Chapter 11: Wrath

After Zhou Yi'er left, Xiuwan served Su Ruhui for dinner, and Su Ruhui sent her to do her own thing and went into the inner room alone.

She persuaded Zhou Yi'er for a long time just now, but she didn't mention one thing, that is, why was Zhou Yi'er sent to Renshou Palace?

Zhou Yi'er is obviously not a person who can endure hardships, she complained for a long time but did not mention that it was her aunt who assigned her to Renshou Palace to accompany the Queen Mother, if she was in Weiyang Palace, then the position would have to be changed with Huo Qinglian.

Although Su Ruhui is young, she also knows that there must be a deeper reason for this, and this reason is not something she can investigate, so she never mentions it.

After sending Xiuwan away, Su Ruhui sat in the inner room for a long time and felt very bored, and suddenly remembered the scene on the high pavilion today, the high pavilion was on the Luming Terrace, not far from the courtyard where she lived, Su Ruhui rolled her eyes, and felt that as long as she didn't leave Renshou Palace, it seemed that there would be no problem.

She changed into a slightly darker coat, tucked her pillow into the quilt and pretended to be herself, and slipped out on her own.

The wind on the autumn night was quite cool, Su Ruhui wrapped her clothes tightly and walked towards the high pavilion according to her memory of the day.

When he arrived at Your Excellency, Su Ruhui saw the name of this pavilion clearly by the faint moonlight. When I came over during the day, I was so busy following the rules that I didn't dare to look up at all.

The name of this pavilion is impressively called Wangjin Pavilion.

Seeing the name of the pavilion, Su Ruhui couldn't help blushing, she remembered the four sentences she had made up, the golden sea under the stage of Luming, and the frost bloomed every year. Unexpectedly, it was the name of the cabinet.

Su Ruhui stretched out her hand and pushed it, and found that the pavilion was unlocked. In fact, this is also normal, this pavilion is built very high for chrysanthemums, there is nothing else in it except for some tables and chairs, and the lock is actually the same. Who can move the cumbersome tables and chairs in the palace openly.

Su Ruhui climbed up the stairs step by step, looking down at the deer stage on a moonlit night, but it was different from the day.

The faint moonlight dyes the golden and brilliant sea of chrysanthemums into a color of mercury, as if it is a rippling autumn water, quiet and tranquil.

She leaned on the railing on the high place for a long time, and felt that the blockage in her heart was gradually disappearing.

The wind of the autumn night swept past her ears, and the Renshou Palace at this moment seemed extraordinarily calm and peaceful.

Just when Su Ruhui was drunk, a poignant singing voice rose slowly. Su Ruhui was slightly stunned, and subconsciously looked in the direction of the singing, which was the east of Lumingtai, and the listening position should be out of Renshou Palace.

The woman's voice was bleak and tactful, the voice came from afar, and the lyrics were already indistinct, but there was a sense of grief in it, which made people cry when they heard it.

Su Ruhui frowned slightly, she was not sentimental, she was originally a high Guanju It was easy to get rid of the grievances she had suffered during the day, but at this moment, a little good mood disturbed the song.

I couldn't help but shake the handkerchief with hatred, and ran down the Wangjin Pavilion with a kick.

When she went back to the courtyard where she lived, Su Ruhui remembered that she had actually heard this song the night before when she was half-asleep. I was too sleepy at the time, and I didn't care.

I don't know where the east side of Renshou Palace is, and if you sing some tear-jerking songs in the middle of the night, aren't you afraid of startling the Queen Mother?

Su Ruhui slipped back to the inner room in a cranky way, pretending to have just woken up from a nap, and asked Xiuwan to prepare a hot bath.

When she was bathing, Xiuwan held a small box of Xinyi flowers, and whispered that the Queen Mother liked the taste of Xinyi very much. The corners of Su Ruhui's mouth twitched, and she let her scatter the Xinyi petals into the bucket.

Right now, the Queen Mother's mind is all on Miss Huo Qi, what if she dresses up as a Xinyi flower?

