"The queen mother, please stay-" Kou Shu had just raised her feet and wanted to walk in the direction of Qiuyuan, when she heard Concubine Xuan's voice suddenly coming from the side, although the words were respectful, there was a faint arrogance in her tone.

Kou Shu frowned, heard Bai Xuan's voice, and then turned her head and smiled kindly: "Sister Xuan Concubine was also walking outside, I heard that Sister Xuan Fei is pregnant now, and this palace still thinks that this son will come out of Zhong Cui Pavilion, so I specially came to see Sister Xuan Fei." ”

Concubine Xuan has three or four high-quality hostas with green hairpins on her head, and at first glance it is by no means ordinary. Wearing a peach-colored gold-threaded peony lotus skirt, the patterns on the skirt were very complicated, and Kou Shu could see at a glance that this skirt was definitely not an ordinary dress sewn by the palace Shanggong Bureau for the concubines once a season. Just look at the concubine's stomach has not yet bulged, and there is no difference between a flat piece and a normal day. It's just that Concubine Xuan is like holding a baby, holding her waist with one hand and her belly with the other, as if she is about to give birth.

Hearing Kou Shu's words, Concubine Xuan's face smiled slightly, but she faintly revealed an infinite arrogant look.

"Where is the queen mother, where is this-" Concubine Xuan's voice was very soft and gentle, but in the softness, it was a gun with a stick: "The concubine is just a concubine, where can she compare to the queen mother." Now it's just the emperor's favor. ”

Kou Shu nodded and smiled: "Yes, Concubine Xuan's sister is deeply blessed and gave birth to a prince, so she can continue to be favored in the future." ”

There is no special meaning in this statement, but Concubine Xuan has not been favored by the emperor for a long time, and now it is not easy to conceive a child.

I saw that when Concubine Xuan heard this, her willow eyebrows were upside down, and she looked at Kou Shu up and down with a blank look, and seemed to be very disdainful: "In this way, Bai Xuan is going to thank the queen mother for her good words here." But fortunately, this palace is still young, unlike some old hens who can't lay eggs, no matter how hard they try, they can't give birth to anything. ”

Ripple heard that Concubine Xuan actually insulted Kou Shu like this, and her face turned red with anger: "Concubine Xuan, don't deceive people too much-"

Concubine Xuan's face showed a very frightened look, and said, "Sister, how do you care about your subordinates, what if this cheap girl goes on a rampage and disturbs the prince in my womb?" ”

When the ripples heard it, their complexion was even worse, and they turned red.

Kou Shu gave Ripple a slight look, signaled Ripple to be a little calm, turned her head and smiled at Concubine Xuan and said, "What Concubine Xuan said is that a generation of new people replace old people, and there is never a shortage of young and beautiful women in this harem. After a pause, Kou Shu seemed to be thinking about something, and continued: "Triennial draft ceremony? It's about to start, and I think that when the time comes, there will be a group of beautiful women entering the palace, what do you say, Concubine Xuan? ”

"Draft ceremony?" Concubine Xuan frowned, now is the important juncture for herself to gain a firm foothold and win the Sacred Heart, how can there be a damn draft ceremony at this time.

Kou Shu glanced at Concubine Xuan's expression, and guessed what Concubine Xuan was thinking, and said with a smile: "Concubine Xuan, this palace is originally feng shui in turn, and the eight immortals cross the sea to show their magical powers, this palace is for your brother's sake, and kindly advises you not to show your edge, Concubine Xuan should not forget how she fell from the favor to the present." ”

After that, Kou Shu didn't stay any longer, got up and walked towards Changle Palace.

After walking a few steps, Kou Shu suddenly stopped and looked at the mandarin duck beside him in a daze.

"Mother-what's wrong with you?" Seeing Kou Shu stop, Mandarin Duck couldn't help but ask.

Kou Shu shook her head, and for some reason, a trace of amazement suddenly rose in her heart: "This palace still remembers that when I first saw Bai Xuan, she was dressed in white, spotless, and her mind was simple and transparent, just like a fairy in the world," After a pause, Kou Shu's eyes showed infinite regret: "Who would have thought that in just a few months, she would have become what she is now." ”

The mandarin duck lowered his head, whether it was Bai Xuan or Ling'er, in the face of such huge interests in the palace, it was difficult for anyone to maintain their original innocence. Everyone becomes deceitful and selfish.

The triennial draft ceremony is the most important draft of the whole country, and everyone hopes that their daughter can enter the palace in one fell swoop, pet the harem, and one person will ascend to heaven. And Kou Shu understands in her heart that the so-called draft is more like an exchange of interests between the former dynasty and the harem, and the relationship between this is not something that can be explained in three or two sentences.

In order to prepare for the draft ceremony, Kou Shu has not rested well in the past few days, from the ceremony of the draft ceremony, the charter, to the various trivial things in the later stage, although Kou Shu does not need to do it himself, but if there is a slight fork, Kou Shu will not be able to escape the blame. Therefore, Kou Shu can't relax at all.

It's Lan Ruoxuan, to everyone's surprise, these days she has come to Changle Palace every day to help Kou Shu with the draft ceremony, everything is done with all her heart, and people who don't know really think that Lan Ruoxuan and Kou Shu are sisters.

"Niangniang, you said-" Mandarin Duck was puzzled: "What is this picture of Concubine Lan?" So hard to help us? ”

Kou Shu fiddled with the account book in her hand, and said casually: "First, now that Concubine Xuan is pregnant, and she has that temper, Lan Ruoxuan also wants to find a place to hide and be quiet," After a pause, Kou Shu continued: "Second, I'm afraid I also feel that I am weak now." ”

Mandarin Duck frowned: "Then the queen mother, what do you mean-"

"These things that happened during this time, coupled with the fact that Lan Ruoxuan's brother Lan Haoke is now missing, Lan Ruoxuan has lost a big help, on the other hand, because of Ling'er being by the Queen Mother's side in Ningci Palace every day, the Queen Mother's attitude towards Lan Ruoxuan is also a lot colder, and now Lan Ruoxuan probably wants to take advantage of this draft to see if there are any available people."

"Huh?" Ripple frowned, turned his head to look at Kou Shu and said, "Queen Mother, then do we want to see if there are any people who can be used for us in this show girl, lest we be preempted by Concubine Lan?" ”

Kou Shu smiled slightly, although Ripple's mind was simple, but he was also thinking about himself everywhere.

Kou Shu shook her head and said, "Don't worry, now those show girls on the left and right haven't entered the palace yet, so they rush forward in a hurry, but it seems that we are so empty-minded." After a pause, Kou Shu continued: "Tomorrow is the day of the draft ceremony. Be vigilant, don't be picked on at this juncture. ”

When Mandarin Duck Ripple and the others heard this, their faces turned pale and they nodded yes.