Han Ling was the cousin of Concubine Ke Shu's childhood childhood sweetheart. As early as when Concubine Ke Shu was just getting married, she admired her, but it was a pity that Concubine Ke Shu had already fallen in love with Emperor Jing Heng. But he was just a civil servant. Although he came from an aristocratic family, compared with Emperor Jingheng, he was naturally a lot worse.

Ever since Concubine Ke Shu entered the palace, Han Ling seldom saw her again. Now that he was invited by her, he was overjoyed, but he still came as promised. Seeing it like this, feel that this cousin is gorgeous and can be called a country.

Concubine Ke Shu was a well-known beauty when she was in the boudoir, and now she is the first of the four concubines in the six palaces, and she is naturally even more graceful and luxurious. Seeing that Han Ling, who was wearing a green robe, knelt down and saluted her, she hurriedly said, "Why do you have to be so polite between you and me?"

Han Ling smiled and sat down. He quietly looked at this cousin, admiring her peerless appearance. However, I still have regrets in my heart: if she never entered the palace back then, what kind of immortal couple would they be now..." Niang Niang is joking, the rules still have to be observed, the minister is a foreign minister, it is not appropriate, if No matter how rude you are, it's really going to be a joke."

But to Concubine Ke Shu, who regarded the secular etiquette as nothing, Han Ling was too rigid, and her fiancé, too, only knew how to love her country and her family, and put her lover and children behind her. In that case, why did she marry and not let herself go? A person who can't think about everything for himself? The rules are not all set by people, why can't she change them? Concubine Ke Shu was worried, but she still had a smile on her face. There is no way, now that she is asking for others, naturally she can't put on that high profile.

Her favorite is Emperor Jing Heng, because among these excellent men, only Emperor Jing Heng disdains her. It is true that what cannot be obtained is always the best. Maybe one day, she will truly become Emperor Jingheng's favorite. At that time, she will feel that the palace is cold and barren, impersonal, and the emperor can't spoil her alone.

The most important thing is that while she likes Emperor Jing Heng, she is also reluctant to bear her cousin's fiance, the leader of the alliance, and Li Wuji. In Concubine Ke's opinion, men can have three wives and four concubines, but why can't women have three husbands and four servants? Since they all love her, why don't they want to live together peacefully for her? This is what Concubine Ke Shu thought in her heart, and she has never told anyone else. Because she knew that in this feudal and conservative society, no one would understand her.

But she has to work hard for this goal. Could it be that over the years, her performance among these men has been hypocritical? Naturally not. Concubine Ke Shu felt that she gave her sincerity, and when she liked them, she really liked them, and that was enough. If in the end any of them are unwilling to recognize her like this, and not want to be with her like this, she will not worry, because it just shows that they treat her like this, in fact.

"Cousin, I came to you today because I wanted to ask you to do me a favor." Concubine Ke Shu deliberately called herself "I", just to arouse Han Ling's good memory of her and how happy they had been together before. time. "You will definitely help me, right? From childhood to adulthood, you are the only cousin who loves Lan'er the most and is the best for Lan'er."

Lan'er was the nickname of Concubine Ke Shu, and the elders in the family called her that. Among the men she knew, only Han Ling had been with her the longest and had the deepest relationship, so when Lan'er came out, Han Ling's black eyes flashed, as if he was really touched. Seeing this, Concubine Ke Shu insisted: "This deep palace can eat people, Lan'er is here, and there is no one to rely on. Although Dad is a high-ranking Ding Guogong and has a million army in his hand, he is beyond the reach of the whip and can't control me. Cousin, If you don't help Lan'er, Lan'er will really be forced to die here today!" As she spoke, she sobbed lightly, and the crystal clear tears fell down her cheeks just right, dripping on the skirt, provoking People love.

However, she was born gorgeous and extraordinary, and she has been outstanding since she was a child, like a raging fire, never showing weakness. Now at first glance, such a gesture appears to be a bit nondescript. At least Han Ling woke up from her words, and he deeply realized that the woman in front of him was no longer the cousin he was thinking of. But on the face, he still showed a gentle and caring look: "So what does the lady want?"

Concubine Ke Shu was bewitched by his gentle expression and did not notice the indifference in his words: "Cousin, I just want to ask you to help me with one thing. You are in a high position, so you can definitely help me with this." He put his plan in Han Ling's ear and said it softly.

When Han Ling heard the words, his face was as usual, but his eyes were full of horror. Just because the emperor favored a female official, she asked him to find the female official's family, kill them all, and win the trust of the female official for his own use!

When did the innocent and lovely cousin in my memory become like this? !

