Lao Zhu patted Queen Ma's hand: "Xiuhua, thank you for your hard work. Just restrain whoever is disobedient in the harem, and don't worry about our displeasure. You know, except for you, all other women here are just concubines." .”
Queen Ma's eyes were red: "I understand."
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Lao Zhu still went to Li Shufei's place at night and tortured her until the early morning without showing anything strange.
However, Concubine Li Shu did not dare to mention this matter directly to Lao Zhu, after all, she had been beaten not long ago.
When Lao Zhu stopped snoring, she was still thinking about this matter: How can we prevent others from making mistakes, and can we make Zhu Bai obediently admit defeat and hand over the Guan Ya Bureau?
After much deliberation, the only choice was to start with Concubine Hu Shun.
Remove all the people around Concubine Hu Shun, and manipulate her however you want.
Concubine Hu Shun is honest and easy to bully. In order to calm the trouble, she will definitely ask Zhu Bai to spend money to eliminate the disaster.
Concubine Li Shu made up her mind and dressed simply as Empress Ma liked her in the morning.
After Queen Ma greeted her, she said with a smile, "Sister, you have worked so hard to handle all these chores for me over the years."
Concubine Li Shu suddenly looked up at Queen Ma in shock.
Queen Ma: "What's wrong?"
Some of the shallow-minded concubines already showed expressions of gloating.
Concubine Li Shu struggled and said, "It's not hard, I'm willing to share my worries with you."
Haha, my usual calmness is really just an act. You are just a power-hungry bitch who wants to climb over me.
Empress Ma sneered secretly and sighed: "Well, I also feel that without my sister, I will be busy for a while. But, yesterday the emperor personally told me not to make my sister too hard. It's not easy for me to resist and disobey orders. Sister, please take a good rest for some time."
When Concubine Li Shu heard what Lao Zhu meant, her heart was filled with despair and she kowtowed: "I will go and seal the letter right now."
She stumbled along the way, anxious.
I hate that my two sons are not living up to expectations, and now they are no longer around to help.
Unlike Zhu Bai, who at a young age played tricks on the harem and court.
right. It must be Zhu Bai.
Yesterday I beat Li Shimao. He was afraid of my revenge, so he refused to do anything and continued to slander me in front of Empress Ma and Lao Zhu, and pulled me down too.
The more I think about it, the more I think it is.
Concubine Li Shu could not wait to catch Zhu Bai and Concubine Hu Shun and eat them alive.
But she knew she couldn't panic.
The more worried you are about gains and losses, the slimmer your chances of coming back.
When Concubine Li Shu came back, her face returned to normal. She handed the seal to Queen Ma with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty and Your Majesty, for caring about me."
Empress Ma patted her hand: "The Emperor said, let you take turns to help me. He said that I can't catch a sheep to pluck out its hair."
The others laughed very cooperatively.
Concubine Li Shu walked aside with a smile, then glanced coldly at Concubine Hu Shun who had been standing in the corner, waiting for Queen Ma to call Concubine Hu Shun to come up and receive the seal.
Empress Ma waved to Concubine Guo and said, "Next, I will have to work hard for you."
Everyone was a little surprised.
Concubine Guo Hui knelt down with fear on her face: "Your Majesty, I am young and have little talent and education. I am not as talented as Concubine Shu. I am afraid that I will not be able to shoulder such an important responsibility."
Wouldn't taking over Concubine Li Shu offend the Li family?
Empress Ma pursed her lips and smiled: "This is not what I said, but the emperor himself told me. The emperor said that you are young and should exercise more. Besides, Li Shufei and the others were not so capable at the beginning, nor did they learn slowly. ?"
Concubine Guo Hui's eyes were red and she said tremblingly, "I can only obey the order."
Concubine Li Shu scolded Concubine Guo to death in her heart: "You little bitch, what are you pretending to do?! I don't know how happy and proud I am right now."
