chimed in.

"Yes, the so-called once born and twice ripe, this ripe will naturally be close. Hey, the concubine, she just doesn't dare to talk to people you don't understand, for fear that she will make people laugh and offend them if she says the wrong thing. ”

"That's it, Sister Concubine Chen, don't take it to heart, we old sisters didn't talk much when we first met, no, wouldn't it be good to be familiar?"

Yao Duran watched their attitudes change greatly, and smiled secretly in her heart, isn't this just that she doesn't tremble when she doesn't see the knife? Now one by one is finally posted. It's okay, she still needs superficial harmony.

"Sisters are polite, the palace has just entered the harem, and no one around is very lonely, so I want to be friendly with the sisters. I won't drink this wine today, and I'm walking around with each other in the future, are you afraid that you won't have a chance to get together? Yao Duran said.

As soon as she said this, the concubines' expressions were obviously relaxed.

Everyone finally broke up with laughter and laughter.

Satisfied, Yao Duran led Fuquan and Biya back to the Wanton Palace.

Biya watered the flowers in front of the window, and said with a radiant expression: "Niangniang, Your Majesty has set up a prestige for you today, and look back at who of them dares to prick you with a thorn." ”

Yao Duran was leaning on the beauty couch and lazily, her whole body was relaxed, and her tone was leisurely: "It's clear that you don't dare, just look at what moths are in the dark." I'm not stupid enough to take it lightly. ”

"By the way, Biya, among the three concubines, Concubine Shu and Concubine Li are on good terms, Concubine Jing is at odds with them, and Concubine Wen and Concubine Rong are towards Concubine Jing, right?"

Biya nodded: "Niangniang is right." ”

Yao Duran wondered: "It's really strange, Concubine Li was also a side concubine in the East Palace, why are Your Majesty's two side concubines the same character?" Jealous and jealous, unforgiving. ”

Bi Ya said: "But in the East Palace in the past, Concubine Li was still pressed by Concubine Ling, because her maiden family was not as powerful as Concubine Ling's maiden family. ”

Yao Duran suddenly realized: "I see. Dare Mo is without Concubine Ling, and now this Concubine Li has finally come out. By the way, what is the matter with Concubine Jing? ”

Bi Ya said: "Concubine Jing is a stuffy gourd, she is stable and has few words, and her emotions are never revealed, such a person has her own prestige, and she gave birth to a second prince, no one in the palace dares to ignore her and despise her, but no one rushes to intersect with her." As for the two noble concubines talking to Concubine Jing, they just hated the same. ”

"The same hate? Hehe, I see. Yao Duran had an answer in her heart, and said: "This concubine, the comparison between those who gave birth to a prince and those who gave birth to a prince, and the comparison between those who gave birth to a princess and those who gave birth to a princess." Just because Concubine Li was born as the eldest princess, she is superior everywhere, and the two noble concubines who also gave birth to princesses are unwilling. ”

Bi Ya listened, and said slowly: "This is just one of them, and the other is that there are actually few people who like Concubine Li at all." His Majesty's concubines, when it comes to age, the queen is the longest, the same age as His Majesty, and here is this concubine Niangniang, six out of ten, the princess is eight years old, it is said that it is not a tender grass, it should be a stable and square age, but people are not biased, relying on their own beautiful and enchanting appearance, properly maintained, partial birth as if she was still a little woman, in front of His Majesty blindly coquettish twisting, squeamish and pretentious, the concubines are not used to her frivolous style. You have also seen it today, people are sad, their noses are crying and they will run away, maybe they are looking forward to the stars and the moon in their hearts, and they are looking forward to His Majesty throwing down their concubines to chase her and coax her. ”

Yao Duran suddenly realized: "I see. ”

Bi Ya said with an unnatural face at this time: "There are even more outrageous, you will know why everyone doesn't like Concubine Li when you hear it." ”

Yao Duran became interested: "Why? ”

Biya was a little embarrassed and said: "Concubine Li's problem is not good, she likes to pinch people when she is happy, and she likes to pinch people when she is unhappy." In the past, in the East Palace, every time she went to bed, she always pinched His Majesty, sometimes on her arm, sometimes on her back and waist. It is said that if Your Majesty doesn't say anything, it's nothing, just a flirting in the boudoir. But do you think, this majesty brought an injury to other concubines, and when the concubines were serving, they saw that she always left those ambiguous traces on your majesty's body, can everyone get tired of her? ”

With a 'poof', Yao Duran giggled. When Biya saw her laughing, the more she thought about it, the more funny she felt, so the master and servant giggled endlessly.

In the end, Yao Duran smiled and said, "Then she always pinched His Majesty when she went to bed, is this happy or unhappy?" Giggle......"

Biya said: "Naturally, I was overjoyed!" ”

"Giggle...... Your Majesty has been pinched by her for a long time, huh? Yao Duran said.