Chapter 111: Birthday

Lin Duyan thought that she was harshly reprimanded by the emperor, so she came to visit her in Chaolu Palace at noon the next day, and was relieved to see that she was safe and sound, and hurriedly congratulated her on being favored by the emperor.

She couldn't elaborate in front of Lin Duyan, so she had to talk about her left and right, and hastily brought her.

I thought that Lin Duyan had a misunderstanding, but who knew that when he took the time to walk around the palace, there were flashing eyes everywhere.

Because of etiquette, I went to visit Concubine De, but Concubine De treated her lukewarmly and politely, but she was not embarrassed, and she didn't say a word about her tone, but her eyes were full of inquiry.

She was like sitting on pins and needles, and escaped from Tongyue Palace in less than half a cup of tea, not to mention going to Luoxia to visit Mo Zhaoyi.

She was sure that it had only been a few days since Chen Meiren went, and the eyes of the concubines in the palace had already turned to her because of the "Emperor's Happiness in the Palace" that day.

In the final analysis, it was all Rong Jinhuan's fault.

Although he spared her, what he said that day was true, although it was not broken, but Rong Jinhuan visited almost every day in the past few days, as if he wanted to be familiar with her face.

Although he only sat for a while in the morning and later every day, and did not talk much, and there were other people who went to bed at night, but Chaolu Palace became a place of envy and envy for a while.

The emperor obviously favors Mo Zhaoyi the most, and Mo Zhaoyi is the most believed, and the most visited is obviously Luoxiaju, but she just sits in a higher concubine position, coming and going, and taking a walk outside is like a rain of knives, guns and arrows.

Regardless of the reputation of being arrogant, Ruoyun simply called herself sick and closed the door, if it weren't for Rong Jinhuan being the emperor and no one could stop her, she really wanted to turn him away.

It's getting hotter. When the prosperity is at its extreme, the palace ladies are all wearing half arms and competing for beauty, Ruoyun is still lazy and lazy most of the time leaning on the couch or reading, or in a daze. From time to time, I can be stunned for a long time when I think of the past, and I don't want to pay attention to all the people and things at all.

One day, Xiaohong woke her up early.

She thought that Rong Jinhuan was angry in the court and came early, so she got up in a panic and washed her face.

Unexpectedly, Xiaohong smiled and asked people to hold all kinds of clothes and send them to her.

Ruoyun was still sleepy, but found that Xiaohong rarely groomed up seriously. The bun was also carefully tied with colored ropes, and the palace maids knelt in front of her respectfully with clothes in their hands.

"Xiaohong, you know that I don't go out. What are you doing with these? Withdraw it. She couldn't guess what tricks she was going to play, and instinctively refused.

"Qi Yu Niangniang, this Niangniang's birthday, how can you want light, color, light, and people!" Xiaohong gave her a big gift in a proper manner. Grinned at her.

Ruoyun suddenly realized. It's a mess of life, and it seems to be my birthday.

Looking at the smoky silk silk, she couldn't be interested, and after thinking for a while, she hurriedly called Xiaohong over to her ear.

Xiaohong nodded, and instructed the palace maid to bring her clothes down, and after a while, two eunuchs carried the box and put it in the inner room.

Xiaohong went to open it herself. He picked out a plain purple flower garment from it and handed it to her. Unfolded: "Niangniang, how is this?" They were all brought into the palace when you were crowned concubine. ”

Ruoyun saw that the dark purple patterns were all dark embroidery, intertwined with the changing stitches on the chest, and the light single layer of silk was comparable to the several layers of brocade, so he sighed lightly, reached out and stroked the delicate flowers on the clothes, and when he touched the fine cloud patterns on the cuffs, the melancholy in his heart surged unscrupulously.

Xiaohong saw that she was sad again, and coughed hurriedly, and said: "Niangniang, you are happy, we will be happy to see it, and that 'who' will be happy when it sees Niangniang happy." ”

Hearing her point out, Ruoyun sighed and said, "That's it, that's it." ”

Xiaohong hurriedly responded, personally changed her clothes and groomed, and when she came back to her senses, her untreated face for many days seemed to be radiant, with red lips and white teeth.

After breakfast, the gifts of the ladies of the palace were sent one after another.

Fortunately, Ruoyun said that she was sick and thanked the guest, and there was a rumor of Chen Meiren's accident in front of her, except for Lin Duyan, who sat down for a while and greeted her with warmth, the masters of the rest of the palaces only sent the palace maid to send gifts, but no one arrived.

Ruoyun looked at the salutes that filled the front hall, and suddenly felt that the palace was well-informed, and her birthday, which was only a few years old, was only recorded when she entered the palace, and she had already been inquired about carefully from top to bottom.

Xiaohong pouted and said that they looked down on people, but Lin Duyan said that she was only afraid that the emperor would come up after a while and tell her to live well, so she said goodbye and avoided it.

Seeing the loneliness in Lin Duyan's eyes, Ruoyun couldn't say anything to comfort her, at the moment the emperor didn't really favor her as a virtuous concubine, even if the estrangement between the emperor and Lin Duyan for so long was not explained.

Ruoyun stopped in front of a large and beautiful carved peony screen, no need to guess to know that the Tao was sent by Concubine De, she lit the brocade box and looked over one by one, and Xiaohong reported the name of the master to her one by one.

The arrogant Ding Yifang directly gave gold bars, Mo Zhaoyi gave a silver bracelet, Xu Cuiwei gave a pair of jade cicadas, and Lin Duyan gave calligraphy and paintings.

However, there is a brocade box with black ink strips in it, and there are eight of them thinly, which is the color of the best of the best.

