Scarlet looked at the jasper cup in his hand, which was just cold water.

The water is cold and extremely clear, bringing out the soft light of jasper.

She had never seriously appreciated the sparkle of this drop, and she had to eat and drink exquisitely. Even if it is what kind of tea goes with what cup, there must be no mistakes. She never drank cold water, but this lackluster tastelessness has now become a luxury.

The blue robe and the red belt are trapped in the bear and tiger, and the dragon and phoenix are in the golden prison.

What she has pursued all her life is fame, and what she likes most is decency! But now, all the fame and decency she gave away! Who is not afraid of death? She pursed her lips and smiled pale, but as always! This is the place she chooses, her home, her battlefield, her grave!

How many people have begged before her, how many have fallen under her shrewdness and calculation! How much more curses and how much abuse? In this palace, there is only success or failure, no right and wrong!

Now, she is a trapped bear and tiger, a bird that has lost its sharp sword and spear, and has broken its wings. But she still has to maintain, her last decency!

She shook her glass lightly and was about to drink it. Suddenly, I heard a commotion outside, and then there was the sound of hurried footsteps. She was slightly stunned, it's him, he's coming!

She once entered here because it could give her unprecedented dignity and glory. This is the center of power, the apex of interests, and it is also honor, glory, and fame! That's all she saw, but she didn't notice him! By the time she started to pay attention, it was too late.

Even if he wanted to crush her bones, roar or collapse, she didn't complain. Even if she dies notorious, she has no regrets. It's just that I'm most afraid of seeing those eyes that are as dark as a pool and make her heart hurt so much! What she has failed is the sincerity under these eyes!

"Do you think I can take your affection? When you died, I covered your face with ashes, and shrouded your body in rags. Drag all the way back to Huainan! One or two, according to your authentic genealogy, behead them all and expose them to the market! He said it so sharply, and the words were like blood. She listened in a trance, but the pain was not due to his words or the force that broke the bones. She saw his tears, like the warm jade lake, biting the blood droplets on her fingers, which made her whole body begin to twitch!

He suddenly let go, and she turned and walked away.

But she staggered over a few steps, reached for the hem of his garment, and threw him aside. She was about to fall down, and her hands and feet threw herself forward to hug his legs. For the first time in his life, he flew over without hesitation, like grabbing a flying feather, or a crystal snow flake that melted away in an instant.

She tried to hold him tightly, but she only clung to the cold ground, and she let out a sharp and bitter cry, her eyes were black, and she didn't stand up with her hands picking up, and she felt that her mouth was so salty. She desperately scratched the ground twice, and suddenly shouted in her mouth: "Yunxi, please don't go!" As he spoke, the blood in his mouth overflowed, and tears followed!

She had been completely immersed in the excitement of the success of her scheme.

But now, she felt like she was dying of pain!

But she understands that even if God gives her a chance to live again, she will still choose this path without hesitation......

Chapter 1: Eternal Encounter

The palace is built on a high platform, and the palace is high and wide. It not only absorbs light and transparency, but also blocks heat and cold. Huai Guifei Le Zheng was crooked on the chaise longue in the side hall at this time, and there was a palace maid in a lake-green palace dress kneeling beside her, holding a beauty mallet and gently beating her legs. There was also a twenty-six or seventeen-year-old palace maid standing on the side, dressed in the palace clothes of a cloud-white female official, holding tea in her hand, half-bowing her head and saying something to her.

Scarlet snorted from time to time, and her eyes also brought out a hint of laziness at the beginning, and the soft red yarn wrapped her body, reflecting the velvet brocade carpet under her, showing bright curves.

She seemed to be awake, lazy and relaxed, and the right amount of power from her legs made her whole body feel extraordinarily relaxed. If it weren't for the sobbing sound that reached her ears from time to time, this morning would have been good.

Not far from her couch, on the polished and glazed brick floor, there was a woman kneeling. Looking at the decoration, she is by no means an ordinary palace maid, at this time her slender body is trembling slightly, her sideburns are scattered, her ring is half-shifted, her eyes are red and swollen, her face is blue and miserable, and she looks like a pear blossom with rain. She struggled to hold back the sobs in her throat, but a small sound still flowed out. The afterglow of her eyes kept looking at Scarlet's expression, and when she noticed her eyebrows frowning slightly, she stifled her voice, but it made her tremble even more.

"This palace doesn't want to see you again, so let you report to you and take care of your illness, which is already the greatest grace of this palace to you"! Scarlet Heart's voice is still lazy and understated. She has extremely feminine facial features, the slightly raised corners of her eyes are smoked with a little smoke blue at this time, and her forehead is painted with blue and gold cherry blossoms, which match her clothes and are particularly bright. The long hair curled out of the butterfly bun, and two strands of wings flew over the shoulders. On the bun is dotted with floral hairpins, all of which are deep and shallow blue and soft pink, and the slight red on her face makes up a gorgeous charming color.

