I sat in front of the hall, looking at the snow scattered all over the sky, and there was no sound in the hall. Yun Chun rushed back from outside and looked at me with a sad face.

"It's okay, just say it." I could see her hesitation, but I still needed to know.

Yun Chun sighed, "It was His Majesty who let the county lord enter the palace, and even the Queen Mother didn't know about it." sealed the concubine and gave her residence in the Lin Pavilion. ”

My heart was in a panic, and I was upset when I listened to the singing and dancing of Shanglin Pavilion, which was only a hundred meters away, and it was like a celebration.

"Got it, you go down, leave me alone." I broke away from all the palace people and watched the snow fall quietly alone.

In the previous dynasty, various forces surged, and the new emperor Bo Heng succeeded to the throne, the most taboo thing for Emperor Yuan at the beginning was that the prince had private dealings with ministers, so Bo Heng could be said to have no foundation.

Ran Boheng is young and vigorous, and he always has many passionate ideas. And the old ministers who worked hard with Emperor Yuan knew that the country was not easy to come by, so Bo Heng's ideas were always refuted.

I had heard Bo Heng say that even if he became an emperor, he couldn't do what he wanted, so I could only persuade him to let go of himself and have the world in mind.

And the official led by Huang Song, because my father's expedition is getting closer and closer, the original three-legged situation has become a competition between the two factions.

And Bo Heng needs someone to support him, the best choice is his in-laws, and the ministers have many daughters to be married.

But I couldn't have imagined that in order to win over the forces led by the old prince Hong Xuan, Bo Heng accepted Zhou Shuning as a concubine.

He knew that we were good friends, and he knew that Zhou Shuning had someone he loved in his heart. Bo Heng's move, although he enveloped his own forces, was tantamount to stabbing both of them in the heart.

I sat silently, wishing that the snow would drown me at this moment, and that when spring comes, we will all dissipate together.

I don't want to face the cruelty of things and people, and the pain of holding on to nothing. Tears rolled down my face, and I sat like this all night.

It was dawn, and I barely managed to support my frozen body to go to the flower hall. The red eyes were swollen, and it seemed that I felt that I had been wronged and secretly cried all night.

And in the flower hall, it was Bo Heng and Zhou Shuning, who became the concubine.

I was stuffed into a puppet called the Queen, and I had to sit down decently and accept everything that was already in place.

Bo Heng drank tea leisurely, as if he couldn't see the strange atmosphere at the moment. And Zhou Shuning was full of flowers, but she lowered her head and didn't say a word.

"Queen, Gu Xin has accepted a concubine. You have been friends in the past, and you will have a care in the palace in the future. ”

Bo Heng's fluttering words, Zhou Shuning's entry into the palace seemed to have become a gift. I felt a pang of disgust in my heart, but I still didn't change my face.

"Then, for the sake of Concubine Yuan's sister, thank you Your Majesty." My tone was cold, and I couldn't tell whether I was angry or happy.

Bo Heng stared at me, but he couldn't see that I had another expression besides Mu Ran. couldn't get the result he wanted, and Bo Heng left angrily.

Leaving Zhou Shuning with me, relatively speechless.

An old aunt who was with Zhou Shuning took the lead in speaking, "Concubine Yuan, according to the ancestral system, the first time you saw the queen's mother, you had to give the mother a tea salute. ”

Zhou Shuning raised her head embarrassedly, but she still didn't dare to look at my gaze.

Yun Chun is an old man who grew up in the palace, and he has already prepared things and came out from his back to look at me.

I nodded, signaling that we were ready to go. At the urging of the old aunt, Zhou Shuning began to get up and give me tea.

Zhou Shuning held the tea tray, held it high above her head, her arms trembled slightly, and knelt in front of me.

I could only see the tip of her nose and her flickering eyelashes through the gap in the tea tray. Now, it's so embarrassing.

I came back to my senses and took the tea, which touched my lips, but I didn't take a sip. In my heart, I still can't accept the current result.

Zhou Shuning finished the tea, still kneeling with her head down. I remembered that the jade waist slave had to be reprimanded, and in the face of a stranger, he could still speak.

But, this is Zhou Shuning.

I looked at her expression, and it was also full of sorrow.

"Hongu, I hope you can be happy in the future."

Zhou Shuning raised her head blankly, and everyone looked at me, not expecting me to say such a sentence back.

I sighed silently, "Because there are too many unhappy people in this palace." ”

Zhou Shuning's body trembled, and her face was full of guilt. "Ah Xing... I'm sorry. As soon as he said that, he began to cry, and my heart was also sour.

The old aunt was in a dilemma and wanted to pull Zhou Shuning up, "Concubine Yuan, you can't call the queen's maiden by her name!"

It didn't hurt me to wave my hand and let everyone out. As the door closed, Zhou Shuning's suppressed cry began to be presumptuous.

I leaned down slowly and hugged her.

At this time, in the palace, there were no Yanqi's queens and concubines, only Sun Qixing and Zhou Shuning, a pair of friends who had been friends since they were girls.

Zhou Shuning cried breathlessly, but she still kept muttering sorry sorry, I brushed away her tears, and the rouge of the crying flowers flowed like bloody tears.

"I don't want to... But I can't help it, I'm sorry, Ah Xing! Zhou Shuning's voice was full of helplessness, and I could only hold her silently and let her vent her emotions.

