In July, the gate of Fengqi Palace was closed tightly. The blue gauze tent of the lake blocked the sunlight shining in from the carved window. The sealed room was filled with sea blue, as if it had entered the underwater Dragon Palace.

Slight air conditioning came out from the hall, and in the emerald green gilt basin on the table, the lotus that had just been picked in the morning remained graceful. On the pink and lovely petals, water droplets condensed, and they slipped from the tips of the petals from time to time, passing into the clear water in the pot, making a crisp sound.

In the hall, all the concubines in the harem were gathered. The fat swallows and thin red pink moths were all beauties that everyone admired. At this time, they were all sitting there dignifiedly, holding a teacup with one hand or meditating on something. The red clothes, green skirts, yellow robes, and looking up at the beautiful scenery. They should have been a beautiful painting on earth, but because of the strong rouge air coming from the concubines, the hall was smoky. If you didn't look carefully, you would think that it was a group of banshees serving tea in the smoke and chuckling...

As soon as Shangguan Qi stepped into the hall with one foot, she was furious by the strong smell of rouge coming. Looking into the hall through the bead curtain, she saw that the wide hall was filled with people. There were familiar figures and strange faces, all dressed in dignified and elegant manners. Only the newly-secret Yepin, whom she had not long ago, sat timidly in the dark corner, wearing only simple palace outfits. If she didn't pay attention to her, she would not notice her figure at all.

Is it her concubine or a palace maid promoted? It is also necessary to not be seen by her. Shangguan Qi adjusted her expression below and tried to make the disgust between her eyebrows lighter. Then, as Yaya said "The Empress" and walked into the hall with elegant golden lotus steps, and then sat on the high seat belonging to the Queen.

"I've seen the Queen." The concubines stood up one after another and bowed their knees.

"Okay, get up." Su Shi raised her hand and signaled that they all sat down.

"Thank you Empress." The concubines lowered their heads to express their gratitude, and then looked up one after another. But when they saw it, they were stunned.

The dark eyebrows are blooming and the distant mountains, the green temples are pure and thick, and the spring smoke is dyed with spring smoke. Without the powder, the color is like the morning glow reflecting snow, plain teeth and red lips, the pupils are cut, and the skin is like a condensed orchid. Wearing a dark flower and soft cloud pleated satin skirt, the dark green satin surface has no flaws, and the silver silk thread is dotted with several lilies with slightly exposed water at the hem of the skirt, covering the fine lines of the silk, covering the original dark green color, making it look faint

If it appears, it feels quite hazy, elegant but steady. Three thousand black hairs are wrapped in a lotus bun, and a tassel-fu Yue-fu Yu-white jade hairpin is slanted to match it with its earrings. The lily seems to exude a quiet fragrance, covering the whole body. A pair of purple eyes condenses like a deep pool, as if it has seen through the world and seen through the world. She sits lazy and leans on the platform, looking down at them like a queen.

Just a look instantly defeated their makeup that they had dressed up carefully for a long time. Shangguan Qi, this is how the world is so beautiful!

"What are you guys who are there in the past?" The cold eyes glanced indifferently below, and then looked forward as if there was no focal length.

"Sister, I was yesterday..." A concubine stood up and smiled, but before she finished speaking, she was choked back by Shangguan Qi, and her face turned red with shame.

"I am not in the sixteenth year of this year, and the coming-of-age ceremony will be held next month. My mother has only nurtured me and my brother, and I have not heard of any new lady and young master in the Prime Minister's Mansion." Her eyes swept to the concubine and said in a cold tone.

"Yes... it's sister... it's my concubine who is rude." After a shock, the concubine was embarrassed to continue talking. So she owed her body and sat back on her seat.

This time, the concubines who were ready to move calmed down one after another. It can be seen that Shangguan Qi knew that they were not good at coming and had already made sufficient preparations. So they all lowered their heads and thought about remarks.

"Empress." At this time, Lanpin suddenly stood up, knelt in the middle of the hall, looking at her with a humble expression. "Empress, I have collided with the former Concubine Ye Duoduo. Two days ago, my father accidentally got a colorful glass bead. Today, I specially offered to express my apology. I hope that the Empress will not remember the villain's faults and forgive me for my previous mistakes." After saying that, he gave a look at his personal palace maid, and then saw the palace maid bring out a tray. A fist-sized bead on it was shining, and the brilliance was as colorful as a rainbow. It can indeed be called a treasure.