She lazily looked at the palace maid next to her and raised her chin slightly. The palace maid who was standing understood what it meant, and nodded slightly: "Niangniang, the slave and maid retreated first." ”

Scarlet turned his head and turned over, arched his knees slightly and ordered, "It's heavier here." Her voice was soft and light, and she half-squinted at the ten-colored gilded Su curtain hanging from the temple beam. The bright light made her eyelashes tremble slightly, and the well-pressed thumping made her a little drowsy again. She completely ignored the fact that the kneeling woman did not exist, and made the woman's face look like ashes.

"Niangniang, the concubine knows that she is wrong...... Please also ask the mother to look at it, for the sake of the concubine......" She whimpered and couldn't continue, there was already a hematoma on her forehead, thinking that she had kowtowed for a long time. But she didn't feel the pain at all, bent her knees and stretched out her hand, wanting to get closer to the scarlet heart, but she was afraid of the look of the palace maid holding the hammer, and froze her body.

Scarlet listened to her words, was quiet for a long time, and said slowly: "This palace sees that you are one of the five concubines, save you some face, don't disturb the tranquility of this palace, go down!" She snorted softly, and the curtain swayed lightly, and a young eunuch standing outside the curtain bent down as if he had been ordered. The dust between the eunuch's elbows swayed slightly, and he said in a flat tone: "Qing Concubine Niangniang, take advantage of this morning, you will please?" ”

As soon as this voice came out, there was already a soft sound on the side, and two little eunuchs came over ghostly, both in blue-clothed palace clothes, wearing hats, one already had a burden in his hand, and the other reached out to press her.

The woman's pupils were red, and the mottled makeup on her face made her expression a little hideous at this time: "Le Zheng scarlet, what are you!" The daughter of the nouveau riche, a rotten ...... from a pariah" She was hysterical, and before her out-of-tune voice was finished, the two little eunuchs had already covered each other, making her almost roll her eyes. Ignoring her, they dragged her out like a dead body.

The young eunuch in the lead bent down: "Niangniang, the slave is going to do something." ”

Scarlet closed his eyes and was silent. As he slowly withdrew, her brow furrowed slightly, not taking what she had heard before. Here in the harem, being willing to scold you to your face is already loyal! Falling is not necessarily losing, and standing is not necessarily winning, so she is not the slightest bit happy, nor is she half unhappy!

It's been three years, and before I know it, it's ushered in another spring. The grass is spitting, the willows are flying, and the high-level pomegranates are sprouting. It was early in the morning, and the bronze crane was still covered with the first dew. Outside the hall, the birds step on the branches and sing, picking condensation. Gong E's skin is as bright as snow, her smile is better than flowers, and she is busy in an orderly manner, which reflects each other with the light of the first day, which is particularly bright. And this splendid season is the draft season.

Three years ago, she also entered from Duanyang Gate, passed through this thick and tall city cave, and entered this eternal forbidden palace. Soon after entering the palace, she was named Mrs. Zhaohua, and the next year she was promoted to the head of the three concubines. Such a rapid rise is the first in a century.

But she knows that the reason why she can rise so quickly is not because she has a winning posture, nor because her mother is expensive with her son, nor because her family background is prominent. Instead, she looks six or seven points similar to the previous owner of this Hui Palace, Concubine Hui.

It's not strange that people are similar, it's just that she not only looks alike, but also behaves and demeanor, habits and hobbies, all of them are similar. It is precisely like this that arouses the saint's heart for Concubine Hui, so that she can rise to the top in one fell swoop and be honored.

She didn't mind being a stand-in, the Queen Mother selected her to be this stand-in. She doesn't love this blue pink enchantment, she doesn't love this soft red yarn, but now, she does this makeup every day. She doesn't like colorful gilding, she doesn't like things that are too dazzling, but now, in her Hui Palace, everything is colorful and bright. Because all of her current is because of her "likeness". She will continue to be "like" until the day of death. She knew very well that this was her life. This eternal forbidden palace is her home, her battlefield, and her grave.

The current emperor ascended the throne at the age of seven, and it has been fifteen years since then, inheriting the great treasure as the eleventh son, and the Empress Dowager Kang has made great contributions. Although the emperor is not born to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother raises her and bows to her parents, and the mother and son have a deep affection. In the ninth year of Xuanping, the emperor got married, and the queen mother withdrew the curtain and returned to the government three months after the wedding, and lived in Shouchun Palace. Now, the emperor has been in power for six years, diligent and thrifty, both the government and the opposition are safe, and the queen mother is a mother and son, a model for the world.

Who said that the royal family has no relatives, the queen mother saw the pain of Emperor Xuanping's loss of concubine, and thought about it for a while, so she chose Scarlet Heart from among the show girls, took Concubine Hui as a model, and trained her strictly to Ann Emperor's heart. Therefore, the glory and wealth of the scarlet heart are not only given by the emperor, but also by the queen mother.

