The government affairs handled by Bao Xi have never been idle for a week.

The other women in the palace stared at the Qiongtai Palace, and kept sending back new news, informing them of the latest trends every day, and several female queens and women left the palace. The ladies of the harem never stopped, making the atmosphere in each room tense and panicked, although nothing happened, but it seemed that a fierce battle had been stirred.

Bao Xi asked Xiuxiu to send someone to keep an eye on the movements of Youyang Palace and East Palace, and a week later, Bao Xi asked about Xiuxiu, "These days, Mrs. Qin is still in and out of the East Palace?" ”

"I've been there a few times, but I've been blocked by Queen Shen's mother as in the past." Xiuxiu shook her head, compared to the restlessness in other rooms, the East Palace was a little quiet, neither anyone came to ask for resignation, no one made waves in the palace, and the remaining halls were a mess.

This is also enough to show that Shen Hou and his people are not so simple, and the dormant at this moment may really obey the will of the king and succumb to praise; But maybe I'm planning something else. The authorities, no one can see clearly, and Bao Xi has to be vigilant about the queen to prevent accidents.

Xiuxiu stepped forward and asked, "Niangniang?" Mrs. Wei came that day, but she said bad things about Empress Shen and Mrs. Qin to Niangniang? ”

Bao Xi nodded.

"Mrs. Wei's words can't be trusted," Xiuxiu shook her head, "She has always been like this, stirring up trouble in the harem, and in the end, few words are true. Everyone knows what kind of character Mrs. Wei is, just don't worry about her, but also look at her pitiful, a woman is unfortunate enough to come to this job! ”

"I know," Bao Xi nodded, this Mrs. Wei is not a character, but Empress Shen is, everyone thinks that Empress Shen is being used by Mrs. Wei, standing in front to fight against Mrs. Qin and compete with Mrs. Zheng...... But in the final analysis, everyone knows that this is Mrs. Wei's idea behind her back, and what everyone knows is not a good plan, and it is really because everyone knows it, so no one blames Empress Shen for the crime.

On the contrary, at the moment, Empress Shen has gathered her edge and closed her door in the East Palace, and the eyes of everyone in the harem are focused on Bao Xi again, to see what she has to offer, and she can replace Empress Shen in the harem.

Bao Xi had dealt with the biggest thing at hand, and it was finally time to deal with other things, she stood up and looked at Xiuxiu and ordered, "Come with me to the East Palace." ”

"To the East Palace?" Xiuxiu asked.

"It's time to invite Niang Niang out to sit in the harem," Bao Xi nodded.

"But when the king left, he handed over the entire harem to Niangniang, and now you go to Shenhou Niangniang to ask her to exercise the power of the queen, which is a bit ...... Inappropriate? After all, Niangniang shouldn't be the master of the king privately," Xiuxiu asked, "If the king comes back in the future, I know what you mean by him without permission, but I'm afraid that I will anger Niangniang." ”

"Now that the king is gone, his will is to be flexible." Bao Xi comforted the nervous Xiuxiu a few words, "The ancestors have long had rules, and the harem is under the jurisdiction of the queen, how can I overstep my authority, and I won't fall into the hands of others?" ”

"Niangniang, forgive Xiuxiu for saying something that shouldn't be said," Xiuxiu lowered her voice beside Bao Xi, "The king's move is to let Niangniang establish prestige in the harem, and when you ask Niangniang to replace her in the future, you will get twice the result with half the effort." But now, Niangniang let Shenhou return to power, and Niangniang assisted her, and in the future, all the credit will be given to Shenhou, but if there is anything that is not good, it is all Niangniang's. ”

"In this way, there is nothing to worry about," Bao Xi looked at Xiuxiu and said, "Do you think the Zhou Dynasty will be easy to do?" ”

"I know that Niangniang is not attached to power and power, and she has no selfish intentions, but Mrs. Zheng handed over Nian'er to Niangniang, and Niangniang should always think about Nian'er. If he succeeds to the throne and becomes the crown prince one day, with his violent character, he will never let go of Nian'er and you, so ...... Do you still insist on helping the queen? Xiuxiu said nervously.

"I had no intention of letting Nian'er compete with Yijiu for the crown prince," Bao Xi said as she looked at Xiuxiu with a calm face.

"Why?" Xiuxiu was puzzled, "Because Nian'er wasn't born by you?" So Niangniang plans to wait for the king to return to the dynasty in the future and have another child? She was a little angry, although she knew that Bao Xi's idea was also correct, but she couldn't get over the bottom of her heart. Bao Xi glanced at Xiuxiu's expression and knew what she was thinking, Xiuxiu was Mrs. Zheng's most trusted daughter, naturally she had her superiority, loyalty was the first priority, even if Mrs. Zheng died, Xiuxiu would never see the wind and change the rudder.

Ji Gongyan put Xiuxiu next to Bao Xi, did she want Xiuxiu to take care of Bao Xi, or should she be wary of her?

"It's impossible for me to have any more children." Bao Xi looked at Xiuxiu and said, only the king and Twenty-seven know about this matter, and Xiuxiu doesn't know much.

