In the Rouyi Hall at the beginning of the lanterns, Young Eunuch Liu had just walked in, and said softly: "Niangniang, Your Majesty has ordered the Privy Council to appoint generals and prepare for the westward expedition." ”

"Hongu knows." Queen Zhong seemed to be absent-minded, she was sitting in front of a smooth bronze mirror, squirming left and right to look at her Feng Yi, although the reflection was not clear, even the young eunuch Liu behind her became a blurred black shadow, but Zhong still used the stars and candles in the hall to smile and appreciate the hazy self in the mirror.

Liu Shaojian, who has been in this deep palace for many years, understands that if you want to survive for a long time, being diligent and able to speak will always be just the icing on the cake, and the most important thing is to recognize your identity and keep the rules you should have.

Therefore, since the queen is immersed in her own world at this time, she can't open her mouth indiscriminately, just stand honestly.

"Mother, someone brought it!" I saw a young and beautiful little palace maid with her head bowed and hurried in, followed by two middle-aged maidservants with cold faces.

Young Eunuch Liu immediately understood, and glanced at the two chamberlains guarding the door of the hall, and then only heard a muffled sound of "squeak", and several doors of the Rouyi Hall were slowly closed from the outside.

Zhong glanced at the expressions of the two middle-aged maids, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly got up, lifted the delicately decorated beaded curtains, entered the warm pavilion, and sat gracefully on the soft bed.

The two maidservants followed, and also took the little palace maid and went straight to the place where Zhong was sleeping. Young Eunuch Liu habitually bowed in the direction of the warm pavilion, and then turned around expressionlessly, standing in place like a guard.

When this young little palace maid stood in front of the queen at close range, her face was already pale. I saw her suddenly fall to her knees on the ground, sobbing: "Niangniang, please let go of the slave!" The slave really doesn't know anything! ”

Zhong Shi seemed to be accustomed to this kind of rhetoric, and did not react at all, but said in a flat tone: "This palace hasn't asked yet, why are you panicking?" This palace only asks you, what has Concubine Zhang done recently, so that His Majesty lives in the Nishang Pavilion every night? ”

The little palace maid trembled and fell at Zhong's feet, trembling constantly: "Niangniang, slave, slave really don't know...... Ask the mother to spare the slave and maid! ”

Zhong only frowned slightly, she had always been known for her solemnity in the palace, and she was extremely friendly to the eunuchs and palace maids below, but at this time she really couldn't hold back.

Today is her birthday.

After the dinner, Li Jing had sworn to her that when she would stay in the Rouyi Hall tonight, she was more excited than ever, and she also swept away her dissatisfaction with being left out for many days, went back to the palace early to bathe and change clothes, and dressed up happily to wait. As a result, I waited for several hours in a row, and seeing that the carefully prepared snacks were already cold, I still couldn't hear the long-awaited "Your Majesty has arrived".

Since marrying Li Jing as a princess, she has never been so wronged, even if she was busy with government affairs in the past, even if she wanted to be fortunate to other concubines, Li Jing would be kind to appease and explain later, and of course she would show the tolerance of the lord of the harem quite magnanimously.

But just after the New Year, Li Jing suddenly forgot her, disappeared for a few days, and occasionally went to Chengxin Hall to look for him, but what he got was only verbal perfunctory. Not to mention what an important day it is for me.

Tonight's missed appointment, Zhong felt that his heart was as cold as those lonely pastries on the table.

So the Zhong family finally changed his normality, gritted his teeth and said coldly: "This palace will give you a chance, if you don't tell the truth, don't blame this palace for being ruthless." ”

The little palace maid trembled all over, as if she was eroded by this sudden chill, the queen in the eyes of the palace people on weekdays is not like this at all. But she came back to her senses and thought that no matter what the queen became, she was the queen after all and the real master of the harem. Do you really want to throw away your life for the sake of the concubine who commanded her...... But Zhang Guifei has always done things unscrupulously, she also has a very powerful cousin Feng Xiangye in the court, if she betrays her, what should the parents at home do......

"Slave maid, slave maid dare not say, slave maid is afraid of death......"

Zhong seemed to see the little palace maid's entanglement and fear, but he still couldn't give up, sighed and coaxed: "Since you have entered this Rouyi Palace, as the queen, this palace will protect you and will not let you die." After that, you follow Hongu! ”

After a long time of inner struggle, the little palace maid finally trembled her voice and said hesitantly: "Hui, Hui Niangniang, the slave maid has not been in the palace for a long time, and she is just an ordinary personal maid in the palace of the concubine Niangniang...... But the slave maid knew that the concubine had recently invited a master from outside the palace, and that person seemed to have given the concubine a wooden box, inside, there were several packets of medicine powder and a piece of clothing. ”

Zhong raised his eyebrows suspiciously, and said, "Let's talk about it, the medicine and clothes, and then what?" ”

The little palace maid then said softly: "Then on that day, Your Majesty came. The concubine changed into that dress, and then ordered several sisters to scatter the medicine in the tea soup and let the slaves and maids send it in. Then the slave and the maid stood at the door of the temple. And then for a few days......"

