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After dinner, Wanfu returned to the Golden Jubilee Pavilion.

After serving for most of the day, my wrist was very sore, so Qiandai decocted the plaster and applied it to Hao's wrist. Wanfu held her face and plucked the beads one after the other.

The emperor took the king of northern Henan to return to Beijing first, and the army was set out in January, and the king of northern Henan rode alone for thousands of miles, and within 10 days, he was able to return to Beijing to tell his fate.

There are only ten days left before the last Yuan Festival, and the prince is bound to attend the feast.

Wanfu narrowed her eyes, and her face faded. In the past nearly three years, the prince has been unkind, maybe he has forgotten her. Even if I haven't forgotten that I learned that she was the emperor's concubine, I should also know the proportions.

"Master, the slave and maid found a satin forehead from the private treasury." Qiu Chi opened the bead curtain and came in, quite hesitant, "The emperor has specially approved that the master does not have to return to the mansion, does the master really want to go back to the Ningguo Mansion to celebrate his birthday?" ”

Wanfu came back to her senses, curled her lips and smiled, "That's what the emperor said, but if for the sake of a concubine, he brushed the face of the lady and spread it to the ears of the official, it would not sound good after all." I should know what to do and what not to do. Liu slammed me back, how could I disappoint her? ”

Qiu Chi was helpless, and he didn't persuade anymore, the master always had his own plans.

However, we can't just go back to the Ningguo Mansion unprepared. Wanfu pursed the corners of her lips, summoned Qiu Chi, and explained a few words in her ear. After hearing this, Qiu Chi's eyes widened, the master really has a lot of ghost ideas, and the Duchess of Ning Guo can calculate the master, but it's weird.

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In the blink of an eye, it was the birthday banquet, Wanfu changed into a delicate dress, a soft sedan chair waited in front of the palace gate, Qiandai lifted the curtain, and Qiu Chi lifted the Shu satin palace skirt for her.

Wanfu sat in the sedan chair, looked at the palace wall Hongmei, and squinted her eyes, she didn't think about making the Liu family feel better when she left the palace this time. After solving Jiang Wanyin, it is the turn of the Ningguo Mansion.

Qiankun Palace

The furnace was burning with ambergris, and Chen Dehai respectfully came in to speak, "Your Majesty, your concubine has left the palace. ”

Concubine Ling has always known the rules, and she knows in her heart that since the Ningguo Mansion has sent an invitation, only by returning to the mansion to celebrate her birthday in person can people not make mistakes. However, Duchess Ning Guo is not a fuel-efficient lamp, I don't know what to do, waiting for Concubine Ling.

Li Xuanyin put down the pen, leaned back on the dragon chair, pinched her eyebrows impatiently, and sneered, "She is sensible this time." ”

Chen Dehai smiled and didn't dare to answer. When it comes to being sensible, there is indeed no one in the harem who can compare to the noble concubines.

"You go to the Ningguo Mansion in person." Li Xuanyin's fingers knocked on the imperial case, and raised her eyes slightly, "Let her come back when she goes to see Mrs. Jiang, and don't stay outside the palace for too long." ”

Chen Dehai was surprised, he was not a concubine who had not returned to the house in the past, when did the emperor arrange for him to accompany him? He served in front of the emperor, representing the face of the emperor, and the emperor arranged for him to go, wouldn't it be clear to the Ningguo Mansion the status of the Ling Gui Concubine, who would dare to bully the Ling Gui Concubine by virtue of his seniority.

The emperor had a thousand plans for the noble concubine, but he didn't admit it, so he couldn't help laughing and withdrew from the palace.

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The carriage drove through the bustling Shangjing Long Street, and after not leaving the palace for a long time, Wanfu raised the curtain of the carriage and looked at the shouting and shouting outside with great interest, which was quite interesting.

"Master, it's really lively to go to the capital!" Qiu Chi entered the palace at the age of twelve and served in the palace for three years, which was the age of playfulness, she came to Wanfu's side and was about to look outside, when she was pulled back by Qiandai, "Out of the palace, there are no rules?" ”

Wanfu curled the corners of her lips, "Xiao Qiuchi may not have been out of the palace for a long time, so it doesn't hurt to let her take a look." ”

Qiu Chi snorted, snorting proudly at Qiandainunu, and Qiandai smiled, "The master is used to her." ”

Half an hour later, the carriage stopped in front of the Ningguo Mansion.

On the day Wanfu first entered the Ningguo Mansion, she walked through the side door. Two rough envoys supported her and pushed her in front of Liu. Liu raised his eyelids and looked at it, then waved his hand, casually pointed her to the courtyard, and left her to fend for herself.

