1. Rise and fall again
On the first day of April, Tao Zhiyuan was ordered to enter the palace.
In the morning, before dawn, the inside and outside of the inn where I stayed began to be busy, and it was already full of waiting eunuchs holding honor guards and accompanying palace ladies.
It seems that Yun Yi attaches great importance to her entering the palace, and it also means that he can win over Tao Xiang's good opportunity.
She combed her hair in a bun, obliquely swayed a wind-tailed agate gold step, with delicate flowers, pearl earrings on her ears, and a collar inlaid with jewels on her neck.
The dress on the body is red and plum blossom-colored, embroidered with auspicious clouds and Ganoderma lucidum clouds, wide sleeves, a bose luan dress that mops the floor, a long skirt that drags the ground and a moonflower, the skirt is wide, the shining streamer swings around, and the skirt is equipped with a nail size night pearl inlay, which is swaying and jingling in layers. The coat is light and veil, elegant and ethereal, faintly revealing the gold wrapped around the left arm, which is extraordinarily luxurious.
When the time came, she was helped into the palace car by the palace maid and went to the palace.
But after a cup of tea, the car stopped, changed the light chariot, and continued to move forward, and after a long time, stopped again.
Zhaoyang Palace is already in front of you, the corners of the hall are rolled, and a touch of golden sunrise is sprinkled on it, shining with golden light, which makes people can't help but rise solemnly, and it has not changed at all, except that the owner has changed.
The palace maid helped her get out of the sedan chair, and she heard a voice from the front door of Zhaoyang Palace straight inside: "Tao Zhaorong drove to the ......"
She was canonized as the second grade Zhaorong, second only to the head of the nine concubines Zhaoyi, she smiled at the corner of her mouth, slowly walked to the main hall, before entering the palace door, she heard the sound of the warbler inside, it turned out that many concubines came today, and I want to come, today is the first day of the new year, and the harem concubines are to come to ask for peace according to the rules.
As soon as she went to the main hall, the noise stopped abruptly, and all the eyes of all the concubines were focused on her, all with amazing expressions.
Wei Manhui sat on the main seat, dignified and calm, she quietly bowed according to the routine, Wei Manhui's face was not very good-looking, but she didn't dare to embarrass this Tao Xiang's righteous daughter, so she asked her to get up and sit quickly.
Since Wei Manhui ascended the throne of the queen, there is no one for the fourth concubine of Zhengyipin, she sits on the seat on the right, opposite Zhou Luying, it seems that Zhou Luying should also be the concubine of Zhengerpin, but the position next to her is still vacant.
At this time, I suddenly heard the eunuch's communication: "Rong Xiuyi has arrived!" ”
Then a woman walked in with her head bowed, quickly knelt down, saluted Wei Manhui, and said, "The concubine is late, I hope the queen will forgive her sins." ”
Wei Manhui snorted coldly, stared at the woman condescendingly, and said, "Please be safe on the first day of junior high school, Rong Xiuyi is late, don't you take this palace in your eyes?" ”
"The concubines don't dare, it's because the emperor wants the concubines to serve and wash up today, so the time will be delayed."
This sentence stabbed Wei Manhui's death hole, her face was pale with anger, her whole body trembled, her hands couldn't help but hold the red gold handle, and the hatred in her eyes was obvious.
"Queen Mother, since this is the case, it's not Rong Xiuyi's fault, it's better to let Rong Xiuyi get up first." Zhou Luying is naturally against Wei Manhui.
Wei Manhui slowly calmed down, her face was as usual, and she said, "Okay, hurry up." ”
The woman slowly stood up, turned around, stared at Tao Zhiyuan with her bright eyes, and said with a light smile: "This must be Sister Tao who just entered the palace today, right?" ”
Tao Zhiyuan looked at her appearance, a little surprised, and her hand unconsciously touched her face, how could it be so similar?!
"Sister?" Rong Xiuyi saw that she was distracted, so she called out.
