"Mother, don't work too hard." Suo Lan suddenly felt ridiculous, once upon a time, she thought that Xin Zheku and the lower courtyard were the most bitter and tiring places in the palace. And the emperor and queen, who are high up in the sky, cannot experience the bitter situation of suffering and surviving in the cracks. But I don't want to think that even the queen has so many troubles, so many hidden dangers that are enough to lose her life, in addition to sighing, more helpless.

Lan Xin smiled and nodded, she couldn't feel anything by herself because of the subtle movements. "This palace doesn't want to worry about this, in the past, in the palace, although there was intrigue and jealousy between the female dependents, there would never be such an outrageous thing. Now that I have entered the palace, it is different. For their own selfish interests, they do not hesitate to sacrifice their lives...... Even in the hands of this palace, isn't there a few lives on his hands! ”

Jinlan sent Jia Concubine back, which happened to be a chilling sentence. She stepped forward briskly, and said, "Niangniang, don't think about the past." Slave maid look, Jia Concubine Niangniang treats you not really with one heart. Otherwise, she knew that Concubine Hui had other feelings for drinking, so why didn't she tell you frankly. Whether he really wants to make peace in the harem, or whether he wants to get benefits from the concubine, it's hard to say. ”

Lan Xin shook his head, only sighed helplessly, and then said slowly: "Jia Concubine's temperament is like this. Self-esteem is one aspect, on the other hand, she is not willing to flatter and cater to the inflammatory, otherwise she will only be a concubine. It should have been over to the pure concubine a long time ago. This matter, this palace thought that she just didn't want to wade into troubled waters, maybe she saw it more clearly than us. ”

Suo Lan and Jin Lan glanced at each other, and their faces sank.

"You don't have to worry too much." Lan Xin's brows softened a lot: "Since someone has already understood this matter, then this palace can only follow her control, and it will definitely be able to follow the vine." ”

Jinlan was still deeply worried: "Niangniang, the slave knows that you will win, and you will definitely not be framed at will." It's terrible to be afraid that Concubine Hui Guifei will believe it, and you can't tolerate her at that time, and at that time, water and fire will be incompatible with each other, which will only make the emperor embarrassed. If this matter is really related to the Queen Mother, I am afraid that your life in the harem will be more and more difficult. ”

"It's better than that, what if it's not good, this palace is still a queen after all." Lan Xin gently picked up the ginger tea in his hand, the hot tea was already warm at this time, and when he took a sip, the spicy taste flowed down the tip of his tongue into his heart, with the taste of fire. "This palace can never show tiredness, and it can never be at the mercy of others. The more weak you are, the easier it is for people to step on your body and cause trouble. You know all of this. ”

There are other things that you don't understand, but you don't have to say them. Lan Xin thought silently in his heart, as long as the emperor still treats each other sincerely, what are these hardships and hardships.

The warmth in my heart is not because of ginger tea, but because of the love that has been tied for more than ten years. Thinking of that handsome man, the first thing Lan Xin thought of was his gentle and sleeping appearance. The thick and dark eyebrows, with their distinct roots, and when they are gently closed, there is an innate calmness on their faces, which is fascinating.

Lan Xin always likes to light a not-so-bright palace lamp on the side, and the glimmer of light shines through the phoenix tail fragrant luo, adding a strong bond. Just held her breath and quietly looked at Hongli beside her, that warm and down-to-earth feeling was enough to accompany her through the difficult years in the palace.

Warmth, only in the heart.

"Suo Lan, you go and inform Chuxiu Palace, this palace will visit Concubine Hui early tomorrow morning." Lan Xin made up his mind that he was going to deliberately embarrass Gao. Only by going up against the wind in this way can she find out the people who are secretly spying on her as soon as possible. Will it be the scheming Queen Mother? Or is it a pure concubine who has always been unwilling?

Lan Xin slowly stood up and told Jinlan: "Prepare some nourishing soup in the kitchen, stay up all night, and let people watch the fire well." Early in the morning, the palace will personally serve it to Concubine Hui. ”

"Yes." Jin Lan and Suo Lan both responded, and then helped the queen back to the room to rest.

With a rare interest, the Queen Mother drew an ink painting of the snow scene of the plum garden. The plum blossom is a color of cinnabar mixed with indifferent harmony, the red is a little dull, but it is already eye-catching on the snow-white paper, and it locks the eye at once. "How?" The Queen Mother put down the pen in her hand, took the handkerchief from the hand of the little palace maid, and wiped the sweat from her palm.

Yafu looked at the painting scroll back and forth several times, and sincerely admired: "The Queen Mother's brushstrokes are delicate but there is no lack of big weapons, and it is her plum blossoms, which are clear in the near and hazy in the distance, echoing before and after, and the pieces are connected, which is very rendering in the end." ”

The smile on the corner of the Queen Mother's lips became thicker and thicker, and her phoenix eyes were slightly empty: "Yafu, your mouth is more and more able to say the thoughts of the mourning family." ”

"The slave is just saying what is in her heart." Yafu smiled and helped the Queen Mother to get up. "Early in the morning, the slave maid sent the painting to the Ruyi Pavilion and asked them to frame it well. It's not too early, Queen Mother, the slave is waiting for you to go to bed, right? ”

"Let the mourners take another look." The Queen Mother didn't take a step, but stood in front of her painting and watched silently for a long time, and suddenly moved away from the Tianhuang stone carved beast book paperweight, and the rice paper she held was violently kneaded into a ball.