She was not born into a scholarly family, her father started as a businessman, and although she was wealthy, her status was low. This dynasty emphasizes agriculture over commerce, especially the family background. Although his father has a lot of money, he is still despised by everyone. He knew very well that the family was important, and for the sake of future generations, it was convenient for Xuanping to donate a loose post for three years, and then he scattered gold and silver, and worked hard to fight for a position to be elected for her. Therefore, this opportunity is extremely important to her, and she is not only shouldering her, but their entire Lezheng family. Only when she is in a high position and is favored by the Holy Grace can her brother have the opportunity to join the government to serve the court and uphold the family's reputation.

The harem struggle has existed since ancient times. With the addition of the queen and her, there are a total of 23 famous concubines in the harem, and once this year's draft is over, there will be more beauties filling the palace. However, fighting is no stranger to her, she is a concubine, her mother didn't even fight for a second room, there are many brothers and sisters in the family, and she has survived in the cracks since she was a child. She was regarded by her eldest mother as her own, and she was paid attention to by her father, and the pain in her center was only known to herself, and even this opportunity to run for election was won by her painstaking efforts. Struggle has become a part of her life, melted into her veins, and flowed in every drop of her blood. How boring the harem life is, wouldn't it be a waste of time if you don't fight. Since entering the palace, she has been playing the role of Concubine Hui, as seamless as Concubine Hui's rebirth. None of them are her favorites, only Dou, and she likes! Even if you can't be a winner, you can't fall.

She was thinking about it, when she suddenly heard the sound of broken steps, and the bead curtain rippled slightly, and she knew that the embroidery spirit who had just gone out had returned. Xiu Ling has been in the palace for thirteen or fourteen years, and is now the palace maid in charge of the Hui Palace. Scarlet Heart selected her, and now Xiuling is also one of her henchmen. The things in the palace, no matter how big or small, embroidered spirits have a way to inquire.

Scarlet opened her eyes slightly, and saw that the embroidery dexterously moved lightly, and there was already a gold colored glass tray in her hand, on which there were several booklets. She was close to Scarlet's side and didn't speak. Scarlet stretched his legs lazily, with a look, the embroidery of beating his legs, and took the mallet slightly a blessing, and then gently walked towards the outside of the hall. What happened just now was like dust, the wind swept away, and there was no trace of it, not only in the eyes of Scarlet Heart, but also in the eyes of all the people in her palace, it was not worth mentioning like dust.

Xiu Ling sent the plate to her: "The top book is all over the second circumference." The one under the head is the one that has been brushed down. ”

Scarlet narrowed for a moment, and directly pulled out a book from the bottom to unfold it. It not only records the person's name, family background, and even why and who was eliminated is clearly marked. She shifted into a comfortable position and looked little by little. Those who are brushed down may also turn over, which requires a more detailed understanding of the background of these women.

The draft is a very heavy job, and some people with bad family backgrounds may not even be able to go to the inner register and be brushed down. But man has eight sides, and eight claws swim to the touch, and it is not sure which whisker will touch the edge. For example, her family background is not eye-catching at all, if it weren't for the Queen Mother noticing and pulling her out, she would have to go home disgraced. The fact that she can be noticed by the Queen Mother shows how detailed the Queen Mother is. There are more than 1,000 people to be selected, and there are 300 people after the primary election, and only 80 people can finally enter the palace, and there are even fewer people who are finally sealed. But at that time, the register had just arrived, and before it could be sent to the inner fill, the Queen Mother had already made it clear that she would be shortlisted.

In the last draft, the emperor was in pain because of Concubine Hui and didn't care at all, so the queen was in charge. But this time, the emperor wants to choose in person, and the queen complements each other, but the queen no longer asks about the harem, and the queen mother really can't rest assured, and it is not good to intervene in person, so she has to quietly entrust this appointment to her. She understands in her heart that when it comes to employing people, the Queen Mother has a way to get the news, but she prefers her to do it: first, now the Queen Mother lives in Shoukang Palace, and there is an endless stream of greetings every day, and there are many people who talk about it, which is really not very appropriate; The second is that the queen mother has made it clear that she doesn't care, let go of the emperor's personal choice, and then move people to visit, which really hurts the emperor's face.

Reading memorization since she was a child is the strength of Scarlet's heart, and she knows that she has no extraordinary wisdom, so she redoubles her heart. Strong forging memory, tempering in every way, although you can't never forget it, but you can also remember seven or eight. She read them one by one, silently. After a while, she slowly reached out and spontaneously pulled out a single hairpin, poking and dotting under the names of several people. Xiu Ling naturally understood, bowed down and said: "These are the ones who have not entered the register, and their family backgrounds are ......."

"There are many eyes and ears in the Queen Mother's palace, and she still uses this thing in this palace? It's just a hand over the palace, and the palace is just a card. Scarlet whispered, "The emperor's request for a personal election this time is just to treat others in his own way, and to fight outside." Their family backgrounds are very good, how dare they remove their names? It's just that the foreign party and the queen mother are in conflict. ”

"In that case, why should the mother still peddle with this?" Xiu Ling said cautiously.

