The girls of Qianxiu Palace were forbidden to run around, and they were not allowed to leave Qianxiu Palace at will, and after being bored in Qianxiu Palace for a while, they began to be impatient.

The emperor did not appear, and there was no news about the canonization, and I don't know how long it will be forgotten.

Some noble-born and high-spirited Cai girls complained impatiently and asked the palace people of Qianxiu Palace, but they couldn't get any news.

They wanted to go out of the Qianxiu Palace to see but were not allowed, and from time to time they lost their temper and looked for other women to vent their anger.

Fu Yingran was lonely and humble, and some people wanted to find her unhappy, not only did they fail to please her, but they were counterattacked by her, and over time they stopped, and they all avoided her.

Fu Yiran stayed in the house most of the time, occasionally basking in the sun on the recliner in the courtyard when the weather was good, dozing off with a volume of "Book of Songs" on her face, and a burst of chattering disturbed her purity.

took down the book on his face, squinted in the dazzling sunlight, and saw a group of girls gathered at the gate of Qianxiu Palace to see what was lively, and all of them had a look of embarrassment on their faces.

Fu Yingran got up and walked, did not squeeze into the crowd, just stood at the end of the crowd, hugged a pillar, stepped on the edge of the stone pier at the bottom of the pillar, looked out, and looked out over the top of everyone's heads to see the scene on the palace road outside the gate.

The woman in the middle was escorted by the Praetorian Army...... Is it Hu Jiao'e?

The woman was embarrassed at this time, her hair was disheveled, and she kept struggling and crying and did not want to leave, but her arms were imprisoned by the two strong forbidden soldiers, and she could not move at all.

Hu Huan'e, what's wrong?

There was no need to ask, and the crowd of people who were talking about right and wrong answered Fu Yingran's curiosity.

Just listen to the people of the palace, "Hu Jiao'e was demoted to a concubine by His Majesty's decree and sent to the nunnery for cultivation." ”

The girls were shocked, "What did she do to be punished so heavily, this is too miserable?" ”

The palace people solemnly reminded, "Your Excellency is cautious, this is Your Majesty's imperial decree." ”

The girl knew that she had said the wrong thing, and her face immediately turned a little pale, and when she heard this, she would inevitably be charged with questioning the imperial decree.

Another girl sighed, "Hu Jiao'e is said to be Hu Xiangguo's niece, and her identity is so precious that if she is degraded to a concubine, she will be demoted to a concubine, and the things in this palace are really changing rapidly, and the blessings and disasters are unpredictable." ”

The palace man glanced at the Cai girl with an appreciative face, "It's unpredictable to survive in the harem, even if you are noble, you can't guarantee that you will always stand at the top." ”

There is a woman who said happily, "It's a good thing that Hu Jiao'e was degraded to us, I heard that this Hu Jiao'e is very domineering and jealous." Now that the highest-ranking queen in the palace, Hu Jiao'e, is gone, and there is only one generous and elegant scholar Jieyu left, and our lives will be better. ”

Many picking girls echoed, "That is, I heard that Shu Jieyu is the most gentle and virtuous, and she never embarrass other concubines." ”

"If we can make such a person a queen, it is a blessing for us."

“……”

Hu Jiao'e's cry was far away, Fu Yingran no longer listened to the discussion of the picking girls, jumped off the stone pier and returned to the chaise longue to continue to doze.

She may know the reason for Hu Jiao'e's demotion and the three of them forced the emperor to agree to the conditions proposed by the other three countries, and what they were looking for was the excuse that Hu Jiao'e's books were all insulting polls.

If Hu Huan'e was just an ordinary woman, she might be praised for her daring words, but she is the emperor's concubine, and her words and deeds represent the position and image of the twilight country.

That kind of words came from her hand, and there must be a price.

Other people's things, other people's fruits, Fu Yiran quickly put it behind and didn't think about it anymore.

But she didn't expect that she had just heard Shu Jieyu's name in the morning, and she had seen someone in the afternoon.

Shu Jieyu suddenly came to Qianxiu Palace, which caught the girls of Qianxiu Palace off guard, and at the same time was excited.

Shu Jieyu is now the highest-ranking concubine in the palace, and she raises the eldest princess, has an imperial heir, and is very loved by the emperor, and can be described as the most beautiful person in the harem.

These girls will also want to be the emperor's women in the future, so they naturally hope to leave a good impression on Shu Jieyu and be liked by Shu Jieyu.

Sixteen picking girls lined up in two rows for Shu Jieyu to look at, all shy and timid, nervous and excited.

Shu Jieyu caressed her round belly with one hand, stood on the treadway, and looked at everyone with a smile on her eyebrows, indescribably gentle and kind.

