Concubine Qi returned to her palace, only to feel that her whole body was soaked with tiredness, and her limbs and bones felt that she could no longer work hard. The maid Shuangwen and Yunzhi came to bring a basin of hot water soaked in safflower artemisia leaves and ginger, changed the shoes and socks for the side concubine, and said: "Niangniang, please bathe your feet, you are not in good health, but you have to take good care of it, these medicines are prescribed by the hospital, but it is good." ”

Concubine Qi slowly put her feet into the slightly hot water, but at that moment, her fatigue was relieved a lot, "It's tired." ”

Yunzhi was a little uneven: "Can you not be tired?" Mother, you are not feeling well, you should have rested. If it weren't for Li Liangdi making waves in the East Palace and doing so many stupid things, you wouldn't be like this. ”

"If she's good, I'll be happy. It's thanks to her that I have the power to be such a steward! ”

Yun Zhi was a little dissatisfied, and whispered: "What else do you say!" If it's you who gets married in a few months, your housekeeper will be fine! But now that you're going to change your new concubine, aren't you working hard in vain? It's not fun to talk about yourself. Yun Zhi said, the maid Shuangwen on the side glanced at Yun Zhi, Yun Zhi reacted at this time, and said busily: "Niang Niang atonement, the slave has a bad brain, and she said it in a mixed way." ”

After all, Concubine Qi had a momentary of loss on her face, and then she disappeared, "It's okay, how can I not know?" After so many years of hard work, in the end I didn't even have a name, what is it? ”

"Your Highness, I still feel sorry for my mother." Yun Zhi thought about it, but she had to comfort Concubine Qi like this.

It's just that Concubine Qi sighed slowly, and the sorrow on her face was like a hibiscus flower dew with a hazy sorrow, "Are you distressed?" Over the years, my father has become more and more proud in the court, and Kansai has repeatedly embarrassed His Highness, how can Your Highness really care about me? It would have been fine if the father had restrained them, but now ...... I ...... too."

Concubine Qi had unspeakable sadness in her heart, but she was used to being dignified, even if she cried even more, she didn't know how to cry, so fortunately she said: "That's why I have to be a housekeeper, even if it is harder, it is better than watching Li Liangdi sit alone." Future...... If Your Highness sees my hard work, maybe the power of this steward can still be mine. In this way, when His Royal Highness is in the right position, I will have a foothold in the palace! ”

Early in the morning of the second day, Li Chun gave an order, saying that Concubine Qi was getting better and better, and she had been taking care of the affairs of the East Palace for many years, so it was the most suitable to continue to take care of trivial matters, and she was in charge of the national marriage again. And Liangdi Li Shiwei only said that she was tired these days, so naturally she couldn't work anymore.

Naturally, Concubine Qi and Li Chun knew the reason behind this. But in the eyes of the people in the East Palace and Li Liangdi, it was a different meaning.

Li Liangdi was the first to be dissatisfied, and scolded in her Nifu Pavilion: "What? I just punished her, is Your Highness so partial? ”

When Concubine Qi heard Li Liangdi complaining and angry like this, she just smiled faintly, "This palace has not done anything, the more delicate Li Liangdi is, the more she can show the benefits of this palace." ”

The days of the East Palace passed like this. At the beginning, Li Chun took away Li Liangdi's housekeeping with an order, and everyone said that it was because Shiwei disposed of Qingyi and Li Chun was distressed, but over time, it was found that Li Chun did not say anything to Qingyi. Qingyi entered the East Palace for three months, and there was no sleep at all. At first, it was okay, but over time, there were bold palace people who were not very respectful to Qingyi, and then, there were bold palace people who boldly begged to go, either to Li Liangdi, or to Lu Changzai's service.

In this way, only Qiu Niang, Lianshui, Qin Lao, Yubao and the three small palaces were left in Qingyi Pavilion.

Qiu Niang was anxious: "Lady, you have to hurry!" The slave and maid looked at these people in the East Palace, and they were also a little stronger! One by one, when they saw that you were not favored, they all fled, but they really looked at your good temperament, and thought that you were easy to bully. Ladies have to let them know the identity of your little master! ”

When Qingyi heard this, she only sneered: "It's true that I'm the little master's lady, but look at it yourself, what position am I?" ”

Qiu Niang said to herself: "You are a maid! ”

"Then let me ask you again, who is the concubine of His Royal Highness the Prince of the East Palace now, and the lowest rank?" Qing Yi asked calmly.

This time, Qiu Niang was asked, and after a long time, she replied, "Yes...... You. ”

Qingyi didn't care about this, only played with the few remaining pots of flowers and plants in the hall, and said: "It's true that my position is low, it's true that I'm not favored, and it's true that people in the palace don't treat me as their master, but ...... If I don't hold my dignity, then who else in this palace can look down on me? If you want to be honorable, you are naturally not in a hurry, and you can hold the dignity of the little lord well. ”

"Could it be that the lady is waiting to be bullied like this?" Qiu Niang was a little anxious.