After a long time, Zhou Shuning's emotions finally calmed down, I wet my handkerchief, wiped her face, and her eyes were swollen like peaches.

"I believe you, you are not such a person who covets fame and wealth, you must have your troubles." I looked at the apology in Zhou Shuning's eyes and said.

Zhou Shuning said guiltily: "It was Bo Heng's request, and I told my father to let me enter the palace as a concubine." I know it's to win over my father and the old ministers. ”

"But I didn't want to, so I smashed my room at home and went on a hunger strike for three days. But my father, who loved me the most, didn't indulge me anymore. ”

Zhou Shuning sighed deeply and let out a white breath.

"My father told me that the Hongxuan Mansion looks magnificent, but in fact, it has long been hollowed out."

"My father is just a prince who was named a prince because he had a relationship with the father of the first emperor, and my family has no merit and no merit.

Zhou Shuning grabbed my hand, "Ah Xing, you know, my three elder brothers are all like a bunch of squanderers, how can the family business withstand such a squander." ”

"It's the first time I've seen my father so depressed, and told me that if I don't go, the last hope for our family will be gone. ”

Zhou Shuning raised her tear-stained face, "Ah Xing, at that time, I realized that my father, who could withstand all the storms for me, was already gray-haired. ”

I looked at Zhou Shuning, and I was so distressed that I didn't know what to say. Although it was similar to what I guessed, it came out of her mouth and was a little more sad.

"I know, you don't have a choice, I don't blame you." I wiped away her spilled tears.

"But in this palace, there is still one more sad person. You have become a concubine, what should you do with Ji Lin? ”

Zhou Shuning was stunned for a moment, took out a letter from his arms and handed it to me.

The letter was Ji Lin's rejection of her love, and persuaded her to marry Bo Heng or marry someone else.

did not mention Zhou Shuning's love for him for ten years, only polite and distant refusal.

"He still refused to accept me, I tried, but to no avail." Zhou Shuning spit out this sentence with difficulty, as if she felt very guilty about herself in the past ten years.

I sighed and silently hugged her.

"Life still has to be passed, be happy, Ah Ning."

I comforted her, and Zhou Shuning nodded silently.

Since Yunzhi's mother and daughter left the palace, Kunning Palace has been quiet for a while, and Zhou Shuning's entry into the palace has rekindled the lifeless me.

And those who want to watch the drama did not understand the result of our break as scheduled, because I told Ah Ning that it is not easy for women, and if we have to embarrass each other instead of helping each other, it will only be more difficult in the future.

Zhou Shuning was moved that I did not lose my previous feelings because of her entry into the palace, but understood her difficulty.

She solemnly told me that she would never let the rupture and intrigue play out among us.

The days passed so slowly, Bo Heng never stepped into Kunning again, and I didn't want to see him.

It is rumored inside and outside the palace that the concubine is very favored, and I smile and don't speak. And Bo Heng seems to be angry, a Wang beauty today, and a concubine tomorrow.

I silently accepted all the orders and arranged them for him one by one.

Zhou Shuning looked at me like this and said why should I be angry with him. I was a little confused, and I didn't know how to do it.

But since he is like this, I can only follow him. I can't escape from this huge palace, and I can't marry him like a folk woman.

I had the idea of getting married, but throughout the ages, where was there a queen who was married.

Life went by like this, and the people in the palace didn't dare to treat me harshly, after all, I was the daughter of a serious master and a prince, and Bo Heng had never been abolished.

Except for Rong Guogong, who always disagrees with me in the court, and the Queen Mother, who has been displeased with me for a long time, I can still live this day of dealing with political affairs and drinking tea.

After March, good news came from Shanglin Pavilion, and the same came from the military report from the northwest.

I didn't have time to congratulate Zhou Shuning, so I went to read the military newspaper first. The newspaper said that there was a shortage of food in winter, and Daddy's grain truck was hijacked, and the army is currently in difficulty.

I always felt uneasy when I held the military newspaper. It's obviously a battle that is in the palm of your hand, but it hasn't been conquered for so long.

Immediately dispatched the army to support Daddy. The people I gave to the quartermaster department must do it quickly, and then I got up and went to Zhou Shuning's Shanglin Pavilion.

The women who came to congratulate filled the Shanglin Pavilion with all the flowers, and when they saw me, they all saluted and watched me help Zhou Shuning up with the meaning of watching a play.

"I heard you fainted, but why?" I asked with concern.

Zhou Shuning was a little embarrassed, "The doctor said that the mother was weak, so she fainted." I also fainted, and I realized that I was pregnant. ”

I asked Yunchun to bring the tonic and put it on the table that was already full of congratulatory gifts.

The wives who originally wanted to see our discord also looked at each other, wondering about our harmony. also said that the queen mother is really extraordinary, and I coped with it with a smile.

After sending the wives away, Zhou Shuning changed to a worried look.

I looked at her sad face and couldn't help but speak: "You are unhappy like this, but beware that the children born in the future are not good-looking." ”

"Ah Xing, why do you think I got it so quickly?" Zhou Shuning touched her stomach in disbelief, and her overwhelmed appearance was a little cute.

I was amused by her, "If you get married, there will be naturally." ”

Zhou Shuning took my hand, "Ah Xing, aren't you angry?" ”

I shook my head, "Why, I wish I could have a child of my own." It's not so hard to be in the palace. ”