094 The Battle of the Harem
"See the emperor to solve your worries, I don't know that the emperor is here, please forgive the emperor!" Hua Rongying knelt on the ground, and after a while, the emperor came back to his senses.
He looked at the figure in front of him, as if he had traveled through time, somewhat familiar, but very sentimental.
"Get up. The emperor walked past Hua Rongying, walked to the couch alone, and carefully studied the fragrance of tea on the table.
"You did this?" the emperor asked knowingly.
"Yes. I have nothing to do, so I practice my craft. Hua Rongying replied respectfully, but did not dare to raise his head at all.
The emperor looked at the brown color, there was a cloud of smoke floating on it, and there was a bright light in the haze, which was elegant and fragrant.
The emperor picked up a cup of tea and tasted it carefully, and suddenly, he closed his eyes, as if he was enjoying the taste very much.
When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were full of mist, his hair trembled, and he seemed to have endless emotion and attachment. The majestic face instantly aged a lot.
Hua Langying was so frightened that she fell to her knees, and fell heavily on the ground, not daring to make a sound.
"Who taught you this tea?" the emperor choked up a little and sniffed.
At this time, the emperor was just an ordinary old man, but he showed his most vulnerable side in front of Hua Langying.
It's not that the boy doesn't flick when he has tears, it's just that he hasn't reached the point where he is sad and his soul is broken.
"It's Jiang Wuyan, the mother who relieves her worries. The flower shadow replied faintly.
At this time, when the emperor heard this name, he frowned, but did not say anything. He suppressed his emotions a little, and returned to his usual solemn majesty.
"The craftsmanship is good, it's really ingenious. This compliment was not stained with any emotion.
Hua Langying couldn't help but wonder what Fang Cai had seen and heard, could it be that this was the self-defense of a high-ranking person?
No matter how lonely he is, how sad he is, how many stories he has, he will never let himself be presumptuous for three seconds. Because once a person has a weakness, he can no longer be indestructible!
Emperor Xie praised him. β
The emperor looked at the familiar face and said no more. When he spoke again, it was nothing more than a few words of advice to Hua Langying.
When he was about to turn around and leave, the emperor turned around and said: "The prince's instructions are good, you can serve the queen mother in the palace well, I believe you will win the queen mother's favor." β
Immediately afterwards, the emperor left the queen mother's palace without looking back.
Recalling the emperor's strange behavior, Hua Rongying had a few doubts in her heart, could it be that there was some ulterior secret in this? Intuition told her that this matter was an old matter that could not be revisited for both the emperor and the queen mother. If she is not careful, her head will fall to the ground, so she has to be careful.
After a while, the crown prince Mu Qin also came to the queen mother's palace.
In the past few days, Mu Qin has personally helped pass the meal, which is enough to prove how filial he is to the Queen Mother, and how good the Queen Mother has been to him since childhood.
was spreading the dishes, Mu Qin's hand unconsciously put together with Hua Langying's hand, Hua Langying felt the warmth from the man's hand, and quickly withdrew his hand.
This move made Mu Qin very dissatisfied.
He didn't say anything, just asked, "What's going on in the palace today?"
Hua Langying leaned to this head and smiled faintly: "Why did His Highness ask like this? The emperor came up once today, and nothing else happened." β
After listening, Mu Qin frowned and was silent, and after a long time, he asked, "What can my father say?"
Hua Rongying shook her head, she continued to lower her head, quietly preparing everything for the Queen Mother's meal.
"Zuo is just a few words of advice to serve the Queen Mother and the like. β
Mu Qin nodded, Hua Rongying glanced up at him, and stopped talking.
There are some people she will never be able to see, but she will not force them.
After a few more days, the Queen Mother was fine. On this day, unlike in the past, all the concubines came early in the morning to greet the Queen Mother.
Hua Langying was waiting for tea on the side, although there was no expression on his face, he was quietly listening to all this in his heart.
Although Chen Guifei is the highest concubine in the palace and the oldest, she does not show off at all. On the contrary, it is a little more demure and decent, so it has always been quite popular with the Queen Mother.
As for the other two high-ranking maiden-Concubine Li Shufei and Ling Yi Niangniang, they were not so calm. Especially Ling Yi Niangniang, who has always had the most anxious temper.
"After these days, the Queen Mother is finally well, and it is not in vain that I have been chanting scriptures and reciting Buddha for many days. Amitabha!" Ling Yi Niangniang finished speaking, clasped her hands together and chanted words in her mouth.
Although the Queen Mother knew it in her heart, she said with a smile: "You kid, it's hard for you to have a heart." β
If you really respect the Queen Mother, why don't you feed medicine to the front end of the soup every day?
But no one else is stupid, who can't see it with a clear eye? Hua Langying secretly thought in her heart, no wonder Mu Jun would be like this, if he really has a mother and a son.
Immediately following the Queen Mother's words, Ling Yi Niangniang laughed and said: "Queen Mother, after you are well today, it can be described as a happy event!"
After hearing this, the Queen Mother looked at the concubines with great interest: "Oh, what else is good? β
As soon as the words fell, Ling Yi Niangniang immediately said: "Queen Mother, in a few days, the emperor will accept a new concubine, that is really a beauty!"
