In Jinghe Palace, in the evening, after Li Shenlan sent Wang Jun'er out of the palace gate, she was called by Concubine Xiang to play chess in the main palace.

"Sister, why don't you stay with General Zhao for a while, no matter how bad it is, you always have to have dinner before leaving." The father and son of the Zhao family left in the afternoon, if it weren't for Li Shenlan to accompany Wang Jun'er, I was afraid that Concubine Xiang would have called Li Shenlan early.

"My mother has been waiting for my father in the house for two years, and I can't keep holding on to my father." Concubine Xiang smiled, but there was a hint of helplessness on her face.

The two of them passed the dinner time again, and the sound of the piano continued for a long time before Concubine Xiang finally put down the chess pieces and sat down at the dinner table.

Concubine Xiang looked at the time and thought that the emperor had probably turned over the brand, according to his previous attitude towards Li Shenlan, he was afraid that today would be Li Shenlan's bed.

"You eat quickly, and blame me for going to the hour as soon as I started to play."

Although Li Shenlan didn't understand why Concubine Xiang let herself eat faster, she still advanced faster as she said.

Outside, Qin Yun walked in with broken steps, and muttered a few words in Concubine Xiang's ear.

"How could it be her?" Concubine Xiang suddenly got off her chopsticks and looked at Qin Yun with a puzzled expression.

"Slaves don't dare to lie."

"Got it, let's go down."

"What's wrong?" Li Shenlan looked at Concubine Xiang with a strange expression, thinking that something was wrong.

Concubine Xiang glanced at Li Shenlan and stopped some words, "The emperor turned over the brand of Lu Guiren......"

It was Lu Xin again, and Li Shenlan's action of picking up vegetables was obviously paused, but she soon ate vegetables again as usual.

Looking at Li Shenlan's appearance, Concubine Xiang was a little overwhelmed, but the emperor did not expect anyone to do this. But Li Shenlan's appearance is just that she wants to see the emperor, not that she wants to deliberately compete for favor.

Aren't the people sent out by the Taiwei Mansion to win favor?

"I heard that Lu Guiren has been very favored recently, maybe the emperor has forgotten his sister." Li Shenlan looked at Concubine Xiang and smiled, but that smile was more ugly than crying.

Concubine Xiang wanted to say something, but when the words came to her lips, she didn't know how to say it, so she could only reach out and put chopsticks on Li Shenlan and let her eat more.

It was already past the time when Li Shenlan returned to the east side hall. Liuxia prepared hot water early in the morning, and saw Li Shenlan coming back to be busy serving and freshening up.

In the mirror, Li Shenlan reached out and plucked the bead flower given by the emperor, put it on her hand and stroked it for a long time.

It is said that there are 3,000 beauties in the harem, isn't it normal for the emperor not to turn over his own brand, why is his heart empty? Li Shenlan looked at Zhu Hai and couldn't count how many times she asked herself, when did she fall in love with the emperor?

Is it at the farewell banquet that he sat there looking up to this young man and the king of the government and the opposition when he was talking and laughing with the ministers? Was it when he laughed and praised him after his own white dance? Was it when he personally wore beaded flowers for himself as a ruffian? Or when he smiled like a spring breeze and said that he was his wife?

Li Shenlan couldn't remember and didn't know when she fell in love with this king, but when she knew that it was Lu Xin's bed, her heart felt like she was pressed with a stone, and she almost couldn't breathe.

"Did you forget me?" Li Shenlan stared at Zhuhua, not knowing whether she was asking herself or Yin Chen.

"What did the little lord say?" Liuxia took care of taking off Li Shenlan's headdress, obviously not hearing what Li Shenlan said.

"It's nothing, it's just that I'm a little sleepy and want to rest early."

Liuxia nodded, and the movements in his hands sped up a little.

When I was in the palace, everything was so quiet. In the distance, the voice of the eunuch shouting "Heaven and earth and people, to the blessing of Hengchang, in the middle of the night, the time of the child." ”

Although Li Shenlan rested early, she still tossed and turned in bed, and Bang Chun, who was guarding outside, reminded that she was going to say hello to the queen early tomorrow morning, and she still needed to go to bed early.

"Bang Chun, I can't sleep."

"What's on the mind of the little master?"

I don't know what kind of bird outside should be startled by the wind, fluttering its wings and chirping.

