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Chapter 594: Blatantly cutting off favors
At night, Li Beichen stayed at Meng Zhaoyi's Changchun Palace again.

Originally, everyone thought that Meng Zhaoyi was noble and fragile. I've been working night shifts for two days in a row, so it's time to take leave from today's morning meeting.

Unexpectedly, when paying respects to He Fei, Meng Zhaoyi arrived earlier than everyone else, as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood.

The strange thing is that Concubine Shun, who has not fully recovered from her illness, also came.

Meng Zhaoyi looked at Concubine Shun from top to bottom, then turned away calmly and looked at the others.

Seeing this, Concubine Shun felt inexplicably panicked.

The concubine asked with concern on her face: "Shunbi, you are not well yet. The emperor ordered you to rest. Why are you here today?"

Concubine Shun covered her mouth and nose with her sleeves, "I'm almost healed already. How can I neglect my etiquette just because of a minor illness?"

If I don't come to say hello, I don't know how long I will be kicked out.

"Sister Shunbi doesn't look very good today." Xie Guiren also said with concern, "Sister, you need to get more rest, your health is the most important thing. Running around can easily cause heatstroke."

Don't even think about sleeping with me.

Shunbi's smile froze slightly, she quickly glanced at Xie Guiren, then smiled nonchalantly and said, "Thank you sisters for your concern."

After speaking, my throat felt itchy, and I couldn't help coughing twice, "It's always good to come and meet and talk to all the sisters."

Concubine He looked at Concubine Shun with concern: "The emperor cares about my sister and lets her have a good rest. Don't live up to the emperor's good intentions. Otherwise, when you get sick, the emperor should worry again."

If you continue to do this, you will be disobeying the decree. Don't bring trouble to me when the time comes.

No matter how stupid I was, I still heard the implication of the concubine and subconsciously looked at the other party and said, "Thank you for your concern. I am wrong."

Why does Concubine He seem to be targeting her today? Could it be that she is also jealous.

The concubine actually followed the words and said, "If you know you made a mistake, correct it before it's too late."

A muffled laughter came from somewhere.

Shunbi blushed instantly.

Meng Zhaoyi just smiled demurely and said nothing.

Everyone looked around, but still couldn't find the person who dared to smile at the critical moment. What a beautiful scene for a boring morning meeting.

The weather was hot and a large group of people gathered together. Even ice boxes were useless and they were covered in sweat.

Concubine He made iced osmanthus powder and lychee juice in the small kitchen to relieve the heat for everyone.

Everyone eats osmanthus powder every day. The ingredients are simple and the color is transparent. No one is afraid that the concubine and the concubine have tampered with it. As for lychee juice, this is a huge luxury. In fact, He Fei did this to save money. After all, lychee juice can be mixed with water and sugar.

After everyone finished their tea break, they praised the concubine's small kitchen and then dispersed.

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In the evening, the emperor stayed at Meng Zhaoyi's place again. Not long after the two lay down, they heard Liang Xiaobao coming to report that Shunbin had a high fever again at night.

Meng Zhao was full of sincerity, entangled the emperor, grabbed his arm, and coquettishly refused to let the emperor go.

"Please stay with me, my concubine, for a while longer."

Press the emperor's hand on her smooth and white flesh.

The beauty was in front, fresh and juicy, wrapping around his legs and not letting him leave.

He comforted Meng Zhao for a while, put on his clothes and rushed to visit Concubine Shun.

Meng Zhao was so angry that he beat the bed, thinking that Concubine Shun had deliberately gone to greet her during the day, and now she was interrupting her good deeds.

It must be intentional!
In Meng Zhaoyi's view, this must have been planned in advance.

After all, Concubine Shun dominated the emperor the day before she entered the palace. According to what her mother told her privately, this would affect the emperor's mood.

This is not about deliberately going against yourself.

The more Meng Zhaoyi thought about it, the angrier she became. In addition, she was just getting excited and had a taste of it for the first time. To be forcibly interrupted like this, she felt ashamed, angry and annoyed.

Meng Zhaoyi took scissors and cut a good piece of material into strips.

After cutting randomly for a while, I finally let out this breath.

Chanjuan couldn't help but said: "Empress, is there someone who deliberately interferes with this and designs on your Majesty just to make your Majesty look embarrassed?"

