Lu Huiling froze on the spot, her eyes panicked and helpless. She relied on Qi Bingyu's favor to gain a foothold in the palace. Without Qi Bingyu's favor, she would be like an unloved concubine in the cold palace, depressed and unhappy in the palace.

No one will know if he dies.

And she was still young, she still had things to do, and she definitely couldn't let herself be so passive in the palace.

"Then if you don't go to the emperor, what should I do?" Lu Huiling came to her senses and asked Xu Lan, "You can't just sit back and wait for death, right? The emperor doesn't come to see me now because the New Year's Eve family banquet is over.

If I am with Xia Rongxin every day, then Xia Rongxin... I don’t know what bad things Xia Rongxin will say about me in front of the emperor!"

Lu Huiling lowered her head and wrung her handkerchiefs, feeling very anxious. She was not worried that Qi Bingyu didn't love her, she didn't care at all - the one she loved in her heart had always been Qi Jingqin, and it had never changed.

But now that Qi Bingyu doesn't favor her, she can't help her father and His Royal Highness, so what's the point of her entering the palace?

What Lu Huiling is doing next to the emperor now is closely related to the court. Only by relying on Lu Huiling to observe the emperor's attitude towards His Royal Highness and pass the news to Lu Gaohong can Lu Gaohong make a judgment on this and achieve the goal of standing in front of the emperor.

Establish the image of the prince as a diligent person.

If she is not favored, she will not be able to serve as a student by the emperor's side. If the prince does something inappropriate and makes the emperor dissatisfied, there will be no one to speak for him.

More importantly, if Qi Bingyu no longer dotes on her, Liang Huanqing will definitely ride on her head when Qi Jingqin returns victorious.

Lu Huiling was arrogant and would not allow anyone to rebel against her. How could she tolerate being lower than Liang Huanqing in the future?

Furthermore, seeing the state regained, Qi Jingqin will return in triumph in the spring. This is a fact that all of them believe. By then, it will not be easy to deal with Qi Jingqin, and the crown prince's position as crown prince

It won't be safe either.

"My Lady, isn't there a New Year's Eve family dinner?" Xu Lan thought for a while, then suddenly raised her head and said, "Do you still remember that many years ago, Empress Mingxian danced on the Yaochi canoe at the New Year's Eve family dinner?"

"You mean..." Lu Huiling narrowed her eyes and said, "Let me follow the example of Queen Mingxian?"

Xu Lan nodded. She was the one who saw Empress Mingxian dancing on the Yaochi boat with her own eyes back then. At that time, Empress Mingxian was far inferior to Lu Huiling in terms of age and body. If Lu Huiling was

Being able to dance on the boat will definitely remind Qi Bingyu of Lu Fushuang back then.

"No way!" Lu Huiling frowned and said, "The person hosting the family banquet this year is Xia Rongxin. How could she help me set up a canoe on the Yaochi? What's more, I am not favored by the Ministry of Internal Affairs now.

Because I have been punished, I will never help you again."

"Your Majesty, it is not difficult to set up a canoe. What is more important is to be outstanding." Xu Lan looked at Lu Huiling with shrewd eyes and said, "No matter what you do, you must make the emperor notice you."

After hearing this, Lu Huiling pondered for a while, and then asked: "Is there any special program for this year's New Year's Eve family dinner?"

She had also participated in the preparations for the family banquet before, knowing that this year there would be a special banquet for the general's family and foreign envoys to attend the family banquet. Naturally, there would be a lot of lively activities before the family banquet started on New Year's Eve.

"Dabble." Xu Lan had already inquired about these things and was waiting for Concubine Ming to ask.

"Dabbling? In the palace? With so many noble masters, is Xia Rongxin crazy?" Lu Huiling asked in surprise, frowning.

"I heard that Imperial Concubine Mei ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to remove the arrowheads from the feathered arrows, wrap them in red silk, and make them into flat-headed arrows, which are both beautiful and safe. They can be used by generals, wives, and some foreign envoys from aristocratic families for hunting purposes.

There is also a head start, so it would be very fun to have such a novel thing." Xu Lan said while thinking carefully.

After hearing this, Lu Huiling frowned and pondered.

"Take off the arrow head and wrap it in red silk... Haha..." Lu Huiling seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but laugh, "Our noble concubine really dares to think of anything!"

Xu Lan couldn't help but break out in cold sweat when he saw Concubine Ming smiling like this. In this cold winter, Xu Lan's clothes couldn't help but be soaked with sweat. She didn't know what Concubine Ming was thinking. Last time I saw her

When she laughed like this, it was exactly when the two palace maids were killed with a stick.

"Empress..." Xu Lan asked with a worried look, "What...are you going to do?"

Lu Huiling smiled mysteriously and looked around at the courtyard of Minghua Hall. Her courtyard was not as quiet as Yichun Palace. The snow had been cleared away long ago. The maids and eunuchs were each performing their duties.

They stood guard under the eaves in the biting cold wind. In such a cold weather, Lu Hui Ling felt cold even after running out for a while. It was hard for them to stand under the eaves for several hours.

