When Feng Yuheng was overwhelmed, he was thinking about the last battle in the Southern Realm. He suddenly fell onto the bed, caught off guard, and reflexively attacked the people around him.
Xuan Tianming used his hands and feet to restrain the man, and said helplessly: "Wife, why do you need to use force?"
She finally realized what was going on. Looking at her appearance, she could no longer understand what the wolf wanted to do. She couldn't help but curl her lips and said, "Can't you think of something else all day long?"
Someone said seriously: "During the day, in the court and in the palace, you think about serious things. But who said you have to think about serious things when you get home? Your man is also very tired and needs to relax."
Physical labor is more tiring, okay? She rolled her eyes and tried to change the subject: "I'm telling you something serious. I've been regretting these days that I shouldn't have beaten Bi Xiu to death in the desert. There was one less person to accuse the Eighth Prince, so that the old Eighth Prince could still stir up trouble in the capital. He caused such a big disaster in the south of Dashun, but he acted like nothing happened?"
“Hmph!” Xuan Tianming snorted coldly, “Old Eight has set up such a big chess game, it is impossible for us to destroy it just by saying so. Moreover, look at the attitude of the old man. He suppresses him from time to time, but it is harmless, as if he is teasing him. I have said it before, the old man is old, and he can’t bear to see his sons fighting to the death. This is one aspect. But the most important thing is that he is not willing to let the throne be passed on peacefully and logically. He is the king of Dashun, and he has the obligation to choose the next successor for the king. This person cannot just pass on the throne to the son he favors. Which son should be given the title depends on which son can make Dashun more glorious in the end. Do you think the old man doesn't understand the trouble caused by the old eight in the southern border? He actually understands everything, and what he understands more is that even if Gu Shu takes the city, it is impossible for the old eight to hand over those territories after he takes the throne. He will turn against him in the end. The old man is his father and knows this too well. In short, the old man is not confused, but smart; the old eight is not confused, but smart; and you, my wife, are even less confused and smarter. So... don't avoid the topic with this king, it's time to eat!"
Feng Yuheng felt a gust of evil wind blowing towards her. She subconsciously closed her eyes and said loudly, "I'll tell Huang Quan to prepare the meal."
He ignored her and got a ribbon from somewhere to tie up the phoenix birthmark on her left wrist. Feng Yuheng looked at her coldly: "What are you doing?"
"To prevent you from escaping."
She cried! Last night, the night before, and the night before, under the insatiable demands of this evil wolf, she hid in the space alone for three nights in a row. Today is the end, people have taken measures. She tried to touch her wrist, but found that after the birthmark was covered, she really couldn't enter the space. She couldn't help but pray silently in her heart, hoping that this wolf would be more humane today...
It snowed that night. Large flakes of snow fell, forming a thick layer on the wintersweets in the imperial garden.
Yuan Guiren got up early, and at daybreak she led her maid to the Imperial Garden. The maid Yuexiu held a large ceramic jar in her hand and said as she walked, "Master, I can take a few palace servants with me to handle this matter. Why bother to go there in person in such a cold weather?"
Concubine Yuan shook her head and said, "If you want to do good things, then do them to the fullest. Why bother doing everything and then not being able to achieve anything higher or lower? Mo'er is right. If nothing else, I just think that these things are done for him, so I don't feel aggrieved."
Yuexiu sighed softly: "Master is wronged."
It was indeed aggrieved, because the snow had accumulated heavily last night, and she had gotten up too early, so the palace maids who were cleaning had not yet finished cleaning here. When she walked into the garden, her shoes and socks were a little wet, but she still insisted on going to the wintersweet trees, letting Yuexiu hold the big jar, and she used the nails on her fingers to hook the plum branches, picking the branches with bright flowers and gently pulling them, and the snow on the plum flowers fell in large pieces, falling into the ceramic jar.
"It is said that after the snow on the plum blossoms melts, the tea will be more fragrant. I never had the leisure to do so before. The first time I picked them was for her." No matter how generous Yuan Guiren had been before, she still felt a little uncomfortable. But this discomfort did not prevent her from collecting the fallen snow. The master and servant worked for more than two hours, and the ceramic jar was finally full.
Yuexiu looked inside and said, "Master, that's enough. It's just a small pot of tea, you won't need too much."
Noble Yuan nodded and said, "Then let's go back. My feet are freezing cold. I'm afraid I'll suffer at night."
"I will make tea for you with ginger tonight, so don't let yourself get sick." Yuexiu hurriedly urged Concubine Yuan to go back. When they returned to Cunshan Palace, she ordered someone to make tea with the snow water. Concubine Yuan also changed her clothes. The master and servant went out again with the prepared pot of tea and the prepared 100,000 taels of silver notes and walked towards Changning Palace.
After a few days of bustle, Changning Palace was temporarily quiet today. Especially since she was planning to hold a small palace banquet, which had been approved by the Empress, all the palaces and courtyards knew about it, so they stopped bothering her. Some who hadn't had time to send gifts would wait until the palace banquet to send them.
