Empress Shen was silent, her fingers gently tapped on the table between her and Mrs. Wei, making a slight sound and rhythmically knocking on people's hearts, Mrs. Wei looked at Empress Shen's expression and guessed in her heart that Empress Shen must have thought of a countermeasure, and the corners of her mouth showed a slight smile, as long as Shen Guo and Chu State and Qin State continue to dispute, then Ji Gongyan will never spare his hand to deal with Wei State, Wei State is in the gap between Qi State, Song State and Zheng State, there is still a glimmer of life, otherwise I am afraid that it is Shen State, The affairs of the Jin Kingdom have come to an end, and the king is about to prepare to clean up Weber.

Mrs. Wei's wishful thinking, Empress Shen naturally didn't know, she glanced at Mrs. Wei suspiciously, "Is what you just said serious?" There was still a trace of doubt in this tone, after all, she had been in the harem for many years, and Empress Shen also knew something about Mrs. Wei, and knew that this person would definitely not treat people wholeheartedly.

Mrs. Wei's face was a little anxious, "Niangniang, it's your fault that you suspect me so much, and I am also kind enough to inform you of this matter, if the king knows that I eavesdropped on his conversation with the queen, do you think I will end well?" It's not eavesdropping, it's me who spread rumors, will I still be kept by praising and harsh means? That's why I'm here to tell you, I also read that we entered the palace together on the same day, and I have been blessed with your care for many years, if I hadn't applied for you, I'm afraid I would have already lost my body and died! If Niangniang doesn't believe me, then let's take a look at whether the king is going to make a move on Shen Guo! ”

"I believe in you!" Empress Shen hesitated for a long time, and finally made up her mind and said, "It's just that this matter is not trivial, if the king really wants to deal with his father, I'm afraid that no one will have the power to maneuver!" ”

"That's why we have to think of countermeasures as soon as possible, even if we can't change it, we must avoid disaster, it is better for Niangniang to write a letter and ask His Highness to flee to other countries to seek protection! How about gathering henchmen and then killing them back in the palace to rescue Niangniang? Mrs. Wei said to Empress Shen, Empress Shen waved her hand slightly, "It's not proper, if you don't have to reign today, the king seems to be tyrannical, but in fact he has a way to advance and retreat, if you act rashly, I'm afraid it will hurt Nian'er." ”

"So what do you think about the plan for now?" Mrs. Wei took advantage of the situation to ask, her mind was also a little messy, but she hurriedly thought about coming to report to Shen Hou, she didn't think about how to deal with this matter at all, Shen Hou thought of the king Ming still didn't dare to rashly tear his face with Shen Guo, after thinking about it, the only way to do this was to tell Shen Hou the decision of the king first, and ask Shen Hou to choose a strong start, and choose a suitable lobbyist to go to Chu to persuade Chu Hou not to attack Shen Guo, and made up her mind Shen Hou looked at Mrs. Wei and asked, "I wonder if Mrs. Wei can help me send a letter out of the palace?" ”

"If I don't want to help, I'm afraid I won't come to tell my mother about it, right?" Mrs. Wei asked.

"I really don't have an idea about this matter, so I have to tell my father about it now, and ask him to make a decision as soon as possible!" Empress Shen said, "I wrote a letter to my father, asking Mrs. Wei to take the letter out of the palace, go to my house in Shen, hand over the letter to the housekeeper in the house, and he will decide the rest of the matter himself!" ”

"I must help with this favor, it's better to start writing now, lest you have too many dreams at night!" Mrs. Wei reminded, Empress Shen nodded immediately, and it happened that the pen and ink were on the table, she tore off a piece of white cloth from her body, picked up a hanging wolf black pen from the pen stand, dipped it in ink and wrote on the white cloth that the king persuaded the Marquis of Chu to use troops against Shen State, and asked her father to make a decision as soon as possible to avoid disaster. At the same time, Empress Shen also informed Shenhou of the abolition of the crown prince Yijiu, and asked his father to take care of his son, and Empress Shen believed that with Shenhou's experience in assisting the emperor for many years, he naturally knew in his heart that Ji Gongyan would kill his son, and he would definitely be able to spare no effort in protecting Yijiu.

In today's situation, Yijiu is the last retreat of Shenhou, if even this chess piece is lost, Shenguo will have no chance to make a comeback, Shenhou also weighs the treasure on the inheritance of his grandson, so that he can be so decisive about Ji Gongyan, and he never shows up for the annual court.

