Xiao Xiangxiang looked at a bunch of jewelry on the dresser, she picked up a golden hairpin and put it in her hair, looked at the bronze mirror and looked at it, she seemed to be a little dissatisfied, she picked up the Nanzhu hairpin that used to be the Empress Dowager Nanxi, and gently inserted it on her head, sure enough, it was the Nanzhu hairpin that lined her the most, she smiled slightly, the separation of the bead and the hairpin can be repaired, what else is impossible? For example, the concubine of the dead country ascended to the throne, and the son of the southern people inherited the throne of Dongyu.

Xiao Xiangxiang glanced down at the golden jewelry on the dresser, she couldn't help but feel too tacky, it seemed that it couldn't bring out her nobility, she thought maybe it was time to buy some jewelry again.

When Xiao Xiangxiang was still thinking about what new jewelry to buy, Li Mengqing slowly came to Xiao Xiangxiang's side with a food box, she looked at the beautiful Xiao Xiangxiang in the bronze mirror, and couldn't help but say: "Niangniang, you are so beautiful." ”

Maybe it was because of Li Mengqing's words of praise, or maybe it was because of Xiang Minghao's death, she was originally in a good mood, Xiao Xiangxiang said happily: "Mengqing is really more and more pleasing to the palace." ”

Saying that, Xiao Xiangxiang handed the pile of golden jewelry on the dresser to Li Mengqing's eyes, and said, "I've rewarded you." ”

Li Mengqing was stunned, and immediately her eyes were overflowing with tears, since she met Xiao Xiangxiang, Xiao Xiangxiang gave her not only the chance to survive, but also dignity and wealth, she put the food box in the corner of the dresser, and was very moved to take the pile of valuable gold jewelry in Xiao Xiangxiang's hand, and said: "Niangniang, you are too good to the slave, and the slave doesn't know how to repay you." ”

Saying that, tears of emotion fell on Li Mengqing's face, Xiao Xiangxiang picked up the silk handkerchief in his hand and gently wiped away Li Mengqing's tears, she just gave Li Mengqing some warmth, and the honest Li Mengqing was so moved that maybe Li Mengqing was not suitable for being in the harem, but fortunately Li Mengqing met her back then.

"What a stupid boy, this palace will reward you with more good things in the future."

Xiao Xiangxiang couldn't help but think about back then, if she hadn't entered Nanxi's harem back then, would she be like Li Mengqing, she would be a simple person. Thinking of this, Xiao Xiangxiang lowered her head and smiled, how can there be so many ifs, and it is good now, she entered Dongyu's harem and met Xiang Hongxuan, she is happy, and this is enough.

Lian Yingrong came to Xiao Xiangxiang's side, she glanced at the food box on the dresser, and said, "Mengqing, are all the pastries prepared for Xue Meiren in the food box?" ”

Li Mengqing put the gold jewelry in her hand into her sleeve, nodded, Lian Yingrong took the food box, with a satisfied smile on her face, she looked at Xiao Xiangxiang, and said softly: "Niangniang, we should go and do something serious." ”

Xiao Xiangxiang straightened his makeup in front of the bronze mirror again, and said, "Let's go, let's go to Yaoguang Pavilion to see Xue Meiren and the Five Princes." ”

Xiao Xiangxiang had just come out of Yaoguang Pavilion, and she was strolling in the imperial garden, not at all in a hurry to return to Guanju Palace, Xiao Xiangxiang looked up at the sun, and she asked in a low voice, "Auntie, what time is it?" ”

"When I first arrived." Lian Yingrong replied.

Xiao Xiangxiang looked at the entrance of the Imperial Garden again, and whispered, "It's time for her to come." ”

Lian Yingrong said unhurriedly: "Niangniang, don't worry, such a chance encounter is real." ”

After speaking, she and Xiao Xiangxiang looked at each other and smiled, Xiao Xiangxiang simply sat in the long pavilion in the imperial garden, waiting patiently.

Suddenly, a touch of cyan came into Xiao Xiangxiang's eyes, she smiled slightly, and finally came, after she got up and glanced at Lian Yingrong, Lian Yingrong immediately said loudly: "Niangniang, it only rained heavily yesterday, and the steps are slippery, you have to be careful." ”

Zhao Xinyue heard Lian Yingrong's voice, she saw Xiao Xiangxiang coming out of the long pavilion from a distance, and she immediately greeted Xiao Xiangxiang with a smile on her face.

