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Chapter 614 Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger
Lin Xuan's servant Hun'er was still confused, but his body crawled out of the quilt numbly, and he instinctively saluted, "I have no status, please punish me."

So I was punished, which naturally hurt a lot. But there are also benefits, that is, being promoted.

Staying in this air-conditioned room, Lin promised to have a peaceful sleep for the first time. When he woke up, the emperor had already gone back to Qinzheng Hall to approve the discounts.

She stretched out comfortably on the bed, but felt the excruciating pain and shrank back again, thinking shamefully that she had finally become the emperor's woman. It would be great if there were so many ice cubes to cool down every day.

He stretched lazily, his mind echoing with the words he told his concubine, thinking about how to impress the emperor.

After much thought, I thought of my best skill, singing Kunqu opera.

So Lin agreed to lie on the bed and start singing Kunqu opera with three sighs. I thought the worst thing would be to be scolded for being too noisy and thrown out by the eunuchs. But if you can attract the emperor's attention, you can make a lot of money.

Because Li Beichen had given instructions to the eunuch and maid in charge of her, allowing her to stay overnight, so she sang as she pleased without anyone caring about her.

They all sighed in their hearts, this is a bold master. She screamed loudly just now, and now she sings loudly.

When Li Beichen heard that Lin had promised to sing in Qianqing Palace, he just said "hmm". It goes without saying why Lin agreed to do this. He was busy, so he didn't bother to pay attention and let her go.

Lin promised to be the concubine of the noble and righteous marquis family when Taizu drank wine and released his military power. Although the Yongyi Hou family has inherited for several generations only honorary titles and no real power, and all the children are ineffective and cannot be used for great purposes, they still have to give some face.

Ye Siza's sister is already on her way to Beijing as escort and will arrive in about four or five days. Then he will live in Xining Palace where Lin promised to live. It will be interesting then.

Lin's promise to sing was brought to Yi Jieyu's ears, which made her grit her teeth.

In order to make up for the impression points she lost yesterday by refusing to adopt Barter, Yi Jieyu specially prepared a table of delicious food today and sent someone to the Qinzheng Palace to invite the emperor early in the morning.

Unexpectedly, in the evening, the palace maid Xiang Ling told her that the emperor would not come today and turned over the sign of Lin Xuanshi.

She didn't mind choosing a waiter. It was just that the emperor stayed in Qianqing Palace. This is not how ordinary people are treated.

How shameless is it to sing a song after going to bed now?

She was supposed to be sleeping with her yesterday, but unexpectedly her cousin and concubine had her beard cut off, and she was scolded by the emperor. She was not happy at first.

Today he was cut off by Lin Xuan's attendant again, which made him even more angry.

"Are you treating the harem as a brothel and yourself as a prostitute?" Yi Jieyu scolded with disdain.

Xiangling was shocked when she heard the word "prostitute": "Mother, please calm down and take care of yourself. Prevent the walls from having ears."

Yi Jieyu gritted her teeth and said bitterly, "She is shameless even if she sings songs to seduce the emperor. Even if I tell you, so what?"

Xiang Ling quickly comforted her: "So I don't have to meet such a person."

Yi Jieyu thought the same thing, but the emperor was diligent and came to the harem four or five times in ten days. If others have more, she will have less.

Now that Concubine He is in poor health, she won't have morning meetings during the summer vacation. Yi Jieyu couldn't find a chance to humiliate Mr. Lin in public, so she was so upset that she couldn't sleep all night.

The concubine is not idle here either.

Although she was pregnant, she still went to Changchun Palace to visit Meng Jieyu as Jiang Yuebai told her.

Jiang Yuebai told her that Meng Jieyu fell ill again when she first entered the palace, and it was best to go see her and the concubine who was in charge of palace affairs. In case Meng Jieyu couldn't think about it, she would suffer from emotional illness and do stupid things.

It makes sense to think about it with my concubine.

After all, the more arrogant a person is, the stronger his temper is. She is still acting as the agent of the Sixth Palace, so she still has to do what she needs to do. I haven't seen Meng Jieyu for half a month. I don't know what the situation is. I should go and see her.

When we arrived at Changchun Palace, the atmosphere was indeed very strange.

The air-conditioning in the entire palace was on full blast, and the serving maids and eunuchs looked frightened, lifeless, and very heavy.

