Concubine Zhao lowered her eyes gloomily, but she had her pride and did not let the tears in her eyes flow.

Li Xuanyin rubbed the edge of the tea bowl, thoughtful. Sideways glance at a volume of Gu Zhi on the desk, casually took it in his hand, "Heluo Zhang's handwriting." ”

"I sent people to search secretly for several years, but they didn't find a single volume, I don't know that Aifei has hidden a lot here."

When Concubine Zhao heard the voice of the concubine, her eyes suddenly dyed with a little happy and shy smile, knowing that the emperor was planning to expose those old things, and she smiled, "Not long ago, the third brother of the concubine took office as the assassin of Ganzhou and bought it from a businessman. The concubine guessed that the emperor would like it, so she took the concubine's favorite pearl hairpin and asked the third brother for all six volumes, and asked people to carefully trim it to become the neat appearance it is now, and it took the concubine a lot of effort. ”

"The concubines do their best for the emperor, and the emperor must make up for the concubines well!"

When Li Xuanyin heard this, he laughed and patted Concubine Zhao's hand, "Those who know me, Pei Xi also!" Since it was exchanged for the beloved things of the concubine, how could I let the concubine be wronged. ”

"Chen Dehai, go to my private treasury to get the mussel beads that went to the southern country to pay tribute, and send them to Qixiang Palace."

When Concubine Zhao heard this, she was overjoyed, the mussel beads were the size of a child's fist, fluorescent at night, bright as day, but they were priceless. The pearl in the south has been produced for several years, but there is only such one, even the queen has never seen it, and the emperor actually rewarded her. It can be seen that the emperor still has her in his heart.

Concubine Zhao covered her lips and smiled, "The concubine thanked the emperor." ”

……

Concubine Zhao's six volumes of Guzhi were sent to Qiankun Palace, and the holy car set off, Lingshuang helped Niangniang back to the inner hall, lifted the bead curtain, and Lingshuang asked suspiciously: "Niangniang sent that Guzhi to the emperor, and tomorrow will Lu Guiren and Concubine Ling come over to copy the book?" ”

Concubine Zhao lazily leaned back on the soft couch and gently sipped the snow on the clouds, "What are you copying?" The emperor came to Qixiang Palace today, took Gu Zhi and left without sitting for a while, not because of the little slut who slept last night, and went to the emperor to sue the palace. ”

Although the emperor did not say it explicitly, he asked people to move away from Guzhi immediately, which was already hinting at the palace. That little slut miscalculated, how could the emperor punish the palace for such a trivial matter? Since this is what the emperor meant, this palace cannot refute the emperor's face. ”

Lingshuang was surprised, I didn't know that there was such a reason, Concubine Ling was really powerful, and she could make the emperor stand up for her. Seeing the mother's coated look, Lingshuang didn't dare to ask more, after all, the mother had the left side to protect her, no matter how much the concubines in the harem were favored, no matter how much the concubines in the harem tossed, they couldn't hurt the mother in the slightest.

In the afternoon, Qixiang Palace sent someone to spread the word, and Wanfu would not have to copy the book tomorrow.

……

When the New Year came to an end, the palace was hung with red colors, and it began to be busy.

Please be safe on this day, Xu promised to hold the pregnant belly, and it was neither early nor late. Even if Xu promised to be five months pregnant, her belly was bigger than that of an ordinary woman.

Speaking of this, Xu promised to hold the corner of his lips and smiled, "The imperial doctor said that the concubine has it in her belly, and Xu is a dragon and phoenix fetus!" ”

Chen Changzai heard the sound and pursed his lips disdainfully, "What are you proud of, you haven't given birth yet, how do you know that it's a dragon and a phoenix and not a twin?" ”

The royal twins are ominous, and no one wants to hear such words. Xu Yudeng's eyes were angry, "Chen Chang is sour, the imperial doctor has already diagnosed my pulse, it can only be a dragon and phoenix fetus, not twins." ”

Concubine Zhao also came to Kunning Palace today, raised her eyebrows, rolled her eyes, and sneered, "It's only been five months, and I don't know if I can give birth or not, so I'm starting to be arrogant?" A small promise, also worthy of raising the prince? What a joke! ”

Xu promised to dare to reply to Chen Changzai, because Chen Changzai had no family background and no holy favor, but Concubine Zhao was different, although she was demoted and won the title, she still sat in the most honorable seat. With her back to the left minister, even if she gives birth to a prince, she will never be able to compare.

