Cannon Fodder Strategy

That day Lily came out of Empress Dowager Lu's palace and beat Su He up, which offended Empress Dowager Lu. However, Concubine Xian didn't do much. At first, Poetic and Painting thought that Concubine Xian had nothing to do with it. , but when Concubine Xian chased her out of Empress Dowager Lu's palace and asked Lily, it didn't look like Lily had any resentment towards Concubine Xian.

Lily squinted her eyes and let the two maids wait on her. She leaned on the chaise longue and thought for a while: "Yes and no."

It was indeed almost time. That day, Empress Dowager Lu told her to take a good rest and there was no need to go to say hello to her. Lily just stayed in the palace and took Empress Dowager Lu's polite words that day seriously. Now seven or eight days have passed.

Logically speaking, Liang Hexie should be in Zhou Baihe's palace on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. This practice has been maintained since the time when Emperor Yongming was still the crown prince. After Emperor Yongming ascended the throne, although he did not canonize Zhou Baihe as queen, he did She was given the special privilege of being a queen, but this time, it was already the end of the month. I wonder if it was because of the death of Liang Mubei, but the fifteenth Emperor Yongming did not come. This was a sign that the imperial concubine had fallen out of favor. If If she still doesn't come on the first day of the new year in a few days, I'm afraid the whole harem will be in turmoil.

Thinking of this, Huayi couldn't help but worry. Now that Lily has lost her son, the emperor's favor cannot be lost. She does not have the title of queen, which is already very disadvantageous. If she is ignored by the emperor again, the consequences may be even more worrying.

Huayi asked a question at this moment, but she couldn't understand what Lily answered. When she wanted to ask again, Lily thought for a while:

"Let someone call Concubine Xian to Xianfu Palace and tell her about Mu Bei. I have something to ask her." Thinking of Zhou Baihe's past. In order to prevent Xian Fei from not coming, Lily added: "Bring Shang Xi with you."

That day, he asked the emperor to thoroughly investigate the truth behind Liang Mubei's death. The emperor sent Shang Xi to assist him, but Shang Xi came later. But he stared at Lily all day long, as if he was monitoring her. Lily stayed in Xianfu Palace these days and didn't go anywhere, and there was no movement. Huayi asked first, but when she heard Lily's instructions, she was stunned: "Your Majesty, do you really think that this matter has something to do with Concubine Xian?"

Poetry and painting are all the maids who have served Lily Zhou since she was a child. She knows everything about Lily Zhou. She even combed her hair for Lily Zhou and never married. She was willing to accompany her in the palace. In the plot, both of them died for Lily Zhou. . Very loyal. It's not that the two of them are unsmart, but because it concerns Liang Mubei, they don't dare to speculate. Worry disturbed Lily's mind. Lily had no intention of hiding it from them at the moment. When Huayi asked, she wiped it out. Jasmine Balm retracted her hand. I looked carefully and found that some impatiens juice still remained on the edge of the nail. Because the flower juice had just been stained, the color was still too bright and not very smooth and full. After a day or two, the flowers on the edge of the finger were still there. The juice will fall off, leaving only stain on the nails, which will look better.

"The Concubine Xian does not want to tolerate Mu Bei, but there is no need. She does not have a prince herself, and she is not the most favored in the palace. The existence of Mu Bei is not an eyesore to her, and there is no need for her to be so anxious. , attack Mu Bei at this time. And leave such evidence." Although Concubine Xian is young, she has an impulsive personality. But she is not stupid. If she has an heir, she might attack Liang Mubei in order to pave the way for her son. But she has no heirs and is not pregnant. It is too early to attack Liang Mubei now. .

"No, that's because the Concubine Xian's veil was always found in the imperial garden." These small items in the palace are the most important things to pay attention to. People who are not close to them cannot manage them. Every piece of veil and each Personal belongings are all numbered and recorded. Otherwise, if the management is not strict and they are stolen by bold minions, once they fall into the hands of a caring person, they may be framed.

The personal belongings of the original owner have always been taken care of by the two trusted poetic and painting people, and Concubine Xian is probably the same. This time Concubine Xian's veil ended up in the imperial garden. Concubine Xian had no reason or motive to take action now and still leave it behind. With such an obvious flaw, if it were really her, it would be impossible for Concubine Xian to climb to the position of concubine she is today, but if it weren't for her, it would be interesting.

