Chapter 256: Midnight Summons
Pinming was named a beauty from the four grades, and the six palaces were shocked!
Since the founding of Dashun, no palace maid has been able to be named from the position of a four-grade beauty. Even the Lingxi, who has risen to the highest position now, was just a talented person at the beginning.
In addition to the position of Chen Meiren, the concubines in the harem were surprised, and the title of the word 'Chen' also made people flicker in their hearts.
That's the Chen of Zichen Palace!
How moderately does Emperor Yong'an want to favor Chen Meiren before he uses the word 'Chen' to give her a title?
On November 12 of the eighth year of Yong'an, in the dumbfounded hearts of the concubines, Chen Meiren slightly supported her waist with her right hand, and moved to the Ningxiang Pavilion of Yide Palace in a flamboyant manner.
On the morning of November 13 in the eighth year of Yong'an, the reward of Yongshou Palace came down.
The Empress Dowager Xiaohe rewarded Chen Meiren with a pair of jade ruyi inlaid with gold and jade, and Zhou An, the newly appointed eunuch in Yongshou Palace, personally held it and sent it to the Ningxiang Pavilion of Yide Palace, giving Chen Meiren enough face.
Filial piety and the Empress Dowager's reward, those concubines who were looking forward to each other couldn't bear it. They sent the palace people out one after another, staring at what the third concubine would reward, and what would be rewarded if they were higher than their own position.
At lunchtime, the reward of the Hehuan Hall came down. A hundred years of inaccuracies in sending the son Guanyin, the color head is good and pleasing.
Then came Concubine Ren. Concubine Ren rewarded Chen Meiren with a mink velvet demon inlaid with Dongzhu, and she was the warmest in winter.
Concubine Ren's Jiyue Hall is like the treasury of the specialty of the Great Moon Country, pick up one or two at will, both of them are worthy of the current identity of Chen Meiren, and no one can find fault with it.
After the rewards of Concubine Rou and Concubine Ren were given, the spirit of the forbidden spirit and the skillful bamboo picked a pair of gorgeous and unusual eight-treasure phoenix hairpins and sent them over as a congratulatory gift.
The rank of the noble concubine is only lower than that of the third concubine, and after the spirit rhino, she was rewarded with a crystal clear plum vase polished with white jade.
The rest of the concubines, concubines and others compared with the three concubines and one noble concubine, and gave rewards respectively.
Xin Concubine's reward is always the most embarrassing, even if Chen Meiren has long known Xin Concubine's temperament, but when she got the jade bracelet of average color, she still couldn't help but say a few words to Pin Qiu on her side.
Pin Qiu and Chen Beauty, Pin Marriage, Pin Painting, are both the big palace maids who are waiting for Emperor Yong'an in the Zichen Palace.
Because Chen Meiren was pregnant, Pin Qiu was pointed out to Chen Meiren as a personal palace maid by her side. Now, among the four people, there is only one painting left to train the little palace maid in the Zichen Palace, and he and Gonggong Feng support each other to preside over everything in the Zichen Palace.
On the morning of November 14 in the eighth year of Yong'an, Chen Meiren dressed up under the service of Pinqiu, and then took a soft sedan chair to the palaces to ask for thanksgiving to the ladies of the main palaces.
The first place Chen Meiren went to was naturally the Yongshou Palace, where the Empress Dowager lived in Xiaohe.
It's a pity that before she got off the soft sedan chair, Zhou An, who heard the news, respectfully informed Chen Meiren, and said, "Chen Meiren, according to the ancestral system, only the mother above the concubine position can enter the Yongshou Palace to greet the Empress Dowager." Chenmeiren, please go back. ”
The soft smile on the corner of Chen Meiren's mouth froze there, and the brocade handkerchief embroidered with lilies in her hand was clenched tightly by her.
Bei Ya bit her lips a few times, and Chen Meiren did something that no concubine in the harem had ever done.
