Chapter 18: The Game

There were two letters sent by the Taiwei, one was given to Li Shenlan by the second elder of the Song family, and the other was from the Taiwei. Li Shenlan took the letterhead, and the first thing to see was naturally the letter of the second elder of the Song family.

As stated in the letter, Taiwei sent someone to change the house for them, and the house was far more spacious and comfortable than the beginning, and Taiwei sent a number of servants in the house, and Song's mother often complained that she was really bored to be idle all day.

"My mother is still like that, I remember when she was a child, she rarely got sick and rested in bed for a day, and complained that she didn't do anything for a day."

Li Shenlan read the content with sweetness in her heart, and couldn't help but smile at the corner of her mouth when she thought of Mother Song's appearance.

The content that followed was Uncle Song's concern and worry about Li Shenlan, and there was more than one person in the harem who was mixed with scheming. Every time Uncle Song thought of this, he couldn't wait to take Li Shenlan out to avoid those grievances and injuries.

"Let my father and mother worry, after all, it is my unfilial ...... as a daughter"

Bang Chun watched his master read the letter and cried and laughed for a while, and his heart was inevitably distressed.

"Little master, don't be sad, although we are always tied to the second elder in the palace, besides, if you have anything on your mind, can't you write to them?"

Hearing this, Li Shenlan's eyes lit up, and she got up and walked quickly to the desk and began to write a letter.

A letter is written smoothly, and the whole three pages of letter paper carry Li Shenlan's full thoughts and care for the second elder of the Song family.

Seeing Li Shenlan seal the envelope, Bang Chun reminded him softly of the existence of the letter from the captain. The letter had been thrown on the table since it was delivered to Li Shenlan, and it was picked up and read after being reminded like this.

Li Shenlan has been in the palace for three days, and no matter how well-informed the Taiwei is, he knows that the emperor has not turned over her brand. What was said in the letter was nothing more than words that made Li Shenlan compete for favor, and sentence by sentence reminded Li Shenlan to take care of the second elder of the Song family.

In fact, even if the captain didn't say it, Li Shenlan would pay more attention to Li Mingjin's affairs, after all, the two of them clamped each other down. But when Taiwei said this, Li Shenlan felt that there was a threat in it, and the most annoying thing for her in this life was threat.

"In the future, this letter from my father will be disposed of directly!" Li Shenlan was a little angry when she said this.

Bang Chun didn't touch the moldy head, and responded directly.

In Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother almost lost her breath after listening to Xiao Dezi's words.

"What does this mean, Emperor! The Hundred Flowers Banquet proposed by the mourning family was to support Lu Guiren, and the emperor was good, not only gave all the power to the queen, but also let the mourning family listen to the lectures! It's a grief! ”

Ruozhu stood beside him quite frightened and persuaded his master, his master himself understood that the queen mother had a big temper since she was a child, and it was difficult to calm down once she was angry and did not toss for a long time. is still the queen mother now, and her temperament is finally better than before.

"Queen Mother, you dissipate your anger, the emperor is a filial son, this is filial piety to you, but it just happened to be together."

The Queen Mother snorted coldly when she heard this, "Don't think that the mourning family doesn't know him, your son knows it himself." Now he thinks that the mourning family is useless, and as soon as he does something, he feels that the mourning family is meddling in the government! ”

Who doesn't have a hard time? Behind the Queen Mother is also the mother family of a large family, can't the mother family get out of the Queen Mother and ask for a good future?

"If you want the slave to say, you are already the queen mother, so why bother with these thoughts. As the old saying goes, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and now is the time for you to enjoy the blessings......"

"It's not that the mourning family hasn't thought about it, but the glory of the Guo family is on the mourning family, how can the mourning family not worry about it."

The Queen Mother also sighed heavily when she said this, Ruozhu accompanied the Queen Mother all the way, and naturally saw it in her eyes and hurt in her heart.

"Have you copied the Buddhist scriptures of the Lan nobles?"

Ruozhu looked at the sun when he heard this, and then replied: "That day, the slave maid told Master Lan to send her here at the end of the day today, and it is estimated that the time is almost up."

On the long street, Li Shenlan was leading Liuxia to Shoukang Palace. It was easy to finish copying the Buddhist scriptures a hundred times this morning, and now my eyes are sore. The small kitchen of Jinghe Palace is stewed with medicine, and there is the last time Aunt Xiao was poisoned, Bang Chun will stay there for a moment as long as he cooks the medicine, so this time he went to Shoukang Palace and let Liuxia follow.

It was just after noon, when the sun was big, and although it was still spring, the sun was still shining on this sunny day, and people couldn't keep their eyes open.

The quiet long street was suddenly broken by the sound of trays falling to the ground, and as soon as Li Shenlan turned around, she saw that the hand-copied Buddhist scriptures held by Liuxia fell to the ground.

"Little Lord forgive your sins! The slave and maid are sleepy, and they don't hold ...... one of them."