Seeing her surprise, Xiaohong smiled and said, "This was sent by Wang Xiurong of Yuhua Palace." ”

Ruoyun only then remembered that there was such a person, Wang Han's father was Lord Wang, and now he should be promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of War, but this Wang Han is not arrogant, impatient, unassuming, and unpretentious, and has never heard of anecdotes about her on weekdays.

"Niangniang, this Chu Cai and Hu Jieyu didn't give anything." Xiaohong reminded her angrily.

Ruoyun raised her eyes and saw that the remaining gifts had other masters, but there were really no Chu Rulan and Hu Shu'er.

She sneered in her heart, this Chu Rulan has still had such a temperament for so many years, and she has not necessarily been better after entering the palace for so long, Hu Shu'er is probably still dissatisfied with her being the daughter of Lord Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but she is not as high as her own position.

She thought about it, and suddenly saw a pot of red flowers in an inconspicuous corner, and only after asking did she realize that it was sent by Wu Meiren.

She sighed, did Wu Meiren warn Hua Wubaitianhong, or laughed at herself that she was already out of breath?

Ruoyun approached with a flower branch, and the fragrant fragrance hit, and the eunuch outside the door sounded sharply, saying that someone asked to see him.

Ruoyun's heart sank, and she replied angrily without thinking about it: "If the emperor wants to come, he will come, why do you want to see?!" ”

"Niangniang, it's Deputy General Zhang of Yu Linwei who wants to see you......" Xiaohong stretched her neck and looked out, hurriedly reminding in a whisper.

Ruoyun was excited, but it was not Rong Jinhuan who came but Zhang Yu, who was busy clearing his throat and changing his mouth in embarrassment.

Zhang Yu knelt respectfully at the door of the hall in armor, and his hanging hair covered his scarred face.

Ruoyun did not sit down, but was supported by Xiaohong and stood in the door, only five steps away from him, but these five steps were already the shortest distance between her as a virtuous concubine and Zhang Yu as Yulinwei.

At this moment, one is wearing silver scale armor and kowtowing respectfully, and the other is dressed in a palace costume and respected incomparably.

She suddenly missed very much the days when she and he called him brothers, laughed together, and suffered together, but now she can only watch from afar, and she can't even step forward to help him.

"Let's be even, what is the matter with Vice President Zhang coming to see this palace?" she

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yu was still kneeling, not daring to raise his head, but said: "Niangniang, I don't know if Zhang has something to say." ”

Seeing him burying his head, she hurriedly said with relief: "General Zhang has something to say directly, and the people in this Chaolu Palace are all above board. The hand was clenched in the sleeve, Zhang Yu was a rough man, if he said anything inappropriate, it would be based on right and wrong.

Zhang Yu was silent for a moment, as if he had thought for a long time before he straightened up and hugged his fists, and said: "Niangniang, Zhang Mou is not talented, he commanded Yulin to guard the palace and protect Niangniang's safety, but he only knew that Lu Dao Niangniang was born today, and he hoped that Niangniang would forgive her sins, and Niangniang had ...... There is grace, but the humble post has no time to prepare a congratulatory gift, so he ...... Thereupon...... If the mother has any orders, she will do her best to do it......"

He finished in fits and starts, trying to make himself look organized and serious.

He was telling her that if there was trouble in the future, he could be relied on.

Ruoyun was immediately moved, thinking that he was hiding from him and drawing him into the troubled waters of the assassins, he must have blamed her, but he didn't expect that he still remembered that he had saved him and remembered their "brotherhood".

"This palace is not a good person, thinking that this Chaolu Palace is too peaceful, there must be nothing to do. But the general's words were written down by the palace, and the general was asked to be loyal to his duties and defend the palace. Her expressionless, majestic reply, intended to reassure him, ended with an imperceptible smile at him.

Zhang Yu thought for a while, seemed to understand a little, and hurriedly bowed his head and saluted again.

"General Zhang doesn't have to be polite, I'm Su...... Cough...... Yun is just like the general, he is the person who assists the emperor. She deliberately omitted a word to him, and hurriedly picked up the shelf after speaking.

This time it was Zhang Yu's turn to be stunned, and when he heard her confirm that she was "Su Yun" again, he was suddenly anxious, and hurriedly hugged his fists and said, "Humble ...... The humble position was abrupt before, and I ask the mother to forgive her sins! ”

Ruoyun saw him like this, and he didn't understand that what he was expressing was not high or low with him, but Zhang Yu was stunned and felt that the previous border was offending him, so he couldn't help but sigh, and he didn't know how to get through to him.

"Niangniang, this General Zhang, did you know each other before?" Xiaohong came up and bit her ear with her.

Ruoyun smiled faintly, and suddenly felt in a good mood: "Friend." ”

Xiaohong nodded suddenly and whispered, "But it's so stupid." ”

Ruoyun smiled again, this time helplessly: "I think too." ”

"But it's more reliable." Xiaohong added.

"Hmm." Ruoyun's head.

Zhang Yu raised his head and saw that the two of them were at a loss for a while.

"Concubine Xian's birthday, I'm late, and General Zhang is also here to congratulate?" A deep voice with a playful voice came, and in the next moment, the figure who visited every day strode in.

Rong Jinhuan did not wear court clothes, as if he had specially changed into light clothes, the pearl feather crown was tied with his hair, the gold embroidered gauze was transparent and shining, the phoenix eyes were smiling, his eyes were like stars, his face was handsome, refreshed, and he walked step by step, as if he would illuminate the Chaolu Palace.

Ruoyun's smile froze on her face, she instinctively sighed with her eyes facing the sky, and then hurriedly bowed respectfully: "See the emperor, the emperor is blessed." (To be continued......)