Although Changchun Palace was well defended, the news of calling for water at night was naturally spread by the little eunuchs and palace maids who were squatting outside the palace gate.

The next day, all the palaces sent gifts to Xueyi Pavilion, and Concubine Kang of Jinghua Palace gave a statue of Guanyin with a meaning of many sons and many blessings, which stunned everyone in the harem.

Looking at Kang Ling's actions, Pei Yuchen also wanted to disgust Lin Zhimeng, so he sent someone to send a pair of red jade ornaments carved into red pomegranates to Xue Yige.

Pomegranate also means more children and more blessings.

Now it's okay, everyone who doesn't know why thinks that Kang Ling and Pei Yuchen are currying favor with Liu Fangfei, thinking that this Concubine An Niangniang is estimated to be a powerful person, and she really can't be offended, so the good things entered the Changchun Palace like flowing water.

After Concubine An accepted the favor, the wind direction in the palace gradually began to change. Not to mention that the way this person entered the palace is amazing, and not to say that the saint named him an concubine at the palace banquet, just say that she let the saint send someone to find her for several years, and also entered the Xueyi Pavilion of Changchun Palace, and then accepted the favor on the first day of entering the palace...... These piles are incredible.

What's even more incredible is that for dozens of days until the Lantern Festival, the saint has turned over the sign of An Concubine...... This made the harem and even the previous dynasty have an inexplicable sense of crisis.

It doesn't matter which concubine Zhao Ziqian favors, what matters is that he actually plays a solo pet.

As a result, the Empress Dowager Xiao'an of Ci'an Palace received hints from various palaces and even prefectures, hoping that she could persuade the emperor to be evenly wetted with rain and dew, so that she could reproduce more royal heirs.

Xiao'an is very helpless, it stands to reason that it should be the responsibility of the gentle and virtuous queen to persuade the emperor to be wet with rain and dew. But now, not to mention whether Yi Xiangxiang, the queen, is virtuous and generous, and whether she is alive or not, after all, she is not in the palace now, so she can't reprimand the queen for being ignorant, so she can only go out to persuade her son herself.

In the early morning of this day, the Empress Dowager Xiao'an sat on the top and watched her son with a cold face come over with all the concubines to say goodbye.

"No need to be polite, sit down." She said.

So when they had learned of it, they all sat down.

Xiao An saw that his son was still sitting down not far away, and he still had a straight face, and he was helpless: "The saint has been very busy with government affairs recently?" It seems that except for the morning and dusk, I don't see you sitting in the harem on weekdays. ”

She is talking nonsense with her eyes open, obviously the saint stays in the Xueyi Pavilion of Changchun Palace every day, where did she not come to the harem? The concubines slandered. But they also knew that the Queen Mother was hinting at the saint, so they didn't interject.

Zhao Ziqian is a good person, so he naturally knows that his mother is pretending to be confused for him! However, when he was seven years old, he deceived the old lady of the Kang family into giving a royal bracelet from his mother's hand, and he found that his mother's rank was really not high.

"It's the sons and daughters who are not filial, but they are indeed busy with government affairs." Zhao Ziqian said.

If you play stupid, I can also play stupid! Zhao Ziqian opened his eyes and said nonsense.

Xiao'an didn't expect his son to come to such a set, he used to love to go around in circles with her, but now he is the emperor's person, and the bad problem of pretending to be stupid has not changed at all.

She narrowed her eyes slightly: "Government affairs are busy, so you have to pay attention to your body!" Go back to the mourning family and ask Ling'er to send some tonic soup to Qian'an Palace, you have to drink it obediently. ”

This is to send Kang Ling to Zhao Ziqian's side.

When Kang Ling heard this, he saw the displeasure flashing in Lin Zhimeng's eyes, so he happily answered: "Yes, cousin, my aunt is right, you have to pay attention to your body no matter how busy you are." ”

"The son obeyed, but the wind and snow have been heavy recently, so I don't bother my cousin to run back and forth. An Concubine's cooking skills are very good, and the sons can go to Changchun Palace to eat. Zhao Ziqian looked very casual, but when he mentioned An Concubine, there was a rare softness.

The concubines were envious of An Concubine.

Xiao'an knew that her son was rebelling, after all, she was born by herself, and she knew Zhao Ziqian's stinky temper. So she decided to get here today, so as not to push it too hard and rebound even more.

However, she decided to stop there, and the others were ready to make some waves.

