The evening breeze blew through the willow branches by the palace wall, sparsely sounding.

Ruan Er sat on his shoulder, facing the wind and going to Weiyang Palace, anxious.

Jingqiao took a freshly boiled snow clam and slowly approached the inner room: "Guifei Niangniang, Concubine Ying's arrival has arrived." ”

Cang Lian frowned and covered her mouth and nose, and asked, "What is this?" ”

"It's the snow clams that the emperor sent to the mother, and the slave and maid specially let people cook them, drink them at night, and they can moisturize yin and dryness in their sleep." Jingqiao said happily: "The emperor cares about his mother very much." ”

"Let's take it." Cang Lian frowned: "This palace is not used to smelling this." ”

Jingqiao moved his lips, but he still didn't say much, and summoned a little girl to remove the stew pot. "Niangniang, Concubine Ying is waiting outside."

"Let her in." Cang Lian half leaned on the soft couch, and her complexion was set off in a luxurious satin.

Ruan Er came in anxiously and saw that the poor concubine was so graceful and luxurious leaning on the soft couch, looking pampered. But at this time, she didn't care about it.

"Pity the concubine Niangniang, Wanfu Jin'an." Rouer saluted her respectfully, just so that she could be kind to her child. "I heard from the servant who delivered the letter that there was something bad about Zizhou, and the concubine didn't dare to delay, so she came over immediately."

"I can see it." Cang Lian said unhurriedly: "The powder is not smeared, and the flowers are not hairpins, it is indeed in a hurry." ”

Ruan Er hurriedly stroked her face and smiled apologetically: "It was the concubine's negligence that made her lose her honor in front of the concubine, and asked the lady to forgive her sins." The concubine was just separated from Zizhou and was concerned about him, so she was so negligent. Please also ask the mother to forgive her sins. ”

"What you say is right." Cang Lian slowly sat up straight, took the golden bird's nest from Jing Qiao's hand and tasted it carefully: "This thing is much better than snow clams." The taste is light and not greasy to drink. ”

"This is also sent by the emperor's orders. I heard that it was a tribute that had just entered the palace. The emperor knows that you like it, and he sent a lot. Jing Qiao replied with a smile. Both the master and servant didn't care about the anxious concubine.

Rouer can't care about being angry anymore, and he can't be jealous. It was as if someone had choked her life, only fear and worry. It seems that if the concubine is a little harder, the child will not survive, and she will follow immediately.

Cang Lian slowly ate the bird's nest, watching Ruan Er's face sink little by little, and only felt uncomfortable.

"Is Concubine Ying dissatisfied with the palace calling you over so late? Who to show with such a face? ”

As soon as Ruan Er heard this, she immediately knelt down: "The concubine is angry, and the concubine doesn't dare." The concubine was not pretending, but worried about Zizhou. Zizhou is still so small, and it was born prematurely...... The concubine was afraid that he would suddenly change the palace and would not get used to it. I am also afraid that if he cries at night, it will make the mother unable to sleep peacefully. ”

"Huh." Cang Lianxiao's body trembled, and she almost spilled the bird's nest in the spoon. "Your son's cry is not as loud as the wild cat in the palace, the two doors are closed, and the palace can't hear anything, how can the palace not be able to sleep peacefully!"

Ruan Er didn't dare to say more, but looked at the poor concubine with a bewildered look.

"Jingqiao, do you look at it this way, does the concubine who doesn't wear makeup look similar to this palace?" Cang Lian couldn't help but be interested.

"Back to Niangniang's words, looking at it like this, Concubine Ying's eyebrows and eyes are indeed similar to you. But it's just like a god. Concubine Yingniang looks weak, where is the slightest honor of the concubine to talk about. Moreover...... Concubine Yingniang looked a little stupid, without the slightest aura and wisdom of the concubine Niangniang. ”

"That's right." Cang Lian couldn't help but smile: "She doesn't have any aura and wisdom in this palace, and she was canonized as a concubine as soon as she entered the palace, what does this mean?" Do you know it yourself? ”

Ruan Er didn't dare to speak, but just looked at Concubine Ying in a daze.

"Well, if you don't know this palace, I'll tell you clearly." Cang Lian put down the bowl in her hand, and Jingqiao put on embroidered shoes for her. She walked up to Ruan Er with a commanding attitude, looked at the face that looked like herself, and smiled a little coldly.

"Concubine Niangniang......" Ruan Er, afraid of her majesty, cowered and avoided her when her hand reached out. The concubine is stupid, this appearance is also given by her parents, and the concubine was just saved by the queen mother and at the mercy of the queen mother. I never thought of replacing the grace of the mother. But if the concubine didn't listen to the queen mother, she would have lost her life a long time ago. Now that you are back, the emperor has never summoned a concubine to accompany you, which shows that the emperor only likes you alone, no matter how similar the concubine is to Niangniang, it is only a fake after all, and it is impossible to be the same as Niangniang. ”

"Tsk." These words made Cang Lian very comfortable to hear, and she also cowered and knelt.

She turned around, put her hand on Jingqiao's hand, returned to the soft couch and sat down again, and then said unhurriedly: "Concubine Ying is very good at talking, and the palace is very satisfied with what you say." ”

"The concubine has no other ability, but as long as you don't dislike it, the concubine is willing to listen to the instructions of the mother and do her best for you." Soft Er fell to the ground, and he despised his flattery. But as long as she thought of her poor child, she didn't care about any of that. "Please also ask Niangniang to give the concubine a chance to stay by your side and work for you."

