Chapter 22
The golden light spread across the ground, as if it wanted to illuminate all the darkness, but it seemed that it deliberately avoided the Li Palace, which made it even more silent.

In the quaint gazebo, ivory-colored pillars and tables and chairs of the same color stand on the artificial lake.

The most attractive thing was Chen Lingjie's casual eyes and extremely elegant demeanor.

However, what is intriguing is still his lips that seem to be smiling but not smiling...

He already knew about Chu Yiyang, and his injuries were mostly healed, especially when he heard a servant report that Feng Jiuge was worried about deliberately concealing his illness, an inexplicable look flashed in his eyes.

"What is the concubine doing recently?" When he mentioned Feng Jiuge, he was no longer disgusted as he first saw him, but rather admired.

"Wangfei always stays behind closed doors, I heard people say. Wangfei's Luoyan Pavilion always smells of medicine."

"Well, go and see the princess." By the way, is there any way to detoxify, he seems unable to hold his breath for Feng Jiuge.

When I got up, the robe slipped off, and it had a dark color in the sunlight, which made people feel quiet and inexplicably chilling.

Ever since the prince framed Chu Lingjie for having an affair with Feng Jiuge last time, the impression of Chu Lingjie in the emperor's heart has plummeted.

In the emperor's heart, Chu Lingjie was just a dispensable decoration, and the mud couldn't support the wall.

But on the other side, Chu Yiyang, who just got the military power, is still not satisfied, and is still frantically eradicating dissidents.

It was like a beast that smelled blood, so sensitive that it was almost insane.The queen is his right-hand man.

On this day, the queen was invited to the Ganlu Hall.

Ganlu Hall, the second largest palace in the harem after Fengluan Hall, is the residence of the emperor's new favorite concubine.

As soon as the queen's phoenix arrived here, Concubine Li went out to greet her in person.

The noble concubine Li was very glamorous and generous, wearing a plain brocade fringed skirt and wearing a swift blood hairpin on her head, the bright red color was particularly eye-catching.The appearance is delicate and watery, and the figure is exquisite.

"The empress is here, and my concubine greets you." Concubine Li Gui slightly bowed and gave a salute, with a slight smile between her brows and eyes.

The queen raised her hand, "Concubine Li is flat."

While speaking, the gilt armor on the fingertips happened to fall in front of Concubine Li Gui, she was so arrogant.

Concubine Li's gaze fell on the gilt armor on her fingertips, a strange expression appeared on her smiling face, but she turned to smile again and said, "Thank you, Empress."

Immediately he straightened up and asked Caiyun, the maid behind him, "Are all the refreshments in the hall ready?"

Caiyun nodded respectfully and said: "Report to Concubine Li, everything is ready."

Concubine Li Gui turned around and said softly: "Please, empress, my concubine has prepared some refreshments and is waiting in the hall."

The queen stared at Concubine Li Gui with a serious face, and the corners of her lips gradually curled up and said: "Then thank you Concubine Li Gui for your kind hospitality, Mo Die, help me in."

Mo Die is the queen's personal maid, and Mo Die does all the daily affairs for the queen.

"Yes, empress." Mo Die stretched out her hand and dragged the queen's hand into the Ganlu Hall.

Concubine Li Gui stood behind the empress, and followed the empress into the Ganlu Palace. Compared with the gentle and submissive when she first met the empress, now she has a smear of disdain on her face.

In the harem, who doesn't know that the emperor's favorite person is Concubine Li.

Although the other concubines were jealous, they dared not speak out, their teeth itched with hatred in their hearts, but on the surface they had to flatter Concubine Li against their will, but only the Empress would not accept this.

The queen's name is Feng Yixiu, and she is the younger sister of the current Prime Minister Feng Jing. Her power in the court is not comparable to that of ordinary concubines in the harem.

Even if she temporarily loses the emperor's favor, she can still turn her hand into clouds and rain, and she never pays attention to a little concubine Li Gui.

