Empress and concubine

Chu Yao didn't know how to answer Wen Yuan's question. She couldn't say, this is what your mother ordered, but I just followed it, and I haven't even seen the beads in the box.Naturally, if she said that, it would be even more difficult to explain, so she just found one that she didn't like very much, and felt it was a pity to let it go. It's better to find a new owner for it, and let's leave the matter behind for the time being.

Not long after, Xia Yunjing sent someone to take Wen Yuan back, and after a while, he sent another clever servant over.

The waiter looked very unfamiliar, and his face was extremely tender. He was about fifteen or sixteen years old, but Chu Yao knew that he was actually 20 years old, and it was probably because he practiced an unknown kung fu that he looked so. immature.Chu Yao knew him quite well, but it was because he was not serving Xia Yunjing back then, but someone trusted by Xia Wenyuan's side. Thinking of this, Chu Yao couldn't help but feel chills in his heart. It turned out that this person was Xia Yunjing from the beginning to the end. In this way, Wen Yuan has always been under Xia Yunjing's control, no wonder Xia Yunjing has always been so relieved of Wen Yuan, no matter how stormy the harem is, he has no doubts about Wen Yuan.

Chu Yao sighed in her heart, she didn't know whether it was Wen Yuan's luck or misfortune, but she was never deeply suspected by Xia Yunjing, and she was probably lucky if she didn't worry about her name.

The servant walked up to Chu Yao under Chu Yao's slightly complicated gaze, first saluted, and then said, "Concubine Shu is always happy."

"No, but what does the sage have to say?"

"Respond to your mother's words," the little servant replied respectfully, "the sage said that Mrs. Bo has made great contributions to serving the empress dowager, so he made her a good man, so that she can take care of the empress dowager more wholeheartedly, and also make the empress dowager happy for a while. I also thought that sealing Bo Liangren at the empress's place was not in compliance with the rules, so I asked my slave to come over and express my annoyance to the empress."

Chu Yao was taken aback when she heard the words, but her heart was even more complicated. Judging from Xia Yunjing's thoughtful actions, Chu Yao should feel heartwarming, but when she thought that Xia Yunjing's actions were not necessarily his original intentions, she was more afraid It was because of the emperor's mentality and the balance of the forces of all parties that he felt frightened. If Xia Yunjing remembered this matter in the future, he would probably add to his account.Therefore, it is impossible to tell whether this matter should be heart-warming or frightening.

But Chu Yao was not so stupid as to say all the things that were on her mind. She had thought so much just now, but in the eyes of others, it was just a single thought.

In an instant, Chu Yao changed the look of astonishment on her face, and turned it into a shyness full of joy, even the rosy glow on that face was just right, Chu Yao covered her vermilion lips lightly with a handkerchief, and there was a moving emotion flowing in her beautiful eyes , the amorous feelings at this moment made people feel that they couldn't take their eyes off, and for a while, they coincided with the number one beauty in Xiliang back then.

"Why would I be annoyed if Mrs. Bo received this reward for serving the Queen Mother wholeheartedly? It's just a loss of face, but the sage took his heart." Chu Yao's smile was quite sweet, even the sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance beside her was overwhelmed. It's down.

The servant lowered his head even lower, "The sage knew that the empress had just given a box of pearls to Bo Liangren, and he had lost the love in his heart, so he sent a slave to tell the empress that Li Guoshang had brought some precious beads, and they would arrive in a few days. At that time, the sage will personally pick it up and give it to the empress."

"That's good." Chu Yao's heart flashed a little bit, it seems that Xia Yunjing is not unaware of the beads, "But I don't like the box that contains the beads, and I don't even bother to take a look at the beads. I have let down the empress's kindness, and now the saint wants to pay me a box, but I have taken advantage of it, you go back and tell the saint, if you want to give me beads, don't use a lacquer box to store them."

"I will definitely bring the message to you," the little servant bowed to Chu Yao again, "The saint said that the queen mother is not feeling well these few days, and I hope that the queen mother will take care of it. After a few days, the special envoy of the Li Kingdom will come, and I don't know the queen mother's condition." Can the empress see you next time?"

After the little servant finished speaking, he said annoyed and left, leaving Chu Yao where he was.

"Your Majesty, why does he have to divide his words into three parts?" Hong Zhu looked at the direction where the servant was leaving, but saw that his spine was straight, which was very different from other servants.

"Probably testing the empress," Huaying saw that the other servants in the palace were far away, so she didn't have much scruples when speaking. The more open, the less afraid of being overheard by others when telling secrets.The thing that the partition wall has ears will not happen in the pavilion with air leakage on all sides, unless someone can dig a hole under the pavilion.

Huaying paused for a moment, then said again, "Your servant thinks that the servant came to reply, although it was divided into three times, but the focus should be on the last two times, one is to inquire about the lacquer box from your mother, and the other is to tell you Go to the Empress Dowager's place more often, and Li Guolai's envoy will not have to see her."

Chu Yao nodded, glanced at Hongzhu who was pretending to be ignorant but had sly eyes, pointed at her and smiled, "You are a good older sister, and you love to take care of your younger sister the most."

Hongzhu couldn't hold back any longer, and begged for mercy, "My servant sees that Sister Huaying has made great progress. Isn't this an opportunity for her to show off her talents? Don't you always say that we sisters should help each other and promote each other?"

