After listening to the whispers of the little eunuch, when he turned around, he smiled a little.

"Miss Zhiwei, although you are also here, our family has to remind you again, no matter which palace or courtyard you were in before you came in, you can only honestly confess when you enter our criminal division! Otherwise, hehe......"

Zhi Wei sighed and repeated what she had just answered.

"Grandpa Ma, what I just said is the truth, and I am indeed taking care of the wisteria flowers in that pavilion. This is also what Steward Li meant, saying that he asked me to plant a wisteria curtain before this spring to please the ladies in the palace. But time was in a hurry, and I didn't have time to wait for the wisteria flowers to climb to the top of the pavilion, so I had to think of a compromise method, first transplant with flower pots, and then place the flower pots in the groove on the top of the pavilion, so that the flower vines can hang down to form a curtain effect. In order to prevent the flower pot from falling and injuring people, a reinforced device was also made, which had to be checked every two days. The last time I checked was the day before yesterday, I personally climbed the ladder to check, and the flower pots on it were all in good condition, and they were not loose, so it should be unlikely to fall down......"

Ma Gonggong's eyes flashed: "Oh? So, this has nothing to do with you, right? ”

Zhi Wei's face turned pale, but she was still very calm: "This matter is my dereliction of duty, which caused His Majesty to be injured, and I have nothing to argue." Ma Gonggong only punishes according to the palace rules, and I have no complaints. ”

Ma Gonggong tapped his knee with his finger, changed his posture, and said casually: "Miss Zhiwei, have you forgotten how she entered the Shen Penal Division last time?" ”

Zhiwei's breath stagnated.

He smiled again: "When Concubine Shuniang was still Xiao Jieyu the year before last, didn't Miss Zhiwei serve in Shangyang Palace?" Just because she raised a pot of small peonies, she was beaten with twenty boards, and she was sent to the Siyuan Bureau to do such heavy work, didn't the girl have resentment in her heart? Coincidentally, the girl was also assigned to plant this wisteria curtain, and the lady concubine also praised the wisteria flower in the imperial garden last year. If the girl's hand is slightly loose, when the lady comes to enjoy the flowers, the flower pot just falls from the sky, it is not a difficult thing, right? ”

Zhi Wei's heart was cold.

Her worst fears have come true.

Since entering the palace at the age of ten, she has spent her eighth year in the palace.

The ancestral system of the Great Qi Dynasty, the selection system of palace concubines and palace people is different, the former is selected from the official eunuch house, once every three years; The latter is to select a good family girl from the people, and she can be put back after ten years of being in the palace.

Speaking of which, this is also a great good thing done by the Empress Renxiao of the founding emperor.

Most of the people in the former palace can not be released until they are thirty, although they are not old, but it is difficult to find a lover at this age, and they can only be educated after going out, or marry an old widower to fill the house, and they are reduced to the flower building willow lane and struggle to survive.

Empress Renxiao couldn't bear it, so she lowered the number of years of selection of palace people to eleven years old, and set the length of service of palace people to ten years, so that when the palace people went out, there were many unmarried women of this age in the people, and they would not delay becoming their own children.

In order to enter the palace at that time, Zhiwei specially lied about her age, saying that she was one and a half years older, so she got ten taels of silver for her widowed mother and younger brother to live. Because she secretly reported it from her family, she couldn't revoke it, and she was so angry that her mother beat her.

She never thought about being a palace concubine and flying on a branch to become a phoenix, she has been trembling for many years, and she has rarely been involved in palace battles, just thinking about surviving the last few years and going out of the palace to reunite with her mother and brother.

But fate favors playing tricks on people.

Three years ago, the first emperor was funeral, and now he has ascended the throne, got married, and chose a concubine, and there has been chaos in the palace for a while.

At that time, she was also glad that she was a Kangmei who was not favored when she followed the first emperor, but her family background was noble, that is, the later Concubine Kang, who was not involved.

Unexpectedly, only a year later, Concubine Kang died of illness.

