"My concubine is very grateful for your great love, but as Shui Yue said, I have to accompany the Queen Mother to worship the Buddha, and also assist in managing the Sixth Palace. I really can't take care of it, so I can only live up to your kindness. Please forgive me.
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Speaking of this, Mingyu couldn't force it anymore and nodded: "I understand. As for Concubine Hui, let me think about it carefully before talking about it." After that, she stood up and said: "Since you are here,
Just stay with me for a while longer and have dinner here before leaving."
Xianyue said with a smile: "Your Majesty has your orders, how dare I disobey you?"
Mingyu smiled and ordered the palace servants to prepare more dishes in the small kitchen. When the palace servants were about to leave, she added: "Don't prepare eggplant for dinner, Concubine Xian doesn't like it."
This sentence suddenly reminded Xianyue of Hongli's previous visit to Yanxi Palace. During the meal, Hongli gave her an eggplant that she didn't like to eat the most. She couldn't say anything. That meal was almost a meal.
Finished with rice.
After Mingyu said a few words, Xianyue never answered. He waved his hand in front of her eyes and said with a smile: "What are you thinking about, so lost in thought?"
Xianyue came back to her senses and said: "It's nothing, I just didn't expect that the queen would remember my preferences so clearly."
Mingyu didn't think too much and said with a smile: "You have said it several times. As long as you have the intention, you will naturally remember it."
Mingyu's casual words made Xianyue's mouth full of bitterness, and Hongli didn't remember it. It was conceivable that Hongli had no intention of him at all.
On the way back, A Luo hesitated several times and finally couldn't help but ask: "Empress, why did you praise Concubine Hui so much in front of the Empress? It can even be said that you have been saying good things to Concubine Hui. You know clearly that she
She has evil intentions and has no good intentions towards you. If she really gets the power to co-manage the Sixth House, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to you."
Xianyue smiled calmly and said: "In your opinion, what should I do to benefit me?"
"Of course..." A Luo wanted to say that naturally it was Shun Mingyu who got the power to associate with the Sixth Palace, but he hesitated again as he spoke. Is this really good? Hongli and Niu Hulu were all watching.
They keep an eye on their master, and the more the master gets, the closer they will be. When the time comes, they will really be at a loss when it comes to doing things.
Seeing that A Luo was silent, Xianyue glanced at her and said, "Have you figured it out?"
"I've figured it out a bit." Aro paused and said, "Master, do you want to avoid the edge temporarily?"
Xianyue stopped and broke off a branch in her hand. Through the moonlight, she could see that the branch had dried up and had no flexibility. "I am like this branch now. It looks great on the surface, but with a little effort,
will be broken off. Therefore, what I want now is not to compete with each other, but to hide my strength and bide my time."
"But even if this is the case, the master should not promote Concubine Hui. She is not a good person." Since entering the house, Mrs. Gao has always fought with Xianyue, which makes A Luo get angry whenever he thinks of Mrs. Gao's face.
Come to one place.
Qi Kuan interjected: "I think the master made this move very well."
Xianyue glanced at him and was about to speak when she suddenly heard a small sound, which should be the sound of branches being trampled. She glanced behind her and said, "Let's talk after we return to the palace."
Qi Kuan nodded and followed Xiayue all the way back to Yanxi Palace. After entering the main hall, Qi Kuan said: "There are no outsiders here. If you have anything to say, just say it."
"Since the master wants to hide his power and bide his time, he must find a way to divert other people's attention. In addition to accompanying the Queen Mother to worship Buddha and copy Buddhist scriptures, there is another way, which is to push others in front of him. And in this palace, the most suitable candidate is,
Of course she is Concubine Hui."
Qi Kuan's analysis was clear and logical. Xia Yue nodded and praised: "You slave, you are really not an ordinary thinker. You actually guessed my thoughts. Then guess again, what happened just now?
Why didn't I let you talk on the way?"
Qi Kuan thought for a long time, shook his head and said: "This... I really can't guess this. Please make it clear."
Xianyue opened the tea cup, gently played with the foam on the tea soup, and said calmly: "I just heard the sound of branches being trampled, and you and I stopped at that time. Tell me, what happened?"
Who?"
Zhichun thought about it and asked, "Could it be a palace official passing by on the way?"
Xianyue shook her head and said: "But I didn't see anyone, and if someone else really passed by, how could you only hear a sound?"
An idea flashed in A Luo's mind and he blurted out: "Master, is someone following us?"
Xianyue took a sip of tea and said with a serious look in her eyes: "I'm not sure, but other than that, I can't think of a second possibility. Look, it's only been a few days since I entered the palace, and people are already following me.
If we go down, I'm afraid even this Yanxi Palace won't be safe."
Hearing this, Qi Kuan and Zhichun both knelt down and said in unison: "I will never dare to have any disloyalty to my master. Please tell me clearly."
Xianyue put down the tea cup in her hand, stood up and said, "I didn't say anything about you two, but the people in Yanxi Palace are talkative. There are some things that we can't talk nonsense even in our own palace. Do you understand?"
After the two agreed, Aluo said: "Master, do you know who sent people to follow us?"
Xianyue chuckled and said: "Do you really think that I am a god? You can know the cause and effect by just counting on your fingers? How can it be so easy? The person just happened to step on the dead branch. I'm afraid I still don't know anything about it.
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Zhichun said from the side: "Master, since you were followed after coming out of Kunning Palace, could it be that you are the queen's wife?"
Xianyue glanced at her lightly and said: "If you say that, you can only say that you don't know the queen yet. I have known her for eight years and I know very well what kind of person she is. I will never have such thoughts.
If it is true as you say, then I had these eyes in vain."
If Fucha Mingyu had such thoughts, he would not have been tricked by her back then, and he would not have thought it was an accident when she harmed the child. If this stupid woman had not been protected by Hongli and Niu Hulu,
He has long since been driven out of his position as the heir apparent.
"That slave really can't think of it." As soon as Zhichun finished speaking, Qi Kuan said: "Master, you have been to Yikun Palace before. Could it be that you are a pure concubine?"
"Her?" Xianyue was quite surprised, but after thinking about it for a while, her face gradually darkened, "Speaking of which, the concubine's attitude towards me seems to have become faster. She was still unfamiliar and reserved before.
It seems that he even refused to accept the materials that I rewarded you, and in the blink of an eye, you talked to me about establishing a prince. If you think about it carefully, it is really suspicious."
Qi Kuan also noticed this, so he made such a guess, but why Su did this is unknown.
A Luo thought for a while and said: "Master, I remember that when I was in the dormitory, I was on good terms with Concubine Jia and Yugui. Otherwise, I would like to find a way to find out more about it?"