Su Mi looked at the empty bed, lost her mind for a while, as if something was missing, it was also empty, Wei Qing'er's body was sent out for cremation by the Internal Affairs Office early in the morning, because she died of illness and couldn't stay for a long time.

The things that built the small Buddha hall according to the rules have been sent in. Because of the taboo funeral in the harem, in addition to the emperor, queen and queen mother, concubines must be nobles and concubines to be able to openly arrange funerals in the palace. For ordinary concubines, the funeral cannot be called a funeral, it can only be called a Buddhist event, and the mourning hall cannot be called a mourning hall, but a small Buddha hall.

It was already night, and he was finally the only one left in this palace. Su Mi sat down under the lamp, and a cold and lonely chill filled his heart.

She was looking at the candle flame, there was a noise outside, the door was opened suddenly, Su Mi raised her eyes, and it was Gao Shengnuo who should serve in front of the emperor at this time.

"Are you someone next to Wei Cairen?" He asked.

Su Mi nodded: "The slave is exact, I don't know what my father-in-law commands?" ”

"That's right, let's go with the miscellaneous family, Your Majesty and Concubine Yun want to see you?"

Su Mi stood up, and she knew in her heart that it must be because of the painting.

Follow Gao Shengnuo through the blue wave pool, come to the Juhe Palace, and enter the main hall. Su Mi raised her head slightly, Concubine Yun and the emperor were there, Concubine Yun was holding a scroll painting, and said to the emperor beside her with a happy face: "The concubine didn't dare to believe it originally, who knew that it was really Dong Youyuan's true handiwork, the water flow was lingering, ethereal and clear." No wonder the first emperor often said, 'true gods'. "The voice is soft and moving.

Concubine Yun has been restless for the past few days.

She has been famous in her hometown of Qianzhou since she was a child, and there is no one in the whole Qianzhou who does not know that she Qu Yiran is talented and beautiful, and it is difficult to find in the world, and she doesn't know how many matchmakers have stepped on their family since she was a child, and she doesn't know how many thresholds. However, whether it was a rich and powerful person or a scholarly family, her father refused to allow it. He often said to her: "My daughter's appearance and talent of the world's top children must be blessed by the world's top families." It wasn't until she was sixteen years old that the officials in charge of selection in the palace came to visit, and her father was overjoyed, thinking that with his daughter's beauty, she would definitely be favored by the emperor, and glory and wealth would be at her fingertips.

After entering the palace, Qu Yiran knew how shallow the unmatched beauty in the small Qianzhou was, although his appearance was indeed difficult to match in the entire palace, but how many beautiful people were in the harem? As far as the eye can see, it is full of picturesque eyebrows and beads. Those concubines, although they are not as beautiful as themselves, have more rich and arrogant origins than themselves.

Fortunately, she is not only a rare beauty, but also a talented woman in Qianzhou. The Great Qi established the country by force, so most of the women of the powerful families were inferior in terms of literary talent. And soon after she entered the palace, she received the help of nobles, so she quickly attracted the attention of the emperor and was favored by no one. His father also got the rich and famous fame he had always dreamed of.

In the eyes of others, they have seen that she has been so thick since she entered the palace, and no one can match it, but she herself knows very well that her real deep favor is only three or four months before entering the palace, at that time, the emperor is really tender and sweet to her, and he cares for her very much. She is full of praise for her appearance and talent, often staying in her room until dawn, personally painting her eyebrows and makeup when she gets up in the morning, and sometimes even the colder she treats the emperor, the more enthusiastic the emperor is.

But after a few months, she felt with a woman's intuition that the emperor's enthusiasm for her had obviously faded. However, the number of times the emperor turned over her brand has not decreased. Could it be that she is too suspicious? This made her begin to doubt her own judgment, she invited pets several times, and the temptations to knock on the side had no effect, and she often suffered from gains and losses, and slowly her temper became unconsciously rough.

But soon after, she found out that she was pregnant with a child, which was simply good news from heaven and surprise.

