The emperor and queen kept warm on the couch for a while, until a eunuch reminded them outside, and then they had to separate.

The queen was annoyed but couldn't. The etiquette is greater than the sky, even the queen can't exceed the rules, it is not appropriate to prostitute during the day, if you don't control yourself, soon there will be all kinds of unfavorable rumors in the harem, she can punish one, and she can't punish the entire harem, so the identity of the queen is not as beautiful as imagined.

Concubine An returned to the Lingxi Hall and saw that the palace maids and attendants were all performing their duties, and expressed great satisfaction. When the palace maid asked for peace, she reported all the big and small affairs in the palace in the past few days.

When Concubine An heard this, she smiled and praised her for her ability, but the palace maid had no joy on her face, and there were even tears in her eyes.

"What's the matter, someone is bullying you?" Concubine An wondered.

The palace maid shook her head and choked up: "It's great that Niangniang can come back safely! ”

Concubine An was suspicious, touched her chin and said secretly, this little palace maid is not stupid, for no reason, how can she say such things.

"Niangniang, the slave maid has always felt that the maid does not act like a concubine before, so there is a contempt in my heart, but through the past few days, the slave maid has found that you are not only the master of the Lingxi Palace, but also the foundation of the slave maid's life, you come back safely today, it is the blessing of the slave maid, otherwise, the slave maid will be served below even if he is a ghost. ”

Concubine An thought about it and felt that this was reasonable. The palace people are all dependent on the master to survive, if they really have three long and two short in the dungeon at that time, they don't have to live, on the contrary, they return safely, their heads are still on their necks, isn't it all happy.

"Okay, okay, it's all in the past, and what to do with it. I see that you have kept the Spirit Rhino Hall in good order, and you are worthy of me. Concubine An said. The master and servant gossiped again, and it was not until Nan Ming asked to see him that they could not stop.

Concubine An saw Nan Ming and said with concern: "How is your arm?"

Nan Ming bowed down and replied: "It's no big deal to be humble, and you don't have to worry about it." ”

Seeing that his arm moved freely, Concubine An believed that he was really fine, and finally put her mind at ease. "I worked hard for you a few days ago, so I allow you to take a three-day leave, how about it?"

"I don't want to take a vacation, I just want to protect my mother. ”

"What are you nervous about, I'm letting you take a vacation, not letting you leave the Spirit Rhino Palace. Concubine An felt that he was overreacting.

Nan Ming clumsily concealed his gaffe and insisted: "Niangniang, it's really okay to be humble. ”

"Okay, if you say it's okay, it's okay. Concubine An is no longer reluctant.

". The palace maid outside the door came to report, "The queen invites you to Yukun Palace for a while." ”

Queen? Concubine An smiled bitterly in her heart, she really refused to let herself go. Also, Concubine Jing has been imprisoned for many years, and she appeared in Zhiying's residence without dying, and she happened to be there, if you want to say that there is no connection between this, even you don't believe it. Since the queen is invited, she can't hide, so let's face it calmly. While thinking so, she instructed the palace maid to dress and change her clothes.

When she arrived at Yukun Palace, the queen had been waiting for a long time, and when she saw Concubine An, she said something considerate. After a cup of tea, the queen finally cut to the chase, "This palace heard that you disappeared a few days ago, but is there such a thing?"

"Why did Niangniang say this, the concubine just went to live with the lord of Zhiying, why did she say that she was missing?" Concubine An said in surprise and panic. She thought that she couldn't hide this matter after all, but she didn't expect the queen to ask so bluntly, if she was just an ordinary concubine, she would definitely not be able to help this kind of questioning.

"It turned out that it wasn't missing, it seems that the rumors were wrong. "The queen is kind and kind. Of course, she wouldn't believe Concubine An's words, but she didn't want to openly tear her face, especially at this time. Concubine Jing reappeared after nearly thirty years, and Zhiying and Concubine An were close, so instead of killing them all, it was better to let them fight each other and finally reap the benefits. She believed that the two women would do whatever it took for the emperor's favor.

If Concubine An could hear the queen's heart at this moment, she would be very speechless. For an unfavored woman, grace is greater than heaven, but it just so happens that neither Concubine An nor Concubine Jing need this kind of thing that cannot be kept. Concubine An wanted to escape from the harem, Concubine Jing hated the emperor so much that her teeth itched, and the queen's plan was doomed to fail.

"This palace saw a woman yesterday at the lord of Zhiying, do you know who she is?" said the queen with ulterior motives.

Concubine An shook her head, "The concubine doesn't know. ”

The queen looked at her ignorant and ignorant, and was very satisfied, and said: "That's Jing Concubine, it's all an old thing, it's normal for you to be young and don't know." She deliberately left half of her words in order to misunderstand Concubine An.

Concubine An was like a mirror in her heart, Concubine Jing was the concubine of the first emperor, why didn't she say this? She could neither say it, nor dare to say it, and she dared to bet that the queen would never know about Concubine Jing's imprisonment. Concubine An secretly rolled her eyes, only thinking that it was really difficult to be a queen who was not favored, she knew nothing about any important things, and she still thought that she had the chance to win, which was really sad and pitiful.

