Chapter 247: Concubine, after all, is a concubine

The gilt golden sun shines in the roses, the delicate red roses sway the dark shadows, the phoenix butterflies flutter among the fragrant stamens, and the faint phosphorescence shimmers in the silver-purple light under the gilt golden beams.

Patches of red rose petals drift in the wind.

The gurgling water floats and leaps into gold, the sparkling ripples ripple with microwaves, the splashing of clear pearls and flying jade sprinkle crystal clear water droplets in mid-air, the blue clear sky is clearly reflected in the water droplets, and the wisps of soft cloud feathers flow in it, a piece of ambilight.

The bun of the classical half-shawl is elegant and simple, the finely carved crystal cherry blossom hairpin is obliquely pulled in the ink hair, and the tassel of the crystal petal style hangs elegantly on the side of Nan Zuisheng's face: "Jade Guifei...... Although the grade is not as brilliant as Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine, it can be regarded as noble and noble in this palace. It seems that His Majesty really loves His Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine, and His Royal Highness the Jade Imperial Concubine has only been 'gradually' promoted to the rank of the Imperial Concubine by virtue of the emperor's love, while Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine has been promoted one after another in a short period of time. ”

The elegantly drooping crystal cherry blossom tassels cast a quiet shadow on the side of her face, and Nan Zuisheng caressing the slightly cool and hard white marble stone bench carelessly, and her voice was clear: "But then again, when was this Jade Concubine Canonized by His Majesty?" Was he canonized by grace at the same time as Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine? ”

"It's a long story about Her Royal Highness Concubine Yu, but she was canonized by His Majesty through the draft a few years ago." The ivory comb grate inlaid with fine gems flowed with luxurious and brilliant light and shadow, and Xia Wan stopped the movements in his hand when he heard this, and gently blinked his beautiful eyes that were as clear as water.

The shadow of the cherry blossom tree outside the pavilion flowed with a misty shadow, and Nan Zuisheng raised his eyes to look at the mottled and hazy halo of light through the shadow of the cherry blossom tree, and said slowly thoughtfully: "In other words, Her Royal Highness Yu Guifei is the imperial concubine canonized by the draft, and Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine was canonized as a concubine by grace." ”

The long hair of the ink feather flowing with clear light and broken shadows was as soft and smooth as fine silk, and the long crow-colored hair of Nan Zuisheng was carefully combed with an ivory gemstone comb in the summer evening, and her voice was extremely gentle: "That's right, although Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine is from a humble background, she is deeply favored by His Majesty, and although Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine entered the palace three years earlier than Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine, she was only promoted to the rank of the Imperial Concubine within three years." But Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine was promoted one after another within a year, which has never happened since the establishment of Sakura Kingdom. ”

"Promotions within a year...... From the initial low-grade 'dancing concubine', she was gradually promoted to the imperial concubine, the noble concubine, and now the noble and glorious Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine. Xiu's narrow and slender jade fingers casually tapped on the edge of the white marble bench, and Nan Zuisheng stared at the shadow of the cherry blossom tree on the hem of his skirt, his eyes slightly darkened.

The layers of soft white light gauze skirts fluttered with the warm and warm summer breeze, she picked up the skirt on one side, and sighed leisurely: "I also said before that the king's favor is like flowing water, I hope that His Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine can laugh until the end, but now it seems that I despise this Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine too much." ”

The smooth and flawless pearl earrings swayed elegantly on the side of the face in the summer evening, and she stood slim under the shadow of the cherry blossom tree, with a delicate posture: "The eldest lady doesn't need to worry too much, you are the eldest lady in the Xuan Guonan clan, no matter how much Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine is favored and how noble the rank is, she will never dare to collide with you." ”

"Not necessarily." The pale red lips were slightly hooked, and Nan Zuisheng raised his eyes to look at the sparkling flowing water outside the pavilion, and his eyes were imperceptibly sharp and cold.

The phoenix-tailed butterfly fluttered its phosphorescent and faint wings and lingered back and forth among the roses, and the shadow of the dark cherry blossom tree sprinkled in Nan Zuisheng's clear ink eyes: "Don't forget, she is the only Imperial Concubine in the Imperial Palace of the Sakura Kingdom, although she is not as noble as Her Royal Highness the Queen, but it is also glorious enough." ”

"But eldest lady, a concubine is a concubine after all, even if Her Royal Highness the Queen is not favored by the emperor, her noble and unparalleled status is still unshakable by any imperial concubine." The blue cherry blossom leaves flutter in the warm breeze, and the summer evening stands in the shadow of the dark cherry blossom trees, and the eyes are as clear as water.

