In the Qingning Palace, the queen suddenly heard that Concubine De was coming, and felt a little strange, so she took Zhenlan and went to the main hall together, only to see that Concubine De was still followed by Su Jieyu and Jiang Cheng, and the queen was even more suspicious.

Concubine De was about to speak, Jiang Cheng suddenly knelt down first, and her knees fell to the ground, which made people feel pain when they heard it.

Jiang Cheng hurriedly said to the queen: "Weichen asks the queen to forgive her sins." The queen asked Weichen to invite Su Jieyu to come, Weichen met Su Jieyu halfway, but she never thought that Concubine De was punishing Su Jieyu at that time, and Weichen was slacking off for a while, so that the queen mother waited here for a long time! ”

After speaking, Jiang Chengfu bowed down again.

Concubine De's sharp eyes stared at Jiang Cheng, her chest rose and fell slightly, and she also knelt down and said: "Queen Mother, the concubine has the courage to ask, Queen Mother hurriedly summoned Su Jieyu, what is the matter?" ”

Su Jieyu also hurriedly pulled Jing'er and knelt down to salute together.

It was a cold moon weather, but the beads of sweat on Jiang Cheng's temples were dripping like a waterfall, and he didn't dare to raise his head, and the sound of forcibly suppressed breathing was extremely harsh in this quiet and treacherous atmosphere.

False Message, False Message! Jiang Cheng knew that he was indeed falsely spreading Yizhi, the situation was urgent just now, and only in this way could he save Su Jieyu.

Now, there is only a gamble, the queen has always been against Concubine De, and maybe, the queen is willing to help Su Jieyu perjury.

However, if the queen's thought is wrong...... Jiang Cheng only felt a "buzz" in his head, and the monstrous fear swallowed him like a swept frost wind.

Seeing the appearance of Jiang Cheng and Su Jieyu, the queen already knew a little bit in her heart, and gradually became more pleasant, and said to Concubine De:

Bengong suddenly remembered that there was something to tell Su Jieyu. A month later, Sikong Jun, the commander of the Shence Army, wanted to return to the palace from the southern suburbs of Chang'an City to meet His Majesty, and at that time, the rest of the generals and generals would also return to the palace to report on their work, and the princes would also enter the palace to meet Your Majesty. ”

Su Jieyu fell to the ground and thanked her.

Jiang Cheng suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and the cold sweat on his face looked particularly strange in this cold weather: "Please forgive the queen, Weichen met Concubine De on the way, Concubine De suspected that Weichen was falsely spreading the queen's will, so Su Jieyu was late, it was all Weichen's fault, and he didn't explain it clearly in time." ”

Hearing Jiang Cheng say this, Concubine De was unwilling, and said: "This palace is just acting according to the palace rules, could it be that this palace has no right to know what a Jieyu is going to do?" ”

The queen said lightly: "Okay, this is Qingning Palace, don't be so noisy, like what?" The palace summoned Su Jieyu today, and Lord Jiang did not fake the decree. Concubine De, you've seen enough of the excitement, why don't you go back first? ”

Concubine De gritted her teeth, got up abruptly, and said "Concubine retirement", then turned around and hurriedly left, the long skirt that swayed on the ground seemed to have left a force like a red lotus on the ground.

The queen's eyes reflected the miserable white sky, and she watched Concubine De out of Qingning Palace from afar, and then looked at Jiang Cheng and Su Jieyu who were still kneeling on the ground.

"Get up, you guys."

"Thank you, Queen, for your kindness."

After the queen ordered a few people to get up, she looked reproachful: "How can you be so bold and reckless today, dare to falsely spread the decree of the palace in front of Concubine De." This palace will not pursue your faults today, and each of you will go back and copy the thirty volumes of Buddhist scriptures for me. ”

Jiang Cheng hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Yes, Weichen must finish it on time." Today is all Weichen's fault, Weichen couldn't think of any way to rescue Su Jieyu for a while, so he made this decision. ”

The queen straightened her armor, shook her head and smiled: "That's it, this palace should be regarded as a frustration of Concubine De's spirit, and it will not be an example!" The queen turned to look at Jiang Cheng again and said, "If it's okay, you can retreat first." Su Jieyu, you come in, this palace has something to say to you. ”

When the queen turned around, Su Jieyufu and Jiang Cheng glanced at each other again, and the two of them bowed their heads to signal, Jiang Cheng took the sword, and together with the apprentice, went out of Qingning Palace.

