In the main hall of the 'Mercy Palace', Xiao Min was dressed in a red robe, sitting on the toise chair with cold eyes, holding the tea bowl in his green jade hand, elegantly holding the floating tea leaves in the cup, raising his head slightly, taking a sip, and then raised his head to look at the red sun that was gradually setting in the sky, and said softly and weakly: "Didn't the imperial concubine say anything else?" As he spoke, he sighed and put the tea bowl on the table beside him, leaning back in his chair, and looking at the gold armor on his little finger

Xing'er lowered her head, her hands were tightly clasped on the silk handkerchief, her expression was extremely nervous, she raised her eyes to look at Xiao Min, who seemed to be relaxed but disappointed, and said frustratedly: "Princess, seven slaves... The slave maid didn't see the imperial concubine at all, as for what the imperial concubine said, it was still the slave maid who told the slave maid to bring to the princess", as she spoke, Xing'er lowered her head and muttered: "The wooden maid said that the imperial concubine will not summon any concubines in the next few months, and the emperor has also issued an edict the day before yesterday to dispense with the imperial concubine's morning province and various Confucian festivals."

"Is it because she's pregnant with an heir?" Xiao Min's eyes dimmed slightly, his red lips pursed, and he chuckled again after his thoughts were half-loud. After a while, she stood up on the edge of the table, walked to the front of the hall in small steps, and said weakly: "I have always admired the emperor for not liking beauty, his harem may be full of despair, but there is not the slightest breath of **, therefore, my heart sank to the cold and handsome man with an ice-like appearance, but when I really walked in here today, I realized that this place was not only full of despair, but also the bloodshed of conspiracy."

Xiao Tong, such a vicious woman, the woman who made the imperial capital into a miasma three years ago, now has three thousand favors, enjoys the emperor exclusively, and is the first heir of the Celestial Empire, |seven|ridiculous, really ridiculous, Xiao Min's eyes couldn't help but rise fog, his hands clenched into fists, bit his lower lip, and said coldly: "Why, why have I liked the emperor for so many years, the woman in the emperor's arms turned out to be a poisonous woman"

It is true that before Xiao Tong's visit that night, she had given up her bitter lovesickness for the emperor and wanted to sacrifice the so-called red years for the country, but why did God want her to know that the women around the emperor were so vicious, how could she be willing?

"Princess" Xing'er looked at Xiao Min's appearance, and hurriedly stepped forward to support her delicate body that was gradually withering like plum blossoms, the tip of her nose was slightly red, and she said in a low voice: "Princess, don't be like this, even if the imperial concubine is very vicious, then what does it have to do with you?" We are here for the survival of the 'Purple Jade Country', not to participate in this harem fight", even if we don't get the emperor's favor, we can't lose the glory we should have, this is what the former lord once said

Xiao Min was stunned for a moment, the whole person seemed to be stunned, a little, and then muttered: "I am here for the 'Purple Jade Country'", when she stepped into this palace, she had already abandoned everything on the territory of the country, she was the only sustenance for the strength of the 'Purple Jade Country', and it was the only bargaining chip that could be exchanged for her brother not having to be cold to Xiao Guo from now on

Xing'er nodded vigorously with red eyes, and then held Xiao Min's body tightly, and said, "Princess, you are the hope of all the people of the 'Purple Jade Country', they are all looking at you, watching how you bring the blessings of the Celestial Empire back to the 'Purple Jade Country'."

"They're looking at me" Xiao Min repeated in a daze, and then slowly came back to her senses, but her eyes were full of tears, she closed her eyes, looked up to the sky, a little, but said sadly: "God, Min'er also loves the emperor, why do you want to be so fair", and then, covering her lips with her bare hands, she not only shed tears, but she was silent again

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In the hall of the "Heart Palace", the grandfather of Tai hurriedly walked into the "Palace of Eternal Life" with countless picture scrolls, and when he saw the intimate looks of the two emperors and concubines, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, he lowered his head, his face was slightly red, but he could only stubbornly say in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine Niangniang, the draft ceremony in three days has been arranged, this is the queen mother picked out a few picture scrolls, and the slaves must ask the emperor to take a look", said, and walked to the emperor's side in small steps, and put those picture scrolls on the blanket

Qingyi's eyebrows twisted slightly, but she didn't make a sound, her eyes stared at the picture scroll placed by Father-in-law Tai on the blanket, pursed her pink lips, and retreated slightly from the emperor's arms and sat aside

Yu Haoxuan twisted his sword eyebrows and looked at the pile of more than 20 picture scrolls, and picked up a pair at random with a look of displeasure, tore off the ribbon and shook it open, and before he saw the person in the painting, he heard Tai Gong say fairly: "This is the 2,000 gold of the Ministry of Rites, Bao Qinshu, 28 years old, according to the training and body examination, it is indeed Bingqing Yujie, smart and lovely, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting"

