Warlock Toxic General Please Control Yourself

Chapter 203 Palm Pearl

The two of them slept until the next morning.

During the period, Grandma Gong came in once and saw the two sleeping soundly, thinking of the journey and the exhaustion of the past few days, felt pity for them, so she gave up the idea of ​​calling the two to get up for dinner.

When I woke up, it was time for breakfast.Xi Liemo looked at Zhang Zhu who had just opened his sleepy eyes and was still a little dazed, lazy and confused like a cat, and said in his heart that it was a pity: he missed the time to tease his queen!

"Your Majesty, Queen, it's time to get up." The voice of Gong Nai came from outside the door.

After breakfast, Xi Liemo went to the morning court. Zhang Zhu had just finished writing the list of attendants, and the princesses and beauties from all palaces and palaces arrived as scheduled.

There was a trace of excitement and apprehension in everyone's heart, and they couldn't wait to know whether the queen was really magnanimous or just pretending!

After Zhangzhu received the ceremony, he didn't talk nonsense, and directly asked Ru'an to hand over the bed attendant list to the princesses and beauties for circulation.

There are not many people in Xi Liemo's harem, there are only about [-] people in total, except for the queen and four concubines who spend two days a month, and the rest, according to their grades, some spend one day in January and some spend one day in two months .

Lian Zhiruo looked at the watch in her hand and raised her eyebrows slightly.Among other things, this arrangement is very fair. She is on the first and second day of the Lunar New Year, which is the most fertile day. Seeing the happy faces of other people, the day she wants to arrange is also very satisfactory.

The corner of Lian Zhiruo's mouth floated into a faint smile, and he said in his heart: It seems that the new queen is very conscientious and wants to spread the branches and leaves for the Xiqiang royal family. I don't know what Xi Liemo thinks in his heart when he finds out?
Lian Zhiruo suddenly felt a little sympathy for Xi Liemo. With such an incomprehensible queen, his life must be extremely sour!

"The sleeping list is arranged according to the method I said yesterday, all sisters, if you feel that there are mistakes or omissions, feel free to mention them!" Zhang Zhu said lightly.

The beauties looked at each other a few times, and they all saw excitement in each other's eyes, "Everything is arranged by the queen!"

Only Huyan Yunxi asked, "Queen, what are the arrangements for the extra three days in each month?"

Zhangzhu took a sip of tea lightly, "The extra three days will be decided by the king!" The implication is that the king is free during these three days, and if he wants to drag him to his own palace, he must rely on his own ability.

"Then what if someone destroys it without following the queen's arrangement?" a beauty asked boldly.

"Then get rid of this list of servants forever!" Zhang Zhu's voice was calm and without ups and downs, but what he said made everyone tremble, "If someone thinks that you can rely on the King's favor and don't obey the rules, you will think that this palace is not a good person. She can't be cured for a while, but she is lucky.

Bengong can tell you clearly: a beauty is easy to grow old, the king's favor can be temporary, but not forever, but the position of this palace is forever!

If someone challenges the majesty of this palace, no matter ten or twenty years, as long as there is a chance, this palace will never let it go lightly! "As soon as Zhangzhu's words came out, the Hall of Supreme Harmony fell silent.

As long as Li Guo behind Zhangzhu doesn't fall, who dares to challenge her?And with the current rising momentum of the Li Kingdom, it is very possible to maintain prosperity for a hundred years or even more than 50 years, not to mention that there will be no changes in three or fifty years!
No one made a sound, only Zhangzhu's majestic and calm voice in the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony, with the aloofness of a superior, "If you sisters follow the rules and give birth to princes and princesses in the future, I will choose a few smart ones from them. Hang under the name of the palace.

But if this palace finds out that someone dared to harm the heir of the king, even if this palace uses the power of the Li country, it will never tolerate it!Whoever kills someone must pay with his life! "

At the end of the speech, the volume of Palm Bead was so loud that the aura of a born king was fully revealed, pressing down on everyone like a mountain. While everyone's hearts were beating, they couldn't help but whispered: "Sister (concubine) understands!"

Lian Zhiruo glanced at Zhang Zhu unexpectedly, a little surprised.

