Donggong Zhangjiao

"Concubine, concubine, please see the queen."

Qiu Baolin saluted hurriedly without even taking a breath, with beads of sweat on his forehead.

The queen frowned, "What's wrong? It's so late."

"Reply to your Majesty, I am my concubine. I am your concubine"

"It's not like something soiled my clothes again. I went back to change them, so I'm late." Fang Yun raised his eyebrows and said with a half-smile, "Today, Concubine Yan soiled her clothes. I changed them again and she wasn't late. It can be seen that if you sincerely come to pay your respects to the Queen, you can leave early and be in time even if there is any emergency, but you are already a long time late."

When she opened her mouth, Qiu Baolin immediately choked and blushed.

He pursed his lips, then lowered his head and said, "I may have eaten the wrong thing for breakfast today. On the way here, I suddenly had unbearable abdominal pain. It would be a disgrace in front of the palace, so I had no choice but to change my clothes before coming."

"Since I'm feeling unwell, why didn't anyone come to report it? I'm not an unreasonable person. Occasionally, it's not a big deal if I'm not here to greet you." The Queen said.

Qiu Baolin's face turned even more ugly. He bit his lip and said, "I came out with only one maid. She also had abdominal pain like me, so I had to call a young eunuch and ask her to help run errands. I don't know why the little eunuch was there." The eunuch didn't come to deliver the message."

In fact, by this point, Qiu Baolin already knew that she was being plotted, but she could only tell her everything and see if the queen would believe it.

"There are so many people in the palace, and you call me a little eunuch, but I really don't know if there is such a person." Concubine Jin teased from the side.

Seeing that the argument was fruitless, Qiu Baolin didn't want to struggle anymore.

With red eyes, he knelt down and kowtowed.

"Your Majesty, I forgive you. I really didn't mean to be late to greet you. I hope your Majesty will give you a lighter punishment since this is my first offense and I didn't do it intentionally."

"After delaying such a big event as greeting the Queen, you still want to be punished lightly. It's really shameful." Fang Yun snorted coldly, raised his chin slightly and said, "I ask myself, after so many years in the palace, except for the Queen, Your Majesty and the Emperor have given special permission to come to Fengxuan Palace every day to pay their respects, and you are never late, which is good for you. How long have you been favored for so long? The Emperor has been feeling sorry for you for two days, and then you have forgotten the rules?"

When these words come out, no one can really find fault.

After so many years, Fang Yun has indeed always been respectful to the queen, and there has been nothing wrong with the greeting etiquette.

So the queen didn't speak.

Qiu Baolin became more and more nervous, tears streaming down his face, and his body was trembling slightly, as if he would faint from fright at any time.

"I know I was wrong, and I am willing to be punished."

Seeing her like this, Fang Yun didn't say anything more, just silently picked up the teacup and sipped it.

The next thing that cannot be punished is left to the Queen. She has had enough of her drama.

The main reason is that Qiu Baolin surrendered too quickly and was beaten to the end with one punch.

"Okay, I'm sorry that this is your first offense. This time I will punish you by copying the palace rules. Get up." The queen said solemnly.

Qiu Baolin nodded with tears in his eyes and kowtowed again, "Thank you very much, Queen. I will definitely remember the palace rules and never break them again!"

Please end.

After everyone dispersed, Qiu Baolin waited at the end of the team and left after everyone had left.

"Baolin." Rong Xiu blamed himself, "It's all my fault, otherwise Baolin wouldn't be late to greet me today."

"I don't blame you. Concubine Zhao has made it clear that she wants to make things difficult for me. She can't avoid it no matter what."

Qiu Baolin tightened the handkerchief in his hand, and there was a faint chill in his eyes.

"Okay, let's go back. I have to finish copying the palace rules early and give them to the Queen."

Rongxiu nodded and said no more.But as soon as the master and servant reached a quiet place, they were stopped by A Jin, the eldest palace maid next to Lin Chan.

"This slave has met Qiu Baolin." Ah Jin bowed, "Our lady would like to invite Baolin to sit with us and talk. We also invite Baolin to come with this slave."

When Ah Jin spoke, there was clearly a smile on his face, but he couldn't help but feel a little fear in his heart.

Moreover, this invitation meant that she could not refuse, so Qiu Baolin became a little nervous.

But because of her low status, she naturally did not dare to resist, so she had no choice but to follow Ah Jin.

After bypassing several clumps of asparagus bamboo and a rockery, a pavilion appeared at the back, surrounded on all sides, making it very secluded.

"I would like to pay my regards to Concubine Yan." Qiu Baolin bowed.

Lin Chan turned to look at her and smiled, "Sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qiu Baolin nodded, and after sitting down, he asked carefully, "I wonder why Your Majesty has come to ask me to be my concubine?"

When she asked questions, Lin Chan only looked at her figure and appearance carefully.

His eyes swept up and down, which made Qiu Baolin feel a little uncomfortable. He lowered his eyes to avoid her eyes and whispered again.

"I am stupid. If your Majesty has something to say, please say it clearly. Otherwise, I may not understand you. If you misunderstand your Majesty's meaning and do the wrong thing, it will be bad."

"Stupid?" Lin Chan chuckled, "How could you be stupid? I think you are very smart."

"Empress Yanfei."

"No need to quibble. I have seen many self-protection methods like yours. Don't forget, I am the princess of Shangyang Kingdom. She has been in the harem since she was born. What kind of woman has I never seen? Got through."

Lin Chan interrupted Qiu Baolin directly and pointed out her thoughts.

"Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger is indeed a path that suits you very well."

Qiu Baolin's appearance was originally delicate and delicate, but he shed tears without saying a word at every turn, which indeed easily aroused men's protective desire.

Seeing that he had been exposed, Qiu Baolin simply stopped pretending, and the cowardice on his face disappeared, replaced by a calm and cold expression.

"My Majesty has seen my concubine so clearly and came to see me again. It must be more than just talking. My Majesty must want me to do something for you."

"Yes, I want to form an alliance with you." Lin Chan got straight to the point, "In your current situation, if no one protects you, I am afraid that you will not survive for three months under the hands of Concubine Zhao. It would be easy for her to crush you to death, just like Today she can play tricks on your diet and give you abdominal pain, but tomorrow she may not be able to directly give you a dose of poison."

Qiu Baolin's eyes flashed, "But as far as I know, Concubine Yan has not slept with you yet. Although she has the title of concubine, she is not a concubine. How can you protect me? .”

"I think you only need to ask around, and you will know that when I first entered the palace, it was thanks to Concubine Zhao that I had to stay in the concubine position for a long time. Concubine Zhao didn't like my beauty, just like she doesn't like you. As beautiful as she is, as you said, I haven’t slept with you yet, so I also want to be a concubine in name and in real life.”

A trace of hatred appeared in Lin Chan's eyes, she paused, and then said.

"No one in this palace is willing to help me, because I am a foreigner. I guess now that you are suppressed by Imperial Concubine Zhao, no one is willing to help you. How about we form an alliance and help each other, and I will protect you with food and clothing. I will take care of everything for you so that you can get close to the emperor, and after you gain favor, don’t forget to invite the emperor to come to this palace. So, are you willing to agree?”

Looking at the woman in front of him who extended an olive branch to him, Qiu Baolin frowned slightly.

But thinking about it carefully, I really have no other choice now.

After all, we can't really wait for the imperial concubine to kill her.

So after thinking for a moment, Qiu Baolin also nodded. (End of chapter)