Yu Haoxuan glanced at the amorous beauty in the portrait, unexpectedly loosened the deep lock of the sword eyebrows, and pulled out a smile with a deep meaning on his thin lips, and then re-rolled up the portrait, as if he was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "The queen mother really understands my thoughts", and then picked up another picture scroll with a smile

Father-in-law Tai's face also had a smile, |seven|whispered: "What the emperor said is that this is the daughter of the prefect of Hezhou, it is said that she is the first talented woman in Hezhou, known as 'Hua Xiangrong', not only beautiful as a flower, but also good at singing and dancing", said, Father-in-law Tai thought about it and said softly: "Your Majesty, the queen mother said that this daughter of the prefect of Hezhou can be described as 'genuine', so you have to stay no matter what"

Yu Haoxuan nodded, threw down the picture scroll in his hand, looked at the one that his father-in-law had been holding in his hand, and then saw that Gonggong Tai opened the painting with a smile, and said: "Your Majesty, this woman is the head card of Jiangnan's 'Wanhualou', and she is still a clear one", as he spoke, he handed the painting in his hand to the emperor, deliberately lowered his voice, and said: "Your Majesty, you look at your appearance... Whether..."

Yu Haoxuan took the scroll in his hand, but when he saw the world on the portrait, his eyes froze, a little, Qingyi, who was kneeling on the carpet, saw that the emperor's body stiffened slightly, so he threw the painting into the hand of Gonggong Tai, |

Qingyi was puzzled, but she lowered her eyelashes and looked at the tea that had cooled on the table, and her heart was a little troubled, but she saw that Yu Haoxuan had already reached out to block it, and said in a low voice: "It's cold", after that, he snatched the tea bowl in her hand, held her slightly cold hand, pulled her body to herself again, hugged her in her arms, and said with a smile: "Did Qingyi eat wrong?" ”

Qingyi smelled the ambergris on the emperor's body, raised her eyebrows, pursed her lips and said, "Can the concubine think that the emperor did it on purpose?" When he saw the pictures of those beauties just now, the happy look he revealed, can she be regarded as deliberately angry with her?

Yu Haoxuan looked at Qingyi's face, stretched out his hand to stroke her bun, but the smile on his face had gradually faded, a little, only to hear his voice a little heavy and said: "Qingyi, you have to believe me, no matter what happens in the future, you have to believe me", said, Yu Haoxuan took Qingyi's slender hand, put it on his lips and kissed it, and then interlocked his ten fingers, his eyes looked at Qingyi's clear eyes as clear as water, and whispered: "Qingyi, in three days, I will admit a new concubine, and I will be with her for a few days."

Qingyi's hand shook, and a trace of astonishment flashed in his eyes, and then when he saw the serious and helpless look in the emperor's eyes, his heart was suffocated, and he violently waved away the emperor's hand, broke away from his embrace, stood next to the imperial case, and said with a slightly bullying breath: "What does your emperor want to say to his concubines, are you afraid that the concubines will be jealous and kill the emperor's new favorite?" What did he mean and why he was telling her this

Yu Haoxuan looked at Qingyi's stiff figure, and when his arms suddenly became cold, he couldn't help but clench his fist, but he didn't step forward to coax her, but stood up with a solemn expression, and said with his hand: "I just told you by the way, so that you don't have to wait all night, and I have to do it this time, I hope Qingyi can comfort me."

Relieved Qingyi twisted her eyebrows with some doubts, turned her head to look at Yu Haoxuan's heavy but helpless eyes staring at her, and suddenly understood something, but she had to ask: "Why tell me why", why even if he is so embarrassed, he still has to spoil other women

"Believe me, Qingyi" Yu Haoxuan looked at Qingyi's eyes full of sadness, and said with some distress, and then just wanted to step forward and hug her into his arms, but he seemed to remember something, as if he was holding back, he stopped, and then said in a low but serious voice: "Qingyi, believe me, after this time, I will never make you sad again, I... Only love you..."

Qingyi looked at Yu Haoxuan in a daze, her heart seemed to be tightly held by something, her hand holding the silk handkerchief couldn't help but tremble, a little, but it was a smile on her lips, and then slowly walked towards the palace door in Yu Haoxuan's slightly worried eyes, ignoring the light call of the man behind her, when she stepped out of the palace gate, she stopped and said softly: "Since the emperor wants to spoil the new concubines, it is better to be fair, rain and dew are evenly wet, so many women in the harem, the emperor should be gracious", said, closed his eyes, Before serious teardrops fell, he stepped out of the main hall

"Qingyi" Yu Haoxuan's eyes looked at Qingyi's petite figure with a faint anger, and when her footsteps were stagnant, she said angrily: "Are you so eager to push me into someone else's arms?"

