A few days later, Xue Ying brought people with him. New Year's Eve is coming in a few days, and the new year is about to begin. On New Year's Eve, Li Yi and his concubines will hold a banquet in the harem, usually in the Yuhua Palace of Concubine Yan.

Xue Ying knelt on the ground: "Empress, a few days ago, the young master met the slave. He handed over some silver notes to the slave, saying that it was Empress, you are in a difficult situation in the palace and need some silver."

The silver notes were delivered to Qi Yue's eyes. Qi Yue pinched a thick stack of silver notes, which was 3,000 taels, and I don't know how the child saved it.

Xue Ying said: "Empress, don't worry about the young master. Although the young master is young, he has great methods. He manages the shop in his hand very well. You can use these money with confidence."

"I am in Zhengyang Palace, and it is enough to have a monthly salary. There are too many places where there are money needed." Qi Yue stuffed the silver notes into Xue Ying's hands. "Old Eunuch Xue has a master to serve and a slave to deal with it. He is busy with many things and places where there are money. You take care of this palace a lot, so you should treat these silver as rewards."

Xue Ying's voice tightened and she knelt down: "It is the honor of the slave to do things for the queen, and the slave never thought of reward."

"People always have a purpose. Now that you have a reputation and status, I can't give you more. If you don't even want money, I will doubt your intentions." Qi Yue said with a smile, "Eunuch Xue, do you think so?"

Xue Ying knelt on the ground: "I never have any intention of my servant to the Empress."

Qi Yueqing smiled slightly: "It sounds nice, but I like to listen to it too."

She didn't let Xue Ying go out and kneel, but Xue Ying knelt on the spot. Qi Yue lay on the side of the couch, and a little white cat also rushed up, stretching out its soft little claws to press Qi Yue's chin. Qi Yue didn't let the kitten press, and the kitten started to meow.

Xue Ying said: "My servant is good at painting. Empress, do you want me to draw a picture for you?"

Qi Yue nodded: "Okay, Aunt Jing, go and prepare something for Eunuch Xue."

She still teased the cat casually. Aunt Jing sometimes gave her a cup of tea and brought her a plate of snacks. Time passed slowly.

The people in Xue Ying's paintings gradually became outlined. The woman was wearing snow-white clothes, her ink hair was loosely tied with a hairpin, and she lay on the couch, teasing a cat in her hand, looking leisurely and lazy.

After the painting was finished, Qi Yue took a look: "No, Aunt Jing, put it away."

The sky gradually became late, and Qi Yue said, "Eunuch Xue, go back, the Interior Department must have a lot of things waiting for you to deal with."

Xue Ying was a little uncomfortable when she was not punished to kneel down for the first time. When she went out, Xunxue happened to come in from outside.

Xunxue noticed the painting in Aunt Jing's hand, and she ran up and took a peek: "Empress, are you painting? Although she only drew seven or eight out of charm, it was also very beautiful."

"You're just sweet-mouthed." Qi Yue said, "Put it away."

Aunt Jing put away the painting.

Qi Yue looked at Xunxue: "I saw that you were listless these two days, why did you come back again?"

Xunxue lowered her head: "I lost a bracelet a few days ago. Although it was silver, I was very precious. If I couldn't find it, I felt uncomfortable."

"Tell me a story, I will give you a gold one if I tell you well."

Xunxue stood aside and told the story of a noble concubine. The concubine was surnamed Lin. Concubine Lin was born in a noble family and entered the palace and was favored by the emperor. However, there were many women in the harem. In less than a few years, the emperor was tired of her. Concubine Lin was a person who was unwilling to be lonely and felt that it was too miserable to stay alone in the cold palace. She bribed some people and pretended to be dead and ran away. From then on, Concubine Lin bought a large yard with the gold, silver and jewelry he had saved in his early years, and lived a happy life.

After the story was told, Aunt Jing's face was already so gloomy that it could drip. The queen listened with great interest. After listening, she took the jade bracelet from her hand and put it on Xunxue's hand.

Unfortunately, the queen's wrist was too slender, so Xunxue couldn't wear this jade bracelet. Qi Yue had no choice but to ask Aunt Yun to get a gold bracelet.

Aunt Yun put the golden bracelet into Xunxue's hand, glared at Xunxue fiercely, and turned her face. Aunt Yun smiled and said, "Grandmaster, let's go for dinner, it's getting late."

Xunxue was taken away by Aunt Jing to the darkness.

Aunt Jing said, "Xunxue, the Empress likes you and loves you. Don't rely on the Empress's love to let the Empress do stupid things. Many things are not as simple as the story. The Empress is funeral, but there are layers of people who check it and want to enter the imperial tomb."

Xunxue naturally knew, but she just couldn't help but fabricate such a story.

At present, there are rumors about the queen in the harem, but she did not drug the queen as the emperor told her.

After a long time, the emperor will definitely know. At that time, not only will Xunxue die, but this young queen will also be harmed by others. Xunxue is uncomfortable these days, and it is precisely because of this.

Xunxue sighed: "Aunt Jing, I know my mistake. The Empress Bingxue is smart. How can she not know what you know? I just tell a story to make the Empress happy. The Empress's portrait is still here, and I will send it to the warehouse."

When he walked halfway, no one was around, Xunxue opened the portrait and looked at it.

It's really good-looking.

Xunxue touched Qi Yue's face in the painting. She always wanted to touch Qi Yue's face, but unfortunately the queen was too arrogant and would not be touched by others.

The next day, Xunxue found an excuse to steal the portrait, found an uninhabited pavilion, and copied the image of the queen in Xue Ying painting.

She felt that the cat in the painting was very annoying, and Xunxue wanted to remove the cat and draw herself.

As he was painting, footsteps came from behind. Xunxue's heart tightened and she quickly turned around.

Li Yi was surrounded by a group of eunuchs and palace maids. He was wearing green regular clothes, fox fur around his shoulders, and a cold face: "You are not in Zhengyang Palace, why are you here?"

Xunxue didn't know that Li Yi was walking here, so she knelt down and stammered: "The Empress asked me to copy the portrait, intending to teach me."

Li Yi also saw the portrait on the stone table.

For a moment, he didn't expect that the woman in the painting was actually Qi Yue.

He looked at the portrait on the table and thought about it all over again: "Is the queen in the portrait?"

Xunxue's heart skipped a beat.

She didn't want this emperor with three thousand beauties to disturb the quiet queen.

But at present, the queen's life and death are indeed in the hands of the emperor.

Xunxue said: "It's the Empress."

Li Yi felt that this painter's skills were really superb. He could paint such a gloomy and vicious little girl so beautiful and charming, and was not as good as the world.

He secretly thought about it. Maybe the painter was forced by the queen. If the painting was not good, the queen would be beheaded the painter. So the painter had to paint better without his conscience.

Fang Lu quietly reminded: "Your Majesty, Concubine Yan is still waiting for you."

Li Yi said "yes" and turned around and left.

Xunxue put away the painting, and no matter how she compared it to copying it, it wouldn't be good.
Chapter completed!