The palace of Yi'an and Yining two palaces is independent of the harem of Yin Palace, and is located in a wide area, collectively known as Shanglin, because it is the pension place of the queen mother's concubines, it is a typical Jiangnan garden, and the layout is greatly different from the inner court.

Several small hills and several water park gardens constitute a huge upper forest garden, in which there are dozens of palace rooms of all sizes.

Yining Palace is slightly smaller than Yi'an Palace, but it is better than the layout of the exquisite and strange, move to change the scene, even in the snowy winter, it is still poetic and picturesque, every angle is enough to enter the painting, Ling Makeup sits in the warm public to imagine the scenery when the spring flowers bloom, and can't help but sigh at the craftsmanship of the craftsmen.

After a white marble three-hole bridge, the towering ancient trees surround the palace garden built on a high platform, which is a double-row I-shaped style of seven rooms before and after.

Guo Xianchen trotted over first, and immediately stood in a row of people outside the palace, led by a woman in her thirties, dressed as a palace grandmother, and bowed her head when she saw Ling Makeup and said: "I heard that Ling Liangdi is coming, and the imperial concubine specially ordered the slave maid to greet her." ”

Asking the elders to get this courtesy, it is already considered a very face-giving, and Ling Xiang thanked him.

Following the people of Yining Palace through the corridor of curtains hanging from the ground indoors, Ling Xiang was surprised to find that this Yining Palace is more magnificent than the queen's Kunhe Palace, even the hooks of the curtains are all gold-inlaid treasures, and the floor-to-ceiling bronze dobby oil lamps of different shapes are placed between the two curtains, and the white marble floor seems to reflect the treasure light, making this palace room like Qiongtai Wonderland.

Walking through the drapery corridor of the interior, you will come to a palace chamber that is neither small nor small, where the walls are decorated with gold and jade, and where the furniture is placed in the middle of the floor, a magnificent Persian carpet. There is a seven-treasure glazed screen on the top, the treasure couch in front, and the first time is covered with all kinds of soft pillows and pillows. Ambergris incense is burned in the hollow cloud dragon pattern multicolored porcelain incense burner on both sides, the room is quiet and windless, and the two wisps of cigarettes rise straight to a quite high position, before gradually blurring and dissipating.

Ling Xiang stood quietly in the heart of the palace, thinking that this should be the convenient hall for the daily living of Emperor Kangci's concubine.

Mama smiled and said: "The imperial concubine is lazy, before Liangdi came, there were all the talented people and Zhang Cairen of the great emperor to say hello." The concubine didn't see her when she was lying down, but when she heard that Liangdi was coming, she had already asked the slaves and maids to wait. ”

Ling Xiang bowed and said, "The junior has disturbed the purity of the imperial concubine." ”

That grandmother is quite good. Although it is not as good as the Lu family, it is not much worse, seeing that Ling Makeup is modest, his attitude is better: "The imperial concubine said that Liangdi is a new addition to the royal family. I'm going to see you. "It's another salute to say that. Turn into the palace gate that leads to the inner chamber.

Ling Xiang stood solemnly, bearded, only listening to the ring, a beauty appeared first, only twenty-seven or eighteen, wearing a black face embroidered with a red Xuanyan pattern of wide-sleeved Han Ru, the tight belt stretched the waist slender, and the chest was plump. Even if there is not a single place where the dress is inappropriate, it still exudes a very charming attitude.

This is the beauty that has been cultivated the day after tomorrow. Ling Xiang knew that she was the concubine of Emperor Kangci, so she hurriedly paid homage according to the ceremony.

The imperial concubine is actually in her thirties, and she can be very good in the hands of Emperor Shunzuo and other dragon-like emperors, of course, she is exquisite.

