"This palace maid actually dares to face the queen Gang! Is she sick in the brain, so she is not afraid that the queen will be angry and directly let her be beaten to death? ”

"Whew! I think you're sick in the head! It's been more than half a year since you've been in the palace, and you've been watching the queen deal with palace affairs all day long, and you haven't figured out the most important palace rules? The rule set by the Queen Mother, who is called Ren, does not allow the palace people to be killed easily, unless it is a major matter such as murdering people's lives and plotting to usurp the throne. The queen now has no son to support her, and she is afraid that she will be pulled off the horse by Concubine Shu every day, how can she beat someone to death to vent her personal anger? At most, just a few mouths......"

"Tut-tut, sister, you know so much, you are worthy of being an old-timer who has been in this palace for a year longer than my sister~"

"Phew! You little hoof, who is old? The good ones don't learn the bad, the ones who don't learn the serious ones at all, but they learn the words of these people with the little hooves who come to ask for peace! ”

……

When the queen left angrily and coldly, Zhi Wei happened to hear such a conversation.

Her gaze drifted over the two pots of green peonies, which had not even been beaten with flower bones, and quickly looked away as if nothing had happened.

Aunt Lin was half a step behind, and looked at her with a complicated expression without speaking.

Zhi Wei just raised her eyes and met her gaze, unable to avoid it, so she could only brew her emotions, and timidly said some naïve and stupid nonsense such as "Auntie, did I make the queen angry just now", "But I don't know how to answer", "Concubine Shu is my old master after all" and other naïve and stupid nonsense.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Lin ignored her, just shook her head and left.

The queen didn't let Zhiwei get up, she still had to kneel honestly, but I don't know how long she would have to kneel this time.

There was no one around, Zhi Wei carefully moved her knees, the circle of bruises that the Queen Mother "rewarded" her yesterday had not disappeared, and today she had to add new injuries to the old injuries.

Her thoughts were empty for a moment, and she almost fell asleep in the whispering of the two pots of peonies.

Finally, there was a sudden new movement in the side hall separated by a wall.

First, the sound of a palace person saluting the queen, and then the queen's confident voice sounded.

"Anyway, isn't it possible that the palace has to be urged three times before he is willing to speak? The flower branches at yesterday's flower god sacrifice, who did it? ”

After a brief silence, there was a cacophony of several people vying to defend themselves.

Aunt Lin suddenly snorted: "Enough!" Song Chan, what's the matter with the gold and silver jewelry in your house? It's not honest yet! ”

Zhiwei frowned.

The name Song Chan is a little familiar, and it seems that she is one of the several palace people who were pulled out for questioning at the Flower God Festival yesterday, and she is also one of the palace people in the Shanggong Bureau who were sent to the Siyuan Bureau to fetch flowers.

Unknown gold and silver?

Could it be that she really accepted someone's favor and deliberately did something in it?

Zhi Wei's ears were pricked up high, and she only heard the trembling voice called Song Chan: "Slave maid, slave maid doesn't understand what aunt means, those are all the body ...... that slave maid usually saves."

Aunt Lin sneered: "Self-conscious? You are a second-class palace maid of the Shang Palace Bureau, and you haven't followed any decent master! Even if the little master of which palace and which hall is rewarded, it won't give you a complete set of water white jade heads, right? ”

There were a few bangs, and it seemed that Song Chan was kowtowing and begging for mercy, but her mouth didn't let go.

Aunt Lin turned the muzzle of the gun again, and aimed her fire at another person: "Yuping, who did you sneak out to see the night before yesterday?" Don't think about denying it, your good fellow countryman Wenxiu can recruit everything! ”

Another sharper female voice said, "Aunt Mingjian, I just ate the wrong thing that night and had a stomach upset, and I didn't see anyone......"

"Nonsense!"

Another panicked female voice suddenly interrupted the former: "When you came back that night, you obviously didn't take the road of the thatched house, and the black lights were blind, and you didn't turn on the lanterns, obviously you were going to do something wrong!" ”

Another older female voice said indignantly: "Niangniang, it's all the slaves and maids who indulge them too much on weekdays, and the discipline is not strict, which caused today's disaster!" The slave is willing to be punished, and begs the mother to punish her! ”

The women argued in unison, and were suddenly muffled by the crisp sound of the tea cup cracking.

"I think you think that this palace is too merciful, or the master behind it has made a heavy promise, so you dare to be so presumptuous! In this case, let it be tortured, dragged out of the yard and beaten, and stop when it is time to speak. ”

In the midst of the whining begs for mercy and cries, the two pots of peonies that were watching the excitement began to whisper again.

"Sister, didn't you just say that you wouldn't kill people easily? Ouch, I smell blood, it stinks! ”

"Ahem, it's not the same thing as this just now. Didn't Old Lady Lin say that they intended to murder the concubines......"

"But isn't it just a thorny branch? You can't die, what's the big deal? ”

"Alas, sister, you don't understand, these humans named concubines value their appearance very much, and that face is equal to their lives, so it can be regarded as murder......"

Zhi Wei's heart moved, and she suddenly asked softly: "Two peony fairies, what did you still hear the queen and Aunt Lin say?" ”

The two pots of peonies were stunned for a moment.

"You, you, you, can you actually hear us? Oh, I hate it, and I call it a fairy~"

In the end, it was the elder sister who reacted first: "Ah, are you the girl whose name is Wei, I heard other flowers and plants in the palace mention you." It's a pity that I have already entered this palace and have not been able to see you in the Imperial Garden......"

