Wanfu pulled her lips slightly, "What, it's still related to this palace?" ”

The steward of the imperial dining room knelt down and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, "The slave doesn't dare to slander Concubine Ling, but yesterday the palace paid tribute to the oranges, and the emperor gave a plate to Kunning Palace and Zhaoyang Palace. ”

Wanfu raised her eyebrows, she didn't remember this, she looked at Qiandai inquiringly, and Qiandai shook her head suspiciously: "There were no palace people from the imperial dining room yesterday." ”

This is strange, this little eunuch came to Zhaoyang Palace to send oranges, but died tragically for no reason, the death was so miserable, who did it.

"Your Majesty, this eunuch still has a hosta on his body." The autopsy wiped the hairpin and presented it to Li Xuanyin.

When the queen saw it, she exclaimed in surprise, "This is not the one that this palace rewarded Concubine Ling." ”

An Cainu was immersed in great sorrow, and she did not understand why the emperor had punished her. Hearing the queen say this, An Cai Nu suddenly came back to her senses, she also lived in Zhaoyang Palace, why was she the one who left! She is not happy, and she makes others feel bad.

"Could it be that this eunuch knew the secret of Concubine Ling, so he asked Concubine Ling to kill and kill her?"

Wanfu was used to others splashing dirty water on her, she looked at An Cainu lightly, "In the end, it was done by this palace, or did someone use this to frame the blame for this palace, An Cainu's residence is closest to Qiu Shuangzhai, didn't you hear the slightest movement?" ”

An Cai girl was afraid that the emperor would suspect her, so she hurriedly defended, "The concubine can't bear to even have an ant in the daytime, how can she dare to kill someone?" Concubine Ling Niangniang should not rely on her high position to slander concubines at will. ”

Wanfu laughed, "The palace has a high position, I can't doubt you, so let you, a low-ranking person, frame the palace at will?" ”

"Concubines are just reasonable speculations......"

Li Xuanyin impatiently interrupted An Cainu's words, "That's enough." ”

An Cainu wanted to cry without tears, so she retorted, Concubine Ling reprimanded her for so long, and even if the emperor didn't scold Concubine Ling, the emperor was too partial!

The hosta hairpin was an agate red bean, Qiu Chi looked at it carefully, and suddenly remembered, "Niangniang, can you remember, the slave maid mentioned this morning, when Niangniang was seriously ill, that person had unclean hands and feet?" ”

"The slave suspects that he stole Niangniang's hairpin and framed Niangniang."

The palace man who stole the hosta was pulled out, and when the palace man saw the emperor, he didn't hide it anymore, and it was indeed he who killed the little lizi in the imperial dining room. The reason is that the little Lizi is filthy by nature, and he wants to force his sister to be the opposite food, and he can't bear it in his heart, so he kills someone on impulse.

……

The matter is over, the queen returned to Kunning Palace, Wanfu still has doubts about this matter, the palace people explained too quickly, as if waiting, how can a person with unclean hands and feet be so affectionate and righteous.

Kunning Palace

The queen stirred the spoon of bird's nest porridge unhurriedly, and the eunuch in the imperial dining room was replaced today.

In winter, the comb willow stirred the charcoal fire in the basin, and lost her mind for a while, and the spark splashed on the back of her hand, and she hissed in pain.

The queen lifted her eyelids, "What's wrong?" ”

Comb Liu was silent for a moment, she remembered what Niangniang had given her that day, and she was a little afraid, Niangniang had never used such cruel methods before.

"Slave ......"

The queen said it for her, "Do you think this palace is too ruthless?" ”

Comb Liu didn't speak, which is equivalent to acquiescence.

The queen brushed away the soup on the bird's nest porridge, "This palace is not ruthless today, it is this palace that ends up like this when the sun sets." Zhang Xianli's face was a scourge, and his death in Concubine Ling's palace could be regarded as a well-deserved death. ”

There was no movement in the hall for a long time, and the queen's face was very pale and melted into the night. When she was young, she also had delusion, the eldest son of the Zhang family's court, was the most handsome and graceful son of the Gaomen in the capital, and although his younger brother was not as good as him, he was also a little ashen.

