Chunman Palace

Chapter 72 The Emperor's Heart
Concubine Min anxiously said: "Your Majesty! The Eldest Princess is only four years old, and she is very easy to be deceived by others. Someone must have instigated the Eldest Princess to frame the concubine behind her back! The Emperor is very careful!"

A trace of disgust flashed in Xuan Yin's eyes, and he said coldly: "Then tell me, who is instigating the eldest princess, who dares to deceive the eldest princess."

Concubine Min's complexion changed slightly, she fell into confusion, she just felt that it was useless to say anything now, her heart beat suddenly quickened, and she said palely: "I don't know, but I know someone must be instigating it, and I want to borrow the princess Frame the concubine!"

Lan Fei sharply said: "It is a fact that the eldest princess fell from the rockery, so tell me, did the eldest princess jump down from the rockery by herself?"

Concubine Min glared at him immediately, pointed at the person and said viciously: "Concubine Lan, don't you want to spit blood!"

With her pointing, the eldest princess cried even more.

Concubine Lan put her arms in her arms and said to Xuan Yin: "Your Majesty, the Eldest Princess is really scared, why don't you let the concubine take her back to comfort her first, and then..."

Xuan Yin glanced at the person with some relief, and said calmly: "Concubine Lan, you can take the eldest princess by your side for a few days at ease, and calm down the eldest princess' emotions."

Concubine Lan's eyes lit up, she raised her lips happily and said: "I obey." Then she carried the person in her arms back to the palace.

Well, it turns out that they are joining forces to watch a show!

Concubine Min reacted in her heart, she stared blankly at Concubine Lan's leaving figure, she couldn't help gnashing her teeth, but she had to bear it on her face, and looked at Xuan Yin with sorrow.

"Concubine Min, you..." Xuan Yin's voice sounded like ice, and the bone-piercing cold air climbed from Concubine Min's fingers and slowly circled to her back. Just before she was about to freeze, Concubine Min fell to the ground with her head tilted.

The queen was slightly startled, and hurriedly glanced at Xuan Yin.

But at this time, Xuan Yin looked at Concubine Min expressionlessly, without any emotion in his eyes, he just said plainly: "Take her back to the palace and wait for her to be dealt with."

Just when the crowd was about to disperse, the Queen suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I still have something to ask for instructions. The spring clothes and various supplies for the concubines in the inner court have been cut out. Is it the same for Sister Min Concubine?"

"Tell the inner court that you can only give Concubine Min the usual share." Xuan Yin's voice was obviously brimming with anger.

"Yes, the concubine knows." The queen nodded, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Xuan Yin took half a step, then suddenly turned back, pulled out Lin Qingyu's hand, and walked away without any rejection.

The Queen's expression was astonished, it took her a long time to react, she frowned and glanced at Mu Pingting, her complexion was also not good, and she lost her mind thoughtfully.

She raised her lips and said, "Concubine Jin, why don't you go to Fengyi Palace with me."

Xuan Yin took Lin Qingyu's hand all the way to Huachen Palace, all the way without saying a word, Lin Qingyu only felt a little empty from the warmth of her ten fingers clasped, she carefully looked at Xuan Yin's side face, feeling a complex emotion in her heart.

This is not what she wants.

The emperor's house has always been full of concubines and concubines, and his heart has been divided into countless shares for the people in the harem. Such a tiny bit of heart and affection made her feel cold, not heartbroken.

She thought of her father, Lin Yinan, who had four or five concubines in addition to Erniang, and she could see jealousy every day. She felt that their lives were really tiring, but when she entered the harem, she shared a share with three thousand beauties. As a husband, she felt that she was laughing at fifty steps.

His father couldn't take care of those four or five concubines, let alone the emperor's love.

But she didn't want to feel the coldness of charity, since Mu Pingting lost her son and Xuan Yin didn't blame Concubine Min, she felt even more indifferent. She just entered the harem and couldn't get out after death.

She looked at Xuan Yin a little distracted, not knowing that Xuan Yin had noticed her eyes and stopped to stare at her.

She raised her eyes back to her senses, trembled all over, and immediately lowered her eyes in fright.

Xuan Yin frowned suspiciously: "Is it so scary?"

She withdrew her hand and saluted: "The concubine is rude, please punish the emperor."

Xuan Yin was full of doubts, before this woman could talk to him in a logical manner for a while, how could she become submissive and silent again in a blink of an eye.

He said in a deep voice: "Get up, I ask you, why are you staring at me?"

Lin Qingyu said softly: "The concubine wants to see clearly what kind of person the emperor is."

Xuan Yin heard the words, and said ambiguously: "Then can you see clearly now? Tell me, what kind of person is I in your eyes?"

