In the Ruian Palace, Concubine Ling used a ball of yarn to tease the Persian cat in the Queen Mother's arms, shaking her sideburns and laughing wildly.

The little eunuch walked in and whispered to the Queen Mother about what he had discovered.

Concubine Ling suddenly turned her head, her face was incredulous, and her voice was much sharper and higher-pitched: "You said that the emperor was in the plum garden, and he actually hugged the queen?!" ”

The little eunuch's body shrank involuntarily, and nodded timidly: "Yes, I hugged it for a while." ”

"What did you say?"

"The slave was afraid that the emperor would notice, so he only dared to watch from a distance, so he didn't hear clearly."

Concubine Ling threw the ball of yarn in her hand on the ground hatefully, and the Persian cat saw it, arched its body, jumped and broke free from the arms of the Queen Mother.

"How is that possible? Today, the emperor is clearly furious, and his expression seems to be about to eat people, how can he suddenly get up? ”

The little eunuch lowered his head and did not dare to speak.

"And now? Where did the emperor go? The Queen Mother asked aloud.

"Later, I don't know why the emperor left the queen alone, and went back to the imperial study first in anger."

The Queen Mother waved her hand, pulled the little eunuch down, and snorted coldly: "Day and night, I often ask the emperor to face my life, and finally let Chu Yuehua take advantage of the loophole." ”

Concubine Ling became more and more embarrassed: "When I was appreciating the plum blossoms today, the emperor turned around and disappeared and the queen followed, so he began to be absent-minded, slightly angry, and left us completely uninterested, Ling'er felt bad, I am afraid that the emperor has been hooked by Chu Yuehua." If it is according to Ling'er's wishes, find a sin and expel her from the palace to be neat, so as to save her from being an eyesore every day. ”

"Nonsense!" The Queen Mother scolded: "One last time to warn you, you have to tell that concubine to know, don't let those little wrists that can't be on the stage." You are embarrassed for Chu Yuehua again and again, and she is used to pretending to be innocent in front of the emperor, which will only make Gu Han love her from pity to her, and cherish her more and more. You see that Jun Shuyuan has always been soft and weak, let Concubine He breathe and drink, doesn't Gu Han look at her with admiration? ”

Concubine Ling was quite unwilling: "Could it be that you just indulge her like this to charm the emperor step by step?" If the emperor really likes her, what is good? ”

The Queen Mother sneered and was confident: "She Chu Yuehua is a member of the Chang family, where will the emperor really let down his guard against her?" Now that the border war is relying on her brother-in-law and second uncle, it is inevitable that the emperor will look at her differently. It's just a show, you must stabilize your temperament, don't be strong in everything,-for-tat, and let the emperor get tired of you. ”

However, since the emperor can believe in that Chu Mubai, it is possible to believe in her Chu Yuehua. Now that she has a backer in the DPRK and China, wouldn't she be even more powerful? ”

"Don't say that it is like a tiger with wings, even if it is soaring? No matter how powerful she is, she is still a queen. And the Empress Dowager is now so old, time is running out, how long can she Chu Yuehua take advantage of the scenery? It's just the sunset. ”

Concubine Ling thought about it, but she was still surging with vinegar in her heart, and she couldn't swallow this breath no matter what: "The emperor is good to her, I am not afraid of hypocrisy and wrongdoing, I am afraid that I will be charmed by her in the future, and I really moved my character." ”

The Queen Mother stepped forward and hugged the Persian cat who was playing happily on the ground, and smiled disdainfully: "Silly girl, that Chu Yuehua is just a thread group now, do you really take the emperor teasing and teasing her?"

The emperor's heart is very clear, this love between men and women, for him, is just like playing at home, acting on the spot. What's more, in the past few years, the Chang family has formed a party for personal gain, and the Empress Dowager has suppressed him everywhere, how could he really take her Chu Yuehua to heart? I'm afraid how much he is favored now, and how hard Chu Yuehua will fall in the future.

Do you take a long-term view and think about these trivial things? Just like the last time you had a birthday banquet, the three of you were secretly doing it on the left and right. Instead of bringing her down Chu Yuehua, it made the emperor angry, you see, he didn't turn over anyone's brand these days, which is a warning. ”

Concubine Ling defended aggrievedly: "This matter really has nothing to do with Ling Er, do you really refuse to believe it?" ”

The Queen Mother rubbed the Persian cat in her arms, from the top of her head down the spine, slowly. The cat immediately squinted her eyes comfortably: "None of the three of you will admit it, especially Ya Concubine, who swears through the gambling curse and tears, and the mourning family is not good at talking too seriously." There are only a few of you in the Hengzhi Palace, is it possible that the mourning family has made such stupid hands and feet? Since there is no proof that Yao Se is dead, the mourning family does not want to continue to investigate, but just warns you to know. ”

