Concubine Chen listened to Lin Su's words, followed her gaze, and then smiled faintly.

"This flower seems to be called Yue Zhi, which was suggested to me by the Imperial Doctor, saying that it is easy to fall asleep by smelling this fragrance at the head of the bed every night." Concubine Chen smiled faintly, "A few days ago, I was not in good health and I couldn't sleep well at night, so the little maid next to me went to ask the imperial doctor to come and show me. ”

Lin Su's eyes flickered slightly, and he crossed Concubine Chen's calm face, revealing a smile, "Speaking of which, I haven't slept well these days." He changed the topic and pulled Li Moshan to see the lotus flower that was about to bloom in the big water urn on the other side.

The flower is indeed called "Yue Zhi", and it does have the effect of calming the nerves and helping sleep. However, Lin Su knows that the role of Yuezhi is not only to make people sleep. That's just a side effect. The real role of Yue Zhi is......

Subconsciously glanced back at Concubine Chen, who was standing on the side with silver scissors to cut flower branches, Lin Su smiled and talked to Li Moshan.

"Speaking of which, I also seemed to see a distant cousin of Sister Liangfei's sister before sorting out the draft information, which seems to be called ......" Lin Su frowned slightly and made a gesture of recollection, "Well, it seems to be called Liu Xiuyan?" ”

Among the show girls who participated in the draft, there was a woman named Liu Xiuyan, and this woman was indeed Li Moshan's distant cousin. Her father was the county magistrate of a wealthy place in the south of the Yangtze River, and he had accumulated a lot of money in his hands over the years. The reason why Lin Su cares about her is because she is a very smart woman, but she is also very arrogant.

In her previous life, she took the money all the way to open the road, and she was very proud for a while.

"Cousin Liu?" When Li Moshan heard this, she showed a look of surprise, "I almost don't remember if you don't say it." This cousin is more than a little bit away from my family. I only saw her once when I was a child, and she was only five or six years old at the time, so I really couldn't tell if she was pretty. I haven't seen it for many years, and I don't know if it's slim now. ”

Li Moshan said that at the invitation of Concubine Chen, she entered the pavilion with Lin Su, and the palace maid on the side re-sent tea and snacks.

"Draft?" Concubine Chen sat down before she spoke, with a hint of curiosity in her tone, "Is the emperor going to draft a draft girl?" At this time? ”

"The new emperor ascends the throne," Lin Su showed a trance smile, "Reopening Enke, and the draft girl, is almost a must." ”

Li Moshan nodded, and saw that Concubine Chen didn't seem to know anything, so she smiled, not knowing whether to complain or mock to explain.

"It was the Queen Mother who asked for it, and the Imperial Concubine, although she had the intention to stop it, was powerless. After all, the Queen Mother is the master of the harem, and it is also very important to let the emperor spread out for the royal family. ”

Concubine Chen just smiled when she heard Li Moshan's words, but looked at Lin Su.

Lin Su smiled bitterly in his heart, sure enough, this Concubine Chen is not easy to mess with. Perhaps, she shouldn't have asked Li Moshan to come over at all.

With a sigh in her heart, she spoke her mind.

"Soon after the emperor ascended the throne, the ministers of the court and the central government were naturally uneasy. And the draft, to a large extent, can make those ministers feel at ease, and naturally they will not do anything reckless. She sighed, looked around, and saw that those palace maids did not come forward, so she said bluntly: "The emperor has accepted the harem, but it is just to appease the ministers of the court, of course, part of the reason is the same as that of Kaienke." ”

The smile on Concubine Chen's face became more and more meaningful, and Li Moshan first raised her eyebrows, and then understood.

Seeing her like this, Lin Su could only smile helplessly, "Although it is said that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, the harem is sometimes a very important force." Family ......" she opened her head, then sighed, and then turned her gaze to the flowers and plants outside the pavilion.

Li Moshan seemed to be thinking about something, while Concubine Chen drank bitter tea and looked down at the texture on the table with an extraordinary glance.

Regarding the draft, for these women in the harem, each has their own thoughts, and Li Moshan's focus has always been on how to deal with Zhou Shuxian, but she didn't expect these to be normal. And Concubine Chen ...... Lin Su really couldn't see through her.

Thinking that she might have an inextricable concern for Feng Jing, she faintly regretted it in her heart. If I knew earlier, I shouldn't have had too much to do with Concubine Chen.

At first, I just admired her for being a smart woman, but I didn't expect to leave her in the palace now, but it faintly made her feel threatened.

And the only thing that is certain is that Concubine Chen will not stand on the side of the Queen Mother and Zhou Shuxian......

Thinking of this, Lin Su breathed a sigh of relief, concentrating on drinking tea, admiring flowers, and chatting, and no longer analyzed too many things.

Anyway, with the appearance of those show girls she is familiar with or unfamiliar with one by one, this harem will always be chaotic.

And those who are good at fishing in troubled waters are the most likely to be the final victors.

Three days later, Queen Zhou Shuxian announced that the preliminary screening of the show girls had ended, and handed over the list and portrait to Si Yue.

Si Yue took an hour to adjust slightly, and finally decided on twelve show girls, including Liu Xiuyan, and let them enter the palace together on this day.

Time passed almost like a flown by, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day when the show girl entered the palace. In the past month, there doesn't seem to be anything major happening in the harem. Si Yue stayed in Chaofeng Hall for three nights, Li Moshan for five nights, and Lin Su for six nights and Hongrui for two nights. And for the rest of the day, he was almost busy with official business, and then he slept in the Ningxin Hall next to the imperial study.

It can be seen how busy Si Yue is on weekdays.

Of course, it's not just Si Yue who is busy, there is another person who is busier than him, and that is Zhou Shuxian, the master of the harem.

Her face always seemed to be flushed, and her glowing eyes revealed complete fighting spirit. Lin Su heard that she had already had two disputes with the Queen Mother over the selection of a show woman, and in the end she had to compromise.

Even because of this, Zhou Shuxian claimed to be sick for several days and did not go to the Queen Mother to say goodbye.

Looking at the kind smile of the Queen Mother, which made people's hearts chill, a trace of disdain rose in Lin Su's heart.

Even if it's an aunt, what can you do? Even if it is a candidate selected by the Lan and Zhou families, what can they do? If you are pampered and coquettish, you are afraid that in the end, the congregation will still betray your relatives. After all, family is one thing, personal interests are another.

Si Yue was raised by the current Queen Mother, so even with the biological mother of the Imperial Concubine, Si Yue's kindness to the Queen Mother is still beyond the Imperial Concubine. As the most noble woman in the whole country, I am afraid that the Queen Mother is used to saying the same. And now, Zhou Shuxian relied on herself as the queen and gave birth to Si Yue's first son, who seemed to have forgotten her former caution and gradually became proud. It is precisely because of the pride that there is less caution when doing things.

even, offended her biggest backer in the harem.

The Queen Mother naturally would not destroy the interests of the family for personal grievances, but if she wanted to teach Zhou Shuxian a lesson, let her not have a good time......

Lin Su hid a sneer in his heart, raised his head and looked at the Queen Mother respectfully, and replied softly.

"Yes, after the concubine goes back, she will personally go to the Yanfang Palace to see the beautiful girls. The Queen Mother, please rest assured, the concubines know what to do. ”