Chapter 31 The concubine invites

Zheng Guifei is the head of the four concubines, this palace Penglai Hall is difficult to describe in words, glass bead curtain gold and stone utensils, ice white porcelain carved jade pillow, everywhere golden and brilliant step by step bead curtain swaying, streamer to really call the three words Penglai Palace.

With such a palace, even the gods are afraid that they can live in it.

Got off the sedan chair and was invited into the palace by the palace people, Qin Shujiu and Su Die stepped into the Penglai Palace, and just when they stepped in, they were surprised by the golden brilliance of that eye, and Fang is pestle was at the door of the palace for a moment before entering. I don't know if I arrived early or late, but I couldn't see anyone in the palace, so the palace people just served tea and waited for the two to sit down and wait, and then retreated.

As soon as the palace people withdrew, Su Die got up and looked around, after all, this is Concubine Zheng's bedroom, it is really not a place where you can look around, Qin Shujiu called and signaled her not to come. However, Su Die's temperament is not the kind of quiet, just looked at her and smiled, "It's okay", and then looked at it again.

Everything in the palace is indeed not comparable to their four or five concubines, every place is so fine that they have never seen it, and after looking at it carefully, Su Die walked to a fan screen, which was finely made, inlaid in a vertical screen frame, and the arc down the screen frame firmly fixed the painting in it, and there was a support frame at the bottom, as long as you rotated, you could see two different scenes.

I thought it was just a painting, but I didn't expect it to be embroidered by needle and thread, one side of the screen is embroidered with winter cold snow stone pines and cypresses, and the other side is a midsummer beauty fluttering butterflies, two completely different scenes are embroidered on both sides of the same picture screen, the embroiderer who embroidered the picture screen is very good, such an embroidered picture screen can make Su Die like it very much, can't help rotating and looking up, is looking out of his mind, suddenly heard the palace people knock.

"The maidservant sees the concubine Niangniang."

After returning to his senses for a while, he knew that Zheng Guifei had arrived, and when he bowed to Qin Shujiu, Zheng Guifei had already entered the palace when he bowed, followed by Concubine Hou Xian, and then followed by Meng Xu. Before he got up, he had already looked at the future clearly, although he didn't know what Concubine Zheng meant, but it was indeed not the two of them who were invited.

After entering the dormitory, passing by them, Concubine Zheng Guifei looked at them and let them go, and then gave everyone a seat, and only got up after getting the order, and then found a place to sit down. Qin Shujiu is the lowest position here, so he should have chosen the lowest position. After all the concubines were seated, the palace people served refreshments, put the tea on the table, and waited for the tea and tea fruits to be put away.

"This is a new cake cake made by the Shang Food Bureau, sisters try it."

did not say the meaning of calling them first, but first let everyone taste the newly made pastries of the Shang Food Bureau, Zheng Guifei's intention was incomprehensible. I don't know what her intentions are, so I won't guess, I thanked her from what she meant, and Qin Shujiu took a piece of cake cake and tasted it.

It is worthy of the pastries sent to Penglai Palace, the taste is different, crispy and refreshing, and it melts in the mouth, which is indeed the best dim sum. After eating a quick snack and taking another sip of tea, Qin Shujiu did not rush to put down the teacup, but waited for everyone to put it down before following the crowd. The tea and snacks have been eaten, and after the teacup was just put down, Xu Cairen praised and smiled: "It is worthy of the pastry of the Penglai Palace, which is different, sweet but not greasy, crispy and refreshing, but it is the best in this pastry." ”

"Sister, everything in this Penglai Palace is of the highest quality." After Xu Cairen's words were finished, Concubine Hou Xian took a sentence with a smile, the tea lid in her hand gently plucked the tea in the cup, Concubine Hou Xian smiled: "The rest is not to mention just taking the tea, this is the snow bud of the border tribute, it is the tribute of the Great Yan Kingdom, there is only one plant above the snow of the Yan Country in the whole world, they pay tribute every year but only five pots, Your Majesty except for his own stay or reward the hussar general, the rest are given to my sister, sometimes even the queen mother." ”

After speaking, he looked at Concubine Zheng Guifei with a smile, and the envy in his eyes was real. But it's no wonder that Concubine Hou Xian is envious, after all, even the queen mother may not be able to have a reward, but every year Zheng Guifei is correct, this alone is enough to see that Liqing treats her differently.

also asked Concubine Hou Xian to say this, and Concubine Zheng Guifei smiled and said: "My sister is really joking, if the rewards in my palace are rare, they may not be much more than those in your palace." If you want to say that your majesty treats, it is not as good as your sister, who in our harem does not know that your majesty's favorite is your sister, as long as your sister asks a few times, your majesty will not agree. These words can make Concubine Hou Xian think of Liqing's kindness to herself, and her cheeks are flushed at the moment, but she is still as pitiful as the cardamom girl.

There are so many women in the harem, there must be something special in Liqing's heart that can be above these four concubines, listening to this noble and virtuous second concubine there, you say that I am nothing, anyway, there are a lot of such hypocrisy among the concubines. However, there was a person named Qin Shujiu who paid attention, and the second concubine of Guixian should be holding it, so when they spoke, Xu Cairen also looked at the beginning of the conversation and occasionally responded to a sentence or two. It's the dreamer, who hasn't opened his mouth since he entered the palace, but just smiled and watched.

