sick princess

In the blink of an eye, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the palace began to be lively.The concubines in the harem all received the rewards from Emperor Zhaode, regardless of the amount, it was a lucky start, and naturally everyone was happy.

Concubine Zhou's Changchun Palace was quite lonely.

This year, Concubine Zhou's three-year foot ban expired, and the ban has just been lifted.For her, this is her first Mid-Autumn Festival after the ban was lifted.

During the confinement, she spent three deserted Mid-Autumn Festivals, with no rewards, no children's laughter, no grand palace banquets, only the ancient Buddha with blue lanterns.Three years seems to be fleeting, only Concubine Zhou knows that this period of time is enough to change a lot.

For example, without the restraint of Concubine Zhou, Empress Xu took advantage of these three years to gain a firm foothold in the harem; for example, the children who were closest to her now felt an indescribable sense of strangeness when they saw her; For another example, in the harem, a new generation replaces the old.

Today, in the harem, Emperor Zhaode's favorite is no longer Concubine Zhou, but the young and beautiful Concubine Rui who has just entered the palace.

Although Emperor Zhaode did not love Concubine Zhou as much as before, he still had some affection for Concubine Zhou. Unfortunately, after visiting the Changchun Palace of Concubine Zhou several times, Concubine Zhou pushed her away because of her physical discomfort. Gradually, After that, she also faded away.

Mo Zhu jumped up anxiously: "My good master, what are you doing? It's rare for the emperor to come to see you, why do you still push the emperor away? Nowadays, everyone in the palace is jealous of the queen. Bian'er, if you're going to burn the charcoal on Ruipin's end, who still remembers that you are the only existence in the harem next to the empress dowager and empress?"

Concubine Zhou looked at her hands, and it really became a little rough.In the past three years, she has neglected to take care of her, and some people in the Changchun Palace saw that Concubine Zhou fell out of favor, so they had a second heart and were unwilling to work honestly. Concubine Zhou more or less did more work by herself. Naturally, the hands can no longer be as smooth and delicate as before.

Fortunately, her face did not change much, otherwise, she would not have dared to appear in front of Emperor Zhaode.

"Do you remember or not, what does it matter? In the palace, the newcomers are always smiling, but the old ones are crying."

"Master, you must not have such thoughts. Now, several young masters are still suffering outside. If you don't even fight, what should the little masters do?" Mo Zhu said in a voice.

Concubine Zhou said to Mo Zhu: "I definitely want to be favored again, but it's not now. Now, it's not the right time. The emperor was reprimanded by Zheng Yushi because he favored the palace. The head also annoyed me. If I don't get this heart disease out of the emperor's heart, in the future, as long as someone provokes the emperor a little, the emperor will have a grudge against me."

"Master, what should we do then? These censors are really fed up and looking for trouble. If it weren't for them, the empress wouldn't have to suffer these three years at all!" Mo Zhu's eyes were full of resentment.

"This is the advantage of being orthodox. Even if the Xu family is inferior to Bengong in every way, with her status as the Queen of the Central Palace, she can still get the support of this group of nerds who don't like oil and salt, and don't like soft and hard. Bengong thinks that Bengong Gong was away from the empress back then, only one status was missing, and only after I was grounded, did I know that I made a big mistake!"

"Then you plan to..." Mo Zhu asked tentatively.

"Let's take a step, let's take a step. Now, I will not be careless anymore." A cold light flashed in Concubine Zhou's eyes.

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"Your Majesty, the chrysanthemums are in full bloom here. Why don't you take a rest in the gazebo and enjoy the flowers for a while. I remember, before, you liked to enjoy the flowers here the most. You said that the imperial garden is full of flowers. The chrysanthemums in one place bloom the best." An eunuch stood in front of Emperor Zhaode, thinking about Emperor Zhaode's thoughts.

Chrysanthemums of different colors are competing to bloom one after another. From a distance, they look like ribbons, which are really beautiful.

Emperor Zhaode looked at this scene, and was quite moved: "In the past few years, I have come here with the noble concubine every year to appreciate chrysanthemums. The noble concubine is a good painter, and the chrysanthemums in her paintings are extremely beautiful. That kind of chrysanthemum, others are no longer so beautiful. No comparison. She has always been a very spiritual woman, but unfortunately, she has a bit of a stubborn temper."

Thinking of the scene where the imperial concubine pushed him away again and again when he was looking for the imperial concubine, Emperor Zhaode couldn't help being annoyed, even the chrysanthemums that he was used to admiring in front of him didn't seem so beautiful anymore.

Na Taijia lowered her head and said: "Perhaps, the imperial concubine is only afraid of dragging you down, so she keeps a distance from you. The emperor is the master of the world, and there is no lady in the harem who does not desire to be favored by you? The imperial concubine In the past, it was the emperor who had the deepest relationship with the emperor, and what the empress valued the most. If she felt that she was a hindrance to the emperor's reputation and distanced herself from the emperor, it was very possible..."

Emperor Zhaode's frowned brows gradually relaxed: "What you said makes some sense."

During the few times he had been in contact with Concubine Zhou, Emperor Zhaode could clearly feel that Concubine Zhou loved him.It was precisely because of this that he did not understand why Concubine Zhou refused to be approached by him again and again.

Looking at it now, maybe Concubine Zhou really forbears so for her own sake.Fortunately, I thought it was because of her resentment that she was so indifferent to me.

