A few days after the rainstorm, the scorching heat raged throughout the deep palace.

The queen instructed the Ming and Qing dynasties to take out the ice from the ice cellar and put it into a silver urn so that it could be used.

Naturally, not every concubine can get such treatment. Xinwei is considered to have a good face, and with the queen's favor, she can also eat a bowl of cold sour plum soup, and she can keep that urn of ice comfortably cool to escape the heat.

"Beauty, the slave maid just used the chilled watermelon, which is the most comfortable and refreshing to eat." The maid smiled and brought the cut melon to her hand.

Xin Wei smiled slightly: "Where did you get the watermelon, I heard that the watermelon that was paid tribute this year had an accident in the middle of the road, and it was broken a lot." So only the emperor, the queen, the queen mother and the concubine palace have it. ”

"This is grown by the slave's family." Crisp Corner's eyes were full of smiles: "I went home yesterday, and my mother brought it." ”

Xin Wei tasted a piece, and sure enough, it tasted good. "It's sweet and cold, but you're careful, and you cut it so beautifully."

"It's good if the beauty likes it." Crispy Corners is very happy.

"It's just such a good thing, you can't be self-exclusive, if you bring more, cut another plate, let's send it to the queen." Xinwei thought that the queen did not treat her thinly, although she was a little unhappy when she was in the mansion in the past, she also hated the queen. But now that she understands it, she feels that there are some things that have not necessarily been bad.

"The slave is ready." Crisp Horn said smartly: "Just wait for the beauty to nod." ”

"You're smart, and you know what I'm thinking." Xin Wei stared at this bright girl.

"The slave knows that the queen treats the beauty well, so when she prepares for the beauty, she even prepares the mother." The crisp horns laughed, and a pair of pear vortices were very good-looking.

Xin Wei smiled slightly, grabbed her hand and got up: "Without further ado, let's go over now." ”

The heat was unbearable, Cen Mooning sat on the silver urn, and the green plough and Bingling beside him were diligently fanning. But she still felt hot.

"I don't know what the day is about, as if it were going to scorch everything." Cen Mooning used an iced silk to cover her face, and she felt a little more comfortable.

Bingling said with a smile: "In the past few days, the concubines have taken turns to greet us, and we almost know each other." Except for those maids who have not yet been canonized, they haven't taken care of it, and it's finally a little effective. Niangniang felt hot, presumably because of these things, and her heart could not be truly calm. ”

"What you say is right." Cen Mu thought about so many women with flamboyant branches, hugging around Zhuang Chen, that feeling she had never thought about before she entered the palace. Now that I see it, I only sigh at the supremacy of imperial power. I also feel sorry for him.

How many of these women serve out of love?

It's mostly just an exchange of rights.

"Niangniang, Xin...... The Xinmei people are coming. Qingli is still not used to calling Xinwei Beauty, and almost called out her original name.

"Why come here at this time, it's hot time." Cen Mu nodded slightly: "Bring it in and taste the tea." ”

"Yes." Qingli turned sideways, and Xin Wei walked in with the crispy corners.

"The concubine greets the queen." Xin Wei smiled and saluted, with a gentle face: "The concubine's maid brought some watermelons grown by her own family into the palace, and when she ate them, she thought of giving some to the queen mother to taste." ”

"I have a heart." Cen Mu Ning couldn't help but be curious when she saw that the crispy corners were stuffed with some soft pads in the food basket. "Why are you wrapped in these?"

"Back to the queen's mother, this is for heat insulation. Watermelon has been chilled, and if it is hot, it will not taste good. "The crispy corners are placed with silver skewers, and silver skewers are deliberately placed, a plate of ordinary watermelons, which she skillfully places and looks pleasing to people." Ask the queen to taste it. ”

"You're pretty smart." Cen Muning hooked her lips slightly and tasted a piece. "Sure enough."

"It's good if you like it. The concubines knew that the emperor favored the mother the most, and the Fengling Palace had its own tribute melons and fruits. But the concubine has no long things, and she has to be promoted by her mother, so she wants to give everything to her mother. "When Xin Wei said this, he was not extremely flattering, but sincere." Please also ask the mother not to dislike the clumsiness of the concubine. ”

She was right, because she lifted Xinyu. The Queen Mother has cut off her favor. The monthly rewards that were in the past have ceased to be given. It seemed like he was going to break with her completely.

"It's good that you have this heart." Cen Muning smiled slightly: "In the past, in the mansion, you suffered a lot. Now although this palace has promoted you to this position, whether you can be favored or not, and what kind of life you live, only depends on your own ability. ”

"The emperor has never been waiting to see his concubines, if it weren't for his capable care, there would be no current concubines. No matter what happens in the future, the concubines will never forget the grace of their mothers. Xin Wei saluted her: "The concubine is willing to go to the soup for the mother, but the mother is sent." ”

"Help the beauty up." Cen Mooning winked at Bingling.

"Beauty, please." Bingling stepped forward and helped her up with a smile.

"Thank you, mother." Xin Wei said gently: "The concubine was ignorant in the past, but the mother was kind and tolerant of the concubine. In the future, if you don't dislike it, the concubine will definitely do her best to share your worries. ”

"Very good." Cen Muning's face gradually turned cold: "In this deep palace, looking calm, there are actually whirlpools everywhere. It will be very hard for the palace to support each other independently, and if there are clever sisters like you around to support each other, it will naturally be different. The road ahead will be much smoother. ”

Hearing the queen say this, Xin Wei couldn't help but be down-to-earth: "Thanks to the mother's refusal, the concubine will definitely try her best to share her worries." ”

Before her words fell, Ming and Qing announced outside the door: "Queen Mother, Concubine Ying has come to greet you." ”

"Why didn't Concubine Ying come here at this time, but she wasn't afraid of the heat." Qingli said angrily.