"When I entered the palace, I felt as if everyone in this palace was living very comfortably, even the birds were very happy. But I don't know why, I just don't feel comfortable, and my heart feels like I'm being read by something. ”

Bang Chun saw Li Shenlan chatting with him, so he simply opened the curtain and half-squatted in front of Li Shenlan.

"The little master is a fan of the authorities, but the slave knows it. The little lord has the emperor in his heart, and you will inevitably feel uncomfortable when Lu Guiren is favored. ”

Li Shenlan didn't expect Bang Chun to say it so directly, and her face immediately turned red like a burning cloud.

"I ...... Bang Chun, I didn't think that the emperor was the only one, he was destined to be the emperor and not just me, I just wanted him to care about me as much as he did in the past......"

Bang Chun felt sorry for Li Shenlan in her heart, although she didn't know what it was like, but she would naturally feel uncomfortable if she couldn't see someone she liked, and her daughter's family knew this. What's more, he was not familiar with entering the palace, and the emperor did not let the imperial dining room send pastries, so it was common for Li Shenlan to think more.

"Little master, in fact, you know in your heart that even if you are favored, there is no flower for a hundred days...... Why don't you want to open it up and return everything to the beginning, you haven't seen the emperor, let alone saved people on East Street? ”

Yes, if everything goes back to the beginning, then Li Shenlan still wants to enter the palace, but the mentality is different.

"I see, thank you for saving the spring." When Li Shenlan said this, she finally had some clarity in her heart.

That's it, even if you are favored, you may not be able to do this for a lifetime, so why not be an ordinary concubine, and look at the Hunan concubine Niangniang is not also at ease?

Li Shenlan thought about it, and fell asleep......

Early the next morning, after Li Shenlan packed up herself early and went to the main hall to greet Concubine Xiang, the two went to Changle Palace to greet the queen together.

"The concubine and the Lan nobles meet the queen mother!"

The low-ranking concubines who have just entered the palace have to follow the main lady to meet the queen before it is Li Shenlan's turn to speak.

"Come on, Lan Guiren, let's meet again." The queen smiled softly and spoke softly.

Li Shenlan smiled lightly at the queen, and then Ying Ying bowed, "The concubine and noble Li family meet the queen, and the queen is blessed with Jin'an." ”

"You entered the palace on the first day yesterday, and today is also the first time to see all of you in the harem, and this palace will introduce you to you, and you will be your own sisters in the future."

As she spoke, the queen introduced Li Shenlan in turn, and Li Shenlan also saluted one by one.

Needless to say, Concubine Xiang in the upper right, and then Shen Zhaoyi, Hui Jieyu, and Ke Chang are here, these are all old people in the palace. In addition to Lu Xin and Wang Jun'er, the new entrants to the palace are Hu Changzai, Xue Changzai and Tong agreed. That Hu Chang knew Li Shenlan, and he was a young lady from the Ministry of Rites, and the two had also listened to the play together.

After seeing everyone, the queen ordered someone to give Li Shenlan a seat for tea, and the people around him were curious about this rumored Lan noble, and they would take a look at it from time to time.

"Is the Lan nobleman in good health? This palace knows that you had a high fever a while ago, and now you are in such a hurry to enter the palace and still live in the habit? ”

Li Shenlan likes the queen very much, gentle, dignified, virtuous, and intellectual, as if all the beautiful words in this world can be used on her.

"Lao Niangniang's care, the concubine's body has healed, and Niangniang sent someone to send nutritional products that day, and the concubine is really grateful. I was really a little unaccustomed to coming to the palace when I first came to the palace, but the people were very good, and Concubine Xiang also took care of the concubines. ”

The queen smiled and nodded, "It's all good, this palace also guesses that you are not used to sleeping in a different place, and you are still a little dark and green now." Go back to the palace and ask someone to send you something to calm your nerves, and you can sleep more soundly. ”

"!"

Li Shenlan was about to thank her, but was interrupted by Lu Xin's words.

"Niangniang, the concubine is tired these days, if the concubine has nothing important to do, the concubine wants to go back to the palace to rest."

It was already disrespectful to interrupt the queen's conversation, and now she was thinking about leaving early, Li Shenlan remembered that Lu Xin was the last to arrive when she came. Everyone couldn't get used to Lu Xin, but the queen didn't care, the smile on her face was not diminished.

