The reason why Concubine Li was given the title "Li" was because her face was one of the most outstanding among the beauties in the harem.
Since she was favored for her beauty, she was naturally wary and hostile towards these strange and beautiful faces that appeared in the harem.
Seeing that Qinglu and the others were gone, Libi dared to remove the smile on her face and reveal a stern expression. I wanted to go back home with a belly full of secret anger, but unexpectedly I turned around and took a few steps before I saw a lovely person hiding by the wall. A face that is both pure and beautiful, fresh and vivid that I have never seen before, and it appears again at the door of Cining Palace...
Libi's alarm bells immediately started ringing.
The current emperor is in his prime, but the harem is not full. One look at this woman's dress clearly shows that she is a daughter of an official family...
Li Bin secretly gritted her teeth, and walked forward with Cui Hu's hand in hand with a smile on her face, looking at Yan Tian from top to bottom.
"How dare you! Why don't you pay homage to Concubine Li after you meet her?" Cuihu glanced at his master, then glared at Yan Tian and scolded her.
Libi? The sister of the murdered Duke Pingguo? Yan Tian felt that he was extremely lucky today, as the family members of both the suspect and the victim had met.
"See you, Concubine Li." Yan Tian bowed deeply.
"Ha! Whose lady is this? How rude! You don't know your family name? Do you want me to guess?" Concubine Li raised her eyebrows and sneered while straightening her temples, thinking about what else she could do wrong besides not knowing etiquette. Press it on this girl. Be sure to hit her with one blow to stop her from entering the palace.
Yan Tian paused for a moment, knowing that he could no longer escape, so he had to salute again: "Yan Tian, the newly appointed daughter of Jing Zhaoyin, is here to see Empress Li."
"The new Jing Zhaoyin? Yan Wenkuan's daughter?" This was beyond Li Bin's expectation. She turned her head and looked at the gate of Cining Palace. She immediately understood and couldn't help but sneer in her heart. The Queen Mother is naturally the most noble woman in the harem, but she does not just expect the Queen Mother to live alone.
"...Miss Yan entered the capital so quickly? Has the journey been smooth? Are you still used to it in the capital?" Libi suddenly transformed. She was a sharp-edged beauty just now, but now she has transformed into a kind-hearted person. World Bodhisattva.
Uh... Yan Tian was startled. Good guy! As expected, everyone in the palace is full of talents, everyone has thousands of faces, and every place is a stage. You definitely shouldn’t stay here for long!
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern." Yan Tian replied respectfully, "Everything went well on the way to Beijing. Your Majesty has many things to do, and I don't dare to delay Your Majesty. Yan Tian took his leave." After saying this, he bowed and stood up to leave. But obviously Yan Tian underestimated Li Bin's communication skills.
"Hey, Miss Yan..." As she spoke, this pretty beauty moved towards her affectionately and reached out to hold her hand. Her watery almond eyes were full of affection, "Miss Yan and I were very happy when we first met. We hit it off. I used to have a lot of sisters when I was in my parents' family, and Miss Yan looks just like my little sister. I usually don't see my sisters very often, but today when I met Miss Yan, I felt particularly cordial, as if I were meeting a relative, which is surprising. It relieves me of the pain of homesickness. Alas, Miss Yan doesn’t know that although entering the palace is a great honor, she can’t see her family again. Sometimes, she can’t help but feel lonely..."
As she spoke, Libi lowered her eyes with a hint of sadness. Such a sweet-smelling beauty, so kind and kind, and most importantly, such a heart-to-heart talk, if someone else was there, I don’t know how flattered and sympathetic she would be.
However, Yan Tian seemed to have less strength than others, and at this moment, the wood seemed even warmer than her. She just lowered her head more respectfully and remained silent.
Libi:......
Sure enough, she is a girl from a small place. She has never seen the world and does not understand the ways of the world. She is so stupid and dull. Even if she has a pretty face, she will not have any great fortune in the future.
Li Bin was sarcastic secretly in her heart, but she didn't show any of it on her face. She was still smiling and extremely affectionate. She stretched out her hand and pulled out the bud on her head, making a gesture to insert it into Yan Tian's bun.