The Queen Mother couldn't get used to Li Shenlan, and this Buddhist scripture couldn't be wrong, Li Shenlan didn't care about staying in Xia at this time, and hurriedly squatted down to pick up those scattered proclamations.

Although Liuxia was not stunned there, she kept picking it up, but because Li Shenlan didn't say anything, she could only kneel there and pick it up. The brick road is very hard, and the clothes in spring are not too thick, and Liuxia, who has been kneeling and moving like this, has tears rolling in his eyes.

"Yo, isn't this Lan Guiren?"

Hearing this tone, it was not good for the comer, Li Shenlan got up and saw Lu Xin looking at her with a playful expression.

"The queen punished Lu Guiren for copying "Female Virtue", what? Lu Guiren is still running around in this palace? ”

Li Shenlan didn't want to entangle with Lu Xin at all, seeing that the hour was almost over, and she didn't go to Shoukang Palace again, she was afraid that the Queen Mother would say it again. But this Lu Xin obviously didn't plan to stop there, not only did he not answer Li Shenlan's words, but looked at Liuxia behind Li Shenlan.

"What's wrong with this Liuxia, how can I watch kneeling there and being punished?"

Hearing Lu Xin say this, Li Shenlan turned around and saw where Liuxia was still kneeling, and hurriedly raised her voice to let Liuxia get up.

"It's the slave who slipped and knocked over the paper, and the slave ......"

Liuxia looked aggrieved, but this expression showed a playful smile in Lu Xin's eyes.

"Lan Guiren is really, who hasn't missed a lot, why punish a little palace maid, she didn't lose her identity."

"When did I punish her? Did Lu Guiren not copy enough of "Female Virtue", and he wanted to provoke the palace people in my palace when he came out? ”

Li Shenlan spoke very politely, if it were Lu Xin's usual words, he would definitely argue, but this time he smiled casually.

"Lan Guiren laughed, I don't have that idle time, I think the most reasonable words from childhood to adulthood, the future will be long...... Li Shenlan, I'm not Li Mingyue's idiot, let's come to a long time! ”

Seeing Lu Xin's attitude, Li Shenlan didn't want to say anything more, who in the palace is not you fighting for, Li Shenlan is not afraid that Lu Xin will not make a move.

"I'll see!"

After speaking, he didn't look at Lu Xin anymore, led Liuxia to cross her, and walked towards Shoukang Palace.

In the Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother lay on the soft couch and closed her eyes to recuperate, and the palace people who were guarding outside the house hurriedly came in to report, saying that Lan Guiren was asking to see her outside.

"Oh? When is it now? The Queen Mother opened her eyes and glanced out of the door.

Ruozhu hurriedly rushed to report when he heard this, and it was already a quarter of a second.

The Queen Mother hooked the corners of her mouth, raised her hand and motioned for the palace people to call Li Shenlan in.

"The concubine and noble Li family asked the Queen Mother for peace, and the Queen Mother was auspicious and prosperous."

"Get up, who wouldn't say nice things." In this tone, it is obvious that the Queen Mother did not intend to give Li Shenlan a good face.

Li Shenlan knew that she naturally had nothing to say after time, so she could only stand there honestly, holding the stack of copied Buddhist scriptures in her hand.

The Queen Mother helped Ruozhu to half-prop herself up, reached out and took the stack of papers and flipped through them casually, then got up and threw all the papers into the incense burner. In just a moment, Li Shenlan's hard work for more than a day turned into ashes.

Raising her eyes to observe Li Shenlan, she was still standing there with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, if she hadn't heard that she was protecting Wang Jun'er, the Queen Mother was afraid that she really thought that this was a kitten with smooth hair.

"You are calm, you deserve to be from the Taiwei Mansion."

"The Queen Mother laughed, the Queen Mother asked the concubine to copy the scriptures, which is not only to reassure the concubine but also to look down on the concubine, since the copy is given to you, it is naturally your thing. The Queen Mother's things, I can't overstate what to do with them. ”

Hearing this, the Queen Mother suddenly laughed very happily, as if Li Shenlan had said some joke, and she couldn't breathe with laughter before she eased up.

"Don't be well-behaved and sensible in the mourning family, the emperor eats this set, but the mourning family doesn't eat it. Lan Guiren has good skills, but Shen Jieyu, who was grounded in the palace a few days after entering the palace, was punished by the emperor and snubbed. ”

"Is it unpleasant for the Queen Mother to look at the concubines for the sake of Lu Guiren?"

Li Shenlan's question was quite bold, and even Aunt Ruozhu, who was listening on the side, pinched a cold sweat for her.

"Where." The Queen Mother shook her head, "The mourning family just said casually, Lu Guiren is stupid and dull, and this matter is her own doing." However, Lan Guiren, the mourning family does not look down on you, on the contrary, the mourning family likes you very much. ”

"Really?" Li Shenlan is neither humble nor arrogant, even the Queen Mother has a high opinion of her in her heart.

"Naturally, the mourning family of the people who came out of the Taiwei Mansion have always looked up to it. For example, Li Mingjin ......"

