The main hall of Kunning Palace

The queen sits on the main seat, although her appearance is ordinary, but the majesty of her whole body makes people ignore her slightly pale face.

On the ground kneeling was a somewhat shrunken palace maid, the palace maid had a delicate face and exquisite curves, although she was dressed like other palace maids, she was extremely eye-catching.

Last night, the emperor finally stayed overnight, but unexpectedly, this little palace maid made a fuss.

"The queen, the slave maid just accidentally twisted her foot when serving tea to the emperor, the emperor just helped the slave maid, the slave maid really didn't mean to flatter, the slave maid has always been loyal to the mother, there is no second heart, if you lie, the slave maid will not die well."

The little palace maid kowtowed and begged for mercy as she spoke, and her frightened body trembled.

The queen did not speak, her eyes were smiling, and she did not seem to be angry, but looked through the account books in her hand a little carelessly.

The palace wives who don't know what to do say say that the queen is graceful and luxurious, upright and kind, and has the model of motherhood in the world.

And only those who serve the queen will know what kind of soul is hidden under this upright and kind face.

Xiu Jin, the palace maid beside the queen, saw that the queen was silent, and knew that it was time for her to speak at this moment, she had always been indifferent, and she was ruthless when she spoke.

"Look at what you said, as if our mother wronged you, and I don't look at which card you are, but you can make your mother embarrassed, just admit your mistake honestly."

The little palace maid shook her head in horror, eager to run away from this land of tigers and wolves, but if she did this, she would only die faster.

kneeling forward and pulling the hem of the embroidered brocade clothes, "Aunt Jin, the slave and the maid are really not double-minded, you help the slave and the maid to intercede, spare the slave and the maid." ”

Her voice was mournful and sad, and the queen's brows furrowed slightly, as if she had been noisy, and she was very unhappy.

"What does the noise look like, if the movement of Kunning Palace spreads, how will outsiders look at this palace."

After the words fell, he glanced at Xiujin, and commanded expressionlessly: "This girl is an eye-catching, I heard that Xia Ming likes such a little girl the most, so send him directly to be a concubine, just say that it is rewarded by the palace." ”

After speaking, he glanced at the little palace maid again, and continued: "This palace is kind, you have not yet reached the age of leaving the palace, this palace will let you go out to marry, and I don't care about your mistakes, you have to remember the good of this palace." ”

When the little palace maid heard this, it was like falling into the abyss, and the whole palace knew what a ruthless person Father-in-law Xia was.

He is in charge of the procurement in the palace, and he is obviously a wasted person, but he loves to polish the little palace maid with excellent appearance.

not only set up a house outside the palace, but also married a wife and concubine, and tossed a few girls to death every year, that is, a person who eats people and does not spit out bones.

Xiujin didn't give her a chance to cry, and shouted: "Come on, just tie up the person and send him over." ”

Several little eunuchs immediately stepped forward, covered their mouths and dragged them down, and the palace people in the palace were as quiet as cicadas.

The queen was a little relieved.

"Although the palace is not favored, but in the end, it is the queen, and there is a prince under her knees, and if you want to humiliate the palace, the person who steps on the top of the palace has to see if the palace agrees."

The queen's tone was relaxed, obviously she didn't speak harshly, but the words she said made people shudder.

Xiujin stood on the side with low eyebrows, estimated the anger on the queen's chest, and waved her hand to send the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace.

She took the letter from her sleeve and bent down to hand it over.

"Master, this is a letter that has just been sent, saying that the Queen Mother sent it over."

The queen casually wiped her painted Danko's nails, and took the letter.

"This is a strange thing, how can our high-ranking queen mother think of me, an unpleasant daughter-in-law."

As she spoke, she opened the letter, and Xiujin stood quietly and waited, and the queen glanced at ten lines, and laughed mockingly after reading it.

"The Queen Mother has a good idea, and she wants the palace to help her return to the palace."

Xiujin was not surprised, it was not surprising that anything happened in this palace, she was only curious about the queen's attitude.

"Jin'er, did you say that this palace wants to get involved in this?" The queen is not in a hurry.

Xiujin has served by the queen's side since she was a child, she was the son of the royal family of the Chengen Hou Mansion, if it wasn't for the queen who couldn't see her being tortured by her stepmother, she saved her for a while, but I was afraid that she would have died long ago.

Therefore, no matter what the queen looks like inside, she will not have two hearts, and the queen also believes in her very much.

"It depends on how much benefit the mother can get in this matter."

