Chapter 180: Leveraging Strength
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it's mid-June in the blink of an eye. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
These days, Chu Qin deliberately avoided the medicinal food that was sent to Chu Yunge, and always asked the little palace maid of the medicine department to send it. Jin Concubine was also asked, but Chu Qin only said that the medicine department was too busy to get out. It seems that Cen Guiren is becoming more and more favored, which has given Jin Concubine a sense of crisis, and she can't wait to borrow Chu Qin's hand to get rid of Cen Guiren.
On this day, Chu Qin was combing through the management documents of this month's expenditure of medicinal materials, but inadvertently found a loophole, because Sun Zhangyao was her direct manager, Chu Qin had to take the record documents to find her.
Recently, the medicine department has been very idle, Sun Zhangyao rested in the room, Chu Qin came to her room, the door was closed, she was about to knock, but she subconsciously noticed the window, which was also closed.
Chu Qin suddenly wondered, it was already June, and the weather was very hot, but the doors and windows were closed. It seems that Sun Zhangyao feels "cold"!
She couldn't help chuckling, and then stretched out her hand and knocked on the door: "Sun Zhangyao, slave Chu Qin." Sun Zhangyao's voice came over coldly: "Come in." ”
Chu Qin pushed open the door and walked in, and saw Sun Zhangyao sitting on the bed, seeing her, Sun Zhangyao frowned, and his voice was still cold: "What's the matter?" ”
Chu Qin blessed his body, handed her the paperwork in his hand, and said, "Sun Zhangyao, I received a total of two catties of morning glory from Tai Hospital this month. A few days ago, Mrs. Xu's cold air flow was injected, and she couldn't pitch for back pain, so she used six taels of morning glory; The Lord of the Shang Palace Bureau of the Mo Shang Palace could not be expanded, and it was used for four taels; Yurong Huazhi treats children's abdominal distension and uses six taels; Concubine Hui has diarrhea and swelling, laxative, and made morning glory porridge, which is used to remove eight taels; This month, I shared a pound of eight taels of morning glory, and there should be eight taels left, but now there are only one or two morning glory left in the medicine cabinet. ”
Sun Zhangyao took the paperwork, frowned and read it, and then said, "I'll check this, you go back first." ”
In this way, Chu Qin had no choice but to bow and leave.
Yuhuatai in summer, the beautiful trees are verdant, the flowers are blooming, the pavilions and pavilions are exquisite, and the water corridor of the pool pavilion is quiet and beautiful.
Cen Guiren walked on the edge of the Taiye Pool, looked at the lotus flowers on the pool, and praised: "It is also excellent here to escape the heat in midsummer." ”
Yu'an replied with a smile behind him: "What the little lord said is that it's already June, and it's getting hotter and hotter. ”
Cen Guiren was silent, but what he was thinking about was that Jin Concubine was looking for Chu Qin a few days ago, in fact, he was not afraid that Jin Concubine would buy Chu Qin, with his own understanding of Chu Qin, maybe it was Jin Concubine who used Chu Qin or Chu Qin who used Jin Concubine! Thinking of Jin Concubine, Cen Guiren couldn't help but sneer, she was like her second sister, she was an embroidered pillow, which was useless.
Faintly, Cen Guiren seemed to hear the laughter of a woman in the distance, and followed the prestige, and several palace concubines on this Lianshui Pavilion in the distance were enjoying the scenery and amusing them, among which the leader was Jin Concubine, who was really a narrow road.
Jin Concubine also saw Cen Guiren, so she sent Gong E to invite, and the little palace maid trotted to Cen Guiren's side and squatted down to salute: "The slave maid has seen Cen Guiren, and Jin Concubine invites the little master to go to this Lianshui Pavilion to enjoy the scenery and have fun together." ”
Cen Guiren stroked the white jade bracelet on his hand with his hand, smiled lightly, and said, "In this way, the concubine is gracious, how dare the concubine disobey." After speaking, the lotus step of the constricted skirt moved lightly to this Lianshui Pavilion.