After giving the sweetness, after slapping, after what should be said, Zhangzhu got to the point: "The main thing is over, I am a little tired, and I want to do some activities to relieve my fatigue.

It happened that Ben Gong brought something from Li Kingdom, it was very interesting, if you girls don't mind, you can follow Ben Gong to the garden to enjoy it. "

This queen's style of painting has changed a little too fast!But the lingering prestige of what he said just now was still there, no one dared to say anything more, everyone got up automatically, followed behind Zhang Zhu, and came to the garden.

It is very cold in Western Qiang, and the garden is bare. I am used to seeing the delicate flowers carefully raised in the palace of Li Kingdom in winter. This kind of bleakness that adapts to the climate, in Zhang Zhu's view, is not interesting.

A platform has been set up in the garden, surrounded by thick snow-white fur, serving warm tea and exquisite snacks, as well as a hot hand stove. , It's better than being bored in the palace in winter.

Under the stage, Kisaragi and the two maids are ready.They were dressed in bright red Xiqiang riding clothes, and were standing next to a strange, never-before-seen object.

The two wheels of the object are the same bright red, studded with colorful gems.

If there are people from Li country here, they will be able to call out the name of this object at a glance: bicycle!It's just that after the gems are inlaid all over the body, it is hundreds of times more luxurious than ordinary people's homes.

Xiqiang is a large land, and the transportation is mainly based on horses. The price of ordinary horses is very low. Therefore, if bicycles want to be used as a means of transportation in Xiqiang, there is no advantage at all.

Previously, Ji Ziqi had talked with Zhangzhu about the principle of "things are rare and expensive". Because of the flood of horses in Xiqiang, bicycles could not become the means of transportation for every household like in Li.

Then do the opposite, make it luxurious, and make it exclusive to nobles!If you want to become a sought-after object among nobles, the best way is to create a trend in the palace first.

After sitting down, Zhangzhu nodded to Ruyue, and after Ruyue finished saluting with the other two maids, she started the demonstration.

Several people stepped on the bicycle pedals with their left feet, and tapped their right feet on the ground. The body tilted slightly and began to slide forward. Then, under the surprised eyes of all the beauties, they stepped up and grabbed the front of the bicycle with both hands. Draw a circle, and then, the bicycles under them started to run.

"Wow!" The exclamations became more and more louder. It turned out that Ruyue and the others were playing tricks, releasing one hand for a while, waving to the beauties on the stage, and occasionally opening their hands fully, making a gesture of spreading their wings and flying high. .

Both men and women in Xiqiang are good at riding horses, so the more thrilling and exciting the movements of Ruyue and the others, the more excited the beauties are watching.

After fully arousing the interest of the princesses and beauties, Zhang Zhu quietly left when no one noticed.

When she appeared in front of everyone again, she had already changed into other clothes.It is also a bright red riding outfit, the material style is naturally noble and gorgeous, and the whole body is shining, so beautiful that you can't look directly at it!
"It's the queen!" Some beauties exclaimed when they found their new queen standing on the sidelines, and then all eyes turned to Zhangzhu!

Every time she wears a new dress, I always feel that she is a little more beautiful. Apart from admiration and envy, the clothes she wears and the headgear she wears always have a strong desire to try.

There is also a bicycle beside Zhangzhu. Unlike the previous demonstration by Ruyue that there are no regular gemstones on the body, the bicycle next to Zhangzhu only has two colors of blue and red, mainly sapphire, in the middle of the front position. The character "Hou" is formed with rubies, representing her status as queen.

Zhang Zhu's movements of riding a bicycle are not as varied as that of Yue and the others, but all this is not important at all, because as soon as she appears, everything around her will automatically be eclipsed, and everyone's focus will naturally be on her.

Gorgeous red, paired with bright blue, plus Zhangzhu's beautiful face, the beauty is breathtaking!A beauty couldn't help muttering to herself: "If only I could own one of these things!"

As soon as this remark came out, it reminded many beauties around them that they had a strong desire to own bicycles in their hearts.

When Zhang Zhu handed over the bicycle to the palace man and came to the stand panting slightly, Gongsun Min was the first to make a request: "Queen, what was that thing just now? Can I give one to my sister? My sister is willing to take a hundred bicycles." Exchange it with a fine horse and a hundred gems!"