So I only heard Lin Zhimeng, who was sitting in the chaise longue, say, "Oh? Sister An Concubine can also cook? Then the concubine has to go and taste a product. ”

Lin Zhimeng's words were naturally said to Zhao Ziqian.

thinks that when she was in the Seven Princes' Mansion, she thought that she had also captured Zhao Ziqian's heart with food, and half of her words were also evoking Zhao Ziqian's memories, and the other half was secretly mocking An Concubine Liu Fangfei for being Dong Shi Xiaofeng.

However, Lin Zhixin's unintentional answer made Lin Zhimeng's words a little ridiculous, and she only heard Lin Zhixin say: "Those who come out of rural villages can't be put on the stage like this, and the nobles of a family like us don't touch the spring water with their fingers, where would they do such dirty things." ”

She scolded Lin Zhimeng, who has always boasted of her good cooking skills and Zhang Luo sent all kinds of food to Zhao Ziqian.

Lin Zhimeng's face darkened instantly, in addition to secretly scolding the other party for being a fool in her heart, it was really difficult to bite it.

Kang Lingle sighed: "The people take food as the sky, no wonder Concubine An's sister is favored by her cousin, it turns out that she has captured the essence!" Speaking of which, if Concubine An hadn't taken a leave of absence due to the wind and cold today, Auntie, you would have to reward others well. ”

Xiao'an must be very cooperative with Kang Ling, but I just heard her say: "Isn't it a simple thing to reward, just send things down." ”

So, another batch of things was sent to Changchun Palace.

......

After the ceremony, Lin Zhimeng took Xiangqiao and others back to her Chongren Palace, and her cousin, that is, Jieyu Lin Zhixin.

"As long as you have a relationship with Yi Xiangxiang, you are extremely annoying! This An Concubine is even worse. Lin Zhi said angrily.

Lin Zhimeng frowned: "Sister is cautious." ”

Lin Zhixin called the queen by her name, which can be said to be disrespectful.

Lin Zhixin disagreed: "What are you afraid of, are there outsiders here?" She poured herself a glass of water, and asked as she drank it, "How does my sister plan to deal with that concubine?" ”

Lin Zhimeng heard the words but didn't answer, in her opinion, Lin Zhixin was an elm head, if it weren't for the sake of the same sect, she wouldn't have paid attention to her at all.

"Why didn't my sister speak, because she was afraid of that concubine?" Lin Zhixin asked.

Lin Zhimeng replied coldly: "Everyone is the head of the palace, and they are sisters who serve the saint, why are you afraid?" If my sister is fine, let's go back, my sister is tired and wants to rest for a while. ”

No matter how stupid Lin Zhixin was, she knew that she was being ordered to be evicted, so she was immediately furious: "Sister, don't trust my sister? But sister, don't forget, you can't write two forest characters with one stroke, and now we are all grasshoppers on a rope! ”

After she finished speaking, she snorted coldly and threw her sleeves away.

Qiao Sui walked in with a snack, almost bumped into Lin Zhixin, and after swaying in, she heard Xiangqiao say to Lin Zhimeng: "Why should Niangniang be angry with her, the master has long said that the second room can't be a climate." Now that she's in front of us, we can save some effort. ”

Xiangqiao's words were very calm, but her tone was a little gloomy.

Since being scolded by the queen's staff, Xiangqiao has completely changed as a person! Qiao Sui sighed.

She put the dim sum on the table, and heard Lin Zhimeng say back to Xiangqiao: "I don't know her role, it's just that sometimes she speaks too much!" Now that there are so many eyes staring at Chongren Palace, I can't help but tear off a layer of my skin, so it's better to be cautious. ”

"What Niangniang said is not bad, but this concubine who suddenly popped out is really a big threat. Lin Jieyu's words are not rough, and none of the people around the queen are liked. Xiangqiao spoke while covering the small plate next to Lin Zhimeng with the snacks that Qiao Sui had just served.

Qiao Sui did not retreat, but walked behind Lin Zhimeng and pinched her shoulder.

"It's okay, it's just the daughter of a foreigner, and the tree is very popular. Although everyone is looking at Chongren Palace now, if she continues to be favored, the target will soon be reversed. Lin Zhimeng said.

Xiang Qiao frowned when she heard this: "What if it's like now, everyone cares about pleasing her?" ”

Concubine An has only been in the palace for half a month, and all kinds of gifts have been coming out one after another into the Xueyi Pavilion of Changchun Palace, and most people want to make friends with this Liu Fangfei, which makes Xiangqiao a little worried.

