Lin Yuan said it in public, but she was not afraid that Concubine Xiang and others would ridicule her for not being able to see the emperor for many days, so that she would be lovesick. In short, the emperor in front of him was aroused by her.

She stopped talking, letting the sunset red stain her cheeks, and then bowed her head shyly.

The woman standing by the river, looking at the moon and pounding clothes, if she can look forward to her husband, this is probably what she looks like.

In the attic, the emperor's hearty laughter rang out incessantly.

This night, it was still Yun Guifei who slept in the small building of the jade, and the emperor did not break the rules of turning over the brand. Lin Yuan said goodbye to the emperor and Concubine Xiang and others at dinner, saying that she had received the emperor's grace and could appreciate the pipa of Yun Guifei, so she didn't dare to bother anymore. Concubine Yun wished she to leave quickly, so she sent her out along the boat, and the emperor never insisted on keeping her. However, when he stepped down, the emperor rewarded Lin Yuan with a peacock fur that played ink and carved silk.

As for Concubine Xiang, she couldn't sleep if she was pregnant, so the emperor pulled her to have dinner with the Chu sisters, and ordered Yao Fusheng to personally send her back to Lintoe Palace after the meal.

Here, Lin Yuan was wearing a peacock fur and slowly paced back.

At this time, it was already summer, and although it was a little windy at night, the fur was not very needed. Lin Yuan felt hot halfway through, so she had to take it off and hold it in her arms. Chu Tao followed beside and said with a soft smile: "The emperor is still very considerate of his mother." ”

This time I came to Qingyi Garden, because I wanted to accompany the driver, the team of people and horses outside the emperor's house did not look good, and Lin Yuan would only bring one palace maid as usual. Seeing that Chu Tao is smart, sometimes Lin Yuan will give her face and take her out alone, and Chu Xue will stay in the palace to control the palace people.

Listening to Chu Tao's words, Lin Yuan smiled, it's just a coat, the big boss who doesn't know the common sense of life has sent it to the wrong season, it's not considerate.

Anyway, I have something to give.

"But the little master ......" Chu Tao spoke again, her voice a little low: "Today, the emperor and the little master talked very happily, smiling and laughing, and the slaves and maids heard it outside." Why don't you take the opportunity to stay......" Before the words were finished, Hatsu Tao had already lowered his head.

Lin Yuan glanced at her lightly, shook her head and smiled, "I didn't plan to stay there." I borrowed the words and phrases from "Flower Moon Night" to be pampered, but it was just a whim, and I didn't want to grab the opportunity of this night with Concubine Yun. ”

"But the Chu sisters have been sleeping one after another, and today the little master finally has a chance." Chu Tao was still puzzled: "The opportunity to sleep in the palace is so precious, if the little lord can share the night, it is naturally a good thing, the palace people's minds are focused on the pregnancy of Concubine Xiang and the grace of the Chu sisters, even if the little lord shares some rain and dew, it will not cause disaster......"

"You're right." Lin Yuan nodded in approval, she now intends to cultivate Chu Tao as her business backbone, and many times she will talk to her more: "It's just that the emperor's favor can't be rushed, I can win the emperor's favor today It's already the best, even if I don't sleep tonight, the emperor can't forget my ...... in a short time" said with an inexplicable smile on his face: "If I really serve the bed, how can I achieve the reputation of the Chu family's sisters' dominance." ”

Hatsumo's eyes widened.

"Concubine Yun's obsession is too strong, she wants to be on an equal footing with Concubine Xiang, so she is in a hurry, and she is crookedly entangled in the emperor's special room." Lin Yuan's smile became thicker and thicker: "Not all people have the ability to be a concubine and can afford to be favored." Just wait and see, it won't take long, just a month. If all the nights in the month were spent sleeping by their sisters, then the palace would be lively. ”

Chu Tao is also an understanding person, and at this time she lowered her head and there was only admiration in her eyes. She thought she had followed the right master.

Lin Yuan finished speaking, but sighed almost inaudibly. The current situation is nothing more than Concubine Xiang and the Chu sisters competing for the emperor's favor, and the queen and Concubine Rou sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight. Lin Yuan is not qualified to participate in the struggle of these elite monsters for the time being - the strength is too weak, and if he really participates, it will be the fate of cannon fodder.

But looking at the meaning of today's emperor, he really wants to use himself as cannon fodder!

In the past few days when Concubine Yun was favored, Lin Yuan has been thinking about it - although Concubine Yun is charming and gorgeous, she can't compare with Concubine Xiang, in the past, their sisters were favored in front of the emperor, but they have never been favored like today...... Thinking about it, I'm afraid that Tuoba Hong intends to support them to suppress Concubine Xiang.

Think about yourself again. Today, Tuoba Hong summoned himself to accompany him, which probably means to use. Concubine Xiang's pregnancy made Tuoba Hong feel the pressure, but he didn't want to contribute to the power of the queen and Concubine Rou...... So I had to use the method of sharing favors.

In front of the emperor's mental technique, Lin Yuan felt very annoyed and helpless. Tuoba Hong, Tuoba Hong, you want to lift me, I naturally like it. But can I be the same as the noble-born Chu family sisters?