"Naturally, no," Qingyi replied unhurriedly: "I'm not doing well now, if I say it myself, it will only cause trouble in vain, and when there is a turnaround, and wait slowly, it will be ......."

And the turning point that Qingyi said soon came.

This side concubine is presiding over the upcoming draft and national wedding with the queen Liu of the palace, because of the rush of time here, it is necessary to select a new concubine and get married within a year. Concubine Qi is already busy with her feet not touching the ground, and the East Palace is full of lanterns and colors, which is a lively scene.

And such a lively scene should have belonged to Concubine Sheng Xuan of Qi. is that when she is occasionally free, there will always be a moment of loss and sadness in Concubine Qi's eyes.

This kind of vermilion is beautiful, it is originally compiled and outlined by himself, and it is constructed by himself with his true heart, but he can't have it with his own hands, so he can only watch all this in vain, occasionally sighing, even sighing, and only dare to lightly.

Concubine Qi has endured so many days under such a hard work and sad attitude, and finally, time flies, from autumn and high to spring and Jingming, the day of the draft will come soon.

After all, in the auspicious days of the day when the dragon raised its head on the second day of February, in the palace body Yuan Palace, the Empress Dowager Zhao, the current emperor and the empress Liu and the crown prince Li Chun held a grand palace selection ceremony, and finally the empress dowager in the name of "the ancestral training of the national dynasty", ordered the prince Li Chun to personally select the princess she wanted.

And Li Chun's choice is the eldest queen of the Wang Li family, the general of the Guanxi Party Town.

After such a result, both the Kwansai Party and the Guanzhong Party were satisfied, because this meant that the next crown princess would be the Kwansai Party, but although the general Wang Li was born in the Kwansai aristocracy, he had always been upright and loyal, and never disdained the dispute between the two passes, and was the most fair person. Naturally, he will not be excluded from the few remaining Guanzhong people in the court because he is a Kansai person. In this way, both levels are satisfactory results. For a time, both the Kansai Party and the Guanzhong Party had to praise Li Chun for being capable and having the mind of a king.

And Qingyi in the East Palace remembered the past when he lived in Xingjifang, when his uncle Lin and the general's Wang were neighbors. At that time, although his mother's uncle's family was a family of several generations of famous imperial merchants, because of the status of commoners, those dignitaries and dignitaries also looked down on their mother's uncle's family, and they were always white-eyed and slandered. There is only the Wang family, which retains respect and sincerity. In this way, the two families often interact, and they are more unconstrained by their status.

Besides, Qingyi's family is also full of wealth, and the etiquette of the family is not bad at all.

Later, once, the two of them played together in Mingding Mountain in Pingjing City, and Nao Ying was inadvertently bitten by a snake, and Qingyi rushed to save her, which was even more fateful friendship.

"What? Is that little familiar with the new concubine? This is really ......" and Li Shiwei, the Liangdi on the other side, also knew that Qingyi and the new concubine were familiar with each other, and even couldn't help but get angry in his Nifu Pavilion.

Sanshun, the inner supervisor who served Li Liangdi, panicked and said cautiously below: "Back to the lady, yes." The slave maid originally sent someone outside the palace to inquire about the situation of the concubine's mother's family, but who knew that the person sent to Xingjifang said that the Wang family lived next to the mother's uncle's house. And the lady and the new concubine are...... Sisters since childhood. The two had a lifelong friendship, but later because Zhang Niangzi was born as a commoner, she had to enter the palace according to the rules. This is by no means false. ”

After Li Liangdi heard these words, she was already trembling with anger, "What a powerful character, she confused the Empress Dowager at the beginning, but now there is another princess to be her good sister?" She's really capable! ”

The maid on the side also showed a sad color, "Lady, don't blame the slave for being too careful, you came to the lady at the beginning, and now you ...... If you want to come to the new concubine, the crown princess will enter the East Palace in the future. If that's the case, Mrs. Zhang and the crown princess are extremely good sisters. That's ...... Lady, you ......"

Li Liangdi's willow eyebrows frowned slightly, and a pair of water-cutting autumn pupils thought to herself: "Does she dare to deal with me?" She dare! ”

Naturally, she didn't dare, but ...... If the crown princess enters the palace and wants to set up a rule, I'm afraid you will ...... too," said in Li Liangdi's ear.

After such words, Li Liangdi couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart, her eyebrows became tighter and tighter, and her tone became more and more ruthless, "Then you can't ...... Let her live until the new concubine enters the East Palace! ”

Qian Yi was about to praise Li Liangdi's good mind, but who knew that Li Liangdi vetoed herself, "No, you can't see blood." She's from Guanzhong! But the new concubine's maiden family, even if it is Zhouzheng, it is also Kansai. Guanzhong and Kansai, how can they be good sisters? Even the new concubine is willing, and the queen mother is not willing! ”