"What?" Xiuxiu looked at Bao Xi and said in surprise, "How can this be?" ”

"I had a miscarriage some time ago, and then I didn't take good care of it, and the doctor said that there was no possibility of giving birth in the future. For me, Nian'er is my biological son, and it's because of this that I don't want him and Yijiu to compete for that length, even if I achieve the position of the king, where is the position of the king so easy to do? Day and night are in fear and calculation, and every step is a plan with all their talents. The king went out on this expedition and died nine times for life; When Mrs. Zheng died, he was heartbroken, but in order to protect the Zheng family, he couldn't leave the Huachen Palace, otherwise the recitals of those courtiers would come in a surge, and General Zheng would lose the support of the people in the battle in Qi State, and Uncle Zheng would mention the war with the marching army, making it known to everyone, and it would be difficult to ride a tiger. What you love can't love, what you think but you can't do, this is a king who is high up. I don't want my son to take this road, it's too hard, I'd rather Nian'er and I be sent to a distant frontier, and from then on there is no quarrel with the world and live an ordinary life. If the king also has a choice, I think ...... He probably felt the same way I did. ”

Xiuxiu felt that this point of view was too shocking, from birth to now, no one had ever taught her to think like this, at this moment I heard Bao Xi say it and felt that she didn't say a word wrong, it seems to be such a truth, Xiuxiu moved her mouth, but she didn't know what to say, she couldn't comfort her, let alone suggest, and in the end she just kept quiet and followed her all the way to the East Palace.

The person outside the door stopped Bao Xi, "Shen Hou Niangniang is thinking about it behind closed doors now, and the order is down, no one is allowed to disturb it, Bao Niangniang should please go back!" ”

"I'm sorry for you to pass it on, just say that I want to see you, please see me." Bao Xi looked at Xi Ren and said humbly, this humble tone made Xi Ren take aback, looked up at Bao Xi, gasped in his heart, full of uneasiness, and immediately nodded and said, "The slave will go and communicate with Niangniang." "Soon after she entered the East Palace, she turned back and came out," said Shen Hou Niangniang, asking Bao Niangniang to go inside to talk about it. As she spoke, she bent down to show the way for Bao Xi, who was still standing outside the door of the East Palace, blocking the next wave of people who came to see Shen Hou.

Now it is not only Mrs. Qin who is turned away, but even Mrs. Wei is the same, and Shen Hou refuses to see each other day by day.

Hearing that it was Bao Xi coming, Empress Shen knew that she could no longer refuse this time, and she was already waiting for Bao Xi to appear in the main hall. I haven't seen her for a long time, Empress Shen has aged a lot, she was not very old, but at this moment, it seems that she is at least five or six years old, and she no longer looks like a young man, such a face, expression and behavior make Empress Shen exude a strange temperament, making people feel that she should be the queen of a dynasty, that kind of majesty is the vicissitudes of time after refinement, with a burning halo of love in her eyes, Empress Shen smiled slightly.

"See Shen Hou Niangniang," Bao Xi said.

"Don't bother the palace, I'm already very happy if you are willing to come," Empress Shen hurriedly stepped forward to support Bao Xi, "I thought you were busy with affairs, but I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to see each other for a while, but I didn't want you to come to the door in person, but I seemed to be sluggish." ”

"Niangniang said with a smile, what do I have to do?" Bao Xi looked at Shen Hou and said.

"Now that the matter of the harem woman leaving the palace has been successfully resolved, it is all thanks to the fairness of your disposition alone, this time, as far as I know, even Mrs. Qin and Mrs. Wei have no complaints about your disposition. The world is so big, to be able to do this, there is really no one else but you. Empress Shen took Bao Xi's hand and patted it gently, "Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Qin have been arguing in front of me for more than three years, but I have not been able to make the two of them take a step back, and the king will leave this matter to you......" Empress Shen's words paused, looking at Bao Xi with a trace of embarrassment, she didn't say anything more, and finally just smiled self-deprecatingly, turned her face away, and stopped looking at Bao Xi.

Bao Xi observed Empress Shen and found that although she was nominally thinking behind closed doors and did not participate in the affairs of the harem, in fact, she was still as clear as she was in the past about what was happening in the palace. Just like when Empress Shen came to the door that day and said, as long as it happened in the harem, there was nothing she didn't know.

Harem women, everyone has a skin, not sincerely, but it is easiest to live with it. Bao Xi didn't expose this matter, but just said politely, "It's also the assistance of the ladies in each room, otherwise how could this matter be dealt with so quickly." It's just that there are always so many women and women in these rooms who come to ask for their resignation, and the lady should also ask these ladies to participate in their words and deeds on weekdays, and no one in the East Palace has left. ”

"Now that I'm too busy to take care of myself, how can I teach them?" Empress Shen sighed, her face full of sadness.

"Niangniang doesn't have to be presumptuous, the harem should be under the jurisdiction of Niangniang, and Bao Xi is only doing her best. When the king left, he asked me to return the rights to the mother as soon as the time was ripe. Bao Xi looked at Empress Shen and said, taking the king to press Empress Shen.

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