Since you want to use me to go against Concubine Xiang, you want to give me a good-looking position! A six-grade Xiaoyuan is not a serious concubine at all, according to the palace rules, the concubines below the fifth rank are not on the royal family tree, they are scattered, and they can be deposed by the queen's decree, or they can be deposed by the emperor's casual words, and they can even be punished by the concubines above the concubine without reporting to the queen. In other words, if Concubine Xiang wants to pinch her to death, she can come clearly, but if she wants to pinch a five-grade concubine, it depends on whether the emperor and the empress agree.

In the entire strategic plan of "confronting Concubine Xiang", the emperor put the Yun Guifei sisters in the position of "main general", and put Lin Yuan in the position of "cannon fodder". Lin Yuan knew in his heart that a person with a bad background like himself was the most convenient to sacrifice, with low cost and high yield, he could produce milk without giving grass to eat, and when he was pinched to death by Concubine Xiang or Concubine Yun, the emperor could still laugh and say "make the best use of things".

If there is a little family to rely on, just like the Bai family, the emperor will not be able to use it to death for the sake of his father and brother.

The pawns in the emperor's hands are not easy to do. But then again, if you don't even have the value of being a pawn, then there is really no hope in this life. Lin Yuan secretly calculated in her heart that as long as she survived to the Ji position, as long as she was from the fifth rank of Ji position, she would get rid of this kind of cannon fodder life.

At this time, in the small building of the jade, it was Chu Huaxin who was tactful.

Takubahiro enjoyed this kind of time very much. He held Chu Huaxin's waist and smiled breathlessly: "A pair of sisters of the Chu family are really stunners in the world...... Concubine Ai is good at piano and chess, Huashang is good at poetry and books, I can't wait for you to be one person, then there will be no woman next to me in this harem who can ......"

As soon as Chu Huaxin heard him mention his sister Huashang, the charming and supple smile on his face seemed to throb a little, and he regained his expression. Every time he spoils himself, the saint always thinks of Chu Huasheng. Damn it! It's just a tool sent in by the family to give her a solid pet, and it deserves to be compared with her!

Chu Huaxin didn't like this so-called sister in his heart. But there is no way, if it weren't for Huashang, she wouldn't have today's scenery. She has been very favored all these years, but she knows how much she can do, and she can spoil for three or five years is the limit, but she has not been able to keep her heirs. If you want to go further, you can only let Chu Huashang enter the palace......

Now, this is not the time for infighting...... The pregnant Concubine Xiang is the most vulnerable time, if she can be defeated in one fell swoop, then the person who takes her place and favors the sixth palace is herself. Chu Huaxin pondered, and his heart slowly relaxed.

Since that day, Lin Yuan went to Langyu Xiaozhu, the emperor's summons have become more and more diligent.

The name of every night in Tong's history is still the Chu family, and it is difficult to care who has more sisters, so it should be about the same. As for Lin Yuan, she was only passed over to accompany her during the day, and she never slept with her.

The Chu family's special favor opened the eyes of the harem people, and many palace people whispered in private, saying that the Chu family was afraid that there would be a concubine. However, some people were quite disdainful of this, saying that the prosperity of the original Xiang Concubine Niangniang was much better than that of the Chu family sisters. Concubine Xiang is single-handed, you are two sisters in battle, one against two can not tell the winner, it can be seen that Concubine Xiang is powerful. If it weren't for the fact that Concubine Xiang was pregnant now, where would the name of this long pet fall to the Chu family.

In short, now that Xianfu Palace and Lintoe Palace are on the bar, the queen and Concubine Rou are silently watching the excitement, and they may still have a dark little abacus in their hearts; The rest of the concubines naturally hated itchy, and secretly scolded the Chu family for being foxes. Lin Yuan went to the emperor every few days under the neglect of everyone, and he didn't get any substantial benefits if he shook too much, but at least it was better than the concubines next to him not seeing the emperor's face.

The busy days of May are slowly passing by. During this period, Changle Palace was summoned again, but this time it happened that the queen was present, she came to report to the queen mother, and the six palaces' food and clothing, personnel transfers and other miscellaneous things had to be told to the queen mother one by one, even if the queen mother didn't care about things, the queen had to ask "how do you see these things handled". This is the respect of a daughter-in-law for her mother-in-law.

That's it, from beginning to end in Changle Palace, the queen and the queen mother were talking, and Lin Yuan didn't even have a chance to interject in the middle of a sentence, and they were completely used as scenery decorations for the two big shots. Lin Yuan didn't think anything, it was normal to serve the elders like this, in ancient times, this was called "establishing rules", and standing as a decoration was also serving! The palace maids in those halls also stand on both sides of the master on weekdays, nothing important, but you just have to stand where you should stand. It's just that I pity Wu Guiren and Xu Ronghua, who are not invited by the emperor to sleep these days, and spend all day in the palace reciting Buddhist scriptures, and they don't get the opportunity to show their faces after eating ink.

In the end, the queen received a "capable" appreciation from the queen mother and said goodbye with a smile. The Queen Mother turned her head and waved to Lin Yuan and the others, meaning that your task today is completed and you can go.

And after this time, Changle Palace did not move again. Lin Yuan shook her head, the Queen Mother probably just wanted to keep observing them. I don't know what the Queen Mother is thinking now, how is she going to arrange everyone's fate among the four newly selected people?

Maybe Tian Liangdi will really be very liked by the Queen Mother. Who knows.

It's early June. The heat in the capital is gradually spreading, and at this time, it is customary to go out of the palace to escape the heat.