Cannon Fodder Strategy

Everyone filed out of Fengming Hall. Empress Dowager Lu sent someone to summon Su He into the hall, rewarded her with something, and then ordered her to go down.

Although Empress Dowager Lu publicly rejected Lily's reward for Su Ho that day at Fengming Hall, Lily did not give up. Every day when she saw Su Ho, she would always send someone to reward him with something as small as golden melon seeds, golden melon seeds, etc. Leaves, as big as jewelry and bracelets, were taken from her and given away. Su Ho refused to ask for them every time, and returned them to Empress Dowager Lu in full every time. Empress Dowager Lu began to feel satisfied and would reward her every time. , as time passed, Queen Mother Lu also came back to her senses.

"How many things have you rewarded Su Ho recently?" Empress Dowager Lu has been feeling unwell recently and has obviously lost some weight. After meeting all the concubines and walking around the imperial garden, she sent Su Ho to the Imperial Hospital. While getting some pearl ointment for my face, I asked about A Ji. Although Su Ho was still in charge of the Phoenix Seal for her recently, the keys to some personal belongings had been returned to her as early as that day after Su Ho was injured and unable to work. Empress Dowager Lu gave it to A Ji because she needed someone to attend to her. When He returned from his injury, A Ji didn't mention returning the key. She had served her well. What's more, she was secretly sent to the palace by the Lu family. She knew medical skills, was loyal to her, and knew certain things. , more reliable than Su Ho, so Empress Dowager Lu did not let her hand over the keys, but instead used her more and more.

After listening to her words, Aji took out the account books from Empress Dowager Lu's palace and read them one by one: "Back to the Empress Dowager, Concubine Zhou has rewarded Su Ho eleven times in total these days, and Su Ho refused every time." As a result of her refusal, Queen Mother Lu made up for her. "...Among the gifts, the most valuable ones are a pair of mutton-fat white jade buckles, which are tributes and were given to the empress by the late emperor. There are also a pair of bracelets. There is also a pearl necklace, cloisonné bracelets, and a set of headdresses. ."

The total number of these things together is probably richer than Yungui's wealth, not to mention that there are things in Suho that the Empress Dowager Lu previously rewarded.

Queen Mother Lu is not a fool. At this moment, I already felt something was wrong: "There are so many?"

A Ji nodded, "This is still recorded. The Queen Mother also rewarded gold, silver, cloth, fur, etc." There were also some bird's nest medicinal materials. These were recorded in another book, and A Ji turned it over. Queen Mother Lu looked at her and her face darkened:

"Could it be that the Zhou family is plotting against the Ai family?"

How could such a coincidence come about? Su Ho refused as he could not get the jewelry as a gift. The second time she came back, she didn't even care about the concubine's decency, but Lily was shameless, and the Empress Dowager Lu couldn't do anything to her. Could it be that she wasn't afraid of being embarrassed anymore, and she even told her not to give it away anymore? But if she keeps sending it, if she doesn't realize something is wrong today. Could it be that she kept sending it, and once Su Ho declined, he would stick it on her behalf? If things go on like this, I'm afraid that Fengming Palace will be emptied out. No matter how rich Empress Dowager Lu is, she probably won't be able to withstand such a hassle.

"Zhou's intentions are sinister!" Empress Dowager Lu sneered, half-covering her lips with her sleeves, revealing a pair of sparkling eyes with a charming look, and snorted: "If she wants to reward you again in the future, it's up to her. Yes." A slave. There was no need for him to praise him like this, not to mention that Su Ho was his own. Did Zhou Lily think that she could pull him over just by relying on such ability? It's just wishful thinking.

"The Ai family still thought she was powerful, but now she seems to be stupid. She uses this method to disgust people." What was hateful was that he had been fooled before and gave Su Ho so many things for nothing. Now the things given to her are more and more valuable. In the future, when there are no more titles and no rewards, wouldn't his position have to be given to her?

Empress Dowager Lu knew very well that raising rice to nourish benefactors and fighting to raise enemies. "It's time for Suho to take a beating."

Queen Mother Lu thought that Lily was disgusting with such a stupid method, but Lily still rewarded Su Ho, but Su Ho didn't accept it. When Queen Mother Lu asked about it, she told the truth, and Queen Mother Lu also He no longer mentioned the reward, but instead gave her a few words, intentionally or unintentionally, telling her to stay away from the imperial concubine. Su Ho fearfully expressed his loyalty at that time, but in his heart he felt even colder towards Empress Dowager Lu.

As Empress Dowager Lu resumed her greeting day, Lily gradually realized that something was not right. Empress Dowager Lu seemed to be getting more and more afraid of the cold. It was already February, but she still seemed to be afraid of the cold. She wore very thick clothes. Lily went there in the morning When greeting her, Queen Mother Lu looked listless. Even if she applied rouge and gouache on her face, it could not hide her increasingly pale complexion.