The queen is the emperor's original wife, although she is not favored by the emperor, but because of the prince, she also sits firmly in the position of the lord of the harem.

But since Concubine Zhao Shu entered the palace, everything has become different, Concubine Shu has won the favor of the emperor, and her son is also smart and likable, and compared with the prince, he is more favored by the emperor.

In recent years, Concubine Shu seems to be indisputable, but she has taken away half of the palace power from her, how can she sit idly by, if this goes on for a long time, I am afraid that her position as queen will not be guaranteed.

"Everyone in the palace knows that the Queen Mother is very disgusted with Concubine Shu because of Prince Lian's affairs, if the Queen Mother returns to the palace, I am afraid that she will not let the slut live comfortably, it seems that this matter is not harmful to the palace, but the palace always feels that there is something wrong."

The queen is suspicious and never trusts others easily, Xiujin pondered for a moment, and said cautiously: "The queen mother only cares about the county lord of Kangping now, if we can control the county lord, there should be no big mistakes." ”

Today's queen mother is no longer the queen mother of the past, and Xiujin feels that the queen doesn't have to worry too much.

"You're right, no matter how you look at it, this is a good deal, after all, this palace is the daughter-in-law of the Queen Mother, so you should help you talk about it well, let's go to the emperor now."

The queen has always said that there is no difference, and there is no room for doubt in the embroidered brocade.

At this time, the emperor was in the palace of the concubine, and the great eunuch Zhang Dewang was guarding outside the door of the main hall, stretching out his head from time to time to listen to the movements inside.

The emperor was very calm at this time, he handed the letter of the queen mother to the concubine, and his eyes were a little meaningless.

Although Concubine Shu had doubts, she still smiled and stretched out her hand to take it, looked down carefully, and the emperor did not urge, took a sip of the tea on the table.

After a while, Concubine Shu asked softly, "What does the emperor want the concubine to say when he shows his aunt's letter to the concubine?" ”

The emperor put down the teacup and said meaningfully: "Don't you have any ideas, shouldn't you say something?" After all, the Queen Mother is very hostile to you, and as soon as she comes back, I'm afraid that she won't be able to stop, and it's unlikely that I won't let her return to the palace. ”

Concubine Shu smiled not very concerned, "After so many years, my aunt should have figured it out, and it's time for them to go back to the palace." ”

"Kangping's child is about to be married, and I don't know what her temperament is, I should give her a good idea of marriage, so that she can be worthy of the late Prince Lian."

Concubine Shu only felt a little frightened when she heard this, she knew that this was the emperor's temptation.

On his face, he was still indifferent, and said unhurriedly: "Where will the emperor do the matter of protecting the media, this girl has to be picked and chosen when she marries, it depends on the family background and character, how can the emperor have this idle effort, besides, the prince is older than Kang Ping, and his marriage is a serious matter that the emperor needs to worry about." ”

The emperor was extremely unhappy when he heard this, stood up and walked a few steps, and finally roared angrily: "You still care about that child, are you not as important as Qi'er and her?" ”

Concubine Shu smiled helplessly, walked up to the emperor and took his hand, looked into his eyes and said seriously: "Your Majesty, everyone knows that I am the twin sister of Prince Lian, her daughter, I should worry more about it, I am afraid that the Queen Mother will come back, and I will not let me have a peaceful birthday." ”

Although Concubine Shu is in her thirties, she has a good appearance, and now she is deliberately begging for mercy, and she looks even more moving, the emperor can't refuse at all, and unconsciously shakes her hand.

In the end, it was still distressed and love prevailed.

"Don't worry, I won't let her make things difficult for you, now that you are a concubine, you have the power of the emperor and the palace, if she really embarrasses you, you don't have to pay attention to it."

Concubine Shu smiled softly and nodded slightly, her eyes were full of trust and dependence, such a look was the most irresistible for the emperor, and he couldn't wait to rub her into his body.

"Don't worry, I will let them enter the palace, as long as you don't go out of line, it doesn't matter if you are willing to spoil that child." This is already his biggest concession.

Concubine Shu pretended not to care and said: "I just need to fulfill my aunt's affection, the rest of the queen mother has to worry about, and I still have the emperor and Qi'er to take care of." ”

When the emperor heard this, his heart was very comfortable, "Why do we two big men need you to worry about, you are weak, don't worry too much, everything will happen." ”

Concubine Shu nodded with a satisfied face, she was like a little woman who was loved by her husband, her heart was full of her husband, and the emperor was particularly satisfied, and she stayed until the early dynasty.

