Chapter 52
Concubine Chen changed her previous style of ignoring the queen Meiru, and greeted the queen as soon as she saw her.
"I heard that the queen mother is not feeling well these days, and it is rare to see the queen mother, it is really good to be happy today," Concubine Chen said with a smile from afar.
The unusual, enthusiastic Concubine Chen, really made Queen Meiru a little surprised, she stopped her steps, doubtful in her heart, but her face was silent, "In early spring this year, I heard that there are a lot of flowers in the imperial garden, and this palace will come to take a look."
While speaking, there were already concubines who saw the queen and Concubine Chen together.
Accustomed to Concubine Chen's domineering attitude towards the queen, now that the two incompatible women are standing together so harmoniously, Concubine Chen seems to be very interested, which makes the concubines curious, and they basically came to listen to the news under the banner of asking for peace to the queen Meiru.
I never thought that Concubine Chen only had a sharp look, and those concubines left obediently.
Mei Ru realized that Concubine Chen had something to say to herself alone.
"Sister Concubine Chen, thank you for worrying, the palace has not come out for many days, the sun is just right today, just accompany the palace for a walk" Mei Ru said gently.
The words were appropriate and the demeanor was calm, which made Concubine Chen suddenly a little jealous.
This concubine of Meifu has never been in her eyes at all, just imagine, a concubine who is not of high background and is called by the concubine as a maid at every turn, actually has such a good life, and easily becomes the queen who commands the harem. Sure enough, it is true that the environment creates people, and it has only been a long time, and this maid's gestures actually have the demeanor of the middle palace. actually had to "accompany" her for a walk, and before entering the palace, she wanted to be by her side, but she didn't even bother to give her a white eye.
Although she was angry in her heart, but because of something, Concubine Chen still forcibly maintained the enthusiasm she tried her best to create, "The queen is smart, and the concubine sighs to herself."
Mei Ru is still light and light, she doesn't know that behind this Concubine Chen's smiling face, she hates her to the bone.
In fact, before entering the palace, Concubine Chen had a lot of complaints about the two daughters of Meifu, and now the queen Mei Ru doesn't need to say it, at that time, she was a concubine who couldn't be on the stage.
Even Mei Shuang, the concubine of Mei Mansion, is the queen mother's designated queen candidate, which has always made Concubine Chen linger.
I never thought that a sudden accident would make Meishuang fall into the cold palace, and she declared that she was in a mess and had no possibility of turning over. For this reason, Concubine Chen once briefly dreamed of whether the position of the middle palace would be her turn. Concubine Chen has always believed that in terms of virtue and talent, she is not inferior to any golden branches and jade leaves, Meishuang is lucky to be favored by the Queen Mother, but her moral character is not as good as her.
It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, and the back position she wanted to wear finally fell to her, the concubine of Meifu, which greatly touched the sensitive nerves of all the concubines at that time.
Therefore, Concubine Chen has always hated Mei Ru for snatching the sword, and even felt that she was from a humble background and was not worthy of the rear position at all, and the sarcasm between these words never stopped.
It's intriguing to be so well-behaved today, and watch her perform.
Mei Ru looked ahead without squinting, with a smile on the corner of her lips, and walked slowly, not in a hurry or impatient, the meaning is obvious, if you don't take the initiative to speak, I don't bother to ask.
So, Mei Ru's calm and unhurried posture became a twelve-point deliberate in the eyes of Concubine Chen, as if Mei Ru was laughing at her arrogance of being willing to give up her dignity as a concubine to take the initiative to slap her.
Concubine Chen sneered in her heart, and asked you to hold the shelf, and see if you can hold it for a while.
After walking for a while, avoiding all the concubines, even the personal maids beside the two of them distanced themselves from them, and Concubine Chen pointed to the red peony blooming on the side of the road and smiled lightly, "Queen Mother, take a look at the demeanor of the king of flowers, this color, tsk, really matches the palace dress on the queen mother."
Concubine Chen's mouth is notoriously sweet, and the words "king of flowers" and "matching" made Mei Ru stop suddenly, even if she hadn't seen the peony yet, her heart was already as comfortable as drinking honey.
Following Concubine Chen's soft wattle, she saw that among the peonies in full bloom, a blooming peony was particularly eye-catching, and it actually bloomed a rare peony.
Mei Ru saw that the surprise was abnormal, this was a good omen, so she reached out and gently stroked the tender petals, and couldn't put it down.
The corners of Concubine Chen's lips curled slightly, a trace of disdain crossed her eyes, and she said sweetly, "Queen Mother, it's better for the concubine to pick this peony and put it on for Niangniang."
Today's Concubine Chen is so obedient and caring, Mei Ru thought about it for a while, nodded with a smile, "There is Sister Lao"
When Concubine Chen's fingers painted with bright red Kodan just touched the peony stalk, she was suddenly stunned and said, "Alas, why is it a peony?" ”
"What's wrong?" Seeing that Concubine Chen's face suddenly changed color, Mei Ru was a little strange.
Concubine Chen hesitated for a moment, "Which one is better for the concubine to pick?" ”
"Does it make a difference?" Mei Ru straightened her waist, her face was a little unsightly, and she felt that Concubine Chen's appearance was a little pretentious, and she said that she was making hairpins for me, but she still weighed the reason to shirk.
