Tyrant [Rebirth]

Concubine Li is having a hard time recently.

Originally, Empress Ling passed away, and she was promoted as a noble concubine and became the head of all concubines, and got the phoenix seal in charge of all affairs in the six palaces. Concubine Li thought that she had finally made it, and she was just one step away from the latter position, but she I can't get past it.

After Chu Shaoruan returned from school in the Faxin Academy, he came directly to Concubine Li's Linzhi Palace. The second prince Chu Shaoruan was 17 years old this year, and it was also when he was in his prime. Chu Shaoruan greeted Concubine Li. Concubine Li quickly pulled her son to sit down, and asked about today's homework and so on.

Chu Shaoruan smiled: "Everything is fine, the Taifu said that except for the elder brother, it is the son's article."

"Eldest Prince..." The mention of Chu Shaoling's coming to Concubine Li made my heart ache again, "The articles he wrote, the grand tutors must not dare to say badly."

Chu Shaoruan didn't smile when he heard this, he naturally knew that he was only two months younger than Chu Shaoling, because he was not born in the empress' womb, the circumstances of the two were very different when they were young.

"Mother and concubine don't have to be like this..." Chu Shaoruan sneered, "Now the queen has passed away, and when mother and concubine becomes queen, I will no longer be inferior to my elder brother."

Concubine Li Gui caressed her forehead and sighed: "It's not so easy, the empress is gone, and the empress dowager, your imperial grandmother... always talks about the eldest prince's eldest son, and then said that he is pitiful without his aunt to take care of him. Bitao Garden's quotas are doubled, and then it is said that the eldest prince has been weak since he was a child, and he is supplemented with food and medicine..."

The more Concubine Li said, the more her heart was aroused, and her voice became sharper: "He is weak?! It's just that the queen was too pampered and suffered from a few minor illnesses when I was young! That's what the queen and the queen mother are used to. Now he is not as good as Which prince is better? If you want to be pampered and spoiled, you won't be afraid of being unbearable like his mother..."

"Mother Concubine!" Chu Shaoruan interrupted her in a timely manner, "If you talk too much, you will lose it. It is better for Mother Concubine to say these words sparingly, so as not to accidentally bring them out in front of people someday."

Concubine Li took a deep breath, nodded, and the jewels on her temples jingled, and Concubine Li stroked her forehead gently: "Don't worry, no matter how much I hate you, I won't let others see it. It was the smiling face that promised."

Chu Shaoruan explained to Concubine Li: "Concubine mother, we are not in a hurry... Empress Ling is the niece of the queen mother, and the queen mother naturally favors them, but now the concubine mother is the most honorable in the harem, and the grandfather of the previous dynasty is even more holy. Xin, your position cannot be easily shaken, and it will only be a matter of time before the mother concubine is promoted to the empress."

Chu Shaoruan smiled lightly: "After all, the queen mother is old."

After listening to her son's words, Concubine Li felt much better, and nodded, "My son still sees far-reaching things, good boy, the mother and concubine endured all this for you, Empress Dowager... Let's see who lives the long term."

Concubine Li Gui let out a long sigh, a servant from outside the palace slowly walked in, whispered a few words in Concubine Li Gui's ear, Concubine Li Gui's expression suddenly changed, she said in surprise: "Is that really the case?!"

The servant bowed his head: "The servant heard the news and sent people to pay attention to Bitao Garden. For several days, the First Prince would not rest in the middle of the night, and stayed alone in the side hall, first bathing and burning incense, and then writing and painting. After tossing around until midnight, when I came out, I locked the side hall with my own hands, and no one was allowed to enter during the day."

Chu Shaoruan was at a loss when he heard it from the side: "Mother Concubine...what's the matter?"

"Okay, Chu Shaoling is in a hurry and wants to die." Concubine Li bit her lips and sneered, "The eldest prince is practicing witchcraft in the palace, and he wants to curse the concubine mother and you... so vicious Chu Shaoling, I would rather Look... how the empress dowager protects him this time!"

Concubine Li Gui could hardly hold back her temper this time, she just asked the eunuch to send a message to the emperor that Concubine Li Gui would cook the dinner herself and invite the emperor to come to Linzhi Palace for dinner.

In the evening, the emperor really came to Linzhi Palace. Concubine Li Gui had been waiting early. Seeing the emperor, she was very gentle and ingratiating. The emperor favored Concubine Li Gui for many years. Four, but because of proper maintenance, she is a natural beauty, she does not look old, and she is still as beautiful as ever. More importantly, this woman is very good at trying to figure out a man's mind. The emperor wants to hear what she says, wants to see what she does, thinks Listen to what she has to say and want to see how well she can do things, Concubine Li can do it all.

"Your Majesty..." Concubine Li waved her hand to let the servants back down, her face was hesitant, and she sighed for a long time, "I feel unwell recently, and I have taken several doses of medicine but it still doesn't improve. The concubine went to a temple and asked for a lottery, and the master said...the concubine has a bad year, and there are villains at work."

The emperor closed his eyes and gently rubbed the center of his brows: "My concubine is worrying too much..."

Concubine Li looked carefully at the emperor's face, her eyes were red: "Yes, before serving the emperor, the concubine was protected by the emperor's dragon spirit, so how could there be villains causing trouble? The concubine reprimanded the nurse, and the concubine I know that the emperor doesn't want to listen to these strange and chaotic words, and I don't believe it... But yesterday, I heard that... the eldest prince burns incense and curses in the side hall of Bitao Garden every night, this..."

The emperor opened his eyes and said coldly: "What you said is true?"