Su Jieyu followed the queen into Qingning Palace, the fragrance of ylang-ylang fragrance on her face made her mood more precipitated, and the queen ordered Zhenlan to give jujube tea, and for a while, there was a burst of light smoke in the hall, like a dream.

The queen sat on the chaise longue and said with kind eyebrows: "Today, Lord Jiang will not hold any of you accountable for the matter of Lord Jiang's false message, I hope you don't have to worry too much." ”

Su Jieyu looked at the corners of the queen's raised mouth, but she couldn't relax at all in her heart, and said with a forced smile: "It's still the queen's grace and generosity, and she doesn't care about the mistakes of the concubines." In fact, today, Lord Jiang did not mean to falsely spread Yi's will, but Jing'er collided with Concubine De first, and Concubine De wanted to condemn Jing'er, so Master Jiang lied and saved Jing'er. ”

The queen smiled gently, took a sip of jujube tea, and said, "How did Jing'er collide with Concubine De?" ”

"Oh, the concubine and Jing'er were watching the kite playing, but Jing'er accidentally bumped into Concubine De who came back from the Taiye Pool. Niangniang, you know, what will happen if you collide with Concubine De, the former Zheng Jieyu ......"

As soon as the queen heard the words "Zheng Jieyu", she looked dignified and interrupted: "Okay, Su Jieyu, this palace said today that there is something important to entrust to you, and I hope you can help take care of the palace banquet in November." As you know, next month, all the generals and princes will come to visit Your Majesty, especially Sikong Jun, the commander of the Shence Army, and Your Majesty will specially summon him. ”

Hearing this, Su Jieyu nodded slowly, and said: "The concubines know that Your Majesty will summon the royal relatives and generals every year at the end of the year, and the concubines and concubines of the ceremony and the palace banquet will order someone to take care of it." ”

The queen looked at Jing'er with a smile: "Jing'er." ”

"The slave is here."

"Jing'er, as Su Jieyu's personal palace maid, you have to help Su Jieyu well this time, and you must not make any mistakes, and you must dress and dress up decently."

Jing'er listened to the queen's instructions, so she naturally didn't dare to slack off, and saluted: "The slave and maid must follow the queen's teachings, and the slave and maid will definitely contribute well to this ceremony and palace banquet." ”

The queen was pleased: "This time the matter is done, the palace will discuss with Your Majesty to promote your position, no matter how bad it is, it will at least be a second-grade cultivator." ”

Su Jieyu was overjoyed, her face was calm and smiling, and she got up and thanked her: "The concubine should do her best for Your Majesty." ”

"Zhenlan," the queen instructed, "and then give the rest of the snail Dai to Su Jieyu." ”

"Yes."

After speaking, Zhenlan went to the inner hall and took out a box of snail dai, Su Jieyu was overjoyed, and thanked the queen for the reward, and thanked Jing'er to accept it all.

The queen said with a smile: "In addition, there are some rewards, this palace will let Lord Jiang go to the Shanggong Bureau to receive them later and send them to your palace." ”

It was getting late outside, and the bright afterglow shone obliquely into the main hall of Qingning Palace from the long window, full of dazzling, and the queen saw that it was close to dinner time, so she asked Su Jieyu to retreat first.

Jing'er followed Su Jieyu out of Qingning Palace, the afterglow of the evening shone the hair of the two of them with a little broken gold, Su Jieyu repeatedly asked Jing'er on the road to prepare for next month's ceremony, Jing'er also firmly remembered, the two talked all the way, and the figure slowly disappeared in the distance of Yongxiang.

To the east of the Great Yin Palace, Qing Yun returned to his Qingzui Pavilion with Chu Yun's fan.

