For the last time before this year, the concubines of each palace had to go to Zhaoyang Palace to greet Queen Xie.

Concubine Liang took Pan Cairen to Zhaoyang Palace. On the way there, Pan Cairen didn't pay attention when he walked and accidentally slipped on. Concubine Liang reached out to pull her, but the two of them fell to the ground together. Although the two did not fall and were injured, their clothes were stained. At this time, it was too late to go back to the Kunde Hall to change into clean clothes, so I could only wear dirty clothes to ask for peace.

Pan Cairen was uneasy in his heart, and said to Concubine Liang with a guilty face: "Sister, it's all my fault that I walked carelessly, causing you to fall down with me, and if the queen mother sees that our clothes are not clean, she will definitely use the topic to punish us." ”

Gui Xing was also worried about this, after all, Concubine Liang rejected the queen a few days ago. In the past few days, although the queen mother has not done anything to the mother, but today the mother took the initiative to send the handle to the queen mother, with the queen's mother's temperament, she must use the excuse of the mother's unclean clothes to severely punish the mother.

"Sister, it's me who has caused you." Pan Cairen looked like he was about to cry.

Concubine Liang comforted Pan Caidao: "It's okay." She knew in her heart that when she saw the queen mother, she would definitely be severely punished. However, even if she didn't get her clothes dirty, with the queen's temperament, she would definitely find fault and teach her a lesson.

"Sister, it's all my fault." Pan Cairen was frightened, uneasy, and ashamed in his heart.

"This is about to be the New Year, the queen mother shouldn't do anything to us, at most open her mouth to reprimand us, don't worry too much." Concubine Liang comforted Pan Cairen so much, but she knew in her heart that they were in a catastrophe today. "Okay, let's hurry up and go to Zhaoyang Palace, if it's late, it's a crime on a crime."

Pan Cairen didn't dare to say anything more, and obediently followed behind Concubine Liang.

By the time the two of them arrived at Zhaoyang Palace, the other concubines had already arrived. However, Concubine Rong and Concubine Ying have not yet arrived.

Concubine Li saw the mud marks on the hem of Liang Concubine and Pan Cairen's skirts at a glance, frowned slightly, and immediately asked with concern: "Concubine Liang, you just wrestled?" ”

"Back to Concubine Li's words, Concubine Fang Cai and Sister Pan didn't pay attention to their feet and accidentally fell." Concubine Liang said with self-reproach, "The concubine originally planned to go back to Kunde Hall with Sister Pan to change into clean clothes, but when she thought that it would be too late to come back and forth, she could only rudely come to greet the queen." ”

"Later, the queen mother is here, you first kneel down and ask for guilt." Concubine Li said so, but she knew in her heart that the queen would take advantage of the topic and would not easily let go of Concubine Liang and Pan Cairen.

"Yes, Concubine Li." Concubine Liang pulled Pan Cairen to kneel.

Pan Cairen knelt beside Concubine Liang, his eyes red and his head bowed.

It's all her fault, otherwise my sister wouldn't be on her knees.

After a while, Concubine Ying arrived. She saw Concubine Liang and Pan Cairen kneeling, and asked what was wrong.

Concubine Liang told Concubine Ying about their soiled clothes. After hearing this, Concubine Ying asked them to get up first, and when the queen mother came, it would not be too late to ask for sin. Concubine Liang said that they were at fault first, so they should ask for guilt first.

Concubine Ying also knew the true purpose of Empress Xie to invite Concubine Liang to enjoy the snow scene of Meilin a few days ago, and when she saw that Concubine Liang insisted on kneeling first, she did not persuade again.

A moment later, Concubine Rong came. She saw Concubine Liang and Pan Cairen kneeling, and sneered.

After Concubine Rong arrived, Queen Xie came out. She saw Concubine Liang and Pan Cairen kneeling, and didn't say a word, as if she didn't see them.

Seeing that Empress Xie ignored Concubine Liang and Pan Cairen, Concubine Ying raised her eyebrows slightly, and immediately opened her mouth to help Concubine Liang and them speak.

Concubine Li followed behind Concubine Ying and helped Concubine Liang intercede.

Empress Xie didn't give Concubine Ying and Concubine Li any face, and reprimanded Concubine Liang and Pan Cairen fiercely with a cold face, and then told them to get out and kneel in the courtyard.

