The next morning, the pear blossoms were strange, and the harem was strangely peaceful.
According to what she thought, the palace concubines should have arrived long ago, and they would most likely come at a peaceful time in the past, coming in groups under the pretext of saying hello.
But now none of them have arrived, it shouldn’t be!
Lihua thought carefully about what went wrong.
Xiao Zuozi and Xiao Shunzi are not here, and there was another temptation from the evildoer yesterday.
Moreover, these palace concubines could no longer sit still, and Tingliyuan had already gone to sweep them away, but without success.
Lihua couldn't help but sigh, it was better for the people in the palace to keep their composure. If they were outside the palace, a group of women would have come to kill them long ago.
She then thought about it and felt something was wrong. She seemed to know what the problem was. The people in the Xindao Palace were really smart.
So Lihua took the time to whisper a few words to Zhichun. Zhichun's eyes lit up and he hurried back to Tingliyuan.
At this moment, the concubines of the various palaces were secretly proud of themselves in the palace, and sent palace officials to investigate to see if other fools would go to Zhuang Ning Palace to take the lead.
Last night they made an appointment to come to Zhuang Ning Palace, and their first purpose was to see Lihua, a charming girl.
But this morning, by coincidence, they collectively let each other go.
When their respective young eunuchs reported back and found that no one had gone to Zhuang Ning Palace, the concubines were dumbfounded.
Some people were so angry that they cursed: "What a bitch. You promised me an appointment last night, but you didn't go today. Fortunately, I didn't go either."
The concubines privately scolded each other for being cunning, without ever thinking that they themselves were the same.
Lihua was also idle here. While she was relaxing the Queen Mother's muscles and bones, she was chatting and accidentally talked about her previous trip to the fields.
The Queen Mother couldn't help but praise: "When I went to see the Ai family, you were the best at planting."
Lihua helped the Queen Mother adjust her movements and said humbly: "The Queen Mother is very grateful. I only know a little bit about it. I was just learning at that time. No matter how well I do it, I can't do it as well as my sister who has been in the palace for a few years."
"They, huh..." The Queen Mother's expression was at a loss for words.
She had gone to see her at that time, and she found that the concubine was indifferent to the grain and food, and was full of pampering, like a plate of loose sand, complaining endlessly.
If she hadn't loosened a few shovels of soil herself, the concubine would still have refused to go to the ground.
Even so, it ended hastily.
The Queen Mother shook her head: "It's almost time, so the Ai family asked them not to go, so as not to ruin the crops and miss the farming season."
Lihua explained for them: "Empress Dowager, don't blame the sisters. It's just because they haven't gotten used to it yet. People who don't move much on a daily basis will find it hard to adapt to the sudden movement."
The Queen Mother disagreed: "You, please don't speak for them. You ladies just entered the palace. Did you go to the ground when you were at home? You still did a good job."
It's still a perfunctory thing, because I don't have the heart.
Lihua smiled: "Empress Dowager, have you forgotten "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic"? If we hadn't been trained in those ten days, we wouldn't have adapted so quickly."
The Queen Mother suddenly remembered that when the beautiful girls studied "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", they would wake up early and be greedy at night, forgetting to eat and sleep.
During those ten days, the show girls lived a miserable life.
From that time on, the pampering of the showgirls was gone, and they showed themselves to be much more hardworking and hardworking than the concubines when farming.
The Queen Mother thought of herself again and couldn't help but nod: "It makes some sense. It's just like the Ai family didn't adapt to it at first, but now they are more adaptable."
Just like her, walking three laps alone was already a life-consuming experience, but after persisting for a while, she can now walk three laps without blushing or out of breath, and her speed is still improving.
Lihua smiled and said: "Yes, just practice more and it will be fine."
The Queen Mother muttered the words "The more you practice, the better." She was convinced that she would have to let the concubine practice more if she had the chance.
Zhichun returned to Tingliyuan, called Xiao Shunzi and Xiao Zhuozi, and said this and that.
Xiao Shunzi and Xiao Zuozi immediately walked around the harem and headed towards Cangchen Hall.
If you don't do anything, you just pretend to find something to do.
The purpose is to let the concubines know that none of them went to Zhuangning Palace today, so as to avoid people's inertia thinking that they are still there.
The concubine, who was scolding others in the palace for being treacherous, soon learned the news.
The concubines could not guess what the two young eunuchs were going to Cangchen Palace for. Maybe they were going back to report something, or maybe it was related to the emperor's visit to Zhuangning Palace yesterday.
In short, they knew the opportunity had come!
Of course, it is customary for palace concubines to wear back cushions.
Nominally they wanted to visit because they were concerned about the health of the Queen Mother, but in fact they wanted to see what Wu Meiren was up to.
Ever since the incident happened in Jinghong Hall, this martial beauty has become more mysterious. The dragon has never seen its head and tail, making it difficult to find.
She escaped Wu Fang'er's case unscathed, and then was targeted by the young eunuchs of Cangchen Palace, who then went to Zhuangning Palace to confuse the Queen Mother. She probably met the emperor yesterday, and today the two eunuchs of Cangchen Palace
The eunuch will not go to Zhuang Ning Palace.
It's so weird that it hasn't stopped yet.
The palace concubines had no way of knowing the exact news. They visited each other, tacitly knowing each other, and pretending that they were here to keep the agreement they made yesterday.
With worried expressions on their faces and saying they were worried about the Queen Mother's health, they walked towards Zhuang Ning Palace in small groups.
For a while, except for Concubine Xie who loved peace and quiet, Concubine Qing who had not been seen for a long time and Concubine Zhao who was lonely and dejected, did not go to the harem. Only Su Siru and a few others did not go to Zhuangning Palace.
But Su Siru was different from others. She stretched her neck and waited for good things to happen all the time.
In Zhuangning Palace, the Queen Mother had a delicious snack and started her daily brisk walk.
Lihua stayed by her side, looking at the bright sunshine and said: "Empress Dowager, it is good to spend more time in the sun. It can make your bones strong, make you feel better, and help you sleep well at night."
Sunbathing can replenish calcium, improve mood and relieve stress, and stimulate the brain to secrete more serotonin.
The more serotonin there is, the more melatonin can be produced through enzyme conversion at night.
One of the functions of melatonin is to shorten the time it takes to fall asleep and make people sleep better.
The Queen Mother turned around and said, "Is this why you insist on letting the Ai family bask in the sun?"
Lihua smiled and nodded: "Yes, I have worked very hard to let you get more sunshine."
The Queen Mother laughed and scolded: "It's not easy. I even used the Jiji method to make that little girl miserable every day." But she just did that.
Lihua is not afraid of being seen through. It is only a matter of time for people who have been immersed in the palace for many years to discover her little trick.
She said: "Whatever you said, if you had not been persistent and willing to do it, how could my concubine's little skills have been hidden from your eyes?"
The Queen Mother was very pleased, but she gave Lihua an angry look, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
When the concubines came to Zhuangning Palace in large numbers, they saw the Queen Mother in high spirits, chatting and laughing with Lihua.
The worried words in everyone's mouths stopped suddenly, and they were all stunned, and they couldn't believe their eyes.