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Chapter 654: Smoke from the seven orifices
"What my sister is saying is that for people like me who are from a low background and can't do anything but serve people, it's okay for the emperor to forget about it. My sister can play a good pipa and sing, but she can't invite the emperor to come. Sit down." Fang Changzai showed no sign of weakness.

The fellow sufferers who said they would never forget each other when they were selecting servants have become tit-for-tat opponents today.

It is true that the past is the past and the present is the present.

Xie Guiren smiled and said, "Yucairen's temper is too good. No wonder Concubine Tian likes you. She can endure the leaking rain on the roof for several days. Sister Fang is so contradictory and gets the best of her, yet she is so sweet to you."

Yucai's face turned dark, and he sneered at the corner of his mouth, "Not to mention, it is my blessing to be taken care of by Concubine Tian. If it weren't for Concubine Tian, ​​how could I have been promoted to three levels in a row? Like you, I want to be taken care of by Concubine Tian. There may not be a chance.”

The concubine Xi was shot while lying down, "Yucairen, you are talking nonsense. Xie Guiren's father is the commander of the Shaanxi Road, so there is no need for anyone to take care of him."

Xie Guiren smiled and acted coquettishly, "Of course I need my sister's care. I have to go to my sister's palace for lunch at noon. What should I eat today?"

Then Xi Bin and Xie Guiren began to chat privately about food and ended the topic directly.

Fang Chang was giggling, not saying who he was laughing at.

Xia Liangyuan suddenly smiled and said: "Listening to the sisters arguing, I remember that it was so lively in the house at that time."

Concubine Xian smiled, "At that time, Sister Zhen was the most sharp-tongued. She often made people at that time very angry. But I dare not speak. It was Sister Xia who often helped me."

I should have said it was Concubine Jing, but I felt it was inappropriate, so I just didn't mention it at all.

Xia Liangyuan smiled and said flatteringly: "My concubine is also stupid and can't argue. It's just because I don't want Mrs. Chen to bully the empress at that time."

As more and more concubines became pregnant, she felt uncomfortable, but she had to cheer up and think about how to turn around.

After all, she has to find a way to advance to the next level and get a concubine, so that she can be qualified to raise a child by her side. Regardless of whose child this child belongs to, even if it belongs to her maid, as long as the emperor is willing, she is absolutely willing to send it to him. I just hope that I can have something to rely on for the rest of my life.

"Sister Xia has changed a lot now. She used to look down on us concubines," Fang Changzai said.

Concubine Xian smiled and took a sip of chrysanthemum tea: "It's a good thing to lose your memory and improve your memory, but I'm afraid you won't. You have to learn this from your master. If you don't learn from the good ones, follow the bad ones. "

Xia Liangyuan responded with a smile: "That's what the Concubine Xian said."

Fang Changzai raised his eyebrows and opened his eyes wide: "Isn't the Concubine Xian talking about Sister Murong?"

Concubine Xian smiled and said: "Concubine Meng, you don't care about this?"

Concubine Meng hurriedly replied with an apologetic look: "What Concubine Xian said is that Sister Fang lost her sense of control and I will punish her to copy the palace rules when I return."

Concubine Xian: "Xia Liangyuan, the emperor said that he would come over for dinner today. Sister, you may have seen the emperor for a long time, so come and join us."

Concubine Tian, ​​who had been holding her chin up while listening to everyone's bickering, said coquettishly: "Sister, I want to come tonight too. Okay?"

"Sister Xia is the one who went out together in the dormitory. It's hard for her to catch up on old times at night. Why don't my sister come and stare at her?" Concubine Meng said with a smile.

Yi Jieyu, who had been dozing off, also joined in the fun and said: "That's right."

Concubine Tian was very unhappy: "I want to go, but it's not your turn to speak, let alone Jieyu's turn to speak."

Yi Jieyu was so sleepy that she leaned forward on the chair, not even bothering to open her eyes, and sneered, "Concubine Tian, ​​are the acne on your face caused by not being able to see the emperor?"

She still holds grudges for what happened to Concubine Tian last time. If she is pregnant, as long as there is no direct conflict, just choke her and still be afraid of her.

Concubine Meng nodded quickly: "Sister Concubine Tian taught you the right lesson. Of course it's not my turn to speak, it's Concubine Xian who has to speak."

Concubine Xian said gently: "If sister Tian Concubine wants to come and join in the fun, please do it some other time. I'll wait until I ask the emperor first."

This means that Xia Liangyuan came tonight with the emperor's tacit approval. If you want to come, go to the emperor yourself.

An Zhaoyi has been listening to everyone's speech with interest. She has been learning Chinese for some time. He spoke too fast and couldn't understand much. But even with a guess, I can basically understand the difference.

Yi Jieyu covered her mouth and yawned, "Sister An, can you understand what we are saying now?"

An Zhaoyi gestured with her thumb and index finger, smiling heartlessly: "Just a little bit. That's all."

