Chapter 42: The Lotus Flower
Qianqiu's face wrinkled again, she was really afraid of dealing with these delicate and ruthless women, you can't directly greet people in the face with your fists, and other officials are bigger than you, you can casually call a group of palace people to beat you half-body, can you still play?
The Queen Mother groaned for a while, and bowed to Qianqiu: "You go outside and kneel first, I'll let her in, and you cooperate a little." ”
"Okay." Qianqiu went out to the outer hall very obediently and knelt, and Aunt Xiuyu put down the layers of gauze curtains, and then went to Queen Xuan to come in.
"Queen Mother!" As soon as Situ Xiuxiu came in, she knelt directly on the ground, and her tears couldn't stop flowing down, and she was stupid to see Qianqiu.
The tears that flowed into two lasagna were spectacular, and she wanted to do it at first, but she couldn't squeeze out many tears when she twisted her thighs. No wonder she is a queen, she can only be a concubine.
"Ask the queen mother to be the master of the concubine!" Situ Xiuxiu kowtowed, and her voice was as miserable as her dead father.
The Queen Mother coughed lightly and said solemnly: "Queen, you wait a while, this palace is dealing with Concubine Jing's affairs." ”
Situ Xiuxiu cried, glanced at Qianqiu next to him hatefully, and then bit her lip.
"Yesterday, the emperor didn't stay in the Furong Palace, but went to the Scene Palace." The Queen Mother patted the short table next to her, and her strength was a little stronger, and she quietly retracted her hand and rubbed it: "Is there such a thing?" ”
Qianqiu nodded aggrievedly: "Yes." ”
Situ Xiuxiu next to him couldn't hold back, and said urgently: "What the son wants to say is also this matter, ask the queen mother to call the shots!" ”
"Don't worry, Queen." The Queen Mother said slowly: "This palace will naturally be the master of the emperor, in the end, it is born in this palace, and this palace can be very cherished!" ”
What? Qianqiu and Situ Xiuxiu were both stunned, shouldn't they be the queen if they want to be the master? Why is it for the emperor?
"It's hard to set up a queen, and there is a concubine Jing next to her, and the palace thinks that this son doesn't have to worry about the palace." The Queen Mother's voice sounded quite angry: "What happened? On the wedding night, the dignified queen, can't you keep the emperor in the Furong Palace? ”
"This ......" Situ Xiuxiu lowered her head in shame: "Erchen doesn't know why, originally... It was going to be done, but the emperor suddenly turned around and left. ”
"That must be your problem, Queen." The Queen Mother said solemnly: "The emperor hasn't looked at a woman in his eyes for so many years, and you two are the only two people around him." ”
Qianqiu and Situ Xiuxiu glanced at each other, Situ Xiuxiu looked disdainful, and seemed to feel that it was a bit out of grade compared to Qianqiu.
"However, the empress failed to keep the emperor, and the emperor went to the Scene Palace by himself, and as a result, Concubine Jing, you slept well and let the emperor sit for the night?" The Queen Mother's voice was even more angry, she didn't slap the table again, and threw out a porcelain plate with pastries to show that the Queen Mother was really angry.
Situ Xiuxiu was startled, and couldn't help but speak with some surprise: "The emperor sat in the Scene Palace all night? This ......"
Qianqiu scratched her head embarrassedly: "The concubine didn't think that the emperor would come, she fell asleep a long time ago." The emperor didn't squeak when he came up, it just so happened that the palace people in the palace had stomach trouble last night, and the concubines let them all go to rest, so there was no notice. ”
Situ Xiuxiu choked in her throat in one breath, and her tears flowed more happily. She is the first beauty in Wu Kingdom, and the emperor would rather go to the Palace of Scenes to sit for a night than have sex with her?
The Queen Mother continued to be angry: "The emperor of this palace is already tired, but the two of you, one makes him not want to sleep, and the other doesn't let him sleep?" If something goes wrong with the emperor's body, this palace will definitely ask you for blame! ”
"The Queen Mother is angry!" Situ Xiuxiu bowed down in fear, and Qianqiu also bowed.
As a result, the queen mother sat in the tent with a lotus tongue, scolding the two of them to the blood, and when the queen went back, she had forgotten why she wanted to go to Bishui Palace, but she was doing deep introspection and review along the way.
It's naturally her fault that she can't keep the emperor, she has to find a way!
Han Ziji of the previous dynasty was in a very good mood for some reason, and the early dynasty met with the envoys of Wu with a smile, accepted the condolences of Wu and the olive branch of the alliance, and then went to the queen's palace to dine after leaving the court.
Situ Xiuxiu has already asked people to inquire thoroughly, Han Ziji used to like Concubine Jing very much, but later Concubine Jing fell out of favor inexplicably, so she didn't have any reference value. It's just that Shui Lan said that men in Dajin like gentle women.
So Han Ziji sat at the table, and just opened his mouth to apologize for last night's incident, Situ Xiuxiu had already said with tears in his eyes: "The concubine did not serve well last night, which made the emperor unhappy, and the concubine knew that she was guilty, so she specially cooked it herself, made a table of dishes, and asked the emperor to forgive her." ”
Han Ziji raised his eyebrows in surprise slightly, and then asked, "Where did you go today?" ”
The queen bowed her head and said, "Bishui Palace." ”
Sure enough, Han Ziji pouted, but he was easily leveled by the queen mother, which was really boring. He also expects this queen to give Qianqiu a little bitterness.
