My queen does not compete for favor

Chapter 60

After agreeing to their resignation one by one, when they arrived at Concubine Yuchi, Wan Qixiao did not agree, but said in a low voice: "Concubine Yuchi, you stay here first, I have something personal to say to you."

Immediately, the surrounding concubines raised their heads and glanced at Noble Concubine Yuchi quietly and unobtrusively.

Imperial Concubine Yuchi's heart trembled: Here we come!

So she kowtowed more respectfully and solemnly, and said solemnly: "Yes."

When the concubines left, Wan Qixiao didn't give Concubine Yuchi a chance to speak, and signaled Yunxia to bring a brocade box with her eyes, she got off her seat and handed it to Concubine Yuchi with both hands, her voice was so flat that there was no ripple: "Concubine Yuchi , you have been in charge of the harem on behalf of me for two years, and you have worked so hard and accomplished so much, I am very grateful. This is a gift from me, don't refuse, I hope you will do it yourself."

Concubine Yuchi took the box, looked at Wan Chengxiao suspiciously, opened it, and her expression changed drastically.This is clearly the jade pendant that was matched by her servants in the palace!Reminiscent of the gossip in private in various palaces last night, Imperial Concubine Yuchi immediately understood that she had been tricked.And the person who showed her way was standing in front of her right now!
Gritting her silver teeth secretly, Imperial Concubine Yuchi's face turned blue and pale.However, Mo Qixiao's trick of kindness and power made her unable to get angry.If you really want to turn your face, everyone thinks that she committed the crime, but she became angry and framed the Queen, especially since the Queen's witnesses are all there, and the Tai Hospital must have been arranged to testify at any time yesterday. Yunxia has been there.The first rank of the official rank crushed people to death, and she could only swallow the knocked out teeth into her stomach for this boring loss.Concubine Yuchi was very angry, but she had to grit her teeth and hold the box to kowtow to thank her. Seeing that Wan Qixiao had nothing to explain, she backed away and left.It is said that when he left the central palace, he was still so angry that he didn't pay attention, and stumbled over the threshold.

After Concubine Yuchi left, Yunxia helped Wan Qixiao back to the inner bedroom of the central palace, and dismissed the little maid, only then did she laugh out loud. "Your Majesty is so cunning! Seeing the embarrassment of Imperial Concubine Yuchi just now, it's really satisfying!"

Wan Qixiao just smiled and said nothing.Knowing oneself and knowing the enemy is the only way to be victorious in all battles. She just grasped Concubine Yuchi's temperament, and gave her a dull loss without touching her bottom line. She was sure that she would not turn against her queen because of such a trivial matter.

The two of them were enjoying themselves when they heard the little eunuch's sharp voice, "The emperor is here..."

Yunxia hurriedly supported Wan Qixiao to make up for a while, and then quickly walked to the outer bedroom to greet her. At that time, they knelt together inside and outside the room: "See the emperor!"

Qin Xian glanced at it and nodded slightly: "No."

The palace attendant got up, retreated to his position and stood up.Wan Qixiao got up Yingying, with a smile on his face, but he was slandering in his heart.Qin Xian is a real workaholic. The backlog of work for more than two days was solved in only one day yesterday, which is really fast.

Seeing that Qin Xian didn't change his court clothes, it was obvious that he came directly after the morning court.Thinking that it's not time for lunch yet, Wan Chengxiao couldn't figure out why Qin Xian came, so he simply evaded the truth and stepped forward to help Qin Xian with a smile: "The emperor's state affairs are hard, I think it's because he didn't sleep well last night. , would you like to take a nap first?"

Qin Xian glanced at her indifferently, then withdrew his hand and waved: "No need. I just came to see... Well, Yunxia went to get the colored glaze and white jade chess that I was rewarded last time. I haven't played a good game with the queen for a long time. .”

