Seeing that Yue'er didn't speak, Rudong asked cautiously, "What should we do?" ”

Yue'er snorted.

"Do you know when tomorrow is going to the feast?"

"When I was sweeping the floor in Ciming Palace, I heard other people say that it was a banquet at the end of the day, I don't know if the concubines should go to the Queen Mother to say goodbye earlier?"

"So, we can set off on time?"

Rudong nodded, and Yue'er sneered.

"Okay, I know, what's going on tomorrow, I want to see and understand, Lin Zhaoyi looks down on me, the queen deliberately makes things difficult, why is this palace so unlucky, is the emperor really going to abolish me?"

Rudong said in surprise: "Sister Su Xin, what are you going to do, aren't we here to be careful about messing around, do you really want to compete for favor as a concubine?" ”

Yue'er nodded and said, "Don't you think we are in a bad situation now, not to mention Lin Zhaoyi and Jing Guiyi, even Lan Qiu and they can use us as chess pieces to fiddle, the first step I want to do is to get rid of the dilemma of Concubine Duan, and I can't let others bully me!" ”

Rudong praised: "Yes, this is the reason!" ”

Yue'er smiled again.

"Now that I think about it, it's not a bad thing that you were tricked by that She Shang Palace today."

"How?"

"Let them be proud, thinking that we are easy to bully and have no power to fight back."

Rudong was a little desperate.

"But we can't fight back."

"Do you have the strength to fight back, let's ride a donkey and read the record book, and we'll see!"

Rudong nodded, suddenly remembered something, and said: "When I was doing things there today, I heard someone say that there will be a big reward tomorrow for a folk woman, I don't know who it is?" ”

"Big prize, what big prize?"

"I have been in the palace for a short time, and I don't know much, it seems that every year the Queen Mother rewards a folk woman to reward her benevolence or loyalty."

Yue'er's heart flashed with thought, and she said secretly: "If the little Oiran doesn't die, I don't know if she will get a big prize?" ”

This night, Yue'er didn't sleep in the same bed with Rudong, she thought about it a lot, and she didn't know when she fell asleep in a daze.

The next morning, a north wind blew in the sky, and the air was already full of chills.

Yue'er still got up as usual to practice and press her legs, she finished beating the mixed yuan Ruyi palm, danced the dance around the mountain spirit, and broke a wooden stick as a sword, and continued to practice the swordsmanship of the three moves of Xianyu Zhenren, and when Rudong got up, she was already sweating.

Rudong praised: "Sister Su Xin, you are really amazing, where did you learn these?" ”

Yue'er frowned, she pulled Rudong into the hall, and said, "Dong'er, there is something I think I must tell you, that is, you haven't regarded me as a real concubine." ”

"Didn't you say that you were called Concubine Duan when there were people?"

"No, habit formation, sometimes blurt out, no matter what time in the future, you have to call me Niangniang, and etiquette must not be abolished, this is a guarantee of how long we can live in the palace!"

Rudong pouted.

"Sister Su Xin, don't I suffer a lot by doing this?"

"Do you think that when I go to face those concubines, I really regard myself as a concubine, do you not want to suffer, or do you not want to die?"

Rudong sighed and said, "Okay, okay, then I'll do as you say, but you have to allow me to complain to you when it's absolutely safe." ”

Yue'er's face widened slightly, and she said, "Okay, in fact, it was really dangerous for me to think about it carefully last night, if the queen asks you, has Concubine Duan changed her mind, what do you say?" ”

"I, I'd say, no?"

"The queen asks you again, why did Concubine Duan write such a letter?"

"I, I'll just say that Concubine Duan's life is not easy."