Mrs. Wei hurriedly put away the cloth that Empress Shen handed over to her, and then left the palace where Empress Shen now lived, and looked around, she did not dare to leave this letter on her for too long, lest any variables implicate her. Today's sacrifice ceremony, the king feasted hundreds of officials in the front hall, the guards of the four palace gates were relatively relaxed, as long as it was not a suspicious crowd did not stop it, Mrs. Wei ran out of the palace to hand over the letter to the housekeeper of the Shen Mansion, and then turned back to the palace The sky was already slightly translucent, and the time for the morning of the East Palace fell, and she went to the East Palace to pay respects with the fatigue of this night.

Bao Xi glanced at Mrs. Wei and asked, "Take the booklet of the enthronement of the hundred officials and the women of the world to the palace." ”

"What?" Mrs. Wei asked in a panic, and only after blurting out did she realize her gaffe, and said with annoyance, "I...... I was in such a hurry that I left my palace and forgot about it...... I forgot it in the study, so I'll pick it up! ”

"Forget it," said Bao Xi, "and take it again tomorrow!" ”

"Yes!" Mrs. Wei scratched her hair, her eyes wandered, and she lowered her head and said no more, but it was not like her usual temperament. From Mrs. to the concubines, in turn to describe to Bao Xi the arrangement of yesterday's sacrifice ceremony, the content is long and boring, making people sleepy, Mrs. Wei, who has not slept all night, soon has her eyes glued together, no matter how hard she tries, she can't open it, her head is like a pestle pounding garlic and knocking it one by one, several concubines behind her are talking and pointing, there are always babbling whispers in the hall to make people calm down, Bao Xi followed the voice and glanced at Mrs. Wei, who was almost asleep, and coughed lightly twice, Covering her mouth with the juanpa in her hand, Mrs. Chu next to Mrs. Wei glanced at Mrs. Wei's appearance and couldn't help but smile, and gently poked Mrs. Wei who was napping with her elbow.

Mrs. Wei only felt that a spirit had recovered from the predicament, raised her head and looked at Mrs. Chu with a tired face, as if she had not understood the intention of this Mrs. Chu bucket, Mrs. Chu gave Mrs. Wei a look, Mrs. Wei then looked at Mrs. Wei suddenly, and said, "Forgive the sins after the praise, after last night's feast, my father and I have not seen each other for many days, so I reminisced in my palace and delayed the time to sleep, and today is the ......."

Bao Xi waved her hand, "This matter can also be understood in this palace, you are also tired of yesterday's sacrifice ceremony, go back today and have a good rest, and later in this palace banquet to invite the ladies of each palace to come to the East Palace for a banquet to reward you for your hard work." ”

"Xie Niangniang......" everyone said together.

Bao Xi stood up and looked down at the ladies and concubines present, "It's just...... Each palace has the rules of each palace, and the harem also has the rules of the harem, everything must be done according to the rules, and since the etiquette has been decided, it should always be implemented well. If someone breaks this rule, even the people of this palace must also investigate it! She didn't mention who she was talking about, but everyone present could hear that the meaning of this was the punishment of Xiuxiu the day before yesterday, and everyone's hearts were shocked into a cold sweat, and they had to look sideways at Bao Xi.

These words make people have to think of a few people around Bao Xi, none of them ended well, Rao is Bao Xi deliberately wants to avoid the dispute in the harem, this dispute is always to find the door to avoid. People regard this situation in the harem as a deliberate arrangement and plan by Bao Xi, and they have to express their deep admiration for her ability to strategize, and also express great fear and fear.

Later, Bao Xi sent people to send invitations to the palaces, inviting all the ladies and concubines to come to the East Palace for a banquet, and also invited the women who had not left the capital, this arrangement made Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Chu pinch their breath in their chests, last year's move became a Qi and Song dispute this year, I don't know if this year will provoke any moths.

The two ladies and several concubines are deeply worried and uneasy in their palaces, especially Mrs. Wei at this moment, who has been a little weak in being a thief, and after helping Empress Shen hand over a letter, she became panicked and unable to live all day, and always felt that Bao Xi's sharp eyes could peek out from her smile, Mrs. Wei didn't even dare to breathe in front of Bao Xi, but Bao Xi's eyes only floated past Mrs. Wei's face most of the time.

After inquiring for a long time, no one asked what the purpose of Bao Xi's banquet was this time, but when they arrived at the scene, everyone felt dumbfounded, looking around at the scene of the women of the hundred officials and princes who came to participate in the banquet and the marriageable daughter-in-law in the family, everyone suddenly realized the purpose of Bao Xi's banquet, it was nothing more than to see in advance the appearance and character of the prince of Qi - the wife of the digging tu, Mrs. Qi Bo was settled in the position near Bao Xi, and her son naturally sat at the forefront, her skin was fair, her eyebrows and eyes were gentle, and the corners of her mouth were smiling, cheeks annoyed with a peach blossom-like pale pink, gestures like a group of ladies in the hand, kneeling beside his mother, slightly moved back, always with his head down and following his mother.

