Chapter Ninety-Three: The Impact of the New Deal 1
Xuanzong's new policy has not yet been implemented among the civil and military officials, but the influence of its implementation in the palace is slowly beginning to appear.
"Niangniang, do you think the queen will invite us to the imperial garden to enjoy the flowers?" Zhiyao said to Sun Guifei, and Sun Guifei said: "The queen mother will let us go, what tricks can we play?" Zhiyao said: "I haven't figured out what happened last time, and the slave maid is always unsteady in her heart. ”
Sun Guifei said: "Okay, don't be suspicious all the time, we are afraid of something." Zhiyao said: "Niangniang, the insidious cunning in this palace has to be guarded against, we don't want to provoke but people will find the door." ”
"Zhiyao, come over and see how the eyebrows of this palace are drawn?" Sun Guifei said to Zhi Yao, Zhi Yao stepped forward to look at it and said: "Niangniang's clever drawing naturally has nothing to say, unlike those masters who will not do anything and will be bad." ”
After reading it, Zhiyao returned to the bedside and then made up Sun Guifei's bed, Sun Guifei picked up the bronze mirror and looked at herself in the mirror, and said to Zhiyao while drawing: "You don't refer to Sang and scold Huai, come and comb the hair of the palace." In this way, won't this palace also become a bad person in your mouth? ”
"Niangniang, you know that the slave maid doesn't mean this, and you still play tricks on the slave maid." Zhi Yao said coquettishly.
Sun Guifei said with a smile: "Okay, it's not too early to come over." "Well, the slave is coming." Zhiyao also made the bed at this time.
Zhiyao stretched out his hands and gently scattered Sun Guifei's coiled long hair, protected the long hair with one hand, picked up the wooden comb from the table with the other hand, and carefully combed it.
"Mother, your hair is getting softer and smoother, and the slave likes it so much." Zhiyao said, and Sun Guifei said with a smile: "The soft hair has half of your function, thanks to your skillful hands." ”
While speaking, Yao had already recoiled Sun Guifei's hair and inserted various golden hairpins in her hair. Sun Guifei looked at the golden hairpin on the top of her head and felt a little complicated, and after a little thought, she said to Zhi Yao: "Zhi Yao, take off one of the golden hairpins on the head of the palace." ”
Zhiyao carefully took off the hairpin, looked at Sun Guifei in the bronze mirror, and said: "Niangniang, the slave always feels that she needs something to decorate it to look good, so it looks too plain." ”
Sun Guifei picked up the bronze mirror and looked at it and said, "This palace also thinks so, but this palace doesn't want to bring a golden hairpin." The master and servant fell into deep thought.
"Huh!" Zhiyao suddenly shouted, and then said to Sun Guifei: "Niangniang, since you don't want to wear a golden hairpin, but you have to decide what to do on your head, why don't you use the flowers on the table to pick a few more to decorate it?" ”
Sun Guifei said: "Do you mean the red plum placed by the window?" ”
Zhiyao nodded and said: "A few days ago, it was Lamei, but yesterday the Siyuan Bureau should have come over and replaced it." "Well, you can figure out a solution." Sun Guifei said.
Without waiting for Sun Guifei's orders, Yao had already left the inner room and came to the place by the window in the living room, "Why is it still Lamei?" It stands to reason that it should be red plums. Zhiyao muttered to himself suspiciously, stepped forward and hugged the blooming plum in his arms.
"Niangniang is still Lamei, and the slaves and maids of the Hongmei Siyuan Bureau did not exchange it. Why don't the slaves go and ask them what is going on? Zhi Yao said fullly, "Forget it, it's better to have than nothing," Sun Guifei said.
Zhiyao put the plum on the side of the dresser and chose the most colorful flower and said, "Niangniang, do you see this flower?" Sun Guifei looked at it and nodded with satisfaction.
Zhiyao held the petals with one hand, picked up the scissors with the other hand, and gently cut the branches at the roots, and cut off a small section of the branches, Zhiyao put down the scissors, and soaked the branches of the plum in his hands into the water and scrubbed them carefully with a square towel, for fear that a little water would splash on the petals.
After washing, Zhiyao picked up another unsoaked square towel to wipe the water off the branches, and then beautifully inserted it on Sun Guifei's head.
