"Niangniang, Concubine Xian is asking to see you outside the palace." The purple-clothed palace of the deacon of Zhaoyang Palace ordered Suqin to pay tribute to the queen who was lazily leaning on the soft couch of the red sandalwood phoenix.

"Oh? Let her in. Casually put aside the Yan Zhenyi Chronicle in his hand, the sunlight through the shadow veil reflected the palace room. In the light and shadow, the queen's face became paler than a month ago, and a thin layer of peach pink rouge was applied to cover it. The snow-white wrist exposed outside the wide treasure pattern sleeves is even more slender, and a pair of purple jade bracelet straps are already a little loose on the wrist.

Concubine Xian respectfully stood in front of the couch and bowed to the queen and made a big salute: "The concubine invites the queen's mother Zhaoyi Jin'an, and the mother will be happy for a thousand years." "Excuse me, what are you doing with these cumbersome gifts every year, Suqin, give Sister Xian a seat." The queen half sat up and brushed her hand to stop Concubine Xian.

The queen's red phoenix eyes were still soft and charming, and her eyes swept over the slightly old-fashioned royal blue violet flower large-sleeved robe and tortoiseshell jewelry on the head of the virtuous concubine with a smile. Concubine Xian is the earliest concubine in Zhao Jing's mansion, a few years older than the official family, and she has always done her best to serve Zhao Jing. I also had a pregnancy when I was in the prince's mansion earlier, but I had a miscarriage and has been childless.

Now Concubine Xian's body is gradually plump, and there are already some fine lines on her forehead and eyes. She is not very good-looking, but she is virtuous and filial. After Zhao Jing married Chen Miaorong as the crown princess, she greeted her in the morning and served carefully, and she did not make the slightest mistake for many years. When Zhao Jing ascended the throne and became emperor, Empress Chen personally gave her the Golden Treasure Seal and was canonized as a virtuous concubine.

The official family also remembered the old love, although the virtuous concubine was no longer there, she always went to her palace once a month to sit or stay overnight. Concubine Xian has never left a good-looking beauty to accompany and invite pets in her palace like Concubine Shu. Every day, I either go to the Crane Year Palace and Zhaoyang Hall to serve the Queen Mother, or raise flowers in my palace and sit idly.

For these reasons, Queen Miao Rong also treated her differently. Seeing that she was sitting in front of the couch with a slight lean, he asked her with a smile: "I heard that my sister has been chanting for her old man in the harem for the past two days, why did she come to me today." I think the three hundred times of the Queen Mother's Lengyan Sutra have been enshrined? ”

"Back to Niangniang's words, the scriptures of the Queen Mother are still being enshrined, and the concubines have some trivial matters to play today. The concubine also knew that Niangniang had always been the most annoying, but Niangniang was the master of the harem, and the concubine still came to ask Niangniang to show her how cheap to behave. ”

Concubine Xian said, and took out a piece of crimson pink wax flower and bird pattern paper full of words from her big sleeve, "This is the new talent and the residence of the palace. Except for a few talented officials who personally pointed to the palace, the rest of the people and other concubines have been assigned at their discretion, and they also asked the mother to see if there is anything that needs to be changed. ”

"What's so nice about this, you just look at the assignment of these things. That's it, you are also a concubine of Zhengyipin now, so you don't have to be so restrained in everything. Take it and I'll take a look. The queen shook her head, stretched out her hand to take the paper presented by Concubine Xian, and casually browsed it.

"There is actually a talented person who has been promoted. Zhiting Palace is remote, and Yuyi was also my companion when I entered the Prince's Mansion, but now I live there alone. Since the official family has been promoted to the title of the Jin family, why is it placed in such a cold palace? The queen pointed to the paper and asked Concubine Xian.

The concubine didn't understand what the official family meant, and it was just a whim when she thought about it. You know that the temperament of the official family is eclectic, so I think you are referring to it at will. Concubine Xian carefully replied as she pondered her words.

"Yao Jieyu just left in the palace of Concubine Shu, and two more talented people entered. Do you think your palace is too deserted and not lively? The queen looked at the names of the others with a disapproving mouth.

Concubine Xian looked left and right and lowered her voice: "The Yan family's mother who went to Yuxiu Palace is the daughter of Lord Cheng Liu in the imperial history, and Concubine Shu is a distant cousin. Su is the concubine of Huaizhou Governor Shi, who is good friends with Song Shangshu and has always been close. I think it's dotted. ”

"Huh~" The queen sneered, "Zhu Baohua is going to do these things again by inviting favors from new beauties, first leaving the Yao family to envelop the official family in Yuxiu Palace, and then colluding with Song Zhaoyi." Now that the Yao family has been promoted, Jieyu has moved to the palace to live separately, this is because she is afraid that the official family will lose its freshness and go to her palace.

Now that she has attracted these two talents, why doesn't she want to think about the fact that she is the only one in the harem who has given birth to a prince, don't say that she is beautiful, but she is old and decrepit, and Changtai is there, and the official family always values her. is also a mother, and she still cares so much about these graces and false names.

Where are the two new talents, she is not afraid of intrigue and miasma, and she really has this leisure. That's it, let her toss. It's Yuzhen, you, who have no children now, and you're getting older. Dressed up like this all day. Even if the official family remembers the old love, he only goes to your palace once or twice a month.

