The concubine is so charming

Chapter 360 Going against the current, or following the trend?

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Queen Mother's Luanjia slowly entered the palace.

Su Yao stood on one side with the crowd, watching the queen mother step down from the phoenix chariot quietly, walking towards the emperor with a smile on her face.

Compared with before, the current empress dowager is a little less trembling and a little more contented, with an extraordinarily kind expression on her face, her white hair combed meticulously, and her movements are full of dignity.

The emperor led the crowd to salute, and then welcomed the queen mother into the harem all the way.

No matter what happened before, the emperor had a smile on his face, and the others couldn't cry.

Su Yao turned her head to look at Mu Zhenzhen. Among all the people present, she was the only one with the stiffest smile.

All the way to Ci'an Palace, the Empress Dowager did not intend to keep everyone talking: "Your Majesty, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and you have to personally preside over the worship of heaven later, so don't stay here longer at Ai's house, so as not to delay the good luck." Besides, isn’t Concubine Zhen pregnant? She can’t be too tired right now, so she can go back and raise her well, so that she can add a prince to the emperor smoothly.”

"Yes, thank you Empress Dowager for your understanding." The emperor was very happy about the empress dowager's understanding, and after a simple salute, he led the people away.

The Queen Mother looked at Su Yao and the others, and finally set her eyes on Mu Zhenzhen, but she didn't say anything, and waved her hand directly, signaling them to back off.

Su Yao left Ci'an Palace and walked forward not far, when she saw Concubine Qi sitting in the gazebo, a smile flashed on her lips, and she walked over with Mu Zhaoyu.

"I have seen Concubine Qi."

Concubine Qi looked back, her appearance was not considered superior, at most she was handsome, but she was from a good background, and people in the family were also competitive, so she was extremely valued by the emperor, so she stayed in the palace.

She has not been favored by the emperor for so many years, if Chu Feiyan hadn't offered to help her before, she might still be in Qi's position until now.

"The two princesses don't need to be so polite, just sit down and drink a cup of tea to rest and rest."

Su Yao's face was full of smiles: "I should have entered the palace early to express my gratitude in front of the concubine Qi, but after the Qixi Festival, I have been lingering on the sick bed, lest I will not be able to enter the palace when I am sick. Waiting It’s a little better, seeing that I can come in, but I helped the concubine Zhen to copy the Buddhist scriptures, I kept pushing and pushing, and I didn’t thank the empress until now, it’s really rude of us two sisters.”

Concubine Qi had a smile on her face, her smile was hearty and generous: "What are you talking about? Both of you sent the gift of thanks to the palace, and I also want to thank Xiang Ye for dealing with the affairs of my mother's family. It's normal to come and go, if you have to thank you, I'm afraid it will never end."

There are comings and goings... This means that Concubine Qi is willing to make friends with them, and they can help each other from now on...

Su Yao's heart moved slightly, and the smile deepened a bit: "Your Majesty's straightforward temperament is really admirable."

"It's just being careless, I can only speak plain words, you two should not make fun of me."

"Your servant must never dare." Su Yao turned his head and looked at the wind-wrinkled lake next to him, the smile on his face faded a little, "This lake looks very clear, but if a stone falls , I don’t know how much silt will be stirred up, and maybe some poisonous leeches will surface, and if one is not handled well, it will be implicated, which is really embarrassing.”

Now Concubine Zhen is pregnant, and she is planning a lot in secret, and the Queen Mother has also been taken back from the outside. It can be said that the ring has been set up, and it is just waiting for who can hold the last laugh.

Concubine Qi's complexion changed, and a powerless smile appeared on her face: "Who says it's not, it's just that the lake is so wide and big, you can control one side but not the other, and if someone insists on throwing stones in it, nothing can stop it of."

She naturally understands what Su Yao means, but she has never been loved by the emperor, and the power in her hands is not secure, and even if she wants to control her, her ability is limited.

Su Yao smiled slightly: "Actually speaking, many things are like flowing water. If it's just a trickle, it can only bring up a little dust, but if it's a flood, let alone a little bit of sand. , Even big mountains and boulders can be engulfed. Sometimes manpower is limited, and if you go against the current, you will often run aground without going far. It is better to follow the trend, and there may be unexpected results.”

She knows that Concubine Qi can't do much in the harem, but sometimes she doesn't need to do much, just beat the side drums and stand up to express an attitude on behalf of other concubines.

Concubine Qi's eyes shook violently, she looked at Su Yao in front of her carefully, and after a while she smiled and said: "After so many years in the harem, even if you have any spirit, it has been worn down. Dare to go against the current, now I just want to follow the trend and protect myself well."

This is to agree to Su Yao's request.

A smile flashed in Su Yao's eyes: "Don't worry, Madam, I see that you can not only protect yourself, but also have deep and very good fortune!"

Concubine Qi smiled even more: "If that's the case, then I'll borrow more words from the princess."

After some words, Su Yao and Mu Zhaoyu got up and returned to Lan Cuixuan.

Yan Luo walked in quickly: "Miss Hui, there has been a message from Xiangye that everything has been arranged, and we just need to wait for the worship of heaven to begin."

Su Yao felt relieved: "That's good."

"In addition, Master Xiang also sent a letter, please read it, miss." Yan Luo said and handed the envelope to Su Yao.

After Su Yao opened it and looked at it, there was a sudden twitch between his brows, with slight wrinkles: "Concubine Xi..."

Mu Zhaoyu was worried: "Ninghua, but what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, Master Xiang said that there may be some changes on the side of Concubine Xi, let us adapt to the situation, it shouldn't be a bad thing."

"That's good."

The two changed their clothes again and had some refreshments. Seeing that the time was almost up, they went to the main hall together.

The atmosphere in the hall was lively, and the officials who arrived earlier exchanged greetings with smiles on their faces.

Su Yao looked at it, and when she thought of Pingzhou City, which was still in turmoil, she felt a gloom rising from the bottom of her heart, which made the expression in her eyes turn cold: "The wine and meat of Zhumen smell bad, and the road is frozen to death... ..."

Mu Zhaoyu quickly held Su Yao's hand, and seeing that there was no one else around, he was slightly relieved: "Sister, be careful that the walls have ears. I know my sister is sad, but there is nothing we can do right now."

When the emperor of the dynasty, the sovereign of the country does nothing, not to mention these little girls, it is really sad from the bottom of my heart...

Su Yao took a deep breath, and suppressed the emotions in her heart: "I lost my temper, and my elder sister is worried."

"Let's go, go in and sit down for a while, I'm afraid I won't even have time to catch my breath later."

(End of this chapter)