Chapter 20: The Emperor's Anger

Zhong Cui Gong Zhao Meiren is sixteen years old, full of southern women petite and bright, and her temperament is also very lively. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info has been in the south since he was a child, and it was not until his father was promoted to the position of secretary of the military department that he moved to the capital.

Zhao Meiren, who is warm and nourishing in the southern climate, has a tepid temperament, if she wants to provoke her like Concubine Shu, she will smile and say: "It is a good season to eat watermelon to relieve the heat, and the emperor, you will eat the concubine as a watermelon in your stomach!" ”

The emperor entered the Zhongcui Palace, and saw Zhao Meiren sitting in the shade of the tree while embroidering a purse, while Wu Nong sang the folk song of the water town softly, if it was not for marrying into the emperor's family, the husband would not bear to flaunt this delicate woman.

The emperor walked over and stood in front of her with a cold face.

When Zhao Meiren saw the emperor, her smiling face was as charming as a flower, and she knelt on the ground with a soft foot, and spoke softly, "The concubine didn't know that the emperor had arrived, and she was rude." As he spoke, a pair of smart Danfeng eyes looked at the emperor with affection, which made the emperor a little unbearable.

The cold and cold eyes moved from the embroidery in her hand, and the embroidery turned out to be Hibiscus. His face turned cold, "That's it, I'm just here to sit." ”

Zhao Meiren's title was exchanged for 50,000 taels of silver, and she believed that as long as she saw the emperor, the silver would be worth it. She is convinced that with her appearance and talent, she will not always be the last beauty, so she pays attention everywhere, and has been practicing her skills in observing words and emotions for half a year after entering the palace.

The emperor's face had already seen that Hibiscus was not pleasing, and hurriedly pinched it in one hand and stuffed it into the palace maid's red sleeve hand without leaving a trace, and pulled the emperor's sleeve affectionately with one hand, "Your Majesty, the concubine remembered that when she used to swim in Taihu Lake, the people would sing a lot of fishermen's tunes, and the concubine was not talented, but she also learned a few songs, and sang them to the emperor?" ”

Zhao Meiren's temperament is not annoying, his face was a little gentle, sat down, uncovered the tea lid made by Zhao Meiren's close maid Red Sleeve, and threw the lid away, most of the tea in the tea bowl came out, bluffing that Red Sleeve had already knelt down to plead guilty, and his slightly mild face was cold and domineering.

"Do I have no way to govern the country, and I want you to come and pour out the sufferings of the fishermen and the people? I don't want to hear any fishing ballads. ”

No matter how delicate and mellow Zhao Meiren was, she couldn't stand the emperor's words, knelt on the ground with a look of grievance, and said coquettishly: "Where did the emperor get angry, and he didn't want his concubines to bear the reputation of making the emperor angry." ”

The emperor didn't speak with a cold face, and Gui Yu hurriedly explained, "Zhao Meiren misunderstood the emperor at this time, the emperor got the wine from the Western Regions, so he used it to be chilled, thinking that Zhao Meiren played the pipa well, so he came over." ”

Zhao Meiren had already known about the Yunyi Pavilion in Fangcai, and knew that the emperor was still angry in her heart, seeing that the emperor had come to Zhongcui Palace, she had been waiting with the twelve carefully, and seeing that the emperor really took care of her, she wanted to retreat as advance, and first blocked the emperor's mouth, but she didn't want the emperor to listen to the pipa, and she also laughed at Gui Yu's words.

"I know that the emperor is deliberately embarrassing the concubine and making the concubine happy. Your Majesty, you wait, the concubine will change her clothes and take the pipa to cheer you up. ”

Xiao Chenzi took the wine and waited, from the Qianqing Palace to the Zhongcui Palace, the ice in the basin slowly began to melt.

At this time, the sunset is shining, the wine is poured into the luminous cup in the cold air, revealing a layer of pigeon's bloodstone-like red, the emperor sipped the wine shallowly, and Zhao Meiren was dressed in a light red gauze dress, and played the pipa on the soft stool with half of her body.

Wine is fine wine, people are more beautiful than flowers, and the music is even more like heaven, even the palace people on one side are intoxicated, but they listen to the emperor's nasal cavity with a cold and domineering snort.

Zhao Meiren's hands trembled a few times, and the palace people stood aside with their heads bowed and did not dare to come out.

"What kind of tune is this? "Zhaojun Out of the Plug"! Zhao Meiren compares herself to Wang Zhaojun, who sacrificed his life to save the country, and I am the cowardly and incompetent Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty? Okay, no wonder what fishing songs and ballads you want to sing, what a righteous and awe-inspiring Zhao beauty, I have fulfilled you! ”

The emperor raised the wine jar, his eyes were on fire, and a jar of Western Regions wine smashed at Zhao Meiren's feet, Zhao Meiren didn't even seize the opportunity to confess, and fainted on the spot.

In the summer of the tenth year of the Great Qian Dynasty, the scorching heat and the scorching sun were like fire, and the emperor's temper also became irritable because of the weather, and he threw things in the Qinzheng Palace for several days in a row.

On June 15, in order to make the emperor happy, the Queen Mother invited the royal nobles to give a moon-viewing night banquet.

It's really hot during the day, and I can't go out of the house, and there is ice in the house all day, but it's not as cool as the breeze at night.

The night banquet is set by the Taiye pool, the lotus fragrance is overflowing, the breeze is gentle, and it is really more enjoyable than being stuffy in the house.

The emperor frequently toasted the queen mother, and after a while, he was drunk and hazy, squinting at his handsome eyes, and he was silent and silent. However, a few princes and princesses couldn't stop laughing, so as not to chill the atmosphere of the dinner.

