In order to prevent Shen Tuchuan from taking having a child as a reward, Ji Ting strictly abides by the principle of never doing more if he can do less, and never doing less if he can do nothing, and began to become a lazy queen. It's just that you can be lazy in other aspects, and she has to come in person for the concubine's greetings, so the twice-monthly greetings fall on her shoulders.
The first greeting came quickly, and the concubines had been waiting in Fengqi Palace early in the morning, and they couldn't help but be more flattered after seeing her.
"Greetings to the empress." All the little quails didn't have to face Shen Tuchuan, and their faces were much better at the moment.
Ji Ting smiled: "We are all sisters who entered the palace together, so don't be too cautious, let's all take our seats."
The girls glanced at each other, smiled and sat down beside them.
"The Empress Sealing Ceremony is just a ceremony. You are already the Empress Empress in the eyes of my sisters. Your Empress is indeed a great fortune. Even His Majesty likes you so much. In the future, I will have to rely on you." Fat girl After being rescued last time, I am very grateful to Ji Ting, and subconsciously want to cling to her.
The other girls also echoed, and the youngest looked at the decorations of Fengqi Palace enviously, and couldn't help but praise: "After all, the Empress Empress is here, even the carpet is thicker than usual, much better than the ones in our palace." gone."
"Your Majesty deserves His Majesty's favor. Naturally, all the good things are with Your Majesty. We are already luckier than ordinary sisters to live a good life without having to do rough work." Another girl laughed.
The young girl curled her lips and said nothing. Ji Ting glanced at her and asked with a smile: "What's your name?"
"In the case of the empress, the concubine's name is Bai Yu'er." Seeing that she was very happy to notice her, the little girl quickly got up and saluted.
The fat girl gave her a sideways look, and let out a soft snort, obviously disdainful of her. Some other girls stared at the fat girl, while others also expressed their disdain.
Perhaps it was because they didn't have to face Shen Tuchuan, these girls were not too careful, and occasionally revealed a little private relationship... So when these girls worry about their lives every day, can they still care about fighting in the nest? Ji Ting thought it was very funny: "Bai Yu'er, it's really a good name. It just so happens that there is a good white jade hairpin here in this palace, how about giving it to my younger sister?"
"Really? Then thank you, Empress Dowager." Bai Yuer waited happily.
Ji Ting took a look at Tweety, and Tweety immediately went to get the white jade, taking advantage of this gap, the fat girl was a little unhappy: "Empress Empress, the things in your palace must be carefully selected by Your Majesty, how much should you keep?" Well, why do you need to give rewards to others, it is really humiliating good things."
"Your Majesty is willing to give it to me, which means that it is suitable for me, so how can you be humiliated?" Bai Yu'er immediately countered.
The fat girl stared and wanted to quarrel, but Ji Ting coughed lightly to attract their attention: "Everyone has a gift, so there's no need to argue about it."
The fat girl had no choice but to stop talking, and Bai Yu'er, who was happy at first to reward everyone, immediately became less happy when she heard that everyone had good things.
The fat girl got the silk tribute from Suzhou, and she was very happy when she saw the fine silk, and she gave Bai Yuer a high-spirited look, which made Bai Yuer's silver teeth almost gnaw, but she could only keep her face stiff Expressing envy: "The empress is considerate. Knowing that my sister has a big heart and a fat body, I am afraid that my sister will not have enough fabrics in the palace, so I specially gave my sister the best silk and satin to make clothes."
"That's not right, some people are not fat, but unfortunately they can't wear the silk and satin rewarded by the empress." The fat girl snorted softly.
Ji Ting watched them bickering back and forth, and couldn't help but feel a little headache: "Okay, let's not say a few words, I'm tired, everyone should go back first."
"It's been cold these days, the empress must take care of herself, and the concubine will leave." Bai Yu'er glared at the fat girl, turned her head and left with a soft snort.
As soon as she left, the others followed suit, only the fat girl stayed behind, and Ji Ting was still familiar with her, so she couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you have a good relationship?"
"Don't mention it, this Bai Yu'er was originally a snobby, but she didn't notice it before." The fat girl took a snack and ate, "My lady, don't look at her as if she is respectful to you. Privately jealous of the fact that the empress is favored, she really asked her to go to His Majesty to ask for favor, and she didn't have the guts, she only dared to say some harsh words behind her back, the empress is my life-saving benefactor, so I naturally can't see it, and the one who comes and goes will be hit."
"She looks like she is only sixteen or seventeen years old, and she is still a child. Don't be as knowledgeable as her in the future. Good food and drink are better than anything else." Ji Ting said with a smile.
