After a day of shopping, I drove back to Luang in the evening.

The eldest princess and others also went back together, and when they returned to the palace, the first thing Queen Zhou did was Concubine Li Xian.

"Let's go back to the palace and rest."

The ceremonial staff entered the palace, and after Queen Zhou helped Dan'er's men get off the sedan chair, she waved her hand to everyone.

Zhao Guiren stepped forward, as if he was about to say something, and suddenly heard Queen Zhou say: "Sister Xian Fei stay, follow me to Kunning Palace to talk." ”

Concubine Li Xian was about to go back to Changchun Palace, but she was stunned when she heard the words, so she had to follow obediently.

Zhao Guiren retreated again.

Seeing Empress Zhou and her entourage going to Kunning Palace, Zhao Guiren looked behind her for a long time, and only then did she withdraw her gaze until she could no longer see everyone's backs.

"Zhao Guiren, what are you looking at?"

The two of them were often urging her to return to the palace, but Zhao Guiren was reluctant to give up, "What do you say the queen asked Concubine Xian to do?" Is it for the sake of Fang Cai's business in the Imperial Garden? ”

The two often look at each other.

Co-author Zhao Guiren still holds a grudge against the matter of the Imperial Garden, and wants to see Concubine Li Xian's jokes?

"Maybe yes, maybe the queen mother will warn her, after all, the noble concubine has also forgiven the virtuous concubine, right?"

Forgive?

Zhao Guiren pursed his lips, and the concubine didn't look so generous.

……

Concubine Li Xian followed Queen Zhou to Kunning Palace, tired all the way, and the palace maid hurriedly served tea.

Dan'er helped Queen Zhou to sit on the clinical couch and rested, and only after a while did she calm down.

Concubine Li Xian stood at the bottom, and Queen Zhou waved her hand, "Sit down, have a cup of tea, and speak slowly." ”

Concubine Li Xian sat down as she said.

After a while, Dan'er and the palace maids took off the hairpin ring and widened the complicated coat for Queen Zhou, and she was relieved, "Sister is not happy when she arrives in the Imperial Garden today?" ”

Queen Zhou called Concubine Li Xian's sister before entering the palace, but now she has a sister, but she can call it smoothly.

Harem sisters are not based on age, whoever has a high status is a sister, on the contrary, no matter how old they are, they can only be sisters.

Concubine Li Xian recalled her situation in the Imperial Garden today, and only felt that everything was unsatisfactory.

Although she took the initiative to apologize to the concubine in front of the queen mother and the emperor, calmed down a storm and saved more trouble, but now that she thinks about it, she is still unhappy in her heart.

It wasn't her who was wrong, but it was she who admitted her mistake to settle the matter.

Now that Queen Zhou has this question, Concubine Li Xian took the opportunity to say it all in one breath, "Queen Mother Mingjian, today's matter, I think the Queen Mother also saw it, not mine." The noble concubine bullied me by virtue of her seniority, I am clearly the emperor's virtuous concubine, but she is worse than Zhao Guiren. If I hadn't taken the initiative to ask for the guilt, I was afraid that she would have to make a big deal in front of the emperor and the queen mother, so I had to make compromises. Nevertheless, how can I be at peace in my heart? ”

Like Gui Taifei, Concubine Li Xian put all the responsibility on Gui Taifei.

Empress Zhou suddenly understood Su Youyi's thoughts when she listened to Concubine Gui's words.

She also pieced together the truth of the facts from the rhetoric of Concubine Gui and Concubine Li Xian, and smiled, "According to what you say, it's all Concubine Gui's unreasonableness, and you are not at fault at all?" ”

Concubine Li Xian raised her head in surprise.

Thinking about what the concubine said after she left, Queen Zhou decided that she was wrong.

She thought for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, the concubines are naturally at fault, as a junior, you should compromise no matter what, why care about face?" I shouldn't blame the concubine, it's all my fault, it's all on my head. ”

said that it was all her fault, but her tone was clearly aggrieved, and she looked like she had taken all the faults herself.

Queen Zhou smiled, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and found that there was something wrong with the taste of today's tea.

Dan'er saw her gaze and explained: "The wolfberry is bright-eyed, and the imperial doctor said that the queen mother is not suitable for drinking tea now that she is pregnant with Liujia, and drinking some wolfberry tea is good for the dragon in her belly." ”

Empress Zhou smiled, and suddenly had an idea.

"Actually, I say this fairly, you and the concubine are a little wrong."

She said: "You are in the position of a concubine, and the noble concubine does not pay enough attention to it, and she has played you and Zhao Guiren together." Although she doesn't mean to tease, it's normal for you to feel slighted. ”

"And you?"

Empress Zhou clearly pointed out her mistake, "You just talk back to the noble concubine in public for this little thing, she is not only an elder, but also a noble concubine, no matter the age or identity, she oppresses you, how can you be so disrespectful?" ”

If the four words of disrespect and humility are pressed down, the crime is not small.

Concubine Li Xian had to stand up, "The queen's mother is serious, and the concubines don't dare." ”

"The noble concubine is the most noble of all the concubines."

Empress Zhou continued: "He is also the only one among all the concubines who has an heir, don't you understand what this means? Seeing that the second prince is becoming more and more worthy of the throne in the court, he is close to the emperor in age, and now he is the emperor's most trusted prince, how dare you do this? ”

She took a sip of tea lightly and didn't look at Concubine Li Xian, "Do you think that you were named a concubine when you first entered the palace, and you will definitely be able to ascend to a higher position in the future, even higher than the noble concubine, so you are so conceited that you can't bear the slightest grievance?" ”

Concubine Li Xian's eyes widened suddenly.

is higher than the noble concubine, then there is only the imperial concubine, or even the queen......

Even if Concubine Li Xian thought so in her heart, she didn't dare to admit it.

Don't say that the queen is in front of her, even the imperial concubine is not something that anyone can do, the imperial concubine is the same as the deputy queen, and there can only be an imperial concubine when there is no queen in the palace.

Queen Zhou's words almost directly pointed out that she had the intention of committing a crime!

"The concubine has no such intention, don't worry about the queen!"

Concubine Li Xian immediately excused herself, "The concubine is indeed conceited, but it is not what the queen said." It's just that I think that when the concubine was still in the first emperor, she was also a concubine, and she was on an equal footing with the concubines in terms of position. Therefore, the concubine was confused for a while, and then she would say contradictory words. The concubine knew her mistake and asked the queen to forgive her sins! ”

This confession of mistake was completely different from the one in the Imperial Garden, she was really convinced, and she didn't dare to leave any leeway.

Empress Zhou looked at her slowly, and when she saw Concubine Li Xian's respectful appearance, she smiled and gently stretched out her hand to her, "Okay, you come and sit down." ”

Concubine Li Xian paused and stretched out her hand obediently.

Empress Zhou pulled her to sit down on the edge of the couch, "Actually, you and I have known each other outside the palace, so there is no need to speak so harshly." It's just that the Queen Mother felt inappropriate and blamed me for not disciplining the harem, so I had to do this. Sister Xian, don't blame me. ”

Concubine Li Xian raised her head and met her smiling eyes.