Now I'm better, now my body is not as good as one (day), if I am not there one day, who do you and Yuyi rely on? After all, the official family is a man, and it is common to be greedy for the new and dislike the old. You don't have a few people around, and if someone gives birth to a boy and a girl, you can also keep it in your name. Are you waiting to snub the white head in the palace? ”

"The concubine is dead" Concubine Xian stood up in a panic, and hurriedly bowed down in front of the queen's couch and cried, "Niangniang is in her prime, and she has always been open-minded, but now she is only a little lacking in spirit, how can she say such an unlucky word." In addition, the official family has a deep relationship with the mother, and there is also Emperor An under his knees. Ask the mother to relax and recuperate, and don't think about depression. ”

Her tears rained down like rain, and she couldn't stop meeting on the ground, and even the tortoiseshell hairpin on her head slipped down. There was a mist in the queen's phoenix eyes, and she turned her head to Su Qin and said sharply, "What are you still doing in a daze, don't help Concubine Xian Niangniang up." Su Qin and Su Yue tearfully helped Concubine Xian to the chair and sat down.

Concubine Xian raised her head and looked at the queen with tears in her eyes, her eyes full of pleading. Although the ground was covered with a thick Fanbang felt blanket and was not injured, it also made his forehead red, swollen and gray, which was very funny.

The queen looked at her and chuckled, "Look at your appearance, Suqin, order someone to fetch water to serve Concubine Xian's makeup." Okay, okay, don't cry either. I'm just talking, it's also the incompetence of these doctors. I asked for a pulse all day and said that there was no disease, maybe I was really worried. ”

"The Tai Hospital gathers all the national doctors, and since they all say that the mother is fine, she is naturally fine." Concubine Xian took out a silk handkerchief from her sleeve and said with half of her face twitching: "The concubine said something arrogant, since the official family ascended the throne and accepted Song Zhaoyi and others into the palace, the mother was somewhat unhappy in her heart. But he refused to speak to others, so he naturally accumulated some depression.

At first, it was just a little depressed, and then gradually I lost my diet and my body was cleared. The mother will not look at the face of the official family, but also at the face of the heirs. There is an emperor and an emperor, and there will naturally be a prince after (Japan). Now the official family still respects Niangniang, and Niangniang must seize the opportunity. ”

Su Qin saw that Empress Miaorong's face gradually became sorrowful, and her face became more and more pale in the light and shadow. Standing behind the queen and glaring at Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian was unmoved, still choking and babbling.

Su Yue hurriedly held a celadon white ground bowl with a red carved lacquer tray: "Niangniang has spent a lot of energy, I think I am tired." In the afternoon, the bird's nest soup was not yet used, so the slave ordered it to be simmered for three hours, adding some frosting sugar and a little pear juice. Let's try to see how it tastes. ”

The queen stretched out her hand to take the porcelain cup, uncovered it, took a sip with a small silver spoon, bowed her head and muttered for a long time. A face as pale as a pear blossom looked uncertain in the mist. Suddenly, he said, "That's it, take this note back." I will go down according to your arrangement and move to the palace tomorrow. After moving to the palace, they handed over their names to the dormitory, and if the official family was interested, they would be presented. ”

"The concubine obeyed the instructions of the mother, and the mother was also lacking, so the concubine did not dare to disturb and retired." Concubine Xian stood up, took the note, and walked respectfully, Wanfu bowed her head, and slowly withdrew from the door.

"This virtuous concubine is really, every time she comes to invite An to see her, she has to cry like this, what she knows is that she is worried about her mother, and she thinks that she has been wronged by her mother every time." Su Qin saw that Concubine Xian had retreated, so she said angrily to Su Yue.

"Shut up, who allowed you to talk about concubines in vain?" The queen glared at Suqin and reprimanded. Su Yue hurriedly came up and gently rubbed the queen's shoulder: "Niang Niang forgive her, this girl still thinks she is in our Chen Mansion, and she can't change her bad character after all these years." ”

Su Yue's fleshy hands were warm and soft, and she pressed them very moderately. Queen Miaorong closed her eyes slightly and twisted her body comfortably on the couch: "Suqin, I have protected you in this palace all these years, and you have never suffered a loss." When I went out to see him, they were all full of smiles and flattery, and they were all in charge of the palace order, and they were still so rough. You're too far worse than Su Yue. ”

Su Qin glanced at Su Yue, although she was not young, she showed the innocent and lively little maid in the house. smiled and said, "The lesson of the mother is that the slave is guilty." But the slave just couldn't see the dejected look of the virtuous concubine, and the slave always felt that she was a little restless. ”

The corners of the queen's lips hooked slightly, revealing a shallow smile, "Yo, you stupid girl can see it, but you want to come to this palace but you are stupid?" Well, I told you that you don't understand. I'm not here anymore, so I have to mention you more. ”

"Lady!" Su Qin's face turned white, and she fell to the ground on her knees with a plop, thinking that she was in a hurry, and even shouted out her former name in the mansion. Su Yue glanced at her fiercely and knelt down. The purple-clothed palace commander in the palace on weekdays (days) was terrified, and the poor Baba looked at Queen Miaorong like a lost dog.

Empress Chen looked at the two girls who had been with her since childhood, and suddenly shook her hands and laughed. The flower branches trembled like silver bells, "Hurry up, get up, you two are going to die like this, hahahaha~~~~."

Okay, okay, Concubine Xian just left, and you two came to kowtow again. Let's do something serious, Ah Yue, you go to Zhiting Palace to inform Fang Wanyi and teach her to come to me after dinner. Ah Qin, you should find an excuse to go out and deliver a letter to my father later, remember not to be discovered. “

After Queen Miaorong finished speaking, she leaned on the yellow satin embroidered dragon and phoenix soft pillow and closed her eyes without saying a word, and fell asleep in a moment. Su Qin took a thin quilt and gently covered it with her, stared at the queen who was snorting faintly for a long time, and quietly withdrew with Su Yue.