The emperor's heirs have always been very thin, and many of the harem concubines have been pregnant, but most of them cannot be preserved, and miscarriages are not uncommon, everyone says that it is because the harem is full of women and eunuchs, and the yin qi is too heavy, so it is difficult for the child to survive. There is also a more secret and taboo rumor in private, Daqi has fought in the south and north in the past few decades, killing and transitioning, and the killing resentment caused is too deep, diluting Fuyuan, so it affects the heirs.

So far, in the entire harem, only Concubine Wen gave birth to an emperor for the emperor safely. Although Concubine Wen has fallen out of favor for a long time, the emperor still often goes there to visit the emperor, and with a child by her side, no reward will ever be missing from her. The servants in the palace have always been respectful to her, and they dare not slack off in the slightest because of falling out of favor.

This child is undoubtedly the real and most secure guarantee of her pampering,

She tried all kinds of tricks to take care of her best hopes, but all in vain, the child was aborted. After the miscarriage, she often felt a panic that bordered on despair, maybe her favor would not last long, and the emperor's displeasure was also overflowing. Soon after, the news came that Ni Guifei's father, Zhenwei General Ni Yuan, defeated Nan Chen on the front line and forced the Chen army back more than 300 miles.

Who knew that the emperor was kind to her again, and even ignored everyone's opposition on her birthday, and specially ordered to do a flower cluster with glorious scenery, maybe the emperor really had a affection for her in his heart, and she comforted herself so much.

It's just that in this harem, there are constantly new people coming in, and it is difficult to guarantee that one day I will not be old and decrepit, while I have not fallen out of favor, maybe it is time to think about the way back. A few days ago, when the emperor was in a good mood, she said that she asked for an official position for her father's clan, even if she fell out of favor in the future, she would not be without support, Ni Yelin was so arrogant, not because of her father and brother.

Who knew that the emperor listened to her request, but his face suddenly lost joy, and he just responded lightly and prevaricated her. She didn't dare to take out all the means she had thought of, so she had to retreat.

Within a few days, Liu Qiyan was favored in her palace, and she was provoked by Ni Yelin, and she was extremely angry for a while and beat people out of control. Although the emperor didn't say anything, he clearly told the court about Liu Qiyan's reward and promotion: The direction of the wind may be changing. Especially on her birthday, she didn't stay in her room, but went to Liu Qiyan, which made her feel an indescribable crisis more than ever.

In order to win back the emperor's favor, she has tried her best in the past few days, but unfortunately all the previous methods have lost their effect, and the emperor's favor for Liu Qiyan has deepened, making the six palaces look sideways, just like when she entered the palace at the beginning of the year.

What should I do? Could it be that this birthday is my last glory?

The emperor hadn't entered her house for several days, and when she was puzzled to pass the time looking at the gifts sent by various palaces, she unexpectedly found this picture of Dong Youyuan's Yaochi immortals.

Dong Youyuan, the word latent light, is the former Liang time, known for ink painting, especially good at painting flowers, celebrities in later generations, the hand-me-down work "five beautiful pictures" refers to his most proud five flower pictures, it is said to be a metaphor for the five beauties he saw in his life, this Yaochi immortal picture is one of them, but unfortunately the war is frequent, are scattered in the troubled times. When the first emperor was alive, he loved his paintings, and always wanted to collect these five pictures, for which he offered a heavy reward, but unfortunately he spent his whole life and only collected three of them, and the first emperor has always regretted it.

Concubine Yun waited until the evening, and then sent someone to invite the emperor over.

Sure enough, with this picture as a guide, the emperor was very happy.

"The emperor looks at this lotus, slim and elegant, the pen is elegant, and the authentic works of the Dong family are really extraordinary."

"Well, when my father was alive, I wanted to collect these paintings, but unfortunately I couldn't get my wish, I should serve as a child, and when I collected these pictures, I burned them together, comforting my father's soul in the sky, and also fulfilling my filial piety." Qi Long nodded slightly, obviously in a good mood.

"The emperor is blessed with great fortune, and filial piety touches the sky, with the blessing of the gods, he will definitely be able to do it for the first emperor." Concubine Yun said softly.

Qi Long smiled and was silent.

