If it were normal, Ning Bin would probably find an excuse to refuse.
But today is different from the past. Because of the Queen's words, she always felt uneasy. Seeing Lan Bi hesitate for a moment, she nodded and said: "Since my sister invited me, it would be disrespectful to refuse."
The decoration in Liuyue Xuanli is very simple.
Although the concubines in the palace have been promoted, the residence has not changed, so the emperor and the empress have given many things to decorate it.
"Sister, it's quite quiet here." Ning Bin looked over her eyes and praised with a smile.
"I only have one cup of tea. I hope my sister won't be surprised." Lan Bin smiled shyly and raised her hand to pour tea for Ning Bin.
"I usually only see my sister walking around alone, but it's my fault that I should spend more time with you." Ning Bin also smiled.
"In this palace, I just want to live a safe life, so I rarely interact with others." Lan Bin was a little apologetic and seemed helpless. She looked up at Ning Bin and said as if she was envious: "It's better for my sister to be the queen."
The empress favors me."
Ning Bin just smiled when she heard this, and said with a bit of worry: "Being with you is like being with a tiger. It's a good thing for my sister to be like this."
Lan Bin looked a little confused and asked, "But what trouble happened with the Queen?"
"We concubines, all we want is the love and harmony between the Emperor and the Empress." Ning Bin said with a strange look on her face, and whispered: "The Emperor and the Empress are in harmony. We just felt at ease when we saw that the Empress was pregnant again."
It should be a happy event."
"Jin Zhaoyi ran out for no reason..." Ning Bin said in a deep voice, her tone full of boredom, but she had to hold back.
"Then wasn't Jin Zhaoyi left by the Empress?" Lan Bin pretended to be puzzled.
Ning Bin was hesitant to speak. Maybe Lan Bin saw Ning Bin's hesitation, and then she added some tea to Ning Bin and said warmly: "If sister doesn't want to talk about it, then don't mention it. It's not a matter of business."
The Queen cannot be careless."
Ning Bin felt relieved, looked at Lan Bin and said, "This is not something that cannot be said, it's just..."
"I'm afraid that Jin Zhaoyi was left behind on the emperor's order." Ning Bin frowned and said softly: "The empress and the emperor seem to have reconciled, but there may still be resentment among them."
"After all, she is a mother for the first time, and the eldest prince is gone like this. The emperor actually allowed the queen mother to leave the palace. The empress is also a person who must retaliate against her. How can she expose it so easily?"
"I heard that the queen originally wanted to have Jin Zhaoyi executed. It's the emperor..."
Ning Bin stopped talking.
Lan Bin's face was full of surprise. Following Ning Bin's words, it seemed that this was the case again.
Did she never expect that Jin Zhaoyi was actually left behind by the Emperor?
While they were talking, Wei Jieyu came, and the two of them stopped talking in a tacit understanding.
"I have met the two empresses Ning and Lan." Wei Jieyu bowed her knees and said apologetically: "I have troubled you two sisters by waiting for a long time. My concubine's clothes were stained with tea, so she went back to the palace to change her clothes, which delayed her for a while.
time."
"It doesn't matter, Wei Jieyu, sit here." Lan Bin smiled slightly and asked Wei Jieyu to take a seat.
"On the way here, I saw Aunt Xiuqin next to Concubine Shu. She seemed to be going to the Empress." After Wei Jieyu took her seat, she said: "Concubine Shu has been ill for a long time, so she ordered someone to see the Empress for no reason.
What is it for?"
"Perhaps it's because of the recent gossip." Ning Bin was calm and said while holding the tea cup and taking a sip.
"You two sisters don't know something. Concubine Shu asked the queen for a man a few days ago." This matter is not a big deal. Although it has not been spread, everyone who knows it knows it well.
The person Shu Fei begged for was none other than Qi Chengyun, who was currently working as an errand in the library.
Qi Chengyun is now working as a book editor in the Cangshuge Pavilion, and the reason why Concubine Shu asked for it was to compile a collection of poems.
Everyone who knew about Concubine Shu and Qi Chengyun had some thoughts in their hearts, but the Queen and the Emperor didn't say anything, so they just talked about it behind their backs.
The more people talk about it, the more gossip there will be.
"The Queen just allows Concubine Shu and Master Na Qi to be so unclear?" Wei Jieyu was shocked.
"That's not what you say." Ning Bin raised her eyes slightly and said softly: "Mr. Qi has never set foot in Concubine Shu's palace. Even if she did, she would stand outside the palace gate and wait."
"If Concubine Shu wanted to hide something, why would she ask for someone from the Queen so openly?" Ning Concubine defended Concubine Shu a lot and whispered: "After all, we are old acquaintances, and there is nothing wrong with ordinary interactions. Those people are talking nonsense.
It will only create a stoma for yourself."
Wei Jieyu and Lan Bin listened to what Ning Bin said, and they were sensible and stopped talking.
Ning Bin sat for a while and then left. Only then did Wei Jieyu have time to ask Lan Bin what she and Ning Bin had said.
Lan Bi didn't hide anything from Wei Jieyu and told Wei Jieyu about Jin Zhaoyi. The two discussed for a long time and couldn't tell whether this was because the empress deliberately said something to attract attention, or whether the emperor really had different views on Jin Zhaoyi.
And this question will soon be answered.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty has summoned Jin Zhaoyi to accompany you today!" On a starry night, Lan Bi was just about to take a rest when she saw her maid running in and said this in a hurry?
"What?" Lan Bi was particularly puzzled. She frowned slightly and said, "Which kind of driver is Jin Zhaoyi accompanying?"
"It's absolutely true, Your Majesty!" Chunyan was extremely anxious and hurriedly stepped forward and whispered: "The Queen is not feeling well, so she refused the Emperor with her front foot, so Jin Zhaoyi made some soup to meet the Emperor."
"There are so many concubines coming and going in this palace, and which one has never brought soup to the emperor's table?" Lan Bin was particularly puzzled. She frowned and said, "Which one of them can win the emperor's favor?"
"My slave thought so too, but..." Chun Yan looked a little solemn and said in a suppressed voice: "My slave specifically went to ask the prince. It turned out that the emperor didn't take the things Jin Zhaoyi sent to heart, and even drove him away.
gone."
"Who would have thought that after taking a bite of the meal sent by Jin Zhaoyi, his attitude would change drastically, and he would immediately ask Luan Jia to pick up Jin Zhaoyi's imperial companion!"
After Chunyan spoke like this, even Lan Bin couldn't help but change her expression.
The new concubine who entered the palace didn't know the reason, but Concubine De and others knew to some extent that the empress had good cooking skills, which was why the emperor kept visiting her.
It’s not like they haven’t learned it before. They thought that the food they cooked was delicious, delicious and delicious, but they couldn’t keep the emperor!
How did Jin Zhaoyi do this?
Lan Bin was puzzled and turned around to ask someone to inquire about the reason.
In addition to Concubine Lan, Concubine Li, Concubine De and others were also greatly surprised when they heard the news, and the palace became very lively for a while.
At this moment, Jin Zhaoyi was indeed accompanying the emperor. The sound of silk and bamboo music came from the palace, and it was difficult not to hear it.