"Poof." Cang Lian couldn't help but chuckle, and this laugh couldn't stop for a long time.

So he knelt on the ground, not daring to move. The palms, forehead, knees, back of the spine, everywhere felt cold.

It was a kind of heart-piercing coldness that made her unable to resist.

"But ......" Cang Lian frowned and looked at her carefully: "Do you know that this palace always feels weird when it looks at you like this." It's as if Hongu himself is such a flattering appearance. What if one day, the emperor is not careful, mistakenly thinks that you are the palace, and asks you to pick up a bargain, what is good? ”

"Niangniang, the concubine will never dare to make a mistake." Ruan Er hurriedly defended: "The emperor cares so much about Niangniang, he will never mistake his concubines." Even if the emperor really misidentified, the concubines did not dare not show their identities, and they would be wrong. But if the mother does not let the concubines get involved, the concubines will never dare to mess around. ”

"That's what I said." Cang Lian raised her eyebrows slightly: "But this palace is still not at ease." Why don't you do it? ”

Cang Lian pulled out the hairpin on her sideburns and handed it to Jingqiao.

Jingqiao will know, and present the hairpin in front of Ruan.

Ruan raised her head tremblingly, with a look of trepidation: "Niangniang, you are ......"

"Fang Cai Jingqiao also said, your eyebrows and eyes are most like this palace." While Cang Lian spoke, her face turned cold: "Since the eyebrows and eyes are the easiest to be misrecognized, it is better for you to use the golden hairpin made by the palace and the emperor personally supervises the beating, and poke your own eyes blind, so that no one will admit to the mistake again." How is it? ”

Ruan Er's face turned blue with fright, and she kowtowed again and again: "Pity the concubine Niangniang, spare the life of the concubine, pity the concubine Niangniang......"

"Look at you like this, and you are also worthy of a similar appearance to the concubine?" Jingqiao's face was full of disdain: "Hurry up with the golden hairpin of the mother, just do it." ”

"Pity the concubine Niangniang, spare your life, please spare the concubine. The concubine will surely tie the grass ring and repay the kindness of the mother. "Rouer cried like a tearful man, and her head was red.

Cang Lian didn't feel compassion at all: "Only if you are blind, this palace can be peaceful, don't you listen to this palace for anything?" Why, what has just been said, this is going to be broken? ”

"Niangniang, if the concubine is blind, how can she take care of Zizhou, and how can she share your worries. Niangniang, although the concubine is dull, but the concubine tries her best to be thoughtful for the mother, it will still be of some use after all. ”

"You're blind, and it's useful to be able to reassure this palace. Besides, if you are blind in one eye, it will not delay you from taking care of Zizhou. Cang Lian's tone was slightly higher: "Are you reluctant to have your face, thinking about continuing to seduce the emperor with the light of this palace, or vainly trying to replace this palace one day, so you can't do it?" ”

"The concubine would never dare to have such a thought, Niang Niang Mingjian ......" Ruan Er has never been so afraid as she is now. The feeling of wanting to struggle, but being unable to do anything is worse than death. If there was no Zizhou, she would rather die here, but with Zizhou, she didn't want this life, and she couldn't watch her children get a bright future, so she died in vain.

"That's it." Listening to her crying, Cang Lian couldn't help but be annoyed. "Jingqiao, since she can't do it, you can help her."

"Yes." As soon as Jingqiao's wrist turned, the golden hairpin in her hand was tightly grasped by her, and the hairpin tail made an attack at Concubine Ying.

"Don't......" Ruan Er covered her eyes, curled up and fell to the ground, crying: "The concubine Niangniang spares her life......"

"Actually, I want your eyes to spare your life." Cang Lianyun said lightly: "As long as you are disfigured, you will no longer let this palace look at you and make trouble, and it is okay for you to stay and take care of Zizhou." But you cherish your face so much, don't you just want to get along with this palace? Anyway, if you don't take the way to life, then there will only be a dead end. Anyway, this palace doesn't want to grow up in Zizhou in the future and recognize you as a mother. Bengong has worked hard to raise him, of course he can only be a child of Bengong. ”

"Niangniang......" Ruan Er raised her head in horror and looked straight at Cang Lian: "The concubine just wants to live peacefully with her children in this palace, even if she is humble, even if she has no grace, the concubine is willing." Why do you have to force your concubines to a dead end? ”

"Nonsense." She glanced at her and said unhappily: "If you live, this palace will not be able to live happily." Why should this palace tolerate you rampant in front of this palace? ”

Soft Er shrank back, only seeing the killing intent in Cang Lian's eyes, she bit her lip and said bitterly: "Isn't the concubine afraid that she won't be able to explain to the emperor?" ”

"Haha." Cang Lian couldn't help laughing: "The emperor feels sorry for the palace, everyone knows it. If it weren't for the queen pouting behind her back, the palace would have changed the concubine a long time ago. Do you think that you, a slut who gave birth to the emperor's eldest son and are still unfavored, can attract the attention of the emperor? You can't help but think too highly of yourself, and you can't keep it even, and the emperor is also annoyed that he once took pity on a fake. ”

Speaking of this, Cang Lian signaled to Jingqiao: "Give her a good time." ”

"Yes." Jing Qiao grabbed Ru'er's hair and forced her to look up. The hand holding the hairpin was raised high, towards her throat, and said: "The slave maid sends the concubine Niangniang on the last journey, the concubine Niangniang will definitely cherish the little prince, you can go on the road with peace of mind." ”