The First Empress - Chapter 37
Chapter 37 Size And Hairpin
The Seven Kings Emblem Ye had already brought over a piece of paper shortly after he returned home. He thought for a moment before he took out the brush, dipped it in ink, and then waved it. After he finished writing, he looked at it again. Then, there was a smile that was similar to ridicule at the corner of his mouth.
“Carrying pigeon–”
Someone brought over a white carrier pigeon. This pigeon usually did not go out and was treated like a precious pearl by Hui Ye. It was familiar with its own route. Hui Ye only needed to lightly tap his left wing, and the pigeon knew where he was going.
A bright pigeon whistle flashed across the sky. Then, the pigeon pierced into the darkness like a white cloud. After the pigeon flew away, Hui Ye waved his wide sleeve and closed his eyes to wait.
No one knew what he was waiting for, but he was indeed waiting …
× ×
Kunde Palace.
The figure shook. Do your job, Surrounded by a circle of Royal servant, Inside was a brightly dressed female servant, The deepest person was a confidant. It could be seen that the Empress was already on full alert. Tonight’s matter could not be revealed. If anyone knew the slightest bit, they would probably start a raging fire. This fire was too big. She did not dare to slack off at all, so she was also uneasy.
However, that kind of apprehension soon disappeared.
The white sky landed in her beautiful palm. The Empress took the pigeon in her hand, held the note in her palm, and sent out a note that had already been written. It said, “Read it.”
At 11 o’clock, the pigeon flew out of the scarlet palace wall and flew outside the glass roof. Then, it flew across the sky and was grabbed down by a large hand. After a while, the pigeon still flew up to Yunxiao calmly …
Ji Zhu Hua took a deep breath and sat in Kun De Palace. Then, he ordered everyone to return to their seats. In a very short period of time, everyone had changed from nervousness to normal. The palace maids started their final arrangements for the night as they fought.
The grey crane in the courtyard was still hanging its head and eating. It looked quiet, everything was so peaceful.
Ji Zhuhua spread out the piece of paper and looked at the handwriting on it. He placed his hands on the table and did not notice that anyone else had arrived in the Central Palace.
“Impudent, what are you doing here?” Ji Zhu Hua raised his eyes to see the smiling Lan Mei He. He Shu Fei was like a ghost, walking in when everyone was busy. Because He Shu Fei was walking very fast, no one noticed that Pei Lan and Qing Zhu had already been sent away. It was because there was no protection everywhere.
Concubine Heshu stared at Ji Zhuhua threateningly, his eyebrows slightly raised, like a fox that had succeeded in scheming. “The Empress is so bold, she actually dares to cheat on the Seven Kings. I really didn’t expect to see these things today.”
“Listen to me clearly. You didn’t see anything about what I was doing. Otherwise, you–” Ji Zhu Hua’s expression changed. Xi Ning’s expression in front of the others completely disappeared, and he had a completely cold attitude.
Four moments later, Tong Lou’s voice rushed like Ji Zhuhua’s heartbeat.
Imperial concubine He Shu was still unwilling to concede, “Did the Empress tell me that I didn’t see anything, so I didn’t see it?”
The Empress’s jaw twitched slightly, “If I don’t let you go out, you won’t be able to go out.”
Concubine Heshu did not feel that he had failed. He leaned closer to the Empress and smiled, showing a posture of chasing after her. “What does the Empress think of the relationship between the Minister of Rites and the Empress’ brother?” She smiled sweetly like a beautiful gardenia in the wind.
The Empress’s hand that was holding the paper trembled slightly, but it quickly calmed down. She smiled faintly, “They are them. If you disappeared now, no one would notice.” Ji Zhuhua’s expression returned to calm. Ji Zhuhua did not like to accept threats. How could the harem queen be frightened so quickly?
Ji Zhuhua’s hands and feet weren’t weak. Instead, he was exceptionally calm and indifferent. Even the smile at the corner of his mouth was slowly disappearing.