When the women arrived, the people in the East Palace recorded the lives of the guests one by one, and then the dinner officially began. The well-trained people in the palace stepped on the strings and the sound of bells and drums from both sides of the hall in turn, the white long skirt and the water show meandered in the center of the hall, the light song and dance were like a fairyland on earth, the tune of the music was clear and graceful, the style of music was bright, but it was the temperament of the master of the East Palace, at the end of the song, Bao Xi sat in the center of the hall and saluted the concubines present with a light and sweet mead, "The ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens is over, and the king has invited a hundred officials in the front hall to thank me for the service of my Great Zhou in the past year." I want this palace to say that the women's dedication is also very important to my big week, so the palace will set up a banquet in the East Palace to entertain you, and prepare a little courtesy, not a tribute! Bao Xi raised the wine cup in her hand, and the people below got her eyes, so they handed out a small bronze box to the women present in order of seating.

"Thank you, Niangniang...... the women replied, raising the glasses on the table and drinking the first glass together.

Bao Xi poured herself a second glass of wine, stood up and walked towards the center, "Every year's sacrifice ceremony, the big and small affairs in the harem, all depend on the ladies and concubines, this cup of wine, the palace respects a few people." She walked in front of Mrs. Chu and Mrs. Wei, took the wine glass in her hand and drank it all, while Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Chu glanced at each other, raised the wine glass, and drank the wine with Bao Xi.

This kind of politeness is a little bit like the high-minded and indifferent Bao Niangniang.

Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Chu looked at each other, no one dared to say more, swallowed the wine and only said, "Thank you, Niangniang." ”

Bao Xi took the wine glass and walked in front of the princes and wives, "If you don't have you by the side of the princes, I'm afraid that it will be difficult for me to keep such a peaceful and prosperous world, and this palace will toast this glass of wine to all the ladies on behalf of the king!" After she finished speaking, she picked up the wine glass again and drank the wine in the glass, staggered to the side of the prince of Qi Guo, and did not stand firm under her feet, stepped on her skirt, and almost fell to the ground.

Bao Xi's body was slightly slanted, everyone present gasped, Qi Guogongzi's eyes were quick, he threw down the wine in the cup, and the mead that had not been drunk was spilled on the table, she stretched out her hand but helped Bao Xi steady, "Although Niang Niang is not strong enough to drink, she still uses wine to express her heart, and we are sincere and fearful as courtiers, and I dare not take this respect seriously!" Her voice is like a silver bell, like a clear spring, like the rustle of the autumn wind blowing into the pine forest, like the ticking sound of the spring rain bathing the earth, which makes people feel refreshed and happy.

The prince of Qi Guo let go of his hand after holding Bao Xi steady, unhurriedly picked up most of the wine that had been spilled on the table, poured another glass for himself, with a smile, stood in front of Bao Xi with his knees slightly bent and said, "Under Jiang Wan, Qi Bo is the father of the family, Xie Niangniang gave marriage, gave Jiang Wan Ruyi Langjun, the young hero - Zheng Guoshizi, Jiang Wan drank this wine and thanked Niangniang for her kindness!" ”

"Jiang Wan?" Bao Xi slowly tasted the name, his squinted eyes revealed an imperceptible shrewdness, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth...... This Jiang Wan is really smart, Bao Xi nodded, patted Jiang Wan on the shoulder, "My fair lady, good gentleman, the son of Qi is famous, the prince of the world has occasionally heard of it, by chance, he had a relationship with Wan'er, looking at each other from afar, so he fell in love, please marry the king with this palace, we have the beauty of adults, may this marriage be concluded for a hundred years, husband and wife respect each other like guests, raise the case and raise eyebrows, a good story for the world!" ”

"Thank you Niangniang!" Jiang Wan saluted again, picked up the wine in the cup and drank it, the pink on her cheeks had turned into a delicate red, it seemed that she was overwhelmed by alcohol, but her appearance was really flattering. This Qi Bo's second daughter has such talent and appearance, if this eldest daughter was called into the emperor's door and became the king's wife, it is really difficult to say today's harem layout, Bao Xi smiled slightly, but her heart was stunned for a long time, Ji Gongyan gave her more than just a love, and more to solve all her worries.