Zhang promised to smile innocently, "But the emperor doesn't like concubines, so concubines aren't afraid that others will be jealous and jealous, it's just ......" She hesitated slightly, looked up at Lan Qi, and said softly, "Niangniang, the concubine just heard Sister Wan say today that the Lantern Festival night is the night of love between the emperor and Niangniang, I really regret it, it would be good if the concubines didn't go to the Qianqing Palace on the day of the Lantern Festival." ”

"When you say this, if I am a multi-minded person, I will think that you are deliberately provocative, but I know that you are not." Lan Qi sighed helplessly, and promised to Zhang, "Although you and I have a difference in status, we both serve the emperor the same, and you also have your dignity, don't say these words to me, let alone apologize, as long as the emperor likes it, even if you are by his side every day, you deserve it." To others, don't say such things, as for the Lantern Festival love night, it is all spread by the people in the palace. ”

Zhang promised to wave his hand and said: "That's not what the concubine meant, yes, yes......"

Seeing that she was hesitant, Lan Qi said, "Since you don't want to say it, don't say it." ”

"It's the emperor who always asks your concubines about you." Zhang promised to finally say this, his head hung low, "Although the concubines often go to the Qianqing Palace these days, in fact, they are just talking to the emperor, anyway, those who are remembered by the internal affairs government, and the concubines are not afraid of others saying that they will confuse the emperor." is what the emperor said behind closed doors, I always feel that I should tell you, Niangniang, did you and the emperor quarrel? ”

Lan Qi was stunned, showing an unnatural expression, this time there was no gunpowder smoke in the "war" between the two of them, and they were still polite and smiling generously in front of people, and they were like this several times in the first month, no one was hiding from anyone, as long as they didn't pay attention, they basically couldn't see that the relationship between themselves and Xuan Ye was not as good as before.

Zhang promised to say with a little guilt: "Niangniang, don't blame the concubine for talking too much, the emperor always asks, the first time the concubine said that she didn't know, the emperor was not happy, the concubine was still afraid that it would anger the emperor, and later when the emperor asked again, the concubine picked something that didn't matter, but even if you heard the concubine say that you eat half a bowl of rice, the emperor will be happy, so ......"

"You're going to tell the emperor everything about me here?" Lan Qi frowned.

Zhang promised to wave his hand and said: "No, no, the concubine just said something inconsequential, such as you eating, and playing with the princess, and the others didn't dare to say it and didn't dare to pay attention to it." I want to say that because these little things can make the emperor happy, I think you and the emperor are unhappy, otherwise, the emperor can ask you himself. ”

"As a concubine, how dare I be unhappy with the emperor?" Lan Qi felt strange in her heart, not happy or sad, anyway, as before, there was no place for her to feel comfortable, but seeing that Zhang's promise was quite sincere, Concubine Rong had always praised her for her honesty, so she didn't want to think more about whether she had other intentions when she said these words, and sometimes she often thought that it was herself who complicated things, and she wronged others who were simple.

Zhang promised to smile and said: "Niangniang is naturally different from others. ”

Lan Qi hated her: "Nonsense, we are all the same." Signaling Zhang to agree to sit beside him, Haosheng told her, "You just take care of yourself and serve the emperor, don't think about those who don't have it, as for saying that the emperor doesn't like you, why do you always see you if you don't like you?" Although there is no such thing as the above in the past few days, what about the other days? Concubine Rong came to talk to me, saying that you don't know how to take care of your body, you are bouncing all day long, don't be careless, maybe you will have it? ”

Suddenly saying these words, Zhang promised to be a little embarrassed, smiled and said that there would be none, and diverted the topic, she recently heard how the Ping Guiren was, so she asked Lan Qi seriously: "What does the Ping Guiren want to do, the imperial concubine has punished her like that, why do you want to come out to bully people?" ”

Lan Qi laughed at her simplicity and said slowly: "If you are punished like that by the imperial concubine, I am afraid that you will not even dare to go out of the door, and you will be cautious for the rest of your life, and I will probably do the same." But this is different for some people, the punishment of them will only arouse their hatred, why are there good people in this world? It's not because there are bad people, there are black and white, you used to be in Yingtai, not also bullied, those people were bullied by your master, and they didn't learn to be low-key from then on, but intensified to bully you. The noble people are already arrogant, and it is useless for the imperial concubine to suppress her, and the temporary peace will only bring deeper hatred. ”

Zhang Yu frowned and thought, muttering: "Is she going to bully you this time?" ”

"It's nothing but a few rumors that I heard." Lan Qi didn't mention that it was the noble Juechan who came to tell her about the matter between Concubine Wen and the noble person, and said a few perfunctory words, "But anything that is more satisfactory than her is a thorn in her eye, you should also be careful." ”

Zhang promised to look at Lan Qi's bulging belly, and said softly: "Just lock her up for a few more months, so that you can give birth safely." ”

Lan Qi looked down at her stomach and said with a smile: "I'm in Yonghe Palace, she can't offend me." Suddenly, he remembered Fang Cai's words, so he told Zhang to agree, "Don't mention these things to Concubine Rong when you go back, she worries about the affairs of the Sixth Palace every day, don't block her anymore." ”

Lan Qi doesn't know if this advice is useful, although everyone thinks that Zhang promised to be the person who went out of Yonghe Palace, and should be more intimate with her, but she has been in the palace for so many years, and only Sister Bu can really put her heart into her heart, presumably Zhang promised herself, there will be such a person, and Lan Qi feels that she is not her "cloth noble".

