Chapter Seventy-One: Palace Resentment
The Qingyin Pavilion looks down, and the people who live there are also happy. The people in the palace were not really interested in Kang Yu. How many Zhao Yuan'er was a concubine before she was demoted, although this position in the palace is not too high, it is not low. Now that the ban has been lifted, naturally someone wants to hear about the situation in her palace.
What's more, Fan promised to touch the mold first, and not many people paid attention to the fact that Kang promised to be grounded, but because of her, several concubines knew about it.
"Niangniang, this Kang promised to be punished that day, the emperor asked her to think about it behind closed doors, and since then, the concubine has no intention of repenting at all!."
In Chuxiu's palace, Fan agreed to be wronged and sat at the table with a handkerchief and cried, and the maidservant next to her stood with her hands down, bowing her head and not daring to speak.
The arhat seated at the table stepped on, and sat a richly dressed palace concubine, holding a white cat with blue and yellow eyes in her arms, closing her eyes, as if she had not slept yet, and her hand stroked the cat's body without a moment. Her clothes are all precious things, full of jewelry, even if the queen is here, she is dressed like she is going to overwhelm the main palace lady.
"I saw that she was also an old man in the palace, and she just wanted to say a word or two, but she was good, she was clearly punished and demoted, but she gave birth to a daughter to the emperor by herself, and she wanted to teach the concubine a lesson. Niangniang, the concubine is also in your palace, no matter how much she holds a grudge, she shouldn't be angry with the concubine when she is holding her breath! Fan agreed to cry and cry, and the words almost filled the room, and the woman sitting at the top still did not look at her, and listened to her cry, and finally frowned.
Fan promised to still be aggrieved there, and opened his mouth as if he had something to say, but when he looked up, he saw that Concubine Shuniang opened her eyes, and was frightened by her cold and bored eyes.
"Who told you to provoke her?"
As soon as she opened her mouth here, Fan agreed to shrink her neck, as if she wanted to justify, "Niangniang, I...... I'm ......."
"She gave birth to a baby, amazing? With the word given, it is a head above you? If you feel unconvinced, but cry in front of the emperor by yourself, what's the use of crying in front of the palace? Her child is still being raised by Concubine De's mother. If she, the biological mother, has something to do or suffered any grievances, you have given her a chance to see the emperor! β
Concubine Shu looked at her, and only scolded with a "stupid and blunt".
"How many times has this palace told you, if you act outside, you will be punished for your rampantness. Kang promised to demote her position, and you told her to be demoted, compared to being bullied by others when she was demotedβthe worst thing is that no one remembers. You made a fuss in the Imperial Garden today, and how many people saw it and knew it. It's okay today, the emperor didn't see it, what about next time? Concubine Shu put the cat in her hand aside, sat up from the couch with the maidservant, and reached out and pinched Fan Yu's palm-sized little face, "This palace finally finished this move, do you want to harm the good things of this palace intentionally or unintentionally?" β
Fan promised to be like a kitten now, trembling under her hands, the crying that was originally just a play slowly became true at this time, tears rolled in her eyes, she wanted to cry but looked at the woman in front of her and didn't dare to cry, and shook her head busily, "Niangniang, the concubine doesn't dare, the concubine never dare!" β
"You'd better really not dare." Concubine Shu said, carefully examining her delicate and young face, and her slender fingertips slowly slid down her cheeks, little by little, as if she had tasted it carefully, "Fan Zhenru, listen, this palace allows you, it is the grace of this palace, whether you can call this palace to accommodate it, it depends on your own creation." Hold on to your duty. At present, you still have this face in front of the emperor to get a little favor, because you are young, what you do, the emperor can say that you are a 'coquettish', but if you have always been so dull and reckless, after you are old and decrepit, such a temperament, the emperor will only feel bored. When that time comes, no matter what you say or shout, the palace can't protect you, and the queen is even more unlikely to protect you, do you understand? β
Fan Wei trembled, just nodded, where did he dare to say half a "no".
Concubine Shu let go of her hand, stood up straight, and swept her up and down with a look of squint, "Don't blame people for having children and giving words, if you have a little talent, you won't have served the emperor for so long, and you can't listen to any movements." Even if your stomach reacts a little! What about you? In addition to eating and drinking all day long, you have gained a circle, I don't see any change! β
Fan agreed to ask her to scold her head and face, but finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears. She sobbed and choked, so that Concubine Shu not only did not feel distressed, but only felt upset.
"You should also think about it yourself, what will you do if the emperor gets tired of you one day. Kang promised no matter how depressed she was, the emperor still talked about her good painting and handwriting a few days ago. You said...... Does the emperor miss you a lot in his heart, or does he miss her a lot? β
"Thank you, mother...... The concubine was taught. β
Seeing her like this, Concubine Shu finally sat down on the couch again, supported her head and closed her eyes, even if she finished speaking. Fan Da hurriedly got up and saluted her and retreated.