The words have reached this point, and the poetic and artistic meaning suddenly became clear:

"What the empress means is that by the side of Concubine Xian..."

"She has to ask me to help her. You can tell whether it's black or white at a glance. Concubine Xian really owes me a favor!" Before the two maids could finish their words, Lily narrowed her eyes. Eye.

Speaking of which, Zhou Baihe's death in the plot was more or less related to Concubine Xian. After Zhou Baihe lost her only son and her beloved, she naturally never became pregnant again. She adopted Liang Mulin, the son of the emperor's new favorite, An Pin. An Pin was from a humble background and did not have the character to raise her herself. At that time, She needed her son to have a more favorable identity and status, and as the head of the four concubines, Zhou Baihe also needed a son, and the two parties hit it off.

The so-called concubine An was An Xue, one of the maids who came from Concubine Xian's palace and was close to Concubine Xian.

In the plot, Zhou Baihe hated Concubine Xian to death. At that time, when she found out that Concubine Xian had been betrayed by her personal maid, she gloated about her misfortune and wished she could hurt her even more. She made sarcastic remarks in secret and overtly, which made Concubine Xian hate Lily Zhou even more. , the two formed a deadly feud. At this moment, after Lily eliminated the suspicion of Concubine Xian, she first became suspicious of Concubine An.

She was originally a member of the Guo family, but later she did such a betrayal for the sake of glory and wealth. What's more, she went from being a maid to becoming the master of the first palace, becoming a famous woman around Emperor Yongming, and successfully gave birth to a child. He even sent the prince to Zhou Baihe, which proved that this woman was quite capable.

"Hiss." Although Lily did not clearly answer the question of poetry and painting, the meaning of her words was extremely obvious. The two maids looked at each other, both scared and a little shocked.

"I just don't know what benefits the one to the east has done. She is really capable of coaxing people to use her." Empress Dowager Lu is really a powerful person. Although she is young, she is very scheming. She can coax the Zhen family back then. Lily sighed as she could use it and reach out to Xian Fei's side without leaving any trace. He took the armor piece and put it on: "Go, call Concubine Xian over, and tell her that I have something to discuss with her."

After hearing Lily's words, Huayi felt a little unhappy:

"Empress. The relationship between Concubine Xian and you has never been close. What happened was because she was not strict enough and she deserved to be tricked. Why do you want to wake her up?"

There is no harmonious relationship between the women in the palace. In the past, before Yongming Emperor succeeded to the throne, the women in his harem would fight and make troubles. The relationship between Zhou Baihe and Xian Fei was also incompatible. This time Concubine Xian did not notice it, and the person at hand killed Liang Mubei. When the people in Xianfu Palace thought of this, they gritted their teeth with hatred. Remembering that Lily still wanted to help Concubine Xian, Huayi shed tears as she spoke.

"Silly girl, how can I help her? I am helping myself." The palace resident said, "Now you have also seen that when the emperor ascended the throne, he consecrated everyone in the harem. I and the emperor are husband and wife. In the end, she was just named the imperial concubine. When Mu Bei died, the emperor even took away the title of imperial concubine of the palace, leaving only the title of imperial concubine." Although the imperial concubine Zhou Baihe was conferred on that day could perform the duties of the queen on his behalf, but that one The name Dai seems so unfair, not to mention that there is also Empress Dowager Lu who lives in Fengming Hall and holds the Phoenix Seal.

Especially after what happened to Liang Mubei, Zhou Baihe was deprived of her position as the imperial concubine. Became Zhou Guifei. Although she is still the first among the four concubines. But from the perspective of Zhou Baihe, who was favored by the late empress that day and then married into the East Palace as a crown princess, it was like she changed from a wife to a concubine, and she should have been above the virtuous concubine and others. Now he has to be compared with them.

The emperor is mean and ungrateful, but a good concubine can be of use. If used well, it can also be a help.

