"The queen really thinks the two of us are fools? Do you really think that we will obediently fall into her trap? I think I'm extremely smart, but it's not because my sister has insight into her mind." Concubine De said a little angrily.
The imperial concubine said with a cold face: "Sister, you can't underestimate the queen, or she won't be able to sit on the queen's seat for more than ten years. You and I both understand her methods, and you can't underestimate the enemy. The two of us seem to be beautiful, and along the way, you are fighting with the Queen, and how many secret arrows have been eaten behind your back, others don't know, but you and I both know it in our hearts!"
After hearing this, Concubine De sighed and said, "That's right, I'm tired after so many years, but in order to protect myself and my little Jin'er, I can only fight the queen to the end."
The imperial concubine patted Concubine De's hand and said comfortably: "Which one in this deep palace is not walking on thin ice, if you take a wrong step, you will step into the abyss, you have to guard against this and that, the most fearful are those who have no scheming It was planned, and in the end, someone was used as a gunman, and he died inexplicably."
Concubine De nodded deeply, "Since we know that the empress is going to deal with An Ning, and the disaster may be moved to the east, we have to make some preparations in advance to push her on the head, when she is in a hurry, she can't take care of it. If you can't take care of the other end, it's naturally disrupting her plan."
The imperial concubine frowned and said, "The idea is certainly good, but where should we start? As far as I know, the queen has always wanted someone from her mother's clan to be the concubine of Nan Xuanyu. Start here?"
Concubine De pondered for a while, nodded and said, "This matter is still up for discussion, but my sister said that Nan Xuanyu is infatuated with An Ning, I am afraid that the queen wants to let the people from her mother's family win Nan Xuanyu's heart again. It will be difficult, so she has more things to do."
The concubine's brows widened. With a bit of sarcasm, he said: "You must know that the prince and the queen have always been at odds with each other, how could Nan Xuanyu obediently listen to the queen's words? I am really happy to see such a scene of separation between mother and child. It seems that we You don't need to start from this aspect, it is estimated that her Duan family will start, and then we will make trouble in it, help the prince, and lose face of the Duan family."
When Concubine De heard the noble concubine mentioning the Duan family, she said angrily: "The Duan family of this queen's family did not rely on means and some tricks to get upright. This kind of person who destroyed their own clan, it makes people feel contemptuous when they mention it, but they are human beings. Empress, cover the sky with one hand, might as well shake it out during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet."
The imperial concubine pulled out a cold smile, "This is also a good idea, doesn't Duan Xue like to lose face of Ben Gong, this time I will let her lose face completely."
The two of them continued to talk about how to deal with the queen. Here, Ji Yueqin didn't worry that the queen would deal with him. The soldiers would block the water and cover up. Now they can only wait for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
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Three days later.
Today is the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. The palace people are busy arranging the arrangement of the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and at the same time, the palaces are decorated with joy.
The blue sky is as clear as a piece of clear jasper, many of which are dotted with clouds as white as snow, which look like balls of soft cotton, which makes people indulge in sunny days.
All the palaces are busy preparing, and the people in the palaces are faintly dignified, for fear that something will happen and they will lose their lives.
This time, even the Qianxi Palace is busy. Because the Mid-Autumn Festival will be celebrated tomorrow, all the concubines and princes of high rank will bathe in the palace, burn incense and fast for one day.
The purpose of this time is to purify the mind and body. Tomorrow will be the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the moon. There must be no mistakes in this.
Today, Ji Yueqin doesn't have to go to the Taixue for classes, so she can only stay quietly in the Qianxi Palace and pray for blessings.
Tonight's sacrifice to the moon is an annual sacrifice event, and the rituals must not be less. Ji Yueqin was also taught by Xiuzhu Haosheng before he learned the tedious etiquette.
Since Xiuzhu followed Ji Yueqin, he has served this little county master wholeheartedly, and Ji Yueqin treats her like relatives, they are not like masters and servants, but more like relatives.
"Aunt Xiuzhu is already twenty-five years old, why haven't you thought about going out of the palace for a while?" Ji Yueqin said warmly, looking at Xiuzhu who was dazed for her busy work.
When Aunt Xiuzhu saw the little county master calling her, she also stopped her work with a hint of melancholy: "This slave is an orphan adopted by the empress dowager, and this Ganxi Palace is the home of the slave."
Ji Yueqin couldn't help being stunned when she heard it. She didn't expect Aunt Xiuzhu to have such a past. Then, thinking about the empress dowager putting Aunt Xiuzhu by her side, so that she could take care of herself, she couldn't help feeling a little moved.
"Then I'll take care of Aunt when she's old, okay?" Ji Yueqin looked at Xiuzhu with a smile, but her tone was soft like water.
After Xiuzhu heard this, she stared at Ji Yueqin in a daze, tears streaming out of her eyes unknowingly.
Ji Yueqin was also startled by Aunt Xiuzhu's sudden tears, for fear that she said something wrong, she quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped Aunt Xiuzhu's tears.
