The palace tossed and turned for half the night, and it was not until it was dark that calm was restored.

In the early morning, the sun had just brightened, and the water truck sprinkled and swept the palace gate along the empty alley road out of the palace gate, and the car in the palace of Liu Guifei quietly drove into the palace city. The shadow of the sun slowly moved over the high iron-red wall, and finally landed on the brass roof of the car.

Zhao Kezhen sat alone in the car rubbing her handkerchief, and when she heard someone outside the car calling her: "Concubine Niangniang, let's arrive." Zhao Kezhen woke up and had already entered the palace, so there was no room for repentance, so she could only bite the bullet.

On this day, Concubine Liu Guifei got up very early, and the emperor tossed until late at night yesterday because of Princess Chenxiang's affairs, and slept in the queen's middle palace, so she didn't need to worry. When Zhao Kezhen entered the door, she was still slowly drawing her eyebrows and sideburns next to the makeup mirror.

Zhao Kezhen glanced at the mirror, and carefully tasted the appearance of Concubine Liu Guifei, who was old and sexual, no wonder the emperor was favored. Thinking of this, Zhao Kezhen suddenly felt some sympathy, the person who is not favored is really pitiful, and even the king of Hejun also suffered with her.

Concubine Liu glanced at her and put down the moth green used for the thrush: "Do you think that this palace is very old?"

Zhao Kezhen couldn't help but be shocked when she was told to think about it: "No, no, the mother is young and the concubine is just attracted by the appearance of the mother." ”

There is nothing new in this sycophant, Liu Guifei didn't believe it, and sneered a few times: "The sons of this palace are almost old, how can they not be old? Old is old, there is nothing to hide, everyone will have such a day." I'll be old, and so will you, just sooner or later. ”

Zhao Kezhen still wanted to argue, but she couldn't say why, so she only lowered her head slightly: "Niangniang called me today, I don't know what the so-called matter?"

Liu Guifei turned around and let Zhao Kezhen sit down on a round table of eight immortals, the little girls poured the white tea they ate in the morning, Liu Guifei smiled: "I like to drink something with a light taste every morning, this white tea is just the right taste, I don't know if you are used to drinking it." ”

Zhao Kezhen took a sip, and then carefully examined the veins in the cup: "Niangniang, this is a white silver needle made of buds on the first day, right?"

Liu Guifei said with a smile: "The talented girl of the Zhao family is really worthy of her reputation, and she is right, it is the first day of budding." ”

Zhao Kezhen took another sip: "Niangniang called the courtiers over, it won't just taste tea, right?"

Liu Guifei smiled and asked her subordinates to bring refreshments: "This hibiscus cake is very good, you can taste it." ”

A plate of dim sum prevaricated Zhao Kezhen's question again. Zhao Kezhen was a little confused in her heart, she asked twice in a row, but she didn't answer, it was impossible that she didn't hear it. Could it be that Liu Guifei deliberately tested herself? Let's see if she is more anxious or am I more anxious?

In fact, when two people make a transaction, they are always the one who is in a hurry to suffer. Zhao Kezhen was a little embarrassed, it seemed that she was indeed more anxious.

She took a bite of a piece of snack, and a rich floral fragrance spread in her mouth, this cake melts in her mouth, which is not quite the same as the hibiscus cake she usually eats, and it should be a fragrant dew made of honey.

Liu Guifei ate half of the cake, and then asked faintly: "I heard that the prince likes the princess very much?"

Zhao Kezhen was stunned for a moment, then put down the cake: "Yes." After a while, she was surprised again: "How did Niangniang know?"

Liu Guifei stared at her slyly for a while, and smiled proudly: "I not only know that they have a good relationship, but also know that the crown princess already has it in her belly, don't you?"

Zhao Kezhen was even more surprised, she only knew about this matter, Liu Guifei was even more well-informed than herself?

"Yes, huh?" Zhao Kezhen replied vaguely.

Liu Guifei laughed a few times: "I just don't know how the prince treats you?"

"This ......"

This is not easy to say, Zhao Kezhen looked at Liu Guifei with a sigh, if she told her about her fall from grace, wouldn't she have to laugh and be generous? Zhao Kezhen didn't want to be a joke among those court ladies after dinner, so she said: "The prince is also good to me, and he is soft-spoken." ”

Liu Guifei sneered for a while and shook her head: "Women, it's really pitiful, especially a woman who is not favored, on the one hand, she is snubbed by her husband, and on the other hand, she is afraid that people will know. It's sad that all the suffering can only be swallowed by oneself. ”

These words just went to Zhao Kezhen's heart, she was a little moved, but she deliberately tried to cover it up, and she seemed restless. Concubine Liu had already noticed it, but she just lowered her eyelids and didn't tear her down again.

"What Niangniang said, the concubine didn't understand. Zhao Kezhen was slightly self-conscious.

Liu Guifei beckoned and motioned for all the maids in the room to retreat.

"There was a big incident in the palace last night, Princess Chenxiang was kidnapped and almost strangled to death in the middle of the night, do you know this?"

Zhao Kezhen thought about it, she knew half of it, the eunuch who came to deliver the letter last night called away the prince and Wei Yuanxi, and at that time she guessed that there was something in the palace, but she didn't expect it to be so serious. Who was so bold as to dare to assassinate the princess in the palace?

When the prince returned home, he didn't pay attention to himself at all, so she couldn't inquire about these news.