Concubine Yun raised her head and saw Su Mi kneeling under His Royal Highness, so she smiled and said, "The person is here, just right, I called you here to ask where did your master get this Yaochi Immortal Map?" In addition to this one, how many other pieces of news are there? ”

"Yaochi Immortal Map? Please the emperor and the mother, my master for the mother is not the true handiwork of the Dong family, it is her own leisure to copy the work of the Dong family, my mother is a slightly cold person, how can there be such a precious real handiwork. Su Mi panicked.

"What?! You say this picture is not ......" Concubine Yun's face changed suddenly, then wouldn't she commit the crime of bullying the king, even if the emperor would not pursue her, her reputation as a talented woman would ......

"Bold minion, what evidence do you have if you say this painting is fake, the seals and signatures in this painting are all Dong family, could it be that Wei Cai deliberately used fake paintings to fool me?" Concubine Yun shouted angrily. Only the unlucky Wei Cai who put the blame on the dao first.

"Please Niang Mingjian, about the authenticity of the painting, we have already explained it on the pair of words that we sent it." Su Mi hurriedly argued.

Word?! There was also a pair of words sent over with this painting, Concubine Yun still remembered that the pair of words seemed to be a poem of palace grievances, but when Concubine Yun saw this painting, she was still in the mood to read what words, so she glanced at it and threw it aside.

At this moment, there were already clever palace people around him who rummaged through.

"Hmph, Concubine Yun is not a talented woman in Qianzhou, and she can't even tell the authenticity of a painting," the emperor said displeased.

Concubine Yun hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty. She peeked at the emperor, his brows furrowed, his expression was depressed, obviously very disappointed, and he couldn't help but sink in his heart, he didn't think that this time it was self-defeating.

At this time, the palace man handed over the poem he had just found, and Qi Long opened it and saw that it was a self-injury poem

When I first entered the Chengming Palace, I deeply reported to the future.

The long gate hung empty, and the king was never seen again.

The spring cold is clear to the bones, and the lonely room is empty.

Walking under the court, the empty sentimentality.

New cherishes on weekdays, and treats yourself very much.

The beauty of color is abandoned, how can the life be measured?

Jun Enshi is estranged, and the concubine is hesitant in vain.

Is there no flesh and bones in the house? Partial pro-old North Hall.

This side has no wings, how to plan out of the high wall.

Life is sincere, and it can be hurt if you abandon it.

resolutely died, and returned to the underworld.

After reading it, Qi Long couldn't help but be a little moved, he usually saw a lot of concubines' songs and praises in the palace, flattering and inviting pets, this kind of haunting mian grievances, sad and desolate poems are only seen in ancient books, naturally no one will send them to him, let him realize that there are also such thin women around him.

"These poems and paintings are all made by Wei Cairen himself? Where is this Weicai now? He couldn't help but look up and ask.

"Wei Cairen passed away yesterday." Su Mi looked up and said.

Qi Long couldn't help but feel stunned for a while, he couldn't imagine that such a woman with a heart and embroidery had not met earlier. Looking up at the girl in front of her again, under the swaying candlelight, her posture was slender, because she lowered her head, she only saw her white and soft jaw, and her bright lines were not under the newly sealed Liu a few days ago. I don't know if the slave is still born like this, what will happen to the master? Qi Long was fascinated for a while, and asked, "How did Wei Cairen's body ......?"

"It has been cremated by people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"It's a pity that I didn't have a chance to see such a beautiful woman." He sighed.

"If the emperor wants to see Wei Cairen, it is not difficult, and the slave still has Wei Cairen's self-portrait." Su Mi said cautiously.

"Well," Qi Long replied noncommittally, and after a moment, he asked again, "Since your master has copied the painting, he must have seen the real thing, do you know where it is?" ”

"This ...... Usually there are a lot of talented people who paint, and the slaves and maids can't tell the difference......" Su Mi hesitated.

Qi Long pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, let's go over and take a look, Gao Shengnuo, swing the car!" After that, he didn't pay attention to Concubine Yun beside him, flicked his sleeves, turned around and left.

Concubine Yun knelt down in panic to send off, and when the people were far away, she stood up, looking at the back of the royal reel, her face turned red and white, ashamed and annoyed, this time it was really a miscalculation, and when it was passed to the Xifu Palace, I don't know what Ni Yelin will be proud of.

