Spiritual veins were relatively common in ancient times, almost half of them had them, but after the changes of the world, thousands of years later, the owners of spiritual veins became more and more rare, human beings gradually became ordinary people, and martial arts became the representative of power.

Now the only people who have the spiritual vein are known are the emperors of the Three Kingdoms and Tang Xinrou, who suddenly appeared with the fire phoenix spiritual vein.

The cultivation of the spiritual vein has been passed down from generation to generation, and even if there are very few people who have the spiritual vein, the books that can be cultivated have not been broken, at least in the imperial palace, and there are some big families.

Although Liang Yuan had not been diligent in cultivation before, her father was afraid that there would be problems in her cultivation, so she read all the books on cultivation.

In the previous life, he majored in fire, and fire was the master of the power of destruction, while wood was biased towards healing.

She is now using the power of the wood spirit to maintain a state of not fainting.

A quarter of an hour later.

In Chaofeng Palace, Tang Xinrou squinted and lay on the incense couch, enjoying Su'e's massage.

Su'e, who massaged her, is the female official in charge of Chaofeng Palace and the person she trusts the most.

"Alright, help me up."

Maybe she had been lying down for a long time, and the weather was hot and she was panicked, so she was not in a very good mood.

Su'e took her hand away from her head, helped her to sit up, and poured another cup of tea: "Niangniang, this is the tea sent by the emperor yesterday, just brewed, you taste it." ”

Tang Xinrou took the teacup and was depressed: "The emperor still remembers to send tea to the palace, and if he has no new love, he forgets the old love of the palace." ”

Su E hurriedly said: "Where did Niangniang say, if it wasn't for the instigation of the courtiers, how could the emperor order the selection of draft girls, and he would definitely favor Niangniang alone." ”

Tang Xinrou glanced at her coldly: "What do you know!" This palace is not the short-lived Liang Guifei, what's the use of being a sole favor, what this palace wants is long-lasting! ”

"Yes, yes, what the mother said is extremely true, it is the slave and the maid who are short-sighted."

Although Tang Xinrou said so, she was extremely reluctant to accept a concubine from the emperor, the emperor favored Liang Yuan for eight years, but she only became the queen for two years, and there were dozens of beauties in the palace, how could she be willing.

If it weren't for the fact that she hadn't done anything for two years, she wouldn't have compromised.

The doctors all said that she was in good health, why she hadn't moved at all in the past two years.

Now that the emperor has those beauties, it is even more difficult for her to get pregnant.

Tang Xinrou took a sip of tea: "Is the one outside still kneeling?" ”

"It's still there, looking like it's about to breathe, it's really unlucky."

"Go out and send it away."

"Yes."

"Wait, ask her a doctor, reward some medicinal herbs and clothes, you can do it, you can't be too stingy."

As her confidant, Su'e didn't need to mention much, she also guessed the queen's intentions, responded respectfully, and went out of the palace to handle the matter.

Not long after Su E went out, the voice of Gonggong Li, the great eunuch of Chaofeng Palace, sounded outside the palace: "Queen Mother, the emperor is coming here, I'm afraid I will see Su Meiren by the door." ”

Tang Xinrou frowned, "I don't know if she inquired about it in advance, it's really uneasy." ”

Li Xun: "The slave doesn't look like it, the current appearance of the Sumei people is not very pleasing, and when the saint sees it, he will only be disgusted." ”

"It's better not, come in and freshen up the palace."

As Li Xun guessed, when Chu Heng saw Su Qingwan, who was pale and had no sense of beauty, he was indeed a little displeased, there were many newcomers in the palace, and he didn't recognize Su Qingwan who had only met once for a while.

"The concubine visits the emperor."

After Su Qingwan saw her, she hung her head, her hands clenched into fists and shrunk in her sleeves, she had already tried her best to restrain her emotions, if she had a knife in her hand and her strength allowed, she would definitely rush forward and kill the enemy of the exterminating clan.

When Chu Heng came over, Su E was carrying the order of the queen, and Gong E was holding a mahogany square tray containing clothes and medicinal materials.

Chu Heng just glanced at Su Qingwan with a sick face, and then stopped paying attention to her, "What are you doing?" ”

Su E saluted and replied: "Your Majesty, Su Mei fell into the lotus pond on the way to the queen the day before yesterday, and was infected with the wind cold. ”

"The queen is still so kind-hearted."

Chu Heng read the sentence, and walked towards the palace, at this time the palace door was open, Tang Xinrou just walked out, the husband and wife looked at each other and smiled, and listened to Tang Xinrou say: "If this palace is not generous and unkind, can you let the harem have so many sisters." ”

Her tone was soft and a little coquettish, which made Chu Hengda laugh.

