In a gazebo on the outskirts of the palace, two women were saying this. There are teapots on the stone table of the gazebo, and there are some high points. Next to the gazebo, a horse-drawn carriage was parked. The area around the gazebo is sparsely populated, very full of trees, and very empty.

Among the two women, one woman combed the man's hair ornament and wore the man's clothes, and she was also quite bold in her gestures. This name is not an ordinary person, he is a virtuous concubine today.

The other woman was wearing a light green veil, although it was heavy makeup, but it was not gaudy and vulgar, and it vaguely exuded a kind of cold air. Although this woman's status is not as good as that of Concubine Xian, her fame is far better than that of Concubine Xian. She is the first floor of the milk capital, one of the hot pillars of the Yanyu Building, Su Wanyue.

Concubine Xian and Su Wanyue are about the same age.

A few days ago, Concubine Xian suddenly sent a message to Su Wanyue and asked her to meet her in the pavilion on the outskirts of the city.

The two have known each other for 7 or 8 years, and they have always been Su Wanyue's appointment to Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian took the initiative to ask Su Wanyue for the first time. After Su Wanyue saw the letter, she was a little curious, but she didn't expect that Concubine Xian also had the initiative to take the initiative to meet Su Wanyue.

In this case, Su Wanyue must also go to the appointment on time.

"I don't know if Niangniang took the initiative to ask me out today, but what important discoveries have you made?" Su Wanyue was also direct and straight to the point.

Concubine Xian sat at the table, picked up the kettle, and poured a glass of water, "The guests in the smoke and rain recently, can people mention the matter of the queen's mother?" ”

"Nope. If you have something to say, if you want to say it, you will feel uncomfortable. "Su Wanyue has spoken in a cold and crisp tone for so many years.

"Won't you guess first?" Concubine Xian pretended to be mysterious and said with a smile.

"Not available!" Su Wanyue is still so crisp, so direct, so cold.

"Alright! All right! A dead girl is a dead girl, and it's always been like this. The palace is also strange, the dignitaries and nobles in the capital are all masochists. If it's not a masochist, why do you really get along to see you, one by one, like a fool, standing in a row, waiting for your aunt and grandmother to flop your cards. It's really full and there's nothing to do, if the palace is favored by the emperor, it will definitely let the emperor detain their money. ”

"First of all, this girl's temperament is also aimed at you. Secondly, even if you are favored and let the emperor deduct their money, they still have silver. These officials are all big landlords among big landlords, and being an official is nothing more than a good-looking and good-sounding façade for themselves. People don't live on these taels of silver. Niangniang has been in this rainy building for so many years, why is she still stupid and has no bottom line. ”

"Can you not stumble me at that meeting?"

"Niangniang is afraid that there is a misunderstanding, I don't dare to knock you, and the slave family is just telling the truth. The advice is good for the ear, and the slave family is just beating the mother at any time. lest if the mother is sold in the future, she will have to count the money for others. ”

"Forget about this palace, I can't talk about you."

Next, Concubine Xian began to tell about her discoveries in the Queen's Palace:

A few days ago, the queen mother was suddenly in the harem and widely summoned the concubines of various palaces to the Zhaixiu Palace.

Concubine Xian has been in the palace for so many years, and this is the first time the queen has done such a thing.

The first one summoned by the queen was Concubine Shu, followed by Concubine Xian, and then some concubines of lower rank.

Concubine Xian always felt that the queen was like a queen, and before leaving, she called every concubine in the harem to advise.

Including Concubine Xian, all the concubines should be in addition to asking the queen to say goodbye, this should be the first time they have been in the palace for so many years, and they have met one-on-one in the queen's Zhaixiu Palace.

As soon as she stepped into the hall, Concubine Xian smelled that special fragrance. The fragrance was attached to the letter that Concubine Xian received when she entered the palace.

Concubine Xian has been looking for so many years, but she didn't expect the taste, this taste is actually the taste of the queen's embroidery palace.

It turned out that in order to enter the palace, Concubine Xian wrote a letter to the emperor.

Although the emperor is in the palace, it is not completely impossible to deliver a letter to the emperor from outside the palace. As long as you spend some money and make a little bit of connections in this palace, you can still hand it over to the emperor if you wait a little longer.

