Uneasy

What's worse, his father is from the Ministry of War. Although his rank is not high, he gave the emperor the right to speak in the army. Not long ago, he gave birth to the third princess.

Now there is only the most unlikely one left - the emperor wants to embarrass the empress.In any case, she is the queen's man, and she is a woman.No matter what the emperor's original intention of leaving her was, in the end it would turn out that the queen was poached by his own maid and gave herself a cuckold.

Little harm, very insulting!

While An Lu was thinking wildly, the atmosphere between the emperor and the empress was deadlocked.

When they saw An Lu wandering from the corner of their eyes, they all felt arrogant.The two quarreled for a long time, and the parties in the relationship were not conscious at all.

"An Lu, I'm asking you something!" Guo Shaojun's tone was filled with anger.

"Your Majesty, forgive me!" An Lu knelt down again with a thud.In his heart, he secretly groaned, it was like a fire at the city gate, which brought disaster to the fish in the pond.

In order to achieve his goal, Guo Shaojun tried his best to hold back his anger, and said with a pleasant face:

"I asked you if you want to follow me or want my reward."

He confidently feels that there is no woman who does not want to be his woman and enjoy the glory and wealth, except for the daughter of a few rebellious officials.

Seeing that amiable expression, An Lu felt his heart pounding. He was able to endure the embarrassment of the emperor just now. He was obviously ready to hold back, and sure enough——

"I want to ask you something." An Lu said weakly.

"Ask." Guo Shaojun was on the verge of getting angry.

"Slaves dare not say it." An Lu used a common routine in TV dramas, and she intuitively felt that if she asked this sentence, the emperor would definitely lose a few hairs in anger.

Bu Qinyan, who was watching the play, also vaguely felt this way, secretly mourning for the emperor.

"I forgive you for your innocence."

"How much is the reward mentioned by the Holy One?" An Lu said innocently.

The empress seemed to be able to see that An Lu's eyes had turned into two ingots of gold ingots.

The faces of the two were red and green, one was suppressed; the other was angry.

"You have to think about it. If you follow me, you will have a steady stream of prosperity and wealth in the future. Don't be fooled by the small profits in front of you."

"Why did the Holy Majesty answer the wrong question?" An Lu muttered in a low voice.

As we all know, An Lu's whispers will be heard by the parties "coincidentally", and this time is no exception.

"An Lu!" After being humiliated several times, the emperor could no longer hold back his anger.

An Lu kept saying silently in his heart, he was only 19 years old, he was only 19 years old.

After completing the psychological construction, An Lu silently accumulated tears in his eyes, it seemed that he was frightened and cried by the emperor.

The servants in Fengqi Palace all stared at all this with dumbstruck eyes, and then saw An Lu's cute face turned into pear blossoms with rain, and they all looked at the emperor with veiled condemning eyes.

"Cough, cough, cough." Bu Qinyan was the first one to break the merits. How could she not know what kind of temperament An Lu was.

Sometimes she dared to be presumptuous in front of herself, and she was already able to act like a baby in front of Xia Shuang. She probably wouldn't be afraid of an emperor, and... also believed that she had her backing.

"The queen is not feeling well." Guo Shaojun was bewildered by An Lu's performance. Although he knew the reason for the queen's cough, he forcibly used the rope as a ladder.

"My Majesty is concerned, this is an old problem. In fact, I keep An Lu by my side because her medicinal food can help my illness a little bit. But since the Majesty intends, I will naturally not force her to stay."

Since she used her words as a ladder, Bu Qinyan, the owner of the ladder, would also take the opportunity to blackmail her.

An Lu has seen Bu Qinyan's ability to tell the truth, and that serious nonsense really has her demeanor.Suddenly, I felt that the emperor was getting more and more disliked, such a good queen, even this uncle didn't like it.

"Uh, I didn't know about it. If a gentleman doesn't take what others like, it's as if I didn't mention it." Guo Shaojun said unwillingly.

"Come here, give Anlu 50 taels of reward silver; and send some high-quality medicinal materials to the queen."