One day she even clutched her chest and seemed to be retching. Empress Dowager Lu claimed that she had a cold stomach and invited a medical girl to come and prepare medicine. Concubine Xian and others did not suspect it, but Lily had long been concerned about Empress Dowager Lu and her relationship. Doubts arose in Emperor Yongming's mind. On that day, Emperor Yongming grounded everyone in the harem and locked them up in the palace to recuperate. When he went to the hot springs at the end of the year, he took Empress Dowager Lu with him. Empress Dowager Lu came back in glory. The glowing scene was like a watered flower. Lily suspected that Empress Dowager Lu might have had a scandal with Emperor Yongming, and now she had an evil seed in her belly.

Because this guess was so important, she said nothing to anyone, just waiting for the opportunity to verify it. The opportunity to verify this came soon. During the Flower Festival on the twelfth day of February, a banquet had been prepared in the palace. Empress Dowager Lu invited people to sing and dance in the palace. During the day, a group of people were eating flowers in the palace. Cake flutters butterfly. The imperial garden was filled with flowers, which attracted many bees and butterflies to smell the fragrance. Even Emperor Yongming showed up to admire the flowers.

Emperor Yongming has rarely entered the harem recently. Today, the concubines and concubines have been prepared. All of them are dressed up in fancy clothes. Even the Yungui people who have been seemingly banned, but are actually taking the opportunity to protect their fetuses, have come out. In order not to look conspicuous, Lily also dressed up extravagantly. She wore a pony top, a Xiangfei-colored skirt, a goose-yellow wide-sleeved double-breasted top, and a lilac-colored shawl. She was like Zhou Lily in the past, who liked to be rich and sophisticated. Dressing up is different. The bright colors of the clothes make Lily's temperament even brighter.

Because it was so eye-catching, even Emperor Yongming glanced at her twice when he came over.

There are more and more butterflies in the garden. Liu Wanyi suggested:

"There are so many people, why not play drumming and pass the flowers around? If you receive the flowers, the emperor will come up with a topic and all the sisters will perform, how about it?"

Liu Wanyi also put a lot of effort into dressing up today. She wore a peach-colored silk flower on her head, which made her complexion very fair. At this moment, her almond-shaped eyes were staring at Emperor Yongming lovingly, and her soft waist was hooked by the jade belt. More and more ecstasy. She was dressed charmingly and seductively today, obviously intending to stand out in front of Emperor Yongming.

Since losing her child, although Liu Wanyi has been promoted to a higher rank, she seems to have fallen out of favor in front of the emperor. It has been three months since December, and Emperor Yongming has not set foot in her palace many times. To two times, you must know that when she was in great favor, Emperor Yongming would go to her palace four or five times a month. Liu Wanyi, who was still the concubine Liu at that time, was so famous. Now that the child is gone, although her status has been raised, she can't The emperor's favor was also lost, and Liu Wanyi was secretly worried.

Her proposal was approved by Concubine Xian and others. Even the proud Concubine De was eager to give it a try. Although Empress Dowager Lu had a smile on her face, her eyes flashed coldly and she did not speak.

"This is too boring." After Lily heard Liu Wanyi's words, she interrupted her: "In my opinion, there is a festival in the palace every year where they play like this, and it's really too unoriginal. , how about changing the trick this year?"

"Oh?" When Queen Mother Lu heard this, she couldn't help but show interest on her face: "In your opinion, what kind of trick can you use?"

Lily stretched out her hand and pointed at the flowers beside her. There were many butterflies flying among the flowers. The scene was very beautiful: "Why don't we fly butterflies this year and offer them to the Emperor and the Queen Mother? Whoever has more butterflies will win." How about a reward from the Emperor and the Queen Mother?"

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Lu smiled with a smile on her face. She turned around and glanced at Emperor Yongming: "The Ai family thinks your concubine's proposal is excellent. What does the Emperor think?"

Emperor Yongming nodded, "I also think it's feasible. No matter how many butterflies you throw today, I will reward you all. If you win the first place, I will also reward you."

Both of them agreed to the proposal. Although Liu Wanyi was a little regretful that she would not have the opportunity to perform in front of Emperor Yongming after playing the drum pass, but now she heard that not only was there a reward for Die, there was another reward for winning the first place. Although Emperor Yongming did not specify what the reward was, but it would be good if he could be lucky enough to be honored by the emperor once. Thinking of this, a group of women became a little excited, and they all geared up to compete for the top spot.

The competition was conducted in the form of guessing games. Liu Wanyi won, followed by Xian Fei, Lily in the middle, and De Fei at the back. Liu Wanyi, a delicate person like her, was desperately fluttering butterflies for the emperor's reward. She was dripping with sweat while running. However, after one stick of incense burned out, she failed to flutter five butterflies. She was so anxious that she was furious. Her cheeks turned red and tears welled up in her eyes.

Next, Concubine Xian was more lively and she pounced on nine of them. Liu Wanyi's face was full of reluctance.

When it was finally Lily's turn, Lily took the butterfly net, turned around and glanced at Su Ho. She first ran left and right to catch the two butterflies. When she saw that most of the incense stick had burned, she looked first He glanced at Su Ho and saw that her mouth was pursed, and then she rushed a butterfly towards the Queen Mother. Lily also rushed towards her. She used too much force, but the long shawl was stepped on by her, like Without warning, Lily held the butterfly net in her hand and fell straight towards Empress Dowager Lu. (To be continued ~^~)

PS: Second update! I, Hu Han, am back to ask for votes without giving up!