Chapter 118: Concubine Shu
In the end, when Qi Jiao visited Concubine Shu, she wore a rose-red dress. Although this dress makes Qi Jiao more beautiful as a flower, it is also a color that everyone dare not wear, because everyone in the palace knows that the concubine likes to wear red the most, but except for the queen mother, the other concubines cannot wear red clothes, even if the concubine is very favored.
Therefore, the concubines with low rank in the palace generally try to avoid wearing red when they see the concubine, so as not to annoy the concubine, which has long been an open secret in the palace.
Because of the relationship between the Lian family, Concubine Shu paid special attention to Qi Jiao today. But when she saw Qi Jiao's rosy clothes, she couldn't help but change her complexion, no one dared to be so bold in the past few years. It just so happened that I was wearing a water red today, but no matter how carefully crafted, I was also a young man, even if the rouge was good, how could it compare to the ruddy color full of youth.
"The show girl Zhang Shi Qi Jiao see the lady concubine. Qi Jiao felt that she had been deceived by her friends, and she held her breath in her heart, so she didn't care about wearing a red dress, even if she didn't have the help of Concubine Shu.
"Flat. After years of training in the deep palace, Concubine Shu had already regained her composure, and said to Qi Jiao with a smile.
"Zhang Shilang's family is indeed a beauty, I just met your sister a few days ago, and it is indeed a pair of sisters. I believe you will be able to choose from the screen. ”
Concubine Niangniang's words successfully aroused the jealousy of other show girls for Qi Jiao. Originally, Qi Jiao was outstanding, but now she has even more blue eyes. When she felt the unkind eyes around her, Qi Jiao realized how much of a mistake she had made and dared to challenge Concubine Shu's authority. The women in the palace are simple, and they put themselves in the whirlpool with a light and clever word, and they are less calm and calm than Saitama.
finally got to the end of the concubine's banquet, and Qi Jiao returned to her house a little discouraged. Kong Ji hadn't come back yet, and Qi Jiao was lying on the bed tiredly. It wasn't until the time of the lamp that Kong Mei pushed the door in, didn't say a word, washed and slept by herself.
The next day, Qi Jiao found herself completely isolated, and no one wanted to be with her, no matter what she was doing. Fortunately, now that the rules have been learned, I am waiting for the primary, and I can stay in my room if I have nothing to do. In the past few days, some concubines have summoned familiar or related show girls one after another. Qi Jiao waited for a few days, but she didn't wait for Concubine Shu's summons, worried that if she continued like this, she was afraid that she would be eliminated before she saw the prince herself.
Qi Jiao was in a hurry, so she took a silver ticket of five hundred taels to find her aunt to see if she could find a way to meet Concubine Shu. The upbringing aunt looked at Qi Jiao and said:
"I said you were too bold, I thought you were a sober person, but I didn't expect to be so confused. That lady is also something that you can offend as a little show girl?"
"Auntie, please help me this time, I really know it's wrong. The upbringing aunt put away the silver ticket and said:
"I'm not for your money, it's just that I'm soft-hearted, and I can't see people begging me, so I can't help you. ”
"Thank you for your kindness. Qi Jiao was so excited that she didn't know what to say. ”
A few days later, Qi Jiao was in the house, and a little palace maid came to report, saying that her aunt had asked Qi Jiao to go to the imperial garden. Qi Jiao didn't dare to slack off, nor did she dare to dress up very much, so she came to the imperial garden.
Qi Jiao saw a group of people enjoying the flowers there from a distance, Concubine Shu was pointing and saying something to the palace maid on the side, she walked forward with a hard head, and when she was about to get to the front, she heard someone shouting:
"Bold, where is who, dare to disturb Concubine Shuniang?" Qi Jiao hurriedly knelt down,
"The show girl Zhang Shiqi Jiao saw the lady concubine Niangniang, the crime of offense, and hoped that the lady would forgive. ”
"How dare you, a little show girl, trespass into the Imperial Garden?"
"The courtiers are here to ask for the concubine's guilt!" Qi Jiao said and kowtowed.
"Oh, what are you guilty of?" opened the concubine, who had been silent. At this time, Qi Jiao was a little dumbfounded, because she was in a hurry just now, and only then did she react, how could she directly say that because she wore red, she committed the taboo of her mother.
Concubine Shu has already received the entrustment of the Lian family, so naturally she will not ignore Qi Jiao, and she has only dried her in the past few days to frustrate her edge. At this time, seeing Qi Jiao kneeling there with a red face, she wanted to find a step for her to go down.
"That's it, this is not the place to talk, you go back to the palace with me first. ”
As if she had been pardoned, Qi Jiao carefully followed everyone back to Concubine Shu's palace. When she arrived at the palace, Concubine Shu ordered someone to retreat, leaving only Qi Jiao.
"Come on, now if you have something to say. Qi Jiao knelt down again.
"Please forgive the offending of the courtiers!"
"What are you offending me about?"
"The courtiers don't know the height of the sky, and they have committed the taboo of the mother. ”
"Even if you know it's my taboo, why do you deliberately commit it?"
"The mother is graceful, and the courtiers also have a last resort. ”
"Tell me about it. ”
"The courtiers had prepared other clothes, but when she woke up in the morning, she found that the clothes she had brought were all cut and torn, and only a set of red ones remained, and there was really no way to ...... them."
"So, you're right?"
"Courtier's ......"
"Your mother asked me to elect you to the Prince's Mansion, but you can't even deal with such a thing, and you can't hold your breath, if something goes wrong in the future, don't you drag me down?"
"Niangniang, the courtiers must remember Niangniang's instructions in the future and act carefully. ”
"Be careful?" said the concubine sneered,
"In this court, even sleeping with your eyes open is not reassuring, who dares to be as careless as you. Do you know how many mistakes you've made in this matter?"
"Please make it clear. ”
"The first should not be sharp and provoke the anger of the public, the second is too trusting of the people around him to prevent the slightest slight, and the third is too uncompromising. Either way, it can kill you. ”
"Xie Niangniang's teachings, the courtiers know that they are wrong. ”
"You go down and think about my words, don't have any more trouble before the draft. ”
"Yes, Xie Niangniang, the courtiers are retiring. Concubine Shu nodded, and Qi Jiao kowtowed to Concubine Shu a few more times before slowly retreating. When she came out of the Fang Palace, she found that her clothes were soaked, and she had grown so big, and she had never made such a low noise to people as today, kowtowing. But this situation also made her more aware of the importance of flying on the branches, and one day, she would take back what she had lost.
In the temple at night. thought that the older female official was waiting for the concubine to sleep, but because the emperor was not in good health, he did not arrange a bed.
"Niangniang, is this show girl going to the Prince's Mansion today?"
"Well, it's my sister-in-law's relationship. ”
"What a pity, this flowery girl. ”
"Then what's the way, as the daughter of an official family, that one can escape the fate of sacrificing for the family. Concubine Shu said that her eyes gradually dimmed.
"Mother, please forgive the slave for her sin. ”
"Forget it, it's been all these years, and I've seen it. What's wrong with me being honored now?"
"I heard that there were no two concubines in the prince's mansion yesterday. is messing around like this, and the emperor doesn't talk about it. ”
"How does the emperor know that these princes are enough for the emperor to have a headache now. It's not my turn to worry about this, so let's rest sooner. ”