"Lu Guiren has inevitably been tired of serving the emperor for the past few days, and there is nothing important today, so you can go back to the palace to rest first."

"The concubine retired."

Lu Xin bowed very perfunctorily, and hurried out of Changle Palace.

"This Lu nobleman really doesn't know the rules, he has no respect and humility when he likes the emperor, it looks like no one has tried to sleep, I look more and more like Xu."

As soon as Lu Xin left, Hui Jieyu on the side said what was in everyone's hearts, and the tone was unceremoniously, as for the Xu family in her mouth, that is, Xu Guifei, who was given death by the Queen Mother.

The smile on the queen's face was a little less when she heard this, and she reminded her with a slightly serious statement, "Hui Jieyu, the queen mother said that those who are not allowed to mention it should not break the rules." ”

Hui Jieyu knew what the queen said, and hurriedly got up to confess. The queen didn't say anything more, and turned her head to talk like Li Shenlan again.

"By the way, Niangniang, the concubine brought you a gift when she entered the palace, although it was a small gift, but she didn't dislike it."

Li Shenlan said and asked Bang Chun to offer the tray, and the tray was about the same thing as Concubine Xiang, but there was an extra bracelet than Concubine Xiang.

"This brocade is a novelty, I don't want the craftsmanship in the palace, you have a heart."

"The queen mother looked at the dress that the concubine wore today was made of brocade given by the nobles of Nalan, this is the brocade of Linglong Fang, and as soon as the concubine got it yesterday, she ordered someone to make this dress, but it looks good?"

Concubine Xiang saw that the queen saw the brocade, so she hurriedly got up and walked around in front of everyone.

"You'll show off, but this palace also has one more piece of clothing than yours." The queen also joked with a smile.

"Lan Guiren really respects the queen's mother, and we don't have this gift when we look at us."

Ke Chang didn't know if he was really joking when he said this, or if he was deliberately making enemies for Li Shenlan, or if in the end, the queen opened her mouth and gave everyone present a piece of jewelry, which ended the scene.

"Okay, you can ask for a peace in the palace, even eat and take, it's not too early, go back, Concubine Xiang, you stay."

Everyone got up and took their leave.

When she went out, Wang Jun'er hurriedly ran to Li Shenlan's side and walked away with Li Shenlan with a smile.

"Why, Xiao'er didn't lie to you, the queen is good."

"It was also my poor thinking that made Ke Chang take advantage of the loophole." Li Shenlan also didn't expect that the secret arrows in this palace would be so difficult to prevent, but just a gift could make the sharp eyes chew the root of the tongue.

Wang Jun'er shook her head and said comfortingly: "I can't complain about my sister, that Ke Chang is a wall grass, who is favored with whom, and now he is naturally helping Lu Guiren to speak." ”

"Speaking of which, Concubine Xiang and the queen are really good friends." Li Shenlan remembered the way the queen got up and pulled Concubine Xiang into the inner room in the end, and couldn't help but feel a little envious.

"Sister, don't envy the girls, my sister has me!"

Wang Jun'er said and held Li Shenlan's arm tighter, and Li Shenlan smiled happily. yes, and Jun'er.

"If my sister is okay in a while, let's go to my palace and sit down, what does my sister want to use for lunch, is the West Lake beef soup good, and I want to eat it!"

"Okay, it's all up to you......"

In Changle Palace, the queen chatted with Concubine Xiang while trying the pearl hairpin given by Li Shenlan.

"What do you think of Lan Guiren in your palace?"

"I think it's good, I have a delicate heart but it's also simple and cute. And she's a great chess player, and it's rare for me to meet such an interesting person. ”

Hearing this, the queen put the bead flower aside, turned around and looked at Concubine Xiang who was sitting there eating dates, "Don't you realize that she is pretending on purpose?" ”

"I still don't believe it, and I found out that she treats the emperor just as a simple daughter, if she wasn't born in the Taiwei Mansion, I really don't think she would come to compete for favor."

"Ah Luo, do you really think she is good, or is it because she gave you something from Linglong Fang?"

When Concubine Xiang heard this, the smile on her face suddenly retracted, and even a sad face immediately appeared.

"Si Juan, you know what Linglong Fang means to me, I haven't seen him since I entered the palace......"