The Queen Mother's sudden mention of Li Mingjin made Li Shenlan's heart skip a beat, she promised to help the Taiwei find the truth of the year, but it was also after her status was stabilized, what was the intention of the Queen Mother inexplicably mentioning Li Mingjin?

Xu noticed Li Shenlan's distraction for a moment, and the Queen Mother's smile became a little bigger.

"You don't have to act with me, what kind of old fox is Taiwei, the mourning family is very clear in his heart, and the purpose of his sending you to the palace is also clear. Why don't you ask me, maybe the mourning family will tell you all as soon as they are in a good mood? ”

"What the queen mother said made the concubines confused, and the father sent the concubines to the draft just to be loyal to the emperor and do his part. As for the eldest sister......"

Li Shenlan knew in her heart that even if the Queen Mother knew in her heart that she couldn't just do this, what if the Queen Mother was just a fraud?

"As for the eldest sister, in fact, the concubine has always disliked her and even jealous of her. I think my eldest sister has lived in the house with her father and mother since she was a child, and her food and clothing should be the top in the capital. The concubine has been living in the countryside and did not return to Beijing until last year. So for the eldest sister mentioned by the Queen Mother, the concubine has never even met in person, so what kind of feelings do you have? ”

"Hahaha, yes, yes, Lan Guiren really has a good mouth. Like, it's really too similar to Li Mingjin. ”

Li Shenlan thought that the Queen Mother said that Li Mingjin and her own appearance didn't take it to heart at all.

"The mourning family really likes you more and more, Li Shenlan, don't let me down."

Li Shenlan didn't say much, and saw that the Queen Mother had no other instructions, so she gave a salute and withdrew from Shoukang Palace.

Looking at Li Shenlan's gradually disappearing back, the smile on the corner of the Queen Mother's mouth has not disappeared, but her eyes have completely changed, and she seems to be calculating and playful, and there is even a little nostalgia in her eyes.

"Look at the Queen Mother, she is quite optimistic about Lan Guiren?"

Although Ruozhu has been with the Queen Mother for so long, many times he still doesn't understand this master very well.

"Who doesn't like interesting people, the mourning family hasn't encountered such an interesting one for a long time, and the last one is still ...... Ah, it's Li Mingjin. ”

After saying the words nostalgically, the Queen Mother looked at the burning incense burner, in addition to the burned incense ashes, there were also Buddhist scriptures that had long been turned into ashes.

"Order someone to pack your luggage and leave for the National Temple early tomorrow morning."

"The Queen Mother?"

Ruozhu didn't understand a little, didn't he say that he would leave the day after tomorrow, why did he suddenly leave a day earlier than the emperor said.

"Interesting people naturally want her to be useful, and the mourning family is indeed an eyesore in the palace."

Ruozhu didn't fully understand what the Queen Mother meant, but he still received the order to go down and order someone to pack his luggage.

Concubine Xiang called Li Shenlan to play chess, and the chess room talked about the two-day flower banquet. The emperor let the queen take full charge, but the queen was not in good health, so he handed over everything to Concubine Xiang.

"The Hundred Flowers Banquet is held in the Imperial Garden, it is nothing more than to enjoy the flowers and drink tea or something, you can dress up better, maybe the emperor will come."

Concubine Xiang really hopes that Li Shenlan can be favored, and in the past few days, the palace concubines who have entered the palace have flipped over the cards one by one, and Li Shenlan is gone. The person sent to investigate Li Shenlan's life story said that Li Shenlan was very likely to be a country woman, and she was elected to the Taiwei Mansion because of her face.

In the past few days, Concubine Xiang has observed Li Shenlan, and she has no desire to compete for favor at all, and she is a kind person who does not always think about the Taiwei Mansion, so she is relieved.

It's just that this harem can't live without favor, although Li Shenlan is a nobleman, but according to this situation, maybe one day she will be bullied by the favored.

"My sister knows that I don't care about this, and everything just goes with the flow. I see that in the past two days, the emperor has always summoned Wang Changzai to go to the Palace of Raising Hearts to serve the pen, maybe one day Jun'er will be promoted, and then she will protect me. ”

Concubine Xiang shook her head a little helplessly, "You always say that, I don't believe you put it in your heart so quickly." I always have to go to the palace by myself, and I won't talk about the rest. ”

When Li Shenlan returned to her bedroom from Concubine Xiang, her mind was full of what Concubine Xiang said. The authorities are obsessed with bystanders, Li Shenlan really didn't really let go of Yin Chen, but she had no choice He can only live an ordinary life, and he doesn't deliberately compete for favor so as not to make people feel that he is helping the Taiwei Mansion, especially the Queen Mother.

But today's Concubine Xiang's words are not unreasonable. If he really doesn't compete for favor for the rest of his life, Yin Chen forgets himself like this, so is this the case for the rest of his life?

Sandwiched between the two pressures of the harem and the Taiwei Mansion, Li Shenlan fell on the bed all of a sudden, only feeling physically and mentally exhausted......