"Early in the morning, who provoked you?" Shen Qinghuan asked.

"The people outside only spread that the emperor walked out of the Chenghuan Palace angrily and went to Ye Zhaoyi's palace. But only the slave knows that it is the mother who did everything possible to send the emperor away. ”

Shen Qinghuan's eyes darkened, but he still said, "So what?" And now that you know, why are you so angry? ”

"The slave is just for the mother."

Shen Qinghuan smiled: "Don't you think I'm good?" What's so upset. ”

The red sleeves didn't speak, but she could see that Shen Qinghuan's eyes were red, and there was some dark green under the eyes. His face was haggard, and he looked like he hadn't slept well all night.

Shen Qinghuan looked at himself with a haggard face from the bronze mirror, and couldn't help but sigh a little.

Early in the morning, Concubine Xian walked towards the favored Ying Zhaoyi Palace, and before the door was opened, she heard the sound of flower pots breaking the ground, and she was shocked, but she was a little disdainful in her heart.

"Sister Zhaoyi, what's wrong?" She pushed the door open, her innocent face full of concern.

That Liu Yaoqin smiled, but Gong E, who was beside her, spoke first: "In the morning, when an uninteresting girl was grooming Niangniang, she hurt Niangniang, and Niangniang was angry. ”

"I see." Fu Yuling nodded and said, "What's so angry about this, sister, sit down." But she thought in her heart, it must have been the news that the emperor stayed in Ye Zhaoyi's palace yesterday and reached her ears, and she was crazy at the moment.

Such a woman, full of joy and anger, looks the most ferocious, and it is best to get rid of it.

Liu Yaoqin was a woman in the palace in the end, so after a while, she put on a smiling face and said, "Why did Sister Xian come to me early in the morning?" ”

"Naturally, I came to visit my sister. In the past few days, the emperor has not come to his sister's palace for a long time, and he is idle and boring, so he comes to the palaces more often. She gave birth to an innocent and harmless face, and naturally said something like something, even people like Liu Yaoqin couldn't help but believe her words.

"My sister doesn't know, my sister hasn't been favored by the emperor these days."

"How so?" Fu Yuling was surprised, "The entire harem knows that you are the most favored person now, sister." ”

"Last night, Ye Ruyu didn't know how to pull the emperor to her palace..."

Fu Yuling laughed: "The emperor's rain and dew are equal to the six palaces, and he favors his sister, what's wrong?" ”

"That's because you're out of the picture." Liu Yaoqin muttered softly, and then said, "That's what I said, but who doesn't want to have the emperor's unique favor in these six palaces?" ”

Fu Yuling fell into deep thought, and pretended to think: "That's true, but in terms of appearance and knowledge, my sister is indeed the only one selected by this showgirl, and she should also be favored by the emperor." ”

Liu Yaoqin shook the fan in her hand and said leisurely: "But speaking of which, before entering the palace, I heard that my sister was the emperor's favorite candidate, and I also made a concubine, but now I don't see the emperor particularly fond of my sister... It's weird. ”

Fu Yuling smiled, as if she didn't take what she said to heart, gently moved the tea lid in her hand, and said: "But yesterday, when my sister went to invite Xingge to drink tea and chat with Concubine Ye Zhaoyi, I heard that Ye Zhaoyi made a good tea, and the emperor is a person who loves tea, so Ye Zhaoyi must have won the emperor's attention with this." ”

"Is that so?" Liu Yaoqin sat up straight at once, but then a smile appeared on her face, and said, "Sister knows, thank you sister for reminding me." ”

"It's not early, why don't you go to the queen's palace with your sister and sister?" Fu Yuling said.

"Okay."

......

After a few days, the weather was good.

It was late autumn, the last batch of chrysanthemums were in full bloom, and Shen Qinghuan held a small party in the palace and invited the concubines of the six palaces to enjoy the chrysanthemums.

In order to organize this chrysanthemum banquet, Shen Qinghuan also moved out the osmanthus wine brewed last year, and also ordered the small kitchen to make a lot of chrysanthemum cakes. He also instructed the palace ladies to change into yellow palace clothes, and the Chenghuan Hall was very lively for a while.

She didn't want to invite Qi Yan to come, but Fu Yuling repeatedly asked that Qi Yan must come, so she sent Red Sleeves to invite Qi Yan to participate in the chrysanthemum banquet.

When Qi Yan came, the pots of chrysanthemums were being arranged, and all the concubines were also sitting and knocking melon seeds, chatting about family life. As soon as they saw Qi Yan, everyone got up one after another and saluted and said hello.

Qi Yan seemed to be in a good mood today, and he walked straight to the position beside Shen Qinghuan.

"The weather is good today, and you are rarely in good spirits."

Shen Qinghuan smiled gently: "Winter is coming, it's rare that the weather is so mild, just right for chrysanthemum appreciation." After that, she took a sip of the tea in front of her, and in that way, she almost recognized herself as a gentle and virtuous person.

