In the summer of the twelfth year of Yongchang, Taoyao Palace was completed.

Taoyao Palace is located in the southeast corner of the highest terrain in the Great Chu Palace, pavilions and pavilions, mountains and rivers and ponds, lined up among them. Its name is taken from the "Tao Yao" article in the "Book of Songs": "The peach is dying, scorching its flower." The son is home, and it is appropriate to live at home. ”

In June, the Taoyao Palace was repaired, and the concubine Shen Changan lived alone in the Taoyao Palace.

When Shen Changan, who was reborn from the ashes, appeared in front of everyone again, he had already become a legendary figure in the harem.

"Have you heard, today the concubine Niangniang punished another batch of palace maids!"

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes, a whole row of people are kneeling under the porch, the concubine didn't speak, no one is allowed to get up......"

"I've heard about it too, do you know that this noble concubine, since the fire in the Chonghua Palace, it's like a different person!"

"Not really!" Seeing that there was no one around, a young palace maid lowered her head and said without speaking, "Do you know, I heard someone in the palace say that the real concubine Niangniang has long been burned to death by that fire, and the current concubine Niangniang is actually ......"

"What are you talking nonsense?!"

There was a sudden sharp sound behind him, and the little palace maid who was the leader was so frightened that she shuddered, and when she turned around, she saw Lan Xiang's face like ashes, and hurriedly kowtowed, "Concubine Niangniang forgives her sins, Concubine Niangniang forgives her sins......"

"Where did you all hear all these crazy words, why don't you do things quickly!" Lan Xiang helped Zhong Yuxiu to come and glanced at them fiercely.

"Yes, yes, yes, we'll go right ......"

The little palace maids were so frightened that they didn't even dare to raise their heads, and hurriedly trotted down.

Lan Xiang helped Yuxiu, took a cool fan from the palace maid next to her, fanned her a few times, and said flatteringly, "Don't listen to these crazy words, my little heart is in my mother's ears." ”

Yuxiu sneered lightly, and said unconsciously, "She Shen Changan is really so powerful, this palace still remembers that in the first two years of entering the palace, she ran to the palace of this palace and slapped this palace hard, this is a great shame, this palace is bound to come back." ”

Lan Xiang looked flattering and said respectfully, "Yes, now that the mother and mother have both children and daughters, you can't be a head shorter than the concubine, but there are still newcomers here, Shen Guifei is thirty years old this year, and there are not many good days." ”

When Yuxiu heard this, she unconsciously reached out and stroked her cheek, and sighed, "She is thirty years old, and Bengong is also twenty-eight years old this year, is it still far behind?" It's not as good as those sixteen or seventeen-year-old newcomers. ”

Lan Xiang was immediately shocked and smiled more and more appropriately, "Niangniang is naturally beautiful, how many people in the palace can catch up with Niangniang?" Besides, Niangniang's father served the emperor in the previous dynasty and rose steadily, who can compare to Niangniang. ”

Yuxiu smiled, and her shallot-like fingers lightly touched Lanxiang's face, "Clever tongue is like a spring." Just you can speak. ”

As he was talking, a figure suddenly appeared outside the door.

Yuxiu's gaze touched her face, and she was frightened, "Gui...... The concubine ......"

"Mother, did you see it wrong? The concubine is Shen Ronghua. Changle smiled leisurely and approached with Yixiang.

Yu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, stroked her heart and said, "I'm scared to death in this palace, you look so similar to your sister, and this palace thought it was the concubine Niangniang who came." ”

"Really?" Changle smiled like a spring breeze on his face, and he was content, "From the day I entered the palace, everyone said that I looked like the concubine, the emperor said this, the queen mother said this, and even the palace maids below said this." Then lady lady, look, am I really similar to the concubine lady? ”

Yuxiu frowned unconsciously, and her dark eyes turned slightly, "You and the concubine are biological sisters, so they are naturally similar." ”

"But doesn't Niangniang think that the concubine should be younger than the concubine?"

"What?"

Changle smiled lightly, "I am the youngest daughter of the Shen family, and the concubine is my eldest sister, fourteen years older than me. In terms of age, she is much older than me, and her appearance is gradually decaying, how can I resemble her? ”

Yuxiu squinted her eyes and watched, her voice full of suspicion, "How much resentment do you have towards your eldest sister, and you actually came to this palace?" ”

Changle's eyes are clear and transparent, but they contain ruthlessness and determination that are not similar to her age, "The emperor once said to me after being drunk that I can enter the palace because I look like the eldest sister." Because I look the same as my eldest sister, that's why the emperor kept me by his side. Now that the eldest sister is out, my substitute is naturally going to be abandoned. ”

"So you don't want to be abandoned by the emperor, and you still want to continue to be your favorite concubine, right?" Yuxiu took a few steps closer to her, her eyes full of disdain.

Chang An smiled reluctantly, "Yes." ”

Yu Xiu's beautiful eyes turned and sneered coldly, "But you are Shen Changan's sister, why does this palace believe you?" ”

Changle smiled gently, not surprised or annoyed, "With the same mind as the mother and the concubine, the mother wants to be favored, and the concubine also wants to." ”

She smiled steadily, and Yuxiu's heart couldn't help but tremble.

When Shen Changan is being favored now, she is Shen Changan's closest relative, why does she stay by Shen Changan's side restlessly, and she has to find someone who she doesn't know?

This is too suspicious for Yuxiu.