"Then the queen mother, which one do you like?" Concubine Chen asked with a smile.
Mei Ru casually pointed to the one on it.
Concubine Chen carefully took it off, and let Mei Ru sit down on the stone bench next to her, while carefully pinning it in the bun above her head.
After finishing the hairpin, after making sure that there was no problem, Concubine Chen smiled and clapped her hands, "It's really beautiful." ”
Then, he turned around, decisively pinched off the remaining flower, tore it up and threw it on the ground.
Mei Ru frowned and wondered, "What's wrong?" It's a pity to fold this good flower. ”
Concubine Chen smiled, "Queen Mother, hairpin peony is no problem, but it is important to have a hairpin and peony." Peony is the king of flowers, and the queen complements each other. It's just that although this peony is born from the same root, the queen mother wears one that is just right, and the other one, if others pay attention to it and put it on like a mother, isn't it disrespectful to be compared with the mother? ”
"Born from the same root" and "side by side", such sensitive words made Mei Ru's heart sink suddenly, and the words were clear in and out.
According to Concubine Chen's temperament, if she hadn't found something, how could she have gone to her palace several times to ask if she was better.
Mei Ru took a deep breath, raised her hand to gently support the peony on her head, and smiled faintly, "Concubine Chen's words are serious, it's just a flower, what can you say?" The sisters in the palace are all beautiful on the hairpins."
Concubine Chen stared at Mei Ru's face, and just now she held Peony's hand, coupled with the slightly pursed corners of her lips, all showing her duplicity.
Concubine Chen smiled lightly, "Queen Mother, if someone takes a fancy to the peony on the head of Queen Mother, will Queen Mother take it off and give it away?" ”
Mei Ru's face suddenly changed color.
Concubine Chen raised her foot and stepped on the broken peony on the ground, and gently crushed it with her foot, "Queen Mother, no matter how beautiful this flower is, it has fallen to the ground, and it is not as good as the one you have on your head, so there is no need to be a pity." ”
Concubine Chen raised her feet and stood aside, the peony on the ground had been crushed by her like mud, the bright red juice was like blood, she sneered, "It seems disgusting now"
-- It's late at night, and the candles are still bright in the Weiyang Palace.
For Empress Meiru, it will be another sleepless night.
Concubine Chen's words were still ringing in her ears.
Mei Shuang is really back, and she is still entangled with the emperor, is this really said by the crow mouth before Concubine Chen, this Mei Shuang still has a chance to turn over?
Although I was puzzled by what Concubine Chen said, Concubine Chen's maid said it with a nose and eyes, and she couldn't believe it.
She hadn't heard anything about Meishuang since she was injured again in the last failed assassination attempt outside the palace. It is said that no news is the best news, but I didn't expect this news to be a bolt from the blue.
In the palace, the emperor who can turn his hands into clouds and cover his hands for rain is not the emperor, and now, if the emperor changes his mind, won't it cause a catastrophe?
The key is really as Concubine Chen said, so where will this Meishuang be now? And Concubine Chen's people have only seen Meishuang once.
Thinking of this, she could only put all her resentment on someone that night, and his dishonesty led to the loss of a precious opportunity.
She took a deep breath, anyway, she was about to go to the Jokhang Temple to pray for the Queen Mother, so she naturally wouldn't let go of the damn person who did her bad things.
- Clear sky, beautiful sun.
The morning sun releases a soft glow, and the air is full of flowers, which is really a rare good weather.
When she saw the concubines and palace maids and eunuchs under the leadership of the emperor, she was still a little nervous by this huge lineup.
Xiao Luo, who was standing in the front of Shi Ming's yellow dragon robe, next to him and standing a little further back was Queen Meiru, and the young women in the back should be Xiao Luo's concubines.
Everyone stood in their own position, some had calm faces, some had smiling lips, all of them were as beautiful as flowers, with the gust of breeze, only to see the clothes fluttering, and the crisp sound when the ring hit was also pleasant to the ear.
With so many wives, it's no wonder that when he saw the emperor that day, his eyes were faintly blue.
Mei Shuang's eyes lit up when she looked at Xiao Luo again.
Maybe the mood is related to the weather, under the gentle sunshine, the contours of the emperor's curvy face are obviously much softer, and the frozen aura of the whole person has faded a lot, at least, when he heard Gonggong Li say that people are coming, the look in his eyes softened a little.
Meishuang is a little relieved, the emperor is in a good mood, it is really good.
However, when Meishuang cleaned up her mood and mustered up the courage to appear in front of everyone, she suddenly became the focus of the audience.
There were the most surprised and puzzled eyes, but they all released the same signal, that is, who is this woman wearing a mask?
And Xiao Luo, when his originally soft eyes turned around and saw Mei Shuang with a silver swallowtail mask, he was stunned at first, and then his face became gloomy.
It's really "You have a good plan, I have a bridge and ladder", this woman's IQ really can't be underestimated. However, looking at this mask, Nangong Nuo's help is indispensable.
Then he said coldly, "What? Isn't this outfit unsightly? ”
Mei Shuang knelt down and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, it's true." ”