Then he looked at the weak Su Qingwan: "Su Meiren is sick like this, why don't you help her up quickly, and kneel down like this, I'm afraid that my life will be gone." ”

Su Qingwan knelt on the ground: "Thank you to the queen for the reward, the concubine came today to make up for the previous day's invitation, and secondly, she wants the concubine to be the master of the concubine." ”

Her voice was poignant and tactful, as if she had thousands of grievances.

Tang Xinrou knew what she was for, but she still pretended not to know, and said softly: "If there is anything to say, you will be sisters in the future, seeing that you must have been wronged like this, tell your sister, and my sister will call the shots for you." ”

He said to Chu Heng again: "It seems that the concubine can't serve the emperor wholeheartedly today." ”

Chu Heng grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms: "In the past, there was only a queen in the palace, and there were no other concubines, but now that there are more people, you should also show your majesty as a queen, and don't even care about the affairs of sesame mung beans." ”

"The concubine knows, but Sister Su has begged to come to me, this is also the first time, I can't refuse ruthlessly."

"Okay, I'll listen to you this time."

Entering the Chaofeng Palace, the emperor and queen sat on the main seat.

Su Qingwan was still kneeling, but in a different place.

"Tell me what it is that made you come with illness."

Tang Xinrou's statement is to downplay the fact that she came to ask for peace, but it shows that she is good at scheming, even if she is seriously ill, she has to meet her.

Su Qingwan began to whisper, her voice was tactful, like the sound made when a pearl jade was beaten, which made Chu Heng, who was originally disgusted with her, begin to look at her seriously.

Those who can enter the palace are all beauties, although this Su Qingwan is sick, there is a god in her eyes, her head is moth-eyebrowed, her face is thin, and her pale face is also a kind of morbid beauty.

Su Qingwan was talking about being pushed down the lotus pond the day before yesterday, when she and Xiao Cairen passed by the Qingxin Pond not far from Chaofeng Palace that day, they had a quarrel with Zhao Concubine of Yanhui Palace, and then they were pushed off the Qingxin Pond by the other party.

"Your Majesty, Niangniang, many people saw what happened at that time, the concubine did not lie and wronged Zhao Concubine Niangniang, and the concubine also knew that her status was humble, and she should not have a dispute with Zhao Concubine Niangniang, but the concubine was angry but Zhao Concubine Niangniang said that the lotus flower in Qingxin Pond was not beautiful, and the lotus flower was noble, how could people be blasphemed."

Su Qingwan sobbed in a low voice: "The concubine's own affairs are secondary, but she has wronged the lotus flower in Qingxin Pond. ”

She carefully looked at the faces of the two people above as she spoke, Tang Xinrou loved lotus flowers the most, and this Qingxin Pond was built for her by Chu Heng.

Qingxin Pond was built in the fifth year of Xuanming, when she was still Liang Guifei, at that time she said that she didn't like lotus flowers, but because Chu Heng said that he liked to see himself dancing by the pond full of lotus flowers, she also tried to make herself like lotus flowers.

It wasn't until the end that she understood that it was Tang Xinrou who liked the lotus, and Chu Heng liked Tang Xinrou.

Chu Heng's voice was slightly cold: "Call Concubine Zhao, I want to ask her, where the lotus flower I planted can't get into her eyes." ”

Tang Xinrou said aggrievedly: "I think everyone has different preferences, each has its own eyes, and she can't complain about Concubine Zhao, but she shouldn't push Su Meiren into the pool because of this little thing." ”

In addition to the queen in the palace now, the highest concubines are the five-rank concubines, all of whom have just entered the palace, and it is impossible to be canonized as a concubine without even sleeping in the palace.

The concubines of the fifth rank are already extremely high grades, and they are also canonized because of their family's influence in the court.

And a powerless person like Su Qingwan in Kyoto can be named a beauty, which is already the sky.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

The hall resounded with Su Qingwan's coughing as hard as she could.

"Stop kneeling." Chu Heng said.

"The concubine doesn't dare."

"The emperor asked you to get up, why don't you dare, get up quickly."

Hearing Tang Xinrou's words, Su Qingwan lowered her eyebrows and thanked her obediently, and half sat on the round stool that the palace maid brought her.

Su Qingwan was originally the daughter of a scholarly family, and her demeanor was as soft as a breeze and as elegant as an orchid about to bloom, coupled with the atmosphere of Liang Yuan's previous life, she looked generous from salute to seat.

Even Tang Xinrou couldn't help but take a few more looks.

After a while, Concubine Zhao was brought in, and as soon as she entered the room, she first saluted the emperor and queen, and then saw Su Qingwan sitting on a round bench.

Su Qingwan also saluted her according to the number of etiquette.