Han Ling's heart was numb. He really didn't know what to do. After thinking for a while, he answered vaguely and got up to leave. On the way back, he had been hesitating, this was something he absolutely could not do, and not to mention that it was hurtful, just saying that the female official was the emperor's favorite, if something happened to her family, how could the emperor not blame it? It's really not worth it to ruin one's life's reputation for the trivial matter of competing for favor with a woman. However, if he didn't help this, his cousin would really struggle in the palace... Suddenly, Han Ling was entangled.

He didn't even think about it. With such a busy schedule, is Duke Dingguo more suitable than him? What could be done by Duke Dingguo, but Concubine Ke Shu gave it to him, why did she really take him as a family member in her heart? She knew that the power of Duke Dingguo had to be preserved so that she could sit firmly in the position of the favorite concubine, so how could she put herself in his shoes?

As he was walking, Han Ling realized that he was separated from the eunuch who was leading the way and turned into a small garden.

This small garden was built according to the imperial garden. There are not as many kinds of flowers as the imperial garden, but it is also full of fragrant and fragrant. Looking at the small bamboo forest in front of me, coupled with the cool breeze, is really indescribably pleasant. This beautiful scene calmed down Han Ling's irritable heart slowly. He thought about it carefully. This matter must not be done. If so, he is afraid that he will live up to his cousin's full expectations.

As early as when Concubine Ke Shu rejected him, Han Ling thought that if he couldn't be together in this life, then he would definitely protect her for the rest of his life, but only now did he realize that he was not as omnipotent as he imagined. Many times, he is also involuntarily and has to make a choice.

Seeing a stone table and a few stone benches in the bamboo forest, Han Ling walked over, sat down, leaned on the table, closed his eyes and listened to the wind. This is the inner courtyard of the palace. It is really inappropriate for a foreign minister to stay here, but he wants to stay here for a while. At this moment, a whisper came from behind the flowers not far behind.

Although Han Ling was a civil servant, he had also studied martial arts since he was a child. Although he was not as good as the inner guard, he was also regarded as a first-class master. Although the whisper was small, he could hear it clearly, especially Shunfeng, which seemed to be close to his ears.

"...Hey, I said, do you know that? Qinghuan's female official has been serving the bed these days!"

"Yesterday, I heard someone say that His Majesty is not close to women. At first everyone thought... but now it is... Hee hee." "It's really embarrassing, embarrassing! I heard from the sisters of the Golden Palace, the body of Qinghuan's female official~ I really can't see it. Your Majesty looks mature and stable, but she is really fierce on the bed~"

"Oh! You little hoof, how can you say such a thing! I'm going to tell Mammy and let her punish you!"

"Hmph, don't try to lie to me, don't you want to be gentle with Your Majesty? These few days I have been looking at the lady Qing Huan from a distance, and His Majesty is really fond of her, and even sleeps with her at night. , I can't leave for a moment!"

"Hey... I'm really envious! If one day, I can also have the opportunity of Qinghuan's female official, I am really willing to die..."

"Shh!" The palace maid slammed into the mouth of the previous palace maid, "Be careful! Be careful! You can't talk nonsense! Do you want to be filled into the dry well of the cold palace!"

"... Dry well? What dry well?!"

"Ah... I forgot, you didn't know about it." The palace maid sighed softly, her tone also showing fear and anxiety. "Zhu Cai, Zhu Cai, do you know each other?"

"I know, isn't she someone from Concubine Shu's palace? What's the matter? What does it have to do with her?"

"I heard... Not long ago, she was blessed by the emperor!"

"What?! I don't believe it!"

"Believe it or not, you haven't seen her these days, right? Because after that day, Concubine Shu ordered her to give her a soup, beat her to death, and throw her into a dry well in the cold palace!"

"Ah...you, don't scare me!"

"Who scared you! I lied to you that I'm a puppy! Over the years, there have been few people in the palace from time to time, and some are still concubines who have already been named. Why do you think this is all? It was all done by the concubine Shu. Ya! But if you have anything to do with His Majesty, even if His Majesty looks at it a few more times, she will kill people!"

"Ah? Concubine Shu is so cruel? But... but she looks very nice!"

"This person can't be good looking. When Concubine Shu is in front of the Majesty, she naturally wants to show her best side. But after the event, you don't have to. It's really hard for us palace people... Don't you know? Concubine Shu's side Liu Qing, have you seen her these days?"

"That's not true."

"Because Your Majesty favored Qinghuan's female official, and Concubine Shu had nowhere to vent, she poured her anger on Sister Liu Qing, so she was a good person. In one night, she was more angry and less breathing! What do you say! In the future, you will be fine. But don't go to Concubine Shu, and it's best not to get close to the people in Concubine Shu's palace. We are good sisters, and you have just entered the palace, so I remind you, if it is someone else, I will It doesn't matter!"

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