Sure enough, it wasn't until it was dark that the female official next to the Queen Mother came forward and sent Zhiwei away with a haughty attitude.

Zhi Wei naturally wanted to be grateful, and kowtowed a few more times in the direction of the hall before struggling to stand up.

This kneeling was a full three hours, and he was almost numb from the knee down, and he could barely walk when he got up.

She didn't squint, and under the mocking gaze of the other palace people, she slowly walked out holding on to the wall.

After stumbling and walking for hundreds of steps, the blood veins in her legs gradually moved, and there were some signs of recovery, and it hurt her in a cold sweat.

I missed half a day's errand today, and I will definitely be scolded by Steward Li again when I go back.

But before she had time to think about this, He Jieyu's voice rumbled in her ears.

"Tsk, it's really a beautiful embryo, looking weird and cute. If it weren't for this face, I'm afraid of this punishment......"

He Jieyu didn't say anything, laughed, waved her hand with interest, and went straight into the hall.

When she was far away, Zhiwei also heard their subtle voices, what kind of words about the Queen Mother's worship of the Buddha and physical well-being.

He Jieyu is the niece of the Queen Mother, and she is a mediocre saint in the palace. Of course, anyone who treats that lady can only be regarded as a saint.

But the other palace concubines do not have the queen mother's big backer, so naturally, He Jieyu's status in the palace is different. Even the queen is polite to He Jieyu, I heard that the distribution of each season, He Jieyu's things are not much less than those on the nine concubines.

Since He Jieyu is not favored, she naturally wants to hold on to the Queen Mother, and it is not surprising that she knows the Queen Mother's daily habits well.

But the sentence she left today......

Zhi Wei frowned slightly, and the palace concubine praised a palace girl she didn't know for no reason, which was not a good intention.

The latter half of the sentence is even more strange, He Jieyu will not think that the Queen Mother will punish her lightly because she is good-looking, right?

Unless, she meant something, it wasn't the queen mother at all, but the emperor!

Zhi Wei felt a chill behind her back and closed her eyes helplessly.

In this way, yesterday's events were still publicized, and she, the culprit who almost killed the miserable emperor, could actually be opened by the net, without a cane and family, can it only be the role of this face?

The number of concubines who think like He Jieyu is only a lot.

Even the Queen Mother's sudden attack today seems to be not just because of her "negligence".

Perhaps, the Queen Mother is standing up for her niece and wants to cut her off as an opponent?

Or perhaps, the Queen Mother wants to help her niece entrap her to be a solid pet under her command?

No matter which guess it is, today's overly calm kneeling punishment still carries a hint of beating.

Zhi Wei bit her lip and finally walked out of the gate of Cining Palace.

Of course, she can't go through the front door, she can only go through the small side door.

The Imperial Garden is in the northeast of Cining Palace, the distance is not close, and it will take at least half an hour to walk back with her physical condition. The Qiande Palace is very close, and you can see the corner of the platform only when you stand at the side door.

It was getting late at this time, and the dinner at the palace had not yet started, but she never had time to rush back to the palace first, and then rush back to the Qiande Palace to raise the bell.

"Fortunately, there is still this half of the pie......"

Zhi Wei left quietly, but instead of going to the Qiande Palace, she turned around and went to the Shoukang Palace in the west.

Not long after, the owner of the main hall of Cining Palace received a report from the small palace.

"Qi Yu Niangniang, the palace people went to the back of the four houses of Shoukang Palace, entered the house where the palace maid lived, and came out after a while, only talking about some gossip, and did not mention today's punishment."

Empress Dowager He sighed, her tone was a little uplifted, but it didn't seem like a question.

With a slight wave of her well-maintained jade hand, she didn't say anything more, and the palace man who reported the news retired with interest.

"Which one was she from Shoukang Palace before?"

Mama He smiled: "It's the short-lived Concubine Kang, the one who went away after a cold." ”

Empress Dowager He sighed again, and this time her tone was more flat.

"I don't remember much, the Kang family is inconspicuous, and that woman is also inconspicuous, she is a little blessed to be able to live smoothly until the new emperor ascends the throne."

Mama He sighed with emotion: "Who said it wasn't? In the past, Empress Yijia died early, and after the first emperor vowed not to stand again, a Yuan Guifei came, which made the harem a miasma. Fortunately, that Yuan Guifei is not as blessed as our mother, and she has been favored for so many years, and she can't even lay an egg. It's also a shame that His Majesty pleases the first emperor, so it's ......"

Empress Dowager He's brows furrowed almost invisibly, and interrupted Mama He: "Okay, what are you going to do with these things about Chen sesame seeds and rotten grains, it's good now." ”

Mama He is the dowry girl of the Empress Dowager He, and she has followed the Empress Dowager He into the palace for many years, but she did not go out, and took the initiative to stay as a female official. Now she still has a position of female history on her body, although she is not in charge of things, she is also a majestic figure when she goes out.

Just now, she secretly observed Zhi Wei in the room for a long time, and she couldn't help but have a little conjecture in her heart.

The appearance of this palace person is not a national beauty, but there is one point, her eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Yuan Guifei in the past, and I don't know if the Queen Mother knows this. If she didn't know, she didn't want to rashly mention this stubble to annoy the Queen Mother.

You must know that Concubine He De, who gave birth to two princes and had a noble family background, was not less tormented by Yuan Guifei, but the first emperor was still biased towards Yuan Guifei, alas~

If the rumors outside are true, Your Majesty really likes that girl and wants to be included in the harem, I don't know what the Queen Mother will think......