She was assigned by the internal secretary to serve Xiao Meiren at that time, and she was not a personal palace person, but just did some sprinkling and sweeping work on the periphery and took care of the flowers and plants in the first and second courtyards.

Xiao Meiren was born in a scholarly family, but her temperament is lively, she is born delicate, and she is very popular with the emperor, and she is the first in the palace.

Not long after Zhi Wei arrived by her side to serve, there was good news that Xiao Meiren was pregnant with a dragonborn.

At that time, there was laughter and laughter in Shangyang Palace, Xiao Meiren was promoted to a position and became Xiao Jieyu, but Zhiwei was worried every day.

After all, at that time, the queen had not yet given birth to an heir, only Concubine Xian gave birth to the eldest princess, and if Xiao Jieyu's child was the prince, the queen would definitely feel uncomfortable, not to mention the other concubines.

In the years when she served by Concubine Kang's side, she also heard about some private affairs during the first emperor's period, so she was worried that someone would murder the fetus in Xiao Jieyu's womb. At that time, most of the time it will be bloody, and eighty percent of the people in the palace like her, who have no background and no way, will be unlucky.

As a result, her fears came true.

She didn't wait inside, and she didn't know what happened to Xiao Jieyu's miscarriage, she only knew that the emperor rushed to hear the news and was furious, and the queen and many concubines came to visit, and it was noisy outside.

Immediately after, she and the palace sweepers were brought in by the emperor for interrogation.

The imperial doctor pointed out that Xiao Jieyu's miscarriage was due to the fact that the pot of peony soil in the house was mixed with blood-invigorating drugs. It just so happened that the pot of peonies was taken care of by Zhiwei for a period of time and was responsible for moving in, and she was a newly transferred person with a new face, so she seemed very suspicious for a while.

Zhiwei was about to defend herself, but unexpectedly, His Majesty the Emperor lost the child at that time, and was so excited by the concubine's crying that he was so angry that he flew up directly and kicked at the pot of peonies that "caused the accident".

To make matters worse, His Majesty the Emperor seems to have lost his head on his feet.

Originally, he just wanted to vent his anger on the flower pot, and he also kicked it at the corner of the wall where no one was around, however, the direction in which the flower pot flew out was somehow crooked, and it was directly smashed into a few palace people kneeling in a row.

Zhiwei was too unlucky, she happened to kneel in the straight direction where the flower pot flew from, and she didn't dare to hide, so she was smashed and broke the bloodstream.

After fainting, she naturally had no chance to defend herself in front of the emperor.

When she woke up, she had already been dragged to the Shen Punishment Division, and after answering a few questions from Ma Gonggong, she fainted again.

When she woke up again, Zhi Wei was in severe pain, and she found that she was receiving the twenty boards of cane, just like several other Xiaogong people who were in charge of sprinkling and sweeping.

After beating the board, several of them were kicked out of Shangyang Palace because of the guilt of "negligence in their duties", and were assigned to low-class drudgery positions such as the Siyuan Bureau, the Huanyi Bureau, and even the Cold Palace.

Zhi Wei survived that period of time like a frightened bird, and without waiting for anyone's moves, she slowly settled down and began to work in the Siyuan Bureau.

As for who harmed Xiao Jieyu's miscarriage, she didn't know, but after hearing about that incident, several concubines were grounded and fined, and one concubine committed suicide.

She didn't dare to complain about the emperor and Xiao Jieyu, she only hated her bad luck and ran into this kind of thing.

But she felt that she was also a blessing in disguise, although the work of the Siyuan Bureau was tiring, there was not too much intrigue, and it was much more comfortable to serve flowers and plants every day than to serve nobles.

She was determined to survive the last two years in the Siyuan Bureau, but she didn't expect that she would encounter a new disaster!

After Zhi Wei was surprised, she smiled bitterly.

"I knew this was the case, when Steward Li was dividing the labor, I didn't dare to do this errand. Ma Gonggong, I am an ordinary palace person, I have never wanted to live in peace, and I will leave the palace to reunite with my family in two years. Where else do I dare to think about? Besides, I work in the Siyuan Bureau every day, and the news is not as well-informed as you think, and I don't know what flowers the lady loves. If you hadn't just mentioned it, I would have thought that Concubine Niangniang only liked peonies, after all, the most precious peonies in Shangyang Palace back then were the most precious peonies, and most of the peonies that had been sent there for more than a year were peonies......"