‘”The mountains don’t change paths, the paths don’t change people. Some people the empress thought that they would never meet again in their lifetime, but in the end, they would still meet again. Some people the empress thought that they would never use it in their lifetime, but in the end, they still used it. I’m not afraid that my concubine would disappear inexplicably. I’m afraid that the emperor will complain in his heart when he finds out the reason why my concubine was silenced.” When Concubine Heshu said this, she intentionally or unintentionally looked at the Empress. She was prepared to snatch the piece of paper from Ji Zhuhua’s hand. After all, seeing was believing. She only saw a few words on it, “Hui Ye”.
Neither of them wanted to clash head-on, so Ji Zhuhua managed to suppress his anger, “What do you want?”
“This concubine is unlucky. The Empress knows what this concubine wants, so why are you asking questions like this? It makes people feel like the Empress doesn’t know what the situation is right now. The situation in the harem has always been stronger than others. What does this concubine want?” As Concubine Heshu spoke, he moved his slender and plain hand to his own, and it actually looked a little sad.
The Empress could not pinch He Shufei’s intentions and asked, “Do you want to be honored?”
Concubine Heshu was still crying, just like acting for Empress Ji Zhuhua. Ji Zhuhua sneered and his thick eyelashes trembled slightly, “Status?”
Still crying.
The Empress’s eyes became more and more vigorous. She looked at the weak woman in front of her. She didn’t want to look at such a weak person, but she was very good at finding the leverage to talk. Ji Zhuhua wanted to see what this lion wanted to eat with such a big appetite.
Concubine Heshu’s smooth and plump forehead seemed to have some inexplicable intelligence in the light. The Empress sneered, “Speak for yourself.”
Only then did He Shufei’s red lips move, “I want a dragon descendant.”
Ji Zhuhua remained calm on the surface, but he quickly made a decision in his heart. He smiled coldly and said, “Is this something I can do?”
The moon was dark and the wind was windy. There was a panic outside the window. There was a circle of ghosts crying and wolves howling. One could only hear dead branches and leaves being swept into the air and landing in an unknown place. After a while, Concubine Heshu sneered, “This seems to be what the Empress meant. Is there anything else the Empress can’t do?” This concubine does not believe that the Empress can push an unknown woman to the position of Jieyu. Can’t she push another unknown woman to another place? ”
As expected, Ji Zhuhua had already calculated everything, but he didn’t expect …
However, she could only endure for a moment now.
The night was very dark, shining on Concubine Heshu’s face. It was as if it was covered with a layer of enamel, and the moonlight appeared slightly.
It was already midnight. From now on, it was dawn, a new day.
“I promise you what you want, but don’t forget that I am still the head of the harem. If you go back on your word, don’t blame me for being ruthless.” After the Empress finished speaking, she looked at He Shufei. He Shufei coldly nodded her head, “Don’t you know that the Empress is ruthless and merciless? I have been with the Empress for so many years, and the Empress has already done a lot of things on her side. I have seen everything in her eyes.”
“I hope you don’t become a member of the Pure Monarch Side. Alright, you go.” Ji Zhuhua waved his hand.
There are some things that the less people know, the better. We can’t let all of these people participate. So she sent away the people beside her, but no one expected to encounter these things. After Concubine Heshu left, she said coldly, “Send all the eunuchs and palace maids who are on duty tonight to this palace to the berserk room.”
He Shufei walked back complacently. The moon fell on the rugged road in front of her. It was already September. The cold dew soaked He Shufei’s skirt. However, He Shufei did not feel any cold at all. Instead, she walked back step by step. The corner of her mouth was always smiling. She laughed so wildly and twisted …
The next day, He Shufei sent her maidservant Mingxiang to the Kun De Palace to invite the Empress to see the flowers. There were some strange flowers and grass in He Shufei’s palace. The Empress knew that abnormal things were demons, but she still went. She could not get off the horse now, so she wanted to see what kind of medicine He Shufei’s gourd was selling.
By the time the Empress arrived at He Shufei’s Qihe Palace, the concubines had already arrived. The Empress slightly tilted her eyes to see He Shufei and smiled, “Shu Fei, it’s a coincidence that the He Palace sisters are here. The Nine Nine Suns is something that only an old man like us would notice. You all have also come.”
