"I was so busy that I forgot about it!" The queen then remembered it, and then she remembered what she had just said to the emperor, and she couldn't help but feel a little lucky in her heart. Fortunately, the emperor was gone, otherwise she really didn't know what to do.

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"There are a lot of things going on in the new year. Madam, you work hard every day. It's very hard. Take a rest!" Chu Xia said with some distress.

"Well, I'll take a nap!" The queen was indeed sleepy.

In this December, she will be preparing for the New Year. Although she does not need to handle all the big and small things in the palace personally, there are still a lot of things she needs to take care of.

She sent Aunt Cui and others to Guang Chusi to see if the new clothes purchased for the masters in the palace were in order.

Wei Ning'er followed Granny Cui to the Guangchu Division. The two of them carefully inspected the new clothes prepared for the masters, and then ordered the Secretary Yiku to send these new clothes to the palaces as soon as possible. If the masters did not like them,

It needs to be changed.

The two of them stayed in Guangchusi for about an hour before coming out.

"Mammy, you go back to the palace first, I will go back later!" Wei Ning'er smiled at Grandma Cui.

"Ning'er, where are you going? You can't walk around the palace without the master's instructions!" Aunt Cui looked at her with some worry.

"Mommy, don't worry. I'm going to Yanxi Palace to see Mr. Lu. Last time, your nobleman taught me how to embroider a purse, but I haven't even thanked you yet!" Wei Ning'er said with a smile.

"Since you are Lord Lu, then go ahead and go back early. You must not provoke Concubine Yi from Yanxi Palace!" Grandma Cui warned.

"This slave has taken note of it!" Wei Ning'er said and separated from Aunt Cui.

Yesterday, Mr. Lu scolded Ye Ying and came to Wei Ning'er, saying that he had something important to discuss with her. Wei Ning'er thought it was a big deal, but when she went to Yanxi Palace, she found out that Mr. Lu wanted to ask her to bring some items for her when she left the palace.

Return to the palace.

However, it was approaching the end of the year and the palace was extremely busy. Wei Ning'er could not leave the palace, so she promised Lu Guiren to buy it after spring.

After leaving the Yanxi Palace, Wei Ning'er saw that it was getting late, so she hurried to the Changchun Palace. Unexpectedly, she met the emperor in ordinary clothes not far from the Yongshou Palace.

"Brother Huang, why are you here?" Wei Ning'er looked at the emperor in surprise.

"Waiting for you!" the emperor smiled.

"Wait for me, what are you waiting for me to do?" Wei Ning'er couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, so I want to talk to you!" the emperor smiled.

Wei Ning'er dragged him to the corner, then looked around and saw no one, then said anxiously: "You are crazy, you are too courageous, even if you are the imperial guard beside the emperor, you can't

If you are caught walking around the inner palace at will, you will be beheaded!"

"The emperor is in the Yongshou Palace at the moment. I came here on orders, so I won't interfere with you!" the emperor said casually.

"Well, Brother Huang, it's getting late, I should go back to the palace, otherwise the princess will be unhappy if she can't find me!" Wei Ning'er looked up at the gray sky and whispered.

"Go back, look, it's going to snow again today, it's cold outside!" the emperor said with a smile.

"Brother Huang, it's freezing cold. You'd better go to the Yongshou Palace and keep watch. It's freezing here. Be careful not to get sick!" In Wei Ning'er's view, slaves must cherish their own bodies.

Yes, otherwise it would be difficult to even hire an imperial doctor when you are sick, and you have to get grace from your master. If the master doesn't care, you will often die of illness.

A moment after Wei Ning'er left, Wu Shulai trotted around the corner and ran to the emperor's side.

"Your Majesty, it's going to snow, it's time to go back to the palace!"

"Well..." The emperor nodded slightly.

After he rescued Wei Ning'er at Mulan Paddock, he hadn't seen her for three months.

Originally, the emperor thought that a little palace maid would be forgotten in a short time, but the more he tried to forget, the harder it became.

Today, after returning to the Yangxin Hall from the Queen, the Emperor suddenly wanted to see Wei Ning'er, which led to the encounter he just had.

"Your Majesty, there is a saying that I should not know whether to say it or not?" Wu Shulai followed the emperor and whispered in a low voice.

"Speak!" the emperor said calmly.

"Yes, if this slave has said nonsense, please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Wu Shulai said cautiously.

"I forgive you for not being guilty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wu Shulai thanked him and said, "Your Majesty, this servant has been with you for many years. To be disrespectful, if Your Majesty likes her, why don't you keep her by your side?"

When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I also want to keep her by my side, but..." The emperor paused slightly when he said this: "I just can't bear it."

Wu Shulai didn't dare to say anything more, but he had a plan in mind.

From the clues he found, it can be seen that Hu Shijie's enemies are extremely powerful, and it is difficult to take revenge just by relying on them.

The emperor is his master, and he always protects him, but will not condone him. It is not feasible to place all hope on the emperor.

But Wu Shulai saw the emperor's intentions towards Wei Ning'er and took it into his heart. If...if Wei Ning'er became the empress one day, she would be deeply loved by the emperor. In this way, relying on her relationship with Hu Shijie, revenge would be easy.

Much easier.

Thinking of this, Wu Shulai secretly made up his mind to promote this matter.

The days quickly came to the end of the year. On New Year's Eve, the emperor hosted a banquet for the royal family members in the palace. It was very lively. It was not until late at night that Wei Ning'er and Ruoyan accompanied the princess back to her bedroom. As usual, tonight

It is necessary to keep the year old.

