Chapter 290: Jealousy
Queen's choice? Xiao Xia stood stunned for a long time, he had been in the palace for many days, and he didn't know anything about the harem women, except for Su Lingman and Concubine De, the others had no impression at all, and they might not know each other even if they passed by on the other side.
For some reason, she felt a little bored and just wanted to go out and breathe.
Gui Ying, Gui Lan, Gui Fang, and Gui Xiang were very happy to hear that Xiao Xia was going out, because Xiao Xia hadn't gone out for several days, but several people were also a little worried.
Xiao Xia didn't know, but they often walked in the palace, and every time they went out, they always met a few new concubines, deliberately speaking coldly to them, and doing everything they could. Several people knew in their hearts that they were all jealous of Xiao Xia deliberately looking for trouble, so they all bowed their heads and endured it, and never said anything to Xiao Xia when they came back.
Moreover, the emperor ordered that the concubines were not allowed to come to Xia Yu Palace to disturb Xiao Xia for no reason, so they didn't dare to come over rashly. But if Xiao Xia goes out, those concubines will inevitably come to find trouble, what if there is a conflict? What if Natsu is unprepared and can't stand it?
A few maids are used to being led by Gui Ying, and the others are all looking at Gui Ying to see what she says?
Gui Ying hesitated for a moment, then turned around and ordered them to bring more people and go out with Xiao Xia.
Xiao Xia thought about her own thoughts, but she didn't notice the strange appearance of a few maids.
I don't go out for a few days, the flowers and trees outside seem to be luxuriant, and the royal garden is full of flowers before, but now it is indeed green and green and fruity, and it looks like a unique scenery.
The breeze blew with a burst of fragrance, and Xiao Xia closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths. This palace is actually a very good place, if there are not so many disputes and jealousy calculations, it is definitely a good place for leisure and retirement.
Then. Gui Ying, who was beside her, whispered in her ear: "Niangniang, there are a few nobles in front." ”
Xiao Xia opened her eyes and looked, and sure enough, she saw several women with fluttering clothes and graceful bodies walking towards this side with a smile.
Xiao Xia looked at it carefully for a while, and there were mostly fresh faces inside, and two of them seemed to have seen them, but they couldn't be named.
As she pondered for a moment, the women had come closer. Two of them paused slightly when they saw Xiao Xia, and then bowed their heads and saluted: "I've seen the noble concubine." ”
The other women first stared at Xiao Xia in surprise, and then they all bowed their heads and saluted: "Say hello to the concubine." ”
Xiao Xia raised his hand: "Excuse me!" ”
Several people stood up and stared at Xiao Xia with curious eyes. One of them, a woman with a round face and a rather lively and lovely look, Fu Fu, said: "Guifei Niangniang, the concubine is happy to see Niangniang!" ”
Xiao Xia smiled and nodded: "Are you visiting the garden?" ”
Xicai immediately smiled and said, "Yes, Niangniang." The sun was just setting in the evening. The breeze outside is lukewarm, just suitable for walking, we have dinner and make an appointment to go out for a walk, just take a walk to eat. Guifei Niangniang, have you also eaten? Did you also go out for a walk? ”
Xiao Xia saw that the girl's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and it was really pleasing to look like she was smiling without speaking, so she nodded and smiled: "Yes, don't go out for a few days." I didn't know that the flowers were almost gone! ”
"Guifei Niangniang, do you want to see flowers? As long as the emperor gives an order. Those flowers will bloom early in the morning. ”
This is what another concubine answered, Xiao Xia didn't understand it at first, and wondered in her heart how could the flower bloom when she said it?
Xicai said: "Yes, yes, Guifei Niangniang, the emperor is so fond of you, what do you want, if you want to see flowers, the emperor will definitely order the gardeners in and outside the palace to find ways to bloom flowers, so that you can see it early in the morning." ”
Several other concubines also chimed in: "Yes, the concubine is favored by the emperor, and everything can come true, which makes our sisters so envious!" ”
was originally a joyful joke, but it didn't sound like a taste to Xiao Xia, and he felt that he was clearly a fox who bewitched the lord in their eyes.
Xiao Xia's heart was in a panic, and it was not easy to show a face to others, so she pursed her lips and smiled: "My sisters have won the award, and the palace just came to the emperor earlier than my sister, and the emperor remembered the old love, so I came to the Xia Yu Palace a little more often, but the emperor didn't come every day, no, the emperor didn't come to eat this evening, didn't he?" ”
Several concubines looked at each other, but there was a deep meaning in their eyes, Xiao Xia intuitively felt that she might have said the wrong thing, but how could she take it back after the words had been spoken?
Sure enough, several concubines had a look of schadenfreude in their eyes, and they were happy to be humane: "Guifei Niangniang, are you coming out to relax because the emperor didn't come to dine with you tonight?"