"You're right, concubine, it's a concubine after all......" The crystal cherry blossom hairpin that was obliquely pulled in Mo Yu's long hair swayed with gorgeous tassels, Nan Zuisheng's jaw was lightly tapped, and the beautiful eyebrows flowed with fairy jade.

Mo Yu's long hair flew from behind and lingered in the crook of her arm, she lowered her eyes and played with the silk ink wrapped around her fingertips, her long eyelashes like phoenix tail butterfly wings trembled slightly, and her voice flowed leisurely and shallowly in the pavilion: "This Royal Highness is really a woman who is not easy to mess with, in the past, when she was just a lowly dancer in the song and dance department, she was able to stand out with her beautiful appearance and exquisite and excellent dancing posture, and became the chief dancer of the song and dance department." Immediately at the palace banquet, the four were amazed, and after being favored by the emperor, they were promoted to the noble rank of the imperial concubine in just one year. ”

At this point, Nan Zuisheng thoughtfully lowered his butterfly wings and long eyelashes, and his lips slightly opened to reveal a thrilling emotion: "Now that I think about it, I am really afraid to think about it......."

“…… Miss, don't say it, after listening to what you said like this, the slave maid felt more and more that His Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine was ruthless and unfathomable. The warm flowing blood seemed to freeze and freeze in an instant, and the pretty and bright posture of the summer evening was impregnated with a look of resentment and fear, and the delicate figure stood in the shadow of the swaying tree.

The warm sun outside the pavilion was gilded with a faint golden light for the pure white gauze skirt, and Nan Zuisheng held the flawless white jade cup in his hand, raised his eyes and smiled slightly: "Summer evening, although Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine is ruthless and vicious, no matter how powerful she is, she is always just a concubine." ”

The layers of white soft yarn were firmly pressed on the right side by the white jade tassel waist, and she lowered her eyes and gently took half a mouthful of hibiscus flower dew, her beautiful eyes were like black jade: "Even if she is now the noble grade of Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine, what she relies on is still Your Majesty's grace." Not to mention the successive promotions within a year, and the exclusive favor of Emperor Yulu, presumably the royal concubines of the other palaces will be jealous and hate her, right? ”

The pearl earrings swayed slightly on the side of Xia Wan's face, and the shadows of the dark cherry blossom trees sprinkled on her smooth and flawless skin: "That's true." When Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine was not canonized as a concubine before, His Majesty had always been wet with rain and dew to His Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine in the palace, but since His Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine appeared, His Majesty has never been to the palace of His Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine. ”

The finely carved cherry blossom crystal tassel elegantly hung down at the end of Nan Zuisheng's eyes, and she gently lowered her gorgeous eyelashes, and her voice was extremely leisurely: "Sure enough." The charm of Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine is really unparalleled, and she forced out the flowers of the palace, not to mention, she was so arrogant and domineering to monopolize the emperor's favor. ”

"In the palace, except for Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine, the rest of the Imperial Concubines are all from powerful ministers and nobles, but the sum of many noble Imperial Concubines is not as good as that of a Royal Highness of the Imperial Concubine who was born as a dancing queen." Xia Wan lowered his eyes and stared at the gilded shadows on the white marble masonry, and his eyes as clear as water were soaked with a faint sigh.

The gorgeous cherry blossom crystal tassel fell shallowly at the tail of Nan Zuisheng's eyes, her eyes were bright, and her eyes were even more crystal bright than the crystal tassels: "Yes, there are so many royal concubines in the palace who are from noble backgrounds and beautiful appearances, but none of them can be as beautiful as His Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine, even if she is from a humble background, she can still be pampered." What's even more terrifying is that just a dancing girl can jump up and sit in today's position. ”

"Yes, it is not easy for a mere dancing girl to sit in the position of Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine today." The jaw of the summer evening is light, and the lilac magnolia palace skirt flutters slightly in the shadow of the mottled cherry blossom tree.

