The charming empress is too good at fishing, and the ruthless emperor has fallen

When Concubine Ning arrived at Yicui Palace, Jingshu was reading a book boredly.

As soon as she heard that Concubine Ning was coming, she immediately put down the book in her hand and stood up to greet her with a smile.

"I, my concubine, see you, the noble concubine." When Concubine Ning saw her, she knelt down and saluted.

"Sister, are you being polite to me now? Please get up quickly, Xiu Qing, let's watch tea." Jing Shu quickly held her arm.

"I didn't expect that the Holy One would actually find you back." Concubine Ning stood up and took Jing Shu's hand, "When I saw you when you returned to the palace that day, I was a little afraid to recognize you."

The two of them talked and sat down on the Arhat's bed together.

Xiu Qing quickly brought tea over.

"I thought I would never come back again." Jing Shu said with a helpless expression and shook his head, "The time was too hasty and the plan was not so perfect. Once the Holy One finds out any clues, he will know that I just faked my death and escaped. ."

"That also depends on whether the Holy One is interested in looking for you. In order to find you out of the palace, he even reorganized the cabinet, which caused a lot of discussion among the ministers in the court. It shows that he has you in his heart." Concubine Ning said with a smile.

"Let's not talk about him anymore. Sister Ning Fei came to my place today, but what's the matter?" Jing Shu changed the subject.

"Firstly, I came to see you, and secondly, of course, I want to talk to you." Concubine Ning naturally brought the topic to the draft, "This draft lasted for three months. In the end, I followed the instructions of the Holy One. , selected ten people.

"Now these ten people are still waiting for the Holy One to arrange their positions and a place to live, but the Holy One has not been seen at all recently, except for you."

When Jing Shu heard what she said, she understood her purpose.

Lu Zan has been very busy recently, which is obvious to all.

But it doesn't mean that he can't spare any time to arrange the beautiful girl. After all, he only needs to enshrine the title and which palace to live in. All these can be decided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After the decision is made, a list will be written and submitted to him for review. That’s it.

However, Lu Zan has been deliberately delaying the promotion of these beautiful women.

Jingshu guessed his intention, probably just to hang on to these beautiful women, of course, mainly to hang on to the fine works of the Guangfuhui, to see if they could keep their composure.

"So, sister came to me to ask me to persuade the Holy Emperor?" At this time, Jing Shu looked at Concubine Ning and asked.

"It's true that these beautiful ladies have gone to Xianfu Palace to beg for help several times." Concubine Ning shook her head helplessly.

"But I remember that according to the palace rules, these beautiful ladies are not allowed to move around the harem at will before they canonize them." Jing Shu frowned slightly.

"Isn't she our good Queen Mother? She specifically issued a decree to allow these beautiful ladies to relax in the harem." Concubine Ning couldn't help but lower the corners of her mouth when she mentioned the Queen Mother. It was obvious that she had been angry with her for a while. .

"I'm afraid this is not the Queen Mother's idea, but Concubine Chen mentioned it to the Queen Mother, right?" Jing Shu said with some understanding.

"Look, even though you haven't been in the palace for so long, you are very aware of the movements in the harem." Concubine Ning suddenly laughed.

"I heard it all from Xiu Qing. Plus, I do know a little bit about the Queen Mother."

As soon as Jing Shu's deliberately joking words came out, Concubine Ning couldn't help but laugh.

Jingshu had learned from the Queen Mother several times before leaving the palace.

Lu Zan obviously knew what she was like and didn't bother to talk to her most of the time.

However, the Queen Mother was a little confused. She always felt that she was the real master of the harem and wanted to take care of everything.

There used to be a queen who was in charge of the Sixth Palace, but she was still a little restrained.

In the past few months, the Queen had fallen out of favor. Concubine Ning's temperament had always seemed soft to others, and the Queen Mother could no longer sit still.

However, the Queen Mother is still so stupid.

There is something wrong with this group of showgirls. She still listened to Concubine Chen's permission to allow them to move around the harem freely. Is it because she was afraid that Xizuo of the Guangfuhui would not be able to do anything in the harem?