Didn't you see that the queen's nieces and nieces were all pushed aside?

But Xiuwan is also well-intentioned.

The following days passed so plainly and shockingly.

The reason why it is said to be plain is because Zhou Yi'er and Su Ruhui are still puppets, coldly watching the Queen Mother favor Huo Qinglian, and the stubborn Third Highness also loves Huo Qi very much. For this reason, Concubine Zhuang happened to meet Huo Qinglian outside Renshou Palace, and it is said that she specially taught her a few words, and I don't know if Huo Qi has complained, and the queen mother who handed over the harem to the queen to take care of it specially asked Qi Yun to go to Weiyang Palace, and the next day it was reported that Concubine Zhuang was sick and needed to recuperate, and she could not serve the emperor in a short time.

A discerning person knows at a glance that this is a disguised grounding. Just because Huo Qinglian is only the granddaughter of the Taishi after all, and the identity of the concubine who is the head of the first palace is very different, if it is clear that he punishes Concubine Zhuang for her, it is obviously a reversal of dignity and inferiority.

However, the news can't be hidden in private, and the six palaces are secretly discussing whether Huo Qinglian is the future princess of the future? Or do you want to keep the future imperial concubine prepared for Emperor Changtai?

After getting the news, Zhou Yier's private complaints immediately decreased a lot. Although her aunt is the queen, there is still a queen mother in the harem, and Concubine Zhuang is also a second-class palace concubine. Obviously, Huo Qinglian's status is far from what she can be jealous of now.

Thinking about it, Huo Qinglian didn't even go to Weiyang Palace at the beginning, I'm afraid that even Queen Zhou can't help this seventh lady.

This day coincides with the tenth day, and it is the time when all six palaces come to say goodbye.

Early in the morning, Zhou Yi'er and Su Ruhui freshened up, and waited for the news of the Queen Mother's rise outside the Detai Hall before dawn. Not long after, Huo Qinglian came out of it and beckoned them in with a smile. Miss Huo Qi's Caimingxuan is so close to the Detai Palace, and every time she arrives, she can go in directly, unlike Zhou and Su who have to wait outside.

The hearts of those who wait are sour.

When she entered, the Queen Mother was already dressed, and her black hair was still coiled into a Lingyou bun, and Qi Yun and several close attendants were choosing suitable jewelry for the Queen Mother.

"Is this red gold pearl phoenix good?" Qi Yunzheng chose a hairpin to show the Queen Mother.

Su Ruhui and Zhou Yi'er knelt down and saluted.

The Queen Mother called lightly, and glanced at the phoenix to show displeasure: "Red gold is the queen's favorite jewelry, don't bump into her hairpin for a while." ”

In fact, there is a difference between the red gold phoenix hairpin used by the queen and the queen mother. It's just that if they really wear phoenix red gold hairpins, they will inevitably be very similar.

Qi Yun said with a smile: "But I'm confused." ”

She picked another emerald peony bead flower, but this time it was Huo Qinglian who shook her head beside her: "Mama Qi's eyesight is naturally good, this bead flower is only afraid that it is the handiwork of a master of dotted cui, but the queen mother is wearing a crimson Zhai dress today, with an emerald headdress, it is inevitable to clash with each other, it is better to choose something else." ”

During this period of time, Zhou Yi'er and Su Ruhui have seen the extent to which Miss Huo Qi is favored, and they have long been surprised, and Qi Yun, who heard her refute the Queen Mother, was silent.

In the end, the queen mother's hairpin still listened to Huo Qinglian. After this dress was set, there were palace maids outside to tell them that the six palace maids had arrived.

The Queen Mother said lightly: "They came early, and they are all diligent. As he spoke, he asked the palace maid, "Has Concubine Xian ever come?" ”

The palace maid named Zhiyun said carefully: "Queen Mother, just now the queen mother asked the slave maid to pass the word, saying that Concubine Gu Xian's health is not well and she can't get off the ground, so the queen mother exempted her from asking for peace today, and asked the slave maid to come and ask the queen mother for a favor." ”

"Concubine Xian's body, what else do you ask? It's not too late for the doctor to say it's all right. The Queen Mother sighed and Qi Yundao, "Okay, let's go out." ”

Zhou Yi'er and Su Ruhui glanced at each other, and the Queen Mother really took pity on Concubine Xian.

