Dressed as Concubine Xian [Comprehensive Yanxi Palace]

After Hu Po went back, she immediately reported to She Shuxian what she had seen and heard at Empress Fucha's place.

She Shuxian was not surprised that Erqing was telling stories in front of the queen, nor did she think that Empress Fucha would punish her for this incident, but she wanted to know what the queen wanted to do with her.

Therefore, Mingyu asked her to go to the Queen's place, and she readily agreed.

On the way, Mingyu thought that Concubine Xian didn't know Erqing's evil deeds, so she kept complaining, feeling ashamed of her recklessness, angry at Erqing's shamelessness, and disgusted by Qianlong's flirtatiousness.

Seeing that Mingyu dared to criticize the emperor, She Shuxian said with a smile: "Mingyu, aren't you afraid that my palace will tell the emperor what you said and hurt the empress?"

Mingyu said: "The servant believes in the character of the empress, and the servant knows that the empress has been secretly protecting the empress and master."

"You can see clearly." She Shuxian praised.

Mingyu said: "It's not that the slave sees it clearly, it's the things that the concubine Xian has done for the empress and master over the years, one by one, the slave sees and remembers it in his heart. It's just that the slave doesn't understand why the empress keeps Protecting the queen master?"

Because only changing her destiny can be regarded as a crucial step to change history.

She Shuxian muttered in her heart, and said slowly: "I remember when I assisted in the draft for the first time, the queen mother once said something to me. She said that the women in the palace are all charming when they enter the palace, and they are priceless. Precious pearls; after a long time, although they are still pearls, they have no luster and are dead pearls; after a while, they will not even be pearls, and become fish eyes. I have been in the palace for 13 years, and I saw countless pearls turning into fish eyes. Empress Du is still glorious and precious. So I can't bear it, and I don't want to give up, I want to do something to protect this rare pearl that is not dusty."

"Concubine Xian, you are wrong. Since the day I became Prince Bao Fujin, I am no longer the jewel in your mouth."

Empress Fucha's voice suddenly sounded.

Surrounded by the maids and maids, the queen came over with a palace fan in hand, and said to She Shuxian and Mingyu who were saluting, "Get up."

"Your Majesty, did you hear all the complaints from the slave just now?" Mingyu asked cautiously when she stood up.

Empress Fucha said softly, "I heard everything."

"Then will you punish the slave?"

"No," Empress Fucha said, "Because I also have complaints, but I don't say anything, and I can't say it."

She said to the maids and nuns beside her: "You all go down, I have some personal things to say to Concubine Xian in detail."

"Whoo."

The palace people retreated, Mingyu wanted to stay, but because of Empress Fucha's eyes, she had to retreat.

Empress Fucha asked She Shuxian to sit down, and said, "Thank you for your care and love for my sister over the years, I am ashamed of myself."

"Ma'am, what do you mean by that?" She Shuxian asked.

Empress Fucha said: "I ordered Mingyu to invite you here today. I wanted to ask you what you think of the emperor, Xia Yuhe, and Erqing. After hearing what you said to Mingyu just now, I suddenly felt that there was something wrong in my heart." I’m ashamed, I don’t want to ask anything.”

"Mother--"

Empress Fucha shook the palace fan lightly, and said: "Concubine Xian is right. The women in the harem are all pearls when they enter the palace, and they become fish eyes after a long time. You protect this palace, because I think you think this palace It's still a pearl, but I understand in my heart that I am no longer a pearl, Yingluo is the real pearl, free and unrestrained, doing what you want..."

She sighed, and said: "There are often people in the palace who talk about me, thinking that I have indulged the servants of Changchun Palace too much, and some people think that I am too weak, without the majesty of a queen, and not worthy of being the mistress of the Qing Dynasty. I also know that if the palace rules are stricter, there will be fewer disputes in the palace, but I think that before entering the palace, my sisters were all golden branches and jade leaves at home, loved by thousands of people, but now they have become poor wretches trapped in the palace. Human beings fight for that little bit of king rain and dew all day long, and I feel that as long as it is not too much, I don't care about it, and everyone can't help themselves..."

"Your Majesty is generous and virtuous, and treats the women in the palace like sisters. It is really a blessing in the harem for you to sit in the palace." She Shuxian said.

Empress Fucha shook her head, and said: "If you say that this palace has never been jealous, it is also false. When the emperor favored the concubine Huixian, this palace also secretly complained and hated, and I had to copy the "Women's Commandments" countless times. "" and "Women's Rules" can be suppressed. But when I saw the imperial concubine being reprimanded by the queen mother, dismantling the small stage and burning the treasured costumes, Ben Gong discovered that she was domineering on the surface, and seemed to enjoy everything the imperial concubine had. Like this palace, not free, not happy, like a golden bird trapped in a cage. Think about it, women in the world, who would not want to be a couple for life? Who would like to be trapped in a deep palace? It's just that the emperor's fate is hard to do, and he can't help himself. "

She Shuxian was a little shocked.

She thought Empress Fucha's generosity was due to her kind nature, but after hearing the empress's sincere analysis, she realized that the empress was not only kind in heart, but also tried to protect the kindness of everyone in the palace.