Everyone flattered her, but they felt that she had no background and was easy to woo. But no matter which palace she takes, she will inevitably offend some people, and things will be even more exciting when the time comes. Lin Zhimeng went up to a book from the desk and said while flipping through it.

"And what if she doesn't accept everyone's overtures?" Xiangqiao continued to ask.

Qiao Sui rushed to reply when she heard this: "Then she will offend everyone!" ”

Lin Zhimeng nodded, expressing great approval of Qiao Sui's words.

Seeing this, Qiao Sui seemed to be encouraged, and only listened to her continue: "It's not that our mother-in-law hasn't received the favor of others, but the mother-in-law is there, even if she doesn't give face, others can't say anything. But that An Concubine has no background and no alliance, and she will be suppressed soon. ”

"What Qiao Sui said is that since Concubine An is a close friend of the queen, she must be the same as the queen. Now the queen ...... It's hard to say what the future holds. Lin Zhimeng said with a smile.

Xiangqiao had a lot of concerns, so she only heard her ask: "What if the Holy One really protects An Concubine?" ”

Lin Zhimeng paused when she heard this, if she really protected it, she would be able to get rid of it over there.

I can't get it, she's a country girl, how can I get it?

But she didn't say these words, just silently closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.

While the three masters and servants of Chongren Palace were discussing An Concubine, Concubine Ning Su Jingxiang, who returned to Zhongcui Palace, also talked about the morning with the personal palace maid Tang'er crying and laughing.

"Each has his own life! I think that Li Jieyu was also favored by the saint back then, and she was also a great favor, but she attracted the jealousy and hatred of all palaces. Now, Xue Yige has even sent a statue of Guanyin to Concubine Kang. ”

"And looking at today's formation, the palaces are intentionally or unintentionally taking advantage of this to ridicule the Chongren Palace. Although the possibility of An Concubine's identity ascending to the back position is very small, but with a great favor, she can also be glorious for a while. ”

Tang'er was a little puzzled by her mother's words, so she asked bluntly: "What does Kang Guifei mean?" When Li Jieyu was favored before, she couldn't wait to tear the other party apart, what role is this playing now? Is there a knife hidden in a smile? ”

Su Jingxiang didn't know why: "I don't have much contact with Concubine Kang, but she has the Empress Dowager Xiao'an as the backstage, so there is nothing I dare not play." We don't need to talk to each other, just do our part. ”

Kang Ling can rely on her aunt Empress Dowager Xiao'an in the palace, and her brother Kang Rui has to be reused by the saint. Her situation is much, much better than that of her own Concubine Ning.

"That's what Niang Niang said, but now that the back position is empty, Niang Niang ......," Sugar hinted.

Each palace is working hard, all for the position above 10,000 people under one person, and Tang'er is not confused, so he naturally knows that climbing high and having high power is also high.

"Hugh is going to talk nonsense!" Su Jingxiang interrupted Tang'er's words: "What is the emptiness of the back position? The queen mother is just recuperating in the other garden, and she will return to the palace one day! ”

Tang'er knew why Su Jingxiang was angry, but it was also beneficial for her to benefit her master, so she continued to persuade: "Niangniang! Although you are good friends with the queen mother, and she has always protected Zhong Cui Palace, but when she is there, it is just that! But now looking at the rumors and the attitude of the Yi family, the queen mother is really gone...... In that case, why don't you fight it yourself? ”

"You also said that all palaces are targeting Lin Guifei, but you also understand that it is because Lin Guifei is very likely to ascend to the back position, so she is jealous. Otherwise, why is it that it is An Concubine who is obviously favored, but everyone doesn't bully her? Lin Guifei is a big tree at this time, if you take the opportunity to jump up, it is not impossible! ”

Su Jingxiang didn't expect her maid to have such insight, but she still objected to her proposal: "Concubine Lin has the support of the Lin family, so she dares to fight!" And I, what do I want to fight for? ”

Tang'er knelt down and sat down bitterly: "There are many women in the palace who don't have deep backgrounds, and they all know that the benefits of climbing up outweigh the disadvantages!" Besides, throughout the ages, emperors have been afraid of the dictatorship of their relatives, and your mother's family is not visible, this is just the opportunity. Take a look, not to mention the previous queen's mother, just look at the current An Concubine, isn't it also the same reason?

"Niangniang, don't you know, now everyone inside and outside the palace is saying that Concubine Lin will ascend to the throne, and it is because of those palace people who are not long-eyed, they are secretly bullying the palace concubines who have had a close relationship with the former queen! You don't see any change because you don't care! ”

"A little sixth son went to the imperial dining room to ask for a piece of soup, and waited for most of the hour, and when he ran back, he was tripped by the little eunuch of Yi Miao Pavilion, and the soup was spilled on the ground!"

