The people below have always been ignorant of the affairs in front of the emperor, and Hai An said: "It's not serious, where are you willing to let the slaves know." ”

Qingcheng got up, put the needle and thread on the case casually, twisted the button, and changed clothes in the West House, saying, "Go prepare the sedan chair, I'll go to the Heart Cultivation Palace." ”

Hai An said: "The Queen Mother specially ordered Master Shu to serve the sick, and the master passed for no reason, I'm afraid it is inappropriate." ”

Qingcheng stomped on his feet and said, "What's wrong with it, since I know that the emperor is sick, how can there be any reason not to visit." ”

Hai'an was full of anxiety when he heard Qingcheng's words, and he didn't dare to persuade more, so he was ordered to go.

There were few people on the palace street, and the blue sky did not have a trace of clouds, and it fell straight to the end of the road. The wind under the feet of the eunuch carrying the sedan chair was born, and in less than half an hour of incense, he had already arrived at the door of the heart raising door. Qingcheng got off the sedan chair and was about to go inside, when a voice suddenly called behind him: "Su Guiren, please stay." ”

Qingcheng turned around and looked, but it was Concubine Gao who helped Concubine Lu to pay the money.

Concubine Gao has not appeared for several days since she was demoted, and Qingcheng can't guess what it means when she comes this time. She bent her knees and asked for peace, and Concubine Lu helped her and said, "Get up." He hooked his lips and said, "You came by coincidence." ”

Concubine Gao glanced at Qingcheng and said coldly: "Since you bumped into it, let's go in together." ”

Qingcheng had a low rank after all, so he had to echo: "Yes." ”

Wu Shulai saw a cluster of people coming from a distance, and hurriedly greeted him at the foot of the dripping eaves, asked for peace, and said: "It's unfortunate that the masters have come, the emperor has already rested, and Ming'er will come to visit again." ”

Concubine Gao has always been arrogant, and said: "Don't fool around in front of me, only to see Jing Tao bring tea in, if you don't pass it on, I'll sue you for a crime of deception." ”

Wu Shulai raised his eyebrows and said: "Master Gao is serious, the emperor is violating, and there are no guests at this time, Master Gao, please go back." ”

Gao Shuyao had to see it, and wanted to say more, but Concubine Lu pulled her sleeve robe and whispered in a low voice: "Master Gao, I think there is someone inside, let's break in at this moment, we don't have to offend the holy driver, it's better to come again tomorrow." ”

Concubine Gao didn't listen to the persuasion, and asked Wu Shulai: "When did the holy bow violate the peace?" Who's waiting? ”

Wu Shu replied: "The emperor was a little unwell in the morning, and asked the imperial doctor to come to check the pulse at noon, saying that he was suffering from heat stroke. The others refused to chew it, and secretly said strongly: "The master will come back tomorrow." ”

Qingcheng was originally here to visit the sick, but when he arrived at the door, there was no reason to go back, so he said: "I am tired of Gonggong Wu, the emperor is sick, I feel uneasy, so I can see each other." ”

The people next to him can not give face, but Su Guiren is the person on the tip of the emperor's heart at the moment, Wu Shulai is well-informed, and he knows the benefits and disadvantages very well. He smiled and said: "It's not the slave who stopped me, the emperor just made an order, and I don't see anyone..."

Before the words fell, he heard Jing Tao standing under the corridor with a vermilion lacquer tea tray and said, "The emperor invites the three masters in." Saying this, Wu Shulai breathed a sigh of relief, turned sideways, opened his left arm, bowed and said, "Masters, please!" ”

When I entered the hall, there were no ice bricks, and the windows were open, and the warm heat blew the fragrance of the stamens under the eaves. The emperor was dressed in a thick bright yellow forged robe, and a gown with dark blue and gold silk trimmed on his shoulders, and he was crooked on the kang table to watch the folds, and when he saw Qingcheng coming in, he straightened his waist and said, "But is there something?" ”

Everyone hurriedly bent their knees to say goodbye, and Concubine Shu waited for the pen and ink on the side, and also blessed Concubine Gao. Qingcheng had a thousand words in his heart, but because there were others, he couldn't show it too much, and asked softly: "Are you better?" ”

She was extremely patient, but as soon as the words came out, it still didn't matter to people's ears.

