Flowing fire in July, clothing in September.

By the time they attended the queen's chrysanthemum banquet on the ninth day of the new year, the red, yellow, and green silk flowers on the heads of the pretty little palace maids in the palace city had been replaced by blue, purple, and gray velvet flowers.

Double Ninth Festival in early September.

The Dayong Dynasty has always had the custom of appreciating chrysanthemums, drinking chrysanthemum wine, and planting dogwoods on the Double Ninth Festival.

There is a Lujiao Mountain next to the capital, as early as the end of August, the emperor planned to climb Lujiao Mountain with his ministers on the ninth day of the first lunar month.

Lujiao Mountain climbs to the top of the deer top, the name of this mountain is in line with the meaning of "chasing the deer in the world, Dingding Jiangshan", it is one of the dragon veins in the capital, and it has always been the place where the suburban ritual ceremony is located.

On this day of every year, every emperor will climb Lujiao Mountain to overlook, but the first emperor is weak for more than ten years, so this activity is replaced by others.

The newly appointed emperor is in the prime of life, and of course he will not let go of such an opportunity.

Therefore, the five drums sounded, and when Zheng Wei just got up, the Qianning Palace had already begun to open the way.

For that little hope, Zheng Wei has become accustomed to waking up early these days. Although the emperor later rested in Zheng Shao's palace twice, she did not receive any feedback from Shen Jun about her mother's news.

It's a good habit to wake up early, though.

Because the imperial garden was requisitioned by the queen early, Zheng Wei had to go around the palace. When she came back, Zheng Shao hadn't gotten up yet.

Chengxin stood under the porch, saw Zheng Wei coming back, stopped Zheng Wei with a smile, went to the small kitchen, stuffed a food box to her, and squatted and saluted: "This time there is a beauty, please give this chrysanthemum cake to the queen, just say-"

"Let's just say that your Mrs. Jiaying is unwell and it is inconvenient to participate in the chrysanthemum banquet, right?" Zheng Wei took over the conversation and said enviously: "Your master is idle, unlike me, who is humble and has no favor, and there is no way to shirk at all." ”

Cheng Xin was still smiling, but when she heard Zheng Wei say, she frowned, "Don't say anything about the beauty, our lady threw up all night yesterday and fell asleep just now." ”

Zheng Wei asked worriedly, "Why did you vomit all night again?" Didn't you vomit before? What's going on these days? ”

Chengxin shook his head and said in wonder: "This slave really doesn't know, since the lady angrily pushed the grandmother who was pointed over by the queen, no one can ask about these production matters." ”

Zheng Wei asked, "Didn't I hear Mrs. Ying say two days ago that Mrs. Hou would prepare for her to come in?" Why hasn't it been delivered yet? ”

She wanted to ask about this a few days ago, with Ji's action, this shouldn't be. It's just that every time she comes to Zheng Shao in the past few days, she is either sleeping or vomiting, and there is no time when she can speak normally.

Chengxin was even more worried: "The Shanggong Bureau said that the people sent from outside don't know the details, and they have to check the bottom before they can be put in to serve Mrs. ”

The Shang Palace Bureau is in charge of the personnel of the palace maids, and it is the most important department under the jurisdiction of the queen.

She said, Mama Yu was injured like that, how could the queen let it go gently? Feelings are waiting here?

Zheng Wei said again: "Then it can't be dragged like this, the queen will eventually put people into the palace." However, if Mrs. Ying's vomiting does not stop, you still have to find an imperial doctor to see it. ”

Cheng Xin Yan sù sù a face: "The beauty said very much, I already wanted to invite a few days ago, but the lady didn't let me invite, she said she knew what was going on, and she didn't say that she was fine." But that spit seems to be getting more and more ruthless, and if it continues like this today, it really can't be delayed any longer. ”

Chengxin's words sounded unsettling, Zheng Wei said: "If there is anything, just ask someone to pull me back from the chrysanthemum banquet, no matter what the queen says, when the matter is over, we will deal with it, and the most important thing now is Mrs. Ying!" ”

She said a few more words to Chengxin and went back to the room with the food box. When I opened it, there was a plate of refreshing white, green and yellow pastries in the food box, and nothing else. This Zheng Shao said that he only sent chrysanthemum cakes, so he only sent a plate of cakes to the past, and he was not afraid of people talking at all.

Zheng Wei didn't know that the queen of Zheng Shao, the anti-general of the first army, was not happy, she asked Hongxing upsetly: "How is Mama Yu's face today?" ”

Hongxing replied: "It's not good, but it's not bad." ”

The queen suddenly thundered: "No good, no bad, what is the answer?" You've been a rhetoric these days, and you don't know how to change the answer?! ”

Hongxing had nothing to say, only knelt down without saying a word.

These days, no matter what kind of medicine is applied to Mama Yu's face, it will be red and swollen again after a while, and then get better again after the redness and swelling, and the cycle continues.

The queen lost her temper and half collapsed weakly on the wide seat, "Stay her for a few more days, and if she really can't get better, take her out to raise her." ”

Hong Xing was taken aback: "Niangniang!" ”

The queen smiled bitterly: "I know this is not a good idea, but what kind of place is in the palace, you and I have been in the palace for a year, and there should be a charter, if I want to say, if Mama Yu's illness can really get rid of here, maybe it will get better soon." ”

Hongxing still wanted to persuade: "But, if Mama leaves, it will be difficult to come back in the future!" ”

A slight sneer fell from the queen's lips: "Let's talk about the future later, as long as I am still the queen for a day, I have the final say on who enters and leaves this harem!" ”

The queen's eyes were like a needle, piercing the red apricot slightly, "Then who will send the water to the prince in the future?" ”

Speaking of this, the queen also has a headache, after fighting in the inner house for all these years, she can best understand that these things must be managed by trustworthy people. But the red apricot is capable, and the prince lives in the outer palace, and it takes more than half an hour to go back and forth from the palace, which takes too long, and she can't be separated from here, so I really can't think of a very suitable candidate for a while.

