After some persuasion, Ziyu finally agreed to stay in the Yunyi Courtyard, but I knew that what really moved her was the words I whispered in her ear when I left.

"Even if you go back, you have to have a satisfactory result, don't you?"

Leaving the Yunyi Courtyard, on the way, Cuiyun posted a side curtain on the side of the sedan chair and told me that Xueqing went to the back door of the courtyard. I couldn't help but snort coldly and said with a smile: "It's better this way, so I don't have to report to Emperor Qi Yan." ”

I lifted the curtain slightly, revealing a gap, and called Cui Yun to come over, asking her to go to the Jade Building to find Ye Liuyun, and ask him to help check the person of the national teacher Su Kun. "Tell him, just say what I said, check this person, what is the relationship with the battle for the throne back then, and the Great Zhou."

Cui Yun received the order, and she was very alert in a place with a lot of people, and naturally disappeared without a trace.

Du Ruo whispered on the side: "Why did Niangniang suddenly think of Zha Sukun?" ”

"It's not sudden, in fact, for Su Kun, the palace was curious and confused earlier, he is a veteran figure who has experienced the three dynasties, and he must be clear about everything that happened back then, but the matter has been put aside. I had just been to Yunyi Courtyard, and this idea came up again. ”

Regarding Su Kun, I did have doubts in my heart, from when he came all the way to Dazhou to ask for marriage, to when he greeted him, and his attitude towards Yunyi Courtyard, I always felt that Su Kun seemed to be hiding some secrets. And it must have something to do with a certain force in Da Zhou.

"Actually, Sun Zheng is also in the city, and he is already working in the yamen, isn't it more appropriate for Niangniang to send him?"

"Du Ruo, why did you start missing it when you separated?" I first joked with Du Ruo, and then explained: "Sun Zheng is a prince after all, and Su Kun is an important minister, in order to avoid suspicion, it is better to let him be less involved." As for Ye Liuyun, he has nothing to do with Xinyue, and his skills are better, so it is easier to check. ”

"It's just Niangniang, Ye Huwei and Sun Zheng are both in Crescent Moon City, won't they meet? So ......"

My heart sank, I really missed a step, this Sun Zheng likes to stick to Ye Liuyun all day long, at this moment, the two of them are in the new moon, naturally they have met, and even live in one place, so Cuiyun went to pass the order, isn't it equivalent to informing the two of them?

"Alas, Du Ruo, it seems that Sun Zheng is likely to be involved this time." I sighed, "Well, I believe that the battle for the throne of the New Moon had nothing to do with his father Qi Zhan." Du Ruo, this time you think more comprehensively than this palace. ”

Du Ruo said shyly on the side: "The slave also hopes that Sun Zheng can help a little." In fact, at the beginning, the slave maid thought that Niangniang was because the national teacher Su Kun proposed peace to Da Zhou, which caused Niangniang to marry far away to Xinyue, so she wanted to investigate him, but she didn't expect that it was for the battle for the throne of Xinyue Country back then, but it was to help Ziyu girl. Mother, you are so generous. ”

Hearing Du Ruo's praise, I couldn't help but be stunned, and then said with a smile: "Haha, Du Ruo, you are really getting smarter and smarter, I really had doubts about him at the beginning because of the kiss." ”

"Huh!?"

"And Du Ruo, between you and me, I don't need slaves and slaves in private, why did I forget it, I won't allow it next time."

"Oh."

When he returned to Jingtai Palace, Yutang came over early.

"Niangniang, Qi Ronghua is here."

I glanced into the palace, and sure enough, I saw Rong Hua Qiyue standing and waiting inside with the maid Cuckoo, I nodded, said "I know", and walked inside.

When Qi Yue saw me enter the house, he immediately greeted me.

"The concubine visits the mother."

"Get up." I sat down at the main seat in front of the hall, tidied up my clothes, and then smiled and said, "Sister, sit down, why did you come here again today, is there anything important?" ”

Qi Yue sat sideways on the chair beside him, his brows slightly furrowed.

"The queen mother, Shu Meiren and Song Meiren were ordered to be grounded by the Queen Mother, as if the degree of food and clothing was also deducted. Niangniang, thinking that they are also towards Niangniang, can you ask His Majesty the Emperor to be lenient? ”

"Qi Ronghua, since you know that His Majesty the Emperor can save them, why don't you go and ask His Majesty the Emperor yourself."

"Back to the queen's mother, the concubines know that their status is low, where can they still have the luxury of gaining the favor of His Majesty the Emperor?" Speaking of this, Qi Yue's tears were a little bit, crystal bright, and very moving.