And when Concubine He saw Meng Zhao, she was even more surprised. In just over half a month, I have actually lost a lot of weight, and the dark circles under my eyes are very obvious. The bright and delicate appearance when she first entered the palace was completely gone.

The concubine directed the eunuchs to bring in several pots of blue snowflakes, gardenias, and jasmines that were blooming just right. A fat-bellied white porcelain vase with lotus flowers was also brought.

He said kindly, "Sister Meng, I brought you some fresh flowers. I wonder if my sister still likes them?"

Meng Zhao winked at Chanjuan beside him, forced a smile and said, "Thank you, Concubine, for arranging these flowers."

Concubine He asked with concern, "Sister, you look much more haggard. Should we ask the imperial physician to come and take a look?"

Meng Zhao felt a surge of sorrow in his heart and shook his head. Is this your own joke?
The concubine carefully looked at Meng Zhao's dazed expression, and his eyes were bruised and stained with tears. There must have been many days and nights spent in tears these days. I sighed secretly in my heart, it was a good thing that I listened to Concubine Jianing and came to visit in time, otherwise, if I continued, I was afraid something would really happen.

After thinking it over for a while, she comforted him softly, "Sister, will you listen to my advice? I have just entered the palace, so it is inevitable that I will make mistakes. As long as you have the green mountains, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood. Don't complain about yourself and humiliate yourself."

Tears suddenly welled up in Meng Zhao's eyes, and his eyes were filled with disappointment, but he insisted on showing off his strength and said: "I did lose my temper. But I definitely did not say the harsh words those palace maids said. Yang Guiren is my cousin after all. But the emperor has no intention of saying anything like that." Don’t believe me.”

After saying that, he shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "The emperor must have abandoned my concubine."

When the concubine heard this, it turned out that just as Jianing expected, Meng Zhao was probably depressed because of this, and he quickly said:

"Don't worry, sister. If the emperor had you in his heart, why would he promote you as soon as you entered the palace? The country has its laws, and the family has its rules. Yang Guiren is gone, and you are the head of the palace, so someone has to take responsibility. The emperor must feel bad for demoting you. Don't be confused."

Meng Zhao's eyes suddenly brightened, and he said, "Empress, you are comforting me, right?"

The concubine smiled and said, "I have served the emperor for so long, so I naturally understand the emperor's thoughts. He even asked about you a few days ago and told me not to let those short-sighted minions deprive you of the use of the palace. Du, he also said that he would give you a good title, and he has been thinking about it. "

It's pure fabrication. The emperor would definitely not allow a confrontation anyway.

A line of clear tears rolled down Meng Zhao's face.

The concubine secretly thought, there is a drama!
He took the opportunity to hold Meng Zhao's hand and said, "Sister, the emperor is the emperor, and what he says is the imperial edict. Sister, please don't blame the emperor foolishly and make yourself suffer. Don't do anything stupid just to win publicity." Meng Zhao finally said Unable to hold back, he covered his mouth and cried.

She has been missing the emperor all the time these days, resenting herself, her cousin, and the emperor. She has never been happy for a moment.

She often asked a question, "Why is the emperor so cruel that he demoted me in public? Is it because he never had me in his heart?"

Now Concubine He seems to have given her an answer, a step up. She could finally let go.

Meng Zhao asked with tears in his eyes, "Why did the empress come to enlighten me and comfort me? I shouldn't be very happy to see that I am unlucky."

Concubine He caressed Meng Zhao's back and said softly, "I dare not tell others. I feel very sorry to see my sister like this."

She is a very gentle person from the inside out, so she sounds extraordinarily sincere, unlike other people who are putting on a show, and sounds like tea.

Meng Zhao was a little moved, "I have remembered my sister's love. In the future, I will tell my father to take more care of your mother's family."

He Fei smiled and said, "Sister, don't think too much, go and wash your face. I will mention my sister to the emperor in a few days. My sister must cheer up these days and seize the opportunity when the time comes."

Meng Zhao looked at Concubine He in confusion, "Why do you want sister to be so nice to me?"

The concubine came to visit and comfort her, which was the duty of the acting Sixth Palace. It is not the case to persuade the emperor to come and see her.