And this time, she is already a noble concubine in the harem, the emperor's favorite concubine, and she is no longer the businesswoman who entered Beijing from Yuezhou.

Liu took the maids and women of the house to wait under the wall early, and when he saw the gorgeous carriage and horse that had stopped, a touch of gloom crossed his eyes, and he quickly changed his smiling face and hurried to greet Wanfu who came down from the carriage.

"The courtiers, please the noble concubine Niangniang."

Liu took a group of maids and daughters-in-law to see the ceremony, Wanfu looked at Liu quietly, smiled lightly, held Qiandai's hand, and walked forward casually, "Mother, what is this doing?" Although Wanfu is a noble concubine, how can she receive such a big gift from her mother? I don't know, I thought that Wanfu was relying on the emperor's power to bully her mother-in-law. ”

The smile on Liu's lips froze, and he quickly changed to another face, and two tears were squeezed out of his eyes, "Yin'er is ignorant, has made a big mistake, and has been rejected by the emperor. ”

Wanfu held Liu's hand, this action was abrupt, so that Liu's heart attack for a moment, tears in his eyes, not falling, not dropping.

"Look at what my mother said, Jiang Cainu is the sister of the palace, why won't the palace take care of it more?"

Wanfu curled the corners of her lips, and this provocative smile went straight into Liu's heart. Suddenly there was blood. has been the main mother for more than 20 years, scolded the concubine with a cane, treated the concubine harshly, and went to the backyard of the house, who was not respectful to her, but this little scumbag, one step to the sky, not only caused Yin'er to lose her holy grace, but also harmed the entire Ningguo Mansion! On the contrary, it was she who personally brought this to today's status.

How could she not hate!

Since this little dares to go back to the palace to celebrate his birthday, don't think about returning to the palace in peace.

Wanfu looked at Liu's face in her eyes, and the corners of her lips curled contemptuously. The Liu family only relied on his family background to be powerful and prosperous in the house, and this person was indeed not very smart.

"It's so cold, Concubine Ling, come into the house to warm up, don't freeze." Aunt Liu twisted her thin waist and hurriedly diverted the conversation, and Liu's face softened. This day is the birthday of the lady, and if it is heard by others, it will give birth to right and wrong.

Wanfu glanced at Aunt Liu without a trace, Aunt Liu was the dowry girl by Liu's side, and because of her outstanding appearance, she was sent to Jiang Quan's house when Liu was pregnant with Jiang in the evening. Soon after Liu gave birth to Jiang Wanyin, Aunt Liu became pregnant, but unfortunately Liu was jealous, and the child was not saved. However, Aunt Liu is loyal to the Liu family, and in the backyard of the Ningguo Mansion, she can also have some status.

Everyone surrounded Wanfu and was about to enter the house, and there was another group of people when they hit the distance, Wanfu turned around and saw who the person who hit the head was, and frowned slightly.

"The slave greets the master of the noble concubine." Chen Dehai respectfully blessed him. Liu knew the chief eunuch Chen Dehai, who was in charge of the imperial court, and thought that the emperor had taken a fancy to Mrs. Tai and wished her birthday to her, and he was overjoyed from the bottom of his heart.

Chen Dehai could see Liu's changing expression clearly, and a touch of sarcasm crossed his eyes. The emperor had already seen in the face of Mrs. Tai that he had not completely taken the title of Duke of Ningguo, and this Duchess of Ningguo was still thinking about pie in the sky, whether she was too greedy.

He cleared his throat and said, "The emperor ordered our family to come and send a pair of jade ruyi to celebrate the birthday of Mrs. Tai." ”

When the words fell, Liu's expression was overjoyed, but before she could thank her, he saw Chen Dehai looking at Jiang Wanfu again, his posture extremely respectful, "In addition, the emperor also said that although the master of the noble concubine has a friendship with the grandparents of the lady, the master of the noble concubine must not miss the time to return to the palace. The master is kind-hearted, and the emperor told the servants to serve the master at all times, lest someone in the house oppress the master by relying on the elders of the noble concubines. ”

When he said this, he almost named Liu. Liu's face was blue and white for a while, colorful, and it was not lively.

Wanfu raised her eyebrows unexpectedly, thinking that the emperor arranged for Chen Dehai to come over to congratulate Mrs. Tai on her birthday, and it turned out to be to make her face.

She glanced at Liu's expression, picked her lips silently, and said to Chen Dehai: "There is Lao Chen's father-in-law." ”

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"!"

When Liu returned to the house, he immediately had a seizure, picked up the tea bowl in his hand and threw it at Aunt Liu. The porcelain bowl exploded in front of him, and the broken porcelain piece was scraping towards Aunt Liu's forehead. Although this face is not stunning, it is also a small jasper, like the spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River, and you have to taste it slowly.

