A year later

Early in the morning, the first rays of sunlight shine through the windows, illuminating the entire room.

"Little master, is it okay to wear this today?" The one who spoke was Fu'er, who was selected from among the palace maids of Yikun Palace a year ago to enter the inner hall and wait.

Since Lan Xin left, it has always been Shu Sleeve and Mu Hui in the inner hall, and Kong Yang could also enter at will, but later she was forbidden to get close to her because of the drugging. It wasn't until after Chunxi gave birth that there were not enough people waiting, so Chunxi personally selected a smart and clever one from among the palace maids. This year, it has also been very satisfying.

In Fu'er's hand is a lilac orchid embroidered collar pink placket wide-sleeved palace dress, which was rewarded by Xuan Ye last month, and Xuan Xi likes it very much and has worn it several times.

Chun Xi glanced at it and shook his head: "I don't want to wear pink today, let's change it." ”

Fu'er looked at the young man sitting in front of the dressing table and was holding a golden silk emerald butterfly hairpin in his hand, which had just been rewarded by the previous child, and immediately had an idea in his heart. Changed into a royal blue embroidered gold-edged hundred butterflies wearing a flower narrow-sleeved palace dress.

Chun Xi looked at it and nodded.

"Little master, breakfast is ready." Shu sleeves lifted the curtain and came in, and when he saw that Chunxi had already dressed, he respectfully invited him.

Chun Xi walked out of the dormitory, came to the West Warm Pavilion of the main hall, looked at the various dishes placed on the sandalwood round table, only took a few sips of milk tea, and ate a bowl of porridge. After eating, he put down the bowl, got up and said to Shu Sleeve: "I said that when the emperor is away, there is no need to prepare so many things for breakfast, and I can't eat anything alone." Withdraw them all and let everyone divide them. ”

"Huh." Shu sleeves knew that he was displeased, and he didn't dare to say more.

Mu Hui was already waiting in front of the door, and when she saw Chunxi coming out, she immediately reached out and put on four copper cloisonné enamel armor for Chunxi, and then followed her out of Yikun Palace to Yongshou Palace.

"Little master, since the Yongshou Palace was named a concubine, she has been in charge of the harem alone, and Concubine Tong Niangniang has only obtained the power of the assistant six palaces, and everything is still dominated by Concubine Wan. Since then, Concubine Wan has more and more trust in the little master, and Concubine Tong seems to have lost her past source of success. It seems that the little lord did the right thing to say for Concubine Wan in front of the emperor that day. Mu Hui said with a smile.

But she didn't feel anything to be happy about. A year ago, they had no clue, in order to find out the real culprit, and when Xuan Ye mentioned that the harem needed to be rectified, Chunxi already knew today's result.

Chunxi has never had a good impression of Concubine Tong, and Concubine Tong had sent someone to assassinate her before, so she even suspected that the real culprit behind the scenes was Concubine Tong. So she made an alliance with Concubine Wan to help her get the position of concubine and suppress Concubine Tong.

Although everything went smoothly, I didn't expect that in this year, Concubine Tong didn't take any action. So that Chunxi can't find the slightest evidence. On the contrary, Wang Tianru, because of a miscarriage, borrowed the support of the Queen Mother and let her become a nobleman from Changzai. This incident made An Guiren sulk for a long time.

"Although Concubine Wan is now in charge of the overall situation, Concubine Tong has not made any big moves. He didn't even feel anything about Jinfeng, he didn't make any noise or noise, and he just entertained himself in the Chengqian Palace. Isn't that too weird? In her words, Mu Hui understood that she still couldn't underestimate Concubine Tong: "If she doesn't move for a day, we can't catch her handle for a day." Then our enemies will not be found one day. ”

"Little Lord, since we have waited for so long and there is no result, why don't we lure the snake out of the hole?" Mu Hui was puzzled, this year. If it is said that in the first half a year, Chun Xi was recuperating with peace of mind, then in the past six months, she has devoted herself to Xuan Ye, and the only thing she has done is to say a few good words for Concubine Wan in front of Xuan Ye, so that she can become a concubine as she wishes. But later, there was no action, and I have been waiting for the opportunity.