Everyone held their breath for a moment, looking at Lanpin with jealousy, contempt and disdain. The one with the best relationship with Yepin in the palace is this Lanpin. Now that Yepin has been abolished, Lanpin immediately turned against the queen. The words just now were very generous and had an extremely sincere and serious attitude. If the queen took that thing, it means that she forgives Lanpin and does not investigate the past. She even "favors" Lanpin in the bedtime because of her short hand. If she refuses, then she will lose what the queen should have.

With the pride of motherhood, Lanpin can also take this opportunity to spread rumors that are not conducive to Shangguan Qi. In the future, her position as queen may become unstable because of this rumors. No matter what Shangguan Qi is, she will cause considerable losses to her. So everyone was secretly surprised by Lanpin's scheming. They originally thought that she would flatter Yepin because of cowardice. Now, when they see, they evaluated that Yepin was taken advantage of by Lanpin. But in a frightened state, they looked at Shangguan Qi who was sitting above them nervously, guessing how she would answer Lanpin.

Looking at the glass bead, Shangguan Qi's purple eyes flashed. The temptation of serving the bed was so great that he easily called out Lanpin hidden in the dark, a poisonous snake wearing a cowardly skin. Her life was so painful that she was so proud of her. But if the person who was planning was her, it would be a different matter.

"Pin Lan is serious. I have always followed the palace rules. Even if it is wrong, I will punish you on the same day. So, why do you offer treasures and apologize? Forgiveness or not, that's just a joke." He replied calmly to her, then looked at the glass bead again, and smiled and said, "It's useless to hold this bead in my palace. Since it was given to you by your father, then you should keep it. Why should I take it out and give it to someone? If your father finds out, it may hurt my father's heart."

Lanbin thought that Shangguan Qi would not accept her face in front of everyone, and took over the overall situation, but who knew that things would go against her wishes. Not only did she say that she could not refute her speechlessly, but she also inexplicably put on the hat of unfilial piety. Now, she might not achieve her goal and lose face and give her a name for being greedy and vain. At this time, she felt that the blood and liquid in her body were crowded to her head. Although she wanted to turn around and run away, it would only be even more embarrassing. So she had to pretend to be calm, barely smiled, and said gently: "The Empress is right, but I am negligent." After that, she retreated in shame, sat back again, and lowered her head without saying a word.

Without the result of imagination, they counterattacked the army perfectly. Looking at Shangguan Qi, who was lazy above and defeated a concubine without moving a little, everyone couldn't help but feel more afraid. It turned out that she was a little girl who was arrogant and arrogant because of her favor. Now they realized that she was the person who was the deepest hidden in the harem. So they reorganized their postures one by one, and they became more and more aware that what they were asking for today might be getting more and more difficult.

"What else do you have? Let's just leave without anything. I'm tired." He picked up the teacup beside him, his tone was cold and cold. He lowered his eyes that had been observing everyone secretly. Before his cherry lips could touch the edge of the teacup, Shufei, who couldn't hold back, stood up suddenly.

"Empress, I have something to ask about." Seeing that she issued the order to expel guests, Shufei couldn't help but feel anxious and stood up suddenly. She didn't care how anxious she was and she lost her etiquette.

The cherry lips hidden behind the tea cup slowly curled up, and his eyes glanced at the gently floating tea leaves. Then he put down the cup and looked at her: "Ask."[

I thought she would refuse, but I had such a refreshing tone. Concubine Shu felt that she was plotted by Shangguan Qi for a moment. But now she had asked her words, and it was impossible to take them back. She could only bite the bullet and ask the question that all the concubines wanted to ask: "Empress, I heard that the emperor has handed over the arrangement of bedtime to you. This... is true?" The last half sentence was clearly asking with heart.

Finally asked, a flash of light flashed in her eyes, but her face was calm and without traces. Instead, she felt more worried: "That's right. The emperor gave me this matter." She looked at Xia Yu next to her and then stepped back with a clear understanding. Not long after, she walked in with the tray brought by Xiao Wanzi.

