"Shut up..." the Queen Mother scolded the Emperor on the spot.
In one sentence, the scene suddenly reversed. Everyone thought that Concubine Lan was finished, but no one expected that the Queen Mother suddenly spoke.
"Mother, on your birthday, Concubine Lan made you angry..." The emperor was startled and quickly explained. The Queen Mother had never spoken to him like this.
"You know what, why am I angry? I'm happy. This poem is so good. Let your civil servants, military generals, champions, and third-level flowers rest. It's a waste of pen and ink to write a sentence about a car that can't keep up with Lan Yatou."
The Queen Mother stared at the cake in front of her and said with emotion. Concubine Lan became Lan Yatou, and the daughter-in-law became a caring daughter.
The intimacy skyrocketed.
The emperor was also a man of literary talent, so he naturally knew it was a good poem, especially the last two sentences. Although the language was ordinary, it was majestic.
"Concubine Lan, you are not a poor poet. If you were a man, you would be a good scholar." The Queen Mother pulled Concubine Lan and said happily.
Wei Shufei's cheeks were bulging with anger, like a little toad. But there was nothing she could do.
The Queen Mother had already agreed that the scolding she received was in vain. I couldn't even cry even if I wanted to. I couldn't help but look at His Majesty pitifully.
But His Majesty was pondering the poem, and his face felt like he was drinking fine wine. She stamped her feet angrily.
"The Empress Dowager is so complimentary that I would not dare to be a concubine. The article was originally made by nature, but I just got it by chance with my clever hands. This poem was born for the Queen Mother, but I was lucky enough to pick it up."
Concubine Lan quickly threw out what An Xiaoshan said.
"Hahaha... You girl is really good at talking. I will have a few more drinks today just for your good luck."
The Queen Mother felt so happy when she was told that she held on to Concubine Lan and refused to let go. It's just that my heart is being treasured.
"The article is made by nature, but by the skill of puppets?" Your Majesty looked at Concubine Lan in surprise, and couldn't help but be astonished. His eyes were almost glued to her face.
But Concubine Lan seemed to only have eyes for the Queen Mother and ignored this heartless man at all.
"Your Majesty, this cake is not a long-lasting thing. Can you please share it with your Majesty, so that all the sisters can benefit from your blessing?"
Concubine Lan took the Queen Mother's hand and said.
"Oh, I'm a little reluctant to eat such a delicate thing. But it smells so sweet, I think I want to try it. Let's cut it."
The old queen waved her hand happily.
"Queen Mother, you are the birthday girl today, you have to take care of this yourself." said Concubine Lan.
"Oh, there is another saying. Your Majesty, please bring me a knife." The Queen Mother patted the emperor who was intoxicated by the poems and the beauty of Concubine Lan and said.
"Oh, sword, someone come and get the sword..." The emperor quickly conveyed the order.
After a while, an imperial guard brought a knife, rinsed it twice and wiped it clean. The Queen Mother cut the peony cake herself.
In the entire Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests, high-ranking concubines and concubines all had their own share.
The Queen Mother took a bite and found that even though she had eaten all the delicacies in the world, she had never tasted anything like this.
His eyes were filled with joy, and the emperor took a sip and nodded approvingly. Everyone had more than enough to eat.
Originally, Concubine Wei Shu was very resistant, but when she saw that everyone else was eating, she couldn't help but take a bite, and then she couldn't control it anymore.
"Girl Lan, can this be eaten only for birthdays?" The Queen Mother asked Concubine Lan unwillingly after eating a piece.
"If the Queen Mother likes it, I will often cook it for you. Recently, I have been thinking about some snacks and asked the Queen Mother to help me check them out."
What Lan Fei said was extremely modest.
"Good girl, if you don't think my Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests is too quiet, you can come here more often."
The old queen said happily.
"Your Majesty, I've finished admiring the peonies. You haven't commented on the reward yet. The sisters are waiting for that."
The queen intervened at this time and said.
"Oh, I forgot. Then Lan Yatou will be first, the Queen second, Wei Shufei third, and everyone else will also be rewarded."
The Queen Mother said happily that she was so pleased with Concubine Lan now.
Concubine Wei Shu gritted her teeth in anger. She had worked hard to get that peony. She thought she could win the first prize in one fell swoop, but she was disturbed by this bitch, Concubine Lan.
But there was nothing she could do if she was angry. Concubine Lan was pulled by the Queen Mother from the beginning to the end.
The Queen Mother was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth during the entire banquet. It was also revealed unintentionally that the late emperor and her met during the blooming season.
Moreover, the late emperor also praised her for her beauty and beauty. The old queen mother couldn't help but blush when she said this, as if she had returned to that time.
At this time, everyone realized that Concubine Lan's words "only peonies are the true national beauty" touched the Queen Mother's past when she was young. It’s also related to the late emperor.
At this time, everyone, whether sincerely or not, all praised Concubine Lan for her poem.
Besides, the poem itself is good. Only Concubine Wei was terribly uncomfortable.
The second half of the poem praises the Queen Mother, but the first half of the poem scolds her, so I can only endure it. And depending on what Your Majesty means, this poem may still be spread all over the world.
That’s not what everyone in the world knows about scolding oneself.
After all the hard work, in the afternoon, the Queen Mother got drunk and took a rest. These people also dispersed. Your Majesty wants to talk to Concubine Lan.
However, Concubine Lan gave her a few words and left without any intention of getting close to her. This made His Majesty feel a little empty inside.
Looking back, it seems that she has really been neglected in the past two years or so, and she is probably a little angry.