When An Lu heard the number, the tears in his eyes immediately disappeared and turned into golden light.What should I do if I suddenly feel that the emperor is pleasing to the eye again!Although she lost two taels in the hands of the eunuch this time, it's blood money now!

Thus, the pleasant dinner ended in the emperor's displeasure alone, and An Lu, who had received the reward, immediately broke into a smile, and the speed of changing his face was simply amazing.

"An Lu." Afterwards, Bu Qinyan left An Lu behind.

"What's the matter, ma'am." An Lu was laughing so hard because of the 50 taels of silver at this time, that he was not so timid when facing the queen alone.

"You have to know, you don't just have 50 taels in your hand after following the Holy Master."

When An Lu heard this, he immediately became alert.

"Return to your mother, the loyalty of slaves to your mother can be learned from the sun and the moon!" An Lu resolutely expressed his loyalty.

"I know, but the Holy Majesty is generous, if you follow the Holy Majesty for money, you won't suffer a loss."

"Your Majesty, the servant is not greedy for the 50 taels, the servant is just, I just don't want to embarrass the empress." An Lu said seriously.

"What do you mean?" Bu Qinyan really wanted to know how wild her thoughts were.

"If other people in the palace know that the empress personally chooses from the delicacy room, and the emperor takes a fancy to him, how will the empress deal with herself after that?"

Bu Qinyan didn't know whether she was really stupid or not, and she didn't struggle anymore.

The conversation changed: "Since you don't care about the 50 taels, then hand it in all."

When the voice fell, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and the 50 taels that hadn't warmed up were about to say goodbye to her.

"The sun and the moon can learn from each other?"

An Lu had no choice but to hand in all the 50 taels reluctantly, and he didn't get any money.He kept scolding the queen for being stingy in his heart, and even though he earned hundreds of taels every day, he was still coveting her 50 taels.

The so-called not getting it is more painful than losing it after getting it.An Lu, who originally only felt that he had discounted two taels, was even more depressed now, a total of 52 taels!It's all because the emperor summoned this bullshit, and he lost 52 taels for nothing.

"The meal money you paid for going out of the palace last time was offset." Bu Qinyan saw that her resentment was about to turn into substance, and her face was puffed up, so she found a high-sounding reason, trying to make An Lu accept the reality.

"But ma'am, slaves can't eat 50 taels!" It's a pity that such a reason made An Lu even more angry.The way of heaven is reincarnation, she just made the emperor very angry, now it's her turn.

"Interest."

What else could An Lu say, he could only go back to practice calligraphy in despair.

"Xia Shuang, return the 50 taels to Your Majesty."

"Yes."

Sleeping Dragon Palace…

"Since it's not for money, what is it for? Or are you and I both blind?" Guo Shaojun muttered to himself.

"Your Majesty." Just as Guo Shaojun was contemplating, the eunuch Dong Fu, his confidant, called out to him.

"What's the matter?" Guo Shaojun's voice was displeased, but he didn't directly scold him.Dongfu is still sensible, if there is no urgent matter, he will not come to him.

Dongfu naturally heard the displeasure of the master, but the following news was enough to offset the displeasure of the master.

22. New Year's Eve gift

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the imperial physician just diagnosed that Zhao Jieyu is happy." Dong Fu's face was still cheerful.

Sure enough, the displeasure on Guo Shaojun's face disappeared after hearing this.No matter what, being the heir of the emperor is very important. Now that he has another child, Guo Shaojun is really happy from the bottom of his heart.What's more, he is almost in his forties, and he has few heirs, so how can he not be happy when he hears that he has an heir?

"Who diagnosed it?" Guo Shaojun asked enthusiastically.

"It's Wang Shao, Mr. Wang. He is the apprentice of the head of the hospital, and now he also has a place in the Imperial Hospital."

"Okay! Let me issue an edict to promote Zhao Jieyu to Fangyi, reward some anti-abortion medicine and some silk and satin; reward some palace servants to go down and serve Zhao Fangyi well. As for Wang Shao, also reward some gold, silver and jewels."