Even if she didn't know that there were craftsmen mixed in among these beautiful women, at least she had to follow the rules of the harem and she would never go wrong.

"Sister, there's no need to argue for them on this matter."

At this time, Jing Shu told Concubine Ning, "The Holy Emperor has his own rules for doing things. When he thinks the time is right, he will consecrate these beautiful women. However, since my sister is now in charge of the Sixth Palace, there is no need to I am concerned about the Queen Mother, and the rules of the harem must not be messed with. There is only one real master of this harem, and that is the Holy One."

"I understand."

After Concubine Ning heard this, she immediately nodded thoughtfully.

Concubine Ning did not stay in Yicui Palace for too long.

As soon as she said what needed to be said, she left.

After returning to Xianfu Palace, she directly issued an order prohibiting these beautiful women from walking around freely in the harem.

After receiving the order, the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs asked these beautiful ladies to stay where they originally lived and asked them to wait patiently for the Holy Spirit's decree of canonization.

The happenings in the harem cannot be hidden from anyone.

Concubine Ning had just left Jingshu, and when she came back, she forbade Xiunu from walking around again. Everyone naturally thought that Jingshu had said something to Concubine Ning.

Naturally, among the beautiful ladies, some voices began to express their dissatisfaction with Jing Shu.

However, these were just their private discussions and could not reach Jing Shu's ears.

However, Lu Zan has been reluctant to give these beautiful ladies their status. His intention is exactly what Jing Shu said.

On his desk, there was a booklet written with the identities of these beautiful women. Their names, origins, and every move after entering the palace were all recorded in detail.

Before Lu Zan left the palace, he told Concubine Ning that anyone who had contact with Concubine Chen during the draft, regardless of whether they were close or quarrelsome, would be selected.

All of these ten beautiful ladies had some dealings with Concubine Chen.

Some of them bumped into Concubine Chen and were punished.

Some of them were trying to please Concubine Chen and were very respectful to Concubine Chen.

Others had a dispute with Concubine Chen or exchanged a few words with each other, so they were all selected together.

Concubine Chen proposed to the Empress Dowager that the selected show girls be allowed to move around the harem, and these show girls walked around the harem. This time they complained to Concubine Ning that he had not given them positions for ten show girls. Together.

At this time, Lu Zan stared at the book in front of him, flipped through it thoughtfully for a moment, and then put it down again.

After another full half month, he finally "finished" the important affairs of the government. After seeing these beautiful women, he prepared the canonization matters with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The list of canonizations quickly spread throughout the palaces.

In Yicui Palace, Jingshu was leaning on the Arhat bed and eating fruit while listening to Xiuqing report to her the status of the canonization and their origins:

"This time, the highest-ranking Xiu Nu is the concubine, Zhang Concubine. Her father is the governor of water transportation. He was a first-class minister and also a governor, and was highly valued by the emperor.

“Next is Ji Liangdi, whose father is Jiang Ning Chengxuan’s Political Envoy and a second-rank minister.

"An Shunyi's father is the king of Wuling County. She and Shu Guiren, the daughter of Duke Wei from the first rank, were both given titles.

"Minggui, my father is the Yin of Yingtian Mansion, a minister of the third rank.

"Lu Meiren, her father is the prefect of Baozhou Prefecture, he is of the fourth rank, he comes from a noble family, he is a descendant of the Lu family of Fan Yang!

"Song Meiren, her father is the magistrate of Jingzhou Prefecture and a fourth-rank minister.

"Lin Cairen and Xu Cairen, one of their fathers is the censor of Youqiandu, the other is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, both are officials of the fifth rank.

"There is also Gu Changzai. Her father is the magistrate of Jiangling County under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou Prefecture. He was a sixth-rank official and became very close to Song Meiren."

After Jing Shu listened, the only person who made the most impression was Lu Meiren.

If she remembered correctly, Pei Shanyu, the chamberlain next to Concubine Ning, originally entered the palace for Concubine Ning as someone else's identity. However, he was actually the legitimate son of the Fan Yang Lu family. Wasn't he the biological brother of this Lu beauty?

When these two brothers and sisters met, did they not recognize each other?

Or is there something more mysterious here?