The emperor didn't look at her, and said, "You don't have to worry, I'm fine. And he said, "Sit down." ”

What Concubine Gao was saying, Qingcheng didn't listen to half a sentence. She stared at the emperor through Lu Concubine, his face was slightly pale, and he was not as powerful as usual, but his black pearl-like pupils were still beautiful, making people forget about it. He threw away the fold in his hand, his brow furrowed slightly, his temples burst with green tendons, the corners of his lips pursed, he was furious...

The Emperor shouted in a low voice, "Bold! ”

Qingcheng's chest tightened suddenly, as if he had woken up from a dream, and then looked at Concubine Gao and Concubine Lu, who had already knelt on the ground.

Concubine Gao said in a firm voice: "This matter is absolutely true, the concubine handed over the red date cake to Lord Wu of the imperial hospital, and it did contain saffron, and she never wronged Concubine Xian." Concubine Lu had never experienced such a battle, she was already frightened, and said in fear: "The concubine felt that the jujube cake was too sour, so she didn't finish it, if she ate it all that day, she really couldn't even find evidence, and the means were really clever!" ”

The first time Concubine Shu bumped into the Holy Fury, everyone in the hall knelt, and she also knelt down.

After a while, I realized that Su Guiren was still sitting indifferently on the high club, as if nothing had happened. At a young age, she was wronged in vain, and she felt very angry, and she didn't dare to stand up without authorization, so she had an inexplicable jealousy towards Qingcheng.

The emperor was sore all over, his throat was so dry that it hurt, he raised his face, and said hoarsely: "Pour a bowl of tea." ”

Everyone knelt and no one was waiting in front of them, so Qingcheng got up, poured a bowl of Qinggunpowder tea from the Qingyu case, and presented it to the emperor. The temple was quiet, the sunlight was thin, and the room was full of kneeling people inside and out.

The emperor looked at Qingcheng and said in a low voice, "What are you here to mess with?" ”

Qingcheng glanced at him and said faintly, "I'm worried about you." ”

Hongli was angry, and the more submissive the people below, the more angry he was, and they all said to let him take care of the holy bow, take care of the holy bow, but no one stopped. Suddenly, I saw Qingcheng's soft words, black eyes and red lips, a crisp on the tip of my heart, and I couldn't help but slow down the color on my face.

The emperor moistened his throat and said, "The queen is not well lying on the sickbed, so you must not disturb her, lest you fall into the root of the disease." ”

Concubine Gao heard that the emperor's tone was not as good as before, so she sighed lightly and said, "Remember, concubine." ”

The emperor said: "Since you have been involved in this matter, I will leave it to you to investigate." ”

Concubine Gao was overjoyed, and before she could thank her, the emperor said: "First, lynching is not allowed, and second, you have to take care of the identity of Concubine Xian." ”

Concubine Gao kowtowed and said respectfully: "The concubine understands." After speaking for a while, he was angry, and the emperor was tired and unbearable, and there seemed to be several strings in his brain, and he was throbbing and painful. He stroked his forehead and said, "Stand down." ”

Everyone got up and said, "The concubine has retired." ”

Qingcheng also retreated, to the threshold, when he turned around, he raised his eyes slightly, the emperor had already let people move the kang table, leaned on the pillow, Shu Concubine was in a hurry, shook off the green satin quilt, and made the emperor's armpits.

Until the Wanshou Festival, the dragon body was cured. The palace was full of joy, the emperor got up early in the morning and went to the Taihe Hall to be worshiped by hundreds of officials, and only got a little free at night. The queen was weak and mentally weak.