Dongfu was a little surprised when he heard that, he was promoted from Jieyu to Fangyi in one go, but he was promoted two ranks in a row.But thinking about Zhao Fangyi's standing in line, it doesn't seem so difficult to understand.She belongs to the noble concubine, so how could the sage let go of this opportunity to blatantly improve the strength of Concubine Zhang, so as to increase the bargaining chip against the queen.

"The servant complies with the order." Dongfu said immediately.

With such a big reward from the emperor, the news of Zhao Fangyi's pregnancy soon spread through the harem like wings.

"I don't know if His Majesty sincerely let the little prince die." Bu Qinyan sneered.

No one dared to answer her words, so Bu Qinyan just complained.An Lu, who was closest to her, was as quiet as a chicken, wishing to turn back time to a few days ago.

On a whim, she applied the modern bookkeeping method to the messy ledger to reduce her pressure.Xia Shuang saw it if he could not die, and when Xia Shuang saw it, he was not far from the queen seeing it.Then An Lu was dragged by the queen to "interrogate" her.

An Lu is already familiar with this matter, so in her mouth, the original owner's mother is simply omnipotent, just like a good cook who was delayed by her troublesome work; a mathematician who was delayed by farm work.Really shows that a cook who doesn't want to be a mother is not a good mathematician!

Bu Qinyan has become numb to An Lu's mother's omnipotence. The so-called death has no proof, not to mention that she doesn't want to get to the bottom of it, so she just listens to how An Lu makes up stories.As long as people are around and used by her, it doesn't matter where those skills are learned from.

"Your accounting method is concise and clear. It just so happens that I feel dizzy when dealing with the accounts in the palace recently. I might as well ask you to help me."

"Reporting to your mother, I still have some account books to complete." An Lu quickly shied away.

"It's okay, just put them together."

"Slave obeys the order." An Lu bitterly brought over the remaining ten account books, looked at the remaining dozen account books on the queen's desk, and returned to the time before liberation.

Therefore, An Lu could only stand behind the queen to help—strictly check every account book reorganized by the queen, and then calculate the final number.However, this was not much different from the cooperation between her and Xia Shuang; in addition, the reorganized account books made An Lu feel very friendly, and it was easy to calculate.In the end, she just watched Bu Qinyan sort it out, and then immediately reported the final number, so she didn't need to check it from the beginning.

That's why she stood closer to the queen, and her complaints naturally fell into her ears.

Bu Qinyan found that after tidying up, there was no sound of counting behind her; recently she was used to not using her brain, and there was no sound all of a sudden, making Bu Qinyan look back in doubt, and saw An Lu looking at her with a constipated expression.Bu Qinyan carefully recalled what she said just now, she understood, and said:

"I'm not on Curse Saint either."

"..."

"Even if Zhao Jieyu is promoted to Fangyi, she is only a fifth-rank concubine. With her ability, she can't keep the emperor. This is the second thing. If someone wants to kill someone and take the son, she can't even keep herself."

"..." I don't want to know! ! !Don't tell me! ! !An Lu said crazily in his heart.

Bu Qinyan still cared about herself and said, "It's almost time to arrive at Laba, I hope the Buddha will bless the child safe."

"My lady is kind." An Lu said dryly.

"This year's Laba, you will come to prepare gifts for the ladies in the palaces. If you don't understand, just ask Xia Shuang." Bu Qinyan said suddenly.

"Your Majesty, this maidservant has just arrived, and she is still learning from Manager Xia." An Lu didn't want to steal Xia Shuang's limelight, no matter how others have been masters and servants for more than ten years.It's hard to say that Xia Shuang won't complain in front of the queen, as a newcomer herself will have nowhere to cry.

"Xia Shuang is not someone who doesn't give chances to newcomers. She has also been bored in this palace for three years, and I can't bear to let her turn into an old lady. Someone must take over from her."

Now An Lu really couldn't stand anymore, and just knelt down.She is a woman who will leave in six months, no matter whether she will be wrong or not, she will refuse first.

"Your Majesty, even if this servant is just a newcomer, to be favored by Your Majesty is already a blessing of three lives. I dare not ask for more."