He Shufei was dressed in a simple cloak and was dressed in a beautiful appearance. She looked at the Empress and said, “If it was to be said that the Empress was a middle-aged person, it would be considered a good fortune for me to have her daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter’s daughter.”
The Empress was supported by Pei Lan behind a cluster of chrysanthemums. She pinched the chrysanthemums with her hand and saw that the chrysanthemums were blooming all over the mountains and fields this season. However, the imperial palace could not say that it could only cultivate the flowers for self-admiration.
The Empress took a deep breath and nodded. “What kind of luck is this? It’s just that I have time to take a look at these flowers and fans.”
Things that were abnormal were demons, but what could be done about it? They had to keep their faces from being torn apart for the time being.
“But–” He Shufei blended her aura and looked at the sisters before embarrassedly saying, “Your Highness said that she is old, but this concubine feels that she will always be innocent and never be old. I presume that Your Highness is talking about her?”
Ji Zhuhua’s eyes were as sharp as a knife. They were exceptionally bright. However, the Empress was used to playing such a role. She naturally understood how to grasp the necessary words and skills. “Sister, why are you mocking me like this? Which woman in the world is never old?”
He Shufei sneered again and again, “That’s true.”
He smiled and looked at the sisters in front of him, then covered his mouth and said, “However, some people are getting older faster, while others are getting older slower.”
The Empress could not bear it, but she still managed to suppress the anger in her heart.
Seeing that He Shufei seemed to be in a dilemma with the Empress today, Linglong thought that the Empress would often help her stand in front of the Empress without caring about her and put a flower on the Empress’ head.
“The laborer is ruled by others, the laborer is controlled by others. As the head of the harem, the empress naturally needs to work hard every day. Which person is different when it comes to getting old faster?” Linglong looked at He Shufei and continued, “Not to mention that the imperial concubine’s bearing is magnificent. Even if she is old, she will not bring any loss to the imperial concubine. Instead, it will increase her bearing.”
After saying that, Linglong retreated. The Empress looked at Linglong with admiration, “You are so clever. No wonder the Emperor likes you. Some sisters only know how to compete for favor. It’s not necessary. It seems that you have a poetic aura in your belly.”
The Empress’s gaze fell, and He Shufei retreated repeatedly, but she still stood still.
“The sisters came here today to admire the flowers. Let’s take a walk around. It’s not like we’ve let Imperial Concubine Shu’s good intentions down.” After the Empress finished speaking, she stood where she was. Linglong nodded and went to the front with Baoluo Chen Chongyi.
The pair of malicious eyes shot over like wolf eyes that emitted green light. The Empress looked at Concubine Heshu quietly.
He Shufei also looked at Ji Zhuhua and said, “The Empress came here today dressed plainly. Your concubines are asking for help from Your Majesty. Has Your Majesty helped me?”
Ji Zhu Hua smiled sweetly. “I will never go back on my promise. It’s just a matter of one’s fate. Once fate is arranged, there shouldn’t be any dragon descendants. Even the heavens can’t help. Sister Shu Fei, do you think so?”
He Shufei didn’t care. She looked at the Empress and smiled as well. She even smiled uncontrollably. “That’s natural. For example, the Empress is the one who has accompanied the Emperor for the longest time. However, without a dragon descendant or heir, there is no such thing. This is also fate, right?”
The Empress did not react. Let her casually say something. If she did not say anything, she might have to make some small movements behind her. The so-called easy to dodge hidden arrows is probably like this. The Empress can’t tell whether she is angry or not when she hears this. “I was originally here to admire the flowers, so don’t ruin my mood.”
“Flowers are for people to reward, but sometimes I feel uncomfortable after reading them. After all, flowers are similar from year to year, but people are different from year to year, aren’t they?” Concubine Heshu smiled sinisterly. He reached out to pick a chrysanthemum and tore it into pieces. A large amount of goose-yellow fragments immediately appeared on the ground.
Ji Zhuhua tapped on the potted plant with his finger and then turned his head, “This palace is tired today. I have to go back first. You sisters, take a good look. Don’t ruin your interest.”
“Naturally.” He Shufei said coldly.