"That's the pallet sent by the emperor. I haven't moved it yet, please take a look." Waving his hand, Xia Yu took the pallet and walked past the concubines one by one. Wherever he went, all the concubines were excited and their faces were "lustful". His eyes were like wooden signs falling on the plate, staring at them, which made Shangguan Qi above feel funny.

This is just a brand, not Yedi himself is lying on the plate. Why are you excited about?

The disdain in his eyes flashed, and then he signaled Xia Yu to put the tray on the table beside her. "Actually, this arrangement of bedtime has troubled me for a long time. After all, this is a major matter for the royal family, and it must be handled with caution. However, I found it difficult for me to come up with some fair methods for a while. Now that Concubine Shu proposed it, it is better for everyone to think about it and solve this annoying thing for me." Looking at the tray next to him, Shangguan Qi was filled with sadness. Her eyebrows were frowning, and she was really a bit entangled with troubles for a long time and her eyebrows didn't show her pity. She made Yaya and the others next to her, and several black lines fell behind her forehead.

When the sun sets, you sleep, when the sun rises, you are not awake. Every day, a small basket of fruits are eaten, a group of small palace maids and eunuchs serve them, taking a rose bath when they are idle, and they tease the emperor and the prince every now and then they are bored. If they are not good, they will beat the concubines and get angry. The whole palace is the most leisurely and life is the most comfortable. Why do you say that you have any worries? How can you let these people bear it?

Although she strongly felt the contemptuous gazes from the harem maids behind her, Shangguan Qi still had no blushing face and was pretending to be sad and frownless, looking at the concubines below, allowing Yaya and the others to feel the admirable shamelessness and solid acting skills of their master again.

"This... we can't come up with any solution. I'm afraid... it's hard to help the Empress." A group of concubines talked for a long time, but Concubine De stood up and spoke. In fact, it was not that they had no choice, but that was just thinking about themselves. After all, this opportunity is rare in a century, who wouldn't want to take advantage of this? It would be better to have a dragon son with a dragon fetus, so that they would rise to the top in the harem and be worry-free for the rest of their lives. But this method can only be thought about in their hearts and must not be said. Otherwise, the one who suffers in the end would be himself.

"Oh, since that's the case, I have a way to do it." Shangguan Qi pursed his lips as he wished, and saw everyone looking at her eagerly. He said slowly, "This method is something I just thought of. It's not perfect, but it can be called a good idea."

"I'm just listening to the Queen's Eternal Love." The concubines said in unison.

"Well, this method is... bidding!" Seeing a trace of confusion flashing in their eyes at the same time, they explained, "In layman's mind, it's like the first night of the auction of a woman in a brothel. Whoever gives the price is higher will be able to embrace the beauty."

As soon as the words were finished, everyone was so embarrassed that their ears were red and their faces were red. They were also muttering in secret, why did the Empress say such vulgar words? But when she thought about it randomly, it was a good idea. Especially for the three concubines, this method was simply biased towards them!

"The Queen means to let us... bid for this sleeping night?" Concubine Li stood up and said. Since she was beaten to death in the cold palace last time, she was silent for a while. Now, when she heard this method, she couldn't help but speak.

"Well, that's right. Whoever pays a high price will get this opportunity to serve the bed. But for fairness, anyone who bids for a chance to serve the bed once must bid twice before bidding again. Thinking of the emperor's body and the busy court recently, it is decided to bid only five times a month. Each bid is two, both a chance to serve the bed, and the same is an opportunity to serve the bed with the emperor." Seeing everyone below lit up, they held their cheeks with one hand and asked, "How? Do you think the method of this palace is feasible?"

There are five chances of sleeping in the month and five chances of dining together. Even if you can’t take a chance to sleep in the month, you can take a chance to eat together. Moreover, the person who took this photo needs to take a second or third time to start shooting again. So nodding, even if one of the three concubines gets a chance each time, they still have a chance to bid. Thinking of this, it seems that each of them may take a photo. So they nodded and said yes, and those who originally thought they favored the three concubines raised their hands to agree. After all, who is not a little powerful and powerful in their family who marry into the palace and climb to their current status? And it is a great opportunity to help them get favor. I wonder which one will object? I’m afraid they will all fight to send money to the palace one by one!

