The gentleman is a bit cheap

Xiao Xuanzhi waved his hands disapprovingly, and said slowly: "My good sister, just take a look, what kind of leaf are you holding?"

Hu Cairen looked down, puzzled, and said softly, "It's... the leaves of the poplar tree..."

Xiao Xuanzhi nodded, and continued: "Listen carefully, which tree has the loudest sound?"

Hu Cairen closed his eyes slightly, calmed down and listened for a while, and then said slowly: "Yes... the sound of the poplar leaves shaking is loud, other than that, there is no other sound..."

Xiao Xuanzhi nodded, corrected his expression, and said in a slow voice: "Isn't this the principle of 'the tree attracts the wind'?... The tree is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. When the wind and rain come, the bigger the tree, the easier it is to be uprooted On the contrary, the grass on the ground is always in peace."

Hu Cairen thought for a moment, suddenly his fingertips trembled, looked up at Xiao Xuanzhi, and said gratefully: "Thank you...thank you for your enlightenment! My sister has really benefited a lot!...Thank you very much, my sister... Please be respected by my sister!"

"Don't, don't! It's easy to say... easy to say..."

Xiao Xuanzhi hurriedly supported Hu Cairen's elbow with sharp eyes and quick hands.

After supporting her firmly, Xiao Xuanzhi just took a step back, his gaze calmly and gently swept across the crowd behind Hu Cairen.

After a moment of silence, Fang Cai said slowly: "As the saying goes, people are separated from the belly. I can't guess what you are thinking now, and I don't want to guess. Even if you seem to be in harmony with each other and have your own plans, it has nothing to do with me.

I just want to tell you a truth—that is, instead of using others, use them as your own stepping stones, so that your status can be promoted, and you can become a tall tree that stands out from the forest.

Then, even if one day, one of you tramples others under your feet and becomes a noble concubine, a concubine, or even a noble concubine, it is hard to guarantee that one day you will not be charged with crimes and even uprooted.

At that time, once this person is dead, then, there will be nothing left.Those good things that you have racked up all your means and calculated to get, rob, and snatch are considered as wedding clothes for others, and in the end, they still belong to others.

Therefore, it is really better to have a sincere heart-to-heart with good sisters who are close to each other, so as to make progress step by step and make progress together.Just like the grasses on the ground, although they look weak, they always grow in clusters, so even if it is a violent storm, they will always be unable to do anything to them.

Just imagine, there are many concubines in the harem, but His Majesty the Emperor has only one.The grace of God is not long, at least, not as long as you have lived on earth.

Instead of working hard to seek that long-term favor, it is better to be content with the situation, not to fight, not to grab, not to rush, is the golden mean to survive in this harem.

If you think about it again, even if His Majesty favors you today, you will eventually look old and look bad one day.However, there will never be a shortage of women by his Majesty's side.

From my point of view, Your Majesty is really not someone you can rely on, just because there is no shortage of women around him, so he will always like the new and dislike the old, without a certainty.But your good sister is the most reliable and most trustworthy.

Just like sister Yaoyue and sister Lianxing in our family.We have conspired to advance and retreat, and supported each other, so that we can live happily and peacefully until now. "

Hu Cairen was eager to hear it, and couldn't help clasping his hands together, and sincerely thanked him: "I heard my sister's words today, it is really better than studying for ten years..."

Xiao Xuanzhi smiled slightly, thought for a while, and added: "My good sister, just take a look, look at the thousands of women in the harem, which one is not a bird imprisoned in a cage?

The difference is just—someone is the canary, some one is the parrot, some one is the starling, and of course there are some sparrows, crows and the like.that is it.

Furthermore, some birds live in the cages inlaid with gold and jade, some birds live in the silver cages, some birds live in copper cages, and some birds live in iron cages. ——The difference is just that.

My dear sister, you see, we are all birds in a cage, people who share the same disease, so why do we still fight and compete with each other?

Shouldn't we hug each other to keep warm, so that even a tiny bit of warmth can be added to this cold and ruthless cage? "

Hu Cairen lowered his eyes, nodded deeply, and said with a sob: "Yes... what sister Xiao said is very true...sister...understand..."

Xiao Xuanzhi grinned, rubbed her hair lightly, and said softly: "Well... a child can be taught... okay... then I'll go back first... It's rare that I talked to you so much today .Now, I have to go back and continue pretending to be sick...

Oh, by the way, you all know where I live anyway... After all, my status is higher than yours, and I have more food and clothing than you.Besides, I also lie in the nest every day and pretend to be sick, so there is no need to wear gold and silver.