Qi Yan was slightly stunned, but he only hooked the corners of his mouth and said, "It's good if the queen likes it." ”

Today's tea is cold, Qi Yan said to Ye Ruyu: "This tea, you made it again, right?" ”

Ye Ruyu stood up and smiled slightly, just like the elegant appearance of the chrysanthemum lonely in this autumn day: "Exactly." But today in the chrysanthemum, the concubine also put some lemons. Lemon fragrance, after adding can also slightly increase acidity, remove the bitterness of tea. ”

"Ye Zhaoyi really has good intentions, so much so that I look stupid and ignorant, and I can't reach it!" Lu Guiren said.

"How can it be, everyone knows that Lu Guiren's poetry is outstanding, and he is very good." Ye Ruyu also praised.

Ning Guiren on the side said: "Ye Zhaoyi is a good teacher, and I will teach my sister more in the future." ”

Qi Yan actually doesn't like these pretentious women the most. He likes Shen Qinghuan, in fact, a large part of the reason is because she is not scheming, and she always speaks frankly.

But he didn't find out that even though Shen Qinghuan was a little disguised now, he still liked her. Perhaps, if he really likes a person, he will like that person.

He never discovered this truth.

Ying Zhaoyi was a little disdainful, but for everyone's sake, she didn't say anything sarcastic.

After a while, Yougong E handed over the freshly brewed tea, saying that it was specially prepared by Ye Zhaoyi for Qi Yan.

Qi Yan glanced at Shen Qinghuan beside him, still maintaining a dignified appearance, and there was no trace of vinegar in his eyes. He flickered, picked up the cup of tea, and drank it all.

"The emperor really drinks tea as wine, presumably Ye Zhaoyi's tea is really good, and people can't help but drink it all." Liu Yaoqin said with a smile.

Qi Yan just smiled faintly, but he didn't think so. If... He didn't dare to drink the tea that Shen Qinghuan brewed that day, for fear that it wouldn't be too fast, but he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to taste it, so he drank it both fast and slowly, which was really tangled.

Perhaps, that's what I like.

But for some reason, Qi Yan felt a little headache, his brows furrowed slightly, and he looked a little forbearing.

When Shen Qinghuan saw him like this, he wanted to ask him what was wrong, but in the end he didn't say anything, but his palms were sweating unconsciously.

Ying Zhaoyi looked very anxious, stood up, and asked, "What's wrong with the emperor?" ”

Qi Yan had already realized at this time that there must be something wrong with this tea. It's just that because of Shen Qinghuan just now, he was distracted, so he didn't notice the strangeness in the tea.

He felt a sultry heat in his chest, Qi Yan calmed down, closed his eyes, and after a while, he eased up. His face was gloomy and terrifying.

At that moment, Shen Qinghuan's heart rose to her throat, Qi Yan was in a cold sweat, she had never seen him like this. At that moment, Shen Qinghuan suddenly thought of the reason why Fu Yuling had to call Qi Yan.

There must be poison in tea...

"Qi Yan!" Shen Qinghuan hurriedly spoke. She didn't realize that she cared so much about him.

"It doesn't matter." After a long time, Qi Yan slowly spit out these two words, opened his eyes, and looked at Shen Qinghuan, only one look was needed to appease Shen Qinghuan.

"How is the emperor?" Fu Yuling stepped forward, looked at Qi Yan worriedly, and said, "Go and check, what's wrong with this tea." ”

Immediately several guards came up and brought the tea. For a while, the atmosphere of the good chrysanthemum banquet was very heavy, and no one dared to speak, and no one dared to raise their heads.

After a stick of incense, a guard came over and replied: "Back to the emperor, I have already interrogated Gong'e who sent tea, she said that before she made tea, Ye Zhaoyi's personal Gong'e Xi'er had called her away in the past, because this tea was originally given by Ye Zhaoyi, so she left without thinking too much." ”

Shen Qinghuan's heart tightened, knowing that the spearhead of this matter seemed to be directed at Ye Zhaoyi, but in fact, the ultimate goal must be Liu Yaoqin. In this game, Fu Yuling has already laid it out.

"Ye Zhaoyi?" Everyone present was a little surprised, Ye Zhaoyi usually looked alone, and she didn't even bother to compete for favor, how could she do such a thing now?

"How can't it be." Liu Yaoqin opened her mouth and said, "Look, Concubine Yichen, Sister Ye won the emperor's love by relying on this tea, and after finding out the emperor's thoughts, she just attacked the emperor." ”

Ye Ruyu looked calm, she smiled slightly, and said, "But the concubine has no reason to kill the emperor." ”

"Who knows what happened in your palace, will you be angry and want to kill the emperor?"

"If I really have a heart, I should put the crane top red, and I will never put this poison."

Concubine De Xu Wanwan also came forward and said: "Ye Zhaoyi is a person in my palace, and the emperor stayed in her room that night, and nothing happened." ”

Shen Qinghuan's eyes darkened. He was...

Unexpectedly, Ye Zhaoyi said: "Sister doesn't have to speak for me, in fact, the emperor was drunk that night, and the concubine opened a room for the emperor to rest." The emperor left the next day, and nothing happened. ”

Shen Qinghuan didn't notice it herself, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and her mood was not as depressed as she had just been.

Qi Yan slowly spoke: "Ye Zhaoyi is right. ”

Liu Yaoqin saw the embarrassing scene, so she said: "That's not for sure, it's because Sister Ye feels that the emperor has come to her palace but didn't do anything, and she is resentful." ”