In short, in the Feng family, no one seems to be offended except Feng Jiuge. In everyone's impression, Feng Jiuge is a cowardly and incompetent young lady, a waste.

Even a person like Concubine Li is a hundred times stronger than Feng Jiuge, although she is of mediocre background, she is quite capable.

Concubine Li was obtained by the emperor when he was choosing a concubine. With her extreme beauty, she won the favor of the emperor. Later, she became a noble concubine from a small Jieyu.

Doting the crown of the harem can even be said to be lawless and unscrupulous, but the only one who is afraid of the queen Feng Yixiu is precisely because of the huge power of the queen.

This gathering was nominally to invite the queen to drink tea, but in fact it was a Hongmen banquet carefully arranged by Concubine Li Gui, to explore the truth of the queen.

In the Ganlu Hall, beside a round pear-blossom table, Empress Feng Yixiu sat on the top seat, Concubine Li Guixiu waited beside him, and personally poured a cup of tea for the Empress, but the atmosphere still seemed a bit dull, making people feel breathless .

"It is the concubine's blessing that the empress can come to my little nectar palace. Since the concubine entered the palace, I have never had the opportunity to meet you alone, the empress, and I feel deeply disturbed, so today I specially chose a good day to invite you to visit the empress." Manna Hall."

Concubine Li's clever mouth turned a scheming Hongmen banquet into a warm invitation.

The queen smiled slightly when she heard the words, but there was an impenetrable bleakness in her smile and she said: "Thank you, Concubine Li, for caring about me. I am lucky enough to be together today. I also feel at ease, and I can have a good heart-to-heart talk with Concubine Li."

There was something in the empress's words, Concubine Li Gui could clearly hear it, but she still pretended to be confused.

"What the empress said is very true. It's just that the concubine doesn't know what refreshments the empress likes, so I only prepared some food for the concubine to eat on weekdays. Please don't mind, empress."

On the surface, Concubine Li seemed to be sorry for the queen, but she was actually implying that the emperor's favorite person was her.

That's because the refreshments that Concubine Li Gui said were all tributes from other countries, and they were rarely seen even in Fengluan Palace.

Facing Concubine Li's humiliation, the Queen smiled and said: "Concubine Li is very happy, she usually eats such good refreshments, it can be seen that the emperor's love for Concubine Li is not comparable to this palace, I am not as young as Concubine Li Beautiful, naturally it is difficult to get the emperor's favor."

"What is the empress talking about, the emperor still has you in his heart." Although Concubine Li pretended to comfort the empress, the smugness in the corners of her eyes and brows was fully revealed.

Feng Yixiu never cared whether the old man really pampered her, what she needed was not pampering, but the supreme right.

But how could this superficial woman in front of these things understand, she simply thought that getting the favor of the emperor would get everything.

At this moment, Concubine Li Gui's complexion changed suddenly, and she retched to the side, and the maid Caiyun hurriedly brought a water basin to serve her.

After a while, Concubine Li Gui's originally rosy face turned pale, she turned her head and did not forget to plead guilty to the queen.

"I also ask the empress to forgive me, the concubine is not feeling very well today, I always feel a little nauseous, disturbing the good mood of the empress, I really deserve to die." Concubine Li Gui said such high-sounding words hypocritically.

Damn it indeed, a stern coldness flashed in the queen's eyes, it seems that she invited herself here today to let her watch this good show.

"Concubine Li Gui is not feeling well, have you ever consulted an imperial physician? It's all right?" The queen said as if she was very concerned about Concubine Li Gui.

"I've already seen the imperial physician, who said that I'm pregnant with a dragon seed..." When Concubine Li Guifei said this, she couldn't restrain the pride in her eyebrows.

The queen saw a curse in her heart. If Concubine Li Gui was pregnant with the emperor's dragon species, it would pose a threat to the current crown prince's status.

It is precisely because of this that in the eyes of the queen, such dragon species that are not good for her must be eradicated.

