Chapter 22: Edge
In the harem, since Shen Wen became emperor, there has been a saying that there is a good morning on the fifth day. If the queen mother is still alive, the concubines of the harem will go to the queen mother every five days to ask for peace, and now that the queen mother is not there, it is to ask the queen for peace.
Su Wanxi had already gotten up at the time of Mao, knowing that she was going to ask the queen for peace today, but after getting up, she just tinkered with some flowers and plants in the middle of the hibiscus, and slowly fertilized and watered them, and then took the chariot towards Ciyuan Palace.
When she arrived, all the concubines had arrived, because the number of people in the harem was too large, it was the rule for all the concubines to come to ask for peace, and the queen changed it to the concubines of the fourth rank and above to ask for peace.
Su Wanxi entered from the main entrance, wearing a long dress that was almost red, with tassels pinned to the left and right sides of her bun, and she walked with a dingdong sound.
On the main seat of the main hall, the queen sits dignified on the phoenix seat, wearing a red palace robe, a golden fork full of heads, and the whole person is graceful and luxurious. Left and right in order, in order, are Concubine Zhao Qing, Concubine Shuyue Baiyue, Concubine Xian Sun Han, Shunrong Qiu Zi and the rest of Zhaoyi and Shunrong.
Since Su Wanxi walked in, the unique fragrance overflowed everywhere, and everyone's eyes fell on her. If every gaze is a sharp arrow, then I am afraid that she is already full of holes at this moment, but she is in a good position, and then salutes the queen.
"The concubine has seen the queen's mother, and the mother is blessed. ”
"Su Zhaoyi came a little late today, but this palace remembered that you were asking for peace for the first time, so I won't pursue it. ”
The queen's face was kind, and she didn't feel embarrassed, after all, she was the wife who had been together since Shen Wenwei was the emperor, and she was used to seeing the deceit of the harem over the years, and she had seen a lot of pampered and arrogant women like Su Wanxi, and she knew that those women didn't end well. For example, Concubine Chen, who was showing off her power to herself with the emperor's favor not long ago, is not looking at this Su Wanxi with an unwilling face now?
The queen secretly thought in her heart that the appearance of this Su Wanxi was not a bad thing, first frustrating Concubine Chen's spirit, and then let the two of them fight, so that she could benefit from the fisherman.
Su Wanxi bowed again: "Thank you, Queen Mother." As he was about to take his seat, a voice sounded again.
"But a little Zhaoyi, actually wearing a red dress and a tassel?" Concubine Chen stirred her handkerchief with both hands, and her eyes were sharp as she spoke. She didn't feel haggard and sad because she fell out of favor, but her face was full of unwillingness, and she hated Su Wanxi.
Su Wanxi stopped in front of her position, and did not salute Concubine Chen, but smiled, and said to Concubine Chen as if she was chattering: "Sister, my red dress is not red, and I have not violated the palace rules. As for this tassel~" She deliberately stroked the tassel in her ear, made a soft sound, and continued, "It was given to me by the emperor, saying that it is a tassel with a beauty, which is perfect for me." Su Wanxi unabashedly admitted her beauty, and did not leave a trace of steps for Concubine Chen when she spoke.
Concubine Chen was particularly angry when she heard this, and I am afraid that no one would be ashamed to say that she was more beautiful than Su Wanxi, and Su Wanxi was only a Zhaoyi, so she was proud in front of Concubine Chen, and Concubine Chen was so angry that she couldn't speak.
"Sister Concubine Chen, forget it, Su Zhaoyi has not been in the palace for a long time, and many rules are still unclear, so why bother with her? I will teach her well another day." It was Concubine Shu who spoke, as if she was intentionally helping Su Wanxi round the field.
Concubine Chen snorted lightly, looked at the steps and still knew how to advance and retreat, and said, "Then you have to teach this ignorant girl well." ”
Concubine Chen stopped talking, and Su Wanxi had to take the position.
The queen saw that everyone was coming, so she ordered the palace people to prepare breakfast and everyone eat it together. The atmosphere of the whole meal was too depressing, and only the queen and Su Wanxi were the only ones who had nothing to do.
After a meal, Su Wanxi also had a good understanding of the situation in the harem. The queen presides over the overall situation and is cautious in her words and deeds, and Concubine Xian has no intention of competing for favor in her old age, Su Wanxi's biggest enemy is Concubine Chen, and Concubine Chen is only the only woman in the harem who has the capital to compete with her. Another fierce opponent is his sister Bai Yue, although Bai Yue is not as favored as Concubine Chen and herself, but the foundation in this harem is deep, and it is difficult to shake it for a while, and now Bai Yue's attitude is ambiguous, and I don't know what medicine she sells in her gourd.
After breakfast, there was no longer a greeting, and everyone bowed back and went back to the palace.
After returning to Fuyuanju, Su Wanxi only entered the door, and saw that the flowers on both sides of the yard were blooming brightly, and then asked Qing'er to bring a bamboo basket and began to pick it herself.
Su Wanxi started picking at noon, and there were no flowers on half an acre on both sides, but she picked them for a whole hour, and when she was satisfied with the bamboo basket and walked over, Qing'er and the spring and autumn were even more dumbfounded, such an hour, but there were only a few flowers in her bamboo basket.
"Niangniang, you ......" Qing'er has been by Wanxi's side for two years, although Su Wanxi has been resolute after entering the palace, but Qing'er has been serving her these days, and Wanxi was a quiet and gentle woman when she was in the house before, so Qing'er was not so afraid of her in spring and autumn.
Su Wanxi's attitude in Furui Curie has always been kind, and when she saw the stunned expressions of the three of them, she couldn't help but smile: "I have my own plans." Then she entered the main hall, ordered someone to fetch water from the well, and then closed the doors and windows to prevent the wind, and then she also withdrew all the people outside the door.
Su Wanxi was alone in the room, took out a tiny box from the bottom of the cabinet, and then took out the instruments inside one by one. In the past few years, her ability to mix incense has been getting better and better, whether it is a confusing incense or a murderous incense, she has raised her hand. Even Feng Po was shocked by her talent and praised her progress in perfumery.
She made fragrance and fragrance on the first of all very high requirements for flowers, she moved to the Furao House and found that the flowers and plants here are very good, want to come here next to the West Lake, the soil is fertile, the flowers must be delicate. The second is water, and there are some special fragrance sources.
She knew that men love natural daughter incense, so she spent a lot of time immersed in hard research, and after many failures, she finally developed a fragrance that was almost the same as her daughter's incense.
The development of that incense is really endless, and now she is only a small success. To develop the fragrance powder, the fragrance powder is first applied to all parts of the body, and then bathed in more than ten years of old wine for a while, so that the fragrance powder becomes a perfume and is absorbed by the skin. But after all, the incense is not yet ripe, and it must be bathed every three days, otherwise the fragrance will cease to exist.
Under the care of the queen, the harem system is also strict, and the concubines are harsh. Now that Su Wanxi has just entered the palace, it is not easy to bathe so much old wine every few days, and she can only think of the wine pool in the Drunken Moon Pavilion, although there are some risks, but every time she goes to her side, there will be a secret guard placed by Su Ziyou in the palace to protect her, if something is really wrong, the secret guard can take her away at any time.
Su Wanxi wanted to come, she had to go to the Drunken Moon Pavilion again tonight. If it weren't for this aroma, how could Shen Wen be unable to stop wanting her just by relying on some foxy means......
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