The queen over there was still unaware, "Although it is an old thing, but after so many years, Your Majesty still has an unforgettable love for her, you are young and beautiful, and the days will be long, but I am not afraid that there will be no chance." ”

"The concubine thanks the queen for her teachings, and the concubine also believes that Your Majesty treats the harem equally, isn't Your Majesty very good to Niangniang?"

The queen smiled faintly when she heard this, not knowing if it was okay or not.

Concubine An thought that when it came to this, it should be about the same, but who expected the queen to suddenly say: "This palace plans to hold a chrysanthemum banquet with the autumn scenery in the next few days, but there is no competent person at hand, you are not what you used to be, it is better for you to assist the palace, and the lord of Zhiying County is also together." ”

Concubine An's eyelids jumped, and she only felt that it was a thankless errand. She is a wonderful flower in the harem, and the queen actually asked her to organize a banquet, which really looks up to her. She didn't want to be the target of the public, so she hurriedly shirked and said: "Queen Mother, how can the concubine be virtuous, the concubine has never held a banquet, the concubine... No. ”

"Breath!" the queen feigned anger and said: "You can't learn, besides, isn't there still a palace?" you won't, just watch from the sidelines, and the county lord is smart, she must have insight. ”

Concubine An stopped talking, it seems that the queen is determined to fight with them, she wants to say it again, that is, to disobey the queen, although the crime will not lead to death, but it will not make her feel better, so she obeyed: "The concubine is according to the mother's orders." ”

Seeing that she finally agreed, the queen said with satisfaction: "You are a good one, remember to please Your Majesty more, and give birth to a prince in the future, and the position of concubine will be at your fingertips." ”

Concubine An's heart sank, she didn't expect the queen to take the initiative to mention the position of the concubine. You must know that the queen hates the word "concubine". Since ancient times, the queen and the concubine have been on the same page, after all, one is the master of the harem, and the other is the position that the emperor's favorite woman can get, and the two are incompatible. Now that the queen has even moved out of this in order to win herself over, it can be seen how much crisis Concubine Jing has caused her.

Concubine An lowered her head, and said in her heart that she would not dare to be a concubine, and when the time came, let alone the queen, even other concubines would not be able to let her go, so why make wedding clothes for others in vain.

The queen was tired, so she asked Concubine An to go back and prepare, and then come to Yukun Palace tomorrow.

Concubine An retreated depressedly, scolded the queen in her heart, arrested her to do drudgery, and asked her to pull hatred, which is really punishable.

Also having the same idea as Concubine An is Holding Profit. When she learned that she was going to assist the queen in organizing a chrysanthemum banquet, she couldn't believe it. Just kidding, she is an outsider, and she is very reluctant to be the lord of the county, where can she do this? But the queen will not allow her to refuse. The queen said that if this banquet is done well, when she gets married in the future, she will be named a princess, Prince Yitong, and said that even the title has been prepared, called "Yuzhen".

Zhiying was speechless, what is this called? In the end, she couldn't help the queen's soft and hard work, she still agreed, after all, there was Concubine An who was unlucky, so let her go if she couldn't do it. I have to say that Zhiying thinks things too optimistically.

At the end of the next day, Zhiying and Concubine An went to Yukun Palace on time to greet the queen, the queen got up and was dressing up, and the two waited outside, not daring to complain. The two looked at each other and felt that this matter was unreliable. The queen wanted to hold the emperor's heart, and did not hesitate to hold a banquet and toss them, but the emperor may not be willing to buy it. Both of them felt that the queen must have never been favored, otherwise why didn't they understand the emperor's heart? The Chongyang banquet had just passed, followed by the chrysanthemum banquet, and there was nothing new at all, not to mention the emperor, even they were not interested.

Half an hour later, the queen finally cleaned up, sat on the phoenix seat, Concubine An and Zhiying asked the queen to say goodbye, the queen asked them to be exempt from the ceremony, and then asked them to draw up the roster of the banquet.

The two of them were dumbfounded, they didn't even participate in the banquet much, they didn't know anyone, how could they draw up a roster? Concubine An was better, at least she knew the lords of each palace, as for the other low-level concubines, even if they didn't take good care of them, they didn't dare to say anything, the important thing was that there were also the daughters of the ministers. The queen's banquet represents royal decency, and if this is messed up, it can't be revealed in a sentence or two.

The queen watched the change in their expressions. In fact, she didn't want to deliberately embarrass them, she just wanted to take this opportunity to knock and knock and let them know who was the master of the harem. Seeing that it was almost over, she finally spoke: "This palace knows that you live in seclusion on weekdays, and you don't know much about these, so this palace doesn't expect you to come up with a decent roster, and I called you over today, just to let you know that it is not easy to take care of the harem, so you must not think that this palace is deliberately embarrassing you." ”

The two listened to the queen's words, and they both said that they didn't dare, and finally they wrote an invitation for the chrysanthemum banquet at the queen's instructions, and both of them were competent for this errand. Concubine An's hairpin in one hand is fresh and smart, and the pen in one hand walks the dragon and snake, and the queen is full of praise for them after seeing them.