"Today's Qixi Festival, the concubines salute the emperor and queen with a cup, and wish the emperor and queen the Holy Body good health and blessings for ten thousand years." Zhen Huan raised her glass to wish the emperor and the queen, the smile on her face was bright and bright, and with her makeup tonight, it added a bit of color.

The emperor and the queen both raised their glasses and drank together.

"Your Majesty." Miao Kexin's sweet voice followed, she held a plate of grapes and stood up, "The liquor hurts the body, and the concubine carefully chose a pot of good fruit to invite the emperor to taste." As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at the emperor delicately, his eyes full of soft smiles.

The emperor motioned for Su Peisheng to bring it over, picked one and put it in his mouth: "It's sweet and delicious, it's really more intoxicating than spirits." He looked at Miao Kexin with a smile, with a hint of pampering on the corner of his mouth.

Miao Kexin lowered her head and smiled shyly, turned her eyes to look at Zhen Huan, and saw her sitting on the seat with an ugly face, she was suddenly so proud that she couldn't do it, and cast a provocative look.

Sure enough, Zhen Huan's eyes lit up, raised her red lips and said with a chuckle: "Miao promise is really a wonderful person, so dedicated to the emperor." The emperor just took a sip of wine, and he was busy picking the fruit, but he was so attentive, and the emperor was not full of praise, it seems that my sister should take a good look at the emperor's mind. ”

"Guan Concubine Niangniang is right, the concubine entered the palace late, and it is not as good as Guan Concubine Niangniang serving the emperor for a long time, and she is handy at figuring out the holy will, and the concubine is dull, and she knows that she still has shortcomings, and she hopes that Niangniang will not hesitate to teach her in the future." Miao Kexin immediately choked back, got up and looked at Zhen Huan, his voice turned a thousand times, and he did not disperse for three days, and then turned his head to look at the emperor again, "Your Majesty, all the concubines think about day and night is you, but all the emperor's affairs, the concubines all take it to heart, if there is anything inappropriate, please forgive the concubines." ”

"I know." The emperor looked at Miao Kexin gently, nodded and said, "With me, no one dares to say that yours is not." ”

Miao Kexin smiled shyly and timidly, and Xin Chang on the side opened his mouth to play a round: "The emperor has always cherished his sister Guan Concubine, and it is rare to speak for others today, so it can be seen that the emperor really pities and agrees." ”

Miao Ke smiled proudly, and was about to sit down, but he heard Zhen Huan sneering and laughing.

"Miao promised to say it very well, but who didn't figure out the emperor's holy will little by little? Over time, it's good to learn slowly. Could it be that the concubines in the palace should learn from their sisters and serve the emperor with only one passion for the emperor? My sister is going to work harder, it's July now, and the saint is back to Luan at the beginning of August, and it's time to prepare for the show girl election during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Zhen Huan's words were full of sarcasm.

"In the show girl election, what do concubines have to do? It's the concubine who is going to get busy. Miao Kexin shot back with a gun and a stick, "Niangniang is a few years older than the concubine, she must know more about the world, and she can naturally teach the sisters who have just entered the palace with ease, the concubines don't understand anything, just wait to laugh with them, what can you do?" Your Majesty, are you right when you say that the concubines are right? ”

Hearing that Miao Kexin was sarcastically mocking her old age and her appearance was old, Zhen Huan smiled slightly, and then said: "I often hear people say that hard-working people are not easy to get old, my sister is not only hardworking, but also good at understanding the intentions and active minds, so that she can climb onto the dragon bed in less than a month after entering the palace and ask for a name for herself. Seeing that Miao Kexin's face changed slightly, she pretended to be abrupt and stabbed again, "Oh yes, my sister's ability to serve in bed is also something that others can't learn." ”

Miao Kexin stood in place dumbfounded, his face flushed little by little.

"Concubine Guan, that's too much." Concubine Qi stopped talking.

Zhen Huan smiled disapprehantly.

The queen frowned, feeling that Zhen Huan's words and deeds today were really different from usual, and looked at the emperor again, her expression was as cold as ice, and she couldn't understand what the situation was for a while, so she could only watch the changes in silence.

But the emperor didn't want the queen to continue to be silent, and said coldly: "Empress, what do you think? ”

The queen was slightly stunned, and quickly reacted, smiling and playing fifty boards each: "There are many women, it is inevitable that there will be a dispute between tongues and tongues, I am happy today, I drank two more sips of wine, and the concubine is not hearted." After the banquet is dismissed, the concubines will talk to them well. ”

In the past, after hearing such words, the emperor passed vaguely, and the queen did not expect that the emperor would suddenly start a fire with this matter today.