Concubine Yun picked up the poem, she read this poem before, and at the beginning of it, she thought that it must be a concubine who was not favored to complain, and begged her to say good things in front of the emperor, so she put it aside, and then looked carefully, and the inscription after the poem really read, "Feeling under the moon, becoming a poem and painting, talking about the heart" and other words.

Concubine Yun hatefully threw the poem axis, and the cautious faces of the palace people standing around her turned into mockery in her eyes, she held back her anger, drank the minions around her back, and sat down on the soft couch with a dejected voice, before she turned to laugh and said, "Hmph, fortunately, it's a short-lived ghost who has died." ”

"These are all things that Wei Cai did before his death?" Qi Long opened a scroll, and unexpectedly there was a beauty in the painting, with delicate eyebrows and natural beauty, and a small poem was attached next to it: Xiangqing is cold and glamorous, who regrets being naïve. Yumei Xie Houyang and to, scattered with the group of fragrant spring.

"This is Wei Cairen's original self-portrait." Su Mi said.

Qi Long couldn't help but be leisurely fascinated. Ban Xiang asked again, "Do you remember when Wei Cairen copied that 'Yaochi Immortal Product'?" ”

"The slave maid remembered that when the talented man was fourteen years old, the talented person's biological mother Roufei Niangniang got such a picture, and then the talented person looked at it and liked it and went to ask for it, but unfortunately the concubine Rou Niangniang didn't give it, so she had to copy it herself."

"Do you remember clearly?"

"Although the slave has a bad memory, I also remember that I had seen it when I was in the Weiguo Palace, and I have always said that this painting is the most similar to copying, and I am quite proud of it, so I have always taken it with me when I entered the Qi Palace."

"I didn't even know that this painting had been kept in the palace all along. I wonder where this painting is now? Qi Long's tone couldn't help but be a little eager.

"When the Hou Ye returned to the Great Qi, all the palace collections were sealed and ordered by General Ni to guard the points, and they were escorted into Beijing together, which must have been brought into the Qi Palace. Didn't the emperor see it? ”

General Ni is Ni Guifei's biological father Ni Yuan, who led the troops to destroy the Wei Kingdom, and after the Wei King returned to the Qi State, he was named the Southern Returnee.

Qi Long didn't speak, and after Ni Yuan's class returned to Beijing, he handed over all the women's property captured by Weiguo, but this painting was not confiscated into the palace.

It is an unwritten rule for soldiers to rob the enemy's wealth and women, as long as it is not too excessive, no one will generally pursue it, but this painting is what the first emperor wanted, and everyone in the court knows it.

"Hmph, I don't know what else he left behind privately......" Qi Long was unhappy for a while. He thought for a moment, came back to his senses, and looked up to see Su Mi looking at him quietly, a pair of eyes like a clear spring, full of smart energy, making people drunk without drinking.

"What's your name?" He looked at the woman in front of him and asked with interest.

"The slave's name is Su Mi." Su Mi bowed his head shyly. Under the candlelight, the skin is moisturized, like a jewel. Qi Long couldn't help but feel a little emotional, rolled the scroll in his hand, approached Su Mi and said, "How long have you been in the palace?" ”

"It's been almost a year since the slave maid entered the palace." Su Mi said shyly.

Qi Long couldn't help but approach and help Su Mi up, only to feel that the tentacles were warm and fragrant, and said with a smile, "No wonder people often say that Wei Nu is so charming, and I am exaggerating when I return the words, I only believed it when I saw your master and servant today." While taking advantage of the situation, Su Mi took it into his arms.

"Your Majesty," Su Mi lowered his head and struggled slightly, breaking free from Qi Long's arms, "Master Wei has just gone, how can he ...... as a slave?"

"So what, I will make you a change of clothes, and you will be considered loyal to the Weicai people."

"I also hope that the emperor will forgive the sin, Wei Cairen has great kindness with Su Mi, and treats slaves and maids like sisters, Su Mi does not dare to be disloyal to this person." Su Mi took a few steps back, raised his head and looked directly at the emperor, his eyes full of persistence.