"It's not the seniority that the chief managers are comparing, but the prestige. You made a mistake in one sentence. If you don't dare to ask extravagantly in this palace, you can only be eliminated." Bu Qinyan's face darkened.

"Slaves don't dare." An Lu still repeated.

"If you intentionally cause trouble in the Laba gift giving this time, I don't need useless people around me. As for you leaving Fengqi Palace, I don't know if anyone else came to trouble you!" Although Bu Qinyan He lowered his voice, but even a fool could hear the threat in his tone.

An Lu couldn't help but glanced at the queen above. After close contact with the queen's young face, An Lu suddenly realized that the queen was only on Double Eleven, but she had developed an aura because of being honed in this palace.Although not ruthless, but never soft-hearted.

"The servant knows." An Lu lowered his head again.

"Your bookkeeping method has been introduced to various shops by Bengong, so you can count it as meritorious service. If merits and demerits are balanced, don't let Bengong hear these words again, you know?" Bu Qinyan softened her face.

"The servant knows."

"Go down and take care of the Laba affairs."

When An Lu heard this, he felt amnesty, and left the Queen's side to ask Xia Shuang for advice.

Seeing her panicked back, Bu Qinyan felt amused, it seemed that An Lu's mental quality was not good enough.However, there is no reason why you don't want what I give you.

Although Xia Shuang was far away and did not hear the conversation between the two, but observing An Lu also knew that she was frightened by her own lady.

At this time, An Lu herself didn't know, her face was pale, and although she walked fast from the stage to Xia Shuang, it was a bit vain.From Bu Qinyan's perspective, she could even vaguely see that her back was soaked in sweat.

"what happened?"

"Your Majesty asked me to ask Sister Xia Shuang about giving gifts in Laba." An Luqiang laughed.

"Don't worry about giving Laba gifts for now. I don't think you're in the right state now. I'll take you home after asking for instructions from your empress." Xia Shuang frowned.

An Lu didn't say a word.

Seeing that she didn't object, Xia Shuang quickly stepped forward, and whispered in Bu Qinyan's ear:

"Miss, do you want me to sing red faces?"

"Yes." Buqinyan nodded.

After receiving clear instructions, Xia Shuang felt relieved to bring An Lu to her room.

"What do you mean by asking Laba for giving gifts for no reason?" Xia Shuang chose to answer An Lu's topic.

So An Lu conveyed the queen's meaning to Xia Shuang, and finally said:

"Sister Xia Shuang, I don't intend to replace you. I know your position in the Queen's heart, and I'm not so overconfident."

Xia Shuang couldn't understand what her young lady meant for a while, but she didn't believe a word of what the young lady said about asking her to marry.It is estimated that the young lady has her own plans, An Lu may have been frightened, and with her temperament, she should be thinking about leaving in a few months.However, according to her master's wishes, she couldn't leave.

"An Lu, you don't need to explain to me. Your mother is right, and I don't worry about your jokes. I have already counted double ten, and I am the mother of several children outside. I am just worried that there is no one around my mother. I am a person of habit, so I chose to stay when my empress asked me to leave the palace a few times, and now it is rare that my empress has a slave she likes, so I feel at ease."

"The most important thing is, I think you are also smart and loyal to your empress, so you can take my place very well."

"But, Miss Xia Shuang, I have only been here in Fengqi Palace for a short time, so I really can't afford to take care of my mother."

"Back then you were bullied like this in the delicacy room. If you hadn't endangered your life several times, you wouldn't have resisted. When the empress rescued you back then, it was just because she thought you had a good eye, so don't disappoint the empress' high hopes."

"Furthermore, Concubine Zhang's elder brother is the commander of the Dragon City Guard. To put it bluntly, your life rests entirely on the empress."

An Lu bit her lip, feeling chills at the thought of her inexplicable time travel.The days in Fengqi Palace were too comfortable, but he forgot the innocent disaster caused by the original owner.The original owner had just entered the palace, logically speaking, he shouldn't be missed.And afterwards, I didn't hear that any court lady was rewarded, which means that the murder was purely to kill the original owner, not because of other reasons.

