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Crimson is still unsuccessful so far. The people of Shang Gong Bureau have crossed shallow purple and light pink flowers for many years, and finally got a variety of colors, but not without gains, at least producing "Ying Shan Hong" and "Qian Ceng Zi".
Ah Liang naturally understood the thoughts of her master. However, Jing Fei liked peonies, but she never dared to show it in front of outsiders, and people in the palace only knew that Jing Fei's favorite flowers were lilies and narcissus.
The emperor often laughed and said that A Muo's nature was too gentle.
"Don't worry, miss. You don't like this fleeting love, but do you know that someone else is also like a fleeting love?" Ah Liang's voice was extremely soft, almost inaudible.
Jing Fei was taken aback for a moment, then covered her mouth and burst out laughing.
"But we still can't be careless." She showed a pleased expression, obviously in a great mood: "A Liang, even if that one is gone, the consorts like Tian and Hui are not to be underestimated. Although their ranks are not high today, they are deeply favored by the emperor and will surely become our big enemies in the future."
"Didn't the Empress design for them to mutually slaughter each other from the very beginning!" Ah Liang sneered, her voice cold: "If it weren't for the Empress's support, Hui Bin, a mere daughter of a minor official from a remote village, would not have been able to get to where she is today. She still dares to think highly of herself! Tian Bin sees Hui Bin on an equal footing with herself and also receiving the Emperor's favor, how can she not be anxious? When the time comes, we'll just sit back and watch, reaping the benefits without lifting a finger!"
"You're quite straightforward today." Jing Fei smiled and glanced at her: "However, compared to Tian Bin, I think Hui Bin is more difficult to deal with. Look at Wen Gui Bin, she's not as good as Tian Bin, but was helped by Hui Bin to become the adopted son of Zhao Wang. Even if Tian Bin has the fifth prince, she still can't underestimate her."
Jing Fei's skills in the palace were not inferior to those of Xiao Huanghou. Even though she had been sleeping for a long time, five years ago she had left behind many hidden chess pieces. Now that she was working hard again, it was natural that she would be well-informed about everything. When Zhao Wang brought up the matter of his foster mother, others only knew that he had personally asked the Emperor for it, but Jing Fei vaguely sensed Lin Yuan's actions.
"Even if Hui Bin is clever, wanting to oppose Your Ladyship, she still has to get past Tan Bin and Wen Gui Bin first!" Ah Liang smiled as before: "Supporting Wen Gui Bin against Tan Bin, even if Hui Bin can think of it, that's just a trick left over from Your Ladyship's play, she doesn't know herself that she is Your Ladyship's chess piece to oppose Tan Bin."
Ah Liang finished speaking, and then bowed again, saying in a low voice: "I wish the princess to fulfill her wishes as soon as possible."
"You can talk." Jing Fei was indeed pleased, the corners of her lips slightly curled up, and her gaze passed over the colorful scene in front of her to look at the palace ladies not far away who were laughing and chatting together.
"Zhao Shu-ji is indeed a person of Concubine Tan, and Concubine Hui's birthday is approaching. I don't believe she would be so kind-hearted as to add to the festivities." Jing Fei murmured softly in her mouth: "She suggested watching the evening primrose, who knows what good show we'll see tonight?"
At this time, all the concubines were in the flower garden, in the dark of night, their tender voices and laughter burst forth like fireworks.
Lin Yu was in the southeast corner, not close to Bi Bo Pool. She held a large white hibiscus flower that Liang Cairen's concubines had found. Liang Cairen smiled and said Lin Yu was the star of longevity, so this most beautiful flower should be given to her.
Lin Wan didn't particularly like silver white, but this flower had petals that resembled a thousand layers of delicate silk, overlapping and thick, as large as a hibiscus. Just by looking at its appearance, it was already quite outstanding. The flower was too big to be worn on her head, so she could only hold it in front of her chest.
"Does Concubine Hui still fancy these fleeting pleasures?" A person emerged with a slanting movement, speaking in a soft and gentle tone.
Lin Wan raised an eyebrow, and it was Ren Gui Ren. She handed the flower in her hand to Chu Xue with a smile, saying: "The fleeting beauty of the hibiscus, I naturally appreciate it, does Ren Gui Ren have any dissatisfaction?"
The noble lady slightly curled her lips: "Consort Hui also understands, doesn't she? Like a fleeting flower, aren't the women in our palace all like this fleeting flower? Even if they're temporarily favored, they'll eventually wither and fall to dust."
Ren is not a profound person, and the viciousness of his words has already been revealed.
Since she was demoted, He Shi soon fell out of favor as well. Now she has completely fallen from power and her status in the palace has plummeted. However, Hui Bin, who caused the two sisters to end up like this, is still as glorious as ever. Just because it's her birthday, the whole palace is stirred up, almost comparable to the grandeur of Empress Dowager's Thousand Autumn Festival.
"Does Madame Reng think so?" Lin Wan slipped past her side, no longer wanting to bother with her, leaving behind a clear and cold tone: "Be content with your position, serve your master wholeheartedly, whether it's the Emperor or Heaven will treat you generously. If one has an unrighteous mind, they would worry about not being able to last long. You tell me, Madame Reng?"