The emperor attaches great importance to the crown prince, since the prince was five years old, he has been brought to his side to raise him personally, and the queen sees his son only five times a month, and there is not much time for family contact between mother and son. The queen was also afraid that such a long period of isolation would make the prince unfamiliar with herself, so she pinned her motherly heart on food and clothing, and made sure that the prince would not be too shallow about her mother's India. Every day, the people of Kunhe Palace have to go to the Taixiu Palace, where the prince lives, to send various things for the queen to use for her son.

In the past, this work was done because Mama Yu was doing it, but now Mama Yu is going to move out, especially yesterday when Mama Yu was delivering food, she accidentally asked the prince to see her swollen face, and the prince was so frightened that he immediately called her a monster, and he wanted to drive her away, unwilling to accept what she sent. Then the queen must have someone else to deliver things.

The queen pondered for a moment, but saw the figure of a smoky peony velvet flower walking by the window, and she suddenly remembered someone: "What is the name of the one next to Mama Yu?" ”

"Wicker?"

"That's right! Wicker! Didn't she grow up with Mama Yu? In the future, just ask her to lead someone to send it with her? ”

The queen solved this matter, and her feelings improved a lot, "You go and see, there is anything that hasn't been done well in the flower banquet, let people do it!" ”

The chrysanthemum banquet was notified that Chen Zheng was starting, and the concubines performed their talents first, and then several older high-ranking concubines made rulings, and they were seated at the end of the year.

But Zheng Wei didn't dare to pinch the point like those high-ranking concubines, almost just after the beginning of the morning, Zheng Wei took her entries and pulled the arbor to the imperial garden.

It's just that what she didn't expect was that there were two people who came earlier than her.

Zheng Wei was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly saluted the other party: "I've seen Concubine De Niangniang, I've seen Princess Jiafu." ”

Concubine De smiled and let her get up, looked at the food box that Qiao Mu was holding, and asked, "Is Mrs. Ying really not coming?" ”

Zheng Wei replied respectfully: "Mrs. Ying vomited all night last night, and she has only been in peace for a while, and today's banquet is really unacceptable, so she asked me to take a leave of absence from the queen." ”

Concubine De nodded understandingly: "Indeed, everything should be based on Longzi now, and if she really can't come, she can understand." Don't worry, this palace will help you intercede with the queen later. ”

It seems that the queen will not be accommodating Zheng Shao.

Zheng Wei scolded her, but saw Princess Jiafu, who was just standing next to her and looking around, ripped off the pot of "Phoenix Zhenyu" next to her!

That pot of phoenix feathers is the only pot in this chrysanthemum feast!

Princess Jiafu was ignorant, and she also held up a chrysanthemum to show Concubine De, and smiled sweetly: "Look, mother, I picked a beautiful flower for you." ”

Concubine De's face changed when she saw it, she squatted down and asked sternly, "Jiafu, who allowed you to pick flowers?" What did the concubine tell you when she came?! ”

Jiafu's face was full of smiles, and she was stunned.

Concubine De also found that her tone was too harsh, she eased her expression, and before she could speak, she heard a shrill voice behind her and said distressedly: "Jiafu, who scared you like this?" My little girl, come to the mother's place, you sue the mother, the mother's concubine will give you anger! ”

Jiang Zhaoyi is here.

Isn't this pointing at the monk and scolding the bald donkey?

Hearing Jiang Zhaoyi's voice, not to mention Concubine De, even Zheng Wei, a bystander, also felt a headache.

It was a bad deal between Jiang Zhaoyi and Concubine De.

It is said that Jiang Zhaoyi is Jiafu's biological mother, but the emperor has not yet ascended the throne when she gave birth to Jiafu, Jiang Zhaoyi was just a small concubine at that time, and could not raise children, and the emperor thought she was vulgar, so he handed Jiafu to Concubine De, who was already a concubine of the palace at that time.

If her daughter was given over to someone with a higher status, such as Concubine Shu, maybe Jiang Zhaoyi would be convinced, but she gave Concubine De, a slave who was lower than her background, how could she bear it?

Since then, Jiang Zhaoyi began to wonder if Concubine Qi De had done something unsightly in order to get custody of her daughter, and she would trouble Concubine De when she saw that the world was fine.

was entangled by Jiang Zhaoyi, and Concubine De, a smiling Bodhisattva, was annoyed.

Sure enough, after the queen arrived, Jiang Zhaoyi's lawsuit with Concubine De went directly to the queen.

The queen saw the noisy fighting between the two of them, she had a lot of worries today, and she was dizzy when she heard them arguing left and right, and finally yelled angrily: "What is the noise?" All to the palace quiet! "Finally calmed these two troublesome women.

The queen opened the opening chapter of the chrysanthemum banquet with a roar, which made the next performance lose a lot of color.

Zheng Wei was originally concerned about Jingchen Palace, and seeing that not many people in the audience paid attention to her, she looked out every once in a while. She was in a remote location, and she shouldn't have attracted attention, but one person saw her.

"Zheng Meiren, do you think that the sisters are not good-looking? Why are you always looking elsewhere? Concubine Rou suddenly smiled softly at Zheng Wei.

Zheng Wei had to stand up, words flashed in her mind, her eyes rolled, she looked at one place, and said in surprise: "Sister Rou Concubine, I see that Gong'e is a little familiar, isn't she from the queen's palace?" She's running so fast, is something wrong? ”