Three palaces and six courts, headed by the queen, even if she is not favored by the emperor, she has an incomparable status with other concubines, which can be seen from the strict guards of Huanqing Palace.

I heard that the queen has the habit of worshipping Buddha in the morning, Bai Qige specially got up early in the morning and came to Huanqing Palace. Coincidentally, as soon as she entered the door with her front feet, she saw a shower walking out of the palace, and the two of them passed by, and there was no sympathetic greeting between them, and they each nodded slightly.

Bai Qige has always been negligent in etiquette, and even showers feel that greeting is completely unnecessary, in the eyes of the simple-minded general's daughter, Bai Qige is just a lowly woman sent by the vassal country to marry Yi Chenjing, no matter the status can not be compared with it, not to mention that it is precisely because of Bai Qige's existence that Yi Chenjing will refuse to arrange Emperor Yao, and even showers always feel that people like Bai Qige should not exist, and she is already a big face.

How could Bai Qige not see the thoughts hidden behind her arrogant expression, she didn't feel angry but felt ridiculous, and she didn't have the slightest intention of being more serious with a naïve girl.

Everything she wants is in her hands, so why fight with the occasional shower for that vanity.

"Hongu knew you were coming." Under the guidance of the maid, stepping into the Buddha hall, the queen wearing a purple and gold robe mopping the floor was standing in front of the Buddha statue, closing her eyes with her palms closed, and not looking back.

Bai Qige curtsied and stood at the door in a proper manner: "The queen mother is clever and thoughtful, and she must know that Qige is here for this purpose." ”

"You're here to ask the emperor of this palace about choosing a concubine for the crown prince, and why he didn't choose you." Slowly waving her hand and retreating from the people around her, the queen turned to face Bai Qige, her chin was slightly raised, and she still had a graceful and noble expression, "Help the palace to go to the back garden for a walk, it is very uncomfortable to be quarreled with by the girl of the puppet family for most of the night, and I need to clean my ears at this time." ”

It was cold and windy outside, and Bai Qige was cold and reluctant to move, but since the queen couldn't refuse when she spoke, she hesitated for a while, but nodded and helped the queen to the back garden.

Compared with the Imperial Garden, the small back garden of Huanqing Palace is too much inferior, the snow on the path is not cleared, the dead leaves of the trees on both sides are still there, and the wind blows and the snow drifts around, at first glance it looks desolate and desolate, and it does not look like a place where the mother of a country lives.

As if to understand Bai Qige's subtle surprise, the queen stopped under a dead tree: "Since the palace was confined to Huanqing Palace that year, the people in the palace have not been so careful. The emperor wanted to make people forget the existence of the palace, so whether those people really forgot or pretended not to remember, they avoided it one after another, hiding away from the palace like a plague. The world thinks that being a queen is even if a pheasant becomes a phoenix, but they don't know that a queen who has fallen out of favor is not as good as an ant. ”

"People's hearts are warm and cold, the world is hot and cold, why should such an enlightened person of the queen mother sigh about this. Anyway, Queen Da Yao is still you, under one person, above ten thousand. ”

"It's a good sentence, 'one person is below ten thousand people'." Looking at Bai Qige with a calm gaze, the queen slightly raised the corners of her mouth and suddenly changed the topic, "Last night, the girl of the puppet family didn't know who had ulterior motives to give her blind advice, and sent a lot of melons and fruits that the palace likes to eat on weekdays, and she had to sleep in Huanqing Palace for one night, and asked some questions about how to be a qualified princess and the like, and after hearing it, it made the palace very bored." Her mind is far inferior to yours, and she thinks about being the crown princess without even a single word, which is ridiculously stupid. ”

I just saw the occasional shower coming out of the Huanqing Palace, and I thought she had a good relationship with the queen, but now I understand what kind of attitude the queen has towards her. Bai Qige didn't answer, only listened to the queen quietly.

"The crown princess is not someone who can be favored, he ascended the throne as the emperor, and the princess became the queen, and it is indispensable to be the mother of the world, to be in charge of the six palaces, the girl in the puppet family is simple-minded and does not understand personnel, so she can't do it. If you look at the palace, there is no one in the entire palace who can take the position of crown princess now, not even you. The queen didn't care about Bai Qige's face at all, and after making a comment on the occasional shower, she gave Bai Qige a not high evaluation. Bai Qige was very clear about the flaws in his stubborn character, and neither refuted nor explained, and the queen nodded when she saw this before continuing: "Having said that, no matter what the emperor thinks, in the eyes of this palace, you are still the most suitable candidate for the crown princess, but you still lack something." ”

Bai Qige lowered her head: "Please make it clear to the queen." ”

Such a low voice is definitely not what Bai Qige wants, she never bowed her head to anyone, even in the face of life and death, she never had the slightest timidity, but after so many ups and downs, she gradually understood that no matter how hard a person's neck is, there will be a day when it will be soft. For the sake of her loved ones, she must learn to show weakness on the premise of not giving up her dignity, and move towards those who are already stronger than her.

The queen was very satisfied with Bai Qige's low-key posture, and reached out to pick a dead leaf on the tree that had not yet fallen and played with it in front of her: "What you lack is power, and you are a huge backer who is enough for the Pope to make you the crown princess." ”

"The queen mother means that I want to coerce the emperor." Without too much speculation, Bai Qige quickly understood the meaning of the queen's words, took a deep breath, and his eyes were slightly heavy, "Please forgive Qige for being blunt, firstly, Qige does not have high-ranking officials and ministers as backers, and secondly, he doesn't want to become a big trouble for the emperor, this road, I am afraid that it will not work." ”

The queen pretended to be disappointed and sighed: "This palace sees that you are a plastic talent to say this to you, why are you still obsessed." Think about it, with the help of this palace and your ingenuity, is it difficult to become a princess or even a queen. ”

It's not difficult, but the consequences are unimaginable.

