Today happened to be Li Shutian's twentieth birthday, so Duan Yulin didn't turn over any concubine signs, and came directly to Yuxiu Palace to accompany Shutian's mother and daughter.

After Ruixiang left, the new maid Egret served her diligently, and she did more than Ruixiang. Li Shutian was very satisfied.

Duan Yulin also saw that the egret was doing things very quickly, and asked Shu Tian: "Is it good for the new maid?" Is there anything you are not used to? ”

"Back to the emperor, the egret is very good. She has served in the palace for many years, and she is very skilled in dealing with people, and her hands and feet are diligent, and her concubines like it very much. "Egret is smart and loyal, and Li Shutian is not picky about her.

"That's good. I see that she is no worse than the one you used to be. As he spoke, he pointed to the egret and instructed, "Serve your master well, and be sure to do your best." ”

"The slave obeys." The egret saluted and retreated.

When Li Shutian chatted with Duan Yulin, he talked about the new beauties again. She has the deepest impression of Luo Yiyi, a woman, because Luo Yiyi is indeed a little similar to her cousin Li Jingxi.

"Today, I have wronged the new sisters. Tomorrow, the emperor turned over the sign of which sister, but he has to say no for the concubine. Originally, the newcomer should have started to accept the favor tonight, and he was taken up by the concubines. Although Li Shutian said this, the delicate demeanor in Duan Yulin's arms did not seem to have a trace of shame, but a little pride in being cheap and obedient, Duan Yulin couldn't stop laughing when he saw it.

"You, you! When did you learn to be so naughty? Duan Yulin scratched her nose.

"Let the concubines guess, which sister's sign will the emperor turn over tomorrow?" Li Shutian thought about it, and after a while, he came to a conclusion: "The concubine guesses that the emperor must be a noble person to sleep with Xuanqian!" Right? ”

Duan Yulin pretended to be surprised: "Hey, could it be that Tian'er is a roundworm in my stomach?" ”

"Concubines are not guessed for no reason! The concubine has seen a noble person, her appearance is somewhat similar to that of the concubine's sister, and the emperor must like it very much. And the concubine was fortunate enough to get the first favor back then, wasn't it also because the concubine was the cousin of the concubine? It can be seen that the emperor's favorite is still his sister! So the concubine guessed that the emperor would definitely go to Sister Qian first. Li Shutian is favored because of her grace, and she is not resentful at all. But now that a woman who looks like a graceful woman has appeared, Shu Tian doesn't want her to have the opportunity to shake her sister's status in the emperor's heart, not even a little.

"You've guessed right, I'll summon a noble man to sleep tomorrow. What, jealous? Duan Yulin sniffed Shu Tian's hair, hoping to find a trace of the same smell as Grace.

"The concubine didn't dare. It's just ......" Shu Tian wanted to speak and stopped.

"Just what?" Duan Yulin asked her to continue.

"It's just that the concubine feels that in this way, the humble and noble person will inevitably become the target of public criticism, and the concubine feels sorry for her." Li Shutian sat up from Duan Yulin's arms and said politely: "Everyone wants to get this first share of favor, and those who can't get it will inevitably have grievances, and this resentment must be sprinkled on the people who accept it." Didn't the concubines also be snubbed by the sisters for a long time? But fortunately, the concubine has the concubine's sister as a backer, and others dare not go too far with the concubine. But Sister Qian is different, she is helpless and weak. If you are really jealous and alienated by everyone because you have received the emperor's favor, then how will you live in the future! Therefore, according to the opinion of the concubines, if the emperor really likes the humble and noble, don't let her be this 'rising bird'. Li Shutian's words were sincere, as if he had no selfish intentions, and Duan Yulin had to reconsider.

What Tian'er said is not unreasonable. The more I loved her, the more I should protect her, and I knew what to do. As he spoke, he touched Shu Tian's face dotingly to show his relief. The two concubines had a harmonious and pleasant evening.

Let's say that on the second night, Duan Yulin really didn't summon Luo Yiyi to sleep, and unexpectedly pampered a low-end girl surnamed Wei, which made a group of noble girls puzzled.