"The hats are all buttoned up to the palace first, and the palace has to take it if you don't take it." Scarlet chuckled, "Anyway, if you don't take it, you have to take it, so I just pick up a few for myself." These people asked Xiaofuzi to paint a portrait of this palace and send it, maybe one day they can spread their wings and fly high! ”

"This trick is very risky, since the queen mother has been removed from the outside, she naturally doesn't want the emperor to see it. If you let them in, wouldn't it be against the Queen Mother? Xiu Ling whispered.

"Who said that if they came in, if the emperor had an affair outside the palace, where was it the fault of the palace? Whether it succeeds or not, it depends on them. It's just a matter of letting them remember the grace of this palace! Scarlet said and handed the hairpin to the embroidery spirit. Although the emperor said that he was personally elected, he was busy with government affairs, so how could he have time to worry about such trivial matters one by one.

The queen mother was reluctant to let the daughters of these ministers of the family enter the palace, naturally because she was afraid that the emperor would use this to seal her father and brother and fight outside. The Queen Mother was able to look down on her at the beginning, also because her family background really couldn't be mentioned, and no matter how she sealed it, she couldn't get rid of the copper smell of Shangjia, which was completely harmless to the Queen Mother. And she also knew in her heart that her family could not be counted on at all. Although it is safe to blindly cater to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is old, and it is also very important to be outside. In the affairs of the palace, it is useless to be ruthless, and in the end you can only end up with a notoriety of jealousy. Her family is still waiting for her to raise her prestige and bad reputation, she doesn't want it!

She was silent for a while, and seeing that Xiu Ling was still not moving, she raised her eyebrows slightly and whispered, "Why don't you go?" ”

"Mother." Xiu Ling said in a low voice, "Xiu Ling said a lot, last time Niang Niang brought that pair of sisters here, and the emperor scolded Niang Niang is ...... I haven't been to Hui Palace for a month. If you let the emperor know that it was arranged by the mother this time, even the queen mother will be offended by then! Instead of this, it is better for Niangniang to think about it, how to win the emperor to change his mind? ”

Scarlet was stunned for a moment, of course she remembered what happened more than a month ago. It is his business who he likes and which one he wants, but it is wrong for her to help Zhang Luo, and it is her to make the emperor obsessed with beauty. However, she just didn't know how to win him back. She was originally Concubine Hui's stand-in, and she tried her best to imitate it, and ascended to the position of concubine through his affection for Concubine Hui. But sooner or later, the affection will disappear, and the beauties of the harem will compete for beauty, even if it is fresh and beautiful, he will be tired of it one day. What's more, it's still an imposter like her!

She doesn't ask him to have affection for her, she just asks for kindness. She is now assisting the queen in the affairs of the six palaces, and she does everything herself. Strive to level the harem, and everyone is happy. She studied "The Biography of the Virtuous Concubine" hard, and since she was a child, she has been familiar with "The Book of Women" and "Female Filial Piety". Of course, she knew that etiquette and righteousness were honest, and besides, helping the saint to choose a suitable concubine was what a virtuous concubine should do. However, she failed to get a "virtuous", but changed the word "She"!

Israel does not last long, and her "color" is also borrowed from the grace of the former one. Now, Siren has passed away, the kindness is no more, his remembrance is enough, and the sorrow is enough, she can still stay in this position, of course, he gave it to the empress. But how long this face can last, no one knows at all. If she wants to consolidate this position, of course, she can only go on a curve.

"This time it's not in the palace, the emperor goes to the Yuyuan Palace, where can the things on the road be counted on the head of the palace?" Scarlet waved her hand, "Go ahead, just be careful." ”

"Niangniang, when did the emperor go to the palace in the past, did he not take Niangniang with him? This time, I didn't even say a word to my mother. The emperor always praised Mrs. Ninghua's outstanding dancing, and I don't ...... Niangniang."

"Xiuling, you talked a lot today." Scarlet Heart has half-closed eyes and dances brilliantly? Concubine Hui didn't know how to dance when she was alive, her task was to be a good stand-in. Xiu Ling understood what she meant, so she didn't say much, quietly retreated, and summoned Xiucai and a female official to serve inside.

Scarlet lay quietly, no one spoke, and even the curtain stopped shaking. When she first entered the palace, the emperor stared at her, with surprise, disbelief, memory, and astonishment in her eyes, staring at her as if she had a hole in her body. Then he came here often, didn't talk much, just stared. Looking at it, I was still curious and exploring, as if I was looking for a difference. How difficult it was for her to persevere, to learn from a person completely, to make no difference between the people closest to her, but she persevered! It was her persistence that allowed her to rise step by step, but when she ascended, his curiosity and exploration faded, and his eyes became indifferent!