After many years of husband and wife, Zhong, who was always concerned about her husband's safety, instantly sank her face and subconsciously reacted: "Then do you know what kind of medicine powder it is?" What are the benefits? What's the deal with that garment? ”

The little palace maid hurriedly said: "How dare the slave and maid ask more, but then I heard a few sisters say, it was the noble concubine Niangniang specially asked the master to prepare for His Majesty, the medicine to replenish the body, called, what is it called Yiduosan?" The slave and maid only quietly glanced at it a few times, it should be made of fine silk, but the materials are less, but it is a little fresh, but the slave and maid can't describe it......"

Seeing the little palace maid gesture slightly on her chest, Zhong's face instantly flushed.

"What are you listening to when you are guarding the gate of the temple?"

The little palace maid seems to be a little more important, but how can she not be ashamed when she is exposed to it all day long, and then said with a red face: "Slave maid, slave maid really can't speak, not to mention that it is the bed between His Majesty and the noble concubine, how dare the slave and maid commit ......"

"Slut! This slut! Zhong gritted his teeth and couldn't help but scold. hissed, and his clearly weak hands tore the hem of his clothes.

What is that Yiduosan, although she doesn't understand, but through the general description of the little palace maid, she has already understood Zhang Guifei's intentions with a group of children under her knees. This kind of most despicable method in the harem - drugging, Zhang Guifei has done it, in the end, it is unscrupulous, but she can't believe it, Li Jing, who has always been wise, has been like this for many days in a row, how can she not see through Zhang Guifei's tricks, can it be said that this majesty really eats this set?

But the woman's intuition made Zhong faintly feel in his heart that Concubine Zhang's intention to force Li Jing to stay overnight was not just that simple, so he tried to adjust his breathing, then closed his eyes, and said coldly: "In addition to the matter of the bed, what else did the concubine say to Your Majesty on weekdays?" For example, what did you ask? ”

Since she had said so much, the little palace maid had already determined her fate in her heart, so she simply said in a low voice: "The slave maid didn't remember it a few days ago. But today, the concubine said, well, that Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, you must take care of your body, not too hard, she will prepare tonic for Your Majesty every day, so that Your Majesty can regain her strength......

Also, Feng Xiang is loyal to the country, and he has won the favor of His Majesty, His Majesty should call him more, that is Feng Xiang's duty as a courtier......

The concubine Niangniang also said that His Majesty is about to go west, and Zhang Shilang's two sons are proficient in martial arts and familiar with military books, and they are also serving in the army, so they are just making them serve Your Majesty......

Your Majesty also agreed, and in the end, the concubine said that she would serve Your Majesty well, and she would make Your Majesty more comfortable day by day......"

"Enough!" Zhong bit her lip tightly, she couldn't believe it at this time, why did this husband, who was once regarded as the most perfect in the whole world in her heart, become so strange now? Isn't he the most disgusted with the harem for power?

Zhang Guifei's intentions couldn't be more obvious, why couldn't he see it? Even when he mentioned Chen Jue and Li Yuan to him that day, he was cautious and tentative, for fear of angering him, why did Zhang Guifei agree to his requests one by one?

Suddenly thinking of the picture of Li Jing and Zhang Guifei being upside down, Zhong only felt dizzy for a while, and at this time he had no intention of listening to the little palace maid's next story......

The next day, just after the fifth watch, the Zhong family summoned the palace maid who served on the side and summoned Young Eunuch Liu to the warm pavilion.

Due to a nightmare, Zhong's face looked very bad, and the remnants of last night's makeup had not been taken off. Young Eunuch Liu observed the queen's slightly swaying body through the bed curtain, and then thought of the scene last night, and judged that something unpleasant must have happened in this warm pavilion last night, so that the queen couldn't sleep.

"Young eunuch, you told the palace last night that Your Majesty has ordered the Privy Council to order the generals, right?"

Young Eunuch Liu raised his head solemnly, and then replied: "Hui Niangniang, Your Majesty has ordered that Chen Envoy of the Privy Council be appointed as the commander of the Western Expedition, and as for the two deputy generals and the rest of the generals, Feng Xiang and Chen Envoy are discussing. ”

"You go to the Privy Council, if you see Chen Jue, pass a word to him for the palace, and the person recommended by Feng Yansi will let him think about it. Also, His Majesty takes the Western Expedition very seriously, since Chen Jue is the commander, it is best to decide the choice of the deputy general. Of course, this is just Hongu's suggestion, please think about it. ”

Young Eunuch Liu was almost shocked, as if he couldn't believe that these sharp words would come from the mouth of the gentle queen in the past, but he still kept his face unchanged and replied cautiously: "Little obedience!" ”