The fat girl was also happy: "It's true, some people see that the empress is favored, and they have some thoughts that they shouldn't have, but they forget that His Majesty's tenderness is only for the empress alone. I am different. I eat and drink well. Everything is fine, and now I don't have to face His Majesty, I'm already secretly happy."
Ji couldn't help but talk to her for a while before sending her away. When he returned to the dormitory, he felt exhausted. At this moment, he understood why Shen Tuchuan was annoyed. Although these little girls are quite well-behaved, just sitting in one room is exhausting enough.
"Your Majesty, are you tired?" Tweety came over to help her press her shoulders funny.
Ji Ting sighed: "I'm not tired, but it's quite exhausting to ask for peace."
"Don't be afraid, ma'am, it's only twice a month. Next time when they come over, just say a few words and dismiss them immediately. Just don't let them sit for a long time." Tweety laughed.
Ji Ting smiled: "That's the only way to go."
It's a pity that she thought so, but others didn't think so. The little girl named Bai Yuer suddenly came to pay her respects every day, and the other concubines felt a sense of crisis because of this, and she was afraid that she would take all the benefits by herself, so He also came to pay his respects every day, except when Shen Tuchuan was around, Ji Ting's place was as lively as a vegetable market every day.
Shen Tuchuan also came here from time to time, and when he had to meet these girls, they were still as frightened as quails when they saw him. Later, the number of people who came gradually decreased, and only Bai Yu'er insisted on coming to pay his respects, but every time Seeing Shen Tuchuan, he was still too scared to speak, as if he wanted to get close but didn't dare, and was reluctant to leave.
Ji Ting knew what she was thinking, but it was not easy to interfere, anyway, she just sat for a while every time she came, and it didn't affect her, so she let her go.
It's just that Ji Ting doesn't care, but Shen Tuchuan has to take care of it. After seeing Bai Yu'er from Ji Ting again, he immediately turned cold: "Why are you again?"
Bai Yu'er's expression changed when she heard the words, and she hurriedly knelt down with a plop: "This concubine, this concubine deserves death..."
"Since the crime deserves death, let's go die, Li Quancai! Drag him out and beat him to death!" Shen Tuchuan said impatiently.
Ji Ting: "..."
Bai Yuer was paralyzed with fright, seeing that the guards were coming to drag her, she hastily kowtowed to Ji Ting: "The empress save me, the empress save me!"
Shen Tuchuan immediately narrowed his eyes and looked at Ji Ting, with the meaning of 'I think you dare to intercede for others this time'. Ji Ting naturally didn't want to annoy Shen Tuchuan, but Bai Yu'er's forehead was bleeding, she really couldn't watch her die, so she said bravely, "Your Majesty, please spare her life."
"Ji Ting." Shen Tuchuan threatened.
Ji Ting smiled coyly: "You don't want to see her again, how about the concubine not allowing her to come here in the future? Just let her go this time." She said, mustering up the courage to walk to him, and gently tugged his sleeve.
Shen Tuchuan's complexion was not good: "Ji Ting, you make others unhappy every time. Is it possible that you can't even kill someone in the future?" Rather than being tired of Ji Ting always standing in the same camp as others, it's better to say that he doesn't like her interference His own decision, this is his world, his harem, he can kill whoever he wants, he can kill as much as he wants, why should she be beheaded again and again.
"Your Majesty..." Ji Tingmulu begged.
Shen Tuchuan's eyes became more and more gloomy, revealing a bit of paranoia that even he himself could not easily detect: "Ji Ting, you should always listen to Gu, and you shouldn't oppose Gu's decision."
"If His Majesty's decision is correct, the concubine will naturally not object." Ji Ting said carefully.
Shen Tuchuan narrowed his eyes: "Gu's decision is naturally right."
Ji Ting pursed his lips, sighed for a long while, and knelt down slowly towards him: "Your Majesty, please spare her." The implication is that he still doesn't think his decision is right.
Shen Tuchuan looked at her fiercely, as if he wanted to execute her too. All the palace people above the main hall did not dare to vent their breath, only Bai Yu'er was sobbing softly, which was particularly obvious in the extreme silence.
After a while, Shen Tuchuan seemed to have thought of something, and there was a hint of evil in his eyes: "Since the queen begged for mercy, then this girl will be imprisoned in her palace for life, and she will not be allowed to go out without purpose."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ji Ting breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Tuchuan stared at her for a long time, and said displeasedly: "Gu obeys your heart, should you also obey Gu's heart?"
