Lady Changning

Chapter 82 The Emperor's Grace (1)

Xi Changning's invisibility once again proved that her existence should not be underestimated.Xi Hanxue always knew it, but the Queen Mother made it clear that Xi Changning could not be kept.

The Queen Mother is a person who has seen the world. Facing this defeat, she only regarded herself as a dumb loss, but it was the ministers surnamed Zhao who made her feel distressed.

"It's a girl who really impresses me. I heard from you before that I just thought it was you who did things wrongly and exaggerated. Now it seems that it is not easy to make Xi Jian bow his head and invite someone."

The Queen Mother was playing with the pendant on her chest, the texture was warm and moist, and now it was midsummer, holding this jade pendant in her hand or wearing it next to her body would bring a little coolness.It's just that there is a little smoldering fire in my heart now.

"I also hope that the Empress Dowager will make decisions for our mother and daughter."

It was the eldest lady who was talking, and now inside and outside the city there are rumors about the noble daughter of the family, Xi Changning once again attracted everyone's attention, no matter how beautiful Xi Hanxue was, she did not have the mysterious aura of Xi Changning.

"Be quiet, I am still the queen mother, and the words of the court in this harem still have weight."

The empress dowager's implication was that she hoped that the eldest lady and Xi Hanxue would shut up and calm down. After all, she was the one who made the wrong plan.It's always hard to save face when you say it.

"Empress Dowager, Hanxue just listens to you. It's just that Xi Changning must not be elected as the Crown Princess in this Concubine Selection Ceremony, because she is close to the Empress Dowager, and even to the other princes. The Empress Dowager is at a disadvantage."

Since this incident, Xi Hanxue has realized that she can only rely on herself in everything. She fails again and again and learns lessons again and again. It seems that she is always a little bit behind Xi Changning in some places.So now she doesn't want to show up, so she has to use the relationship between the queen mother and the queen.

"Hanxue's mouth is useless, I will help you with this matter."

There was a hint of suspicion in the queen mother's eyes, I hope Xi Hanxue will not play tricks in front of her.

Imperial study room

The queen and the emperor are a couple who share weal and woe, so even if the emperor likes the new and dislikes the old and falls in love with other women, he always spends a few nights with the queen every month, which also establishes the status of the queen.

But the emperor, who was supposed to go to Fengzao Palace for dinner, asked Eunuch Li to call her to the imperial study, which is really puzzling.

"Chen and concubine see the emperor."

"The queen is here, come and see, does she look like her?"

The emperor excitedly pointed at the huge portraits on the wall, as well as his new painting with wet ink. The former was painted by Xi Changning, while the latter was painted by Xi Changning.

The queen frowned. There was only a similarity in spirit between the two, and there was no similarity in appearance at all.But the queen knew what the emperor was thinking.

"It's not like. Your majesty, Hongyi is dead." Although these words were a bit cruel to the emperor, they still wanted to bring the emperor back from Gu Hongyi's memory.

"No, no, Hong Yi is back. It was I who was sorry for her. If I hadn't been angry with her and said something kind to her, she would not have died. She must have felt how much I miss her so she came back."

When the memory is deeply buried, you can not touch it without touching it. After a long time, it will become forgotten, but once it is opened, it will make people crazy.

"Your Majesty, please forgive my concubine for speaking bluntly. Hongyi is my concubine's younger sister, and it was also my concubine who put her into the coffin in person." The queen knew that the emperor would never forget Gu Hongyi, otherwise why would he not accept concubine for many years.

"No! I want the red dress! I want her!" The emperor pointed to Xi Changning's portrait.

Now the queen was shocked, it was Xi Changning. "Your majesty, what are you trying to tell my concubine?" The queen's voice trembled.

"I want to accept Xi Changning as my concubine, Hui Guifei."

The queen's figure was unstable, and she took a few steps back, but fortunately, Eunuch Li behind her set it off.

"Your Majesty, Chang Ning is not yet Ji, let alone only 14 years old, and she is still in the selection of concubines for the crown prince. Even if she looks like Hong Yi, she can't be like this..." The queen couldn't say the following words for a while.

"Why is the empress despising my old age? I don't care who Xi Changning is, I don't care about everything. If she looks a little like Hong Yi, I want her!"

Xi Changning is not Xi Changning, as soon as he enters the palace, he will be the shadow of Gu Hongyi, Hui Guifei.

The queen didn't know if the current situation was caused by her being too eager to make the prince and Xi Changning a pair, or if she vaguely felt that the fact that Gu Hongyi was still alive could not be concealed anymore.

Hefu Palace

The empress dowager in the palace still looked so noble and majestic, compared with the palace maids kneeling in the palace, they seemed a little insignificant.

"Eunuch Li, tell me, you need to kneel down and talk about anything."

Eunuch Li served the emperor for a while when he was young, so it is normal for him to be familiar with the queen mother. In the early years, the queen mother was worried about Gu Hongyi and Gu Qingyi who were beside the emperor, so she asked Eunuch Li to keep an eye on him. When he was petting, Eunuch Li would often come to report, but after Gu Hongyi died, there was nothing to report.

"Queen Mother, this old slave also has a big matter, and I want to report it to the Queen Mother."