"What are you doing in a hurry?" Chunxi glanced at Mu Hui, smiled slightly, and said, "I believe that if she can't wait long, she will naturally be impatient." Now it's about who has patience. ”

While speaking, the two had already walked to the door of Yongshou Palace.

When I entered the palace gate, I saw that in the middle of the main hall, Concubine Wan was sitting alone on a chair, and on the chair below was Concubine Tong on the left, and Concubine Yun was on the right.

Chun Xi asked for peace and sat down beside Yun Concubine.

"My sister looks good today." Yun Concubine looked at Chunxi's ruddy face and said.

"My sister is not bad." Chun Xi smiled gently at Yun Concubine.

"I heard that the emperor played chess with his sister late at night last night, and he didn't leave Yikun Palace until he was young." Jin Guiren also entered the door, invited An to sit next to Chunxi, and asked.

"What's the matter, it's late to play chess, and it's not time to play." When she heard Guiren Jin's words, she faced her and replied.

"Recently, the emperor has only played chess with his sister, but we can't even see the emperor's face. I heard that An Guiren went to the Qianqing Palace several times to invite the emperor to go to the imperial garden for a walk, but he refused. Even the emperor of the jade soup I sent yesterday sent back. Jin Guiren's voice was a little unhappy, she had never liked Chunxi very much, and now the emperor was a special favor on her, which made everyone in the harem dissatisfied.

"I don't know about this." Chun Xi smiled calmly, she has become accustomed to such conversations these days, first Dong Guiren, and then An Guiren. No, even the nobles of Jin have a whisper.

She really didn't know where it was, she just pretended not to understand, and wanted to make Concubine Tong resentful. The only people under her are An Guiren and the current Wang Guiren are favored, although Mu Changzai gave birth to the prince and promoted to the position of Changzai, but he is not favored by the emperor like Hui Guiren.

And beside Concubine Wan, Rong Guiren is pregnant again and is about to give birth, and the imperial doctor said that he is still an elder brother. I don't know where she got her blessings in this life, but almost every child is a boy. Then there is the noble Jin, who is also occasionally pampered. Now because of the addition of Chunxi, he is alone in the six palaces. These made Concubine Wan not care much about the Jin nobles.

Rong Guiren will have two princes by his side, and he will also be loved by the emperor. Jin Guiren can't compare with one of them, and he has a quarrel with Chunxi, and now he has lost the protection of Concubine Wan, so he is naturally a little biased towards Concubine Tong. But Concubine Tong didn't care about her, let her be caught in the middle, and her resentment towards Chunxi was deeper.

Today, the noble Jin suddenly spoke out and was embarrassed, and he must have suffered a lot of anger and couldn't bear it. But I was prevaricated by a sentence that I didn't know.

Concubine Wan is happy to see the special favor of Chunxi, and why she sits in the position of concubine is also like a mirror, and she doesn't care about this. Let them quarrel a few words, harmless words.

"What the noble man said, since I didn't know it before, now that I know it, I should ask the sisters to meet the emperor." As soon as Wang Guiren entered the door, he heard the words of Chunxi. In the past, it was just a constant place, and it was far from the position of Chunxi, so naturally I didn't want to have a dispute with Chunxi. Now that he has been promoted to a nobleman, he has the same position as Chunxi, and he has the support of the Queen Mother, and his speech is naturally much tougher.

"Who does the emperor see and who he doesn't see, where is my final say?" Chunxi didn't even look at her, and replied directly. Since the hunting in Nanyuan, Chunxi has no good impression of her, and has already put her on Concubine Tong's side.