"Since you all agree, then this matter is settled. However, I hope that all the sisters will not make a statement, otherwise it will be passed on to the emperor. I am worried that when the emperor is angry, everyone will go to the cold palace to spend their old age together. Of course, I don't care. The cold palace is considered a villa of my palace, but I am here for the concubines. I think no one would be willing to go in." He wrapped his long hair hanging on his chest with one hand, and looked at them with a smile. The corners of his lips were bent, as bright as autumn moon.

"I would like to assure the Empress that if I make this matter public, I will hit lightning on the same day and will never be favored!" Concubine De was the first to stand up and swear. The oath was heard, which made everyone here frightened, but it also convinced them the most. So one by one, Concubine Shu Li, Concubine Lan, followed one by one, and made a great oath.

"Everyone is so serious, I am just saying it casually." Seeing that their faces changed and they flashed viciously, I said quietly, "But I want you to vow too. If I reveal this, I will not die well, and there will be no place to bury me?"

The corners of the lips were bent, and the smile on both cheeks was rippling. It was originally the sound of the oriole in the valley that attracted people's hearts and years, but the words said were like a huge rock coming from the sky, which made people shocked. What I care most about in my life was to have a place to settle down after death. But now she made such a vow. It made people sigh: Her cruelty is indeed more ruthless than everyone else. However, such vows have strengthened their hearts and made them more convinced.

"Well, since that's the case, then the first bid will be the day after tomorrow. I'll give you more than a day to prepare. In the future, the time for each bid will be announced at the last bid. Okay, I'm tired. You all go back." Wave your hand tiredly and said lazily.

"Yes, I will leave." The concubines stood up and left, walked out of the palace gate with grace, but lost their image at the moment they walked out of the palace gate, added a little girl with her feet, ran away and ran to their palace. The palace maids and eunuchs on the way were so scared that they mistakenly thought that the harem ladies and the harem were all crazy.

In Fengqi Palace, after the people had dispersed, Yaya and his friends quickly opened the window to ventilate. However, Shangguan Qi changed her clothes alone and sneaked out of the palace.[

Walk into Bihen Building from the back door where employees were specially prepared to enter and exit, and then headed straight to the room where Qiuyun and Chunhe were. They happened to look at the recent account books in the house. When they saw Shangguan Qi coming out alone, they all showed a happy expression. After listening to their report on their work today, they looked at the account books and pointed out several shortcomings. Shangguan Qi took Chunhe and Qiuyun out of Bihen Building and headed straight to the slave market.

The slave market was recommended by Chunhe to her after Shangguan Qi started to cultivate his own power. Because the slave market was sold in the slave market, they were all people who had to sell themselves as slaves because of their poor family or their family was in a downturn. There were all kinds of slaves here, and there was also an advantage, that is, all slaves were washed away by the slave owner after they sold their bodies, and they had to wait until thirty years later to restore their memories. Therefore, those who bought slaves did not have to worry about the bad intentions of the slaves they bought, because their memories were clean like a piece of white paper, waiting for their master to paint. Even if the slaves recovered their memories thirty years later, after so many years of transformation and decontamination, even those who happened to have hatred would be worn out by so long.

As soon as the three of them entered the slave market, they immediately surrounded them like stars and moons, and recommended their own products to them, because looking at their clothes and demeanor, they knew that they must be wealthy families or wealthy people.

"Master, he is so pitiful." Chunhe saw a five or six-year-old boy sitting on the ground with dirty body curled up, with iron chains locked on his hands and feet, and couldn't help but feel pitiful. Looking at the little boy's black eyes, he called Shangguan Qi walking in front of him with a distressed expression.

"Huh?" He raised his eyebrows and turned around. At Chunhe's gesture, he also saw the little boy. Seeing that his body was still chubby and his scars were still new, he knew that this must be a new slave. Although the little boy was young, he could still see his style through his eyebrows. I guess some family was in a down-and-out manner, and his children and grandchildren were sold into the slave market in helplessness.

"Young Master, this is a newcomer. Why don't I bring it to you here and see it?" The slave owner with a big belly saw Shangguan Qi and his group focus their eyes on the new little slave, and couldn't help but grin and lean forward.

"No." He raised his hand to stop him. Then he raised his legs and walked towards the little boy. "What's your name?" He squatted down and looked at him.

"I...I don't know." The little slave had never seen such a beautiful man before, and was stunned for a moment. Then he stuttered and said. There was no fear in his black eyes, only Shangguan Qi was wearing a red dress like an immortal.

