Empress Fenghua

Chapter 122 Harem Game
In the Xinning Palace, a ray of incense is curling up, and there are waves of wooden fish sounds, which makes people feel a sense of tranquility.Ye Congjia walked into the gate of the hall, Die Wu hurriedly stepped forward to greet her, but Ye Congjia silenced her.Ye Congjia approached lightly, seeing only a slender figure of Ning Huayan in the huge hall, she couldn't help but feel a little lonely.

"Does Concubine Ning often worship Buddha in the hall by herself?" Ye Congjia asked Die Wu softly.

Die Wu nodded, "Since she entered the palace, except for the morning and night, she has spent the most time in the Buddhist hall every day. Her dress is not as delicate and charming as before, and her young age is full of dull colors. The slaves feel distressed when they see it!" Die Wu's tone was slightly sad.

Ye Congjia walked into the Buddhist hall and came to Ning Huayan's side, "Concubine Ning, it's getting late, it's time to rest!"

Ning Huayan slowly opened her eyes, and sighed, "The emperor is here, why didn't he make a notification, and the concubine didn't prepare anything." Then she bowed to Buddha before getting up, but she fell twice dizzy. step.

"What's wrong with you?" Ye Congjia quickly supported Ning Huayan, frowning at Ning Huayan's slightly pale face.

Ning Huayan smiled slightly, "It's okay, it's just that I knelt for a long time, and I suddenly got dizzy." Ning Huayan pulled out Ye Congjia's hand without a trace.

Die Wu was wronged and blamed, "Your Majesty is still trying to be brave, you haven't eaten anything in the past two days, and your face is very pale..."

"Die Wu!" Ning Huayan frowned and stopped Die Wu's words, "Is the emperor so ignorant of the rules here?"

Ye Congjia frowned with a hint of sternness in his eyes, "Die Wu, tell the truth, what's going on with Concubine Ning these days? Why didn't she eat? Is the food made by the imperial dining room unappetizing, or is she feeling unwell?" Ye Congjia Cong Jia sat on the chair on the other side of the Buddhist hall, "You slaves, the master has become like this, and you still don't know how to report it!"

Die Wu hurriedly knelt down and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, I don't blame the servant girl. The servant girl persuaded the empress, but the empress said that it is necessary to be sincere and sincere. Not only bathe and fast, but also fast for a few days, for peace of mind!"

"Peace of mind?" Ye Congjia frowned and glanced at Ning Huayan who was standing on the side with her head hanging silent, "Die Wu, you go down first!"

Die Wu glanced at Ning Huayan, and quickly kowtowed, "Yes!"

Ye Congjia let out a long breath, "Concubine Ning, do you have any worries for peace of mind? You should also take care of your body when worshiping the Buddha. You are not only yourself, but also Concubine Ning of Chengguo. ?”

Ning Huayan smiled bleakly, "The emperor asked his concubine why he was uneasy, but have you forgotten the reason for the Qinzheng change?"

Ye Congjia's eyes suddenly cooled down, "So you're still thinking about that thing, I said I will take you as before, as if that thing never happened!"

"I can only pray to the Buddha for purification and forgiveness. How can I spread branches and leaves for the royal family regardless of shame? How can the emperor raise his head to face the people of the world?" Ning Huayan turned to look back at the Buddha statue with both hands Heshi, "Your majesty, you want my concubine to forget the unhappiness and sadness that should be forgotten, and to remember the profound and eternal things that should be remembered. But I have to remind the emperor that the scenery no longer belongs to you when you leave a place. Someone or that person has nothing to do with you."

Ye Congjia stood up and looked at Ning Huayan with cold eyes, "Then Concubine Ning means that she wants to be with the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng forever, so she will end her life like this?"

Ning Huayan closed her eyes and sighed, "Please the emperor give my concubine a pure land, and the Baoning clan will live in peace. The concubine doesn't want to fight for favor and will not participate in the inner palace battle anymore. Please let the emperor do it."

Ye Congjia snorted coldly, "Since Concubine Ning is dedicated to the Buddha, I will help you, but the Ning family's involvement in the previous dynasty is not something you can control, Concubine Ning!"

Ye Congjia turned and walked out of the Buddhist hall, "Du Fuhai!"

"The slave is here!"

"From now on, we will decorate a Buddhist hall for Concubine Ning in the Xinning Palace, and invite a few more Buddha statues. Let Concubine Ning worship as much as she wants!" Ye Congjia snorted coldly, "From now on, please greet Concubine Ning in the morning and evening, Concubine Ning If you don't want to go, then you don't have to!" After saying that, Ye Congjia quickly walked out of Xinning Palace.

