"There are few bosom friends, and who listens to broken strings."

Concubine Yi sat in front of the big mirror in the inner room of the Chuduo Palace, looked at herself in the mirror, and recited this sentence silently. Her state of mind is surprisingly consistent with what Guan Zhuofan guessed. She slowly removed the flat square from her head, and her black hair fell like a waterfall to her waist.

She is the person who cherishes her appearance and appearance the most, and spends two hours a day on maintenance and makeup. And yet—

To whom? She looked at the Raider in the mirror and smiled helplessly. It is difficult to give up on the natural beauty, once on the king's side, and now the king is gone, and the natural beauty has to be shown to the eunuchs and palace maids standing outside? It's really "who listens to the broken strings".

Guan Zhuofan also guessed wrongly, in fact, she really had the days of pampering the sixth palace. In the spring of the Yuanmingyuan world, the emperor was shocked when he first saw him, smiled shyly, and the six palaces were discolored, and the three years of grace were the happiest memories in her life.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and slowly, the emperor's mind shifted. Since Xianfeng ascended the throne as the emperor, he has been troubled internally and externally, and everything is not going well, he prefers the kind of woman who is obedient to him, soft and charming, so that his anxious state of mind can be soothed and relieved. And after spending the first three years of rain and dew, like glue, Yi Guifei's character, the strong and competitive side gradually revealed, big and small, have their own opinions. This is unbearable and even fearful for Xianfeng, so she naturally snubbed her, even if she gave birth to the emperor's only prince, from Yi Concubine to Yi Concubine, and then from Yi Concubine to Yi Guifei, it was just a matter of etiquette, Xianfeng's perception of her was still the same, and nothing changed.

It's not good to be alone in an empty room! Twenty-five-year-old Concubine Yi Guifei is in her prime, but the emperor has not turned over her brand for more than three years, let alone the Chuduo Palace where she is lucky. She had become a young widow, and she could only use thirty-two tooth cards every now and then to drain the emptiness of the long night, and to suppress the movement of her body. But every morning when she wakes up, she will still dress herself meticulously, always show people to be calm and calm, and never let others peek into her weakness and helplessness.

"Master, the Seventh Prince's Fujin has arrived." An Dehai was outside, reporting cautiously.

"Well, let her in."

The people in the palace are the most snobbish, seeing that Concubine Yi has fallen out of favor, although with her position and temperament, no one dares to offend her, but the kind of affectionate flattery and stammering in the past will never be seen again. She is in the palace, and the only people she can chat with are the queen and her sister.

Her sister married the king of alcohol, and she was the emperor's younger sister-in-law, so it was very convenient to enter and exit the palace, unlike Zhaoxiang, who could only kowtow outside the palace gate. This time, she came from the capital to Rehe to visit her sister, and when she watched the play yesterday, she was also rewarded to sit next to her sister.

The younger sister raised her handkerchief, stepped on a pair of "flower pot bottoms", and asked her sister to say goodbye, and the two sat side by side on Concubine Yi's bed, whispering densely.

"The one in our family, let me ask for an idea." Alcohol Wang Fujin said, "In case of a 'big event', what to do, he has no bottom in his heart." ”

It seems that the news of the emperor's serious illness has already reached the capital. Concubine Yi looked at her sister calmly and said, "There are five of them, and they didn't come out with a charter, so they asked me what to do?" ”

"The eighth and ninth are still children, the fifth master is a person who has no opinions, and the seventh master in my family also knows that he is still young, and he lacks experience in the end, so he doesn't dare to make up his mind."

Among the five royal brothers, four were ordered, and Prince Gong was not mentioned, so it can be seen that there is still something to say. Concubine Yi didn't make a sound, and waited quietly for her sister to continue.

"The sixth master doesn't know if he has a count in his heart. His city government is strict, and the seventh master of our family went to ask him twice, and he lectured him a few words. He had always been afraid of him, the sixth brother, and after touching the nail twice, he didn't dare to ask again. ”

Concubine Yi said in her heart that it is a good thing that the city government is strict, but whether this means that there is no way at all, or whether there is a way but does not say it, I don't know. After thinking about it, he said to his sister: "Do you know that the sixth master's request to go to the Hajj was rejected again?" ”

"I've heard about it, too." Alcohol King Fujin muttered, "The fifth and the seventh, the eighth and the ninth, anyone can come, but the sixth master is not allowed to come, I really don't know what Su Liu'an's heart is." ”

"What heart?" Concubine Yi sneered, "I'll tell you directly, he's afraid of the sixth master!" ”

"He's afraid of the sixth master?" King Fujin was very excited, looked at his sister and said, "I look at his big white face, just like Cao Cao, and I thought he was not afraid of anyone except the emperor." ”

took the white-faced Cao Cao to scold Su Shun, which was deeply in line with Concubine Yi's heart, and felt very happy, and laughed quietly: "It's really Cao Cao." What do you think, if he didn't have a ghost in his heart, why did he keep blocking it, and didn't dare to let the sixth master come to see the emperor? I see, only the sixth master can deal with Su Liu, but it also has to be a few of their brothers to help the sixth master. ”

"Okay, how can I help?" Alcohol King Fujin hurriedly asked, "I'll go back and tell the Seventh Master." ”

How to help, Concubine Yi didn't know, and she couldn't even say what Prince Gong should do. This is a matter that is limited by limited knowledge and experience, and it is impossible to force it, even if it is as smart as Yi Guifei, it cannot be taught by itself.