"Boss, how to sell it?" Attracted by the child's clear eyes, Shangguan Qi decided to pay for him and buy him back. Then he slowly cultivated him. After all, after experiencing so many things, his eyes were still as clean as water.

"Go back to the young master, thirty taels." The boss rubbed his hands and looked at Shangguan Qi with a covetous look on his face.

"Hmph." He sneered, opened the fan in his hand, and looked into the distance with deep eyes. "He is just a child. I bought him back and couldn't work and warm the bed. Just looking at him with pity, he would feel pity. The boss spoke so hard that he didn't want me to take this kid back."

"No, look at what you said. How dare you?" The boss wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at Shangguan Qi with fear in his eyes. The smile of his lips and smiled just now made him feel a terrifying shock, so he respected him a lot. "But, this kid is not bad. When he grows up, he must be a catcher!" There are also people in Xuanyuan Kingdom who are popular with the Longyang aura. Seeing that Shangguan Qi was so beautiful that he didn't look like a real person, the boss thought he was good at this, so he spoke.

"Oh? Do you think he can grow up in your hands?" He glanced at him with a slanted eyes and looked into the distance again, "Five taels of silver. You can do it yourself."

"Five...50liang!" The boss suddenly felt bitter. He looked at the child on the ground and sighed. In fact, what he said was right. If he had put it in his hands, the child might not have lived long. Maybe he would be weak before he could fatten himself. And he had to raise him and raise him well, which would probably be another cost. Because no one would buy a person covered in scars to go back to warm the bed. He couldn't beat him, and he couldn't starve him. It was still unknown if he couldn't live for a long time. Think about it carefully, it would be better to sell it now. "Fiveliang is fiveliang!" Even if he was a business of accompanying the book, he would never suffer any loss when he was in accordance with the eyebrows. Maybe he could even use a long line to catch a big fish and gain a big boss.

"Qiuyun, give money. Chunhe, take him away."

"Yes." The two of them had long felt sorry for the child. Now, as soon as Shangguan Qi said, they rushed up to ask for someone. Chunhe did not dislike his dirty body, so he asked the boss for a cleaner blanket, wrapped it on the child's almost slack body, picked it up and left. The child seemed to understand that he was out of the sea of ​​suffering, and a smile appeared on his dirty little face. His eyes were full of admiration and gratitude to look at Shangguan Qi in front of him.

Along the way, Shangguan Qi bought five more slaves. Four men and one woman were all **, and at the age of ten, the oldest one was only twelve years old. The reason why Shangguan Qi bought them was very simple, one was because they were strong and suitable for martial arts. The other was that they had the same things in their eyes, unyielding and tenacious. Although they were dirty and dressed in a good manner, they all stood behind Shangguan Qi with their heads raised their chests and looked ahead. Although their small body was covered in scars, they could not hide the light in their eyes.

From now on, they have masters! Moreover, their masters are not like those who are 'sexy's', but rather a handsome young man! And when the young man paid for them just now, he didn't bargain at all. This made them feel even warmer and gradually developed a loyal and loyal mentality.

"From today on, I will be your master." In the inn, Shangguan Qi looked at the six little guys after taking a shower and curled her lips with satisfaction. It seemed that she still had the potential to be a scout. The little guys she bought were all beautiful and beautiful, with red lips and white teeth. I guess she grew up and they were all handsome and extraordinary characters.

"See the master!" A strong or tender child voice sounded in the room, making the three of them laugh at the same time. However, Shangguan Qi just curled his lips slightly, because he knew that this meant that they accepted her. If she smiled too happily, it would hurt their hearts.

"Well, from today on, you will be called Yuhun, Yuying, Yupo, Yumo, Yuxin, Yuluo." Your eyes swept across them one by one, and then said. "You are still young now, so I will send your teacher to give you the skills to learn. When you grow up, I will arrange for you to do things. So in the past few years, you can study with peace of mind."

"Yes!" several people said in unison. They didn't care at all what Shangguan Qi wanted them to do.

"Well, let's have a meal first. You're all hungry." Seeing their eyes swept towards the food on the dining table, they smiled.