It is impossible for Concubine Jiang to forget that she had a miscarriage, if it weren't for Concubine Zhao to oppose her, maybe she would have given birth to a dragon descendant now, why would she still have to compete with Jiang Wanfu's little slut for favor.

Concubine Zhao is in full swing, how difficult it is to eradicate it. Compared with Concubine Zhao, it was much easier for Jiang Wanfu.

Concubine Jiang took a sip of tea lightly and said with a smile: "Speaking of being pregnant, Sister Ling is the most favored by the emperor and has the most servants, I don't know when she will also add good news to this palace?" ”

The spearhead turned to Wanfu, who had never participated in the war of words.

Jiang Wanyin is indeed much smarter than before, Wanfu glanced at it, and said: "My sister has just had a miscarriage, and my sister is only afraid that the good news will come out at this time, which will hurt my sister's heart." ”

Concubine Jiang was obviously stunned, her face was colorful, and she was very interesting.

When the concubine had almost finished speaking, the queen said lightly: "It is your blessing to be sisters in the harem and start to scatter leaves for the royal family. The emperor is busy with government affairs, and the harem is so jealous all day long, disturbing the emperor's restlessness, what has become of! ”

The concubines lowered their heads and got up from their seats, "The concubines follow the instructions of the queen. ”

The daily greetings have to give birth to a lot of turmoil, and Wanfu is now accustomed to it, after all, for the sake of holy grace, jealousy.

From love to resentment, from resentment to jealousy, are these concubines really competing for the emperor? Maybe some people are, more for the honor that only the emperor can bring, one person under ten thousand people, who doesn't want it. Even she, stepping into this deep palace step by step, doesn't she have another purpose?

Wanfu walked with Lu Guiren, bypassed the palace road, and didn't go far before she saw Ying Concubine coming on this road.

The two looked at each other.

Today, Ying Concubine took leave and did not go to Kunning Palace to say hello, but this road can go to many places, and I don't know where Ying Concubine is going.

Without waiting for Wanfu to think about it, Lu Guiren quietly ripped off her sleeves, and she turned around to see the holy car coming over.

I came back late from Kunning Palace today, and I didn't want to meet the emperor of the next dynasty, which explains why Concubine Ying appeared here.

After the incident of smashing walnuts, Wanfu's friendship with Ying Concubine in the cold palace was almost gone. She can't see through Ying Concubine, who is not like Concubine Zhao's illustrious family, her childhood sweetheart with the emperor, nor like the queen, she is the emperor's wife, and even more so than an ordinary concubine, coveting the honorary status that only the emperor can bring them. In this harem, Ying Concubine is cold and arrogant, but she is alone in front of the emperor, and she has that gentle and interpretive side.

Wanfu silently curtched.

Luan Yu stopped, Li Xuanyin opened the curtain from the inside, glanced at the two of them, and stayed on Wanfu for a moment, and saw that she was wrapped tightly like a ball, her eyebrows were raised, and her finger bones were resting on the edge of the chair.

Concubine Ying was thinly dressed, carefully supported her lower abdomen, bent down with low eyebrows, and whispered softly, "The concubine has seen the emperor." ”

Li Xuanyin glanced at it and pursed her thin lips. After a while, he got off Luan Yu and personally helped people up, "It's cold in the middle of winter, why is Concubine Ai so thinly dressed?" ”

Ying Concubine's cheeks flushed, and she said softly: "Does the emperor remember the game of chess that the concubine lost to the emperor three years ago?" ”

"The concubines played against each other last night, and they actually broke the emperor's chess game. It was because he was eager to see the emperor and showed the emperor the chess needle cloth. ”

Li Xuanyin scolded lightly, "Nonsense, you are pregnant, how can you waste your body like this." ”

He summoned Chen Dehai and draped the excess crane on Ying Concubine to block the cold outside.