In other words, her current comfort is because people in the dark dare not do anything in Fengqi Palace.If he leaves this palace gate, will he be decapitated immediately?Now that I think about it, since I came to Fengqi Palace, the queen has treated me very well, so it seems good to continue to stay by her side.

"Thank you, sister Xia Shuang, for your reminder. I will learn how to give Laba gifts."

She might not be able to leave the palace easily, unless the people in the dark were found out.

Seeing that she had figured it out, Xia Shuang also breathed a sigh of relief.A twisted melon is not sweet, it is better for her to be willing than to let the young lady be the villain and force her to obey.

"Well, don't forget to have a good talk with the empress." Xia Shuang made another point.

"Ah."

23. Laba Rituals ([-])

"Although the Holy Majesty is not a licentious master today, there are quite a few concubines in the palace. Although our empress needs to give gifts, she only needs to give gifts to the fourth concubine. However, Zhao Fangyi has recently become pregnant, so this gift is also indispensable. The rest Every palace will have other palace maids to do it for them.”

"It's okay to say anything else, but the imperial concubine..." An Lu hesitated to speak, she was giving the imperial concubine a psychological shadow.

"You don't have to be so cautious. Now the imperial concubine doesn't dare to tear herself apart with our empress, she will mock you at most. You just have to swallow your anger."

"Remember, what's the point of giving gifts?"

"The noble concubine is currently second only to the queen, and she has the prince beside her; therefore, if the gift is chosen the best, and don't forget the prince's share, you can't choose the right red thing when giving the gift, that is Exclusively for the Empress. Although Concubine De is the last of the four concubines, but her father is the current prime minister, and General Bu is on the same court, and she has a second prince, so her courtesy is the second most important. The positions of Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu , mother clan, and offspring are all similar, and they are all tied for third place; the last is Zhao Fangyi. It can't be too shabby either."

"Been taught a lesson."

"It's only a few days away from Laba. You should be in charge of this matter recently. Just leave the accounting to me and your empress."

"Thank you, Miss Xia Shuang!" This may be the best news An Lu has heard recently.

Seeing that she had regained her original vitality, Xia Shuang also smiled in a good mood.

"By the way, this is the token of the queen's treasury, whichever one is taken must be registered; also, the outermost items are all items recently rewarded by the emperor, and cannot be transferred for the time being." Xia Shuang warned again.

An Lu took the token from Xia Shuang and summoned a little eunuch to lead the way to the queen's private treasury.

After the guarding guards verified the authenticity, An Lu was let go.The jewels in front of him made An Lu feel positively what a "luxury" is!Silk and satin, jewellery, the list goes on.However, no matter how you look at it, these are not hers. Under the contemptuous gazes of the two court ladies following behind, An Lu quickly withdrew her gaze.Start choosing gifts carefully.Laba is also the Buddha's Enlightenment Festival, and the gifts selected by An Lu are all directed to the Buddha.

In the end, what was given to the noble concubine was a jade Buddha carved from a whole piece of fine jade and a Buddhist scripture that was said to be consecrated by a certain master; Concubine Shu also sent items related to Buddha.At the end of Zhao Fangyi, thinking of the fetus in her womb, An Lu chose a Ping An Fu and some medicinal food.After registering all the items taken out, he ordered the eunuch and maid who was also in charge of this matter to clean up these dusty items according to the rules, and went back to look for Xia Shuang with the record sheet.

"Choose it so soon?" Xia Shuang said.

"Well, here is the list of items, Miss Xia Shuang has a look."

Xia Shuang understood that An Lu was worried that he would cause trouble when he was doing something for the first time, so he took the registration book and read it by himself.

When she saw the last item given to Zhao Fangyi, a dark light flashed in Xia Shuang's eyes, but she still held back and said nothing.

"You are all related to the Buddha. If you don't know, you may think that our mother persuaded them to turn to the ancient Buddha and not care about world affairs." Xia Shuang joked.

"It's so good, the harem is intriguing, there are not many concubines who have fallen from the horse, but quite a few court ladies have died." An Lu's tone was filled with resentment.

