Chapter 431: Look at the lights
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Last time, An Concubine was punished by the queen to kneel, and after she went back, she had a high fever, and it took three days in a row before the fever slowly subsided.
After the fever subsided, she was bedridden for another five or six days before she came out to walk around. Because of this, the queen also sarcastically mocked her countless times, saying that she was too squeamish. Thanks to the imperial concubine who came forward to protect her from time to time, she was able to continue to live a stable life.
On the third day of junior high school, after learning from King Liang's mouth that An Concubine was sick, Chai Dong took it to heart, and he almost didn't sleep all night on the night of the third year of junior high school. Although he later learned that An Concubine's fever had subsided and her body was slowly improving, he was still not at ease. But he couldn't go to see it as a foreign man, so he had to let Chunzhi go.
Chunzhi is actually very reluctant to deal with An Concubine anymore. But looking at Chai Dong's face full of hope, she still nodded helplessly. "Got it, I'm sure I'll look for a chance to see her."
Chai Dong hurriedly let out a sigh of relief, and he held her hand. "Then it's hard for you, lady. When you come back from the palace, your husband will definitely compensate you well. β
He also knew that she and An Concubine were not going to deal with each other. But one is his sister who is close to his blood, and the other is his wife, between these two people, he has no choice.
Harukie just pouted.
In a blink of an eye, it is the day of the Lantern Festival.
Since she was going to enter the palace at night to enjoy the lanterns, Chunzhi rushed to make a big pot of rice balls during the day, and the family ate them together, and then she handed over the two children to Chunya to watch, and she reluctantly entered the palace.
Since Yuzhang regained her vitality, the Queen Mother's spirit has also improved a lot.
When Chunzhi entered the palace, she was seen crooked on the chaise longue, smiling at the big dog and the kitten playing together.
Chunzhi stepped forward to salute, and the Queen Mother beckoned to her and let her come to her.
"On the first day of the new year, the mourning family was so tired, and I felt comfortable listening to you, and I fell asleep unconsciously, which is really rude. This is not right for mourning the family! Therefore, the mourning family has to give you some compensation. The Queen Mother said with a smile, and looked at her again, "Say, what do you want?" β
Not again.
Why couldn't her old man just give her some gold, silver, and jewelry? Then I took it home directly, leaving some to support the faΓ§ade, and the rest was directly exchanged for money. All she lacks now is money!
Recently, she and Princess Liang have invested a lot of money in the preparation for the opening of the store. Princess Qin, as the backer of their shop, she doesn't care about anything. By the way, that shop, she took one out of her own name, and then handed over the title deed to Princess Liang, and then didn't ask again. The decoration of the shop, the labor inside, and all kinds of embroidery pieces, as well as the small toy shop for cats and dogs next to it, these are all thoughts that Chunzhi and Princess Liang are racking their brains.
Although there is some money in King Liang's mansion, Princess Liang has also expressed her willingness to give all the money to herself. But Chunzhi Chai Dong is an elder, how can they be embarrassed to squeeze the younger generation so much? Therefore, they still insisted on sharing the expenses with Princess Liang.
That's why they're so poor now they're tinkling.
However, for a person like the Queen Mother, who has not worried about food and clothing since she was a child, she is afraid that she doesn't know what it feels like to be poor, right? It's not good to ask for money so clearly.
Chunzhi was helpless, so he could only whisper: "The courtiers really have a reluctant request." β
"What, you say." The Queen Mother immediately bowed her head.
"I heard that my sister was sick some time ago? I don't know if she's okay now, but I want to meet her. β
"Your sister...... Oh, it's Ann! The Queen Mother reacted, "Is Concubine An sick?" How come the mourning family doesn't know? β
"Back to the Queen Mother, she is sick. But it's already good. The palace maid next to her hurriedly explained.
"Oh, it's okay." The Queen Mother nodded. She has never cared much about those low-grade concubines. So now that she knows that Concubine An has recovered from her illness, she doesn't care even more.
However, since Chunzhi now proposes to see Concubine An, this is just a gesture for the Queen Mother, and she can't help but agree.
The Queen Mother thought about it, and she bowed her head: "This is a big holiday, and everyone should have gotten together to have a good time." In this case, I will ask someone to bring Concubine An and let her accompany us to see the lights, which can be regarded as creating an opportunity for your aunt and sister-in-law to talk well. β
The corners of Haruzhi's mouth twitched again.
She just wants to see An Concubine and make sure she's okay, she doesn't want to spend too much time with An Concubine, let alone talk to her, okay?
The Queen Mother's arrangement is too intimate...... It's too intimate!
Chunzhi smiled bitterly in his heart, but he still thanked the Queen Mother with a grateful look on his face: "In this case, that's the best." Courtiers, thank you Queen Mother! β
"It's okay, it's just a gesture." The Queen Mother waved her hand, but a smile already appeared on her face.
