After the ceremony, the princes left the capital one after another, Zheng Qizhi and Qi Bo left a little earlier, because there were still their own things to prepare, Qi Bo returned to Qi to send Qi Ji into Beijing, and Zheng Qizhi went to inform Zheng Bo of this matter, and the dispute between him and his brother between the princes was about to kick off and be pushed to the stage.

It was half a month before all the princes were sent off, and Ji Gongyan set the date of departure seven days later, and set off from the capital of Ho with Bao Xi to Zheng Guo, which is expected to take three months. The affairs of the court were settled to Uncle Zhao and Yu Shi's father, and Ji Gongyan didn't need to worry too much; As for the affairs in the harem, Bao Xi decided between Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Chu for a few days, and she had not yet figured out who would temporarily hand over the power to whom.

Donggong morning condolences are as usual every day, and the wives and concubines have very few words except for bowing and worshipping, and everyone is gaining insight into the current situation. On the day Bao Xi was sealed, the fact that he was not favored by the king passed through the mouth of Huanying, and everyone in the entire harem knew about it. Ji Gongyan is busy with government affairs, and he rarely comes to the harem these days, and everyone in the harem knows about it.

Bao Xi's grand and glorious favor seems to have become a thing of the past, and everyone's eyes are on Mrs. Chu, the woman who was brought back from the border by Ji Gongyan, named Chu Ji, and now has become Mrs. Chu. Chu Hou left a little later, and Mrs. Chu talked about marrying Mrs. Wei's sister, today's pilgrimage dispersed, Mrs. Chu stayed a little later, and when the crowd in the East Palace Hall dispersed, she opened her mouth and said to Bao Xi, "I heard my brother say that Niangniang planned a marriage for him and the daughter-in-law of Wei?" ”

Bao Xi waved her hand, and told everyone present to go down, Huanying looked at Bao Xi, and then looked at Mrs. Chu, Mrs. Chu showed a meaningful smile to Huanying, and her face was more pleasing than Bao Xi, only Mrs. Chu and Bao Xi were left in the main hall, and Bao Xi said, "This matter has not been discussed with Mrs. Chu, but it is also the negligence of the palace, what does Mrs. Chu think about this marriage?" ”

"A talented woman is a good match!" Mrs. Chu said with a smile, "It's just that I didn't expect Niangniang to do this." ”

"Since Mrs. Chu also said that she is a talented woman, it can be regarded as a match made in heaven, why is this palace not an adult beauty?" Bao Xi asked rhetorically.

"Originally, this Mrs. Wei must have been on the side of the mother, as soon as this marriage was made peaceful, she came to find the concubine yesterday!" Mrs. Chu looked at Bao Xi and said with a smile, "I said something about it, I chatted casually, I am afraid that my palace is only going to make friends with Mrs. Wei's room, in case Qi Ji enters the palace and does not agree with the mother, this mother's position will be a little passive!" is no longer favored by the king, and if he loses the power of the women in the harem, I am afraid that the queen in the cold palace will be a lesson for the mother! ”

"I'm afraid it's too late," Bao Xi pursed her lips slightly, and said lightly, "If Mrs. Chu has an advantage in this palace, will she stay in this palace?" ”

"Not necessarily," Mrs. Chu replied after a moment's thought.

"Then the palace wants to thank Mrs. Chu for her grace of not killing," Bao Xi looked at Mrs. Chu and said, the two of them brought the secret words to the bright side, "Asking Chu Hou to marry Mrs. Wei's sister is also afraid that Mrs. Chu will not be happy in this palace and will be a killer in this palace, and now this time, the status of this palace is not as good as you, and I think Mrs. Chu can stop for some time!" ”

"The implication is that you have three long and two short ones, and I made them?" Mrs. Chu asked.

"Although there are a lot of people in this palace, I am afraid that those who can take people's lives a hundred steps away without leaving any flaws are ...... It has to be Mrs. Chu! Bao Xi said calmly, but she was not afraid of Xiong Ning's poison or medical skills at all, and she looked as if she was a person who was invincible to all poisons.

Xiong Ning shook his head, "Niangniang missed someone." ”

"Who?" Bao Xi asked.

"And the king, he wants your life, you have to give it, you have to give it, you don't give it...... I also have to give, isn't this clear? Xiong Ning asked, this made Bao Xi nodded, "That's right, Mrs. Chu borrowed the hand of the king to kill the palace, and the palace was really helpless, so she had to die, and the palace did not have Mrs. Chu's ability to escape from the king's tomb." ”

"I will definitely let the king open this mouth and ask for your life!" Mrs. Chu stood up, walked in front of Bao Xi, pointed to Bao Xi's chest and said, with a playful smile on her face, Bao Xi's face was not moved in the slightest, but looked at Mrs. Chu very calmly and responded, "If the king wants it, how can he not give it to a courtier?" ”

Mrs. Chu's face was pale, and she was very dissatisfied with Bao Xi's calmness, she walked in front of Bao Xi, her hands were tightly clenched into fists, and she looked down at Bao Xi who was sitting on the chair, "Niang Niang doesn't believe it?" ”

"From the first day he entered the palace, the king said that if he wants the palace to live, the palace will not die, and if he wants the palace to die, the palace will not be able to live! What does it matter if the palace believes it or not? Bao Xi replied, stood up, didn't want to look up at Mrs. Chu like this, and stood up.