Qi Yue sighed, "Alas, in fact, the concubine was chosen by the Queen Mother and Princess Peace, and the concubine was also very surprised, but the concubine knew herself, in terms of appearance and knowledge, the queen mother was the concubine's favor, and the queen's position in the emperor's heart was also extremely important, not to mention that the queen mother was not even afraid of the queen mother, so the concubine ......"

"So you want the queen of this palace to be a pawn and fight against the queen mother head-on, and you will reap the benefits of the fisherman in the future, right?" I took the tea sent by Du Ruo, took a sip, and looked at Rong Hua Qiyue with a smile, "Are you going to use this palace as a gun?" ”

Hearing me say this, Qi Yue immediately knelt on the ground in fright and begged for mercy, "Queen Mother, the concubine feels that she has no such intention, she really thinks that Shu Meiren and Song Meiren are both sisters who entered the palace, and it is really unbearable to see them suffering, and there is no way to save them, so I begged the queen mother, I feel that there is no plan, please believe the queen concubine." ”

I handed the tea back to Du Ruo, got up from the chair, walked slowly to Qi Yue, and looked Qi Yue up and down, left and right.

"Whether it's Shu Meiren or Song Meiren, it's just a woman who competes for favor with you, and you want to save each other just because of one side, are you really kind and generous, or are you vain and wronged?" I leaned into her ear and whispered, "Or guess what kind of person this palace will believe you are?" ”

Qi Yue was so frightened that she hurriedly knelt down and saluted, and explained with tears: "The concubine really just wants to save the two younger sisters, the queen mother, please believe the concubine." ”

"Okay, you go back, they are just grounded and deducted some food and clothing, and it's not a big punishment, but you, Baba came to the palace to intercede, does the Queen Mother know and will spare you?" I turned my head and said to Qi Yue: "Whether you are simple or calculating, I have to remind you that in the palace, you must first learn to protect yourself, and then think about reaching out to rescue or planning to harm others." Opponents and friends, you have to choose the right one. ”

Qi Yue knelt on the ground and buried his head deeply. I couldn't help but sigh, "Today, when you have never been to Jingtai Palace, I haven't seen you in this palace." If you want to come and talk to this palace in the future, you should come with the other concubines. ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

Qi Yue slowly stood up from the ground, then gave me another salute, and said lightly: "Queen Mother, the concubine has been taught today, but the concubine also reminded the Queen Mother that it is best not to make enemies on all sides, otherwise you will only be embattled." ”

After speaking, Qi Yue bowed and left the house with the maid. Looking at her departing back, I couldn't help but sigh: "I thought you were a smart person, but you actually did this stupid trick today." ”

"Niangniang, maybe Qi Ronghua is really just ......"

"Wrong, she was forced to come by the Queen Mother, if the palace really agreed to her, then the Queen Mother will give a darker hand to Shu Meiren and Song Meiren. On the contrary, if I ignore it, the Queen Mother will finally send Mrs. Pei to pass on a message and release the two, so that Shu Meiren and Song Meiren will naturally be grateful for Mrs. Pei's kindness and will naturally stand on Mrs. Pei's side. ”

"Ah, wouldn't such a mother suffer a loss in what she did?" Du Ruo was surprised: "This queen mother is too insidious. ”

"Alas, this is the harem, they are circled in the house all day long, and they are already psychopathic." I sighed, "It's a pity, they fought for their heads and bled out, but they still couldn't erase the cinnabar in the emperor's heart." ”

Things turned out to be as I expected, the next day Mrs. Pei ran to rescue Song Meiren and Shu Meiren, and the two of them were really grateful to Mrs. Pei, and even when they came to greet me, they were also by Mrs. Pei's side.

"I heard that the queen went to Yunyi Villa a few days ago, and she went to chat with the maid before for a long time?" Pei Lin's yin and yang weirdness caused a conversation in front of the hall, "I didn't expect the queen to be quite sympathetic." ”

"It's good for the queen to go back for a walk, after all, there are fewer people to talk to in the palace." Shu Meiren also followed Mrs. Pei's words.

Mrs. Pei pouted and smiled, and took the conversation over. "Shu Meiren, what you said, aren't we talking to the queen mother, how can we say that the queen mother has no one to talk to?" Mrs. Pei turned her head to me again, and pretended to be sincere: "Queen Mother, if you have anything on your mind in the future, you can tell us at any time, even if those subordinates have been together for a long time, they are just subordinates, what can they understand?" ”

"Your descendant, haha, Mrs. Pei's palace advises you to investigate clearly before commenting. The purple jade girl who lives in the Yunyi Courtyard is a sister of this palace, and may be your sister in the future. My gaze started with Pei Lin and swept over the people in the hall one by one, "So, this palace advises you, and you, to pay attention to what you say." ”

Hearing me say this, Mrs. Pei blinked her eyes, was stunned for a moment, and then sneered: "Doesn't the queen want to bring the maid to the harem, right?" ”

"Mrs. Pei, this palace once again advises you, don't call Ziyu a maid or a subordinate, she is the sister of the new moon who came to the palace together, not a subordinate."