I saw that the emperor threw away the string of beads that he often held in his hand, and said with a suppressed anger: "Is this how the queen governs the harem for me on weekdays?" He looked at the queen and suddenly raised his voice, "No wonder there is always turmoil in the harem!" ”

It was like a thunderclap that scared everyone.

The queen hurriedly got up and walked in front of the emperor, leading everyone to kneel down together: "The emperor is angry, are they all concubines." She asked herself that she had been married to the emperor for many years, and she knew the emperor best, but today she couldn't guess half of the emperor's mind at all.

"Do you know where yours is?" The emperor did not give up, "In the harem, the quarrel cannot be settled, isn't it because you, the queen, are you incompetent!" ”

This was too serious, the queen's figure shook for a moment, and she was a little frightened: "The concubine is guilty, and I ask the emperor to forgive her guilt." ”

"Concubine Guan." The emperor looked at the queen and suddenly nodded to Zhen Huan in a loud voice, "Go!" ”

Zhen Huan showed a panicked expression: "Your Majesty? ”

The queen raised her eyes and glanced at the emperor, only to see that he looked angry, but she couldn't hide the distress and reluctance in her eyes, and suddenly a spiritual light hit her, making her mind suddenly clear, and she connected back and forth, only to suddenly realize that the emperor was playing with Zhen Huan. It's just that she is doing this scene for, and she still has no clue.

For a moment, she didn't know whether to be sad or angry.

I don't know when it began, the person who shared the emperor's worries and solved problems was not her queen, and the person who helped the emperor design and plan was replaced by someone else.

Zhen Huan, Zhen Huan, you are even more powerful than Nian Shilan back then. A dark glint crossed the queen's eyes, and she lowered her head to suppress the sourness in her heart.

Concubine Jing was so frightened that she sneered: "What does the emperor mean, where will the concubine go?" ”

"Guan Concubine lost her honor in front of the emperor, said nothing, and sent to Penglaizhou tomorrow to think about it behind closed doors." The emperor said in a deep voice, "You can't go out unless you have an edict." ”

Zhen Huan was so frightened that she looked up at the emperor in fear.

"Your Majesty, Penglai Island is far away in the back lake, and there is no road to go anywhere, only a small boat can reach it. Not to mention the remoteness, it has been uninhabited for a long time, how can I let Sister Guan go there? Please also ask the emperor to read that Sister Zaiguan is a first-time offender, forgive my sister. Fang Chunyi opened his mouth to plead, sincerely, and it was touching.

Zhen Huan also kowtowed and admitted her mistake: "Your Majesty, the concubines have been waiting for the emperor for three years, although there is rudeness, but please remember that the concubines have always served the emperor cautiously and properly, and please forgive the concubines this time." There was even a cry in her voice, "The concubine doesn't dare anymore." ”

The emperor's sacred heart was difficult to turn around, and he scolded: "Isn't it still domineering to talk to Miao just now? I dare to be jealous in front of me, and I don't know how to trick me behind my back. ”

"Concubines don't have hearts." Zhen Huan was scolded so much that she couldn't raise her head, Miao Kexin knelt at the back and smiled heartily, and she had to hold the corners of her mouth tightly, showing an aggrieved expression.

The emperor really looked at it, and couldn't hide his distress: "I have pampered and promised these days, but you have embarrassed her many times, and even made frivolous remarks behind your back, don't you even know when I do?" He retracted his gaze and looked at Zhen Huan again, "How can I tolerate you." ”

"The concubine didn't." Zhen Huan hurriedly defended, "What the emperor knows, the concubines have always been outspoken, not intended to slander, even if Bi agreed back then, the concubines all got along with her well, so how could they be embarrassed to agree?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's the first offense to read the concubine in Guan, so let's take it lightly." Concubine Jing also pleaded, "As the noble man said, Penglai Continent is too remote. ”

"Penglai Island is spacious, would Concubine Jing want to accompany you?" The emperor looked at Concubine Jing again.

Concubine Jing choked for a while, but Fang Chunyi on the other side straightened up, looked at the emperor, and said: "Your Majesty, Penglai Island is remote and desolate, and the concubine is willing to go with Sister Guan." ”

Zhen Huan was stunned, looked back at Fang Chunyi, who looked firm, and hurriedly came back to her senses to persuade her: "Sister Chun, why is this difficult?" But the play had already begun, and she couldn't say anything more.