Now she has been promoted to the position of the Queen Mother, although she is on an equal footing with herself, she still doesn't care about it. Now that he is openly interacting with Concubine Tong, it also makes Chunxi even more clear about the matter of Nanyuan that day.

"I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to say this." Concubine Tong, who had always been silent, suddenly opened her mouth: "As a concubine, you naturally have to put the emperor first." Spoiling the harem alone is everyone's dream, and it is also the duty of a concubine to be able to spend money for the royal family. ”

"Hearing Niangniang say this, Chunxi is ashamed." Chunxi was overjoyed in her heart, and when she heard Concubine Tong's rebuttal, she also knew that she finally couldn't bear it anymore and was about to make a move.

"Then the noble man can do it himself." Concubine Tong's stern reminder made everyone present excited. Seeing that Chunxi has been publicized for so long, someone is finally willing to come out to suppress her.

Concubine Wan was slightly angry and embarrassed when she saw Chunxi, and hurriedly said a few words to divert the topic: "It is the ability of the nobles to please the emperor. Why bother her to go. Today, the sisters came to Yongshou Palace to discuss the birthday banquet of the ancestors. ”

As soon as Concubine Wan reminded her, everyone remembered today's purpose. Next month, the 28th will be the Queen Mother's birthday.

"The ancestors don't want to put on a big feast, but the emperor orders that a family banquet is essential." Concubine Wan said again. Two years ago, because of the death of Empress Renxiao, the Empress Dowager had no intention of holding a birthday banquet, but this year, Empress Renxiao's three-year mourning period is about to expire, and Xuan Ye intends to hold a small birthday banquet for her. At the repeated request of Xiaozhuang, it was finally changed to a family banquet.

"The old ancestor has always liked to be lively, and this year's Chinese New Year, the old ancestor likes the performance of each of you very much. In that case, this birthday gift is going to make you think about it a little bit. Concubine Wan's words made the people present uneasy and discussed.

It's true that the Queen Mother likes to be lively, and she doesn't have any requirements for these on weekdays, but this birthday gift is not sloppy, which makes everyone a little anxious for a while. But she was the only one who tasted tea leisurely and gossiped with Yun Concubine.

Seeing Chunxi like this, everyone remembered that Chunxi was the most loved by the Empress Dowager on weekdays, and they all rushed to ask Chunxi for advice.

Chunxi looked at these women who were contemptuous and jealous of herself a moment ago, but now they all stammered themselves. smiled at them, excused himself to resign from Concubine Wan, and knelt down to return to Yikun Palace.

However, Chunxi's sudden departure did not erase their enthusiasm, and as soon as Chunxi entered the gate of Yikun Palace with her front foot, someone came to visit with gifts.

For a while, Chunxi was also tired of coping, and found an excuse to hide in the Qianqing Palace.

After entering the palace gate, he knew that Xuan Ye had not returned, so he went to the imperial dining room to prepare lunch for him personally.

The people in the imperial dining room have long been surprised, and Chunxi will come to the imperial dining room almost every once in a while. Sometimes it's to give them a list and let them do it, and sometimes it's to make one or two dishes for Xuan Ye himself.

They all admired this nobleman, who could cook more than the best chef in the Imperial Dining Room, and she only said that it was the first time she had learned it from a book.

There is a water chestnut, just like a living recipe, and the whole of the imperial dining room does not have to worry about the emperor who will be dissatisfied with today's dishes. Because I have never heard the emperor say no, I have always received a lot of rewards through my ideas.

When Concubine Wan got the news that she was going to organize a birthday banquet, she handed over all the dishes at the banquet to Chunxi, and Chunxi also gladly accepted it. This is more appropriate than thinking about a lot of things to please the Queen Mother, as long as she thinks about what to give her, everyone will be happy.

That's why Chun Xi is full of confidence and not in a hurry. It's just that she didn't expect that her inadvertent revelation would make them scramble to ask for her help. Where did she get so many ideas for them, so she had to run away.

At least, here, she can still be quiet for a while.