Chapter 423, the concubines
"In the near future, Seventeen Baylor is about to marry Tong Jia Gege as Fujin, and for this reason, the emperor also specially honored Seventeen Baylor's biological mother, Chen Taigui, as the concubine of Qin." Concubine Qi smiled and said the most lively thing at the moment.
Not only was the concubine Qin, but His Majesty also honored the mother of the fifteenth master and the sixteenth master, Wang Taiguiren, as the secret concubine, and the mother of the twenty elder brother Yunyi, Gao Taigui, as the concubine of Xiang.
Yao Jiaxin had to instruct someone to write down the birthdays of these three concubines, and now she is a serious mother and concubine, and she will have to send birthday gifts every year in the future.
Although it is now the second half of the first month, the joy of the new year is still continuing.
The queen mother has no real power, but the youngest son has a beautiful difference, but he is also happy, and he has to go to the same paradise every other day to listen to the play, and he also invites three new concubines every time.
On this day, Yao Jiaxin was also invited to listen to the play.
Yao Jiaxin can't appreciate the traditional art of Kunqu Opera, and she would rather stay in Bitong Academy to practice calligraphy and paint Chinese paintings. Or look at the current new scripts, which are always more interesting than babbling and not understanding operas.
But the Queen Mother invited, Yao Jiaxin naturally couldn't help but give face.
With the paradise to take the meaning of the palace and the same fun, every four o'clock festival, longevity, or the birthday of the queen mother's concubine, you have to sing a big drama here for several days. Although Yao Jiaxin doesn't like to listen to operas, she also knows that the best pastime in the palace has touched and listened to Kunqu Opera, so when she was born last year, she also put on a three-day drama, but she herself said that she was tired, and she just came to sign in every day and slipped away.
But today is the Queen Mother, of course Yao Jiaxin can't slip away.
The Queen Mother knew that the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were full of wrinkles, and she was wearing a crimson Fuwen regular dress, like a kind old lady from an ordinary rich and noble family, "A few days ago, I just rehearsed a play of "Peach Blossom Fan", and the mourning family thought it was very good, so I called you to listen to it today." ”
Yao Jiaxin squeezed out a smile, "The concubine doesn't know much about drama, so it's good for the queen mother to be in charge." ”
As she spoke, she pointed to the food box in the hands of the palace people behind her, "The concubine brought some snacks and fruits, and asked the Queen Mother and a few concubines to try them." ”
The eldest of the three concubines was the third son, Mi Tai Concubine Wang, who smiled kindly and said in a gentle tone: "I have heard that the cooking skills of the small kitchen of Bitong Academy are excellent, and I am blessed today!" ”
Concubine Mi's son, Sixteenth Master Yunlu, had just gotten married before, and the Fujin family was not high, just the daughter of a foreigner, and she was also a small surname in the Five Banners.
In this regard, the secret concubine did not show the slightest dissatisfaction, and when she saw it, her mouth was full of the emperor's grace and the queen mother's benevolence.
Concubine Qin is a young woman who still has charm, but she is dressed plainly and old-fashioned, and the only bright color on her body is the string of beeswax Buddha beads on her lap.
Concubine Qin looked at the plate of bat-shaped biscuits and nodded slightly: "It's very exquisite." ”
And Concubine Xiang Gao is the youngest concubine, even several years younger than Yao Jiaxin and Concubine Ning. He is only 25 years old.
Listening to the play today, Concubine Ning Wu was also invited, and she also brought Wang Guiren, Hai Guiren and Gao Chang from her palace.
Wang Guiren held his heavy waist and followed behind Concubine Ning to salute the Queen Mother, the concubines, and the concubines respectively.
The Queen Mother glanced at Wang Guiren's stomach and asked, "How many months?" ”
Wang Guiren replied obediently: "Back to the Queen Mother, it's been seven months." ”
Concubine Ning hurriedly smiled and said, "Queen Mother, please rest assured, the birth grandmother is already ready, just waiting for the day when the melons will ripen." ”
The Queen Mother nodded, "You are cautious, and the mourning family is very relieved." With that, he asked Concubine Ning and the others to sit down.