After going to bed, the Cai Nu moved out of Chuxiu Palace, and now only Tan Meiren lives alone in the Jade Pavilion, so the queen moved the Wei family there.

Tam stood at the door of the main hall of the Emerald Pavilion and waited to greet the newcomer. Wei Nan was alone, carrying a small package, and timidly walked into the gate of the Jade Pavilion.

As soon as Wei Nan entered the courtyard, she saw Tan Zhiting standing in the middle at a glance, and she quickly stepped forward to ask for peace: "Concubine Wei's greeting Tan Meiren." In the future, I will also bother Tan Meiren. ”

Tan Zhiting saw that Wei Nan was humble and polite, but she didn't want to embarrass her: "Sister, don't be polite." Why did you come alone? Didn't you bring a maid? ”

"Back to my sister's words, the concubine was born in a poor family, and she is not as noble and rich as her sisters. The little father-in-law who had just sent the concubine was helping the concubine to bring things, and the concubine saw the ground and sent him away, so the sister saw the concubine alone. "The maids in Chuxiu Palace generally do not have fixed maids, only after moving out of Chuxiu Palace after accepting the favor, someone in the palace where they finally settle will be responsible for arranging a personal palace maid.

"That's right. The maid who used to serve Zhu Baolin is still in the Jade Pavilion, so why don't you let her serve you? Tan Zhiting didn't like the stunned Ling Qiao very much, so she just sent it to this Wei Cai girl.

"But it's up to my sister to arrange." Wei Nan dared to be picky, and he accepted it with great gratitude.

In the next few days, the emperor also summoned some lowly maids and Baolin to sleep, which made some concubines who were eager to be favored.

According to the order of the emperor's summons, Zhou Mulin and Hua Yangyu, who live in Dengyu Pavilion next, are the two rookies who are the most promising to be favored.

Zhou Mulin has been desperately dressing herself up these days, so that she can be ready to listen to the holy call at any time. Compared with her, Hua Yangyu in the same palace seemed much indifferent. On weekdays, I only like to raise flowers and play the piano, and I live a pure life, and I don't know where I think she is a vulgar sister-in-law.

In the early morning, Hua Yangyu was tending to the flowers and plants in the garden again, and Zhou Mulin couldn't help but tease a few words when she passed by: "Yo, my sister is still in the mood to do this at this time?" If you have time, you might as well take care of yourself, maybe the emperor will summon us one day. "Zhou Mulin hates Hua Yangyu the most, like a saw-mouthed gourd. Seeing that the maids were dressed brighter than her, Hua Yangyu himself wore plain clothes all day long, pretending not to eat the fireworks in the world, who to show it?

Hua Yangyu turned his head and glanced at Zhou Mulin, nodded slightly, and only told the maid Man'er to get some flower fertilizer, ignoring Zhou Mulin's cynicism. Zhou Mulin was bored with herself, so she went out for a stroll.

With Hua Yangyu's stuffy oil bottle, Zhou Mulin walked around and unconsciously came to the vicinity of the Huanyi Bureau, and just happened to bump into a lively scene.

Mama Wang of the Huanyi Bureau was scolding with the ear of a palace maid, and there were many palace maids with clothes hanging their heads and standing silently. Zhou Mulin approached curiously to see the excitement.

It turned out that the palace maid named Fu Pei, who was kneeling on the ground, accidentally soiled the clothes of the palace concubine who had just been washed and ironed, and Mama Wang was punishing her. I saw Fu Pei wiping his tears aggrievedly, explaining that he was stepped on by the palace people behind him, and accidentally stumbled and caused his clothes to take off. But Mama Wang didn't listen to her explanation at all, she just blindly beat and scolded, and there were even a few palace maids next to her gloatingly snickering. Zhou Mulin knew at a glance that it was the bad thing that the snickering girl did.

"What a noise! The good things have been mixed up by you. Zhou Mulin cleared her throat and said.

