Chapter Seventy-Three: The Bitter Cold of Plum Blossoms (1)
Chang'an City has been busy recently.
In addition to the emperor and the princess of the kingdom, there is another big event!
Xu Zhaoyi, the most favored in the Daming Palace, was actually the long-lost daughter of the Xu family in Huizhou, and for a while, the gossip eyes of everyone in the court and the opposition were staring at the Xu Mansion.
Some people secretly envy themselves, but they didn't expect that as soon as Xu Jin entered Chang'an, he recognized the favorite concubine as his concubine for the Xu family in Huizhou.
The truth of this bloodline is unknown, but Xu Zhaoyi got a solid mother's family, and after many years, she finally transformed into one of the four concubines, Concubine Chen.
The word Chen of Concubine Chen is of great significance, implying the sun, moon and stars, and it is an extremely heavy title. You must know that Zichen among the stars is a symbol of the emperor!
From the word 'Chen', it can be seen that Concubine Chen's status in the emperor's heart is different.
For a time, the Feiling Hall and the Qingsi Hall became the most lively places in the harem because of the sealing of the main throne.
There are many ceremonial slips in the court and the backyard that have entered the two halls.
The queen's Chengqian hall is becoming more and more deserted.
The kingfisher landed on the railing in front of the window, swaying and eating the food prepared in the bowl, looking up and making crunchy noises from time to time.
Fengxue opened the curtain and brought tea to the queen's side, a little displeased, and said: "Concubine Chen is proud, the minister heard that she has received a lot of good things, and even the mother gave her the pair of white jade bottles." But it's also strange, the Xu family in Huizhou has a deep foundation, and it is a big family in the south, how could they recognize a poor family like her as a concubine? ”
This was a bit out of line, but at this time there were only two people in the hall, and the queen knew that she was loyal, so she didn't say anything, just glanced at her.
"Although the Xu family is a big family in the south, they are not pedantic. The Xu family has set a precedent for maritime commerce, and such a family, for some interests, recognizes a concubine, which is nothing. ”
What if she has the Huizhou Xu family behind her mother's family?
As long as she is the queen one day, Xu Yu will always be a concubine!
The queen put down the scroll in her hand, relaxed her eyes, took the teacup handed by Feng Xue, and continued leisurely: "Xu Jin is a smart person, and the emperor asked Concubine Chen to recognize him as his brother, which is a gesture of goodwill. At this time, it should be this Jiangcheng City Lord who should be proud. ”
"Niangniang's teachings, Feng Xue has written down."
She agreed sullenly, still aggrieved in her heart.
His own master was obviously the queen of the main palace, but he was snubbed by His Majesty. Now that she has raised the position of Concubine Chen, she doesn't put Niangniang in her eyes!
The master can swallow this breath, but she can't swallow the snow!
Seeing Fengxue's aggrieved appearance, the queen sighed and said, "That's it, you go to the Qingsi Palace for the palace and give her the pair of white jade ruyi in the treasury." The eldest princess's sealing ceremony is imminent, you ask the jewelry service ornaments sent by the Shang Palace Bureau, is she still satisfied? ”
"Yes."
……
Fengxue took two maids holding white jade Ruyi and arrived outside the Qingsi Palace. Before I saw the emperor, I was stopped by the scenery on the side of the road.
"Sister Xue, long time no see."
Scenery was wearing a light blue palace costume and stood behind the palace lamp next to the palace road outside the Qingsi Palace, and when he saw Fengxue and his party, Shi Shiran came out and said to her with a smile.
She looks good, she is dressed in palace clothes in winter at this time, she looks particularly delicate, her neck is slightly raised, and her eyes are a little provocative.
"Scenery, you don't serve the eldest princess in the Qingsi Palace, but you hang out outside?"
Feng Xue is the personal female official next to the queen, and her status is much higher than that of other female officials in the palace.
In the past, the scenery was only a small palace maid in the Chengqian Palace, and she was not even qualified to work with her. Now he dares to block her on the palace road.