This stumped her, she couldn't express all the doubts in her heart, and she couldn't just praise it simply, it was a suspicion of blind praise, she thought hard for a long time, but she couldn't come up with the answer.

She knew so little about Xuan Yin that it was really hard to tell.

Lin Qingyu lowered his head and said, "Your majesty is ninety-five years old, and my concubines dare not comment."

"It seems that the Qing nobleman is not very familiar with me?" Xuan Yin pulled Lin Qingyu into his arms, his chest was cold, and the cold made people uncomfortable, Lin Qingyu tilted his head indifferently, and silently accepted, but in his heart he was thinking about him. Are all the concubines in the harem like this?Then this scene changed to anyone other than her, wouldn't it be more harmonious?

"Is it cold?" Xuan Yin raised his eyebrows and glanced at her. He still knew the material of his robe—in order to make the pattern on the robe brighter in the cold weather, it was specially embroidered with ice silk and silver thread, with cold jade on it. The slices were even colder.

She let out a breath of hot air, smiled and said to Xuan Yin: "The concubine has warmed up the emperor, and it will gradually stop being cold."

Xuan Yin curled his lips slightly, said his position, and slightly loosened Lin Qingyu's arm.

"Come here and grind ink for me."

Hearing this, Lin Qingyu stepped forward, picked up the celadon carved inkstone and dripped some water into the inkstone, picked up the pine smoke ink stick, and gently grind it with the water.

If it was in the past, she might have done it more easily, but now she is facing Xuan Yin, but she is pretending to be struggling, which is what she hates and dislikes.

Before entering the palace, she had been submissive for so many years, but now after entering the palace, she was no different from before, and her heart became less and less warm.

Before, maybe she still had longings and expectations for the Ninth Five-Year Lord of the Holy Dynasty. She looked at Xuan Yin and wanted to know what kind of person he was, but now, the more she looked, the less she dared to look carefully. .

Xuan Yin picked up the pen, dipped it in the ink and tapped it on the paper, and said displeasedly: "The ink has worn down so lightly, how do I write the characters, are you frightened?"

Lin Qingyu remained silent, and only increased the pressure a little bit, and the ink became thick and black.

"You're already a nobleman, can't you do this little thing well? I see you, why are you not as good as before." Xuan Yin frowned, dipped in ink and began to write.

Lin Qingyu said: "The concubine is not good at serving, please forgive me, the emperor."

After Xuan Yin wrote a few words, he said in a deep voice: "Forget it, step back."

Lin Qingyu was startled, and then retreated softly.

Mo'er and Lingqiao were waiting outside, when they saw their master coming out, they were full of doubts.

Passing Shuxiang Garden, Lin Qingyu stepped into it, and now it is the scene of the cold moon. The lilies, yellow gardenias, water-scented camellias and clematis planted in the garden have all withered, and the air is filled with a cloud of mud. The cold smell of fishy smell, and the rich fragrance of spring and summer are absent at all, and the pebbles are covered with dust, making it look desolate and lonely.

She twirled a snow-covered branch, green and green, with a thriving state, which made her happy, and held it in her hand to play with it, looking inside.

Along the pine and stone path, the snow had almost melted, and the plants were dripping with melted snow water. She couldn't help but reach out to hold them, feeling the ice water dripping on the palm of her hand, which made her palm a little numb.

Concubine Lan and Mu Pingting were clearly setting up a situation together today, and Mu Pingting asked her to give the packet of crispy candies to the eldest princess just to appease the eldest princess. Because of that move, she was considered to have participated in the whole game.

In case Concubine Min was not severely punished, if she slowed down, it would be very difficult for her to get herself out after the incident happened.

This move is dangerous and dangerous.

She sighed, only feeling that the battle in the harem was exhausting, and she was doing it every step of the way, but it wasn't for herself.

The reason why she was careless this time and didn't care much about Xuan Yin was also because she felt that this care was based on the premise that she made the princess happy, and the thing that really made the princess happy was the bag Mu Pingting gave her. Mochi candy.

But it can be called Zhuge in the female middle school, and the share is so indiscriminately. Presumably, Concubine Min will lose power, and Princess Qianhe will be brought up by Concubine Lan. From then on, her position in the harem will be even more stable.

Although she didn't think there was anything wrong with standing in line, she always felt that if she wanted to overwhelm Concubine Min so quickly, Concubine Min would not be eliminated soon, but Xuan Yin would be suspicious.

The water-tightness of that dose of medicine could have made Chang Xiuru into a daze without anyone noticing it, but she was discovered. If it wasn't for Xuan Yin's belief in Qian He, who was only four years old, she would have asked the people of the Royal Garden Palace , maybe it will really lose everything.

Fortunately, there is no possibility, everything is just inevitable.

Tired of seeing this indifferent scene, she turned sarcasticly and said, "Go back to Yaohua Pavilion."