Concubine Xian was confined in Jingren Palace, and the palace door did not come out. Concubine Gao was careless and careless, and the banquet could only be prepared by Concubine Shun. Therefore, as soon as the Wanshou Festival passed, the emperor gave the concubine the right to associate the six palaces. With the respect of her concubine, it is a great joy.

The queen came out of Xiaoyue, and Qingcheng took a sedan chair to visit.

It's just that the queen is in a very sad mood, and no one can see her. At the twilight, because it was Hai Chang's birthday, Qingcheng ordered someone to cook longevity noodles and personally carry them to Zhongcui Palace. The yard is still the same as before, and it hasn't changed at all.

She helped Hai'an to go inside, but she was greeted by a palace man with a strange face.

Hai Shou, the eunuch on duty at the corner gate, slipped forward with a roll, snorted, and said with a smile: "Master Su, it turned out that you were here, why didn't you spread the word in advance, so that the servants could come to the palace street to greet you." ”

Qingcheng remembered the old love, and asked Hai An to grab a copper coin and give it to him, which made him wrinkled his face more and more, and even covered his little eyes.

Qingcheng asked, "What about the sea master?" ”

Hai Shou slapped his bare forehead and said with a smile: "It's the minion's negligence that I didn't tell you earlier-right now this house is the newly entered palace Wu Changzai, and the sea master has moved to that house." He pointed from afar, and the green orange looked at it, and it was a checkered window with a thin gauze inlaid with half a piece of glass, which was shining in the setting sun, and it was scorching.

It's not the next room, it's the room she used to live in.

Hai Changzai got the letter, got out of the green silk curtain, took a few steps to meet the steps, and said with a smile: "You still remember my birthday." She wanted to salute, but was stopped by Qingcheng and said, "Excuse me, you and me, what are you doing with the false courtesy." ”

Hai Chang was good for Qingcheng earlier, but now it is better, politely and affectionately grabbed Qingcheng's arm, and said while walking into the house: "It's a hot day, everyone is going to be scorched, it's hard for you to come to see me." ”

Qingcheng said: "I also waited for the sun to go down before I dared to go out, it was too sunny." ”

Zhiyan knew the general situation, and took several delicate snacks and melons and fruits that Hai Chang had obtained when he went to Lu Concubine's house to ask for peace from the well, and divided them into two parts, one on the table in the hall, and one quietly stuffed to Hai'an. Hai'an hadn't eaten anything good in Yikun Palace, but he took pity on Zhiyan's loyalty and accepted it.

Qingcheng asked, "When did you move the place?" ”

Hai An smiled: "I won't tell you anything, after you left, I have been dredged up and moved to you." Not to mention that the place is more spacious and translucent than my original place, and even the feng shui is much better - I want to touch your luxury. ”

Qingcheng didn't care, took a sip of tea, and said casually: "Where is there any luxury..."

The two chattered for a long time, ate longevity noodles together, and almost locked the sedan chair. The chamberlain carried a sedan chair on the road, the moon was high and the sky was dark, Hai'an carried the glass lantern to hit the front, and there was a "creaking" sound from nowhere, which suddenly pierced people's hearts.

Someone whimpered and shouted: "Su Guiren, Su Guiren..."

The palace is full of gloom, and rumors of ghosts circulate from time to time. The woman's voice was plausible, rippling in the dark night, so terrifying that everyone stopped and stomped their feet. Hai'an didn't believe in ghosts and gods, she lifted the lamp, and saw the vermilion lacquer corner door next to her open, so she shouted: "Who is pretending to be a ghost there, be careful that I ask someone to cut out your tongue!" ”

After a pause, a person slowly walked out of the darkness, wearing a gray robe, with a withered face, really like a female ghost. When he arrived at the light, Hai'an looked at it for a long time before he hesitated: "Mining... Remote? Is it Caiyou? ”

