For this year's banquet, because of the many girls who have not left the cabinet, the men's and women's seats are separated by screens. After the emperor opened the women's seat, he went to the men's seat and sat down there. The women's table was presided over by the queen and the concubines, and the queen withdrew halfway through the drink, and the concubine sat for a while and left. As soon as the queen and the concubines left, the banquet began to be active, probably the queen also thought of this layer, and everyone was restrained here, so she withdrew early.

After eating for a while, Yaru saw that Miss Xu San was called away by Princess An's maid. This maid is the personal maid who followed Princess An to Tianyi Pavilion that day. Yaru and Ah Ning didn't take it seriously, and it was normal for her sister to call her sister away.

When the banquet was about to end, King An's maid came over with a palace maid, and they stopped beside Yaru and bowed: "Princess, our lady invites you over." ”

Yaru and Ah Ning glanced at each other, both of them were a little puzzled, the Ling family and Concubine Shu did not have any dealings, what did this Concubine Shu ask Yaru to do? Ah Ning was afraid of fraud, so she nervously pulled Yaru's sleeve with her hand and asked, "May I ask if there is something wrong with Niangniang calling me sister-in-law?"

Princess An's maid smiled and said, "County Lord, I am Princess An's personal maid, and the princess has seen me." Our Princess An is now at Concubine Shu's place, she hasn't seen the princess for a few days, she just wants to talk to the princess. ”

Yaru pulled her arm out of Ah Ning's hand and comforted her: "I know this maid, it was Princess An who called me, you don't have to worry." After a while, you and your brother-in-law go back first. When you go out to see your brother-in-law, you ask your brother-in-law to look for your brother first, and say that I am in the palace of the concubine. ”

Ah Ning was still a little worried, she instructed Taohong and Yanhong: "Take care of your master." ”

The two girls nodded and agreed: "Second Miss, don't worry." We will take care of the princess. ”

In Concubine Shuyu's palace, only Concubine Shu was there, but there was no Princess An and Miss Xu San. Yaru was a little puzzled, she remembered that Concubine Shu had cast her eyes on herself from time to time at the beginning of the banquet, and she didn't know what Concubine Shu's purpose was in calling her here today. But since she came, let it be safe, no matter what purpose she has, the soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it. After thinking about it, Yaru respectfully knelt down and kowtowed to Concubine Shu: "Yaru invites Niangniang Jin'an, Niangniang's jade body has always been good?"

Concubine Shu hurriedly waved her hand: "Young Mrs. Ling, please get up quickly, don't be so polite." Then he said to the palace maid next to him: "Let the princess of the county prince sit down." ”

Yaru hurriedly said, "Thank you, Niangniang." So Aru sat down on the seat where the maid had moved. There's no way, in ancient times, your elders or superiors gave you face to sit on, and you really couldn't just sit on it with your whole ass. You can only sit on the side, which is the courtesy and respect that juniors or subordinates should have.

Concubine Shu asked the palace maid to serve tea again, and then waved her hand. Yaru found that except for one palace maid, all the other palace maids had withdrawn. And the palace maid who stayed behind was obviously the henchman of Concubine Shu's confidant. Yaru was even more puzzled in her heart: "Niangniang, who are you?"

Concubine Shu smiled and said to her, "You have been married to General Ling for three years, I heard that the relationship between you is very good, and General Ling's backyard is very clean now." ”

Yaru understood, this is to see that she is too good, and it seems that her quiet days are about to make waves. So she replied respectfully: "Hui Niangniang, it has been three and a half years since the courtiers and her husband got married. The husband has always been very good to his courtiers. ”

Concubine Shu took a sip of tea and said, "Mrs. Ling, when we women marry our husbands, we are here to open up the branches and leaves of our husband's family. You have been three years now, and you don't have a son yet, so you should give General Ling another concubine. Look at how Miss Xu San is, I will be a matchmaker, let Miss Xu San be a concubine for General Ling, and I can also help General Ling spread the branches.

Yaru couldn't help sneering in her heart, remembering the eyes of Miss Xu San looking at Ling Yuanhang when she was in Tianyi Pavilion that day, and thinking of the attitude of King An and Princess An. Months had passed, and Aru thought that this matter was over, and who knew that they were waiting for them here.

Yaru was angry in her heart, but she couldn't show it on her face, so she replied with a smile: Thank you for your love, but since ancient times, women have married and obeyed their husbands, and their husbands are the heavens of courtiers, so the courtiers can't reply to their mothers now, and they have to wait until they ask their husbands.

Concubine Shu glanced at the palace maid next to her, and the palace maid walked out of the room. Then Concubine Shu picked up the teacup again, and she was not in a hurry to answer Yaru's words, but was slowly blowing the tea leaves floating in the cup.

There was silence in the room, a silence that unsettled Aru. She began to feel a little impetuous, and fine sweat appeared on her face. Yaru was shocked, what was wrong with herself? Looking at Concubine Shu again, she was still calm. Yaru smiled secretly, this is the reason why she is too nervous. She said to herself, relax, relax, and take a deep breath. No, Yaru's head began to dizzy, and then her eyes began to fight, and in the haze she seemed to see curling green smoke drifting in from the window, and then she saw the face of the concubine who seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

After a while, Concubine Shu walked out after seeing Yaru completely faint, and then several palace maids came in and carried Yaru out.

