Shu Mulu lowered his head and said, "To tell you the truth, I have never felt sorry for my concubines since the last time I was punished by the emperor for copying the palace rules."
"Very good." As he said this, Nala's smile deepened and he said: "In that case, noble Hui should have more time to serve the emperor, right? But why does the emperor always go to Chengqian Palace to meet with the emperor?
Where's Mingxuan instead of your Shuiyixuan?"
Shu Mulu's heart skipped a beat, and he lowered his head further and said, "I often go to Yangxin Palace to serve you, but..."
"But you still can't keep the emperor, right?" Nala gently clasped the hand warmer in his arms. When the sharp armor touched the hand warmer, it made a "ding ding" sound, "Hui Noble, I am sorry.
It has taken so much energy to earn you your current status, but you must also be careful, otherwise once your favor fades away, it will be difficult to recover, and I cannot help you forever."
Shu Mulu said in panic: "To tell you the truth, I have tried my best, but now that Mrs. Liu is pregnant, the emperor will inevitably treat her a little more favorably."
"What about Concubine Xi? She is not pregnant, and she is not as young and beautiful as you. Why does the emperor still go there so often?" Nala showed her sleeves embroidered with peony patterns, looked at the embarrassed Shumu Lu, and said in a slow tone.
: "I am not criticizing you harshly,
It's just that you are someone I value, and you have such alluring eyes. You really shouldn't stop here, let alone lose to anyone. Besides, being a noble is not a serious title, and it's too much for you.
I feel wronged, do you understand what I mean?"
Shumulu secretly took a breath, lowered her head and said, "I understand."
"Just understand." Nala raised her eyebrows decorated with fine crystal stones and said meaningfully: "I am waiting for the good news from Hui Gui."
Shu Mulu only responded. When she walked out of Kunning Palace, although the autumn sun was bright and dazzling, she felt cold all over and could not feel any warmth.
When she walked to a deserted corner, Yushan couldn't help but said: "Master, what did the Queen mean by those words just now? Why did this slave hear so confusedly?"
Shu Mulu did not speak, but Ru Liu, who was supporting her, shook her head and said: "Thankfully you are still by my side, but you don't even understand this. The Queen clearly wants the master to get rid of Lord Qian or Concubine Xi."
"Is that so?" Yushan exclaimed, unable to believe that the queen had such vicious thoughts, and then said angrily: "Since she doesn't like Concubine Xi and Lord Qian, why doesn't she take action?"
"The Queen has always been the best at killing people with borrowed knives, so how could she do it herself!" Shu Mulu finally spoke and said coldly: "Although I don't know about Wen Ruqing, I have seen her in the Queen's Palace before. I think...
She was also a chess piece in the hands of the queen, but when something happened to her, did the queen say anything? It was just a sentence: "It is not appropriate to see blood during the mourning period for the queen mother." From then on, there was no more words, and Wen Ruqing was left to fend for herself in the cold palace.
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Yushan glanced around and saw that no one was passing by, so she whispered: "The queen is really cruel."
"It's not that the queen is cruel, but that's how the palace should be." I don't know whether it was because she had seen too much intrigue in the palace, or because she had taken too many medicines sent by Yingchun, but Mrs. Shumulu felt that she seemed to be getting more and more accustomed to the palace.
In life, just like before, she deliberately caused the concubine to be punished, causing Eqiu to have her mouth full of teeth knocked out. Everything was so natural that even when she thinks about it now, she doesn't feel the slightest bit guilty.
Ru Liu was silent. In the palace, if you don't harm others, others will harm you. It is impossible to be alone. Just like the dead Concubine Hui, she never competed for favor and only raised Princess Jingyue with peace of mind.
Well, as a result, Princess Jingyue married Zhun Geer far away, and her life and death were unknown. Concubine Hui herself was killed by her own sister and turned into a handful of loess.
"Then what should we do now? Are we really going to harm people according to the queen's wishes?" Faced with Yushan's question, Shu Mululu didn't say anything, but looked at Ruliu and said softly: "What do you think?"
Ru Liu hesitated for a long time, and then he said as if he had made up his mind: "Master is a noble person personally named by the emperor. He can only live in the Forbidden City for the rest of his life. Therefore, I ask you, master, to cherish yourself and never behave like this again."
Like before."
"I know." Mrs. Shumulu knew that she was talking about the time when she was bullied by Hui Qiu for being unloved. Yes, she never wanted to go back to those days.
Before Yushan could ask any more questions, Ruliu had already grabbed her and said, "Stop talking and help the master go back quickly."
"But..." Yushan just said two words, a cold hand in the autumn was already on her cheek, and at the same time, Shu Mululu's voice came in her ears, "We are all the queen's pawns now, the queen said
You have to do whatever you want, otherwise... Wen Ruqing will be my fate, do you understand?"
Yushan looked up at her and said worriedly: "Master, this is too dangerous."
Shu Mululu shook his head and showed a sad smile, "Silly girl, the palace is a place full of crises. What I have to do is to survive in the crisis. If you can't even understand this, then I will wait to become someone else's.
It’s a stepping stone.”
Yushan felt the sadness and helplessness in Mr. Shumulu's heart, lowered her head and stopped talking. After helping Mr. Shumulu return to Shuiyixuan, she said softly: "Master, please rest for a while. I will make you a cup of tea."
After he went down, Shumulu's eyes turned and fell on Ruliu, who was much silent than usual, "Why don't you speak? But you think what I just said is wrong?"
Ru Liu hurriedly shook his head and said: "No, everything the master said is correct. I am just thinking about the queen. If the master really follows the queen's words and removes Concubine Xi and Qian Guiren, then the next person the queen has to deal with will be
It can't be..." The next words seemed a little difficult to say, and I hesitated for a long time.
Shu Mulu knew it well, and after taking the tea from Yushan, she said, "Are you afraid that the next person the queen has to deal with is me?"
Ru Liu gritted her teeth and said: "Yes, the queen will not sit back and watch her master gain favor. Once there is no threat, she will inevitably abandon her master just like she abandoned the Wen family. Even if someone else emerges in the palace and becomes a new favorite, the year after tomorrow will be the draft.
In the next year, the queen can choose chess pieces from them to use. For the queen, chess pieces will never be gone."
Shumulu looked at the tea leaves floating in the tea soup and said word by word: "So if you want not to be abandoned by the queen, you can't become a useless person. Wen Ruqing doesn't understand this truth, so she entered the cold palace, and I will never
She will not walk the same path again."
Ever since Nala asked Yingchun to bring medicine to her every time she went to bed, she knew that Nala didn't really treat her well, let alone a good person. So although she respected Nala on the surface, she felt bad in her heart.
Be careful and try not to let Nala get any leverage on her.