Li Yuan is old, no longer in the prime of life, and his energy and physical strength have declined. In addition, he no longer has the freshness he had when he first entered the palace, and the number of concubines in the harem is not as good as before.

Li Yuan's number of harem concubines has decreased, and the desire of harem concubines to get the favor of the lord is even more urgent.

The contrast between the two is even stronger.

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Although the Shang Sleep Bureau arranges the days for each high-ranking concubine to accept the Lord's blessing, but in the middle of the twelve days of the month, there are only two or three days when Li Yuan can be blessed with the harem concubines.

Li Yuan is a casual person, he doesn't want to restrain himself, even if he only goes to the concubine he likes very much.

In this way, there is a phenomenon that some concubines go to him every month, and some do not go once every few months.

Although every high-grade concubine has a fixed day to sleep, Li Yuan does not go, which is equivalent to not having the same.

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was able to get Li Yuan's fortunate concubine, so he tried his best to use all means to consolidate his favor, and he was more and more liked by Li Yuan. The concubines who couldn't get Li Yuan's favor rarely saw Li Yuan for a year, and they didn't have the opportunity to make Li Yuan happy, so they were more and more neglected.

The concubines who gave birth to children for Li Yuan and whose status was improved originally wanted to be able to regain Li Yuan's favor, but Li Yuan had a preference, which caused most people's hopes to be disappointed.

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The gap between hope and reality is too big, and people's hearts will give birth to resentment, and after resentment, new ideas will be born, and some concubines will pin their hopes on the children they have just born.

They thought in their hearts, Li Yuan was old, this big tree was going to fall after all, and their mother and son would always have to find a new support in the future.

couldn't cling to Li Yuan, these concubines who had sons set their sights on the next emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

They're all looking for the next target they can rely on.

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In the concubine's mind, Li Yuan's successor has two people.

One is the rightful crown prince Li Jiancheng, and the other is the talented Li Shimin.

These two people became the objects of different concubines to seek refuge, and the harem concubines had new ideas, and some began to move.

The concubines who are optimistic about the crown prince Li Jiancheng have begun to move around with the people in the East Palace.

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Concubine Wan is deferential and seems to be weak, but she is not a scheming person, otherwise she, as Li Yuan's only concubine, would not have survived for so many years under the nose of the powerful Queen Dou, and gave birth to a son and three daughters for Li Yuan.

Wan Guifei and Princess Xiangyang have a good relationship with Guanyin, they have a different vision from others, they are not interested in the prince Li Jiancheng, but Li Shimin, who has been suppressed for a long time.

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Another fancy for Li Shimin is Zhaoyi Yuwen Lingxin, Guanyin has a helping hand to her, and now her third brother Yu Wenshi and cast into Li Shimin's door, with Li Shimin to go to Hedong, Shanxi.

Their brother and sister also take a fancy to Li Shimin.

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Now that Guanyin has just returned from Changchun Palace, Wan Guifei will vent the situation of the harem to her, and she wants to remind Guanyin to guard against those concubines who are biased towards the East Palace.

Guanyin is a person who understands, and she knows Wan Guifei's thoughts in her heart, but she doesn't want to say it, but says to Wan Guifei lightly, "As a mother, it is human nature to plan for the future of her children, and my aunt is in charge of the harem, as long as they don't break the rules of the palace, my aunt still opens one eye and closes one eye, don't take them too seriously."

Wan Guifei sighed, "My aunt has no son now, so I don't bother to care about them because of these things, but you and Erlang have never looked down on me, and my aunt wants to remind Ah Wan to prevent them from speaking ill of you in front of the Lord."

Guanyin thanked her, "Aunt Xie cares, and Auntie has saved it."

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Guanyin maid originally just wanted to visit Wan Guifei in the Qianqiu Palace, but she didn't expect her to say so much to herself at once, the two only cared about talking, but they never had breakfast, and before they knew it, it was Chenshi.

At this time, Wan Guifei's personal palace maid came to ask Wan Guifei when she would have breakfast.

Wan Guifei slapped her head and blamed herself, "I'm really old and confused, I just want to talk to you, I don't even forget about breakfast, don't starve the child in my mother's belly."

Wan Guifei wanted to leave Guanyin for breakfast, but Guanyin refused, "There is still a group of people waiting for me outside, so I should go back and use it again."

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I heard that there was still a group of people waiting outside, so Wan Guifei didn't force her to stay.

Hsinchu and Zhanhua helped Guanyin to stand up, helped Guanyin to tie her cloak and put on her sleeves, and Wan Guifei followed the three of them to the door of the Qianqiu Palace.

The palace maid standing in front of the door lifted the door curtain, and Guanyin carefully crossed the threshold to the outside of the hall.

Guanyin bowed to Wan Guifei and said goodbye to Wan Guifei, and with the support of Hsinchu and Zhanhua, she came to the warm sedan chair in the courtyard.

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Guanyin said to Hsinchu, "Doctor Wu once told us to move more before giving birth, so I think we should walk back."

Hsinchu objected, "It's so cold, be careful and be passive, and the slave thinks it's better to take a warm sedan chair."

Guanyin insisted, "It's okay, it's warm after walking for a while."

Hsinchu looked at the exhibition painting helplessly, and wanted to ask the exhibition painting to help persuade Guanyin.

Zhanhua has followed Guanyin since she was a child, and knowing Guanyin's temper, she not only did not persuade her, but said to Hsinchu, "Since Sanniang wants to go, let's accompany her."

Hsinchu stomped his feet angrily and muttered angrily, "You will please Sanniang, and everything will follow her."