"I didn't ask you to deliberately pretend that you don't know anything." Huaying glared at her, "I'm not ashamed to ask you to accept your love for such a simple matter."

Hongzhu smiled, and stopped arguing, and opposed Chu Yao, "Look at what the servant means, the lacquer box must contain something very important, otherwise the sage would not have specially called someone to test the empress. It’s yours, I think it’s the empress, you really don’t know the slightest bit, that’s why the sage was relieved just now, and that’s why the servant gave his last advice. It’s just that the maidservant didn’t know something, but she didn’t know whether she should say it or not... "

Chu Yao looked into Hong Zhu's eyes, but immediately turned away, "Since you don't know what to say, don't say anything. We didn't know what was in that box before, and we won't know in the future, so don't think about it anymore." .But I really should visit the Empress Dowager more often. When I was in Li Kingdom, Princess Qingjue Han once met me and was very close to me. She also devoted herself to me. Don't see her well, at least you can't see her before she enters the palace as a concubine."

Chu Yao naturally knew what Hong Zhu wanted to say, but deliberately changed the subject.

The box was given by Zhao Yi. In Hongzhu's eyes, although Zhao Yi has always been very kind to Chu Yao, women will inevitably have selfishness when encountering things. Chu Yao is grateful for Hongzhu's dedication to herself. However, she would not doubt Zhao Yi just because of a casket, after all, Zhao Yi ordered the casket to be given to Mrs. Bo today.

Although now it seems that this is indeed a game set up by Zhao Yi, and Chu Yao acts as a bridge pawn in the center, but if you ask yourself, if Zhao Yi doesn't let Chu Yao play once, Xia Yunjing will really not doubt Chu Yao ?I'm afraid it will be more suspicious, Chu Yao and Zhao Yi are as good as one person, if Chu Yao doesn't know anything about Zhao Yi's arrangement, Xia Yunjing can't feel at ease, now Chu Yao is buried in Zhao Yi's "calculation" full of trust Planting the seeds of doubt also proved that in Zhao Yi's heart, Chu Yao was special, but it was not completely unusable.

In this way, with the imminent arrival of Princess Qingjue Han, Xia Yunjing will feel more at ease, and it will also make him feel that the harem is not completely controlled by Zhao Yi. Next, in Chu Yao's palace, a decree was made to make Mrs. Bo a benefactor, and to report to the harem. Who are there in Xia Yunjing's harem?It's nothing more than Chu Yao and Zhao Yi, and the so-called reporting to the harem is nothing more than reporting to Zhao Yi.

The grand plan of annexing the Li country was just around the corner, but Xia Yunjing couldn't rest easy because of Chu Yao's friendship with Zhao Yi, so he just acted.

Hongzhu and Huaying looked at each other, but seeing that Huaying also shook her head, she couldn't help but sighed, and stopped talking.

Chu Yao heard Hongzhu sigh, but she smiled, "Don't worry, sister Zhao will be very busy these days, I'm afraid there won't be any chance to come here."

"Your maidservant is not worried about this," Hong Zhu said with a slightly ashamed look on her face, but after hearing what Chu Yao said, she probably had some ideas in her heart, so she didn't say anything else.After all, Zhao Yi is really kind to Chu Yao. If Chu Yao can't even trust Zhao Yi, is there anyone in this world that Chu Yao can trust?

In the following days, as Chu Yao said, Zhao Yi never came here once, and even Ziyan didn't come a few times, but Chu Yao obeyed Xia Yunjing's "sacred will" and got up early every day. Go to serve the Queen Mother, and wait until after sunset when the palace gate is about to be keyed before returning. There is a big lake between the two palaces, which is like separating the two worlds. It is also alone, so the rumors about the Queen and Concubine Shu's falling out in the palace have been rampant recently, but no one came out to explain it, which made the palace people even more unscrupulous.

"General, after hearing so many rumors, you are not annoyed, and you can't resist explaining to Madam?" Zi Yan finally couldn't help asking Zhao Yi a few words.

"Are you in a hurry?" Zhao Yi smiled, but looked in the direction of Xia Yunjing's residence, "He is worried, but now is not the time for us to be anxious."

After hearing this, Ziyan had a thousand doubts in her heart, but she never said it out, but remembered one thing, "The bead was taken from Mrs. Bo, even if you destroyed its spirituality, it is a rare treasure after all." , why did you borrow Madam's hand and send it back to Mrs. Bo, obviously..." Obviously we took too much action this time, which aroused the sage's idea.

"Hmph, there's not even a single scar on Mrs. Bo's body, so what if he's suspicious," Zhao Yi sneered, "There's one more thing. You're wrong. When I said that the bead was destroyed, I didn't mean it was destroyed. Its spirituality may have hurt its body, but... its life is basically in my hands. I want it to live, and if I want it to die, it can die immediately, and there are many spirits in it. I can use it at any time, so why should I insist on keeping it with me, it is the most dangerous method."

Hearing what Zhao Yi said, and seeing Zhao Yi showing a strange and charming strength, Ziyan couldn't help but feel his blood boil, and his eyes became even more admiring, "Sure enough, you are thoughtful, and the life of the treasure is in your hands. Don't worry if it doesn't work for you."