Concubine Ling nodded reluctantly: "This matter has nothing to do with Ling'er anyway, it's hard to guarantee that it's not Concubine He, right?" She has always had a small belly, she can't tolerate others, she can't wait to ruin Ling'er's face, and then frame Chu Yuehua, killing two birds with one stone. ”

The Queen Mother sighed, stroked her forehead and said helplessly: "A few of you always fight to the death by yourself, endlessly, but be careful not to be used by others." At present, foreign enemies should unite and unite with the outside world. ”

Concubine Ling pursed her lips disdainfully, full of disdain: "How big is that Concubine He's heart?" I can't wait for the emperor to be her alone, and we all stand aside. She killed Cui Zhaoyi, was disgusted by the emperor, in order to compete for favor, she even dedicated that Jun Shuyuan to the emperor with a clear conscience, and she regretted it again, and she was not yin or yang to people every day. How can such a person get along with her? ”

As soon as Concubine Ling said this, the Queen Mother had a headache, and felt that none of them were worry-free, unable to understand their own hard work, and too lazy to preach. With a cold face, he turned around and took the rhino horn comb on the side, combing the slightly curly hair on the cat's body.

Concubine Ling salivated with a smile on her face and shook her arm gently: "Aunt Ling and Aunt Ling will think of a way to pull her away from the emperor, it's best not to see her." ”

The Queen Mother sighed helplessly, stretched out her finger and pointed at her forehead: "I will be a wicked person for you again." ”

In the night, there was another heavy snowfall, which was blowing one after another, and it rained all night.

In these days, because of the approaching New Year's Festival, many officials and wives from other places who came to Beijing to meet came into the palace in the wind and snow to greet the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and Yuehua.

Rao is Yuehua does not need to take charge of the six palaces, all the big and small trivial things are taken care of by the queen mother, she has been sent these days, and the court women who entertained the court to see the court in Beijing are also exhausted.

When they got up in the morning to greet the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother's spirit was obviously low, and her eyes were blue. Even if there is a lot of peach blossom pollen, it can't hide the tiredness on his face.

Concubine Ling was the first to step forward and held the Queen Mother's hand: "I really didn't want to come to disturb your rest so early, but I was thinking about it in my heart, and I heard that there were servants in the palace yesterday who were not worried, so the Queen Mother bothered." I'm afraid I didn't sleep at night, right? ”

Everyone respectfully greeted An, and the concubine also greeted him diligently: "The trivial matters of the harem were originally messy, but at the end of this year and the beginning of the year, all kinds of things are piled up together, and the slaves are stupid and stupid, and they are the most chaotic." The Queen Mother must take care of her body and don't work too hard. ”

The queen mother complained bitterly and lacked heaven and earth, and squinted at Yuehua.

"The mourning family is a tired and worrying life, all dynasties, to the age of the mourning family, it is all to enjoy the blessings, where do you need to do such a thing?"

Yuehua only bowed her head and remained silent, pretending not to understand the meaning of her words.

The Queen Mother looked at her again and again, and sighed: "It's a pity that there is not even a helper for the distressed mourning family." ”

Yuehua had to speak: "It's the concubine who is stupid, and she can't share the worries of the queen mother, so the queen mother has worked hard." ”

"The mourning family heard that the queen used to be in the Changle Hou Mansion, and she was also a member of most of the family, so she didn't have a bad ability."

Yuehua bowed her head and said humbly: "At most, the concubine is just running errands, spreading rumors, and calling a big girl." ”

The Queen Mother lowered her head and took a sip of tea, and the corners of her lips curved slightly: "The Mourning Family originally planned to make it clear to the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and hand over this errand to you to take charge of the harem." ”

Yuehua Cheng stood up in fear and fell to the ground: "Yuehua also wants to be able to share the worries of the Queen Mother, but she is immoral and incompetent, and it is difficult to take on a big responsibility, and she feels guilty." ”

"The queen is also too humble, just such a trivial matter in the palace over and over, with the queen's intelligence, I believe it will be handy in a few days." Concubine Ling is rarely kind to Yuehua, not as cynical as in the past.

Yuehua was stunned in her heart, it was not that the Empress Dowager of the Sixth Palace had not mentioned it to herself before, with a sense of temptation. Yuehua knows that although the Queen Mother is now the Queen Mother, there is still the Queen Mother on it. Although the things in the harem are not asked on the surface, but whenever there is a major event that hurts the muscles and bones, the Queen Mother has to report it.

Day after day, under the torment of swallowing her anger, the Queen Mother's heart for the control of power is stronger than anyone else, and she must be very wary of herself, how can she really want to hand over the power of the assistant sixth palace to herself?