However, Lu Huiling didn't have time to feel sorry for them. She just saw that there were many people here and was worried that someone would hear her next words and go to Concubine Mei to report them. These words were not like what she had said in a fit of temper before.

Those angry words...

Seeing Xu Lan's hesitant expression, Lu Huiling smiled. Xu Lan could be regarded as one of his own. Although they were not of the same mind as him, they could still be regarded as grasshoppers on the same rope.

If something happened to Lu Huiling, the first person who would come to mind would be Xu Lan.

"Go in and talk." Lu Huiling smiled mysteriously and glanced at Xu Lan.

Xu Lan looked around at the palace maids and eunuchs who were working with their heads down, and then followed Lu Huiling into the bedroom.

As soon as they arrived at the dormitory, Xu Lan quickly closed the door. Lu Huiling was very satisfied with her reaction and pulled her to sit down.

"Empress, this is not appropriate..." Xu Lan refused to sit down side by side with Empress Ming Fei no matter what, and had to stand up even if she was dead.

Xu Lan was always so timid that Lu Huiling didn't like her, but he actually followed the rules and she didn't want to sit down, so Lu Huiling wouldn't make it too difficult for her.

"Okay, let's just stand and talk." Lu Huiling didn't want to get so involved in such a trivial matter. Seeing that there was no one around, she said to Xu Lan, "On that day, let's find an opportunity to tell the truth."

Put the feather arrow in."

"Ah?" Xu Lan had some doubts and asked in surprise, "Empress, this... how is this possible? Someone will be killed by then. The people present are all generals' wives and young ladies from official families. This is not very good.

All right?."

She had known that Xu Lan would react this way, so Lu Huiling didn't find it strange. She smiled and continued: "I am afraid that no one will be killed..."

There was a strange light in Lu Huiling's eyes. She wanted to put real arrows in, but the feathered arrows had to be inspected before they were distributed, so they could only replace them secretly after distribution.

"Empress, but when hunting, they always put some rabbits and the like for the entertainment of the masters, and probably no one will be killed." Although Xu Lan didn't know what Concubine Ming wanted to do, she also knew that she wanted to be of the same mind as her master.

He reminded.

Lu Huiling thought that if someone died that day, Concubine Mei could be held responsible. After all, it was Concubine Mei who proposed such a dangerous matter. If something happened, she would definitely be the one to cause trouble, but what would happen?

How can we create an accident?

Lu Huiling pondered for a moment, thinking that if she accidentally bumped into the arrow and was injured, she would not only make Concubine Mei take the responsibility, but also make the emperor feel distressed.

But as soon as this thought came to mind, Lu Huiling shook her head: No, if you accidentally lose your life, it will be more than worth the gain. Besides, you must stay out of this matter in order to kill two birds with one stone.

Xu Lan watched Lu Huiling thinking hard and wiping the red paint on her hands. Lu Huiling caught a glimpse of it accidentally and asked casually: "What's wrong with your hands?"

"Ah? Oh." Xu Lan calmed down, looked up at the red paint in her hand, and said to Lu Huiling, "Madam, this is the dye for dyeing window grilles. Isn't it the end of the year? It's almost New Year's Eve."

, my servant thought that Minghua Hall would have a lively New Year’s Eve for the first time, so she dyed the window grilles with a few palace maids. The window grilles she dyed were beautiful and clean.”

Lu Huiling took Xu Lan's hand and wiped it gently. Xu Lan quickly pulled it back: "Madam, this will be washed off in two days. It won't be a problem."

"Can this dye stick to anything?" Lu Huiling suddenly asked.

"Yes, this dye can stick to anything. Even if it sticks to the window paper, it can rub off a layer of red paint with just a swipe of your hand. In the past, during the Chinese New Year, we folk adults used the remaining dye on paper.

Cloth, there are always some unused discarded scraps, sticky with dye, and thrown to each other for fun. In the end, whoever has more dye stuck to his body will be considered dead." Xu Lan looked at these red paints and recalled the wonderful childhood memories.

, "Bah, bah, bah, you can't say unlucky words during the Chinese New Year, I forgive you."

Lu Huiling looked at the red paint on Xu Lan's hand and couldn't help but be fascinated. Listening to the childhood game she just talked about, she thought of a wonderful solution.

"Xu Lan, go and invite Mr. Zhe to come." Lu Huiling said to Xu Lan abruptly.

"Master Zhi?" Xu Lan couldn't help but ask.

Didn't you talk about the New Year's Eve adventure? Why did you suddenly ask Mr. Zhe to come again?

"Why do you ask so many questions? Just go ahead and do it." Lu Huiling couldn't help it. She thought that if this method worked, then it would be interesting to dabble on New Year's Eve.

Neither Xia Rongxin nor Liang Huanqing will have it easy.

Seeing Concubine Ming's expression, Xu Lan also hurriedly bowed and ran out.

The noble lady lives in the side hall of Lanyuan Pavilion. Although she is not the empress of the throne, there is only one master in the whole Lanyuan Pavilion. Her life can be regarded as that of the principal. When she gets bored on weekdays, she just talks with her.
Chapter completed!