"Why did the emperor ask his concubines about this?" Xiao Ruyan saw that Beitang Jinyu's face didn't seem to be very good, and he was a little worried that his answer did not satisfy him.

"Nothing." Beitang Jinyu waved his hand to hide the emotion in his eyes, Xiao Guifei was about to say something, but her eyes glanced at the willow catkins who came slowly on the side, she obviously saw herself, and her face didn't look good.

Xiao Ruyan snorted coldly in her heart, quite proud, Liu Xu'er, I won't let you see the emperor today.

"Your Majesty ......" Concubine Xiao Guifei looked at Beitang Jinyu with a gentle smile, and said with a little coquettishness: "The concubine is a little hungry, why don't you go back to the palace to announce lunch?" ”

Beitang Jinyu nodded, walked out of the pavilion with Xiao Ruyan, and walked towards the Zichen Palace, Liu Yu'er stood not far from the pavilion, looking at the figure that was gradually moving away, and almost wanted to bite a mouthful of silver teeth.

"Niangniang, now Concubine Xiao Guifei doesn't know what method she has used to seduce the emperor, and now the emperor rarely comes to our Yiyue Palace." The palace maid beside Liu Xu'er said softly.

There was a bit of coldness in Liu Gui'er's eyes, this Xiao Guifei had clearly seen herself, and she must have deliberately let the emperor go, so that she wouldn't even have a chance to meet the emperor.

These days, the emperor obviously doesn't pamper herself as much as before, the most terrifying thing is that she doesn't know why she lost her grace, obviously not long ago, the emperor also mentioned the matter of the future to herself, why is she starting to be cold to herself now?

She couldn't figure it out, but she knew very well that if there was no Concubine Xiao, then she would be the only candidate for the next position.

Liu Xu'er's eyes have always been clear and innocent, but now they are full of coldness and cruelty, which makes people shudder when they see it.

"I have my own way to clean her up." Liu Yu'er said in a calm voice, and then turned to leave.

When Le Yao met Beitang Jinyu, he and Xiao Ruyan had just finished lunch and were coming out of Zichen Palace.

"Brother Huang." Le Yao stood not far away and stopped Beitang Jinyu, and her eyes naturally saw Xiao Guifei on the side, but she didn't salute.

"Le Yao, why didn't anyone report you when you entered the palace?" Beitang Jinyu frowned slightly and walked to Le Yao's side.

"I came in over the wall, and the guards at the palace gate didn't know." Le Yao said with a little naughtiness, but Beitang Jinyu's brows wrinkled more and more tightly: "A princess, if you don't go through the palace gate, you have to climb over the wall, if you are found by the guards and arrested as an assassin, I will not save you at that time." ”

"Brother Huang, if you hadn't connived at me to climb over the wall, how could those guards turn a blind eye?" Le Yao said with a smile, looking at Xiao Ruyan, who had not spoken on the side, and said, "I haven't seen Concubine Xiao for a long time, but now it is becoming more and more unusual." ”

Her words are not compliments, Le Yao has never liked these concubines, in her heart, only Gao Weihu can be married to Beitang Jinyu, so every time she sees these concubines, she can't give a good face.

Xiao Guifei felt that Le Yao's words were sarcastic, but she didn't dare to show any displeasure, this Beitang Jinyu had a bit of a preference for Gao Wei Lake.

"The concubine also feels that she hasn't seen Princess Le Yao for a long time, and she really misses it a little, if the princess has time, she might as well come and sit in my palace." Xiao Ruyan invited with a smile, but Le Yao simply refused: "Xiao Guifei should forget it, there are three thousand beauties in this harem, and there are countless palaces, Le Yao didn't grow up in the palace since she was a child, she can't know the way, just sit and sit." ”

"Le Yao, you came here today, but what's the matter?" Beitang Jinyu interrupted the conversation between Le Yao and Xiao Ruyan and asked her directly.

"Of course there is." Le Yao nodded, looked at Xiao Guifei and said, "Guifei Niangniang, I have something important to discuss with the imperial brother, you better go back and rest first." ”

Although Xiao Guifei was unwilling, she didn't say anything when she saw Beitang Jinyu, so she had to retreat, Le Yao watched Xiao Guifei salute and leave the figure, Le Yao dragged Beitang Jinyu's sleeve and walked into the Zichen Palace.

"Le Yao is not here for anyone, it's just that I can't see the imperial sister-in-law like this, if the imperial brother still cares about the old feelings, he should let the imperial sister-in-law go early, otherwise this day will be consumed day by day, and no one will be happy!" Le Yao threw away as she spoke, her face full of anger.

Beitang Jinyu didn't let anyone stop her, he was the only one in the huge Zichen Palace, thinking of what Le Yao said, the anger between his eyebrows faded, but after calming, it was even deeper, turning into a bit of loneliness that could not be concealed.

In fact......

Why didn't he want to, but he was the emperor, and there were always many bodies that he couldn't help himself.

Beitang Jinyu remembered the painting he made in the pavilion in the morning, the woman's back was graceful, her long hair was pouring down, and when she turned around, she must be a beautiful woman who captivated the country and the city, but Beitang Jinyu himself couldn't tell the difference, when he made that painting, he was thinking about Gaowei Lake or Gaowei Lake.

At least, he wouldn't be desperate to find the shadow of Gaowei Lake from Liu Xu'er's body now.

Xiao Ruyan's grace is even worse, Xiao Ruyan has always been favored over the years, but some time ago, because of the appearance of the concubine, the emperor snubbed a group of concubines, and now the emperor is tired of seeing the simple and soft appearance of the concubine, and he likes the charming and moving posture of Xiao Guiren.

