"Then I also like Empress Dowager De. She is wearing red today and blue tomorrow. Do you have time to change with her?" There were voices of envy, and there were many such voices. Afterwards, they talked and laughed, and everyone continued to move forward.

Today, Concubine Hui invites the sisters to drink tea and talk. Several other empresses and nobles in the palace are often there too. When the newlyweds arrive, they sit down one by one and enjoy themselves.

An Guiren smiled and asked, "Who is the imperial concubine's sister?"

But I saw a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl standing up among the newcomers. Although her clothes and jewelry were not showy, it was obvious that they were all excellent things. Her face was average. Although her eyes were somewhat similar to those of the imperial concubine, her nose and mouth were

The faces are all different. The eyes on the imperial concubine's face are stunningly beautiful, but the younger sister just looks straight and pleasing to the eye.

But several nobles were busy welcoming her to their side and treating her differently. They all said with a smile: "My sister is from a noble family. When the emperor returns, I will give you a position. I am afraid that we will have to bow to my sister when we see her. How dare we accept you now?"

of worship.”

Little Tong Jia's temperament was very different from that of her elder sister. She was gentle and reserved, quite similar to Concubine Wen when she first entered the palace. Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi looked at her coldly. After the tea party ended, they all said to each other: "Wen Guifei"

The imperial concubine was also cowardly and timid back then, and her voice was like a mosquito. Many people were deceived. But as soon as Queen Niu Hulu left, her true nature was revealed. She knew that the young ladies from the aristocratic family had no guts in their stomachs, so how could they dare to enter the palace?

Drill.”

Concubine Yi looked disdainful but also very happy. Concubine Hui asked her why she was laughing. She twirled the amber ring on her finger again and again and said proudly: "I thought I could come here to see some beautiful and beautiful people. That day in Chengqian

I didn’t even look carefully at the palace. I sat here today and looked at every face. Is it because our Queen Mother has no discernment, or is it that these children are not good-looking? I am also afraid that newcomers will come and compete with me. Just like them

If you show some beauty, you dare to come to the palace."

But Concubine Hui smiled: "You don't like it because you are used to seeing us wearing heavy makeup, so you feel that they all seem to be noodles in clear soup. After a while, they gained status and learned to dress up, and it gradually became visible. I watched

They’re all pretty good.”

Concubine Yi clicked her tongue: "Are little Tong Jia and the imperial concubine really biological sisters? This is too different."

"I heard that the Queen Mother has instructed the Queen Mother not to choose beauties who are too beautiful this time." Concubine Hui said, calling the palace maid to bring the eighth prince, and said to Concubine Yi sourly, "It seems that the Jue Chan family was being

The Emperor likes it, which makes the Empress Dowager feel uncomfortable. She is too partial to Wu Ya. In order to give her exclusive favor, she is not even allowed to send beautiful girls to the palace. I think it is lucky that little Tong Jia is average-looking, otherwise

You may not be able to get in."

While talking, the eighth prince was already brought in by the nanny. Concubine Yi looked at the stranger and asked, "Why is the wet nurse not here?"

Concubine Hui brought the little brother over and responded casually: "The wet nurse has been ill for a long time. It just so happened that the eighth brother was not willing to breastfeed anymore, so he simply stopped breastfeeding. Since the wet nurse is not suitable to take care of him, I sent her out of the womb.

, please order another nanny to come."

The little baby is over one year old and walks cutely. After all, his biological mother is a stunning beauty. The eighth brother is the most handsome among the brothers. He is also very clingy and loves to act coquettishly. I don’t know why he always cried when he was in Xianfu Palace.

The concubine looked at him now, and said with a little emotion: "No wonder my sister likes the eighth prince so much, he is so cute."

But it's hard to avoid saying this with sadness. Even now, she rarely sees her fifth elder brother. Even her fifth elder brother doesn't even know who E Niang is. Even if he does find out later, he will definitely not be able to get along with her.

The birth mother is close.

Seeing the sadness on her face, Concubine Hui persuaded her: "The emperor came back in a blink of an eye. I heard the news from Mingzhu that there were no women waiting on him along the way. The maids who followed him out were all of a certain age. How many of them were there?"

Yue, can the emperor not think about his family? Be patient and wait."

Concubine Yi allowed her eighth brother to climb on her and pull out the hairpin from her bun, and said helplessly: "What else can I do? I have been waiting for so many years. I used to be patient, but now I am used to it."

The eighth prince pulled out the hairpin from Yi Fei's hair and handed it to Hui Fei with a smile. Hui Fei reached out and took it. The little guy was so happy. He looked at the jewelry on Yi Fei's head and reached out to take it. Hui Fei took it.

Huanxi said: "He is already very attached to me. He remembers to give me all the good things. It's really strange that such a good child doesn't want either of them."