The small window was ajar, it was fifteen today, and the queen looked at the full moon for a long time.

……

Xiao Laifu left his biological mother and cried three times a day, Li Xuanyin was impatient from the beginning, and after being tossed for a few days, he slowly got used to his son's voice.

Chen Dehai looked at the emperor's face that had never looked good, and snickered in his heart, these days, not to mention the emperor, even the ministers are not good, the emperor is in the middle of the discussion, the cry of the little prince came out in the inner hall, and finally helplessly, the emperor hugged the little prince and discussed with the courtiers.

The first emperor had drunken and spoiled concubines and obscene government affairs, who would have thought that when the emperor came, he would become holding a little doll! It's strange to say, the little prince usually cries non-stop, but when he hears the discussion of the government, his dark eyes don't blink, as if he up his ears, if he is not too young, Chen Dehai thinks that the little prince intends to participate in politics!

On a good day, Li Xuanyin sat on the desk to review the folds, and let the little group play by himself on the royal steps. Since the little prince arrived in Qiankun Palace, Chen Dehai has one more important task, watching the little prince every day not to fall and touch, not to freeze and get cold, like half a nurse. Chen Dehai, a rootless eunuch, holding the soft little prince, hurts in his heart.

The little eunuch outside the palace was polite, Wen Xiurong took Princess Shunning to ask to see her, Li Xuanyin paused slightly, and said lightly, "Let her come in." ”

Shunning hadn't seen his father for a long time, and as soon as he entered the palace, he greeted him first, "Father and emperor have been for a long time...... Long...... It's been a long time since I've come to see Xi'er. ”

Li Xuanyin liked this daughter, and touched Xiao Shunning's head helplessly, "Father will go to see you after this busy time." ”

It's probably this action that touched Little Laifu. Seeing his father touching the heads of other dolls, Xiao Laifu pouted and cried out. Chen Dehai panicked, not knowing what happened to the little ancestor.

Chen Dehai didn't know what to do, but Li Xuanyin knew in his heart that this son, like his mother, was a habitual competitor. He cupped his forehead, "Give me a hug." ”

Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Laifu arrived in his father's arms, he immediately stopped crying, but Shunning was a little unhappy when he saw his father hugging someone else.

Wen Xiurong hurriedly stepped forward to hold Shunning's little hand, and said gently, "Xiao Fu'er and the emperor have been staying for a long time, and they are getting closer and closer." ”

Li Xuanyin pinched Xiao Laifu's face, smiled and sneered, "Just like his mother, the whole Qiankun Palace will not be at peace when he cries." ”

Wen Xiurong smiled and said nothing, and asked Shunning to take her younger brother to play, Shunning didn't like this younger brother who was competing with her for her father, hesitated for a while, and listened to A-Niang's words awkwardly.

There was a half-ground inkstone on the imperial table, Wen Xiurong rolled up his sleeves, and consciously went over to polish the ink.

"The concubine went to the imperial garden with Sister Ling to fold plum blossoms that day, and Sister Ling complained with the concubine, and the emperor seems to be quite cold to Sister Ling recently."

Li Xuanyin's thin lips opened lightly, "Did she mention it to you, or did you mean to tell me?" ”

"I can't hide it from the emperor." Wen Xiurong said calmly, "The concubine doesn't understand, since the emperor remembers Sister Ling, why does he treat her coldly." ”

Li Xuanyin leaned back in the chair and pressed his eyebrows, his face was tired and tired, and his eyes were dim, "What do you think, how do I treat Concubine Ling?" ”

Wen Xiurong's eyes fell on the ink that was gradually oozing out of the inkstone, and he didn't look at the emperor in a high position, as if he didn't know anything about the meaning of the man's words.