Concubine Ying pulled the corners of her lips and shook her head slightly, "Even when the concubine was in the cold palace, she thought about it in her heart, and it took three years to think of a way to crack it." The emperor is tired of government affairs, and it is inconvenient for the ministers to enter the palace without anything, and all the concubines can do is to play chess to accompany the emperor to relieve their boredom. ”

……

Wanfu left the palace road, and saw Ying Concubine enter the emperor's Luan Yu from a distance.

The holy car is not something that anyone can ride, and after entering the palace for so long, she has never seen Concubine Zhao enter Luanyu and walk with the emperor.

Ying Concubine had a very high status in the emperor's heart three years ago, although three years have passed, and I don't know how much is left, but now that she is pregnant again, her friendship will eventually be implicated again because of this child.

The two unknowingly reached a fork in the road, Lu Guiren stopped, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, "Sister Ling, don't be sad." ”

Wanfu smiled and shook her head, "Why should I be sad? The holy favor is impermanent, and I can't always be favored by the emperor, so I will be sad. ”

Lu Guiren saw that she didn't seem to be cheating, so he put down his mind and looked back at the empty palace road, the cold wind was bleak, she felt cold in her golden fox fur, Chonghua Palace has a way to go here, Ying Concubine is pregnant, even if she is anxious, how can she be so ignorant.

Her eyes faded, colder than this deep winter, "Sister Ling thinks, what does Concubine Ying want?" ”

Wanfu looked at Lu Guiren who was close in front of her, but she felt extremely strange. When she first entered Yinshuang Zhai, Lu Guiren at that time was still cautious and cautious, protecting the dragonborn in her belly, but whenever she got a glance from the emperor, she would be nervous and happy, but now it is different.

She began to think, if A-Niang was still there, would she still know the current Yu Miao?

Wanfu clutched the Tang Pozi in her arms, found that trace of warmth, and lowered her lips, "In this harem, no matter what you really want to get, in the final analysis, you must rely on the supreme grace. ”

The sound was like the wind, and it quickly dissipated in the bitter cold of winter.

Lu Guiren was stunned, and suddenly smiled, "It's still my sister who is smart." ”

The most direct way for a woman in the harem to get something is to get a trivial favor for the emperor.

……

Concubine Ying accompanied the emperor to finish lunch and was sent back to Chaolu Hall by Luan Yu.

The chess game is just a cover, Li Xuanyin knows that Ying Concubine is gentle and pregnant, and he is willing to give her this "face".

Li Xuanyin leaned back on the dragon chair, his fingerbones pressing against his eyebrows. Suddenly, with a cold snort, the woman ran as fast as she could, and before he could see it, there was no one.

"Your Majesty." Chen Dehai came in and said, "Your Excellency Privy Council Servant Shi Gao Dongfu asks to see you." ”

Li Xuanyin said lightly: "Let him in." ”

The emperor's deliberations lasted at least half an hour. Chen Dehai saw the right time and went in to serve tea, but as soon as his front foot entered the door, a fold smashed to his feet.

"Ning Fu is so bold, I asked him to check the salt tax, what did he give me? Over the years, Zuo Trough has gone to the dog's belly, checked the salt tax, and actually caused a rebellion for me! ”

"In the 12 prefectures of Guangyue, countless people have been killed or wounded, and such a big event has only arrived in Beijing today. Wine bags and rice bags, I can't say too much to ask him for ten heads! ”

The emperor rarely moved so much anger, Chen Dehai glanced at his eyes, and saw that the privy envoys had returned to the ground, and he didn't dare to persuade him, so he knelt down, "The emperor is angry!" The emperor is angry! ”

Li Xuanyin suppressed his anger and ordered in a deep voice: "It is rumored that the king of northern Henan will enter the palace quickly." ”

Chen Dehai hurriedly responded to the order, shook his body, and withdrew from the main hall. Don't blame the emperor for being angry. The emperor and the queen of the imperial court, who had eaten and dressed at night, worked hard day and night, and rarely went to the harem before the concubines were favored, otherwise the emperor would not have been established in his old age, and the harem had only one son and one daughter.

The emperor is so busy with government affairs, but there is such a big mess below, and whoever changes it has to ask for that person's head to show his prestige. Fortunately, there is also the king of northern Henan, who is knowledgeable and proficient in military arts, and is a rare genius. After the emperor ascended the throne, he carried out the practice of recruiting strategists and recruiting good talents, but the most trusted by the emperor was the king of northern Henan.

