After the second watch, the forbidden palace was already dark, but there was still a lone lamp in the bedroom of the main hall of the Runzhi Palace, and the wick was very dark, and he could barely see.

Zeng Guiren has not slept yet, and is making winter clothes under the lamp. There was a tent on the Nanmu bed on the side, and the emperor was asleep in it.

Whenever the emperor turned to the side, she would get up gently and walk over briskly to appease.

"What time is it, why haven't you slept yet?" The emperor reached out and touched her slightly cool shoulder, although his speech was still a little lingering, but he was very concerned: "Beware of catching a cold." ”

"Is it noisy to the emperor?" Zeng Wanzhi asked cautiously, "I'll go over and put out the lights." ”

"No, it's better to have a little light than complete darkness." The emperor said and hugged Zeng Wanshi into his arms: "Although this cold clothes need to be urgent, just let those palace ladies do it, you serve me wholeheartedly every day, and you don't have to worry about anything else." ”

"This is the concubine's voluntariness, and the queen's mother is sympathetic to the people and shares her worries for Your Majesty, which is really admirable. The concubine is happy that she can do her best a little, not to mention that even the queen mother herself is doing it, how can I be an exception? ”

"You're too careful," the emperor patted her on the back and said, "You are afraid that others will say that you are pampered and arrogant, and I also know that there are many people in this palace who have a lot of complaints about you, but you don't have to care." I advocate for you in everything, you just have to serve me with all your heart. ”

"The emperor loves me too much, in fact, everyone in this palace is good to me, especially the queen." Zeng Wanshou gently pressed her face on the emperor's chest, and said softly: "Although the concubine has not been in the palace for many days, I feel that the queen's mother is really an example of the harem when she is gentle and generous everywhere, and she is even more dedicated to protecting Your Majesty, with such a queen, what does Your Majesty have to worry about?" ”

"You are really a sensible person, and I don't love you in vain," the emperor naturally likes the harmony of the harem, but the third prince finally disappointed him: "It's just that the matter of cold clothes led to Sixian's unscrupulous deeds, which made me quite worried." ”

"Although the third prince did not do this right, he can be foolish with the concubine, firstly, he is still young, secondly, there are bad slaves around him, and thirdly, the queen has already reprimanded him, and His Majesty has also punished him for three months. To err is human? What's more, after all, he is the heir of His Majesty, and he must always be given a chance to mend his ways. ”

"You, you are full of good thoughts." The emperor stretched out his hand and scratched Zeng Wanshi's small nose and said lovingly: "Speaking of heirs, when will you add another heir to me?" During this time, my rain and dew have only moistened you. ”

Zeng Wanshi's face was suddenly flushed, and she was shy: "Your Majesty, the concubine is not blessed......"

The emperor dragged her to bed and said with a smile: "It's not that you are unblessed, it's that the blessings haven't arrived yet, and I have to accumulate some blessings for you." ”

Zeng Wanshi's body has a peculiar fragrance, which seems to be absent through the clothes, but Luo Yi will become rich when he is lightly released, which is intoxicating.

The emperor liked the fragrance on her body very much, and the more he smelled it, the more obsessed he became.

Every time I went through the clouds and rain with her, due to the severe physical exertion, I would fall into a coma, so I never lost sleep again.

The spring night is short, and soon it will be time to go to court.

Zeng Wanzhi personally served the emperor to wash and change clothes and had breakfast, and the chief steward Qu Qing was waiting outside the door with eight deacons and eunuchs, while a number of guards were waiting outside.

After his emperor went to court, Zeng Wanzhi had a simple breakfast and took a needle and thread.

The palace maid on the side said: "Niangniang, we should just go to the queen to say goodbye, but if we go late, we are afraid that we will be instructed." ”

Zeng Wanshou smiled and said, "I know, it's just that this winter coat is about to be sewn." You have to go and collect all the Han winter clothes made in our yard and fold them in one place, and let's take them directly when we ask for peace later. ”

The palace maid agreed to do it.

Zeng Wan waited for the flying needle to walk the thread, and quickly finished this winter coat.

She made a total of two winter clothes, folded them and put them together with the palace maids, and advised: "Don't say to the outside world that I did it." ”

"Niangniang, why is this? You've been up for two nights for these two clothes. The palace maid next to her was puzzled and uneven: "I just took two clothes to block the villain's mouth." ”

Zeng Wan's face was not angry, and she smiled gently: "The ancients have long said that it is better to defend against people than to prevent Sichuan, so why should we do useless work?" Some things to do or not to do, some things to say or not to say are actually not the most important, too often people only believe what they want to believe. For example, even if they knew that I had done it, they would think that I was just grandstanding and making a name for myself. ”

As he spoke, he stood up, straightened his sideburns, and walked slowly towards Fengyi Palace.

Everyone thinks that Zeng Wanshi has ulterior motives for ascending to the sky in one step. But the palace maids who served her felt that the new master really had no ambition, and they didn't care about anything else except serving the emperor every day.

neither asks the emperor for rewards, nor competes with other concubines for favor, let alone speaks ill of others.

Rao is so low-key, these concubines in the harem still treat her like a black-eyed chicken, and they can't wait to tear her apart to relieve their hatred.

It's just that because of her great favor, she doesn't dare to do anything to her blatantly. But between words and deeds, there will always be bitter sarcasm.

The two palace maids who followed Zeng Wanzhi were holding cold clothes, and they couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.

They went to greet the queen today, obviously late, but they were afraid that they would be used by people with a heart to talk about it again.

Sure enough, when I arrived at Fengyi Palace, I saw that the other concubines had already arrived, and they were sitting there gossiping with the queen.

Zeng Wanshi stepped forward to say goodbye, and then sat in her seat, the queen was as kind as usual, Xu Guifei squinted at Zeng Wanshi, snorted coldly, obviously dissatisfied.

"Noble Zeng is late today, serving the emperor every day is really a meritorious person, unlike those of us who have nothing to do, that is, it is fun to greet the queen every day." Xu Guifei opened her mouth coldly, her tone was three points playful and seven points sour.

Zeng Wan's two palace maids glanced at each other, meaning: Sure enough.

Xu Guifei's words were ostensibly praising Zeng Wan's servants and belittling herself, but in fact, anyone with a heart could hear it, she was saying that Zeng Wan's servants were pampered and arrogant, and she didn't take the queen in her eyes, and dominated the emperor's favor, which made it difficult for other concubines in the harem to enjoy the emperor's grace.

"The concubine is serious, I am indeed late today, and I really shouldn't be. It's just because I want to collect the winter clothes made by the palace people there and present them to the queen's mother, which can be regarded as doing my best. Zeng Wanzhi said without being in a hurry or annoyed.

"You have a few more winter clothes in Runzhi Palace than in other places, it's really hard." The queen ordered someone to take it.

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