438, compete for favor

Xu Shu made osmanthus cakes for Li Ying'er, Li Ying'er happily took the incense burner and closed the door and smoked incense in the house for a long time, and then when she went out, the fragrance gusted in the place, and the smell was refreshing, Li Ying'er was very satisfied, and quietly took a silver ingot and a personal palace maid, "You go to the imperial study to go around, if you can meet the emperor's side Xing Gonggong, be sure to say a few words to him!" ”

The palace maid nodded knowingly, "The slave maid will go!" ”

After a while, the palace maid came back, full of smiles, and Li Ying'er said happily when she saw this, "Have you seen Gonggong Xing?" ”

The palace maid nodded, "See, Gonggong Xing said that the emperor is going to Cining Palace today to accompany the Empress Dowager to use medicinal food!" ”

"Okay, then let's go to the Imperial Garden tonight to help my cousin pick night dew!" Li Ying'er sniffed the refreshing fragrance of osmanthus on her clothes, and couldn't help laughing.

was proud, and suddenly someone came to report, "Beauty, the queen invites you to Kunning Palace!" ”

Li Ying'er stood up with a smile, "I'll go now!" ”

The palace maid who reported the news secretly glanced at Li Ying'er with a strange look on her face, but when she saw that Li Ying'er had already gone away, she hurriedly followed.

Walking to the gate of Kunning Palace, Li Ying'er was suddenly stunned, looked at her fancy dress, and hesitated in her steps, if the queen saw her makeup, maybe what would she think? I got carried away for a while, and I forgot to change my clothes first.

The palace maid urged, "Beauty, the queen is still waiting!" ”

Li Ying'er could only go in hard.

The queen suddenly smelled a burst of fragrant wind, and when she looked up, she saw a graceful beauty bowing down to her, the smile on the queen's face paused, but after a while, it was a smile that was even softer than before, and pulled Mama Yuan and pointed at Li Meidao, "Look, who is here!" ”

Mama Yuan glanced at it and said with a smile, "The fragrant wind is coming, and the slave maid is just a fairy in a blink of an eye!" ”

Li Ying'er blushed with shame, "The concubine asks the queen to say goodbye!" ”

Mama Yuan pretended to suddenly realize, "It turned out to be Li Meiren, the slave maid has seen a beauty, and the beauty is blessed with Jin'an!" ”

"Excuse me!" The queen raised her hand to exempt Li Ying'er from the courtesy, "You are dressed in such a chic outfit, but I have never seen you wear it before!" ”

Li Ying'er smiled shyly, "This is the old clothes of the concubine's boudoir, today my cousin gave the concubine some of the concubine's favorite cinnamon incense, the concubine burned incense in the palace on a whim, and when the mother summoned her, she forgot to change her clothes, it was the concubine's loss of honor!" ”

"Speaking of which, this palace is good at burning incense in the boudoir, but now that this palace is the lord of the six palaces, it can no longer be as happy as when I was a child!" The queen sighed slightly, and said, "This palace called you here today to explain something to you!" ”

"Mother, please command!" Li Ying'er hurriedly folded her hands and leaned over slightly respectfully.

"Yesterday, the emperor said that he wanted to eat Bergamot Guanyin lotus, and the imperial chef who was good at making this dish was sick, which really made the emperor worry for a few days, and the palace remembered that you had made this dish for the palace, and the taste was the same as that made by the imperial kitchen, so I called you, are you willing to make this dish for the emperor?"

"Yes, the concubine is willing!" Li Ying'er was overjoyed, she couldn't see Tianyan with all her efforts, but she didn't expect the peak to turn around, and the opportunity was actually sent to her, she was overjoyed and suddenly realized something, Li Ying'er hurriedly restrained her look, suppressed her excitement, and made a respectful appearance, "The emperor has every opportunity, the concubine is a harem concubine, and it is the concubine's duty to share the emperor's worries, how can the concubine not want to?" ”

The corners of the queen's lips curled, "The ingredients are ready in the palace, just in the small kitchen, the palace will let people lead you over, and when it is ready, it will be sent directly to the Cining Palace, and the emperor will have dinner with the queen mother tonight!" ”

"Yes, the concubine is retired!" Li Ying'er turned around, the smile on her face couldn't hold back anymore, and the steps of leaving were extremely brisk.

Li Ying'er stayed in the hall for too long, the fragrance of osmanthus did not dissipate, and the queen smelled this rich fragrance, but her heart became deeper and deeper.

Mama Yuan saw the queen's dislike, and couldn't help but say, "Since the mother doesn't like it, why should she give her a chance to curry favor in front of the emperor?" ”

"Since she has the heart to compete for favor, why not help her with this palace? Besides, even if this palace wants to stop it, can it be stopped? At this time, she was dressed like this, and what she wanted to do was only written on her face, but a beauty, this palace didn't see it yet! Besides, in the eyes of others, she is a person from this palace, and her favor is no different from that of this palace, and it is not cheap for others! ”

Mama Yuan said, "Now that the emperor comes to the harem, he will stay here with Niangniang, and once Li Meiren is favored, she will be favored by Niangniang!" ”

The queen smiled coldly, "When did the palace take those in its eyes?" The harem concubines snatched their heads, and the favor they wanted was just an indispensable step for the palace to give birth to a prince! When the prince is born in this palace, it has nothing to do with this palace no matter how they compete for favor! Hongu is annoyed but doesn't want her to ...... Just give birth to the prince first! ”

Mama Yuan said vigilantly, "Since Miss Xu Jiu lived in Xihuaxuan, Li Meiren has become more and more extravagant, I am afraid that Miss Xu Jiu gave her such courage!" ”

The queen hesitated slightly, although she had such doubts in her heart, but she was not sure, "This palace still knows a little bit about Xu Shu's personality, she ...... Not such people! ”

"But Miss Xu Jiu and Li Meiren have a blood relationship after all, and she is closer to Li Meiren than Niangniang! Think about what Li Meiren was like in the past, and what Li Meiren was like after Miss Xu Jiu came, if someone hadn't given Li Meiren courage, how would Li Meiren dare to act so lightly? Have you forgotten what Grandpa Xing said? On the way here, he met Li Meiren's personal palace maid and asked him about the emperor's whereabouts! It is a big crime to dare to watch the emperor's traces, and Li Meiren in the past categorically did not dare to do this! ”

The queen couldn't help but fall into deep thought, although Li Ying'er was occasionally cautious in the past, but in front of her was as respectful as ever, recently she was immersed in the joy of Xu Shu's return, and actually ignored Li Ying'er...... Could it really be instigated by Xu Shu?

But I can treat Xu Shu well! Even if there is no hope of restoring her identity, she still hasn't given up, and even wants to record her in her mother's family, let her be the daughter of the Zheng family, or the daughter of the Zheng family, I don't know how many times more noble than her previous identity!

Mama Yuan said again, "And Miss Xu Jiu should have made incense for Niangniang, but now Niangniang didn't even see a handful of incense ash here, and Li Meiren smoked the incense she made all over the palace, doesn't this mean that in Miss Xu Jiu's heart, Niangniang's status is not even comparable to Li Meiren?" ”

"Shut up!" The queen's face was cold, "Go to Xuan Xu Shu, this palace wants to see her!" ”