Chapter 90: Once a Concubine

Good things don't go out, and evil things go thousands of miles, and the next morning, Xiaohong rushed in panting and shouted, saying that it was spread all over the palace:

The emperor and Prince Cheng openly competed for a woman outside the Qianyuan Palace in the middle of the night, and that woman was Su Ruoyun, who lived alone in the east!

Facing Xiaohong's panicked inquiry, Ruoyun didn't have the energy to answer at all, sat on the bed for a long time, then fell back into the quilt, and simply covered her head with the quilt.

Whether the choice was right or wrong, she herself could not know.

Fortunately, the emperor did not embarrass her, and the matter was quickly drowned in the battle of the king's return to Beijing.

In the fourth year of Tianhao, on April 27, the ground around the Yunshui Pavilion in the palace moved, and many houses were destroyed, but fortunately, the ground movement was short and slight, no one died, and several people were slightly injured.

In the fourth year of Tianhao, on April 28, King Yu led his troops from the Xihua Gate of the capital wearing armor and helmets, and officially triumphed as the winner of the battle to leave the country.

After Cheng Qing, the king of Cheng, properly handled the border pass and the departure of the country, he personally welcomed the return of the king, and at the same time escorted the two captured princes of the king.

The capital erected a fence, a flag, the horn sounded, the rain of flowers flew, although everyone was in awe of the king, but in the end it was a hero, the people welcomed the road, and the alleys were empty.

Rong Wangye Lu met the Qingping Sect and fell to Yao Huashan has not been found, and his deputy Shuyan was injured and returned, only to say that he was in a coma that day and did not know the whereabouts of the prince.

General Luo was attacked by Yao Huashan, and was killed by an arrow in the chaos, and was posthumously crowned as a general.

The "General Chen" on the general's book is a young man with clear eyebrows and a broad forehead.

Cheng Qinghe was wounded and withdrew from the battlefield early, but he was meritorious in defending Yunzhou City. was made a captain, Cheng Qinghe politely declined the reward, and continued to be a carefree idle son.

Xu Duwei of Yunzhou was dismissed from his post and escorted back to Beijing. The newly entered commander Zhang Yu once single-handedly raided behind the enemy, and the saint took a fancy to his talent and kept him in Beijing, and the official worship was under the command of Lord Wang, the commander of the capital garrison.

Yizhou Assassin Shi found that he was empty of façade work when he led the army to investigate in detail earlier, but in fact, he was negligent in governance and chaotic in and out, and now he is staying in his post to be punished.

Shazhou Yunzhou was hit hard, and the emperor ordered to rest and recuperate, and allocated grain and money to aid the two states. The barren land that has left the country is not reclaimed for reclaim, and the people who have left the country are appeased.

After the reward and punishment is the national mourning, and the whole country mourns the soldiers and people who died in the battle to leave the country. Destroying the country but leaving the country but dying a prince, no one can say whether he is happy or sad.

After years of turmoil, the emperor finally ordered a nationwide search for Qingping Sect personnel and a thorough investigation of the leaders.

On April 29, due to the death of Prince Rong, the palace suddenly moved, and the king returned to Beijing to be rewarded. The selection of women is stopped.

Summer warm house. Under the Divine Decree:

Xu Cuiwei, the daughter of Lord Xu, the secretary of the ministry, sealed Zhaorong, gave Caiwei Palace, and lived next to Mo Zhaoyi.

The queen of Lord Wang Han was gentle and polite, sealed and repaired, and gave Yuhua Palace.

Hu Shuer, the daughter of the Ministry of Rites, sealed Jieyu and gave Shu Changge.

Ding Yifang's family has a low status in business. It was supposed to be repatriated, and his family paid heavy taxes to the imperial court. Feng Baolin, give the gold pavilion.

Chu Rulan once made trouble in the east, so she only sealed the talented people and gave Xianglan a residence.

Chen Ke, a civilian woman, is beautiful and outstanding, and she is a beauty and is given Hanfang Palace.

In addition, each of them was crowned with a royal maid and a number of women, and the rest were repatriated for another marriage.

The princes and nobles of the right age who were waiting for the emperor's marriage kept an empty spot, but poor Wu Meiren was still delirious, but she had been submerged in the crowd.

Although she had already been mentally prepared, Ruo Yun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she heard a series of names without herself, she was still afraid of this high wall and deep palace.

Xiaohong couldn't bear to complain left and right, her own lady was obviously the most favored, but she was left behind.

The canonized women all sneered, but Xu Cuiwei cast a sympathetic look at Ruoyun, but Ruoyun read it, and there was a faint mixture of envy in her eyes.

She returned to the east room bored in the laughter, and was about to follow the team out of the palace, when an old man at the gate of the courtyard said in a sharp voice, "Su Ruoyun listens to the order", which made her stunned.

It was Changde who came with the support of someone, and a scroll of bright yellow holy decrees in her hand made her heart chuckle.

She hurriedly knelt down, thinking to herself that it was the last time Chu Rulan's incident reached the emperor's ears, or that the incident of meeting Cheng Qingxuan on the road that night made the emperor guilty, and he actually sent the chief administrator, Chang De, who had not recovered from his injuries, to sentence her?

Changde's leg injury was not healed, he was sweating profusely, and he unfolded the holy decree with trembling hands: "Su Ruoyun, the daughter of Su Xi, inherited the talent of a scholar, and was hired into the palace, and is now specially named a virtuous concubine, giving the number of clouds, giving cloth 100, gold and silver 100, giving a pair of jade Ruyi, and giving the palace of Chaolu, Qin this." ”

The fourth lady of Zhengyipin is now only Concubine De, and now she is named Concubine Xian, and Concubine De is on an equal footing!

Ruoyun's face was pale, and the emperor pushed her to the forefront so easily.

