[Red House] Harem Road in Spring

"Do you still remember? In the year when the late emperor abdicated, he chose more than a dozen concubines for me, but only five of you entered the palace in the end. Have you ever wondered why the others did not enter the palace?"

Yingchun looked at the emperor suspiciously. She knew that the Supreme Emperor had selected more than ten people, but there was no news about them except the five of them. She thought it was the result of the confrontation between various forces, didn't it?

"Those beautiful women who have no news are not willing to enter the palace. I don't want to force them to enter the palace, so I made a simple operation and let them go home and marry themselves. And the beautiful women who entered the palace Women, no matter whether they yearn for power or obey the arrangement of their family, they all enter the palace voluntarily. Since they enter the palace voluntarily, whether they live or die in the game of the harem is their own business. What has it to do with me? ?”

Therefore, whether it's the personal relationship between the queen and Ning Baolin, or the past love history of the concubine Xian, as long as it doesn't make trouble with him, he won't care.

But if they were incapable of themselves and were plotted against him, he could only punish them according to the rules.

"Concubines in the harem, as long as they participate in the fight, who is innocent? Today's concubine Xian is pitiful, but what about the other concubines who were targeted by the concubine Xian? The injustice of those concubine Xian schemed against is simply life or death, honor or humiliation, depending on their own abilities!"

Of course, he has another purpose for letting the harem go so far, but it's not suitable for Yingchun to know it now.

Laissez-faire, each according to his own ability?No wonder she felt that the emperor had been doing nothing in all matters in the harem!

"The emperor said that all the concubines who entered the palace voluntarily participated in this power struggle?" Yingchun asked.

"Except you!" He knew what Ye Yingchun wanted to ask.

"Why?" Yingchun wasn't angry, she was just purely curious.

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "I entered your boudoir by mistake, who else can you marry if you don't marry me?"

He answered after thinking about it, which shows that what the emperor said was not the truth.

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Three days later, the seriously injured Concubine Xian woke up from her lethargy.

It seems that because the disaster relief has been completed perfectly, someone in the court asked for a memorial to the Empress, and this time the memorial was different from the previous ones.

Although there were some people in the imperial court who asked for the queen title, the various forces were fighting, and there were several candidates who claimed to be worthy of the position of queen, and none of them were the heads of various forces. The concubine is the queen, but the person invited so may have inextricable connections with the Yan family, but the Yan family is silent about this.

But this time, there was only one voice asking to be the queen, and that was to make the noble concubine the queen, and the person who stood up was the noble concubine's father Lu Gelao.

It's too surprising, but maybe, the Lu family thinks today is a good opportunity, if you miss it, it may be difficult to meet again in the future.

The concubine Xian who was the most vocal fell down. The concubine Shu who had a son had no power in the court, and there was no concubine in the palace who could compete with the concubine for the post. who?

Probably the Lu family thinks this is the best opportunity!

But in fact, Concubine Xian had just stumbled, and the Lu family was a little anxious.

Those who can understand understand why the Lu family is in such a hurry. Although the Lu family is quite powerful in the court, but the new emperor succeeds, and the power of the Lu family in the court is declining. Give this opportunity a go, and if you want to fight in the future, there will be no chance!

Moreover, although the noble concubine is the person with the highest status in the palace today, and she has the aura that if she does not make the queen, she will do her part, but that is only now.

The imperial concubine is not without shortcomings, she has no children so far.

It is not a few years before the next draft. Because of the situation in the emperor's harem, many people are willing to send their daughters to the palace to fight for wealth. There are many families more powerful than the Lu family. If it is delayed until the next draft, Among them, some have the same family background as the imperial concubine, or even more prominent than the imperial concubine. If they give birth to a prince while they are young and pregnant, the imperial concubine may not be able to compete at all.

Also, Concubine Shu was excluded from the queen candidate because she had no power in the previous dynasty. However, she is also the biological mother of the eldest son of the emperor, and it is not impossible that the younger generation of the Jia family cannot support the wall. If Concubine Shu is given time Growing up, I am afraid that there will be a strong opponent for the queen's position.

Therefore, for the noble concubine in the current situation, this opportunity must not be missed!No wonder the Lu family seized this opportunity to launch an attack.

In order to avoid the emperor's dislike for the hasty performance, the old man Lu Ge of the Lu family even revealed that if the noble concubine had a future, he would tell him to return to his hometown.

