Lao Zhu patted Queen Ma's hand: "Xiuhua, thank you for your hard work. If anyone in the harem is disobedient, you can just restrain it. Don't worry about whether we will be unhappy or anything. You know, except for you, all other women are just concubines here.
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Queen Ma's eyes were red: "I know."
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Lao Zhu went to Concubine Li Shu's place at night as usual and tortured her until early morning without showing any signs of abnormality.
However, Concubine Li Shu did not dare to mention this matter directly to Lao Zhu, after all, she had been beaten not long ago.
When Lao Zhu stopped snoring, she was still thinking about this matter: How can we prevent others from making mistakes, and can we make Zhu Bai obediently admit defeat and hand over the Guan Ya Bureau?
After much deliberation, I could only start with Concubine Hu Shun.
Remove all the people around Concubine Hu Shun and manipulate her however you want.
Concubine Hu Shun is honest and easy to bully, so she will definitely ask Zhu Bai to spend money to eliminate the trouble.
Concubine Li Shu made up her mind and dressed simply as Empress Ma liked her in the morning.
After Queen Ma greeted her, she said with a smile: "Sister, you have worked so hard to handle all these chores for me over the years."
Concubine Li Shu suddenly looked up at Queen Ma in shock.
Queen Ma: "What's wrong?"
Some of the shallow-minded concubines already showed expressions of gloating.
Concubine Li Shu struggled and said, "It's not hard, I'm willing to share my worries for you."
Haha, your usual calmness is indeed all fake. You are just a bitch who is greedy for power and wants to climb over me.
Empress Ma sneered secretly and sighed: "Well, I also feel that without my sister, I will be busy for a while. But, yesterday the emperor personally told me not to make my sister too hard. It is not easy for me to resist and disobey orders.
Sister, please take a good rest for some time."
When Concubine Li Shu heard what Lao Zhu meant, her heart was filled with despair and she kowtowed: "I will go and seal the letter right now."
She stumbled along the way and was very anxious.
I regret that my two sons are not living up to expectations and cannot help now that they are no longer around.
How is it like Zhu Bai, who at a young age played with the harem and court with applause?
Yes. It must be Zhu Bai.
Yesterday I beat Li Shimao. He was afraid of my revenge, so he refused to do anything but continued to slander me in front of Empress Ma and Lao Zhu, and pulled me down too.
The more I think about it, the more I think it is.
At this moment, Concubine Li Shu wished she could catch Zhu Bai and Concubine Hu Shun and eat them alive.
But she knew she couldn't panic.
The more worried you are about gains and losses, the slimmer your chances of coming back.
When Concubine Li Shu came back, her face returned to normal. She handed the seal to Queen Ma with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty and Your Majesty, for caring about me."
Queen Ma patted her hand: "The emperor said, let you take turns to help me. He said that I can't catch a sheep to pluck out its hair."
The others laughed in cooperation.
Concubine Li Shu walked aside with a smile, then glanced coldly at Concubine Hu Shun who had been standing in the corner, waiting for Queen Ma to call Concubine Hu Shun to come up and receive the seal.
Empress Ma waved to Concubine Guo and said, "I'll have to work hard for you next."
Everyone was a little surprised.
Concubine Guo Hui knelt down with fear on her face: "My concubine, I am young and have little talent and education. I am not as talented as Concubine Shu. I am afraid that I will not be able to shoulder such an important responsibility."
Wouldn't taking over Concubine Li Shu offend the Li family?
Empress Ma pursed her lips and smiled: "This is not what I said, it was told by the emperor himself. The emperor said that you are young and need to exercise more. Besides, Concubine Li Shu and others were not so capable at the beginning, nor did they learn slowly.
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Concubine Guo Hui's eyes were red and she said tremblingly: "I can only obey the order."
Concubine Li Shu scolded Concubine Guo to death in her heart: "You little bitch, what are you pretending to be?! I don't know how happy and proud I am right now."
