In the hot summer, the branches in the imperial garden fly horizontally, the flowers bloom, and the warm breeze blows gently, and the flowers fall colorfully, and the fragrance is full of fragrance. Lu Concubine looked around, because it was almost a lunch break, the garden was extremely secluded. She led Cai You to a dense place in the shade of the tree, and said, "You said that the pure concubine had an affair with someone, but is there any evidence?" Cai You hooked his lips and smiled, and said coldly: "When Concubine Chun was still in Zhongcui Palace, she was served by Master Jian from the Imperial Hospital several times when she was sick, and the two of them had affection in their eyes, and they didn't know how many whispers they whispered behind their backs. After a pause, he said, "Besides, if it weren't for someone in the heart of the pure concubine, how could she always avoid favor?" The slave and maid estimated that they met outside the palace. ”

Concubine Lu stroked the silk flowers on her sideburns, took out a handkerchief and wiped the fine sweat on her forehead, and said indifferently: "If you wronged someone, you just open your mouth, if you don't do it, you will make a commotion." She squinted at Caiyou, her expression full of disdain.

Cai You was afraid that she would not believe it, so she was prepared, took out the brocade from the cuff, and said, "Master, look, this is what the pure concubine rewarded the slave and maid in the old days." Concubine Lu raised her eyes and saw two green lotuses embroidered on the handkerchief, so she sneered and said: "I also have two pieces, and pure concubines are used to doing these needlework, so it's not unusual." Cai You said: "It is nothing for her to give to her master and to the slaves, but she also gave it to Master Jian in the imperial hospital." The slave maid saw with her own eyes that Master Jane had a handkerchief that was exactly the same as this. ”

Concubine Lu was shocked and said, "This is not a joke, how can I allow you to talk nonsense!" ”

Cai Youwan said: "The slave doesn't dare to lie, you only need to check a little bit to the Imperial Hospital, or check to the Yikun Palace, you can know that the relationship between Lord Jian and the pure concubine is by no means ordinary." After a brief pause, he continued: "The slave maid thinks that this matter does not require conclusive evidence, just to catch the wind and catch the shadows, how can the emperor's holy body tolerate such a dirty thing!" ”

Concubine Lu was originally extremely easy to be provoked, but now she heard Caiyou say this, and thought that Xiao Chang, who had bowed down to her ears that day, was now favored above herself, and suddenly felt that all the blood in her body rushed to the top of her head, and she turned around and went to the queen's palace. The Changchun Palace is extremely bright and bright, and the window is newly replaced with a silver and red shadow veil, which looks like a dusk glow from a distance.

The queen sat on the kang and looked at the newly presented account book of the Internal Affairs Office, looked up and smiled, and wondered: "I just went back, why did I come again?" Concubine Lu had a ghost in her heart, she was familiar with the queen, and she was only stunned, then sat on the kang stool, and said with a smile: "I went to the imperial garden for a walk, and I ran into a strange thing, you know that I can't hide it, I have to come over and finish speaking, and my heart is comfortable." ”

Shanrou took the tea and said with a smile: "Master Lu has a refreshing temperament, and he loves to talk to the queen about everything." ”

The queen looked at Concubine Lu and saw that she seemed to have something on her mind, so she threw away the account book in her hand and said with a smile: "She is close to me and doesn't hide anything from me, so it can be seen that she treats me well." Concubine Lu said: "The queen is the master of the middle palace, and I naturally think that the queen is the only one." The queen was very relieved, nodded, and said, "I would like to hear what a strange thing it is." ”

Concubine Lu's face was gloomy, and she looked around, and the queen knew that she had concerns, and said, "Don't worry, the house is full of my close people, and if you have any words, it will never be spread outside." Concubine Lu breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly ran into Cai You in the Imperial Garden, and Cai You told herself that Concubine Chun had a personal affair with Jian Yuheng, and said in detail at the end: "Although there is no conclusive evidence in this matter, there is nothing groundless, if Concubine Chun is really frank, she is not afraid that we will investigate." The tone changed, and he said worriedly: "The concubine is afraid, the royal bloodline is not clean!" ”