When one person and two people in the inner hall "recognized their relatives", the two palace people named Song Chan and Yuping in the courtyard had been beaten so much that they couldn't cry.

"Mother's ...... Circumferential ...... Slaves and maids are guilty......"

Finally, one of them couldn't stand the torture and spit, but it was too far away for Zhiwei to hear the specific content.

After waiting for a while, she actually heard Hua Ying's voice.

Hua Ying trembled and defended a few words, but lost his original spirit under the identification of the temporary anti-water Yuping, and stammered how he colluded with Yuping and hid the thorny flower branches that had made hands and feet into the offering of flowers.

Zhi Wei frowned when she heard this: "Huaying? How could this have anything to do with her? Is she stupid or crazy to do this kind of thing for a little profit? ”

Aunt Lin also asked a similar question: "Why do you want to do such evil things that harm your concubines?" ”

Xu saw the two who had been beaten badly before, and Hua Ying was not silent for too long.

However, this answer made Zhiwei in the middle of the room sink her face instantly.

Shangyang Palace.

This is the most comfortable and lazy time of the day, and the concubine is used to basking in the sun on the chaise longue at this time of day, and by the way, she teases the starling bird hanging next to her.

It's the same today, but Concubine Shu's mood is not very good, and even the starling brother sang the flattery of "Niangniang is so beautiful" and "Niangniang Chitose" again and again, but it didn't make her laugh.

"Inquire clearly? People are in the Queen's Palace now? ”

The little inner supervisor who was kneeling on the ground said: "I entered the Kunxu Palace at three o'clock, and I haven't come out yet." During this period, Aunt Su Yu of the Shanggong Bureau brought Song Chan and others over, but she still hasn't come out yet. ”

Concubine Shu was even more upset when she heard this, and was about to wave him out to continue to investigate, when suddenly someone sang the newspaper.

"Your Majesty has arrived—"

Concubine Shu was overjoyed in her heart, and hurriedly brewed a few tears, and got up with slightly red eyes.

This is the first time His Majesty has set foot in the harem since he was injured, and he came to her, which shows that His Majesty really has her in his heart. Yesterday's flower god sacrifice should be just an illusion, right?

Concubine Shu asked for peace delicately: "Your Majesty is blessed~ Your Majesty's injuries are all healed?" ”

Huo Yanzhi saw that her eyes were full of her own injuries, and she looked so worried that she was about to cry, and immediately put a little doubt about yesterday behind her.

"It's not a big deal. Come, let me see, how is my emperor, are you obedient? ”

Concubine Shu's heart completely fell back into her stomach, and she used Huo Yanzhi's most coquettish and idiot in the past.

"Well, not good. Alas, without His Majesty to accompany him to eat, our emperor seems to be a little unenergetic these days, and he has no appetite for even his concubine......"

Her personal palace man Er Qiao smiled at the right time: "Niangniang has obviously lost her appetite because she is worried about His Majesty these days, and she has actually put the responsibility on the head of the little prince, which is really so that the slaves and maids can't see it~"

Huo Yan was stunned, and then laughed.

Concubine Shu's face turned red, she twisted her body, as if she was annoyed and angry, scolded Er Qiao a few words, and then "kicked out" her.

The two emperors and concubines talked privately in the house, and Huo Yanzhi proposed to go out for a walk.

"Didn't the Imperial Doctor say that? Aifei's fetus is almost already seated, and it is time to go out for a walk. If you move it appropriately, the production will be smooth. ”

Concubine Shu nodded kindly, and her awkward appearance had changed to a well-behaved bird.

This is the trick she has figured out with Huo Yanzhi for more than two years, men like little women, especially little women who can be coquettish, can look at people's eyes, don't blindly mess around, and are obedient and sensible in nature.

Thinking of this, Concubine Shu's smile became even sweeter.

The one in Kunxu Palace is afraid that he will not be able to understand this truth in his life, right?

No, even if she realized it, that queen would never be able to pull her face to do such a thing. Otherwise, why would she be so anxious to find a puppet beauty as a helper?

The warm sunlight shone on the two emperors and concubines, sprinkling small figures on the ground.

The garden of Shangyang Palace is very neatly tied, almost all of them are peonies, because of the season, there are no bright flowers as decorations in the garden, only the new branches that have just drawn the buds sway slightly with the spring breeze.

Concubine Shu's eyes rolled, and she was about to use these peony flowers to relive her old dream with Huo Yanzhi.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember how many flowers were collected by His Majesty in various palaces, and how many were dug up by the people......"

However, as soon as she turned her head, she found that Huo Yanzhi's face was a little dull, as if she was wandering.

She shouted "Your Majesty" delicately, and Huo Yanzhi turned his neck stiffly to look at her, his eyes were a little strange.

Concubine Shu's heart twitched: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" But the dragon is not well? Is the wound on his head not yet healed? ”

The bare hand gently stroked the man's forehead, where the original dark blue had faded to the extreme, almost invisible.

After a short stare, Huo Yanzhi finally returned to normal.

"Concubine Ai, don't worry, I'm fine. cough, I suddenly remembered that there are some excerpts that I haven't finished reading at tomorrow's court meeting. I'll go back first, you have a good rest, don't be tired of the emperor. ”

Concubine Shu's intuition was not quite right, but she could only send Huo Yanzhi away with a forced smile.

"What the hell is wrong with Your Majesty? Did I say something wrong? ”