"Boom! Boom! Boom! "There was a cannon salute in the sky, it was from the ceremony of ordaining the concubine.

Ju Xue hurriedly returned to Feng Pavilion from outside, and sent a message to the emperor and queen, saying, "The emperor and queen mother, the king has a new concubine." ”

Gu Jiuguan was a little disappointed, and said, "The palace heard the sound of the salute, but that Luo Yao female official was canonized as a concubine?" ”

Ju Xue shook her head lightly and said, "It's not the female official Luo Yao, it's the little daughter of the Xia family, Xia Zixi." ”

Gu Jiuguan asked, "Xia Zixi?" This palace has never heard of it, why would the king suddenly canonize her? ”

Ju Xue replied: "The maidservant girl has heard some news, but it has not been confirmed. I heard that it was the Xia family of Changkong Mountain who proposed 30,000 taels of gold as a dowry, and could provide the king with fifty disciples of the Xia family as soldiers to conquer the Western Regions. ”

Gu Jiuguan picked up the scissors, trimmed the autumn chrysanthemum in the vase on his side, and said, "Look at this chrysanthemum, how well it blooms, the fiery red chrysanthemum yellow, against the backdrop of green leaves, is extremely beautiful." ”

Ju Xue said: "Niangniang compares herself to a chrysanthemum, and Xia Zixi to a green leaf? ”

Gu Jiuguan said: "Yes, this palace is the master of the harem. Ju Xue, you don't need to worry too much, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, there is Brother Gu Xu in the court, and I have you and Cuizhu by my side, what are you afraid of? ”

Ju Xue saluted and said: "The person who came is not good, the Xia family is determined to win the posterior, that Mr. Xia's influence in the rivers and lakes should not be underestimated, and this time he helped a lot in the war, providing elite soldiers and financial resources." Xia Zixi directly sealed the concubine, which was against etiquette. ”

Gu Jiuguan sneered and said, "Hmph, Changkong Mountain? It's just a martial artist, in this harem, you have to use your brains, not your fists and feet. Since Xia Zixi's concubine violated the etiquette system, there must be officials who oppose it, and we don't need to worry about it. ”

Ju Xue replied: "Niang Niang doesn't know, this morning, except for Lord Gu Xu's strong opposition, the other officials are all supportive or neutral, but they also affected Lord Gu Xu, and he made a foreign appearance in the court, and was sneered and criticized by the king. ”

When Gu Jiuguan heard this, he angrily lost the green leaves in the bottle, and said, "This Xia Zixi is here to oppose me?" The palace was waiting for her to come, and the useless weeds and green leaves had to be trimmed. ”

Ju Xue said: "In the past, there was only one Niangniang in the harem, so we were more relaxed, but now that we have Concubine Xi, we must be vigilant and take action." The other side is menacing, and if we are not careful, we will be defeated. ”

Gu Jiuguan said: "Yes, this is not only for myself, but also for the Gu family." Juxue, you see, this flower is still pruned beautifully? ”

Ju Xue looked at the vase with only a few leaves and a blooming chrysanthemum left, and said with a smile: "Niangniang wisdom, leave the useful leaves, cut off the useless, the vase does not look sparse or dense, the beauty of the chrysanthemum is the top priority of the whole vase, and the green leaves are even more tasteless, only the role of foiling." ”

Gu Jiu looked at the flowers, handed the scissors in his hand to Ju Xue, and said, "You will send these golden scissors and flowers to Concubine Xi, and say that it is the emperor and queen to congratulate her on being a concubine." ”

Ju Xue smiled knowingly and said, "Yes, the maid will do it." ”

Xia Zixi received great attention from Zhao Yuanxi, and gave the Bright Flower Pavilion as a residence, which was the place with the most flowers in the palace, and the Bright Flower Pavilion was close to the Imperial Garden, which was the most beautiful palace in the palace.

Ju Xue took the two palace people to the Bright Flower Pavilion and said to the maid guarding the door: "I am Ju Xue of Feng Pavilion, and I sent a congratulatory gift to Concubine Xi by the order of the emperor's mother." ”

The maid replied, "Sister Ju Xue, wait a minute, I'll go and report to Concubine Xi." With that, he hurried into the temple.

After a while, the maid came out and politely welcomed Juxue and others to the palace to meet Concubine Xi.

Ju Xue bowed her head to see Concubine Xi and said, "The maidservant girl greets Concubine Xi." ”

Xia Zixi said coldly: "Get up." ”

Ju Xue stood up, and then carefully observed this Concubine Xi, her first feeling was that she was beautiful, there was a kind of bewitching beauty, Concubine Xi was slender and fair-skinned, as if she could be blown and broken, especially those peach blossom eyes, and then painted with powder, which can be described as enchanting.

Ju Xue said: "Concubine Xi, I am ordered by the emperor to congratulate Concubine Xi on her great joy and give a bottle of autumn chrysanthemum that was trimmed by God's mother, and a handful of gold scissors used for trimming." ”

Xia Zixi was born in Changkong Mountain, which is a cruel martial arts holy land, which has created her indifferent and ruthless character.

Xia Zixi was silent, and the maid beside her hurriedly said: "Thank you for the reward of the emperor and the queen, my mother will definitely go to the Feng Pavilion tomorrow to thank the mother in person." ”

Ju Xue was unhappy, with the gift given by the emperor and queen in person, this concubine Xi was so arrogant that she refused to say thank you, what kind of thing is the maid beside her, and it is her turn to speak?

Ju Xue saluted unremittingly and said, "The maid will retire." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, before Ju Xue turned around, a silver long sword flew over, "Bang! With a bang, he poked hard in front of Ju Xue's feet. There is no danger! If this long sword goes one inch further, it will pierce Juxue's foot fiercely.

Ju Xue was frightened and exclaimed, "Ah! He took two steps back in fright, and looked at Xia Zixi, who threw out the long sword but was still expressionless, in shock.

Xia Zixi glanced at Ju Xue, her eyes were charming and with a hint of anger, and said: "The emperor and queen want to remind the palace, she has the final say in this harem, if the palace is disobedient, it will be cut off like that green leaf." ”

Ju Xue panicked, her forehead was covered with cold sweat, and said: "The emperor and queen are just congratulating Concubine Xi on the joy of being a concubine, and she has no other intentions." ”

Xia Zixi said: "Go back and tell your mother, this palace is not good at intrigue, but it doesn't mean that you don't understand." She got off the horse and received it, and the long sword was a return gift, so you can take it back. ”

Ju Xue was a little overwhelmed, she was also carefully cultivated by Gu Xu, but the scene in front of her still shocked her and couldn't believe it.

Xia Zixi said: "Send off." ”

The maid beside her was also so frightened that her face turned pale, and she hurriedly ran to pull up the long sword standing on the ground, handed it to the palace people accompanying Ju Xue, and sent them away.