I didn't resist, he picked me up by the waist, strode to the inner room, and threw me straight onto the bed, and my body fell on top of me.

The cold silk rubbed against my equally cold skin, and I squinted at him kissing me inch by inch, his hand reaching into his coat. As his kiss deepened, I suddenly leaned over and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, I'm Chu Xinyuan." ”

The sound made him stop. Xiao Ziling paused, stood up and looked at me with a confused look in his eyes, and then gradually became clear.

I knew that he was completely awake, so I pushed him away and rolled over to get out of bed, sat in front of the dressing mirror, straightened his collar, and said flatly: "The emperor is here to listen to music today?" ”

"I heard that all the concubines in the harem are asking you for advice and seducing me like this, so I came over to see what you can teach them." I saw Xiao Ziling also turn over in the bronze mirror, he walked to the dressing mirror, picked up a jade comb, picked up a strand of green silk draped over my shoulder, and combed it carefully in his hand.

"I remember that she also had such long hair, but unfortunately, I never combed it for her." Xiao Ziling sighed while combing, combed for a while, and then put his hands on my shoulders, picked up the eyebrow pencil on the table with one hand, and turned my body over.

"What does the emperor think the concubines can teach them?" I was really not used to his touch, and my body unconsciously leaned back, but after all, I couldn't match his strength.

His eyes were always in the direction of my eyes, attentive and careful. When the two thin eyebrows were finally drawn by him, he hooked his lips with satisfaction, and said in a slightly casual voice: "Aren't you afraid that they will take away your favor?" ”

I stared at him for a while, laughed out loud, nudged him and turned to stand up, hugged his arms and said, "Does the emperor love his concubine?" ”

Xiao Ziling pursed his lips and didn't answer, I continued to laugh and said: "You and I both understand in our hearts that this is just a political marriage, in this case, the emperor might as well give the concubine a face and go to other palaces for a walk, which can not only reflect the virtue of the concubine, but also show the emperor's compassion for the harem, isn't it wonderful?" ”

"Hmph, you've thought it through!" Although I was already displeased, I knew he wasn't angry. I lowered my head and hooked the corners of my mouth, and blessed: "Since the concubine has become the emperor's concubine, she should share the emperor's worries." ”

After "......", he didn't argue with me anymore. Then I only heard him snort again, and by the time I looked up again, he was gone. I let out a slow breath and looked at the candles lit on the table, speechless for a while.

Since that night, Xiao Ziling has really gone to different palaces every day, and even Yuan Yuan, who has the lowest rank, has been promoted to a concubine recently, which also makes the lifeless harem more lively. No matter where you go, you can hear the three or two concubines showing off to each other and what the emperor has rewarded them, I think this can be regarded as a real harem.

And I really responded to Xiao Ziling's words here, and I seemed more and more cold. Every time the queen came to chat with me, she was worried about this matter, and when she saw that I didn't care, she educated me with great seriousness.

Later, even the queen rarely came, and I think she must have given up on me completely. Some new shoots had grown on the dead branches in front of the door, and the palace was getting colder and colder. Han Xiao walked up to me, and she probably knew that I wouldn't pay attention to her urging at all, and just talked to me about inconsequential topics.

"I heard that Concubine Yuan was promoted to Concubine Yuan by the emperor again."

"Hmm."

“...... I heard that the queen has a cold and has not been cured for a long time, do you want to go and see her? ”

"Hmm."

"It's been a long time since the emperor came."

"Hmm."

No matter how deliberately she moves away from the topic, her focus will always revolve around Xiao Ziling. I know she's worried, but I'm more worried about my children. I don't know if the Li'er I saw in the Phoenix Hall that day was my child, and if she wasn't, then where was my child?

Countless questions became tangled in my mind, and I wanted to dilute them one by one with water, but I couldn't figure it out.

The days passed like stagnant water, looking at the window paper from black to white and then to black, everything seemed to be covered with the dust of time, I thought that I would always live in the palace so peacefully, but I didn't expect that only half a year later, a major event happened in the palace to break the balance that was hard to maintain again.

It was a rainy morning, and the green leaves of the lush banyan trees outside the window became more radiant under the baptism of rain. The overcast sky was cloudy, and the wind was blowing up with ripples. It's early summer, but the humid air is already a little stuffy. The Jinchen Hall originally faced north, and several side halls that had been in disrepair for a long time had been flooded with rainwater, which also made the people in the palace complain again and again.