Outside Taohong and Yanhong were frightened when they saw it, and both of them were about to cry urgently, and Taohong's mouth was even faster: "What happened to our princess?"

A palace maid replied: "Your princess is probably too nervous to see her mother, and she fainted." ”

Several men carried Aru to a nearby room. The palace maid said, "You two go to one to find General Ling, he should still be in the palace now, and the other is waiting for your princess here, our mother has already asked someone to find the imperial doctor." ”

After hearing this, the two felt that it could only be like this, so Taohong and the palace maid went out to find Ling Yuanhang, and Yanhong stayed to take care of Yaru.

Yan Hong came over to help Yaru tidy up her clothes that were a little messy, she was very careful about tidying up, and she didn't notice that someone was coming behind her. A palace maid slashed at the back of Yan Hong's neck, and Yan Hong fell to the ground in one fell instantly.

At this time, two palace maids came up and took off Yaru's coat, and the palace maid who knocked Yan Hong unconscious picked up Yan Hong and put it on the other floor.

Ling Yuanhang heard Ah Yuan say that Yaru was called away by Concubine Shu. He was a little anxious, so he hurried in the direction of Shuyu Palace. When he arrived at the palace gate, he stopped, This is the palace of the emperor's concubine, and a big man can't break in, so he is so anxious that he goes around in circles outside. When he was anxious and didn't know what to do, he saw Taohong coming out of it in a panic, Taohong's steps were a little anxious, Ling Yuanhang sighed in his heart, could it be that Yaru really had an accident?

Taohong greeted him and said anxiously: "Shizi, Shizi fainted when she was talking to Shufei Niangniang, and now she is resting in Niangniang's palace, Niangniang asked me to find you." ”

At this time, a palace maid also came over and said, "General Ling, you come with me." As he spoke, he led Ling Yuanhang and Taohong forward.

When Taohong was halfway through, another palace maid came over and said, "You let Ling Shizi go to see the princess first, our mother just rewarded a century-old mountain ginseng, you go and lead the ginseng with me."

Taohong thought about it, the prince went, the princess would have no problem, and the imperial doctor would come after a while. I'd better go with the palace maid to receive the mother's reward. It's just that she didn't expect this place to receive the reward to be so far away.

Ling Yuanhang was hurriedly led by the palace maid into the courtyard where Yaru was lying, and there was a palace maid guarding the door, and when she saw him coming, she saluted him deeply: "General Ling, Madame is inside, please go in." ”

Ling Yuanhang went in anxiously, and the first thing he saw was Yaru lying on the bed with her head facing in, her body still wearing the light pink clothes she had worn when she came in the morning. She lay there without moving. Ling Yuanhang's heart tugged. He approached in a hurry and shouted anxiously, "Ru'er, are you okay, don't scare me." ”

Yaru still didn't move, so he had to go to Banyaru's body. But when he just wanted to contact Yaru, he suddenly suffocated, he found something strange, although this dress was Yaru's, but the smell was not, Yaru's body was always refreshing, and this person had a fragrance of roses. He said in his heart, "It's not good, it's deceitful." He hurriedly stepped back, retreated to the door and opened it, but the door had been locked from the outside, and then he felt a sullen breath, and when he looked up, he saw green smoke blowing in from the window. He held his breath and tried to open the window, but it was blocked from the outside. Ling Yuanhang knew that he had been calculated, and maybe Ru'er had also been calculated like himself. This lady is too bold.

Ling Yuanhang used the blade on his body to make a cut on his arm to wake himself up, but this medicine was too strong, and he had no strength after only a while, and then he began to faint, and finally he didn't know anything.

When Ling Yuanhang woke up, he found that there was a crying and disheveled Xu San girl beside him, he was shocked, and then looked at his body, he was only wearing a shirt. He had somewhat forgotten what had happened before going to bed, and he looked at Miss Xu San angrily: "Why are you here?"

Miss Xu's face turned red, her face was full of tears, and she said aggrievedly: "General Ling, I don't know what's going on. That's it as soon as I wake up. ”

Ling Yuanhang knew that this was calculated, and the person who calculated him could only be Concubine Shu, this was Concubine Shu's palace, and others would not dare to make a mistake. It's just that Concubine Shufei is so hard to calculate what she is for, is it King An?

He got up and was about to get dressed on the ground. Miss Xu San grabbed him and cried: "General, don't go, what will I do if you leave." ”

Ling Yuanhang shook her off and said disdainfully: "You guys are a good trap for me to drill, and whoever designed it will go to whomever you want." Ling Yuanhang was a little anxious, he was worried about Yaru, and he was afraid that Yaru would also be calculated.

In the howling and crying of Miss Xu San, he quickly got down to the ground and dressed. But before the clothes could be fastened, the door was pushed open from the outside.

A group of women walked in, and it was Concubine Shu who was at the head, and Princess An was behind her. Concubine Shu's face was full of smiles, and she said when she entered the room: "Why, General Ling, you didn't admit it just after you finished doing something, you slept with Miss Xu San, why do you have to give her an explanation? After saying that, she stepped out of the way, and then Ling Ling Yuanhang saw Yaru's apricot eyes full of sadness and disappointment.