When Cen Guiren saw Jin Concubine Yingying's blessed body, his voice was like a warbler's cry: "Concubine Jin invites peace, Jin Concubine Wanfu." ”
Concubine Jin smiled and talked to the other palace concubines, as if they didn't hear it.
Cen Guiren has always maintained a saluting posture, still with a smile on his face.
The hour of a stick of incense passed, and Cen Guiren only felt that his legs were numb, so Concubine Jin put down the tea cup in her hand and said with a smile: "Oh, Sister Cen came from something, look at me patronizing and talking to the sisters, I don't know." Repentance, regret, sister, please get up, if you are tired, Your Majesty will pity me and ask me, I am really at a loss. ”
Cen Guiren stood up with a smile, suddenly, his body was unstable, and he almost fell, but fortunately, Yu'an behind him quickly helped Cen Guiren.
Cen Guiren smiled and greeted each other with other palace concubines, and then sat down on the embroidery pier, and the palace maid who was waiting was busy with tea, Cen Guiren smiled and said: "Sister Jin Concubine is so interested, come out to enjoy the scenery and have fun, such a beautiful mountain and lake scenery, if you don't give a poem, wouldn't it be disappointing?" As soon as he finished speaking, he hurriedly covered his lips with a handkerchief and looked at Jin Concubine, and closed his mouth as if he regretted it.
Jin Concubine is not a generalist, only likes to read travelogues, which is well known among the show girls who entered the palace this year, and the palace concubines present today are all in the palace with Jin Concubine. Hearing this, the nobles all covered their lips and smiled.
Concubine Jin stared at Cen Guiren with a smile: "I think Sister Cen is very talented, and the palace selection on that day is to crown the group with a poem "Annoying Spring", it is better for Sister Cen to write a poem with the title of the lotus flower on the Taiye Pond today, but it does not live up to this beautiful scenery, and it can be regarded as a good start for us." ”
Cen Guiren Ying Ying smiled: "In this way, it is better for the concubine to be respectful." ”
Then he lowered his head and pondered, and looked at the lotus flowers on the pond from afar, his eyes lit up, and he said: "The lotus leaf is five inches of lotus flowers, and the waves do not hinder the boat rocking; In April and May, it can also cover the waist of a beauty1. ”
When he chanted the last sentence, Cen Guiren deliberately glanced at Jin Concubine's belly, and insinuated that Jin Concubine's belly that had just appeared was not as graceful and delicate as it was at the beginning.
Jin Concubine obviously noticed Cen Guiren's eyes, and couldn't help but feel angry: "My sister is really good at writing, my sister is hard to match!" As soon as he finished speaking, he thought about it again, and he was pregnant with a dragon heir, which was the luxury of all the concubines in the palace.
It has been twelve years since the Holy Register, and now there are two out of forty, and there are more emperors, but there are only four princes in total, and Concubine Zhuang gave birth to a little prince, but he died before he was a year old. Even His Majesty's favorite concubine, Concubine Yi, lost a new child a month ago, even if there is already a prince? If his own child is a prince, with the help of his mother's family, how can he be the head of the first house.
Then he said with a smile: "I am not as good as my sister, I only like to flip through some travelogues of the previous dynasty on weekdays, and compared with the poems, the mountains, rivers and plants in the book have a different taste." I just hope that my future little prince will not learn from me to see these useless Raushzi, and learn from my sister to read more poems and songs to cultivate self-cultivation, which is serious! ”
Cen Guiren heard that Jin Concubine was showing off her belly, but he was not annoyed, and said with a smile: "What Sister Jin Concubine said is true." "Is it a little prince, how does she know, now there is a little prince here, extremely stupid, Concubine Yi has just lost her son, and Concubine Ning has no prince under her knees, Wang Mo'er is so flamboyant, I believe that if she doesn't have to do it herself, someone will come to clean her up.