She was prepared, and this was the most normal thing. What she has to do next is just how to stabilize her position, she can not be favored, but she cannot lose power. But "potential" and "pet" are inseparable in the palace. There are many ways to "pet", time can make her color boring, but it can make her "virtuous" stand out, and virtuous can last longer than beauty. As soon as she entered the palace, she was ready to spell the word "virtuous". However, when he scolded her with harsh words more than a month ago. She knew that the word "Xian" was getting farther and farther away from her, but even if it was far away, she couldn't fall. If she falls, won't the hard work of her Lezheng family be in vain?

She lay still for a long time, and suddenly felt too quiet. She was a little surprised, and couldn't help but open her eyes slightly. At a glance, I saw a pair of bright yellow boots embroidered with dragon patterns. This glance made her whole body stiffen, and she felt a chill in her back. The huge side hall had long been empty, and she was so distracted that she didn't hear when he had come in.

She got up urgently, lowered her eyes, tidied up her hair slightly, and knelt down on the uranium dark blue bricks: "The concubine didn't know that the emperor was coming, and before the dereliction of honor was driven, the concubine was guilty." As soon as she finished her words tremblingly, she already felt a tightness on her shoulders, and she was directly dragged up by the visitor. She hung her head, never daring to look at him, but her body trembled. She was afraid of him, and she hadn't been afraid of anyone all these years. Even the Queen Mother, she has a way to maneuver around, but she is very afraid of him.

"Today is the third year of junior high school, have you forgotten?" A slightly indifferent and cold voice stabbed her whole body even more. Third? Is it the third year of junior high school? She was really afraid of this day, so when she found out that he was going to the palace today, she was not disappointed that he didn't take her, but was relieved. This shows that she can avoid it again. Last time, it was because she sent the beauty to his dragon bed, and after he was angry and reprimanded, he was still angry, and he didn't come over in the third year of junior high school. And this time, he is actually going to the palace, and he wants to come over to humiliate her again?

She was silent, but her hands were clenched tightly. She will never be able to grow long nails, unlike Concubine Hui. She can't save it, and if she does, it will break, break in her palm, and make her bleached.

Xuanping Emperor Chu Yunxi's slightly narrow eyes were half-narrowed, and there was a storm in them: "Seeing me is like mourning, who taught you to serve the king like this?" ”

She clenched her hands, half-raised her face, lowered her eyes slightly, and struggled to shake out a full Huifei-style smile. Her voice was thin and soft: "The concubine invites the emperor to ......"

He didn't listen to her at all, and just pressed her down on the chaise longue, so that she could no longer avoid his eyes. He has a pair of extremely moving eyes, slightly narrow and upward tails, extremely black eyes, and very bright pupils, which make people feel that there are broken and shining stars in them.

If he laughed, it would be very flattering, and she had seen him laugh, but when he looked at her, there was always ice and snow in his eyes, and he was angry. He had a slender and straight nose, and a thin and graceful lip line, which even if he was tightly pursed at this time, it still did not hurt his wonderful posture. The face is well-defined, and the skin is moist and firm, but at this time, it is flushed with whiteness. He had excellent black hair, and when he wasn't crowned, the long ends of it were always fluttering. Even if he didn't wear this bright yellow court dress, it would be extremely eye-catching in the crowd.

But none of this makes up for the cruelty inside him, the coldness of his heart, or the fact that it was all just for her. No matter how good she is, he doesn't like her, because she doesn't deserve to look like the woman he loves! He used this method to remind her again and again: she is just the daughter of a pariah who was born as a merchant and an official, no matter how elegant and bright she is, even if she is full of sages, she is only worthy of one word: "cheap!" ”

He always pleases her during the day, and he doesn't do this to other concubines, but he has to do this to her. No matter how good her clothes fade, he will tear them. He just wanted to make her covered in injuries and pain, but she couldn't refuse. Because he is the emperor, he is her master! It was he who gave her status and status, and he was the hope of her family. Therefore, no matter how he trampled her, she could only endure it.

The sound of the cracked silk whipped like a whip on her heart, and her dryness made her enter painful. She couldn't do anything but clutch the fluffy blanket under her. If the pain could be exchanged for a child, she felt it was worth it. But no, not all the time, so she had to continue to endure it.

The sun was shining in the hall, and she bit her lip tightly, trying to force her tears not to flow. He kissed her, it wasn't a kiss, it was more like a blood-sucking demon, and he brutally pried open her teeth and hurt the base of her tongue. He tortured her in this way until he felt satisfied.

She felt so painful that she panicked when she moved, she didn't know when he left, today is the third year of junior high school! Damn let her curse, but she can't resist the junior high school that she is even proud of!

No one has come in the side hall at this time, this is her rule, she can't let people see her humiliation, absolutely not. She is the concubine of the Xuanping Dynasty of Jintai, and she is the fastest rising concubine since the founding of Jintai. She is the glory of their Lezheng family, and the Lezheng family will eventually become one of the great families of this dynasty because of her existence!

