I don't know what he was going to say, but facing him at such a close distance, even though I knew that I had nothing to lose, I still had a tremor from the bottom of my heart, and I couldn't help but clench my fists.

At this time, he suddenly spoke: "Fu Badai's matter, did you mention it to the queen?" ”

"......" My heart sank slightly, I looked up at him, thought about it, and nodded.

"Do you know this person?"

"......" I thought about it again before I whispered: "Fu Badai, in Shudi, he has a high reputation. ”

He raised his eyebrows, and looked at me with that scrutinizing gaze, as if to see through my eyes, and I had already made up my mind not to speak, and closed my mouth and bowed my head in silence.

The silence like a confrontation made Jingren Palace a little dark, I don't know how long it lasted, he finally exhaled softly, and didn't look at me again.

My heart was also relieved, and I was about to turn around and leave, but I heard a somewhat chaotic footsteps behind me, and before I could turn back, Chang Qing's voice had already sounded at the door: "Your Majesty?" The concubine visited the emperor. ”

With her voice, more warblers and swallows sounded behind me, I looked back, but saw that she was followed by a large group of brocade clothes and concubines with pearls and emeralds, all of whom bowed to Pei Yuanhao, and he walked up: "Flat." ”

"Your Majesty."

I hurriedly stepped aside, but I could also feel that a few familiar eyes had fallen on me like needletips, Pei Yuanhao looked at them lightly, and said, "Why are they all here?" ”

"Oh, the sisters came to visit the eldest prince today because they were leaving the palace to go to the Taimiao, but I didn't expect the emperor to come to Jingren Palace."

Listening to her words with a smile, I also smiled in my heart, those concubines came to visit not Nian Shen, as soon as my front foot came out of the water pagoda, I was afraid that someone would pass the news on the back foot, but the whole palace knew about the kung fu of a meal. The emperor is coming here, they are naturally not at ease, I can't help but look up, the crowd at the door is overwhelming, but it is complete.

Pei Yuanhao also smiled, and when he looked at a figure in the crowd, he softened: "Why are you here too?" Doesn't it give you more rest? ”

Nangong Lizhu's soft voice sounded: "It's inconvenient for the concubine, I can't go to the Taimiao Temple to pray for the eldest prince, but I still want to come and have a look." ”

I looked up at her, but she didn't seem to see me, her face was soft as usual, even if she was pregnant, she was still outstanding among those concubines who were beautiful and fragrant, and the years and pregnancy did not detract from the beauty of the first beauty of the Celestial Empire, even if the women around her were excellent, but they couldn't steal half of her brilliance.

I haven't been in the harem for several years, but since I came to Jingren Palace, Mama Gui next to the Queen Mother still told me about the situation in the harem - Lu Xinrong was promoted to Zhaoyi, Zhu Fanghua was promoted to Chongyi, Pang Yan looks much more mature than a few years ago, and is currently Chongyuan; Smell the silk to contour the ...... In addition to the talented Yuan Yueming, there are also some new faces, who should have been newly canonized in the past few years.

The only one who did not rise was Zhaoyi Liu Li, still standing far away from the crowd, still looking indifferent as ice.

Looking at her through the crowd, I also had a feeling of gloom in my heart, but soon, my attention was attracted by the figure beside Shen Rou, a little familiar, but not as usual, wearing gold and silver and domineering appearance made me look a little dazzling.

Yuwen, the woman who killed her master and won the promotion, has now been canonized as Jieyu.

I looked at her, with Nian Shen still lying on the bed in the corner of my eyes, and couldn't help gritting my teeth, and her gaze at me also revealed a trace of cruel coldness.

Shen Rou also saw me, and glanced at Yuwen again with cold eyes, and this vicious woman immediately showed a frightened expression, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, why is this woman here?" The eldest prince is recuperating now, and her words in this place-"

The implication is self-evident.

Lu Zhaoyi also immediately said: "Yes, this woman is here, I am only afraid of the eldest prince......"

Pei Yuanhao didn't speak, but Chang Qing said: "Yue Qingying came to Jingren Palace, it was the eldest prince who asked the palace, the palace remembered that she and the eldest prince had a deep friendship, and the eldest prince was sick, and the palace couldn't bear to disappoint him, so it approved the request of the eldest prince, and hoped that the emperor would approve it." ”

Before Pei Yuanhao could speak, Shen Rou had already spoken coldly: "The queen mother is kind-hearted, have you forgotten what happened four years ago?" ”

Chang Qing smiled indifferently: "Yue Qingying also paid the price for what she did, and now she is inspired by the Queen Mother, and she spends her days in meditation and reciting Buddha in the sleeping pagoda, and the palace also believes that she has changed her mind, why not give her a chance to atone for her sins?" ”

Shen Rou frowned, and wanted to say something, but Pei Yuanhao had already spoken: "Okay." ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately held their breath.

