The New Year has passed as always, the newcomers Leng Er and Xue'er are very satisfied, except for Xiao Gong's because of the proximity to the water, they can also compete, the harem, including the right Zhaoyi Sun, have been snubbed to varying degrees, Mu Biwei has found an excuse to go to the Xuanshu Palace several times, although no one dares to stop her from seeing Ji Shen, but she can't beat the coquettish and stupid inevitability of these two newcomers, she has no sincerity towards Ji Shen, but she hates these two people who are suspicious of their determination to compete for favor, and they almost see everywhere they go in the Xuanshu Palace, I can't even want to communicate with Nie Yuansheng.

For this pair of twin beauties, the Queen Mother is also a little disdainful, but the Queen Mother is even more disgusted with Sun and He, and she doesn't like Mu Biwei very much, so she is happy to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

It was only in the first month of the new year, and the news of King Gaoyang's marriage gradually spread in the palace.

King Gaoyang is the youngest son of the first emperor and the only concubine, although the origin of his biological mother Concubine Wen is vague and does not say it clearly, but the former Wei Guozuo three hundred years, in the end, the background is there, even if many families have a longer history than the former Wei, they dare not underestimate this princess of the dead country, not to mention the good relationship between Concubine Wen and the Empress Dowager Gao, that is a matter known to the government and the opposition - in the case of Ji Shen's two brothers-in-law, this imperial brother is safe and secure, and wealth does not have to worry.

What's more, although King Gaoyang's appearance is not as good as Ji Shen, he has always been famous for his gentle and courteous manners, and the family was moved for a while, although the Empress Dowager Gao and Concubine Wen had already agreed with Concubine Wen that a talented and beautiful girl of the Gao family was the princess of Gaoyang, but in the end, the news of the marriage proposal should be released first, and then the decree was made.

I don't want Ji Shen to take the lead in issuing an order, in the name of fraternal brothers, the edict will be selected again - and said that it is time for the palace to let the palace maids go out, so even the Shu clan will participate in this election.

The last time the palace released people, it was when Ji Shen was filial piety, and it has been four years now, and this reason is not unreasonable, the problem is that he acted there back then, and everyone knows what the so-called friendly brother has in mind.

The ladies of the family who originally planned to recommend their own girls to the Empress Dowager Gao changed their minds for a while - Ji Shen's harem, how can it be easy to gain a foothold?

At the beginning of the year, the rain was like silver, the candle flame in the apse was faint, and after a while, the heavy tent was put down, covering the light, Nie Yuansheng entered the hall with a full body of rain, Mu Biwei raised his hand to take it off for him, put it aside, and said with some surprise: "Why did you come here today?" ”

Nie Yuansheng hugged her waist from behind, closed his eyes for a moment, and then said with a smile: "The Sun family looked for me in the afternoon, but I came to explain to you, I'm afraid that I will make trouble with me again when I turn around!" ”

"Nonsense, am I such a cautious person?" Mu Biwei slapped him lightly and said angrily, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Nie Yuansheng smiled: "Look at this." She took out a brocade box from her arms, Mu Biwei opened it, but saw that the treasure light lingered inside, it was a large pearl with a diameter of nearly two inches, flawless, it was really worth it at a glance, she immediately recognized it: "This seems to be a tribute from Donghai County two years ago, when there was a fight in the womb for this pearl, and finally it was won by the Sun family...... She gave you this bead, what do you want to do? ”

The last sentence was actually vigilant.

Nie Yuansheng kissed behind her ear and said with a smile: "What else?" I'm afraid I'll receive more benefits in a few days - I am the one who presided over the primary election of this round, you know? ”

"It turns out that you want to send away all the people who shouldn't have been in the palace." Mu Biwei understood, put the beads and returned them to him, glanced at him, and said, "You are bold...... This bead is a demeritor, and I dare to take it as I like. ”

Nie Yuansheng smiled and said: "There are really not many benefits in this world that I dare not accept, and there is a reason for the Sun family, saying that I heard that I have been working hard to assist His Majesty in state affairs, and I have a little cough recently, and I thought that a recipe is good, and I want to use pearl powder in it, so I gave this to me." ”

"There are so many people who work hard about state affairs, why does she think of you." Mu Bi said slightly, "If you really have no brains, aren't you afraid of others talking?" ”

"I've already gone to say goodbye to Your Majesty, Your Majesty doesn't care about these, but the two beauties sent in by King Anping." Nie Yuansheng's eyes turned cold, and he said lightly, "When I saw Your Majesty, they refused to leave, and when I saw this bead wanting, I took the Sun family to block them......"