Ma Gonggong said in a strange manner: "According to what you mean, you don't resent Concubine Niangniang at all?" ”

Zhi Wei shook her head: "How dare you do this?" Speaking of which, I should blame myself for not being careful enough to be in that flower pot and hurt the concubine. It's because I can't live with Concubine Shu, where do I dare to be resentful? ”

In Shangyang Palace, Concubine Shu didn't know that there was a small palace person who felt sorry for herself.

Because of her favor and high position, she has almost no fewer people in the palace than the queen, but she is more hidden. Therefore, as soon as Zhao Jiufu sent the news to the two palaces, Concubine Shu followed closely and got the letter.

She was immediately anxious, and she was going to visit Qiande Palace with someone.

Lu Ying, the personal palace person, persuaded her to give her a few words of persuasion, and persuaded her to focus on the imperial heir in her belly, so Concubine Shu reluctantly agreed to sit on the throne instead of walking over directly.

Her Shangyang Palace is very close to Qiande Palace, closer than Kunxu Palace, which is also an honor granted to her by His Majesty. On weekdays, most of the exchanges between the two houses are not sitting.

Concubine Shu led people halfway, but met the queen's guard of honor.

Concubine Shu slowly stopped, and then got up to salute with slower movements.

The queen had a straight face, no smile, swept her eyes, said "Concubine Shu is exempt", and hurried to the direction of Qiande Palace.

Concubine Shu grinded her teeth, this queen is really unpopular!

Wait, if she gives birth to the emperor's eldest son in the future, see if she dares to be so arrogant to herself!

When the first queen and the first concubine came to the Qiande Palace, Huo Yanzhi was still teasing the pot of the somewhat silly Wan Nianqing.

Seeing that the queen was coming, Huo Yanzhi was like a great enemy, and he finally relaxed, and at this moment, the whole person's nerves tensed again.

Huo Yanzhi doesn't like to deal with the queen, because he thinks she is too big, and she is very serious all the time, very much like his childhood master, and there is no femininity at all.

What he was most afraid of was the queen's tirade, she was eloquent, and she often quoted scriptures and classics to make him speechless.

But the queen's father is Qin Zhongguang, the general who protects the country and the prince of Anguo, who holds the military power in the northwest, although he is loyal and will not rebel because he has a bad relationship with the queen, but he can't easily tear his face with the queen because of such a trivial matter, so as not to be scolded by the old imperial history when he was in court.

Therefore, this queen mother has always been able to avoid it, and he will never go to Kunxu Palace until the fifteenth day of the new year.

Sure enough, the queen walked in, first gave him an impeccable palace ceremony, and then began to lecture him tactfully with a straight face.

The main idea is that Huo Yanzhi, as the head of a country, should not take people out for a walk, resulting in an accidental injury. Such a reckless approach is greatly irresponsible, and will make the entire former harem worry about him. If anything, the country's capital will be shaken and the court will be in turmoil. Yunyun.

After a lesson, the queen stiffly cared for a few words, but the words of care sounded as rigid as preaching.

In contrast, Concubine Shu's reaction was very much in line with Huo Yan's wishes.

When the queen preached, she stood there with red circles and pitiful eyes, looking at him with affection in her eyes.

When the queen finished speaking, she moved up aggrieved, and said a few soft words very naturally, sobbing as she spoke, looking very worried.

Huo Yan's heart was very ironing, and he said secretly, it is really my beloved concubine, no matter how you look at it, she is much more cute and charming than the queen's female master~

At this moment, Wan Nianqing suddenly sighed.

"I seem to smell a smell of blood, oops, it stinks~~ Boom, the palace is so terrible, I want to go back to the countryside~~~"

Huo Yan's heart moved, and he blurted out.

"Where's the smell of blood?"