"The slave is worried that if this continues, no one will take Zhong Cui Palace in their eyes at all." Sugar sighed.

Su Jingxiang frowned when she heard this, she knew about falling the soup, but Xiao Liuzi said that she fell down by herself because of the wind and snow, but she didn't say that she tripped over someone.

She was a little surprised: "Why didn't you tell me?" ”

Tang'er was a little aggrieved: "What can I do if I tell you?" Lin Jieyu of Yi Miao Pavilion is now relying on Lin Guifei's support, that is, all palaces are not in her eyes, except for Jingyang Palace, which palace has not been troubled by her? ”

Su Jingxiang sighed when she heard this: "Lin Guifei and Lin Jieyu cooperate seamlessly, one is always a good person, and the other is always doing bad things." ”

Tang'er also sighed again: "That's why the slave maid thought, Niangniang might as well fight!" Now Lin Guifei is still just a concubine, if she really becomes the queen, then Lin Jieyu will really go sideways! ”

"Niangniang, the slave knows that you still have that person in mind, but the situation is stronger than people, and now it's like this, you should let it go!"

Tang'er said as she got up and served tea to Su Jingxiang.

Her last sentence made Su Jingxiang, who reached out to take the tea, stunned, and only after coming back to her senses did she take the cup and lower her eyes to drink tea.

After a long time, she raised her head and said, "It's not that I can't let go, it's that I can't fight." Both inside and outside the palace say that the queen is dead, but do you think that if the queen is really dead, is it necessary for the saint to say that she is recuperating from her injuries in the other garden? The lie will be broken as soon as it is poked after a long time, and it can be seen that the queen will definitely come back. ”

"Both inside and outside the palace think that the saint is lying, but they ignore one point, the saint is not a person who can lie."

"Besides, someone sent Snow Lotus into Ci'an Palace in the name of Changchun Palace, although we learned about it by accident, but it did happen after the assassination of the queen. If the saint wants to send snow lotus to the queen mother, there is no need to use the name of the queen mother. ”

"Visible ......"

Tang'er replied: "It can be seen that the person who sent the things was really ordered by the queen?" ”

Su Jingxiang nodded and said, "Including Liu Fangfei's entry into the palace at this time to be named an concubine, I also think it's a little strange. Since the queen mother and An Concubine are close friends in the boudoir, how can An Concubine have a personal affair with the saint? The relationship is complex, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood. ”

"Maybe the saint was originally devoted to An Concubine, but she disappeared at that time, and the saint made the daughter of the Yi family the queen?" Sugar guessed.

Su Jingxiang disagreed: "You, like everyone else, are also fans of the authorities. If it is actually An Concubine who the saint really loves, then the saint can wait until he finds someone after sealing it. After all, from the main concubine of the prince's mansion to the crown princess of the East Palace, the position of the main palace has been vacant, and there is no need for the Yi family to occupy the position of the queen. ”

I have to say that Su Jingxiang took into account the crux of the matter.

"What do you mean?" Sugar doesn't quite understand.

"You go and prepare another gift, it will be three points thicker than both the Liren Palace and the Jinghua Palace, and we will go to Xueyi Pavilion to visit the patient in person." Su Jingxiang commanded.

Tang'er dissuaded: "It's better to send it over to the slave maid, it's easy to freeze when you go out on this snowy day." ”

In fact, Tang'er thinks that her mother is the master of the first house, and there is no need to come to the door to please that concubine.

Su Jingxiang didn't explain, she just said, "You just do it." ”

Sugar is not good to disobey again, so she can only retreat.

Su Jingxiang sighed, and slowly put the cup on the Huanghuali carved rich flower table. After a long time, she got up and walked to the other side of the bookcase, opened a mahogany box placed on it, and took out a green jade folding fan from it.

She opened the fan, and saw that the fan was painted with a man who looked like a childe, standing by a stream and looking at the mountains in the distance, very handsome.

If you look closely, you will find that the facial features of the son on the portrait are very similar to Zhao Zixiu, the king of An.

Su Jingxiang gently stroked the fan, then closed the fan and put it back in its place.

After a pillar of incense, in the inner hall of Changchun Palace, Su Jingxiang and Tang'er looked at Yi Xiangxiang sitting on the main seat, and their facial features were distorted in surprise.

If you use modern words to describe their mood at this time, it is that there are thousands of alpacas galloping in their hearts.