royal princess

Chapter 84
I don't know if it's because I haven't seen Concubine Xi for several months, but at this moment, at a glance, the facial features seem to have grown slightly, and there is no resemblance to her in the eyebrows and eyes, and the imperial concubine's heart thumped suddenly.

"The concubine pays her respects to the imperial concubine and empress."

The soft and waxy voice passed through the cold wind and was sent into the noble concubine's ears. Looking at the water-like beauty, and listening to this oriole's voice, the noble concubine felt more and more uncomfortable.Deliberately killing Xipin, he didn't cry out for a while, he just said: "Xipin is very polite, I haven't seen you for several months, but you are in good spirits."

Listening to what the concubine had to say, Si Jin raised her half-drowned head slightly, her brows and eyes curled up and the corners of her lips curled up, showing a naive look, as if subconsciously touching her cheek, she said with a bit of joy: "Really? Thank you for the praise from the imperial concubine. I ate a lot as soon as I entered the winter. Maybe I got fat because of my greedy mouth, so I seem to be in good spirits."

The imperial concubine suddenly felt as if she had punched her and fell into the cotton. Is this concubine Xi really stupid or just pretending to be dumb?
"I heard that brother Ling had some accidents, I wonder if it's better?"

"The concubine doesn't know. I haven't seen my family since entering the palace. Is my brother injured?"

Hearing that Concubine Xi's face immediately became anxious, her pink face turned pale in an instant, her watery eyes were filled with panic, as if she really didn't know about this matter at all, the imperial concubine frowned tightly "Concubine Xi didn't know about this?" How could it be possible that there was a lot of rumors in the palace, and she didn't believe that she didn't know.

Si Jin shook her head in a daze, and seemed to be talking to herself: "I don't know, no one tells me, my wife is lazy and usually doesn't come out of Yihexuan..." At this point, she suddenly Looking up at Concubine Su Gui, "Your Majesty, concubine brother, how is it?"

The imperial concubine carefully looked at Si Jin's expression, seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, Liu Mei slightly frowned and said nothing.What exactly is going on?Concubine Xi didn't know about this at all, that is to say, the emperor deliberately sealed up the mouths of everyone in Yihexuan to keep Concubine Xi from knowing about this matter.

Thinking of this, the imperial concubine couldn't figure out what the emperor meant, she subconsciously rubbed her stomach, with a soft and sharp face on her face, and said in a soft voice: "It turns out that you don't know, this matter is really This palace is talking too much. Well, since I have opened my mouth, I will tell you that the emperor wants to build Xiaolongwei, so he selects talents from the promising children of noble ministers from various families in the court. Your father took over under the rule of Youwei Moved to the position of Ding, so the young talents of Brother Ling are also among them." At this point, looking at Si Jin's face with a bit of confusion, it seemed that she didn't quite understand what she said, thinking in her heart that she came from a small place. It’s just that I’m afraid I won’t be able to understand it for a while, and I’ll look down on her more and more in my heart, “It’s just that you also know that there are often casualties in martial arts competitions, and my brother suffered some injuries, but his life is fine. Don't worry."

After speaking, the noble concubine looked at Si Jin's expression, and saw that her figure was precarious, her face was as pale as snowflakes falling from the sky, and the rouge on her lips could not conceal her worry.It seems that he is really an idiot, such a man without a city, no wonder the empress carried it to the emperor in such a way, even if he gets a high position in the future, it is just an obedient pawn in his hands.

The empress really has a good eye, the imperial concubine looked at Si Jin, and felt no pity for her.Following the Queen to fight against her is such an end, what is this, she will only suffer in the future.She had to be thankful that she was young and hadn't gone to bed, otherwise, because the emperor doted on her so much, she would definitely not leave her a humble life.

"The concubine wants to see the emperor..." Si Jin straightened up and walked in the direction of the Chongming Palace. The green cloak of the lake became faster and faster as she walked, like butterfly wings fluttering, adding a touch of beauty to this bleak winter day. beauty.

Yun Chang and Chen De'an hurriedly chased after the master, the noble concubine was sitting on the soft sedan chair, and from a distance, she saw that Concubine Xi had a big fall because of her hurried steps.Catkin-like snowflakes fell from mid-air one after another, stretched out white palms, watched the snowflakes fall on the palms, and melted away in no time, leaving only the palms cool.

I thought that Xipin must be a scheming and capable person who climbed so fast all the way.It turned out that she didn't know the outside news at all. It seemed that the emperor deliberately separated her from the people in the harem.Thinking of this, he sneered, originally thought that the emperor treated Concubine Xi differently, but now it seems that he just wants to make Su Xingyu and his son work for him better.

This Concubine Xi is also pitiful, seeing the panic on that little face just now, she went to ask the emperor when something happened, presumably she regarded the emperor as salvation.

But in this harem, where is the sincerity allowed to survive?
It's just a fool's dream.

"Go to Fenghuan Palace. I really miss the empress after not seeing her for several months." The noble concubine withdrew her gaze. There is nothing to worry about the idiot-like Concubine Xi. She should go to congratulate the queen and receive such a stupid chess piece. yes.

