Chapter 8: Greetings (2)
It's just that in my previous life, I was really late because I was unwell, but this time, I deliberately pinched the time, but they refused to let me go after all.
smiled helplessly, and secretly made up his mind to pay attention to it, this time he can't be as fearless as in his previous life, otherwise, in the next few days, when the emperor is not there, won't he be "grounded" again. It seems that I can only fight back and scold after a while. Sighing secretly, he walked in with his head down.
There is no need for incense in the pepper house hall, and there is a faint fragrance, just because this pepper house hall was built with the powder made of the flowers of the pepper tree for whitewashing. Not only is the color beautiful, but also the smell is pleasant. Living in this pepper house hall, it can be said that it is warm in winter and cool in summer, and people will also live longer!
Since ancient times, I don't know how many people have fought for the head of the blood in order to live in this palace!
I kept my head down, walked in cautiously, and respectfully bowed three times and bowed nine times to the woman sitting on the phoenix seat. When the queen said, "Get up!" I got up and stood with my eyes and nose and nose and heart, ready to listen to the queen's instructions. Where etiquette is thoughtful, no one can find fault.
I saw that the queen nodded slightly, obviously showing respect for me. The queen is three years older than the emperor, and now she is almost forty, although she is well maintained, and she is only thirty, but after all, she is no match for the years, and there are crow's feet at the corners of her eyes. And no matter how much fat powder is used, it can't hide the haggard in the makeup.
"Now that you have entered the palace, you should serve the emperor wholeheartedly and spread out for the royal family. The rules of the ancestors cannot be violated, so the concubines ask for peace every day, so that the sisters can see each other and become more and more harmonious. Now that you have entered the palace, you should have met all the sisters. The queen said politely, her face was very pleasant, and she pointed to the woman wearing rose purple and wearing a pearl on her head sitting on her left and said, "This is Concubine Zheng Guifei, who is in charge of the six palaces together with the main palace." ”
I first bowed my knees to the queen and said: "The queen's mother is in charge of the six palaces, and the concubines can see the queen every day, which is the blessing of the concubines and other six palaces." Then he turned his head sideways, looked up, and after only one glance, he quickly lowered his head. In order to prevent her from seeing the hatred in my eyes, I can forget the others, and I will never forget this woman who sent me back to the West! But I just closed my eyes slightly, and when I opened them again, my eyes were already undisturbed. Bow down from afar, and say: "The concubine has seen the concubine Niangniang, and the concubine Niangniang is blessed." ”
Concubine Zheng Guifei sat diagonally, completely different from the queen, holding a cup of tea in her hand. Leisurely plucking the leaves on the tea surface with the lid of the bowl, I didn't care that I was saluting. I didn't show the slightest annoyance, but I was still very respectful. It wasn't until the queen coughed lightly that Concubine Zheng put down the tea bowl and smiled as if she had just seen me: "Yo, why does my sister have to be so polite, get up quickly! A group of things that have no eyesight, and they don't help the talented people sit down! Huh? Didn't you prepare a seat for the talented people today? Why is it all full?"
The queen's face was not worried, and I hurriedly said: "The concubine is humble, and today is the first time to meet her, so I dare not sit with the girls." ”
"Look at this little mouth, no wonder the emperor likes you!" Zheng Guifei smiled unscrupulously, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have made a holy decree to marry!"
It was a capital crime to talk about the emperor behind her back, but she didn't seem to be aware of it.
I only heard a woman on the right side say softly: "I remember that when the emperor was still a prince, he came to the door to ask to marry the concubine Niangniang, it seems that the concubine Niangniang is the emperor's favorite!"
Listening to the voice, I knew that it was Concubine He who was relieving me. Without waiting for Concubine Zheng to speak, she heard the queen say with a little displeasure: "Okay, so far, you don't have to talk about the emperor like this." Ji Cairen, this is the concubine. ”
I smiled lightly at Concubine He and blessed her: "The concubine has seen Concubine He, Niangniang Wan'an." ”
Concubine He asked the palace maid to help me up, and said with a smile: "Hurry up, we will be sisters in the future, remember to move around more." ”
"Yes. "I don't have a bad impression of Concubine He, when my father was exiled in my previous life, she pleaded with the emperor, saying that after all, my father was burdened by the Seven Princes. It's a pity that her life was not easy later, and when I was framed, she couldn't do anything.
"It's time to walk around well! Isn't Ji Cairen's father the teacher of the Seventh Prince? You already have a very close personal relationship, but now that you have entered the palace, you can be with each other well. Concubine Zheng sneered. The meaning in these words is clear, which means that the father and the concubine's family are suspected of forming a party.
And forming a party for personal gain is the thing that the emperor hates the most.
Concubine He's face really changed, and she asked, "What does this mean by the concubine? My father and Ji Shangshu are originally in the same department, and when I asked Ji Shangshu to be the prince's teacher, it was also the emperor's approval." Now, the entry of the talented sister into the palace is also ordered by the emperor, and the sister of the concubine seems to be dissatisfied with the emperor in and out of her words today!"
Concubine Zheng Guifei got up suddenly, causing the hairpin ring on her head to rattle, and said angrily: "Concubine He, you are presumptuous! When did the palace express its dissatisfaction with the emperor? I just can't see you acting here!"
The queen frowned and suppressed: "Okay, concubine, sit down, today is the first time Ji Cairen has met with everyone, why are you so noisy." Don't make any more noise, it's so noisy that the head of the palace hurts. ”
Concubine Zheng glared at Concubine He fiercely and sat down in a daze. For a while, everyone asked about the queen's headache, but I just stood with my eyebrows down and didn't say a word.
Only one person sighed faintly and said, "The queen also said just now, today is just the first time that the talented sister has met everyone, and she has already made the concubine and the concubine like this." If this is a long time to come, I really don't know ......."
"Wang Meiren, do you think that the palace has not been noisy enough?" the queen said coldly.
That Wang Meiren immediately lowered her eyes and stopped, I don't have to look back to know that this person is Concubine Zheng's minion, in her previous life, she first ridiculed me with a gun and a stick, saying that I was late to serve the emperor and so on, I replied to her a few words, which made the queen and others even more unhappy.
And now, I just knelt down and choked up and said, "It's all bad concubines, it's concubines...... The concubine ......" but could not speak, just sobbed.
The queen sighed, waved her hand and said, "That's it, what do you have to do with it? This palace is unwell, and your sisters will disperse today!"
Concubine Zheng was the first to stand up, and without saluting the queen, she proudly stepped down from her seat, and when I passed by, I heard a sentence float out of her mouth: "Useless things!" I covered my mouth with a handkerchief, hooked the corners of my lips, and felt at ease.
Although today's concubine and concubine quarreled and caused the queen to be unhappy, it left them with the impression of "cowardice". That's fine, I'm so "unusable" and "cowardly" that they don't have to spend a lot of time dealing with me. At least, in the days when I received the emperor's personal expedition, I could live a leisurely life.