The concubine pretended to be relaxed, with a bit of hidden sadness, "To tell you the truth, the emperor now favors Concubine Tian and Yi Jieyu. My cousin often embarrasses me because of her favor. I can understand how you feel. "

The concubine and I have always called myself me instead of my wife, which undoubtedly brought the two of them closer from the beginning.

Meng Zhao had heard Fang Changzai mention Yi Jieyu's arrogant and arrogant behavior several times before.

Now that Concubine He had told him personally that he wanted her back in favor to compete with her own cousin, Meng Zhao felt relieved after telling him all about the "family scandal" of the sisters' feud.

It feels like everything makes sense.

After seeing off He Fei, Meng Zhao felt much happier. Look at this potted flower, look at that potted flower, I feel like it.

Jiang Yuebai did this, naturally not with good intentions, it was all for the sake of his concubine and himself.

First, he was afraid that Meng Zhao would take risks and cause trouble to his concubine, and she would have to abort the fetus after finally getting pregnant;

Secondly, if they had several newcomers to the palace and Ye Suhua start fighting, they would have less energy to think about their own and the concubine's belly.

The third is to betray Meng Zhao's favor. It is better to have one more friend than one more enemy. The concubine's friends are her friends. She and the concubine have not only established a deep trust, but their interests are deeply tied together. Fighting alone, he can't fight against any of these newcomers.

By the middle of the next morning, Yi Jieyu finally thought of a good idea.

She happily ran to Concubine Tian with her fellow concubine Wei Yingying and told her about Lin Yingying singing Kunqu opera in the evening.

Concubine Tian nodded frequently while eating grapes: "Since sister said Kun Opera is good, then ask sister Lin to come over and sing and listen. I happen to have a lot of experience, and I have never heard it before."

Yi Jieyu happily sent people to Xining Palace to find Lin Yin. But he was told that Lin had not returned yet as he had promised to accompany him.

Glancing at Concubine Tian, ​​she provoked in a very jealous manner, "It's fine if you don't call me your escort for such a nice thing. Why don't you call her Sister Tian."

Concubine Tian scratched her cheek and thought for a moment, "Could it be that uncle is too noisy and doesn't like calling us."

Yi Jieyu was furious, "Isn't chaperoning just a matter of rubbing ink and pouring tea. How complicated can it be."

Concubine Tian’s cheeks bulged after eating grapes, which looked very cute.

"I don't know about that. I probably haven't read enough. Sister Yi, would you like to eat a grape? Sister Yi, I guess you can also sing Kun Opera. Why don't you sing it first? It's boring to just sit there. "

Yi Jieyu was immediately stunned. If she sang a ditty in Qixia Palace, wouldn't it mean that if word got out about it, she would be just like Lin Yao?

She glanced at Concubine Tian who was eating her baby fat with gusto, and felt that she was quite scheming.

He curled his lips and said, "I've only heard of it a few times."

I left a gap and didn’t say whether I could sing or not.

Concubine Tian blinked her big eyes again, "Sister Yi, what are you best at? I heard that during the Wanshou Festival in the second half of the year, everyone will perform a show for the emperor."

It would be outrageous to say that you know nothing at this time. When the time comes for me to put on a show, I will be a gangster.

Yi Jieyu smiled angrily and said, "Sister Tian must be very versatile."

Concubine Tian curled her lips and said, "Sister Yi, it's meaningless for you to say that. Forget it, Sister Yi must look down on my young age and is unwilling to perform for me. It doesn't matter, I am idle, I will perform a show for my sister. ”

Yi Jieyu's apricot eyes widened, and she lowered her status and took the initiative to perform. Could it be that she had just made things complicated.

Concubine Tian ordered someone to fetch the pipa, adjusted it, and began to play it skillfully.

She was concentrating on playing the pipa, her fingers flying, and the crisp and full melody overflowed from her fingers. Playing to the most exciting place not only sounds good, but also the posture is particularly graceful.

When the last note fell, it suddenly stopped, and the lingering sound lingered. Concubine Tian was holding the pipa with her eyes closed, as if she was still intoxicated.

Seeing Yi Jieyu's eyes widened, she was shocked and said, "Sister Tian, ​​you play the pipa very well."

Pipa, like all musical instruments, is easy to get started, but very difficult to play well.

Concubine Tian smiled sweetly, "Thank you very much for the compliment, Sister Yi. Why don't Sister Yi and Sister Wei play together and put on a show?"