All the concubines in the harem are time travelers

Bu Ji was probably really tired, so he slept until dawn, and when he woke up, his back and waist were sore.

Li'er rolled up the curtains and helped her up. Before she could change her clothes, an uninvited guest came outside.

It was the Spring Song from the Yanxi Palace. I had seen it through the screen last night.

Chunqu stepped forward and bowed with a melodious and pleasant voice.

"Greetings to the noble lady. Our queen sent me to give you an invitation to go to Ying'e Pond to enjoy the flowers on a boat at 3:30 pm."

Three quarters after the afternoon is four fifteen.

Bu Ji reacted immediately. The sun was about to set at this time. Cui Lihua asked her to take a boat ride and appreciate the flowers.

It was the end of June, and it got dark early. It was so dark that I was probably on a fatal ship, and I was looking at a man-eating flower.

She looked at Li'er and winked.

Li'er nodded seriously, understanding what her mistress meant. She also felt that it was inappropriate to leave the palace at this time, so she replied.

"Sister Chunqu, my young master felt unwell when she woke up this morning. I'm afraid she can't go to Ying'e Pond."

"Please ask my sister to help talk to the imperial concubine."

Chunqu seemed to have expected Bu Ji to refuse, and she bowed towards her and said with a smile.

"Our queen said that she invited you to go boating and enjoy the flowers today to apologize for what happened in the Cining Palace a few days ago. She also said that several other queens and ladies in the palace were also invited to go together."

"I just came out of Kunning Palace. The Queen also felt that the time was a little late, but she still agreed."

What a powerful mouth.

The previous sentence said that Cui Lihua apologized, and the next sentence brought up the Queen, forcing Bu Ji to agree.

I'm afraid she will use the same excuse when she goes to other palaces.

None of the concubines in the palace wanted to be close to Concubine Jia, so how could they be willing to go on a boat ride with her to appreciate the flowers in the evening?

She went to Kunning Palace and told Bu Ji that he had agreed, and went to Yikun Palace and told him that the Queen had agreed. Thus, a huge circle was formed, and no concubine in the palace could stay out of it.

Bu Ji and Li'er looked at each other, rubbed his waist, stood up and said.

"Put the invitation on the table outside and tell Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine that I will be there."

Li'er looked at her anxiously, and watched Chunqu walk out of the hall with eager eyes before asking.

"Master, are you really going?"

"This is clearly a Hongmen Banquet. How could she even think of apologizing to you?"

Bu Ji put his hand on her arm, his waist and lower abdomen aching slightly. He walked to the dressing table and sat down, then said.

"I have to go."

"She, a noble concubine, made a big fuss about inviting all the concubines in the palace to play and make friends, but everyone in the palace knew that she and I had a big fight in the Cining Palace that day."

"If I don't go, the servants and masters in the palace will think that she and I have become sworn enemies. I'm afraid that they will start to become fence-sitters, and we won't have a good life in the future."

How could she be so stupid as to become an enemy of Concubine Jia and think that all the unofficial histories and palace fighting films she had read were in vain?

Although they were all the emperor's concubines, concubines were also divided into different levels.

The eunuchs and palace maids who were in charge of the palace affairs lived on their tips.

Concubine Jia usually gave them the most money, and was their "financial sponsor". Anyone who was against Concubine Jia was against them. It was a small matter for these people to deduct their meals and ice cubes on weekdays. The main thing was that they were afraid that people in the palace would be wronged by her.

Li'er bit her lip and combed her hair with a wooden comb in her hand.

"When will the young lady be able to become a royal concubine? Then we won't have to tolerate her in any way."

Bu Ji was playing with a silver hairpin in his hand. When he heard this, he suddenly stopped and slapped the table.

"You're right. I'm so careful, but I still have a hard time making ends meet. My monthly salary is not enough."

Li'er's eyes lit up, she smiled happily and nodded repeatedly.

She knew that her master was slow to react, not that he was stupid. After enduring for two years, he now knew that it was time to consider competing for favor and climbing up the social ladder.

"I will go and get the Shu brocade that the Empress Dowager just awarded me, and ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make some new summer clothes for you."

"The ones you're wearing are from last year."

Bu Ji grabbed Li'er who was about to rummage through the drawers and explained.

"Who said I'm in a hurry to make new clothes? Go and help me deliver the letter. It has to be delivered to all the palaces except the Yanxi Palace."

letter?

Li Er thought that maybe the young lady was planning something to win favor, so she readily agreed and took the paper and brush and placed them next to Bu Ji.

Bu Ji stood beside the table, lifted up his sleeve with one hand, pinched the brush with a few fingers of the other hand, and waved his hand, looking like a master of calligraphy.

The rustling sound of flipping papers.

After a while, several pieces of paper with crooked words written on them appeared on the table.

"Reopening, 20% off for a limited time, only two taels of silver."

Bu Ji grinned and put all the notes into the envelope.

Now it's a done deal. Anyone who wants to pretend to be sick and not say hello can come to her. She will put on perfect sick makeup for everyone, ensuring that they look like they are barely breathing and hanging by a thread.

By pretending to be sick once, she could avoid paying respects to the Cining Palace for half a month, sleep until noon every day, and not have to bother to flatter the smiling tiger empress dowager. It was really a must-have for self-cultivation in the deep palace.

Li'er stood beside her grinding, staring at the words she wrote with bright eyes, no expression on her face.

She is illiterate.

"There are five in total. Go and come back quickly."

Bu Ji handed her a stack of letters and asked her to deliver them to each palace one by one.

Li'er thought it was some trick to win favor, so she carefully put it in her arms and ran out.

She lowered her head, her eyes wandered around, and her steps were quick and urgent. She was about to walk out of the illusion. From a distance, she looked like a guilty thief.

There was a clang.

She bumped into Wang Huai's shoulder and fell to the ground, with envelopes scattered all over the floor.

Wang Huai was about to scold this inconsiderate palace maid, but he straightened his hat with his hand, bent down and stretched his neck, and saw that it was Li'er. He quickly reached out and helped her up from the ground.

"Where are you going in such a hurry?"

Li'er squatted on the ground to pick up the letter, wiped off the dust and put it into her clothes.

"I had something urgent to do and accidentally bumped into you, sir. Please forgive me."

Before Wang Huai could ask her further questions, she took advantage of the opportunity and ran away.

Wang Huai touched her hat, very confused. What urgent matter could a little palace maid like her have?

As I turned around, I tripped over something. When I looked down, I saw an envelope stuck in the crack of the ground.

I bent down to pick it up, held it in my hand, and went to look for Li'er, but he was nowhere to be seen.

He had no choice but to stuff the letter into his sleeve and quickly go to the Qianqing Palace.

He didn't know whether Li'er had any urgent matters, but he did have something important to tell the emperor.

Prince Yu entered the palace.

In the Qianqing Palace.

Li Ji was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and sitting upright on the dragon throne. His narrow and long phoenix eyes seemed to be looking down on the world and all living things.

His appearance was as if he were carved from jade, his perfectly shaped eyebrows only made him look even more heroic, his thin lips were tightly pursed, and he had an innate supreme temperament, making him naturally awe-inspiring.

In the center of the hall stood two first-rank officials, both wearing crimson court robes and black gauze hats inlaid with jewels. Their official uniforms were decorated with patches, one with a bird pattern on the chest and the other with an animal pattern on the chest.

He also had a heavy expression on his face and a frown on his brow, as if he was troubled by something.

Wang Huai walked in quietly and stood in the corner with his body huddled up.