He was implying the emperor that if the noble concubine took the position of empress, he would not only take the initiative to step back from the position of elder, but would also hand over the power in his hands to the emperor. This deal depends on whether the emperor thinks it is a good deal or not!

Lu Ge was the elder of the previous emperor, and his power in the previous court was deeply rooted. Although the emperor vigorously rectified the previous court after he ascended the throne, Lu Ge, an old fox, was very cautious. Although his power was not as good as before, he should not be underestimated.

Yingchun's control over the harem is getting stronger and stronger, and the news from the previous court can reach Yingchun's ears faster, so the news about Li Hou from the previous court soon spread to Yingchun's ears, and Yingchun just listened to it. , the emperor is gentle on the outside, but he is also a carnivore on the inside, so how could he easily compromise?

The calls for the establishment of the former court and the latter are getting louder and louder than the noise made by the concubine Xian before.

I don't know what the emperor thought, but at this critical moment, he summoned the noble concubine to the imperial study.

The imperial study room, it can be said that no one in the harem is allowed to go to the imperial study room, and the noble concubine can be said to be No.1.

In the royal study

The noble concubine looked up anxiously at the emperor behind the case, with a cautious expression.

The emperor suddenly said, "Mr. Yan Ge wrote a letter, saying that there is no delay in the matter after Li Li. You are the only person in the palace who is worthy of the position of empress."

The noble concubine turned pale in shock, and immediately knelt down and said, "The concubine has little moral character, how dare she think about the position of queen. The younger sisters of the concubine Shu and the younger concubine Xian in the palace are all more talented than the concubine."

"If I make you queen, what will you do?" The emperor suddenly asked.

The noble concubine was even more terrified, she was not favored in the palace, the calmer the emperor's face, the more worried she was.

"The concubine is terrified and dare not accept it." After careful consideration, the imperial concubine refused.

"Forget it, go down!" said the emperor.

"Yes, the concubine is resigning!"

After leaving the imperial study room, Ziyuan said worriedly, "Your Majesty, what should I do now?"

The noble concubine said disappointedly, "The emperor has no intentions. The more father and the others write letters, the more they put the palace on the fire. For the current plan, they can only send messages to the family."

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The Yingchun people sat in Changle Palace, and the news spread to Yingchun's ears continuously. First, the emperor summoned the noble concubine, and then spread in the palace, saying that the noble concubine refused to be the queen. On the second day, the noble concubine not only formally wrote The emperor pleaded guilty, and sent a family letter to the Lu family, urging Elder Lu Ge to choose another worthy candidate.

On this day, Yingchun was going to Yongning Palace to visit the concubine Xian, and happened to meet the noble concubine, so the two went to Yongning Palace together.

After Concubine Xian lost power, Yongning Palace was also deserted, and the door was empty, and the palace people judged the situation in this way.

Although Concubine Xian was awake, she was lying on the bed with a weak face, and it would be a while before she wanted to get out of bed and walk.

Seeing Yingchun and the noble concubine coming in, she could only smile weakly and apologize.

"Stop seeing outsiders, lie down and rest, no matter what the rules are, we will wait until you are well." The imperial concubine said.

Concubine Xian nodded with a smile.

"Is your concubine better?" Yingchun asked Lan Juan who was waiting on her side.

In the past, it was Lan Zhi who served Concubine Xian mostly, but today it was Lan Juan who served Concubine Xian, and Lan Zhi was nowhere to be seen.

"If you ask her what she does, just ask me. Although she is weak, she still has the strength to speak." Concubine Xian interjected.

Yingchun looked at Lan Juan, saw that Lan Juan nodded to indicate that it was true, so she said to Concubine Xian, "Are you feeling better?"

"Being able to wake up means that I can't die, besides, I'm still reluctant to leave the little princess behind!

In the past two days, I feel a lot more relaxed, and I can also eat some porridge, and I think I will be able to walk on the ground soon. "

Because it was the head that was injured, Concubine Xian had a headache, dizziness and nausea when she just woke up, and she couldn't drink any water, so she could only hang herself by drinking the ginseng soup that she vomited and drank.

"I would also like to thank you and the imperial concubine for the medicinal materials, otherwise my Yongning Palace might run out of medicine." Concubine Xian said mockingly.

There is such a big difference between being favored and not being favored, having power and losing power.

"With me and Concubine Shu here, who can break your medicinal soup, you just need to rest in peace." The concubine comforted, "By the way, why don't you see the little princess?"

"My place smells like concoction, and I was afraid that I would get sick, so I sent someone to take the little princess to play in the side hall." Concubine Xian said.