Concubine Liang took Pan Cairen to the courtyard of Zhaoyang Palace to punish and kneel. From beginning to end, the two behaved very deferentially and did not say a word of pleading. If they intercede, it will only make Empress Xie punish them more severely.

At this time, it was still early, there was no sun, and the ice on the ground in the courtyard of Zhaoyang Palace had not melted. The two said that they were kneeling on the ground, but rather kneeling on the ice. Although the two of them were wearing thick clothes, the coldness on the ground still spread through their knees.

Pan Cairen cried guiltily, and kept apologizing to Concubine Liang in his mouth.

Concubine Liang said that she didn't blame her, and said that she had caused her.

Pan Cairen was not worried about his body, but was even more worried about Concubine Liang's knees. At the beginning, Concubine Liang was very favored when she first entered the palace, and she was jealous of Concubine Rong, and was often punished by Concubine Rong to kneel, causing Concubine Liang's knee to be injured by kneeling.

Over the years, although Concubine Liang's knee has been raised, it still leaves sequelae, as long as she kneels for a long time, her knee will hurt, and she can't even walk because of the pain.

Queen Xie couldn't see Concubine Rong, and after putting the queen's shelf for a while, she asked the concubines to retreat.

When Concubine Ying and Concubine Li were leaving, they both glanced at Concubine Liang.

When Concubine Li returned to Changding Palace, she sent someone to inquire to see if the emperor had gone to court.

Ying Guifei went directly to the imperial study, and when she saw that the emperor was still in the court, she could only go back to Changle Palace first.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the courtiers have a lot of things to tell the emperor, so these days, the early dynasty will go on for a long time. Sometimes, it doesn't end until midday. Sometimes you have to go to the late court.

There's been so much going on this year, and there's a lot of big stuff going on. These things have to be summarized this year, so these days, not only the civil and military officials are busy, but the emperor is also busy.

On the Zichen Palace, the emperor's face was full of impatience. He has been listening to the reports of hundreds of officials in the morning and evening dynasties these days, and he is tired of listening to them. If he didn't have to listen, the emperor couldn't wait to leave immediately.

Sun Kui, who was standing on the side, deeply felt the thick resentment emanating from the emperor's body, and was so frightened that he breathed lightly. Afraid of being angered by the emperor, he can only be careful, and be careful. During this time, the emperor's temper was very big, and if he made the emperor unhappy a little, he would be reprimanded by the emperor.

He suddenly caught a glimpse of Sun Doudou appearing at the side door, and Sun Doudou desperately glanced at him.

Sun Kui knew that if nothing major happened, his apprentice would never look for him when he was in the early dynasty. His heart sank slightly, and he immediately asked the emperor for instructions.

After hearing this, the emperor waved his hand at him, and only then did he dare to retreat to find Sun Doudou.

When the ministers saw Sun Kui leave suddenly, their hearts chuckled, and then doubts and uneasiness filled their hearts.

Why did Grandpa Sun leave suddenly? The emperor won't do things again, right? At the end of the year, they are so busy, can the emperor let them go?

Sun Kui walked to the side door and hurriedly asked Sun Doudou, "What's wrong?" ”

"Master, Concubine Liang was punished by the queen and is kneeling in Zhaoyang Palace now." Sun Doudou knew that Concubine Liang was deeply favored by the emperor, so he had been secretly paying attention to her affairs. Concubine Fang Caiying told him that Concubine Liang was punished by the queen to kneel, and he didn't dare to hesitate for a moment, and hurriedly came over to find Sun Kui.

Sun Kui asked with a solemn expression, "What's the matter?" ”

Sun Doudou told Sun Kui what he heard.

Sun Kui frowned and said, "Concubine Liang is at fault first, and it is understandable for the queen to punish her." "The queen mother punished Concubine Liang according to the palace rules, and she couldn't make a mistake.

"Ah, then don't care about Concubine Liang?"

Sun Kui glanced at Sun Doudou, "Of course you have to take care of it, Concubine Liang was punished by Concubine Rong and injured her knee before, causing her to not be able to kneel for a long time, otherwise the old injury will recur." ”

"And there's something else going on."

"You wait here first, I'll go and talk to the emperor."

"Okay."

Sun Kui returned to the Zichen Palace, hunched over to the emperor's side, and told him that Concubine Liang had been punished by Empress Xie.

After hearing this, the emperor's brows immediately furrowed, and his face sank.