Yuxiu's expression fell in Changle's eyes, and she couldn't help but smile, "Niangniang still can't believe me, but Niangniang needs the help of the concubine, and the concubine also needs the concubine, the concubine doesn't want to be the shadow of the eldest sister forever, and the concubine will not be willing to be compared to the eldest sister." After that, her eyes were blazing, and she looked straight at Zhong Yuxiu and said, "Niangniang has to think clearly, now the eldest sister is by her side, there are biological four princes and raised princes, no matter which one the emperor chooses to be the prince, the eldest sister is the future queen mother." Once she becomes the queen mother, is there still a foothold for Niangniang and the five princes in this palace? ”

Shen Changle's words, killing people without seeing blood, Yuxiu hated so much that her eyes were about to bleed, she stared at Changle hatefully, and suddenly said, "What do you want to do?" ”

"I don't want to do anything." Chang Lejiao's beautiful face suddenly added a little anger, "I just need to borrow the power of my mother." ”

Zhong Yuxiu's face changed, and she smiled coldly, "Shen Changle, you and Shen Changan are really different, you are only sixteen years old, but when Shen Changan was twenty-six years old, he didn't have the courage of you." ”

Changle smiled indifferently, "If the eldest sister could have understood the coldness of this world earlier, and the weakness of human affection, she would not have been imprisoned in the cold palace at the age of twenty-six." ”

Yuxiu suddenly laughed, and the two stood in the courtyard of the Ronghua Palace, looking at each other silently.

Walking out of the gate of the Ronghua Palace, Changle suddenly saw a bright yellow sedan chair turning a corner to go in the direction of Taoyao Palace, her heart moved, and she immediately went around a palace road. Her steps were fast, and when she reached the entrance of the palace road, she happened to catch up. Changle walked out of the corner of the wall as if nothing happened, and when he turned around, he just saw the dragon coming this way.

Before she could react, Cheng Dehai had already taken the lead and shouted, "Who is so bold and dares to block the emperor's way?!" ”

Changle was shocked, Ying Ranfu went down, and said with a low chin, "Emperor...... The emperor is blessed. ”

"Shen Ronghua? This...... This ......" Cheng Dehai was quite embarrassed, and whispered to Changle, "Little master, get up quickly, it's not good to let the emperor see it later." ”

Changle's face was slightly sad, and he said in a deep voice, "The concubine disturbed the holy driver, and she really should be ......punished."

"Who's out there?"

Before Changle's words fell, Chu Luo had already lifted the curtain and came out, and the person in front of him was Changle, and he said softly, "Why are you here?" ”

"The concubine just passed by from here, but she didn't want to disturb the holy driver, and asked the emperor to punish her." Changle was talking, but there was a tear in her eyes, she tried her best to endure it, but tears were rolling in her eyes.

Seeing this, Chu Luo hurriedly stepped forward, with some tenderness on his face, "I won't punish you, don't stand here, go back to the palace quickly." ”

With that, he was about to turn around and get into the sedan chair.

Changle stood behind him, and in the blink of an eye, tears fell solemnly, "Your Majesty...... Are you going to the eldest sister's palace again...... The emperor has ...... I haven't come to see the concubine for a long time, and the concubine misses the emperor very much......"

Chu Luo's footsteps faltered when he heard this, and he looked back, but saw that Changle was already teary-eyed. He sighed slightly and stepped forward gently, "Let's go." ”

Changle was immediately stunned, "Where are you going?" ”

Chu Luo said with half a smile and half a grin, "Go to your palace, didn't you just say it?" ”

Changle's eyes lit up, and his tears were overjoyed, "Really? ”

Chu Luo nodded with a smile, "Isn't the purpose of your coming here to intercept me and let me go and see you?" ”

Changle smiled lightly and lowered his head shyly, "It's still seen by the emperor......"

Chu Luo smiled slightly, and said as if he was inadvertent, "I remember that many years ago, Chang'an also rushed out like this and stopped my sedan chair, and now your actions are really exactly the same as her." ”

The smile on Changle's face suddenly stopped, and a sense of pathos rushed up from the bottom of her heart, filling her entire chest in an instant.

She obviously didn't mean to, but why, why did whatever she did remind him of his eldest sister.

In the Taoyao Palace, the smell of peach blossoms spread faintly, Chang'an sat at the table, absentmindedly fiddling with a bouquet of peaches in the vase, the cold smoke came in from outside the door, served a cup of tea, and said with a slight smile, "The master is waiting for the emperor?" ”

Chang'an lost his mind slightly, "No." ”

Han Yan sneered, "The master often waits for the emperor like this, and the slaves and maids are used to it." Master, don't worry, Gonggong He came just now, saying that the emperor has already gone here, and it will be there in a while. ”

Before Han Yan's words fell, the door suddenly opened, and Wanxiang hurriedly ran in, and said with a sad face, "Master, it's not good, the emperor has gone to the third lady!" ”

Chang An frowned shallowly, with suppressed anger, and said in a deep voice, "What's going on, tell me clearly." ”

Wan Xiang looked crying and said with a sad face, "I just heard that it was the third lady who stopped the emperor's sedan chair, and the emperor went directly to the third lady." ”

The tea cup in Chang'an's hand was heavy, and half of the tea in the cup was spilled into her hand, and Wanxiang was so frightened that she hurriedly stepped forward to wipe it, but she heard Chang'an's deep words in her ears.

"She's like this, then Bengong can't let her get her wish!"