The connections in the palace are complicated, and if you want to bypass Concubine Xian's father and pass it to the emperor, you can only pass through the palace maids and father-in-law in the palace. Not to mention the detours, the money taken care of is naturally indispensable.

However, Concubine Xian received a reply from the emperor in the fifth day. Concubine Xian thought that she would need at least the least, and it would take about a month to receive a reply.

The money taken care of is also far less than expected.

This speed simply stunned Concubine Xian.

It's just that in the reply letter received, there was a faint smell.

After entering the palace, the concubines of each palace will go to the queen's embroidery palace every morning to greet the queen. It's just that the place to be asked is still some distance from the queen's bedroom. It can only smell so faint that it is so faint that it is impossible to perceive the taste.

Concubine Xian liked the faint smell attached to the letter paper back then, and she had been paying attention to these scents for so many years, but after all, she had not found the owner of the scent.

Not only that, Concubine Xian also started her second hobby in this palace, developing various spices. I hope I can concoct this kind of taste, but unfortunately, after so many years, Concubine Xian can only barely concoct the approximate taste. It's still the same as the original taste, and it's far from it.

It wasn't until that day that Concubine Xian stepped into the queen's bedroom that the recognizable familiar smell aroused Concubine Xian's sense of smell again.

After Concubine Xian found out about this taste, she was very excited and asked the queen what it tasted like? The queen also told Concubine Xian very directly that it was a medicinal taste.

The queen has been frail and sickly since she was a child, and she takes medicine all year round.

This medicine is different from ordinary medicine. It doesn't smell like medicine at all, it's more like the smell of some kind of spice! No wonder Concubine Xian has not found that faint taste from the spices for so many years. From the beginning, the direction was wrong.

Concubine Xian thought she was lucky, but she didn't expect it.

Back then, Concubine Xian could enter the palace so smoothly, and there may be a queen helping her in the middle!

Although Concubine Xian is his daughter's family, he is not interested in the affairs of his daughter's family at all. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Concubine Xian will be particularly sensitive to those tastes.

Today, Concubine Xian has arrived at the queen's Zhaixiu Palace, and the source of the taste has also been found. The queen mother is also in front of Concubine Xian, and there are some things that Concubine Xian must ask clearly and understand today.

Speaking of which, the letter that made Concubine Xian feel very special back then may be able to get the answer today.

It is also strange to say that Concubine Xian's father was originally a military general, and Concubine Xian herself was also good at martial arts.

According to common sense, Concubine Xian should not be interested in the writing and ink of the study. But Concubine Xian is an exception.

When Concubine Xian received the emperor's reply, she found that the letter paper was very special and she had never seen it.

Regarding the paper, Concubine Xian has also been paying attention to the palace in all directions, but she has been looking for it for a long time.

"Niangniang, the paper and the smell attached to the letter paper when the concubine entered the palace back then, but it came from your palace?" Concubine Xian did not shy away from asking very straightforwardly.

"It's indeed the letter paper and flavor in this palace, but this palace didn't expect that Concubine Xian would be so sensitive to these. However, this announcement ignores these. "The queen, like many people, originally thought that Concubine Xian practiced martial arts, but for these smells, paper or something should be five big and three thick, and she couldn't notice it. I didn't expect that after so many years, Concubine Xian still remembers.

"The concubine has a question in her heart, and she wants to ask the mother for advice, and I hope that the mother can answer the doubts in the concubine's heart for so many years." Since this is the case, the queen is naturally the benefactor of Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian naturally became very sincere, hoping that the queen could tell her about the place.

"Now that you know everything, if you have any questions, you can ask. Hongu will answer you truthfully. The queen also showed her last hole card, and gave Concubine Xian a very clear promise without reciprocation.

"Can Niangniang tell the concubine about the concubine's entry into the palace back then."

"Okay."

It turned out that the emperor had just ascended the throne that year, and the situation between the DPRK and China was unstable. Although it is not a change of dynasty, the new emperor ascended the throne, and various rights and interests have undergone such subtle changes.

That's why the ancients had the saying that once a son of heaven was a courtier.

