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After submitting the account book, the big concubine called her who was about to resign.

"Si Lian, have you gotten along with the maids recently?"

Unable to understand the meaning of these words, Si Lian paused for a while before replying: "Blessings from the Great Concubine."

The concubine smiled slightly, and said: "Although you have a very close relationship with Ai's family, the imperial kitchen is where you live now, and getting along with others is also a skill, especially those around you."

Seeing that Si Lian was thinking but couldn't figure it out, the concubine said something: "You have always been close to Yan Shanggong, and you haven't seen each other in the past few days, Yan Shanggong may be suspicious. Even if you help Ai's family today, All behaviors should be the same as before, what the Ai family wants in the future is the most noble palace of the imperial kitchen that makes people irreproachable, not the most noble palace where people's minds change as soon as they succeed to the throne."

After Si Lian left the Great Concubine Hall, she still felt that what the Concubine Cai said just now seemed to be contradictory. Yan Shanggong has never been very close to other people in the palace. On the contrary, they should establish a good relationship with Shang Gong in other places.But after thinking about it, maybe the concubine used the matter of Yan Shanggong to remind herself that she should not make the mistakes her aunt made. Apart from superb craftsmanship, communication with others is also inevitable.

After Si Lian figured it out, she walked to the premises of Yan Shanggong, and when she entered the room, she saw Yan Shanggong alone, sitting by the fire and sipping tea.But Yan Shanggong's greeting made Si Lian's restless heart relax a little bit.

"Silian hasn't been here for a long time, come and sit here."

The room was silent, and it was only after Si Lian took a look that she realized something strange.Yan Shanggong, who is always smiling and welcoming, has a gloomy look in the corner of his eyes today.

"Before Cui Shanggong left the palace, he told me to take good care of you. Did Si Lian complain about my indifference?" Putting down the tea cup, Yan Shanggong looked at her.

"Silian knows that this is the true nature of the empress."

When Si Lian saw Yan Shanggong and heard this, his eyes suddenly filled with turbulent emotions.This meeting ended hastily at the end, maybe Yan Shanggong, who seems to be free and easy, can't face himself sincerely, right?

Silian doesn't like other people's smiles, because in the smiles she has seen, these represent complexity and calculation.The Empress Dowager smiled dignifiedly, Mrs. Yin smiled coquettishly, and Yan Shanggong smiled calmly, but these smiles did not represent her real thoughts; in this way, she missed her aunt even more .

After the succession of the new king, the harem still maintained the same pace, but with the help of the princess, Si Lian obtained many collections of recipes from the royal library, and some even disappeared from the folk.

Holding these treasures in her hands, she was almost crazy. Some books even only appeared in the stories that her aunt told her. When she mentioned them, her aunt would sigh slightly. Now that these legendary secret recipes are held in her hands one by one, how can she do it? Not exciting?

Yes, this is the benefit of power.With power, those long-lost cooking secrets can be collected for her to study, and combined with the cooking methods trained by her aunt, how difficult is it for her to become No. 1 in the imperial kitchen?At that time, she will let the world know the exquisite culinary skills of the Cui family, and she will be as powerful as her aunt. How many people will have to look at Cui's face to live, so that those who have looked down on her will look at it again...

Soon, the king's order to be transferred to the Taiping Pavilion outside the palace came immediately. Si Lian didn't understand this arrangement at first, until Shang Gong who accompanied her after she left the palace gave her a Chinese talisman that allowed her to enter and leave the palace.

"What? Not happy to see me?"

In the hut, Mrs. Yin in front of her was smiling like a flower, seeing Si Lian's panic and caution as if walking on thin ice, her nails painted with Danko slowly slid across the small table. "It's true that there are many secret cooking recipes in the palace, but to become the most noble palace, not only superb craftsmanship is enough, but also harmony with people."

"The Empress Dowager also said something similar."

"Really?" Mrs. Yin snorted softly, lowered her eyebrows and then smiled lightly, "Cui Shi has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, do you know about this?"

Si Lian couldn't stop being upset when she heard that, the matter of Cui Shi was a secret discussion between the empress dowager and her aunt, how did Mrs. Yin in front of her know?Before calming down, I only heard that voice again:

"Could it be possible that you think that Cui Shi, who came back from the Ming Dynasty, would be able to bear the stigma of being a sinner and rise to the top in the officialdom? The only way to turn a pariah into a middle class or even a second class, apart from military exploits, is to go into business. Where do you think Choi Shil is going to start?"

"Ma'am, you mean..."

"Cui Jinying left Yin Ran with business connections before leaving the palace. You should know about this, right?" Mrs. Yin smiled. "Although the power behind the store is the official family, everyone knows it, but if the Yin family intervenes in the operation of Hanyang Liuyi store, those Confucian scholars who have nothing to do will be charged with foreign relatives, causing trouble. If you can But calling Cui Shi from the old department of the Cui Clan to do it, wouldn’t it be a lot smoother?”

"The interests involved in the business group are huge. Could it be that the concubine and his wife are trusting to an outsider?"

"That's why I need you." Mrs. Yin's eyes were fixed on Si Lian. "You are on my side, right? You are on my side!"

Si Lian opened her mouth to argue, but swallowed the words again. She never admitted that she had succumbed to Mrs. Yin's powerful aura.

"I don't trust Cui Shi, but I trust you, so I want to take you to meet the shop owners of various shops. Hanyang City is the source of more than half of the country's tax revenue. Although Liuyi Shop includes Zhongjie, Lixian and There are three major cities in Nanmen, but the six largest stores have always followed suit. This is also the earliest reason for Liuyi Store. The Cui family used to control almost the entire Hanyang City. Why are you afraid that Liuyizhen will not return to your command?"