"In short, you have to hold together, and you can't turn your elbows outward." According to Concubine Yi's thoughts, the five imperial brothers together, it can't be said that they can't deal with one Su Shun, "Like the fifth master last time, people spread rumors that Prince Gong was going to rebel, and he also shouted nonsense, that can't be done." ”

The fifth master refers to the fifth son of Emperor Daoguang, who passed to King Lao Tang early and inherited the title of King of Daoguang.

"He," King Fujin pursed his lips and said disdainfully, "No one takes his words seriously, everyone knows that he is a foolish prince, and Duanhua is a match made in heaven!" ”

Come to think of it, these two are really a good match. The sisters both laughed, laughing and laughing, and the younger sister remembered something: "Sister, isn't that assistant leader surnamed Guan Duanhua's subordinate?" ”

"Well, I saved Zhaoxiang." Concubine Yi stopped smiling, "It's the infantry army that commands the Yamen horse team." ”

"It seems that there are good people under Duanhua," said King Fujin, "The eldest brother said that he also sent things twice, once on the way back to Beijing from Rehe, he sent two hundred taels; After returning to the capital, he gave us another 200 taels and a gift. I asked him if he wanted to get some errand, and he said no. ”

To put it bluntly, this is a typical no-nonsense dedication. As the saying goes, "If you have nothing to do, you will be a traitor or a thief", but Concubine Yi doesn't think so. She has a very unique personality, and understands the kindness of others to her, whether it is a verbal stammering or a gift of money, as respect and a kind of surrender to her. In the past, present, and future, she is willing to reciprocate this "respect and surrender", regardless of the other person's motives.

She is the one who truly practices "as long as you are good to me, I am good to you" – not what you think, just what you do.

"I took a look yesterday, and he is really a talent, but he is a little bolder." Alcohol King Fujin smiled and said, "Just staring at you so directly, if the emperor sees it, his head is not going to ask for it." ”

Concubine Yi recalled that the young officer on the horse yesterday actually dared to look at her for a while, which can be said to be extremely rude! But that gaze felt quite familiar, as if I had seen it somewhere. But her mind didn't stop there, but focused on something more important.

"This man is very good at fighting!" She said to her sister. The commendation that she personally approved left a deep impression on her, "The time he rescued Zhaoxiang, he took 200 soldiers, beat away more than 100 horse bandits, and killed and wounded 60 or 70. On his side, only one died. ”

Fighting and killing people, King Fujin neither understands nor is he interested. What she is interested in is Guan Zhuofan's appearance, character and family background.

"I don't know if he's married," she said to herself, "but he looks young." ”

"What do you want to do?" Concubine Yi looked at her sister, angry and funny, "Xiao Anzi knows him!" Praise him as having heaven and no earth, but he has not yet married. ”

"That's it!" King Fujin clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I'll tell him a good family matter, won't I repay his affection?" ”

Concubine Yi thought to herself, this Guan Zhuofan, a young newcomer, and a welcome to his family, what he did would never be just a family affair. What's more, he also brought up a strong team, since he has such an expression, he should think about it carefully, how can he be used for his own use. It's just that these things were told to my sister, and she didn't understand, so she didn't bother to mention them again, and the two of them said some homely things, and Concubine Yi ordered An Dehai to send King Fujin out of the palace.

My sister is gone, and the deep palace is silent again. Concubine Yi thought of another lonely night that was coming, and there was a fear and unwillingness in her heart.

I wonder how he's doing now? Thinking of the emperor on the couch in the Yanbo Zhishuang Palace, Concubine Yi sighed softly. The Xianfeng I saw yesterday was already sick and broken, and it was not the same as the handsome Fengshen when I first saw him in the Old Summer Palace.

At that time, he was singing a little song under the flowers, and there was a "Lan'er" behind him, suddenly looking back, looking at each other, the emperor saw his gaze for the first time, the surprise and enthusiasm were not the same as yesterday's Guan Zhuofan......

What the?!

Concubine Yi struck a spirit, woke up, and her face suddenly turned red.

She finally understood what Guan Zhuofan meant by looking at her.

The widow has a disease, and the disease is lustful.