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Zhao Yan picked up the lid of the lamp, sniffed it carefully, and said, "This is Lu'an melon slices." "——The tea soup is clear and well-brewed.

Bai Tanyun said with a smile: "The slave doesn't understand tea, it's made by Gonggong Hu." ”

Hu Qingxi bowed and said: "The slave used to be an errand in the imperial pantry, so he can make tea. ”

Zhao Yan blew the hot air, and then took a sip, the entrance was round, and the fragrance was pleasant. It can be regarded as a first-class tea, and the work of making tea is also in place.

Su Ying said: "Little master, Lu'an tea is the monthly tea of the concubines in the palace. The nobles have seven taels of tea per month. ”

Seven taels? Zhao Yan pouted in her heart, that's it, forget it, although it's not much, but it's enough to drink it yourself.

Zhao Yan is not very picky about tea. The Lu'an melon slices of the Qing Dynasty can be regarded as a rare famous tea.

In the past, at home, all I drank was Longjing, or Biluochun. Both are made from young shoots and are exceptionally fragrant. Lu'an tea is different, take two or three leaves when picking, seek "strong" not "tender", and its taste is naturally different.

Drinking tea, Concubine Zhang Shu of the West Side Hall came to visit.

Zhao Yan was busy serving tea to the guests.

Concubine Zhang Shu smiled and said, "I just smelled the aroma of Lu'an tea outside!"

Zhao Yan couldn't help but complain silently: Are you a dog's nose?!

Concubine Zhang Shu lowered her head and took two sips and said, "I just had lunch, and my stomach is greasy and indigestible." Saying that, Concubine Zhang Shu smiled and said, "So I came to the noble man to drink tea." ”

Zhao Yan looked puzzled: "Isn't it only the ninth day of the first month today?Sister Zhang has drunk all the tea?" - even if Concubine Zhang Shu must have less than her, she won't use it so quickly.

The corners of Concubine Zhang's eyes drooped, and she sighed: "The monthly tea is only available to nobles and above, and Concubine Tong only gives me the amount I promised." ”

The co-authorship position is low, and he doesn't even give tea!! Zhaoyan secretly slanders herself. The diet of the concubines in the palace is greasy, and even if they agree, chicken, duck, pork and mutton are indispensable

"I heard that the affairs of the Sixth Palace are taken care of by Concubine Tong?" - listening to Concubine Zhang's tone, she was obviously a little dissatisfied with Concubine Tong. This Concubine Zhang has been in the palace for so many years. The degree of use turned out to be only at the level of promise.

Concubine Zhang Shu nodded, "It's also to blame me for not being blessed, although I gave birth to the eldest daughter and the fourth daughter of the emperor in my early years, but the two children were not saved." At the end of the words, his voice was a little choked.

Zhao Yan was stunned, it turned out that this Concubine Zhang Shu was also favored in her early years, otherwise she would not have been born twice. In the early days of the Kangxi Dynasty, Princess Ah Ge died a lot, such as Concubine Rong, who gave birth to five sons and one daughter, but only one son and one daughter survived. And Concubine Zhang Shu, who also lived in Yanxi Palace, gave birth to two daughters, and together, Yanxi Palace gave birth to a total of eight children, and only two survived.

Zhao Yan's heart instantly turned cold to the bottom, and she asked: "The elder brother born to Concubine Rong also died one after another, I don't know why?"

Concubine Zhang Shu's eyes slipped with hatred that could not be concealed, "It's just that we were too young at that time and didn't understand anything." Unclean things were shelved in Yanxi Palace. If it weren't for the second princess being raised under the knees of the Queen Mother in the morning, if it weren't for the third elder brother being sent out of the palace to raise him just after the full moon, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to keep it!"

Zhao Yan was so frightened, Nima, this Yanxi Palace is simply a baby's grave!!No wonder, there are five or six concubines in other palaces, but Yanxi Palace is so deserted!

Concubine Zhang Shu saw Zhao Yan's panic, and hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry, your nobles, since the cleaning in the palace, it is no longer in the way." No one would dare to do that kind of thing in the future. ”

I'm afraid it's a big blood exchange, right? The emperor has died so many heirs, how can he not notice that something is wrong? In anger, a big purge is naturally inevitable, and I think I know that many people must have died, so Concubine Zhang Shu said that no one will dare in the future.