Meng Zhaoyi calmed down and began to think about what happened after she entered the palace, "You continue."

Chanjuan is petite and delicate, looks young and handsome, but is actually already twenty-six. It turned out that Mrs. Meng was serving and trained by Mrs. Meng. She had witnessed and participated in the dirty things in the inner house and house fights. She specially arranged to follow Meng Zhao into the palace to advise her.

Chanjuan continued to persuade: "If the empress fights with the concubine because of what happened tonight, she will definitely be known as a jealous woman, and the emperor will definitely not be happy. Then it will be like a snipe and a clam fighting, and the person who designed it will get the advantage of the fisherman. ”

When Meng Zhaoyi thought of this, she ordered people to burn the fabric she had just cut, and she put on thin and seductive pajamas and practiced calligraphy in the study to continue practicing to calm her mind.

She held on to a glimmer of hope and waited again and again. She hoped that the emperor would just go over and take a look and then come back to continue with her.

After all, she was confident that the emperor would be happy here with her. Who doesn't like to do more happy things.

However, after she finished practicing calligraphy, she started reading again. Stayed almost all night. The emperor never came again.

When I heard that the emperor was guarding Concubine Shun when she arrived, he went to rest with Xiao Ren, who was in the same palace with Concubine Shun, and Yinshi went to the morning court.

Meng Zhaoyi entered the palace and was mentally prepared for the emperor's meeting with Yulujunzhan, but in fact she couldn't accept it.

He felt increasingly unhappy, and due to staying up late, he felt a little haggard. But when it came time to pay his respects, Meng Zhaoyi wore exquisite makeup, looked energetic, beautiful and dignified, and could not tell the slightest bit of sadness.

When Concubine He saw Meng Zhaoyi, she smiled softly, "I was a little worried that my sister would have random thoughts. Now that I see my sister's radiant face, I feel relieved."

"Thank you for your concern, your Majesty. Everything is fine with me." Meng Zhaoyi replied calmly and generously, without a word being redundant.

When everyone arrived, He Fei breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the pregnant Fan Cairen did not come.

Fortunately, he didn't come. On this hot day, if we come here, faint under the strong sun, and something happens, she, who is in charge of the harem, will not be allowed to eat and sleep together.

Concubine He: "It's too hot these days. Sisters, it's hard to come here. Just sit for a while and then go back."

"My Majesty, it's even harder. Thank you very much for your concern. It's your duty to come to see your Majesty every day."

Everyone answered very standardly. After all, they all participated in induction etiquette training.

The concubine and the concubine knew that it was a palace rule to greet them, and unless the emperor gave special permission, knives from the sky and fireballs from the ground would all follow the rules, so they didn't comment too much.

The concubine and the concubine remembered the advice given by Jiang Yuebai when they chatted with Jiang Yuebai yesterday. She had to restate the leave system and establish the relationship of rights and responsibilities based on yesterday's incident with Concubine Xia:
"Sisters, if you feel uncomfortable, don't force yourself to come. Sister Shun is so weak, but she still has to hold on to come to greet her. She started to have a high fever in the middle of the night, which made her uncomfortable. It also made the emperor worried and disturbed the emperor's rest."

Duan Cairen, who had been silent all this time, said, "Concubine He is so considerate of the sisters, but Sister Shunbi does not understand the painstaking efforts of Concubine He."

Concubine He shook her head: "Concubine Shun has always been respectful to me, but she is too particular about rules and abides by etiquette."

Fang Xuan picked up the red phoenix eyes and said, "If you have a fever, you will alert the emperor in the middle of the night and delay the emperor's rest. The emperor has to go to court early in the morning. The emperor is not an imperial doctor, and he can't treat illnesses if he goes there."

Xie Guiren: "Sister Fang, you don't understand this. A heart disease needs a heart disease doctor. I saw it with my own eyes last night. Not long after the emperor arrived at Jingyang Palace, Sister Shunbin's fever subsided."

Meng Zhaoyi felt a knife pierce his heart, and his expression changed slightly.

She glanced at Xie Guiren and felt that this woman was unusual. Chunqiu's writing style is well used, and what he tells is all true, but it is unusually arousing hatred.