Gongsun's family is the most noble in Western Qiang, and there are countless horses and precious stones in the family, so Gongsun Min can count hundreds of them at will.

Not only the other beauties gasped, Zhang Zhu was also shocked.She is no longer the eldest princess who didn't know the people's feelings in the deep palace.

Although horses and precious stones are common in Xiqiang, high-quality horses and precious stones are still very expensive.For example, a good horse may not be exchanged for hundreds of ordinary horses, and the same is true for gems.

And the horses and precious stones provided by the Gongsun family to the princess in the palace are extraordinary!

A bicycle that can be bought in Li country for [-] Wen, inlaid with the most inferior gemstones in Shangxi Qiang, is going to sell for a sky-high price?

Seeing that Zhang Zhu was silent, Gongsun Min thought she was too small, and when he was about to raise the price, Huyan Yunxi who was on the side spoke first, "My sister is willing to exchange two hundred high-quality horses and two hundred gems. !"

"Second Princess, what do you mean?" Seeing that Huyan Yunxi was about to rob her again, Gongsun Min choked on him.

"Princess, whoever buys something with a high price wins, who is the concubine, you just didn't want to give up money?" Huyan Yunxi sneered unceremoniously.

"Three hundred!" Gongsun Min was provoked by her and raised the price loudly.

"Four hundred!" Huyan Yunxi did not back down.

Gongsun Min was panting with anger. At this time, the problem was not the bicycle, but the problem of face, "Five..."

"Enough!" Zhang Zhu interrupted Gongsun Min's words in a deep voice, "Don't you feel ashamed to quarrel like this in front of other sisters?"

There was a bit of displeasure and coldness in her voice, Gongsun Min gritted his teeth and lowered his head, and gave Huyan Yunxi a hard look, only to see her give her a provocative smile.

Gongsun Min was so angry that he almost had a fit, and desperately started a fight with her, and the white clothes beside him grabbed her clothes in time.

"This bicycle is made by senior craftsmen of the royal family of Li Kingdom. It took several months to make it carefully and cost a lot of money. When I came from Li Kingdom, I specially asked my father for a few people to accompany me to Xiqiang.

If you sisters like it, I can ask those craftsmen to customize unique and exclusive bicycles for each of them! " Zhangzhu said generously:

"As for the gifts for the younger sisters, we are all sisters in the queen's harem, and we are all a family. Talking about money hurts feelings, so don't mention it, younger sisters."

Huyan Yunxi said: "Queen, it is a blessing for my sisters to be sisters with the queen. It is your heart to give us sisters bicycles, and it is your heart to give you horses and gems. Isn't it your sister's wish to give you horses and gems? Please also ask the queen to fulfill my sister's wishes! "

There are two purposes for Huyan Yunxi's move. One is that although the queen is here, she seems to be a powerful character today, but she has no intention of giving up the idea of ​​competing for Xi Liemo's favor, giving birth to a prince, and letting him ascend the throne .So, no matter what, she and the queen will be enemies.Since it is the enemy, it is better to draw a clear line, so she does not want to take advantage of her.

Secondly, although her Huyan family is temporarily the second largest noble in Xiqiang, they have never admitted that the Gongsun family is the number one, at least in terms of money, the Huyan family will never be less than her Gongsun family.If she sent a gift in return, Gongsun Min would naturally have to follow suit.

At this time, Zhang Zhu was not completely clear about Huyan Yunxi's thoughts, but all this did not damage her satisfaction with her at this time.She pretended to be helpless, "What do you guys think?"

"Queen, it's just small gifts between us sisters, don't take it so seriously!" Gongsun Min naturally didn't want to fall behind Huyan Yunxi.

"What the two elder sisters said is true, and the concubine also agrees!" If you don't agree, you have to agree. Many beauties almost gritted their teeth.

"Since all the younger sisters say that, I will be disrespected!" Zhang Zhu said: "However, these bicycles need to be individually ordered one by one, and it takes a lot of time. Yes. This matter is up to the palace, and the younger sisters are made one by one according to their grades."