Li Xuanzhao got the holy order, hurriedly entered the palace, and after a while, he came out of the main hall with a little more solemn on his face. The emperor ordered him to be the governor of the left army to quell the rebellion. The 12 prefectures of Guangyue have a precipitous terrain and there are displaced people fleeing from the north, and the chaotic situation is indeed difficult. The fact that the emperor entrusted him with such important matters is enough to show his trust in him.

Li Xuanzhao lowered his eyes and clenched the sachet of ash flutter on his waist.

"The emperor trusts the prince, and the servants are here, congratulating the prince in advance and making meritorious contributions."

Chen Dehai stepped forward and saluted with a smile.

Li Xuanzhao came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Borrow the auspicious words of Gonggong Chen." ”

It was the New Year's Pass, and Guangyue had such a big mess, and Chen Dehai even served lightly and cautiously, for fear of provoking the emperor's anger.

"Your Majesty, it's not too early, but do you want the servants to pass on dinner?"

Li Xuanyin pressed his eyebrows, his finger bones knocked on the fold, and his eyes closed slightly. Seeing that the emperor did not respond, Chen Dehai lowered his head more and more, and after a while, he finally listened to the emperor's instructions: "Take my royal card for 800 miles and send it to Guangfu, and instruct Zhang Shunyan to cooperate with the king of northern Henan to quell the rebellion, if there is a violation of the order, he will be killed immediately, and Xiao Gui, the deputy envoy of the left, will temporarily take his place." ”

Chen Dehai's neck shook, and he immediately took the royal card and sent someone to send the letter eight hundred miles to expedite the letter.

The gap between Zhang Shunyan of Guangfu and the king of northern Henan was there when the emperor was in the palace.

The king of northern Henan has been close to the emperor since he was a child, but his biological mother is not favored by the palace maid, Zhang Shunyan did not send a place, his son was arrogant, and the king of northern Henan had a dispute, almost beat the king of northern Henan to cripple, fortunately there is the emperor's protection, only to avoid this catastrophe. It was only because of this that the emperor offended Zhang Shunyan and his ilk, and it was not until the imperial pole that Zhang Shunyan saw that the general trend had gone, so he invited the local government to take up his post.

"Wait." Chen Dehai withdrew his legs from the palace gate, bowed his head respectfully, and listened to the emperor's words: "Xuanzuo Prime Minister Zhao Heju, hussar general Huo Jingshan, and palace attendant Shi Jiang Li will meet you." ”

Chen Dehai came back from the news, and he didn't stay long at the palace gate, and the three ministers who had come to see him were scolded so much that they were driven out with a sigh and sigh, and even Zuo Xiang had a bitter face. The emperor was really angry this time, Chen Dehai didn't dare to be careless, he went in carefully to serve, it was not early, he was thinking about how to tell the emperor about dinner, the emperor was angry again, he couldn't do without dinner, how good would he be if he was tired.

He was thinking in his heart, when the little eunuch outside came in and said, "Your Majesty, Xianfu Palace sent someone to send soup." ”

Yes, he didn't need to open his mouth, someone would do his business. It's just that today's emperor is afraid that he doesn't have the heart to summon people to sleep. Sure enough, the emperor only asked people to take the soup, but did not leave a message over there.

The emperor is angry, and at this time, he will also come to the concubine to coax the emperor to be happy.

Chen Dehai thought about it, and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Ling has always been late for dinner, and now when I go to the Golden Jubilee Pavilion, I think I can still eat hot." ”

When Li Xuanyin heard this, she glanced at him coldly, "Her things are all mine, will I lack this or two dinners?" ”

"Minions are talkative! Minions are talkative! Chen Dehai sneered, raised his palm and slapped it on his mouth, "That slave let the imperial dining room ......."

As soon as Chen Dehai started to talk, the little eunuch entered the hall again, "Your Majesty, the Golden Jubilee Pavilion sent someone to send soup. ”

Chen Dehai's eyes rolled, Concubine Ling deliberately couldn't get along with Concubine Jiang. Concubine Ling didn't use any means, so she directly let the emperor choose, who did she go to. Tsk, that's why Concubine Ling dares to be so blatant and without scruples.

He secretly glanced at the emperor and didn't speak.