Donggong Zhangjiao

"Your Majesty, why is the Emperor gone? He seems to be worried." Qingrong came into the room with a slightly worried look on her face.

Fang Yun's expression was calm, "I just said a few words that didn't go well with me, and then he wanted to get rid of me. I think it's a new person entering the palace, and he misses me more and more."

Upon hearing this, Qingrong's expression changed and she hurried forward to comfort her.

"Your Majesty, please don't think so. Your Majesty really loves your Majesty."

"Okay, you don't need to say more. I'm a little tired. I asked the small kitchen to prepare a simple dinner for the second princess and the fourth prince to eat by themselves. I don't have an appetite."

Fang Yun raised his hand and interrupted Qingrong's words.

Seeing this, Qingrong said no more and quietly retreated.

Not long after, Yan Wei heard that the little palace maid guarding the door came to report that Qiu Baolin was summoned from Jingqian Palace to stay tonight, and she looked bad for a moment.

After taking Qingrong to discuss it, he finally didn't dare to tell Fang Yun now.

In the past, Fang Yun didn't pay much attention to who Pei Yao had summoned. As long as his favor and power were stable, it didn't matter if one or two newcomers appeared occasionally.

But today is different. Seeing that my imperial concubine seems to be having a conflict with the emperor, if she goes to say that the emperor has summoned a newlywed to sleep with her tonight, won't it make her even more angry and sad?

But he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to. Although Fang Yun didn't ask about it the next morning, when he went to Fengxuan Palace to pay his respects, he saw Qiu Baolin and understood.

"I used to only look at Lan Liangyuan for her good looks, but I didn't expect that this elder sister is even inferior to my younger sister. Qiu Baolin's appearance is really as beautiful as a fairy."

Wanbi glanced at Lan Liangyuan, who was sitting below her, and said something with a smile on her face.

"We've seen each other once before when the newlyweds first paid their respects to the Queen. The Imperial Concubine had praised Qiu Baolin at that time. The Concubine Wanbi just came to praise her now. Could it be that she has a bad memory?"

Xu Liangyuan couldn't hold it back and shouted before Lan Liangyuan spoke.

After saying these words, Fang Yun, who was sitting in a high position, suddenly turned cold.

The tea cup in his hand was placed heavily on the coffee table aside, making a muffled sound.

"Yes, Qiu Baolin is so beautiful that he looks like a fish before a wild goose falls, and the moon is shy of the flowers. No wonder the emperor likes her."

"I don't dare." Qiu Baolin looked panicked and hurriedly bowed his head, "The emperor summoned me to be a concubine, just to summon a new couple according to the palace rules. It's not that he likes me. The emperor is sincere to you, the imperial concubine."

"Oh? You have only served the emperor for one night, and you already know the emperor's sincerity? I have served the emperor for so long, and you still don't know. Qiu Baolin, for guessing the holy will without authorization, what crime do you deserve!"

Fang Yun suddenly raised his voice and shouted harshly.

Qiu Baolin trembled in fright and hurriedly knelt down.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I made a mistake. I never dare to speculate on the Holy Will."

"Don't you dare?" Fang Yun sneered, "I see that Wang Cainu, who lived with you yesterday, dared to inquire about the emperor's whereabouts. You may not have inappropriate thoughts when you live with her."

At this time, Song Bin, who was sitting next to her, immediately whispered.

"Your Majesty, I heard from people in the imperial garden that when the emperor reprimanded Wang Cainu for violating palace rules, Wang Cainu said that she knew the emperor's whereabouts from Caiwei, the eldest maid next to Lan Liangyuan."

Song Bin's words were neither soft nor serious, and everyone present could hear them.

Suddenly, Lan Liangyuan's expression became a little stiff.