Although Zhao Yan felt frightened, she also breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good." Since she can't prevent pregnancy, she will be summoned by the emperor sooner or later, and it is inevitable that she will become pregnant. At that time, she didn't want her child to die.

Concubine Zhang Shu sighed: "It's a pity that I found out too late, and Concubine Rong and I can no longer have children." Concubine Rong still has children under her knees, and the emperor will always take care of them. And I'm ...... I'm afraid the emperor has forgotten it a long time ago, and he has forgotten my two daughters who died young. Concubine Zhang's eyes were red.

Zhao Yan didn't know what to say to comfort her for a while. Concubine Zhang Shu gave birth to two daughters to the emperor, but now she only has the last part of the promise......

Concubine Zhang Shu tried the tears in the corners of her eyes, and then said with a smile: "Now that the third elder brother has been taken back to the palace, I am planning to sew him a small dress." As he spoke, he got up and said, "After talking so much to the nobleman, the nobleman must be annoyed." ”

Zhao Yan hurriedly smiled and said: "I just entered the palace, I don't understand anything, thanks to the noble man who told me so many things." ”

Concubine Zhang Shu said: "It is the most opportune for a noble person to enter the palace at this time. Blessed are the nobles. With that, she curtsied and took her leave.

Zhao Yan personally sent her out of the Spring Hall. Just looking at Concubine Zhang's hearty appearance on weekdays, where did she think that she had lost her two daughters? If this kind of thing happened to her, she would have gone crazy.

Hu Qingxi said: "Concubine Rong takes care of Concubine Zhang Shu very much on weekdays, so Concubine Zhang Shu has not reached the point where she can't afford to eat tea. ”

Zhao Yan said: "I know that she is here to complain and show her goodwill." "Just listening to her story, after all, it is moving. What Concubine Zhang Shu asked for was just that after she was favored, she would compare one or two of them. That's not too much to ask.

After a while, Zhao Yan said suddenly: "I want to visit Concubine An, do you want to ask Concubine Rong Niangniang?"

Hu Qingxi looked puzzled: "Tomorrow, Concubine Rong will take the little master to visit the ladies of the palaces." ”

Bai Tan hurriedly explained with a smile: "Concubine An is the cousin of the little master's sister-in-law. ”

Hu Qingxi suddenly realized: "I see, Concubine An and another concubine of the Han Army Banner live in Jingyang Palace together, if the little master is in a hurry, the slave will go to report to Concubine Rong." ”

As soon as the words fell, a laugh came from outside: "Don't bother, I'm already here!!"

I saw that a woman wearing a light vine purple silk flag dress had come closer, Zhao Yan looked at the face in her childhood memory, and couldn't help but have a sour nose, "Cousin ......" - this face is no longer as delicate as it was back then. There is no youth between the eyebrows, only calm and quiet.

She is An Concubine, Li Qingruo.

Chu water is as clear as the sky, and the sea will be blue from afar.

Her cousin is a woman as clear as water.

Concubine An walked up quickly, held Zhao Yan's hand, and her tone was a little choked: "Concubine has grown up and is beautiful." ”

Zhao Yan looked at Concubine An's red eyes: "After many years, I thought I would never see my cousin again...... - where do ordinary people have the opportunity to enter the palace? It's just that now that they meet as concubines, it makes Zhao Chang's heart mixed.

An Concubine smiled bitterly: "I would rather we never see each other again." ”

Concubine An's words hit her heart, but she couldn't help but comfort her: "It's a great blessing to be able to enter the palace." At home, Ama Eniang was overjoyed. ”

Concubine An's face was even more bitter, she sighed, carefully measured Zhao Yan's face, and said, "That's it, Concubine's child was born like this, no matter how bad she is in the future, she will be better than me." ”

Zhao Yan understands that her cousin is the banner of the Han army. Although her cousin's father was the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang and the official of the feudal territory, even if her grandmother was the daughter of the county king and Dorogge. After sealing the concubine, it is about the apex, and there is no hope of going further in this life.

And Zhao Yan is surnamed Guerjia, not to mention the surname of the big family, and she is still a noble daughter of Bofu. Even if her official position in Ama Guangde is not as high as that of her uncle Li Shutai. In the eyes of people in this era, her background is much higher than An Concubine after all.