Chapter 43, Ice Case

Zhao Yan said: "In the past, in the summer, the concubines would follow Eniang to the suburbs of Zhuangzi to escape the summer, where the mountains and rivers are very cool. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info"β€”The capital is already sweltering, and the palace is surrounded by walls, stuffy like a steamer.

Only then did Kangxi realize, "It's really stuffy in the palace." When the world is too peaceful, I will have to build a summer palace. ”

She remembered that the Old Summer Palace in the Qing Dynasty was a summer garden, but it seemed to be a garden given to the fourth elder brother Yinzhen in the later period of Kangxi.

And the summer palace of the Kangxi Dynasty seems to have not been built yet.

If it can be completed, it will be excellent.

Just thinking about it, I suddenly felt that the dormitory was a little hotter.

Zhao Yan said in her heart, alas, it seems that the ice has melted...... I slept late tonight, and if I had gone to bed early and slept soundly, I wouldn't have felt hot.

Kangxi also felt it at this time, so he got up, opened the hibiscus brocade tent, and saw that there was only water left in the blue and white porcelain vat on the ice, so he frowned, so he raised his voice and said: "Come on!

The person in charge of the Yanxi Palace tonight is Hu Qingxi, who came in with his body bowed and reported: "Back to the emperor, Niangniang's ice for today has run out." ”

Kangxi frowned very unhappily, it was Li Dequan, the deputy chief manager, who was on the night before the emperor, and Li Dequan also slipped in to report: "Your Majesty, the servants have already sent someone to fetch ice." ”

Kangxi was puzzled, and turned around and asked Zhaoyan: "How can the ice example not be enough?"

Zhao Yan thought for a while, and then said: "When I was in Yanxi Palace in the past, I didn't feel that it was enough. It's been hot lately, and the ice is melting much faster. ”

Kangxi's brows furrowed even more: "Although the ice melts quickly, but ...... With your monthly example, it should be enough. Is it that the quota has been deducted?"

Zhao Yan hurriedly smiled and said, "That's not it, there is still as much ice as before." ”

Kangxi looked at her and smiled, he became more and more angry, and reached out and knocked on Zhao Yan's snow-white and smooth forehead, "Confused worm!"

"Ouch!" Zhao Yan covered her head in pain, her eyes were red, and she glared at Kangxi with a resentful expression.

Kangxi said: "Are you stupid?!You are now a concubine, and the ice rules are the same as those of the nobles in the past, don't you think something is wrong?!"

Zhao Yan couldn't help but be stunned, she forgot about this stubble......

Xindao, she is not the one who cares about this, and it is normal that she doesn't notice. But Concubine Tong is the one who is in charge of the affairs of the Six Palaces, is she also negligent?!'s heart sank slightly, but she said with a smile on her face: "The Lotus Sutra has just been copied, and tomorrow the concubine will send it to Jingren Palace, and remind the concubine about the ice case by the way." ”

Kangxi nodded: "You just know that you don't want to be wronged." ”

As he spoke, the legs and feet of the eunuch in front of the emperor were extremely sharp, and the huge ice cubes were moved, and the air was immediately cold and quiet, and the dormitory was cool again.

Zhao Yan was also sleepy, and since it was no longer hot, after a while, she breathed evenly.

When he got up the next morning, Kangxi was no longer by his pillow, obviously he had gone to the court.

Zhao Yan lay down for a while, and then called someone to come in to serve and change clothes and wash.

After breakfast, Hu Qingxi opened the curtain and came in to report: "Niangniang, early this morning, the Empress Dowager issued an edict to withdraw her green head card on the grounds that the good nobleman was sick. ”

Zhao Yan was surprised, the Empress Dowager actually took action herself?

Zhao Yan didn't say anything, just quietly picked up the twenty-eight grades of the Lotus Sutra, neatly packed it in a box, asked Hu Qingxi to hold it, and then got up and went to Jingren Palace.

It was also a coincidence that I happened to meet Concubine Rong at the gate of Jingren Palace, so I hurriedly made a blessing to her.

