Chapter 7: Greetings
The moon bent in the inky sky, and the moon was like practice, sprinkled in this Qingzhao Palace.
The place where the emperor lived was not very extravagant, there were few things, and it was elegantly furnished.
It is rumored that the current emperor has always cared about pleasure, and it is true. Although Shen Yan is young, he has been on horseback for a few years.
There was a pair of copper crane-topped candlesticks standing next to the bed, except for nothing, only a bronze beast-like incense burner placed on the ground, and a faint fragrance wafted out from it.
It is not the usual ambergris, but the sweet plum blossom fragrance of Princess Shouyang, if it were not for Guan Qingqiu's joy in the boudoir, he has some understanding of the ancient incense recipe, and ordinary people are afraid that they will not be able to recognize it.
The production process of Shouyang Princess Plum Blossom Fragrance is complex and the materials used are expensive.
Take agarwood seven taels and two coins, stack incense five taels, chicken tongue incense four taels, sandalwood, musk two taels each, Huoxiang six coins, Lingling incense four coins, a fragrance two coins, dipterocarp a little. Then pound the fine powder, refine the honey and evenly, the pill is as big as a bean, and finally it can be steamed to become fragrant.
The smell of this incense is not too strong, and the cold breeze is refreshing.
I'm afraid that Shen Yan specially ordered someone to release it.
Guan Qingqiu thought like this, without a trace of expression on his face.
Early the next morning, a group of mermaids rushed in.
At the head was a young eunuch with something in his hand, followed by two rows of eunuchs holding boxes and plates.
The box in the hand of the chief eunuch glittered in the morning light, and it was not ordinary at first glance.
Guan Qingqiu and the others took a closer look, and it turned out to be a forging box with a golden silk sea beast pattern.
After the eunuch invited An, he pointed to the following things and showed them to Guan Qingqiu: "These are cloisonne ruby earrings, red gold pendant earrings, a pair of red agate inlaid with dotted emeralds, and a white jade enamel comb." These materials are paid tribute by Shudi, a sapphire blue and white silk brocade forged robe, a fragrant swirl yarn embroidered skirt, a scarlet satin multicolored ripple water pattern pleated skirt, and some please ask the master to look at it, the slave will not go into detail one by one, the emperor said that these things should be given to the little master to enjoy. ”
Guan Qingqiu nodded: "What do you have in your hand?" ”
The eunuch smiled and said: "Back to the nobles, this is the most important thing, although the above is expensive, it is not a rare thing, and the slave in his hand is not exchanged." ”
Hearing what he said so well, Guan Qingqiu couldn't help but be a little curious.
Wang Chang carefully opened the box, and inside was a bead the size of a thumb, which was warm and moist, and shone with a crystal shine in the sunlight.
"This is a natural medicinal jade from the western south, there is only such one, it is very rare. Minor illnesses such as wind and cold only need to soak this medicinal jade in it for a while, and drink it to be cured. ”
Guan Qingqiu smiled warmly: "There is Father-in-law Lao." ”
The eunuch smiled and said: "Don't dare to be it, it's good for the master to call the slave Xiao Changzi, these are the emperor's intentions, how dare the slave take credit." ”
Guan Qingqiu said: "What my father-in-law said is true. ”
"The emperor will come over in the evening, please prepare." After Wang Chang finished speaking, he retreated.
The daylight gradually slanted, the room was silent again, the wind blew through the moon-white silk tent, and for a moment there was a trace of cool breath hidden in the air.
The dew drops of the plantain leaves outside evaporated in the air, as if you could still hear the deeper dew last night, the flowers were red and the grass was green, and the water droplets hit the stone slab with a deep crisp sound.
Guan Qingqiu inside has the sun on his back, and he can only see a silhouette, and if you look closely, it is even a little stiff illusion.
…………
In the evening, Shen Yan strode in in a piping dragon costume and waved to the person next to him.
Everyone retreated, Shen Yan approached, and smiled softly: "Do you still like things?" ”
“…… Like. Guan Qingqiu said in a low voice.
Shen Yan stretched out his hand, pinched Guan Qingqiu's chin and lifted it up, and said in a low voice, "Look at me." ”
Guan Qingqiu was forced to look up at Shen Yan, the plan was real, and the tension at this time was also real. Originally, she just wanted to attract Shen Yan's attention and have a foothold in this palace. Unexpectedly, everything was unexpected, Shen Yan's attitude towards her was too different from the concubines in this palace, and the good ones were a little unreal.
And she...... I have just experienced Shen Yu's affairs, and I am not ready to accept another person.
