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Nian and Twenty sighed sheepishly, glanced at the emperor, patted Rubin's hand and said, "As for the emperor, I am digging a hole under the tree..."

"Ah?" The emperor was surprised for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing loudly, "Yes, yes, I understand. You have to do your own work to bury the crabapple wine under the tree."

Nian220 quickly raised his finger and said, "Shhh... Your Majesty, please speak more quietly. If the servants heard this, I, the royal palace, would go under the crabapple tree of Yongshou Palace and dig a hole by myself, while they secretly

It’s better to laugh to death.”

The emperor still couldn't help laughing, "The middle palace is the housewife. The housewife does everything herself to serve the ladies. This is the best middle palace... If any of them dares to laugh, I will sew their mouths!"

The emperor couldn't help but get up, walked over, held Twenty-Twenty's hand, took Twenty-Twenty away from Rubin, and brought her back to the kang to sit down together. The Emperor lowered his eyes and looked at Twenty-Twenty's palm, and then looked outside.

Her side face, "...can you plan it?"

? Digging a hole also requires skills. Moreover, the crabapple tree in Yongshou Palace is very old and has a well-developed root system, so there are criss-crossing tree roots underneath the soil. If you want to dig a hole to bury the wine jar,

It’s not easy.”

Twenty-Twenty chuckled, "Does Your Majesty look down on me? I have been helping the family since I was a child, and I have to take care of my younger brothers and sisters... The Emperor thought that the naughty boys He Shitai and others had the ability to dig holes since they were young.

, who taught it?"

The emperor couldn't help laughing again, "And the third aunt's ability to shoot birds with a slingshot must have been learned from you, the eldest sister!"

When the emperor said this, he couldn't help but feel tenderness in his heart. He raised his hand and gently stroked Twenty-Twenty's temples, "...my Queen has raised wolves since she was a child. What can be difficult for her?"

Rubi stood beside her, staring blankly, not knowing what she was feeling right now.

Nian and Twenty locked eyes with the emperor for a while, then she looked up at Rubin with red cheeks and smiled slightly, "Just now, sister Rubin was hesitant to speak to me, but now that the emperor is here, can my sister

Are you still unable to say these words in front of the Emperor?"

Ru Concubine took a deep breath and said slowly, "Because I gave birth to the Eighth Princess, the Emperor graciously granted me the title of Concubine. I understand in my heart that this concubine position is all because of the Eighth Princess..."

Nowadays, there are only a few concubines and above in the harem, so I can occupy a place of honor. Although I am grateful to the Emperor and the Empress for their grace, I do not dare to have the slightest thought of relying on you."

"Especially in the emperor's harem, among the nobles and regulars, there are many who entered the palace a few years before me, and many of them came from noble families, or were former members of the emperor's vassal residence, so I am a concubine.

They all regard them as their own sisters and never have the slightest thought of treating themselves as concubines."

Twenty-two nodded, "If you can do this, then you are sensible."

The emperor listened with squinted eyes and nodded, "Even your empress, who has been in the middle palace for these years, even calls Xian Fei and Ji's concubine 'sister' in private.

.Just because the concubine and concubine Ji both entered the palace earlier than her. The queen can do this. I don’t understand who else in the harem dares to argue about the position and thinks he is noble?"

"If there is, if you see my concubine, you can just come and report it to me and the queen. I want to see who dares to cause such a thorn in my harem."

The concubine was slightly embarrassed and said quickly, "What the emperor said is that the concubine also feels that under the command of the empress, the six palaces are really in harmony and the sisterly love is deep."

Nian and Twenty listened with a smile, then raised his eyes to look at Rubi, "So when you came to me hesitantly, you originally wanted to say something like this, this kind of person, right?"

Ruconcubine hesitated again, "Concubine..."

Twenty-two slowly sat up straight, "Just say it."

The concubine looked quite frightened, but she raised her robe and knelt down again, "Concubine, please return to the emperor. Queen, since the eighth princess is no longer here, I only want to pray to the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng."

Go, I just want to accumulate more virtues for the Eighth Princess, so that the Eighth Princess will have an easier time in heaven."

"So I have no intention of competing for favor at all. But in the past few months, there are always people coming to the concubine's palace, talking about the matter of competing for favor... I don't like to hear it, but I will eventually

Respecting that person’s identity, I kicked him out of the house because of this.”

"Recently, the words of that person have become more and more explicit. They always say that the Queen is already over 30 years old, and the best years of a woman's family have passed. At this time, only the concubine is the youngest among the concubines. That concubine

We should work harder and seize this opportunity to capture the emperor's heart..."

"Otherwise, next year will be the year of selecting the Eight Banners showgirls again. I don't know what kind of girls can be selected. If a new young person is selected, which the emperor likes, then even the concubines will become old ones.

The yellow flowers of the sun..."

Twenty-twenty is nothing, but the emperor couldn't stand it. He slammed the table and said, "The queen is just over thirty, how can anyone dare to say such vicious words? What about me, I am sixteen years older than the queen, and she is

What do you want to say to me?"

Ru concubine hurriedly met her on the ground and said, "Concubine also listened to these words and became more and more outrageous. Concubine interrupted several times, but the man relied on his senior qualifications and treated concubine's words as nothing.

Continue talking in front of the concubine... The concubine really couldn't listen any more, so she had no choice but to come back to the queen."

"The reason why I hesitate is because I still care about the person's dignity. I know that this is a serious crime. If the emperor finds out, she will definitely be punished..."

The emperor snorted coldly in his nostrils, "How many people in this harem dare to show their seniority in front of you? The concubine must not be of this temper, and the concubine Ji has never been like this... Then who else is there?"

Ru Concubine was already in tears, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... the person I mentioned is actually the honorable person..."