"It's not easy...... In my opinion, the scheming methods of Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine are not as simple as they seem on the surface. The cool crystal tassel gently touched the tail of the eye, and Nan Zui Sheng caressing the pale pink cherry blossom petal crystal, and his voice was very clear and soft, as if the murmuring water was as ethereal and clear.

The delicately embroidered magnolia flowers were waiting to be placed at the lilac skirt, and Xia Wan's eyes moved slightly when she heard this, and she asked in a low voice as if she didn't understand: "......What does the eldest lady mean?" ”

The wisps of ink feather's long hair fluttered in the wind, Nan Zuisheng raised his eyes to look at the beautiful arc of the long hair flying, and smiled slightly: "No matter what, Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine is still a dancing girl, no matter how much Your Majesty loves her, she will inevitably be criticized by the powerful ministers outside the palace." ”

"Criticism?" The elegant and gorgeous lilac palace dress flowed with a pale gilt golden glow, and the summer evening lowered her eyes thoughtfully, and her thoughts still couldn't think of any reason for the nobles to wantonly criticize Her Royal Highness.

The pretty and bright posture reflected the mottled shadow of the cherry blossom tree, she thought about it carefully, but still found nothing, and shook her head slightly in confusion: "But as far as the slave maid knows, Your Majesty protects Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine very well, and no one in the palace dares to mention the origin of Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine, and Your Majesty has also specially set strict palace rules for this, and it is not allowed to talk about the imperial concubine in the palace in private." ”

A shallow and elegant smile soaked in his lips, and Nan Zuisheng brushed away a strand of Mo Yu's long hair that was flying in front of him: "But no matter how strict the palace rules are, what is blocked is just the mouths of the palace people." ”

The warm sun shines on the cherry blossom trees outside the pavilion, and the summer evening listens to the falling cherry leaves in his ears, and his jaw taps: "What the eldest lady said is that no matter how strict the palace rules are, what is blocked is only the mouths of the palace people, and the royal concubines in the rest of the palaces still maintain a contemptuous attitude towards Her Royal Highness." ”

At this point, she couldn't hide her worries and looked at the scattered blue cherry leaves outside the pavilion, and the blue sky was clearly reflected in her pupils: "But no matter how contemptuous and disgusting Her Royal Highness the rest of the Imperial Concubine is, with Your Majesty's imposing preference and favor, they don't dare to do anything to Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine." ”

"Don't dare?" The crystal cherry blossom hairpin that was obliquely pulled in Mo Yu's long hair slipped slightly, and Nan Zuisheng swayed the glittering gorgeous tassels, and his tone suddenly changed with a long charm.

The soft white light gauze dress is ethereal and smart, and the gilt golden beam is impregnated on the soft white light yarn, which sets off the more fairy jade color of Nan Zuisheng, and it is beautiful and refined: "Summer evening, you are wrong." The royal concubines in the palace have never been separate individuals. Each of them has a different family behind them, and they have the same powerful father. ”

"What the eldest lady said, the slaves and maids all understand, but what does this have to do with the criticism of the ministers outside the palace? The slave is so stupid that no matter how much she thinks about it, she can't figure out the secret hidden in it. The beautiful eyes that were as clear as water showed a look of confusion and doubt, and the summer evening showed a slight frown, and her expression seemed to be very entangled and puzzled.

The gold medal tassel worn on the waist of the palace skirt swayed slightly in the warm wind, she lowered her beautiful eyes, stared at Nan Zuisheng's beautiful and fragrant face, and her voice was soft and gentle: "And among Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine in the palace, there are not a few small forces that are closely joined by the intimacy of the family relationship, in order to maintain the balance of power between each other, there will be a few Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine who deliberately use His Majesty's favor to His Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine, so as to suppress the powerful imperial concubines of the rest of the family." ”

On the blue clear sky, there are wisps of soft cloud feathers, crystal clear water droplets splash in the rockery flowers, the colorful clear light and broken shadows moisten the enchanting roses, and a few phoenix butterflies that were suddenly wet with water droplets fell into the beautiful red roses, flowing with a faint phosphorescence.

The warm golden sun shines brightly, and the roses are soaked like clusters of burning fireworks, swaying gracefully and richly.