Qingyi was stunned, but she bit her lower lip, and then stiffened her body and sneered: "The concubine doesn't dare", and walked out of the hall without looking back

"Miss" Xiao Tong looked at Qingyi's figure running out of the 'Palace of Eternal Life', so frightened that she could barely hold the tea bowl in her hand, and then hurriedly handed the tea tray in her hand to another maid in front of the palace, and chased forward in small steps, but seeing Qingyi's figure was extremely fast, she couldn't help but cry out worriedly: "Miss, where are you going?"

But Qingyi didn't seem to hear it, completely ignoring Xiao Tong who was chasing hard behind him, and only stopped when he ran to the back garden Xiao Tong panted and stopped in the back garden, followed Qingyi, raised his eyes to look at Qingyi's figure standing upright in the wind, and couldn't help but wonder and said: "Miss, what's wrong with you, you have an heir now, you can't run so quickly" Xiao Tong said, and walked to Qingyi, and wanted to say something, but when he saw the tears in Qingyi's eyes, he was stunned, and said in shock: "Miss, you", why did you cry

Qingyi closed her eyes, took a deep breath of the cold air outside the hall, and the whole person seemed to be covered with a layer of sad haze, a little, she opened her eyes slightly, looked up at the gradually gray scenery in the sky, but said softly in a rather light tone: "Xiao Tong... Isn't it... I really never understood the emperor", never understood his thoughts, but was often angry about what he did, but never asked him why

"Miss" Xiao Tong looked at Qingyi's strong and calm expression suspiciously, although he was extremely puzzled by the meaning of her words, he still nodded, and said: "Miss really didn't think about the emperor, and she didn't even know the emperor's preferences", but today suddenly asked about it, is it too weird?

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Tong still wanted to say something, but he only heard Qingyi say in a low voice: "Send me back to the 'Cold Moon Palace', I want to be quiet, I want to... The emperor also needs to be quiet...", three days later, he wanted to be with other women Qingyi's footsteps paused at the moment he stepped into the hall, then closed his eyes, clenched his fists and said: "You go and tell the emperor that I... is a very stingy person..."The matter of the emperor's draft spread throughout the harem overnight, and even worse, how the imperial concubine was jealous and had an awkward relationship with the emperor, and then the emperor beat back to the 'Cold Moon Palace' Yunyun, and it spread in every palace vividly, so that the concubines were surprised, but they couldn't believe it

Three days later, the public election began, among the more than 3,000 show girls, the emperor actually handpicked 20 beautiful women, but among the 20 stunning beauties, the most stunned was that the emperor actually chose an Oiran of the Jiangnan Qinglou who looked very similar to the imperial concubine to sleep for him, and one step canonized as 'Zhaorong', for a while, the whole palace was rumored that the imperial concubine was pampered and proud, and was snubbed by the emperor, and the Oiran became a new favorite with beauty

In the 'Cold Moon Palace', Xiao Tong looked at Qingyi who was sitting on the bed and reading a book intently, her eyebrows were almost twisted into a peach heart, she picked up the soup that had been heated several times in her hand but put it down, a little, when she saw Qingyi holding her hand and turning the next page, she couldn't help but step forward and whispered: "Miss, you have read this book three times, don't you get tired of it?" As he spoke, he tore open the book in Qingyi's hand, boldly looked directly at Qingyi's cold and unhappy eyes, and pursed his lips and said, "Miss, since you care about it in your heart, why do you toss yourself like this?" The slave didn't believe it, with the status of the young lady in the emperor's heart, the emperor would really favor the Oiran who looked very similar to the young lady."

Saying that, Xiao Tong held Qingyi's hand and said: "Miss, the slave has already inquired, Father-in-law Tai said that the emperor gave an order a month ago to let officials from all over the country pay tribute to the beauties, and they must look very similar to Miss, Miss, the reason why the emperor did this, there must be his reasons, don't be suspicious."

Qingyi looked at Xiao Tong's worried look, but he smiled meaninglessly, reached out to take back the book, stretched out his hand to support his forehead, and sneered: "Since the emperor has his reason, then why should I think about him, since I don't want to, I naturally have to find something to do, right?" ”

Xiao Tong was stunned, but he was speechless, at this time, I saw Gonggong Tai running into the palace sweating profusely, and when he saw Qingyi, he stepped forward and panted: "Imperial concubine, the dinner has been set up, just waiting for the imperial concubine."

Qingyi took a deep breath, put down the book in his hand, raised his eyes and glanced at Father-in-law Tai, pursed his lips and smiled: "Father-in-law Lao has a trip, go and tell the emperor, let Xiao Tong sit on the banquet of the imperial concubine instead of the palace and enjoy the banquet of the emperor's marriage and concubine today, the palace is unwell, and I am afraid that I will not go", he said, turned two pages of the book casually with his hands, and said: "Mu Yunu, you take the instructions of the palace and go with the princess Tai."

Father-in-law Tai and Xiao Tong were both stunned, the two looked at each other, a little overwhelmed, a little, only to see Xiao Tong bow his head and say softly: "The slave obeys"