"Because Mr. Rong is an old person who served in the emperor's dormitory, and he was also served by Queen Xiaoshu back then, so it is really not easy for me to just cover her mouth. I really can't bear to disturb you, so why don't you please

The emperor and the empress make decisions for the concubines."

The emperor suddenly raised his eyebrows, "Humph, it is indeed her... I just thought that there is no one with such seniority but no such moral character in this palace, so there is no one else besides her."

The emperor sneered in annoyance, "Just because she is an old person in my dormitory, I originally gave everyone a title, but I never gave her a title, so she doesn't know how to reflect on it? Or did the queen remind her this year?

, saying that she is my old friend after all, and it is a bit inappropriate to stay in the permanent position, so I granted her the status of noble."

"The queen is so considerate of her, and she actually did such a thing!" The emperor shouted loudly, "Pass on my instructions, honorable people will be reduced to honors and permanent presence; pay close attention to the Chun concubine who is in charge of Jingren Palace, and strictly follow the rules

bundle."

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The concubine thanked her with red eyes and left, but the emperor was still a little angry.

Nian Twen himself smiled "chucklingly" and gently scratched the emperor's palm, "...Okay, don't be angry, Your Majesty. Rong Chang has finally become a nobleman in ten years, so she has a very high regard for this nobleman's position."

Don't care. The emperor demoted her status, which is the best punishment for her."

The emperor tilted his head and looked at Twenty-Twenty, "Aren't you angry?"

Twenty-Twenty sighed, "I am the middle palace, so I am worried. I am worried about the country and the people, but I am worried about how to share the emperor's worries, how to choose a good fortune for Mian Kai, and how to raise Mian Xin to grow up healthily.

Da. As for Rong Changzai, this matter is not worthy of making me angry."

"The so-called rewards and punishments are proportional. She was promoted based on her seniority. Since she made a mistake, she was demoted and punished. Once the rewards and punishments are over, this matter is over. I will not continue to take her to heart.

, I repeatedly made myself unhappy."

When the emperor heard what N220 said, he smiled with relief, took N220's head over and leaned on his shoulder.

"...Looking at your grandeur, and looking at Rubi's hesitant look before, I feel that you are obviously girls of the same generation in the same family, but you are so different."

Twenty-two smiled lightly, raised her eyes and looked out the window, thinking about Rubin's leaving figure.

"...The Emperor feels that there is a resemblance between the eyebrows of the concubine and the Emperor's mother?"

"Huh?" The emperor was surprised, and quickly straightened his shoulders and looked into her eyes seriously, "You girl, where are you thinking of?"

Nian Twen shook his head with a smile, "No. I just heard from Sister Rubin that Princess Wan Gui's forehead once looked at her eyebrows for a long time... Could it be that Princess Wan Gui's forehead felt that she had some similarities with the Emperor's forehead?

Are they similar?"

The emperor frowned and said, "It's nonsense. Enie is a Han surname, and has been so for several generations; and you and Rubi are both from the Hongyi family of the Niu Hulu family, how can they be similar?"

Nian and Twenty shrugged, "...But I am still a little different from Rubin. My mother-in-law is Yehenara. If you look at my parents' generation alone, I certainly don't look like a person with a Han surname.

Go; but my concubine sister is different, her mother-in-law has a Han surname."

"And it's a coincidence that her mother-in-law's family used to be under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they were both subordinates. What's even more coincidental is that her mother-in-law seems to be a Yangjia family too! So it's not me who says, I

But I vaguely heard that there was such a shadow in the harem, and indeed some people said that the concubine Ru’s eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to the emperor’s mother.”

Nian and Twenty tilted her head and glanced at the emperor, "...not to mention that she also lives in Yongshou Palace now. Every time Princess Wangui's forehead goes to see the begonia flowers, all the concubines rush to hold Princess Wangui's forehead with their own hands.

Mother, standing like that under the crabapple tree, Concubine Wangui's mother is getting older. It is inevitable that she will think of the person she used to be in this situation. She feels like the concubine's sister and the emperor's mother.

They are similar."

The emperor frowned tightly, "There are still people in the palace who are spreading such words! Don't they understand that I hate using this method to win favor?"

Nianwen quickly reached out to touch the emperor's heart, "How can anyone compare to the Emperor's Empress? Don't be angry, Your Majesty, this is just someone taking advantage of Concubine Wangui's age to make excuses."

The emperor raised his eyes quietly, "...I have thought that it is not suitable for my concubine to continue living in Yongshou Palace. Please move out."

Twenty-two raised his eyebrows, "Ah? Then where should we move?"

The emperor lowered his eyes and thought for a while, "If I remember correctly, before she moved into your Chuxiu Palace that day, she lived with Concubine Ji in Zhongcui Palace, right?"

No. 220 nodded, "That's what the emperor said."

The emperor nodded, "Then ask concubine Ru to move out of Yongshou Palace, move back to Zhongcui Palace, and continue to live with concubine Ji! Where did you come from, go back to where you came from!"

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On the New Year's Day, the emperor issued two decrees in succession, and the honorable nobles were demoted to the throne of honor, and the concubines were moved out of the Yongshou Palace... which caused a shock in the harem.

In the first month of the year, these two things were all sorted.

All the furnishings and supplies belonging to the noble family in the palace of Rong Guiren were removed; while all the belongings of Ru concubine were moved, and Ru concubine also officially moved back to Zhongcui palace.

The two of them didn't dare to say no, and they didn't dare to ask why. However, Ji's concubine didn't want to do it anymore, and she wanted to "beat drums and complain" to N220.

"What do you mean? I have just lived a peaceful life for two years, why did you come back to live with me? Doesn't the Emperor dislike my peace?"
To be continued...