Ma'am, she only wants to be promoted

Chen Zhaoyi heard the words and retorted: "Sister Wei, don't just talk about me, don't you like to play too?"

"I did it to play with you." Wei Zhaoyi said.

"What?" Chen Zhaoyi said: "I see that my sister is very happy to play every time, and she said nothing to play with me. I think my sister also likes to play, but I am too embarrassed to admit it."

Lu Wanning watched the bickering between the two, and thought it was quite interesting.

When she was in the Hou Mansion, she couldn't get along with Lu Wanrou and Lu Wanyi. Even if she bickered, it was not such a malicious bickering. Although the relationship between them and Lu Wanqing was not as bad as that of Lu Wanrou and Lu Wanyi, It's also very polite and polite, with a somewhat alienated feeling, and has never quarreled like Chen Zhaoyi and Wei Zhaoyi.

After entering the palace, she was even more cautious in every way, for fear of making mistakes, and she did not dare to make deep friends with the people around her, let alone being close enough to bicker like this.

Four people are required to play leaf cards. Although Lu Wanning joined, there are still not enough people. Qingzhi and Qingdai also don't know how to play leaf cards, so they recruited the big maid beside Chen Zhaoyi to make up the number.

Leaf cards are not difficult to learn. After listening to the rules and how to play, Lu Wanning knew how to play.

In the first two rounds, Lu Wanning was more or less unfamiliar with the game, and she had a bit of a bump in the game, but in the third round, Lu Wanning played much more smoothly.

I don't know if it was Lu Wanning's luck, or Chen Zhaoyi, Wei Zhaoyi, and Chen Zhaoyi's court lady let Lu Wanning land. Anyway, Lu Wanning played the leaf card for the first time, and she was quite happy to win.

When Luo Chengjing arrived at Qingxi Pavilion, Lu Wanning and the others were still playing leaf cards.

Hearing the sound of eunuchs and maids saluting outside, several people hastily put down the leaf cards in their hands.

When Chen Zhaoyi and Wei Zhaoyi heard Luo Chengjing coming, they looked at the leaf card on the table, their eyes flustered, "Ma'am, is it not good for the emperor to see this?"

"It's okay." Lu Wanning smiled at the two of them, and said, "Let's hurry to meet the emperor."

As Lu Wanning spoke, she walked out first, and Chen Zhaoyi and Wei Zhaoyi also hurriedly followed.

As soon as Lu Wanning reached the door, Luo Chengjing walked in.

"The concubine has seen the emperor." Lu Wanning bent down to salute.

"I don't need to be polite." Luo Chengjing helped Lu Wanning up, glanced at Chen Zhaoyi and Wei Zhaoyi in the room, and said with a smile: "My concubine is so lively here."

Lu Wanning smiled and said, "Chen Zhaoyi and Wei Zhaoyi are playing leaf cards with the ministers and concubines."

"Oh?" Luo Chengjing responded, and said to Chen Zhaoyi and Wei Zhaoyi who were still kneeling on the ground: "You all get up too."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The two stood up after thanking them, but when they wanted to leave, they saw that Luo Chengjing had already spoken to Lu Wanning, so they had to stand aside silently.

Both Chen Zhaoyi and Wei Zhaoyi also knew that Luo Chengjing had been having dinner at Qingxi Pavilion recently, and they were planning to leave before Luo Chengjing came, but they didn't expect that Luo Chengjing came so early today, and the two of them hadn't come yet and leave.

Wei Zhaoyi thought a lot, and she was a little worried whether Lu Wanning would think that the two of them were waiting for the emperor with her on purpose.

Chen Zhaoyi didn't think too much, but when she heard Luo Chengjing and Lu Wanning talk, she couldn't help being envious.

Luo Chengjing looked at the unpacked leaf cards and small silver locks on the table, and asked Lu Wanning with a smile: "Are you still playing with luck?"

Lu Wanning said, "It's only fun if you win the prize."

"Did the concubine lose or win today?" Luo Chengjing asked curiously.

"The concubine is lucky today, and has won a lot." Lu Wanning pointed to the pile of silver coins on the table, and said with a hint of showing off: "These are all won by the concubine."

Luo Chengjing looked at Lu Wanning's proud expression, and said amusedly, "Is Aifei so powerful?"

When Lu Wanning heard Luo Chengjing's question, she felt a little embarrassed, "Actually, it's not that the concubines are good, the main reason is that they all give in to the concubines, otherwise the concubines are new learners, how could they win so much?"

Don't look at what Lu Wanning said they won a lot, but in fact they are just playing. The silver coins on the table are basically one point and two points. Even if Lu Wanning won a lot, the total is less than ten taels. .

Wei Zhaoyi wanted to be humble when she heard Lu Wanning's words, but after thinking about it, she still didn't speak.

When Luo Chengjing and Lu Wanning finished speaking and picked up their teacups to drink tea, Chen Zhaoyi and Wei Zhaoyi took the opportunity to say goodbye.

"The courtiers and concubines will not bother the emperor and the empress, and leave first."

Luo Chengjing drank his tea and said "En."

After Wei Zhaoyi and Chen Zhaoyi came out of Qingxi Pavilion, Chen Zhaoyi looked back at the gate of Qingxi Pavilion, and said to Wei Zhaoyi: "The emperor really dotes on Concubine Zhuang, and Concubine Zhuang has a relaxed attitude in front of the emperor. Concubine Zhuang's tone of voice is also different from what she said to us."

Hearing this, Wei Zhaoyi asked with a smile, "Is my sister envious?"

Chen Zhaoyi touched her face, shook her head and said, "I'm a bit envious, but not jealous."

If it was pushed forward ten or eight years, she might still be jealous, but at her current age, she also knows that she can no longer be favored, so what is there to be jealous about?

Now she is looking forward to growing old safely in this palace.

Wei Zhaoyi sighed, and said: "It's good that my sister can think about it, we can't compare with Concubine Zhuang."

Chen Zhaoyi smiled at Wei Zhaoyi, and said, "Sister, don't worry, my sister won't do anything stupid."

Even if she wants to do something, she doesn't have the ability, let alone she doesn't have this idea at all.

"Sister believes in you." Wei Zhaoyi said.

She and Chen Zhaoyi have known each other for more than ten years now, and they have a very good relationship. She doesn't want Chen Zhaoyi to do anything stupid because of the momentary envy or jealousy in her heart.

Concubine Zhuang has been favored for several years in the palace, and she was able to successfully give birth to the third princess, which shows that Concubine An's methods are unusual, and Chen Zhaoyi is straightforward and not very smart. If she wants to do something, the possibility of success It is very small, and the possibility of losing your life in the end is very high.

After that day, Chen Zhaoyi and Wei Zhaoyi often went to play cards with Lu Wanning, but with this experience, they would choose to leave before the emperor came every time.

In August, the weather finally cools down slowly.

Luo Chengjing also planned to get up and drive back to the palace. After all, the eighth day of August is the Empress Dowager's birthday, and the Empress Dowager's birthday must not be celebrated at Qingning Villa.

After Lu Wanning and the others received the news that they were going back to the palace, they began to pack their things, and the group returned to the palace on the sixth day of August.