Seeing a slight change in Meng Zhaoyi's complexion, Concubine He hurriedly helped Meng Zhaoyi out of the siege:

"Sister Shunbi was able to get rid of her fever in time last night, thanks to Meng Zhaoyi's virtuous, sensible and considerate attitude towards the overall situation. Girls who come from the Prime Minister's Palace are different. You were wronged last night, and I think the emperor will remember it in his heart and express his gratitude for your kindness. Moyu, take two Come over to the glass earrings."

She turned to Meng Zhaoyi and said with a smile: "These glazed earrings from Xingong are all rare blue, and the styles are all quaint, which perfectly complements my sister's elegant and generous temperament."

When Xie Guiren heard that Concubine He was giving Meng Zhaoyi a high hat, he sneered in his heart, he was all acting.

"Concubine, thank you and the concubine for the reward." Meng Zhaoyi had a faint smile on her face, "We are all sisters when we enter the palace, so naturally we should help each other."

As soon as he said this, the imperial edict came, and Jin Feng Xiao promised to be Xiao Changzai. The young eunuch who came to convey the order also conveyed the emperor's oral instructions and ordered Xiao Chang to accompany him in the Qinzheng Hall.

For a moment, everyone's speculation that Jingyang Palace was the royal study room of the harem was confirmed. The three people living there are all talented women who have read poetry and books.

Everyone congratulated Xiao Changzai.

After leaving Jingren Palace, Duancai smiled and said to Xiao Changzai, "Congratulations to Sister Xiao. Come and sit down at Ningcui Residence more often when you have time."

Xiao Changzai stretched himself out, said "Okay" with a cold expression, and followed the summoned eunuch to the Qinzheng Hall.

Xiao Changzai is indifferent. Isn't that what it's like to hang out in the harem? Whoever went to bed last night will cause hatred. Talk about you today, talk about me tomorrow.

Very tacky. Not interesting.

She rushed to the funeral palace to pay homage to the Queen Mother as soon as the morning meeting ended every day. She seemed particularly filial and busy. I just don’t want to waste my brain talking nonsense, I just want to end the meeting early and get off work early.

How can you take the initiative to socialize? Wouldn't it be like taking the initiative to find trouble for yourself when you are full and full?

Duancai was left stamping his feet angrily, feeling so embarrassed that he wanted to pick his toes.

Attendant Fang Xuan happened to pass by. Seeing Duancai's warm face touching her cold buttocks, he smiled and said, "I wonder what kind of title your Majesty will give her when Xiao Changzai often goes to accompany her. I'm really curious."

The Duancai man's eyes widened angrily, "You're the one with a bad mouth. Shut up."

The maid Ningxiang also stared, "Master, do you want me to take action?"

"Come and hit me!" Fang Xuanshi stretched out his face and giggled. A delicate pink bead earring was revealed.

But she just said this and walked away gracefully. It sounds like it's just a mouthful.

Duancai people only dare to stare, but Duanduan dare not hit them. After all, it all depends on the owner when beating a dog. She didn't dare to provoke Meng Zhaoyi.

After walking away, Ningxiang expressed her grievances for her master, "Xiao Changzai has a lower status than you. Just relying on a little favor is too disrespectful to the master. Even Fang Xuanshi bullies others."

Duancai felt uncomfortable, but his mind was calm. He glanced at Ningxiang and said, "Shut up, stop talking. Did you really dare to do something just now?"

Ningxiang curled her lips, "Does the master dare to do that?"

Duancairen: "Shut up, stop talking."

He said in his heart that the emperor's favor is everything. If you have pampering, you can be arrogant. Without pampering, you have to be a dragon. There is nothing fair or unfair. So she had to find a way to climb up.

I called Xu Fang in my heart. At least give me some strength.

After the morning meeting, Jiang promised to go to Ning'an Palace. In the past few days, she had been studying poetry with Li Chun, and then taught Jiang Yuebai Shu embroidery techniques.

Li Chun's poetry was learned from Han Ziqian. Han Ziqian taught her how to write step by step and taught her the meaning. And Li Chun was very caring and remembered everything firmly.

Jiang promised to be a little bit murmuring at first. When Li Chun really taught her in a serious manner, she really felt that she was being shallow. Unconsciously sighing, it is true that famous teachers produce great disciples.

But she thought the famous teacher was Jiang Yuebai, and she became more respectful to Jiang Yuebai.