When the queen heard this, she was also dumbfounded, and said, "You can't talk nonsense!" ”

Concubine Lu hurriedly said: "The queen is right, the concubine knows that the matter is very important, so she dared to report to the queen rashly. ”

Seeing that she was slightly retreating, the queen said: "You are doing the right thing, it is better to tell me first, than to talk in private." She pondered for a moment, summoned Shanrou, and ordered: "You call someone to tie up Lin Caiyou and send it to the Heart Cultivation Palace, this matter is very important, please ask the Lord of Long Live to show it." ”

Shanrou agreed to retreat, Concubine Lu didn't want the queen to stab the emperor directly, so she turned pale, and said in a daze: "This matter has no basis, if the emperor blames me, I..." The queen smiled lightly, patted her hand, and said: "I am here in everything, and I can't involve you." Wait a while, let's get to the Heart Cultivation Palace, what do I ask, you answer truthfully. ”

Concubine Lu was terrified, and secretly regretted that she had made a mistake, but it was irretrievable, so she had to face the saint with the queen.

The emperor was announcing that he was meeting the envoys of the court, and they talked very happily, and there were laughs from time to time. The queen waited under the eaves of the porch for a long time, and seven or eight people in different costumes came out, among them there were even women in gorgeous costumes, and their eyebrows were full of pride. The queen sighed in her heart, led everyone to the side to avoid it, and waited for everyone to leave, so that Wu Shu came into the palace to pray.

Entering the pavilion, the large and square gold bricks are as clean as a mirror, reflecting the white light on the glass windows, illuminating the room all over the room. The emperor sat on the kang and tasted tea, his face was calm, and he did not show joy or anger. The queen bent her knees and said, "The emperor is blessed with Jin'an." Concubine Lu followed behind her and said, "The concubine has seen the emperor." When the emperor saw the two of them coming together, he was slightly surprised and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The emperor did not give him a seat, so the two of them could only stand and talk. The queen said: "The emperor is busy with government affairs, and the concubines don't dare to delay the hour, so they tell the truth." Hearing her heavy tone, the emperor couldn't help but settle his expression and said, "Say it." The queen turned her face and said to Concubine Lu: "Carefully tell the emperor what you just said to me in Changchun Palace." ”

Concubine Lu was favored before, but she was quite timid and cautious in front of the emperor, but now she has fallen out of favor, and she has to think about it for a while and tremble. She glanced at the queen, but the queen only looked at the ground, she had no choice, so she had to repeat the words to the emperor. She secretly coveted the emperor's face, and the corners of the emperor's lips moved, and he was so frightened that he shuddered all over.

The emperor was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "She is quite capable of tossing." The queen was stunned, she didn't know what the emperor was referring to, and she didn't dare to talk nonsense, just quietly waited for the show. The emperor really said, "Bring Lin Caiyou up." ”

Only then did the queen speak, and said, "The concubine has already ordered someone to tie up Lin Caiyou and wait under the corridor." Between the words, someone led Lin Caiyou into the hall. She fell to her knees, her expression calm, as if she had nothing to fear. The emperor stared at her, his eyes were as cold as ice, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and said, "I have spared you several times, but you always jump into the fire pit." ”

As if pouring ice water all over his body, Lin Caiyou was so frightened that his whole body was cold, and cold sweat broke out on his back. She kowtowed again and again, and said anxiously: "What the slave and maid said is the truth, Concubine Chun and Master Jane..." ”

The emperor practiced riding and archery martial arts all year round, and his strength was extremely great, Lin Cai received a kick and knocked straight to the gold brick, his jaw was dull and painful, and his mouth was suddenly full of fishy sweetness. Concubine Lu was so frightened that her face was pale, and she staggered back half a step, eager to run out of the hall immediately and hide from the Holy Fury.

