At the end of February, the Xiancui Palace passed the word and summoned the prime minister into the palace again.

Pei Yaowei knew in her heart that Min Dai was actually unwilling to let herself enter and leave the palace frequently, and this summons was mostly for the sake of Mrs. Zuo's affairs before.

Sure enough, after entering the hall and saying two words, Min Dai directly asked whether Mrs. Zuo's death was providential or man-made.

"The eldest sister believes in me very much," she held the teacup in her hand and smiled lightly, "This kind of thing is so open and honest, it can be seen that in your heart, you really regard me as your own person." ”

Min Dai was not as relaxed as she was.

In her selfish heart, she doesn't care about Mrs. Zuo's life or death - this stepmother has never been a reassuring product, but this does not mean that she can let others get rid of her.

After thinking about it, she asked: "In this harem, there are countless concubines, let's just talk about the position of these four concubines, Concubine Pan Guifei, Concubine Qin Shu, Concubine Yuwende, plus this palace, do you think the emperor is satisfied with all of them?" ”

Pei Yaowei didn't answer, but just lowered her head and smiled meaninglessly.

Min Dai didn't think much about it, and continued: "The concubine was born in the Pan family, and Concubine De is from the royal family of the Zhou Kingdom, and her temperament is arrogant, and the emperor has a mustard in his heart, but do you think that if the palace designs to get rid of these two people at this moment, will the emperor reward the palace or kill the palace?" ”

Pei Yaowei understood.

This man deserves to die, but that doesn't mean he can be killed.

"Eldest sister, rest assured, I am not killing innocent people indiscriminately, and I don't care to do anything to eliminate dissidents. As for Mrs. Zuo's death, I can't say that it has nothing to do with me at all, it's just that she first moved the mind of harming people, so the little sister naturally can't sit still, right? ”

Min Dai's brows deepened.

This sister is far more powerful than she thought. Earlier, she thought that her youngest daughter's family was just smart, even if she had a little plan, she wouldn't be uncontrollable, but now, ......

After the news of Mrs. Zuo's death came out and Mrs. Huan filled in the steproom, she was really a little scared.

She couldn't help but wonder, step by step, from the marriage contract of the King of Chu to the identity of the heir, could it be her scheming step by step?

also blamed herself, she was confused by those things that came to her at the beginning, and blindly believed her, but now, what can she say if she doesn't want to enter the palace? What is worried about the safety of the Xiang family, maybe from beginning to end, all she is worried about is her own future, but between Xiao Zhu and Xiao Di, she pressed the treasure on the latter......

"Sister,"

Min Dai was thinking about it, and she suddenly said calmly: "You can rest assured, the little sister has no such intentions." I don't care about the queen's throne, I don't care about the battle for the heir, and I don't care whether my husband is a son of heaven or a pawn. ”

She turned her head to look at Min Dai, swept the indifference in her eyes, and told her firmly: "Your worries never have to be on me. ”

Min Dai naturally didn't believe it, but she had to admit that at this moment, she was moved by each other's looks, and her words reminded her of her best friend who had been dead for many years.

"What you say, I hope is what you think." Min Dai said slowly. After a while, she sighed sadly, "The smartest person I have ever met, she helped a man get what he dreamed of for the sake of her will, but she herself did not get a good death. Wisdom will hurt, you should understand that wisdom is not necessarily a blessing, knowing how to hide the front, is the double cultivation of blessing and wisdom. ”

Pei Yaowei lowered her head deeply, afraid of revealing a trace of color, so that she had traces to follow.

She said, "I remember my sister's teachings. Please also believe in me, no matter when, I am willing to do my best to protect everything you care about for my sister. ”

The two said these words in the Xiancui Palace, and Min Dai changed her clothes and led her to meet with the Shou Palace.

This time he went back to the Shou Palace, whether it was Yao Wei or Min Dai, it was obviously very different from the state of mind when he returned to Gu Gui last time.

And facing the Empress Dowager Li, Pei Yao's mood is even more subtle and complicated.

When Xiao Zhu first ascended the throne, Xiao Di went north to take up the domain, and the forces in Beijing were purged. Empress Dowager Li was honored as the queen mother because of the succession of the first emperor, and she seemed to be noble, but as Xiao Di's biological mother, she had always been at odds with the Virgin Liang.

Pei Yaowei thought early in the morning that after her death, the queen mother and queen mother would probably not be able to survive for a few days, who knew that she was stunned to hold up a piece of the sky in this palace full of enemies, and even today, she can still provide help for Xiao Di.

It can be seen that no one can be underestimated.

"A few days ago, the Mourning Family also said that they wanted to announce that your sister would come to the palace to see her, but unfortunately she was sick again, and I thought that the wedding ceremony would not be able to see it before, but I didn't expect the virtuous concubine to be so intimate, which brought people to the Mourning family!"

As Empress Dowager Li spoke, she beckoned to Xiang Yu and called her closer.

Pei Yaowei walked forward and thought to herself, growing up regardless of age. Before today, she would never have thought that Empress Dowager Li, who was trapped in Heshou Palace in the past and was accompanied by resentment and resentment all day long, would have such a warm day.

Empress Dowager Li took her hand, measured it carefully, and praised: "This girl, she looks so good, no wonder the emperor never forgets it!" ”

The Emperor's ......

She never called Xiao Di like that.

As the empress of the first emperor, it stands to reason that she is the mother of all the princes and princesses of the first emperor.