Feng Xue, who was already holding back his anger, also sank his eyes at this time, and said coldly.
The two maids who followed Feng Xue glanced at each other and buried their heads in their heads, not daring to raise their heads to touch her anger.
"Sister Xue, I don't know anything. Our eldest princess and Concubine Chen have always been good friends, and now the two of them have made an appointment to go to the plum garden to enjoy the snow, and specially instructed the slaves and maids to stay in the Qingsi Hall and receive the palace people who come and go from the palace. ”
Her face was cold and sarcastic when she spoke, and she no longer had the humility she had before.
When Fengxue heard her words, she was angry in her heart, stretched her sleeves and shook back, and asked sharply: "I came to Qingsi Hall today to serve the queen's mother, you are just a slave, I am afraid that I have no ability to continue!" ”
"Since the slave maid has a humble status and is not qualified to continue, then Sister Xue will wait outside. You can't disturb the purity of the eldest princess and Concubine Chen in order to receive the reward of the mother. ”
Jing Jing sneered, turned around and entered the Qingsi Palace, and deliberately said loudly to the ministers on both sides: "What are you doing in a daze, don't close the door quickly!" ”
The ministers didn't dare to provoke anyone, and now they only thought that the scenery was instructed by the emperor, so they hurriedly pushed the door shut.
With a bang, the door shut.
Feng Xue was in a hurry at the moment, a sullen breath blocked in her heart, she hurriedly covered her chest, her fingers pointed at the locked door and trembled, and she couldn't speak for a while.
The emperor took advantage of the affairs of the Shang Palace Bureau to give face to the queen, and now that she is like this, she is even more lawless!
She immediately flicked her sleeves and said coldly, "Let's go!" ”
……
Plum Garden.
Today's Concubine Chen, who is Xu Zhaoyi in the past, pulled Shen Yan out early in the morning, saying that after the snow, the red plum was very good-looking.
went out so early, but Concubine Chen was dressed up amazingly, wearing a snow-white silk velvet jacket, a circle of golden silk embroidery rolled from the collar to the hem, her hair was combed high, and there was a little red plum between her eyebrows, which also complemented the plum garden.
She has now reached the position of concubine, and her dress is becoming more and more gorgeous.
Shen Yan felt very amazed when he saw it, and praised it again and again, praising Xu Yu for being in a very good mood early in the morning.
The plum garden has gone through seven dynasties, covering a vast area, standing between the plum blossoms, only feel that the tip of the nose is a faint plum fragrance, mixed with the cold air of the snow on the ground, particularly elegant.
"The edge of the sword comes from the sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold."
Shen Yan saw a few plum blossoms blooming on the branches in front of him, the small flowers were red and bright, and there was a cloud of fine snow in the middle.
"A good sentence of the edge of the sword is sharpened."
Hearing this, Shen Yan raised his eyes and saw a person slowly walking from the depths of the white snow and red plums, with a light robe, purple and gold bundled hair, and sword eyebrows and starry eyes, it was actually Xu Jin!
"City Lord Xu praised it."
Shen Yan replied with a light smile, looked sideways at Concubine Chen, and his eyes signaled, why Xu Jin was here.
"I didn't expect my brother to be here, it's really fate."
Concubine Chen said with a smile, but when she said the word 'brother', there was always a feeling of gritting her teeth, which made people feel a chill on their backs.
As soon as the emperor was involved, he turned Xu Yu into Xu Jin's sister.
Pingbai is a little shorter.
"Your Majesty just summoned me into the palace, saying that the red plum scenery in the plum garden in the palace is excellent, and I was allowed to come here to watch."
Xu Jin didn't take Concubine Chen's ridicule in his eyes, but just stood in the distance with his hands coldly and explained.
Where is the fate?
The emperor's edict is not fate.
Concubine Chen thought that she was a person who loved to slap people's faces, but she didn't expect Xu Jin to be more powerful than her, and she was about to lose a smile on her face at the moment, and glared at Xu Jin fiercely with a pair of beautiful eyes.