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The sun gradually emerged, and Nie Wushuang and Xia Lan's master and servant stood on the bluestone steps in front of the "Laiyi Palace" with weak feet. I didn't sleep well last night, and now I'm hungry and tired even after standing up early in the morning without breakfast.

The sky was getting brighter and the heat was blowing in. Just when Nie Wushuang's eyes were darkening, a servant finally came to pass a message: "The Empress has a decree, Nie, the daughter-in-law, come in to pay her respects."

Nie Wushuang breathed a sigh of relief, and helped Xia Lan slowly walk into the "Laiyi Palace". Laiyi Palace is the Queen's bedroom. There are carved beams and painted buildings everywhere. The beams are carved with birds and beasts of various colors, which are lifelike. The most painted one is the phoenix, with long tail wings, colorful and extremely beautiful. She walked around the shadow wall in front of the palace gate, and walked in along the corridor on the right.

Gong'e's maid was well dressed, with a haughty look on her face, and her demeanor seemed to be more dignified than her when walking. Nie Wushuang frowned slightly in his heart, and followed the servant who sent the message to the front of the bedroom without squinting.

A thin Xiangfei bamboo curtain is hung in front of the sleeping hall, and the fragrance inside is swaying leisurely with the cool wind in the hall. No one lifted the curtain for her, and Nie Wushuang didn't dare to do anything wrong, so she could only kneel outside the hall.

There was a lot of laughter inside, Nie Wushuang waited for a while, but still didn't hear the queen's message.

Suddenly a pleasant voice said with a clear and cold smile: "This is a poem written by my concubine last night, the empress should help my concubine to appreciate it."

The queen chuckled lightly: "Sister Yunfei has found the wrong person, I don't know how to read and write, this kind of poems and words are not half as good as Sister Yunfei. Feng"

The cold voice continued: "The emperor said that there is a sentence in it that should not be used. The concubine is still confused after thinking about it for a long time. So I brought it to all the sisters for tasting."

Suddenly there was a sneer with a hint of sourness: "What are you tasting? We don't know a lot of big characters, and we can't understand why after tasting. Come out and let the sisters have a look, we can also draw a gourd according to the appearance, cut a suit and wear it."

When Nie Wushuang heard this, he understood that this concubine Yun must be the emperor's favorite concubine, and she was fluent in literary and ink. She thought of Xiao Fengming's chess skills, and her heart trembled slightly, she didn't dare to think about it.

After the concubine finished speaking, the concubines in the other seats laughed, and all the concubines in the hall burst into laughter. Concubine Yun seemed very angry and refused to say anything.

The queen changed the topic with a smile: "Why didn't Princess Shuhe come to see her recently? I'm thinking too hard. Yixuan often makes trouble to play with her sister."

"Shuhe recently spoiled her stomach by eating too much cold, and the concubine is punishing her not to come out in the palace. If she wants to come out, she will have to wait for a while longer." It was the voice of Concubine Jing.

When Nie Wushuang heard this, he suddenly realized, no wonder Concubine Jing was not too outstanding in appearance and could still be ranked first among the four concubines. It turned out that the eldest princess—Princess Shuhe was born. The empress is the biological mother of the eldest prince Xiao Yixuan. She is both the first wife and the biological mother of the eldest prince, and her status is indeed different. It is expected that the eldest prince will also be in charge of the East Palace in the future. No wonder the palace people in this "Laiyi Palace" seem to be superior to others for no reason.

Nie Wushuang knelt until his legs went numb, and the queen's soft voice came from inside: "Who is kneeling outside? Why didn't you make a sound for a long time?"

Seeing the Queen's question, Nie Wushuang hurriedly bowed down: "The concubine Nie Wushuang pays homage to the Queen's Empress, and the Queen will be a thousand years old!"

The queen let out a faint "Huh", and then said with a smile: "So it's Nie Cainu, I forgot that you entered the palace last night, get back down, come and give me your seat!" The curtain in front of her was lifted, Nie Wushuang just He wanted to stand up, but his knees were numb and he couldn't move for a while.

Xia Lan quickly helped her up, and someone in the hall sneered: "What a delicate beauty, I see You Lian!"

Nie Wushuang was so painful that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Hearing such taunts, he followed the prestige, and he saw the concubine who just slapped him outside the door of "Laiyi Palace". When she first entered the palace, she didn't know any concubines at all, and she never had any grudges with anyone, but she made things difficult for herself again and again, for some unknown reason.

Nie Wushuang couldn't help but look at her more. And she raised her phoenix eyes slightly, and gave Nie Wushuang a provocative look.

"Bao Jieyu, Nie Cainu is General Nie's younger sister, and she came to Yingguo from thousands of miles away, so we should take care of her." Concubine Jing advised from the side.

It turned out that the one who slapped her was Bao Jieyu. Nie Wushuang couldn't help but look at Concubine Jing gratefully. Bao Jieyu snorted coldly: "The concubine comes from a humble background, so I dare not be commensurate with Nie Cai's sisters."

She rolled her eyes, and suddenly covered her mouth and smiled: "Ah, that's right! I heard that Nie Cainu is well-known in Qi State as a talented woman who is proficient in everything. Concubine Yun, you will not be lonely in the palace now. If you have any poetry, singing and dancing, please discuss it with Nie Cainu, and let us, a vulgar girl who doesn't know how to write, be spared."

She put her hands on her forehead and said "Amitabha". As soon as she said this, the concubines who didn't want to laugh all covered their mouths and laughed.

The concubine at the first position on the queen's left snorted coldly: "Whoever wants to taste poetry with her will not insult my talent!"

She spoke very bluntly. Nie Wushuang looked up and saw Concubine Yun's face was beautiful and graceful. She was wearing a plain long dress with a few faint flowers drawn with silver thread. There are clusters of begonia flowers, and it is not easy to use silver thread on a plain dress, but she is slender, with every move and gesture, the skirt is full of Liu Guang, which is eye-catching.

She is indeed a beautiful woman with both talent and color. Nie Wushuang smiled slightly in his heart, and said respectfully: "The maidservant and concubine have limited talents and virtues, so I don't dare to compare myself to Concubine Yun."

Concubine Yun let out a resentful snort, stood up and said goodbye to the queen: "I'm not feeling well, so I'm leaving first."

The queen readily agreed, and immediately, several concubines who wanted to leave also took the opportunity to leave. Nie Wushuang left his seat and sent them out with a bow.

The originally huge hall suddenly only remained with Concubine Jing and a few other concubines. Seeing that Nie Wushuang was more respectful, the queen smiled slightly: "Nie Cainu is really humble and submissive, no wonder the emperor likes it, she doesn't even listen to the counselor's advice."

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(This article is the first release of Hongxiu Tianxiang)