Out of Concubine Shu's residence, Fan promised to walk back to his room with small steps, and as soon as he entered the room, he smashed all the objects on the table to the ground in anger, turned his head and scolded angrily in the direction of the main seat, "What is so great about a slut!" Isn't your own stomach moving? What else can you do besides scolding me! β
The maidservant girl hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her, "The little lord is angry, if the person who calls the lady concubine listens, the little lord, you will inevitably suffer again." β
Fan agreed to hear this, sat down and howled aggrievedly. It is said that she was already young, and she held her parents in the palm of her hand, and she was born into the palace to suffer this. However, how many women in this palace have not been pampered by their parents since childhood? Didn't that gradually fade away after entering the palace, and had to make a posture of a demon with his teeth and claws?
The matter of Chuxiu Palace will not be pressed for the time being, and then it will go back to Qingyin Pavilion.
Since Gu San camped in Qingyin Pavilion, he was vigilant and scruples all day long, and gradually began to relax, wandering around, walking cats and dogs, going to the house to uncover tiles, shooting two pigeons when he was fine, and having a barbecue when he was bored.
Bixi also went from being disgusted and dissatisfied at the beginning, and now she will even sneak away with her to the wine cellar of the imperial dining room to steal wine and drink. I really don't know which palace people would live like this.
As for Zhao Yuan'er, staying in the house all day is painting. Draw people, draw things. Then one day, she suddenly found all the jewelry she had kept, ground the objects into powder, and asked Bixi to help pull out a large cloth, and began to paint a big picture with those corals and gems.
At that time, it was already summer, the rain was getting abundant, and Gu San didn't like to go out very much, sitting under the porch and eating melon seeds and drinking wine. It doesn't matter if there is no emperor and no such grace, Qingyin Pavilion seems to not exist in the palace, others don't care about it, and the people in the pavilion are also happy. If the emperor comes one day, when he walks in and sees that it is a farmhouse, he doesn't know how to feel.
Occasionally, Gu San also remembered what Zhao Yuan'er said, and at the end of June, Zhao Yuan'er finally spoke.
"It's finished."
She said.
At that time, she devoted herself to painting a total of two paintings, one of which was expensive and used up many of her jewelry, and painted a small portrait of the emperor. She framed it herself and hung it at the head of the bed. Gu San occasionally came in to see it, although he didn't know the emperor, but he knew who it was by looking at the bright yellow clothes. She scoffed, saying that just such a thing occupies a group of women, a large park, and a head and a melon seed dominate the position that everyone dreams of.
He also said that no matter who this kind of dictatorship is, nothing good will end in the end. Gu San has been wandering around the palace like a ghost these days, and he has seen a lot of women crying for this person, which is really incomprehensible. She also told Zhao Yuan'er that she should have been disappointed in people when she heard her previous words, why did she still draw a small portrait and hang it.
Zhao Yuan'er was not angry at the time, she just smiled, looking at the lifelike portrait and Gu Sandao, "This person, I have no feelings for him in my heart for a long time." It's just that he is in this palace, and what he represents is not feelings. It is power, it is the supreme glory. As long as he is happy and he wills, he can make my family prosperous. β
Zhao Yuan'er has already seen through this matter, this painting is not painted for love at all, she painted it for her own destiny. What she heard at Concubine De's place made her have to recognize this fact. Of course, she can choose to work hard and paint all day long in this small world, without fighting for fame and fortune, and it doesn't matter who the emperor's favor is given to her, but as long as she still wants power, wants profit, and wants the third princess not to become her bloodless daughter under another mother-
She can only fight.
What Concubine De said at the beginning, she couldn't refute a word, because she had no position and no reason. But she won't be in the doldrums forever.
"I never thought that a person's love is ultimately just a weapon used to compete for fame and fortune. But now I have figured out that the love that person gives is never love. He is not worthy of our hospitality, and he is only enough to be used by others as a means to compete for fame and fortune. β
This painting was painted for this move. In the other painting, the material is not ordinary, the canvas used is satin, and then the finished picture is finely and densely sealed with a layer of wax. The matter of sealing the wax took a lot of Zhao Yuaner's mental effort, so that it would not melt away when it encountered water and damage the whole painting.
The one who painted it was Zhenruo. She painted a total of two paintings, exactly the same, the general movement, one sealed with wax and the other without. The painting shows Jane Ruo dressed as she did on the day of the accident, wearing an azure dress and carrying the enamel bracelet on her hand. Zhao Yuan'er's pen she stood on the edge of the lotus pond, looking like she was in tears.