She said calmly: "The concubine thinks that the emperor is not good enough to treat Sister Ling. ”

Li Xuanyin rubbed the jade ring on his thumb, and there was a fear that the superior would be refuted.

The breath in the hall gradually condensed, Chen Dehai couldn't help but shudder, he didn't dare to stay in front of the palace to serve, and hurriedly went over to take care of the two little masters who didn't know anything.

Wen Xiurong stopped grinding his hand, pinched the handkerchief and wiped off the water stains on his fingertips, "What is the emperor's good for Sister Ling in his eyes?" Is it to undoubtedly defend Sister Ling when she is slandered, to give Sister Ling a unique position in this harem, or to let Sister Ling get the holy favor alone, and no longer call others to sleep? ”

"Your Majesty, you believe Sister Ling because Sister Ling has indeed never done those things. Sister Ling gave birth to a prince in nine lifetimes, and her uncle made meritorious contributions in the battle in Guangyue, and she deserved the title of second-class concubine. As for the last pet, did you really give her it? ”

"The emperor is angry at the old friendship between Sister Ling and the eleventh prince, but has the emperor thought about himself? How many concubines are there in your harem, and how many are not the children born to Sister Ling? When the newcomer entered the palace, didn't you still summon Xiao Guiren to sleep? ”

"Presumptuous!" Li Xuanyin clenched his fingers, his face was angry, and he suddenly threw the lake pen in front of Wen Xiurong, and the black ink splashed the indigo skirt, "I am the emperor, the world, the harem women, all belong to me, who am I favored, how can I let others put their beaks." ”

Wen Xiurong knelt on the ground with his clothes in his eyes, "In that case, what does the emperor care about?" The women in the harem are for power and profit, and the emperor knows that he doesn't care, so why is he demanding from Sister Ling? The emperor did this, but Sister Yu Ling was fair? ”

"The emperor treats Sister Ling like this, and when he really consumes his friendship one day, at that time, will the emperor really think about Sister Ling?"

"The concubine is bold, the emperor is doing this, it is better to really let Sister Ling follow the eleventh prince out of the palace!"

"Enough!" Li Xuanyin's face suddenly sank terrifyingly, and he suddenly slapped the case, "Get out!" ”

"The Emperor's ......"

"Get out of here!"

……

Seeing that the emperor's face was not good, Chen Dehai took the princess and the prince and hid in the inner hall, and when he couldn't hear the movement, he looked at it cautiously, and then breathed a sigh of relief and took the two small balls out with confidence. Shunning didn't see A-Niang, and pulled Li Xuanyin, "Father, where did A-Niang go?" ”

The emperor obviously didn't want to say much at this time, so Chen Dehai stepped forward with a look in his eyes and pointed to a little eunuch to send Princess Shunning out of the palace. Thinking about it, Wen Xiurong didn't leave, but waited for the little princess outside. As for the little group who didn't understand anything, Chen Dehai didn't shy away from it, he couldn't speak, so he naturally couldn't understand the twists and turns of the adult world.

He glanced at the emperor's face and consciously went to serve a calm cup of tea.

Li Xuanyin pinched his eyebrows and stopped him, "Chen Dehai ......"

Chen Dehai lowered his head, unable to hear the emperor's next orders, he cautiously raised his eyes, wanting to ask a question, but seeing the emperor's cold face, he did not dare to speak.

After a long time, I heard the emperor speak, "Summoning the king of northern Henan into the palace." ”

For some reason, Chen Dehai felt that it was indescribably difficult for the emperor to say this. He sensed that something was wrong, received the command, and withdrew from the temple gate.

……

On this day, Wanfu woke up, turned over, her whole body was instantly warm, her arms habitually hugged forward, and after a while, she realized that something was wrong, and opened her eyes suddenly.

The man's face was reflected in front of her, and she was stunned, subconsciously rubbing her eyes, thinking that she was dreaming.

"Silly?" Li Xuanyin pinched her face, her eyes darkened, and her arms tightened unconsciously.