Du Fuhai hurriedly followed Ye Congjia's footsteps and disappeared in Xinning Palace.

Die Wu shouted unwillingly, "Miss, why are you bothering! Your bright future is all locked in this Buddhist hall!"

The corner of Ning Huayan's mouth curled into a smile, she closed her eyes, folded her hands together and worshiped the Buddha statue, the Buddha was smiling as usual...

Women in twos and threes in the imperial garden were chatting together, and Hua Zhong was one of them.Gu Shuangcheng's work efficiency was really high, so he invited Duan Huixian, He Xiaoyu, and Hua Qiong into the palace the next day, and after lunch, they sipped tea and played chess in the imperial garden.Gu Shuangcheng was playing a game of chess with Xiliang Wodan at this time, but it was a pity that Xiliang Wodan's chess skills were limited, so far in the confrontation, he already had the intention of being defeated.

Xiliang Wodan smiled slightly, with a ruddy complexion, "The empress's chess skills are really superb, the concubine lost!"

Gu Shuangcheng dropped a son, quite a bit of a smile, but said modestly, "Sister, don't admit defeat so early, the outcome is not yet decided, how can you give up easily? Sometimes it seems to be a dead end, but you can turn defeat into victory. Sometimes it seems to be chasing after the victory but comes back in a disastrous defeat. It is all about luck between black and white, inside and outside the game, ups and downs, victory and defeat are impermanent."

"The empress is right. As the saying goes, life is like chess. The empress's chess situation is sharp, and she is bold and merciless in killing, which makes my concubines a little surprised." Xiliang Wodan looked at Gu Shuangcheng with a smile, his eyes full of misgivings. It means, "The queen has always been dignified and gentle, but she never expected to have such a decisive and ruthless chess skill, which makes all the chess pieces of the courtiers and concubines useless!"

Gu Shuangcheng raised his lips and smiled, "I used to be in the palace, and now I am in the harem. The situation is changing day and night. If you are still as indecisive as before, how can you manage the harem for the emperor so that he has no worries in the previous court? What's more There are few people in the palace, but there are many people in the harem, and there are inevitably many things in places with many women, so naturally you have to take care of them." Gu Shuangcheng fell down and looked at Xiliang Odan with a smile, "Your concubine Odan, you lost !"

Xiliang Wodan looked at the chess game, "As the empress said, the situation changes day and night, and no one knows who will win or lose until the end!" Xiliang Wodan settled down and looked at Gu Shuangcheng with a smile, "Empress, Let it go!"

Gu Shuangcheng's face froze, and then he laughed, "The mantis is catching the cicada, and the oriole is behind. The noble concubine Odan really has the upper hand!"

Xiliang Wodan tilted his head slightly, and looked at Gu Shuangcheng with deep meaning, "The empress is wrong, it's not that the concubine is superior. As the empress said, one black, one white, and one arrow is all luck. I'm afraid it's the minister. The concubine's luck is too good!"

Gu Shuangcheng's face froze, and his eyes were full of restrained anger with a livid face.

"The Empress, the Empress..." Hui'e walked up to the pavilion eagerly, and when she saw everyone was there, she bowed her head again with a look of embarrassment.

Gu Shuangcheng was annoyed, frowned and scolded, "What's the big deal, why are you panicking!"

Hui'e said worriedly, "Empress, Yin Jieyu slapped Si Wanyi! Now Concubine Xian is having trouble in the Sixth Palace of the West, saying that she must give Si Wanyi an explanation, otherwise, otherwise she will commit suicide Go to see the late emperor and let the late emperor judge."

"Si Wanyi?" Gu Shuangcheng's eyes showed a trace of boredom, "What is she making trouble with as a concubine? Isn't she her own niece? Yin Jieyu is also, when will she restrain her temper? Give Si Wanyi a good slap What are you doing?!"

Gu Shuangcheng then asked again, "There is a commotion in the Sixth West Palace, what is Concubine Ning doing? You are the one who sent me the news all the way!"

Hui'e frowned and reminded Gu Shuangcheng, "Your Majesty, you forgot, Concubine Ning is now devoting herself to worshiping the Buddha, and she doesn't care about all the affairs in the palace. Otherwise, how could the concubines in the West Sixth Palace be..." Hui'e quickly knelt on the ground, "The servant over Already!"