Originally, some families with slightly poorer conditions wanted to see those who were addicted to their eyes, but now they have to.Just now everyone said it was good and rushed to take it, but now if they say no, it will either hit the queen in the face, or slap themselves in the face.

Other beauties secretly complained in their hearts.

The matter seemed to be resolved more smoothly than expected, Zhang Zhu was secretly happy in his heart, after saying goodbye to all the beauties, when he was about to return to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Lian Zhiruo called her, "Queen, please stay, my sister has something to tell you !"

"Sister Lian, please speak up!" Zhangzhu turned around and sat down, nodding her head, motioning for Lian Zhiruo to sit down and talk.

Lian Zhiruo said: "Queen, my younger sister has been taking care of the matters in the harem before, but now that you are here, the queen, my younger sister wants to find a suitable day to hand over all the big and small things in the harem to you." , Queen, when is it convenient for you?"

Zhang Zhu pondered for a while, "Sister Lian, from the mouths of all the sisters, I learned about the matter of the harem, you have always managed it very well, the king and all the sisters are very satisfied.

Since that's the case, I don't want to be too troublesome. The affairs of the harem are still handled by my younger sister. I will send a palace nurse to assist my younger sister and report every three days. My younger sister, what do you think of this arrangement? "

Lian Zhiruo was a little dumbfounded. She didn't expect that the new queen not only didn't take the great king Xi Liemo to heart, she didn't even want to take care of the harem affairs herself, so why did she marry Xiqiang?

"Queen, this...doesn't seem appropriate. The queen has always been in charge of the affairs of the harem in Xiqiang. Previously, when the queen came, the younger sister had a reason to take care of it for her. If the younger sister continues now, I'm afraid I will be polluted by others!"

"With the backing of my palace, who dares to get sick?" Zhangzhu smiled with a look of scrutiny, "Everything has a precedent, just like the marriage between this palace and the king. For hundreds of years, Li Guo and Xiqiang have never been married. Have you ever been married? My sister doesn’t need to worry about it, what I did before, I will continue to do now! Unless my sister doesn’t want to share my worries!”

Indeed!But no matter what he thinks in his heart, there can only be one expression on his face!Lian Zhiruo panicked and said: "The queen is serious. Since the queen loves her so much, the younger sister will have the cheek to accept it first. If there is something that is not done well, the queen will not hesitate to point it out!"

"Sister is too modest, I should learn more from my sister!" Zhangzhu nodded in satisfaction and said, "It's getting late, and my sister should go back to rest earlier!"

"Yes, Queen!" Lian Zhiruo withdrew respectfully.

Not long after Huyan Yunxi went back, he sent someone to send a return gift list, four hundred high-quality horses and four hundred gems.

Let Ru'an accept the palm beads, and said: "If someone asks who returned the gift, you can tell the truth. If someone asks the number of the second princess's return gift, you can say 'the queen said, everything is based on your heart'."

"Yes!" Ru'an said, "This servant understands what the queen means."

Palm Pearl smiled and nodded.

Huyan Yunxi's gift list will definitely be leaked out, but it must not be revealed from her, after all, she still bears the title of queen, and it would be unseemly for her to be too obvious to collect money.

The maid at the side couldn't help but sighed.

In her mind, Princess Zhangzhu, who was so high above the world that she couldn't eat the fireworks of the world, was actually tainted with the stench of copper without everyone knowing!He doesn't hesitate to use such a method to defraud the princess and beauties of the palace!

If the empress finds out, I'm afraid that I don't know how sad it is!However, the princess's dowry money is obviously a lot, ah?
Of course, there was something that puzzled her even more. The queen ranked everyone's bedtime days as the most fertile days, while her own time was ranked during menstruation.

Thinking of this, Mammy Gong felt that she had no choice but to persuade her, "Queen, there is something wrong with your day of bedtime, it happens to be during menstruation, did you remember the day wrong?"

"Mother, this palace has its own discretion in this matter, so there is no need for you to say more!"

"But, queen..."

"Nurse," Zhang Zhu always put a bit of coldness on Gong Nai's gentle voice, "I have my own measure!"

What the master hates the most is that the servants try to influence their minds by relying on their favor and seniority, especially the master who is very assertive, is even more displeased with this matter.