The topic changed and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

Concubine Tian giggled, "That's a lot. That's all in total."

After saying that, he drew a big pie in the air.

Everyone laughed. The atmosphere was very lively for a while.

An Zhaoyi pointed at Xi Bin again in confusion: "She was looking at me just now."

Xi Concubine suddenly felt a little embarrassed. In fact, she was just distracted. "Look at Sister An, of course it's because Sister An is good-looking. Otherwise, the emperor wouldn't stay at Sister An's place for three nights."

An Zhaoyi spoke unskilled Chinese, waved her hands widely and said, "Jealousy. Jealousy is not good. Everyone is good-looking."

The whole room burst into laughter immediately, and the atmosphere became more cheerful. Several people covered their mouths and laughed secretly.

Concubine Xian thought for a while and then made a concluding speech:

"Okay. If you are pregnant, if anything happens, you can come to me or Concubine Meng. If you call the door in the middle of the night and it doesn't open, just keep calling. Don't be afraid of disturbing me.

The matter of the emperor's heir is the most important matter. Everyone needs to take care of themselves. Eat less cold and spicy food, and don’t use any spices. That thing might be mixed with something harmful.

Nothing happened and it was over. Sister Xia Liangyuan, you two stay and sit for a while. Have a conversation with me. "

In fact, nothing happened. He just asked Xia Liangyuan to visit Murong in the cold palace, so that she could give birth to the child with peace of mind, and then take her over to raise her, so that there would be hope for the future. It is hinted that Xia Liangyuan can not only have a child, but also maybe be promoted to the throne.

Originally, Murong was relegated to the cold palace, and Xia Liangyuan thought that her hope of bringing a child to her to raise was in vain.

Now that Concubine Xian had spoken, it seemed that the Emperor still wanted to protect Murong's child, and she unconsciously rekindled hope.

After leaving the palace, Concubine Tian held the hand of the palace maid and said to Meng Zhao:
"My sister is so majestic. She dares to be so arrogant and contradict high-ranking concubines even if she is promised in the palace. She speaks so forcefully, which is very different from when she was demoted and grounded."

Concubine Meng smiled, "Sister, what did you do or say wrong to make Sister Tianfei so angry? If you can't give birth to Yucai, isn't it yours?"

Yucai Ren immediately expressed his position: "If my child can be raised by Concubine Tian, ​​it will be a great blessing for me."

Concubine Meng sneered: "Why did I hear that my sister has been wearing a sachet to avoid happiness a few days ago? Could it be that she doesn't want this good fortune?"

Concubine Tian rolled her eyes: "Shut up. Sister Yu, ignore this crazy woman, let's go."

After saying that, he took Yu Cairen's hand and happily talked about eating nectar and sweet-scented osmanthus jelly. It seemed that he didn't take Concubine Meng's words to heart at all.

Meng Zhao was so angry with Concubine Tian that he returned to the palace in a walking chariot. After returning to the palace, Chanjuan comforted her for a while before she calmed down. After retreating from the others, Chanjuan whispered: "Miss, I just heard some gossip. I heard that there is a little palace maid with a criminal record at Zhen Jieyu's side. She was born well. Zhen Jieyu is planning to give her to her. The emperor’s favor.”

Meng Zhao said casually: "Zhen Jieyu can't be so stupid, right?"

"It's hard to say." Chanjuan thought, "It has always been common for concubines in the harem to push out the capable people around them to favor them when they are pregnant. A woman with a criminal record is easy to control."

Meng Zhao pondered for a while, "Why don't you or Qingying go and do your favor for me? I can only trust you two."

Chanjuan's face turned red: "."

He quickly said: "This is not what I mean."

"Then what do you mean?" Meng Zhao was confused.

"What I mean is that you can learn from Concubine Tian and let Fang Chang spend more time sleeping with her. Anyway, she won't be a threat to you if she is pregnant. She will only think about your good. I have observed her in the past two months and should be trustworthy. You have to give her some sweetness so that she can do her best later.”

Meng Zhao was not very happy. After all, his favor was not enough, and he always wanted to spend more time with the emperor. The thought of the emperor trying to seduce someone else made her feel uncomfortable, at least she still felt uncomfortable now. I always feel that it won’t be too late to endure it when I become a queen.

But she still listened to Chanjuan's words. After all, everyone did this, which meant that there were benefits in it, "Okay."

Even Concubine Xian seemed ready to push Xia Liangyuan.

Chanjuan said again, "Concubine Tian finally couldn't sit still. In fact, based on her life experience, if she can calm down, she will succeed sooner or later."

Isn't that what a good concubine is like? If you outlast your opponent, you will become the winner.

Meng Zhao: "She has a body in a high position. How can she keep her composure. Since the matter of Ding Xiangluo has been traced to Xu Fang, the emperor will definitely suspect her. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stopped suddenly after so many days." She kept eating her lunch."

