Chapter Twenty-Eight: Weakness
As soon as Mama Lin left the palace, Zhuang Zhao received the news.
"Why don't you say that everyone in the palace is full of human spirits," Bai Cha admired.
Whoever the prince favors, they will fall towards.
In a word, in exchange for a little affection, it is really a million profits.
"That's why I want you to learn more." Zhuang Zhao nodded her forehead.
Bai Ling said with a smile while changing incense, "In this regard, Gonggong Tan is the most powerful." When I met him today, he specially said hello to me. How rare. ”
Tan Chen can also be regarded as having an identity in the East Palace, don't say that Bailing is white tea before, and people don't have a glance at it.
"He's here to deliver the girl." Earlier, Bai Lian and Bai Luo were sent away by her, and it was time for Tan Chen to send a new one.
"Exactly, the slave asked them to go to the room to clean up first, and then come and see them later."
Zhuang Zhao waved his hand indifferently, and the coral beads on the crow's temples swayed lightly. "It doesn't matter if you can't see it. Let the two of them wait outside, and they are not allowed to touch my things. ”
One or two henchmen are enough, and she is not interested in cultivating so much.
"The name, just use Bai Luo and Bai Lian."
After she finished instructing, she got up and prepared to go to the queen's, the Qixi banquet was getting closer and closer, and there were more things to be checked, and most of the day had to be spent there.
As soon as he walked out of the temple gate, he was stopped by someone shouting.
"Sister, this is going to Kunning Palace?" It's actually the crown princess. Dressed up, a full set of princess dresses and phoenix crowns, she leaned forward when she walked, but she had to make a domineering posture.
Zhuang Zhao greeted her before saying, "Exactly." Is my sister going with you too? ”
The crown princess glanced at her and sneered, "You are with me?" Who are you? I've got a step, but what about you? She said to Ruyi, "Look, people, if you can't see yourself clearly, the crow also thinks it's a phoenix." ”
Ruyi and Dao, "That is." Which card do you think you are? It's just a plaything. ”
The crown princess showed off her superiority and left satisfied.
"I also deliberately came around to tell me this, and it was really ...... "idle."
Zhuang Zhao walked unhurriedly in the direction of Kunning Palace.
With the rumbling sound of the crown princess's chariot in front, from big to small, it finally disappeared.
I thought that the crown princess would be able to come out when I arrived, but when I got there, I found that the princess didn't go in at all.
She knelt in front of Kunning Palace, and Ruyi kept shouting next to her: "The crown princess knows that she is wrong, so she specially came to ask the queen mother for her guilt, and ask the mother to meet her." ”
The palace maids who passed by couldn't help but look at each other, but their footsteps did not stop, but they also accelerated.
The queen sat inside and kept pressing her temples, and she could see her bursting green tendons on her sleeves!
"Is this putting pressure on me? She dared. "The granddaughter-in-law she worked so hard to cultivate gave her a resounding slap in the face, what could be more infuriating?
Mama Zheng brought her a cup of tea, "The crown princess is too much." ”
Mama Zheng is not Mama Lin, so there is no need to speak for the crown princess.
What's more, what the crown princess did was indeed too much.
"By the way, the owner of the village seems to have arrived. Niangniang, look at ......" Sleeve Yun looked like she had just remembered.
"Forget it, let them all in." The queen poured the fire tea in one go, so bitter that her mouth was numb, but her brain was clear.
When the crown princess heard the words to let her in, she glanced at Zhuang Zhao proudly and walked in with her head held high.
…… Zhuang Zhao couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
She followed the crown princess from a distance, and walked in to greet the queen.
It was rare for the queen to give them a cold face, and she glanced majestically at the crown princess who was unaware.
"Dong, you just said that you came to ask me for the guilt, what kind of crime did you ask?" The queen said to Zhuang Zhao, "Don't kneel, come and sit down with me." ”
Zhuang Zhao obediently walked over to the queen and sat down.
Looking down from the hall, the princess's unangry feelings can be seen at a glance.
This will not disguise it.
I don't know who sighed.
"Alright, you can get up too."
The crown princess let Ruyi stand up and sit down on the chair below.
Zhuang Zhao knew that if he sat here, the crown princess would definitely be dissatisfied again.
She got up and said hello to the queen and went to the side hall.
The attitude of several grandmothers was much more respectful than before.
"I'm all ready, there's no problem. It's just that...... Obey the meaning of the mother, she is still pregnant with a child, and it is best to serve the dish separately. "The grandmother of the Shangshi Bureau is embarrassed.
If you put it on alone, you can't tell what happened.
She pushed the hairpin with her fingers and said casually, "Yes." The dishes in the imperial dining room are indeed not careful, so let the small kitchen of Yikun Palace prepare it by itself. ”
Above the concubine position, they all have their own small kitchens, and the dishes must be better than those in the imperial dining room.
The dishes made in their own small kitchen, if there is an accident, they can't blame them.
Soon it was Tanabata.
The stars are adorned with pearlescent light, and the Qixi Palace is busy.
The long lantern of the Queqiao Bridge was hung next to Xiuhu Lake, and it was bright.
There are people playing music and singing on the lakeside, and the lovesickness lingers into the bones.
The Qixi banquet was held in the Qing Palace next to Xiuhu Lake, which just happened to be able to see the scenery of Xiuhu Lake.
The crown princess did not come, Zhuang Zhao sat next to the prince, and he could obviously feel the intentional or unintentional gaze of the wives.
The prince took her delicate hand under the desk and squeezed it.
Zhuang Zhao smiled at him. Took a sip of sweet wine.
