Empress, she is rising step by step

"Bless you sister, look quickly, how high it flies."

In Zhu Ci's hand, she waved a round fan with a green gauze flower pattern and a green bamboo handle. She covered her forehead with a fan and looked at her with a smile.

"I saw it. Run slower and pay attention to your feet. Don't fall."

Yan Qingshu had already run away, dancing and talking to the palace people around her, her expression very vivid.

Zhuying also laughed together, feeling rarely relaxed.

"Yan Baolin was crying so hard just now. Now my son is so happy. Sometimes I really envy Yan Baolin's temperament. He cries and laughs when he wants to, so he doesn't have to worry too much."

"Maybe she also has a lot of sad things in her heart, but she just doesn't want you and me to know."

Zhu Ci looked away and covered her lips with a fan, "I asked you to send someone to keep an eye on Hongxiu. Have you noticed anything unusual recently?"

Zhuying shook her head, "Hongxiu has been staying in the palace these days, even the Shangshi Bureau has not been there, and I haven't noticed anything unusual."

"We still can't take it lightly. Since she is still thinking wrongly, someone must have given her some advice. She thought she had a backer, so she dared to do this."

Zhu Ci had already begun to suspect someone, but without evidence, she did not dare to act easily.

She originally didn't want to do anything to Hongxiu. As long as she lived peacefully until she was twenty-five, she would find a way to find a good home for her outside the palace so that she could live the rest of her life peacefully.

But Hongxiu has her own thoughts, so don't blame her for being cruel.

"This slave knows." Zhuying brushed off the fallen flowers on Zhu Ci's shoulders.

"My slave has been asking Cui Lan to keep an eye on Hongxiu, and she only asks her to wait outside."

Zhu Ci responded lightly, and suddenly heard an "ah" sound behind him, which was Yan Qingshu's panicked and pitiful cry.

Zhu Ci thought something had happened, turned around and found that the kite string in Yan Qingshu's hand was broken. The kite staggered and fell into the distance, and Yan Qingshu held up the hem of her skirt and chased after it.

Zhu Ci, the palace attendant, was still stunned. She scolded: "What are you guys doing standing still? Why don't you catch up with your master quickly? Don't let anything happen."

Zhu Ci was really worried and went looking for her with Zhuying.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. You seem to have lost a lot of weight. I guess the period of confinement in the palace for reflection must have been difficult."

Xu Tingyue walked along the lake. The sparkling waves on the lake shone with tiny lights. There were several small islands scattered in the center of the lake, and pavilions and pavilions were faintly visible.

The smile on Zhuang Xiaoxiao's face froze. Not only was she grounded, but she was also demoted to a talented person by the emperor. It would have been nice if she didn't get ignored and bullied everywhere. How could her life be so easy?

She was worried and scared every day, afraid that the emperor would forget her.

"I can't eat well, and I can't sleep well. How can I not lose weight? Those slaves who looked down on others saw that I was restrained, and they all had extraneous intentions, and they refused to do anything they were asked to do. .Concubines usually treat them well."

"You can be considered an old man in the palace. Don't you know that the world is so cold that falling trees and causing hozens to scatter is what those slaves are capable of?"

Xu Tingyue pushed aside the willow branches and walked forward, "Thanks to Zhu Baolin for interceding for you, the emperor let you out, otherwise the emperor would have forgotten you."

"Hmph, who knows what Zhu Baolin had in mind. If it weren't for her, how could I have ended up in this situation?" When Zhu Ci was mentioned, Zhuang Xiaoxiao felt itchy with hatred, "I didn't expect that she would never be in the imperial family." The girl suddenly transformed into Baolin. I really don’t know what kind of ecstasy soup the emperor was fed by her. It was already a violation of the rules to jump to the next level and be promoted to a title. Now that she has no heirs and is not a great title, she was once again granted the title of Baolin by the emperor. It’s okay to keep going like this. .”

Xu Tingyue was also curious as to why the emperor liked Zhu Ci so much and would break the palace rules again and again for her.

"When I saw her for the first time, I felt that she was not a thing in the pond. Sure enough, she is not simple! Only Concubine Bai foolishly thought that she was very loyal, but she didn't know that she was raising a tiger."

"The empress thinks too highly of her. I think the emperor is particularly partial to her just because she finds it new."

Zhuang Xiaoxiao kept tugging at the handkerchief, "Concubine Bai wanted Zhu Ci to keep an eye on the emperor for her. She thought she was a good one, but she was wrong. She is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Then Concubine Bai just has to bear with this bitter fruit."

"That's what I say, but they are all in the same boat now, and we are their current common enemy. I wish Baolin a prosperous future, who knows what will happen in the future, we have to be careful."

Xu Tingyue turned the ring on her hand, and the breeze blew the veil on her face.

"You have been in the palace for several years and have finally risen to the top. I didn't expect that because of Zhu Baolin you would be back where you were."

She glanced at Zhuang Xiaoxiao and stroked the hairpin on her temples.

"You have to work harder. A woman's best time is only a few years. If you don't use your advantages to capture the emperor's heart now, if a new person enters the palace in the future, I'm afraid you won't even have a place to stand. ."

How could Zhuang Xiaoxiao not understand this truth? It is easy to fall out of favor, but it is difficult to regain favor.

"But it's not something I can just do if I want to. I'm worried that the emperor is still angry with me because of what happened last time."

"It's all in the past. If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten about it, not to mention that the emperor is still busy with everything."

Xu Tingyue looked Zhuang Xiaoxiao up and down, "You are not bad looking, and you have a graceful figure. As long as you use some clever thinking, how can the emperor be willing to be angry with you? I can help you, but you yourself You have to have this ability.”

Zhuang Xiaoxiao was overjoyed and leaned down to salute, "Concubine, thank you, Concubine Shu. I will never forget your kindness."

Xu Tingyue raised her lips and smiled, then gave a weak support, "Get up, it won't be too late for you to thank me later."

Xu Tingyue and Zhuang Xiaoxiao continued to walk forward one after the other. The soft-winged mantis kite flew over the treetops and hit Zhuang Xiaoxiao on the head.

Zhuang Xiaoxiao said "Ah", "Where did the kite come from? What if it hurts Concubine Shu?"

As she said that, she stepped on it a few times and ordered the palace attendants beside her: "What are you still doing? Throw this kite away quickly. It's an eyesore."

Yan Qingshu, who was running over in a hurry, happened to see this scene. She hurriedly saluted and snatched the kite from the palace attendant.

The frame of the kite has been broken, and there are several dark footprints on it.

"My kite." She was angry and sad, and raised her eyes to glare at Zhuang Xiaoxiao.

"Why did Zhuang Cairen step on my kite? It was broken. This is my favorite kite."

Zhuang Xiaoxiao glared, "I haven't asked Yan Baolin yet. Just fly the kite properly. But you let it run away and almost hurt Concubine Shu and I. If it hurt our faces, can you be responsible?"