Then he immediately stood up and said, "I would like to ask the noble concubine to observe carefully. The concubine's maid did indeed make a mistake, but she had no other intention. After hearing what Wang Cainv said, she had undue thoughts about inviting favors. This has nothing to do with me. ." "It has nothing to do with you?" Fang Yun raised his chin slightly and narrowed his beautiful eyes slightly, "How could your dowry maid know this if she didn't inquire about the emperor's whereabouts? Even if she didn't mean what she said, she had already committed a crime by asking about it before. You're wrong, you are not strict with your subordinates, but there is no harm in discipline. Now, by saying this, are you trying to excuse yourself?"

Lan Liangyuan pursed her lips and looked unsightly.

No one told her the news yesterday. She heard that it was Wang Cainu who was punished, not Qiu Baolin, so she didn't check more. She didn't expect that idiot Wang to dare to sell her out.

Anyone who has some brains should not tell her if he is in trouble. With her family status, it would be easy to kill a Wang family.

While I was irritated, I also secretly hated Wang Cainu for being stupid and not playing her cards according to the routine.

I also hate that Qiu Baolin, a foxy man, was called upon to be lucky when he was in trouble, but when the emperor and Concubine Zhao were having conflicts, wasn't this something that Concubine Zhao would definitely hate?

It doesn't matter if a person is unlucky, it still affects her.

"What, do you have nothing to say?" Seeing that Lan Liangyuan stopped talking, Fang You snorted and said, "Since you plead guilty, I will not pursue any further investigation, so you and Wang Cainu can Same, I’ll be punished by copying the palace rules three times.”

"Yes, I will accept the punishment."

Lan Liangyuan knew that she couldn't confront Fang Yun head-on yet, so she had no choice but to grit her teeth and comply.

Then, Fang Yun glanced at Qiu Baolin again and added in a cold voice.

"Qiu Baolin is Lan Liangyuan's sister, and she lives with Wang Cainu. The two of them made mistakes, and you failed to dissuade them in time. They are also guilty. They should be punished together."

"Yes, I know I was wrong."

Qiu Baolin bowed his head with coaxing eyes, like a frightened rabbit.

After this attack, Fang Yun picked up the tea cup again and took a sip.

Inside the room, the queen also waited for it to be quiet outside before getting up and coming out unhurriedly.

Next, he pretended not to know what had just happened. He only told the concubines about tomorrow's birthday party for the fifth prince, and said a few symbolic words to Qiu Baolin, who had finished sleeping with him for the first time, and then let everyone disperse.

Tim Mo helped her into the house and asked in confusion, "Why didn't the empress reprimand Concubine Zhao? This is in Fengxuan Palace. Why is she showing off her power with you? She punished the two concubines when she came up. Haven’t even spoken yet.”

"What are you training her for? Lan Liangyuan is so arrogant. Compared to the Yang family back then, she is probably no less generous. That Qiu Baolin is indeed good-looking. It doesn't matter whether the two sisters are fighting each other, not to mention Concubine Zhao's words. , and also took advantage of the situation to instigate the relationship between the two of them, and I am also happy to prevent them from getting close to each other."

Hearing this, Tim Mo thought for a while and said no more.

As expected, after Lan Liangyuan returned to her residence, she became angry. She secretly hated Wang Cainu for being stupid and hated Qiu Baolin for involving her.

Especially Wanbi, who called her to the main hall on the pretext that she was the master of the first palace and wanted to train her well. After another round of yin and yang, Lan Liangyuan's lungs were about to burst with anger.

Qiu Baolin, on the other hand, was honest and began to copy the palace rules after returning.

Fang Yun listened to all the news, made a plan in his mind, and did nothing else that day.

The next day was the fifth prince's birthday party.

As the legitimate son of the middle palace, he naturally had to do something special. Pei Yao also gave the queen enough face and ordered Hong Zheng to send a longevity lock that he had worn when he was young to Fengxuan Palace early in the morning. It showed how much he valued the fifth prince.

The officials who came to the banquet, including the concubines of the harem, were also paying special attention to today's banquet.

Everyone wants to see what name the emperor will give the fifth prince, or whether the emperor will make the fifth prince a prince at the first-year banquet.