She is still very satisfied with being able to help Haruka.
As soon as the Queen Mother's words fell, someone around her had already gone to pass the word to Concubine An.
After a while, I saw An Concubine coming.
"The concubine has seen the queen mother." She bowed to the Queen Mother.
is indeed a serious illness, An Concubine has lost a lot of weight than a year ago, and such thick clothes on a cold day look a little empty on her. Her face was also smaller, her chin was pointed, her eyes were big, and she was extremely innocent and pitiful.
This appearance is somewhat similar to Chai Dong that Chunzhi saw for the first time.
Although they are all in the palace and have lived together for more than ten years, this is the first time the Queen Mother has seen An Concubine.
She took a closer look at An Concubine's appearance, and nodded: "Sure enough, he is a lovely person, King Liang looks very similar to you." β
An Concubine hurriedly bowed her head. "Thank you Queen Mother for the compliment."
The Queen Mother waved her hand again. "Alright, get up!"
But in the harem, there are not a few such lovely people, and the queen mother has become numb after seeing too much. So after casually boasting, she no longer paid attention to Concubine An.
At this time, Chunzhi had no choice but to lean over slowly.
"Sister, I heard that you were sick before, how are you now?"
In front of outsiders, An Concubine really looked empathetic again.
She smiled at Chunzhi: "It's okay, I'm fine." In fact, it's just a little problem, it's just because I'm in the deep palace, you can't see it, and I listen to the exaggerations of those who spread the word, so I really think what's wrong with me. Actually, I'm fine! People who eat whole grains will definitely get sick, and I'm just an ordinary person! β
Chunzhi saw that although she was thin, she was in good spirits, and she was relieved.
The two of them talked a few more awkwardly, and the emperor was already here. "Empress Dowager, the emperor's queen mother's car is ready to start, and the emperor's special slave maid is here to invite you to travel together."
"Exactly." The Queen Mother's head.
As a result, the people in Cining Palace were also busy.
The Queen Mother is old, and she doesn't like to move all these years, so she likes to tease the dog in the dormitory. But last year, because of the death and illness of her two dogs, the Queen Mother was even more depressed. It's easy to get rid of the sick dog now, and the queen mother is gradually regaining her cheerfulness, so the emperor invited her to go out of the palace to see the lanterns together, and it was also regarded as a rush to her to get rid of last year's mildew.
The Queen Mother readily agreed.
Speaking of which, the Queen Mother has not been out of the palace to see the lanterns for many years. Originally, the emperor only mentioned it casually, and he didn't expect the queen mother to agree. As a result, the Queen Mother really responded! He was immediately overjoyed, and he took this matter very seriously.
When the Queen Mother travels, she naturally wants to sit on a chariot. Chunzhi and the arrangement are not high, but because it is the relationship between the queen mother's special recruitment, the two followed behind the queen mother's steps, and then were surrounded by a group of palace maids and eunuchs, and arrived at the palace gate in a mighty way.
At this time, the emperor and empress, the imperial concubine, the crown prince and the king of Qin and other cadres had already arrived.
The Queen Mother came over, and the Emperor and Empress personally came to greet her.
Then, the emperor supported the queen mother to ascend to the high platform, followed by the imperial concubine, the crown prince and others, and then Chunzhi, An Concubine and some women who were summoned by the queen and others.
Every year on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the imperial court will hang lanterns on the street at the entrance of the palace to enjoy with the people, and this year is no exception.
When they went out of the palace gate, they saw that a big high platform had been erected in front of them, which was as high as the Qianqing Palace, and was full of all kinds of delicate lanterns from bottom to top.
Climb up the steps, and the top of it is already full of people. Chunzhi and An Concubine could only find a corner and barely stand.
As early as after the Queen Mother was picked up by the emperor, An Concubine had already put away the tenderness on her face, and became unreasonable to Chunzhi again.
Harueda had already been mentally prepared, so she wasn't as sad as the previous times.
Standing on a high platform, although the position is not very good, the view is still much more magnificent than from below. As far as the eye can see, there is a sea of lights below, and all kinds of lanterns compete for beauty and beauty. There are also a few big ones, which are even more exquisite, and it is the first time that Haruzhi has seen such a beautiful lantern.
The emperor took the stage, and the people below all knelt on the ground and shouted long live, and the sound shook the sky. Although it was not them who knelt down, the Chunzhi people were really shocked from the heights.
After the people bowed down, some craftsmen began to light fireworks below. This is specially made for the Lantern Festival, and it is specially for the imperial relatives to see.
Seeing the firelight fly into the sky, and then crack and change into vivid shapes, Haruka could barely take his eyes off it.
It is indeed good to be a master! There are so many privileges to enjoy. She thought to herself.
Just as she was indulging in the shock caused by the continuous fireworks, she suddenly noticed that someone next to her was pushing her violently. Then, a shout in his ear: "The Queen Mother is careful!" β
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