Gao Chang's seat was specially arranged next to Concubine Xiang, and both Hai Guiren and Wang Guiren sat on the chairs that Concubine Ning was working on.
And Yao Jiaxin's location is the best, next to the Queen Mother, in the central axis of the theater building, with a good line of sight. It's a pity for her to be in such a good position.
I saw a white-bearded old man appear on the stage, shaking the dust in his hand, cymbals and gongs sounded, and the old man sang: "Mr. Antique, who looks like me?" It is not jade or copper, and it is wrapped in bread pulp. The remnants of the soul have no companions, so why should they hide when they laugh...... The sun is beautiful in the Tang Dynasty, and the flowers bloom in the year of Jiazi; There are no robbers in the mountains, and there are always immortals on the ground......"
Yao Jiaxin's eyes are like mosquito coils, hemp eggs, who can understand this thing?!
Seeing that everyone on the left and right listened with relish, Yao Jiaxin had to admit that she was still very different from the ancients.
So she silently ate a snack, drank milk tea, and secretly went down from time to time to relieve herself - anyway, she is pregnant, and it is normal for pregnant women to urinate frequently. Didn't you see that Wang Guiren often slipped down?
However, Wang Guiren is very fast, don't look at the belly, but his steps are very steady, and he will come back in less than half an hour. Where is it like Tian Guifei Yao Jia's family, it will be two quarters of an hour when she goes, I don't know if I think the concubine has diarrhea.
The Queen Mother knew that the concubine didn't like to listen to the play, and she was not surprised, so she twisted a delicate little snack and put it in her mouth and tasted it, well, it was very good. It is worthy of being a dim sum chef given by the emperor, and his craftsmanship is not inferior to that in the mourning palace.
Yao Jiaxin stood outside the thatched house, listening to the eaves of the theater building dripping with snow water, the bored Yao Jiaxin reached out and took a drop, which was cold and fell on the palm of her hand, which made her drowsy immediately refresh.
Suddenly, Wang Guiren was holding his waist with one hand, and the other hand was supported by the palace maid, and he came in a hurry.
"Concubine Niangniang." Wang Guiren hurriedly curtched.
Yao Jiaxin saw that Wang Guiren's face was anxious, so he hurriedly pointed to the thatched house and said lightly: "Go ahead." ”
Then he went back to the theater building.
Yao Jiaxin walked slowly, so she and Wang Guiren were back in the listening hall with the front foot and the back foot.
The Queen Mother said quietly: "I heard it wonderfully." ”
Yao Jiaxin smiled, anyway, she didn't understand, what did it matter to her whether it was wonderful or not, but the Wang nobleman showed a look of chagrin.
The babbling Kunqu opera continues, Yao Jiaxin secretly yawned, peat balls, when will it be finished!
At this time, Fang Chaoen, the chief eunuch in Concubine Ning's palace, ran over with a pale face, and knelt on the ground, "Niangniang, it's not good!" Our Qinglan Hall is on fire! ”
"What?!" Concubine Ning, who listened to the play with relish, changed her face drastically.
Fang Chaoen hurriedly said: "The fire has been extinguished now, and it is cold now, and the burn is not heavy, but the apse...... It's impossible to live in. ”
Wang Guiren and Gao Changzai, who lived in the apse, were not very good.
The Queen Mother, who was sitting on the throne, frowned, "How can there be such an unfortunate thing in this New Year?!" ”
Concubine Ning hurriedly got up and bent her knees and said, "Disturbing the Queen Mother, is it the concubine?" ”
Yao Jiaxin hurriedly said good things from the side: "This kind of thing is also unexpected, fortunately, the concubines of Qinglan Hall are all here, and they have not been injured, which is already a great luck." ”
It's just that Yao Jiaxin can't help but be a little suspicious in her heart, although the wooden temple is indeed prone to fire, but now it is a cold New Year, and the snow is melting these days, and the fire should not be easy to burn......