The princess got tired of the noisy business and fell asleep when she returned to the palace. She fell asleep after half the vigil, and the queen let her go and told Wei Ning'er and the others to keep an eye on her.

During the Chinese New Year, it snowed heavily in the capital, and it stopped falling only on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

In the Cining Palace, Concubine Xian was serving the Queen Mother reciting Buddhist scriptures with great dedication.

"Concubine Xian, don't always accompany me, an old woman. Today is the Lantern Festival, and the Ai family is afraid of the cold so they don't want to leave Cining Palace. But you should go join in the fun and take a look at the lanterns!" The Queen Mother!

He held Concubine Xian's hand and smiled.

"The Queen Mother, I don't like to make noise. Besides, I am clumsy and can't make a beautiful lantern. Rather than letting the sisters laugh at me, it is better to accompany the Bodhisattva!" Concubine Xian smiled and handed the hand stove to the Queen Mother to warm her hands.

"The Aijia understands your thoughts, and the Aijia has also seen it in their eyes over the years. Concubine Xian, since you are already in this harem, you always think that if you live alone, you will have nothing in the end. If nothing else, you should have your own children.

That's it!" The Queen Mother loved Concubine Xian from the bottom of her heart.

Among the people in the harem, what the Queen Mother cares about is the Queen and Concubine Xian. They are the only daughters-in-law she personally selected. One is the direct Fu Jin and the other is the Concubine. As for the noble concubine, it is also the Concubine who was supported by the concubine. The Queen Mother has never liked it.

The concubine's arrogant and domineering temperament.

"Empress Dowager, I am not blessed enough to have any delusions. I have been serving the Emperor for ten years, but there has been no movement. I am afraid that like my sister, I will not be able to have children!" Concubine Xian said sadly.

.

"Nonsense... The noble concubine brought it upon herself. You are different from her. You are in good health. The Ai family has asked the imperial doctor, but you have never known how to invite favors. The emperor only comes to your palace once every few months. How can you do this?"

Child?" The Queen Mother held her hand and said softly.

"The Queen Mother, my concubine..."

"No need to say more. You are not in a hurry. The Ai family is also anxious. The emperor is in his prime. It is unclear what will happen in the future. The Ai family still wants to have a few more grandchildren." The Queen Mother said with a smile.

"Yes, I know!" Concubine Xian felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

"You, what can you do if you know it? I'm afraid that you will hide away when you see the emperor. This time the Ai family will make the decision for you. Today is fifteen, and the emperor has to rest in the Queen's Palace. Let's go tomorrow.

, Ai Jia personally asked the emperor to accompany you in your palace!" The Queen Mother already had an idea.

"This, Queen Mother, this is absolutely impossible!" Concubine Xian was a little anxious.

"Why not? This matter has been settled. You can just wait for the emperor with peace of mind tomorrow. The Ai family will have their own opinions on the rest."

"Concubine..." Concubine Xian wanted to say something else, but had to give up.

If she wants to stay in the harem silently for the rest of her life, she won't...she won't be willing to do so.

But it was not a good time to invite favors at this time. Even if the Queen Mother helped her, it would not help her forever, and she had to rely on herself.

Now, she can't fight or snatch it. She has to wait, wait for the best time. Among the women in the palace, whoever can stand the loneliness and endure the misery will have the last laugh. She Uranala

Shi Minruo must be the one who laughs last.

But now that the Queen Mother has spoken, the Emperor will come to her palace. Tomorrow... she must find a way to send the Emperor off. Concubine Xian secretly made a decision.

Early the next morning, when the emperor went to the Queen Mother's Palace to pay his respects, the Queen Mother mentioned Concubine Xian.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian has devoted herself to serving the Ai family recently and has never appeared in front of the Emperor. The Emperor has actually forgotten about her!" The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor with dissatisfaction in her words.

"Huang'e Niang, you are saying that I will go and see her today!" Concubine Xian has always been independent of the world in the emperor's heart, so he often cannot remember her, but every time he thinks of Concubine Xian, the emperor feels very comfortable.

Concubine Xian's calmness can make people calm down.

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"Whose brand did the emperor turn over today?" In the Chengqian Palace, the imperial concubine was asking the eunuch Feng Qingzhou next to her.

"Empress Qi, it's Concubine Xian!" Feng Qingzhou said respectfully.

"She... is strange. How could the emperor think of her?" The imperial concubine frowned slightly.

"I heard that it was the Queen Mother who mentioned it in front of the Emperor!" Feng Qingzhou told the imperial concubine everything he had inquired about.

"The Queen Mother..." The imperial concubine's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she immediately said to Feng Qingzhou: "I have something important for you to do!"

"Yes, empress!" Feng Qingzhou responded immediately.

In the evening, the emperor went to Concubine Xian's Yikun Palace. Although Concubine Xian did not want to attend her, she did not dare to turn the emperor away.

Today she also specially ordered the small kitchen to prepare many of the emperor's favorite dishes.

"Your Majesty, please try this dish. This concubine personally prepared it for your Majesty!" Concubine Xian said with a smile.

"Well... my concubine's craftsmanship is getting better and better!" The emperor said with a smile on his face.

At this moment, the voice of the great eunuch Hai Sheng came to mind outside.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Queen Mother will send someone to give you some wine!"

"Send it up!" the emperor said loudly.

"Yes..." Hai Sheng immediately brought the wine in.
Chapter completed!