Chapter 47: The Night of the Full Moon
At dusk, a four-person shoulder was carried out from Kunning Palace, in the direction of Cining Palace, just half walked, "click", a bar wood on the shoulder was broken for no reason, and the shoulder was planted violently, which almost made me roll out of the inside while sitting in the shoulder, and the attacker was frightened, and loudly reprimanded the eunuch who carried the sedan chair, I opened the curtain and looked, and the eunuchs knelt on the ground and trembled.
"Xiao Linzi," I called, "you go to Cining Palace quickly, and tell the Queen Mother and the Emperor that the shoulder of the palace is broken on the way to the palace, and it is being repaired, and you have to arrive a little later, please ask the Queen Mother and the Emperor to have dinner first, and you don't have to wait for me." ”
Xiao Linzi went in response, I glanced at the attacker, there was some worry in the attacker's eyes, I smiled at her, sat back on my shoulder, and after a while, Xiaolinzi ran back out of breath and knelt in front of the sedan chair.
I asked, "Did the Queen Mother and the Emperor say anything?" ”
"Yes," Xiao Linzi said: "The Queen Mother didn't say anything, the emperor said ......"
"Say what you said, just say it."
Xiao Linzi swallowed his saliva before saying, "The emperor said that Niangniang's shoulder is broken, and her feet are ...... Is your foot broken too? Xiao Linzi's voice trembled a little.
I smiled and said to the attacker, "Do you hear me, let's walk over there." ”
The attacker helped me down on my shoulder, and Xiao Linzi and the eunuchs carried me back on my shoulder, and then went to Cining Palace to pick me up after repairing. At this time, the sun had set, and I walked through the palace wall with the attacker, and the attacker helped me while saying, "Isn't the master worried?" If the emperor really doesn't wait for the master, then the master will ...... in front of the concubines in the future."
"Don't worry about it at all," I interrupted her and said with a smile: "Even if the emperor really doesn't want to wait, isn't there still the queen mother?" No matter how poor the queen is, she also has the support of the queen mother, I believe that those new masters will also be enlightened, and smart people will not hang themselves on a tree. ”
"But," said the attacker worriedly, "the emperor's words seem to be blaming the master." ”
I smiled and said nothing, and after a while, Cining Palace was not far ahead, and the courtyard was brightly lit.
"Attack," I said, "you go and wait for me first, let the gatekeeper go in, and say that the queen has arrived." ”
The attacker let go of me and went that way, and when I saw the eunuch guarding the door, he turned around and went in, holding down the wooden frame on my head with one hand, pulling up the skirt with the other, taking a deep breath, one, two, three, run!
I was not too far from Cining Miyamoto, about fifty meters, but because I had to take care of the bottom of the flower pot above my head and under my feet, I was out of breath when I ran to the door, and the attacker hurriedly came over to smooth my skirt and straighten my clothes.
I tried to adjust my rapid breathing and looked at the attacker, who gave me a thumbs up, I smiled slightly, and walked into Cining Palace with the attacker's hand.
The main hall of Cining Palace is very festively arranged, and the beams are also full of delicate glazed palace lamps, which seems to have done a lot of work for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Probably knowing that the queen has arrived, the concubines are standing on both sides, facing the door, there is a table carved by dragons, looking up, I have a trace of excitement in my heart, I think of a month of people, just sit there far away, still handsome, still noble, but it seems to be a little different, where is the difference, and I can't say, maybe I haven't seen him for a long time, I looked straight at him, I was a little fascinated, the attacker gently pulled my sleeve next to me, I came back to my senses, and smiled self-deprecatingly, Entering the hall under the gaze of the concubines on both sides, their eyes were curious, snooping, contemptuous, and disdainful, but their faces were smiling brighter than flowers, as if I was their dearest person.
I walked to a place three or four meters away from the table and stopped, knelt down on my knees, and read in my mouth: "The concubine asks the emperor for peace, and the son of the minister asks for peace for the emperor's mother, may the emperor live long live and be blessed, and the emperor's mother will be auspicious." When he spoke, his breath was still disturbed, and he couldn't stop wheezing.
Shunzhi didn't speak for a long time, and the Queen Mother sat aside and said in a harmonious voice: "Queen, get up quickly, your body is just right, don't make such a big salute." ”
I smiled lightly, stood up, shook my body slightly, and the attacker hurriedly stepped forward to support me, and the Queen Mother frowned slightly and said, "Queen, it's okay, right?" ”
I looked at the Queen Mother and smiled: "There is Emperor Lao's mother who is worried, and the retainer is probably in a hurry just now, and he is a little out of breath." ”
Shunzhi frowned, and the Queen Mother beckoned to me, "Come and sit." ”
I walked to the right side of Shunzhi, bent his knees towards Shunzhi, and sat down beside him, I didn't look at him, but I felt two cold eyes swept me, and then moved away, as soon as I sat down, the concubines and concubines came forward to greet me, the first salute was the "old man" in the palace, headed by Concubine Tong, although Concubine Tong only combed a simple shelf today, but on both sides of the hairpin hairpin two bright and realistic peony head flowers, the stamen is actually two huge pearls, and one side with a rice fringe hanging to the ear, A string of pearl bead chains on the neck are all the size of thumbs, echoing the pearl on the top of the head, the brilliance flows, lining the beautiful face of Concubine Tong is more radiant, and the body is embroidered with a goose yellow flag costume with butterflies, solemn and charming, after the salute, Concubine Tong sat next to the Queen Mother, looking forward to it, it has implied that she wants to fight against the queen.