Qi Long looked at the pair of eyes in front of him, which seemed to be as cold as frost, and as if he was affectionate, in a trance, he only felt as if he had seen it somewhere, which was intoxicating. There is a trace of quiet and moving fragrance lingering on the nose, if there is still none, it is sultry, and it makes people feel more and more uncomfortable.

Qi Long raised his hand to brush away the bangs in front of Su Mi's eyes, and praised, "A good pair of autumn water is a god, why do you want to cover it?" ”

"Your Majesty ......" Su Mi lowered his head gracefully, not shy.

"Gao Shengnuo!"

"The minions are here!" Gao Shengnuo hurriedly ran to the door and answered loudly.

"The edict of passing on me, the talented Wei family is pure and good, the talent is splendid, and he is posthumously named a concubine, and the internal affairs office is buried in the imperial mausoleum with the gift of the six concubines of the second grade," paused, and said: "The palace people Su are loyal and filial, chaste and virtuous, and the book is from the eighth grade to change clothes." ”

Su Mi knelt down and thanked her, "The concubine thanked Wei Niangniang." ”

"Do you only thank Wei Concubine for her kindness, but not yourself?" Qi Long asked with a smile.

"Grace has a priority, please forgive the emperor." Su Mi looked directly at the emperor quietly, "The great kindness of the concubines to the concubines, the concubines have been difficult to repay, and the emperor's kindness ...... ...... future" As she spoke, Su Mi's face suddenly turned red, and she was uncomfortably stroking the corners of her clothes, shy and moving.

Qi Long was suddenly in a good mood, "It's too cold on the ground, don't kneel at every turn." He laughs.

"The concubine thanks the emperor for his grace of not sinning."

Qi Long said gently: "How can I blame you, you will not live up to Wei Concubine's grace, and you will naturally not fail to live up to my grace in the future." He raised his hand to help Su Mi up, and when he touched it, he only felt that Su Mi's fingers were as red as color, but they were also as cold as jade.

Su Mi withdrew his hand imperceptibly from his hand.

"Since you have already repaid the kindness of the concubine, it is better to repay my kindness now." He reached out and lifted Su Mi's jaw and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty's ......" Su Mi's voice trembled slightly, half shy and half timid, tears filled with eyelashes, charming and beautiful, indescribable, "Please also ask the emperor to have mercy on ......"

Qi Long couldn't hold back any longer, and kissed Yan Hong heavily in front of him......

The silver-red curtain fell, and the flowers were ......

The lights in the room flickered on and off, swaying non-stop, and the wick exploded with a "snap", and the sound was subtle and crisp, as if it could not be startled at all......

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When Su Mi woke up, the sky was already bright, the bed was empty, and Qi Long had already left.

As soon as she raised her head, she heard a crisp cheer: "Su Changyi is awake!" ”

Su Mi turned his head and saw that there were already more than a dozen palace maids and eunuchs kneeling in the room, holding toiletries and clothes. Seeing her wake up, the palace maid in charge immediately helped her up, and the four palace maids holding a gold basin, a jade bowl, a silver kettle, and a silk towel stepped forward to freshen up and change clothes for Su Mi.

Su Mi struggled to remember, but her body was sore. The father-in-law's medical skills are unparalleled in the world, in the bamboo forest where the father-in-law and the stepmother live in seclusion, all kinds of ancient and modern medical books are complete, that is, the collection of books in the Tai Hospital of Qi, Chen, and Liao are not as good as the collection of the Tai Hospital, and when I was bored, I often went to read it alone, and I once inadvertently turned over a book of ancient yin and yang harmony secret techniques, when my face was flushed, like a thief, for fear of being discovered by others, I knew that I shouldn't read it, but my curiosity couldn't be stopped, and I secretly looked at it for a long time.

I didn't expect to use it one day! She curled the corners of her mouth self-deprecatingly.

"Is the emperor gone?" Su Mi asked.

"The emperor has already gone to the early dynasty, and before leaving, he specially instructed him not to wake up and change his clothes." The clever palace man immediately said. This newly sealed master is really rare, the emperor actually stayed with her for a whole night, and even today's morning court was almost postponed.