"What does Your Majesty want the concubine to do? The concubine is obedient." Ji was a little surprised when he heard that he had stopped losing his temper, but he was more relaxed. Compared with when we first met, he seems to have a much better temper now. If he continues to improve like this, maybe he will really change from a tyrant to a wise king, and there are so many people who want to kill him.
Shen Tuchuan raised the corners of his lips: "The pastries that the queen made a few days ago were good, how about making some for Gu?" Although he had already thought of a better way to deal with her, he still didn't want to let her go so easily.
When Ji Ting heard that it was just making cakes, he immediately readily agreed: "What kind of cakes is your majesty talking about, I will make them for you later."
"every kind."
Ji Ting: "..." There are at least a dozen kinds of pastries she made for him.
"Why, the queen is not willing?" Shen Tuchuan raised his eyebrows, "If she doesn't want to, then the orphan will be killed..."
"I'm willing, even if there is no concubine's business, the concubine is willing to wash his hands and make soup for His Majesty." Ji Ting hurriedly interrupted him.
Shen Tuchuan snorted softly, and glanced at Bai Yuer who was trembling on the ground, his face was full of disgust: "Go away!"
Ji Ting: "..." Once again, I'm glad that the tyrant can't leave me, otherwise, given how much he hates women, I'm afraid he would have killed her thousands of times earlier.
Bai Yu'er was so frightened that she couldn't even get up at the moment, her face was messed up with tears, she was in a mess, and finally Ji Ting winked at her palace servants and told them to drag her out.
As soon as Bai Yu'er left, the atmosphere in the hall became much more relaxed. Ji Ting took Shen Tuchuan's hand flatteringly: "Your Majesty just came back from discussing with the ministers, so he must be tired. Why don't I accompany you to rest for a while, and then change clothes to make cakes for you?"
Shen Tuchuan raised his eyelids and glanced at her, Ji Ting immediately laughed and dragged him back to the bedroom. When he was about to enter the room, Shen Tuchuan stopped, frowned and said to Ji Ting: "You go in first, there is nothing for Li Quancai to do."
Ji Ting thought that he had something to explain about the previous dynasty, so he nodded and went in. Then Shen Tuchuan called Eunuch Li over and whispered a few words in his ear. Eunuch Li heard a layer of cold sweat on his back, hurriedly responded, then turned and left.
Shen Tuchuan just entered the room, saw that Ji Ting had finished changing clothes, and walked to her side with a soft snort. Ji Ting glanced at him carefully, but couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, have you really spared her? You won't secretly kill someone?"
"If Gu wants to kill, he won't do it secretly." Shen Tuchuan looked at her coldly.
Only then did Ji Ting feel relieved, and coaxed him with sweet words, until he was no longer impatient, then he was relieved and waited for him to rest.
Fengqi Palace was peaceful, as if the previous disputes did not exist, but the palace where Bai Yu'er was was not so happy. She lay on the table and kept crying, as if the sky had fallen. What happened today was a shame to her. She couldn't imagine how other women in the harem would laugh at her.
Tired of crying, she looked around with tears in her eyes, and couldn't help crying louder: "Where's Nanny Li? Where did she go?!"
"Little ancestor, my servant is here. I just went out to bring you bird's nest. You are crying so hard, you need to make up for it." A wrinkled-faced nanny walked in quickly, holding a bowl in her hand. bird's nest.
Bai Yu'er cried and swept the tea set on the table to the ground, and said half ashamed and half sad: "From now on, I will not even be able to leave the door, and your majesty will not see me, no matter how well you make up What's the use!"
"Your Majesty dare not say that, there are still many days to come, Your Majesty is extremely beautiful, and one day she will definitely be favored by His Majesty." Li Nanny comforted.
But Bai Yu'er didn't believe it at all: "You didn't see His Majesty getting so bored with me today, I'm afraid he won't look at me in this lifetime."
Nanny Li glanced around and said sullenly, "You all go down."
"Yes."
After the other palace people had left, she squatted at Bai Yu'er's feet, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty hates your empress, it's because of the presence of the empress, and this servant will tell you something heartfelt. The empress is still inferior, if there is no empress, you will be the most beautiful beauty in this palace, and you will not be afraid that you will not be released to be favored by then."
Bai Yuer's eyes trembled: "What do you mean?"
"Your Majesty, there is heartbreak here, this is a method commonly used by the old people in the palace in the past. It is colorless and tasteless when eating, and the onset is still three days later. It is no different from ordinary sudden death. It is impossible to find out what happened to you." .” Mother Li said in a low voice.
Bai Yuer was shocked: "You want me to..."
"Your Majesty, it's up to you whether you want to be imprisoned for the rest of your life or fight for a way out." Nanny Li took out a small paper bag from her sleeve and gently placed it on the table as she said.