"Sure enough, they are carefully selected, and all of them are like delicate flowers. When you have the title, you will be sisters in the future, don't be nervous, the palace is just passing by to take a look. Your Majesty has been busy with state affairs recently, and I can't take care of you for a while, so don't worry, when the affairs of the DPRK and China are over, Your Majesty will summon you. ”

Shu Jieyu was so kind, the apprehension in the hearts of the girls dissipated instantly, and they had the courage to talk directly with Shu Jieyu, and the atmosphere was harmonious and harmonious.

Fu Yiran stood at the end and looked at all this lightly, and couldn't help but praise secretly in her heart, she deserved to be the first concubine of the harem, and she was really powerful.

Shu Jieyu was very friendly, patiently answered the questions of the girls, and told them some things about the emperor, she had no frame at all, and she won everyone's support and love at once.

Shu Jieyu asked everyone's names, ages, and family situation, and quickly got a general understanding of these talented women, but when she swept her eyes, she found that a handsome woman was standing far away, and she didn't join everyone's topic at all.

She gave a kind smile, but the other person just gave her a faint salute and turned away.

Shu Jieyu looked at her back, her body suddenly froze, and the fingertips in her sleeves trembled slightly.

The disapproving, casual and alienated appearance seems to be someone else......

……

In the Xuande Palace.

The emperor pressed the painful forehead, his eyebrows were wrinkled, and his face was tired.

The waiter sent a bowl of lotus seed soup and stood on the emperor's side to knead it for him.

"Your Majesty, it's been three quarters of an ugly time, rest, and I'll see the rest of the pieces tomorrow. You've been staying up late for five days in a row, and if you continue to work so hard, how can the dragon body eat. ”

With concern, he glanced at Gonggong Yu, who was waiting next to him, and Gonggong Yu comprehended and handed over a warm wet papato to relieve the emperor's fatigue.

The emperor wiped his face, his spirit was better, and he stretched his waist and got up.

"Rest."

As soon as the words fell, the Zhongchang attendant helped him to the dormitory, the washing things had already been prepared, and the palace people neatly waited for the wide clothes to rest.

The emperor sat on the edge of the bed and remembered the cotton ball, and asked, "I haven't looked at the cotton ball for several days, so bring it to me to see." ”

Zhongchang answered, and Father-in-law Yu retreated and went out, but after a while, he came back in a hurry, and his pace was hurried and flustered.

Gonggong Yu suddenly knelt down in front of the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the cotton ball is gone." ”

"It's gone! Bring those who serve. ”

The emperor was furious and threw the soothing soup in his hand.

The entire dormitory was suddenly silent.

After the palace people who were waiting for the cotton ball were brought, they knelt on the ground tremblingly and said, "The cotton ball has a lively temperament, and often runs to play outside the Xuande Palace, and the maids didn't care at first, but when it went out to play again, but it didn't come back until dark, and the maids knew that it was not good, and hurriedly went out to look for it, but they didn't find it all night." ”

"You can't take care of a cat, what do you want."

The emperor was so angry that he kicked the inner servant in front of him, kicked the inner servant on his back, and hurriedly knelt down again.

Everyone in the palace knew that the emperor loved the cats of the county lord of Yunsang very much, especially the cotton balls, and specially found a few palace people to serve quietly, which was more noble than some low-ranking concubines.

The cotton ball has been walking sideways in the palace, no one dares to touch the emperor's favorite cat, the cotton ball is also very spiritual and knows that he is back to the nest, and it must have happened if it didn't come back so late.

The emperor ordered with a cold face, "Xiaoyu, go find it immediately, you must bring the cotton balls back alive." ”

"Yes!"

Father-in-law Yu gave the leader's order and left quickly.

The emperor waited restlessly in the dormitory, pacing back and forth.

The cotton ball is Yun Sang's favorite cat, and if Yun Sang can't see it when he comes back, he will definitely be disappointed, and he will definitely hate this palace even more.

There are very few things here that can keep her, and nothing less.

The palace that had been resting woke up suddenly, and Father-in-law Yu led the forbidden army to search one palace after another, which made the people of the entire palace panic.

In the middle of the night, for a cat to fight so much, the name of the county lord of Yunsang soon sounded again in the palaces.

Everyone knows that the emperor cares so much about a cat because of the owner of the cat, the county lord of Yunsang.

That woman's status in the emperor's heart can be seen.

Soon news spread to the Xuande Palace, and someone saw a cotton ball near the Qianxiu Palace.

The emperor put on his clothes again and immediately rushed to Qianxiu Palace.

The girls had already rested, and they were driven to the courtyard by the forbidden army after simply dressing, and the entire courtyard was surrounded by the forbidden army, and the courtyard was brightly lit with bunches of torches.

Before the girls came to their senses, they saw two people lying in the middle of the courtyard, one kneeling and one kneeling, dressed in black, tied with a rope, stuffed with cloth in their mouths, and their faces hanging down like ashes.

The person lying down is the most withdrawn and unobtrusive Cilian among the women.