"Don't talk nonsense, if you hear these words, you will have to move your head." Xia Shuang immediately covered An Lu's mouth, pretending not to know her hidden meaning.

"I also said it in front of Sister Xia Shuang, but isn't the empress a gift for His Majesty?" An Lu changed the subject.

"This is the fun between husband and wife, so we don't need to interfere."

"Uh, sister Xia Shuang, you are talking nonsense with your eyes open."

"To tell you the truth, when you first entered the palace, both the empress and the holy majesty were willing to give gifts, but they stopped giving them soon."

"Why?" An Lu subconsciously asked.

"If you give it away, it will also accumulate dust. What's the use?" Xia Shuang rarely joked.

"..." It seems that everyone knows about the conflict between the emperor and the empress, but I thought it was a secret this morning.

"Okay, you'd better go back to supervise the work, things in this palace can't be sloppy."

"Yeah." An Lu obediently left.

After seeing An Lu leave, Xia Shuang also completed her task and returned to Fengqi Palace.

Although An Lu picked out the gifts very quickly, but with the time the two had talked before, it was actually almost time for dinner.Thinking of the dinner, Xia Shuang couldn't help laughing - An Lu, the steward of the boarding house, hadn't stayed in the boarding house for some time.

I remember the last time when Dongzhu came to find her, An Lu personally cooked for Dongzhu.

"What's so happy?" Bu Qinyan asked when she saw Xia Shuang's smile when she came in.

"Miss is wrong." At this time, there were no outsiders in Fengqi Palace.

"It's not a big deal if you think about it, but I want to ask you, what happened to An Lu?"

"It seems that the lady cares about An Lu very much. In the past, the lady would not bother me after handing it over to me." Xia Shuang teased.

"Cough." Bu Qinyan looked a little uncomfortable, but she hadn't forgotten how embarrassed An Lu was when he left.

"Yo, did the servant really hit the mark?!" Xia Shuang pretended to be surprised.

"Little girl, you're not asking for it!" Bu Qinyan was a little bit annoyed.

"Alright, alright, the empress has spared the servant girl."

So Xia Shuang recounted the incident to Bu Qinyan.

The focus of the two can be said to be very consistent——

"She took medicine and peace blessings as congratulatory gifts?"

"Well, according to the empress's intention, do you want to stop it?"

"Why stop it? Isn't this a good opportunity to lure a snake out of its hole?" Buqinyan said with a smile, what would those people think if they saw that they supported An Lu!

"But, miss, Zhao Fangyi's stomach..." Xia Shuang couldn't bear it.

"The Holy Majesty's heirs are rare, and he has been very protective of the last few births. If this happens, something will happen." Bu Qinyan sneered and said:

"Then it can only be said that it is the most poisonous woman."

...

Time soon came to the day of Laba. According to Xia Shuang's instructions, An Lu got up early in the morning and began to prepare for the final steps.The prepared gifts were placed on trays one by one, and the Jade Buddha for the noble concubine was held by her herself.This first stop is the Huarong Palace of the imperial concubine.According to An Lu's idea, he wanted to come to Huarong Palace in the end, but Xia Shuang directly vetoed it, saying that he was slapping the noble concubine in the face and causing hatred properly.

When they came to Huarong Palace, the eunuch guarding the gate saw a group of troops coming from the direction of Fengqi Palace from a distance, and they cheered up.Concubine Zhang Gui had already ordered that the person who came this time was not Manager Xia who had been with the empress all the time, but a new girl, so let them give them a serious blow.

"Both father-in-laws, please inform me that An Lu, the steward of Fengqi Palace, is here to give gifts." An Lu said with a good temper.

It's a pity that she was kicked out without even entering the door.

"It's Manager An, it's not that the servants won't let you in, it's just that it's too early and our mother hasn't woken up yet. Manager An can send gifts to the other family first, or wait here for a while."

Of course, it was impossible for An Lu to leave, so he could only stand holding the heavy Jade Buddha, not daring to relax at all.If the Jade Buddha was broken, she wouldn't be able to pay even ten of them.Time passed by little by little, but fortunately the sun in the winter morning was not harsh, but An Lu's hands were a little sore.