Follow the queen mother out of the dormitory to the main hall of Detai, the original empty hall of clothes and sideburns, rings and clanging, the hall is crowded. Emperor Changtai's concubines are basically full, so the number of palace concubines who invite An today is really a lot.

Seeing the Queen Mother come out, the concubines who were originally talking in a whisper stood up with the queen, and knelt down respectfully to ask for peace: "The concubines (concubines) ask the Queen Mother to say goodbye, and the Queen Mother is blessed with Jin'an!" ”

The queen mother sat down on the phoenix seat, shouted with a pleasant face, and gave the queen and several high-ranking concubines seats.

It was the first time that Su Ruhui and Zhou Yi'er had seen other concubines other than the queen, but they saw that there were two empty positions in these concubines, which should be the original location of the sick concubine Xian and the unlucky concubine Zhuang.

What is surprising is that Concubine Xian's seat is the first one on the left under the Queen Mother! Dayong respects the right, so the queen sits on the right side of the queen mother. The chair on the left is also the first one, although it is clearly pulled back.

That position should have been where the noble concubine Huo, who was second only to the queen, was sitting.

And Huo Guifei, whose eyebrows and eyes are similar to Huo Qinglian, sat under the queen upright, she is indeed a beautiful woman with a national color and fragrance, looking at it, the hall is full of purple and red, and she is not as outstanding in color, but Huo Guifei's expression is cold and indifferent, as if everything around her has nothing to do with her, which is extremely unapproachable.

"Yesterday, Gan Ran said to have made the emperor angry, concubine, what's going on?" I don't know if I don't like Huo Guifei's cold appearance, after a few words of greeting, the Queen Mother suddenly frowned and looked at the Huo family, "The emperor worries about political affairs all day long, and if you are the concubine, you should be good at raising the prince and sharing worries for the emperor, instead of blindly pampering and slacking, but let the emperor think more!" ”

The Queen Mother has always been gentle, could it be that when she said such heavy words, the queen and the concubines who were originally smiling and coaxing the Queen Mother to be happy were not surprised, although they were not the ones who were reprimanded, but they were also silent.

Huo Guifei immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty.

She knelt very fast, and her etiquette and apology were also fluent, and I don't know if the second prince was usually a troublemaker, so the Huo family was used to it, or the Huo family knew that she was not favored by the queen mother, so she was particularly tame.

Seeing this, Queen Zhou hurriedly laughed and said: "Speaking of which, they are all concubines, the servants in the palace of the concubine's sister don't care......"

"Don't care? Gan Ran himself said that he deliberately threw off the slaves and maids, the master has an order, do those slaves dare not listen? The Queen Mother's eyes twitched, and she said lightly, "Ordinary rich and noble families say that the son of a daughter does not sit in the hall, but the emperor and grandson of the mourning family don't even understand such a simple truth!" If you want to say that you don't care, the minions around Le'an are not careful! As for Ganran...... That's because he doesn't know how to protect himself! ”

Saying that, the Queen Mother's sharp gaze swept towards the Huo family, and she looked deeply and lowered her head: "Gan Ran is young, Huo Shi, how old are you this year?" ”

"Concubine...... The concubine is twenty years old, and there are eight ...... "Empress Dowager Jiayi is extremely powerful, seeing that she is really angry, the Huo family can no longer maintain cold indifference, prostrate herself on the ground, trembling and whimpering.

"Oh, eight out of twenty, the mourning family still thinks that you are about the same as Gan Ran...... It's more than eight years old! The Queen Mother didn't mean to be angry, and sneered and dialed the tea bowl, "Where did you live in the previous twenty years?" Or do you think that Gan Ran was not born by you, so let him play alone by the lotus pond without a minion? ”

As soon as these words came out, there was immediately silence in the Detai Palace!