Han Ling is the cousin of Concubine Ke Shu's childhood sweetheart. As early as when Concubine Ke Shu was just reaching Ji, she had admired her. It's a pity that Concubine Ke Shu had already taken a fancy to Emperor Jing Heng at that time. Although Han Ling was as handsome and gentle as Emperor Jing Heng, But he is just a civil servant, although he comes from a wealthy family, compared with Emperor Jing Heng, he is naturally far behind.
Since Concubine Ke Shu entered the palace, Han Ling seldom saw her again. Now when he got her invitation, he was overjoyed, but he still came as promised. Seeing her in this way, she felt that this cousin was so beautiful that she could be called a country.
Concubine Ke Shu was known as a beauty when she was in her boudoir, and now she is the head of the four concubines in the six palaces, so she is naturally even more graceful and luxurious. Seeing Han Ling in a green robe kneeling and saluting to her, she hurriedly said, "Why should you be so polite between you and me?"
Han Ling sat down with a smile. He looked at this cousin quietly, admiring her peerless appearance. But I still have regrets in my heart: If she had never entered the palace back then, what kind of godly couple would they be now... It's rude, it's really going to be a joke."
But for Concubine Ke Shu, who regards secular ethics as nothing, Han Ling is too rigid, and her fiancé, too, blindly only knows how to love the country and family, and puts her lover and children behind. The one who puts it first and can't think of everything for himself? The rules are not made by people, why can't she change them? Concubine Ke Shu was worried, but she still had a smile on her face. There is no way, now that she is asking for something from others, naturally she can't put on the high-ranking spectrum.
The one she likes the most is Emperor Jing Heng, because among these excellent men, only Emperor Jing Heng looks down on her. It is true that what is not available is always the best. Maybe one day, she really became the favorite of Emperor Jing Heng as she wished. At that time, she would feel that the palace was cold and desolate, impersonal, and the emperor couldn't spoil her alone, so she might as well leave freely and wander the world.
The most important thing is that while she likes Emperor Jing Heng, she can't bear to part with her cousin, fiance, leader, and Li Wuji. In Concubine Ke Shu's mind, men can have three wives and four concubines, why can't women have three wives and four concubines? Since they all love her, why are they unwilling to coexist peacefully for her? This is what Concubine Ke Shu thought in her heart, and she never told anyone else. Because she knew that in this feudal and conservative society, no one would understand her.
But she will work hard for this goal. Could it be that all these years, her behavior among these men was all hypocrisy? Of course not. Concubine Ke Shu felt that it was enough for her to give her true feelings and to really like them when she liked them. If in the end some of them were unwilling to recognize her like this and be with her like this, she would not be worried, because it just showed that their treatment of her was nothing more than that.
"Cousin, I came to you today to ask you to do me a favor." Concubine Ke Shu deliberately called herself "I", just to evoke the good memories of her in Han Ling's heart, and remember how happy they were together before. time. "You will definitely help me, right? Since I was a child, you are the only cousin who loves Lan'er the most, and you are the best for Lan'er."
Lan'er is Concubine Ke Shu's nickname, and the elders in the family call her by that. Among the men she knew, only Han Ling had spent the longest time with her and had the deepest relationship with her, so when Lan Er came out, Han Ling's black eyes flickered, as if he was really touched. Seeing this, Concubine Ke Shu persisted and said: "This deep palace can eat people. Lan'er is here, helpless. Although Daddy lives in the Duke of Ding and holds an army of millions, he is beyond his reach and can't control me. Cousin, If you don't help Lan'er, Lan'er will really be forced to die here today!" As she spoke, she sobbed softly, and the crystal clear tears fell down her cheeks just right, and dripped on the skirt of her skirt, causing a lot of trouble. people love.
However, she was born beautiful and extraordinary, and she has been outstanding since she was a child, like a raging fire, and never showed weakness. Now that he showed such a posture at first glance, it seemed a bit nondescript. At least Han Ling was sober from her words. He deeply realized that the woman in front of him was no longer his cousin. But on the surface, he still put on a gentle and caring look: "Then what does the empress want?"
Concubine Ke Shu was bewitched by his gentle expression, she didn't notice the coldness in his words: "Cousin, I just want to ask you to help me with one thing. You are in a high position, so you can definitely help me with this." Saying that, So he whispered his plan in Han Ling's ear.
Hearing this, Han Ling's face was normal, but his eyes were full of horror. Just because the emperor favored a female official, she asked him to find the family of the female official, silence them all, and win the trust of the female official, let him use it for himself!
How long ago did the innocent and lovely cousin in my memory become like this? !
