The concubines were stunned at first, surprised that Lihua would help them stay.
Who would have thought that he would change his words in less than a sentence and make them laugh!
What a beautiful martial artist, what a move to turn retreat into advance!
And the look in their eyes seemed to say that they were not good enough, which made people very angry!!
A palace concubine said without thinking: "It's just a walk. Who does Wu Mei look down on?"
As soon as I finished speaking, I suddenly remembered that the Queen Mother was angry just now, and her aura suddenly weakened.
Lihua smiled and shook her head, and persuaded her again: "I don't dare, but for those who have never practiced, I'm afraid it won't be comfortable. The Queen Mother is doing this for the sake of my sisters..."
As soon as these words came out, the concubines thought that Lihua was being alarmist and deliberately tried to persuade them to retreat under the guise of the queen mother.
A palace concubine directly interrupted: "For the Queen Mother, we will do anything." We just can't let Wu Meiren be left alone to confuse the Queen Mother!
Everyone agreed with this, and finally collectively begged: "Empress Dowager, please let the concubines join us."
Chen Sisi and the other newly promoted concubines had expressions of shock and uncertainty from the moment Lihua said she couldn't survive, and they instinctively did not respond.
Because of their low status, they stood at the end and had no chance to speak, so they remained silent. The concubines in front did not see their expressions.
The Queen Mother pursed her lips and saw that these palace concubines were all dressed up, their bodies were weak, and their whole bodies were full of impetuousness.
One palace concubine had to be supported by two servants at such a young age, which was worse than she was before.
The rest are not much better, all of them are incredibly weak.
The Queen Mother felt uncomfortable. She used to think that except for some concubines behaving strangely, there was nothing else, but now everything felt wrong.
The scene when Lihua and she talked about farming in the morning couldn't help but appear in front of her, especially the futile scene where the concubines at that time couldn't hold their hoes steady.
Look at the pear blossom next to her. She has not applied any makeup, and her posture is elegant and upright. Her whole person is fresh and calm, especially the energy that radiates from the inside out, which is particularly eye-catching when standing in the crowd.
The Queen Mother thought to herself, no wonder she saw this girl at a glance when she was in Yufeng Garden, and only by comparison did she realize how big the difference was.
Since Wu Yatou tried her best to persuade her but they didn't listen, then let's stay, lest she think she is partial.
Seeing that the Queen Mother didn't look very good, the concubines gradually became quiet and did not dare to speak anymore.
The Queen Mother agreed coldly: "Then just go with us. Since you are begging to stay, don't complain later."
Saying hello to Pear Blossom, he walked forward first to complete today's arrangements.
The concubines were overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him and rushed forward.
When they first came to see the Queen Mother and Lihua, they saw the two walking quickly and only stopped to drink water after walking a short distance. At that time, they didn't think anything was wrong.
Only when I actually followed it did I realize how difficult it was.
They don't exercise much on weekdays and have poor physical strength. In the past, they could only take a leisurely stroll around the Imperial Gardens and visit each other. Even a trip to Zhuangning Palace was too far, let alone walking so fast.
How could he compare with the Queen Mother who had been training for a while, let alone compared with Lihua who exercised every day? There was a huge difference in endurance.
The concubines sucked milk hard for strength and managed to follow for a short distance. They were sweating like rain and panting.
Moreover, walking quickly without stopping is much more tiring than walking slowly and non-stop.
The palace concubines soon couldn't bear it anymore, their steps became heavier and heavier, and they walked slower and slower, gradually falling behind the Queen Mother and Lihua.
The palace concubine is in trouble: "How long will it last, the Queen Mother?"
The palace concubine who was walking next to her gasped and shook her head, too tired to speak.
Even worse than them was Yu Jieyu, who was wearing a pair of sky-high thick-soled floral shoes. The Queen Mother saw that it was she who was being supported by two slaves.
She usually needs two slaves to support her when walking. If she walks a little faster, she may trip over her own feet, let alone if she walks too fast.
Yu Jieyu fell behind the team from the beginning, walking staggeringly, feeling anxious, constantly pinching the slaves around her, asking for help to hurry up and catch up.
It's just that it's not that easy. Two slaves are supporting a tall living person. In addition, Yu Jieyu's physical strength is very poor, so it is not safe to walk quickly, let alone walk fast.
Yu Jieyu almost fell down on the way and almost got embarrassed, but no concubines saw her because they couldn't care less and they were too tired to look back.
Chen Sisi was also tired. Among all the concubines, he was the fastest and followed closely.
She tried her best to follow, looking at the Queen Mother and Lihua in front of her who still had the energy to talk, gritted her teeth and walked forward.
That was her aunt, her relationship with her was no closer than that of Concubine Qing, but she would not be willing to lose to Wu Li no matter what.
With this belief, Chen Sisi could barely keep up.
The Queen Mother took the time to look back and saw that the concubines were walking in vain, their hair was messy, their temples were soaked, and their faces were caked with powder.
Seeing that miserable situation, the Queen Mother was so angry that she couldn't help but wanted to stay. Isn't this looking for sin?
Lihua looked back and saw, as she expected, no one could beat her.
Do you just think it’s over today?
Tsk, naive.
Lihua spoke at the right time: "Empress Dowager, what if I don't want my concubines to call my sisters back?"
She specifically said she would call the person back.
The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "You mean well, I'm afraid they won't leave." Otherwise, she wouldn't have thought she was partial and kept trying to squeeze people out.
Lihua nodded: "That's right. Just now I saw that the determination left by my sisters was very strong. I can't keep up now. I just need to practice more in the future."
The Queen Mother thought, and the hint that Lihua planted for her in the morning worked.
She thought to herself, yes, just practice more, that's how she got here.
As the saying goes, a jade cannot be made into a weapon if it is not polished. In the morning, I wanted to have the opportunity to let the concubine practice more. Isn't this the opportunity now? The concubine asked for it.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother slowly stopped, turned around, looked at the stragglers and asked: "Girl Wu, what do you think of them?"
Lihua stopped and praised her with three words: "The weak willows support the wind, the flowers and the moon are beautiful, so charming."
"You girl." The Queen Mother glared at her, and the word "weak Liu Fufeng" was used correctly. Now that the concubine was in a panic, the other two words were not used at all.
It was precisely the word "weak willow and Fufeng" that made the Queen Mother deeply feel that it was inappropriate, so she asked again.
Lihua pondered for a while, shook her head and refused to say: "I'm afraid I might offend my sister, so I won't say anything."
The Queen Mother knew something was wrong as soon as she heard this. She waved her hand to ask the palace servants to block the palace concubine who was about to follow. She pulled Lihua aside and asked in a low voice what she meant.
Lihua looked back and said, worried about the country and the people: "It's too weak, I'm afraid it won't be possible to have children."
The Queen Mother immediately froze in place, thundering in her head.
No wonder there hasn’t been a single child in the palace these years. It turns out it’s not just the emperor, but also the palace concubines!