Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Emperor
Concubine Qin Xian said with a smile as if she hadn't seen it: "I invited all the sisters to come over today, firstly, to celebrate that we have a few more good sisters, and secondly, because the first day of the winter month is Zhang Chenyi's twenty-first birthday, and this palace has not been lively for a long time, so I thought, why don't you borrow Mrs. Chenyi's birthday, we big guys have a good day, what do you think?" β
"It turns out that the first day of the winter month is Mrs. Chenyi's twenty-first birthday?" Gu Guifei said with a smile, "If it weren't for Sister Qin's words, this palace really wouldn't know!" β
"The concubine is cheap, don't dare to listen to the concubine!" Zhang Linlin hurriedly stood up and said respectfully.
"If this palace is not mistaken, when this palace selects a new beauty for His Majesty, it requires fifteen to twenty years old." Gu Guifei suddenly lowered her face and asked.
Chen Qingxuan was stunned, she also knew such a rule, but she didn't expect that this Zhang Linlin actually exceeded the age limit, of course, her father was the prime minister of the dynasty, even if he didn't take this opportunity to enter the palace, if he wanted to, he could also find an opportunity to send her into the palace to wait for His Majesty, Gu Guifei caught this, it was really a bit of a fuss.
"The concubine knows!" Mrs. Chenyi, Zhang Linlin, replied respectfully, "It's just that the concubine Niangniang asks for a full age, and the concubine is twenty-one years old, but the actual age is exactly twenty, and there is no will that it may not be the mother's will, besides-Your Majesty did not give the edict like this." β
Chen Qingxuan picked up the teacup and ate tea, this Zhang Linlin is not a good type, she actually picked out the difference between virtual years and real years, and at the same time pulled His Majesty out, moreover, she has already received holy grace and can no longer be sent out of the palace, in this case, Gu Guifei, a dumb person, is doomed.
Thinking of this, she was secretly happy in her heart, earn it, let them fight for it, it's not a good thing anyway.
"Then what is Your Majesty's will?" Gu Guifei asked.
"If the concubine is not mistaken, His Majesty named his father to send the concubine into the palace!" Zhang Linlin raised her head and even looked at Gu Guifei with some provocation.
Nominally, although Gu Guifei's father was a first-class general, the Great Zhou Dynasty was civil, and the status of the military attache was not as noble as that of a civilian official, in fact, if it were not for the rise of the land war, the status of the military attache would be even lower.
Despite this, as the prime minister of the current dynasty and the leader of all the courtiers, even General Gu is inferior when he sees the prime minister, so Zhang Linlin has the capital to shout at Gu Guifei.
"Oh, I see, it's the main palace filter!" When Gu Guifei heard this, her face softened, and she stopped talking.
Concubine Qin Xian smiled: "Sister is really, as long as Your Majesty likes it, let alone twenty-one years old, it is not a problem to be a few years older." β
Chen Qingxuan couldn't help but look at Concubine Qin Xian, this concubine is said to have been rewarded to His Majesty by the first emperor back then, and she has no identity background, but so far, she is the only one who has given birth to a daughter to His Majesty, and the rest of the many concubines have no heirs.
Of course, His Majesty is still young and has just ascended the throne, so he is not in a hurry about this.
But Concubine Qin Xian's words were so gentle and skillful, obviously to persuade Gu Guifei not to care, but in fact, it was an insinuation that Gu Guifei was old, after all, Gu Guifei was two years older than His Majesty, and she was already twenty-three years old this year.
Gu Guifei couldn't find fault with what she said - Chen Qingxuan suddenly discovered that this Gu Guifei likes to put everything on the surface, but that Concubine Qin Xian is a ruthless character.
Think about it, she has no roots in the palace, and there is no one to support her outside, if it weren't for her clever means, she would have been able to climb to this point?
"That's right!" Sure enough, a trace of anger flashed on Gu Guifei's face, but she nodded on the surface, "Then according to my sister, how to celebrate?" β
"It's nothing else, now that the weather is cold, let's prepare a wine banquet at Swallow Dock, invite a group of small actors to come in, everyone is happy, isn't it happy?" Concubine Qin Xian said, "You don't have to break anything, how does my sister look at it?" β
"That's a good idea!" Gu Guifei said, "Just do what my sister says, well, let this palace think about it!" Speaking of this, she suddenly asked, "Liang Guiren, you have a plum character in your name, is it also a winter birthday?" β
"Back to the mother!" Liang Yamei hurriedly said, "Liang's birthday is the nineteenth birthday of Dongyue. β
"Winter Moon Nineteen?" Gu Guifei looked at Concubine Qin Xian and said, "Sister, what do you say?" β
"Winter Moon Nineteen?" Concubine Qin Xian shook her head and said, "Why don't you celebrate together, and it's okay a few days in advance?" This palace can't always favor one over the other. β
Chen Qingxuan frowned, let Liang Yamei and Zhang Linlin celebrate their birthday together, Liang Yamei will forget it, with Zhang Linlin's proud temperament, I'm afraid that I may not agree, right?
Sure enough, before she could think about it, Zhang Linlin had already smiled and said: "Then forget it, I don't have a birthday, and I still drag it out." β
Liang Yamei's face was a little unbearable, but she was still busy saying: "Niangniang, Liang's birthday is still early, please ask Niangniang to celebrate Mrs. Chenyi's birthday first." β
"Okay, then it's decided!" Concubine Qin Xian smiled, "I can say it, no one is allowed to be less at that time, I have to be present, everyone has a good day, and in addition, I will send someone to Zhou Meiren and send a letter to let her come over." β
"Makes sense!" Gu Guifei nodded and said, "Sisters, do you have anything to propose?" β
Everyone didn't speak, what can they do at this time? This Gu Guifei's eyes swept away, fell on Chen Qingxuan, and said with a smile: "Chen Guifei, this palace has heard people praise you for your intelligence, what do you have to pay attention to?" β
"The mother is too famous!" Chen Qingxuan stood up and said with a smile, "The concubine doesn't know anything at all, but I'm looking forward to Mrs. Chenyi's birthday, so I can open my eyes and have fun with everyone for a day." β
"Hehe-" Gu Guifei smiled, "You're well-behaved!" β
"The concubine really doesn't understand!" Chen Qingxuan said busily.
"Just waiting for Sister Zhang's birthday to pass, the New Year is approaching, and the Queen Mother is not in the palace, when the time comes, all kinds of chaos, Taimiao to worship ancestors, prepare for the New Year's banquet, are all major events, all sisters will help come up with ideas at that time, don't shirk." Gu Guifei said.
"Speaking of which, my little sister has been annoyed lately!" Concubine Qin Xian sighed, "Not long after Your Majesty ascended the throne, everything last year was handled by the Queen Mother, and it didn't let us worry about it, this year the Queen Mother is not in the palace, and she can't disturb her old man's leisure for this, so I can't say it when the time comes, I can only work together with all the sisters." β
Before they could speak, they heard the sound of laughter outside, and thenβ
"Mother!" Suddenly, a delicate voice came in from outside, and immediately, a girl wearing a big red jacket and a red silk satin skirt jumped in.
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