I corrected Pei Lin's statement again, of course, this sentence was also said to the person at the door.

Cui Yun saw two shadows in the doorway, one of them was a short shadow with a sword hilt at his waist. In this harem, there is only Ji Li, the personal guard of Emperor Qi Yan. Therefore, the two shadows, one tall and one short, were none other than Emperor Qi Yan and Ji Li.

Cui Yun's eyes saw it clearly, and when Pei Lin called Ziyu a subordinate over and over again, the shadow at the door really reacted, but Mrs. Pei was concentrating on arguing with me about the level of speech, and she didn't pay attention at all.

"Queen Mother, I don't think so, this young and old are orderly, respectful and polite, for this girl named Ziyu, no matter what the relationship with the Queen Mother was in the past, now she is a maid guarding the courtyard after all." Pei Lin covered her mouth and smiled: "I heard that she is a cook who is very good at cooking, so even if she enters the palace, she should go to the imperial kitchen, haha." ”

Mrs. Pei joked for a while, causing the other concubines to laugh too. I looked at the enlarged shadow at the door, and felt sad for Pei Lin in my heart. Sure enough, with the little eunuch at the door, he said: "His Majesty the Emperor has arrived." ”

Qi Yan walked in with Ji Li with a cold face, and I hurriedly got up from my seat and led the concubines to salute him.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor."

The concubines also saluted one after another and greeted them in unison. Suddenly, the hall of Jingtai Hall seemed a little crowded.

Qi Yan glanced at Shu Meiren and Mrs. Pei Lin, and then walked around me and sat down in my original position.

"Get up."

Qi Yan said coldly, and all the concubines thanked the emperor, stood up one after another, and sat back in their original positions. I am the only one who stands before the temple, not knowing where to go.

I motioned for Du Ruo to move a chair over, but Qi Yan waved his hand to stop it. He pointed at Pei Lin and said, "Didn't you see that the queen had no place to sit?" ”

Pei Lin looked at Emperor Qi Yan with an innocent face, and then Qi Yue on the side got up and saluted: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, the concubine has some accumulated food, just stand, it is better to let the lady sit in the position of the concubine." ”

Qi Yan didn't respond, his eyes were still staring at Pei Lin, who was reminded by Qi Yue that he understood the emperor's intentions at this moment.

The emperor sat in my place, so I should naturally sit in the second place in this room, that is, Pei Lin's position.

Pei Lin understood, and when she saw Qi Yan's cold gaze, she hurriedly stood up, and the other concubines naturally got up one after another and postponed their seats. After Song Meiren, who was at the end, got up, the little eunuch Changchuan moved chairs and arranged them next to each other.

I glanced at Qi Yue and said in a low voice, "Qi Ronghua still endures the accumulation of food, sit down." ”

Qi Yue's face was embarrassed, and he saluted the emperor and me, and then returned to his rightful position.

"The queen's going to Yunyi Courtyard was arranged by Lonely, what's the matter, do you have any opinions?"

I didn't expect Qi Yan to directly admit his selfishness, it seems that he is really interested in Ziyu, but whenever it comes to Ziyu, it is difficult for him to maintain his daily calm.

Hearing what Qi Yan said, all the concubines immediately looked at each other, and Pei Lin's face became embarrassed.

"The queen went to the Yunyi Courtyard to meet the maid, was it arranged by His Majesty?"

"What, no?"

Hearing Qi Yan's simple reply again, I had a hint of familiar surprise.

Seeing that Qi Yan was a little angry, Pei Lin hurriedly apologized and said, "Your Majesty misunderstood the concubine, hehe, the concubine just thinks it's strange." ”

"Curious?" Qi Yan frowned and asked, seeing Pei Lin nodding, Qi Yan glanced at Pei Lin, "You said that the young and the young are orderly, respectful and polite, in this case, whether you tell the queen mother to do things, or what the queen mother does, what right do you have?" ”

Qi Yan's tone was not harsh, but it made people tremble when he heard it, and when Pei Lin heard it, he was naturally so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and saluted and begged for mercy.

"The concubine was confused for a while, and asked His Majesty and the queen to forgive."

I was disgusted with Pei Lin in my heart, but at this moment, I saw her kneeling to her man and begging for mercy in order to get a trace of favor, and I didn't feel a trace of pity.

"Your Majesty, Mrs. Pei is also chatting with this palace, so let her go."

When the other concubines heard that I was pleading, they naturally knelt down and pleaded with Mrs. Pei. I said in my heart: "This group of fools, pleading for mercy at this time will only make Pei Lin more unlucky." ”