No wonder there are so many people in the palace, everyone is looking forward to being the master, Su Mi relaxed and enjoyed the considerate service of the palace people.

Wipe the water droplets off her face, hand the towel in her hand to the side, and several little palace maids immediately stepped forward with a tray for her to choose. According to the rules of the palace, the concubines after the bed will prepare new clothes for them after they get up in the morning, which is not only a reward for the bed, but also for a good omen, which looks festive.

Su Mi casually picked a set of plain colors and simple flower decorations. Putting on her middle coat, Su Mi sat down in front of the dresser, and the two grandmothers stepped forward to comb her hair, looking at the pretty face in the mirror, Su Mi smiled lightly, took the comb of the palace people around her, and said, "I'll come by myself." ”

How long has it been since you've groomed yourself so carefully? In the past, it was my stepmother who taught me these skills of drawing eyebrows and lips, and sticking beads.

I still remember what my stepmother said when she combed her hair,

"I don't know how many men my Mi'er will charm in the future."

"The stepmother is canceling the mystery again, and the stepmother and mother are the real beauties."

"The stepmother is not talking nonsense, our family will definitely turn all beings upside down in the future."

……

Su Mi put down the comb in his hand, picked up the red rouge and adjusted it, the secret fat powder fragrance in the palace is mixed with the dew on the petals collected in the early morning, the color is pure, the fragrance is pleasant.

After Su Mi inserted the last hairpin, she put on the green yellow placket double-woven satin dress with thin silver beads on the cuffs and skirt,

Everyone couldn't help but light up, they couldn't imagine that this newly sealed dressing was so beautiful, although the comb was only the most common delphinium bun in the palace, and it was not decorated with many precious pearl hairpins.

Su Mi smiled and said, "According to the palace rules, you should go to Jin to see the queen." ”

Fengyi Palace is still as lively as ever. Su Mi bowed to the queen Shi Shiran in the eyes of the concubines.

The queen smiled and said, "You are the emperor's newly sealed Su Changyi yesterday?" Sure enough, he was born with a good appearance, and this palace couldn't even take his eyes off. and the Liu family a few days ago is Chunlan Qiuju, each good at winning. He turned his head and smiled at everyone: "But they are really compared, right?" ”

"Hmph," immediately the concubine's face became unhappy.

"The ladies are naturally beautiful and indescribably expensive, how can they be compared with Su Mi's veil body." Su Mi buried her head low and replied respectfully.

The faces of the concubines eased slightly.

"I heard that the emperor has been staying in your room until almost midnight," Ni Guifei handed over the teacup in her hand to the palace people, straightened her figure, and said sharply, "We serve the emperor, first of all, we should know that the emperor is related to all the people in the world, and it is related to the society. ”

The eyes around or probing, or jealous stabbed people, Su Mi bowed her head and only was taught, she knew very well that she and Ben had not yet refuted the qualifications of anyone in this hall, and all a small change of clothes could do was to suppress herself as much as possible.

The queen was a lot gentler, and said, "The imperial concubine doesn't have to be too strict, Su Changyi has just been promoted, and she must not understand the rules of being the lord." ”

"The concubine knows that she is wrong, thank you to the queen and the imperial concubine for teaching." Su Mi hurriedly knelt down and said.

"Well, the palace has heard about the matter of the concubine, it is rare that you are loyal to the Lord, and the palace is also moved by it, and has already explained the relevant matters of the Internal Affairs Office." The queen changed the subject.

"Niangniang has a great sense of gratitude to Master Wei's concubine, and she can't repay it." Su Mi said with a look of gratitude.

The queen nodded with satisfaction, remembering what happened yesterday and she couldn't help but be secretly proud. She proposed to handle Wei Cairen's funeral well, originally just to show her virtue and buy people's hearts, and by the way, she suppressed Ni Yelin's arrogance, she didn't expect this little girl to have this kind of opportunity, and she received an unexpected effect.