Han Ling was confused, he really didn't know what to do, after thinking about it for a while, he answered vaguely, got up and said goodbye. On the way back, he kept hesitating, he absolutely couldn't do this, not to mention that it was harmful to nature, but just saying that the female official was favored by the emperor, if something happened to her family, how could the emperor not blame him? It's really not worth it to ruin my life's reputation for such a small matter as fighting for the favor of a woman. However, if she doesn't help her, the cousin will indeed struggle in the palace... Immediately, Han Ling was tangled.
He didn't even think about it. With such a busy schedule, wouldn't Duke Ding be more suitable than him? Concubine Ke Shu handed over to Duke Ding the things that could be entrusted to him. Why did she ever really regard him as a family member in her heart? She knew that Duke Ding's power had to be preserved so that she could secure her position as the favorite concubine, so why did she ever put herself in his shoes
As he walked, Han Ling realized that he had lost touch with the eunuch leading the way and turned into a small garden.
This small garden is built according to the imperial garden, there are not as many kinds of flowers in the imperial garden, but it is also full of flowers and fragrances. Looking at the small piece of bamboo forest in front of me, coupled with the cool breeze, it is really indescribably pleasant. This beautiful scenery made Han Ling's impatient heart slowly calm down. He thought about it carefully and decided that this matter must never be done. If so, he was afraid that he would disappoint his cousin's full expectations.
As early as when Concubine Ke Shu rejected him, Han Ling thought that if he couldn't stay together in this life, then he would definitely protect her for the rest of her life. But now, he realized that he was not as omnipotent as he imagined. In many cases, he is also involuntary and has to make a choice.
Seeing a stone table and several stone benches in the bamboo grove, Han Ling walked over, sat down, leaned on the table, and closed his eyes to listen to the wind. This is the inner courtyard of the imperial palace. It is really inappropriate for him to stay here as a foreign minister, but he wants to stay here for a while. At this moment, a whisper came from behind the flowers not far away.
Although Han Ling is a civil servant, he has also studied martial arts since he was a child. Although he is not comparable to the Ouchi guards, he can still be called a first-class master. Although the whispers were small, he could hear them clearly, especially Shunfeng, who seemed to be right next to his ears.
"...Hey, let me say, do you know? It's been the lady Qing Huan who has been serving the bed for the past few days!"
"Yesterday, I heard people say that His Majesty is not close to women. At first, everyone thought...unexpectedly, now it is...hehe." The woman laughed endlessly, with a touch of shyness. "It's really embarrassing, embarrassing! I heard from the sisters of the Jinluan Hall that the body of Lady Qing Huan~ I really can't look at it. Your Majesty looks mature and stable, but she is really fierce on the bed~"
"Oh! You little hoof, how dare you say such a thing! I'm going to tell Mammy, and let her punish you!"
"Hmph, don't try to lie to me, don't you want to be tender with His Majesty in your heart? These days I have watched Lady Qing Huan from a distance, and His Majesty loves her so much that he wants to sleep with her at night , I can't leave for a moment!"
"Oh... I'm really envious! If one day, I also have the opportunity to be a courtesan of Qinghuan, I really am willing to die..."
"Shhh!" The maid suddenly covered the mouth of the previous maid, "Be careful! Be careful! You can't talk nonsense! Do you want to be stuffed into the dry well of the cold palace!"
"... dry well? What dry well?!"
"Ah... I forgot, you don't know about it." The maid sighed softly, her tone showing fear and uneasiness. "Zhu Cai, do you know Zhu Cai?"
"I know, isn't she from Concubine Shu's palace? What's the matter? What does it have to do with her?"
"I heard... not long ago, she was blessed by the emperor!"
"What?! I don't believe it!"
"Believe it or not, you haven't seen her these days, have you? Because after that day, Concubine Shu ordered her to be poured with avoidant soup, beaten to death with sticks, and thrown into the dry well of the cold palace!"
"Ah... You, don't scare me!"
"Who scared you! I lied to you that I was a puppy! Over the years, there have been fewer people in the palace from time to time, and some of them are concubines who have already been sealed. Why do you think this is all done by the concubine Shu?" Ah! But anyone who has anything to do with His Majesty, even if His Majesty just glanced at him carelessly, she will kill them!"
"Huh? Concubine Shu is so cruel? But... But it seems that she is very nice!"
"This person should not be judged by his appearance. Concubine Shu naturally wants to show her best side in front of His Majesty. But there is no need to do it afterwards. This is really hard for us palace people... Don't you know? The willow next to Concubine Shu Qing, have you seen her these days?"
"That's not true."
"Because His Majesty favored the female officer Qing Huan, Concubine Shu had nowhere to vent her anger, so she vented her anger on Sister Liu Qing. She is a good person, and she vented more and breathed less in one night! What are you talking about! From now on, you will be fine Don't go towards Concubine Shu, and it's best not to get close to the people in Concubine Shu's palace. We are good sisters, and you just entered the palace not long ago, so I remind you that if it were someone else, I would Never mind!"
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