Concubine Li had come to Weiyang Palace to see her twice before, and Hua Ling had not yet left the palace at that time.
"Oh? What did the Queen Mother want you to investigate?" Peilan brought the tea and placed it on the table next to Yun Shang. Yun Shang gently leaned on the teacup with her hand, then picked up the teacup, opened the lid, and used
Gently brush off the topmost foam with the cup lid.
"After the Queen Mother first entered the palace, she ordered me to quietly inquire among the stewards in the harem, who can be used and who needs to be guarded against." Concubine Li responded softly, and after thinking for a while, she added: "Before, concubine
So I specially sent people to investigate this matter, and there has been some progress recently."
Yun Shang's hand holding the tea cup paused slightly, and then returned to normal very quickly. This Princess Li was very good at opportunism. She must have seen from what happened to Li Fuhua some time ago that Yun Shang was thinking of a way to arrange things.
This harem wants to start with those stewards, but they are fully prepared for coming here today.
"I heard that Concubine Li was just a concubine before the Empress Dowager entered the palace. I didn't know that Concubine Li had such ability." Yun Shang slightly raised the corners of her mouth, but there was a look of complete dissatisfaction in her eyes.
believe.
Concubine Li was not too hasty and said with a smile: "Yes, I was just a concubine before. Not only that, when I first entered the palace, I started from the lowest level as a concubine. However, the empress
But I have heard a saying that it is difficult to deal with a kid. In this harem, the ones who really need to be on guard are not any superior masters, but the palace residents who may never even look at them."
"Although the concubines are trying their best to fight for favor, the real people in the harem who are killing people are definitely not the concubines. The palace servants in the harem are all human beings, and they should be flattering to the master.
When flattering, your mouth is a bit sweeter than honey, but no one knows how cruel and cruel you are behind the scenes. You may have secretly killed you when you were completely unable to notice it. In fact, there may be many palaces.
The vicious strategies used by the concubine were all contributed by the people below. None of the people who survived in this harem are good people, and good people will not survive." Concubine Li's voice gradually became lower.
point.
"I used to be in a humble position and had never been favored by a saint. Therefore, in the past ten years or so, I have learned a lot about how to survive in this harem. And because I was too unfavored, many slaves should
I have done all the things I have done, and there are quite a few slaves in this harem who can speak a few words." The smile on the corner of Concubine Li's mouth was still gentle, but it was tainted with a bit of deep emotion.
Yun Shang curled up her lips, lowered her head and took a sip of tea. It had to be said that Yun Shang agreed with some of what she said. Yun Shang was never unfamiliar with the palace, and she never looked down on any of the palace people. This is also
Why did she have so much trouble dealing with Li Fuhua? The Ministry of Internal Affairs that Li Fuhua is in charge of is almost the most lucrative place in the palace, and he is in charge of the daily expenses of each palace, so everyone can please them.
The object. What he wants to do must be easy.
Judging from the fact that he was able to gather so many people who were willing to go to the inner chamber to rescue him in such a short period of time, it was clear that he was not easy to deal with. However, Yun Shang was a little confused as to who the person who killed Li Fuhua was.
Yun Shang put down the tea cup and said softly: "According to what you said, who do you think can be used among the managers in the harem and who needs to be guarded against?"
Upon hearing this, Princess Li hurriedly said: "Although Manager Yu of the Shangyi Bureau looks obedient, he is someone who needs to be on guard because he is just a grassroots. Anyone who can benefit from it will listen.
Whose? Maybe he was an obedient dog today, but in the blink of an eye, he bit back hard. As for Qi Ruihai, the internal supervisor, countless people want to take him under their command, but no one has succeeded so far, but I do know one.
Qi Ruihai’s secret..."
Concubine Li stopped here. Yun Shang sneered secretly, but she was a person who knew how to whet her appetite.
"You are the only one who came to this palace today and said these words, but do you want anything to ask for?" Yun Shang raised her eyes and looked directly into the eyes of Princess Li.
Concubine Li smiled bitterly and said, "What can I ask for? When the Supreme Emperor was still the emperor, he tried every means to ask for favor and a son, but he never got that blessing. Later, when Empress Hua returned to the palace, I knew it.
, I am afraid that asking for divine favor is already an extravagant request. The harem is the most ruthless place. If we don’t even have three or four visits a year, then we concubines don’t know what kind of neglect we will suffer.
I'm afraid I'm not even as good as a servant. What I want to show my kindness to Queen Hua is to have a place in the harem."
At this point, he paused for a moment, then sighed softly and said: "But in just a few months, the situation has undergone earth-shaking changes. I became a concubine, and the emperor took the queen mother decisively and cleanly.
The empress has left the palace. I have no heirs, so I am afraid that I will not be able to escape the desolation. Now that I have come here, all I want is to have a place to live in the palace, and to have hot dishes and rice for three meals a day.
.”
Hearing this, Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and laughed: "What the concubine said made me a little embarrassed. I am in charge of the harem, but I cannot let the concubine enjoy her life in this palace. She worries all day long.
