Chapter Seventy-Two: Entering the Palace, the Queen Miscalculated

Jin Ran saw Fang Guifei dressed up like this, and thought of the family affairs that she was going to go out as soon as she came in just now, and couldn't help but be a little curious: "Niangniang, where are you going?" ”

Fang Guifei casually wiped the dankou on her hand, and she smiled while motioning to the people on the side to reapply a layer of pale green glaze to her: "Hey, the queen mother has a moth again." ”

She said nonchalantly: "I said that I found a lot of show girls." Set down another side concubine for the four princes. ”

Fang Guifei had a faint disdain in her eyes: "I don't know what she thinks." The emperor hasn't been drafted yet, so she looked for it first. ”

Jin Ran was a little surprised, she asked, "The draft hasn't started yet, why is the queen?" She knew so early that someone from her family was going to be drafted? ”

Fang Guifei said lightly: "It's about the same, every time you draft a draft, there are almost no different people from any family." It's always just a few of them. ”

Jin Ran nodded thoughtfully, so the queen probably chose those people in advance.

Fang Guifei smiled and said to Jin Ran: "I'll take you to the queen's banquet for a while, and it just so happens that I'm worried about how boring I will be for a while, so you came." ”

Jin Ran naturally obeyed his fate.

The queen held a banquet in her Jingren Palace. Today, all the ladies she invited are some officials of the third rank or above, although the queen only plans to choose a side concubine for the four princes, but the identity of this side concubine must also be the daughter of someone above the third grade.

"Yo, I've just arrived, and the queen's banquet has already begun?" Fang Guifei took Jinran to the main hall of Jingren Palace, but found that the palace concubine and the show girl had already started chatting.

Concubine Fang was a little unhappy in her heart, and she raised the corners of her mouth mockingly: "It's really difficult for my sister and me, in order to participate in the banquet of the queen's sister, I got up early in the morning to clean up and dress, and dragged the county lord of Jinrui to check my sister." ”

The queen saw Fang Guifei as soon as she came in, Fang Guifei's dress today is different from the past, and she looks extremely delicate today. A pair of pink earrings in her ears today are like water droplets, making Concubine Fang's face extremely delicate.

The queen was a little resentful, she was about the same age as Concubine Fang, but when the two of them were compared like this, it seemed that she was not as much as that slut, so how could she not be angry?

But the queen was reprimanded by the emperor last time and had no real power in her hands, and now she can only meddle in the marriage of the four princes to brush up her sense of existence, so she just suppressed her anger and didn't plan to have an accident at the banquet she held, she said lukewarmly: "Sister's words are also strange, these palace concubines all arrived at such a few moments in the morning, I saw that they were anxious, so they opened in advance." ”

These words clearly accuse Fang Guifei of not being as early as others.

Concubine Fang just tugged at the corner of her lips, and didn't reply to her, just sat under the queen's throne, she stretched out her hand to pick up the wine cup in front of her, and smiled: "Yo, isn't this the girl of the He family?" Luo, you are here today? ”

This He Luoyi is the one that the queen wanted to promise Fang Tianji a few days ago. She was wearing a long pink dress today, and she was sitting respectfully opposite the queen. Hearing Fang Guifei call her, He Luoyi's face froze, but she still looked back and saluted slightly: "Fang Guifei Niangniang Da'an." ”

Fang Guifei didn't feel too embarrassed for her, Fang Guifei pretended to be curious and said, "Hey, why are you here today?" Could it be that the queen still plans to marry the four princes? ”

She pretended to be surprised: "This is not a ...... a few days ago" What she said was that after He Luoyi was pushed out by the queen to marry the Fang family on that day, He Luoyi went home and made a big fuss, and even took the He family to make a name for herself in Kyoto.

Since then, He Luoyi's parents have also been lukewarm with the queen's lineage, the queen's father is the head of the family, and He Luoyi's father also has a lot of power in the court, and his official position is not low, ranking first.

But although the queen's father is the head of the family, he has slowly retired in the court. She had to rely on the power of his father.

The queen was very angry when she saw Fang Guifei's gloating face. The last time she pushed He Luoyi out, the girl not only remembered that she had found her a husband who was a general, but also said a lot of slanderous things about herself in the He family, and she was also distracted from herself by He Luoyi's support.

Now that she finally coaxed He Luoyi into the palace, but Fang Guifei mentioned the previous matter in three or two sentences, the queen couldn't help but be angry in her heart, she said coldly: "Fang Guifei, what do you mean at this time?" Why did you feel uncomfortable last time you went home, you didn't have any points in your heart? ”

The queen ignored the pale look of the lower head, and said to herself: "It's not your good nephew Fang Tianji last time, where did he put the face of our He family girl?" ”

"Where did you put the face of your He girl?" The emperor's voice came from outside the door.

The queen sitting at the top looked happy and then shocked, she was a little worried that her words would be heard by the emperor.