"I know, I thought that those two people would stay, and it was one of them that the Sun family was not happy, and the second was that I knew that there were not only two of them to be added to the palace this time, and I planned to move back and hide it." Mu Biwei immediately heard the point of his words, "It's okay if you don't know how to be interested, now you even have to listen to your deliberations with Your Majesty, just because the two of them also want to help King Anping block the channels of the harem of the former dynasty?" It's too underestimating these six houses. ”

Nie Yuansheng said with a smile: "You wait a minute - I mean, the two of them pestered Your Majesty and wanted the same bead for each person, Your Majesty temporarily issued an edict to Donghai County because there is no one in the library now, you also know that such beads are rare, I am afraid that this Donghai County's assassin history will not be able to do it...... I will pass this on to the former dynasty, and let the Sun family worry about it in the harem! ”

Mu Biwei pondered for a moment and said, "When the Chinese New Year's Eve is over, King Anping will be able to go to the Heyi Hall for a banquet, and it seems that His Majesty will hand over the government to him...... I'm afraid it's just a few days? ”

"Since the beginning of the selection, I don't have to stay at the Xuanmuro Hall often." Nie Yuansheng sighed, "It's not so convenient to see you in the future." ”

Mu Biwei complained a little more about King Anping in her heart, and said, "Your Majesty actually believes in him like this!" You were injured to save him! ”

"King Anping is more seriously injured." Nie Yuansheng said, "What's more, he is His Majesty's brother-in-law, and the Queen Mother is more willing to let him and King Guangling gain some real power, and it is also good for Ze to be descended." ”

He narrowed his eyes, "Of course, after all, Zuo Xiang is under one person and above ten thousand, and the government is complicated, if King Anping wants to take it all at once, he has to see what he is capable of." ”

"If you have a plan, it's fine." Mu Bi sighed slightly and said, "I'm worried that he will be bad for my father." ”

"Let's not talk about these annoying ......," Nie Yuansheng diverted the topic, "You have just changed the incense in this house?" ”

Mu Bi smiled slightly: "The brahlo incense that was burned in the past, the last time Xiping was cold, she changed it to a warm incense, she liked it, I don't care much about incense, she burned whatever she liked." ”

The two chatted for a few words, and then turned off the lights.

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The next morning, the rain continued.

Liu Yunu came early to ask for a meeting, saw Mu Biwei, saluted, and said respectfully: "The concubine has nothing to do these days, so she did some needlework to honor her mother, and Wanwang Niangniang should not refuse." ”

Mu Biwei was noncommittal, only asked the left and right to take the needle and thread she made to see, but it was some purse handkerchiefs and two long curtains, it can be seen that it has been embroidered with great care, the color and style are what Mu Biwei likes, not to mention, the pattern is mostly related to the heirs, Mu Biwei let people collect, and said lightly: "It is very attentive, I have to thank you." ”

Since Dai's and Jiao's promotions, Mu Biwei has rarely seen people in her palace, she usually comes and goes, but it is rare to see her in the past two months, and she will only be sent away with a few words when she sees it, and it is the third time that Liu Yunu's filial piety needlework has been sent away like this, this time she is obviously determined to make it clear to Mu Biwei, so she knelt down and cried silently: "Niangniang, the concubine is confused for a while, please forgive Niangniang!" ”

She cried like this, because it was sudden, Mu Biwei's hand paused, and she frowned: "What are you doing?" ”

"If the mother refuses to forgive the concubine, the concubine will kneel and die here today." Liu Yunu wiped her tears and said, "No matter how confused the concubine is, she doesn't dare to complain about Niangniang!" It's just that I thought that Dai Ronghua and Jiao Chenghui could do things for the mother, so they won the love of the mother, but the concubine could only do something that she didn't have, and she was ashamed, so she sighed a few words, and as for the resentment, there was no half a word! ”