"Yes." Aunt Hua replied, and directed everyone to turn in the direction of Fenghuan Palace, no wonder a noble concubine wanted to come out to enjoy the scenery today, but she was here waiting for Concubine Xi.

Si Jin ran all the way to the Chongming Palace, feeling a little embarrassed because of a fall.When Guan Changan saw it, it took him a long time to close his mouth. Before the emperor came down, he quickly led Concubine Xi into the side hall, and ordered someone to fetch hot water to freshen up.Yun Chang had already asked Huarong to return to the Yihexuan to exchange for clothes, and went into the palace to serve the master to freshen up.

Xiao Qi just went down to court, Guan Chang'an rushed to meet him.The courtiers walking all the way out saw the emperor, who had always been prudent, hurrying towards the side hall.

Wei Guogong, the father of Empress Chu, frowned, and Cao Guogong, the father of the noble concubine who was not far away from him, also frowned. The two turned their heads almost at the same time, and their eyes just collided.The two old foxes both wore calm smiles and walked out of the palace as usual, pretending to be nothing.However, the people around them quietly stayed to inquire. After all, such behavior by the emperor is rare.

Xiao Qi quickly stepped into the side hall, and he smelled a faint smell of blood as soon as he entered the door. His already gloomy face became blacker like the bottom of a pot, very terrifying.

In order not to make the imperial concubine suspicious, Si Jin fell on purpose, but he was unlucky, there was a small piece of gravel where he fell, and his knees and palms were scratched.The injury on the knee was milder, but it was more severe on the palm. A large piece of skin was wiped off and a lot of blood flowed.

Si Jin gritted her teeth and asked Yun Shang to pick out the dirt and gravel in her palm, and when she raised her eyes to see Xiao Qi striding in like a black god, she was startled.Her body trembled, Yun Chang couldn't grasp it, and poked Si Jin's wound.

The pain was so excruciating that Si Jin's eyes turned red all of a sudden, but she still bit her lip and dared not make a sound.If she dared to yell for pain, Yunshang would drag her out to beat the board the next moment. She served herself faithfully and tried her best, and she had to save her.

At this point, Yun Chang was so frightened that her face turned pale, she knelt on the ground with a "plop", she didn't dare to lift her head, and she didn't dare to beg for mercy, she only hoped that the emperor would punish her less for the sake of serving her master faithfully. Save her life.

Yun Chang didn't dare to beg for mercy, and Si Jin knew that Xiao Qi's temper was actually not very good, so she didn't dare to intercede with Yun Shang openly, so she stood up quickly, trying to make herself look as if nothing happened and bowed down, " The concubine pays respects to the emperor."

Before squatting down, Xiao Qi supported her, and his eyes fell on her hands hidden in the armholes.He knew what she was afraid of, and now he knew it, and gave her a hard look.

Si Jin had a flattering smile on his face, stretched out two intact fingers and shook his sleeves, and acted coquettishly, "Why did the emperor come down so early, and the concubine just arrived, it shows that we have a good understanding of."

Can telepathy be used in this way?Xiao Qi was really pissed off by her, he lowered his head and looked at her hidden palm, "Show me." Then he pulled her to sit down, without looking at the trembling Yun Chang from the corner of his eyes, just lightly Said lightly: "Guan Chang'an, I leave it to you, teach me the rules."

"Slave obeys the order." Guan Changan quickly responded, looking down at Yunshang, "Miss Yunshang, come with our house."

Si Jin didn't dare to intercede with Yun Shang at the moment, instead of dragging her out to beat the board, at least her life was saved.Let Guan Chang'an teach the rules, at most he slaps his palms a few times, kneels for an hour or two, and goes back to raise him for two days.In fact, she didn't blame Yun Chang for this matter, it was she who jumped when she saw Xiao Qi, which made Yun Chang poke her wound.The palace has its own rules, even if the master is at fault, if the slave doesn't take care of it, it's dereliction of duty.Regarding this point, Si Jin felt that the palace rules were quite strict, but it had been the case in all dynasties, and in this dynasty where slaves were like grass, she could only try her best to adapt to protecting the people around her.Coupled with the smell of blood in the room, Xiao Qi was also annoyed that Yun Shang was injured because she didn't protect herself well.

Fortunately, Xiao Qi still knows how to give himself a little bit of face, and only let Yun Shang learn the rules.

Xiao Qi looked at the bruise on Si Jin's palm, frowned and asked, "Why is it so hurt? The slaves around you can't even protect the master, and you still protect them?"

Si Jin said hastily, "I was in a hurry to see you, so I walked a bit faster, so it might as well just fall."

"It's my fault if you want to say that?" I knew that I would forcefully make excuses for myself.

"The concubine doesn't dare, I'm telling the truth." Si Jin recounted how she met the noble concubine, especially the fact that she teased the concubine complacently, "The concubine wants to be with the concubine To show off in front of my face is to warn my concubine that it is easy for her to clean up my house. In addition, there are rumors in the palace, everyone wants to see the concubine and concubine's excitement, I am not a monkey on the stage, I will act for them when they see each other. The concubine did not dare to fight head-on with the concubine, so she simply pretended not to know anything when she thought about it. In this way, firstly, everyone would not have to think about how the emperor would handle this matter. Life can be easier, don't you think?"

(End of this chapter)