All she needs is these, these are all she wants, and she can endure anything for this!

She rested on her chair for a while, struggled to get off the floor, and took a suit from the sideboard in the hall. This is also the only difference between her and the previous concubine, she will put her wardrobe in any palace hall. She barely got dressed, threw the torn clothes directly into the incense niche, and then scattered her hair so that they were completely scattered to cover the bruises on her neck, and then she raised her voice in a slightly hoarse voice.

Xiucai was the first to come in, and she and Xiuling both knew about it. But they never asked, and they never bothered her. No matter how hard she struggled in the house, they would wait quietly for her summons, for her to barely maintain a shred of her self-esteem. It is precisely because of this that Scarlet Heart attaches great importance to them.

Everyone else in this palace thinks that she is still very favored, and the twenty-three concubines will be lined up for almost a month. In addition, the emperor is busy with government affairs, and often sleeps alone in the Qiyuan Palace. Besides, the harem needs to be wet with rain and dew so that the struggle will not be too dramatic, and the emperor is also well aware of this, even if it is the most favored Mrs. Ninghua at the moment, the emperor only goes to her twice a month. And she, since she entered the palace, the thunder can't move, on the third day of the first month of every month, the emperor must come to the Hui Palace. In the first year, I would often come to her for a while. Of course, she was still fresh at that time!

I only lost it once before, and it was more than a month ago that she provoked the emperor's anger, pointing at her nose and scolding her. This incident really hurt her face, and she hid in the palace for half a month before she dared to go out, but today she came again, which is enough to prove that she is honored.

In fact, putting aside the process, the emperor comes here every month, which can be regarded as helping her consolidate her position. She knew that if she completely disgusted the emperor, then she would lose power. At that time, not only will her status be insecure, but she will also have to count whether the heads in her family are enough to cut off. Because of a concubine who has fallen out of favor and power, a few small waves in the palace will make her whole army collapse. So that's it, just right! Thinking like this, her mood improved again.

She crooked to see the embroidery come in, the embroidery was smart, and she didn't let others in. She smiled lazily at the embroidery, like the former concubine Hui. Xiucai stretched out her hand to hold her, seeing that her red and swollen lips were still bloodstained, she paused slightly, and said in a slightly dumb voice: "Niangniang, the slave has already sent someone to prepare fragrant soup, and it will be placed in the Dongnuan Pavilion for a while." ”

"Hmm." She answered, Dong Nuan Pavilion, very good. She sighed slightly, and suddenly said, "Throw this chair away, this pattern is too vulgar." ”

"Yes." The embroidery color responded, and with this voice, her choked tears dripped onto the hand holding the scarlet heart. Scarlet was stunned for a moment, and whispered, "Don't let this palace see this again." She didn't shed tears, and she didn't allow her minions to shed them for her. Besides, there's really nothing to cry about. Isn't it just once a month? Just endure it, endure until she has a child, and everything is worth it.

The next day, Scarlet went to Shouchun Palace to greet the Queen Mother. Today, she is wearing a bright blue pan flower shirt with pink blue moire, wide sleeves and long placket, decorated with powder blue, one hundred and eight pink gold colored crystals, nailed into the petals of the stamen. The inside is a mist blue shirt with a high collar and a large skirt lined with flowers. The waist is tied with a purple-blue tassel glass belt, and the silk is spread on both sides of the waist. Combed a double wing ring bun, decorated with a peacock screen inlaid with precious sapphires, and a hairpin made of pink blue Youtan, which is on the side of the tail of the bun and neck, trembling against the back of her neck, particularly bright. The pink and blue three-petal cherry blossoms on her forehead set off her eyes more moving.

She looked at herself in the mirror and shook out a concubine-like smile slightly. Whenever she sees herself like this, she is extremely satisfied, gorgeous, elegant and chic. Bright and not glaring, it seemed to be one step closer to the tall image in her mind. When she finished her makeup, she took a green olive in her mouth, and the sour and fresh taste filled her mouth. She was unhurriedly helped out by the embroidered spirit, and took the light chariot to Shouchun Palace.

Shouchun Palace is located in the southeast of Hengyong Forbidden Palace, surrounded by palace walls, in the middle of an independent palace group, is the harem of the queen mother, the concubine and so on live and rest place. Shouchun Palace is located in the center and is surrounded by a series of auxiliary buildings.

There is a Buddha hall in the hall, and the Queen Mother does not disturb people when she is studying Buddha every day. But the scarlet heart will arrive early every day, and then wait quietly in the front hall until the queen mother finishes the Buddha, and the palace maid helps her out to drink tea, and then passes the scarlet heart to see each other.

Queen Mother Ruan Xinghua is forty-five this year, but because of proper maintenance, she looks like she is only in her early thirties. She wore regular clothes to hide her still graceful figure, and wore a simple bun with few hairpins on it. This Shouchun Palace is also much simpler than the Scarlet Heart Hui Palace, there are not too many treasures and antiques, but there are a lot of potted plants.