Concubine Sun was also very angry: She was secretly happy when she heard that the emperor was going to take care of the Li family. After Concubine Li Shu came down, wouldn't it be her turn to make the decision?
The result is that the snipe and the clam compete with each other and the fisherman gets the benefit.
Concubine Guo Hui is the adopted daughter of Empress Ma. She is young and beautiful and has given birth to a son.
Now that Concubine Guo Hui has come to power, she is afraid that she will be a deputy at most in her life and will never be able to stand out again.
The iron-clad imperial city and the flowing beauty.
Only newcomers laugh...
Concubine Guo Hui waited for everyone to disperse and then knelt down to Queen Ma: "I am very frightened."
Empress Ma smiled and helped her up: "You are my adopted sister. Don't say that the emperor appointed you. Even if I want to support you, it is not anyone else's turn to say anything."
Concubine Guo Hui lowered her head: "I am afraid that I am too careless and may cause trouble in unexpected places."
Queen Ma held her hand: "Don't be afraid, am I still watching?"
When Concubine Li Shu saw that it was Concubine Guo Hui who had taken her place, her hatred of Concubine Hu Shun became less intense.
I specially waited at the corner for Concubine Hu Shun, who was the last to exit every time, to come over.
When Concubine Hu Shun met Concubine Li Shu, she still bowed politely as usual, without any slightest care.
Concubine Li Shun grabbed Concubine Hu Shun's hand and sighed: "I feel really sorry for my sister. My sister taught King Xiang so well, but the emperor didn't even give her a rank or let her help the Queen."
Concubine Hu Shun smiled slightly: "Sister, the princes are all well-taught by the Queen. How dare I pretend to take the credit?"
Concubine Li Shu originally dug a hole for Concubine Hu Shun, but she unexpectedly pushed her back without leaving a trace, which made her a little embarrassed and angry.
Concubine Hu Shun added: "My sister knows that she is stupid and lazy by nature, so it is better to be obedient and content with the status quo. My sister, on the other hand, has worked hard for the palace for so long and can finally have a good rest. Congratulations to my sister."
Her voice sounded soft and waxy, but every sentence pierced his lungs.
The key is that we still can't find her fault.
Concubine Li Shu was so filled with hatred that she forced a smile: "No, my son has also gone to the fiefdom. Now I really have nothing to worry about."
She was insinuating that Concubine Hu Shun and Zhu Bai might not be able to gain vassal status so smoothly in the future.
Concubine Hu Shun pretended not to hear and said goodbye with a smile.
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Here Queen Ma called the eunuch to ask about the situation, and then she found out that the Li family wanted to get involved in the Guanya Bureau. Lao Zhu was so angry that even Concubine Li Shu withdrew.
Unexpectedly, it was Zhu Bai who helped her solve her problem.
But did Zhu Bai hit the target by mistake or kill two birds with one stone?
The Li family felt even more regretful when they heard that this incident had caused Concubine Li Shu to lose her position in the palace.
From that day on, Lao Zhu spent less time going to Concubine Li Shu's palace, but he often went to Concubine Guo Hui's place.
Concubine Guo Hui suddenly became very popular in the palace.
The good people inside and outside the palace carefully compared Concubine Guo Hui and Concubine Li Shu.
Concubine Li Shu's father had military exploits and died.
Guo Huifei's father, Guo Zixing, was not only kind to Lao Zhu, but was also Empress Ma's adoptive father. He also died.
Concubine Li Shu gave birth to the second prince Zhu Xi and the third prince Zhu Fan.
Concubine Guo Hui gave birth to the eleventh prince Zhu Chun and the thirteenth prince Zhu Gui.
Concubine Li Shu also had five brothers who were feared by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Concubine Guo Hui had no brothers, and except for her adopted sister Queen Ma, she had no relatives in the world.
Then everyone sighed: Speaking of which, compared to Li Shufei, Guo Huifei has a strong background and is more suitable to assist Queen Ma.