"Recently, there have been a lot of happy events in the palace, a few days ago it was the Liu family, and now it is you, since you have to be named a concubine and promoted to the master, you must serve the emperor wholeheartedly in the future, extend the heirs for the emperor, keep in mind the palace rules in the palace, behave and behave, and not be rash." The queen paused, and then said, "In a few days, I will naturally arrange for Mama Xi to go to you to teach you the rules and etiquette of the palace, you must study it carefully, and you must not live up to the kindness of the heavenly family." ”

Su Mi nodded yes.

At this time, the palace people outside the door reported that Liu had arrived.

Liu Qiyan walked into the hall, and saw Su Mi standing in the hall at a glance, she was stunned, her face turned red, she hesitated for a while, and finally stepped forward to hold Su Mi's hand and said, "Sister, I ...... it."

"Is there an old acquaintance between Liu and Su Changyi?" Concubine Wen on the side immediately asked.

"Back to the mother, I used to have several relationships when I was a palace maid." As soon as Qiyan wanted to speak, Su Mi had already replied. While quietly breaking away Qiyan's hand.

"In that case, it is all the more important to get along well, and the sisters are in harmony," the queen laughed. "Both of them are destined to be favored, and your sisters can be regarded as a good story in the palace."

"Thank you for the queen's teachings, the concubines and others must be remembered." Su Mi said respectfully.

Back in Caiwei Palace, the courtyard was full of people, and it was He Yuwang, the steward eunuch of the Internal Affairs Office, who was waiting outside with more than a dozen palace maids and eunuchs.

Seeing Su Mi coming back from a distance, he hurriedly ran forward and said, "Su Changyi is back, this day is cold, the master has worked hard, the slave said that the magpies in the palace have been calling non-stop these days, presumably there is something great joy in the palace, it turns out that it should be on the master, look at the old slave's clumsy eyes, that is, he is blind, he has never known the nobles, and the slave congratulated the master first." With the blessing of the master, he will definitely be a concubine in the future, no problem......" While talking non-stop, he peeked at Su Mi's look.

Su Mi didn't deal with him less when he was a palace maid before, and he usually treated a low-level palace maid like Su Mi arrogantly and scolded him at every turn. Seeing his respectful appearance at this time, Su Mi couldn't help but want to say a few words of sarcasm, and after thinking about it, he still shook his head. With red stepping on white, who in this palace is not like this? Why bother with such a villain.

Su Mi said: "I'm tired of my father-in-law." ”

He Yuwang looked at Su Mi's face and was calm and calm, then he breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "A few days ago, because things in the internal affairs office were a little tighter, and the minions below didn't have long eyes, they actually dragged down the silver share of Wei Cairen, it was really the negligence of the old slaves, the old slaves had already severely punished them, and today they were specially sent over for Wei Cairen, alas, it's a pity that the talented people have ...... However, fortunately, there is still Master Su here. I had to ask you to help me count the points and accept it. ”

He waved his hand, and immediately the little eunuch beside him held a tray.

Su Mi lifted the red cloth and glanced at it: a few silver envelopes were about 100 taels, and there were more than a dozen beaded hairpin rings inlaid with gold and silver, earrings, bracelets, and jade pendants.

Of course, there is not so much to make up, obviously most of them are "honoring" themselves, she didn't want to worry about it, and immediately smiled, "It's hard for my father-in-law, I also know the hard work of the internal affairs office, and many chores will be indispensable in the future, so I will ask my father-in-law to bear with me when the time comes." ”

"It's easy to say," He Yuwang suddenly smiled. As long as Su Mi is willing to accept things, according to the private rules in the palace, it means that everything in the past will not be pursued again.

"This time, the old slave brought a few people for the master to choose, according to the rules, please ask the master to pick a eunuch and two palace maids to come out for daily calling, please Su Changyi choose the one you like."

She looked at the handmaids and eunuchs, and everyone looked expectant.

The harem of Daqi is highly hierarchical, and Emperor Gaozu once issued an edict: "...... In the future, those who choose envoy women, such as queens, concubines, concubines, etc., can still be selected by the daughters of official families. If a woman is selected below the concubine, the daughter of an official family cannot be selected. "The low-status concubines in the harem can only call the palace maids with underground status. It can be described as a lowly and lowly master.