After Zhang promised to leave, Huanchun checked the hot fetal pills before bringing them to Lan Qi, speaking of what he had promised with Zhang just now, Huanchun finally had the opportunity to mention the matter of the master and the emperor, and persuaded her: "Niangniang, don't stalemate with the emperor anymore, once even others find out, don't you let those people see the joke?" ”

Lan Qi said impatiently: "I'm not upset, isn't it good?" Now it's quiet, you haven't seen me depressed these days, I've eaten and taken medicine well, everything is fine, why can't I do it? ”

Huanchun didn't dare to say much to provoke her, but he smiled bitterly in his heart, he talked like this, can it still be considered good? guessed that it was mostly for the marriage of the second lady and Lord Alinga, she was not in front of her that day, I don't know what the two imperial concubines said, they can make such a fuss all of a sudden, and now even the chapter has been noticed, and sooner or later the six palaces can spread. What makes Huanchun feel that it is not worth it is that the master is so troublesome, and the second lady still has to marry.

Speaking of Wu Ya Lanying's marriage, it has been planned on the fifth day of the third month, saying that it is an auspicious day for marriage, and both governments have begun to prepare for marriage, Niu Hulu's family seems to be very happy, and Wu Ya's family is not reluctant, but both of them in the palace are not happy. But Concubine De thanked her in front of the emperor, and she still thanked her in front of the concubine, and said it beautifully and decently, turning the concubine's confession into unreasonableness, the concubine couldn't get her wish, and what she said couldn't be taken back, and she put herself in it.

The days passed, the palace seemed to be peaceful in the world, the emperor frequently turned over the chapter at the end of the year and the beginning of the year to promise the brand, and gradually began to stain the rain and dew of the six palaces, although there were few things to keep the file, the emperor did not seem to have that mind, but the Qianqing Palace almost every night there is no shortage of people to accompany each other, even the Ping nobles, Yi Concubine have been to the two times, that is, the emperor does not enter the harem, whether it is a low-ranking concubine, or which palace master, are to accompany the Qianqing Palace.

As for Yonghe Palace, it is normal for Concubine De to not accompany the emperor with a big belly, but after a long time, the slightly smarter ones can also see the strangeness, the relationship between the emperor and Concubine De has changed slightly, there is one person who finds out, there will be two or three more and more people find out, in the blink of an eye, at the end of February, the marriage between Niu Hulu's family and Wuya's family outside the palace is just around the corner, and the palace has also spread all over the palace, and the rumors that Concubine De of Yonghe Palace have fallen out of favor.

For the Niu Hulu family, they are eager to know whether Concubine De has really fallen out of favor, Concubine De should be favored, and it is a good thing to marry the daughter of the Wu Ya family, otherwise, what do they want a woman with no background in her mother's family to enter the door?

These truths, even Concubine Rong thought of it, she felt that the emperor and Concubine De were not normal a few days ago, but she didn't take it to heart, and now the palace is getting more and more lively, so she kindly came to ask, and told Lan Qi: "If you are not good in the palace, they really want to bully your sister." ”

Lan Qi said ruthlessly: "She promised it herself, and she will bear it for herself whether it will be good or bad in the future." ”

Concubine Rong said to her: "Then why are you upset?" If you really don't care, what kind of temper are you having at this time? ”

Lan Qi was speechless, her heart was in turmoil, remembering what she promised to say to Zhang that day, she vaguely remembered that the former Rong Guiren and Hui Guiren had also said similar things to her, and in the blink of an eye, she had already begun to teach newcomers, and then looked at the contradiction between herself and Xuan Ye now, is it that if the time goes by longer, she will also become like Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui? It can be seen that the women in the harem, no matter how beautiful they once were, will tend to be dull, and they can't withstand the emotions washed away by the years, and everyone's fate is the same in the end.

And the newcomers in the palace today, although they have not yet become a climate, are much more shrewd and lively than Lan Qi and Bu Guiren at that time, and because they have seen a good time, their morale is also higher than they once were. Lan Qi did not give birth to the sadness of seeing the newcomer laughing and not hearing the old man crying, although she couldn't untie the knot with Xuan Ye for her sister's marriage, but there was one thing that surprised her, the confused state of mind before gradually became clear, she seemed to know where to go at the fork in the road.

On the same day, Zhong Cui Gong Dai nobles asked for a decree, and took Wan Chang Zai and Zhang to promise to come to the elder brother's office, and the seventh elder brother Yinyou was about to go to the study, and he came to buy some things for him, and Wan Chang also came to see his twelve elder brothers, although their positions were low, their blessings were not bad, and they all had a son under their knees, which was better than many people in the palace.

Since the elder brother left, the sisters talked and laughed and walked back, talking about the frequent entry and exit of the Qianqing Palace before Zhang agreed, and the two asked her to be careful about her body, after all, it was the privacy of the bed, and Zhang promised to be inevitably shy. The little palace maids around him also joined in the fun, chasing back and forth for a while, playing crazy, Zhang promised the palace maid Xiaoyu next to him grabbed the snowball that had long dried up on the ground and threw it forward, and I don't know how there was so much energy in my hand, the dried snowball was as hard as a stone, and it flew out, and there were just three or four people turning in at the intersection, and the snowball smashed on the head of one of them, and under a painful scream, someone exclaimed: "It's a noble person." ”

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