"Concubine De, you are also enjoying the flowers in the imperial garden, and the concubine didn't notice you when she first came."

Zhao Xinyue was apologetic, but Xiao Xiangxiang wouldn't mind, after all, she was waiting for Zhao Xinyue in the imperial garden, how could she mind such a trivial matter.

"It's okay, the palace has been wandering around in this imperial garden for a while, just when I was tired, I rested in the pavilion for a while, Mrs. Zhao, you and I are sisters, you don't have to see each other like this."

Xiao Xiangxiang's sister, Zhao Xinyue couldn't help but think of the fact that they once conspired together to calculate Feng Yingying, it seems that Xiao Xiangxiang is right, they have a fighting friendship, and she can afford Xiao Xiangxiang's sister.

"I knew that Concubine De Niangniang had time to come to this imperial garden to enjoy the flowers, and the concubine called you, these days the concubine is alone to enjoy the flowers, bored to death."

Of course Xiao Xiangxiang knew, otherwise she wouldn't have waited so hard in the imperial garden, she pretended to be a little lost, and said: "This palace doesn't have the intention to enjoy the flowers in this imperial garden, it's just that the second prince died early some time ago, Your Majesty was depressed, and the previous dynasty was in a hurry, and His Majesty also came to Guan Ju Palace less, this palace is thinking, if one day people are old and fall out of favor, what should I do?" ”

Xiao Xiangxiang's words pierced Zhao Xinyue's fragile heart, Xiao Xiangxiang was worried about the future after falling out of favor, and she Zhao Xinyue had fallen out of favor, her future did not need to be worried, because it had become a fact.

"Niangniang, your favor is strong, how can you fall out of favor?"

"How not? Mrs. Zhao, you don't understand, this palace has seen too many favored concubines in Nanxi's harem, and she was favored when she was in her prime, but in the end it didn't end well, Mrs. Zhao, do you know what the reason is? ”

"Is it because the queen of Nanxi is greedy for beauty and likes the new and hates the old?" Zhao Xinyue asked.

Xiao Xiangxiang shook her head, she looked at the pomegranate tree that had already borne fruit in the imperial garden, and said softly: "It's the prince, without the prince's favorite concubine is a dream after all, and only with the prince in the harem can you rely on it." ”

Zhao Xinyue was stunned, she didn't know this truth, but if she wanted to give birth to a prince, how difficult it was for her, a palace concubine who had fallen out of favor.

Xiao Xiangxiang looked at Zhao Xinyue, who was silent, she knew that Zhao Xinyue was probably worried about the future, and she continued: "This palace went to Yaoguang Pavilion today to visit Xue Meiren and the Five Princes, maybe getting closer to Yaoguang Pavilion will be a good way out." ”

Zhao Xinyue looked at Xiao Xiangxiang with some puzzlement, she understood Xiao Xiangxiang's intentions, but what she didn't understand was why Xiao Xiangxiang didn't go to slap Zhu Ruoyu and the four princes?

"Niangniang, according to the order of the prince's teeth, the four princes are the elder." Zhao Xinyue asked tentatively.

Xiao Xiangxiang smiled lightly and said: "It is indeed the eldest of the four princes, but Zhu Meiren's background is comparable to Xue Meiren, and the Xue family is in the military camp, maybe one day it will become another Jiang family, plus His Majesty's favor for Xue Meiren is not much less than that of this palace, maybe with Xue Meiren's support, the favor of this palace can last longer." ”

Zhao Xinyue pondered Xiao Xiangxiang's words carefully, it really makes sense, there are many backers in the harem, there are multiple ways out, anyway, the big trouble has been eliminated, and anyone can tie up.

But Zhao Xinyue's brows suddenly tightened, and she said worriedly: "It's still Concubine De's long-term vision, and the concubine also wants to be close to Xue Meiren, but it's a pity that Xue Meiren has a weak temperament and doesn't seem to move around with harem women." ”

After Xue Duyan entered the palace, she rarely went to the palace concubine in the harem, even Ling Xina, she only went to ask for peace according to the rules, she either cooked tea on weekdays, or stroked the qin, and lived like a person outside the harem.

"What's so difficult about this, next time Mrs. Zhao will go with the palace, Xue Meiren has some friendship with the palace, everyone is a good sister, walk around, and naturally get acquainted." Xiao Xiangxiang said this deliberately.

