Li Shutian greeted Li Jingxi, who first pulled her to talk about the anecdotes of visiting the night market yesterday, and then conveyed Li Kang and Yu's thoughts about her and handed over the box of jewelry to her. Li Shutian touched the jewelry box and cried silently, she fell on Li Jingxi's shoulder and cried for a while, then choked up and said, "Sister...... I miss my mother, my dad and my big brother too! I want to go home too! ”

Li Jingxi touched her hair lovingly and comforted: "Silly girl, if we become the emperor's women, we have become golden birds in a cage, where do we dare to hope for the freedom to return to the blue sky?" ”

"But a favorite concubine like my cousin can get His Majesty's mercy the most, as long as it is my cousin's request, the emperor will agree to everything." Li Shutian is a good student, and she envies Li Jingxi's honor and grace.

"You yourself said that you must be Your Majesty's favorite concubine to respond to your needs, but look at you now, the emperor is just a little lucky to summon you, and you are starting to 'rough clothes'? If you don't care about it like this, how can you be favored? Li Jingxiao plucked the Jingfu long hairpin on Li Shutian's head, replaced it with a cuckoo double-strand pink pearl step shake in the box sent by Li Kang, and chose a set of pink xia brocade silk satin skirt matching the step shake from the several sets of new clothes prepared for her by her mother yesterday to Li Shutian and urged her to change it. Li Shutian walked out of the screen properly dressed, and her whole person was completely new, and even Li Jingtian couldn't help but admire her youth and softness.

"Isn't this a 'rough suit'?" Li Shutian couldn't help but brighten up when she looked at her beautiful self.

"According to the palace, 'rough clothes and messy hair, not hiding the national color' does not describe the style of words, but the natural beauty of the beauty!" Li Jingxiao is very satisfied with Li Shutian's full spirit at the moment.

"Even though it's beautiful and delicious, it's a pity that the emperor doesn't like it, what's the use of me having beauty?" Li Shutian was a little emotionally lost in an instant.

"Then you do what you like. Sister help you. Li Jingxiao held Li Shutian's hand tightly with one hand, and with the other hand, she inserted the Jingfu long hairpin back into Shutian's head, and said meaningfully: "Fu Ze Mianchang is a good head, let's wear it." The two sisters looked at each other and smiled, as if they had reached some kind of agreement.

Duan Yulin arrived as scheduled at dinner, but he was a little surprised that Li Shutian was also here.

"The concubines see the emperor." The Li sisters greeted the emperor together, and Li Jingxi explained first: "Yesterday, when the concubine went home, my uncle dragged the concubine to bring some jewelry and dresses to the nobleman, so the concubine invited her to talk. Tian Guiren's body is, is the emperor, do you look good? Li Jingxi pushed Li Shutian in front of Duan Yulin, Duan Yulin seemed to look at it quite seriously, and the praise was really good.

"Since Your Majesty has come to see my sister, my sister has taken her leave." Li Shutian was very aware of the current affairs and wanted to retire, but was stopped by Li Jingxi, who pretended to complain: "As soon as the emperor came, he scared the nobles away, and our sisters haven't had time to talk properly." The concubine wants to keep the nobles for dinner together, the emperor won't mind, right? ”

"Look at what Concubine Ai said, isn't it possible that I am some terrible person? Then the noble man will stay, it just so happens that I may not have seen you for a long time. Duan Yulin dotingly scraped the tip of the curvaceous nose with his index finger, and then took Shu Tian with his other hand, and the three of them sat around the dining table together, and Duan Yulin enjoyed the blessings of all people.

The three of the imperial concubines had dinner together, the atmosphere was harmonious and beautiful, Duan Yulin naturally wanted to stay in Guanju Palace, but when Li Shutian was leaving, Duan Yulin held her hand and told her that if he was free, he would go to Yuxiu Palace to see her tomorrow night, so Li Shutian returned to the palace satisfied.