Cai You knelt down in fright and said, "Master, please save the slave and maid." ”

Qingcheng was shocked, lifted the curtain to look, and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Cai You cried and complained: "The slaves and maids are dusting day and night in Xinzheku, fetching water and laundry, and they have to be scolded and scolded by their grandmothers, which is really unbearable. In the afternoon, the slave maid accidentally damaged the bed clothes of the honest nobleman when they were drying, and Mama Wu said that she would send the slave and maid to the Shen Penal Division...."As she spoke, Dou Da's tears flowed all over her face, and she said: "Please save the slave and maid for the sake of the slave and maid." ”

Qingcheng just came out of Zhong Cui Palace, and he had already thought about Caiyou, who was neglected at that time, begging people everywhere to do things, thanks to her taking care of her, that friendship was more precious than the current flattery, and after a little thought, he said: "You go back to the Xinzhi library first, so as not to fall into the lock, and lose the palace rules and crimes." I'll call someone to talk to Xinzheku early in the morning, don't be afraid, it's just a bed coat, it's nothing. ”

Cai You still refused to leave, and sobbed: "Master, it was the slave and the ghost who was obsessed with the heart and ate the leopard's gall, and I don't know how thick the sky is, but now I know that I am wrong, please forgive the master." The slave maid also wanted to go back to the master's side to serve, and begged the master to be extra kind, tell the queen, and take the slave and maid back to Yikun Palace. ”

Hai'an saw that Cai was leisurely, so he said: "There are rules in the palace, if you are sincere to the master, you should not embarrass the master." ”

Qingcheng couldn't bear it in every way, thinking of the old feelings, if Cai You hadn't gone to bed by mistake, the first-class palace maid beside her at this time must be her, but she didn't regret taking the medicine in the world, she said: "You are a person who has been sealed, how dare I use it again?" You go back to the Xinzhiku, and I will consult with the people of the Internal Affairs Office to give you a quiet place to be on an errand. After a pause, he said in a heavy tone: "If I don't want to do it again, I won't have a way." ”

Cai You knew Qingcheng's temperament and made up his mind, and he might not turn back when the sky fell, so he kowtowed and thanked him, holding back his tears and said, "Thank you, master." Qingcheng nodded and said, "It's getting late, you can go back to Xinzhiku quickly." ”

Cai You knelt down and slowly retreated to the corner gate. Back in Qingyunzhai, Hai'an waited for Qingcheng to wash and change clothes, and said, "The master really wants to help Caiyou?" ”

Qingcheng rinsed his mouth with light salt water and said, "After all, the master and servant, she came to beg me, how can there be any reason not to help." ”

Hai An sighed lightly and said, "The master is just too soft-hearted, what she did at that time, she didn't think about the friendship between master and servant." ”

Qingcheng smiled lightly and said, "Glory and wealth are within reach, how many are not tempted?" But it just happened that she bumped into it. He asked again: "Whose sign did the emperor lift today?" ”

Hai An said: "I heard that I went to Changchun Palace. Seeing that Qingcheng's eyes were drooping, as if he was stunned, he asked, "Does the master want to sleep peacefully?" ”

Qingcheng turned around and said, "I'll copy a few more words." ”

Early the next morning, Qingcheng personally went to Yanxi Palace to visit Cheng Guiren and talked about Caiyou. Cheng Guiren was sixteen years old, and he was favored for only a few days, and when he entered the palace, he didn't even see the emperor's face, and he heard that the holy driver took Su Guiren to the palace.

