Chapter 26 Not smart enough

The queen sneered and said: "It's a shame that the imperial concubine can choose such a sister from home to send to the palace. Lu Meiren's face is indeed very prominent in this harem. I wonder if the emperor will choose Lu Meiren to sleep with her tonight?"

Liuli glanced at the queen's face and considered, "No matter how beautiful Lu Mei is, she is just a little beauty. There is really no need for you, the queen, to take her seriously."

The queen looked at the caution on Liuli's face, shook her head and said: "I will indeed not take a beauty who has no favor in my eyes, but if the emperor goes to Linglong Pavilion tonight, then I can't

I don’t take her seriously anymore.”

In the evening, Lu Wanning asked Zhou Man to go to the dining room to get dinner.

After dinner, Lu Wanning walked around the small courtyard of Linglong Pavilion to eat, then leaned back on the imperial concubine's couch to study the aromatic recipes in the book.

Zhou Man saw that Lu Wanning had no intention of bathing or changing clothes. He walked around the yard anxiously twice, then found Qingdai, who seemed to be more talkative, and asked: "Don't we need to prepare for Linglong Pavilion? Wan

The emperor will come soon, wouldn't it be bad for the master to do this?"

Qingdai smiled and said: "Master said that the emperor will not come to our Linglong Pavilion tonight, so you don't have to worry."

"Why?" Zhou Man asked with a sad face.

Qingdai shook her head, "Master said so, I don't know the details."

After Qingdai said that, she turned around and left, leaving Zhou Man to be troubled and uncomfortable. Among the eunuchs and palace maids, who didn't hope that their master would be favored. In the past two days, he had been hoping that Lu Meiren would be the first to be favored by the emperor.

, and can be loved for a long time.

But now Qingdai told him to rest assured that the emperor would definitely not come to Linglong Pavilion tonight. How could this make him rest assured?

Although Qingdai said this, Zhou Man still refused to give up. He always paid attention to the movements in each palace.

At Xu Shi there was finally some movement in the harem, and the emperor went to Zhilan Palace.

Zhou Man told Lu Wanning about this matter, and Lu Wanning was very calm.

But Lu Wanning can be so calm, but Cui Jieyu cannot be so calm. She has been waiting for the emperor since yesterday, and she was determined that she would be the first to be favored, but who would have thought that the emperor went to Zhilan Palace instead.

When Lu Wanning had already fallen asleep, Cui Ru felt as if a fire was burning in her heart, which made her tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep.

In fact, Cui Ru was not the only one who couldn't sleep. Among the people who entered the palace, only Lu Wanning had a good sleep that night.

Therefore, when Fengyi Palace paid their respects the next day, neither Cui Ru nor the other concubines could completely cover their dark circles even if they put makeup on their faces.

Lu Wanning moved her eyes away from the faces of Cui Ru and others, and looked around among the newcomers who had entered the palace. She didn't find Weng Jieyu who was sleeping with her yesterday. She didn't know if it was because she was late or because of something else.

What's going on.

Just as Lu Wanning was thinking about it, the Queen Mother arrived. Lu Wanning quickly gathered her thoughts and followed everyone to salute the Queen Mother.

After the Queen called, Hui Bin Mingsu glanced around Weng Jieyu's empty seat and said directly: "Yesterday, all my attention was focused on Lu Meiren, and I didn't pay much attention to Weng Jieyu. I was thinking

Take a good look at Weng Jieyu today, who knows that Weng Jieyu hasn't come yet."

Wen Zhaoyi said: "Perhaps Weng Jieyu had a hard time attending bed yesterday, so she delayed paying her respects to the Queen."

Xu Jieyu snorted coldly and said: "It's as if someone has never attended the bedchamber. Why can others greet the Queen on time when they are at the bedchamber, but she is late."

"Perhaps Weng Jieyu is especially liked by the emperor." Wen Zhaoyi was still gentle and gentle.

Xu Jieyu said disdainfully: "No matter what, it is her fault that she is late to greet the Queen. This is disrespectful to the Queen."

Wen Zhaoyi shook her head with a smile on her face and said: "Sister Xu, there is no need to be so harsh on the new sisters who entered the palace. After all, it was the first time that Weng Jieyu went to bed with her last night. I remember that it was the first time for Sister Xu to go to bed with her."

When you go to bed, won't you be late when you greet the Queen the next day?"

Xu Jieyu looked at Wen Zhaoyi and sneered, "I don't know what you have done to Weng Jieyu to make you defend her like this?"

Wen Zhaoyi said: "My sister has wronged my sister, and my sister is just telling the truth."

Cui Ru couldn't help but want to speak several times, but she still had some brains. It was not suitable for her to speak as a newcomer to the palace in such a situation.

The Empress waited until the quarrel between Wen Zhaoyi and Xu Jieyu came to an end, then she slowly said: "The emperor has just asked someone to send a message to this palace. Weng Jieyu worked hard last night, so I am exempt from paying tribute to Weng Jieyu today."

After the Empress finished speaking, the jealousy on everyone's faces could no longer be concealed.

Cui Ru's hands hidden in her sleeves were clenched into fists, and her rounded nails were dug deeply into her palms, but she seemed not to feel any pain.

Originally, everyone had planned to attack Weng Jieyu before greeting her today, but Weng Jieyu did not come to greet her, so everyone could only hold back their jealousy.

Everyone absent-mindedly chatted with the Queen for a while. After the Queen waved everyone away, everyone left the gate of Fengyi Palace one after another.

After Lu Wanning came out, she heard someone whispering: "The Queen is really good-tempered. It's okay if the Imperial Concubine doesn't come to say hello. A Jieyu who has just entered the palace dares to rely on the Emperor's favor and not come to say hello to the Queen."

Lu Wanning took a look and saw that it was Hui Bin who was speaking.

Lu Wanning turned her head and glanced at the plaque of Fengyi Palace, thinking that this was the entrance to Fengyi Palace. Did Hui Bin say this here specifically to the Queen?

Lu Wanning was surprised but not surprised that Weng Jieyu did not come to pay her respects to the Queen today. She and Weng Jieyu had lived together in Chuxiu Palace for a month. Weng Jieyu was a noble and arrogant person, and could not be easily betrayed.

Looking at ordinary people, they always feel that among all the women in the world, she is the most talented and smartest, while the others are just vulgar people.

However, she did not come to say hello to the Queen after just one bedtime service, but she was really not smart enough. Even though the Emperor spoke, the Queen did not show any displeasure on her face, but what the Queen was thinking in her heart was only the Queen.

I know it myself.

It was not a wise move to offend the Queen as soon as she entered the palace. However, the concubines in the harem have always been protected by the emperor's favor. If Weng Jieyu can continue to be favored and have the emperor support her, then

Naturally, she was not afraid of offending the Queen.

But, can Weng Jieyu do it?

It’s hard to say whether Weng Jieyu will be favored forever, but the emperor did go to Zhilan Palace every night for the next five days.
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