What's going on?

The girls instantly felt the breath of something big happening, and the girls who loved to chirp the most on weekdays were as quiet as chickens at this time.

The girls had imagined many ways to dress and speak when they met His Majesty, but they did not expect that the first time they met His Majesty would be in such a chaotic situation.

The pickers were pulled directly from the bed, without powder, without fancy clothes, and some of them were even a little wrinkled.

Everyone couldn't wait to bury their faces in the soil, and kept begging in their hearts not to be seen by the emperor, so it was better to let them die than to see the sky with such a face.

But they also thought too much, from the time the emperor stepped into the Qianxiu Palace, they didn't even look at the women gathered together.

The emperor walked directly to the center of the courtyard, and after seeing the two people lying and kneeling, he frowned slightly.

"Where's the cotton ball?"

The emperor was impatient, but Father-in-law Yu on the side stammered, looking afraid to speak.

The emperor glared at him fiercely, and his voice was angry, "Where are the cotton balls?" ”

Father-in-law Yu swallowed deeply, took out something covered with a white cloth from the hand of the little chamberlain behind him, and sent it to the emperor with trembling arms.

"Your Majesty, cotton balls...... He's dead. ”

The emperor didn't move for a long time, his eyes were firmly fixed on the white cloth in front of him, and the surging anger spread under his eyes.

"Who?"

One word, with the coercion of the emperor, made everyone in the courtyard instantly silent.

Father-in-law Yu calmly said word by word, "When the forbidden army searched Qianxiu Palace, they happened to encounter a thief who hung the unconscious picker girl on the beam of the house, and the cotton ball was lying next to him at that time, and he was already out of breath and was killed. ”

The emperor slowly turned his head sideways to look at the two people lying and kneeling in the courtyard, the knot in the center of his eyebrows tightened, and the gaze that fell on the kneeling man seemed to be looking at a dead man.

Father-in-law Yu added another sentence at this time, "That person is ...... Shu Jieyu's personal maid. ”

The anger in the emperor's eyes paused, walked up to the man in black, and "raised his face."

Father-in-law Yu stepped forward and pinched the man's chin, exposing her face to the emperor's sight.

The emperor looked cold, and he was indeed a person from Shu Jieyu.

Without waiting for the emperor's questioning words, a delicate voice suddenly came from behind him, and his tone was slightly panting.

Shu Jieyu hurried over with her stomach in one hand, her bulky body made it difficult for her to walk, and fine sweat broke out on her forehead because of the hurry.

She saw the personal maid kneeling on the ground, covering her mouth and nose with a juanzi in disbelief, and her eyes instantly became foggy.

"Cui'er, you...... Why? ”

Her voice was crying, her voice trembling slightly, and just listening to her voice made people feel pity.

The kneeling woman glanced up at Shu Jieyu, whined twice as if apologizing, and quickly lowered her head, and there were still a few scratches on the back of her hand that were scratched by cats, dyeing the binding rope red.

Shu Jieyu pleaded with tears, "Your Majesty, the concubine knows that Cui'er has committed a big crime, and it is the concubine who has no way to beg Your Majesty for forgiveness." But after all, Cui'er is a close maid who entered the palace with the concubine, and she grew up together, and the concubine only asks you to leave her a whole corpse. The concubine was willing to punish herself and be grounded, and copied the scriptures for the cotton ball excess, asking His Majesty for mercy. ”

Shu Jieyu knelt down and kowtowed, and the touching sincerity of her crying and begging instantly showed the image of being general and affectionate.

Before she could really kneel on the ground, the emperor helped the person up, although his face was still angry, he didn't mean to blame her.

After all, Shu Jieyu is his childhood sweetheart's woman, and her feelings are very comparable, so she will give this face.

Shu Jieyu cried and leaned on the emperor's arms, shifting the focus vigorously, blurring the incident itself, crying so that the emperor was a little impatient, waving his hand to turn the matter over quickly, at this time the unconscious person lying on the ground suddenly let out a slight sigh.

Ci Lian rubbed her neck and slowly opened her eyes, and a painful cough made people feel like they were going to cough out their lungs.

She sat up slowly on the ground, endured the pain in her throat and looked at the surrounding situation, and her eyes immediately brightened after her eyes fell on the emperor's face.

Shu Jieyu secretly screamed in her heart that it was not good, and immediately wanted to take the emperor away, but unfortunately she was still preempted by the other party.

"Your Majesty, I have finally met you."

The familiar voice made the emperor, who was about to leave, stunned for an instant, looked at her in disbelief, and did not react for a long time.

Cilian stood up from the ground, the wide red strangulation marks on her neck were very obvious, although she was saved by the forbidden army in time, her throat was inevitably injured, and her voice was hoarse, but the emperor still heard it at once.

It was the sound of a flattering voice.

Wonderful!

(m.d. = )