The queen also withdrew everyone, there were only the two of them in the room, she sat opposite Concubine Xiang and reached out to hold Concubine Xiang's hand, which was their comfort to each other.

"Arlo, you can't get out if you come in. I know you're bitter, why shouldn't I? Compared to you, I came in voluntarily, and now that I think about it, it may have been all wrong from the beginning......"

Concubine Xiang didn't expect it to make the queen sad, so she hurriedly handed a date to the queen, "Eh, don't think about it, it's only sad if you think about it." But Shen Lan is really good, maybe everything was arranged by Taiwei, she is not that kind of woman? ”

The queen finally smiled after eating the dates, "Anyway, you pay attention, you and I can still see these little things in the palace for so many years." ”

Besides, after Li Shenlan returned to Huaqing Palace with Wang Jun'er, not long after she sat down, she saw Lu Xin following behind Shen Zhaoyi, leading several little eunuchs into Wang Jun'er's west side hall.

"I've seen Shen Zhaoyi, I don't know what happened to Niangniang?" Jun'er didn't have much to do with Shen Zhaoyi, and she didn't dare to speak after saluting, but Li Shenlan asked.

Li Shenlan had a title as soon as she entered the palace, and Shen Zhaoyi also heard Lu Xin mention the emperor's rumors about Li Shenlan, and she still had a smile on her face. It's just that the words that come out are simply here to stir up trouble.

"This palace came to Lu Guiren's place as a guest, but I heard her say that she lost a bracelet, which was given to her by her mother when she was leaving. If the bracelet is lost, it will naturally be searched. Please also ask Lan Guiren to let go, we will search and leave. ”

Lost the bracelet?

Li Shenlan didn't believe it at all, let alone look for it, why didn't she go to Wang Jun'er from somewhere else?

"Lu Guiren only went to greet the queen mother this morning, didn't he fall in Changle Palace? Or did you fall on the road? Why don't you go anywhere, when you come up, you first search the bedroom where the king is always there. ”

"How did Lan Guiren know that we didn't look for it? It's not like I've been around before, so I came here, and Wang Chang is here. ”

Lu Xin relied on Shen Zhaoyi's support, and her speech was even more arrogant, and she almost stepped on Wang Jun'er.

"So what do you mean, that you think Wang Chang is stealing your bracelet?" Li Shenlan also didn't let them go any further, just stood there and didn't give them any further steps.

"Otherwise, she stole it! Once upon a time, her hands and feet were not clean in the house! ”

"Sister, I didn't!" Wang Jun'er was so anxious that her eyes were red.

Li Shenlan looked at Wang Jun'er soothingly, signaling her to rest assured.

"Zhaoyi Niangniang, except for the concubine Niangniang, if the other masters want to search the palace, they must have the queen's will, does the lady have a will!"

Li Shenlan is not to be outdone, you must know that the palace concubine who has just entered the palace has been searched, and how she will be the master in the future.

"Lan Guiren, you just entered the palace and don't know, don't say that the palace has waited for the emperor for many years and has this qualification, but no, Wang Jun'er is just a permanent presence, and a Zhaoyi in the palace can't search her palace!"

Seeing that Shen Zhaoyi was about to break through, Li Shenlan stepped forward and took another step to block Zhaoyi tightly.

"Niangniang can't search the palace!"

"Lan Guiren, if you steal in the palace, you will be punished by the Xinzhi Treasury. You get out of the way now, this palace has searched this sinner's house, and seeing that things don't make a big fuss, maybe they can open the net! ”

"Does Niangniang have evidence that Wang Chang is stealing, and why don't you shout a 'sinner'. Don't say that the mother can't search the palace without the queen's decree, but if she searches, the queen blames who can't afford it! ”

Shen Zhaoyi came over to clean up Wang Jun'er, saying that Lu Xin and Shen Zhaoyi still have a distant relationship, but now seeing Li Shenlan blocking her, Shen Zhaoyi squinted.

"Li Shenlan, you really think that you can do whatever you want by relying on the emperor's preference for you, and now Lu Guiren is favored. This palace has already given you enough face, and if you raise it from time to time, don't blame this palace for being polite! ”

"Please come back with the queen's decree!"

"Li Shenlan! Come! Give the palace to watch them and search the palace! ”