The harem is all stepping on low and praising high, and now seeing that Concubine Zhen is not as favored as before, many palace people have slacked off and have gone to hold Xiao Guifei.

Liu Yu'er sat in the palace and stroked the piano, her eyes lowered and stroked the strings, the overflowing sound of the piano was still as sad as ever, and now it was really the right time.

"Mother." A palace maid hurriedly came to report, Liu Xu'er's eyes lit up, and she stopped the piano and hurriedly asked: "But the emperor is here?" ”

The palace maid shook her head with some hesitation and said in a low voice, "Concubine Xiao is here." ”

The light in Liu Xu'er's eyes dimmed instantly, and after hearing the second half of the sentence, she felt a little cold, and sure enough, Xiao Guifei's voice soon came from the door: "This palace maid went to report in a panic, why didn't she see Concubine Zhen come out to welcome the palace?" ”

Xiao Ruyan slowly walked into the dormitory, saw Liu Wu'er's curtsiedness, hooked her lips and sneered and sat down on the side, and immediately a palace maid added tea.

"Concubines, see Guifei Niangniang." Liu Yu'er tried her best to hide the displeasure in her heart, and let her tone sound flat and soft.

"Concubine, get up." Xiao Ruyan's eyes fell on the piano on the side, took a sip of tea and said leisurely: "Concubine Zhen has always liked to stroke the qin, in the past, when the emperor was there, she continued to play the flute every day, but everyone in the harem knew that the qin song of Zhen Concubine was sad, and it didn't hurt to stroke it when she was favored in the past, but now she is so unfavored, and then she will make people feel that it is Concubine Zhen You are complaining, complaining that the emperor does not come to see you." ”

Liu Yu'er listened to Xiao Ruyan's words, and suddenly felt a little angry in her heart, this Xiao Ruyan was clearly here to stimulate and mock herself, now that the emperor has come here a few times, why can't he even touch the piano?

The hand she hid in her sleeve was clenched tightly, her nails were almost embedded in the flesh, and she still said respectfully on the surface: "What the concubine said is that the concubine just wanted to stroke the piano on a whim, and there was no aside, but the words of the concubine made the concubine know the risks, and it will not be like this again in the future." ”

Xiao Ruyan saw her with such a low eyebrows and pleasing appearance, and there was a little satisfaction between her eyebrows, she smiled and said: "Sister Zhen, we are all people who serve the emperor, and it depends on our own blessings if we can get a few points of favor. ”

Liu Yu'er raised her eyes to meet her gaze, and clearly saw the smugness and provocation from the inside, now Xiao Ruyan is quite favored, and has the power to control the six palaces, everyone is naturally respectful to her, and she is naturally arrogant.

Although Liu Yu'er was unwilling in her heart, she knew that she had lost the protection of the emperor now, and it was undoubtedly self-inflicted hardship to face Xiao Ruyan, so she had to endure it, she had to endure it.

The concubine is naturally not more blessed than the concubine Niangniang, a few days ago, the concubine was ignorant and collided with the mother, and I hope that the concubine will not take it to heart, and forgive my sister is not. Liu Wu'er said with a light smile, with a humble gesture.

Xiao Ruyan raised her eyebrows: "Oh? But Bengong clearly remembers that at that time, Concubine Zhen was still very arrogant, what did she say to Bengong about pampering and arrogance, why is she so low-brow and pleasing to the eyes now? But I don't get used to it......"

"The concubine was confused for a while, and asked the concubine Niangniang not to remember the villain, don't take it to heart." Concubine Zhen said softly, looking full of remorse, Xiao Ruyan leaned lazily on the chair, stretched out her hand and gently stroked the teacup, and said idly: "Since Concubine Zhen bowed her head and admitted her mistake, how can this palace not forgive, I hope Concubine Zhen will remember it in the future." ”

"The concubine naturally remembers." Liu Xu'er's hand clenched into a fist, and the anger in her heart was even worse.

"The palace doesn't talk to the concubine anymore, the emperor has to come to dinner in the morning, and the palace has to go back to prepare first." Xiao Ruyan looked to the side, and immediately a palace maid came to support her, and Liu Yu'er bent her knees slightly and said, "The concubine respectfully sends the concubine Niangniang." ”

After seeing Xiao Ruyan's figure disappear, she flicked her sleeves and smashed all the tea bowls on the table.

"Your Majesty, the palace maid next to the concubine said that she had prepared a meal, and the emperor would like to go over now?" Gui Xi asked softly.

Beitang Jinyu turned around and walked towards the imperial study, and instructed Gui Xi: "Gui Xi, you go and tell Guifei that I have something important to do, and I will go to see her later." ”

Gui Xi hurriedly took the order and went towards Xiao Ruyan's palace.

Beitang Jinyu signaled the palace maid and eunuch around him not to follow, he walked out of the imperial study by himself, and unconsciously Beitang Jinyu walked to Fengqi Palace again, now this palace is deserted and deserted, he remembered for no reason that in the past, when Gao Weihu was there, this dormitory was always lively, as long as he went, he could see her.

He stood a little stunned for a moment, then turned to leave, his figure looking a little lonely.

A few days have passed, the birthday of the Empress Dowager has arrived, and tonight is the night banquet, and the palace concubines and courtiers have begun to prepare, which can be regarded as a major event in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it must not be negligent.

"Empress Dowager, today is your birthday, why do you look unhappy? But what's on your mind? The palace maid who served the Empress Dowager asked respectfully, and there was no joy in seeing the Empress Dowager.

"It's nothing, the mourning family just suddenly remembered Gaowei Lake, and she would come to accompany the mourning family on their birthdays in previous years." The Empress Dowager shook her head lightly and said, "I'm afraid there will be no chance this year." ”