Jin Concubine glanced at Cen Guiren proudly, but saw Cen Guiren smiling and pinching a plum on the plate, taking a small bite, pinching the plum's wrist Guangxiu slipped from the wrist, revealing a bright white jade bracelet.
Concubine Jin's eyes stared at the bracelet, and she suddenly felt angry.
The round bracelet is carved from the finest mutton fat jade, it is a tribute to the Western Regions, there are only three in the palace, I have begged Your Majesty several times, Your Majesty has rewarded yourself with other things, but now I see that the jade bracelet is wearing on the wrist of Cen Guiren, how can I not be angry!
Cen Guiren took in Concubine Jin's reaction in the afterglow, and sneered in his heart, he couldn't stand this provocation, and thought that she had much ability, but it was nothing more than that.
At this time, Yin Meiren, who had been sitting on the side, smiled and proposed: "Sister Jin, I've been sitting here for half an hour, why don't you go to the side and take a look." ”
Jin Concubine frowned and said coldly: "What is there to turn, you guys, I won't join in the fun." I'm tired from sitting for so long, Xiangqiao, go back to the palace! After speaking, he took a dry Gong'e and walked towards Chu Yun Pavilion.
The yin beauty was choked for no reason, and her heart was unhappy. Seeing this, Cen Guiren smiled and said: "Concubine Jin is tired, she didn't mean to, Sister Yin Mo Jiehuai." ”
"Then I don't know, after all, people are not what they used to be, there are two points of shelf, we can only bear it, otherwise if she goes to His Majesty's ear to blow the wind, we will probably move to the Jin Palace." Yin Meiren couldn't help but roll her eyes and said in a strange voice.
Cen Guiren smiled slightly, but did not speak, just looked at the direction where Jin Concubine went thoughtfully.
Jin Concubine returned to Chu Yun Pavilion, annoyed, and twisted the handkerchief with scissors, Xiang Qiao stood aside and looked at her worriedly, taking advantage of her unpreparedness, she snatched the scissors: "The little master can't touch this sharp weapon anymore, if it hurts, how can it be good!" ”
Jin Concubine said angrily: "Cen Luqui, that slut, has been provoking again and again, she really spoils her when His Majesty spoils her, I can't do anything about her!" With a turn of her eyes, she fell on the twisted handkerchief on the table, and Jin Concubine was even more annoyed, although she was angry, she didn't dare to break the utensils of Yuhuatai, which were all registered by the Shanggong Bureau, and if they were broken, they would be deducted from the next month's monthly case.
Xiang Qiao comforted: "The little lord must not be angry, even if it is not for himself, he should think about the little prince in his belly." No matter how capable the noble man is, he can compare to the dignity of the little prince. ”
When Concubine Jin heard this, her jade fingers stroked her slightly bulging abdomen, and she thought about how to rectify Cen Guiren: "Xiangqiao, go to the Department of Medicine to find Chu Qin." ”
Xiang Qiao blessed his body: "Yes." ”
In this Lianshui Pavilion, several low-level concubines saw that Jin Concubine was gone, so they also claimed that they were tired, and got up to leave.
At this moment, Mi Chun, the personal palace maid beside the Yin Beauty, saw Concubine Yi and Shao Jieyu walking from afar, and couldn't help but pull the sleeves of the Yin Beauty, the Yin Beauty's phoenix eyes slanted slightly, and said impatiently: "What do you want me to do." With that, he turned around and was about to leave.
Mi Chun was anxious, she knew that her little master was isolated in the palace, and she needed a backer, and the most suitable candidate at the moment was Concubine Yi, Concubine Yi had experienced ups and downs, but she was still deeply favored by His Majesty, if it weren't for the joint performance of Jing Guogong and others, I was afraid that Concubine Yi would be a lady now.
But Yin Beauty has already raised her feet and is about to leave, it is Fang who has been angry with Jin Concubine, and now her temper is also very impulsive, Mi Chun wants to whisper to her, but she can't listen to it at all.
