Yin Lihua and Xu Xiling were talking when a servant outside the palace gate sang: "The Queen has arrived."
Seeing Guo Shengtong walking in surrounded by several palace ladies, Yin Lihua and Xu Xiling saluted together and said, "I have seen Queen Guo!"
Guo Shengtong's eyes swept over Xu Xiling. She walked up to Yin Lihua with a smile and said with a smile: "So Sister Yin is here too! Get down quickly!"
Yin Lihua thanked her and stood up. Guo Shengtong and Yin Lihua chatted for a while, then they seemed to remember that there was Xu Xiling next to them.
She glanced at Xu Xiling and said nonchalantly: "Xu Meiren, get up too!"
"Thank you, Queen Guo!" Xu Xiling stood up expressionlessly.
Guo Shengtong ignored her and took Yin Lihua's hand and walked towards the Phoenix Palace, the main hall of the Phoenix Palace. As he walked, he looked around and said with a sneer: "I thought the Phoenix Palace was so beautiful and grand, but it turned out to be nothing more than that.
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As she spoke, she specifically looked back at Xu Xiling. Xu Xiling lowered his head and said nothing.
Guo Shengtong suddenly stopped, turned around, and asked: "Xu Meiren, you were originally the Ye Tingling of the palace. During His Majesty's absence, you left the palace without permission without knowing where you would be. Are you aware of your guilt?"
Xu Xiling's body trembled, and he knelt down and said, "I know my guilt."
Guo Shengtong lowered his eyes and looked down at her coldly. Without saying a word, he turned around and walked into the hall with Yin Lihua.
In any case, Guo Shengtong is the queen after all, and her status is there. In terms of rank, Xu Xiling is far behind her.
If the queen doesn't let her get up, she will have to kneel there.yyls
Yin Lihua looked back at Xu Xiling and whispered to Guo Shengtong: "Queen Guo, since Xiling has admitted her mistake, let her get up!"
Guo Shengtong said angrily: "Not only did she leave the palace without authorization, she also dared to climb onto His Majesty's dragon bed. Xu Xiling's courage is too great. If she is not taught a lesson, won't she be in trouble in the future?!"
Yin Lihua frowned secretly, looked deeply at the domineering Guo Shengtong, and said nothing. Guo Shengtong's current attitude towards Xu Xiling was completely like that of an insignificant servant.
Not to mention that Xu Xiling has been canonized as a beauty by His Majesty himself. Even if she has not been canonized, she is still His Majesty's confidant. Even His Majesty is polite to her. Now Guo Shengtong treats Xu Xiling like this. Why don't you let His Majesty know about it?
Well, once His Majesty finds out, he will definitely be very dissatisfied.
Furthermore, even if Xu Xiling is at fault, even His Majesty doesn’t blame her, so why should you be at odds with her?
Since Guo Shengtong gave birth to the eldest prince and was canonized as queen, the entire harem has become her world, and she has become more and more domineering in her treatment of others.
Even though Yin Lihua wanted to persuade her, she swallowed her words as soon as she saw Guo Shengtong's domineering attitude.
As the saying goes, you get what you worry about. As soon as Yin Lihua and Guo Shengtong entered the main hall, Liu Xiu came to the Phoenix Palace. He did not see Yin Lihua and Guo Shengtong in the main hall, but first saw Xu Xiling kneeling outside the main hall.
With a puzzled look on her face, Liu Xiu silently walked up to Xu Xiling's back and patted her lightly on the shoulder.
Xu Xiling was startled. She turned around and saw Liu Xiu standing behind her. Her eyes suddenly turned red and tears welled up in her eyes.
Liu Xiuliao asked: "Xiling, why are you kneeling in the yard?" After speaking, he saw the tears shining in Xu Xiling's eyes and asked in surprise: "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Your Majesty..." Xu Xiling's appearance was so pitiful, with pear blossoms in the rain, and coupled with this trembling call, any man who saw it would probably have his bones softened.
Liu Xiu didn't know what was going on. He bent down and took Xu Xiling's arm and said, "Speak up if you have anything to say!"
