Chapter 110: Demon
In addition to Shu Wan, there is also a concubine who is used to being a demon.
Why do you say that you are a concubine? Because in the days when she stayed in Huangzhuang, Cheng Concubine jumped up and down, and her methods were not very clever.
For example, dancing in single clothes in the snow did not attract Kangxi, but he caught a cold, and he was not even restless to recuperate, so he couldn't stay in bed well, but he stroked the piano and read poetry in the middle of the night, or he yelled that he was unwell, as long as Kangxi could cure her illness.
What kind of disease can Kangxi cure, so that all the palace maids and eunuchs blushed when they heard it.
On this day, Shu Wan was making tea around the stove in the house when she heard someone report that Cheng Concubine was coming.
"Hurry up and invite Cheng Concubine Niangniang in."
The weather was cold, and Shu Wan's heart naturally calmed down a lot, and she still had a faint smile on her face when she said this.
Concubine Cheng shook three times in front of the door curtain, shaking off the cold on her body, and the palace maid stepped forward to untie her rabbit fur cloak diligently.
As soon as she entered the house, Concubine Cheng saw a picture of a beautiful woman making tea, and saw Shu Wan wearing a light pink dress with inverted big sleeves, half-leaning on the soft couch, holding a cup of tea in one hand, drinking it in small sips, and holding a book in the other hand and looking at it intently.
I couldn't help but shake my head, it turned out that there were really people wearing pink clothes and delicate like flowers.
It was the palace maid next to her who quietly pulled her sleeve, and Concubine Cheng reacted.
"The concubine has seen the jade concubine."
Cheng Concubine is a concubine, Shu Wan is a concubine, when she saw Shu Wan, naturally there was no rule to let Shu Wan speak first.
"Get up, Zhixing, and bring a chair for Concubine Cheng."
Shu Wan waved her hand, and someone brought over a sandalwood chair with soft cushions, and Concubine Cheng thanked her and sat down.
"It's freezing outside, and this palace has to hide in the house and don't dare to go out, just when you come to become a concubine, you can also be a companion for this palace."
Without waiting for Concubine Cheng to speak again, Shu Wan shook off her handkerchief, put a cup of tea in front of Concubine Cheng, said something to herself, and then continued to lean on the soft couch to read the travelogue.
Concubine Cheng blushed suddenly, in fact, she didn't have anything else to do this time, she just thought that the emperor had been running to Shu Wan's courtyard in the days of Huangzhuang, completely ignoring her, and she was aggrieved, dissatisfied, and jealous, so she came to find a place today.
I didn't expect Shu Wan to block her with a word, and what did she say, 'Come and be her companion', phew, don't look at whether she has such a big face?
Shu Wan looked at Concubine Cheng's face changing and changing and felt refreshed, but she knew that Concubine Cheng was not a person to be messed with, and she had the support of the Queen Mother behind her, so she might have a seizure at any time.
Sure enough, after Concubine Cheng took the cup of tea and dipped it symbolically, she put it down without even moistening her lips, and then slowly said: "Concubine Yu Niangniang really enjoys it, this cold day tea is indeed quite a mood, but..."
Concubine Cheng raised her eyes and looked at Shu Wan, Shu Wan's face remained unchanged, and she didn't mean to answer, she pursed her lips in embarrassment, and then said in a surprised tone: "It's just that this set of tea utensils is probably worth a thousand gold."
Concubine Cheng is right, not to mention the charcoal fire and stove, tea leaves, and tea utensils used to make tea, just saying that this small lychee tea next to it is worth a lot of money.
"Hey, now that the earth movement has just happened, and there is war in the south, the emperor is also busy with this matter, if the emperor knows that you are so extravagant, I'm afraid... Will I be displeased," Concubine Cheng pretended to sigh, and stared at Shu Wan's every move, "The treasury is not abundant, and the concubines have not asked the Internal Affairs Office to make a new cloak this year in order to save expenses. ”
Shu Wan glanced at the rabbit fur cloak handed to her by Concubine Cheng, and said lightly, "No wonder Bengong felt that your face was a little yellow, and your eyes were a little haggard, it turned out that it was lined with this old rabbit fur." ”
Concubine Cheng was so stunned that she wanted to vomit blood, what is yellow, she is not yet twenty years old, how can her face be yellow.
Although she thought so, but seeing Shu Wan's good complexion like a peach blossom, she couldn't help but beat a drum in her heart, it has been cold recently, and she does feel that her hands and feet are a little colder than before, is she really haggard? It seems that after returning to the palace, she has to find a doctor to take a look and prescribe a few prescriptions to recuperate.
Shu Wan's gaze crossed Cheng Concubine's lower abdomen intentionally or unintentionally, and a smile hooked up at the corner of her mouth.
was interrupted like this, Concubine Cheng almost forgot the purpose of her visit this time, but fortunately, her mind finally turned back, "As the head of all the concubines, Concubine Yuniang should be a model for concubines, but Niangniang acts like this, isn't she afraid of disappointing the expectations of the emperor and the empress dowager?" ”
Being disturbed by Cheng Concubine like this, Shu Wan was inexplicably irritable in her heart, the women in this palace not only have good looks and good figures, but even this voice is good, some are tactful like a warbler's cry, some are as crisp as a mountain spring, and even Cheng Concubine, her tone has the soft and weak feeling of a Jiangnan woman.