Lin Caiyou was so choked that he couldn't speak, and coughed violently. The queen squinted, calm, and asked respectfully, "What does the emperor want to do?" Wu Shulai took the imperial boots, knelt at the emperor's feet, and waited to put on the shoes. The emperor frowned slightly, revealing a fierce look, and said fiercely: "Give it to the prudent punishment staff to die!" After that, he shook his hand and said in a tired voice: "Drag it down, drag it down!" "The queen has been married to Hongli for several years, it is rare to see him so angry, and she has never seen how he protects the harem concubines, she rubbed her palms, only to feel cold to the bone, straight to the bottom of her heart.

After everything was settled, she knelt down and was about to retreat, when the emperor suddenly spoke: "Li Chao paid tribute to the daughter of the Jin family, and I want to make her a concubine, and I have already ordered the Internal Affairs Office to prepare a title, you can pick up a courtyard for her to live in." The queen had vaguely guessed when she bumped into a woman of a different race under the corridor just now, so she was not surprised, and said: "The daughter of the sect from the foreign dynasty must not be treated badly. After thinking about it for a while, he immediately said: "Yikun Palace is the second place in the West Sixth Palace, it is really noble, and the main hall is empty, and the concubines feel that this palace is very good." ”

The emperor was silent for a long time, and Fang Ping said calmly: "Except for Yikun Palace, you can think about other places." There is no rush in this matter, and I will always wait for the canonization ceremony before officially moving in. The queen answered "yes" silently, and then retreated.

Back in Changchun Palace, Shanrou saw that the queen was depressed, afraid that she would be sad, so she said: "The pure concubine just gave birth to the prince, and she has not yet been confined, so the emperor naturally has to protect her." The queen took off the gold-inlaid agate armor on her little finger, played with it in her hand, shook her head gently, and said: "Although the emperor is protecting the pure concubine this time, in the end, he has buried the roots, and if there is a wind and grass in the future, the matter will have to be turned over." What worries me is that the emperor really put the pure concubine in his eyes, and even Yikun Palace only let her live alone. She sighed, and looked at it gently, wanting to comfort her, but she didn't know where to start.

Qingcheng has been sleeping very early for days, and always blows out the lamp to sleep before it gets dark. Er Qi heard Lin Caiyou's slander outside, and walked into the hall with joy to talk to Hai'an. Hai An was also overjoyed, and said: "Long live the Lord still remembers our master, and only our master in the palace can be safe and sound if such a major event happens." ”

Er Qi said repeatedly: "That's it." ”

Qingcheng vaguely listened to most of it, and couldn't help but be curious, so he ordered someone to turn the lamp on the West House again, and called Erqi to him, and asked softly, "What are you talking about to Hai'an?" What happened to Caiyu? ”

Er Qi wished that Qingcheng knew, his eyebrows fluttered, and he said with a smile: "The slave really doesn't understand why the master is angry in front of him, long live the emperor is the emperor, and he is the first person in the history to do this." Qingcheng couldn't help but smile and said, "Through the ages? Do you know that throughout the ages, the words that can be read can't hold a tea bowl. Er Qi didn't see Qingcheng smiling for a long time, and became more and more happy, scratching his head and saying coquettishly: "The slave and maid learned from the play, which made the master laugh." ”

Qingcheng wiped a deep smile on his cheeks, lay back on the brocade quilt, and said softly: "Blow out the lamp." Erqi agreed, and led the palace people on duty to quietly withdraw from the door. The next day, it rained in the morning, and the weather was suddenly much cooler, and Qingcheng was idle and bored, so Hai'an picked up a few Su Forging from the warehouse and sat under the window with Er Qi to cut silk flowers.