"What's more, if the people around Concubine Xian really rebelled against her and did Concubine Xian a favor, Concubine Xian could also let Concubine Xian deal with her." In the plot, Concubine An seduced/seduced the emperor and was banned. This kind of betrayal made Concubine Xian deeply disgusted. I hate that Concubine An may have been bribed by Empress Dowager Lu, and she is most likely one of Empress Dowager Lu's people. If Concubine Xian can restrain her, she can be considered as having some control over Empress Dowager Lu.

The more Baihe spoke more clearly, the poetic and painterly knowledge that it was difficult for her to survive in the palace became more and more uncomfortable:

"Why do you think so much, your Majesty? Your Majesty and your young husband, the Emperor, and the eldest prince are gone, but your Majesty's country is beautiful and young, and there will always be others in the future." When the two of them heard Lily say this, they were like They were already a little desperate about life in the palace, so they both knelt down to comfort them. Lily curled up her lips after hearing these words:

"The palace has been a place for cannibalism since ancient times. If you think less, you will die sooner. Your Majesty, I know much more than you do." After she finished speaking, she did not want to bring up this topic again: " Just go and summon the Concubine Xian, don’t worry. Although I want to mention Concubine Xian, I can’t let her know as much as I want.” She had already made her decision, and although the two eldest maids still had some support, She felt distressed, but she still answered yes. It was unlucky to shed tears in the palace, and it was also at this embarrassing time. If she shed tears again, I'm afraid it would remind Lily of Liang Mubei's death. If something happened to her, Being busy, it would be good to divert their attention. With this thought, the two palace maids stood up and went out to give orders.

On the other side, Eunuch Shang Xi received the request from the painting and came in to greet Lily: "Your Majesty, do you want a slave to follow Du Juan to summon the Concubine Xian?" Shang Xi was a person serving Emperor Yongming. He was originally a favored eunuch during the reign of the late Emperor. In the later dynasty, the emperor and his courtiers, although Emperor Yongming still appointed him, the real affairs were not in his hands, but in the hands of his confidant eunuch Sanfu. Although they were all great eunuchs in name, Sanfu However, Shang Xi was sent to Lily's side, which can be seen from this.

It's just that although he is not favored, Shang Xi still has the status of the eunuch who was favored by the late emperor. Lily asked him to do things. I don't know if it is because he knows that Lily has lost the favor of the emperor, or he has some orders from Emperor Yongming, so he still dares to do so. When he came in and asked her, Lily sneered in her heart, but said:

"Is there something about the meaning of the painting that I haven't explained clearly to Eunuch Shang Xi?"

"That's not the case." Shang Xi flicked the fly whisk in his hand. People in the palace are the best at flattering others, and they are all as smart as monkeys. Although this person in Xianfu Palace is young and beautiful, his color is quite beautiful. , but the most indispensable thing in the palace is beauties. People like Shang Xi can see at a glance that there is almost no hope for Lily to regain his favor. Although Lily still has a status, he is not very arrogant. But the contempt can be seen.

"It's just that the matter between the Concubine Xian and the First Prince is related. I wonder what it has to do with it?" He asked, but before he finished speaking, Lily was leaning on the beauty's back and playing with a jade pendant. After hearing this, he sat up straight, grabbed the jade pendant and threw it towards him!

"Presumptuous!" Lily stood up too hastily, and the slanted lapel of her palace dress was slightly opened due to her movements, revealing her delicate collarbones and flawless white skin. Half of the fragrant shoulder is looming in the skirt. She stretched out her hand to straighten her collar and curled her lips:

"Don't think that since Eunuch Shang Xi is someone close to the emperor, I can't do anything to you. The emperor only sent people to assist me in investigating Mu Bei's matter. He didn't ask you to question me. Concubine Xian's veil fell. In the imperial garden, I want to invite her to come for questioning. Could it be that you are a slave? Do you have any other opinions?"

Shang Xi hurriedly knelt down, not even daring to say anything. The jade pendant hit the top of his head, causing a red bruise on his forehead, and then fell to the ground with a clang. Fortunately, because of the cold weather and the freezing ground, there was a blanket on the ground, so the jade pendant did not break. Shang Xi picked it up, held it above his head with both hands, moved his knees a little on the ground and handed it back to Lily's hands. He apologized again and again. Lily then seemed to not care about him and waved her sleeves angrily:

"Get out!"

He responded, then got up, bent over and walked backwards out.