Of course, not all the people in the harem received Li Fei's invitation. She was quite selective and basically sent it to the concubines who had more or less talked to her in the past. However, there were not many such people. After counting, there were only two or three. She felt that it was too embarrassing, so she sent some invitations to those with the status of Jieyu and Cainu. Those people had low status in the palace, and they were so happy to receive an invitation from the main concubine of a palace that they were busy preparing generous gifts.
When Concubine Yuan arrived, the palace servants in Changning Palace were sweeping snow. Thick snow was piled on both sides of the palace. The young palace maids were in a good mood because their master was promoted, and they even made a few snowmen.
Such a scene was somewhat sad in the eyes of Concubine Yuan. Once upon a time, she was also the mistress of a palace. The palace maids in Cunshan Palace would also make a few snowmen on such snowy days. On a whim, she would even embellish the snowmen with some precious decorations, and those decorations would naturally be given to the palace maids who made the snowmen after the snow melted.
Now, such scenes can no longer be seen in Cunshan Palace. She has been demoted to a noble lady and is not allowed to live in the main hall. The number of servants under her has also decreased a lot. The whole Cunshan Palace is filled with gloomy haze. Who would have the heart to make a snowman?
Seeing that Concubine Yuan looked unhappy, Yuexiu quickly whispered: "Master, don't take it too seriously. This may just be the Emperor's whim. It's not certain whether Concubine Li can keep this honor!"
"If she can understand the current situation and is willing to help Mo'er, then I would rather help her to keep this honor." Yuan Guiren's cold voice came, "But if she doesn't know what is good for her, then don't blame me for being cruel."
As soon as she finished speaking, the two of them had already walked to the courtyard. A palace maid came forward to greet her and then led her to the main hall. There were many people giving gifts in recent days, so it was not unexpected that Concubine Yuan came, and people did not pay too much attention to it.
In the main hall, Zuo'er was helping Concubine Li comb her hair. Just as she had put the last hairpin in, a maid came to announce that Concubine Yuan had arrived. Concubine Li was startled and subconsciously said, "What is she doing here?"
Who knew that when she said this, Concubine Yuan had already walked to the palace gate. Her words were clear to her ears, but she smiled faintly, and then said loudly: "Sister comes to see me, isn't this normal?" After that, she walked in without anyone telling her to come again, and in front of Concubine Li, she bowed to her in accordance with the rules of the harem, and said: "I pay my respects to Concubine Li, and congratulate her on her promotion to the position of concubine."
Concubine Li was stunned. How could her elder sister do such a thing as groveling before her? She stared with eyes wide open, unable to believe it anyway. Zuo'er was smart, and quickly reminded her, "Your Majesty, please let Concubine Yuan get up!"
Concubine Li finally reacted, but her words were a little stiff, "Get up, get up!"
Concubine Yuan snorted in her heart, thinking that this was just a piece of useless mud. Even if she was given a high position, she couldn't act like one. But it was good this way, it was convenient for her to manipulate. She stood up, took the tray held by Yuexiu, and placed it on the table in front of Concubine Li, and then said, "This is the tea made from the snow water collected from the wintersweet flowers in the Imperial Garden this morning. Your Majesty, please taste it." As she spoke, she took the initiative to pour a bowl for Concubine Li and held it in front of her, "We walked quickly, and the tea is not cold yet!"
Concubine Li was a little afraid to drink it, and her first thought was: Is this tea poisonous?
But Zuo'er thought it was okay. Noble Lady Yuan was smart and calculating. Even if she wanted to poison her, she wouldn't use such a blatant method. So he helped to take it and advised, "Your Majesty, please try it. Don't let the noble lady down."
Concubine Li dared to drink it, but she was also hesitant. But when she drank it, she felt good. The snow water on the plum blossoms had a light floral fragrance, and the brewed tea had a unique taste. She liked it very much. She felt better and took the initiative to say, "Sister, please sit down."
Zuo'er quickly put a chair over and watched Concubine Yuan sit down. Concubine Li then said, "I didn't expect you to come. Don't take what I said just now to heart."
Yuan Guiren smiled and shook her head: "Since you call me sister, how can a sister care about a younger sister?" She looked at Concubine Li with a look of emotion on her face, and after a while she said: "So many years have passed in a flash, and we haven't had much contact in these years. In fact, I have always been upset. Before you entered the palace, my family sent a letter asking me to take good care of you, but..." She sighed softly, "It was all because I didn't take good care of you, so you suffered a lot in the palace. Later, the emperor... Never mind, let's not talk about the past. Now you have finally overcome all the hardships and have a happy ending. Sister is really happy for you." As she spoke, she handed the prepared silver note from her sleeve pocket to Concubine Li, "Don't worry, I don't mean to bribe you by giving this, but I just thought that you have resumed your position as a concubine, and you need to take care of everything inside and outside, so you can't be without some silver on hand. I heard from Kongshan that he also prepared some loose silver to send over, but he was afraid that he would need a large amount of silver, so you take this."
Concubine Li took it, and the amount of 10,000 taels made her heart tremble. "This... is too much." She looked at Concubine Yuan, "Even if my sister wants to help me, this is too much."
Lady Yuan shook her head and said, "Take it. It doesn't matter how much it is. We sisters don't need to calculate these things. I came here today, first, to let you taste this tea, second, to give you silver, and third, I still have another big gift for you..."
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