Gu Xi was taken aback, but at this time, the emperor's sedan chair was getting closer and closer, and it was impossible for her to leave, so Gu Xi had to kneel on the side of the road and salute.

"Your Majesty," Su Mao hurriedly trotted up to meet him, "but do you want to pass breakfast?" ”

Su Mao's words were naturally asked for Su Zhi, Emperor Duan woke up early and went to the morning court after eating every day, and today is no exception, but Su Zhi is different She was in a hurry yesterday and was naturally very tired, and now she is still asleep, and it is estimated that she will feel hungry when she wakes up.

Emperor Duan nodded, and added, "Ask the imperial dining room to boil the porridge and put it on the fire to warm it, and then present it when I call you, so as not to get cold and hurt your stomach for a while." ”

Su Mao should turn around and send the little eunuch behind him to do it, and he pointed slightly to Gu Xi, who was kneeling beside him, "Your Majesty, Concubine Niangniang, came to greet you, and you have been waiting here for a long time." ”

Seeing this, Gu Xi hurriedly spoke obediently, "The concubine has seen Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live......

"Are you waiting for me in front of the dormitory?" Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Emperor Duan's cold and thick voice, and the anger in this voice was self-evident, so frightened that Gu Xiden broke out in a cold sweat.

If she had already dealt with the woman in the front hall at this moment, Gu Xi would not be so worried, after all, she had already swept away the strong enemy, but now that the woman was still safe and sound, Gu Xi would not be able to put herself in for this reason again, wouldn't it be worth the loss and the loss of herself.

But Emperor Duan never let concubines other than Su Zhi come here to serve, how could Emperor Duan not guess the purpose of her appearance here today.

"The concubine is ......"

"Come on," Emperor Duan suddenly said in a deep voice, "Concubine Xi will be punished for ignoring the palace rules for three years!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Gu Xi was shocked, "The concubine is just thinking about Your Majesty's hard work day and night, so she came here to visit, and she definitely didn't dare to ignore the palace rules!" ”

Emperor Duan roared angrily, for fear that Gu Xi's cry would wake up Su Zhi in the hall, "Don't drag people away quickly!" ”

Seeing this, Su Mao hurriedly stepped forward to support Gu Xi, and whispered while bending over, "Niangniang, don't add fuel to the fire, Your Majesty is displeased, even if you explain clearly, it will inevitably annoy Your Majesty, it is better to go back and wait for two days before admitting your mistake." ”

Gu Xi's face was desperate, she didn't believe that Emperor Duan slapped her, the highest-ranking concubine in the harem, in the face because of such a trivial matter.

After such an order was passed down, how could she raise her head in the palace, wouldn't everyone know that Emperor Duan had punished her for being a lowly dancer?

Gu Xi was unwilling, looking at the hall and Emperor Duan with resentment in his eyes, Su Mao was afraid that she would do something drastic, so he hurriedly continued to speak in a low voice, "Niang Niang thinks about the Gu family brother and feels that everything is hopeful, why do you have to be so stubborn when Your Majesty is angry." ”

As soon as the Gu family was mentioned, sure enough, a crack appeared in Gu Xi's gaze.

She smiled bitterly, other people's mothers are all supporting themselves, but her Gu family is the existence that makes her look forward and backward and can't let go of her hands and feet, if the Gu family is also a family of fame, why should she struggle in this harem.

Su Mao saw that Gu Xi had calmed down before he slowly let go of her arm, and sure enough, the latter slowly opened his mouth, "The concubine knows her mistake, thank you for your grace." ”

Emperor Duan waved his sleeves, snorted coldly and strode into the hall, he suddenly lightened his steps before entering the door, and told all the subordinates behind him to wait outside the hall and not enter, all of which stung Gu Xi's eyes, and her heart was even more broken.

Although she has been in the harem for so many years, although she is not the queen, but what she has done is to manage the six palaces, but Emperor Duan has never praised her for half a sentence, let alone treated her so attentively, so how can she not hate.

Outside the hall here, Su Mao persuaded Gu Xi again before he finally sent Gu Xi away, and then he let out a long sigh, and the little eunuch who had followed him for many years couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Why do you have to persuade her, Concubine Xi is used to being rampant in the harem, if Your Majesty punishes her before this New Year, it will definitely be a great humiliation, presumably she will not have the face to continue to be domineering in the future." ”

Su Mao looked at him sideways, "You also know that this is the New Year, and there are still a few days before the New Year, if Your Majesty severely punishes the concubine because of these things, then she is naturally not qualified to go to the palace banquet again, and then Your Majesty's face will look good?" Because of a dancing girl, the concubine who was the head of the concubine was punished, not to mention that she hadn't done anything yet, even if she had done something, she had the right to do so, but His Majesty's reputation spread out and became a mediocre being confused and mutilated in the harem," Su Mao's words were not finished, and the second half of the sentence was what he was really worried about.