I didn't have time to pay attention to her, looking at the vacant seats around me and wondering, all the concubines on this occasion are seated according to the grade level, there are only five seats at the table in the middle, since the emperor is in the center, the queen mother is on the left, the queen is on the right, Concubine Tong sat next to the queen mother, I should be sitting next to Concubine Shuhui or Concubine Jing, no matter how bad it is, it should be Concubine Ning who gave birth to the second elder brother, but at this time there was no one around me, I couldn't help but look up at the dark cloud beads still standing on the side, is this position actually for her? If that's the case, then it must be what Shunzhi meant. Although the name of Wuyunzhu has been decided, after all, she has not yet been canonized, it stands to reason that she should sit with all the beautiful girls, and even if she has been canonized, she should not sit here in terms of qualifications. I looked at Concubine Shuhui who was sitting at the first table on the lower left, she was obviously a little unconvinced, and there was a hint of unhappiness on her little face, Concubine Jing sat beside her, her face was full of disdain, but I don't know if she disdains this position, or disdain to sit in this position.
The new show girls lined up in two columns, led by Wuyunzhu and another beautiful woman, Concubine Tong smiled and said to Shunzhi: "Your Majesty, my sister couldn't get out of Kunning Palace a few days ago, and she didn't catch up with the draft ceremony, these new sisters must not know each other, why don't you let them introduce themselves?" ”
I am the queen, not a concubine of the same rank as her, and she calls me "sister" on such occasions without my consent, which means to elevate her status.
Shunzhi nodded slightly, and when Wuyunzhu was about to bow down, the woman beside her bent her knees one step ahead of her and said: "Concubine Borjizit Nala, I plan to seal the concubine and ask the queen for peace." ”
Borgizit's? No wonder I was so bold, looking at Concubine Rong's flower-like beauty, I couldn't help but laugh at myself, maybe I was the only one in the Borgizit clan who was not amazing.
Wuyunzhu's figure froze for a moment, Shunzhi frowned slightly, and Concubine Rong said unhurriedly: "When I met the queen for the first time today, the virtuous concubine should have been in the first place, but the concubine heard that the virtuous concubine had already gone to Kunning Palace to visit the queen a few days ago, and she prayed for blessings, so there should be no need to introduce it today, right?" ”
Concubine Rong's words sounded reasonable at first glance, but they were extremely harsh, Wuyunzhu stood there and worshipped, not worshipped, the Queen Mother took a leisurely sip of tea, did not speak, Concubine Tong was busy sorting out the pendants on her body, and had no time to look up, and most of the other show girls also showed a good look on their faces, I laughed secretly in my heart, obviously, Wuyunzhu has become a thorn in the side of the concubines. How could I not help her? Help her become a bigger nail.
I smiled and said, "What Concubine Rong said is reasonable, besides, this palace and Concubine Xian are also old acquaintances, so Concubine Xian doesn't need to be formal, come and sit." ”
Wuyunzhu bent her knees, knelt on the ground, and said: "The concubine is afraid, the concubine has no merit, and she doesn't dare to sit beside the queen." ”
Listening to her words, I pretended to be surprised and said to Concubine Tong, "What? Isn't the position next to the main palace reserved for Concubine Xian? ”
Of course, the number of seats is not to sit casually, but it has been arranged a long time ago, and what Wu Yunzhu said is just a customary polite word, listening to my words, Wu Yunzhu's face changed a little, obviously I didn't expect that I would take it seriously.
Concubine Tong smiled and said, "If Sister Xianfei doesn't sit in this position, who else can sit?" In the end, we have to thank Sister Xian, "Concubine Tong said this, covering her mouth with a handkerchief, and smiled half-truthfully: "Sister Xianfei has been serving the emperor all these days, which has made her sisters a lot more relaxed." ”
As soon as Concubine Tong spoke, whether it was the concubines present or the new show girls, there was a slight unhappiness on their faces, the Queen Mother put down the tea bowl in her hand, and smiled at Concubine Tong: "You will be lazy," and turned to Wuyunzhu and said lightly: "Concubine Xian, originally you have not been canonized, and it is not suitable to sit on this place, but now the queen lets you sit, you sit on, so shirk, do you also have eyes on the top of your head, don't you put the queen in your eyes?" ”
The Queen Mother secretly belittled Wuyunzhu as unworthy of sitting on the top seat, and on the other hand, warned the other concubines not to underestimate the queen, and the word "also" made Concubine Tong's smiling face stiffen for a moment, and then returned to normal.
It's no secret that the Queen Mother doesn't like Wuyunzhu in the palace, Wuyunzhu's face became very ugly, and she probably never imagined that a "set of words" would cause such a consequence.
Shunzhi frowned slightly and looked at the dark cloud beads, and said, "Let you sit, you sit." ”
Why bother talking all that nonsense! I secretly added this sentence from the bottom of my heart, hehe. This is the first time I've heard Shunzhi's voice tonight, and Qingwei is still the same, and I can't hear a trace of emotion.