In fact, Qianlong did not stay in the harem for very long. At most, he stayed there for half a month in a month, and the remaining five or six days were spent checking the names of the low-ranking noble ladies, maids-in-waiting, and concubines.

In the past, Concubine Xiu could see Emperor Qianlong two or three times a month, which made her a very favored person in the palace.

Of course, these are nothing compared to the two giants in the palace, the queen and the imperial concubine. If the queen's period is six days, then the imperial concubine's period is five days.

There is a huge gap between the two.

If the empress happened to be menstruating on those days, Qianlong would deliberately postpone the date and make up for it.

Qianlong sighed in his heart, thinking that he had really been fooled into saying that he would see her once every five days, and now it was difficult for him to go back on his word.

Xiupin was very touched, so he didn't say much.

Yu Suisui certainly saw the regret that flashed across Qianlong's eyes, but what did Qianlong's regret have to do with her?

As long as she achieved her goal.

If the man and woman want to stay together forever, they have to wait until she completes her mission.

-

At night, the first snow fell in the capital. When Yu Sui woke up in the morning, he felt that today was colder than yesterday, so he crawled back into the quilt.

Qingguo held the clothes and placed them on the newly set up incense burner next to her. It was not even October yet, but it was snowing that day.

Last night, the heavy snow dyed the palace white.

Hearing the noise from Yu Suisui, he hurriedly lifted the curtain and went in. "The Queen is awake?" Qingguo said as he picked up the red gold lotus hook and hung up the layers of curtains.

"The emperor went to court and left a message for the empress not to go back and to stay with him in the Yangxin Palace today." The emperor was considerate of the empress and did not ask her to get up and serve him when he got up in the morning.

It was just that the Empress was probably tired, and when the Emperor got up in the morning, even such a loud noise didn't wake her up.

Yu Suisui yawned. She felt like she had recovered half of her strength. She glanced at her stomach and said, "Qingguo, I'm hungry."

Qingguo: "Your Majesty, please get up and put on your clothes first. I will go and tell your aunt." Qingguo immediately turned around and took the clothes that were on the fumigation cage. The palace maids guarding outside heard the noise, and all six palace maids rushed into the room.

Served Yu Sui in dressing and grooming.

Qingguo found her aunt and carefully told her about Yu Sui's breakfast requirements, and especially reminded her: "Aunt, please take a closer look. Our queen doesn't like coriander, so please don't put it in."

The aunts in the Yangxin Palace all have good memories. Before the emperor went to court, he ordered that Concubine Xiu stay in the Yangxin Palace. The task of taking care of Concubine Xiu was directly given to her by General Manager Li.

After Qingguo finished giving the instructions, he immediately returned to the house to serve Yu Suisui.

Yu Suisui still felt a little sore in the waist. She glanced at Qingguo and said, "Let's find a female doctor who can do massage later." There are special female doctors in the Imperial Hospital, so it would be appropriate to find them.

Qingguo took note of it, thinking that when Yu Suisui was having breakfast later, she would ask someone to go to the Imperial Hospital to call a female doctor over.

-

In Chuxiu Palace, Yu Suisui never returned. Zhang Changzai stretched her neck but saw no one at the gate.

Wondering if something happened?

In the past, when Xiuzhi went there, she would only come back in the morning. Now it was almost noon, and there was still no sign of Xiuzhi.

Zhang Changzai grabbed the maid's hand and asked anxiously, "Nothing big happened in the Yangxin Palace today, right?"

Xiuzhi is a simple-minded person who doesn't understand many things. She has always been serving in the small Buddhist temple. When she was in the palace, Xiuzhi was in charge of the offerings of fruits and flowers.

After entering the palace, the people in the palace believed in Buddhism even more than those in the royal palace. Xiuzhi was still in charge of these things and did not have much communication with others.

She was originally the same as Xiuzhi. Later, when she grew up a few years later, the eldest maidservant beside the Queen got married, and she was chosen by her aunt to become a second-class palace maid.

On the night when the emperor randomly called her, she was originally on duty for Chunxiang, her roommate. She was called upon by the emperor to serve in the east wing hall of Changchun Palace, and she did not dare to close her eyes all night.

She is different from Xiuzhi. Xiuzhi was chosen by the Empress Dowager to deal with the Queen Mother. Not long after the mourning period for the late emperor ended, the Queen Mother had not sent anyone to the Emperor for seven or eight years. One day, she suddenly told the Empress Dowager to choose someone for the Emperor.

Three people were chosen, and only Xiuzhi served the emperor.

After Xiuzhi moved to Chuxiu Palace, they didn't have much contact, and Xiuzhi seemed to be no different from before.

But when she arrived, Xiuzhi suddenly fell ill.

Zhang Changzai was always uneasy. She always felt that she and Xiuzhi were in danger, but nothing happened.

The maid looked at Zhang Changzai's confused look and was a little confused. She said truthfully, "Changzai, everything is fine in the Yangxin Palace. The emperor did not punish the palace maids today."

Zhang Changzai calmed down a bit, but she still glanced towards the door from time to time.

-

"It's snowing today, so give each palace maid an extra bowl of meatball soup." The empress dowager had Buddhist beads wrapped around her hands. This morning, the heavy snow outside the window weighed down the branches.

In previous years, snow fell after October, but this year it came half a month earlier. Maybe this will be a cold winter.

Aunt Chun, who is by the Empress Dowager's side, has been with her for more than 30 years and is highly trusted by her.

"The Empress Dowager is kind and considerate to the palace maids. I will go and tell them right away." Aunt Chun also knew that the Empress Dowager was worried about the Queen's affairs recently. She had even pretended to be sick a while ago just to change the Queen's temper.

The Queen Mother likes the Queen, but what the Queen has done in the past year has really disappointed the Queen Mother.

Just as Aunt Chun turned around, the Queen Mother said, "Has the Queen paid her respects yet?"

"Yes, the Empress has not resumed paying respects yet." Aunt Chun lowered her head and did not look at the Empress Dowager when she said this. It was not an exaggeration for the Empress Dowager to say that she was her own daughter.

The Queen didn't know whether she could understand what the Queen Mother meant.

The Queen Mother looked up at the branches outside the window. The white snowflakes wrapped around the slender branches, pressing them down. If it snowed for a while longer, the branches might break.

"Forget it, just say that it has been snowing heavily recently, and the weather is cold and it is inconvenient to travel. I understand that the concubines are working hard, so I will not have to pay my respects until the New Year." The empress dowager finally sighed. She only has more than two months, and if she can't figure it out.

Life and death are predestined.

Everyone has their own destiny, and she cannot force it.

When Aunt Chun agreed, she thought to herself: The Queen is a very good girl, but she married the Emperor. If she had married a prince, she could have lived in harmony with her husband, just like the Prince's wife, and they loved each other without a doubt.

But the emperor is the emperor after all.

What the queen wanted was not excessive, but the key point was that she asked for it from the emperor.

The emperor refuses to give it!

In this case, the Queen can only adjust the situation herself, instead of the two of them being in a stalemate like now.

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