Back at Lumingtai, Xiuwan Xiuying was about to ask when she would have dinner, but Zhou Yi'er waved them back, pulled Su Ruhui into the inner room with a gust of wind and closed the door.

Su Ruhui knew what she was going to say, so she whispered with a silent gesture: "Sister Zhou, be cautious, the palace is full of ears!" ”

"How can it be so terrible, those two palace maids are not here, isn't it just you and me here." Zhou Yi'er sat down on the embroidery stool angrily, picked up the teapot on the table, and didn't care that the water in it was cold, so she poured a cup and drank it first, and then whispered sadly, "Sister Su, I grew up since I was a child, and I have never suffered so many grievances!" ”

Su Ruhua said in her heart that today's grievances are not suffered by you and me, don't I know yet. She also felt that she was excited, and sat down next to Zhou Yi'er and said with a wry smile: "Then what's the way?" Before entering the palace, my father and mother had told me, and the palace was no better than the family. ”

"What kind of ecstasy soup did that Huo Qinglian pour into the Queen Mother and the Third Prince!" Zhou Yi'er really hated Huo Qinglian, but Su Ruhui was not surprised, Miss Huo Jiaqi was born too beautiful, saying that her beauty is full of modesty, if it weren't for her father, winning the battlefield battle is winning, defeat is defeat, don't complain that the enemy will be too fierce, and the time and place are not up to you - this is the way to general.

If it weren't for Su Wanhai's usual teaching of his son, Su Ruhui was also listening, and he was a lot more open-minded, maybe he would have joined the ranks of cursing Huo Qinglian behind his back at this moment.

She remembered that she heard the two grandmothers mention on the sedan chair when she entered the palace that Huo Qinglian looked the same as her aunt and concubine Huo, and it was no wonder that Huo was named a concubine.

But Huo Guifei is so good-looking and favored, although she has no biological son, and she also has the second highness Gan Ran under her knees, why did Song Caisu say that the granddaughter of the Huo family was also going to be given to the emperor as an imperial concubine?

Su Ruhui knew that it had not happened before that her aunt and nephew entered the palace to serve the first emperor, but it was all because of her aunt's old age and decay, and for the sake of the family and herself, she would let her niece or niece also enter the palace to serve her husband. But now she is only less than thirty years old, and that Huo Guifei was accepted after she was established, and now she is at most about the same age as Emperor Changtai.

Although this age is not as good as some flowery concubines, it is also a time to open up arbitrarily. It's not without hope to want another biological heir, is the Huo family in such a hurry to send another concubine into the palace?

Is it for the sake of the posterior?

But the son of Zhou is many years later, he has a good name and a stable position, his son has been crowned the prince, and the ten-year-old prince can't threaten Jinshang even if he is smart and clever, now is the time when Empress Zhou's position is the most solid, and the Huo family will not be stupid enough to think that sending two daughters of the country and Tianxiang into the palace at this time can fascinate the emperor and abolish it rashly, right?

Not to mention that the Zhou family is the head of the Qingliu, and they are highly respected in Shilin, even if they are royal, they have to weigh the public opinion of the world. The Empress Dowager Jiayi is still there! Although the queen mother is still in power, because of this, Emperor Changtai relies more and more on her opinions, no one in the court knows, once Emperor Changtai said that this matter will be discussed later, the next most likely is to go to Renshou Palace to consult the queen mother.

Empress Dowager Jiayi moved to Renshou Palace, Chang Tai was only three years old, in order to keep the country left by the first emperor, orphans and widows were struggling to have today. Don't look at her as a meritorious and loyal general, once anyone wants to charm her son with bad intentions, this queen mother is not a kind and kind man who will only tease her grandson!

Su Ruhui shook her head, these things are too complicated, far from what her identity and age can think about, it is better to put it aside, or consider the question of being realistic, how to live a better life in this palace in the future.

“…… How long has it been since Princess Le'an died? Today, when His Majesty and the Queen Mother mentioned it, we all shrank aside and didn't dare to say anything, and this time when I entered the palace, my father specially told me not to bring too bright clothes, so as not to upset the Queen Mother! But look at her, just dressed in red and entered the Detai Palace, the Queen Mother was not surprised at all, but also helped her ask His Majesty for a string of Nine Treasure Glass Beads. Zhou Yi'er was obviously angry, and she was still angry, "You may not know that string of hand beads Sister Su, Dongjiao Guogong came in with a total of such a string, it is said that Shen Shufei saw it at that time, and His Royal Highness helped his mother to ask for it. Today is cheaper for her! ”

"The Queen Mother likes her, what can we do?" Su Ruhui also had a big headache, she faintly felt that the Queen Mother's attitude towards the Huo family's aunt and nephew was a little strange, and today the Queen Mother mentioned Huo Guifei, who was commensurate with the Huo family, and there was no affection at all. And when it came to Huo Guifei's willingness to be punished because of the second highness she raised, Huo Qinglian, who was standing on the side, didn't blink his eyes.

I don't know if she already knew, or if she really didn't care about this aunt.

Su Ruhui suddenly remembered what the Queen Mother said when she introduced Huo Qinglian to Emperor Changtai, the Queen Mother neither said that she was the granddaughter of Huo Taishi nor the niece of the concubine, but introduced it by Huo Qinglian's mother, Lord Kang Yue.