King Jing toasted and wanted to give the queen mother a, and the emperor also wanted to dance the sword, and King Jing played the flute accompaniment.

The Queen Mother said with a smile, "King Jing's Xiao blows very well, but the emperor's sword dance is very interesting, and there is no charm." The emperor is drunk, so it's better to sit down! ”

The emperor returned to his seat according to his words, raised his wine glass and poured himself a drink, the emperor was not interested, and the fifteenth moonlight was no longer interested, and a pool of lotus flowers lost its charm.

The Queen Mother's inquiring gaze turned to Jixiang, and Jixiang leaned into the Queen Mother's ear and said what to write.

The Queen Mother looked at it, Concubine Xian and Yu Guiren had big bellies, while Concubine Shu, Zhao Meiren and Wang Meiren looked sad, and their eyes were red and swollen as if they had cried.

The Queen Mother chuckled and said, "There are only a few people around the emperor, and they still make the emperor unhappy everywhere, no wonder the emperor is sullen." ”

Mama Ji also smiled and said: "Who said no, there are fewer people serving around the emperor, and the virtuous concubine Yu is a noble person, but unfortunately she is pregnant, and the emperor can only drink alcohol." ”

As he was talking, he saw the imperial concubine bowing and saluting, "Queen Mother, the eldest prince has been reading for a day, and he is a little tired at this time, so the concubine will retire first!" ”

The Queen Mother waved her hand, looked at the emperor frowning and swallowed a glass of wine, and thought about it, "When the first emperor was as old as the emperor, there were already several princes, and the princess also gave birth to a lot. ”

Mama Ji smiled at the right time: "What the Queen Mother thinks about is that now that the emperor has changed his temperament, the slaves and maids also feel that the emperor is lonely. The slave maid heard that the wives and concubines of the officials of the previous dynasty were more than those in the emperor's harem. ”

The Queen Mother frowned, rubbed her forehead with both hands, "auspicious, there are still palace daughters in the palace who are dignified and have a good temperament, look for a few to send to the emperor, so that he will not drink his body and make the mourning family feel distressed." ”

"A palace maid with a dignified appearance and a good temperament, I don't know if there are slaves and maids in other mothers, but the queen mother, don't we have a palace maid in Renshou Palace who looks good and keeps to herself?" Mama Ji guessed the Queen Mother's thoughts and said cautiously.

"She does bear the four words of peace and self-control, if you don't mention it, during this time, the mourning family has forgotten that there is such a person in Renshou Palace." The Queen Mother hesitated.

"Instead of giving this favor to other people's maids, it is better for the queen mother to reward this favor to her own palace maid, the emperor will think about the queen mother's kindness to him when he sees her, and the palace maid is also grateful for the queen mother's kindness." Mama Ji naturally knew that the most important thing in the Queen Mother's heart was the love with the emperor, so she weighed it and said.

"Fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, this is the reason. The people who went out in Renshou Palace didn't dare to turn out any moths when they wanted to. The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Let someone send him over, where to live, what position to get, let the emperor decide by himself." However, there are no people around her to serve her, and the mourning family feels unsteady. ”

Mama Ji has followed the Queen Mother for decades, and she spoke and acted really neatly, and she had an idea as soon as the Queen Mother's voice fell, "Queen Mother, Jasmine's sister-in-law Mo Xin is still working as an errand in Xin Zheku, so it is better to pardon Mo Xin and serve." ”

"Jasmine has been in Fengzao Palace for many years, and her loyal mourning family is known, and with her sister here, the mourning family is much more worry-free." The Queen Mother rubbed her forehead, "Having said so much, the mourning family is also tired, let them make trouble, and help the mourning family go back to the palace to rest." ”

At this time, in Renshou Palace, Qingling looked up at a full moon from the window, and the moonlight was bright, which made her sad.

"Sister, are you homesick?" Wan Xin stood aside and handed over a silk handkerchief.

Qingling wiped away his tears, "The Wang family harmed me, my grandmother is unknown, and Qingmo is greedy for wealth." You and I are in this harem, like fluttering in the wind, duckweed in the rain, where do we still have a home. ”

"My sister's body is a little better, don't be too sad, there is wind in the window, my sister goes back to bed and lies down. I'm going to boil you some hot water to warm up. Wan Xin said that she was going to boil hot water.

Qingling said with a smile, "It's like it's hot on dog days, and the hot water doesn't leave your mouth, did you freeze you this winter when you entered the palace?" Well, I'll just listen to you lying down. ”

Wanxin pouted and complained, "Don't say it, everyone wants to be the emperor's woman, but it is endless glory and wealth, and when you enter the palace, you will know that being the daughter of an ordinary person is how many times better than being in this palace, starving at every turn, there is no charcoal fire in winter, you can only warm it with hot water, just this big summer, I think of those cold nights in winter, goosebumps all over my body." ”

"Okay, let's lie down under the covers together, and it won't be cold." Qingling pulled Wanxin, sat on the edge of the bed, took off her shoes, and got into the thin quilt, the palace maids have such a bedding all year round, and it is indeed difficult to endure in winter.

She held Wanxin's hands distressedly, her delicate white and tender skin became rough because she often did chores, "Wanxin, my sister won't let you live this kind of hard life anymore, one day, we will be bitter, believe me!" ”

Wan Xin pursed her lips, "Except for being the emperor's woman, do we have a way out?" When a woman becomes an emperor, she has to fight and fight with them, to grab a man with them. Sister, are you willing to live like this? ”

Qingling's eyes darkened, "I would never have lived such a day before, to compete with a bunch of women for a man's favor, but Wanxin, don't fight, there are still people who want to harm us, my sister used to take care of the kindness of the imperial concubine, but now I am walking in the ghost gate every day, and I have thought through it, even if it is my life, I have to fight and fight." ”