Yue'er shook her head and said: "Such a question, you can only pretend to be scared and answer her with three words - I don't know, the previous question, you said no, the queen knows that you are very close to Concubine Duan, and knows her very well, the latter question, Concubine Duan is not happy, if she wants her to say it herself, you help her say that it is not good, it seems that our relationship is very close, judging from the situation that the palace maids who serve Concubine Duan often disappear, this is not normal!" ”

Rudong's body trembled, she didn't expect that she would be so easy to be tricked out, if she went to serve Lin Zhaoyi or Concubine Baili, it would be very dangerous, and now she admired Yue'er, gave a thumbs up and said: "Okay, Sister Su Xin, oh no, Concubine Duan, I will listen to your orders in the future!" ”

Yue'er bowed slightly, and said: "You just need to know that we are grasshoppers tied to a rope, and they all say that the harem is the most dangerous place in the world, if you are not cautious everywhere, you will definitely die without even scum!" ”

"Yes, I see!"

Rudong looked at the sky and said, "Do you want to go to Renming Hall again now and send your letter to the queen?" ”

Yue'er shook her head and said, "It's no need to send it now, you go and help me get some food, I guess the queen will send me a message at the last moment!" ”

"Oh, why?"

"It's what it feels like."

Rudong answered, and said secretly: "The queen is obviously deliberately snubbing Concubine Duan, how can she come to deliver the decree at the last moment?" She was puzzled, but she bowed respectfully and turned away.

In the blink of an eye, it was approaching the afternoon and cold rain began to fall in the sky.

Yue'er put on makeup, opened the wardrobe to pick out clothes, she saw that there were not many clothes for Concubine Duan, one of which was a white cardigan top that attracted attention, this is a set of Dahlia costumes, the top is draped with red shoulders, and embroidered streamers are hung on the side, and the streamers are embroidered with bees and butterflies.

Yue'er put on this Dahlia costume, looked in the mirror for a long time, and turned around a few times, very satisfied.

"Why, my mother, do you want to dress like this for a banquet?"

"No, I think it's pretty."

Rudong shook his head and said, "I've never seen Concubine Duan wear it like this." ”

Yue'er said: "Didn't you say that Concubine Duan is fatter than me, I have to wear clothes anyway, so I'll wear this one." As she spoke, she picked out a large gray moire sleeve and put it on the outside, so that it returned to its previous appearance.

After dressing up, Yue'er put a gauze scarf on her head again, pretending to hide the disfigurement on her face.

Rudong walked back and forth in the house, a little anxious.

"Niangniang, you said that the queen's decree would come at the last moment, why hasn't it yet, what should we do?"

"Don't worry, wait."

"If you don't go, you'll miss greeting the Queen Mother, that's rude."

"Don't worry, the unitary time has only begun, from here to the Ciming Palace, you don't need to walk for an hour, you, you have to have a concentration."

As soon as the words fell, a cold voice came from outside.

"The queen's decree has arrived, please come out and listen to the decree!"

Rudong let out a low sigh.

"It's She Shanggong, the most poisonous woman—"

Yue'er expected it to be true, and sure enough, at the last moment, the queen's decree arrived.

When the two came to the door, they saw a middle-aged palace maid in her thirties standing at the door, followed by two palace maids, and when they saw Yue'er come out, they all had a look of disdain in their eyes.

Yue'er glanced at She Shanggong, a woman without makeup, her complexion was pale, but her eyes were sharp and her cheekbones were protruding, and she looked like a shrewd and mean person.

"The concubine takes the queen's decree."

Yue'er owes herself and is very calm.

She Shanggong didn't have any expression on his face.

"Today, the Queen Mother will hold a banquet, please go to the west side gate of the West Palace to draw lots before the time comes, and she will not wait until it is outdated."

Ciming Palace, also known as the West Palace, is the Queen Mother's bedroom.

Yue'er's eyes flashed, and she said, "She Shanggong, may I ask what the lottery is about?" ”

She Shanggong said coldly: "The queen mother's grace gave Zhaoyi the following three concubines to participate, so the queen mother picked nine people to draw lots to see if you have this luck." ”

Rudong shouted: "Why is Concubine Duanniang below the Zhaoyi level, are you mistaken, She Shanggong?" ”

She Shanggong glanced at Rudong fiercely, and Rudong immediately thought of Yue'er's warning and immediately shut up.

"There is no mistake, Concubine Duan is irritable and restless, if you speak inappropriately at the dinner, who will be responsible for the incident, so the palace lady has thought twice, give Concubine Duan this opportunity, if you don't want to participate, you can give up!"