"Sister, don't be too proud. I'm afraid Concubine Wen is still thinking about it. Be careful that she waits for the emperor to return to the palace to make trouble again. What if the emperor relents?" Concubine Yi poured a basin of cold water on her.

As expected, Concubine Hui's expression changed and she said coldly: "Don't worry, sister, I will stop her thoughts."

At dinner time that day, the imperial concubine invited her sister to have a meal in Chengqian Palace. Little Tong Jia now lives alone in Chuxiu Palace, separated from her sister's palace in the east and west. She originally thought she could live with her sister, but...

Ma said that she wants to be the empress of the throne, so she cannot follow her sister. These days, she has been alone in Chuxiu Palace. Occasionally, a few sisters from the same class came to talk. Today, she drank tea in Changchun Palace, and was looked down upon by several nobles.

The few sisters with whom she could talk suddenly started to stay away from her. To put it mildly, they just didn't dare to talk to her.

Just as he was about to enter, he saw several palace maids leading a child over. Xiuzhen, the eldest palace maid next to little Tong Jia, said hurriedly: "This is Empress De Fei's sixth elder brother."

Now the little Tongjia family has no status, but Ziyu Luzhu, who brought the sixth elder brother, still bowed respectfully. Yinzuo saw that the stranger was a little curious, and the fourth elder brother inside had already ran out, and the little guy immediately shouted

He ran to Yinzhen like "brother, brother", and Yinzhen's wet nurse also came out. When she saw little Tong Jia, she hurriedly asked the fourth elder brother to salute.

When a group of people arrived inside, the imperial concubine led her sister and a pair of children to eat. During the dinner, little Tong Jia kept watching her sister take good care of the two children. She still remembered her sister's appearance when she was at home. Such a proud daughter, although she is now

She is still arrogant, but the tenderness and love when facing her children is something she has never shown when she treats her younger brothers and sisters at home.

"I heard that Amma said that she wants to find a wife for Long Keduo?" the imperial concubine suddenly asked. Little Tong Jia was startled, and hurriedly replied, "I heard a few words before entering the palace, and I am choosing a good wife."

"Time flies so fast. When I entered the palace, he was still a stupid boy." The imperial concubine smiled and saw her sister sitting motionless and asked her, "Aren't you hungry? Did Concubine Hui drink too much tea in the afternoon?"

Little Tong Jia quickly picked up the vegetables with chopsticks and took two bites. When she saw her sister looking at her, she panicked and thought it looked ugly, so she timidly put down her chopsticks. However, she heard her sister ask her: "I just thought, they put

Why are you sent to the palace? You have been this weak since you were a child. If Ama speaks louder, you will cry. You are as courageous as Sesame. Girl, if you are in the palace like this, you will be eaten by those jackals and tigers.

No bones are left."

"Sister... empress, I don't understand." Little Tong Jia's face turned red.

The imperial concubine felt pity in her heart, but she was extremely unwilling to do so. She could only say bitterly: "Of course you can call me sister, what do you call me empress? Isn't it annoying for me to hear it? Even though I asked my empress to tell me,

You said that I won't help you or protect you, but you are my sister after all, and your sister is the imperial concubine. Why are you so cautious, aren't you afraid of being looked down upon?"

Little Tong Jia was so nervous that she burst into tears. The imperial concubine added: "I heard that you were praised by those nobles in Changchun Palace today. Those little sisters will ignore you later, right?"

"Yes." The younger sister lowered her head, but was afraid of tears falling, so she quickly raised her face again, only to see her elder sister frowning and glaring at herself angrily, saying, "What is their origin, what is your origin, are they worthy of you?"

Do you want to go back and forth? You have to get used to this kind of life, our daughter of the Tong family is different from others."

"My concubine, I remember." Little Tong Jia lowered her head. She didn't know whether it was sadness or fear, but her tears couldn't stop falling. The imperial concubine looked very unhappy, but after all, she was her sister. She pulled her to her side and held her hand.

He wiped her tears and said, "Silly girl, the emperor doesn't like seeing people cry. He likes Concubine De so much because Concubine De loves to laugh. Tears are worthless if she cries too much. Do you know if Concubine De sheds a few drops in front of the emperor?

Tears, will the emperor be so anxious?"

"Sister, I don't want to be liked by the emperor." Little Tong Jia held her sister's sleeve and said softly, "Eniang said that my sister is working hard in the palace for the family, so she asked me to take more care of her and not compete with her for the emperor's throne.

of favor.”

The imperial concubine was disdainful: "Fool, this matter is not up to you." But her sister said, "Eniang said that if I marry into a wealthy family, I will be ostracized and bullied by my mother-in-law and sisters-in-law. If my husband doesn't like me, I will be bullied by my mother-in-law."

My concubine is planning to send me to the palace, where my sister will take care of me and live a safe life. As for the emperor's favor, I don't care about it either."