Sure enough, the emperor walked in unswervingly, and he helped He Luoyi, who had been crying on the ground for a long time: "This girl, why is she kneeling here stupidly?" He took He Luoyi in his arms with pity: "It's cold, don't kneel in such an icy place." ”

Concubine Fang was not as helpless as the queen, although she did not spare people, but what she said was not too much. Regardless of He Luoyi's face, the words were all said by the queen, and they had nothing to do with herself.

Concubine Yi Fang didn't panic, she got up from her seat with a smile, and walked to the emperor's side, she finally sighed: "What a poor girl." Don't cry, look, this little face is crying. As she spoke, she picked up the handkerchief in her hand and wiped the tears on He Luoyi's face: "Your Majesty, why are you just standing, quickly put on a dress for Miss He." ”

As she spoke, she approached the emperor and reached out to untie his cloak.

The emperor also reacted very quickly, he took off his cloak and draped it on He Luoyi: "Don't catch a cold." ”

He turned his head to look at Fang Guifei, and his eyes flashed with amazement: "Guifei, you are ...... today" Fang Guifei was wearing an extraordinarily fresh and youthful outfit today, which couldn't help but make the emperor feel bright.

Fang Guifei looked like she was only eighteen or nineteen years old, even if she stood beside He Luoyi, who was young and beautiful, she was not inferior at all.

The emperor said meaningfully: "I see that the age difference between Concubine Ai and Luo Yi is not much, not like aunts and nephews, but like sisters." ”

Fang Guifei was slightly stunned when she heard the meaning of the emperor's words, but she immediately put on an impeccable smile: "Your Majesty, what you said is very true, the concubine thought, such a lovely girl, it would be good if she could be by the concubine's side every day." ”

"This Luo Yi is the daughter of the queen's sister's own nephew, compared to Luo Yi's heart, she thinks the same thing." Fang Guifei's words turned a few corners, and finally led the words to the queen.

After all, what the emperor means now seems to be that he has taken a fancy to He Luoyi, who is old enough to be his daughter, and this He Luoyi is still the queen's niece, if he doesn't know how important he is to say something to let He Luoyi enter the palace as a concubine, then maybe it will be more than the queen complaining about herself.

Therefore, Fang Guifei "didn't understand" the emperor's meaning for the first time, and began to find a way to drag the queen into the water.

The queen really lived up to Concubine Fang's high expectations, and was the first to express her opposition. She scolded loudly: "Your Majesty, think twice." Although he said that he was thinking twice, the queen's tone did not want to persuade people, but seemed to be pointing at the emperor's nose and scolding.

The emperor's face really faded as Fang Guifei expected: "What do you mean, Queen, I don't understand. ”

The queen walked off the stage quickly, the sourness and jealousy in her heart were almost pouring out, she first glared at He Luoyi angrily: "Your Majesty, this Luo Yi was originally the side concubine that the concubine wanted to choose for the emperor. You can't ......"

The queen's voice was interrupted by the emperor before he fell, and his face was gloomy: "Queen, this is the show girl who has entered the palace to be selected, when will it be your turn to cross me and give the show girls a marriage?" ”

The queen was yelled at by the emperor like this, her face was ugly, she opened her mouth and cried: "Your Majesty, she is the niece of the concubine." The concubine didn't mean to assign a show girl at will, but just ......"

Before her words fell, He Luoyi suddenly knelt down, and she said to the emperor with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, the courtiers have heard that the emperor is wise since she was a child, and she has revered the emperor. ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall quieted down, and Jin Ran was also surprised, she looked at He Luoyi, who was kowtowing respectfully in the center of the hall, and didn't know how to react for a while.

I don't know how to react to the queen, she pointed for a long time, and finally widened her eyes and covered her heart.

The emperor was satisfied with He Luoyi's reaction without hesitation, but it was a little inappropriate for him to take the initiative to say yes, and when he was secretly muttering, Fang Guifei on the side reacted.

I saw Fang Guifei helping He Luoyi up with a smile on her face, and she first sold a good thing like He Luoyi: "Yo, such a beautiful and sensible girl." In the future, if you can enter the palace to serve the emperor, you and I will become sisters. ”

While speaking, Fang Guifei put the opal bracelet on his hand on He Luoyi's hand, "I wear this bracelet to make my hand black and thick." But the lord of Jinrui County asked me to wear it. Let me say, I'm old, and this kind of thing is only worthy of you little girls. ”

The emperor felt a sense of comfort in his heart, at this time, only Concubine Fang understood him.

He patted Fang Guifei's white, tender and smooth softness: "Guifei's hands are not black. He turned his head and said to He Luoyi, who was secretly kicking himself: "You can accept what the concubine gives you." Look back and appreciate your pair of old pit jade bracelets sent from Yunnan. ”

Concubine Fang naturally smiled and thanked the emperor.

The emperor muttered secretly for a moment, he looked at the queen who tried his best to maintain a smile, but his face still showed snarky from time to time and said: "There are many things in the queen's palace, so let's do it, Concubine Fang, you are also an old man in the palace, and I will hand it over to you." You can take her well in the palace. ”