Bai Yu'er struggled to look at the paper bag, and after a long silence, she grabbed the thing into her hands.
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For more than a dozen pastries, Ji Ting started in the afternoon and didn't finish until it was dark. She was so tired that she was dying, but the person who ordered her sat at the table enjoying it and tasted it from time to time. A mocking sentence: "Since Aifei has become a queen, this skill has regressed a lot. If you don't work hard, I'm afraid I won't be able to give you a child."
Ji Ting: "..." Thank you so much.
With so many cakes, Shen Tuchuan still gave him a face, he ate a piece of each one, and couldn't help his aunt laughing until the end of Ji Ting. Shen Tuchuan noticed her smile and frowned for a moment: "What are you laughing at?"
"The concubine just thinks that His Majesty's appetite is much better than when the concubine first came here, and there seems to be a little more flesh on his face, making him even more handsome." Ji Ting looked at him with a smile.
Her praise was like an elder praising a child. Shen Tuchuan heard it novel and interesting, and there was a sense of comfort like warm water. In fact, every time he gets along with her, this feeling seems to appear, which is one of the reasons why he has been reluctant to kill her.
"Gu is always handsome." Shen Tuchuan raised his jaw.
Ji Ting also laughed: "Yes, yes, Your Majesty has always been handsome."
Only then was Shen Tuchuan satisfied, and he didn't blame her anymore, the two of them chatted and laughed for a while, and then went for a walk in the Imperial Garden to refresh themselves, but no one mentioned Bai Yu'er anymore.
After two days in a row, it was the morning when Shen Tuchuan got up early to go to court. Ji Ting fell asleep as usual and refused to wake up, but he was still pulled up by him. She expressed her dissatisfaction with sleepy eyes: "Your Majesty!"
"Open your mouth."
Ji Ting opened her mouth subconsciously, and a pill was thrown in immediately, and when she opened her eyes in horror, she had already swallowed the thing.
"...Your Majesty, are you finally unable to take it anymore and want to poison me to death?" Ji Ting coughed twice but didn't cough out, with a look of lovelessness on his face.
Shen Tuchuan gave her a disdainful look: "What Gu gave you is a tonic. I just took it, and this one will reward you."
Ji Ting didn't believe his nonsense. After waiting for a while without any bad symptoms, he fell down and continued to sleep. When he woke up again, it was already noon, and Shen Tuchuan had long since disappeared.
"Your Majesty, are you awake?" Cui'er hurried over, "Just now, someone came from Concubine Bai's palace, and gave Madam a plate of persimmon cakes, saying that it is to thank Madam for saving her life."
Ji Ting yawned: "Well, I see." After finishing speaking, he went to wash up, and appeared on the dinner table after a while.
The persimmons sent by Bai Yu'er were also placed on the table. A layer of hoarfrost hung on the sun-dried persimmons, which were indescribably beautiful. Ji Ting took one with interest, his eyes lit up when he ate it, and he took another one immediately after eating, quickly killing most of the food on the plate.
"Your Majesty, you should eat less, you still have to eat." Tweety worriedly dissuaded her.
Ji Ting waved his hand: "I'm fine, wow..."
Before she finished speaking, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her stomach, and then she vomited all over the floor. Before she could straighten up, she heard Tweety scream: "Mother!"
She raised her head in confusion, then fell to the ground, not knowing anything.
When she woke up again, she was already lying on the bed. Shen Tuchuan was about to stuff a pill into her mouth with a gloomy face. When she saw her wake up, her face became darker: "Open your mouth."
Ji Ting opened her mouth obediently, and swallowed the pill without words. Before she could ask, Shen Tuchuan explained first: "You did a good thing, you had to leave that woman alone, but that woman thought she killed you, she Then there is hope to be favored, so I have moved my idea to you."
Ji Ting blinked his eyes, and it took him a while to realize that the 'that woman' he was talking about was Bai Yu'er.
"She did such a poisonous thing, Gu has already killed her, will Concubine Ai blame Gu?" Shen Tuchuan narrowed his eyes, although it was a question, it was threatening, as if as long as she dared to nod, he would want her nice.
Ji Ting looked at him silently for a while, and asked, "What's going on?"
Shen Tuchuan snorted softly, and explained the matter of Bai Yuer's poisoning in detail, and finally added: "She made a statement before she died. If Aifei doesn't believe it, I will ask someone to present it."
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Ji Ting to express, he asked someone to bring Bai Yuer's statement and put it directly in front of her. Ji Ting picked up the confession and read it carefully, then sighed faintly: "I didn't expect that..."