She got off the sedan chair, knelt down and respectfully bowed three times and bowed nine times to the gate of Yongshou Palace. After the ceremony, she raised her head, as if Xiao He and the Empress Dowager were in front of her, and said in a crisp voice, "The concubine Yide Palace Ningxiang Pavilion Liu clan participates in the Empress Dowager, and the concubine Xie Empress Dowager rewards!" ”
After saying that, he kowtowed again, and then he slowly stood up with Pinqiu's hand.
Zhou An didn't stop Chen Meiren from saluting, but after Chen Meiren got up, he stepped forward and said, "Chen Meiren, why are you bothering?" ”
"Father-in-law Zhou doesn't have to mind," Chen Meiren looked at Zhou Anwan and smiled, and lightly opened her lips, "I have a low position, and according to the ancestral system, I can't meet the Empress Dowager to greet her old man." But the Empress Dowager has given a reward, and I have no reason not to be grateful. Even if I just bow to the gate of Yongshou Palace, I can talk about my gratitude to the Empress Dowager. ”
After that, Chen Meiren took Pinqiu's hand and got back on the soft sedan chair and left Yongshou Palace.
The second place where Chen Meiren went was the Yongyan Palace where Concubine Rou lived.
Yongyan Palace is located at the very end of the West Sixth Palace, and Yongshou Palace is located in the East Sixth Palace. Among the three concubines, Lingxi's Yongle Palace and Yongshou Palace are in the same East Six Palaces. It stands to reason that there is no distinction between high and low concubines, and Chen Meiren should have thanked Lingxi first, even if Lingxi is grounded, it means that there must be.
But Chen Meiren was reluctant to seek the near and far, and went to Concubine Rou in a soft sedan chair.
Out of Yongyan Palace, Chen Meiren went to the Qianyun Palace, which was also in the West Sixth Palace, and then went to the Half Moon Pavilion of Guangyang Palace......
The Lingyan Hall of Yongle Palace was jumped over by Chen Meiren intentionally or unintentionally.
Chen Meiren can be regarded as the person in the harem who knows the character of Emperor Yong'an best, and her actions have invisibly conveyed some kind of news to the concubines in the harem.
Lingxi sat on the low kang in the Lingyan Palace, listening to Xiao Dezi slowly explain the place where Chen Meiren had gone this day, and he already understood Emperor Yong'an's attitude towards him.
In the Changxia Palace, Emperor Yong'an was already extremely disgusted with her!
"Lotus leaf Qiaozhu, I really lost so badly." Lingxi frowned and said to Lotus Leaf and Qiaozhu, "Although I overthrew Concubine Ying and Concubine Cao, I lost the emperor's favor for me. There is no backer above the court, and I have lost favor in the harem, how will I go on in the future? ”
Lotus Ye comforted Lingxi and said, "Niangniang, you still have the Queen Mother." The Empress Dowager will not ignore your ......"
Qiaozhu also nodded again and again, and continued with a smile, "That's it, although the Empress Dowager forbade your feet, she just didn't allow you to go out, and it was still very convenient for slaves and maids to enter and exit." The mother's temperament is already quiet, and there is no difference between this and ordinary days. ”
The injuries on Qiaozhu's body were not healed, and Lingxi originally asked her to rest, but she couldn't help but keep shaking in front of Lingxi's eyes. Pretending to be a ghost in the Changxia Palace, Qiaozhu rediscovered the value of his existence by Lingxi's side. This long-lost sense of participation finally made her no longer feel that she was the most useless person in the entire Spirit Research Hall.
Lingxi pressed his temples with both hands, raised his eyes to look at the lotus leaf and Qiaozhu and said, "The Empress Dowager? I haven't seen her for six years, and I'm really not sure what her old man is thinking at this time......"