Gu Shuangcheng raised his hand, "Get up! Accompany me to the West Sixth Palace." Gu Shuangcheng looked back at the crowd, and said with a smile, "You go here for a stroll now, and I will come back later."

Hua Zhong smiled slightly, "Queen, just go, I'm here!"

Gu Shuangcheng glanced at Xiliang Wodan, smiled and walked away.

Xiliang Wodan smiled, and dropped the chess pieces in his hand, "I'm tired too, Ting Fang, help me go back to rest!" Xiliang Wodan stood up and looked at Hua Zhong, "I'm not Disturbing the county magistrate to reminisce about the old days!"

Hua Zhong and others saluted, "Congratulations to the imperial concubine!"

Duan Huixian looked at the figure of Odan going away from Xiliang, and couldn't help smiling, "This noble concubine Odan is really very beautiful, no wonder the emperor loves her so much and she is pregnant with her first heir. If she really gave birth to a prince in the future, Sister Gu's status may be in jeopardy!"

Hua Zhong turned around and looked at Duan Huixian's worried expression, and said with a smile, "That's not necessarily true. Although Concubine Odan is in a high position and dotes on the harem, after all, she is the blood of the Xiliang clan of the Ling Kingdom. How can you allow a child with the royal blood of the Ling Kingdom to enter the central palace?"

Duan Huixian smiled, "What you said is not unreasonable. But..." Duan Huixian restrained her smile and glanced at Huaqiong.

Hua Qiong quickly smiled and said, "Third Sister, I just had lunch, and I'm a little tired now. I'll let Fanlian accompany me to rest for a while, and I'll talk to you later."

Hua Zhong stepped forward and took Hua Qiong's hand, and couldn't help laughing, "You are the most sensible!"

Hua Qiong smiled shyly, and walked out of the pavilion with Fanlian.

Duan Huixian stepped aside, "I'm not hiding anything from Hua Qiong, but I just think it's better for her not to know about some things, so as not to get involved in these unnecessary troubles."

Hua Zhong looked back at Duan Huixian, and smiled disapprovingly, "Are you wondering why Sister Shuangcheng and I have a relationship now?"

Duan Huixian looked at Hua Zhong with raised eyebrows, and nodded her fingers meaningfully, "I can see some clues. Sister Gu is indeed different from the past, but things have changed, and there must be some changes."

Hua Zhong shook his head solemnly, "I always have a bad feeling in my heart. Since the Qinzheng change, things have developed too fast, completely unexpected. The current scene is beyond what I can imagine. Hua Zhong looked at Duan Huixian and said, "Huixian, actually, I came to you today because I want to ask you for help."

Duan Huixian put down the teacup in her hand, and said solemnly, "Ever since my useless elder brother broke a leg in Ruanxiang, my father hates you very much. If you have something to ask me now, if I have the ability to do it, naturally I won't shirk it." But if it involves the matter of the previous dynasty, I am afraid that not only will I not be able to help you, but I will also bear the blame."

"I'm also very sorry about your brother, but at the time I didn't expect that person to be so ruthless. He is obviously a humble person." Hua Zhong couldn't help but think of Mo Shengxiao. It is detached like seeing through everything. "Although I ask you for help, it has nothing to do with your father, but it has nothing to do with your father. But this matter is very dangerous, I just ask you if you are willing?"

Duan Huixian looked at Hua Zhong's earnest and worried eyes, and couldn't help but feel moved, "You are in the palace now and cannot save yourself, but at least the Prince of Xiliang is by your side, so you can ask him for general matters. Unless it is about King Yong you will find me."

Hua Chong frowned and nodded, "Now King Yong's whereabouts are unknown, and the emperor is doing his best to search. I want you to give him this thing to help him."

Duan Huixian looked at the wrench in Hua Zhong's hand, which was concealed under the wide sleeves, her eyes turned slightly, "Okay!"

"You agreed?" Hua Zhong was a little happy, but said worriedly, "This matter is no small matter, have you thought about it?"

Duan Huixian smiled relievedly, "Hua Chong, although my second brother is idle all day long, my father and elder brother have made great military exploits, but none of them are better than me in swordsmanship and military strategy. I entered the military camp when I was ten years old. Wherever I go, I am invincible, but it is a pity that I am a daughter. But if I take refuge in King Yong today, I will definitely be able to show my talents in the troubled times, so as to make up for my regrets. I will not be in vain if I return victorious in the future Both civil and military, with a reputation for extraordinary strategy."

Hua Chong sighed, "Hui Xian, I'm the one who can't help you..."

(End of this chapter)