The face of the national color Tianxiang is as beautiful and stunning as a peony flower in full bloom, Nan Zuisheng hooked his pale red lips and smiled lightly, and said softly: "Yes, although Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine is extremely favored, but after all, there is nothing to rely on, there is neither a prestigious family behind it, nor a high-ranking relatives, it is easy to become a bargaining chip in the hands of other imperial concubines to suppress each other." ”

"yes, why didn't the slave think of it!" Qingling's soft voice flowed to his ears, and the confused and confused Xia Wan heard the words in an instant.

The gold medal tassel on the draped lilac palace skirt suddenly swayed a little, and the summer evening lowered her eyebrows, and her voice rose slightly: "Although Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine is extremely favored, she has nothing to rely on, and she really can't enjoy the scenery for a long time." ”

The shadow of the cherry blossom tree flowed between the narrow and slender jade fingers, and Nan Zuisheng lowered his eyes and smiled lightly playing with the white jade tassel waist, and his eyes were full of clear water: "But even so, the grace and power of Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine is still growing day by day, which is a dangerous signal for Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine in the inner palace or for the powerful ministers and nobles outside the palace." ”

The layers of soft gauze skirts swayed to the ground, and she lowered her eyes to stare at the white marble paved masonry in the pavilion, and her voice was soft and low: "And it is also an extremely dangerous signal." ”

"Extremely dangerous...... Signal? The mottled shadow of the cherry blossom tree sprinkled on the lilac palace skirt, the summer evening lowered her eyebrows, and the beautiful long eyebrows frowned slightly, and it was difficult to hide the puzzled look.

The cherry blossom hairpin swaying with the gorgeous crystal tassel gradually slipped down the long hair of the ink feather, Nan Zuisheng raised his hand and gracefully straightened the flawless crystal hairpin, and the beautiful butterfly wings and long eyelashes trembled slightly: "Think about it carefully, if you are those powerful nobles outside the palace, after sending the golden branches and jade leaves that are thousands of pets in the family and carefully cultivated into the palace, you are not as good as a low-born dancing girl to be favored by the emperor, the former dancing girl has jumped up to become Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine, and her own daughter is still only a Royal Highness, Or Your Royal Highness, if you are a relative of the family of these Royal Highnesses, will you be willing? ”

"If the slaves and maids are those powerful ministers and nobles outside the palace, they must be unwilling." The petal magnolia flowers bloomed fresh and elegantly on the lilac silk, and Xia Wan shook his head lightly when he heard this, and replied categorically.

The warm and warm summer breeze soaked in the golden warm sun and the glow of the sun swept leisurely, and the summer evening lowered his eyes and stared at Nan Zuisheng's stunning face, and compared in an orderly and soft voice: "But all the women born in the family of the family, which one is not a talented golden branch and jade leaf?" How could she be willing to be suppressed by a woman like Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine from a low background who was once a court dancer and entertainment dignitary. ”

"That's right, no one will be willing to do anything about this matter." The white jade cup embossed with wind and lotus rain dew was warm at the tentacles, and Nan Zuisheng lowered his eyes and took half a mouthful of hibiscus flower dew, and his ink eyes were extremely clear.

The long eyebrows like smoke from distant mountains were raised slightly, and Nan Zuisheng raised his eyes to look at the blue and clear sky outside the pavilion, only to see the dim light and shadow of a few birds passing by, dispersing the ethereal and soft cloud feathers: "Although the former was directly canonized as Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine after the draft, he has been suffering in the inner palace for several years, but he is still not as good as a humble dancing queen." Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine can be promoted to the highest rank of concubines within a year, and I don't know what the rest of the Royal Highnesses feel like in their hearts? ”

At this point, she hooked her lips and smiled, her eyes were soaked in blue light and shadows, and her voice was as soft and ethereal as a cloud feather: "It should be that you can't eat and swallow, and you can't sleep at night......"

The shadow of the dark cherry blossom tree flows on the octagonal pavilion made of white marble, and the gilt golden beam and the gorgeous roses complement each other, as if the ancient oriental grace and gorgeous gold painting is soaked in the jade pillar of the pavilion, swaying with the wind with the clouds and light of the shadow of the wild goose.

The lilac palace skirt embroidered with petal magnolia flowers had a faint glow, and the summer evening eyes stared at Nan Zuisheng's carefully outlined side face like an ink painting, and it was difficult to hide the confusion between her eyebrows: "Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine is indeed a holy favor, but what makes the slave maid feel strange is that she already has His Majesty's favor and noble status, so why should she plot against His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”