It wasn't until Changde stuffed the holy decree into her hand that she took a deep breath and kowtowed to thanksgiving.

Changde handed over the treasure book and jade plate stamped with gold seals, she squeezed it tightly, and she didn't know what to do in a panic.

"...... The old slave was ordered by the emperor to come, and his leg injury was inconvenient and late, and he asked the mother to forgive him. Changde bowed to her, Ruoyun hurriedly stretched out his hand to help, but Changde retreated in awe, and said, "Niangniang's golden branches and jade leaves, the old slave can't stand it." ”

Xiaohong, who was on the side, was overjoyed, and took advantage of the situation to hand over a piece of broken silver, and Changde accepted it with gratitude, and was supported by someone to lead the way.

Chaolu Palace, next to Zhaoyang Palace, was originally supposed to be the residence of the concubine who was the head of the four ladies, but now it was given to her to make her swagger to the end?

She sighed, afraid that she would not have a good life in the future.

"Miss, I didn't expect the emperor to be kind to you, now you are a concubine, one person is above ten thousand. In the future, Xiaohong will change her name to Niangniang! Xiaohong smiled and whispered in her ear.

Ruoyun's heart suddenly became cold, and she couldn't be happy.

The emperor has his intentions, and there must be.

The news of Su Ruoyun's being made a concubine spread instantly, and the original joke turned into envy and jealousy: there is no queen mother above, the queen position is in the air, and the four concubines in this queen/palace are the largest!

Ruoyun moved to Chaolu Palace, and even the palace maids and eunuchs who passed by were very attentive to her, but fortunately, the new concubines were busy moving and returning home, and no one had time to come to congratulate her.

Concubine De's face was naturally not good-looking, her opponent was not Wang Han or Hu Shu'er, but Su Ruoyun, who lived in the East Warm Pavilion and was closed! Not only that, but this woman actually seduced King Cheng and the emperor at the same time on the night of the earth's movement!

It stands to reason that the new concubine wants to take the initiative to visit the old palace concubine, but Ruoyun hasn't had time to meet Concubine De, under the second holy decree.

In the past few days, the whole army was rewarded, the state funeral was completed, and the dinner was set in the Ronghua Palace behind the Golden Palace, which was a state banquet.

After receiving the holy decree, she suddenly realized that the reason why the emperor made her a concubine was probably to deliberately let her participate in this state banquet, and the state banquet will be attended by the ministers and princes in Beijing.

When she faintly felt bad, she was already covered with a heavy brocade robe and a large-sleeved shirt.

Xiaohong specially tied a wig to cover her hair not long enough, and also filled her with Zhu Hai jewelry.

Dressed in splendid red clothes and falling to the ground, with beautiful lips, she looked at herself in the mirror, the emerald stone chain around her neck flashed, and she seemed to be in a dream in a trance.

"Concubine Xian has arrived."

With the eunuch's announcement, the heavy bead curtain was lifted, she lowered her head and couldn't see her feet, and walked out from behind the Ronghua Palace step by step, until now she realized that she was now a concubine, the emperor's concubine.

Changde was not there, and a little father-in-law came over to ask her to put on her wrist, and only then did she get to the hall, and the brocade clothes, gold and silver utensils in front of her were already lit up.

Two rows of princes and ministers sat in a row, led by Lord Luo, who did not appear last time, Lord Luo was old and sick, and was thin and old, but the solemn and sharp color between his eyebrows made his straight body add majesty.

Beside Lord Luo was Lord Hu of the Ministry of Rites, and when he saw her coming, he turned his face impatiently, as if he was upset that his daughter did not have a concubine.

Lord Xu, the secretary of the Ministry at the back, looked respectful, and then Lord Gu was eating the scones on this plate with a leisurely expression.

On the other side, the chief is Bai Ze, who has not been seen for a long time, the silver-white armor on his body shines in the wine jug, a pair of bright eyes are bent into crescent moons, and the paleness on his face due to pain has long been swept away.

Now, Bai Ze is a hero, a general, and in this country, it is above ten thousand people under one person, and she was led to her place with only a faint glance.

Concubine De had already pretended to be sitting in danger, but when she saw her coming, she still pulled the corners of her mouth lightly, whether she was an enemy or a friend, and she still didn't know whether she was a friend.

Ruoyun smiled back, and Concubine De bowed slightly with reassurance.

On the other side of the dragon seat, the submissive and timid Princess Rong Yuyun was sitting alone, and she never dared to look up at this grand scene.

Ruoyun felt that her head was getting heavier and heavier, as if she was going to let Zhu Hai fall to the ground when she moved, she didn't dare to come out, so she could only sit upright like Concubine De.

I am afraid that the news of being named a concubine has spread all over the capital, and when I think that this matter is known to all the people in the palace, my heart is beating drums.

Looking at it again, Bai Ze's smile almost became a bitter smile, and Cheng Qingsu, who was neat and neat behind him, said a few words to him with a straight face, Bai Ze frowned and sighed, and looked back at the back.

Ruoyun's mind has not moved, and her eyes have involuntarily searched for the silver-white figure.

She clearly saw Cheng Qingxuan sitting indifferently in a silver-white brocade dress with a high crown of hair, meeting her eyes, her eyes did not have any emotion, and they suddenly glanced away in an instant, as if he had never known her.

Suddenly, her chest tightened, and her heart was very sour.

This time, Cheng Qingwen also came, in Xia Zhuyue's absence, Huai Xuanmo was still sitting like a puppet, Bai Ze was far away, and she couldn't find anyone to talk to, so she had to lazily chat with Cheng Qinghe, and only occasionally looked at the second brother when her eyes flashed a trace of sadness, and she didn't look at Ruoyun in the high place from beginning to end. (To be continued......)