As soon as the emperor left, Qi Zhen walked into the inner room, and saw Concubine Shu wearing a shirt, combing her long hair for a while, looking a little lost and depressed.

"Niangniang, yesterday a queen came to the emperor, and Zhang Dewang sent people away on his own initiative."

Concubine Shu came back to her senses, smiled softly, and said not very concerned: "What does this have to do with me, I didn't know that she came, and I didn't let her go, if she holds a grudge, then I can't either." ”

At this moment, Concubine Shu has no intention of disguising herself, she just wants to make her heart happy.

Qi Zhen saw that there was something wrong with his master, but he didn't want to say anything, so he only asked softly: "Niangniang can rest for a while." ”

Concubine Shu shook her head, she seemed to cry and smiled: "The Queen Mother is coming back with the county lord of Kangping, the Queen Mother's Cining Palace has to be cleaned up, the side hall must be for the county lord to live, there has to be a good arrangement, I still have a lot of things to do, where can I rest." ”

Qi Zhen looked at her demeanor, and couldn't bear it, but she still hardened her heart: "Niangniang, these are all the queen's mothers to worry about, we just need to watch from the sidelines, and help make up for the shortcomings, but the fourth prince has some typhoid fever recently, you should take good care of him." ”

Concubine Shu was stunned, tears dripped unconsciously, she was almost out of shape in pain, but she was still desperately suppressed.

stood up, and said as if he didn't care: "Then pick out clothes for me, I'm going to ask the queen mother to say goodbye, the queen mother's return to the palace is a big deal, and I always have to discuss it with her." ”

At this time, I went to ask the queen mother for peace, that is, I was asking for trouble, but Qi Zhen couldn't say anything, she couldn't empathize with the pain in her heart, so she could only be by her side silently.

Sure enough, the master and servant were stopped by the palace guards before they entered Kunning Palace, and Xiujin said expressionlessly that the queen had not gotten up yet.

Concubine Shu didn't care, she was very calm, standing outside the palace gate with a smile on her face, waiting, as if nothing had happened.

Qi Zhen hurriedly stepped forward and stuffed the purse in his hand into Xiujin.

"Please also ask Sister Xiujin to say good things, my mother is to discuss with the queen about the queen mother's return to the palace." Qi Zhen hurriedly stepped forward to say good things.

On weekdays, Xiujin is cold to people, but Qi Zhen is gentle and kind to the outside, although the two are their own masters, there is no big grudge.

As soon as she heard that it was the queen mother's business, although she had doubts, Xiujin did not dare to delay, and respectfully went in after giving a salute to the concubine.

At this time, the queen was already dressed neatly, and she was using breakfast slowly, no matter how favored Concubine Shu was, as long as she was still the queen for a day, Concubine Shu could only come to salute obediently.

Xiujin entered the room and whispered Qi Zhen's words, and the queen was very surprised, "Isn't Concubine Shu planning to be a good aunt and leave a good reputation for herself?" Otherwise, how could she agree to the Queen Mother's return to the palace and not stop her in every possible way? ”

Xiujin shook her head and said, "Maybe this is what the emperor meant, and Concubine Shu can't help it." ”

The queen also thinks that there is this possibility, after all, the emperor has always regarded the queen mother as his biological mother, if it weren't for the accidental death of Prince Lian, I am afraid that she would have to bow down in front of the queen mother.

"That's it, whether it is the emperor's intention or not, as long as the purpose is achieved, it is the same, please come in, this palace wants to see if the lady is flustered at this time."

Xiujin nodded in agreement, she didn't see any panic in Concubine Shu, but she seemed to be very urgent, and she felt strange when she looked at it.

But she knows that the queen has the same personality, and it is better not to talk nonsense without evidence.

The queen thought that she would see Concubine Shu languid, but she was disappointed.

"Concubine Shu is really filial, the emperor hasn't decreed yet, are you in a hurry?"

The two are rivals, and they don't have to pretend to be sisters, they don't have that idle time.

Concubine Shu didn't care, and smiled softly at the queen, "Niangniang also knows that my health is not very good, and the queen mother still needs Niangniang to come to Zhang Luo when she returns to the palace, we are all the emperor's wives and concubines, and we can't ask the emperor to mention everything." ”

The queen was disgusted with her the most, "The palace doesn't know what the emperor means, and I don't need you to mention it." ”

Concubine Shu didn't care, Shi Shiran smiled, "The queen doesn't listen, and the concubine doesn't say much, so she will retire." ”

Concubine Shu didn't care about the queen's expression, and turned around and left directly.