After eating, Han Ziji said naturally: "I went to the Scene Palace to take a nap." ”
Situ Xiuxiu's face changed slightly, but then returned to normal, and said with a smile: "The concubine sends the emperor." ”
"Hmm." Han Ziji smiled and left.
Situ Xiuxiu's handkerchief was wrenched two or three times, and said with tears in his eyes: "Shui Lan, find a doctor for this palace!" ”
Qianqiu was squatting on the stone table in the courtyard of the Scene Palace, playing with a few little palace maids and throwing stones. As soon as Han Ziji came in, he looked around and asked with a dark face, "What about Chu Yue?" ”
Qianqiu raised his paw at him as a greeting: "Didn't Chu Yue ask for leave of absence from the palace yesterday afternoon and go home to see his sick mother?" ”
Han Ziji: "......"
Good boy, even he dares to pit, don't come back if you have the ability, let him catch it, he really wants to hang it up and fight!
What concentric hairpins, what moon hanging willow heads, who the fuck are you fooling! I can't bear it!
After moving in his heart for a while, Han Ziji calmed down and hooked his hand towards Qianqiu: "Come in and talk." ”
A group of palace people knelt on the ground and hadn't gotten up yet, and Qianqiu beckoned them: "Let's all go to take a nap and play again in the afternoon." ”
The palace people ran away without a trace, and Qianqiu followed Han Ziji into the inner hall.
"The day after tomorrow is the birthday of the queen mother." Han Ziji lay on the bed, yawned and said, "As Concubine Jing, you have to prepare." The envoys of Wu have not left yet, saying that they will wait until the birthday of the queen mother is celebrated. ”
"Birthday?" Qianqiu's eyes lit up: "There is a banquet?" ”
Han Ziji rolled his eyes: "Don't just think about eating, the queen mother's birthday is more important than anyone else's, every year the father and the emperor will think of a way to please the queen mother, this year with you and the queen, the queen will definitely do her best, don't embarrass me." ”
Qianqiu's face collapsed: "I don't have much money to buy expensive gifts." ”
Her little coffers are full of dowries, and little by little she is planning to exchange them for silver tickets to make her close-fitting little padded jacket.
"The cost of the gift can be reimbursed, let Lily go out and buy whatever you need, just don't run around." Han Ziji said generously: "If you please the queen mother, I will reward you." ”
"What do you reward me?" Qianqiu climbed into bed, her eyes full of sparkling gold ingots.
Han Ziji said angrily: "Reward you, the others are rare?" I'll give you a bag of golden melon seeds. ”
"Good Ratcha!" Qianqiu swallowed his saliva and gestured with his hand: "A sack? ”
Han Ziji turned over, and he didn't bother to pay attention to this little money fan.
There are few people in the palace, so there is naturally no lively thing all year round, and the only most lively thing is the birthday of the Queen Mother.
Because the emperor is indiscriminate...... No, it is a preference and favor regardless of it, the Queen Mother's birthday every year is extraordinarily grand, and the palace is full of people coming and going in the two days before and after her birthday, and it is the best time for the ladies to compete for beauty to attract the emperor's attention.
So Qianqiu didn't dare to slack off, wrote a list, handed it to Lily and asked her to go to the No. 7 grocery store on Luoyang Street to find something.
When the queen mother heard about this big event, she didn't care that the emperor had not favored her for the time being, but recruited the envoys of Wu State, and she talked like this and that for a long time.
The palace gate is temporarily open, and all ladies above the third rank can bring their children into the palace, and the silent harem is instantly lively.
But now there is a problem in front of the young ladies of the family.
There are now two masters in the palace, one is Concubine Jing and the other is the queen. These two are said to be incompatible, but judging from the newlywed emperor's exodus, although Concubine Jing's status is not as good as that of the queen, she has the upper hand for the time being.
Therefore, all the ladies are very embarrassed, should they go to meet the queen, or to meet the princess? If you bet on the wrong treasure, then don't think about your daughter's future.
Just as he was embarrassed, a song came from the end of the imperial garden: "The queen has arrived-"
Come on, there is no choice, all the ladies and ladies of the decree knelt down in unison: "Meet the queen mother." ”
Situ Xiuxiu looked arrogant, glanced at the kneeling crowd, and said, "Get up." ”
"Xie Niangniang."
glanced at the young ladies of each family, Yan was thin and fat, and there were all kinds of things. Situ Xiuxiu thought for a while and asked, "Which young ladies are good at singing and dancing?" There's an opportunity here in this palace, I don't know if you're willing to cooperate. ”
The ladies of all families were overjoyed, and they rushed to say: "The courtiers will meet!" Courtiers can do anything! ”
Qianqiu, who hid in the grass and ate melon seeds, couldn't help but slander, striptease, will you?
"Good." The queen bowed her head and said with great satisfaction: "Then please dance ladies to go to the Furong Hall with the palace." ”
The royal garden was cleaned up in an instant, and the meaning of the queen was to win over the young ladies and let them dance on the queen mother's birthday? Qianqiu crawled out of the grass, picked off the two leaves on her head, and pouted, "The princess in the boudoir is so uncreative. ”
There are a lot of people in the song and dance palace, and it is really not a good idea to let the ladies dance like dancing girls. Chiaki patted the mud on his body and planned to go back to the palace, but he didn't expect to bump into someone as soon as he stood up.