The hundreds of officials below didn't know what Sun Kui said to the emperor, but when they saw the emperor's face drop, they suddenly became wary and uneasy in their hearts.

The emperor instructed Sun Kui a few words, and then the ministers saw Sun Kui leave again.

Sun Kui asked Sun Doudou to continue to guard the door of Zichen Palace, and he went to Zhaoyang Palace to save Concubine Liang.

When Empress Xie saw Sun Kui coming, she thought that the emperor had some orders, but she didn't expect the emperor to ask Sun Kui to pick up Concubine Liang. Queen Xie naturally didn't dare to let Concubine Liang kneel again.

Sun Kui helped Concubine Liang to the warm pavilion of the imperial study, while Pan Cairen asked her to go back to the Kunde Hall first.

As soon as he arrived at the warm pavilion of the imperial study, Sun Kui sent Sun Doudou to call the imperial doctor.

Concubine Liang felt that there was no need to call the imperial doctor, but Sun Kui said that this was the emperor's order, so she had to give up.

Sun Doudou was careful, not only called the imperial doctor, but also specially called a medical girl.

The imperial doctor carefully examined Liang Concubine's knee to make sure that it was not injured, but still prescribed a bottle of medicine to Liang Concubine.

The doctor carefully gave Concubine Liang medicine and helped to rub it. Concubine Liang felt much better.

After the emperor learned that Concubine Liang was in the warm pavilion, he went down to the court in advance and asked some ministers to play again in the evening court.

As soon as he arrived at the warm pavilion, the emperor carefully checked the knee of Concubine Xialiang, and saw that her knee was a little bruised, and her face was very unsightly.

"The queen didn't punish me wrong."

"Do you think I don't know what she's up to?" The emperor put one of Liang's legs on his legs and massaged her knees with one hand.

"I'm fine, don't be angry."

"If I hadn't asked Sun Kui to pick you up, you wouldn't know how long she would have been punished."

Sun Kui and Sun Doudou stood at the door of the warm pavilion and whispered.

"Master, the emperor sent you to save Concubine Liang, won't Concubine Liang be exposed?" Sun Doudou said with a shocked face, "Then Concubine Liang's low-key years have not been in vain?" ”

"You are stupid, His Royal Highness the King of Han has not contributed a lot of good things to the imperial court, and in this regard, the emperor will also pretend to favor Concubine Liang."

Sun Doudou said suspiciously: "Can this fool the queen mother?" ”

"Yes, haven't they been fooled like this all these years?" Sun Kui added, "Two days ago, didn't His Royal Highness the King of Han send someone back to send some glass? By the way, a lot of seafood and precious medicinal herbs were also sent. For the sake of these, the emperor can also pamper Concubine Liang for a while. ”

"yes." Sun Doudou was also worried that the emperor's favor for Concubine Liang would be exposed, and now it seems that he is thinking too much.

Sure enough, as Sun Kui expected, Empress Xie and Concubine Rong didn't think much about it, but simply felt that the emperor was for the sake of King Han, and he kindly favored Concubine Liang for a while.

Concubine Liang didn't stay with the emperor for long, she knew that the emperor had a lot of things to do. Back in Kunde Palace, Pan Cairen hugged her and cried. She coaxed for a long time before Pan Cairen stopped crying.

After Pan Cairen left, Gui Xing saw Concubine Liang's calm face, and asked with concern: "Niangniang, what's wrong?" ”

"Today's incident seems to be that Sister Pan has implicated me, but in fact, I have implicated her." When Concubine Liang said this, she sighed softly, "I'm afraid that today's incident is just the beginning." ”

"Niangniang, do you mean that the queen will still embarrass you?"

Concubine Liang bowed slightly: "Very likely." ”

When Gui Xing heard this, her face changed drastically: "Then what should I do?" ”

"I have the confidence to deal with the queen and Concubine Rong, but Sister Pan ......" Concubine Liang was not worried about herself, but even more worried about Pan Cairen, "She is good friends with me, and I am worried about her." ”

"Niangniang, are you worried that the queen will embarrass Pan Cairen?"

"Hmm." Concubine Liang felt a faint uneasiness in her heart.

In the following days, neither Empress Xie nor Concubine Rong Guifei embarrassed Concubine Liang, nor did they make things difficult for Pan Cairen. This made Concubine Liang feel a little more relieved.

However, just two days before the Chinese New Year, Pan Cairen hanged himself in his bedroom.

The second watch is coming.

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