Eunuch Li also thought it over before reporting to the Queen Mother. Xi Changning's entry into the palace is no small matter.

"Don't hide your words, anyway, you and I are familiar with each other."

The Empress Dowager could vaguely sense from Eunuch Li's expression that this matter seemed serious.

Eunuch Li looked around, stepped forward and whispered something in the Queen Mother's ear.Before finishing speaking, the queen mother struggled to sit up, her face full of anger.

"If you want to enter the emperor's harem, it depends on whether I am willing or not!"

Xi Changning is really amazing. The prince is close. I heard Xi Hanxue said that the other princes are also close. Even Zimu, the lord of Hucheng City, is protecting him, and even she has suffered a lot. She wants to see Let's see if Xi Changning is really that powerful.

Hucheng
This time the plan was very successful, Hucheng Purple Mansion became famous, Hucheng was also glamorous, Xi Changning also took this opportunity to become famous again in the capital, and the noble lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion was talking about Xi Changning.

"Zimu, I want you to follow me when I send money to the disaster area this time. I'm really worried about those officials." Xi Changning said to Zimu.

"I understand, so I have already handed over Hucheng's affairs to Zilong." Zimu replied unhurriedly.

"Zimu, I find that I underestimate you more and more."

Zimu suffocated, he was willing to stay by Xi Changning's side, and he never even had other thoughts, and he also understood the reason not to be too eye-catching.

"Zimu, you don't have to worry, I will be suspicious. If I dare to use you at the first sight, I won't doubt you."

Xi Changning saw Zimu's uneasiness, and said something calmly.

"Zimu, I don't think the Queen Mother will let me go now. With your skills, can you train a group of people to protect me secretly?"

Xi Changning took this opportunity to cut off many people in the Queen Mother's court. With the Queen Mother's mind, she would definitely not let it go, let alone her wholehearted desire to promote Xi Hanxue as the Crown Princess.

Zimu is also worried about this, because before Xi Changning asked him to investigate the matter of corrupt officials, he found that the Queen Mother's power should not be underestimated, and now that he is acting against the Queen Mother in such an open manner, Xi Changning's safety must be problematic.

"I will secretly send someone to protect you, don't worry."

When Xi Changning was about to say something, Mingyu hurried in.

"Miss, Fifth Yiniang sent someone to send a message, saying that Empress Empress let you enter the palace."

Queen?In order to prevent others from suspecting her relationship with Xi Changning, the Queen has rarely summoned Xi Changning.There must be something wrong now that it is so urgent.

"Zimu, I think about how things should be done, and you know what to do, so I'll leave now."

Zimu nodded to show understanding.

Fengzao Palace

"See empress empress." Xi Changning bowed his knees and saluted.

When she lowered her head, she found that a pair of embroidered shoes had appeared in front of her, and her face was lifted by a pair of delicate shoes.

"You look more and more like a person, even Ben Gong panicked. But you are not as fierce as her."

Now even the empress is looking at another person through Xi Changning, what is her intention?
"Empress, Changning doesn't understand what you mean." Xi Changning vaguely sensed something.

"The emperor has been looking for this palace, do you know what happened?"

Xi Changning shook his head, but this matter should have something to do with Gu Hongyi.

"The emperor wants to accept you as a concubine, and it is Concubine Hui. Concubine Zhao has exhausted her means and it took ten years to get to this position. You, a 14-year-old girl, enter the palace as a concubine. Do you know why?" Full of helplessness.

But Xi Changning's face turned pale, and he couldn't even find the calmness he maintained for a while, and he knelt on the ground with a plop.

"The empress will help Chang Ning, right?" The voice trembled slightly.

Xi Changning never thought that Gu Hongyi would have such a great influence on the emperor, nor did he think that he would be targeted by the emperor because of his resemblance.

"Help you? How can I help? That man is the emperor, and he promises everything."

The queen is not sad, she has been with the emperor for almost 20 years, and the emperor still can't forget Gu Hongyi, she can't even compare to a dead person.

"Empress, please forgive Changning for being unreasonable. Concubine Hui is still alive, isn't she? If the emperor knows..."

"Shut up! Are you threatening Bengong?"

It seems that Xi Changning has already investigated everything about Gu Hongyi on the isolated island.

"Empress, the person Chang Ning is willing to assist is the crown prince, not the emperor. He is even willing to sacrifice everything to help you deal with the queen mother. So please help me!"

Everything was too sudden, Xi Changning knew that the queen could help her now.

"Get up. You can say these words, and this time you helped me weaken the Queen Mother's power, how could I not help you? What's more, I will never allow anyone to take the position of Hongyi. "

With the queen's answer, Xi Changning finally felt relieved.

"It's just that the emperor doesn't want it now, and I don't know how to do it for a while?"

"Changning knows who to look for." Sometimes it is an enemy, and sometimes it can also be displayed in a unified way.

"Did you mean...the Queen Mother?" For this matter, the Queen Mother must be the last one who is reluctant to let Xi Changning enter the harem.

Xi Changning nodded. The Empress Dowager naturally hates Xi Changning very much, so why let her enter the palace again?
(End of this chapter)