"Really?" Zhao Kezhen was surprised: "How can this be? Who is so bold?"

"I heard the princess say that it was the inner eunuch named Zhao Shu who was brought into the palace from the prince's mansion. Liu Guifei snorted and said, "Otherwise, how could the princess come to the prince for questioning if she loses it?"

Zhao Kezhen vaguely felt that something was not quite right in her heart, Zhao Shu killed the princess? Why? With his character, shouldn't he be very good at stammering the princess? The more Zhao Kezhen thought about it, the more she didn't understand, and looked at Liu Guifei in surprise: "How is this possible? What the hell is going on?"

Liu Guifei didn't bother to explain these things to her, so she mentioned another matter: "Last night, it was the princess's brother who found the princess, and the queen's eyes changed when she looked at the princess.

Liu Guifei's words hit the nail on the head, stabbing at Zhao Kezhen's vital point, the queen is the only backer by her side, if even the queen has a good impression of Wei Yuanxi, then her status is really in jeopardy. Zhao Kezhen bit her lip, this is incredible.

"The queen just rewarded the crown princess with some ornaments, think about it, what will happen to her if she knows the news of the princess's pregnancy?" Liu Guifei looked at Zhao Kezhen judgefully: "If the princess's belly grows bigger day by day and gives birth to a little son in one fell swoop, what will happen to the queen?"

Naturally, there is no contradiction at all. You must know that the queen's favorite is the crown prince Xiao Rongzhan, if Wei Yuanxi really gave birth to a son to the prince, wouldn't the queen be crazy with joy? Zhao Kezhen frowned, if this is the case, she will never look up again.

But after thinking about it, whether to give birth to a child or not, in the final analysis, is still a family affair of the prince's mansion, what is the matter of Liu Guifei? She will not deliberately buy a favor for herself, right?

Zhao Kezhen looked at Concubine Liu Guifei: "Why did Niangniang suddenly care about the affairs of the Prince's Mansion?"

"Miss Zhao is really smart. Liu Guifei suddenly lowered her face and snorted: "Since I am in front of the Ming, I will not say secret words." You know, I've lived half my life, and I only have one son with the prince. Shen'er has always liked Wei Yuanxi in his heart, but the surname Wei disdains him, if it weren't for the surname Wei's always working against Shen'er, Shen'er might not have lost so badly. Since the position of the crown prince has been determined, we don't want to fight anymore, but my son has suffered so much loss from the surname Wei, and I, as a mother, can't ignore it, right?"

"Oh. Zhao Kezhen thought about it, and what she said also made some sense, especially now that he and the prince have become a veritable eunuch, the fire in their hearts is probably becoming more and more vigorous.

"The death of the two children of Prince He and Yuan Jia is more or less related to the crown princess, this palace has not yet avenged the two unborn grandchildren, and she has a big belly over there, you say, how can this breath be swallowed by this palace?"

Zhao Kezhen looked at the angry Concubine Liu Guifei and asked in confusion, "What does Niangniang mean?"

Liu Guifei lowered her eyelids: "I know that you resent Wei Yuanxi, presumably you don't want to see her give birth to the prince's flesh and blood so quickly, since you and I have the same purpose, why don't you join forces to do a big fight?"

Zhao Kezhen was a little hesitant, but Concubine Liu quickly sensed the worry in her heart, and hurriedly added: "Don't worry, I am just dealing with Wei Yuanxi, and I will never hurt the prince." ”

Zhao Kezhen breathed a sigh of relief, and she was relieved. Then he asked, "What does the lady want me to do?"

A hint of a smile gradually bloomed on Concubine Liu's face: "This palace knows that the girl of the Zhao family is a smart person. Liu Guifei stood up warmly and patted her on the shoulder twice: "I heard that the prince is about to leave for Donglinzhou, when he is in the capital, it is inconvenient to do it, and after the prince leaves, I will naturally tell you what to do." ”

"So, you called me here today, are you afraid that I will deal with Wei Yuanxi now?" Zhao Kezhen felt that this Liu Guifei was really a little godly, like a roundworm in her stomach, and she touched everything she thought and thought.

That's what it means. Liu Guifei gently patted her cheek twice: "Miss Zhao, there is a long way to go, don't be too anxious." ”

Zhao Kezhen bowed slightly, took a sip of tea, and when the tea cooled, it gave birth to a trace of astringency. Zhao Kezhen frowned, no matter how bitter the tea was, how could it compare to her current mood?

Liu Guifei also took a sip of the teacup, and said casually: "It's only been a month since the wedding, and I'm pregnant, maybe when this child will have it, let alone who's it." ”

Zhao Kezhen raised her eyebrows, she didn't suspect that the child in Wei Yuanxi's belly had a bloodline problem, because Wei Yuanxi and Rong Zhan were like glue every day. But Liu Guifei's rhetoric is not bad, and it is the best to deal with the queen.

She had heard her father say that Xiao Rongzhan had always been suspected of bloodline by the Queen Mother, which was the real reason why the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother had been fighting each other. The queen prefers the crown prince, if she knows that someone confuses Xiao Rongzhan's heir, presumably she will do the same as the queen mother back then.

"Niangniang planned all this, she should have been preparing for a long time, right?"

Liu Guifei said with a playful smile: "Actually, it didn't take long, who knew that she would suddenly show a weakness to me? ”