"Seeing that she is clearly afraid of Gu, but still wants to meet Gu through you, you know that she is a person with a vicious mind. My concubine, your eyesight is dull." Shen Tuchuan showed a proud face.
Ji Ting looked at him quietly: "I'm talking about you."
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"Your Majesty, Bai Yu'er's confession said that the medicine she gave me was highly poisonous, why do I feel nothing now?" Ji Ting stared at him.
Shen Tuchuan raised his chin: "Because you took the antidote and found it from her palace alone."
"Then can your Majesty tell me why this antidote tastes exactly the same as the tonic you gave me this morning?" Ji Ting said with a blank expression.
"..."
"Why did Bai Yuer poison me with such a quick-acting poison? It's not like killing me secretly, it's more like dying together, but she doesn't need to do this at all. Also, Your Majesty, with your temperament , after discovering that she was the one who poisoned you, how can you not have the patience to ask her to record a statement, you want me to believe that all this has nothing to do with you, instead you showed your flaws." Ji Ting was speechless.
Seeing that Shen Tuchuan didn't speak, she paused for a moment and then said: "Did you deliberately instigate her to let me know that I shouldn't plead for others?" As for the so-called poison, people who believe in you told her Yes, it's completely different from the actual effect of the medicine, so she dared to eat and drink medicine blatantly, right?"
Shen Tuchuan was silent for a long time, and suddenly became angry from embarrassment: "I asked someone to point her out, but if she had half a conscience, how could she just listen to a few gossips and lay such a poisonous hand on the savior? It would be a disaster to keep such a woman. Do you believe that even if Gu doesn't encourage her, she will find other opportunities to attack you in the future?!"
Ji Ting remained silent.
"Seeing the big from the small, Gu can tell from her desire to invite pets. She is a woman who will not give up to achieve her goal, so she wants to kill her, but you would rather trust others than Gu. Gu can only tell you with facts. You shouldn’t hinder Gu’s killing,” Shen Tuchuan sullenly said, “Do you think Gu is making a big fuss? Gu tells you, this is how it is in the palace. If you are not very careful and kill all dangers in the cradle, you will die sooner or later In a place that I once disdain to care about.”
Ji heard that he was used to killing people, but this was the first time he heard him say this, and he didn't know what to say for a while, but seeing his usual expression, his heart was touched a little. Due to Shen Tuchuan's personality, there was no struggle in the harem, so she forgot that this was a place where she needed to be more vigilant.
... The tyrant must have suffered a lot, so he has these insights.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Shen Tuchuan panicked for a moment, but his face was still cold: "Why, you think Gu is scary, so you don't want to talk to Gu?" , seems to be trying to control emotions.
"... You're right, even if she doesn't have your instigation, she will transfer her hatred to me in the future. Who told me to have her jealousy and His Majesty's favor." Ji Hearing laughed mockingly. Bai Yu'er was able to cruelly kill her in just a few days after he saved her, it can be seen that she has a wicked mind.
With evil intentions and another cruel attack on her, Ji Ting is not a saint, so how could he not care about Bai Yuer's fault. No matter how young she is, she should be responsible for her own actions. If she hadn't killed her, Shen Tuchuan would not have killed her. Whatever she sows will reap the fruits, everything is what she asks for.
Shen Tuchuan sullenly said, "Then you still blame Gu?"
"Of course it's strange!" Ji Ting showed grief and indignation, "No matter how you say it, you can't teach me to see a person clearly by poisoning me. I just vomited this time. What if I die next time?!"
"Gu has already given you the antidote, so naturally you won't die."
Ji Ting stared: "If you don't die, you will suffer! I'm about to vomit to death after taking that medicine!"
Shen Tuchuan was silent for a moment, and then exploded: "So who allowed you to eat so much! Isn't one persimmon enough? If you didn't eat too much, why would you vomit!"
The medicine was originally intended to let her sleep, but she was afraid that it would have side effects, so she was specially given pills to protect her intestines and stomach. As a result, she ate half a plate of persimmons and vomited them out. If he wasn't afraid that she would wake up uncomfortable, how could he have given her another pill, and how could she have caught him because of it!
The more Shen Tuchuan thought about it, the angrier he became. It would be a great shame for her to see through such a good plan of his.
"... won't you let the medicine be taken less?" Ji Ting was angry.
Shen Tuchuan was annoyed: "Who knows which one you eat, naturally you have to spread it evenly."
Ji Ting: "..." So, blame her
The author has something to say: Chuan'er: The other villains died because they talked too much, why did I die because my wife was too hungry
Ji Ting: ...The last thing I should have done was eat that plate of persimmons!
It's time for the relationship line to develop! my anxious heart