She is already a concubine, although Concubine Rong accepted the ceremony, but hurriedly returned the courtesy, "Recently, except in Cining Palace, it is rare to see a sister." ”

Zhao Yan pointed to the things in Hu Qingxi's arms, "The noble concubine ordered the concubine to copy the Lotus Sutra one step, and the concubine started from the day she moved the palace, so these days are ......" Zhao Yan was a little retribution, since she moved the palace, she really did not return to Yanxi Palace. It's a little negligent Rong Concubine.

Concubine Rong was stunned for a moment, "It's only been fourteen days since the palace." You've finished copying a copy of the Lotus Sutra?!"

Zhao Yan said: "I write faster than others, and Cousin An Concubine often helps me read, so it is naturally faster." Finally, the transcription was completed before the mid-year festival. ”

Concubine Rong tugged at her sleeve, "She is deliberately tossing you." ”

Zhao Yan sighed, "I know, but she said that she was going to pay tribute to the Empress Dowager Xiaokang......"

Concubine Rong frowned, and it was indeed useless to oppress people with Empress Xiaokang. Concubine Rong couldn't help but sigh, "I'll go in with my sister." ”

Zhao Yan was happy, and it was naturally excellent to have Concubine Rong as a witness, "Thank you, sister." - Concubine Rong really took care of her everywhere. Another day, I have to live back her kindness.

In Jingren Palace, a blessing ceremony was performed. Zhao asked Hu Qingxi to present the entire scripture.

Concubine Tong was a little surprised when she saw it, she looked at it and said, "These are all copied by Concubine Jia?"

Zhao Yan said lightly: "The handwriting of the whole scripture is the same, and the noble concubine will definitely be able to see it." "β€”β€”A person with one handwriting, can it still be pretended?

Concubine Tong naturally heard that Zhao Yan's tone was not good, and her face suddenly sank.

Wu Yashi was also next to him today, and Wu Yashi said with a busy smile: "Concubine Jia's complexion is not good, but because she stayed up late last night to copy the scriptures?"

Concubine Tong couldn't help but look at her twice, Zhao Yan copied the scriptures late last night, Kangxi went again, he slept a lot late, and he got up early today, so there was some bloodshot under his eyes. Seeing that she was a little tired, Concubine Tong had a smile on her face again. - Such a reaction, to put it bluntly, is schadenfreude.

How could Zhao Yan make Concubine Tong proud, so she smiled and said: "Sister Concubine De guessed wrong, the emperor was in my sister's palace last night, and my sister served the emperor, so she slept late." ”

When Kangxi went last night, the lights in the Sixth Palace had been extinguished. Naturally, others didn't notice that the emperor was gone, and now she came early, presumably the servants of Jingren Palace haven't gotten the news yet, so naturally they haven't reported to Concubine Tong.

After listening to Zhao Yan's shy words, Concubine Tong's face turned blue, and her tone was gloomy: "Really, that's really hard work!"

Zhao Yan smiled softly and said: "It is the duty of the concubines to serve the emperor, and I dare not say that it is hard." ”

The happier Zhao Yan is, the more angry Concubine Tong is.

Even Concubine Rong on the embroidery pier next to her couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth, "It's really not easy for Concubine Jia to serve the emperor and try her best to copy a Lotus Sutra." As she spoke, she deliberately stepped forward, walked in front of Concubine Tong, and carefully measured the scriptures: "Look at the handwriting, take it as if the words are beautiful." Guifei Niangniang, you said yes?"

Concubine Tong was so angry that her cheeks were red.

Zhao Yan hurriedly said: "Tomorrow is the Midyear Festival, and I would like to ask the concubine Niangniang to bring this scripture to the Buddha in Baohua Hall to worship." ”

Concubine Tong snorted coldly: "You don't need to talk too much, this palace naturally knows how to do it!"

Zhao Yan smiled and said: "With the words of Niangniang, the concubine will feel at ease." ”