On this day, Concubine Li had just finished putting on her morning makeup when the messenger eunuch came in with a smile on his face and said, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Zhang from Yangze Palace has sent something."
"Is this Zhang Ze, Eunuch Zhang?" Li Fei asked.
"Exactly."
"Then please invite him in. I happen to have something to say to him." Li Fei raised her hand and stroked her temples, and the tassels on her red jade steps swayed, as if her closest friend was whispering to her.
This is her favorite gemstone, but she can only wear it when she is sitting on the concubine's throne.
During these days of being a noble, she really hated those cat's eye stones, which shone like thieves and always seemed to be peeping.
"Cuiqiao, please divide all the jewelry that I had when I was a nobleman!" Liguiren looked at her soft and boneless jade hands.
"Divided? Who will the empress give it to?" Cui Qiao asked.
"Of course it's you people," Li Guiren twisted her neck slightly, "If you can't take it out, just keep it at the bottom of the box. It will also be good for retirement capital in the future."
As soon as he finished speaking, Eunuch Zhang walked in, greeted Concubine Li according to the ceremony, and said: "Your Majesty sent his servants to bring some blood swallows and purple ginseng tonic to the empress. Please take a look at it."
"What's there to see? If you take too many supplements this season, you'll get angry?" Li Fei smiled softly, "It's thanks to your hard work, father-in-law."
"Don't dare, don't dare, this is what a slave should do, and it's not worthy of being praised by a queen." Zhang Ze said quickly.
"I have been ill for the past two days and have not had time to thank you in person." Li Fei said, "You were the first to arrive at Qifengtai that night. If you had gone up and pulled me off at that time, I would not be able to live there again now." This is Tamamo Palace.
What's more, later Shang Qiyan wanted to stop me, but you persuaded him. Both of these critical moments are thanks to you. "
"This slave is short-sighted and has no special intention to protect you, the empress." Zhang Ze always refused to take credit.
"What Eunuch Zhang said made me treat you differently." Li Fei nodded, appreciating, "Anyway, you did do something good for me.
I am a person who always knows how to repay kindness. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will never treat you badly. "
Then he asked people around him to reward Zhang Ze with money. Eunuch Zhang refused again and again, but he couldn't refuse, so he accepted it and thanked Concubine Li again.
After he left, Concubine Li said to her two confidants: "Zhang Ze is a good person, he has a clear mind and is considerate in his work.
As far as I know, he has not taken refuge with any concubine yet.
I used to be arrogant and arrogant, and I never thought about winning over the people around the emperor. It seems impossible now. At some point, people will have to be carried in sedan chairs. "
"Your Majesty is right, we have learned a lot from this.
It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on heaven and earth. Now that the empress has finally turned over, she must make good plans for the future. Cuiqiao said.
"If you don't take care of yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth." Li Fei smiled, "I don't want to block the knife for others anymore."
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian sent someone to bring you your favorite dried fruits. She also asked how you are now? After half a busy day, Concubine Xian will come to visit you in person." The palace who sent the message People came in again to reply.
"It's true that you are poor in the downtown area and no one cares about you, but you are rich in the mountains and have distant relatives!" Li Fei smiled coldly, "I said thank you to Concubine Xian for the generous gift. I am not well now, so I told her not to come, lest I Give her the sickness."
During the days when Concubine Li was ill, Concubine Xian came to visit her more than once, but Concubine Li did not see her for various reasons.
"Mother, it's not good for us to keep losing face over there." Yinye advised in a low voice, "No matter what, we can't break up now. If she feels that we are about to break up, she will inevitably take action against us. "
"Yes, I have thought of this too, but you know my temper. If I greet you with a smile as if nothing happened, it will make her even more suspicious." Li Fei flicked her nails and said, "Let her dry for a few days before we talk."
Jiaolan Palace.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Li still refuses to see you." Kang Guang said cautiously.
"She is still so angry." Concubine Xian shook her head helplessly.
"Your Majesty, I'm a little worried. Concubine Li is so heartless. Could it be that she wants to break up with us?" Kang Guang asked.
"It's not that bad," Concubine Xian thought about this for a long time, "If she doesn't join me, it will only make her even more alone in the palace.
She has nothing to rely on. A concubine without a son is nothing in the palace. Would she still turn around and seek refuge with the queen? Or maybe it's Concubine Fu?
There was at most some minor friction between us, but not between her and those two. Don't worry, she will come back in a few days. "
"If that's the case, that's fine. But it's strange to say that no one can figure out how this Concubine Li could divine that there would be stars falling that night? Could it be that she really has psychic powers?" Kang Guang I've been thinking about this question over and over in my mind these days.
"Why don't I find it strange? Concubine Li and the people around her have absolutely no such ability." Concubine Xian shook her head, looking uncertain, "Even that person didn't know about the star fall, otherwise he would have been there long ago. You’ve informed me, where will it be her turn?”
"When Concubine Li changes her mind, your Majesty might as well ask her." Kang Guang said, "If he tells her directly, it means that she and we are still of the same mind. If she hides it and refuses to say it, Your Majesty will have to be wary of her. .”
"You're right, I'm going to test her with this too!" Concubine Xian said, "Okay, don't worry about things here for now, it's time to go to the Queen's side and see if there is anything we need to do. .”
"Your Majesty, please stand up slowly, I will support you." Kang Guang said, raising his hand and letting Concubine Xian hold it.
In Yangze Palace, the emperor and Qingque sat opposite each other.
"It's been three days, why hasn't the Imperial Master told me the good or bad omen of the last starfall?" The emperor couldn't help but ask.
Qingque still looked calm and unconcerned, and said, "Your Majesty, do you think this is good or bad?"
"I don't know." The emperor shook his head, "I am not a perfect person. I have done wrong things and also done right things. I don't know what God is showing me this time."
"Pindao can tell your majesty that this starfall is a disaster." Although Qingque said it was a disaster, the expression on his face did not change at all, which made the emperor less nervous.
"Is this calamity over?" the emperor asked.
"Anyone who wants to achieve enlightenment will have to endure calamity." Qingque smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, just treat him with a normal heart."
"If the Imperial Master says this, then I can rest assured." The emperor said, "That concubine prayed for me at that time, so it shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"No problem." Qingque has never been alarmist. This is the most different thing between him and the previous Taoist priests.
The more he behaves like this, the more the emperor trusts him.