These palace maids and eunuchs in front of them are undoubtedly the lowest ones in the palace. If they can follow the favored and promising master, it is tantamount to a step to the sky for them.

Su Mi glanced at it, and saw a familiar figure, she quietly pointed to the two palace maids in the back row, and said, "Just these two." ”

"Looking for green, looking for red, don't you hurry up to see the master." He Yuwang immediately shouted on the side.

The two immediately stepped forward and kowtowed to Su Mi.

"Get up." Su Mi said calmly.

Mi Hong is about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a slightly dark complexion, delicate eyebrows, bright and big eyes, and is very bright.

Looking for Qingsheng's quiet and elegant, quite attractive, although the palace clothes are old, they are clean and tidy. The most important thing is that Su Mi remembered that she was also a guard, and she met her when she entered the palace, she followed a Zongji into the palace, and that Zongji had already been beaten into the cold palace because of her careless words, angering the queen, and soon died, and then she was classified as a laborer, handling chores such as laundry.

"The inner prison doesn't have to be selected anymore, I think Xiao Luzi, who was originally in the east backyard of Caiwei Palace, is good, so let him come over and take this errand." Su Mi turned around and smiled.

"Being able to look at him in changing clothes is a blessing that he has cultivated in eight lifetimes." He Yuwang said with a flattering smile, and turned his head to the little eunuch beside him and shouted, "What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you call someone over! With an order, the little eunuch hurriedly ran to call someone.

"By the way, do you want to change your place to live?" He Yuwang looked around and asked a little hesitantly, "I heard that ...... here?"

"No need, just here, it's quiet and familiar." Su Mi said with a smile, the place where she lives is the Dongnuan Pavilion in the east courtyard, and it is also where Hui'er was a few days ago.

For this little palace maid, I'm afraid the emperor has no memory at all, so many palaces, so many concubines, how can the most noble ninety-five supreme in the world remember a little palace maid who came casually because of a whim? Su Mi couldn't help but sneer in her heart.

"Yes, yes, or the master's idea is clever." He Yuwang replied, but he couldn't help muttering in his heart, "Why doesn't this master know taboos at all?" ”

You must know that the palace has always worshiped ghosts and gods the most, and is most afraid of bad luck. As long as you think of the east and west pavilions in this courtyard, they are all dead...... He couldn't help but feel a chill in his back. It seems that it is better for me to come here less in the future.

Soon after, Wei Qing'er's funeral also began to be handled.

Originally, the New Year was approaching, and all funerals should be simple, but since the emperor personally made the will, the operation was naturally more grand than usual. The palace concubines in each courtyard also prepared incense candles, paper money, and ordered people to send condolences. The day before yesterday, Qi Long made another decree, and promoted Wei Qing'er's father, Nangui Hou, from the third waiting to the first, and rewarded a lot of gold and silver property, as a cautious and panicked minister of the dead country, the life will be slightly better, right?

Layers of pure white curtains hung down to the ground, shrouding the illusion of isolation from the world. The cremated ashes are placed in a dark red wooden coffin. An indescribable solemnity and silence spread. In the empty mourning hall, only the sound of the cold wind whistling by.

Su Mi stood in front of the spirit card, let the wind blow the corners of her clothes, and looked at the coffin in a daze, "This is what I can do for you in the end, and it is not in vain for you and my sister." It's just that the essence is clean and clean, but you are gone, leaving me alone to struggle and sink in this filthy earthly world......"

The history of Qi Shisi's dormitory supervisor Tong: On November 11 of the third year of Longhui, the palace people of Juhe Palace Liu sealed and changed clothes, and a few, received moss, the emperor took pity, Jin agreed, and on the 16th, the palace people of Caiwei Palace Su sealed and changed clothes, and both of them were favored. Before long, Liu Shijin was always there, and Su Shijin agreed.

Concubine Wei, the original daughter of the country, the emperor destroyed the guard and should be edicted into the palace, talented, good at poetry and painting, did not get favored and died, the emperor mourned, buried with a concubine, entered the imperial mausoleum, and the official of the imperial ceremony was sympathetic to his parents to return to the south.