"Newspaper-" A fast horse galloped overnight, like a speeding ghost in the dark night, and rushed in the direction of the palace gate.

Early the next morning, as soon as Kou Shu woke up, she received news from Mandarin Duck - a war in the northwest.

Kou Shu couldn't help frowning and thinking, over the years, the southwest was originally guarded by Kou Shu's father Kou Yunwu, while the northwest was guarded by Yang Qi, the father of Yang Guiren in the palace. This Yang Qi led his troops to fight in vain, and he could barely hold the defense line, because the southwest was guarded by his father, and the small countries in the northwest did not dare to act rashly, for fear that as soon as there was a disturbance, the Kou family army would immediately come to support.

It's just that since the death of my father, more than a year has passed, and the DPRK has never sent capable cadres to guard the position of replacing the original Kou Yunwu. Therefore, the small countries on the border are all ready to move, and they want to take advantage of the fire to rob.

Kou Shu quietly listened to the news from the mandarin duck behind her, and slowly calculated in her heart, originally there was Bai Yao in the court, and Su Jingzhi was available, but Su Jingzhi died tragically, and the Su family was also lonely, and now most of the guards in the capital are all supported by Bai Yao alone, and he can't let him return to the front line. If this is the case, the only person who can use it is Yang Qi.

Sure enough, just after dinner, Yang Qi was appointed as the general of the protector of the country, and was ordered to lead the troops to the northwest, and the news of leading the troops to repel the incoming invaders came through.

Kou Shu casually looked at the scenery outside the window, and a strange feeling rose in her heart. The water in the harem is much deeper than it seems.

In the Yilan Palace, Lan Ruoxuan's face looked bright and dark under the light of the candle flame, revealing a different kind of gloomy and weird atmosphere.

Shuangying stood aside with her hands down, quietly looking at Lan Ruoxuan in front of her, and only after a while, she spoke: "Niangniang, it's late at night, let's rest early." ”

"Bai Xuan is favored again, if this continues, when will the great cause be completed?" Lan Ruoxuan's two sentences seem to be inconsistent with the preamble, but in fact, they are saying that the struggle in the harem is becoming more and more complicated, and if it is involved before the completion of the great cause, I am afraid that the matter can only be abandoned halfway. Lan Ruoxuan sighed heavily.

Shuangying bowed her head, the current situation is indeed very unfavorable to Niangniang, the master came with news some time ago, he has left Daxuan and went to Nanzhao, and Chu Li's attitude towards Niangniang now is lukewarm because of the relationship between the master. What's more, more and more concubines appear in the harem, if the mother loses the emperor's favor......

"Niangniang, the slave maid thinks that now we just need to protect ourselves." Sakura pondered for a moment, then spoke.

"Mingzhe protects himself?" Lan Ruoxuan narrowed her eyes, a few fine lights flashed in her eyes, and then she shook her head and said, "No, it's not Mingzhe to protect himself, it's that the mudter the water, the more beneficial it is for us." ”

Shuang Sakura's eyes lit up, she lowered her head, and said respectfully: "Niang Niang is wise." ”

"Hmm," Lan Ruoxuan hummed softly: "You wait for the palace to rest." ”

Yang Qi was reused, and Yang Min in the harem was naturally arrogant a lot, Kou Shu's Changle Palace, there were concubines running to cry every three or five days these days, not that his maid was bullied by the palace maid of Yang Guiren Zhong Cuige, that is, the food in his palace was inexplicably deducted by Zhong Cuige.

While cleaning up Kou Shu's finished lunch, Ripple complained: "Niangniang, this Changle Palace is about to become a gathering place for resentful women. This Yang Guiren is just a mere nobleman, and he is too domineering, right? How many people have come to cry these days? ”

Kou Shu smiled faintly, slowly wiped her mouth, and said with a smile: "What's the matter if it's just a nobleman, now the emperor needs Yang Qi, Daxuan needs the Yang family, she just promised, and no one dared to say a word in front of her." ”

"Then, are we going to let her be so domineering?" Ripple pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "If it continues like this, I'm afraid that she will bully our Changle Palace at that time." ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard the little eunuch outside report: "Queen Mother-"

"What?"

"Yang Guiren of Zhong Cui Pavilion asks to see."

Kou Shu raised her eyebrows, glanced at the ripples, and said, "Let her in." ”

I saw Yang Min twist and twist, and walked in front of Kou Shu, although his attitude was quite respectful, but there was arrogance and ridicule in his eyes, seeing Kou Shu, Yang Min saluted and said: "I've seen the queen." ”

"No courtesy-" As if he didn't see the arrogance and rudeness of the person in front of him, Kou Shu smiled lightly, very kind: "How did Yang Guiren think of coming to this palace, it's really a rare guest." Kou Shu greeted.

Yang Min raised the handkerchief to cover his mouth, giggled for a while, and then said: "The queen mother is smiling, Yang Min came today because she has something to say to the queen mother." ”

"Oh?" Kou Shu raised her eyebrows: "Yang Guiren has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Yang Min waved his hand, looked at the palace maids standing on the top of the hall, and then said: "Niangniang, this matter is very important, please let Niangniang retreat from everyone." ”

Kou Shu waved her hand, and only ripples were left on the hall, Mandarin Duck and Yuan Yun.

"I heard that the concubines have a lot of opinions about the concubines recently?" Yang Min raised his eyebrows, looked directly at Kou Shu and said.

Kou Shu shook his head: "Yang Guiren is too worried. ”

Yang Min's eyes rolled, he didn't seem to believe Kou Shu's words, and turned his head as if he was careless: "I heard that the queen has been looking for the truth about General Kou's death?" ”

Hearing her father's name, Kou Shu's face turned cold a little: "What does Yang Guiren want to say?" It doesn't hurt to be outspoken. Don't bend around in front of this palace. ”

"It's nothing," Yang Guiren shrugged his shoulders, didn't seem to mind, just said: "I just want to tell the queen that General Kou's death is a good and deadly game, as for what this situation is, if the queen is willing to help me in the harem, the concubine is willing to say a few more words to the mother." ”

It turned out that he heard that too many people came to his palace to complain, and Yang Guiren couldn't sit still. Kou Shu smiled coldly, and an endless chill was released in her eyes: "Yang Guiren, are you talking to the palace about the conditions?" Do you think you have what it takes? ”

Yang Guiren was stunned for a moment, and looked at Kou Shu with wide eyes.

Kou Shu hooked the corners of her mouth slightly, and the coldness in her eyes was even worse, almost freezing Yang Guiren's whole person.

Kou Shu slowly stepped forward and said word by word: "You listen to me, Daddy's business, whether there is you or not, this palace will find out, as for your misconduct in the harem, you and I both know, what your hole cards are, this palace still wishes you, can play your cards well." ”