At this time, Su Guiren personally interceded for the old maid, she naturally had no reason to refuse, and said with a rhetorical smile: "I'm not a person who cares, just let the people below tell me." The sun is scorching and the weather is hot, and it is difficult for Master Su to run in person. ”

Qingcheng said: "Master Cheng is polite. After a few more pleasantries, he got up and took his leave. The honest nobles went straight to the palace street before turning back. happened to meet a noble person who lived in the same palace, and the two looked for a place in the shade of the back to gossip, and the noble man said: "What is she doing?" ”

Cheng Guiren bent his lips and smiled, and said, "It was said that her old maid was on an errand in Xinzhiku, and she damaged my bedclothes, so I spared the slave maid, don't pursue it." The noble man shook a round fan with a silkbird finch pattern sandalwood handle in his hand, and said with a faint smile: "She is in good grace, and she will say to Xin Zheku, who dares to disobey and pretend to intercede with you, it is really ill-intentioned." ”

Cheng Guiren looked at the boundless blue sky and said coldly: "Isn't it just for a good reputation. As soon as the words changed, he stared at an east pearl on the hairpin of the nobles, and said with a smile: "The emperor has given you something new?" can compare Shu Concubine. ”

The nobleman's face turned red and said, "How dare you compare with Concubine Shu, it was rewarded by the queen in front." Cheng Guiren hummed and said: "Concubine Shu doesn't necessarily have much sacred heart, it's just that she has a good family background, and the emperor can't snub her." ”

E Guidao: "Don't say such things, let people hear them, spread them to Shu Concubine, according to her temperament, how can we live a better life." Cheng Guiren knew that he was speechless, and said with a smile: "Thank you for reminding me, you should be vigilant." After saying that, the two of them began to discuss the inconsequential matters beside them, and it was only at noon that the sun became stronger and the sun dispersed.

The emperor dispersed, and it was already sunset and dark. After months of deliberation and discussion, the emperor finally ruled out the public opinion and issued an edict: the people were allowed to buy the public land. The dragon heart was very happy, sat in a warm sedan chair, and went to Yikun Palace.

Qingcheng was already waiting at Yikun Gate, and when he saw that the saint was coming, he hurriedly bent his knees to say goodbye. The emperor personally lifted her up, held her palm, and walked to the court.

Qingcheng smiled: "What is the emperor happy about?" "The ancestral system is in the front, and the concubine is not allowed to interfere in the government.

Emperor Shi Shiran smiled, scratched her nose, and said in a greasy voice: "Look at you, even dare to ask about the affairs of the imperial court." ”

Qingcheng was suddenly startled, knowing that he was talking too much, and hurriedly said: "The concubine doesn't dare." ”

The emperor was not angry, smiled, and said, "Here we go again!" ”

After entering the house, without much to say, the emperor carried the green orange to the westinghouse dormitory, and in a hurry, his head arched straight to her chest. Qingcheng couldn't resist it, and his little hand pushed out lightly and heavily, and said, "I'll wash up..."

The emperor said impatiently: "Don't worry about that-you don't eat much, but your strength is not small, don't get in the way, it's uncomfortable." His words were soft and soft, and he only cared about the squirming on his hands, and the buttons on the palace brocade clothes were delicate and complicated, and he pulled them for a while, but only exposed the shoulder locks, and Qingcheng had no way, so he had to twist them one by one.

But the emperor couldn't wait, so he put on his dress and trembled into it.

Tossed until midnight, Qingcheng couldn't stand it anymore, and said: "The emperor is going to get up and look at the court, it's time to rest." ”

But the emperor still rolled over, bit her earlobe, and jokingly said, "Don't you want a child?" I am perfecting you. ”

Qingcheng's cheeks were so red that he didn't speak, and couldn't help but roll his eyes at the emperor.

The Emperor laughed and said, "The more you are like this, the more I can't let go." When the moon and stars set, Hai'an was called to wait, the bed was in a mess, and the palace maids who saw it were red and heartbeat.

Because Yonglian occasionally contracted the cold, the queen couldn't care about the initial recovery from a serious illness, and she stayed at the elder brother's place to serve without undressing. The Queen Mother cherished it and made a decree to send Yonglian back to Changchun Palace for recuperation, and the Queen was grateful. Among several children, only Yonglian is the son-in-law, the emperor values it, and has already issued a secret decree to make him the crown prince, hearing that he is sick, the sacred heart is quite worried.