Naturally, the current emperor is also an emperor.

Min Dai and Yao Wei both thought of this layer, the former frowned slightly, but the latter only felt funny.

As Empress Dowager Li spoke, she called Aunt Song to bring her things.

It was a brocade box that Fang couldn't be more familiar with.

"This Gu Gui was originally prepared for you, although something went wrong before, but now it is returned to its original owner." Empress Dowager Li smiled, solemnly handed over the things to her, and said with satisfaction: "It can be seen that sometimes there must be in life, and this destiny cannot be reversed by manpower." Concubine Xian, you say that's the truth? ”

Min Dai only couldn't understand her voice, and said, "What Niangniang said is very true." The way of heaven is constant, not for Yao, not for death. ”

Empress Dowager Li smiled and didn't say anything more.

The two stayed in Heshou Palace for a while, and when they were about to kneel and leave, they caught up with the little eunuch to enter the palace to spread the word, saying that Pan Guifei was unwell, and the imperial doctor had only gone to Chenghui Palace, and diagnosed that Guifei was happy.

Upon hearing the news, everyone was a little surprised, a little surprised.

Aunt Song sent the little eunuch down, and Empress Dowager Li came back to her senses for the first time and sighed playfully: "The concubine is happy...... Oh, this is a rare happy event in the palace! ”

Rare. Pei Yaowei felt that these two words were used very correctly.

Min Dai didn't show anything on her face, and said properly: "The concubine Niangniang favors the harem, and now she is happy, which is the blessing of my beam." ”

Empress Dowager Li chuckled: "If you say that you are a favorite harem, the virtuous concubine was picked up by the emperor in person to Yuze Palace, you are here, what is the concubine." ”

Min Dai hurriedly said: "The queen mother's words are serious, and the concubines will never dare." ”

"Well, if you can't conceive, you can't conceive it." Empress Dowager Li said, "Since the emperor ascended the throne, it has been the eighth year, and there are many pregnant people in this harem, but none of them have been born safely." …… In the early years, when she was there, some people would say that this was the queen's poison, and she couldn't give birth to herself, and she didn't call it a life of others. Who would have thought that in the end, she herself would die on the delivery bed......"

"Now it's okay, as soon as her mourning period is over, Pan's will be pregnant." Empress Dowager Li said, looked at Min Dai, and said with a meaningful smile: "Concubine Xian, the mourning family and you are both open and watching, it depends on whether the Pan family can give birth to this child." ”

On the way out of Heshou Palace and back to Xiancui Palace, the two of them didn't go far before they were found by the little eunuch of Lingyun Hall and blocked their way.

"Concubine Xian, Grandpa Sun, please reward you with a grace and go to Lingyun Hall as soon as possible!"

Pei Yaowei knew in his heart, it was estimated that after hearing the 'good news' from Chenghui Palace, Xiao Zhu's mood was not good, and Sun Zhifang had sent someone to move the rescuers.

Min Dai was silent for a long time, and reluctantly agreed.

Pei Yaowei parted ways with her here, and sent the accompanying maid back first, only saying that she was going to the Yecheng Palace to see the princess, this road was also familiar, and a group of people followed, but it was cumbersome.

After there was no one left and right, she exhaled fiercely, just wanting to exhale all the memories that had been hooked out together.

The last words of Empress Dowager Li - she said that she opened her eyes to see if Pan's child could be born safely this time, from these words, Pei Yaowei heard schadenfreude, sarcasm, and a trace of ...... Fair.

She found that for a moment, she was viciously hopeful that Pan Ruohui, a child, could not be born.

In that case, will those who have wronged her in the past be vicious and jealous of her power, and will all realize that it is never her fault as the queen that Emperor Yanping has no harem?

She remembered that when Yan Ping was three years old, her relationship with Xiao Zhu was already very bad. In the spring of that year, the eldest princess Xianhuai and the princess Zhao Shu returned to Beijing, and when they entered the palace to meet them, they also blamed her for the failure of the queen to do anything in the harem.

The eldest princess is the sister of the first emperor, a noble son-in-law, a noble status, and her aunt in private. If she just listens to the elders to blame her, even though she is in the middle palace, she should also listen respectfully. But the situation at that time was that the eldest princess's accusation had just landed, and she smiled.

The eldest princess herself may not know, but at that moment, Pei Yaoyan saw it very clearly, she looked at herself as if she was looking at a madman.

She walked over to her aunt and sat down, tilted her head, and leaned into her arms.

She said, "Auntie, did you hear what was being said outside?" Are you like those people, you think that the emperor's harem is out, that I, the queen, are vicious, and I can't tolerate concubines and children, and even those who are pregnant are tortured by my methods, and all of them have lost their children? ”

The eldest princess did not speak, but silently shook her cold hand.

My aunt's hands are warm.

The Pei and Zhao clans are not only world friends, but also relatives, and their aunt married into the Zhao family and has always loved her. Since her mother died, she has treated her aunt as if she were her own mother. Now, just this warm wrap in her hand made her unable to hold on to the hard disguise.

The eldest princess looked at her niece who was crying bitterly in her arms, and she was stunned.

This child is a queen, a queen with a noble background and a lot of love, how could she be so wronged?

Then, she heard Pei Yaowei say: "Uncle, I also want to protect those children to be born safely, but if they are stillborn, the person in the womb - I can't do anything!" ”