Zhi Wei hurried to hurry, but still rushed to her "temporary post" to report before Youzheng.

The lantern was borrowed from Shoukang Palace Qingqiu, and the half of the cake was also gobbled up in Qingqiu's house, and she rubbed a bowl of water.

Qingqiu didn't serve Concubine Kang before, but the relationship between the princess she served and Concubine Kang was okay, and the two became familiar with each other over time.

Qingqiu's life is a little better than her, although the princess is not very favored, but she is healthy, every time she sees it, she looks red, and her psychological quality is much stronger than those concubines who died of depression after the funeral of the first emperor.

If the master lives well, the people under him will naturally be more relaxed. Although there are not many cases of monthly salaries, they are much luckier than the palace maids who are stirred in the muddy waters of the harem.

Zhiwei couldn't help but sigh again.

In the past two days, she seems to sigh more than in this year.

Fingers unconsciously touched her cheek, and the thin calluses on her fingertips made her tingle a little dull. Obviously, compared to her hands full of vicissitudes, the skin on her face is still a little delicate.

Does this face look good?

Naturally, it is still eye-catching, especially in a place like the Siyuan Bureau, where she has fair skin, is not tanned by nature, and her facial features are also exquisite.

There are many benefits that a good skin can bring, at the big, maybe it can fly on the branches and become a phoenix, and at the smallest, at least it can make the little eunuchs of the Siyuan Bureau become "helpful". Hua Ying's resentment yesterday was not groundless, there were always some antecedents.

But she also has self-knowledge, but it's just a skin, and beauty is not only in the skin, but also in the soul.

She was only nine years old when she entered the palace, and she didn't read much, so she barely read with her brother for a few years, and she didn't finish the four books and five classics, and the family was so embarrassed that she couldn't afford to buy books, let alone her brother's restraints. She "sold" herself into the palace, which is also the reason.

The concubines in the harem were all from official families, and most of them were well-educated ladies. At most, she can only be regarded as an upper-middle-class posture, not as good as Concubine Shu and others in terms of posture and appearance, and even less than Concubine Xian and others in terms of talent, and even the queen is both talented and beautiful......

Why do those think they have the ability to do this?

Zhiwei couldn't figure out why the concubines were all soldiers, but she had a vague premonition, and her moldy head was estimated to be unable to disperse in the short term.

Sure enough, shortly after the bell began, another piece of bad news came.

The grass that she had "supported each other" with last night was gone, most likely pulled out by the diligent palace people, or trampled to death by someone.

Zhiwei stood in that position for a moment before continuing to walk quietly.

If you want to say sad, naturally there is none.

If she had such a sad temperament, she would have been depressed to death by the work of planting, cutting, and grafting flowers in the Siyuan Bureau.

But there is still a sigh.

"Wildfires can't be burned, and the spring breeze blows and grows. Maybe we'll see it again in a few days......"

The plant is a very tough thing, just like this most ordinary grass, so weak that even a three-year-old child can easily kill it. But how can death be so easy for plants?

Perhaps, its roots are still there; Perhaps, it has already quietly hidden the grass seeds in the soil and blown them into the air......

With a little sunlight and water, they can all grow vibrantly.

Just like her in this palace city......

This night, Zhi Wei didn't dare to slack off and be lazy, and stayed up all night, but she didn't know that there were more people tossing and turning in the harem.

Among them, the lights of Kunxu Palace are particularly dazzling.

In the apse, the queen was dressed in bedclothes, with her hair scattered, looking ready to fall asleep, but she was still sitting upright. The phoenix's eyes were slightly slanted, and the tips of his eyebrows were also frowned.

"Aunt Lin, what do you mean, what does the Queen Mother mean?"

The queen is in charge of the harem and does not dare to say that she is all-encompassing, but the queen mother called Zhi Wei from the Siyuan Bureau to Cining Palace to be punished such an obvious move, of course, she received the wind as soon as possible.

Aunt Lin hesitated: "The Queen Mother and Your Majesty are mothers and sons, and if something like this happens, it is natural to punish the palace maid for a small punishment......

The queen sneered and said, "Aunt Lin, He Jieyu went to Cining Palace today, don't you know?" With her temperament, if she has no plan, can that Zhiwei walk out of the door of Cining Palace safely? ”

"Does Niangniang suspect that the Queen Mother and He Jieyu are intentionally entrapping that palace maid?"

The queen snorted and didn't speak, but her anger was not directed at her henchmen.

Now that there are no children in the middle palace, not even the eldest son of the emperor, the He family's mind is fluctuating, which is not uncommon.

It's just that Aunt Lin can't say this to the queen, for fear of hooking up her childless sadness.

Lu Tao, who was massaging the queen's calves on the side, wanted to liven up the atmosphere, so she pretended to be brisk and said: "He Jieyu is also helpless, His Majesty doesn't seem to have rested with her a few times in recent months, and not even once after the year." In the past two years, He Jieyu has relied on the fact that she is the queen mother's niece, and she has not been angry in the palace, and I heard that her popularity is very poor. She wants to entrap people now, what did she do earlier? At this time, I can only pinch my nose and pick among the palace people. They want to find chess pieces, and I don't know if they will be devoured by them~"

She has always been favored, but she doesn't know about the conversation between the queen and Aunt Lin today.

Therefore, when the queen's face changed slightly, she was still a little dazed, and she didn't know what she said wrong.