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Hsinchu and Zhanhua were talking and helping Guanyin to walk outside the courtyard.

Zhanhua teased Hsinchu, "Sister Hsinchu is a good housekeeper, how can Zhanhua only slap horses?"

Hsinchu glanced at Zhanhua and choked, "You are not doing your duty as a slave, be careful that I report you to Xu Gongzheng and send you to Yeting Palace to be punished."

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Hsinchu's Xu Gongzheng refers to Qin Lan, who was originally surnamed Xu.

Zhan Hua pursed his lips, "Sister Qin Lan's harem can't be managed, where will she take care of the affairs of the Qin Palace?"

Guanyin listened to Hsinchu with a smile, Zhan Hua Biskou, and walked forward slowly without speaking.

Hsinchu reminded Zhanhua, "Don't just talk, watch your feet carefully, if you trip Sanniang, see if Qin Lan doesn't open your ass?"

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A group of people walked along the road from Yiqiu Gate to Chengqing Gate, counting nine cold days, it was the coldest time of the year, and the flowers and trees on both sides were all bare branches, and there was not a single leaf on the top.

There has never been heavy snow in this winter, and the yellow sun in the sky is shining, giving people a dry and cold feeling.

Guanyin maid wore a mink cloak, carrying a sleeve, feeling that it was not too cold, and after walking for a while, she saw that the palace maids serving were frozen one by one, and she couldn't bear them to follow her to be cold, so she got on the warm sedan chair and quickly returned to the Chengqing Palace.

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After breakfast, Guanyin was on the window couch in the east room of the apse, leaning on the pillow to read.

After a while, the palace maid came to report, Xu Gongzheng and Liu Sizheng came to visit the princess, and Guanyin knew that it was Qin Lan and Shiqin who came, so she ordered them to come in quickly.

Because she was her own person, Guanyin no longer moved to the main hall, and still sat on the pillow as she did just now.

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Qin Lan and Shiqin entered the hall, respectfully bowed to Guanyin's crossed hands, and said ten thousand blessings to Guanyin.

After not seeing each other for a few months, Guanyin looked up and down at Qin Lan and Shiqin, and saw that they were wearing cyan narrow-sleeved short jackets, red and blue long skirts, combing back buns, no jewelry, and a standard dress of female officials in the palace, which seemed more calm and capable than before.

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Guanyin greeted Qin Lan and Shiqin with a smile, and instructed Zhanhua to move a bed for each of them and let them sit down.

Qin Lan thanked him, "Seeing Sanniang, how can the slaves and maids sit and talk back?"

Qin Lan and Shiqin insisted on not sitting, and Guanyin said with a smile, "It's not the same as in the past, you are a female official of the grade, and besides, we are all family members, so it's better to sit and talk closer."

Guanyin said to Hsinchu and Zhanhua who were standing aside to serve, "Hsinchu and Zhanhua, you two also move a hu bed and sit down, you are all sisters who have followed me and the king since childhood, and sit down and talk to me together."

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So, Qin Lan, Shiqin, Hsinchu, and Zhanhua each moved a Hu bed and sat side by side on the couch.

As soon as she sat down, Qin Lan looked at Guanyin's high bulging lower abdomen and said happily, "Is Sanniang about to give birth again?"

Guanyin gently stroked her stomach with her right hand and said with a smile, "Probably next month."

Shiqin asked worriedly, "Hey, it's such a cold day, and it's a lot of sin to live in a tent."

Guanyin smiled and said, "No, that tent is cold and warm, and there is a brazier in it. The Turks live in much colder places than Chang'an, and they are still able to spend the winter in tents."

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Shiqin pouted, "Anyway, there is no comfortable place to live in the temple, and I don't know who set this rule?"

Guanyin criticized Shiqin, "You are now the chief of the palace, you must do things according to the rules of the palace, and all kinds of rules and regulations must be learned from Qin Lan, but you can't break the rules for personal gain."

"Also, talk less, think carefully before you speak, and never think of where to speak."

Shiqin listened carefully to Guanyin's teachings, and replied respectfully, "The slave knows it, and she will do what Sanniang explains."

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After talking for a while, Guanyin began to inquire about the affairs in the palace.

She asked Qin Lan, "Where did King Qi live after he returned from Jinyang?"

Qin Lan replied, "After Concubine De was canonized, she moved to the Daji Palace. After His Royal Highness King Qi returned to the palace, the Lord arranged for him to live in the backyard of the Wude Palace, which is next door to the east of the Daji Palace."

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As I said, where Concubine Yin De and Li Yuanji, the King of Qi, lived, Qin Lan leaned forward and said with a soft smile, "His Royal Highness the King of Qi came back this time to live a lot, probably because he lost the battle, and he felt a little guilty in his heart."

"Listening to Qiu Xuan, His Royal Highness King Qi practices martial arts in the Martial Arts Palace every day."

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When Guanyin heard Qin Lan mention Qiu Jin, she seemed to remember something in her heart, looked at Qin Lan and asked, "Do you often see Qiu Jin?"

Qin Lan said with a smile, "Shi Qin and I are both handling affairs in the south of the Lizheng Palace, very close to the Wude Palace, and when Qiu Qian comes out to do business, he often comes to us to take a turn."

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Hearing that Qiu Wan often went to see Qin Lan and Shiqin, Guanyin couldn't help but worry.

She explained to Qin Lan, "The next time Qiu Qian goes to see you again, you have to quietly tell her that you can't go to you openly like this again, if you let King Qi know about this matter, maybe it will hurt her."

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