"Changxin Palace?" Bei Qiu was slightly stunned: "Isn't Changxin Palace next to the Queen's Yongshou Palace, located in the East Palace? How did it spread to Aijia?"
"I don't know, do you want my servant to investigate?" Chunmei asked.
Bei Qiu waved her hand: "No need." She looked at the three people sitting and said, "Aijia doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, let alone the theory that attracts people's soul. As the queen mother, Aijia's advice to you is to fight for favor I don't care about Aijia, but don't hurt the emperor, don't hurt the emperor's heir."
"Yes." The three said in unison.
"However, according to what the Empress said today, the Ai family will make their own decisions and advise the emperor to enjoy both rain and dew."
"Thank you, mother." The queen bowed.
Bei Qiu yawned and leaned lazily on the square pillow behind her.
The queen stood up first, and the other two also stood up one after another, "The queen mother must be tired in winter, so the concubine will not bother you, and the concubine will leave."
Bei Qiu nodded: "Chunmei, send the queen off."
"yes."
The three walked out of the Compassion Palace.
All the eunuchs and maids hurried to the Changxin Palace where the imperial concubine lived.
"What kind of tricks is the imperial concubine playing again? Could it be that the fire in Changxin Palace has burned here?"
"Sister, I don't know. It doesn't matter if the fire is too big or not." Concubine Shu gently stroked her long hair, "The important thing is to let everyone know that Changxin Palace is on fire."
"The Changxin Palace is in the East Palace, and the Empress Dowager is in the West Palace. I'm not afraid that others will say that she is deliberate." The imperial concubine spat, looked at the Empress and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager's intention today is to help us?"
The corner of the queen's mouth hooked slightly, and she took the lady Tang handed over by her aunt at the side, and threw out four words: "Old and cunning."
Upon hearing this, the noble concubine said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager does not seem to be as old as you."
The queen froze when she heard the words, and gave the imperial concubine a hard look, and the imperial concubine immediately covered her mouth, knowing that she had said something wrong.
Inside the Cining Palace.
Chunmei walked over, "The empress and the two concubines have left."
"I came to Ai's house and sang a big show." Bei Qiujiang played with Mrs. Tang in his hand, "Why have you never heard about the Qing nobleman?"
"A mere nobleman, this slave and maidservant made the decision without disturbing the Queen Mother's leisure, please forgive her." Chunmei knelt on the ground.
"An official girl climbed to the position of nobleman within a few months, and some people even took several years, more than ten years to slowly climb up. This noble person is not a mere nobleman."
Bei Qiu looked at Chunmei, who was kneeling on the ground, and thought for a moment, "The emperor really fell in love with the concubine, what should I do?"
Chunmei raised her head in disbelief, looked at Bei Qiu, and said, "How can Lord Long Live fall in love with her? Qing nobles don't have any influence..."
"Because of her clean background, the emperor can stay with a noble person without any pressure." Bei Qiu interrupted Chunmei, "Presumably, the blessing of this noble person is yet to come."
"Do you need a maidservant to probe into the background of this noble man, and cut the weeds and roots?" Chunmei made a gesture of wiping her neck.
Bei Qiu shook her head, "Why is it so thankless, if the emperor wants her to live, no matter how much we do, she won't die."
"Prepare some high-quality cloth and jewelry, and send them to her." Bei Qiu raised the corners of her mouth slightly, with a strong smile in her eyes.
This made Chunmei even more puzzled: "The servant is stupid, and listens to the imperial concubine. This person is arrogant, why should the queen mother praise her?"
"In the future, you will understand why the Ai family did what they did today."
Chunmei nodded upon hearing that, "Yes."
The next day, nobles from the Qing Dynasty came to pay their respects.
Bei Qiu didn't make any troubles, but sat in the main hall and waited.
Not long.
In the main hall, a person wearing green clothes walked in with a graceful figure, knelt down respectfully on the ground, and said in a sweet and crisp voice: "My concubine sees the queen mother, and the queen mother is blessed and safe."
"Excuse me." Bei Qiu greeted him with a smile, "Sit down."
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Wei Wenqing slowly stood up from the ground, raising her head accordingly.
Bei Qiu saw a very pure face, those eyes seemed to be crystal clear, and hadn't been contaminated by the huge dye vat of the harem.
It's no wonder that Wu Yumeng would linger. In the harem, the most indispensable thing is a beautiful woman, but a woman with no background and no scheming, he can be 100% at ease, even if she is talking in her sleep, she can speak safely.
"Ai's family asked Chunmei to send something yesterday, do you still like it?" Bei Qiu asked.
Wei Wenqing stood up with some trepidation, saluted and said: "The reward from the Queen Mother is very good."
"I heard what you mean, but you don't like what the Ai family rewarded?" Bei Qiu raised her eyebrows slightly, and said in a rather difficult tone.
Wei Wenqing quickly shook her head and said, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, my concubine has no such intentions!"
Bei Qiu looked at Wei Wenqing up and down, and the maidservant next to Wei Wenqing also trembled, and said: "This is the first time Aijia sees you, but it's not the first time I've heard that Qing nobles ignore noble concubines and confuse the emperor." , why not tell the Ai family what the crime should be for this move?"
Wei Wenqing trembled violently, and knelt down on the ground, "Queen Dowager, the rumors from the outside world are full of sadness. The concubine never despised the noble concubine, and never deceived the emperor! I hope the Queen Mother will learn from you!"
Wei Wenqing's maidservants all knelt on the ground, trembling.
"Absolutely nothing?" Bei Qiu caressed Mrs. Tang intentionally or unintentionally, "A few days ago, Ai's family heard that you ran into a noble concubine, but ignored it? Is there such a thing?"
"That day, the concubine didn't know that she was a noble concubine." Wei Wenqing said aggrievedly, pursing her lips.
"The Qing nobleman, how did you know that Ai's family is the queen mother?" Bei Qiu threw out a sentence instead.
Wei Wenqing's eyes glowed red, and she was about to cry out of grievance, "Queen Mother, the concubine was really wronged. The concubine was playing alone next to the concubine's bedroom that day, and the concubine really didn't know that it was the concubine."
"Forget it, the Ai family is not an unreasonable person." Bei Qiu let go, and changed the subject: "The pure appearance of a nobleman is really attractive. The Ai family is also very happy to see it. No wonder the emperor will linger."
Wei Wenqing was so nervous that she didn't dare to raise her head. It's not that she didn't hear the gossip outside, saying that she was a vixen who seduced the Lord, that she was the reincarnation of a vixen. After hearing too much, she herself began to be afraid from the bottom of her heart.
Before entering the palace, my mother reminded me to be careful every step of the way. The deep palace is like a hell, and if there is a little carelessness, there will be no bones left that will be swallowed.
She doesn't have a proud family background, only the emperor's favor is left. Her heart has already reached her throat. If the queen mother wants her to die, if the emperor can't catch up, she will really die.
"Why, the tongue was taken away by the bird? Didn't you refute Aijia just now?" Bei Qiu leaned on the table with his elbows, pointed his finger on his forehead, and asked wearily.