Pei Yuanhao glanced at me and said lightly: "Since the queen said so, and the queen mother said so, I will allow you to play." ”

"Thank you for your grace."

When Shen Rou heard the emperor say this, her face suddenly turned a little pale, but she could only be silent, but at this moment, Nangong Lizhu on the side took a step forward lightly and said softly: "Your Majesty, the queen, the concubine has something to say." ”

Pei Yuanhao frowned slightly, but still said, "Zhu'er, what do you have to say?" ”

Nangong Lizhu glanced at me, smiled faintly, and said: "The concubine entered the palace late, and she only heard about the previous things, but the things of four years ago were also shocking. Moreover, the emperor and the queen mother left the palace this time to go to the Taimiao to seal Zen, it will take a full ten days, even if the concubines care about the prince, they are unable to move and cannot come to visit from time to time, in case there is a mistake, who will be responsible? ”

She said this very softly, but it was a needle hidden in the cotton, and even Chang Qing couldn't help frowning.

Shen Rou glanced at her, and a sneer appeared in her eyes.

The atmosphere became a little stiff, all the concubines looked at Pei Yuanhao, and some forced to look at me, at this moment, Chang Qing said calmly: "Since this decision was made by this palace, if something happens, the responsibility will naturally be borne by this palace." ”

“……！”

Everyone, even Pei Yuanhao, looked at her with a surprised expression.

I was even more surprised - Chang Qing has always been an outsider in this harem, and it is also Mingzhe's attitude of protecting herself, she, the queen, has been able to do it peacefully and steadily between Shen Rou and Nangong Lizhu for so many years, it is precisely because of this attitude, but now that she is doing this, she has clearly involved herself in the whirlpool of Shen Rou, Nangong Lizhu and me!

Moreover, Nangong Lizhu's words just now had already pushed things to a dead end, and Chang Qing wanted to take this responsibility, which was equivalent to embarking on this dead end.

If something really happens, then she-

Why would she do it?

Just when everyone was stunned, Chang Qing looked at Nangong Lizhu and smiled indifferently: "Sister Concubine Li is so relieved?" ”

Nangong Lizhu didn't expect her to say this after all, her face was slightly ugly, but she immediately made a reluctant smile: "Since the queen mother has said so, the concubine is naturally relieved." As she spoke, she looked at me with a smile and said, "I just hope that she will not live up to the trust of the queen." ”

Those concubines originally just came to Jingren Palace to see the emperor, but after the matter was over, Pei Yuanhao went to Concubine Li's Yuhua Hall to accompany her for dinner, and everyone dispersed.

It was Liu Zhaoyi, who glanced at me before leaving, but didn't say anything.

I can see that she has not had a good time in the past two years, and she is the only concubine who has not been promoted, so it can be seen that the death of her father and brother has made this woman desperate in the harem.

And my heart was still a little throbbing, watching Chang Qing walk to the side of the bed and look down for a while, I walked over gently: "Queen Mother......"

She turned her head with a faint smile: "I want to ask Bengong, why do I believe in you so much?" ”

“……”

"It's not you who this palace believes."

"So, who is it?"

She smiled faintly, but did not speak, just sat at the table, the gray candlelight on her face still looked dignified and elegant, but in the face of those women before, she also showed a little tiredness, I made a cup of ginseng tea and offered it to her, she took it and took a sip, suddenly seemed to remember something, and said: "By the way, there is one thing that this palace still wants to ask you." ”

"The Queen, please speak."

"Regarding the matter of Fu Badai, the emperor listened to the advice of the palace, and did not plan to use the holy decree to suppress him again, but planned to use the methods of those literati to invite him to go north."

As soon as I heard this, a small smile immediately appeared on my face.

This seems to be the best method at present, but I am also a little glad that Pei Yuanhao's attitude towards Fu Badai is not bad, so that he will not really make things stiff.

"But whoever made this post is a bit learned." Chang Qing gently plucked the tea with the tea lid, and said slowly: "In your opinion, who is the most suitable person to make this post?" ”

I frowned slightly and looked down at her.

She is not enthusiastic about Nian Shen's affairs, just the most basic care, which I can feel in Nian Shen's words before, but this time about Fu Badai, she seems to be a little too enthusiastic, and everything is ventilated with me, which does not seem to be her usual practice.

These words don't seem to be asked by her, but like someone else's question, and she is just speaking.

Thinking of this, I smiled reluctantly: "These things are big things, how can the people know?" ”

She looked up at me and smiled, "Yue Qingying, you know. ”

“……”

Chang Qing was still smiling, and there was not even a hint of a change in face, but there was an invisible pressure coming from her, this woman was indeed not only relying on her father's status and brother-in-law's military exploits, Pei Yuanhao was able to let her sit firmly on the phoenix throne for so many years, and it was not for nothing.

I looked back at Nian Shen, but finally sighed and said, "This post, in the name of a person in the palace, is out of place. ”

Chang Qing said: "Then, who should be used?" ”