Wanfu didn't notice the man's abnormality, she comfortably rubbed into her warm chest, "Why did the emperor come to see the concubine?" The concubines are not used to it. ”

It used to be common to wake up in her palace like this, but now the woman is saying that she is not used to it.

Li Xuanyin's heart was inexplicably astringent, and he kissed the eyebrows of the person in his arms, "I want to come to my concubine, I don't need why." ”

After this sticky, Wanfu was completely sleepy, she looked at the man in surprise, and the next moment she pursed her mouth, snorted coldly, and turned her back, "The emperor also said that he spoiled his concubines, and when he turned his head, he still summoned Xiao Guiren to sleep, deliberately blocking the concubines." ”

Li Xuanyin paused slightly, finally had a smile in his eyes, broke the person who had carried him back, and patiently explained to her: "If I go to Yonghezhai, does it mean that I have spoiled Xiao Guiren?" ”

"Could it be that the emperor is just chatting with Xiao Guiren under the quilt?" Wanfu puffed out her face and didn't want to deal with the man.

Li Xuanyin was a little happy because of her inexplicable jealousy, whether it was true or not, at least she was willing to do this kind of face-saving work.

"Xiao Guiren's father was brought into the court by me, his grandfather Yu I have the grace of knowledge, several brothers in the family are all talented, and she is not at fault, I chose her to enter the palace to give face to the entire Xiao family."

"However, I don't know why, whenever I see other women, I think of my concubine, and when I am close to others, can my concubine be sad."

He looked at the woman's eyes, his eyebrows were reflected in the dark eyes, and his dark eyes were dark, "Wen Xiurong questioned me, but I didn't explain, because I didn't need to explain to others. He paused, "I explained it to you, because I care a lot about what you think of me." ”

Even though he knew in his heart, this woman probably never cared.

Wanfu was slightly stunned and closed her lips lightly. The heavy curtains blocked the light and shadow, casting a layer of shadow under the man's eyes.

Li Xuanyin narrowed his eyes lightly and brushed away the woman's messy hair, "You have to understand, I sit in this position, and I can't help myself. I can't guarantee how long you'll feel this way, how long you'll make me reluctant to touch other women. But what I can do is to give you a higher status and let you be safe in this life. ”

He lowered his head and kissed Wanfu's lips, and she heard the low whisper of the man in her ear, "Sometimes, I'd rather be an ordinary couple with you. ”

……

Kunning Palace was full of people, but the first woman under the queen was missing, everyone looked at each other, but the queen looked at it lightly and did not show anything unusual.

The people from Zhaoyang Palace only came over at this time, and explained in a proper manner that Concubine Ling was serving the emperor, saying hello and saying leave, and asking the queen to be compassionate. This reason made the hearts of others sour, which concubine was on leave because she had to serve the emperor early in the morning, isn't this a slap in the face of the queen! The queen smiled magnanimously, as if she didn't care.

The curtains of the Qianyun Palace fell heavily, Qiu Chi listened to the movement inside, her face was red and white, she was happy for the mother's return to favor on the one hand, and on the other hand, she was worried that the emperor would toss the mother so much, the mother did not accept the grace for a long time, how could she bear it for a while!

Yesterday, it was she who handed Wen Xiurong a letter and said those words through Wen Xiurong's mouth, she thought that the emperor would take advantage of this to completely let go, but she forgot that every time the emperor summoned her, she would always suffer more than others. The two thin legs rested on the man's shoulders, trembling and softening into noodles. The strings of beads were swallowed and vomited, which made her unbearable.

Breakfast became lunch, Li Xuanyin let go of her, Wanfu nestled in the man's arms, and she didn't bother to move. Li Xuanyin kissed her eyebrows gently, her eyes were nostalgic to that delicate and moving face, but unfortunately Wanfu was too tired to notice the deep relief in the man's eyes, and in a daze, she only heard one sentence, "I have said everything I should say, I can give you the freedom you want." ”

"Only this once."