For example, her former princess is now the queen!Gong Nai shivered, and said a little uneasy: "It's the old slave Tanyue!"

Zhang Zhu didn't say anything to appease her uneasiness, but said lightly: "Mommy, go get busy."

"Yes! Queen, the old slave is leaving."

In the evening, Xi Liemo, who heard about the bicycle, looked at Zhang Zhu with a half-smile, "In the country of Li, a bicycle costing only [-] wen a piece, was inlaid with some worthless gems, and was actually sold by the queen. For the price of four hundred top-quality horses and four hundred buckets of top-quality gems, it seems that this king has always underestimated the queen!"

Although Zhangzhu and Ji Ziqi experienced disaster relief in the Southern Qin Dynasty, and also tried to accompany her to earn money empty-handed, it was the first time for her to earn money by herself. When Xi Liemo teased her, her face became hot, "My lord, things Rare is more expensive!

The horses of Xiqiang are not worth much in Xiqiang, but even the lowest ones can be sold for a good price when they go to Li country!In the same way, bicycles are worthless in Li country, but they are new gadgets in Xiqiang!
Moreover, the concubine will only sell the bicycles to the nobles, take back some money from the nobles, and then distribute it to the common people. "

"I agree with the queen's approach, but I just didn't expect that the queen is quite talented in business!" Xi Liemo said with a smile: "There is such a good queen who can make money, if I don't take advantage of it, it will be a little bit I'm sorry for the queen's intelligence, so this king wants to get a share of this matter!"

"You want money for selling bicycles?" Zhang Zhu frowned puzzled, and Xi Liemo was delighted to see the guarded face.

"Unexpectedly, this king's queen is actually a miser!" Xi Liemo laughed, and nodded her wrinkled little nose affectionately, "The meaning of this king's so-called share is that if you want to treat a certain minister in the court When rewarding, you can use bicycles to replace part of the money.

As for the saved part, how about half of the queen and half of the king?But the half of the king is still taught to the queen to take care of it! "

Zhangzhu didn't like his hands-on behavior at first, but when he heard what he said later, he couldn't help but smile, "Really?"

Xi Liemo was fascinated by the bright eyes and bright smiling face. His heart softened for a while. It seems that his queen is also very satisfied!

Under some strange circumstances, Xi Liemo said: "Since the queen is so talented, why don't I hand over all my private houses to the queen, and if I lose money, I will be counted as the king. If the queen makes money, how about half of it?"

Zhang Zhu was taken aback, and handed over all the property to her for management?One person earns half, but didn't I just say that the half earned is also given to her?
Does this mean trusting her wholeheartedly?

Zhang Zhu's heart suddenly jumped up uncontrollably.

After Xi Liemo said that, he was annoyed for a moment, but after seeing Zhangzhu's surprised expression, he felt strangely at ease.

He leaned back and said leisurely: "Is the queen afraid? Although the king's private house is not small, it is definitely not as much as the queen's dowry. The queen doesn't need to worry too much!"

What are you afraid of?Except for men and women, there is nothing in this world that she is afraid of!She was just frightened by his wholehearted trust!

Zhang Zhu cleared her throat, "Since the king trusts me so much, then I would be more respectful than obedient!"

The low-browed and pleasing appearance caused Xi Liemo to reach out and pull her violently, and she fell into his arms.

Zhangzhu exclaimed, trying to struggle subconsciously, suddenly remembered his trust just now, and felt that she should also show some sincerity.

He lay in his arms, motionless.

Although the person in her arms was still a little stiff, her actions showed that she was willing to let him approach.

Such palm beads made Xi Liemo's heart full of tenderness.

He hugged her tightly, simply hugging her, just holding her like this, he felt extremely satisfied in his heart.

His actions unexpectedly caused Zhangzhu to have a very strange emotion flowing in her heart, which she had never experienced before.

Zhangzhu was a little curious, but felt that this kind of emotion made her very comfortable, and she felt that she was so perfect that she would have no regrets in this life!

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Soon, Zhangzhu spent the first New Year's Eve in Xiqiang.

Maybe it was because he was too busy, or maybe it was because he had been away from Li Guo Palace for three months, but Zhang Zhu didn't feel much emotion.