At this time, the emperor is testing the officials, and the officials will also test the emperor. If the government is already unstable, if it continues like this in the long run, the people will inevitably be panicked and the situation will be unstable.

Stabilizing the political situation in the DPRK and China has become very urgent.

And the fastest shortcut to stabilize the court is a political marriage.

Therefore, in order to help the emperor stabilize the situation in the court, the queen quietly collected information from various officials in the palace.

This information includes two aspects, one is the position of the officials, and the other is the marriage of the children of the officials.

Concubine Xian's father has always been a middle force. And Concubine Xian's father is upright and upright, holding military power. It is the force that the emperor desperately needs.

Therefore, the queen has been secretly paying attention to Concubine Xian, looking for opportunities.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Xian took the initiative and wanted to send a message to the emperor. When the queen learned of this, she naturally wanted to actively promote it.

As for the letter of reply, and the wisp of smell attached to it, why did it come from the queen's embroidery palace?

That's because, after all, the emperor still thinks that the queen needs a nod from the queen to justify it.

Although the queen took the initiative not to accept favor, the emperor still saw what the queen did and remembered it in his heart.

Such a queen made the emperor want to like it, but he didn't dare to like it.

Since you can't like it, it's better to convert it into mutual respect.

Therefore, the emperor will find the queen in this matter and take the letter of Concubine Xian to the queen for personal review.

This is what the queen tried her best to promote, how could there be a reason not to agree.

After the queen understood, she discussed and decided this matter with the emperor.

The emperor also wrote a reply to Concubine Xian in the Zhaixiu Palace.

That's why, the letter paper and the smell attached to it will come from the queen's embroidery palace.

In order to confirm this matter, the queen asked Fan Er to take some paper to Concubine Xian.

Concubine Xian picked up the paper, looked at the paper carefully, and smelled the smell of the paper carefully.

That's right, it's the smell, it's the paper.

Concubine Xian raised her head and looked at the weak, haggard queen. With a slight smile, the doubts in my heart for so many years were solved at once. Smiled comfortably.

The queen also showed a faint, relieved smile on her face.

It seems that everything is in silence.

When Concubine Xian left the palace, she asked Concubine Xian to keep this matter a secret. Concubine Xian also readily agreed, which became a little secret between Concubine Xian and the queen.

After Concubine Xian finished speaking, she had deep questions in her heart about how she had survived in this harem for so many years.

On the surface, the queen is not favored at all.

But who knows, but he has won the trust of the emperor, and the weight in the emperor's heart can be imagined. On the surface, although the emperor has never protected the queen, it is the greatest protection for the queen.

Trees naturally attract the wind, otherwise, it will be a different sight.

"Since ancient times, wives and concubines have fought to the death for a husband, and the emperor's harem is even more incredible. The tragedy is even more incomparable to the situation of ordinary eunuchs. Niangniang, how did you survive so completely? Su Wanyue's cold tone teased Concubine Xian and said

"How did this palace survive, I don't have to worry about your old man, anyway, it has survived for so many years. I can only say that I can eat with a mouthful of food, and I can still have no problem. ”

"Niangniang, you are too modest." Su Wanyue was very official, and with a little fake ridicule, she continued to tease Concubine Xian.

"I wonder if these things will have anything to do with you?"

"What does it have to do with me, I'm not a concubine in the harem. The open and secret battle of this harem, if the mother dies tragically in the harem, the slave family must clean up for the mother. When it is not the Qingming Festival, I must also give the mother a stick of incense. Think about it, if you need anything, feel free to give me a dream, and promise to burn it for my mother the next day. "Su Wanyue's mouth is really a little underwhelming.

Concubine Xian rolled her eyes and joked, "You're not afraid of being scared to death." ”

"What's there to be afraid of. Who's not having a relative under the ground? We've known each other for so many years, and you're not too much, right? ”

"Okay. Miss Su Wanyue's mouth is hard work, and she has grown a lot after not seeing it for a few days. ”

"Thank you for your praise."

The two have always talked like this, and Concubine Xian has long been used to it.

Next, Concubine Xian is going to get down to business.

"Didn't you always suspect your origins? Since you doubt your background, someone is doing it on purpose. What kind of people do you think they will be? ”

"A person who has such a mind, such a means. It must be either a powerful person or a dignitary. Su Wanyue replied seriously and affirmatively.

