"Huh~~" Tang Lin exhaled in confusion, looking at the group of frightened Guose Tianxiang in front of her, she was almost speechless. "I'm not dead!"

Hearing this, the panic in everyone's eyes faded by half.

Concubine Hui asked nicely: "Sister, did you go to Yugui Palace last night? There has always been a feud between the imperial concubine and the imperial concubine. We all know this, but why did it involve you?"

Seeing that her body was covered with raindrops, especially her face, which had almost not been wiped clean after washing her face, it immediately hurt the Queen Mother's heart, "Hey, little ancestor, you didn't even bring an umbrella when you came here. Are you deliberately trying to do this?"

Are you mad at the Ai family? You know it's late autumn, how can you not take care of yourself like this! Come on, hurry up and prepare bath towels, ginger soup, and a change of clothes for Concubine Tang!"

These words immediately frightened the other concubines, and some of them even had their lips trembling.

At this time, the Empress Dowager was no longer in the inner room, but was sitting on the Kang padded with blankets in the main hall outside.

Before they even got close to Xiangning Palace, a series of lightning bolts suddenly flashed from the clouds on the horizon, and then, a muffled thunder broke out.

outside the house.

Hearing this, everyone was shocked, especially Concubine Ning and others. They all speculated whether they could see the emperor they had never seen before today!

"Yes!" After responding, the eunuch retreated.

The Empress Dowager, who was about to get up, heard this familiar voice. Her eyebrows were filled with a rare joy, and she responded, "Here she is!" Haha! Only Concubine Tang dared to be so unruly in her territory.

Tang Lin didn't understand why they looked like this, "What?"

Tang Lin looked back at the rain scene, but suddenly she saw two figures kneeling in front of the stone steps. When she looked carefully, she turned out to be the imperial concubine and the noble concubine.

The Empress Dowager tilted her shoulders slightly, glanced at the trembling figures outside the bead curtain, and raised her voice: "Old Mo, prepare the stove!"

"Let's go! Maybe we can have a meal at Xiangning Palace today!" After Tang Lin said that, she turned and walked away.

Tang Lin did not expect that this concubine would always be suspicious. She promised: "No, just be at ease. The Queen Mother loves me so much, how could she blame me?"

"That's right!" Tang Lin suddenly remembered the concubines outside who were already in a miserable state due to the rain, and begged the Queen Mother: "Your Majesty, I came with a few sisters, and they were dressed even thinner than me, so the Queen Mother

I feel sorry for them, they were soaked by the rain just now!"

The faces of the maids and eunuchs who were guarding the door of the Empress Dowager's palace changed.

Entering the inner room, the Queen Mother sat beside the bed, then motioned for Tang Lin to sit next to her, and then said, "This morning, An Lin told the Yi family everything!"

"Queen Mother!" Tang Lin turned around and begged the Queen Mother, "Since I'm fine, then don't punish them both, okay?"

A eunuch came in to report at this time, which stopped Tang Lin's words, "Queen Mother, someone from the main palace came and said that the emperor asked the imperial kitchen to prepare meals. The emperor will eat lunch at the queen mother's place today!"

Tang Lin quickly ran up the stone steps and hid under the eaves of the Empress Dowager's palace. Other concubines ran up one after another.

Not long after, a stove filled with charcoal fire was placed outside. The concubines stood two or three meters away from the stove and were baking, but everyone was reserved.

Your concubine was dubious, "Really? The Queen Mother won't blame you?"

"Quick, quick, stop them, don't let them disturb the Queen Mother!" The eunuchs and maids behind them all braved the rain and came after Tang Lin and the concubines.

Faintly visible through the bead curtain, the Empress Dowager is lying on a recliner, holding a Buddhist string in her hand, turning the beads rhythmically with her thumbs, her eyebrows lightly closed, and her expression happy.

"Alas!" Tang Lin sighed, "It's a long story. I'm about to go to Xiangning Palace to check out the situation. Everyone, do you want to go and check it out together?"

"This..." The concubines hesitated, looking like they wanted to go but didn't dare to answer.

The other concubines looked at me, and I looked at you, and finally they all followed Tang Lin. For them, no matter whether Tang Lin was blamed by the Queen Mother or not, the worst thing is that so many of them would be punished together and have company.

The Empress Dowager caressed the back of her hand lovingly and said sincerely: "Actually, the Emperor's starting point is for you."

Tang Lin couldn't bear it, "Queen Mother, you rushed back to the palace after a long night of traveling and traveling, and you didn't have any rest yet, and you came to deal with so many things. Little Tang Wei feels sorry for you."

She looked behind her and saw that the concubines who were following her used their sleeves or silk to cover their heads to prevent the raindrops from getting on their heads. At this moment, they were all very embarrassed.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager cares and dotes on Concubine Tang so much, the concubines outside are all jealous, jealous, envious, calm on the surface, and smile slightly.

Tang Lin had already seen the gate of Xiangning Palace from a distance. When she looked into the sky, she saw dark clouds. She didn't expect that before going out, the sun was shining brightly, but after only a short distance, the clouds were overcast. Such a gloomy sky was accompanied by

Thunder sounds, it will rain heavily next time.

"So that's what happened." Tang Lin understood why they wanted to go but didn't dare. "Then sisters, just follow me. It will definitely be fine!"

Hearing the words of the elderly palace maid, the empress dowager's slightly closed eyes opened slightly and her hands slightly raised. Upon seeing this, the palace maid next to her came up to help her up.