Fang Chunyi showed a sad smile, got up and took two steps forward, and said bluntly: "The concubine is the same as Sister Guan, she is not used to agreeing, and she asks the emperor to punish her together." ”

"Okay, okay, you two sisters are in unison." A flash of appreciation flashed in the emperor's eyes, but there was a cold look on his face, and he got up and said, "Since this is the case, then the noble man will go to Penglai Continent with him." At the end, he called Su Peisheng to send Zhen Huan and Fang Chunyi, and he left without looking back.

Miao Kexin was like a rooster who had won a battle, looking at Zhen Huan and Fang Chunyi who were leaving hand in hand, and sarcastically said to Zhen Huan: "The concubine is easy to go, and the concubine will serve the emperor well, so that the emperor can no longer remember that there is such a concubine as you." ”

Zhen Huan was silent, bowed her head and left in a hurry.

Fang Chunyi casually glanced back at the queen, and after touching the afterglow of her eyes lightly, he quickly retreated.

When the news was transmitted back to the palace, An Lingrong and Shen Meizhuang were sitting in Shoukang Palace talking to the Queen Mother.

"Queen Mother, in this search, in addition to the three hundred and thirty-two people found out by the concubines, there are thirty-seven people who have not been registered, which is very strange." Shen Meizhuang handed the roster to the Queen Mother, "What's even more bizarre is that among the thirty-seven people, sixteen of them have died mysteriously in the past few days, those who died violently, those who fell into the water, those who fell into the well, and those who hanged themselves, and the remaining twenty-one people, the concubines were strictly guarded." ”

The Queen Mother naturally heard her words and sneered: "The owner behind these eyeliners is really too anxious, thinking that he is young and careless, so impatient, isn't there no silver three hundred taels here?" This is for fear that others will not know that there is a problem with these people. She glanced at Shen Meizhuang, nodded and said, "Concubine Hui, you did a good job this time." ”

"Seeing that autumn is approaching, and the holy driver is about to return to Luan, when the time comes, the concubines will report these things to the emperor one by one, so that the emperor can come to decide." Shen Meizhuang said.

An Lingrong teased An Kang on the side, holding her slowly with two hands, looking up and smiling: "Sister Mei has made it clear how many people are in the palace this time, and many people with outstanding abilities have been dug out, all of them are good at work, and they are almost buried." She looked at Shen Meizhuang, "In this way, my sister will be easier in the future." ”

"You kid is also stupid, the mourning family said, how can you be so busy managing the six palaces, but I didn't expect that even the palace maids and eunuchs had to mediate in person, and you were not too tired to panic." The Queen Mother patted the back of Shen Meizhuang's hand.

"The concubines are also confused, they only know that the emperor and queen trust and entrust the affairs of the six palaces to the concubines, and they don't dare to slack off in the slightest, how could they ever think of employing people." Shen Meizhuang smiled at the Queen Mother coincidentally, "I don't have to ask the Queen Mother to teach the concubines again one day, and the concubines should do their best." ”

The Queen Mother couldn't help laughing.

Seeing the Queen Mother laughing, An Kang also laughed, pushed An Lingrong's hand and walked tremblingly to the Queen Mother's bed, causing everyone to exclaim.

"Ankang went early and steadily, and he will definitely be a little skin monkey in the future." The Queen Mother smiled and asked An Kang to be carried to the bed, "The old fourteen just walked early, and he would walk two steps steadily on his own in less than a week, and when he grew up, he was even more comfortable riding a horse and archery, and he ran like flying." ”

An Lingrong and Shen Meizhuang glanced at each other, but neither answered.

At this time, Zhu Xi came in and said: "There is news from the Old Summer Palace, saying that the emperor will return to the palace half a month in advance, and the queen asked Hui Concubine Niangniang to hurry up and prepare. ”

The trajectory was the same as in her previous life, An Lingrong was not the slightest surprised, she even guessed that Fang Chunyi would go together, so she didn't show any surprise at the moment, but Shen Meizhuang stood up anxiously.

"Penglai Zhou? That's a place that's worse than the cold palace, okay, how could the emperor let the concubine go there to think about it? Shen Meizhuang asked in a hurry.

Zhuxi shook his head: "I don't know the specific slave maid, I only know that it was Guan Concubine Niangniang and Miao who had a conflict and said the wrong thing at the Qixi Night Banquet." ”

"Huan'er has always been courteous, and the emperor must have misunderstood." Shen Meizhuang frowned tightly.

An Lingrong glanced at the Queen Mother's face, and persuaded Shen Meizhuang: "The emperor's sacred heart is arbitrary, and he has his own reasons. ”

Shen Meizhuang sank down and sighed heavily.

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