Concubine Zhao didn't know what happened before she came, but when she saw Su Qingwan, she realized that it must be this little slut who came to sue, and her father was the prince of Zhenguo, so he was not afraid.

Tang Xinrou said with her identity: "Concubine Zhao, I heard Su Meiren say that you pushed her into the pool that day, is there such a thing?" ”

Zhao Xinran was surprised, and hurriedly explained: "There is no such thing, the concubine is not familiar with the Sumei, how could the concubine push her off the pool for no reason, I can see clearly that day, it was the Sumeiren who accidentally fell into it without standing firm." ”

Su Qingwan said: "The concubine has a witness, and Xiao Cairen was behind me that day." ”

Zhao Xinran knelt beside her: "Xiao Cairen and Su Meiren are under the same roof, maybe you have already colluded, and ask the queen to find out." ”

Su Qingwan said again: "Queen Mother, that day, the concubine and Concubine Zhao had a dispute by the Qingxin Pond, and many palace people saw it, the reason was that the concubine passed by the Qingxin Pond, and praised the nobility of the lotus, and Concubine Zhao said...... She said......"

"What did she say?" Tang Xinrou asked.

"She said that this pond full of lotus flowers is not as good as the back garden of her house, and it looks vulgar."

"Bold!"

"Presumptuous!"

Two reprimands sounded at the same time, it was Chu Heng and Tang Xinrou.

Su Qingwan trembled and said in shock: "This is not what the concubine said, but Concubine Zhao, the concubine heard it with her own ears, and the concubine also argued with Concubine Zhao a few words at that time, but Concubine Zhao not only listened, but pushed the concubine into the pool, saying that the concubine's status was lowly and she happened to stay with this cheesy lotus." ”

Zhao Xinran knew that something was wrong, and said continuously: "It's not like this, the concubine didn't say these words at that time, let alone push Su Meiren, the emperor, the mother, don't listen to the villain's slander." ”

Which of the two of them was telling the truth, Chu Heng could see at a glance that they were both women who had just entered the palace, how strong could this scheming be.

Zhao Xinran looked flustered, and the words of defense were just two sentences over and over again, what the truth is, you don't need to judge to know.

But the power to dispose of this matter rested with the queen, and he didn't want to deal with the things that should belong to the queen on his behalf, so he simply sat there without saying a word.

Tang Xinrou beckoned: "Su'e, take a good look at the people around Concubine Zhao, by the way, Su Meiren's side will also be tried, so as not to say that the palace is unfair, and then send someone to call Xiao Cairen and the palace people who were on duty by the Qingxin Pond that day." ”

"The slave obeys."

Su'e led someone to take Luoluo and them down, but in half an hour, the result came out.

Su E, who saw a very high eyesight, had already sent someone to call Xiao Cairen and the palace people on duty, and this would also arrive.

Before Su'e said the result, Zhao Xinran was already frightened by this battle, when she was in the boudoir, how could she have experienced such interrogation, her father and mother spoiled her like a baby, they believed whatever she said, and never asked more.

She remembered her parents' advice before entering the palace.

The palace is no more than at home, you have to think twice about everything, don't be willful, and your parents can't protect you outside.

If they tell the truth, I am afraid that the punishment will be heavier, but it is better to ......

Zhao Xinran was not stupid, and kowtowed one after another in front of Su'e's report: "Your Majesty, the queen, the concubine is guilty, this matter is indeed the fault of the concubine, the concubine is afraid of punishment, so she lied, and hoped that the emperor would be able to take it lightly for the sake of the concubine's youth and ignorance." ”

Chu Heng closed his eyes and said nothing.

Tang Xinrou said coldly: "You are guilty of bullying the king, and you should be punished for your crime!" ”

This sentence completely frightened Zhao Xinran, and she knelt on the ground in a daze, unable to say a word, and her mind was full of scenes of her being given to death.

She was still young, only sixteen years old, and she didn't want to die yet.

Chu Heng said lightly: "For the sake of you taking the initiative to admit your mistakes, I can spare your capital crime and not pursue your deception." ”

Tang Xinrou: "The emperor is lenient, but Concubine Zhao not only deceived the monarch but also tried to murder the Sumei, and the Sumeiren almost lost their lives because of this, this matter can't be passed." ”

Zhao Xinran came back to his senses, knelt and turned to look at Su Qingwan, and said with tears in his eyes: "Su Meiren, this matter is my fault, you are okay now, after I return to the palace, I will send some medicinal materials to Su Meiren to replenish the body, if you still feel that it is not enough, you can push me into the pool to relieve hatred." ”

Su Qingwan was neither humble nor arrogant: "The concubines don't dare, I implore the emperor and queen to call the shots." ”

She was very resolute in this attitude, indicating that she didn't want to stop there.