"Mrs. Zhuang and Mrs. Zhuang are over there, and you can see them for a while after the banquet." The prince whispered in her ear.
The little girl's lips opened slightly, with a moist red, and surprise flashed in her eyes, "Is it okay?" ”
As soon as the prince wanted to say something, he heard the concubine say from above, "What did the prince say quietly?" Say it too, let's have fun. ”
She sat under the emperor's left hand, a little lower than the queen, but she was also the top in the harem.
The queen frowned, "My sister is joking, and there is an occasion. ”
The emperor said, "She is such a character, no light or heavy." Although it was a reprimand, it couldn't be lighter.
Zhuang Zhao couldn't help but think of the prince's leniency to Zhang Biyu because of the child.
It's really the same thing.
The small ripples here caused a whisper.
Mrs. Zhuang looked at her daughter's strange and familiar face, and whispered, "Zhaozhao has lost weight again." ”
The dealer has a total of one son and two daughters.
Zhuang Jin and Zhuang Zhao were both born to Mrs. Zhuang, and another concubine, Zhuang Zhe, was born to Tongfang.
Zhuang Zhe has not yet married, and this time she also came with Mrs. Zhuang as the only girl of the Zhuang family's generation.
Her charming phoenix eyes stared at Zhuang Zhao tightly
…… Next to the crown prince.
There is such a brilliant man in the world.
She couldn't help but be a little stupid.
The prince's action of pinching Zhuang Zhao was not obvious, but it did not escape the eyes of Zhuang Zhe, who had been observing him.
I heard that the prince is gentle and considerate, and it is true.
When she thought of the story of Empress E's daughter, her heart was a little hot.
If only I could serve the prince myself......
Mrs. Zhuang didn't notice the ups and downs of the concubine's thoughts, but said to Mrs. Zhuang, "This obedient lady is too ......."
The old lady shook her head and motioned for her to say nothing.
They didn't talk here, but the eyes of the lady next to them kept sweeping towards them.
Mrs. Mu said, "The girl of the Zhuang family is really extraordinary, after entering the palace, the princess has no place to sit, presumably Mrs. Zhuang has taught well, right?" ”
The dealer is now a staunch princeling, and Mrs. Mu certainly has to be sarcastic.
Old Madam Zhuang smiled, "Who is this?" ”
Critical Blow!
An absolute fatal blow!
Mrs. Mu's face suddenly darkened.
The old lady of the Zhenguo Mansion smiled, "Who told you not to come to the Dragon Boat Banquet last time?" No wonder you don't know each other. This is Mrs. Mu from Mu Bo Mansion, and she only sat here this year, right? ”
Old Lady Xu and Old Lady Zhuang sang and harmonized, but Mrs. Mu was so angry that she gritted her teeth but couldn't reply.
In previous years, the identity of the Mu family could not sit in the front row, let alone talk to Mrs. Zhuang.
"What's the spirit, isn't Zhuang Ge all the elders?" Mrs. Mu pouted.
The voice was so loud that Zhuang Zhao could hear it, but she didn't feel it herself.
Old Madam Zhuang stopped talking.
Arguing with her is self-surrendering.
Besides, the emperor is still on top.
Yuan Zhong heard the emperor snort, obviously dissatisfied.
He hunched over and exchanged a glass of wine for the emperor.
The emperor leaned over and asked him, "Was it Madame Mu who spoke just now?" ”
"Exactly"
"Such a rule, can you also sit here? Send two grandmothers to Mu Mansion to teach her well. "The emperor will give face to Concubine Gongshun, that is, she has a child, why should the Mu family? Without...... The Mu family didn't even have the qualifications to sit in front.
In the final analysis, the emperor is still guarding against the queen.
No wonder it is said that the closest relatives are the most alienated couples.
Yuan Zhong replied quietly.
Xiuhu's music changed suddenly, the pipa was loud and proud.
A huge lotus lantern floats on the water, rippling with the water's waves.
The melody rises higher and higher, and as the rapid pipa reaches its peak, the lotus lantern suddenly turns on.
Fleur opened to the sides of her face.
A delicate pink lotus flower slowly blooms, revealing a woman in pink veil sitting cross-legged on the stamen.
Her face was covered with a red veil, revealing only a pair of seductive eyes.
The Emperor squinted at her.
At this point, the music changes to the piano tone.
The woman rose with the music, and stepped lightly on the lotus step.
The breeze is coming, Wu is the wind, and the wide sleeves are fluttering with the wind.
It's like a fairy descending to earth.
She saw a little bit, jumped out of the lotus lantern, stepped on the water and came towards the Qing Palace step by step.
All eyes in the hall were immediately focused on the woman.
"Treading water?" Zhuang Zhao was a little surprised.
The prince sneered, "There must be a dark stake under the water." It's just stepping on a dark pile. ”
The corners of her mouth twitched, it was really uninteresting.
The woman came and bowed in front of the hall.
"The concubines danced for the emperor."
The sound is familiar.
The emperor said uncertainly, "Is it Ren?" ”
The woman only took off her veil, revealing a beautiful and graceful face.
"It's a concubine."
The emperor remembered the ** with Ren before, and his eyes darkened, "Thank you for your hard work, Yuan Zhong, give her a glass of Longquan wine." ”
Is this a return to favor?
Zhuang Zhao was dumbfounded.
In contrast, the queen is much calmer.
"Sister Ren is really wonderful, Sleeve Yun, you can also give her a pot of peach blossom brew for me."
The sleeve Yun responded yes, and the oriole voice was tactful.
The Emperor couldn't help but look at her.
This is unbelievable, when did the queen have such a palace maid who captivated the city and the country?
It seems that I haven't been to the queen for a long time......