Back at Zhilan Palace, Concubine Lan almost jumped up with excitement. He actually grabbed An Xiaoshan's ear with his bold hand.
"Xiao Anzi, you are so awesome." Concubine Lan excitedly rubbed An Xiaoshan's ears.
Feeling her slender fingers gently rubbing against his ears, An Xiaoshan said in his heart, it's not time for you to chop my head off with a gourd.
Everything today was designed by him. Concubine Lan was shocked when she saw the poem for the first time.
I didn't expect that a little eunuch could come up with such a poem. Although she was not a capable person in both civil and military circles. But the ability to appreciate is still there.
What made her even more excited was that she scolded Concubine Wei in the first sentence. And the last two sentences simply made her heart surge.
Your Majesty likes talented people, even he himself is very talented. This poem will surely attract His Majesty's attention.
As long as she attracts His Majesty's attention, Concubine Lan may regain her favor. She was overjoyed.
But An Xiaoshan poured cold water on her.
"Does the imperial concubine want to use this poem to win favor, or does she want to save your brother, or does she want both?"
An Xiaoshan's words surprised her. Does this make any difference?
"Xiao Anzi, what do you mean by this?" Concubine Lan asked immediately.
"You may be able to attract His Majesty's attention with a poem, but for how long? Even if you snatch His Majesty over, will the other concubines be willing to do so?"
An Xiaoshan asked.
Concubine Lan was silent. Yes, the concubines in the harem were competing for beauty, unless she could keep coming up with good poems.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to keep His Majesty for a long time, and all kinds of conspiracies and intrigues will be directed against him. Let alone getting his brother back, he will be harmed instead.
Suddenly she felt that the poem was not good anymore.
"You ask, is there any way?" Concubine Lan asked tentatively.
"Yes, curves compete for favor. Instead of hugging His Majesty and becoming the target of public criticism, it is better to hug the Queen Mother's thick legs."
An Xiaoshan said.
"The Queen Mother is your Majesty's mother after all. As long as you take good care of the Queen Mother, it will not be difficult for your brother to come back. This way no one will regard you as an enemy.
Moreover, there is no need to waste time hunting rabbits in the grass to secretly win His Majesty's favor. "
An Xiaoshan told her.
Concubine Lan was impressed by this, and An Xiaoshan changed from a fake eunuch to a strategist in her eyes.
She is also a smart person and knows everything.
"This is curve competition..." Concubine Lan murmured. Her eyes were shining, making An Xiaoshan think she was in heat again.
The two of them made all the plans, even rehearsed all the scenes, and practiced many dialogues.
He only hugged the Queen Mother's thigh tightly and showed limited affection to His Majesty the Emperor. This reduces the hostility of other concubines.
But it is also a matter of playing hard to get and not fighting.
The first goal is to get his brother back first, and then he will think about fighting for favor. As long as he hugs the Queen Mother's thigh, he will be invincible.
Therefore, on the Queen Mother's birthday, Concubine Lan changed her usual enthusiasm towards the emperor and became very close to the Queen Mother.
For the emperor, he just pointed it out and pretended not to see it. The emperor came several times to show his favor to Concubine Lan, but he pretended not to see her.
Instead, it made the emperor want to chase her. This feeling made Concubine Lan feel very happy. It feels like fishing.
"I feel that His Majesty may come tonight." Daukou said excitedly.
Concubine Lan was also a little excited after hearing this. Although she had set her plans to compete for favor and hugged the Queen Mother's thick legs, the emperor did not come for more than two years.
Concubine Lan and Daukou were still very excited at the thought of coming.
An Xiaoshan didn't care, he was a fake eunuch. And I just fucked Concubine Lan, even though she stole the emperor's woman.
But the emperor's arrival still made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Regardless of the excited master and servant, he returned to the kitchen to clean up. The oven still needs to be built, and this time it will be made by hand.
Zhilan Palace was very happy, but Concubine Wei Shu's Manna Palace was in a state of chaos.
Although Concubine Wei Shu was enchanting and charming in front of others, she was even weak, soft and shy. But when he returned to the Manna Palace, his true colors were revealed.
With her eyebrows raised, she smashed all the delicate porcelain ornaments into pieces, and then forced the palace maid and eunuch to kneel on the porcelain fragments.
"Write a poem. You can write a poem for me to scold that bitch, otherwise no one will be allowed to get up."
Concubine Wei Shu pointed at the eunuchs and maids under her angrily and said coldly.
The angry aura touched her like this, making her facial features slightly distorted. But there were tears in her eyes, as if these eunuchs and maids had wronged her.
The palace maid and the eunuch knelt on the porcelain fragments, trembling with pain, but upon hearing the empress' words, their faces immediately became mournful.
"Your Majesty, how can we, bitches, know how to compose poems if we can't even recognize the characters?" a eunuch said boldly.
"Dead people, you bunch of dead people, are you watching me being bullied? Think carefully, you must do it, otherwise you will all die..."
Wei Shufei seemed like a spoiled child, crying for her candy regardless of the actual situation.
The Queen's Middle Palace.
"Queen, I have found out. The young eunuch's name is An Xiaoshan. Five years ago, the Nanshan Kingdom was destroyed. General Helan captured a handsome boy from the Nanshan Kingdom and brought him to the palace. He is one of them."
Du Juan said to the queen.
"It's not that simple. Don't you think Concubine Lan is a little strange today? When did she know how to write poetry?"
The queen said with a smile.
"The empress is suspicious. That poem was written by the young eunuch An Xiaoshan? It's impossible." Du Juan didn't believe it at all.
"I don't know who made the poem, but the cake is definitely made by An Xiaoshan." The queen said with a smile.