And Duan Yulin did not break his promise, and the next day he turned over Li Shutian's brand, and Li Shutian also let go of arrogance and shyness this time, and tried his best to cater to the emperor's preferences to coax him to laugh, and Duan Yulin also went to Yuxiu Palace three times in the next month. On February 15, Li Yuxi's twentieth birthday, Duan Yulin accompanied her to celebrate her birthday in Guan Ju Palace, and that night I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup Li Jingxi poured Duan Yulin, and actually asked for an unbelievable grace - in the future, she will be allowed to return home every once in a while, since the Huai Dynasty to the Han Dynasty, there has never been such a precedent, Duan Yulin is so indulgent to Li Jingxi, it is simply unheard of, causing an uproar in the harem.

In February, the weather warms up and the snow melts, but the situation in the harem does not thaw with the arrival of spring, but only becomes more tense.

Fang Huanshan, who has been pregnant for nearly five months, was drinking tea and chatting with Shen Xiaoxiang who came to visit in her Mingcui Xuan at this time.

Fang Huanshan was pregnant and should not drink cold tea soup, so she just drank the nourishing wolfberry and red date soup, but instructed Yaoguang to prepare a good pre-rain dragon well for Shen Xiaoxiang. Shen Xiaoxiang tasted the tea, and felt that the Longjing of Ming Cuixuan was a little different from that in her palace, and it was superior in terms of color, shape and fragrance, so she asked curiously: "The Longjing in my sister's palace tastes like a different kind of mellow, when did the Internal Affairs Office pay tribute to such a good tea?" ”

"Where is the tribute from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was sent in by my mother's family, and it is said that it is the best quality of Longjing tea produced in Shifeng Laojing. Anyway, I can't drink this even if I'm pregnant, Xiang Guifei likes me to let Yaoguang wrap it up for you and take it back to drink. Fang Yushan said casually, as if this expensive tea was not a rare thing, and it could be given away casually, which showed that the Fang family's family background should not be underestimated.

"Then sister, I'm welcome. Anyway, my sister's baby is almost five months old, how about the doctor who has seen it? Shen Xiaoxiang glanced at Fang Yushan's belly, and only hated that the fetus was not growing in her belly! She was also pregnant in the fourth year of Shunjing, but unfortunately she had a miscarriage in the third month of her arms. Shen Xiaoxiang has always suspected that it was harmed, and the primary object of suspicion is naturally Shao Feixu, who is the most incompatible with her, but there is no evidence, so she is allowed to stay until now.

"The doctor said in the morning that the fetus is normal, as long as you keep a happy mood and keep the fetus quiet, you can feel obvious fetal movement in five months. The imperial doctor who gave me the pulse was very experienced, and he said that looking at the way I looked, eighty percent of the pregnancy was a male fetus, and the emperor was very happy to know it. Looking at Fang Yushan's triumphant appearance, the waves of jealousy in Shen Xiaoxiang's heart had already boiled into the sky.

"If that's the case, then congratulations to my sister, if my sister wins the man in one fell swoop, the concubine will be just around the corner." Shen Xiaoxiang pretended to flatter.

"Where will it be so fast, not everyone is as lucky as Concubine Zhuang." With Fang Huanshan's current degree of favor, only Li Jingxi can compete with her, but this Li Jingshan is not only deeply loved by the emperor, but also competes for favor with her cousin Li Shutian, isn't this obviously blocking her?

"My sister doesn't have to be presumptuous, although Concubine Zhuang is favored, she is not as blessed as her sister to give birth to a dragon seed. Concubine Zhuang is still young now, and when she reaches my age, she will not be able to give birth to a boy and a girl, and it is inevitable that the evening will be bleak, and she will not be able to speak with her sister at that time. Shen Xiaoxiang had already learned that the Li sisters were connected, and she took the initiative to show favor to Fang Huanshan because she had the intention of forming an alliance, otherwise she would not have put up with Fang Huanshan having no one in her eyes.