Even after more than ten years, Liu's complexion is gone, and Aunt Liu's skin is still like a shelled egg, like a twenty-eight girl, smooth and fair. Jiang Quan stayed in the mansion, except for Aunt He, the most favored person was Aunt Liu.

Liu stared at the foxy face, became more and more annoyed, and kicked Aunt Liu's heart. If it weren't for her dowry girl, if she wasn't obedient in the house, she could coax Grandpa Guo to come to her house, how could she keep this fox until now!

Aunt Liu screamed miserably, fell to the ground in embarrassment, she pinched the handkerchief and stroked the bloodstained forehead, and slowly pinched the palm of her hand. She is Liu's dowry girl, serving Ning Guogong for her, competing for her favor, and giving her advice, but in the end, what did she get? Liu hated her face, relying on being the housewife, but he treated her like a dog.

Aunt Liu took a deep breath, gathered her expression, bowed down and knelt down, "Madame, stop being angry." ”

"Anger? How do you tell me to calm my anger? My Yin'er is still suffering in the cold palace, if it weren't for this lowly species, how would Yin'er have fallen to where it is today! Liu soothed his heart and clenched his veil tightly, "Is it all arranged?" ”

Aunt Liu's eyes moved slightly, and she lowered her head, "Madame, don't worry, it's ready." ”

Liu stood up with the maid's hand and sneered, "This time, that will definitely be ruined." It just so happened that Gonggong Chen was in the mansion to give a witness, but I want to see if the emperor is willing to have such a ruined and ruined concubine! ”

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East Chamber

The Liu family did not arrange Wanfu in the former courtyard. As soon as Qiu Chi entered the door, he frowned, "The master used to be a young lady in the mansion, and the Duchess of Ning Guo did not place the master in the boudoir, but sent her to the wing, what is the reason?" ”

Wanfu sat down, unsurprised. Presumably, Liu had planned to give her a dismount and lead her to Furong Zhai, which has a good name, but in fact it is a dilapidated shanty, which looks ordinary on the outside, but is not even as good as a firewood house on the inside.

Chen Dehai came to serve her at the emperor's behest, but he borrowed the courage of the Liu family and did not dare to treat the emperor's concubines harshly in front of the great eunuchs in front of the emperor.

Wanfu smiled and said nothing.

The door was pushed open, and Chen Dehai came back to celebrate the emperor's birthday and serve Wanfu. When he entered the house, he glanced at the placement of the east wing, and frowned. Although the Ningguo Mansion is not as good as the Imperial Palace, it will not let the noble concubines rest in such a room. He kept it in his heart, and when he went back, he made it clear to the emperor one by one, and soon put on a smiling face and went to bless himself.

Wanfu didn't expect that the emperor would arrange for Chen Dehai to come over to serve in person, so she smiled a little more and told Qiandai to set up a round stool and invite Gonggong Chen to sit down.

"Thank you Grandpa Chen for this trip."

Chen Dehai could hear the sincerity of his words, and his heart was warm, he had not served other concubines before. But everyone else treats him as a slave, and he accepts it as a matter of course, only Ling Guifei is so sincere. He understood more and more why the emperor favored Concubine Ling, and the harem concubines gradually lost their minds in the calculation of competing for favor, but only Concubine Ling still retained a clean and clear point.

He didn't dare to accept the gratitude of the noble concubine, so he hurriedly stood up and sneered: "The slave also acts according to the emperor's will, the master is blessed, and the emperor still lets the slave go out of the palace to serve other masters for the first time." ”

The people in front of the palace are all human spirits, Chen Dehai is exquisite, and he specializes in picking clever words. Wanfu just listened, the emperor is spoiling her now, but who knows what will happen in the future? However, she still had to be grateful, after all, this was an honor that no one else had ever had.

After staying in the East Chamber for a while, Qiu Chi couldn't help but wrinkle his nose, "Master, can you smell it?" What a taste, so fragrant. ”

Wanfu wrinkled her nose and frowned slightly. Qian Dai pursed her lips silently, "Master, the slave seems to smell it too." ”

Several people glanced at each other, Qiu Chi was a girl who came out of the imperial dining room, she was a little greedy, sensitive to smells, and would not smell wrong. Qiu Chi followed the smell until he walked to the table next to the bed in the inner room, opened the drawer, and with a bang, the drawer was stuffed with a full sachet, wrapped in cloth, and a faint smell oozed.

Wanfu immediately pinched the handkerchief to cover her nose, who would stuff so many sachets in the inner room, Liu was really anxious, and couldn't help but attack her so quickly.

"Doctor girl, come and see."