He looked at the emperor's bedroom behind him with a deep gaze, if Emperor Duan had such a reputation, then no matter what the true identity of this dancing girl was, it would not be tolerated by the ministers and everyone, Su Mao categorically did not want to repeat the murder case twenty years ago.

He did this to protect Emperor Duan's reputation, but also to protect Su Zhi.

Emperor Duan naturally thought the same way, as an emperor, he naturally thought more far-reaching, as early as the moment Gu Xi arrived at the palace, he already knew about it in the court, and the reason why Emperor Duan left Su Mao in the palace was that he expected Gu Xi to make such a move.

Therefore, Emperor Duan simply pushed the boat down the river and let her make trouble, and he calculated the right time to go back and shock Gu Xi when he was hesitant, which was enough to sound the alarm for the entire harem.

Sure enough, not long after Gu Xi's side was punished, the concubines of the harem spread the news of this morning.

"Have you heard, Concubine Xi was punished by His Majesty for going to find that dancing girl!"

"Looking for it? I heard that I have already provoked Long Yan to be angry without even seeing people's faces, if this is really what happened to the dancing girl, wouldn't Your Majesty want to ...... the concubine Niangniang" The little concubine did not dare to continue, but covered her mouth with a handkerchief with anxiety, and the meaning of her words was self-evident.

"Don't talk nonsense, anyway, we can't touch this dancing girl, there is no one who lives next to the honor of His Majesty's bedroom, I haven't even seen His Majesty a few times in front of me in the palace for so many years, let alone live in His Majesty's place!"

"You don't have to think about it, you have only been in the palace for a few years, and our sisters who have been in the palace for decades have not been so pampered, I doubt that the dancing girl is a fairy, and she can fascinate Your Majesty so fascinated."

Several women chattered around and talked non-stop, and the news exploded in the palaces like thunder on the ground, although they were calm on the surface, but they had already exploded a huge wave underwater.

The high-ranking person is jealous of a person like Su Zhi, but the low-ranking concubine is eager to have such a person often appear to share the autumn color of the concubine and others, after all, it has become a fact that he is not favored, then he can't see others being favored by Emperor Duan, there are few women in the harem who are broad-minded, and they have been around a man for decades, and they all wish that the other party was worse than themselves.

Gu Xi naturally understands the darkness in the hearts of those who are obedient on the surface, so he can't tolerate such a gray nose today.

When she returned to the palace, she threw everything on the table to the ground, "If I go to explore again, I am bound to find that slut walking alone, I don't believe that there is really someone in this huge palace wall who can win His Majesty's favor in one fell swoop!" ”

"But, but what Father-in-law Su said is right, if you do this, I'm afraid the Gu family will ......"

Gu Xi snapped and threw his hand on the little girl's face, and the little girl was caught off guard and was slapped to the ground and hurriedly cried and got up and begged for mercy.

"It's the slave who talks a lot, and the slave knows it's wrong!"

Gu Xi's eyes seemed to be able to breathe fire, "Obviously it will affect the Gu family, won't you waste act in secret!" ”

Gu Xi clenched his fists resentfully, "Gu family, Gu family!" I have to think about the Gu family for everything, but why doesn't the Gu family have anyone to help me! Her angry chest rose and fell, "That slut has just entered the palace, and the days to come are still long, I don't believe that she can live in His Majesty's bedroom all the time!" Let's see how long Your Majesty can favor her! ”

It turns out that Emperor Duan has been partial to Su Zhi for decades, and as soon as he sent Gu Xi away, he immediately changed his face as soon as he entered the hall, as if the person who was angry just now was not him at all, Duan Di Le walked in and found that Su Zhi had woken up, and was sitting on the edge of the bed looking at him sleepily.

Emperor Duan looked at the steps under his feet and was even happier, "When did Dou'er wake up?" Did you sleep well last night? But hungry? After a series of questions, without waiting for Su Zhi to answer, he immediately commanded outside, "Su Mao! Prepare porridge for me! ”