"Although I'm sick, I also heard about the concubine's refusal to accept the position of empress. What do you think, sister of the concubine? You and I have been together since entering the palace... I have fallen to this point, don't you?" It's just for..., Sister Guifei, why did you refuse?" Concubine Xian asked with a flash of puzzlement in her eyes.

The concubine's face was depressed, "Stop talking, it was you and me who were together at the beginning, but now you are in trouble, and I didn't do much, how can I still take advantage at this time?

If I take that position at this time, I'm afraid I'll be so ashamed that I won't be able to sleep.Although I have intentions, I also want to compete with you, Concubine Xian, in an upright manner. When the time comes, whoever wins depends on their own abilities. After the matter is over, we are still good sisters. "

"Sister Guifei Gao Yi, but I'm afraid there will be no more chances." Although she said that there would be no more chances, Concubine Xian didn't see any gloomy expression on her face, she probably looked away.

"Sister Xianfei, why should you be pessimistic? As the saying goes, feng shui takes turns, this year at my house, next year at his house, who knows!" said the noble concubine.

Concubine Xian smiled, "I have borrowed a good word from the concubine's sister!"

"You're welcome, I'll wait for you to get better. It's best for the three of us to have a good game." The imperial concubine said optimistically.

Concubine Xian and Yingchun looked at each other and smiled, as for the meaning of the smile, probably only she knew.

"By the way, sister Concubine Gui and Concubine Shu came to visit my sister today, and it happens that my sister has something to ask for!" Concubine Xian said suddenly.

"Please tell me." Yingchun, the imperial concubine.

"The emperor punished Lanzhi, the maid next to me, with twenty sticks, and expelled me from the palace. I have been in a daze for the past few days and have not found a chance to deal with this matter. It happened that the noble concubine and the concubine Shu came over, so I invited the concubine and the concubine Concubine and sister each sent one person to execute the sentence, which is also a testimony." Xianfei said.

On that day, Concubine Xian committed suicide, her life was at stake, so she couldn't care about Lanzhi's affairs. Later, because Lanzhi was a palace servant beside Concubine Xian, the two of them happened to accept the palace power in Concubine Xian's hands. Seriously ill, as long as Concubine Xian doesn't say anything, how can the two of them deal with Lanzhi?

Moreover, although the emperor didn't say anything more, Lan Zhi obviously took the blame for the concubine Xian when the matter of the concubine Xian broke out.

"This... Sister Xianfei, do you still have enough people around you? Why don't you talk about it later when you are in good health." The imperial concubine said.

"I know my own body, I'm afraid it will never get better, and I have to deal with it sooner or later, so why delay!" Concubine Xian said.

"Sister Concubine Xian, don't be discouraged, you still need to be healthy and prepare a dowry for the little princess! As for Lanzhi, just follow what Sister Xianfei said!" Yingchun said.

If the patient has concerns in his heart, he may not be able to rest assured when he recovers from his illness. Besides, keeping Lanzhi in the palace is also a trick for the concubine Xian!

The [-]-year-old stick is just a bit of flesh and blood pain. The concubine Xian also arranged Lanzhi's whereabouts outside the palace early. Lanzhi's departure will be good to Concubine Xian and Lanzhi herself!

Xiuju next to Yingchun and Qingyuan next to the imperial concubine were ordered to carry out the execution. By coincidence, both Yingchun and the imperial concubine signaled them to be punished lightly.

A while later, seeing Concubine Xian's tired face, Yingchun proposed to leave, and the two left Yongning Palace.

When Yingchun and Concubine Gui left, Concubine Xian's expression immediately changed, with indifference in her coolness.

"Your Majesty, is this really the only way to go?" Lan Juan asked unwillingly.

"What else? What else?" Concubine Xian asked back.

"Although it's hard to say how a noble concubine is a servant girl, but as she said, Feng Shui takes turns..." Lan Juan said anxiously.

"Needless to say." Concubine Xian stopped, "If it's just an ordinary fall out of favor, there is a chance of regaining favor, but I'm different, I've been sentenced to death in the emperor's mind, and it's a fluke to survive, how dare I do what he wants .”

Seeing that Lan Juan was still unwilling, Concubine Xian sighed and said, "I'm tired!"

After a long time, Lanzhi will understand that there are some things that the emperor has no room for turning around. If there is no accident, she will just be sick and bear the name of a concubine and live in this deep palace forever without favor!I hope that her body can survive until the day when her precious daughter gets married and leaves the palace.