Only then did Chen Dehai see a palace maid with a face among the people who were waiting. His heart jumped, and he couldn't help but look at Concubine Ling again, who really expected the danger of this trip and took all possible measures to bring the palace medicine lady with her.

The east chamber is backed by a plum forest, quiet and abnormal, this day is the birthday banquet of the princess of Ningguo Mansion, even if the guests come and go, in this east chamber, only hear a little talking, not real.

At this time, several people stared at the cloth bag wrapped in the sachet, the doctor covered her nose with a handkerchief, stepped forward to gently pick up the cloth bag, the fragrance became stronger, Qiu Chi sniffed, suddenly flushed, and leaned on Qiandai dizzily. When Wanfu saw it, she immediately soaked the handkerchief and covered Qiu Chi's face, and instructed Qian Dai, "Take Qiu Chi out." ”

Qiandai nodded.

The medicine woman took out the silver needle and pierced it into the sachet, only to see that the silver needle turned black sharply, and the color of the medicine goddess changed, and she wrapped the cloth and pushed it back into the drawer. looked at Wanfu with a solemn face, "Master Huiling, this is a thousand autumn grass mixed with rosemary." ”

"Although it is not very toxic, the fragrance is absent and lasts for a long time. If you hear it for a long time, you will lose your mind, or □□, or go crazy. ”

Wanfu's heart sank, and she sneered: "The Liu family actually used such a vicious method, and they really look up to me." ”

However, the medicine woman was still puzzled, "The effect of Qianqiu Grass will take half a month to attack, and the master will only stay in the Ningguo Mansion for half a day, so it stands to reason that the sachet in the drawer is useless." ”

"Master!" Qiu Chi was sobered up by Wanfu's cold water, and suddenly thought of something, so he didn't dare to delay, wiped his face with a wet handkerchief and ran in.

Wanfu turned her head.

Qiu Chi hurriedly said: "Master, the slave remembers, this fragrance smells familiar. There are lanterns hanging on the peach trees in the courtyard of the Golden Jubilee Pavilion. Once, the slave and maid were not very sure to break one, and the slave and maid were afraid of the master's punishment, so they quietly took the jade division to repair it, and the slave and maid thought that the spices used in the marquee were strange, but they did not think much about it. ”

"Spices will not be as effective as they are indoors, but in the long run, the body of the person who is impregnated with spices will lose more and more money, and even ...... Delirious...... "The doctor girl doesn't dare to think deeply, she is just a little doctor girl in the palace, she just needs to do her part, once she is involved in the battle of the harem master, she doesn't know how she died."

Qian Dai couldn't help but ask, "The marquee hanging on the peach tree in the Golden Jubilee Pavilion is the emperor's personal decree, who would have such a big deal to quietly replace the spices inside?" ”

The old people in the palace are all very eye-catching, and Chen Dehai is also in this house, so he can't hear that this is said to him. But he was really taken aback. Originally, I thought that I would follow the emperor's instructions to come to the Ningguo Mansion to serve and support the noble concubines, but how could I come up with such a big mess.

He represents the emperor, and the emperor favors the noble concubine, and at this time he has to express his attitude no matter what, "This person's mind is really vicious." The noble concubine and the master can rest assured, and the servant immediately made it clear to the emperor when he returned, and the emperor favors the master, and will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly and seek justice for the master. ”

Wanfu asked for Chen Dehai's words, she hid the non-existent tears in the corners of her eyes, and sighed lightly, "Thank you Gonggong Chen." ”

At this time, there was a knock on the door, Wanfu gathered her mind, and glanced at Pan Shui, several people went out of the inner room, and Pan Shui went over to open the door.

Jiang Quan was wearing a lake blue flower robe, his eyebrows and eyes were unbridled, if it weren't for overindulgence, his eyes were cloudy and his body was empty, but he looked like a fair.

As soon as he entered the door, he immediately bowed his hand to Chen Dehai with courtesy. Even if the Ningguo Mansion is no longer noble, Chen Dehai is a slave after all, and he can't afford such a big gift from the prince. He hurriedly avoided the body and returned the salute.

Jiang Quan didn't even look at Wanfu, but only talked to Chen Dehai, saying that he had a genuine painting of ink treasure and wanted to present it to the emperor. Chen Dehai looked at Concubine Ling in embarrassment, he left the palace to serve Concubine Ling, but he didn't dare to leave easily.

Wanfu picked the corners of her lips sarcastically and nodded to Chen Dehai. Chen Dehai hesitated a few times, not knowing what the noble concubine master was thinking, he was terrible to the cow ghosts and snake gods in the Ningguo Mansion, and if the noble concubine master returned to the palace, if half a hair was missing, the emperor would not have to take off his head.

In the end, Chen Dehai was hinted by Wanfu and went out of the East Chamber with Ning Guogong.