It was early in the morning, and everyone in the palace was busy in their master's womb. Few people came here.
"Empress Zhen Zhaoyi!"
A little palace maid appeared under the willow tree and saluted Jiang Xinyue respectfully: "This servant is from the palace of Concubine Shu. Our concubine would like to invite Concubine Zhen Zhaoyi to Jingren Palace for a visit. Is it convenient now?"
Jiang Xinyue looked at the face of the palace maid, and it seemed that she had indeed seen it beside Concubine Shu.
Thinking back to the last time Concubine Shu asked her to go to Jingren Palace for a chat when she had time, she never went and someone came to visit her.
Magpie supported Shuangjiang and said to Jiang Xinyue: "Master, go ahead! I'll just send Shuangjiang back."
Shuangjiang also nodded, indicating that it was okay.
There was a slight breeze blowing by the lake, and after the sound of falling into the water, two figures walked out of the bushes not far away.
"Mother, they fell into the water, let's..."
Zhang Wanyi glanced at Jiang Xinyue who was struggling in the water, and looked away with an indifferent look that was almost cold: "We didn't see anything today, do you understand?"
The palace maid lost her voice for a moment and felt cold all over. She lowered her head and followed behind Zhang Wanyi, not daring to say another word.
Yikun Palace——
Empress Zhu was drinking Biluochun freshly brewed by the maid who was the best at tea making in the palace. The faint fragrance of tea lingering between her lips and teeth made her squint her eyes comfortably.
The concubines paid greetings every day, and her life was also hard. Facing a room full of warblers and swallows, she was very reluctant, but she still had to brace herself up to cope.
Those women, those with brains and those without brains, were all staring at the phoenix seat under her butt, waiting for her to make a mistake, pull her off the altar, and step on her body.
Over the years, she worked hard and was shocked at every step. Outsiders only saw her glory, inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, but they did not see her sadness and pain.
The more the tea drank, the more bitter it became, but the more she liked it.
Although the bitter tea is astringent when it enters the throat, the more bitter it is, the more mellow it becomes and the aftertaste is endless.
I hope that although the first half of her life was bitter, the rest of her life will be as fragrant as this good tea.
"My Lady, I found out that the prayer lantern floated out of Hexi Palace yesterday."
The slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened, and a smile gradually appeared in Queen Zhu's eyes: "I heard that the emperor was looking for Shu Fei's brand yesterday?"
They all nodded: "Although this Concubine Shu is not a favorite, she still occupies the status of the Emperor's cousin, and she is protected by the Queen Mother. The Emperor will never leave her cold. This time Zhen Zhaoyi cut off Concubine Shu's beard, that is No matter how easy she is to talk, the Queen Mother will never be able to spare Zhen Zhaoyi."
Empress Zhu snorted and laughed: "The old pious woman thought that the emperor's eyes were full of concubines! Little did he know that people's hearts are fickle, and now Zhen Zhaoyi is the one who cares most about the emperor."
In this palace, the Queen was the least favored by Emperor Xuanwu, but the one who understood Emperor Xuanwu the best was Queen Zhu.
She is the only princess who entered the backyard of Emperor Xuanwu when the emperor was still the crown prince. They have been with her for thirteen years since they were young.
The emperor likes the look in a woman's eyes, how could she not know?
A long time ago, he looked at Concubine Shu like this. Later, when the Wu family fell, Concubine Shu hated him. As time went by, the feelings faded.
Later, he looked at Concubine Li in the same way. However, Concubine Li was arrogant and domineering and could not tolerate others. She was jealous and ignored even the emperor.
Not to mention that the Pei family and the Song family were increasingly giving no face to the emperor in the court. Several times, the emperor came to Yikun Palace to get angry and express his dissatisfaction with the Pei and Song families.
I'm afraid that no matter how much the emperor liked Concubine Li, her family would have wiped it away long ago.
Until recently, she discovered that the emperor looked at Zhen Zhaoyi in the same way as he used to look at Concubine Shu and Concubine Li.
She understood that Zhen Zhaoyi had already entered the emperor's heart.
It's just that the emperor is passionate and unfeeling, and feelings come and go quickly. I wonder how long Zhen Zhaoyi can stay in the emperor's heart?
If they were like Concubine Shu and Concubine Li yesterday, they wouldn't be worth her effort.
She has been doing this all these years. As long as she doesn't make a big mistake, no one can shake her position.
Just as he was thinking about it, a eunuch ran in from outside: "Empress, it's not good! Zhen Zhaoyi was pushed into the lake. The imperial doctor said that Xu was entangled in the water plants at the bottom of the lake and choked a lot of water. She is still there. Rescue, the emperor lost his temper, and all the people in Hexi Palace were beaten."
Empress Zhu was calm and stood up calmly: "Let's go! Let's go to Hexi Palace too."
Did the Queen Mother take action so quickly?
"What do you do for food? Zhen Zhaoyi knows how to swim. Even if someone pushes her down, she can save herself. Why do you leave her alone by the lake? Is there someone holding her down at the bottom of the lake? Now you ask questions and don't know. , What use do I need from you? You should all be pulled down and beaten to death."
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
As soon as Empress Zhu entered the door, she heard that the emperor was about to go on a killing spree. Due to emotion and reason, as a queen, she should have stepped forward to advise: "Don't tell others, these Magpie, Shuangjiang, Jiangchuan and Xiaoxuanzi are Zhen Zhaoyi's My dearest friend, how sad would it be if she woke up and found that these four people were gone?"
Emperor Xuanwu snorted coldly, suppressed the anger in his heart, and turned to look at Jiang Xinyue who was lying on the bed with silver needles stuck in his head. He felt panic and fear in his heart.
He didn't know what was wrong with him, and he had no intention of exploring. He just wanted the woman who didn't know whether she was alive or dead on the bed to wake up quickly.
The magpie quietly raised its head and glanced at Queen Zhu, only to find its beautiful face disgusting.
It seemed that she was interceding for the palace servants in Hexi Palace, but in fact she was trying to bring hatred to the four of them, and even her master was involved in the scheme.
What does "don't say anything to others"?
Doesn't this clearly tell Hexi Palace that except for the four of them, the lives of others are not important?
Even if she was beaten to death, Zhen Zhaoyi would not say a word of justice for them?
Isn't this sowing discord?
Fortunately, she learned a lot from her master during this period, otherwise she would still be grateful to Dai Ze because of the intimacy in the Queen's words!
Emperor Xuanwu actually knew that although Xie Qie and the others were at fault in this matter, they were not guilty enough to die. They had already beaten each other twenty times, and if they cared about it any longer, Zhen Zhaoyi would have no one waiting at her bedside.
Fortunately for Shuangjiang, she grew up in the palace. Before she came to serve Zhen Zhaoyi, she was just an unknown little palace maid, and being beaten was commonplace.
After twenty strokes, except for a little pain at the time, I'm completely fine now.
Magpie was different. She grew up with Jiang Xinyue. The most difficult thing she endured as a child was accompanying her young lady to starve and freeze. Mrs. Zhou would not hit anyone for fear of dirtying her hands and making her master unhappy.
So when she was spanked, her movements became a little stiff, and her buttocks felt hot and painful.