After Shang Xi left, Shi Qing let out a sigh:

"You little bitch, how long has it been since something happened to the eldest prince? How dare you look down on you." The situation in the palace was tense. Lily didn't care. She grabbed the jade pendant that Shang Xi had just picked up, glanced twice in the direction where his figure disappeared, and curled her lips:

"If he doesn't do this, it will be really difficult for me."

Shiqing was stunned for a moment after hearing this. Not sure if he understood something, he lowered his head.

This lily called Concubine Xian to come. After hearing this, the people in Jianjia Palace were a little dissatisfied:

"What does your concubine mean?" An Xue seemed a little dissatisfied and glanced at the concubine Xian: "I clearly said that I would not be angry with the empress, but I didn't expect that the words were more beautiful than the songs. One thing is one thing in front of the other, and the other is behind the back. Now Cleanse out the evil moths.”

Guo's face was also very ugly. When Liang Mubei died that day, she originally guessed that Zhou Baihe might be biting like a mad dog because someone had touched her scales. At that time, she was still He thought about asking Empress Dowager Lu for help, asking her to testify that he had left Fengming Hall where Empress Dowager Lu was staying early that day, but when he entered Fengming Hall, he met Lily, and she even held his hand and walked with him. Entering the Fengming Hall, when she was in the Fengming Hall, Lily took care of Aunt Su who was next to the Queen Mother, without any involvement in her own affairs. Concubine Xian thought that Zhou Baihe had changed her temper this time, and knew that she was not harmful. Her son is the real murderer.

Unexpectedly, after being quiet for a few days, this crazy woman started to mess around again.

Concubine Xian was already cursed repeatedly in her heart. She missed the opportunity to explain to Empress Dowager Lu in front of Emperor Yongming that day. Now that Lily has called her to her Xianfu Palace and the emperor is not around, Lily has made it clear that she wants Empress Qiu to settle the score. Concubine Xian's heart was furious. She originally had a bad temper and was not a temperament that could be tolerated. But this time when Lily sent someone to call her, she also brought Shang Xi. Even if she didn't give Lily this face, , but for Shang Xi’s sake, I really have to go. Mrs. Guo endured the anger in her heart and forced a smile to ask Shang Xi to wait a moment and allow her to go back to the palace to change clothes. As soon as she entered the inner palace, a ferocious look appeared on Concubine Xian's pretty face, and she stretched out her hand to put something on the table. The tea set was pushed to the floor and smashed!

She cursed again and again, but she didn't dare to curse loudly. After a while, she felt a lot more comfortable, and asked someone to change her clothes for her, and came towards Lily.

This Concubine Xian entered Lily's Xianfu Palace, but Lily had no intention of seeing her. Instead, she invited Concubine Xian into the main hall, and lit the soothing and hypnotic incense. The palace was quiet. The scent of sandalwood should have been very soothing, but Concubine Xian was agitated at this moment. She was nervous not knowing when Lily would come to see her, but also worried that she would ask about Liang Mu after seeing her. What do you want to say about Bei? She sat anxiously and uneasily for a long time. Because there was something wrong in her heart, the calming sandalwood could not calm her down. Concubine Xian was a little nervous and worried at first, and she thought of many different answers in her mind. What to say when you see Lily.

But the last two hours passed, and she sat there for such a long time, but Lily didn't show up at all! She pressed the people at Xianfu Palace several times, but each time they gave the same answer, saying that the imperial concubine was busy with something and asked her to wait a moment.

Coming back after lunch, she saw that the sun had set in the west, but Lily was still missing. Concubine Xian sat there for a long time, so angry that her heart was shaking. The nervousness at the beginning turned into the anger after being teased. His face was blue and white, and the palms hidden under the wide cuffs loosened and tightened, then tightened and unclenched. He repeated this several times, and Lily was scolded in her heart.

"Mother, are you serious that you haven't seen Concubine Xian?" In the inner hall of Xianfu Palace, Lily leaned on the couch and took a nap. When she woke up, she heard Huayi say that Concubine Xian was still waiting in Xianfu Palace, and couldn't help but laugh. (To be continued ~^~)

PS: Two updates in one, I owe a thousand words, I will make up for it tomorrow.