Chapter 7: Resentment
Jin Yantang lowered his head to review the folds, occasionally glanced at Shang Kelan from the corner of his eye, and saw that she rubbed her neck more and more times, and finally couldn't help but rub the corners of his forehead and said: "Okay, the time for dinner has come, you go back first, come to the imperial study to copy the book by yourself these days, and go back after copying." ”
The three of them answered in unison, and they all retreated.
Concubine Hua was shaking her head full of pearls and wanted to say something, but Jin Yantang only mentioned the matter of wanting to be frugal in the harem, and she immediately retired.
Shang Kelan was walking on the road, passing by the courtyard path, and suddenly stopped!
Gardenia glanced up at her and stood quietly to the side.
"Shh
Shang Kelan stretched out her index finger and put it to her mouth, and smiled softly, her face was cunning that Gardenia had never seen before.
A thin voice came from his ears, and he hurried his steps, with an angry voice, "That little cheap hoof, isn't it just that she is relying on her to marry His Majesty a few years in advance, why is she arrogant like that!" This palace looks at her and looks average, this majesty is ...... by ghosts"
Before she finished speaking, she was blocked by the henchman slave next to her, and as if she had tripped up, she scolded angrily and walked back quickly.
Shang Kelan waited for a while, and suddenly felt funny in her heart, she didn't mean to leave, but stretched out her finger and pointed to the side road in the path, Gardenia nodded, took out a stack of thin blankets from the little palace maid behind, carefully tucked the corners, and put them on it.
She sat down not as dignified as before, and looked a little more lazy and casual.
But Concubine Hua is gone, why do you still sit down? After a little rest this afternoon, don't you still have to go to the imperial study to keep an eye on them?
Gardenia wanted to urge, but according to her duty, she could only do it in a hurry.
"The slave and maid looked at the mother, how could she punish her more, I don't know why, but she also offended Concubine Hua."
Soon the voice next to the trail sounded again, and this time it was Concubine Ning, who walked leisurely, and the expression on her face was as if she had not been punished.
"Be cautious in your words and deeds, what can this palace think other than to understand his mistakes?"
Shang Kelan tilted her head slightly, and saw the corners of Concubine Ning's lips through the green covering the path, but she obviously quickened her pace, and lowered her head to say something to the personal palace maid next to her.
After watching the show, she stretched out her hand and brushed the broken hair around her ear, and there was a little more smile in her eyes.
"Let's go back."
Gardenia glanced up at her, took the cushion of the path, lowered her head and followed.
The smoke in the palace wafted out of the incense burner, Shang Kelan smelled a little annoyed, so she ordered the gardenia to extinguish the fire, and Yuan Ge brought the meals that had been prepared and put them on one by one.
"After sitting all morning, I don't have much appetite, just serve some soup."
Shang Kelan raised her eyelids and asked casually, "I wonder if Concubine Hua and Concubine Ning have the appetite to eat today?" ”
Yuan Ge was laying vegetables on the side, his hand paused, and he didn't look up.
She said this because she wanted to ask Yuan Ge's thoughts, although she came through time, but in the end she came to this ancient time, just like a big girl going on a sedan chair for the first time, who knows what is going on, these two concubines, she was offended when she first came, and she couldn't figure out her temperament, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do.
It's just that Yuan Ge is staying in the palace, although Jin Yantang allocated it to her, but the heart is not with her, that's another story.
She drank the soup quietly, and then ordered someone to withdraw the food.
"Mother, the slave has something to say."
Shang Kelan was not surprised, waved her hand, and told the others to retreat.
"Say, this is the first time you've talked to this palace since you came back to be the head of the palace."
"Mother's ......"
She opened her mouth, but she still didn't say anything, in the first two days after entering the palace, she didn't think much about herself when she saw this Shang Kelan, so she didn't go forward to join in the fun, but she didn't expect her to wait for herself.
"Okay, this palace doesn't mean to blame you, after all, you are a person from His Majesty's side, and this palace has nothing to call."
She couldn't hear this anymore, but her brain was broken.
"Niangniang, although the slave maid was a person by His Majesty's side before, but now she has been assigned to take care of Niangniang, this time the slave and maid voluntarily asked for her life, and she wanted to dedicate a loyalty to Niangniang."
"Be faithful to me?"
Shang Kelan lifted her eyelids, there was no other superfluous expression on her face, and she said at this time, why didn't she want to follow her as an imperial concubine at this time, but there were all kinds of dangers of entering the cold palace and being dethroned, if she didn't want to choose herself, how could she be loyal to her?
But she didn't want to break it, the left was just that Jin Yantang wanted to know something, and she didn't care, as long as she was far away, out of sight and out of mind, she would find her again if she had something.
"Yes, the slave and maid know that they can't deceive the mother, and they don't dare to be smart, the slave and the maid are female officials, although they are free, they can't compete with those officials above the court, and they don't have the right to speak, so it's better to serve the mother."
"That's what it is."
She didn't speak, fiddling with the soft armor cover on her hand, waiting for her to continue.
"Niangniang just came to the palace, and the time is in a hurry, so I must have a very limited understanding, so the slave can talk to Niangniang about some relationships in the palace."
"No need, you just need to talk to this palace first, how are these Concubine Hua and Concubine Ning."
Shang Kelan always felt that Concubine Ning had quickened her pace, she was going to chase after Concubine Hua in front, and she also had a rough idea of what she said, but she wasn't sure what to do.
"And this Concubine Hua is an arrogant and ambitious person, but she has no ink in her chest and is not meticulous in her work, all relying on the henchmen beside her, but she is not so stupid, otherwise she would not be able to do that position, Concubine Ning, she is a person who knows it in her heart, and she is the most secure."
"Therefore, in the harem, it was the queen who was in charge, but she was given the right to associate the sixth palace, although she has no name, but she is as powerful as Concubine Hua."
"So the two are restricting each other, but they are cooperating?"
Shang Kelan raised her eyebrows, those two people are used to each other, obviously unanimously xenophobic is the right choice, and she will be favored by the sixth palace as soon as she enters the palace.
Then she has a number in her heart......
"Although the two of them have a prominent family, but Niangniang's side is also unshakable, don't worry, but the harem is still on the sidelines, according to the slave maid, it is better for Niangniang to join forces with them."
Joining forces?
Shang Kelan laughed softly, and there was some coquettishness in it: "Then you say, Your Majesty, do you want me to do this?" ”
Yuan Ge was stunned for a moment, knowing that she had said the wrong thing, she only wanted to temporarily stabilize her footing and settle down, but she forgot that the emperor's thoughts were the most important thing, obviously, the previous dynasty was unstable, and the harem was chaotic, so I am afraid that the great favor would not be able to resist.
"Well, you go down first."
Shang Kelan called Gardenia, changed into a light shirt, tidied up her hair bun, and went to the imperial study early, and talked to Yuan Ge, she also had a rough idea in her heart.
It was hot now, the sun was shining on her eyes, and for a while she couldn't see who the figure in a cyan gauze was in front of her......