"They say it's not up to you." The imperial concubine smiled bitterly and wiped away her sister's tears. After all, they are blood relatives. It's too late to show love and pity in front of her, so how can she really be hostile, but she still has to say harsh words, "I

I don’t know how our sisters will get along with each other in the future. If the queen of the Niu Hulu family is not blessed, it doesn’t matter. But the two sisters in the Yikun Palace are really fighting each other. Although my sister is not willing to let you enter the palace, you are really here.

, I must take care of you. Even things in the palace can never be explained clearly. I hope that we sisters can get along well with each other at least for a lifetime."

Little Tong Jia said repeatedly: "I listen to my sister."

At this time, the fourth elder brother suddenly cried. The imperial concubine quickly looked at the two children. Yinzhen cried and said that Yinzuo was robbing him to eat. Little Yinzuo sat innocently aside, pouting and about to cry with tears in his eyes, and turned around.

They were looking for a wet nurse, and probably wanted to go home, but the imperial concubine did not favor Yinzhen, nor did she blame Yinzuo. She coaxed them lovingly and the two brothers reconciled again.

Little Tong Jia was very surprised, but the imperial concubine told her sister: "Send Brother Six back to Yonghe Palace later, and meet Concubine De by the way."

She timidly agreed, as if she didn't dare to go alone to meet strangers, and before leaving, she asked softly: "Sister, aren't you going?" The imperial concubine was so angry that she couldn't laugh or cry, and she was driven out by coaxing and cursing her.

Lan Qi heard that little Tong Jia sent her sixth elder brother back and found it very strange. Huan Chun said: "The temperaments are very different. People in the palace say that they look different and have different temperaments. How can they be biological sisters?"

When the people arrived, Yin Zuo was pestered for a while and then was taken away by the wet nurse. Little Tong Jia sat on the side and took a look at the furnishings in the palace from time to time. This place was very different from her sister's Chengqian Palace. Although the furnishings were exquisite, they were not.

Everything is very low-key. It doesn't look like the palace of a beloved concubine, but the Changchun Palace we went to today is much richer and more luxurious than here.

Lan Qi looked at little Tong Jia carefully. This was the first newcomer she saw. She only glanced at her briefly when she passed by during the day. Thinking about it now, she can't remember what she looked like at that time. She really looked like someone from the palace.

As the legend goes, it is not ostentatious, and at this moment, it is just a polite greeting: "Is it okay for my sister to be in Chuxiu Palace?"

Lan Qi took the initiative to speak, and little Tong Jia finally managed to say a few words. She was really a timid person. She left after sitting for a short time. Huan Chun brought the palace maid to clean up the tea sets, and asked herself: "How do you think, your Majesty?"

?”

Lan Qi was very surprised: "Her sister was so powerful back then, she tortured us so hard, but now her biological sister doesn't dare to say a word in front of me."

Huan Chun said with a smile: "Everyone in the palace said that Concubine Wen looked like this when she entered the palace, but now she has completely changed. They are all waiting to see how she will change in the future."

Lan Qi seemed to suddenly wake up and said repeatedly: "I think she looks familiar, but I have never seen her before. Now you say I understand. I think she looks like the former Concubine Wen, but she is more beautiful than Concubine Wen."

Be more timid and cowardly."

Huan Chun said: "I feel that since we are not close to or far away from the Imperial Concubine, we are quite comfortable. There is no need to interact with this person more."

Lan Qi nodded repeatedly: "What happened before is how it will be in the future. It's just a few newcomers. They will also watch for the newcomers in the future."

In the next few days, the Emperor's Shengjia and his entourage were getting closer and closer to the capital. News came that day that the Holy Emperor would be able to enter the city the next day. The Sixth Palace finally became lively again. The women who had been silent for a long time became more active, and those few

The new entrants to the palace are also waiting for the emperor to decide their fate.

But even though it looks lively, the harem has its rules after all. There is no room for error in the timing of locking each door of the palace. When night falls, the harem still quiets down. The women fall asleep in anticipation of the emperor's return tomorrow, but

I didn't know that the Holy Emperor had already entered the city, but at midnight, the large army quietly entered the Forbidden City.

It was already past midnight when Xuan Ye got off the carriage. After entering the Qianqing Gate, he changed into a soft sedan. The group of people walked quietly to Yonghe Palace. The little eunuch at Yonghe Palace was woken up from his sleep at night. When he opened the door, he saw

It was the emperor who came, and I thought I was dreaming. But the emperor really came, and he walked in dusty and dusty. Yu Kui and Lv Zhu, who were in the bedroom at night, were also startled, and handed the candlestick to them in surprise and joy.

Emperor, Xuan Ye then slowed down and walked slowly into the door. He saw the pot-bellied Lan Qi leaning on the bed, her face sleeping quietly and peacefully was so peaceful and beautiful, and her heart, which had been jolted for several months, suddenly settled.
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