Bai Qige is not a fool, if he can sit firmly in a high position and enjoy the glory just by relying on the backer, why did the queen fall to such a point. It is precisely because he has the two backers of the general and the prime minister in his hands that he interferes in politics unscrupulously, which eventually leads to the loss of power of his relatives and his own grounding in the harem. Or did her appearance give the queen the illusion that she wanted to interfere in the internal affairs of the former dynasty by manipulating her again?

"You're a smart kid, you should understand what this palace means." Seeing Bai Qige's immediate refusal, the queen was further bewitched, "This palace has been sitting in the cold palace for so many years, and you have experience that you can't match for ten or twenty years. Since the emperor chose Jing'er to take over, then the palace should find a wife for him who can manage the harem and do his duty, this is your opportunity, and it is also the responsibility of the palace. ”

Bai Qige was still silent, but she was sneering in her heart.

is not ashamed to say what duties and tasks, the queen tried her best to praise her as the crown princess, how could it be a favor for nothing. If she really accepts the queen's help and relies on the forces opposing Emperor Yao to climb to the concubine position, she will no longer have the freedom to choose her own way, let alone her, even Yi Chenjing is likely to follow in the footsteps of Queen Yao, and be subject to an old woman in the harem who has power everywhere.

She suffered a lot in this transaction.

"The queen's teachings Qige should be remembered, but the stakes are very high, Qige can't make a hasty decision for a while, and ask the queen to give a few days to reply with you." Bai Qige's tone was calm, and he couldn't see anything wrong at all.

The queen couldn't grasp her attitude, and wanted to say more but felt that it would backfire, so she could only nod her head, and after being helped back to the front yard by Bai Qige, she said that she didn't sleep well last night and needed to rest and rest, and explained some ordinary etiquette and so on before teaching Bai Qige to leave. A moment after the straight figure left, another figure rushed into the room and knelt on one knee before the queen.

"I just saw Princess Qi'an go out from here, but I'm here to see the queen."

The queen didn't seem to be very happy, and casually raised her finger: "Get up and speak, I get annoyed when I see people kneeling, one by one is servile and bent on the knees, but I don't know how much bad water is hidden in my bones." ”

The kneeling man hurriedly got up, his tone full of flattery: "How dare Weichen." Weichen can have today all depends on the queen's mother, even if he dies, he will never lose the great kindness of the mother......"

"Okay, everyone says that fathers-in-law are the best at speaking good things, why are you Song Mujie more dexterous than their mouths." Impatiently interrupting the man's speech, the queen knocked on the forehead, "At the beginning, you were the head of the guard for the fifth prince, and the fifth prince was almost dismissed from his official position by the emperor after losing power. Listen, this palace has secretly instructed several close ministers to advise the emperor to restore your position as the head of the guard, and when you take back your three-grade ribbon seal and return to the emperor's side to guard, you can figure out what to do and what position to stand in. ”

"Wechen understands, Wechen understands," Song Mujie was overjoyed, and he was busy thanking him. Glancing at the plates of fresh melons and fruits on the table, Song Mujie's eyes lit up, and he whispered: "The minister listened to the little father-in-law of Ziyun Palace said that the envoy of the rouhu made a big show at the reception banquet of the five envoys of Mo Nan last night, not only his face and dance posture were breathtaking, but he also unexpectedly proposed the marriage, although the emperor did not agree on the spot, but left a message to discuss it another day, and I don't know who the position of the crown princess will end up with." ”

The queen knew everything about the banquet last night, and when she heard Song Mujie mention it, she sneered disdainfully: "The emperor naturally wants to marry with the Rouhu Kingdom the most, but the words of setting up a puppet shower as a concubine have been released, and a sudden change of mind will inevitably provoke outsiders to discuss, even if the occasional good will, the little girl who is even shower will not give up." ”

"What the queen mother means is that the most likely person is still the daughter of the puppet general."

"She. Don't laugh, that girl is stupid and willful, and she can't do it at all. Pulling off a berry in the fruit bowl and pinching it on her fingertips, the queen's eyes narrowed slightly, as if she saw the future from the smooth peel, "The country of Rouhu is a foreign country, how can it be tolerated by a foreign clan to pollute the bloodline of my Dayao royal family." Although Bai Qige is a little ignorant, she is the queen of Zhaoguo after all, she is scheming and strategic, which is quite similar to the palace back then, and only when she is the crown princess will she feel a little relieved. ”

Song Mujie took a deep breath: "But the emperor's meaning is obvious, Princess Qi'an can't be the crown princess, and even the prince can't resist it." ”

"The prince has been leading troops to fight all year round, and he can know a little about the conspiracy of the harem. His indiscriminate collision will only make the emperor firm in his determination to make someone else a concubine, and there will be no harm but no benefit, and if he wants Bai Qige to become the crown princess, only the palace can help him. ”

Song Mujie suddenly felt a coldness on his cheeks, and subconsciously touched it, and it turned out to be the dark purple juice of berries. Looking up in surprise, I saw that the round and juicy berries had lost their original shape in the queen's hands, and they were pinched alive.

Under the thin eyebrows of the slanted fly, the black eyes shone with a strange luster, flat and cold.

"This is the final battle between the palace and the emperor...... Huaiyu, let's see who the last person to set foot on Huangquan Road with regrets is,"