In the Mingxi Palace, the palace servant was drawing Concubine Liu's eyebrows. When she heard the news, Concubine Liu moved suddenly, and the eyebrow pencil in the palace servant's hand almost poked her eyes.
"My queen, please spare my life!"
"It's really useless. You can't even do this little thing well. What use do I need from you?" Concubine Liu looked at the palace maid kneeling on the ground with some disgust, and said lightly, "Send to Xin Zheku."
Xinzheku is the hardest and darkest place in the palace. Once you are sent there, it means you will never get ahead.
The palace maid cried and begged for mercy, but Concubine Liu didn't even raise her eyelids. Cui Ying directed people to drag her out: "Hurry up, hurry up, you are crying in the palace, this is not for the queen."
Bringing bad luck?"
Hao promised to watch all this calmly, then walked over and picked up the paintbrush to help Concubine Liu draw her eyebrows: "What do you think when the empress heard the news?"
Concubine Liu looked at her beautiful face in the mirror and smiled sarcastically: "I can only say that noble Oriole was too helpless. He just rushed over like that. He simply fell directly into someone else's trap."
As she said that, she reached out and patted Hao's promised hand: "Thank you for reminding me and finding her as a scapegoat to test the waters, otherwise it would be me who would be demoted now."
Hao Yingxing lowered his eyes and replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "It is a slave's blessing to be able to serve the empress."
Concubine Liu was immediately overjoyed when she heard this. Hao Yunshu could not do anything else, but she knew her own identity quite well. She liked people who were self-aware.
Unlike the one from Yu'an Palace, who was promoted by the emperor and really considered himself the master of the palace, he didn't even take her seriously. It was really annoying and hateful!
She quickly asked Na Hao and said, "What should we do next?"
Hao agreed: "Today Oriole agreed to make such a big fuss, and the other palaces must have known about it, so why not wait and see their reactions first. Especially the queen, there must be people talking about it now.
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When Concubine Liu heard this, her bright red lips curled up: "That's okay, let the queen see for herself what kind of person she is, the good sister she loves with all her heart. Don't be irritated by this and affect her.
The fetus will be bad."
Hao promised to look at Concubine Liu's gloating expression and remained silent without making a sound.
Shucui Palace.
Concubine Hui held a pot of boiling water and slowly poured it into the teapot. She watched the steam steaming and the tea leaves floating up and down, with a slight smile on her lips.
"Making tea is also a profound knowledge. What kind of tea leaves you choose, what kind of water you choose, what kind of kettle and tea set you use will all affect the taste of the tea."
While talking, Concubine Hui carried the kettle to brew, and saw the tea leaves in the pot rolling and spreading, gradually releasing the fragrant tea flavor.
She then put the kettle aside, poured the brewed tea soup into the tea cup, and then poured the tea soup in the tea cup into cups.
"For this portion of tea, the tea soup in the cup should be 70% full. Wait for the tea leaves to absorb water, sink and slowly expand, that is just right. It is like being a human being. If it is too full, it will overflow."
After saying that, she placed the teacup and cup holder opposite her, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ping, please try it?"
Mr. Ping Gui, who was sitting opposite her, picked up the tea. He first looked at its color, then smelled its fragrance, then took a sip slowly and said slowly: "This tea is bright green in color, has a fresh and mellow taste, and the leaves are evenly green at the bottom.
Tea is the best among teas, Concubine Hui's tea art is also among the best among people, and the principles of tea ceremony are even more enlightening."
Concubine Hui smiled slightly: "Ping Gui is always making fun of people, so I just say it casually. How can it make sense? What's more, looking at it like this, Ping Gui is a master of tea tasting, and I seem to be in front of Guan Gong's gate. It’s a big deal.”
Mr. Ping Gui lowered his head and moved the corners of his lips as if he was smiling, but after all, there was no smile on his face.
Concubine Hui looked at her and casually mentioned: "I don't know if Lord Ping didn't get the news. It seems that Lord Li offended the emperor for some reason and was demoted to agree?"
At this time, Lady Ping raised her head and looked at Concubine Hui, and said without much interest, "Really? I didn't pay much attention."
Seeing this, Concubine Hui immediately laughed again: "Ping Gui is not like other concubines in the palace. When everyone is busy competing for favor, Ping Gui is the only one who doesn't care. This kind of indifferent attitude makes people It’s admirable and enviable.”
Ping Guiren looked at Concubine Hui, suddenly raised the corner of his mouth and said, "What about Concubine Hui?"
Concubine Hui looked at her and smiled: "When you enter the palace, no one is alone."
Ping Guiren nodded: "That's true. So your Majesty called me here because of the one from Yu'an Palace?"
Concubine Hui smiled softly, as if talking about something commonplace: "Mr. Ping, what do you think of that person?"
"If it's for her, I think the empress has found the wrong person. I just want to live my own pure life. It doesn't make sense to me who gets to be pampered and who gets demoted."
After saying that, the nobleman stood up and bowed to Concubine Hui: "If there is nothing else to do, I will take my leave first."
The smile on Concubine Hui's lips did not fade, and she waved her hand and said, "When did Lord Ping figure it out? The gate of Shucui Palace is always welcome."
Lord Ping nodded, turned around and walked out of the palace gate.
"That Mr. Ping Gui is so rude." After Yuanyang sent the person away, he couldn't help but complain a few words when he came back.
Concubine Hui just smiled when she heard this: "There's nothing to worry about. Although they won't be allies, at least they won't be enemies. One less Ping noble is much better than one less Oriole."
After saying that, Yuanyang helped her stand up, and she said calmly: "Put away the tea set."
Kunning Palace.
Shen Yixuan was surprisingly calm when she learned the news that Lord Li had been demoted.
Cui Yi muttered at the side: "The Oriole deserves it. It was just a matter of harming the empress before, but now she doesn't even let the third lady off. What kind of peace of mind does she have?"
"Okay, stop talking about this. What if the little prince follows your example and becomes a nag?" Lu Yi saw that Shen Yixuan seemed to be thinking about something, so she quickly told Cui Yi to shut up.
When Cui Yi heard this, she hurriedly made a "shhh" gesture. She was really afraid of turning the little prince into a nag, so she didn't dare to speak.
Lu Yi looked at Shen Yixuan with some worry: "Mother, those rumors outside..."
Shen Yixuan said nonchalantly: "Since it's just gossip, then why don't you care what it does. Those people who chew their tongues are really full and have nothing to do."
As soon as he finished speaking, the senior manager ran in and said to Shen Yixuan: "Madam, there are a few Chang Zai outside who have agreed to come and see you."
Lu Yi suddenly snorted coldly: "These people are really afraid that the world will not be in chaos!"
There was no expression on Shen Yixuan's face, she just said to Mr. Gao: "Just say that I am asleep and let them come back another day."