"The imperial concubine is here to invite you."

It wasn't until An Lu almost suspected that his hand was about to break that the eunuch's shrill voice came from inside the door.At this time, An Lu felt that this was the sound of nature!

Taking some stiff steps, An Lu walked into the hall.In Huarong Palace, Concubine Zhang Guifei sat on it in a leisurely manner.There was a mocking expression on her face, and Xiao Cui, the maid next to her, looked at An Lu with resentment.An Lu swallowed, feeling a chill down his spine.

"The servant is ordered by the empress to give gifts." An Lu said.

The high-ranking imperial concubine remained motionless as if there was no signal or news.Xiaocui thoughtfully poured a cup of tea for the imperial concubine.After the imperial concubine finished drinking the tea leisurely, it was as if she had just come to the signal area from the mountains and received the news from An Lu.

Zunkou opened his mouth and said:

"Elder Sister Empress's favorite sister has received it, and the sisters in this palace and the other four palaces will return the gift in person later." The imperial concubine said slowly, without mentioning the whereabouts of the Jade Buddha in An Lu's hand, An Lu could only bitterly haha hold.

Cursing this rubbish rule in my heart - shouldn't the concubine go to the queen's palace to give gifts, and then the queen returns the gift directly?Why is it that the empress gives the gift first, and then the concubines of the other palaces return the gift uniformly, in the name of embodying the demeanor of the mother of the dynasty!

"Xiao Cui, go and accept the gift from An Lu." When An Lu had given up hope, Concubine Zhang opened her mouth mercifully.

"Yes." Xiao Cui replied, but the voice was first, and the person did not move.

In An Lu's eyes, Xiaocui's speed is the same as watching a video with a 2G signal. She moves every step of the way. She walks out of the Great Wall in just a few steps. Meet the speed of 5G.

After Xiao Cui came, An Lu didn't dare to let go easily. If Xiao Cui "slips", he will suffer.

"Xiaocui has to hold on tight."

"nonsense!"

An Lu moved one of his hands down little by little. When his hands were completely free and the Jade Buddha was intact, An Lu was relieved.The maid behind her also handed another gift to the maid who came to take over. Seeing that the work was done, An Lu prepared to leave regardless of her sore hands.

"Hold on."

You just don’t act like a monster for 1 minute, you’re uncomfortable, right?

"Is there anything else you can tell me?" An Lu smiled.

"This Jade Buddha is very precious. Naturally, the palace wants to check whether it has been damaged by some servant who doesn't have long eyes."

"This Jade Buddha servant has been kept in person all the way from Fengxi Palace to the Empress's Hall, the Empress is too worried."

"Be careful in everything. The so-called house thief is hard to guard against. If you steal from it, where will I find the Jade Buddha after the incident?" The imperial concubine disregarded her status and directly tore her face. It can be said that she hated An Lu to the extreme.

The humiliation in this sentence can be heard by individuals.

An Lu took a deep breath, now that he is also a backer, he must not lose face of the empress:

"The imperial concubine is worrying too much, the queen's eyes are very good; no, I have chosen such a perfect Jade Buddha for you."

"Besides, opening the gift in front of the gift giver, the imperial concubine...that's right, the eunuch outside the door said that the imperial concubine just woke up, so it is understandable that she forgot some etiquette."

As soon as An Lu ran over her, Concubine Zhang immediately became furious, pointed at An Lu's face, and said:

"The following offender, come and give me a good lesson for this palace."

An Lu cursed in his heart: Sure enough, they are two masters and servants, and they even use the same excuse to teach her.

"An Lu is from Fengqi Palace, so I won't bother the imperial concubine or empress."

The author has something to say:

small theater:

Xia Shuang: Tangled

Bu Qinyan: If you have anything to say, hurry up and stop talking.

Xia Shuang: I told Miss not to hit me.

An Lu (cross field): Why did you use my trick.

Bu Qinyan: While going to (An Lu) Bengong is not the one who kills at will.

Xia Shuang: (gritting teeth) Miss scolded herself too.