"I don't believe that Niangniang is really not afraid of death!" Mrs. Chu looked at Bao Xi and said.

"No one is afraid of death, but it depends on why they died," Bao Xi looked at Mrs. Chu and asked, "You yourself keep saying that you love the king deeply, and the palace asks you, when the king needs your death to lay the foundation for his inheritance, will you die or not?" She didn't wait for Mrs. Chu to answer and said for her, "You must not want to die, because you are unwilling, and you think that you are more valuable to him alive than dead." ”

"Isn't it?" Xiong Ning flicked his sleeves and asked in a shrieked voice, "My life is far more useful than death, if this trip doesn't have me, can he still come back from Dongyi alive?" Can you still save you and Qin Hou from humiliation? After she finished speaking, she sneered, but Bao Xi suddenly felt that this woman was a little pitiful, she shook her head, "There is a way to play with your chess game, and you can naturally play without your chess game, different chess pieces have different effects, it is difficult to say, which one is much more important than the other, why should you deceive yourself?" ”

Xiong Ning's hands were clenched tightly, her chest rose and fell because of deep breathing, she was trying to stabilize her emotions, trying to calm herself down, there were few people in the harem who were Bao Xi's opponents in controlling her emotions, Bao Xi looked at Xiong Ning and continued, "Later, the palace and the king will leave for a while, I am afraid that I will have to bother Mrs. Wei to take care of the palace for a few days, and Mrs. Chu will go to Mrs. Wei to discuss anything else!" It's not too early today, so let's go back to the palace to rest early, right? ”

Xiong Ning laughed, and her delicate appearance returned to the appearance of a cardamom girl in the past, "It's time to go back to the palace earlier, the king has spent the night with me these days, so I should go back early!" Niangniang only knew that the king wanted me to die, but she didn't know how happy the king was when he knew that I was not dead, and he ordered the conscription to rest, and he was fortunate to stop at my whole army for three days, and he couldn't put it down for me! When she went out, Xiong Ning saw the ring warbler waiting outside the door, and had already heard that Bao Xi and the ring warbler were not in harmony, and when she passed by the ring warbler, she said, "With such a master, it is really difficult for you!" ”

Huanying raised her head suddenly when she heard this, but Xiong Ning had already walked farther and farther, her brows were tightly locked, looking into the distance, thoughtful.

After Mrs. Chu Xiong Ning left, Bao Xi sat in her place for a long time and couldn't take out her senses from her words, she only knew that the king wanted Xiong Ning to die, but she never thought about whether she had been surprised when the king knew that Xiong Ning was still alive. Like if today, the king found out that Madame Zheng was not actually dead, would he also be happy? After all, he said that he had used his sincerity to marry them that day.

Marrying into the king's side, she has to face such an unbearable situation, no matter how hard she tries, she will not become the only one, which is somewhat embarrassing for a woman. What's more, the king really hasn't come to the East Palace for a few days, and he hasn't even sent anyone to send a message, so she doesn't know whether the two of them are going to leave or not?

Sitting on the chair, she heard the news that the king had come to the East Palace, and she leaned on the chair and didn't get up to greet her, just staring at somewhere on the ground so intently. Ji Gongyan glanced at the ring warbler, and suddenly asked, "Why are you in the East Palace?" ”

"Huh?" Huanying looked up at Ji Gongyan and was a little nervous, "Slave maid...... The slave and maid came with the mother. ”

Ji Gongyan frowned, "Niangniang brought you here?" ”

"Niangniang asked the slave maid to come to the East Palace with her to serve," Huanying said, her heart kept beating violently, she inhaled quietly and thought about what the chef in the dining room had said to her, and she didn't dare to look directly into Ji Gongyan's eyes.

Ji Gongyan didn't say anything more, and stepped into the East Palace, unlike in the past, Bao Xi didn't get up to greet him, Ji Gongyan said to the Huanying who followed up, "You go down first, and I'll call you when I need you!" ”

"Yes, King!" Huan Yingjiao retreated from the hall with a smile, and Ji Gongyan walked in front of Bao Xi in a few steps, "Why did you bring this girl here?" ”

"The king is reluctant to give up his own people?" Bao Xi looked up at Ji Gongyan, lazily got down from the chair, walked in front of him and asked, Ji Gongyan looked at Bao Yan for a long time, "Are you losing your temper with the widow?" ”

"The concubine doesn't dare!" Bao Xi said.

"If you don't dare, you can't do it!" Ji Gongyan's voice was slightly raised, and Bao Xi looked at Ji Gongyan and asked, "The king is questioning the concubine?" ”

Ji Gongyan frowned, looked at Bao Xi and asked, "What are you crazy about?" ”

"It's okay," Bao Xi pinched her eyebrows, and put back her unkind tone, "Huanying has always been talkative, the king has to deal with government affairs in the Xiande Palace, I am afraid that she will cause trouble for the king, so I brought it to the East Palace!" After that, she sighed, looked up at Ji Gongyan and said, "But the concubine forgot, the king rarely stays in the Xiande Palace, and it shouldn't cause any big trouble. The province is here again, the master and servant compete for favor, and the concubine can't afford to lose that person! ”