Only then did he cut the cloth and pile up the yarn, but a palace man said under the corridor: "Master, the master has come to see you." Qingcheng hurriedly got up, and Erqi took a red silk cloak from the truss and wrapped it in Qingcheng, and helped her to walk out. Concubine Xian entered the house, and saw that she was dressed tightly on a hot day, and said again and again: "Come in, come in, you are still in confinement, you can't blow the wind." ”

Qingcheng thanked him and led Concubine Xian inside. Seeing that the table was full of silk flowers and rags, Concubine Xian picked up a half-finished pile of palace silk flowers, and said with a smile: "Your craftsmanship is skillful." Qingcheng said respectfully: "There are a lot of cloths piled up in the library, and they are left behind, but they are broken." I was idle, so I wanted to make some silk flowers for the people below. ”

Concubine Xian nodded and said with a smile: "You are thoughtful and willing to think about others, which is really rare." ”

Qingcheng said: "Master Xie Xian praises falsely. Hai'an brought the tea, Qingcheng personally served it, handed it to Concubine Xian, and asked quietly: "What does Master Xian have to tell Qingcheng?" Concubine Xian took the tea, blew it gently, took a sip, and said: "Actually, it's nothing, I went to Shoukang Palace to ask for peace, the queen mother said that you gave birth to a third elder brother, and you have contributed to the royal family, and I want to reward you with something." She knows that you naturally have everything here, and she can't make up her mind for a while, so she asked me to ask you if you have anything you want. After a pause, he smiled again: "Lafayette can say, as long as you want, you will get your wish." ”

Having said that, no one dares to lose their proportions. This truth, Qingcheng is very clear in his heart. She smiled lightly: "Please thank Lafayette for me, and when I am out of confinement, I will personally go to Shoukang Palace to say goodbye." It's just—" She turned her face to look at the several begonias on the desk, the pink and white petals fluttering in the wind, faintly diffusing the fragrance.

Qingcheng said: "It's just that the third elder brother is already a godsend to me, and I don't need to have any other rewards." Her expression was silent, with a fresh and indifferent appearance, and her words were soft, which made Concubine Xian's competitive heart calm down. Concubine Xian was stunned and said with a smile: "You are the first person not to be rewarded." Qingcheng said: "I already have a lot, no more." ”

Concubine Xian is in the deep palace, and there are many women who have dealt with her, but it is really the first time to meet Qingcheng like this, as if no matter what you say, she is just smiling quietly, no matter what temptation you propose, she just shakes her head. I couldn't help but sink in my heart, and said secretly: No wonder... No wonder the emperor misses her.

Sending Concubine Xian away, Hai'an packed up the teacup, snorted, and said: "It's good for the master to restrain his edge, but he can't do too much, even if Lafayette asks, you should also mention the matter of Jinfeng." The slave maid heard that the court sent the daughter of the royal family, and the emperor wanted to make her a concubine, but he was afraid that he would live in the main position of Yikun Palace.

Qingcheng was stunned and said, "The daughter of the royal family? ”

Hai'an knew that he was speechless, and hurriedly said: "Master, don't be sad, the emperor can't be the master of this matter, the foreign court has sent people, and the emperor can't go back." Qingcheng faded his smile and said: "Since it is a marriage of a country, the emperor must not treat others badly for the sake of the overall situation." She sighed deeply and said, "It's a draft again, it's a contribution, when is it the head." ”

The will of the Jin clan of the Li Dynasty was soon announced to the six palaces, and the Jin was named a concubine, and the word was given as "Jia", and the main hall of the Yanxi Palace was located, and the canonization ceremony was held ten days later. There is a newcomer in the palace, and he has a special identity, and everyone is smiling happily on his face, but he doesn't know how many sinister things he said behind his back. Qingcheng is out of confinement, and first go to the Queen Mother's palace to say goodbye. After all, she gave birth to a prince, and the Queen Mother treated her much better than before, and gave her two ruyi made of Hetian white jade.

Out of Shoukang Palace, I happened to bump into Concubine Jin on the palace street, Qingcheng didn't dare to slack off, and stood respectfully in the corner of the wall and bent his knees to say goodbye. Concubine Jia sat on her shoulder, glanced at Qingcheng condescendingly, waved her hand to stop the sedan chair, and said, "Why haven't I seen you, weren't you there at the canonization ceremony?" Qingcheng calmly replied: "The concubine was in confinement at that time, and the emperor had a special decree that the concubine did not need to attend the canonization ceremony of Concubine Jia. ”

Concubine Jia suddenly realized and said with a smile: "I know you, you are the pure concubine of Yikun Palace." Qingcheng replied in a low voice, "Yes." Concubine Jia looked Qingcheng up and down, and saw that she was wearing a stone blue woven silver silk white magnolia tuanhua palace robe, combing a simple square bun, and pressing it with a green jade inlaid pearl twisted gold hairpin, clear and beautiful, with a bright look between her eyebrows, so that people can't take their eyes off it.