"So Madam helps the Cui family for the country's taxes?"

Mrs. Yin heard that, and said with a slow smile: "Of course, there is another point, controlling the business is the only thing I can compete with Yin Ran."

"Ma'am..." Si Lian asked cautiously and hesitated, "You and the concubine should be a pair of sisters-in-law who have a harmonious relationship."

"Emotional harmony? Did Yin Ran tell you?" As if hearing the funniest joke in the world, Mrs. Yin chuckled, but her tone was full of sarcasm: "I hate her and hate her so much. I can't see it." I am used to hiding needles in her cotton, and I don't like her obvious ambitions, from the first time I saw her, I found her disgusting."

"How long has it been since that time... At that time Yin Ran was still a poor girl from a poor family, but Yan Yan left her most beloved piece of clothing for her."

Madam Yin's voice suddenly became bleak, Si Lian only vaguely felt something, but did not dare to ask clearly.Mrs. Yin often speaks with sarcasm when talking about the concubine, is it related to the other person mentioned in the words just now?

But Si Lian can't ask anything, if she knows too many secrets, she will only get more and more trapped in it and can't get out. Silence like gold is the only way to survive beside the two extremely intelligent women.Just as she wouldn't reveal half a word of Mrs. Yin's words today, who would have thought that the empress would believe what she said, or would she want to get rid of her and hurry up?

Thinking of this, Si Lian broke out in a cold sweat suddenly, when did she have so many eyes and so deep scheming?

The more she stays with Mrs. Yin, the more she sees Mrs. Yin's viciousness. Even Mrs. Yin Yuanheng's first wife has to let this concubine take three points. Luxurious and rich.

"This is the benefit of power. Everyone has to bow their heads to you and fear you very much. No matter how much they look down on your origin, they still have to bow their heads obediently in front of you."

Sipping the high-quality green tea imported from the Ming Dynasty, Mrs. Yin instructed earnestly.

"You have a general understanding of the situation of the store. You will return to the palace in a short time. Remember to endure everything as if you were still in the imperial kitchen when you left. Only by enduring to the end can you get what you want."

After Mrs. Yin mentioned it, Si Lian remembered that she had stayed here for several months, and she hadn't stepped into the Taiping Pavilion where she was supposed to stay.

Mrs. Yin's prophecy was indeed accurate, and soon after, the king ordered Si Lian to be transferred back to the palace.Re-entering the palace, the things in front of her eyes felt a little strange, before Si Lian had time to feel emotional, she was directly bumped into by a hug.

"Si Lian, you are back, I am so worried that you will never come back once you go to the Taiping Pavilion! You are obviously the champion of Xinwei Festival, I don't know what the concubine is thinking, even if you are afraid of your identity , shouldn't have treated you like this..."

The man fell directly into his arms, without even seeing his face, but listening to the endless words, Si Lian knew that only Jing Feng in this palace would treat her like this.

"...What did you stick to me just now?"

Pulling away the scenery, Si Lian walked back to the place with a cold face.

How does Jingfeng know the changes in himself in the past few months?From the moment she killed the former king, she was no longer the former Cui Silian. She had sacrificed herself to the altar for power.And Jing Feng... Jing Feng's innocent smile suddenly makes people disgusted, why can she smile innocently while living in the abyss of pain!

At that moment just now, she hated Ming Jingfeng so much that she ignored the faint distress that flashed in her heart.

Si Lian didn't know who she fell in love with, even though she was affectionate, she would put on a face when she saw Jing Feng. Fortunately, Jing Feng was a careless child since she was a child, and she didn't mind Si Lian's unpredictable temper. It's just that after a few times, Si Lian became even more annoyed, thinking that this childhood playmate didn't take herself seriously.

Under the mixed expectation and disappointment, the news of the new king's ascension once again shocked the government that had just stabilized. The eldest son had only been on the throne for eight months, but he became sick from overwork due to excessive missing of the former king, and the position of king was once again suspended.

Hearing this news, Si Lian couldn't help shivering.That's right, how can the concubine and Mrs. Yin be satisfied with the country and fall into the hands of others? The death of the former king is only the first step. What they want is to control the whole world!

There was an inexplicable panic in my heart.At this moment, Si Lian really realized that she was working with such an amazing person. She rushed out of the premises, and the first thing she thought of was to find Jingfeng. I won't be afraid, maybe she can boldly cry out everything...

Just as she was about to pass the imperial garden, a woman with pearl hairpins on her temples and a bright red dress trailing the ground walked slowly towards her, and her lips called out her name. "Silian, where are you going?"

Si Lian's heart trembled, and then she saw that the woman dressed like an official wife was actually Mrs. Yin whom she hadn't seen for a while. "Ma'am you?"

Mrs. Yin looked at the palace deep into the clouds. "Come with me to the palace."

Zheng Lanzhen, originally from the Zheng family of Caoxi, is the concubine daughter of Zheng Yunqian, the governor of Qingxi.After King Qingyuan succeeded to the throne, Princess Zheng Lanzhenmeng was summoned into the palace, made an exception, made her the rightful wife, and named her Zheng Yipin Zhenjing's wife.

From a concubine to a world-leading concubine, from the mud to the sky, in the Joseon Dynasty, which valued the distinction between concubine and concubine and the name of wife and concubine, Si Lian witnessed this scene with her own eyes, and she couldn't help showing a trace of admiration.After Wang Dafei told Zheng Lanzhen that she could enter and leave the palace at will in the future, Zheng Lanzhen took her leave and walked out of the hall as if no one else was around.

"Silian, where are you going?" It was the same sentence again, and Mrs. Yin had already walked in front of her. "You still have to take me to meet someone—I want to see Yan Yan."