Concubine Sun was also very angry: she was secretly happy when she heard that the emperor was going to take care of the Li family. After Concubine Li Shu comes down, won't it be her turn to make the decision?
The result is that the snipe and the clam compete with each other and the fisherman gets the benefit.
Concubine Guo Hui is the adopted daughter of Queen Ma. She is young and beautiful and has given birth to a son.
Now that Concubine Guo Hui has come to power, she is afraid that she will be a deputy at most in her life and will never be able to stand out again.
The imperial city made of iron, the beauty of flowing water.
Only newcomers laugh...
Concubine Guo Hui waited for everyone to disperse, then knelt down to Queen Ma again: "I am very frightened."
Empress Ma smiled and helped her up: "You are my adopted sister. Don't say that the emperor appointed you. Even if I want to support you, it is not anyone else's turn to say anything."
Concubine Guo Hui lowered her head: "I'm afraid that I'm careless and may cause trouble in unexpected places."
Queen Ma held her hand: "Don't be afraid, am I still watching?"
Seeing that it was Concubine Guo Hui who took her place, Concubine Li Shu felt her hatred of Concubine Hu Shun lessened.
I specially waited at the corner for Concubine Hu Shun, who was the last to exit every time, to come over.
When Concubine Hu Shun saw Concubine Li Shu, she still bowed politely as usual, without any slightest care.
Concubine Li Shu grabbed Concubine Hu Shun's hand and sighed: "I feel really sorry for my sister. My sister has taught Prince Xiang so well, but the emperor doesn't even give her a rank or let her help the Queen."
Concubine Hu Shun smiled slightly: "Sister, the princes are all well-taught by the Queen. How dare I pretend to take the credit?"
Concubine Li Shu originally dug a hole for Concubine Hu Shun, but she unexpectedly pushed her back without leaving any trace. She was a little embarrassed and annoyed.
Concubine Hu Shun added: "My sister knows that she is stupid and lazy by nature, so it is better to be content with the status quo. But my sister, after working hard for the palace for so long, can finally have a good rest. Congratulations to my sister."
Her voice sounded soft and waxy, but every sentence pierced his lungs.
The key is that she can't find her fault yet.
Concubine Li Shu hated her so much that she forced a smile: "No, my son has also gone to the fiefdom. Now I really have nothing to worry about."
She was insinuating that Hu Shun's concubine Zhu Bai might not be able to gain vassal status so smoothly in the future.
Concubine Hu Shun pretended not to hear and said goodbye with a smile.
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Here Queen Ma called the eunuch to ask about the situation, and then she found out that the Li family wanted to get involved in the Guanya Bureau. Lao Zhu was so angry that even Concubine Li Shu withdrew.
Unexpectedly, it was Zhu Bai who helped her solve her problem.
But did Zhu Bai hit the target or kill two birds with one stone?
The Li family felt even more regretful when they heard that this incident had caused Concubine Li Shu to lose power in the palace.
From that day on, Lao Zhu spent less time going to Concubine Li Shu's palace, but he often went to Concubine Guo Hui's place.
Concubine Guo Hui suddenly became very popular in the palace.
The good people inside and outside the palace carefully compared Concubine Guo Hui and Concubine Li Shu.
Concubine Li Shu's father had military exploits and died.
Guo Huifei's father, Guo Zixing, was not only kind to Lao Zhu, but also the adoptive father of Queen Ma. He also died.
Concubine Li Shu gave birth to the second prince Zhu Xi and the third prince Zhu Fan.
Concubine Guo Hui gave birth to the eleventh prince Zhu Chun and the thirteenth prince Zhu Gui.
Concubine Li Shu also had five brothers who were feared by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Concubine Guo Hui had no brothers, and except for her adopted sister Queen Ma, she had no relatives in the world.
Then everyone sighed: Speaking of which, compared to Li Shufei, Guo Huifei has a strong background and is more suitable to assist Queen Ma.