Her slender phoenix eyes floated above her head, and when she saw her kneeling on the ground, she snorted softly: "Get up." ”

"Empress Dowager Xie, the nine-turn Fengxiang potted plant that the concubine said last time, but it happened that my father sent someone to send it yesterday." Scarlet Heart glanced at it slightly, and the embroidery spirit behind him was already holding a brocade box and handed it over, Scarlet Heart reached out to take it, and then handed it up, "The Queen Mother can still see what she wants?" ”

Ruan Xinghua was half-crooked on the seat, and did not raise his eyes to look at each other, but the palace maid next to him paced, took the box, and unfolded it to her. She half-squinted, as if she didn't even have the strength to look at it, and with a slight wave of her hand, she sent the man down.

The Queen Mother paused for a moment and said unhurriedly: "If you use this mind on the emperor, it will not be that the Tangshan Palace will not have your share." ”

The scarlet heart was silent, and before she could speak, the Queen Mother had already continued: "Yesterday, the emperor went on a trip, and the palace concubines were all sent, why didn't I see you?" ”

Scarlet was stunned for a moment, and knelt down: "The concubine is guilty." "She couldn't say it, where could she show up yesterday?

Xinghua sighed: "Yesterday, the emperor went to the Hui Palace, you just have to take a soft stool." He is willing to stroke it first, this step is in front of you, why are you worried? Where are all the clever people who are on weekdays? Could it be that this has to be taught by the mourning family hand in hand? ”

Scarlet bit her lip and was speechless. Where did he go to caress yesterday? How do you want her to be soft? Everyone else said that she was putting on a show, daring to be angry with the emperor, and she only had to knock out her front teeth and swallow blood.

Xinghua saw that his eyelashes trembled slightly, and his teardrops were like stars. couldn't help shaking his head: "In front of the mourning family, there is no need to look like Concubine Hui." She paused, "Forget it, you're used to it, too." I have to make the mourning family think of Hui'er again, get up! As soon as she spoke, the embroidered spirit on the side hurriedly picked up the scarlet heart, and Xinghua glanced at her: "The little wind here is weird and hard, accompany the mourning family to the warm pavilion to talk." ”

After a few steps, Fu Xinghua got up. The two of them slowly walked along the side hall towards the central hall, and when they arrived at the Xinuan Pavilion, the minions had already set this place in order. A sixteen-fold ivory painted landscape painting screen blocks the doorway. The inside is burning with the fragrance of purple jade Fanning, and the warm green yarn on both sides has been released. Along the wall is a rosewood chaise longue, on which the thick cushions of fine velvet have been smoked. The maid sent them in, and closed the door.

"Have you seen the booklet to be selected?" Xinghua sat down on the chair, held the jasper cup with a scarlet heart, and lowered his head and whispered: "Back to the Queen Mother, the concubine looked at it yesterday, there is nothing wrong." The eighty people who entered the palace will enter the palace after three days to be selected, and then the concubines will send someone to see them. ”

"The daughter of the Zhonglang of Zhuyi Hall, this time the limelight is very strong, people have not entered the palace, they have already built momentum everywhere, and the mourning family can't look down on this." The latter sentence will never be said by Xinghua outside.

But Scarlet understands that Lin Zhonglang has always been unwilling to be in the Zhuyi Hall, and because he is unwilling to submit to the Queen Mother's party, he has repeatedly clashed with Ruan Youcheng above the court. Obviously, he is in a much lower position, but looking at the meaning, it is inevitable for his daughter to enter the palace and be favored, and it is the general trend for the Lin family to rise because of this!

But it's no wonder that Lin Zhonglang's daughter Lin Xueqing is the first beauty in the capital, with excellent calligraphy and painting, both talent and morality, and strict education since she was a child, in order to prepare for the inner court. Lin Zhonglang is very shrewd, and he is afraid that the Queen Mother will stop her, so he has frequently built momentum before, and with his rank, it is impossible to directly brush it down. The momentum of entering the palace can no longer be stopped, only during the days when the emperor goes to the palace, he wants to eliminate her and prevent the emperor from seeing her!

"This time, Mrs. Ninghua was pregnant, and the emperor accompanied her to the palace to sprinkle the bath. Although you didn't go with you, it's not bad, and after they enter the palace, you make a mistake and blast her out. Xinghua snorted softly.

"The concubine respects Yiyi." Scarlet bowed and whispered.