Therefore, if any of you can't survive, then don't hesitate to come to me and discuss with me... If you can help, sister, I will definitely do my best. "

Hu Cairen and his party were weeping, choked up and said, "So...thank you, sister..."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Xuanzhi waved his hands chicly, and said softly, "Farewell."

However, when he walked to Yaoyue and Lianxing, Xiao Xuanzhi's footsteps suddenly became flimsy and trembling, like a piece of paper that was shaken by the wind, and he couldn't see what he was like before. The demeanor is vigorous, natural and unrestrained and elegant.

Yaoyue and Lianxing looked at each other and smiled, and quickly helped her up.

"Oh, huh, huh... dizziness... this day, it really burns me to death..."

After walking two steps, Xiao Xuanzhi hummed seriously.

Behind him, Hu Cairen and his party couldn't help laughing, covering their lips and lowering their eyebrows to hold back their smiles.

Unexpectedly, in this harem of scheming and fighting each other, there is still such a gentle and honest person...

Unknowingly, Hu Cairen's fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls hugged each other tightly.

Now, they have also confirmed their firm and honest hearts to each other.

In the future, they will definitely be like the grass on the ground, clinging to the soil and not letting go, weak but tenacious and growing.

After the interlude with Hu Cairen and Hu Qingfang, Xiao Xuanzhi continued to hide in her Jianshan Palace and pretended to be sick as always.

Now, more than two months have passed since the last time I saw that Emperor Yuan Hao.

During this period, Hu Qingfang and the others came here every now and then quite diligently.

However, they didn't come to ask for things, but to give them away.

Now, Hu Qingfang has been favored and has a rich family, and has been promoted to the rank of "concubine" of the fifth rank, which is two ranks higher than Xiao Xuanzhi's "noble man" of the sixth rank.

Not only that, the previous Zhang Cainu and Zhang Wuyue have also been promoted from the status of the eighth rank to the "noble person" of the sixth rank, equal to Xiao Xuanzhi.

However, in front of Xiao Xuanzhi, they all respected her obediently as sister.

At this point, Xiao Xuanzhi's cage had a few more warm colors.

10

In July, it was hot and humid.

On this day, it is rare to have a clear sky and a pleasant wind.

Xiao Xuanzhi and Yaoyue, taking advantage of the good weather, have been practicing martial arts routines in this huge and empty courtyard from early in the morning to the present day. I was sweating profusely from the beating, and my face was red.

Lian Xing, on the other hand, kept watch in the dark at the door to guard against the sudden arrival of Emperor Yuan Hao.

"Come on! Come on! The big mouse is coming!!——"

Xiao Xuanzhi and Yaoyue were having a good time unpacking their tricks there, when suddenly they saw Lian Xing rushing towards them in a hurry, and said quickly in a low voice.

Xiao Xuanzhi shuddered all over, and said in a daze: "What?! A big mouse is here?!"

Lian Xing nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, clean up quickly! Sister Yaoyue, go take a shower and change clothes, and bring the medicine. Xiao Xiao, you go to lie down on the rattan chair in the cool house, you don't need to change clothes, as planned act."

Xiao Xuanzhi nodded hastily, without even wiping the sweat off her face, she flew into the cool room.

This "big rat" is what Xiao Xuanzhi and others jokingly called Emperor Yuan Hao.

It was just because Xiao Xuanzhi felt that Emperor Yuanhao was not a good person with his evil eyebrows and bad stomach, so he gave up the respectful title of "Your Majesty" in private, and instead satirized him as a "big rat".

He couldn't hear anyway.

Since you can't hear it, it's not considered a deception.

The plan of Xiao Xuanzhi and the others to pretend to be sick is like this——

Every morning, the nourishing medicine sent by Shangtai Hospital was stewed on the stove.These medicines are all the "old soup" that has been stewed since the second day Xiao Xuanzhi entered the palace until today.

In order to maintain the goodness of the decoction, they also grabbed some dead grass and rotten leaves in it every now and then.

Therefore, Xiao Xuanzhi never took these "tonic medicines".

However, the nourishing medicines of the Tai Hospital still come every ten days without any change.

So, who are these good medicines given to?

Naturally, together with the good nourishing products such as snow lotus, ginseng, and deer antler sent by the empress, they were packed and stuffed for Hu Qingfang and the others.

However, in case Emperor Yuan Hao came, this medicine still had to be drunk in front of him.

As for what to drink?

If you drink it well, it is naturally the "soup" that is thick in color and so bitter that you can't eat it.

This "soup"