III Jiangshan

Tang Xi finally returned to Yuan Youqi's side to serve.

The days of being "assigned" were not considered long, but to Tang Xi, it seemed like a lifetime had passed.

For the rest of his life after the catastrophe, Tang Xi served him even more diligently.However, after the incident between Tan Shaoer and Wu Linlang, Tang Xi found that the emperor's change was quite obvious.

The emperor's mind became more and more unfathomable.

Yesterday, Master Guo Yi Guo came to see the emperor, and after returning to the matter, the emperor asked him: "How is Tang Yi?"

Mr. Guo couldn't help saying a few good words for Mr. Tang, such as "There is hard work without credit", "Your Majesty sees Mr. Tang's dedication for many years" and so on.

The emperor was immediately annoyed.He scolded Guo Yi on the spot, and said that he should have been punished with a cane, but it was temporarily recorded in view of his loyalty and uprightness.

Tang Xi didn't know how Tang Yi made His Majesty unhappy, and Tang Xi absolutely didn't believe that she was "recovering from illness in the mansion".

He had never seen the emperor lose such a temper to his subordinates before. Such a temper made him have no doubts. If the person being scolded was not Guo Yi, but someone else, he would have been severely punished long ago.

The king's will is unpredictable, Tang Xi thought to himself.

These two days, the aftermath of Tan Shaoer and Wu Linlang is still there.Although one of the two died on the spot and the other was executed, and all information about them was successfully blocked by Yuan Youqi, the news of "something happened in Xianfu Palace" was still in the palace, especially It was fermented among the concubines of the palace.

No one knew what was going on with the whole thing, Tan Jieyu, who was so arrogant and incomparable, just disappeared inexplicably.Concubines and concubines have more or less heard of the method of rectifying people in the harem, but when they think about Tan Jieyu who once won the favor of the emperor, they are all confused.One or two of them are even more silent.

Earlier, when she saw Tan Shao'er being favored, she also had some thoughts of fighting for favor, but now she doesn't dare to think too much.

I also heard that Concubine Feng has been seriously ill since she was confined in the Jingning Palace. The emperor has not visited for such a long time, and all the concubines are trembling in their hearts. The four words explain it vividly.

The small calculations in everyone's hearts are crackling——

No matter how you don't see the beauty of the sky, you don't get the favor, so what?At least, I am still the head of this forbidden palace. In the whole palace, no one has the emperor's heirs, no one is treated by the emperor, and no one is more noble than anyone else.

In this way, with the status of "the emperor's woman" on her head, the parents and relatives outside, including the whole family, can be regarded as high-ranking in front of others, and things are smoother than ordinary officials' families.

As for all kinds of desolation and loneliness in the palace, at any rate, it is better than unknown life and death, or even death, right?Better to die than to live!

However, hearing that the emperor had been to Qixiang Palace, and that Tan Jieyu's accident that day seemed to be related to Qixiang Palace, the hearts of all the concubines were aroused.Could it be that another upstart is coming out of the palace?

They didn't know that this "upstart in the palace" was being treated coldly by the emperor at the moment.

"You're still weak, so you don't need to be too polite." Yuan Youqi said to Zhou Leshi who was prostrating towards him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhou Leshi finished a full salute before standing up with the help of her maid Hui Rong.

Yuan Youqi frowned slightly, but didn't care about it, and pointed to the chair beside him: "Sit down."

Zhou Leshi thanked her again, but waited for Yuan Youqi to sit down before quietly sitting down on the lower chair.

Yuan Youqi observed her behavior and felt that this person was very thoughtful, and definitely not someone who would be easily handed over to others.

He is a caring person, but he is also a difficult person to deal with.

She and Tan Shaoer, Wu Linlang and others are decisive opposites.Yuan Youqi became more certain in his conclusion.

"Let me take a look, how is your body?" Yuan Youqi said with a normal expression.

"Thanks to His Majesty's concern, the concubine's illness has been cured a lot after being given the first treatment in the hospital, and the concubine's illness has improved a lot." Zhou Leshi leaned forward and replied, becoming more and more respectful.

She didn't talk about poison, but illness... She understood.Yuan Youqi glanced at Zhou Leshi meaningfully, and said calmly: "You share my worries, and I will take care of you."

"I don't dare," Zhou Leshi bowed respectfully again, "It is the concubine's duty to share your majesty's worries, please don't take it to heart."

She is not greedy for merit!Yuan Youqi scoffed secretly.

People all over the world act, whether for profit or affection, and each has its own purpose.Yuan Youqi didn't believe that Zhou Leshi really told herself to "don't take it to heart".

So she didn't say anything, but took a sip of the hot tea served by the maid, and put down the cup again.

Looking up, I saw that the maid who served tea was Nian Xia who came to Qinzheng Hall to reply that day. She was articulate and thoughtful, and she couldn't help chuckling: "I know you, your name is Nian Xia. You have a good name and you speak loudly. "

"Your Majesty's praise is ridiculous, but I dare not be a servant! It's all beautiful women's orders, and the servants just copy it." Seeing the emperor's praise, Nian Xia hurriedly bowed down.

"Very good," Yuan Youqi nodded, "Not only is he eloquent, but he also knows how to measure himself."

As she spoke, she raised her head and said to Zhou Leshi: "The person you have trained is not bad."

Zhou Leshi hurriedly apologized with a smile: "I dare not be a concubine."

"You deserve it!" Yuan Youqi said.