"That little slut surnamed Wu, I heard that you sent her to another courtyard?" Xinghua frowned slightly, looking at the scarlet heart with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, "No matter how difficult it is to diagnose a serious disease, there will be a good day." Unexpectedly, the emperor thought of her again one day, and ran to the other courtyard to see her. Won't all your work be wasted then? Her bastard father, on weekdays, jumps up and down in the Wenhua Pavilion Chong Secret Courtyard, and is very close to the emperor. If she mentions it three times a day, the emperor always has some affection for her, isn't it to make trouble for his own family? ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, then Lord Wu has already been sent to a foreign post, and he will take office soon. The news of the harem, Lord Wu didn't have a chance to know anymore. Besides, now that the general election is imminent, nothing will happen. Scarlet said unhurriedly, "This is just a small insight of the concubine, everything should be in accordance with the orders of the queen mother." "The Queen Mother will definitely be able to inquire about these things. Cleaning up Wu Concubine, the purpose is in her father. also blames Concubine Wu for being too popular, and she doesn't know how to hide it at all. His father is relied on every day, and now he is sent abroad, which is the territory of the queen mother's family, so the queen mother wants to use the hand of scarlet heart to get rid of her!

Scarlet heart is not sympathetic to Concubine Wu, whether the women of the harem can survive in this treacherous wind and waves are all based on their abilities. Scarlet herself is also a chess piece between other people's fingers, even if others raise their hands without regrets, it is not up to her to decide whether to advance or retreat. She also has to walk steadily at every step, become the edge of others, and think about herself everywhere. It's done too badly, and it's not good for her at all.

After leaving Shoukang Palace, Scarlet sent his followers back, and only let Xiuling follow. Take the Zhonghua Pavilion and walk slowly around the nine-curved corridor to the Zhongdu Garden. Zhongdu Garden is a garden on the west side of Shoukang Palace, which is connected to the former imperial garden in the middle. Scarlet looked around, and whispered to Xiu Ling: "You find someone to send a letter to Lin Zhonglang." ”

When Xiu Ling heard this, he immediately understood, and whispered: "Lin Xueqing will enter the palace in three days." The Queen Mother doesn't like her either? ”

Scarlet squinted slightly: "This favor, see if he accepts it or not." If he wants his daughter to make a difference in the future, it's up to him this time! As he spoke, Scarlet straightened his waist, moved his lotus step lightly, and stopped talking.

Today, the Queen Mother ordered her to sweep this handful of "snow" out of the palace, obviously wanting her to be the first bird, how could this kind of thing be seamless. When she commanded, there was no one, and what kind of "Yiyi" was nothing. Obviously, the Queen Mother was disappointed in her chess, because she did not fully obey the Queen Mother's orders and put Wu Concubine to death. The chess player has already felt the churn in the heart of the chess piece, and is ready to abandon the pawn to protect the handsome!

Mrs. Ninghua's father is also a party of the Queen Mother, and Mrs. Ninghua's family is a distant relative of the Queen Mother, and now that she is pregnant again, the Queen Mother naturally wants to clear the way for her. As for her happy heart, no matter how good the stand-in is, the emperor has no heart to recall the past. Besides, there is no way out, the family background is not good, and now I can't obey my words, and if I fold, I will fold, and there is no harm to the Queen Mother.

But how can she be willing to kill her neck, when she is the harrier who comes out to make people kill? In this matter, she can't do it, she can't do it, she can only take this risk at the moment and sell Lin Zhonglang a favor. Tell him what the queen mother meant, and let him find a way to take his daughter to get close to the emperor during this time.

Although her family background is not good, she has been in the palace for three years and is the head of the three concubines. This identity is enough to become his daughter's support in the palace in the future, even if her current status is shaky, and the dark waves are not endless. As long as he accepts this favor, she will have an external response in the future. Three days later, as long as Lin Xueqing has the ability to enter the eyes of the emperor, then she will not be considered to follow the will of the Queen Mother. She is a harem woman, how can she influence the emperor's mind? Only by making dangerous moves can you find a way to survive between the front and rear attacks.

Half a month later, the emperor drove back to the palace. came back with him, not only Mrs. Ninghua, who is now in the limelight, but also Lin Xueqing, the emperor's newly crowned concubine! Regarding this kind of thing, it always spreads very quickly in the harem, and there is no need to bother to inquire about it.

I heard that the emperor was on his way to the Yubara Palace, and he was meeting Lin Zhonglang's wife and a woman to pay the gods. The emperor learned that Xue Qing was also among the candidates this time, so he ordered him to meet. After seeing it, he fell in love with it, and even if she was allowed to accompany her, she was fortunate to be lucky with Xueqing on the night of the palace, and she was named a concubine under the joy of Long Yan.

This sudden change caught the Queen Mother off guard, and she also suspected that the news had leaked out of her heart, and she couldn't hold any clues, plus she had already said in advance that she would ignore the draft, and she was only depressed.

After Scarlet knew about it, the Queen Mother's impression of her would only get worse and worse. But now that Xue Qing has entered the palace and the enemy has entered with the tip of the knife, she can only continue to entrap the scarlet heart. The queen can't count on it now, and with a single Mrs. Ninghua, it is really difficult to stop the snow and the country. Scarlet Heart did make a risky move, but after the risky move, he could hide behind Lin Xueqing steadily. Her principle is never to be a bird. The Queen Mother wanted to abandon her, so she found an enemy for the Queen Mother who needed to deal with more!