"I..." The little guys looked at each other and didn't dare to step forward. Only the youngest Yupo walked towards Shangguan Qi with his eyes flashing, pulled his clothes, and asked naively, "Master, can I really eat it?" He was so hungry!

"Haha, of course." Seeing the dirty little boy becoming so pink and jade-carved in a blink of an eye, Shangguan Qi couldn't help but pick him up and put it on his legs happily. Then he picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth. "Is it delicious?" Seeing his little mouth squirming, he asked softly.

"Yeah!" Yu Po nodded. Then he picked up the chopsticks and started eating. Seeing this, the other children gathered around, picked up the bowls and chopsticks that Chunhe and Qiuyun had already prepared, and feasted.

"In a while, you will take them back to Bihen Tower first. I have something to do." Shangguan Qi turned around and reminded Chunhe and Qiuyun.

"Yes, master, please be careful." The two of them bowed, then walked to the table to clothe dishes for a few little guys.

After dinner, Shangguan Qi bid farewell to a few people at the entrance of the inn, and then wandered around the imperial city alone, hoping to find some talented person. However, after swaying for most of the time, he couldn't find the candidate he liked. So he was about to go home and come out to try his luck the next day. But as soon as he turned around and entered a small alley with few people, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

A man in black was standing alone in the alley with a sharp sword in his hand. Beside him, several men in black, who were also wearing swords stood with swords, as if they were confronting each other. Then, a sword light flashed, and the man holding the sword instantly cut off a person's throat, and then several people started fighting.

The man holding the sword was still at the upper hand at first, but because the other party had many people and skillful martial arts, he soon became passive. Shangguan Qi's eyes keenly captured the blood stains that were constantly fainting on the man's back. Although she was wearing black clothes, she still noticed it at first sight during the day.

"Tsk tsk, the martial arts are so good after being injured. If this person doesn't turn back, he will be so sorry for his ancestors." Invisible in the dark and looking at the man who was still fighting, Shangguan Qi shook his head and sighed.

"Who?" At this time, the man holding the sword had already killed most of the other party, and only one was still resisting him. Perhaps Shangguan Qi's sigh was too loud. The man holding the sword moved his ear and turned his head keenly to look at the corner where Shangguan Qi was invisible. This distraction gave the other party a chance. The only remaining man immediately jumped up and slashed at him. The man holding the sword was shocked and wanted to hold the sword against it, but the blood flowed behind him caused him to not hold on and half kneeled on the ground.

"Swoosh--" The sound of the object tearing through the air came. Just a sound of flesh breaking out, and the man in black fell to the ground. His eyes were so huge that he obviously didn't believe that he was dead like this. On his forehead, a carved mutton fat hairpin stood proudly on it.

"I hate sneak attackers." Shaking the paper fan, Shangguan Qi walked out with a smile. He looked at the corpse on the ground, then pulled out the jade hairpin from his head, took out a clean silk handkerchief from his arms to wipe the blood on the hairpin clean, then turned his head and looked at the man half-kneeling on the ground and supporting the ground with a sword.

"I gave it to you." Although I wiped it clean, Shangguan Qi still thought it was dirty. He didn't want to bring it to his head anymore, but it was a pity to throw it away, so he had to give it to the... cool man in front of him.

Her smooth and fair face reveals a cold and handsome face with a sharp edge; her dark and deep eyes have a condensed look; her eyebrows are in her temples and her nose is high, and her knife-like watery lips look pale and powerless due to lack of water. She is wearing a black night clothes and is close to her body, which shows that her strong figure under the clothing exudes a slight wild aura. Her face looks a little pale due to excessive blood loss, but she still looks like a handsome man.

"Who are you?" Ignore the jade hairpin and looked at the man in front of me coldly, with ice emerging in my eyes. If it weren't for his voice disturbing his mood just now, then he wouldn't have...

"Is this tone for my benefactor?" He put away his hairpin, turned the fan around in his hand, and finally landed on the man's head. Seeing the sword in his hand move, he sneered, "What? Are you angry and embarrassed and want to kill me?"

When he met the purple eyes of the man in front of him, he lost his heart for a moment. He had been in the world for many years and killed countless people, but he had never seen a pair of eyes that could be beautiful like this, deep like this, and can capture people's hearts. Just a glance, he was "wondered" and lost in it, making people unable to extricate himself.
To be continued...