Su Qingwan had already died of illness, it was Zhao Xinran who killed her, no matter what it was for, she couldn't let the matter be revealed, killing people to pay for her life, and Zhao Xinran's life should be compensated to Su Qingwan.

Tang Xinrou smiled and said lightly: "Although Concubine Zhao is from a noble background, she has a bad heart and is not worthy of the concubine position, so she will be demoted to Zhao Changzai, what do you think, Your Majesty?" ”

"The affairs of the harem, the queen can do it."

"There are rules in the palace, but it will not affect the punishment of the palace because of your identity outside, Concubine Zhao has been reduced to a permanent presence, and she has been grounded for a month, so reflect on it."

If it weren't for Zhao Xinran's background, and this was the first time she had punished a concubine, she would not have been punished so lightly, and the emperor would not tolerate a vicious woman to continue to stay in the harem.

With such a punishment, the emperor naturally has no opinion, Zhao Xinran has not been in his eyes, the punishment will be punished, and the Zhao family should also be suppressed.

"Thank you, Queen." Su Qingwan bowed gratefully.

"This palace has always done things fairly, you guys, as long as you serve the emperor wholeheartedly, don't use any crooked brains, go down."

One party almost died, and the other party just demoted a concubine and was grounded, which is also called justice, how ridiculous!

Su Qingwan was helped out by Luoluo, and Zhao Changzai was also helped out by her personal maid, and in a moment, she changed from a five-grade Zhao concubine to a seven-grade Changzai, and the huge gap made her lose her mind for a while and was unwilling to accept it.

Out of Chaofeng Palace, Zhao Xinran was angry and wanted to reach out to fan Su Qingwan, but was stopped by the maid beside her, "Master, don't be stupid." ”

The maid who followed her was pale, and it was obvious that she had just been frightened or tortured when Su'e called for questioning.

Zhao Xinran also sobered up a lot, knowing that this was still in front of Chaofeng Palace, so he didn't dare to make any more moves, glared at Su Qingwan and said: "Su Qingwan, aren't you going to sue, if you have the ability, you will make the emperor favor you." ”

Su Qingwan said calmly: "I have been wronged, so I naturally want to find the queen to administer justice, as for the emperor's opinion of me, I can't control it, if the emperor can favor me, I will naturally be happy, if I don't look down on my puliu posture, I won't harm others like Zhao Changzai." ”

"Okay, well, today's hatred, I wrote it down! Let's go! ”

Zhao Xinran was full of anger and had no way to vent, so she had to say a cruel word and leave with someone, and she still had tears on her face when she left.

At this time, Su E came out of Chaofeng Palace with someone and shouted: "Su Meiren, these are all given to you by Niangniang, take them away, the slave maid still has to serve Niangniang, so I won't follow." ”

Su Qingwan turned around and thanked her: "The concubine thanks the queen for the reward, and I also thank Aunt Su'e for sending her." ”

Luoluo and Fluttershy step forward to grab everything.

Su E stepped forward and said, "The queen said, as long as you do your part, she won't treat you badly." ”

Su Qingwan comprehended: "The concubine understands. ”

After the three of them left the Chaofeng Palace, Fluttershy, who was holding her clothes, dared to speak: "What the beauty said just now offended Concubine Zhao to death, you shouldn't have said that just now."

Although Zhao Concubine has now become a permanent presence, but her father's Zhenguo Gong, the emperor does not look at the face of the monk and the face of the Buddha, it is impossible to let Zhao Concubine always be there, and at that time, the beauty will be miserable. ”

Luoluo retorted: "It was she who framed her in the front, and it was an unsolvable grudge, could it be that the master just put down his body and said two good words, so that the other party could forget about it." ”

Fluttershy says, "There are no enemies in the palace, and although there were no concubines in the palace in the past, the people below are also very strong, and some of them are enemies today, and tomorrow they will join forces against others."

It is right for the beauty to come to let the queen call the shots today, but she should also leave a line afterwards, it is difficult to guarantee that one day, you and Zhao Concubine can still shake hands and make peace, and it is not a sea of blood feud, if you want to live in the palace for a long time, you must be able to bend and stretch, and you must endure what you should endure, and watching people cook is a basic skill. ”

Fluttershy said all of this over the years, and she doesn't say it to anyone she meets.

When she first became the slave maid of the Sumei, she still looked down on the other party's weak appearance, and she spoke softly, not like a master.

But now, I look at it, but I am a ruthless person to myself, I can walk to Chaofeng Palace under the scorching sun when I can't even walk steadily, and I kneel for so long, and I don't panic in front of the queen, even if I can't get out in the future, I won't have a bad time.

Master and slave, share honor and disgrace, and she doesn't want her master to be too brainless, so as to avoid being affected by accidents.