Bu Qinyan: (stopped, thinking, pretending to be a gesture) I am still a young girl, so I can't get involved with women.

An Lu: (Muttering softly) In ancient times, she was an old lady.

Bu Qinyan: An—————

Xia Shuang: no as nodie

An Lu: QAQ, why do you want to talk about it?

24. Laba gift giving ([-])

Concubine Zhang Gui subconsciously wanted to continue to reprimand An Lu, but soon realized that this was not An Lu's voice at all.

At this moment, she turned her eyes to a court lady who was following An Lu.

The palace maid who had kept her head down raised her face, and it was Xia Shuang.

"Manager Xia?" An Lu asked in surprise.

Xia Shuang smiled at her, and whispered: "I know how to use the empress as a cover, and I have made progress."

When she faced Concubine Zhang, the expression on her face became serious again, and she said:

"Young concubine, I wonder if the Jade Buddha still needs to be inspected?"

Concubine Zhang Guifei glanced at An Lu unwillingly. This time the Dragon Boat Festival gifts will not kill An Lu. I don't know if it will be the Year of the Monkey again next time.This An Lu has never been out of Fengqi Palace since he entered Fengqi Palace, so he has no way of doing anything.

"Since there is Mrs. Xia who is next to the Queen's sister watching, I am naturally relieved." Concubine Zhang said through gritted teeth.

"Xiaocui, don't put this Jade Buddha away yet. Don't touch it." Concubine Zhang pointed out.

"Wait a minute, the imperial concubine's worry is not unreasonable, let's check it out. In case Miss Xiaocui accidentally damages the Jade Buddha, the slaves can't afford the noble concubine's nameless fire." Xia Shuang was holding on to this Don't let it go anywhere.

Concubine Zhang's complexion was already extremely ugly, but the person in front of her, or the person she represented was still not to be offended.

"The words of Guanshi Xia are serious. Since it has been handed over to the people of this palace, all damages are naturally the responsibility of Huarong Palace."

"Oh? It turns out that the imperial concubine also understands this truth."

"Okay, I think Manager Xia still has gifts to give, so I won't delay you." Concubine Zhang pretended she couldn't hear her.

"The slave will leave," Xia Shuang said.

"The slaves retire."

Walking out of Huarong Palace, An Lu took a deep breath of air.

"You say it's miraculous, but the air outside Huarong Palace is much fresher than the air inside." An Lu said.

Xia Shuang naturally understood what An Lu meant, and smiled without saying a word.

"By the way, sister Xia Shuang, since you're here, why do you want me to lead the team?" An Lu was aggrieved.

"The empress is worried that you will be made things difficult by the noble concubine and let me follow secretly, and you will have to rely on yourself for the rest." Xia Shuang explained.

"I thought it was Xia Shuang who was worried about me!" An Lu pretended to be dissatisfied.

"I was also worried about you, so I volunteered as soon as my mother spoke."

"Ok."

"I'm going back to my life too." Xia Shuang said.

After parting with Xia Shuang, An Lu continued to lead the mighty team to the Chaomu Palace of Concubine De.I was a little touched in my heart, is this a small compensation for the queen?

"Yo, it turns out that it's Guan Shi who came, and our mother has been waiting in the palace for a long time."

Contrary to the situation in Huarong Palace, the people in Chaomu Palace were enthusiastic. An Lu didn't encounter any difficulties, and he easily delivered the gift.The palaces of the remaining concubines Xian and Concubine Shu did not have any disturbances.

After the four concubines' gifts were delivered, An Lu had to go back to Zhao Fangyi's palace.Originally, the palaces of the fourth concubine and the empress happened to be in a clockwise circle, and An Lu was able to return to Fengqi Palace from Concubine Shu's palace smoothly.However, this year needs to return to Zhao Fangyi's palace.

"Your Majesty, you guessed right, the team turned back again." Sun Hua, Zhao Fangyi's personal maid, said.

After the team came out of Concubine De's palace, they passed by Zhao Fangyi's palace and went to Concubine Xian's palace.

"I also need to stand up to meet the empress's team." Zhao Fangyi pretended