Oops, the concubine said the wrong thing, the concubine means that even if the emperor doesn't accompany his mother to dinner tonight, he usually spends a lot of time with you, doesn't he? It's like a concubine who has seen the emperor once after entering the palace for a month, and none of the concubines have ever had a meal with the emperor! ”
"Yes, so are the concubines, don't be sad about the concubine, maybe the emperor will come to the mother's place for the night later!"
"Even if the emperor doesn't come tonight, the grace of the mother is still something we can't think of......"
These women, you say a word, it sounds like comfort, but the words are full of vinegar and sourness, and there seems to be a bit of schadenfreude, which makes Xiao Xia feel awkward.
Xiao Xia stood there with a smiling face, she was already impatient in her heart, she regretted going out for a walk, and even more regretted talking to this group of women. I'm stupid!
Xiao Xia was thinking about how to get out when he heard a cold voice next to him: "What are you doing?" ”
The voices of several concubines stopped abruptly, and when they turned around and saw the arrival, several people secretly glanced at each other, and saluted together: "I've seen Concubine Su." ”
Su Lingman walked over with a cold face: "What are you chattering about around the concubine?" Didn't you see that the concubine was in a bad mood? What to do, what to do? Don't gossip here. ”
Su Lingman showed no mercy, and as soon as he came, he suppressed the group of women, although the women secretly pouted and dissatisfied, they did not dare to confront each other openly, so they had to leave together.
Watching the group of women walk away, Su Lingman saluted Xiao Xia: "Guifei Niangniang, don't worry about them." These are little girls who have just entered the palace for a few days, and they are not sensible yet, so they must be trained and trained well. ”
Xiao Xia glanced at Su Lingman. Seeing that she looks like a person who has come over, too, she has been in the palace for more than a year, and she has gone through two dynasties of emperors, so she can be regarded as an elder in the palace, right? She has seen a lot of these things in the palace, and she has much more experience in dealing with them than herself, and she is sometimes too soft-hearted.
Xiao Xia nodded: "Are you also out for a walk?" ”
"Yes, where does the concubine want to go. How about a concubine show you the way? ”
"Just walk around."
"Then the concubine will recommend herself and take you around, right?"
Su Lingman was indeed very familiar with the palace, and everywhere he went, he could tell the direction of its front and back, left and right. The two sat down in a pavilion to rest.
Su Lingman sat next to Xiao Xia, looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he poked his head over and whispered, "Guifei Niangniang, have you heard?" Those old men in the court are forcing the emperor to stand up again! ”
Xiao Xia paused. Then he smiled: "What does this have to do with me?" ”
Su Lingman was surprised: "Guifei Niangniang." Aren't you nervous? ”
"Why should I be nervous?"
Su Lingman looked at Xiao Xia in surprise, confirming that she didn't mean to joke, looking at her eyes that seemed to really don't care, Su Lingman lost her mind for a moment, but she still couldn't believe it: "Guifei Niangniang, if the emperor is established, you ...... Your position is ......"
"The emperor will be established sooner or later, this should have been. Nothing bad? Su Concubine, how is the Su family lately? ”
Xiao Xia suddenly changed the subject. Su Lingman couldn't react a little, she looked at Xiao Xia in a daze for a long time before turning her eyes away: "It's okay!" ”
"Okay? I heard that Su Linglong has been buried, did your parents and elders go to offer condolences? ”
Su Lingman's face changed a few times, and he lowered his head and said softly: "The concubine doesn't know, the concubine hasn't seen her family for a long time, but it's a family, presumably ...... They should have been, right? ”
Su Lingman said this so unconfidently, she didn't even believe herself, right? Xiao Xia shook his head secretly: "By the way, it will be the emperor's twentieth birthday in a few days, I want to ask the emperor to set up a banquet in the harem to entertain courtiers and family members, and the family members of the concubines in the palace can be present at that time, what do you think?" ”
Su Lingman's face changed: "Niangniang, this is ...... This ......"
Xiao Xia smiled: "If the emperor agrees, you can meet your relatives and elders in your family, aren't you happy?" ”
Su Lingman's face was quite complicated, she lowered her head and said softly, "I don't have anyone I want to see." ”
Seeing her like that, Xiao Xia didn't know what to say, the two sat opposite each other for a long time, seeing that the sky was getting dark, Xiao Xia stood up and was about to go back to the palace, and suddenly saw two figures in front of him hand in hand.
The man was tall and elegant, and the woman was graceful and graceful, and she looked like a fairy, looking at their steps in unison, clinging to each other, talking and laughing, just like a pair of beautiful people who came out of the heavenly palace.