The lord of Kangyue, she is the only daughter of King Ning with a different surname. King Ning has no heirs, only this one daughter, and was personally raised by the Queen Mother in her early years, and it is said that she is very good with the eldest princess of Yiyuan. Later, the first emperor pointed out his mediocre eldest son to the past heir. The county lord of Kangyue married out because of this.

The husband she married was Huo Taishi - Huo Changqing, the third son of Huo De, who was only a second-rank official at that time. It is said that at first, it was also harmonious, but the lord of Kangyue later became pregnant and died in childbirth. Huo Changqing stayed for a year and remarried another boudoir daughter. However, Huo Qinglian is the daughter of the county lord after all, and he doesn't dare to treat her badly if he wants to come to the continuation string. If it weren't for the fact that Huo De was already a Taishi at that time, and his power and wealth were already cooking oil like a fire, maybe he could still get the title of a county lord.

Maybe the Queen Mother's liking for Huo Qinglian has nothing to do with her beauty, but because of Lord Kangyue?

"I want to find a way to tell my father about it, and let him impeach the Huo family for sending a goblin into the palace, intending to confuse you!" Zhou Yi'er said angrily, Su Ruhua felt at this time that Zhou Yi'er, who looked dignified and elegant, and had the style of a queen, had a common language with Zhang Yi'er, who was born with a charming style.

She said funny: "Sister, although the Huo family is older than us, she is only twelve years old, even if she is a draft girl, she has to stay for three years, who can she confuse?" Besides, although the Queen Mother dotes on her, I don't think His Majesty has expressed more interest in her. ”

Da Yongxiu was selected by the daughters of officials between the ages of fifteen and eighteen. Although Huo Qinglian is unparalleled in beauty, he is still not old enough.

"What then?" Zhou Yi'er was persuaded by her like this, and she also felt that she was too out of shape, so she took a sip of the teacup and said with a wry smile, "I originally thought that there was an aunt in the palace, although it couldn't be the same as at home, but it wouldn't be wronged." Who knew that it had only been a few days since I came in, and I was forced to this point. ”

She thought for a while and said to Su Ruhua: "Today, the Queen Mother specially asked about the prince's daily life, you look at it, maybe tomorrow the Queen Mother will ask Huo Qinglian to send some snacks and fruits for the prince or something, and it must be unique, like that chrysanthemum petal steamed fish." ”

Su Ruhui's eyes couldn't help but widen: "Who does the Queen Mother want to give her to?" ”

"Hey, who knows?" Zhou Yi'er's heart was on fire, "If you have fallen in love with Xiao Huo's family, why do you want us to enter the palace?" Now standing there all day long and watching them have fun, but we are like those concubines who stand in the rules, not afraid of my sister's jokes, I almost didn't shed tears in the Detai Hall today! ”

Su Ruhui smiled bitterly and shook her head, today the two of them are daughters of the boudoir, which can be regarded as the taste of being under the fence.

After the prince came in to say goodbye, he coaxed the queen mother to be happy with Gan Tang, except for Huo Qinglian who was taken care of by Gan Tang and the queen mother from time to time and could answer, Su Ruhui and Zhou Yier were all standing aside to laugh and have fun, that is, Qi Yun took over the tea and poured water, just like two wood carving decorations.

The two of them are the daughters of their wives at home, and they are pampered like jewels, when have they been left out in the cold? With such a huge contrast, it's no wonder if you're not crazy.

"I don't think it should be me who enters the palace this time, but Zhou Zi'er!" Zhou Yi'er put down the teacup in a daze, and Su Ruhui asked curiously: "Who is Zhou Zi'er?" ”

"The daughter of my father's concubine." Zhou Yi'er obviously inherited all the traditions of the famous family, and even disdained to say a little sister to the half-sister born by the concubine, and sneered, "She is the one who is used to being low-minded, what is our identity, when have we done such a thing as a mural in such a station!" ”

"Sister Zhou, be cautious, let's be at home, can the royal family be compared to the family?" Although there are only two people in the inner room, Su Ruhui still persuaded Zhengse, "What's more, I didn't know before entering the palace, now that people have come in, I can't ask the queen mother and the queen to go home, so wouldn't it be tantamount to saying that the two palace mothers have treated us badly, and the family will be guilty at that time!" Besides, the people outside were originally envious of us and other candidates, if we suddenly go back, we will be able to guess that we are not favored in the palace, and maybe there will be all kinds of rumors, and then it will ruin our reputation! ”

Zhou Yi'er didn't know these truths, but she was a person who had always been used to being praised, and she thought that her aunt was the queen, and suddenly she was so angry, but she couldn't turn around for a while.

At this moment, he sighed and smiled shyly at Su Ruhui: "I'm angry, but fortunately, my sister is an understanding person." ”

"There's something you don't understand about this." Su Ruhui said helplessly, "Just tell my sister something - I am the only daughter in my family, and I love it very much, but the three elder brothers can go to the military camp outside the imperial capital to ride horses, I don't know how many times I have begged my father since I was a child, and he has never agreed." Once, my mother relented and dressed me up as a boy, thinking that I could get my wish, but who knew that my father was furious when he saw me wearing men's clothes, and he had a lot of anger with me, and he reprimanded my mother fiercely afterwards! ”

She sighed: "There is no way, whether you are happy or not, you must accept it." I didn't go to the barracks to ride a horse until then, and every time my brothers went, I could only stand at the second gate and keep looking...... But when my father saw that I was not making trouble, he felt guilty and brought me a pony from the barracks. ”

Zhou Yi'er listened, pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "I know how to do it, thank you sister for mentioning it." ”