The Sword Master God's Journey to Face Slapping

Just a few days after Concubine Jia was promoted to the first-class concubine on the side of the harem, the palace would start preparing for a banquet to entertain the Huns envoys. This banquet was not only attended by the concubines of the harem, but also by the clan and qualified ministers. It was truly a feast for Daning.

In the luxuriously decorated palace, amid the lingering scent of burning incense, the woman sitting in front of the dressing mirror was dressing up under the service of the palace servants. Amidst the sweet and lingering scent of incense, the concubine Shu's eyebrows were dull and her expression was indifferent.

"I seem to have a few more wrinkles. After all, I am getting old." Looking at the face reflected in the polished bronze mirror, Concubine Shu sighed softly, with a faint tone, "This palace is lonely. The days are really tough, it’s only been a little over a month, but it feels like more than ten years have passed.”

The palace maid who was standing behind Concubine Shu was holding a warm sandalwood comb to smooth Concubine Shu's long hair. Then she moved even softer, as if she was afraid of offending the empress.

She gently combed the concubine Shu's black hair, her movements were gentle and regular, and she whispered: "My queen, please don't think like this, you are still young! My eyes are careful, you are not even a hair." No gray hair has appeared yet!”

Concubine Shu raised her red lips and smiled, but her brows became bleak and she said calmly: "You know how to say nice things to coax me. You are so old. You can tell just by looking at His Majesty."

The slender white hands gently stroked her smooth face. Concubine Shu's eyes were indifferent: "If I have never grown old, why has Your Majesty not set foot in Hexi Palace for so long? Yunxi, how long do you think it has been since I have not been here? Have you met His Majesty?"

The palace maid named Yun Xi lowered her head and lowered her eyes, not daring to answer this question. for how long? Even before Concubine Jia entered the palace, His Majesty had not been to Hexi Palace for a long time.

However, Concubine Shu still has a bit of dignity in front of His Majesty. Although she has never been the emperor in person, she has always been rewarded in the past, but it is much better than Concubine Xian. Which old man in the harem doesn't know Concubine Xian's temperament? This word "virtuous" is really ironic.

"Will Concubine Jia also attend tonight's banquet?" Concubine Shu skipped the previous topic and asked suddenly. She looked at herself in the bronze mirror, her eyes were indifferent and slightly unfamiliar, as if she was looking at someone who had already A stranger who has changed his appearance.

Yun Xi's men kept moving, still gently combing Concubine Shu's long hair, and replied in a respectful and careful tone: "Yes, your Majesty. Concubine Jia is also going to attend today's banquet."

Concubine Shu laughed softly: "Oh, Your Majesty is really protective of this concubine. She has been in the palace for such a long time, but how many people in the harem have seen her? I would like to know what she is like. What does it look like?”

"Have you made any arrangements for what I have ordered?" Concubine Shu picked up a box of rouge on the dressing table, unscrewed the lid, brought it to her nose and sniffed it gently. The aroma of the rouge was extremely sweet. Concubine Shu couldn't help but frown.

Yun Xi pursed her lips and lowered her voice: "I have naturally made arrangements for the things that the queen ordered me to do in advance. It's just..." There was a bit of worry between her brows, "Does the queen really want to take a risk? "

She sighed, with some worry and hesitation: "There will be opportunities to deal with Concubine Jia in the future. Why did the concubine choose this day? How important this day is, the concubine's plan may not succeed."

"In the future? There will be no chance in the future." Concubine Shu's eyebrows were extremely dull, and she whispered, "Look at Concubine Jia, she has only been in the palace for a long time, and she has already climbed to the same high position as me."

Staring at herself in the mirror blankly, Concubine Shu sighed: "Who knows how far she can go in a while? I dare not underestimate this enemy, so now that I have the opportunity, I can't miss it."

"I have been your majesty's side concubine since he was in the palace, and I have always served your majesty carefully. I have given birth to children for your majesty, and I have taken care of the affairs of the palace conscientiously, but I am not as gentle and petty as the young concubine. Your majesty, he treats us ...How heartless, huh."

Concubine Shu's delicate and beautiful face was stained with a bit of ridicule and exhaustion. Among the concubines with the highest ranking in the harem, she was the only one who gave birth to a son for His Majesty, who is now the second prince. But even so, she was just a concubine, and The same position as Princess Jia.

As for the daughter she gave birth to in Qiandi but died in infancy, His Majesty may have long forgotten about it, and did not even grant a posthumous title to the poor daughter after he ascended the throne.

Seeing that Yun Xi was still a little worried, Concubine Shu raised her red lips and said with a hint of mockery and determination: "Don't worry, I'm not the only one to take action. When the time comes, there will naturally be someone to cooperate with us."

Yun Xi trembled all over and felt goosebumps on her body. She lowered her voice, with a bit of confusion and fear: "Does the empress mean that there are other people in the palace who will take action together?"