Such a woman, Qianlong, a big trotter who loves each other, is not worthy at all!

"If everything can go back to before the marriage, will the empress continue to enter the palace to be the queen?" She Shuxian asked tentatively.

Empress Fucha said: "If there is an afterlife, I want to be like Yingluo, free and unrestrained, but if everything goes back to before marriage, I will still choose to enter the palace and protect everyone I meet as much as possible."

"Your Majesty, you are so kind."

Empress Fucha saw that there were tears in She Shuxian's eyes, and said with a wry smile: "Concubine Xian, I am not as good as you think. Moreover, I said this to you because I suffered from coughing up blood yesterday. Time is running out... Ben Gong believes that if you succeed Ben Gong as queen, you will be able to do better than Ben Gong..."

"Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense, you won't—"

She Shuxian originally wanted to use Xia Yuhe's incident to persuade Empress Fucha to feign death and leave the palace, but she didn't expect the empress' illness to develop so quickly, she panicked for a while and lost her sense of control.

Empress Fucha looked at her flustered and worried appearance, showed a knowing smile, and said, "I called you here today, in addition to your opinion on the emperor's intention to bring Xia Yuhe into the palace because I don't want to ask anymore, I also want to remind you— ——After becoming a queen, you will live under the attention of everyone in the harem. Some of them are jealous of you, some flatter you, and some want to replace you... You are strict in doing things, not favoritism, and it is very easy for someone with a heart to tell lies in front of the emperor. Let the emperor misunderstand that you are vicious. Things like punishing Erqing, which are easy to attract the tongue of villains, can no longer be done!"

"Thank you for reminding me, ma'am."

She Shuxian originally thought that Empress Fucha's personality was soft on the outside and strong on the inside, but now after listening to her advice, she is even more sure that the Empress knows all about the dogs in the palace.

"Actually, the emperor has always liked you, but his liking for you is closer to the appreciation of the monarch as a capable courtier. This is your greatest advantage after you succeed me, but it may also be your greatest disadvantage."

Empress Fucha sighed, and said: "The emperor has been favored since he was a child, and his life is smooth. It is inevitable that he will be full of ambitions and dislike harsh words. But you have a strong personality, and you would rather bend than bend... I am really worried... I am worried that you will be overwhelmed because of you. Too much insistence on yourself will give the villain an opportunity... Promise me that if you succeed me as queen, you will be cautious in your words and deeds, and you will not be caught wrong in everything!"

"Thank you for your love, my concubines must remember your teachings, be cautious in your words and deeds, and fulfill your duties."

She Shuxian answered cautiously, in case the wall had ears.

Empress Fucha said again: "I wrote a letter to Fu Heng yesterday, asking him to support Huifanara in the court. Although the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, if the concubine has no support in the court, it is inevitable that she is alone and weak. The road ahead is difficult.”

"Empress, you are too kind to my concubine, and this concubine is afraid that I will fail your empress' expectations."

She Shuxian said modestly.

Empress Fucha also told her about the difference between being an empress and a noble concubine, as well as details such as entertaining the empress dowager and admonishing the emperor after becoming an empress.

Her heart-to-heart conversation made She Shuxian feel more and more cold.

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After parting from Empress Fucha, She Shuxian went straight back, but when she was walking through the garden, she met the prince and the parrot teasing under the service of the governor of Shandong.

Seeing that She Shuxian seemed to be avoiding him intentionally, Prince He threw the birdcage to the governor at the side, stepped forward and said, "Imperial Concubine Xian doesn't want to meet with this king. Could it be that this king designed to lure the Han girl to the emperor's side?"

"The emperor is the master of the world, he can like whoever he likes, I dare not have the slightest bit of resentment."

She Shuxian waved her palace fan and answered solemnly,

Prince He said: "Your Majesty's answer like this is obviously still blaming me."

"I really love to joke with the prince."

She Shuxian smiled slightly, and then was ready to leave under the service of the palace servants.

At this time, the governor of Shandong chased after him with a cage, and said: "Your Majesty, I heard from the Prince that the palace is boring, so I dared to send a parrot to amuse my Majesty, please accept it."

"Parrot?"

She Shuxian stopped in her tracks.

The governor of Shandong explained: "This parrot is very unusual. After teaching for half a year, it has not learned to speak human language, but it has learned to peel chestnuts. It is also an anecdote."

"A parrot that can peel chestnuts?"

She Shuxian became interested and ordered the governor to raise the cage.

The parrot in the cage is not the common tiger skin, peony, or black phoenix. It is huge, nearly half a meter long, with pure white hair, and only a cluster of yellow feathers on the top of its head. It is loud and exaggerated. It is a sunflower that was rare at that time. cockatoo.

The governor threw a chestnut to the parrot. The parrot grabbed the chestnut and peeled it skillfully. The fat and flexible appearance made everyone smile. She Shuxian also remembered the moving picture of the sunflower cockatoo bullying a cat that was circulated on the Internet.

Seeing Concubine Xian's smile, the governor of Shandong Province knew that the matter had been accomplished, and said, "Madam, this parrot was given to the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi by barbarians who landed for business. In the hand, please accept it with a smile."