"This trick is still dangerous. Fortunately, the Prime Minister made the arrangements early and arranged people in the imperial kitchen, and they were loyal. Xu Fang's death was even more unconfirmed.

The prime minister knew your thoughts early on and made preparations for you early, just because he was afraid that he would not be able to stop you. Now you are considered pregnant. Just give birth to the child with peace of mind. Don't worry about other people's matters. As long as it is a boy, the Prime Minister will have a way to help you become a queen. "

"Yeah." Meng Zhao nodded.

The day when I first met Li Beichen came to mind.

She would never let Li Beichen know that he had entered her heart when he was just a prince. After she came home from the palace, she cried and made trouble with her father about marrying brother Jiuru.

It is precisely for this reason that Meng Xiang has been staying in the house.

Until Chen Xiang rebelled, Concubine Jing was thrown into the cold palace. Meng Xiangcai dared to send his charming and innocent daughter to the palace. He couldn't bear to let his only daughter be teased by the arrogant and domineering Concubine Jing.

*
In the side hall of Yanxi Palace, a beautiful and graceful girl sat beside the bed, holding a scroll in her arms and dazing.

She is the little palace maid mentioned by Chanjuan. Zhen Jieyu named her Baojuan, but her actual name was Qin Baochuan.

Her skin is tender and delicate. After a period of maintenance on the hand, the wound on it has healed, leaving a faint pink mark on the scar.

From the day she entered the palace, she hoped to one day quell Zhaoxue's rebellion for her family.

Because their family was framed and persecuted by Prime Minister Chen, they died unjustly.

Chen Xiang became a rebellious official and a traitor, but when he killed the people he framed, he was not rehabilitated.

Although everyone is dead, an explanation is still needed to be worthy of the ancestors and the sincere loyalty of the fathers and brothers at home.

Zhongliang should not bear the bad reputation of being a traitor and a sinner.

Qin Baochuan knew what Zhen Jieyu wanted from her.

Back then, she was able to stay with Zhen Jieyu without suffering much hardship. It was also because his father was a Jinshi appointed by Zhen Jieyu's father, Taifu Zhen.

In fact, speaking of it, it was because her father and brother had a close relationship with Taifu Zhen and were classified by Mr. Chen as a party to Taifu Zhen, so they were implicated and framed.

Although Zhen Jieyu brought her into her palace, she was still a palace maid and did not have the same care as the official lady she once was.

It would be a lie to say that I have no ideas. But that's how it is with people. When you are down and out, it’s fine if others don’t add insult to injury and make sarcastic remarks.

Therefore, no matter from any angle, she looked forward to serving the emperor as soon as possible. The only thing that is useful to her now is that she is young and beautiful.

As long as she can clear her family's grievances, let alone sleeping with the emperor, she is willing to let her eat shit.

Zhen Jieyu stood by the screen window, looking at the sky that was still bright at the end of Youshi. I have been hesitating whether to send someone to call the emperor and present Qin Baochuan.

In the evening, Li Beichen went to Changchun Palace to accompany Meng Zhao and have dinner with him. The two looked very harmonious and laughed again and again.

Li Beichen, who hadn't stayed overnight for a long time, volunteered to stay with Meng Zhao tonight.

Meng Zhao was so happy that he couldn't speak, and his heart was filled with only sweetness.

He had just taken off his clothes while serving the emperor, and was about to sleep with him. Thinking of what Chanjuan had told her in the afternoon, she pulled the emperor's sleeve and said awkwardly:

"Your Majesty, I am inconvenienced. Your Majesty is happy today. Why don't you ask Fang Changzai to serve your Majesty."

Li Beichen was quite surprised and asked loudly: "You mean here?"

Meng Zhao was stunned for a moment. She did not expect that the emperor would agree so quickly. A layer of mist formed in her eyes for a moment, and she felt aggrieved.

"Your Majesty, please don't laugh at me. I don't want to leave the emperor and Fang Chang is there. But if the emperor wants to go, just come back later."

This is the prime minister's daughter.

What a proud girl I used to be. Now he says such a humiliating thing.

Even Li Beichen felt that he was quite scumbag.

Li Beichen tapped Meng Zhao's forehead lightly, "What are you thinking in your head? It makes you unhappy, and it also makes me unhappy. Come and sleep quickly. I won't go anywhere, I will stay with you."

After saying that, he pulled Meng Zhao and lay down.

Meng Zhao nestled in Li Beichen's arms. He was so moved by the emperor's gentle words that he wanted to cry, and the love in his heart became a little stronger.

Who says the emperor doesn't mean anything sincerely? The emperor was very sincere to her.

The emperor would ignore Yi Jieyu's feelings and let Wei Chang, who was in the same palace, sleep with her. The emperor treats himself differently.

She untied the emperor's clothes and expressed her love as passionate as a ball of fire with a passionate kiss.