"Since my sister and I hit it off right away, it's not a bad idea to treat each other as real sisters from now on. It's a small meeting gift, but my sister must not dislike it."
"Walking around as sisters"? Yan Tian twitched the corner of her mouth, then she would have to redress the grievances for her "sister"'s biological sister in the future. Thinking this, he stepped back. Li Bin's hand holding Bu Yao suddenly fell down and hung awkwardly in the air.
"How brave! How dare you refuse the reward given by the empress! How ignorant of praise!" Cuihu's side only received a slight glance from his master and immediately understood it, and he sang the blackface drama with ease.
"Hey, what are you talking about?" Concubine Li straightened her bun and scolded Cuihu casually, "How could Miss Yan, a noble person, be as ignorant of etiquette as you said? Of course, the daughter of a noble family is You know the principle of "don't refuse gifts with honor", maybe Miss Yan's family feels that a small concubine in this palace is not worthy of being honored in front of her. Or maybe Miss Yan has already made up her mind, and the seriousness should be far away from me. Is it the palace?"
Concubine Li held up her steps and smiled.
Yan Tian was riding a tiger and found it difficult to get off.
This beautiful concubine seemed to be trying her best to win over her. Bu Yao is just a stepping stone for testing. If she accepts it, she will naturally agree with Libi's sister-sister rhetoric. She could imagine that after leaving this palace, the Lu family would immediately send a "marriage recognition gift" to her home. Since she is the "sister" whom the concubine Li in the palace likes, it is natural that the Lu family should also come and get close to her.
But this wooing was done blatantly at the gate of Cining Palace. Did Libi really forget where this place was? Are you so confident in what you do? ! Ah! That’s weird!
Yan Tian felt the cool breeze blowing on the back of his neck. If she had really expressed her loyalty and promised something to the Queen Mother just now, and now she was openly having sex with the Lu family at the gate of Cining Palace, who knows what the Queen Mother would think in her heart? If the news reaches the ears of the emperor, will it mean that "the chief judge who is supposed to be upright and upright now orders his family members to please both sides and please both sides"?
"Eat the defendant and eat the plaintiff"? This is much worse than the former Jingzhao Yin Bao Yingbai who was "timid and fearful and refused to go to trial." Is it simply a blatant bend of law for personal gain? In this way, her father will naturally become the boss! The good life of their family will naturally not last a few days!
But what if you don’t accept it? Libi just put hats on her head one after another. "Don't refuse gifts if you respect them"! If you refuse, you will be slapping Concubine Li in the face. If you refuse, you will secretly acknowledge what you just agreed to in Cining Palace. The same favoritism, unfairness and injustice, the same damage to the father's official reputation...
This beauty's sudden sweet intimacy is really not something that ordinary people can tolerate.
Yan Tian's head was buzzing at this moment, and the cool breeze had already rushed from the back of his neck to Tianling Gai. At this moment, she really hoped that a thief like those in the novel would descend from the sky and suddenly get in between her and Concubine Li.
She would definitely immediately bow down and bow down, "Your Majesty, please take me as a hostage and don't harm Concubine Li! I am willing to wear a sword on my neck and escort you out of the palace... Bah, get out of danger!"
pity! The words are all bullshit! Compared with the martial arts heroes who come and go to steal treasures and benefit the people, Empress Li is the one with truly unparalleled martial arts skills. She can unscrew other people's Tianling Caps without saying a word...
But...eh? Steal treasures and benefit the people... treasures! Yan Tian stared at the Bu Yao in Empress Li's hand, and suddenly had an idea and grabbed a life-saving straw in time.
"Yan Tian doesn't dare." Yan Tian lowered his head and said, "Yan Tian is so grateful for the Queen's love. Yan Tian should burn incense and offer it to her to be grateful for what the Queen has given her. But... the Queen is shaky, but Yan Tian is. Don’t dare to answer…”
"Oh? Why?! But because the appearance is too low, it has stained Miss Yan's eyes?" Libi raised her lips and sneered, her eyes sharp.