Concubine Li nodded and wiped her tears: "The concubine dare not talk about the prince, but these two incidents are too coincidental, and the concubine does not know what to do. Although the concubine is in charge of the affairs of the palace now, the eldest prince He is the legitimate son left behind by Empress Ling. The concubine respects and fears the eldest prince. The concubine only dares to tell the emperor. The emperor gives the concubine an idea. No matter what the concubine says, the concubine will only obey..."

Concubine Li Gui seemed to have suffered a great grievance. After saying these few words, she finally couldn't hold back and began to cry. A beauty is beautiful even when she cries. The emperor's heart has long since softened, and some consolation is needed. The emperor pondered After a while, he said: "Forget it, I will go with you tonight to have a look, if Ling'er is really confused, I will definitely give you justice."

Concubine Li bowed her head: "All the courtiers and concubines listen to the emperor."

In the middle of the night, Chu Shaoling bathed and burned incense as usual, changed into plain clothes, and entered the side hall by himself.

Chu Shaoling turned on the censer, put some sandalwood on it, and began to write after a while...

Not long after, there was chaos outside, Chu Shaoling had a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and his subordinates kept writing. Not long after, Wang Muhan knocked on the door and said urgently: "Your Highness! The Emperor has brought people here!"

Chu Shaoling put down his pen calmly, turned around and opened the door, drink!What a big battle.

The emperor brought Concubine Li and a group of guards over. Chu Shaoling straightened his robes and approached to salute the emperor. The emperor frowned deeply and said, "No."

Chu Shaoling got up, glanced at Concubine Li Gui, and raised his hand slightly: "Concubine Li Gui is well."

Concubine Li was proud of herself at this time, and she didn't care that Chu Shaoling didn't pay attention to her as always, she nodded with a smile, and said in a strange way: "The eldest prince is well, this night, the eldest prince is not going to bed in the bedroom, here alone What is the side hall doing?"

Chu Shaoling looked a little hesitant, he hesitated and said: "It's nothing, it's just...don't dare to alarm Father, it's nothing."

"Nothing is nothing! It's worth your tossing around in the middle of the night!" Chu Shaoling's guilty look further confirmed what Concubine Li said, the emperor was a little impatient, he hated witchcraft the most, and his son-in-law had never been close to him Well, today he dared to practice witchcraft to harm Concubine Li, how could he know that one day he would not harm himself?The emperor looked inside the side hall, and sure enough, the lights were flickering, "I'll go in and have a look myself!"

"Father!" Chu Shaoling still wanted to stop him, but he couldn't stop it. The emperor and Concubine Li entered the side hall with the help of his servants. Chu Shaoling hurriedly followed, and everyone went around the screen to look at the things on the desk in the hall. up.

There is no cinnabar, no talisman papers in the hall, and there is no witchcraft or filth. The sandalwood in the hall is quietly burning, calming and elegant. The characters are clever in shape, dense in shape, and powerful.

Concubine Li was stunned for a moment, and said dumbly: "This... why are you hiding here every night and writing this?!"

The emperor didn't expect it to be like this. He turned his head to look at Chu Shaoling. Chu Shaoling bowed and said slowly: "Next month will be the grandma's grandma's birthday. My son and minister have nothing else to show respect for. They have to follow the example of the ancients and burn incense every day. Later, Baishou is written to pray for the emperor's grandmother."

The emperor felt as if he had been slapped, and he looked at Concubine Li Gui with a sharp look in his eyes. He was silent for a moment and forced a smile: "My good boy, you have intentions...just don't stay up so late every day. , your body has always been fragile, how can you bear it."

Chu Shaoling bowed his head in response, and said lightly: "There are too many miscellaneous things in the daytime, and people come and go, one is not easy to calm down, and the other is..." Chu Shaoling raised his eyebrows and glanced at Concubine Li, "My son I pray for the emperor's grandmother, and I don't want everyone to know... What the father taught is that fortunately, I have finished writing today, and I will never sleep late again in the future."

The emperor nodded, feeling bored after all, he comforted Chu Shaoling a few more words before leaving, and never looked at Concubine Li again from the beginning to the end.

Chu Shaoling sent people out of Bitao Garden, and turned back to the dormitory. Wang Muhan followed him all the time. He didn't know the truth, but he thought it was Chu Shaoling celebrating the Queen Mother's birthday, but the emperor misunderstood him. Softly persuaded: "Your Highness has also seen it. Today's matter must have been instigated by Concubine Li Gui. How could the Emperor have doubted His Highness? He just listened to the rumors from the side of his pillow. His Highness doesn't have to worry about it. According to this old slave..."

"Father-in-law is bothering you." Chu Shaoling smiled. Wang Muhan was originally serving the queen. When he moved out of Fenghua Palace, the queen was afraid that he would have no one to serve her, so she gave the person she had used for half her life to her. Chu Shaoling, after that Wang Muhan served Chu Shaoling loyally and faithfully for these years, to Chu Shaoling he is not just a slave, Chu Shaoling chuckled, "I'm not thinking about this... go, I'm going to sleep."

Chu Shaoling lay alone on the pear blossom bed and looked at the layers of bed curtains and sneered. All the palace people in Bitao Garden knew about his going to the side hall every night, and he had strictly ordered not to spread it. The people around him were all Queen Ling, Wang Muhan and himself left behind layers of checks, each of them kept their mouths tight, even if someone told it, Concubine Li would only know that he was preparing for the Empress Dowager's birthday, and he only told Chu Shaoyang about the witchcraft.

Chu Shaoling was originally thinking of probing, but his good brother sold him so easily, Chu Shaoling closed his eyes, and sneered in his heart, Chu Shaoyang actually regarded himself as an enemy so early, well, the life in the palace is still long , fight slowly.