"The slave and maid see the little master, disturb the peace of the little master, the slave and the maid are really damned." Saying that, he slapped Fu Pei hard and scolded: "Don't apologize to the little master yet!" ”

"Little Lord spare your life! The slave knew she was wrong. Fu Pei kowtowed to Zhou Mulin in horror and admitted his mistake.

"Little master, don't blame, this girl is clumsy and always causes trouble, and the slave is also teaching her a lesson." Mama Wang glared at Fu Pei in disgust.

"Hmm. What did she do wrong, that Mama punished her like this? Zhou Mulin looked at Fu Pei and was pitiful, thinking about whether to intercede for her?

"Back to the little master, this dead girl stained the white saro skirt that Huacai sent to wash! The slave was afraid that she would block the beauty, so she thought about it and sent her to the Shen Penal Division! Mama Wang explained flatteringly.

It turned out that he was going to send clothes to Hua Yangyu, but something went wrong halfway. Zhou Mulin smiled, she liked such people who caused trouble to Hua Yangyu very much, and decided to save Fu Pei immediately.

"Don't worry, Mama. I am a Zhou Cai person who lives with Huacai people, and I know Huacai people best. She's not the kind of person who is stingy, and she will never punish someone for such a trivial matter. That's the case, we just don't have a few palace people who do rough work in Dengyu Pavilion, so it's better to hand over this girl to me and take it back, and she will be considered guilty. What does Mama think? Zhou Mulin patiently advised.

"There's no problem, the slave will go back to Cui Shang Palace, you can take this girl away now." Mama Wang saluted respectfully and left with a group of palace maids in raccoon clothes.

After Mama Wang left, Fu Pei walked to Zhou Mulin on her knees, kept kowtowing to her, and kept thinking that her great kindness and virtue could not be repaid.

"Alright, get up. Remember the kindness of this little lord to you, and follow me in the future and be loyal to me to repay me. Zhou Mulin put away her charitable face and said condescendingly.

"Yes, slave and maid remember! The slave is willing to be a cow and a horse for the little master, and serve the little master! "Since Fu Pei, who was convicted of Shu Guiren's suicide three years ago, was sent to the Huanyi Bureau, she has not lived a decent day, and has been bullied and framed for a long time, and it is not the first time that a situation like this is today. Fortunately, she met Zhou Mulin this time and saved her, her fate was rewritten again, and there was hope in her life again!

Zhou Mulin swaggered back to Dengyu Pavilion with Fu Pei, and deliberately went around to the garden to provoke.

At this time, Hua Yangyu placed a table in the flowers, on which was a burning copper incense burner, and sat in the soft smoke waves to stroke the qin. Zhou Mulin's arrival immediately destroyed the quiet and comfortable atmosphere.

She threw the stained white gauze skirt onto Hua Yangyu's piano, not only interrupting Yangyu's piano, but also placing a corner of the skirt on the incense burner, which was soon smoked out of a large area of charred black. Man'er hurriedly dragged her skirt to the ground and stomped on the burnt part a few times with her foot.

"Sister Hua, I'm sorry, I accidentally soiled your skirt just now. Still, I guess you won't mind, right? Anyway, in her opinion, Hua Yangyu is already "extraordinary" and doesn't care much about anything in the outside world.

Hua Yangyu sighed lightly and said to Man'er: "Man'er, clean up here, and then take the piano and go to the palace music bureau with me." Man'er nodded yes, and neither of the master and servant paid attention to Zhou Mulin's unreasonable trouble.

Among the new musicians of the Palace Music Bureau is a pipa player named Hua Mansha, who was originally a musician in Washington. Although this person has not been in Washington for a long time, her superb piano skills soon attracted Hua Yangyu's attention. After some discussion, the two deeply appreciated each other and formed a friendship.

Hua Yangyu ran for election this time, Hua Mansha originally wanted to accompany her into the palace as her personal maid, but Yang Yu couldn't bear to bury Mansha's musical talent, so he recommended her to be a musician in the Palace Music Bureau. Unexpectedly, Hua Mansha hit it in one fell swoop, and Hua Yangyu was also "lucky" to win the election. In this way, the two who are also teachers and friends meet again in this noisy and chaotic harem.