But today, how is this tone more and more annoying to hear?
simply put down the book, took another sip of tea, and said unhurriedly: "Concubine Cheng is talking to this palace, how did this palace become the head of these concubines, there is still a concubine above this palace, and there is also Sister Hui at the same level as this palace, what?" Could it be that you are a concubine and you have forgotten about those two mothers? ”
The more she said in the end, Shu Wan deliberately accentuated her tone, she was originally the kind of voice that was delicate and demonic, soft and charming, usually speaking gently and softly, but it was easy to give people a feeling of being bullied, but now her tone is heavy, it is really a little frightening.
Concubine Cheng's back trembled when she heard this, and then layers of hairs stood up on her arms.
Shu Wan saw it in her eyes, and then continued: "Just now Concubine Cheng also told the palace that the treasury is not rich, but the palace wants to ask, how did Concubine Cheng know that the treasury is not abundant?" ”
The matter of the treasury, which one can know about it, can a concubine say that kind of thing, or when she served the Empress Dowager in Yongshou Palace before, she heard the Empress Dowager mention it, and she boldly took it out today, but she didn't expect that stealing chickens would not make rice, and she was immediately caught by Shu Wan in the wrong place.
Concubine Cheng immediately knelt down and asked for punishment, "It's the concubine who was confused for a while, said the wrong thing, and asked the jade concubine to atone for her sins." ”
Shu Wan shook her handkerchief, and said indifferently: "This kind of thing, this palace can't be the master, and you should ask the emperor for guilt as a concubine." ”
"No, please also ask the Jade Concubine to spare the concubine."
Concubine Cheng shook her head desperately, she didn't want to ask the emperor for guilt, the emperor would never know about it.
Because she understands that the emperor dislikes the former dynasty and the harem the most, so no matter how favored she is, if the emperor knows what she said today, he will definitely not spare her, and maybe he will treat her for the crime of colluding with the previous dynasty and arguing about the government in vain.
At that time, even the emperor will not be able to protect her, so she must cover this matter tightly, as long as Shu Wan doesn't say it, it is absolutely impossible for her to say it herself, then the emperor will never know about it.
Just let this matter pass lightly.
She put her eyes on Shu Wan for help, "As long as Concubine Yu doesn't say anything, the concubines and concubines will definitely repay Niangniang." ”
"Oh? How are you going to repay Hongu? ”
Shu Wan became curious, whether this concubine is really stupid or fake, even if she doesn't say it, doesn't the emperor know, there are so many servants and so many mouths in this house, she can't control it.
Besides, why didn't she say it? Scold...
Concubine Cheng just shook her head desperately, and even tears flowed down, "As long as the mother commands, the concubine will never hesitate." ”
Seeing Concubine Cheng's miserable appearance, Shu Wan rolled her eyes in her heart, and hurriedly asked someone to help Concubine Cheng up, "Okay, this palace promises you, as long as the emperor doesn't take the initiative to ask, this palace will never mention today's matter, this incident should be a lesson, sister Cheng Concubine, you must be cautious in your words and deeds in the future." ”
Shu Wan could only say a few words earnestly, and Concubine Cheng said yes again and again, "Yes, the Jade Concubine taught her a lesson, and the concubine will not be in the future." ”
"Okay, that's it, the palace is also lacking today."
Concubine Cheng hurriedly said with trepidation: "Yes, the concubine is retiring, thank you for Concubine Yu's teaching, and please don't forget to promise the concubine." ”
Shu Wan hummed lightly and ordered someone to send Cheng Concubine out.
Cheng Concubine went out of the door, and as soon as she took three steps, the miserable meaning on her face faded, and was replaced by a trace of ruthlessness, biting her lower lip so hard that she didn't even notice the blood.
Originally, she wanted to ridicule and ridicule Shu Wan today, but she didn't expect to be beaten upside down and fell into Shu Wan's hands, she had to avenge this revenge!
In Concubine Cheng's heart, Shu Wan is naturally a difficult character to deal with, but with the support of the Queen Mother behind her, others naturally dare not disobey her or lie to her, so she thinks that as long as Shu Wan doesn't talk about today's events, everything will naturally be fine.
But ignoring the palace maids and eunuchs who were serving in the house at that time, the current concubine because she climbed the big tree of the queen mother, so she unconsciously thinks very highly of herself, and her eyes grow to the top of her head, so she can only see a noble person, even the concubine who is in the same position as her, she looks down on it a little, let alone those slaves.
So, what Concubine Cheng said and did today reached the ears of Kangxi, who was criticizing the folding, within an hour.
Kangxi's face was not obvious, but the fingertips of the hand holding the red pen were white.
"Concubine Cheng is recovering from the cold, she should take care of herself, Wei Zhu, you can pick a few supplements to calm your nerves and send them to Concubine Cheng."
"Yes, the minion obeys."
When Concubine Cheng saw the tonic sent by Kangxi, she was naturally overjoyed, and rewarded Wei Zhu with a big sachet, which contained two hundred taels of silver.
"Please also ask Grandpa Wei to say a few good words for the palace in front of the emperor."
Concubine Cheng had a smile on her face, and Wei Zhu also had a smile on her face.
It's just that as soon as Wei Zhu was sent away, Concubine Cheng's face fell, "Phew, it's just a eunuch, and he dares to put up a shelf in front of the palace." ”
Wei Zhu also put away the smile on his face, touched his already sore cheeks and checked the sachet, with a meaningful glint in his eyes, "Concubine Cheng is really generous." Hurriedly returned to Kangxi.
That night, because the little palace maid was careless, the doors and windows were not closed tightly, and the cold wind blew in, which happened to blow onto the sleeping concubine, so the concubine launched a high fever that night.
In the following days, Concubine Cheng has been recuperating and unable to get out of bed.