Xiao Xia looked at the two of them in a daze, watching them walk towards him from far and near, and Su Lingman beside him whispered:
"Niangniang, that is the emperor has just canonized the concubine Fang, named Zhuang Siqin, is the pearl of the book of the Ministry of Rites, because of the fragrance of the body, the skin is like clotted fat, and the face is good, the emperor gave a special word, and now it is being favored, and it is rumored that this concubine is likely to stay in Fengxiang Palace."
Su Lingman's introduction stirred up layers of waves in Xiao Xia's heart, is this the concubine? In fact, when I first heard it, I was curious about her appearance, and it was really better to be famous than to see it.
This woman has an indescribable charm between her hands and feet, which is really fascinating, not to mention men, even if she is a woman, she feels that it is a kind of enjoyment to look at her, who doesn't like such a beauty?
When Xiao Xia was distracted, Feng Jintian and Concubine Fang had already come to Xiao Xia, Feng Jintian let go of the hand on Concubine Fang's waist, Concubine Fang's hand wrapped around Feng Jintian's arm but did not put it down, looking at Su Lingman saluting with herself, Concubine Fang smiled: "Concubine Su is exempt, who is this ......?" ”
Concubine Fang's gaze swept around Xiao Xia a few times, Xiao Xia came back to her senses and turned to look at Feng Jintian, Feng Jintian's eyes flashed, and she lowered her head and said softly: "Qin'er, this is the concubine." ”
Concubine Fang was obviously stunned, and immediately took a step back and saluted: "The concubine has seen the concubine Niangniang, and the concubine Niangniang is blessed with Jin'an." ”
Seeing Feng Jintian standing beside Concubine Fang without moving, Xiao Xia couldn't say anything in her heart, and that embarrassing feeling made her feel uncomfortable everywhere in her body.
Although I have long known that it is normal for men in this era to have three wives and four concubines, it is even more normal for Feng Jintian to have many beauties as the emperor, but seeing him get close to other women in front of him and even defend other women, remembering that this man accompanied him for a meal and walk last night and lay on the same bed, and even the cousin Su Lingman next to him is also his woman, Xiao Xia is even more uncomfortable.
Concubine Fang half-squatted and waited for Xiao Xia to say goodbye, but Xiao Xia didn't speak, a man and three women were in a stalemate, as if time had stopped.
Xing Concubine Fang felt uncomfortable squatting, and said crisply: "The concubine asked the concubine to say goodbye, the concubine saw the concubine for the first time, and offended the mother and asked the mother to forgive the sin." ”
Xiao Xia took a deep breath, pursed her lips and smiled: "Concubine Fang is exempt." ”
Concubine Fang Fufu stood up straight, and at this moment, her body suddenly stumbled, and she just fell crooked on Feng Jintian's body, Feng Jintian took advantage of the situation to catch her with one hand and hugged her waist with the other: "Qin'er, are you okay?" ”
Concubine Fang's face was crimson and looked at Feng Jintian with affection: "It's okay, Your Majesty, the concubine's legs are a little soft, so ......"
Seeing Concubine Fang's coquettish appearance with hints in her eyes, Xiao Xia felt that she didn't seem to be so good-looking, but she felt panicked in her heart, she coughed lightly, and said to Feng Jin: "Your Majesty, the concubine is tired, go back to the palace first!" ”
Xiao Xia didn't wait for Feng Jintian to agree, so he took care of his own Fufu and walked out of the pavilion, so he staggered with Concubine Fang and walked quickly towards Xia Yu Palace, but Feng Jintian's eyes kept following her figure, looking at her flustered steps, there was a little smile in his eyes.
"The emperor~~~" Concubine Fang's delicate Lala Feng Jintian's arm: "The concubine is also tired, is it okay for the emperor to accompany the concubine back to rest?" ”
Feng Jintian just glanced at her lightly and helped her to stand up: "Qin'er, I still have business to deal with, you go back to the palace first, and I will come to see you when I am free." ”
Concubine Fang called him anxiously, Feng Jintian didn't look back, chased after Xiao Xia's figure, Concubine Fang, who was still beautiful before, stomped her feet angrily at this time, bit her lip and stared at the back of the distant person and scolded: "What's the matter, it's obviously to find her!" ”
"Concubine Fang, Concubine Niangniang married into the palace before the emperor ascended the throne, and her feelings are naturally different from others."
Concubine Feng turned her head and glared at Su Lingman and said coldly: "You are still embarrassed to say, didn't you ask me to bring the emperor over?" It's okay now, the emperor finally came to see me once, and he was hooked away by that fox again! ”
"Don't worry, you see that the concubine is in a hurry, obviously angry, now that the emperor is chasing after him, the concubine will definitely not let him enter the door, so once or twice it will be returned, if it is a few more times, the emperor is the honor of the ninety-five, how can he stand this? Over time, the relationship between the two will naturally fade, and your good days are still ahead! (To be continued.) )