"Except for the concubines who have just entered the palace, everyone is an old man hiding in the palace. No one knows what other people's methods are." Concubine Shu threw away the rouge box in her hand and sneered lightly, "At that time, except for the stupid Concubine Xian, who has the ability Everyone will get involved."

In Yunxi's silence, Concubine Shu sneered expressionlessly: "Concubine Jia is the only favorite, the most favored in the harem, so why is it that I am the only one who thinks it is an eyesore? There are many people who want to get rid of her."

In Concubine Shu's eyes, Concubine Jia was too threatening. It’s just a matter of climbing to this position after entering the palace for more than a month. There is no empress dowager in the harem, so this promotion is naturally decided by the majesty.

But before that, Concubine Jia had clearly angered His Majesty, and even her rank was demoted and she was confined to her house, but what was the result? However, she climbed up again in two or three days, and her rank was even higher. This was enough to show that His Majesty had a place for her in his heart, which was too dazzling and too annoying for Concubine Shu.

Yunxi did not speak. As a close maid beside Concubine Shu, she certainly knew that the Queen was always disappointed and desolate when waiting for His Majesty to come every day, and the Hexi Palace was cold and deserted, just like the Queen's heart.

She didn't want the queen to think about it any more, so she said quickly: "From what the queen said, it seems that Concubine Xian won't take action? Why is that? Is it because Concubine Jia came from Baoqing Palace, so Concubine Xian feels that she is on the same side as her?"

A faint smile appeared on Concubine Shu's face, and she said lightly: "You don't think that your majesty gave Concubine Xian the title of 'Xian' just to mock her? Although Concubine Xian is jealous, she never disdains to play tricks behind the scenes, and has never targeted other women in the harem."

"Your majesty knows all about these things, so although Concubine Xian is not favored, does not please your majesty, and has never given birth to children, she is still Concubine Xian and has some status in the palace." Concubine Shu looked indifferent, but there was a different deep meaning in her eyes.

In fact, she envied Concubine Xian. This woman has never been liked by your majesty, and her temperament is jealous, unvirtuous and ostentatious, but even so, she still lives very freely. Xianfei is proud. She doesn't care about other concubines because she knows that being favored or not depends on His Majesty.

But she doesn't have Xianfei's pride, so when facing the favored Jiafei, facing this woman who has occupied all the favors of His Majesty, Shufei really can't help but care. That's why she arranged it during this period and planned today's banquet.

While Shufei was thinking, Yunxi had combed Shufei's hair for a hundred times, and asked sideways: "What kind of hair do you want to comb today? A pair of jasper and kingfisher headpiece was sent a few days ago. Why don't you use that one today?"

Shufei smiled faintly, with a dull expression: "Then use that headpiece, no need to dress up too much." She lowered her head and laughed in a low voice with a hint of sarcasm, "Anyway, His Majesty won't notice it, why bother?"

After Shufei finished dressing up, she rode on the slightly swaying sedan chair to the palace where the banquet was held today. As she was walking through a side road and onto the main road, Concubine Shu heard some noise behind the sedan chair and looked back.

She saw that behind Concubine Shu's sedan chair was a procession of the same size and ceremonial guards as hers. It was obvious that this was also the sedan chair of the first-rank concubine in the palace. Raising her eyebrows slightly, Concubine Shu carefully looked at it for a few times, and then asked uncertainly: "Is this Concubine Jia's sedan chair?"

Yunxi, who was following the sedan chair, nodded and said: "To answer your majesty, it is Concubine Jia's sedan chair."

Concubine Shu's red lips were slightly hooked, revealing a smile that seemed to be a smile. At this time, the sedan chair also arrived at the palace where the banquet was held. Concubine Shu got off the sedan chair first and did not rush in. Instead, she smiled faintly: "I have never seen Concubine Jia. It is a happy event to meet her today. Why not wait for Concubine Jia."

After standing at the palace gate for a while, Concubine Jia's sedan chair arrived. Concubine Shu squinted her eyes and looked at the sedan chair that stopped behind her, watching Concubine Jia, who was favored by the harem, get off the sedan chair.

It is ironic that they regard Concubine Jia as an extremely terrifying enemy, but this Concubine Jia is afraid... She doesn't take them seriously at all, right? Otherwise, she wouldn't have entered the palace for so long, but she hasn't even seen a concubine.

Concubine Shu finally saw Concubine Jia's appearance and dress clearly. She was wearing a simple and low-key blue plain dress, with her black hair combed into a plain bun, and only a high-quality white jade hairpin inserted. She was not wearing any makeup, and the whole person looked as simple as plain soup, without any extravagance.

After Concubine Jia got off the sedan chair, it seemed that the maidservant beside her said something. She turned her head and looked over. There was no expression on her exquisite and perfect, beautiful face, and she looked very cold. After a moment, Concubine Jia frowned slightly and finally walked towards Concubine Shu.

But Concubine Shu was stunned. She was extremely surprised. When did His Majesty like such a cold and lonely beauty? This Concubine Jia actually had such a temperament and style, which really surprised Concubine Shu.