Until a report came from outside: "Su Zhaoyi has arrived." Nan Jingpei picked up his spirits and sat up straight.

Su Zhaoyi only applied a little powder, and her clothes were also plain, and the whole person looked a little haggard, as if she was sick. Concubine Shu's narrowed phoenix eyes will really pretend to be pitiful in front of the emperor!

"The concubines see the emperor." Su Zhaoyi bowed down.

"Get up," Nan Jingpei raised his hand and instructed Donglai: "Begin." ”

Concubine Shu bit her lower lip, what does this mean?!

"The emperor has a decree, pass on the food!"

The eunuch rushed in, put plates of delicate dim sum dishes on the table, the dishes on the table are ingenious, look so elegant, each product is inextricably linked with red plums. Thinking about it, for today's palace banquet, the imperial chefs put some thought into it.

It's a pity that in the face of such a good scenery and such a good dish, I lost the mood of playing. Concubine Shu's dissatisfaction could hardly be concealed, and she looked at Su Zhaoyi through the gap in the flow of people.

The dishes were ready, but Su Zhaoyi stood up and took a scroll from Zhixia's hand: "Your Majesty, this is a volume of "Disaster Elimination Auspicious Dharani Sutra" copied by the concubine for Princess Yangxiu, and the concubine has a little heart. ”

Concubine Shu's face twitched slightly, which trick is this?

Nan Jingpei untied the scroll and saw that the scriptures copied in gold characters on it were extremely neat, so he smiled and said: "In this palace, only Su Zhaoyi's words are pleasing to the eye." Concubine Shu, this is a piece of Su Zhaoyi's heart, and I accepted it for you. ”

Nan Jingpei didn't wait for Concubine Shu to speak, and had already stuffed the painting scroll into Donglai's arms: "Ask someone to hang it in Princess Yangxiu's room in Baohua Palace." ”

The emperor now doesn't understand his own mind more and more. Concubine Shu looked at Donglai's back and clutched her brocade jacket tightly. Any pleasing handwriting that comes from the hands of an enemy will annoy people. Couldn't the emperor even consider this?

Concubine Shu didn't want to accept Su Zhaoyi's broken things, but it was not good to tear her face to refuse, so she could only say euphemistically: "Come and don't be rude, and the concubine doesn't have anything to prepare, how can I accept Sister Su's gift?" ”

Nanjing Pei laughed loudly: "What's the matter? Today's drinks are all the palace wine of the first emperor, so I borrowed the first emperor's wine and toasted Su Zhaoyi with a glass of wine, even if it was all "courtesy". ”

What the? Concubine Shu's body trembled, but she tried her best to restrain herself, not wanting to be noticed. The first of the four dignified concubines deigned to toast a Zhaoyi, if this was spread out, wouldn't it make people laugh? It's just that the emperor spoke, and even if Concubine Shu was reluctant, she couldn't disobey her.

In desperation, Concubine Shu had no choice but to grit her teeth and pick up the cup. She can see that today is a Hongmen banquet, and she is the unlucky Liu Bang.

Fortunately, Su Zhaoyi saved face for her, and did not accept her toast, but toasted her in turn.

"Your Majesty, how can there be any reason for Sister Shufei to deign to toast to her concubines? The concubine wanted to borrow flowers to offer Buddha and pay tribute to Sister Shufei's sister, but she didn't know if her sister was willing to give her sister this face. ”

If it was just a glass of wine, Concubine Shu would have drunk it, but Su Zhaoyi added the second half of the sentence, this is not only a glass of wine, but also a face. You can drink wine, but why should you give Su Zhaoyi a face?

Concubine Shu smiled embarrassedly: "Sister Su's words made my sister confused, it's just a glass of wine, what do you say about losing face?" ”

Naturally, face will not be given. After laughing, the concubine put the wine glass back on the table. Nan Jingpei didn't say anything, just frowned, and stared gloomily at the wine glass for a long time.

"My sister said casually, my sister doesn't have to worry about it." Su Zhaoyi drank all the wine in the cup with a smile: "This glass of wine, let it be my sister wishing the princess peace and happiness." ”

The concubines present looked at each other, not knowing what to do to resolve the deadlock. Concubine Shu is too arrogant and aggressive, and Su Zhaoyi is too humble and submissive. Clear-eyed people could sense the emperor's displeasure, and the concubines were just smiling casually, and no one spoke.

After a long while, Nan Jingpei spoke: "The Xiao family and the Su family are all my ministers, and they are indispensable, the previous dynasty is like this, and the harem is the same. You shouldn't have made a feud with your left hand against your right. Either side loses, it's not what I want to see. ”

Nan Jingpei's every word was staring at herself, and Concubine Shu was a little frightened, but more annoyed. Is the emperor blaming the Xiao family for bullying the Su family? Or do you blame yourself for bullying his weak Su Zhaoyi?

Concubine Shu trembled and pinched her wine glass, unable to speak for a long time.

Concubine Jiang Xian picked up her wine glass and said with a smile: "What the emperor said is that the ministers of the previous dynasty only have one heart to govern the country well. The same is true of the harem, the sisters only have one heart to serve the emperor well. From the perspective of the concubines, it is better for the sisters to drink a cup together, serve the emperor wholeheartedly in the future, and never quarrel again, how about it? ”

The stalemate eased, and the concubines picked up their wine glasses, looked at each other and smiled, and drank all the elixir in the cups.

Before the concubines could sit down, they heard someone shouting, "Master, what's wrong with you?" ”

Before Concubine Shu could recover from the emperor's sudden pressure, another thunderbolt from the sky followed. She turned her head and saw Tian Meiren, who was sitting at the very end, covering her mouth with a handkerchief and retching.

She is the only one in this palace who has given birth to a child, and she is the only one who is surprised to realize that Tian Meiren is happy!

"What's going on?" Nan Jingpei stood up.

Qingluo hurriedly blessed Nan Jingpei and said, "Back to the emperor, the slave and maid will go and call the doctor girl over." ”

She's very competitive and lucky. Musk Book couldn't stop her, and almost made her fight back. Recently, she has been busy dealing with Su Zhaoyi, and she has no time to deal with her, so she took advantage of the loophole! Concubine Shu retreated to her seat and stared at Tian Meiren. A good sandpiper and clam fight, and the fisherman profits!

If the first prince in this palace crawls out of Tian Meiren's belly, then Tian Meiren's concubine will be just around the corner. Let Tian Meisheng give birth to the emperor's eldest son, which is by no means a good thing. The more Concubine Shu thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt in her heart, after so many years in the palace, she had never been so frustrated as she was today.

Nan Jingpei only held the wine glass and took a small sip. He didn't have much interest in feasting, and today's incident was just to remind these concubines not to make too much trouble. What red plum and white snow, that's just a disguise. Thinking that Concubine Shu was treated coldly today, she should be able to repent. Su Zhaoyi was appeased, and she should be able to feel a little comforted.

After a while, Qingluo hurried over with Shen Yunzhen. Shen Yunzhen glanced at Tian Meiren and caught her pulse.

"Your Majesty, since Tian Meiren is unwell, ask the doctor to send her back to rest, right?" Concubine Shu pretended to be gentle and walked to Nan Jingpei's side: "Your Majesty, the concubine is also tired of seeing you, or ......"

Nan Jingpei looked in the direction of Tian Meiren, and just stretched out his hand to stop it. Concubine Shu pursed her mouth and slowly sat back in her chair.

"How is Tian Meiren?" Nan Jingpei asked.