On the morning of the first day of junior high school, Zhang Zhu told Xi Liemo about serving her bedtime cousin.

Xi Liemo's expression showed no joy or sorrow, he just said lightly: "Got it!"

Zhang Zhu guessed in his heart that since he knew about the bicycle, he must also know about the bed attendant, and she reminded her that she was just fulfilling her queen's responsibility.

After breakfast, Xi Liemo and Zhang Zhu received New Year greetings from the princesses and beauties in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The two accepted the gifts one by one, and asked Ruan Ruyue to present New Year's gifts respectively.

At the end, Lian Zhiruo stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Queen, since the Queen came into the palace, I have been thinking about giving a unique congratulatory gift! After thinking for a long time, today I finally thought of it.

The concubine is willing to give all the days of the first three months of her bedtime to the queen, wishing the king and queen to have a son soon, and to spread branches and leaves for the royal family as soon as possible! "

What's the situation?Before Zhangzhu could react, Helan Qingcheng, who originally planned to let Zhangzhu be favored as soon as possible, also stepped forward and said: "I am also willing to give up three months of bedtime, and hope that the king and queen will celebrate the royal family's birthday as soon as possible." Lay down the good prince!"

Among the four princesses, two expressed their views, and some of the smarter beauties immediately understood the benefits.

Firstly, he showed his loyalty to the queen, and also showed his magnanimity in front of the king; secondly, if the queen became pregnant during this period, wouldn't the bedtime for the next few months be allocated to them? superior?
Many beauties stepped forward, "I am willing to give up my bedtime for the first three months..."

"I am also willing to..."

Except for Gongsun Min and Huyan Yunxi who blushed and did not come out to express their opinions, there were only a few beauties whose minds were not clear.

Huyan Yunxi snorted coldly in his heart: Just kidding, this princess has finally looked forward to the day when she will have a bed, how could she let it go?You people, even if you give birth to a prince, you have no chance to compete for the next throne, but this princess is different. Since the prince you give birth to can't occupy the character of "交", it has a great chance!

Gongsun Min's mind is a little different, although her family also hopes that she can give birth to a prince as soon as possible and become a strong contender for the next throne, but for her, all this is far from getting along with Xi Liemo and getting him Your favor is very important!
Zhang Zhu was the one who was most frightened!Her mind was so confused that she couldn't think at all.

What happened to the women in the Western Qiang harem?Why are neither of them willing to sleep in bed?
Originally, she thought that Lian Zhiruo and Gong Nai would watch over the harem, and that the continuation of the royal family would be carried out by the princesses and beauties in each palace, so she could do what she wanted to do without worry.

But the result was so beyond her expectation!
Calculated based on the days just let her out, she has to attend bedtime for almost 20 days a month, how can this work?
Xi Liemo smiled happily as he looked at Zhang Zhu who lost his manner in front of everyone for the first time.

He smiled, and the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony was like a spring breeze blowing. Even Lian Zhiruo, who had someone else in her heart, felt that this man was really a monster, let alone those beauties who only had him in their hearts?

Many beauties who just expressed their opinions suddenly regretted it.

"Queen, are you overjoyed?" Xi Liemo's teasing voice rang in her ears.

Zhangzhu came back to her senses, and closed her slightly opened mouth, "I appreciate the kindness of all the sisters, but I have the responsibility to urge the king to spread the branches and leaves for the royal family as soon as possible. Just now, the proposals of the sisters are considered Didn't say it."

As soon as this remark came out, many beauties who had just secretly regretted it were overjoyed, but the next moment, Xi Liemo's words made their hearts flutter and fell into the dust.

"The Queen should be the one to do my part, and she should be the first to set an example!" Xi Liemo squinted at her, his eyes full of flirtatiousness, "Isn't it, my queen?"

There was heat on the face of his palm, he knew what he meant, and wanted to evade it, but his face was too thin, so he could only purse his red lips tightly and look serious.

Xi Liemo smiled knowingly, "That's the deal, all the concubines have won the heart of the king for their behavior just now, and each will reward ten pearls and one hundred pieces of brocade!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The beauties who had just hit rock bottom finally smiled again.

