Chapter 687: Harem II
The queen also realized that her previous gaffe may have added enemies to herself, but as the queen, she couldn't apologize to those low-status concubines in a low voice, so she had to say: "This palace was a little distracted just now, and I didn't pay attention to my sisters, please don't mind." β
The concubines naturally said they didn't mind, and no one knew what they thought in their hearts.
The queen sat at the top position, and Concubine Shu was unwilling, so she could only sit down to her, she had no preparation for the queen's position.
"How can the queen have time to come to the flower viewing banquet held by the concubine?" Concubine Shu asked, "Aren't palace affairs busy?" β
The queen smiled: "It's rare for Sister Shufei to hold a flower-viewing banquet, even if the palace affairs are busy, the palace has to squeeze out time to participate." It's just that I can't stay too long, after all, there are many things waiting for me, and I'm not as free as my sister. β
I'm the queen, and I can be in charge of the palace, but you're not, so it's a pain in the idle eye!
Shufei smiled, her fingernails digging deep into her flesh.
"My sister doesn't have much leisure time, after all, she has to serve the emperor most of the time." Concubine Shu is shy.
This time it was the queen's turn to poke her fingernails into the flesh.
Is this showing off that the emperor favors her? Mocking her, the emperor doesn't like her as a queen, except for the fifteenth day of the new year, the emperor is not as good as her palace?
The two of them were so sarcastically scared, and the other palace concubines were all on the side. Concubine An was full of interest, the queen and the concubine were evenly matched, and no one could beat anyone. By the time the so-called flower-viewing feast was over, the handkerchiefs in the hands of the two men were about to become rags.
An Concubine returned to the Xian'an Palace. Xian'an Hall is not the most remote palace, but because the owner is not favored, it is very cold. However, Concubine An is not from a bad background, she is also a young lady from a family, although she is not liked by the emperor after entering the palace, but the people in the palace do not dare to offend Concubine An too much, and the shares that should be given will be given, but the quality will not be too good, and there will be some gaps in quantity. Concubine An didn't care too much, and now she has enough to live.
She is the only one in An Concubine's room, and the original owner likes a quiet personality and doesn't like palace people to be by his side, which is just convenient for An Concubine. An Concubine began to practice qi training and physical training. The cultivation of physical skills is another torture, An Concubine's muscles and bones have been finalized, and it is very difficult and painful to do physical skills, An Concubine gritted her teeth and persevered, and finally successfully entered.
This world can actually cultivate the truth! An Concubine discovered the aura in the air and tried to run the cultivation method, but she actually drew qi into her body. She couldn't help but wonder, would there be cultivators in this world?
Let's talk about the Queen's side. Back in her palace, the queen smashed almost all the porcelain in the house, and cursed in her mouth: "Slut! Slut! β
Shui Lu, the big palace maid beside the queen, stepped forward and persuaded the queen: "Niangniang, don't be angry, it's not worth it to be angry with yourself for others." β
The queen gritted her teeth and said, "Can I not be angry?" You see that she actually has a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin, and she doesn't take me as a queen in her eyes at all. β
Shui Lu hurriedly said: "What if she is proud?" You're still just a concubine, and your status is higher than hers. As long as you sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, she will never be able to go past you in her life. β
"Can I sit still?" The queen snorted, "The emperor only has this slut in his heart now, and he only came to me on the fifteenth day of the new year." If the emperor's heart has been occupied by her, when she gives birth to a son, I can't say that my position as the queen will be unstable. β
"This ......" Shui Lu couldn't help but worry. The master has never given birth, the emperor comes twice a month, most of them are still covered with quilts and chatting, how can he give birth to a little prince? If Concubine Shu gives birth to a prince, with her background on par with her own master, she can't really replace her master. Even if you can't become a queen, but if you become an imperial concubine, you can be compared to a deputy queen. If her son waits for the throne......
Shui Lu didn't dare to think about what would happen to his master.
"Mother, I have an idea." A second-class palace maid spoke up.
This second-class palace maid is usually very low-key, not a person who likes to behave, and her mouth is very strict, so the queen will transfer her to serve closely, and now she suddenly spoke up, thinking that there is really a way. The queen immediately called him to her side and asked, "What can you do, tell me quickly." If it's really a good idea, this palace will definitely reward you heavily. β
Lan Qi, the second-class palace maid, whispered: "Niangniang, Concubine Shu is so arrogant just because of the emperor's favor, if we take away her favor, she will not be arrogant." β
When the queen heard this, she was quite disappointed. She thought Lan Qi had a good idea! That's it, she can think of it. Sure enough, the next person is the next person, and you can't expect too much.
Seeing his disappointed expression, Lan Qi didn't dare to sell Guan Zi anymore, and hurriedly said his solution: "Niangniang, we can find a person who is the emperor's favorite to enter the palace, let that person face off with the concubine, and seize the emperor's favor." Without the emperor's favor, Concubine Shu has no arrogant capital. And that person was summoned into the palace by Niangniang, and he was a person who belonged to Niangniang, as long as he pinched her handle, he was not afraid that person would betray Niangniang. β
"......" Empress was moved by the words and began to consider the feasibility of this method.
For finding that person to share favor, the queen has a candidate: the emperor's first love Gu Ruoping.
This Gu Ruoping has a bad background and has been married, so she is a very good object.
The queen said to Shui Lu: "You send a message back to the Yang family and help me investigate Gu Ruoping's current situation." β
"Yes." Shui Lu led the order.
Empress Yang looked at Lan Qi and said, "If this thing can be successful, you have made a great contribution." From today onwards, you will be promoted to the first-class palace maid by my side. β
"Xie Niangniang." Lan Qi happily kowtowed to his fate, his lowered eyes concealing the calculation in his eyes.
The Yang family's reply was very fast, and on the third day, the information about Gu Ruoping was sent to the palace.
Gu Ruoping is the emperor's first love, but her background is not particularly good, she is just the daughter of a small family, and she met the emperor when she was still a prince, and the two fell in love at first sight. At that time, the Queen Mother was helping the emperor choose a wife and the people to serve, she chose Empress Yang, and also selected Concubine Shu and several women with good backgrounds to enter the emperor's backyard - Concubine An entered the backyard in the same batch as Empress Yang and Concubine Shu - Although Gu Ruoping's background was low, for the sake of her son's liking, the Queen Mother originally wanted her to serve in her son's backyard. But I didn't expect Gu Ruoping to be married and have a fiancΓ©. The queen mother naturally can't take someone's fiancΓ©e and give it to her son. The emperor and Gu Ruoping were unwilling, but they had to marry their own wives.
This Gu Ruoping's life is not good, less than a year after marriage, her husband died in an accident and was named Kefu.