Now Wan Qixiao was even more confused.He also said to come and see, and also said that he wanted to play chess with her, no matter what, he couldn't hear the word "Qin Xian" no matter what.Who is Qin Xian? Does he care about others?Is he a person who spends a lot of time playing chess with others when he is bored?She is not so stupid as to really think that Qin Xian is in love with her, and she is satisfied and peaceful just to see her.There must be some conspiracy!So when Wan Qixiao subjectively believed that Qin Xian had a conspiracy, he became more and more cautious in dealing with it, and kept reminding himself to be careful.

"Empress? It's up to you." Qin Xian reminded gently, but a little haze flashed in his eyes, "What is the empress thinking? Even I can't compare to you." The smile on his lips deepened, but the waves in his eyes If the cold pool is biting to the bone, he looks directly at Wan Qixiao.

Under his deep and cold smile, the atmosphere between the two sitting across the chessboard condensed, and there was a low, depressing, heavy hostility that could turn into killing intent at any time and settled around this small chessboard.

"The concubine is thinking about what to eat for today's lunch, so that the emperor will come here early and wait for the meal!" Wan Chengxiao's witty words made Qin Xian laugh after a long pause. The faint low pressure also dissipated.Indeed, in such a small palace, what else can one think of besides food, clothing, housing and transportation?Even if she thinks about men, there is only one man in the palace who can think about it, so what else can she think about!

Wan Qixiao calmly lowered his head, raised his head to look at Qin Xiao, and showed a calm and composed smile.

Qin Xian smiled at the corner of his mouth, without much thought, picked up a piece and dropped it firmly.The momentum is fierce, and the mid-table is stable.On the chessboard, the situation is more than half, and the white pieces are like training.Wan Qixiao's Heizi was scattered and helpless, and he seemed to fall at will. It's no wonder that Qin Xian accused Wan Qixiao of not being careful.Wan Qixiao dropped another son, and said softly, "Your Majesty, after this winter, it's time for the draft every three years..."

Qin Xian stopped his hands and stared at Wan Chengxiao with his dark eyes, unable to see any joy or anger.Wan Chengxiao's heart suddenly jumped, and after thinking about it, he admitted that he did not say anything wrong, so he looked at his face and said cautiously: "The emperor just ascended the throne, and he passed the draft on the grounds of amnesty and appeasement. I am afraid it will be the next spring." It’s not easy to shirk, is it?”

Qin Xian withdrew his gaze, and continued to say quietly: "What does the queen mean?"

"Cough..." Wan Qixiao cleared his throat, thinking about it.Could it be that Qin Xian thought she was jealous of the draft and that's why he looked like this?Uh, it's better to clarify quickly.So Wan Qixiao quickly introduced the topic: "The concubine feels that if there are new people entering the palace, shouldn't some old people in the palace be promoted?"

Qin Xian's face suddenly became gloomy: "The queen is bothering you."

Wan Chengxiao was startled, and immediately stopped talking.Qin Xian is really not easy to get along with, and changes as soon as he says he wants to.This time she has shown that she is not jealous, why is she even more unhappy?Sure enough, he is a hard-to-serve master!
Wan Qixiao's original intention was to give Qin Xian a pillow breeze, so that he could be promoted to the rank of Concubine Yang.Concubine Yang's elder brother, Yang Chengnian, was granted the title of Duke of the third-class auxiliary state after impeaching the Zuo family, and now it is not bad to mention Concubine Yang as a noble concubine in terms of family background.Her purpose is very simple. On the one hand, it is to fulfill the promise to Concubine Yang, and on the other hand, it is to put pressure on Concubine Yuchi to make her feel a sense of crisis. Of course, it is also a warning to her, so that she understands what it means to be prosperous if you follow me!And this proposal is beneficial and harmless to Emperor Qin Xian.The Zuo family fell, and the queens in the harem had no background, and the second-ranked Concubine Yuchi's family dominated the family. This was obviously not conducive to the balance of the court, so it was necessary to promote the other side's evenly matched power to maintain a balance with Concubine Yuchi, so the elder brother was on the right. Concubine Yang, who is also an assistant to the Duke, is naturally the best candidate.Therefore, Wan Chengxiao didn't understand exactly what kind of anger Qin Xian was angry with.

(End of this chapter)