Although she has made up her mind to eradicate the dragon species, the queen still said with a smile: "Then I would like to congratulate Concubine Li, since she is pregnant with the dragon species, then Concubine Li should feel at ease to raise the baby, don't worry about it too much." Walk around at will, and protect the dragon species."

"The concubine would like to thank the empress for her concern." While speaking, a hint of calculation flashed in Concubine Li's eyes.

As expected, the queen is hiding her secrets. She has already said it so bluntly. It is not easy for the queen to still keep her face.

The empress picked up the teacup beside her, a chill flashed in her eyes.

This woman wants to test herself by having a dragon seed, so let her know how powerful she is this time.

Inadvertently sliding the fingertips of the gilt armor through the tea, the queen has never drank that cup of tea since then.

Sensing the Queen's strangeness, Concubine Li frowned slightly, and said softly: "Why doesn't the Empress drink tea? Could it be that this tea doesn't suit the Empress's taste?"

The queen smiled shyly and said, "My cup of tea has a strange smell."

Concubine Li's eyes flashed a look of wariness, could it be that the queen is playing some tricks?

Or what bad idea did she have for the child in her womb?Although Li Guifei thought so in her heart, she didn't show it at all on the surface, instead she smiled softly: "

The empress was joking, these teas are kept by the concubines themselves, and they are good teas from the Western Regions, so how could there be a strange taste? "

"My sister doesn't believe me so much? Is it possible that this palace will tell lies in front of my sister?"

The empress looked aggrieved, and even called Concubine Li Gui her younger sister. Such a behavior made even Concubine Li tremble.

It turned out that this queen was nothing more than that, a few short words and a few cups of tea brought her so close to him.

Seeing that Concubine Li was unmoved, a chill quickly passed through the queen's bright eyes.

Although Concubine Li Gui said that she faintly sensed something strange, she could only say with a smile: "How could my sister not believe what the Empress Dowager said? This cup is quite normal."

The coldness in the queen's eyes became more and more intense, and she sighed helplessly: "It seems that my sister still doesn't believe it, that's all, in that case, I will leave first, my sister is pregnant with a dragon seed, and she should take a good rest." .”

As soon as the queen said this, the queen got up, and Mo Die, who had been waiting by her side, also prepared to wait on the queen.

After hearing this, Concubine Li hurriedly got up and said: "The empress is leaving now? The concubine just ask Caiyun to exchange a cup of tea for the empress."

"Didn't my sister understand? It's not because of the tea that I'm sad, but because of your attitude, my sister. It seems that my sister has always held grudges against me and never regarded me as one of my own, right? "The queen's eyes were dim.

"Empress Empress, what are you talking about? The reason this concubine invited Empress Empress to come here is to have a heart-to-heart talk with Empress Empress."

Hearing Concubine Li Gui's words, the Empress seemed to have cleared up after the rain, and said softly: "With my sister, I feel at ease. If this is the case, I will sit for a while longer, and I have the right to accompany you. Sister, you have spoken."

The queen sat back in her seat, and Concubine Li was relieved when she saw this. She didn't expect to be charged with disrespect to the queen by the emperor.

"Caiyun, go get the empress a cup of tea now." Concubine Li Gui turned her head, frowned slightly and ordered the maid behind her.

Caiyun didn't dare to delay, she nodded and left. Concubine Li felt relieved after seeing such a situation.

"I heard that the empress's niece has become Princess Li? It's really gratifying."

Concubine Li didn't know the relationship between the queen and Feng Jiuge, so she just said some nice words based on her feeling.

"It seems that Concubine Li is very interested in the affairs of my Feng family, but that Feng Jiuge is a shameless girl, not worth mentioning."

Concubine Li Gui sneered when she heard the words, it seems that this queen empress is not as difficult to deal with as she imagined, she is just an idiot, if it is not because of the blood of the Feng family, she is not qualified to be the current queen at all!

Concubine Li picked up the teacup, took a sip, her calm face was expressionless.

(End of this chapter)

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