"What's wrong with Aunt Xiuzhu? Why are you crying so hard? Did Yueqin say something wrong and offended her and made her feel uncomfortable." Ji Yueqin said nervously to Xiuzhu.
Xiuzhu took Ji Yueqin's handkerchief in a panic, and said with a hint of weeping in his voice: "No, how dare Xiuzhu be angry with the county master. Xiuzhu felt very moved after hearing the county master's words."
Ji Yueqin suddenly burst into a warm smile, like the sun in the spring, shining so brightly that people couldn't take their eyes off.
She took Xiuzhu's hand and said, "Aunt Xiuzhu, I know that you are good to me. From now on, you and I don't have to be like this, and you don't have to call each other a slave after someone else. From now on, Yueqin will still need an aunt. Take good care of me."
Xiuzhu nodded hesitantly, then suddenly shook his head. Seeing this, Ji Yueqin immediately turned a small face and said, "Could it be that Aunt Xiuzhu despised me as an orphan, and didn't want to take good care of me, and didn't want to be sincere with me?"
When Xiuzhu heard this, he knelt down suddenly, "The county master has been wronged, how dare Xiuzhu? It's just that Xiuzhu can't bear it..."
Ji Yueqin suddenly smiled, she hurriedly helped Xiuzhu, and stuck out her tongue towards Xiuzhu: "In that case, aunt will rush to go, and I will assume that aunt has promised me."
Xiuzhu bowed to Ji Yueqin, put away the handkerchief of the county master, and left the house. There were little waves in her heart, from now on, no matter her life or death, she would follow this beautiful but not delicate woman.
In fact, Nan Xuanyu had been standing outside the house for a while. He saw Ji Yueqin treat his servants so leniently, and a trace of unspeakable affection came up in his heart.
He secretly swore that he would marry Ji Yueqin and let her stay by his side forever.
Ji Yueqin found Nan Xuanyu who was standing at the door in a daze, and said softly: "Brother Yu, what are you doing standing there stupidly at the door, come in quickly, the wind is still a bit strong today. "
Nan Xuanyu came back to his senses and found that Ji Yueqin was calling for him, so he gave a splendid smile and said: "Isn't this sister talking to her heart with Aunt Xiuzhu, how dare you come in to disturb the two of you? people."
Ji Yueqin chuckled, "How can brother Yu come to see me today?"
Nan Xuanyu rushed forward and pinched Ji Yueqin's little face: "Come and see if your little girl is ready to sacrifice to the moon tomorrow."
There was an ambiguous atmosphere between them. Nan Xuanyu looked at Ji Yueqin's cherry-like mouth, and suddenly had the urge to bite down.
Ji Yueqin seemed to be unaware that although she was shrewd, she had never experienced anything about love, and her mother had never told her such a thing. She was just a brother and sister to Nan Xuanyu. Therefore, she naturally classified Nan Xuanyu's feelings towards her as brother and sister.
She smiled at Nan Xuanyu, and Nan Xuanyu felt that he was in a garden of hundreds of flowers in spring, and the beautiful woman in front of her, her face was like a pear blossom in a tree, and her smile was written all over her. Opening his face, the upward curvature of the corners of his mouth made him feel relaxed and happy.
I just heard her say softly: "Yueqin has already prepared, and is waiting for the sacrifice to the moon tomorrow. Later, I will ask Aunt Xiuzhu to pick some sweet-scented osmanthus, and Brother Yu will stay in Ganxi Palace for dinner. I'm sure the Empress Dowager will be very happy to see you."
Nan Xuanyu rubbed Ji Yueqin's head. He really wanted to hold the thin woman in front of him into his arms, but he was afraid that the palace servants would see it, and if something bad came out, he was afraid that it would break. her reputation.
Ji Yueqin said with some dissatisfaction: "Okay, brother Yu, don't rub my head again! The bun that Auntie Bamboo helped me to wind up just now was broken by brother Yu!"
Nan Xuanyu groaned slightly when she saw her cute appearance, and out of nowhere, she conjured a comb and gently loosened Ji Yueqin's blue silk.
Because Ji Yueqin had just taken a bath, her hair was still slightly damp, exuding a faint fragrance, which made Nan Xuanyu intoxicated.
Ji Yueqin's hair was loosened by Nan Xuanyu, and just as she was about to turn her head, Nan Xuanyu held her down and said, "Don't move, you messed up your sister's hair. Naturally, she has to re-comb her hair."
When Ji Yueqin wanted to comb her hair one day, Nan Xuanyu also sat obediently in the distance and stopped moving.
Nan Xuanyu stroked Ji Yueqin's blue silk like a waterfall, and gently combed Ji Yueqin's hair with a comb. The two jade-like people seemed to be walking out of a painting, so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off. .
Not long after, Nan Xuanyu put Ji Yueqin in a simple yet sweet boy bun.
Nan Xuanyu smiled and handed the comb to Ji Yueqin: "I brought this comb to you today, but I didn't expect it to be used today."
Ji Yueqin accepted the comb that Nan Xuanyu gave her, and asked with a light smile, "Why did brother Yu give me a comb?"