, it’s my fault. Don’t worry, Princess, I will do my best to satisfy the Princess’ request.”
Concubine Li seemed to be relieved and smiled: "Thank you, Queen. The Queen is busy with chores, so I won't bother you too much."
After Concubine Li left, Yun Shang raised her eyes to look at Qian Zui and said, "This Concubine Li..."
Qian Zui thought for a while and then said softly: "After the Queen Mother entered the palace, she had more interactions with her. However, when I met this master at the Queen Mother's place, I felt that she was cautious and cautious, and she did not want to offend anyone. But what happened today?
I feel that she looks a little different from what I have seen before. At least, she would not have dressed like this or said these words before."
Hearing this, Yun Shang raised the corner of her mouth slightly, with a bit of interest in her eyes: "Probably because Xia Huanyu was still the emperor before, and the other women in the palace were competing with her for favor, so naturally she was
The humbler she behaves, the better, so that no one will notice her. If she shows her sharpness, she will most likely be eliminated. But the situation is different now. Xia Huanyu is no longer the emperor, and he is no longer in the palace.
, I am not her rival, at least I will not worry about her coming to compete for His Majesty's favor. She came to see me in the hope that I can feel that she is somewhat valuable."
Yun Shang raised her eyes and looked at Qian Zui: "Tell me, if she acts timid and cautious as before, how can I believe what she says? However, it can also be seen from this that this woman is indeed
Extremely smart."
"But Madam, could she be... a craftsman sent by someone else?" Qian Zui was still a little worried.
Yun Shang laughed when he heard this: "Where did all the meticulous work come from? Although we need to be more cautious now, we can't be wary. She is Xia Huanyu's concubine, and she is also an unfavored concubine. The most important thing is that she
She has no heirs, not even a princess. As she said, it is very common for the palace people in this palace to flatter others and suppress others. If she wants to live well in this harem and spend the rest of her life comfortably,
In these days, it is human nature to look for a backer."
"Does the empress want it?" Qianzuo asked softly.
Yun Shang hooked her fingers towards Qian Zui, and Qian Zui leaned down. Yun Shang whispered some instructions in her ear before stepping back a little.
Qian Zui turned around and saluted Yun Shang, then responded softly: "I understand, slave." After saying that, he stepped aside and stood quietly.
Yun Shang sat on the chair and held up the tea cup on the table. Thinking about the Oriole Princess just now, she couldn't help but curl her lips. Indeed, everyone in the harem was wearing a mask, and
Many times, there is more than one. Under the mask, there is a person or a ghost, but no one knows.
However, Concubine Li reminded Yun Shang that if she wanted to clean up the harem, the mask on her face now is a bit difficult to use. It looks too docile and a little too ruthless.
Very spicy.
Kejiner. Yun Shang narrowed his eyes slightly, held the tea cup tightly in his hand, raised his eyes and said to Qian Zui: "Go and bring all the people from Weiyang Palace up. I want to investigate carefully. That one
The matter of the missing hairpin."
Qianzui was a little surprised. Yun Shang had just asked her to search Banxia's house, but why did she change her mind after a while. Although she was surprised, Qianzui quickly agreed.
Qian Zui walked to the door and told Qing Hao to invite all the palace people. After a while, more than thirty palace people in Weiyang Palace all stood outside the main hall of Weiyang Palace. Yun Shang stood up and walked to the main hall.
At the door, Qing Hao and Su Mu quickly moved chairs to the door for Yun Shang to sit down.
Yun Shang raised her eyes and scanned the crowd lightly, her eyes deliberately showing a bit of coldness.
Everyone didn't know what was going on. They just looked at the battle and felt a little uneasy. They just stood quietly, secretly guessing what happened.
Yun Shang took a sip of tea and then slowly opened her mouth, her voice no longer as gentle as usual: "This morning, I found that there was a phoenix spreading hairpin missing from the coffin. Although I didn't know
Who stole the hairpin, but it must not be an outsider."
Yun Shang paused for a moment, secretly observing the people standing below, and then said: "It's not that I care about a hairpin, it's just that the hairpin was given to me by the Queen Mother, which is different. I am in charge of this palace.
Weiyang Palace hasn't been around for long, but I'm afraid many people have figured out my temperament. They feel that I am gentle and easy to talk to, and I don't usually lose my temper, so they start to act unscrupulously."
Yun Shang suddenly placed the teacup in his hand on the armrest beside him, making a soft "bang" sound. The people below were startled by the loud sound, and they all raised their heads and looked over.
Yun Shang curled up her lips coldly: "I'm afraid you have been in this palace, but you have never heard that when I was fifteen years old, I followed Your Majesty to the battlefield, and the people who died in my hands
, there are eight hundred even if there is not one thousand. I was born as a princess of the Ning Kingdom, and I have always had a domineering temperament. When I came to the Xia Kingdom, I thought that I was not in the Ning Kingdom, so I restrained myself a lot. However, it does not mean that you can treat me as a princess.