"Consort Hui is really confident, are you truly pure in heart?" Ning Guiren's annoyance was evident. She had been slapped by Consort Hui and demoted, at first she didn't quite understand, and just curled up in the palace crying. But as time passed, even if she wasn't clever, she slowly figured out what tricks Consort Hui had used to harm her to this extent.
Looking at Hui Bin's calm face, she was even more furious in her heart and took a step forward to argue. However, she walked too quickly and tripped over her own feet, causing her entire body to fall over.
Xue quickly pulled Lin to the back, barely avoiding Ren Gui. However, Ren herself fell to the ground, covered in dust and dirt.
Ren fell down and didn't cause much commotion, the palace maids beside her also hurried to help her up. But just as she was about to get up, she suddenly let out a loud shrill cry: "Snake, there's a snake..."
A noble lady with a good face was pressed into the mud, although it was deep in the night and fog, but facing the palace lanterns she still saw clearly what had tripped her - it wasn't an imagined withered tree branch, but a slippery, dark greenish-black long thing that was slowly crawling beside her.
The noble lady screamed uncontrollably, her whole body shaking like a sieve. She desperately tried to get up, but the three-foot-long terrifying thing was wrapped around her collar and sleeves, still writhing aimlessly.
She wanted to struggle but didn't dare move, and could only shout one after another: "Someone come! Someone come! There's a snake, hurry up and save me..."
Although there were many attendants beside Lin Yu, they were all palace maids and were frightened at the same time. Fortunately, among them was a steady and reliable one, a palace maid named Lan Yi who did rough work and had a very coarse appearance, and she didn't have the usual fear of snakes and mice like other girls. She kicked away the snake on Ren Gui's body with her foot, pulled Lin Yu over Ren Gui and ran out.
Lin Wan found that Lanyi's strength was quite great, and she was pulled by her without needing to exert herself at all. Normally, she would be moving flowers in the courtyard, but today she had inadvertently brought her along, and it turned out to be very useful.
But the misfortune did not stop. While Ren shouted, the other concubines and palace maids initially looked over in terror, but soon more women screamed: "There's a snake here too..."
Many of the imperial consorts discovered snakes near them, and they were so frightened that they didn't care about their dignity, screaming and running wildly. The peony garden, which was originally filled with joy, suddenly fell into chaos. As the consorts ran away, some people had already been knocked to the ground, and others had snakes on their bodies, shouting frantically as if their lives were in danger.
Like ordinary women, Lin Wan was also afraid of snakes, and this slippery long strip just made her feel fearful from the bottom of her heart. The flower garden is not big or small, Lan Yi pulled her out to run, thinking that as long as she ran out of the muddy ground, she would be safe. However, there were countless palace maids around, all of whom were fleeing in a panic like her, and several people rushed forward without choosing a path, almost colliding with Lin Wan.
The emperor outside the flower bed did not leave, he looked at this scene and had already angrily shouted: "What is this! All of you be quiet for me!" Usually, Emperor Xiaowen's dignity was very heavy, who dared to disobey. But at this time, his words were not so effective.
Fortunately, there were many eunuchs and guards around him who entered the flower garden to help. They pulled out a concubine and dragged her outside. Many people seemed to have seen a savior and cried out for help from a distance. The attendants with martial arts skills also had some ability. As warriors, they were not afraid of snakes and rescued several palace ladies in no time.
The chaotic situation has slightly subsided.
But just as the concubines were waiting for their attendants to come and rescue them, a blood-curdling scream pierced through the air from afar: "Ah! It's the Five-Step Snake!"
Everyone couldn't see clearly who the person was. But across the night, they could see the woman screaming and running a few steps before falling straight to the ground.
The chaos on the scene can no longer be stopped. Fear is one thing, death is another.
The concubines rushed out like mad, no one wanted to die, but who could control the life and death of others. More people were pushed down, those who managed to run out were trampling on others' arms and legs, while several unlucky ones fell down and were kicked several times, making it even harder for them to get up.
"Be careful, princess!" Lan Yi and Lin Wan were caught off guard by Zhao Shuwan. Fortunately, Lan Yi was in front. Zhao Shuwan tightly hugged Chang Ning in her arms, with two palace maids guarding beside her, and rushed out desperately while holding up her skirt. She took a glance at Lin Wan, turned pale, and saw that Lin Wan was surrounded by the palace people, let out a sigh of relief, and threw down an apology before continuing to rush out recklessly.
Lin Yu raised her head to look forward, and just saw a few steps away from the front, He Liangji was pushed to the ground by three or four palace maids, crying out: "I twisted my foot... Save me, who can save me, I can't get up..."
"This won't do!" Lin Yan stamped her foot and said, "The scene is too chaotic, there are too many people, we will be trampled sooner or later." Her hands were tightly clasped over her abdomen. If she weren't pregnant, she could still rush out without regard for her dignity, even if she got trampled a few times it wouldn't matter. But now that she was nine months pregnant, with a big belly, not to mention falling down, even being bumped into could be fatal.
The lotus pond is adjacent to the fake mountain on one side and the water's edge on the other. Lin Yuan saw someone fall into the water from a distance.
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