"I don't dare!"
"What?" Liu Xiu frowned.
"Queen Guo said that this concubine left the palace without permission. She is the queen... She ordered me to kneel here as punishment. I dare not get up..." At this point, Xu Xiling lowered his head and whispered.
Crying.
Just as Yin Lihua thought, Liu Xiu was furious after hearing this. Now Xu Xiling was his concubine. Even when she was not a concubine, even she had never punished her like this.
"stand up!"
"Your Majesty, I dare not..."
"As long as I'm here, I'll let you get up!" Liu Xiu pulled Xu Xiling up from the ground. Then he raised his head towards the main hall and said, "You go in, I want to see who dares to punish you again!"
Xu Xiling looked at Liu Xiu pitifully. Seeing his insistence, she plucked up her courage and walked cautiously towards the main hall.
She walked slowly, and if you only looked at her back, her body would be shaky, which made you feel pity. But if you looked at her from the front, it was completely different. She had wiped the tears from her eyes, and there was still a smile on her lips.
When she walked into the hall with this appearance, both Yin Lihua and Guo Shengtong were startled.
Guo Shengtong was furious and threw the tea cup in his hand directly at Xu Xiling's feet. The tea in the cup also splashed on her feet. She asked sharply: "Who allowed you to come in? Get out!"
"Queen Guo, I know I was wrong..."
"Let me get out of here!"
Guo Shengtong's almond-shaped eyes almost burst into flames when he looked at Xu Xiling. Xu Xiling was trembling all over and stepped back involuntarily.
She didn't notice the threshold of the hall. As she kept retreating, she tripped over the threshold. She leaned back and fell straight backwards, and at the same time she let out a cry of surprise.
Seeing this, Yin Lihua subconsciously took a step forward, trying to catch her, but Xu Xiling did not fall to the ground, but fell into the arms of someone, Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu appeared in time and hugged the fallen Xu Xiling just in time. When Yin Lihua and Guo Shengtong in the hall saw Liu Xiu, their expressions changed. They saluted together and said in unison: "Your Majesty!"
"Zitong is so majestic! Do you want me to get out of here too?" Liu Xiu stared at Guo Shengtong with a gloomy face. He never knew that Guo Shengtong had such a domineering side.
Zitong, also known as Zitong, is the nickname the emperor gave to his queen. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods and even during the Qin and Han dynasties, it was written as Zitong. It was only in the Ming Dynasty that it was gradually replaced by Zitong.
Hearing Liu Xiu's question, Guo Shengtong trembled and said in a trembling voice: "I don't dare!"
At this point, Guo Shengtong's eyes were red and she felt aggrieved. Ever since she got married to Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu had never spoken to her in such a harsh tone. What made her feel even more aggrieved was that Liu Xiu had always been
Xu Xiling was looked down upon by her.
Seeing Guo Shengtong cry, Liu Xiu suddenly lost most of his anger.
Liu Xiu had deep feelings for Guo Shengtong. Although his marriage to Guo Shengtong was a political marriage, it was Guo Shengtong who stayed with him during his most difficult times. When he led his troops to conquer the north and south,
It was Guo Shengtong who worked tirelessly to accompany the army. Liu Xiu kept every detail of the past in mind.
He took a deep breath, walked up to Guo Shengtong, pulled her up from the ground, and said: "As a queen, Zitong is the mother of a country. She must not only discipline people strictly, but also be generous to others."
"I will remember your Majesty's teachings..." Liu Xiu's tone softened, which made Guo Shengtong feel even more aggrieved and cry harder.
Liu Xiu could conquer the world, but he was not good at handling the trivial matters in the harem.
Guo Shengtong was crying, and Xu Xiling was crying so hard that Liu Xiu felt that one of them was bigger than the other. He looked at Yin Lihua on the side, and Yin Lihua turned her head and looked away.
Now you know that you are worried. Why didn't you know that you were worried when you accepted them? Yin Lihua was so angry that she ignored him.