Hearing this, Xin Wei heard a trace of resentment. It seems that Concubine Ying is favored, and the queen is very uncomfortable.

"Please come in." Cen Muning shook her head helplessly at Qingli.

Qingli went to invite it.

"Say hello to the Queen." When she came in, she was wearing a pale blue gown. There was a light green velvet flower on his head. It looks refreshing. "Sister Xinwei is also there."

"The concubine has seen the concubine." When Xin Wei saluted her, the smile on the corner of her lips was a little cold: "Sister Yingfei has been accompanying the emperor recently, but it is difficult for you to come and say hello to the mother when you are so hot." ”

This is already a manifestation of dissatisfaction.

Soft Errao chuckled lightly, and his tone was gentle: "It naturally doesn't matter when it is hot or not, as long as you have a heart." Otherwise, wouldn't Xinmei also choose this time to come? ”

Xin Wei smiled faintly: "This is nature. Sister Yingfei is probably the most caring person in this harem. Before the Queen Mother was sick, my sister served the Queen Mother with hospitality. Now that the Queen Mother is getting better, her sister is waiting diligently in front of the emperor. This time, my sister will come to give her heart to the queen again. My sister asks herself to be stupid, and I must follow my sister to learn your heart. ”

"Is my sister complaining about me because of what happened before?" Soft Er asked very directly: "Is it because I didn't let you into the inner room to serve the Queen Mother?" ”

"Of course not." Xin Wei pursed her lips: "The queen mother's phoenix body is expensive, and the concubines can do their filial piety for the queen mother, whether it is in the inner hall or the outer hall, there is no difference." What's more, I don't dare to complain about Sister Yingfei. In addition to the special favor of the queen mother in this palace, my sister can accompany the emperor, and it is too late to envy, how dare I complain. ”

"Alright." Cen Muning listened to the two of you going back and forth, which was boring. "It's so hot, it's hard to say these words, don't get angry. Green plow, give chrysanthemum tea. ”

"Yes." Qingli thought to himself, there is Xinwei, and the two sentences of soft and soft are also excellent.

Ruan Er glanced at the chrysanthemums in the tea cup, got up and saluted the queen: "The mother gives tea, and the concubine should not have shirked." However, the imperial doctor told the concubines to avoid cold things, chrysanthemums are cold, and the concubines can only appreciate them, I am afraid that they will live up to the good intentions of the mother. ”

Xinwei couldn't help but be curious: "My sister is not a papier-mâché person, how can she be like this." Just a few chrysanthemums. ”

Ruan Er turned her face away, and there was a thin layer of pride in her eyes: "Sister doesn't know ...... something"

She didn't say anything else, just gently stroked her flat abdomen and smiled at Xinyu.

Qingli's eyes tightened, and he understood: "Isn't Concubine Yingniang happy?" ”

After hearing this, Xin Wei could be regarded as interpreting the meaning of Concubine Ying's eyes, and the hairs on her arms stood up. Is this the feeling that people say is chilling?

"Yes." Ruan Er's smile got up and saluted the queen: "Please also ask the queen to forgive her sins, a few days ago, when the concubine served the emperor to study ink, she was dizzy in the Qingxuan Palace, and she invited the imperial doctor to know that she was happy." It's just that his body is weak and he can't show it to the queen in time. In the past few days, because of the emperor's mercy, he did not ask the concubines to move out of the Qingxuan Palace, and they were not allowed to come to the mother to say goodbye. Please also ask the mother to forgive her sins. ”

She was polite, and the smile on her face became brighter and brighter, more dazzling than the summer sun.

"It's a happy event, sit down." Cen Mu condensed his eyes and said: "The emperor is considerate, and it is understandable for you to take good care of your body in the Qingxuan Palace." After all, this is the emperor's first son. It is also reasonable to take extra care of you. If it's hot today, you should have a good baby, and you won't have to come to the main palace to say hello in the future. If you need anything, tell the people around you to tell you. ”

"Thank you, Queen, for your grace." Ruan Er got up lightly and said with a warm smile: "The concubine is also looking forward to giving birth to a prince for the emperor." But the emperor said that both the prince and the princess like it equally. ”

"Yes." Qingli didn't hold back, and didn't give her two words How to swallow this breath: "If Concubine Ying gives birth to a princess, she will definitely be as beautiful as a flower like you." You are to please the emperor with your appearance, and the princess you give birth to will naturally please the emperor. ”

Xin Wei couldn't help the silk covering her mouth and nose and smiled.

Ruan Er's face was faintly bad: "No matter why, it is a great blessing for the concubine to be promoted by the emperor." ”

"Isn't it?" Qingli did not relent: "This blessing is a godsend, and the concubine has to hold it well." Don't send it by hand, it will be shattered if it falls to the ground! ”

Ruan Er smiled at her: "Don't worry, the concubine is a person who cherishes blessings, and naturally knows how to hold it." The concubine retired first. ”

Seeing her out, Xin Wei got up: "The concubine also retired first." ”

Cen Muning nodded slightly: "Go ahead." ”

"Niangniang's peace of mind is." Qingli glanced at her, and her steps were a little anxious to leave.

Bingling was faintly uneasy, lowered her voice and asked, "Niangniang, Xinmeiren's posture, nothing will happen, right?" ”