It is more important to make a good impression on the king than simply serving the bed, isn't it?
Zhang Zhu stopped talking, but began to think of countermeasures in his heart, since he couldn't refuse, let the twenty beauties prepare to go into battle.

In the afternoon, when the officials came to the palace to pay New Year's greetings, although there was no need to discuss state affairs, there was inevitably a lot of pleasantries among the monarchs and ministers.

After Zhangzhu received the ceremony, he went back to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Accidentally ran into someone waiting for her, the third concubine Helan Qingcheng.

"Meet the queen!"

"Sister Helan, don't be too polite!" Zhang Zhu sat down, "Why is Sister Helan looking for Ben Gong?"

He Lan Qingcheng said: "My younger sister thought about the Queen's first Spring Festival in the Xiqiang Palace, and she was afraid that she would miss her relatives who were far away in Li Country, so she came to chat with the Queen to relieve boredom."

"Sister Helan has a heart!" Among the four princesses, apart from Gongsun Min and Huyan Yunxi who are considered normal, Helan Qingcheng and Lian Zhiruo are a little abnormal.

Lian Zhiruo not only doesn't want to take power and manage the harem, she doesn't even want to serve the bed. The other things about Helan Qingcheng are not clear for the time being, but Zhang Zhu has seen some signs of not wanting to serve the bed, otherwise in the morning, how could she After Lian Zhiruo raised it, did she express her opinion quickly without even thinking about it?
Faced with more than half of the abnormal concubines, Zhang Zhu had a headache.

Helan Qingcheng picked up the tea that was served just now, took a sip, and exclaimed: "Queen, this tea was brought from Li Kingdom. It really is good tea! Compared to me Xiqiang tea has a much more delicate taste.”

"Sister Helan, if you like it, bring two bags with you when you leave." Zhang Zhu smiled.

"My sister thanked the queen first." He Lan Qingcheng showed a joyful expression, "The queen's tea must be very popular among the noble women of the Li country, right?"

"This tea is not only liked by noble women in Li country, but also noble men like it very much!"

"Really?" He Lan Qingcheng's eyes widened, a little in disbelief, "I, a Xiqiang man, likes rough tea with a strong bitter taste, and thinks it makes him manly! My sister doesn't know that men from Li Guo are so different from me from Xiqiang. difference."

Zhangzhu smiled and said: "Men from Xiqiang are bold, while men from Li are delicate and gentle, each has its own strengths! And sometimes hobbies are just habits, they are nothing!"

"What the queen said is true!" He Lan Qingcheng suddenly covered her mouth and smiled and said, "It's like our king, most of the food likes a strong taste, but tofu, I like to eat the most light way... Alas..."

He Lan Qingcheng suddenly stood up and said in panic: "Queen, my sister shouldn't say what the king likes casually, and I ask the queen to punish you!"

"Sister, sit down quickly! We sisters can chat casually, there are not so many taboos." Zhang Zhu comforted Helan Qingcheng.

"Queen," Helan Qingcheng sat down, still a little uneasy, "my sister didn't mean it."

Once Helan Qingcheng's mood changed, it was difficult to continue the conversation.

"I understand." Zhang Zhu smiled and said, "It's getting late, sister, let's go back and rest first."

She turned her head slightly, and said to Ru'an behind her: "Ru'an, take two bags of the tea you just drank and take it back to the third princess."

"Yes, queen." "Thank you queen!"

After Ru'an sent Helan Qingcheng away, he came back and saw Zhang Zhu who was sitting there thinking, and said: "Queen, what the third concubine just said..."

"How do you think?"

"The third concubine intentionally revealed the king's hobbies to the queen to show her favor, but..." Ru An stammered.

Zhangzhu encouraged: "Ru'an, keep talking!"

"The concubines in the harem expressed their sincerity to the mother of a country, and most of them are of low status, hoping to gain more favor by climbing high branches.

But the status of the third concubine is not low. It is normal to be as respectful on the surface as the first and second concubines, but to always think about calculations inwardly.Therefore, the servant felt that the intention of the three concubines might not be as simple as a show of favor! "

"Ru'an, you are very right!" Zhang Zhu nodded in approval and said, "What do you think of the actions of the fourth princess?"

(End of this chapter)