"Queen Mother, what are you ......" Yafu was a little surprised and stammered: "Draw well...... You've put a lot of thought into it......"

The Queen Mother sneered and said calmly: "What the mourning family wants to paint is the midwinter scenery covered with ice and snow on nine cold days. The red plum is just to set off the snowy scenery. Now that the noise has taken over, it has lost its original intention and is boring. ”

Yafu was stunned, he didn't expect the Queen Mother to be so disgusted with his words, and hurriedly blamed himself: "The Queen Mother is angry, it's the slave maid who is clumsy, and she hasn't seen this layer." wasted the Queen Mother's hard work. ”

"Effortless work can be wasted at will. Loving your family is just passing the time. The Queen Mother gently threw the paper ball in her hand out, and it fell to the ground with a slight sound. Didn't the emperor stay in Chuxiu Palace today? ”

The topic immediately turned to Concubine Hui, Yafu was stunned, and then smiled: "The Queen Mother's eyes are bright and her heart is bright." The emperor always cares about Concubine Hui, not to mention that she is still pregnant with an imperial heir in her womb. ”

"If you have the imperial heir in your belly, you can't sleep, but the emperor doesn't mind, and he is still willing to stay in Chuxiu Palace, and the Gao family does have some means. Regardless of whether her child can be born safely or not, her finger twisting alone is enough to make many people greedy. "The queen mother is in a good position, among these palace concubines in front of her, the one who can compete with the queen belongs to the Gao family, and there is still some weight.

"So, don't you believe the contents of the informant's letterhead?" Yafu remembered the day Hui Guifei disappeared, and he did receive a strange letterhead, which mentioned that Hui Guifei was pregnant with an imperial heir, which was a nonsense at all.

"Faith! Why should the mourners not believe? The Queen Mother held Yafu's hand, her gait was steady, and she smiled kindly. The harem has always been a place where there is no reason for nothing. What's more, since it is a whistleblower, the mourning family does not know who did it, and there is no need to lie. And this letterhead happened to focus the mourning family's attention entirely on Concubine Hui, whether it was a fake pregnancy, how could it be so difficult to check. ”

Holding the hand of the Queen Mother, although Yafu also walked very steadily, his heart still trembled. "The slave doesn't worry about the side, that Hui Guifei is a dragon fetus, but it was verified in our Cining Palace. If it's not true...... The slave was worried that the queen mother would misunderstand the queen mother. This Hui Guifei is inevitably too bold, and she is just competing for favor by unscrupulous means, why do you want to involve the Queen Mother.

I'm afraid that the queen won't be able to swallow this breath, and she will inevitably look at the queen mother angrily. At that time, the relationship between the queen mother and the emperor will not be harmonious again. ”

"You're thinking too far, Yafo." The Queen Mother breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling that her chest was not so depressed, and she was a lot more relaxed. "The estrangement between the emperor and the mourning family was not in the Gao family in the first place. Didn't Concubine Yu also try her best to provoke it, and she still humiliated herself. The mourning family just felt that these people in the harem were becoming more and more clever now, and they had a lot more ghost ideas than we had at that time. ”

Speaking of this, the Queen Mother was already full of warm smiles: "Yafu, you said, how can they pay so much attention, it is really resentful and envious." ”

Yafu sighed and sighed, and only took the words after a while: "The slave always feels that the more restless the people in the harem, the more lively our Cining Palace will be." Although there is nothing wrong with being lively, you have to take care of your body, Queen Mother. ”

Gao Xiang waited for a long time, and saw Yafu helping the Queen Mother to the bedroom, so a Qian'er came down and greeted: "Respectfully invite the Queen Mother Sheng'an." Just now, there was a rumor leaking from Changchun Palace, saying that the queen mother would go to Chuxiu Palace to visit Concubine Hui tomorrow morning. ”

"The emperor just went to Chuxiu Palace, and the queen followed. The thick layer of ice and snow on the blue brick floor of the Forbidden City is not a matter of concern at all. How many people should go, and how many people have to go. Queen Mother, do you say yes? Yafu knew that the queen couldn't bear it anymore, and as soon as her inspiration moved, suspicion swelled up: "Could it be that the informant also informed Changchun Palace." The queen mother may want to explore the reality of Concubine Hui. ”

The Queen Mother sighed and snorted: "Yafu, this time you guessed." Ten out of ten of the informant letterheads, the queen also received a copy. You think, in this harem, except for the pure concubine, only the queen has given birth to an heir. If she wants to explore the truth, it will really be difficult for her. What's more, the paper can't contain the fire, if it's fake, sooner or later it will be exposed. There is no need to rush at this time. ”

Yafu nodded heavily: "Then, Queen Mother, you will let the queen find out about this matter?" ”

"Or else?" The Queen Mother gently rubbed her somewhat sore eyes: "The words of the mourning family are not as weighty as before. But you'll all have to be awake and watching. Since these days, all the maids and nurses who have been sent to the palace have been carefully watched by the mourning family. Especially if you go to Chuxiu Palace, don't miss any of them. Hongli's thoughts, how could he not guess the mourning family! ”