The autumn breeze in the Forbidden City is everywhere, and a burst of coolness comes quietly, as if overnight, the branches and leaves of the past are only bare brown branches.

Only the pots of chrysanthemums in the Imperial Garden are blooming at the right time, embellishing the loneliness of autumn.

On this day, when Concubine Ling passed by the imperial garden, she happened to see the nobles picking chrysanthemums, pulling the petals one by one, and in a blink of an eye, the cobblestone road was sprinkled with fragmented petals, yellow and white, and a mess.

Xia Lan, the palace maid next to the noble woman, saw it in her eyes and persuaded: "Little master, it's windy here, let's go back to the palace as soon as possible." ”

The noble Li twisted the flowers into a ball, threw them all, and said angrily: "Since I entered the palace, I have been angry everywhere, and I can only pick a few flowers now, can't I?" ”

Xia Lan was silent, not daring to persuade again.

Concubine Ling walked over with a smile and asked, "What's wrong with Noble Li?" ”

Li Guiren didn't notice that there was someone behind him, so he immediately turned around and looked, and hurriedly saluted: "Say hello to Concubine Ling." He looked down at the ground and quietly wiped the petals with his shoes.

Concubine Ling saw it in her eyes and said with a smile: "But the concubine blames you again?" ”

Li Guiren is in the prime of her cardamom years, and she should be moist and talented, but now she looks haggard, just like those flowers that have failed, no one cares.

There are many concubines in the harem, each of them has their own thoughts, and the nobles have been in the palace for most of the year, but there is no one who can talk deeply to their hearts. Concubine Ling often goes in and out of Xianfu Palace, and she is more familiar than others, and the nobles are a little closer to her.

Li Guiren said with sparkling eyes: "The noble concubine always says that concubines are not allowed to have a sacred heart, but after the emperor returned to the palace, he never came to Xianfu Palace once. ”

Concubine Ling smiled bitterly and said, "Don't be angry, the concubine is used to talking about people, and it is inevitable that some heavy words will blurt out." In fact, who of us doesn't know that today's harem, except for Yikun Palace, is like a cold palace everywhere, and even the blessing of looking forward to the emperor passing by the door is gone. ”

Li Guiren couldn't help but wonder: "It is said that the queen's age is not young, how could the emperor suddenly care so much about her?" ”

"I don't know," Concubine Ling's eyes narrowed, and she whispered again: "There are no strange things in the palace. Have you ever heard that at that time of the Holy Grandfather, the King of Zhijun performed the technique of suppressing nightmares, which caused Prince Mili to lose his mind, causing the Holy Grandfather to abolish the crown prince. ”

Although Li Guiren is young, she has heard a lot from her uncles and uncles about the Kowloon succession, but the court is treacherous, and the situation is changing rapidly. But after Concubine Ling's mention, she couldn't help but think about it deeply, and asked worriedly: "What does Niangniang mean is that the queen mother relies on this technique to envelop the Sacred Heart?" ”

Concubine Ling's eyes flashed, and she said, "I didn't say that, don't think about it." The harems of all dynasties have been favored for a while and fell out of favor for a while, and who can say the reason for this. ”

The noble man was thoughtful for a long time.

Concubine Ling smiled softly, and said: "I really cherish the nobles, with your appearance and background, if it weren't for the emperor's preference for the queen, you should be the only one in this palace right now." But, then again, the Holy Grace doesn't fall from the sky for no reason, does it? If you want to gain face in the harem and be appreciated by the noble concubine, it is indeed time to take a good time. ”。

Concubine Ling said this, smiled at her meaningfully, and took the first step.