Liu Xiu shamelessly walked up to Yin Lihua and whispered: "Lihua, please help me persuade them. I still have government affairs to deal with, so I'm going to Qingliang Hall first." After saying that, he walked out quickly.
Looking at Liu Xiuyu's back, Yin Lihua stamped her feet angrily. She looked at Guo Shengtong, then at Xu Xiling, and said: "Your Majesty is gone, Queen Guo, Xu Meiren, how long are you going to cry?
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The cries of Guo Shengtong and Xu Xiling stopped suddenly. They put down their sleeves, raised their heads, and looked around. Sure enough, Liu Xiu was no longer in the hall. Guo Shengtong's eyes fell on Xu Xiling and gave her a deep look.
Said: "Don't think Gu can't see that you are pretending to be pitiful in front of His Majesty!"
Xu Xiling bowed her head with a smile but not a smile, and said: "I respectfully send you off to Queen Guo!"
"Hmph!" Guo Shengtong's nose was almost crooked with anger. He glared at Xu Xiling again and strode out angrily. She had just been scolded by Liu Xiu, and now she did not dare to touch Xu Xiling easily.
Yin Lihua didn't want to stay any longer, so she said goodbye to Xu Xiling and left the Phoenix Palace.
On the way back to the West Palace, Xueying and Hongjian couldn't help laughing and said, "My lord, it's a pity that Queen Guo and Meiren Xu don't go to perform in Baixi!"
Yin Lihua first looked around, then glared at them both, and said displeasedly: "Don't talk nonsense, be careful of trouble coming from your mouth!"
Xueying and Hongjian shrank their necks in fear, not daring to say another word. Yin Lihua shook her head helplessly, Guo Shengtong and Xu Xiling, neither of them are fuel-efficient lamps.
In the past, Xu Xiling was just Ye Tingling, and there was no direct conflict between her and Guo Shengtong. Now that Xu Xiling has become Xu Meiren, the harem will be lively in the future.
Yin Lihua walked forward and said: "I heard that Xu Ying, Xu Fei, and Xu Ting were all injured when they defeated the thieves. After returning to the palace, I selected some good gold sore medicine and sent it to them.
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Xu Ying, Xu Fei, and Xu Ting are not only Liu Xiu's personal bodyguards, they have won Liu Xiu's trust. They have also been to Xinye before, protected her, and escorted her all the way to Luoyang. Yin Lihua has always been fond of the three of them.
She was grateful, but she was also very worried when she learned that three people were injured this time.
Guo Shengtong returned to Changqiu Palace, feeling pent-up and unable to vent her anger. She angrily asked the palace maid below: "After leaving alone, Lord Yin still stays in Phoenix Palace?"
A palace maid hurriedly replied: "The Queen has just left, and the noble Yin has also left."
"Well!" After hearing this, the anger in Guo Shengtong's heart calmed down a little. The eldest maid suddenly thought of something and said: "By the way, queen, I saw two of Yin Guiren's personal maids going to Dongguan!"
Dongguan is the place where the palace's books are collected, repaired, and corrected. The Five Classics, Zhuzi, biographies, and hundreds of arts are all stored here. The Dongguan is built in a very grand style, and the environment is good, lined with trees, and elegant.
Chic.
Guo Shengtong was startled and asked in confusion: "What are Xueying and Hongjian going to Dongguan for?"
The eldest maid said: "The queen, Xu Ying, Xu Ting, and Xu Fei are all resting in Dongguan. My maid heard that the two girls, Xueying and Hongjian, were here to deliver medicine!"
"Oh!" Guo Shengtong suddenly realized, that's it! This Yin Lihua is really smart and knows how to do what she wants.
Xu Ying, Xu Ting, and Xu Fei are all His Majesty's personal bodyguards. They have won His Majesty's trust and importance. By delivering medicine to the three of them, they are also flattering His Majesty invisibly!
Thinking of this, Guo Shengtong stood up and said: "I want to visit Xu Ying, Xu Ting, Xu Fei in person! They were seriously injured to save His Majesty, and as an emperor and empress alone, how can they not visit in person to show their kindness?