"It's just that new concubine, where is the great thing?" The Queen Mother shook her head and smiled, she said this just to appease the jealousy in the hearts of the concubines present.
Originally, it was common for the emperor to accept new concubines, but in the eyes of these concubines, it was very different. Among them, it may be that a few families are happy and a few are sad, since Ling Yi mentioned this stubble, it means that many people also think so.
After this time, Concubine Li Shu, who was seated by Ling Yi Niangniang, also smiled, and she said softly and slowly: "Queen Mother, don't you know, our new girl is the goddess on the altar that day, beautiful as a fairy, very comparable!"
Hua Rongying looked up at Concubine Li Shu, she always doesn't participate in topics easily, but once she participates, she must be quiet and quickly achieve her goal.
This is where she is smarter than Ling Yi Niangniang.
As soon as these two people sang and harmonized, she frowned in dissatisfaction, and she said in a deep voice: "It's just a singer, and she can serve the king with beauty? β
As soon as these words came out, no matter how dissatisfied the people here were, they had to consider the words of the Queen Mother. It was the Queen Mother who knew that there were many rights and wrongs in the harem, so she did not chill those people.
"Sisters, there is another sister in this *, so we have to get along well, don't make trouble for the emperor. These words came from the mouth of Chen Guifei, and at first glance there was nothing wrong with it, but the people at the scene all had their own thoughts.
Although Concubine Chen Guifei is the eldest and highest-ranking concubine in the palace, it is inevitable that someone will not admit defeat.
The most unconvinced, one is Ling Yi Niangniang, and the other is Li Shufei.
"Yo ΜSister Guifei's words are really wonderful, isn't it possible that our sisters are not worry-free? Since there is a newcomer, they are naturally sisters of the same family. Ling Yi Niangniang is clever, but she is very unconvinced in her heart, is it difficult for her to be a good person?
At this time, Concubine Li also hurriedly accosted: "Sister is really troublesome." Under the discipline of my sister all these years, how can there be any restless people?* Whether it is good or not, it is all up to my sister. What else is there to worry about my sister? My sisters are all looking forward to my sister!"
This is like playing with a spear, firstly, it is to satirize Chen Guifei's dominance in the palace for many years, and secondly, it is to say that if he has any palace discord at sunset, it will all be due to Chen Guifei's improper discipline; third, it is a secret irony that Chen Guifei is worried that someone will not listen to the discipline and move some crooked thoughts.
Chen Guifei stretched out her hand to support her head, as if she was a little powerless, and said with a wry smile: "Sisters, I don't know, over the years, I have become more and more useless, even if I dare not live up to the emperor's trust to manage the harem, there are some places beyond the reach of the whip, and it is inevitable that there will be negligence." β
It's a wonderful remark that someone doesn't listen to discipline.
The Queen Mother listened on the side, but her expression was faint, and there was still a loving smile on the corner of her mouth, and she took a sip of tea unhurriedly.
After putting down the teacup, the Queen Mother said: "The mourning family knows that the concubine has worked hard over the years, and the two of you have also worked hard to assist the concubine in managing the harem. I believe that there will be harmony in the future. Well, after talking for a long time, the mourning family is now not as good as in the past, and it is tired. Kneel in peace. β
Then, under the leadership of Chen Guifei, all the concubines followed and left.
After that, Hua Langying still slowly poured tea for the Queen Mother. Lack is just an excuse for the Queen Mother, she just thinks those concubines are too noisy, and she doesn't want to get involved.
"Queen Mother, this tea is a freshly picked black tea, seeing that it is almost winter, this tea is the best to warm the spleen and stomach and refresh the stomach. Why don't you taste it?" said that, Hua Langying sent the tea to the Queen Mother, and after the Queen Mother took it, she didn't drink it, but put down the teacup.
She took the flower and sat down beside her, smiling gently.
"Good boy, you are a clever and clever man, and naturally you know my thoughts. The last thing the mourning family wanted was that the emperor actually accepted the goddess of that day as a concubine. The Queen Mother's eyes wandered, as if she was recalling the incident.
Also, the Queen Mother went through the edge of life and death that day, and now that the truth has not been clarified, the emperor accepted a person of unknown origin into the harem, and it is understandable that the Queen Mother has a mustard.
Hua Langying meekly put her hands on the side of the Queen Mother's knees, and slowly thrashed her rheumatic legs.
"The Queen Mother will make fun of Xie Wei, you are the Lafayette in the palace, and the most charitable person in the world, where does Xie Wei know your thoughts? This world is the emperor's, and the beauties are naturally the emperor's. β
Hua Langying's words were euphemistic, but the Queen Mother was happy in her heart.
"You kid, you're a sweet-mouthed kid. According to you, should a good child like you also belong to the heavenly family?" The Queen Mother's words seemed like a joke, but it was more like a temptation.
Hua Rongying panicked suddenly, her expression first tensed, and then slowly pursed a sweet smile.
"You know that you are making fun of me, I am a citizen of Fucang, and I am deeply protected by the royal family, so I am naturally the emperor's child!"
The Queen Mother laughed, she lightly tapped the tip of Hua Ying's nose, and did not ask any more questions after all.