In Yaohua Pavilion, Lingqiao was growing silver charcoal in a charcoal basin, and sprinkled some pine branches into it.

Lin Qingyu said: "I want to eat the milk almond cheese I made earlier in the small kitchen, go and bring it here."

Lingqiao ran in and out graciously, brought a plate of egg rolls, and asked people in a low voice: "Why did the young master come out? The emperor praised the young master very much today, it shouldn't be so early... Could it be that the emperor is coming tonight?" Yaohua Pavilion?"

Lin Qingyu dug a mouthful of milk soup with a spoon, and wrote lightly: "I'm not considerate enough to serve the emperor, so I came out naturally."

Mo'er was keeping the scroll at the side, her pupils dilated slightly after hearing the words, she panicked and said: "This is not good, my lord, if the emperor finds out the blame, my life will be miserable in the future."

Lin Qingyu smiled indifferently: "The days are already like this, so there is no difference."

"My lord is confused. People go to high places, but water flows to low places. If you don't fight for favor, stay in the palace silently, and if you don't advance, you will retreat. Is this really what my lord wants?" Mo'er Sighing, he said sadly: "In the palace, the life of a concubine without a favor is like nothing, anyone who wants to get rid of it can get rid of it, does the young master want her life?"

Lingqiao was surprised and said: "Sister Mo'er, don't be so scary, the young master is a noble person after all, and besides, the young master has never provoked anyone, who will kill the young master."

Many of Lin Qingyu's previous thoughts were nothing more than he could think but couldn't act. In this harem, why not fight and rob?She said lightly: "Don't worry, I am not willing to be left out."

Mo'er suddenly knelt down, and said earnestly: "This servant is just because I have seen it with my own eyes, that's why I advised the young master that since I have entered the harem, I should climb up, instead of hanging in the air and will not fall down. "

Lin Qingyu was startled for a moment, then lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then said: "Mo'er, I know you have feelings for me, but now the emperor is not concerned about me, the emperor thinks that I am a bit novel, but how long will this interest last?" , It is not a long-term solution after all."

"The meaning of the young master is..." Mo'er raised her eyes, revealing a bit of joy: "This servant is confused, and the servant is worried about the young master for a while, please punish the young master!"

Lin Qingyu smiled and took the man's hand, and said: "Get up, you have served me for so long, how could I not know that you treat me sincerely?" She chuckled lightly, and said: "It's one thing to be favored, but it's another thing to be favored." The thing is, the former is just passing away like rain and dew among the leaves, while the latter is like a majestic river and sea that is endlessly alive. To accept her favor is indeed to be favored; to be favored is to fight for it on your own."

Mo'er smiled awkwardly: "Young master thinks so long, it's because this servant has short-sightedness."

At this time, a palace lady ran into the house and reported: "My lord, I heard that the emperor has issued a decree to demote Concubine Min to the rank of concubine. In addition, she was punished to kneel in the palace for an hour every day."

"Okay, I got it, let's go down." Lin Qingyu scooped up a spoonful of milk soup, put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully.

Lingqiao asked strangely: "My lord, when did you ask these people to inquire about the news, why didn't you tell the servants to go?"

Lin Qingyu put down the spoon, stretched out his hand towards the charcoal basin, and said, "Actually, everyone can do this kind of thing, just let them pay more attention to it. If you and Mo'er are specially instructed to do it, it will be a waste."

Mo'er sighed and said: "Concubine Min has only been reinstated for a short time, and now she has been demoted again. Although she still retains the position and title of the first palace lord, she is ordered by the emperor to only use the usual division, and the three months are exempted." Salary, kneeling for an hour every day...It's really a little..."

She could really say that tragic word stuck in her throat.

After all, no matter how miserable Concubine Min is, she is still rich and rich, she is just a slave, how can she be worthy of saying that her master is miserable?Wouldn't it be much worse for her to be a servant by herself.

Lin Qingyu looked at the flames growing in the charcoal basin, and smiled slightly: "Although Concubine Min is being punished now, most of those punishments are superficial. If he makes a comeback, those innocuous punishments will make Concubine Min suffer and gain wisdom."

Lingqiao immediately said: "Then the young master just took advantage of her loss of power and did nothing to get rid of her? Concubine Min is quite scheming, maybe she won't find out."

The last time it was difficult for Chang Xiuru to do something in the incense burner, even with the combination of medicine and incense making method, she was destroyed, if Li Jinxuan hadn't secretly replaced the incense burner, she might have been exposed long ago.

Now to attack Concubine Min, there is neither hidden clue nor confidence, it is tantamount to wasting effort.

She said: "There are many people who want to get rid of Concubine Min as soon as possible. If it's not my turn, just sit back and watch the tigers fight."

(End of this chapter)