"What is the identity of a woman who can become the emperor's concubine in the harem?"

"They are all serious overhaul ladies, White Lotus. Although they become colors when they enter the palace, they are all powerful or dignitaries. ”

"The so-called no wind and no waves. When there are waves, even if there are no big fish, there will always be some small shrimp and small crabs. As for the people who can deliberately do your life, it is a big fish or a small shrimp and a small crab. With this wave, you can always find some clues, right? Concubine Xian threw a smug smile at Su Wanyue.

"Then dare you ask what this wave is? Where did the waves come from? ”

"This wave is naturally coming from the Queen. What is not known at the moment. The queen's temperament is calm, calm, and thoughtful. Waiting and seeing what happens is the best policy. ”

"It's the best policy."

The two of them don't have the ability to make waves, so it's also a good thing to stand by obediently and watch the waves rise.

Looking at the overall situation, you can take off your whole body without getting wet.

"Thanks for the compliment." It's rare to get a compliment from Su Wanyue in the end, and Concubine Xian is naturally very happy and a little flattered.

"In addition to these old things, what else did the queen say to you this time?" Su Wanyue

"It's nothing more than saying that he is weak and sick, and now his condition is getting worse. If one day he is gone, he still hopes that the concubines in the harem will take good care of the emperor and live in harmony in the harem. Don't let the emperor be distracted and tired again for the sake of the harem. That's basically what it means. ”

"It seems that the queen may feel that she is going to die soon! While you still have a breath of air, explain the future. ”

"Yes! I feel that way too. ”

"This queen is really conscientious, and in the end, she didn't forget to take care of the harem for the emperor and explain the affairs of the harem."

"yes. Why is God always so harsh on these good people? On the contrary, those bad people, this life is cheap and long, and they have to catch up with the footcloth of the evil woman," Concubine Xian sighed and said a little unfairly.

"Don't think he's being unfair. Actually, God is difficult, very fair. It's just that what you see happens to be the unfair side. Su Wanyue saw it thoroughly.

"Yes."

"I just don't know what the harem is like after the death of this queen mother?"

"What else, it's not the same as it is now."

"This vacancy in the back position naturally has to be filled by someone. And this person will definitely not be a virtuous concubine. ”

"You're thinking too much about this, how can it be my turn."

"I didn't think much about it, the candidate for this position is not you, Concubine Xian. The new official has three fires, and you can still be as chic as you are now, you can leave the palace if you want to, and you won't go if you don't want to go back. You are not afraid that the new queen will expose you and deduct a basin for the emperor on your head. When the time comes, you can't really wash it off. ”

"The palace has an appointment with the emperor, and the emperor will not believe it."

"Is it possible to make the emperor believe what you write in your heart?" Su Wanyue obviously didn't trust it.

"Why don't you believe it?"

"If the evidence is conclusive, does the emperor still have a reason not to punish him?"

"I'll meet you when I leave the palace, what kind of evidence is this."

"There is no excuse for the crime you want to add, you need evidence, and false evidence is also evidence. Or stun you halfway, put you on the inn, and then take off your clothes. A disheveled man is lying next to you, this is caught in bed, what else is there to say. "Su Wanyue's experience over the years is not a lie.

Concubine Xian's kitten looked at Su Wanyue with her eyes, "Don't scare me!" Hongu is timid. ”

"I'm not scaring you, we have to be more careful in the future. After all, I am a woman in the Qinglou, if something happens to me, you can still find a way to save me. If something happens to you, there's nothing I can do. Su Wanyue's words are also reasonable, and he is also sincerely concerned about Concubine Xian.

"Okay. If it is true, the queen mother has passed away. Then the palace bought you, and bought it into the palace to be a maid in my Qinan Palace. So you don't have to leave the palace. Concubine Xian also told a joke to ease the atmosphere that was about to freeze.

Su Wanyue glared at Concubine Xian fiercely, got up and got into the carriage, and left the pavilion without looking back.

Su Wanyue's words, Concubine Xian should really think about it.

The so-called desire to harm others is indispensable, and the desire to prevent others is indispensable.