Han Xiao didn't seem to feel very well, she frowned, her bloodless cheeks became even whiter, and a lightning bolt flashed, if it weren't for the daytime, she would look more like a female ghost in a movie now.

She had been absent-minded for the past few days, and she didn't know what had happened to make her so worried. Ye Yao was as usual, either playing chess and music with me at my command, or sitting in front of the window like me.

Most of the people in Jinchen Hall don't like to talk, and some have already been transferred out of this place to Manager Li under various excuses, but even so, it still can't stop my leisurely mood.

At noon, Manager Li sent someone to send an edict, saying that Xiao Ziling was holding a banquet in the Imperial Dragon Palace tonight, and asked all the concubines above the concubine level in the palace to attend in full costume.

I knelt down to take the edict, and asked Han Xiao to take some jewelry and reward the father-in-law who came to deliver the message. I sat down on the couch, threw the oracle aside, and continued to read.

Han Xiao walked in from outside the door, she silently picked up the hand that I threw aside, glanced at it, and said, "It's been a long time since the palace has been so lively. ”

"Hmm." I replied softly, glanced at the hand, and returned to the book, and was about to continue reading, when I heard a notice from outside the door that the queen mother was coming.

I glanced at Han Xiao and asked her to take Ye Yao down first, while she straightened her clothes, and when I walked to the door, the queen also happened to come in from the courtyard.

I was just about to bless and go down, but she had already pulled me up. When the rain-soaked carved wooden door was closed, the queen hugged me at once, and the sound of earnest sobs came to my ears.

“...... Sister, what's wrong with you? "I didn't want to pay attention to her, but it wasn't a good idea for her to keep crying like this.

The queen still refused to stop crying, and her crying became louder. Fortunately, the sound of the rain outside suddenly became urgent, crackling on the leaves, masking everything that was happening in the house.

After a long time, the queen straightened up again, and her phoenix eyes had already turned into red and swollen peaches. She pulled me to sit down and covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and finally stopped crying completely.

"What the hell did Hongu do wrong! Why won't God let me go? The queen took my hand tightly, and her long nails had already made a few marks on my skin, but she continued to choke as if she hadn't noticed it.

"Yuanyuan, although our two families are world friends, I have already regarded you as my sister in my heart. I know that you have been wronged no less than your sister in the past few days since you entered the palace, but this time you must help your sister. ”

It was the first time she had shown such an urgent look in front of me, and it was incompatible with her usual nobility and dignity. Although the queen was anxious, I had never seen her lose her temper like she did today. I lowered my head and muttered for a while, then raised my head and said, "What does my sister need my sister to do, just say it, my sister is willing to go to the soup for my sister." ”

When the queen heard me say this, the look on her face finally softened a little. She stared at the table and sighed. I followed her gaze to the oracle on the table, and asked, "Does it have anything to do with it?" ”

The queen nodded, she reached out and picked up the bright yellow silk cloth, and said as she opened it: "You should remember that since the beginning of the winter night banquet, the emperor has never set up a big banquet in the harem, not even the New Year, does my sister know why?" ”

I shook my head, and listened to the queen continue, "I think there are some things that I should let you know. "So the queen told me about the changes in Xiao Ziling over the years, and I learned that in the days when I disappeared, Xiao Ziling's whole person was like a walking corpse, and all women who looked like me would be included in the palace, not only that, but he also ordered someone to build a mound for me, posthumously named me the queen, no matter what festival I encountered, he would order all the concubines in the harem to worship me.

I already knew some of the things, but I was still surprised to hear her say about it. I always thought that he was just trying to take advantage of me, but I never thought that he would fall into me so deeply, but now I know what the use of all this is.

I quietly turned my gaze back to the vigorous handwriting on my hand, and asked, "Is there a change in things now?" ”

The queen replied lightly, and she said, "You probably wouldn't have thought that Chu Xinyuan didn't die. ”

I looked up at her sharply, only to see her lips closed and continued, "Not only is she not dead, but she has also returned. ”

"That's... Did my sister see her? I asked her tentatively, and until now I was convinced that she didn't recognize me, but I had to know her attitude just in case.

The queen shook her head: "Chu Xinyuan has been living in the Imperial Dragon Palace since she came back, and there are many guards who are closely guarded around the Imperial Dragon Palace, and even the palace people who serve her are not allowed to go out, which is also the reason why the emperor wants to hold a banquet tonight." Because..."The queen paused, and some mist rose in her eyes: "The emperor wants to crown her as the imperial concubine." ”