She kept silent because she was not good at speaking, and Su Die simply didn't say anything because she was not good, but what about this dream? Since entering the palace, I have only heard her thank you a few words, and then I have never heard her voice, such a talented person has to pay attention to Qin Shujiu. pretending to eat tea, the afterglow of his eyes fell on Chen Shuyi from time to time, sitting there listening to the chatter of the second concubine Guixian, always with a smile in his eyes, and from time to time he pursed his lips and smiled a few times, although he never opened his mouth, but he also listened carefully.

In this palace, it is said that Miao Baolin is the most humble, and Mengcai is the most humble, so it seems that there is nothing wrong with it, modest and polite, gentle and demure, to be honest, if you want to see it, there is also a little bit of Queen Chen's shadow. In this harem, if Su Die is the most thoughtless, then this dream talent can be regarded as the most desireless, as long as he lives in peace every day, as for the others, it seems to be nothing in the eyes of this dream talent.

is more calm than her, who is cultivating herself in the name of Buddhism.

Such a person, no wonder Qin Shujiu was interested in her, and when she looked carefully, there was a sound of the teacup turning over, it turned out that Su Die was bored because she had been sitting for a long time and was not interested in the grace reward they were talking about, so she passed the time alone with the tea leaves, who knew that this one accidentally lost his mind and knocked over the tea bowl. This knock over is terrible, but the chatter in the hall stopped, and he also realized that he was wrong, Su Die hurriedly got up and then apologized, and Qin Shujiu also got up and knelt down behind Su Die.

Suddenly turned over the tea bowl but disturbed Zheng Guifei, and looked at the two kneeling down, Zheng Guifei did not speak, but her silence made people feel uneasy. lowered her head and didn't dare to look directly at Concubine Zheng, any direct glance at this time might make Concubine Zheng even more annoyed.

Because he didn't dare to look at it directly, he didn't know what the situation was now, to be honest, Qin Shujiu was still a little uneasy in his heart, and the two of them knelt like this for a while, and Zheng Guifei opened her mouth and said.

"Get up."

didn't blame but let them get up, Zheng Guifei's words made Qin Shujiu slightly confused in her heart, not only she was afraid that even Su Die felt incredible, she didn't get up but raised her head, and it wasn't until Zheng Guifei said it again that she stood up and apologized for Fang Cai's matter again. I thought that I should be punished for disturbing Zheng Guifei, but I didn't expect Zheng Guifei to bother with her, but let her get up so simply.

People were not punished, but they were still a little uneasy in their hearts, so they got up and peeked at Zheng Guifei, but they met her gaze, looked at Zheng Guifei and said with a smile: "Su Cairen is bored?" ”

Su Die didn't say a word when they spoke, so Zheng Guifei asked with a smile, but she didn't expect this Su Die to be a rectum, so she actually responded: "Yes, it's boring." ”

This person is also too casual, Zheng Guifei's words are laughing, but she can't answer like this, worried that Zheng Guifei will offend her because of Su Die's truthful words, but I didn't expect this Zheng Guifei to be angry, but smiled and said: "It is said that this Su Cairen's heart is the most straightforward, but I didn't expect it to be right, so direct that it reminds me of a person." ”

"Sister is right, but Sister Defei." I understand Concubine Zheng Guifei's mind the most, as soon as she said that, Concubine Hou Xian knew who she thought of at the moment, which made Concubine Zheng smile for her, pointing at her and smiling: "Sure enough, you know me best, but it's also, Concubine De was such a temperament when she first entered the palace, she said whatever she saw, and it was always by her temperament, but this made Your Majesty happy." Hey, it's been 12 years, and we're old. Speaking of the back, he sighed a little, shook his head and didn't know what he was sighing, this Zheng Guifei sighed just after saying that, Xu Cairen said.

"Where does the concubine look old, in the eyes of the concubine, she is still like a girl in the cardamom years." After a slight pause in his words, he thought about something again, and Xu Cairen continued: "Besides, the precipitation of more than ten years has been Your Majesty's favor for the ladies, how can it make the ladies' old age, and they are all radiant." Xu Luoxin's mouth can be regarded as sweet, and it can make Zheng Guifei smile after taking turns, take a tea bowl and take another sip of tea, Zheng Guifei said.

"But you can speak, and with a concubine like you who knows how to please people, you can make Your Majesty Longyan Shengyue happy."

"How do concubines know anything, these are all the teachings of the ladies." Zheng Guifei said a few good words, it was all because she taught her well, but it had nothing to do with the concubine herself.

Calling Xu Cairen's words was also a lot smoother, he took out Juan Pa from the cuff and wiped his lips slightly, Zheng Guifei said: "Calling a few sisters over today is nothing more than because of this winter fatigue, the body can't help but be lazy, and now the cold winter is about to pass is the season of recovery of all things, and the recovery of all things will call a few of you to accompany the palace to go out to step on the spring, but also stretch the muscles and bones of this lazy season, how do you feel about the younger sisters?" ”

"Niangniang said very much, the concubine should follow her."

"In that case, let's go up to the peach orchard, where the peach blossoms are said to be blooming."