Tao Zhiyuan knew that she was out of shape, and quickly nodded: "I just entered the palace, and there are still many things I don't understand, so you don't need to call me sister." ”
Rong Xiuyi saw her shirk, and didn't say anything, so she sat down.
Throughout the morning, Tao Zhiyuan looked at Rong Xiuyi several times, and always felt a little uneasy, and when she came out of Zhaoyang Palace, Tao Zhiyuan followed the palace maid back to her palace-Ruolan Palace.
Ruolan Palace is a place full of orchids, Tao Zhiyuan looked at the orchid seedlings, and remembered Yun Qingyuan, who used to love orchids, looking at the blue sky, she evoked a sneer.
"Niangniang, do you like orchids?" A palace maid asked.
Tao Zhiyuan glanced at her, her eyebrows were clear and her eyes were very smart, and she nodded: "I like it a lot." ”
"If there are hundreds of excellent orchids in the Orchid Palace, the flowers are in various shapes and beautiful, and when the orchids are in full bloom, the mother will definitely be more happy."
It's a pity that Yun Qingyuan can't see it anymore, Tao Zhiyuan was gloomy and asked, "What's your name?" ”
The palace maid was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly replied: "The slave maid Qianxue is the female official in charge of Ruolan Palace. ”
She was a little surprised: "Seeing that you are not very old, you are actually a female official in charge?" ”
Qian Xue lowered her head embarrassedly: "The slave maid entered the palace at the age of five, she is just twenty years old this year, and she has been working in the Yongshou Palace, and she was just transferred to Ruolan Palace a few days ago." ”
It turned out to be someone from Yongshou Palace, although he resisted a little, but he still asked: "I wonder if the Queen Mother's health is still good?" ”
"The Queen Mother's health has always been good, but a year ago, she fell ill in a hurry, and she was left with the root of the disease." Qian Xue looked around at this time, and then whispered in her ear, "In fact, it was the emperor who angered the queen mother, so the queen mother kept saying that she was sick and did not see the emperor, and this situation has lasted for a year." ”
A year? Tao Zhi frowned, the time seemed to coincide, was the Queen Mother doing this because of her? But there is another problem, that is, Qianxue in front of her, she stared at Qianxue: "You seem to know a lot of things." ”
"In fact, the slave knows that the mother is on guard against the slave and the maid, although the slave and the maid are from the Yongshou Palace, but they also know who the master of the slave and maid is." Qian Xue smiled slightly at this time, "And the first feeling that the mother gave to the slave maid was cordial, and it felt like a familiar look." ”
"You're suspected of bribery, ghost horse elf." Tao Zhiyuan said with a smile, this is very good, just returned to the palace, she must cultivate people she trusts, and also consolidate her power.
After lunch, Tao Zhiyuan left Qianxue alone.
To tell the truth, Tao Zhiyuan likes this palace maid very much, Qianxue knows how to deal with people and things, and she became the female official at the age of twenty, which is really powerful.
"That Rong Xiuyi, does the emperor love her very much?"
"Rong Xiuyi?" Qianxue nodded, "The emperor really loves her very much, Rong Xiuyi didn't enter the palace by draft, she was brought back to the palace by the emperor from his southern tour half a year ago, I heard that Rong Xiuyi is a Qinglou woman, and her stage name is Rong'er, on the day she first entered the palace, she scared the queen so much that she fell, does the queen know why?" ”
Tao Zhiyuan laughed when she heard this, Wei Manhui thought she was dead, then there was a person who looked almost the same in front of Wei Manhui, how could Wei Manhui not be afraid?
Seeing Tao Zhiyuan smiling so happily, Qianxue didn't know whether to continue talking, and when Tao Zhiyuan stopped, she glanced at Qianxue: "Go on." ”
"A year ago, there was also a concubine in the palace who was very favored, Rong Xiuyi and that concubine looked very similar, it was like the same person, no wonder the queen was scared, and the slave thought she was a ghost when she saw it."
Damn it? Yes, if she became a ghost, she would definitely come to find Wemanhui. She asked again: "So Rong Xiuyi lives in Siqing Palace?" ”