If this is the case, how bitter Concubine Zhou must be feeling these days...

Thinking of this, Emperor Zhaode couldn't bear it any longer: "Show Changchun Palace."

However, in front of Changchun Palace, Emperor Zhaode saw Concubine Rui confronting Concubine Zhou.

The young and beautiful Rui Concubine is like a delicate flower in full bloom, her body is full of fragrance and arrogance.

Concubine Rui was both curious and somewhat hostile towards Concubine Zhou, who was once doting on the harem.

"I heard that the concubine's sister didn't get many mooncakes this time. My sister thought, the emperor just rewarded her with a lot of mooncakes, and my sister specially sent them to my sister. My sister should order someone to keep them. There are ups and downs in the palace, after all. For such people, if there are not enough mooncakes, this Mid-Autumn Festival will not be complete."

The expression on Concubine Zhou's face remained unchanged, as if she couldn't hear Rui Concubine's flaunting and sarcasm, she was still gentle and gentle: "Then I would like to thank Sister Rui Concubine, but there are few people in this palace, so moon cakes are still good There is enough to eat, so I won’t bother Sister Ruipin to worry about it.”

"How can I do that? I brought the mooncakes from all the way, the concubine will not let me down, right?" Concubine Rui glanced at the maid behind her: "Chunxi, don't you hand over the mooncakes to the concubine yet?" The people around my sister?"

"Yes." Chun Xi came forward with a basket of moon cakes, and stuffed them into Mo Zhu's hands without any explanation: "This is our mother's wish, sister must take it."

As soon as the words were finished, I don't know if Chunxi didn't hold it firmly, or Mo Zhu didn't hold it firmly, the basket fell to the ground, and the mooncakes were scattered all over the floor.

"Oh, why is this maid so clumsy? The imperial concubine is a delicate person, how can this maid serve her well? In my sister's opinion, I should change this court lady quickly, so as not to embarrass myself by bringing it out."

Hearing this, Mo Zhu clenched his lower lip: "Your Majesty, it's not the servant's fault. She let go of the basket before the servant touched the basket."

The smile on Concubine Rui's face disappeared: "So, did my girl do it on purpose? Although I'm not very clever, I can't even handle such trivial things well. On the contrary, sister Guifei This maid, not only can't do things well, but also learned to sophistry, which is not good!"

"I know the people in this palace best. I'm afraid it's not up to sister Rui Concubine to teach me what to do." Concubine Zhou frowned, and her expression finally turned cold: "This palace is from the first-rank imperial concubine, Rui Concubine. Sister concubine, however, is only a fifth-rank concubine. If the words of sister Ruipin reach others, they will know that she cares about the concubines of the sixth palace, but if they don't know, they will say that younger sisters have committed crimes."

Although Concubine Zhou Guifei has a kind temperament, she is not a person made of clay after all, otherwise, it would not be possible to manage the Six Palaces well in the first place.

Seeing this, Concubine Rui snorted coldly: "Sister Concubine, do you think that you are still the imperial concubine who doted on the Sixth Palace back then? With such arrogance, it's no wonder that you are not favored by the emperor. After being confined for so long, I haven't seen my sister favoring you, so I'm so arrogant." Even the second prince and the seventh prince were not raised by my sister. My sister originally thought that the people in the harem are all her own sisters after all. If she finds an opportunity, she can ask the emperor to take care of her, but now it seems that it is not necessary. Already!"

"It's really not necessary, you should worry more about yourself! Don't always stare at others! Ruipin, I am so disappointed in you!" An angry voice came from the ear, Ruipin and Zhou Guifei both Surprised, he looked in the direction of Emperor Zhaode: "Your Majesty!"

"Chen and concubine greet the emperor."

Concubine Rui and Concubine Zhou bowed to Emperor Zhaode one after another, but at this moment, their moods were completely different.

Concubine Rui did not expect Emperor Zhaode to appear here at all, and her heart was full of panic, while Concubine Zhou was calm and calm as if everything was under control.

Emperor Zhaode stepped forward and held Concubine Zhou's hand pitifully: "I have wronged you these days. If I hadn't happened to see this scene this time, I'm afraid I wouldn't know that you have suffered so much. .”

"No grievance. As long as the emperor is well, the concubine will not be wronged no matter what." Concubine Zhou glanced at the concubine Rui, "The emperor must not be angry because of the concubine. If you are angry, you are the concubine." sins."

Emperor Zhaode held Concubine Zhou Gui's hand tightly, only to feel that Concubine Zhou Gui was really, as the eunuch said just now, full of plans for himself.

How could he have been deceived by Concubine Zhou's indifferent attitude at the beginning, and thus left Concubine Zhou in the cold?If he hadn't been so indifferent towards Concubine Zhou, perhaps a new favorite like Concubine Rui would not dare to be so rude to Concubine Zhou.

Ever since she knew that Emperor Zhaode had been standing here and had a panoramic view of everything that happened here, Ruipin's pretty face turned pale and she couldn't say anything.After all, she was still young and had never experienced such a storm, so she panicked for a moment.

Emperor Zhaode glanced at Concubine Rui indifferently: "I pass on my will, Concubine Rui is proud of being favored, and the next one offends the one above, and will be demoted to be a nobleman of Rui."

This drop is two levels.

When the news reached the harem, Empress Xu sighed, "Mr. Zhou is back again. Our Anniversary is over."