"Chengxiang noble concubine auspicious words. It's just that the Li sisters are strong, and Concubine Zhuang has not been pregnant for two years after entering the palace, which does not mean that she can't in the future; Even if she can't give birth to a child, Li Shutian can, as long as they firmly dominate the emperor, pregnancy is a matter of time. It's infuriating to think about! Fang Yushan originally held a grudge against Li Shutian because she was the first show girl to sleep with her, and now she relies on Li Jingtian to compete with her for favor, so how can she not hate?

"Well, yes. Which of the concubines in this palace is not a competition for favor in a group of three or two? At first, it was a concubine and a nobleman...... Oh no, it's Concubine Ke's friendship, Concubine Chun has no intention of competing for favor after giving birth, Concubine Ke has a close relationship with Concubine Lian, and those weak Baolin and Cai Nu are even more in groups, and now Concubine Zhuang and Tian Guiren are also connected in a line, if I wait to fight alone, it's really hard to deal with it......" Shen Xiaoxiang's sigh sighed and sighed out of a gloomy mist, Li Jingxiao couldn't stand for a long time, Li Shutian came from behind, and even Luo Zixiao immediately sealed the concubine after the New Year, and even Fang Huanshan was unconsciously infected by this pressure, and couldn't help but be upset.

"What does my sister mean...... Want to join forces? Fang Yushan had long known that Shen Xiaoxiang's drunkard's intention was not to drink, and she had also thought about forming an alliance, but she had been hesitant to choose an ally, and now that Shen Xiaoxiang took the initiative, she was not unable to consider it.

"This palace is yesterday's yellow flower, and there is no hope of having an heir in this life, so it will definitely not threaten my sister's status. Fortunately, my family has not fallen, as long as my father and brother in this palace are in the future, even if the emperor does not favor me, he will not treat me lightly, isn't this the best help for my sister? You and I join forces to benefit and do no harm, why not? Shen Xiaoxiang deliberately said that she was not threatening but not lacking in use value, she fully grasped Fang Huanshan's mentality of wanting to form an alliance and fearing that her allies would threaten her status, and went straight to the center of gravity, so that Fang Huanshan let go of her worries, and had to admit that Fang Huanshan was moved.

"Since my sister wants to form an alliance with me, she should show sincerity, if she casually drags me into the water like Su Lianyi gave last time, I don't dare to be with my sister." Fang Yushan couldn't agree to her too quickly, and she had to observe for a while.

"Sister rest assured, last time my sister also fell for Yun Concubine's slut's tricks, and Yun Concubine also got retribution for this, in the future, my sister will only do things that are beneficial to my sister, and will never increase my sister's troubles." Shen Xiaoxiang has repeatedly stated his position.

The sister will wait and see. It's not early, presumably my sister also has a lot of things to do, and my sister will stay with my sister soon. Huanyue, help the palace send off guests! Fang Huanshan shouted Huanyue, but it was Yaoguang who came in to see off the guests, Fang Huanshan held back for the time being, and let Yaoguang send Shen Xiaoxiang away first. As soon as Yaoguang came back, Fang Huanshan asked angrily, "Where did Huanyue go again?" Why is there no one in sight! ”

"Don't worry, little master, you asked the small kitchen to make snacks and send them to the imperial study every day, and Sister Huanyue probably went to deliver pastries and hasn't come back yet." After listening to Yaoguang's words, Fang Huanshan was even more furious, she threw the tea cup in her hand, and scolded: "Who told her to go?" As a close attendant of the palace, he is not around, waiting for the old man to come to the emperor to do something! How long has she been gone? ”

"Probably...... It's been an hour. Yaoguang saw that his master was so angry, and he didn't dare to say that it was Huan Yue's dim sum sent to the imperial study every day recently.

"Does it take so long to deliver a snack? ! You, go to the imperial study to call Huanyue, a cheap maid, back to the palace, and see if the palace can't clean her up! Fang Yushan has long felt that Huanyue has been a little dishonest recently, and this time she has to teach this girl who doesn't grow up a good lesson.

"The little master is not angry, the slave and maid will go." Yaoguang didn't dare to delay for a moment, and went away.