Chu Yun patted his chest and panted: "Fang Cai really scared the slave to death." Little master, it's too dangerous for you to peek on your stomach, what if you are discovered by Concubine De? ”

Qingyun Xu was tired of running, so she hurriedly poured a cup of hot tea, swallowed it in one gulp, and then slowly calmed down, and said: "I don't know if Lord Jiang and Su Jieyu went to see the queen mother with Concubine De, if it is really a fake message, the queen mother is afraid that ...... I'm afraid ......"

"Shh," Chu Yun said in a silent voice: "Little master, the queen's demeanor is extraordinary, as long as the explanation is clear, the queen will not blame." ”

Thinking of Jiang Cheng, the blush on Qingyun's face became more and more conspicuous, and at this moment, it was even more sweet and intoxicating under the glow of the sunset, she smiled and said: "Of course I know that the queen mother is graceful and generous, and she is generous and courteous, and she is meticulous, and having such a queen is really a blessing for me." ”

Chu Yun nodded: "The queen used to be Concubine He Shu, who was respected in the palace and was very relied on by His Majesty, and later became the queen. Since the second year of Zhenyuan, the Tang Dynasty has not been established for more than 100 years, so it seems that today's queen is indeed very virtuous. ”

After speaking, Chu Yun said a few more words to Qing Yun, and then went to the small kitchen to pass the dishes back.

Qingyun lit the palace lamp, picked up a copy of "Taiping Yulan" and flipped through it idly, and said seemingly unintentionally: "Chu Yun, do you know how Lord Jiang works as an errand in the palace?" ”

Chu Yun lowered his head while placing the dishes and chopsticks, "Lord Jiang?" The slave maid only heard that Master Jiang was the head of the inner court guard, and also knew that he had an apprentice, but he didn't know anything else. Oh, in addition, he listens to the queen's instructions a lot, after all, the queen is in charge of the harem, and the affairs are heavy. ”

"Hmm......" Qingyun nodded, put down the book, and started dinner alone.

The evening breeze of early winter swept through the remnants of flowers and leaves all over the courtyard, bringing a chill. After dinner, Chu Yun covered the bamboo curtain to block out the cold, but the wind was too strong, and the bamboo curtain was also fluctuating, and occasionally there was a "click" sound. The sky was covered with lead clouds, and perhaps a night rain was about to fall.

Qingyun wrapped the fine velvet cloak in the Manbu Palace, walked to the wardrobe, and took the palace clothes that Jiang Cheng bought and gave her from the previous draft in her hand, and rubbed it carefully, looking very elegant.

Chu Yun picked up a Heyang flower candle and approached: "Why did the little master take the clothes of the day's draft to see, do you want to change clothes?" ”

Qing Yun raised her head slightly, "Oh" and said, "It's just that this dress is a little unique, take it out and take a closer look, so that the Shanggong Bureau can do it in this style in the future...... By the way, did you inquire about Lord Jiang's incident this afternoon, and how did you solve it? ”

The slave maid inquired and said that Lord Jiang and Su Jieyu went to see the queen together, and then Lord Jiang came out first, and Su Jieyu came out later...... I heard that before dinner, Lord Jiang was also ordered to go to Su Jieyu's palace, of course, the inner court guards can't stay in the palace of the concubine for a long time, so it should be for the queen to reward Su Jieyu with some things and leave. ”

Qing Yun said "um", and gossiped with Chu Yun for a long time, the two of them fell into a few pieces, and Qing Yun felt a sense of sleepiness, so Chu Yun went to prepare warm water, and he went to bed early.

In the early morning of the second day, the rain slowly stopped, and after one night, all the dead leaves on the trees fell, and the five concubines went to Qingning Palace early to meet the queen, and then they each stepped back to the palace with the morning dew.

Chen Meiren and Yang Cairen didn't know why, they deliberately distanced themselves from Qingyun, Qingyun was not yin, but they were embarrassed to ask; Concubine De didn't embarrass Su Jieyu and Jing'er anymore, but Su Jieyu didn't know the bottom of her heart, and after asking the queen to say goodbye, she hurriedly pulled Jing'er and went to her palace, as if she was afraid that Concubine De would catch up from behind.