"Niangniang, do you see beauty?" Zhiyao picked up the bronze mirror on the table and put it in front of Sun Guifei, Sun Guifei was very satisfied when she saw that she was beautiful and refined in the mirror, and said to Zhiyao with a smile: "You still have a lot of ghost ideas." ”
With Sun Guifei's praise, Yao's heart was happy, Zhiyao picked up the scissors and cut the plum blossoms and opened them, washed and dried the plum blossoms and inserted them on Sun Guifei's head.
Sun Guifei was very happy to see Yao, who was so happy that she didn't praise her, and she was also very happy when she won the praise of her master.
Concubine Sun Guifei changed her clothes, and with the help of Yao De, she walked out of Xianfu Palace.
"Niangniang, have you felt that the flowers and trees in the palace have been uncared for for many days?" Zhiyao said, and Sun Guifei asked, "How did you find out?" Hongu thinks it's good. ”
Zhiyao said: "Niangniang, have you seen it? As he spoke, he pointed to a few pots of chrysanthemums next to him and said, "Niangniang, you see that these pots of chrysanthemums have been blown away by the wind, and there are not many petals left, why is there no one to take care of them at this hour." Niangniang, you see that the green willows in that corner are blown by the wind and no one prunes them, so it is said that these are the things of the Siyuan Bureau, why is it delayed. ”
"The slave maid still has a little doubt that the melons and fruits are not as diligent and tender as in the past," Zhiyao said, and Sun Guifei said: "Don't think about it, it's not twice a day, it's not less than ours, isn't it?" ”
"Niangniang, you don't know, the Siyuan Bureau sent it twice. However, the melons and fruits that should have been delivered at the end of the day were delivered at the end of the day, and the latter time was even more outrageous. Such a new thing must not be good for the mother to eat it. Zhiyao said.
Sun Guifei said as she walked: "This palace is not so delicate, I don't think it was so delicate before, isn't it still good?" Zhiyao said unconvinced: "Now is not the same as before, Niangniang must raise her body and give birth to a prince for Daming." ”
Sun Guifei said shyly: "Okay, you Yao, the palace that is not ashamed to speak blushes for you." Zhiyao didn't speak, just smiled vigorously.
After laughing, Zhi Yao became serious and said: "Niangniang, is this matter related to the matter of the imperial news office two days ago?" Sun Guifei said with some doubts: "What does it have to do with the Imperial News Office?" ”
Zhiyao said: "A few days ago, there were many elderly eunuchs and palace ladies kneeling in the imperial palace, crying and shouting that the earth was not miserable. Sun Guifei said in horror: "Why is this? ”
Zhiyao said: "I heard that these old eunuchs and palace ladies were driven out of the palace to replenish the treasury, so that there would be fewer people and some work would be difficult to continue." ”
Sun Guifei said: "I have heard of this palace and never thought about it, but it is true, Zhiyao, how many people are going to leave Xianfu Palace this time?" Zhiyao said happily: "Thanks to Niangniang's blessing, none of the people in our Xianfu Palace are here." ”
Concubine Sun Guifei said for the rest of her life: "That's good, that's good, otherwise this palace will be uncomfortable for a while, you say that you are all people who watch every day, wouldn't it be uncomfortable to leave." ”
"Niangniang Bodhisattva has a heart, and even God cares for her. Do you know that? There is not a single old man in Xianfu Palace, all of them are little eunuchs and palace maids. Zhiyao said.
Sun Guifei said: "This is very good, they are still young, they are quick with their hands and feet, they know etiquette, and they will not rely on the old man to sell the old palace, and they like this the most." Zhiyao said: "Niangniang doesn't know, what you said is right." But the old eunuch stayed in the palace for a long time, and the stewards everywhere had more or less the 'friendship of working together' in the past, so they would let them go in the hair and rice, and take the clothes of the season, in short, they would bring a lot of benefits to the palace where they were on weekdays. ”
"It's not a blessing for Saion to lose his horse, and now the people in our palace are all happy together, isn't it very good." Sun Guifei said with satisfaction.
"It's still the mother's generosity, but the slave is a little cautious." Zhiyao said.
"Don't think too much about it, it's not easy to take care of this family, and you have to take care of everything. These Hongu are not as good as you. Sun Guifei said.
Zhiyao didn't speak anymore and helped Sun Guifei to the Imperial Garden.