Hanyan came in with a tray and brought a white jade bowl, walked in front of Lingxi and said with a smile, "Niangniang, it's actually good to be grounded." At least those flattering concubines in the past don't disturb your quiet, which is more conducive to your recuperation. ”
"It's time for medicine again?" Lingxi frowned when he saw the white jade bowl, and wanted to reach out to serve it, but he was really afraid of the bitterness in the medicine, "Did Imperial Doctor Wang forget that I was still taking medicine?" I've been eating this for almost two months, and my qi and blood won't be overregulated, right? ”
The lotus leaf burst out laughing, and said to Qiaozhu beside her with her eyes full of eyes, "Niangniang can still laugh, which proves that the mood is still good." ”
Qiaozhu picked up the white jade plate with candied plums on the carved table, and after serving it in front of Lingxi, he nodded and smiled at the lotus leaves, "Call the five princesses and the five princes to come in and play for a while, and the mother's mood will be better." ”
Lingxi stretched out his hand to take the white jade bowl and drank it all, and took the warm water handed over by the cigarette after holding back the ** who wanted to vomit. After suppressing the bitterness of the medicine, he said with a pale face, "How much better can my mood be when I drink this bitter medicine every day?" ”
The fifth princess jumped in from outside the hall, and without saluting, she threw herself directly into Lingxi's arms, and said with a smile, "Mother and concubine, it is snowing outside, and it is very cold when it falls on your hands." ”
As he spoke, he stretched out his tender white hand, allowing Lingxi to see that the snowflakes had melted into droplets.
The fifth princess said 'ah', touched the water droplet with her white and tender little fingers, and giggled, "Mother, this little snowflake has turned into a small dewdrop." ”
Seeing that the fifth princess was smiling brightly, Lingxi couldn't help but laugh. Caressing the five princesses' dripping buns, Lingxi wanted to let the five princesses and the five princes go to the Zichen Palace to make trouble with Emperor Yong'an.
But this idea was only thought about and was denied by Lingxi himself.
Emperor Yong'an hated his own scheming, and whatever he did at this time was wrong. At times like these, patience is more important than what you do.
In a blink of an eye, another seven days passed, and it came to November 19 of the eighth year of Yong'an.
In the past seven days, the low-ranking concubines in the harem have all chosen their own teams to stand on.
Concubine Rou's family is dominant, and Concubine Ling, Concubine Xin, and Concubine Yi have become long-term guests in the Hehuan Palace. Sometimes it's a little day to sit together, talking and laughing.
As for Chen Meiren, the cat raised her baby in the Ning Xiang Pavilion with peace of mind, and never walked around in the palace of any of the concubines.
On the night of the nineteenth, Zhou An once again took advantage of the night to knock on the door of the Lingyan Palace.
After a cup of tea, Lingxi changed into the palace maid's costume with lotus leaves, put on a dark cloak, and left Yongle Palace with Zhou An.
After taking a shortcut in the imperial garden, Lingxi lifted the hem of her skirt and walked into the gate of the Changle Hall after half an hour.
Looking at the outer hall that only held a palace lamp, Lingxi's throat tightened, and tears almost burst out of his eyes. Biting her lip tightly, Lingxi forced herself to swallow the blockage in her throat. The Biography of Concubine Ying:..
It's been five years, and although she lives in the harem, she hasn't stepped into this palace for five years.
Zhiqiu stood in the outer hall, she blessed Lingxi, and said softly, "Concubine Yingniang, the Empress Dowager is waiting for you in the inner hall." ”
Zhiqiu said 'Concubine Ying', and pulled the spirit rhino out of the sour sadness. She pretended to be calm and looked at Zhiqiu, and asked in a slightly trembling tone, "Niangniang, are you okay?" ”
Zhiqiu leaned to the side, bowed his head and said, "Everything is fine, please go in quickly." ”
Lingxi nodded, took off the cloak and handed it to Zhiqiu. After taking two deep breaths, he puffed up his chest and walked into the inner hall of the Changle Palace.
Lalala, isn't this chapter also a surprise~~~
Anyway, thank you ponyo84 for the reward of children's shoes~~