Besides, Concubine Gao has been tracking down the queen's slippery tire, tying up dozens of palace maids and maids on duty in Jingren Palace, and tortured her day and night in the Shen Penal Division for a long time, but still found nothing, and even she herself gradually became confused, and she was afraid that the emperor was suspicious of herself, and she was more and more severely punished.

In the middle of the night, after being tortured for a long time, the slave maid who worked on an errand in the kitchen relented, saying that Concubine Xian had indeed put saffron in the jujube cake.

She ran to Jingren Palace to show off her martial arts triumphantly, but unexpectedly, Concubine Xian agreed and said: "Safflower is a medicine for dispersing blood stasis and blood, I had only a miscarriage at that time, and there was safflower in the maintenance prescription prescribed to me by the imperial doctor." I didn't know that the queen was pregnant that day, it could only be regarded as an unintentional mistake, not intentionally. After a pause, he said: "Even if it comes to the Queen Mother, I'm not afraid." ”

The relationship between the Queen Mother and Concubine Xian, Gao Shuyao understands very well in her heart. Listening to Concubine Xian's argument, she already regretted that she should not have listened to Concubine Lu to provoke that day, and she had nothing to do with the Queen Mother's bad head. But at this point, she had no way out, so she said: "I didn't mean to target you, in the final analysis, the emperor ordered me to investigate." He got up again and said, "I'll go to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and the emperor will deal with it." ”

Concubine Xian's eyes were cold, she played with the gold-inlaid armor on her fingertips, and said, "Concubine Gao, you have to see the situation clearly, don't be confused." ”

Gao Shuyao saw that she was arrogant, and sneered: "I want to see what the situation is, but I will do it according to my orders." Concubine Xian didn't say much, Ying Ying looked at it with a smile, but there was no trace of joy in her eyes, which made people creepy.

The emperor came back from listening to the government in Qianqingmen, and watched the mountains of twists and turns on the Qingyu case, and he didn't even drink a sip of tea, so he sat down to review it. However, after a long time, Concubine Shu came with money, and since the emperor was ill last time, she has been waiting for pen and ink in front of the emperor.

When the emperor saw her enter the house, he smiled and said, "The hot day will not be used in the future." ”

Concubine Shu's face froze slightly, and said, "The concubine doesn't feel hard. As he spoke, he scooped half a spoonful of Suhe incense into the empty flower box and put it into the incense burner. When the mist cleared, she cleaned her hands, waved away the ink-grinding attendant, and picked up the dragon-patterned ink ingot in her slender hand, grinding it lightly.

The emperor ignored it and pondered.

Concubine Gao changed into a crescent-white silver silk dark pattern forging robe, with a flat bun, two pink and white peonies on each side of her forehead, cloud temples and flowers, and her face was like a bright moon. When he entered the warm pavilion, he saw the unique Shu Concubine waiting in front of him, and he was stunned before he made a big salute.

The emperor gave her to sit down, and she didn't raise her head, but only stared at the fold for review. Concubine Gao was worried in her heart, looking for the gap between the emperor's ink, and said: "Long live Lord, the concubine has something to do." ”

The emperor sighed, wrote a long list of comments on the fold, and said, "Say it." ”

Concubine Gao weighed the words and said softly: "Last night, the palace man who was on an errand in the kitchen of Jingren Palace recruited him, saying that Concubine Xian had indeed added saffron to the jujube cake. She looked at the emperor's gloomy face, became more and more cautious, and said: "Concubine Xian said that she was used for the purpose of clearing stasis and regulating blood at that time, and she didn't know that the queen was pregnant, which was an unintentional mistake. After a pause, Fang said softly: "The concubines don't dare to be arbitrary, please ask the emperor to decide." ”