After getting up, the Queen Mother looked at Tang Lin and said, "Xiao Tang, come in with the Ai family. The Ai family has something to tell you!"

Tang Lin nodded and said, "I know this, otherwise, he wouldn't have used me to plot against the imperial concubine and the imperial concubine last night!"

"Ah!" Tang Lin was shocked, "Abolish the harem plan? Why didn't I know?"

The palace maid responded with a respectful smile, "Concubine Tang is a little thicker, I will get it for you right now." After saying that, she walked out.

The Queen Mother had no intention of sparing the two people outside. After taking a sip of tea, she said without changing her expression: "But they have hurt you, so they deserve to die!"

Tang Tu looked at it. "Alas," the Empress Dowager sighed, "The Emperor has so many things to do all day long and wants him to deal with the affairs of the harem, and I can't bear it. After the Ai family learned about his plan to abolish the harem this morning, they thought, instead of

Let him stand between morality and law, it is better for me to destroy the harem for him!"

"Oops!" Seeing that the situation was not good, the old palace maid guarding the door quickly walked into the Queen Mother's palace, and finally stopped in front of the bead curtain, "Queen Mother, it's bad. For some reason, you didn't summon the Queen Mother. Others

All the ladies have barged into your palace!"

The elderly palace maid standing guard outside the bead curtain responded: "Yes, Queen Mother!"

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After Tang Lin took one look, she turned around and walked into the room. When she didn't see the Queen Mother, she shouted loudly, "The Queen Mother! The Queen Mother!"

Tang Lin wanted to say: "But last night, it was the emperor..."

Both the imperial concubine and the noble concubine were wearing thin clothes. It was late autumn and the rain was freezing. They were both shivering in the rain and their mouths were trembling.

At this time, the other concubines also recognized the two people kneeling and shivering in the rain.

Tang Lin thought that the Empress Dowager wanted to let other concubines dine with her today. Fourteen or five people? So, including the Imperial Concubine and the Imperial Concubine!

Tang Lin followed the sound, and other concubines came in one after another. In front of them, she opened the bead curtain and walked straight into the inner room. "My ancestor! Now I can see you!"

Concubine Hua explained in annoyance: "Concubine Tang, it's not that we don't want to go, but there is a rule in Xiangning Palace. We, the daughters-in-law, are not allowed to go there without being summoned by the Queen Mother. Anyone who violates this rule will be banned for a month. I

I don’t want my best years to be wasted in this house.”

At the door, Tang Lin and the others were intercepted by the eunuch guarding the door. Before the eunuch could say anything, she slapped the eunuch's hand away and said, "Get out of the way, I am Concubine Tang!" Then, she ran in quickly, and the other concubines followed.

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These words made many people curl their lips and admit that they were not as successful as Tang Lin, but they were unwilling to accept it. At this moment, they were envious and jealous. 13acv.

There are incense sticks placed on the incense tables in each corner of the room, and the elegant aroma permeates the entire room.

The Empress Dowager signaled to the maid next to her, who understood and helped her up.

Tang Lin shouted to everyone: "Hurry up and follow, it's going to rain heavily!" After saying that, she turned around and ran towards Xiangning Palace.

"Oh, no need." Tang Lin refused what the Empress Dowager prepared for her, "My clothes are not easy to get wet, so you don't need to prepare clothes for me. I'm in good health, and I don't need ginger soup. It won't

If you catch a cold easily, just ask the sister next to you to bring me a towel." She smiled gratefully at the old maid next to the Queen Mother.

Concubine Hua exclaimed, "Aren't those the imperial concubine and the imperial concubine? They..."

The raindrops are getting heavier and heavier.

Tang Lin took a towel and wiped the ends of her hair while walking back and forth at the door, occasionally glancing at the shivering figures of the imperial concubine and the concubine. The rain was still falling, and it would be strange if those two people didn't fall ill if they knelt down again.

When Tang Lin ran into the outer courtyard of the Empress Dowager's palace, it was already raining heavily, and she could feel her scalp getting cold. It was already late autumn, so it didn't matter if she caught a cold. Let the delicate concubines behind her catch a cold. Tomorrow's

Isn’t the harem a complete mess?

The Empress Dowager confessed: "Xiao Tang, you have to understand that the emperor has no reason to expel his concubines directly from the palace, otherwise it will cause turmoil in the country and the country. So, for this matter, he personally and secretly investigated the harem.

Just found it

Reasons to drive those concubines out of the palace! I believe you also know that Concubine De, Concubine Xian, and Concubine Li were all tricked. Seeing that the imperial capital was about to be moved, the Ai family wanted to take advantage of this period to abolish the harem quickly and move to the new capital.

It won’t be so troublesome.”

The Empress Dowager told the eunuch: "Well, I know it! You can stop by the imperial dining room and ask the imperial dining room to cook more meals for fourteen or five people, and send them all to the dining hall of Xiangning Palace!"

Inner room.

Tang Lin responded obediently, "Okay, Queen Mother!"

Tang Lin asked: "Does the Queen Mother have any ideas?"

The Empress Dowager smiled mysteriously, "Xiao Tang, I'll leave this to you! The Ai family wants to set up a wedding platform and marry off all the concubines! Wouldn't it be much easier in this way? If it is announced to the outside world, just say them

If all the internal fighting is over, then the Emperor can give an explanation to the world!"
Chapter completed!