The concubine didn't put on a show, a gust of fragrant wind swept by, and she personally stepped forward to help Ling Makeup, and after a deliberate look up and down, she sighed: "It's more crystal clear than the snow on the plum blossoms, and the mourning family looks strange and kind." ”

Ling Xiang squatted down and said humbly: "The imperial concubine is too famous. ”

Kang Ci smiled at the corner of his mouth and said, "Sit down, you are also the granddaughter-in-law of the mourning family, be closer in the future, don't be too restrained." ”

Ling Xiang thanked him and sat sideways on a Taishi chair.

Gong'e held fragrant tea melons and fruits, and Concubine Kang Ci asked, "Have you been to the queen's palace?"

Ling Xiang sat down and replied: "The queen of the world, Kun Yi is outstanding, there is no need to tell the concubine, and the concubine will get a lot after meeting her." ”

Kang Ci nodded slightly, but did not say anything.

Ling Xuan continued: "The concubine also met the eldest princess in Kunhe Palace, princess. ”

Concubine Kang Ci smiled slightly, and her unremarkable facial features rippled with an indescribable style: "Are you going to see Concubine Xiangui, Concubine Rui and Concubine Zhao today?"

Ling Makeup bowed his head and said yes.

With the sound of a crisp bell, a snow-white puppy ran out, chasing after a palace lady, who ran towards the throne and jumped on the lap of Concubine Kangci. Gong E was busy standing under the throne on the floor, squatting down and bowing and retreating to the side.

Concubine Kang Ci smiled, picked up the puppy and kissed it, and then said to Ling Xuan: "These palaces are far away, I'm afraid that it will be dark when I go back, and it will be difficult for you to be cold and snowy." ”

"The imperial concubine is sympathetic to the younger generation, this is a trivial matter, and it is not enough for you to worry about it. Ling Xiang said modestly, seeing that the concubine loved dogs, she naturally wanted to praise, "What a cute puppy." ”

"No, my family is the most beautiful. Kang Ci gently touched the puppy, beckoned to the grandmother, and asked a few more questions about the prince's daily life.

The grandmother turned to leave, and Ling Makeup answered them one by one.

Suddenly, Mama came up with a piece of clothing.

Kang Ci pointed and said with a smile: "The mourning family is already a surviving person, and the treasure clothes given by the first emperor cannot be worn, so I will give it to you." ”

The garment is made of hairless fire fox fur and woven from delicate wool with an orange-red peony and lotus pattern.

Mama said appropriately: "This cloak was reluctant to give it to the eldest princess of Lanting when she married the grassland." ”

That being said, Ling Xiang had no choice but to excuse himself: "The imperial concubine's favorite clothes, if you don't wear them, you should keep them for a thought, how can the concubine suffer?"

really excused himself, and was encouraged to accept it, which was a gratuitous confession.

The two sat and chatted about some unnutritious words, and when they left, the imperial concubine gave dozens of satins of various colors, but did not tell them to come often in the future, but said: "After the first emperor goes, the spirit of mourning is always not good, you have been separated by a generation, and those old rules of five days and ten days are all gone, let's just know it in our hearts." ”

Although the position of the imperial concubine is respectful, in the end, there is only the honor of being raised, she said that she did not need to go to court, and Ling Makeup was also happy to worry about it, and thanked her.

Yi'an Palace is divided into the front hall and the apse, the front hall is called Rong Xia, it is the residence of the virtuous concubine, the seven main houses of the apse live in some of the first emperor's harem that have not been promoted again;

This pattern puts the order and dignity of the three concubines on the surface, and Ling Xiang first invited the virtuous concubine.

The virtuous concubine looked very cold, sat on the throne in the main hall and accepted her salute, and said that she was tired and sent her out, and the reward was only two purses, bamboo poetry tubes, palace handkerchiefs and jujube chestnut cakes, which were just things to reward ordinary palace people.

Gong'e's foreman Cai Concubine Tu Pearl took the tray, and after the people of Ci'an Palace left, she muttered lightly: "This concubine is stingy." (To be continued.) )