"The empress is joking, Yan Tian is frightened." Yan Tian moved closer to Concubine Li as he spoke, "Daqi was the leader of all nations during its prosperous period. It was respected by the barbarians as a state of etiquette, because all the people in the country respected the superiority and inferiority of superiors and inferiors. , abide by his duties and rarely violate the rules. Yan Tian was taught by his father to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic since he was a child, and he never dared to overstep his bounds. The golden step given by the empress is very luxurious, but..."
She glanced at Concubine Li and suddenly lowered her voice, as if she was sharing an anecdote about her boudoir, "I'm sorry for Yan Tian's poor eyesight, but the empress has embedded an eight-cent-weight second-class Dongzhu in this step? Is Yan Tian incompetent?" , I have been studying the law since I was a child. There was a rule in the time of Taizu, "In the court, the princes, officials, concubines and princesses in the harem should not use more than three-thirds of the weight of Dongzhu. If it is used more than three-thirds, it will be against the rules."
"Except for the Holy Emperor, the Queen Mother, and the Empress, no one is allowed to use the fourth grade, that is, three-thirds or more Eastern beads, otherwise it will be against the rules... Empress..." Yan Tian leaned forward slightly, and lowered his voice solemnly, attracting Li's attention. The concubine also moved forward and said, "Yan Tian must be brave enough to remind you that someone noticed your shaky steps while you were walking..."
Having said this, a wise man does not need to clarify his words; the deeper meaning will be tacitly understood.
Sure enough, Libi suddenly changed her color.
Concubine Li was an old woman next to Emperor Yongzhi. She had been immersed in the harem for many years, and some of her vigilance had penetrated deep into her bones and turned into instinct. Hearing this, he couldn't help but be surprised. This Bu Yao was newly sent to the palace by her mother-in-law a few days ago. So among the things that were sent together... there are also things that I have used before...
Li Bin couldn't help but become more and more frightened as she thought about it.
Although it has been more than a hundred years since Taizu established the regulations, and today the Qi Dynasty does not attach great importance to these regulations. Merchants can wear the silk and satin that can only be enjoyed by officials, and civilians can also use the purple color.
But, rules are rules! If no one pursues it, then don't bother. But if someone with ulterior motives grabs hold of you, the rules can turn into a sharp knife thrust into your neck at any time! And in the palace, there is never a shortage of "people with a heart"...
Li Bin suddenly broke into a cold sweat. She was still wearing this step and talking to Qinglu for a long time...
"Thank you, Miss Yan, for reminding me." Li Bin quickly swallowed Bu Yao into her sleeve, and her expression became solemn, "But Miss Yan is young after all, and she may not be able to speak clearly about some things. If this happens again because of saying the wrong thing, What happened..."
"Don't worry, your Majesty." Yan Tian smiled brightly, as if she didn't know anything about it, "Yan Tian didn't see anything just now, and didn't say anything. My Majesty was in a hurry to return to the palace to put things away, so she exchanged a few words with Yan Tian and left. .”
Li Bin narrowed her eyes with a meaningful look. Was this a reminder to her to quickly go back to the palace to check if there was anything else "inappropriate"?
"Miss Yan, please take care of yourself. I will go first." After a slight pause, Concubine Li smiled, supported Cuihu, and left surrounded by all the palace maids and eunuchs.
Yan Tian hurriedly bowed his head and said goodbye. When the group of people disappeared, he let out a long sigh of relief. The palace is really no place for people! She shook off the cold sweat in her heart and hurriedly followed the lead nanny. It was only proper to leave the palace first.
However, just after walking a few steps, the leading nanny in front suddenly became half shorter again. Yan Tian was caught off guard and almost tripped her. Immediately afterwards, one of his arms was grabbed and pulled down. Yan Tian knelt down firmly on the bluestone with a plop, and then heard the salute and worship wishes in his ears: "Kowtow to the emperor! Long live my emperor!" Long live..."
It’s so off the mark!
Yan Tian leaned over and kowtowed, while resisting the temptation to rub her kneecap, which almost fell to pieces. I was speechless and asked the sky with tears in my heart:
How many sins have I committed in my previous life? Do I have to pay them off once and for all today? !