He looked at Hui Rong who was beside her and helped her up before, "Your name is Hui Rong, right? I saw you that day."

"The humble name of the maidservant is Hui Rong." Hui Rong bowed.

Seeing this, Zhou Leshi hurriedly said with a smile: "Your Majesty knows the lesson. It was my concubine's idea that day. I wanted to attract that person's attention, so I pretended that Director Tang beside Your Majesty had a personal relationship with Hui Rong, just because Director Tang is His Majesty's confidant. At that time, His Majesty had arranged him to work elsewhere, so saying this would make that person think of "adding insult to injury". In fact, Director Tang only occasionally came to Qixiang Palace to convey His Majesty's will to his concubine. Concubine's side. There is nothing between them."

Because he came to Qixiang Palace today and wanted to ask some questions that he didn't want others to know, Yuan Youqi only arranged for Tang Xi to wait outside the palace.

Listening to Zhou Leshi's explanation, she felt that this woman's words were impeccable.

Tang Xi was assigned in the cold, and she said that she was "arranged to work elsewhere"; Tang Xi and Hui Rong's "fate" was vaguely described as "a personal relationship" by her; she was afraid that she would provoke herself by saying Tan Shaoer's name Annoyed, he replaced it with "that person".

Such a smart person is worthy of a fight with me!Yuan Youqi said in his heart.

She really hoped that Tan Shaoer could borrow some brain power from Zhou Leshi back then, otherwise, she wouldn't have been fighting from beginning to end, like chewing wax.

"You are very thoughtful, and you are very smart in your work," Yuan Youqi changed the subject and said, "But aren't you afraid of causing trouble for yourself in such a matter?"

Since ancient times, there have been many court ladies and eunuchs in the palace, but they are all in private, and they will never be blatant.And this kind of thing, no matter which master's servant did it, if it is known, the master will not get any good reputation.

"The world is His Majesty's world, and the harem is also His Majesty's harem. With His Majesty here, concubines are not afraid." Zhou Leshi met Yuan Youqi's gaze and said boldly.

In the end, His Majesty blocked the message and told the relevant people to shut up, so I don't have to worry about right and wrong.Even if there is, His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, so he will cover it up for the concubine.This is the subtext of Zhou Leshi.

It's a good idea for you!Yuan Youqi snorted secretly.

Yuan Youqi's complexion sank, his eyes narrowed slightly, and two dangerous lights flashed out: "You have a good idea... Then, what do you think about taking your own poison?"

Zhou Leshi was caught off guard by the emperor's sudden question, she was slightly taken aback, she hadn't prepared what she was going to say in her head, but Yuan Youqi rushed ahead of her to attack her.

"You want to use this method to make me feel more sympathetic to you, and then get more benefits from me. Is what I said right?" Yuan Youqi said coldly.

Yuan Youqi tightly locked Zhou Leshi's gaze, and her throat felt tight and astringent, as if it was difficult to breathe.

She was forced to look at Yuan Youqi.People say "Emperor Longwei", this is the first time for Zhou Leshi to experience this tyrannical pressure.

The emperor in front of her was different from the one who sat leaning beside her couch that day and was furious at Tan Shaoer and everyone.After all, it wasn't me who was under great pressure that day.

Zhou Leshi's throat rolled, and the bitter taste of the medicinal soup that he had just drank came up again.

The bitterness was so clear, it didn't make her feel very sad, but on the contrary, it alerted her like a prickly awl.

"Your Majesty... Shengming!" Zhou Leshi said with difficulty, without evading.

The concubine just wants more sympathy from His Majesty, and wants to get more benefits from His Majesty through this method.

Yuan Youqi laughed instead of anger when he heard this.

"You are frank!" she said.

The emperor didn't get angry immediately, and Zhou Leshi's hanging heart finally calmed down a little.In this way, there is at least a [-]% chance of winning.She murmured in her heart.

The emperor waved his hand, which obviously meant to make Nian Xia and Hui Rong two maids to step back temporarily.

Zhou Leshi thought for a while and then understood——

The emperor intends to hear what he wants, but he is not sure what he will get.If the thing he wants exceeds the emperor's bottom line, there is no guarantee that he will not speak out and reprimand himself.And sent away his maid in advance, no matter what he said, only God knows and His Majesty knows.In this way, when facing the maids in the future, I won't feel ashamed.

After figuring out the joints involved, Zhou Leshi couldn't help but feel a twitch in his heart: the emperor is actually a very considerate man.Such a man...

Zhou Leshi couldn't help but quietly looked at Yuan Youqi, such an appearance was too outstanding, it would not be an exaggeration to say that she was more beautiful than Pan An.How can a man be so good-looking?Is there really a "Pan An's appearance" in the world?

Zhou Leshi had no chance to continue thinking about it, because she heard Yuan Youqi's voice echoing in the huge bedroom: "Speak! What reward do you want?"

Zhou Leshi suddenly came back to his senses, looking at Shangyuan Youqi's probing and deep gaze, his breathing tightened, and his expression gradually became solemn.

Supporting her weak body, she prostrated to Yuan Youqi once again: "My concubine admired and assisted the king and those who made great achievements since she was a child, and she often felt deeply sorry for the woman's involuntary actions, so that she sighed and couldn't sleep at night. Your Majesty is the son of heaven, the first for women to enter the official ranks. Please, Your Majesty will value female imperial examinations, and share a little bit with my concubine... Please, Your Majesty will make it happen!"

After all, he slammed his head heavily on the floor tiles.