Qingcheng was stared at uncomfortably, so he said, "Master Jia, do you have something to command?" Concubine Jia came back to her senses, raised her eyebrows, and said with a smile: "I still have to go to Shoukang Palace to greet the Queen Mother, and I will talk to you another day." Qingcheng curtsied and said, "Congratulations to Master Jia." Jin Yan'er sat high on the sedan chair, looking into the depths of the palace wall without squinting, but an inexplicable jealousy suddenly appeared in her heart. She remembered that the pure concubine, the first time she followed her eldest brother to face the saint in the Qianqing Palace, the emperor left behind the hundred military officials for the sake of the pure concubine's production, and left in a hurry, not even bothering to look at her, leaving her to stand alone in the hall holding a wine glass, losing face.

It was also that time that she learned that the emperor could also let down hundreds of officials for the sake of a woman.

On this day, the emperor dispersed the court, was surrounded by the guard of honor and entered the door of Yangxin, and suddenly saw a woman standing under the palace wall, she was wearing a lake-blue palace robe, her body was weak, and she was invincible. He was overjoyed and waved his hand, "Stop." Wu Shulai also saw it, and involuntarily smiled on his face, and said secretly: I finally can't stand it. There were dozens of people standing around, and the emperor glanced at Wu Shulai, who hurriedly waved his hand and led everyone to retreat to the door of Yangxin.

The Emperor paced slowly, slower and slower, more and more urgent. He looked at her back, and felt a little scared in his heart, and he didn't know what he was afraid of, maybe the so-called homesickness was more timid, and that was it. Qingcheng boiled half a pot of mung bean paste with his own hands, and wanted to give it to the emperor to eat, but when he arrived at the door, he suddenly stopped and sent Hai'an alone.

Qingcheng looked into the distance, the magnificent palace, the glazed yellow tiles, the deep and majestic courtyard, but she didn't seem to see anything, and she was only stunned in her eyes: The emperor is inside, maybe he is reading, maybe he is criticizing the folds, or maybe he is really tired, and he is leaning on the kang to sleep. She had countless speculations, but she didn't guess that the emperor was standing behind her.

Finally, he whispered, "Qingcheng, you..." he wanted to say, "What are you doing?" But before he finished speaking, the restless Qingcheng had already screamed "ah", and suddenly turned backwards, and the momentum of his twisting was too strong, so that he limped under his feet, and he actually fell backwards. The emperor was two steps away from her and wanted to help, but it was too late, so he just subconsciously rushed forward. Wu Shulai heard the shouting outside the door, and was so frightened that he thought something was wrong, and led a group of guards and eunuchs to rush in.

saw Qingcheng's back clinging to the palace wall, and the emperor, with his arms around her waist, his whole face fluttered on her chest, panting. The two of them had an ambiguous posture, so shocked that everyone hurriedly lowered their heads and stepped back with small steps. Wu Shulai stood on the stairs, slapped his mouth twice, and said angrily: "I told you not to look at your face, and told you to be nosy..."

The emperor raised his head, steadied himself, supported the wall with both hands, framed her in the center, and the breath of not light or slow was blowing on her face, revealing the fragrance of the dragon's birthday that she had long been familiar with. After half a sound, he joked: "You did it on purpose, I used to see me by the imperial pool, and I always had to wrestle, which made me angry, and I had to come and hug you regardless of face." ”

Qingcheng's cheeks flushed with shame, and he stammered when he spoke, "I... I didn't... You're scaring me... I don't know what I stumbled underneath my feet... I turned my foot and turned back..."

She said it upside down, and he was too lazy to listen, so he forced a kiss over her.