Suddenly, Mi Chun had an idea, and said to Yin Meiren in a loud voice: "Little master, the slave maid saw that Concubine Yi and Shao Jieyu were coming, and the little master was newly inside, so she should go to ask Concubine Yi for peace." ”
As soon as she said this, the yin beauty who had already walked away couldn't help but stop, looked back at Mi Chun's back, and really saw a group of palace people walking around Concubine Yi and Shao Jieyu.
"In the blink of an eye, this is my sixth year in the palace." Jiang Mi held Su Dai's hand and said with a little emotion in his tone.
Su Dai looked at the scenery of the Taiye Pond by the railing, the sparkling lake was full of thousand-petal lotus, and the clouds were steaming, she looked back at Jiang Mi and said with a smile: "
"The concubines meet Concubine Yi and Jieyu Niangniang." A delicate female voice suddenly sounded behind her.
Su Dai and Jiang Mi turned around slightly, only to see a woman in a water-red fairy skirt standing in front of them, her eyes faintly revealing a bit of style, and her charm was natural, she and Concubine Ning belonged to the same type of people from the perspective of appearance, and there was already a word, charming.
Not to mention men, even women can't help but feel a little ashamed when they see it.
Su Dai didn't recognize her, but Jiang Mi was deeply impressed by the palace beauty in front of her, she was a yin beauty, her name was Yin Xici, with her appearance, she should have been the most favored of the concubines who entered the palace in the same batch, but it is a pity that this person has always been outspoken and cool, this is just a good saying, if it is not good, it is not good, that is, it will not be a person.
The deepest impression is that on the day of Lingshunyi's birth, Yin Meiren bluntly said that the five princes who had just been born were ugly, and Jiang Mi almost didn't hold back at that time.
"Yin beauty." Thinking of this, the corners of Jiang Mi's lips had unconsciously raised a sincere smile.
Su Dai couldn't help but smile when he heard Jiang Mi's voice, but saw Jiang Mi winking at her.
"It's such a coincidence, the concubine was just about to leave, and she saw the mother coming, and thought that she should also come over to say goodbye to the mother." The yin beauty smiled at the corner of her lips and said eagerly.
The smile on the corner of Jiang Mi's lips was even worse, the yin beauty can't speak, how can anyone talk like this, what is about to leave, come and ask for peace, so he directly said that he just happened to come and ask for peace. Yin beauty is good, but she poured out the truth in one go.
Su Dai looked at the appearance of the yin beauty, and couldn't help laughing, such a woman in the palace is rare.
"The concubines meet Concubine Yi and Shao Jieyu." Suddenly, a gentle female voice came.
Su Dai raised his eyes and looked, it turned out to be Cen Guiren. Speaking of Cen Guiren, Su Dai's original impression of her was acceptable, Ling Shunyi met in the palace garden on the day she gave birth, she thought it was Concubine Jin who bullied Cen Guiren at first, and then asked Zheyan to check.
Zhen Yan came back and said that it was indeed Jin Concubine who made things difficult for Cen Guiren that day, because Jin Concubine saw that Cen Guiren and her were wearing dresses of the same color and similar style, so she sneered a few words.
Originally, it wasn't a big deal, but when Su Dai saw them, Cen Guiren looked like he had been wronged, and he still stopped the maid from saying it, which left Su Dai with a gentle and harmless impression, but Su Dai thought about it later, and then contacted Cen Guiren What he did later, and probably guessed her intentions.
Cen Guiren just wanted Jin Concubine to leave a bad impression on herself, because she knew that she would definitely check afterwards, and when the time came, she could use her strength to make Jin Concubine leave a bad impression, and let herself feel pity for her, but unfortunately, Su Dai has never believed in the weak and harmless set of women, especially the women in this palace.
Note:
1. From the Qing Dynasty painter Shi Tao's "Lotus".
The lotus leaf is five inches of lotus flowers, and the sticking wave does not hinder the painting of the boat; In April and May, it can also cover the waist of a beauty.