Mu Bi said slightly: "Your mind is clear in this palace, this palace is lacking now, and you are too lazy to see people, you can just take care of your own life, and you don't have to always bother this palace." ”

"Niangniang's words are just tired of concubines." Liu Yunu knelt on the ground and walked a few steps, and when she arrived in front of Danqi, she supported Danqi with her hand and said sadly, "The concubine has waited for her to enter the palace and live in this Changjin Palace, because she has no main position, how much suffering has she suffered?" How many grievances have you suffered? The general position has always been only one head lower than others, and the same concubine body is like the maid giving birth to a daughter, until the mother comes - the concubine body tells the truth, until the mother comes to our Changjin Palace has the backbone, and the concubine body is like ...... It's like having a reliance, if the mother doesn't want a concubine, then what's the point of living a concubine? ”

Mu Biwei laughed at what she said: "What you say is interesting...... You came to the palace to serve Your Majesty, but now you are looking for death and life in front of this palace, what kind of system is this? ”

Liu Yunu has already played tricks, so she simply relied on it to the end: "Where is the concubine in front of Your Majesty?" But in the past two years, there has often been a place for the concubine in front of the mother, if the mother doesn't want the concubine, then the concubine naturally doesn't want to pass. ”

"Get up." Mu Bi turned the bracelet on her wrist slightly, thinking that this time the beating was almost the same, although she planned to give Changjin Palace a good look, but people like Liu Yunu who just made some emotions couldn't be too faceless, in the end they were still useful, so she said with a smile.

When the lady heard this, she wiped her face with her sleeves and said happily: "Did the mother say that she forgave the concubine?" Otherwise, the concubine would not dare to get up! ”

Mu Biwei turned her head to Ah Shan and said: "You only told me two days ago that Liu Yunu is a sensible person, I don't want her to run over and cry with tears and snot now, I don't know that I should be a three-year-old child, for fear that I won't be able to tear down your stage!" ”

Ah Shan hurriedly stepped forward and took the handkerchief to the Liu family, and said with a wry smile: "The maid clean up, since the mother asked you to get up, then naturally you should rest assured!" ”

The maiden Liu kowtowed with joy at this time, and was helped up by the palace maid beside her, and Mu Biwei ordered to pull the robe: "Go and fetch a basin of water to serve the maid to freshen up - see what this has become?" If this will go out and be seen, it will be said that it is the palace, what's wrong with you! ”

"Niangniang just said that the concubine is like a three-year-old child, as long as the concubine still treats the concubine as before, what if the concubine is a baby in swaddling clothes?" Liu Yunu pursed her lips and smiled.

"You're on the grass with a stick." Mu Bi scolded her slightly, ordered someone to come over and freshen her up, and gave her a box of fat powder that she usually used, and waited for the Liu Imperial Girl to put on makeup again, and said a few words to her before sending her away.

Waiting for the Liu Imperial Girl to leave, Ah Shan said: "The Liu Imperial Girl is more clever in the end." ”

"In a few days, the Duan clan is afraid that they will also wake up." Mu Biwei said lazily, "It is said that the palace is rich, but I don't know the pain of being in it, although the royal maid is the lowest level of formal concubines, but many orders outside are not enough, after all, it is the identity of the imperial concubine, but once there is no favor and no maiden family can rely on, it is just a breeze on the water - the matter of this newcomer entering the palace is still hidden and not fully decided...... They were all anxious. ”

Ah Shan poured her a cup of tea: "Your Majesty said that it was to release the palace maids, so even the women of the Shu clan had to participate in the selection, so to speak, but who doesn't know that Your Majesty is because of the Sun family and the Yan family, and they are worried that they will be left out of the palace because of their background?" For example, when a newcomer enters the palace, he rarely gives a high position, the granddaughter of the son of Ningcheng County back then, why is it just a beauty at the beginning? In this case, it is natural that most of them live with the main seat, it seems that our Changjin Palace is close to Jique, and now there are only a few people living in those places in the side hall, I am afraid that there will be favored newcomers to live in, at that time, even if they are not afraid of the newcomers getting the eyes of the mother, they must also worry about the newcomers pampering, relying on His Majesty's favor and embarrassment for them. ”

Mu Bi smiled: "This is what they have to worry about, but don't we have other worries?" As he spoke, he looked forward.