As soon as Zhao Xinyue heard this, she fell into her arms, she knew that Xue Duyan was sent to Xiang Hongxuan by Xiao Xiangxiang through the needle, and with Xiao Xiangxiang, why worry that she couldn't form a deep friendship with Xue Duyan.

"Recently, I heard that the five princes have a bad appetite, and the palace made some pastries for the five princes to eat today, but Xue Meiren said that the five princes are still young and not suitable for eating pastries, Mrs. Zhao, what do you say the palace should do for the five princes?" Xiao Xiangxiang asked with some loss.

Zhao Xinyue was snickering in her heart, Xiao Xiangxiang had first-class means to compete for favor, but the five princes were not yet a year old, Xiao Xiangxiang went to send pastries to the five princes to eat, didn't this make the five princes more difficult to digest? Of course, Xue Duyan would not let the five princes eat it.

"Concubine De, don't you know, the prince is so young, he can't eat pastries, if he makes some cheese, it's excellent." Zhao Xinyue said proudly.

"Sure enough, it's better to give birth to a prince, and the mother can raise her children herself, unlike this palace, the princess Xiyue in this palace was brought up by a nurse, and this palace doesn't know what Xiyue could and couldn't eat when she was a child."

Xiao Xiangxiang said this sincerely, she was sincere, although she also deliberately said it to Zhao Xinyue. Xiao Xiangxiang looked at the pomegranate tree again with some loss, no matter how much Xiang Hongxuan doted on her, in the end her daughter was still not as good as the prince, she thought that maybe only by giving birth to the prince could she completely and truly occupy Xiang Hongxuan's heart.

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Xiang Hongxi stood in front of Xiang Hongxuan extremely aggrieved, and he said pitifully: "Brother Huang, the courtier brother is wronged, I don't know what's going on, the courtiers of the Manchu Dynasty can't get along with the courtiers, and the courtiers just made a gold silk brocade dress for the princess, which is a bit luxurious, but it is not too much to overstep." There are actually more than a dozen courtiers who impeached their younger brothers for this matter, and the imperial brother and the younger brother were wronged. ”

Xiang Hongxuan put down the fold in his hand, he squinted his eyes and glanced at Xiang Hongxi, is that a gold silk brocade suit? There are countless precious Nanzhu on it, isn't it obvious, after Xiang Hongxi captured Pingcheng, he didn't collect any treasures, otherwise how could he make such a priceless Nanzhu clothes?

And Xiang Hongxi actually created a small phoenix hairpin for Ling Man, Xiang Hongxi loved the princess, everyone in Yicheng knew it, Xiang Hongxi loved luxury, Xiang Hongxuan also knew, Xiang Hongxuan thought that Ling Man was also his woman, and he seemed to be relieved of Xiang Hongxi.

"Lao Jiu, can't you do something serious? I still expect you to share my worries, you have been circling around the princess all day long, trying to please your daughter-in-law, do you want to be a prince for the rest of your life? ”

Xiang Hongxi secretly rejoiced in his heart, he did it on purpose, the more pompous and ridiculous the better. He knew that Xiang Hongxuan's several cases were full of twists and turns to impeach him, because he proposed to sue for peace with Beirong, because he beat his courtiers in the Golden Palace, and because he presented Xiang Hongxuan with the daughter of the dead country and became a favorite concubine, in short, in the eyes of the ministers of the previous dynasty, he was becoming more and more unpopular, and even a little bit of verbal criticism, but in Xiang Hongxuan's heart, he was more and more trusted by Xiang Hongxuan. Regardless of whether Xiang Hongxuan reuses him or not, he definitely doesn't have to worry about living a life that is jealous of the emperor, he is safe.

"Brother Huang, the younger brother is really not that material, some time ago, the younger brother just suggested that the relationship with Beirong be softened, these courtiers regard the younger brother as the sinner of Dongyu, and now the younger brother is afraid that he will be disgusted when he goes out."

Xiang Hongxuan sneered and said, "These courtiers are becoming more and more disrespectful, it seems that they can't figure out who is the lord of Dongyu." ”

Saying that, Xiang Hongxuan threw all the impeachment of Xiang Hongxi on several cases to the ground, and said angrily: "Come on, pass the decree, these courtiers who impeached King Duan will all be fined for one year." ”