But...... He is the emperor, and he is his concubine, even if he doesn't want to, how long can he refuse?
The most important thing is that the emperor is impermanent, and the favor of the harem is often like a passing cloud, she doesn't believe it, she doesn't believe that the emperor will always like her.
Guan Qingqiu was a little hesitant and a little uneasy, she knew that it was too inappropriate to think about this at this time, but she couldn't control it.
Shen Yan's face was close in front of her, Guan Qingqiu's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she felt that the man's body temperature was rising, which was not a good phenomenon.
Shen Yan also saw her uneasiness, and kissed her on the forehead soothingly: "Be good, don't be afraid." ”
Shen Yan took a deep breath and restrained himself from thinking about it.
The person in front of him did not rejoice like the others, but there was panic in his eyes, and it was obviously not a good time.
A wise gentleman should know when to restrain himself.
Wake up to another day.
A palace maid next to her knelt silently on the side.
I didn't move, and I don't know how long I knelt.
Guan Qingqiu frowned and said, "Get up." ”
She doesn't like people kneeling on the ground, they are all people with fathers and mothers, why should they be inferior and be trampled on everywhere.
The palace maid's name is Xi'er, she is a first-class palace maid with a lot of face around Shen Yan, and she usually does the work of serving the emperor and dressing. Shen Yan felt that he was quite careful, so he pointed to serve Guan Qingqiu, and specially ordered him not to disturb.
Xi'er was still a little unhappy, she had always served the emperor closely, and even the concubine didn't dare to call her very much, and a "nobleman" came out of there to ask her to serve in person.
When the emperor got up in the morning, he was lightly moved, and Xi'er was called to serve.
The rules of the bed, the concubine has to serve the emperor to wash and dress the next morning, not to mention that the emperor has not entered the harem for a long time, and those ladies have no chance.
This noble man who has just come here has some skills, and it is not enough to live in the Qingzhao Palace, so that the emperor can be so attentive.
The gauze tent was covered, and he couldn't see the appearance inside clearly, and suddenly heard Wang Chang's father-in-law whispering in his ear: "Does the emperor dare to look around like this inside?" ”
was taken aback at the moment, and restrained his expression and went in to help the emperor dress.
Xi'er waited in the room for a while and saw the quilt inside move, knowing that the noble man was about to wake up.
He bowed lightly, "Slave and maid, please be safe." The woman inside asked, "What's your name?" ”
"The slave maid is called Xi'er."
Guan Qingqiu asked the palace maid to help her up, put a Su embroidery soft pillow behind her, and then said, "You don't have to kneel when you come in the future." ”
Xi'er said: "Thank you, little master." ”
After washing, Xi'er said beside her: "According to the usual rules, the little one will go to the Qianqing Palace of the queen mother to ask for peace." ”
Guan Qingqiu smiled faintly: "Then let's go." ”
Guan Qingqiu didn't get up early, and when she found out, she was one of them.
There was no sound in the palace room, and the queen was sitting on the carved lacquered phoenix chair of the Qingjin Rui Beast, her appearance was not very good, but her temperament was very elegant and indifferent.
There were concubines sitting in the two rows of chairs on the left and right, and as soon as she entered, everyone looked at her, except for Lu Changyi, the rest of the people were not very kind, and the most powerful one was Concubine Jia.
Guan Qingqiu had expected this, and knelt down to ask for peace with his usual face: "Queen Mother Wan'an." "When I was about to speak, I saw that the palace maid next to me was very familiar, and if I looked closely, wasn't it the emperor's side?
The queen first said calmly: "Get up." ”
He added: "This palace maid is very familiar.
Xi'er knelt down and said respectfully: "The slave maid was originally by the emperor's side, but now she is pointed to the side of the little master of Shangguan." ”
As soon as these words came out, the concubine's eyes were wrong.
The queen forced her expression not to show it: "Sit down." ”
Guan Qingqiu didn't say much, and sat on the chair at the end.
Anyway, people who have died once, what's so scary?
If it was in her previous life, she must not be so calm, and now she has no feeling at all, just let them see it.
As long as she can help her father and take revenge, what does the rest have to do with her?
The queen said something about the harmony between sisters, the usual words of prolonging children.
The concubines below are probably used to hearing it, and they chatted softly with the people next to them.
Sitting next to Guan Qingqiu below was Lu Wendi, who couldn't hide his joy even though he lowered his voice: "Such a big happy event, congratulations to my sister here." It's just that I don't know how many eyes have been on Zitai Palace since then, so my sister should be careful. ”
Guan Qingqiu smiled: "I know." ”
Wen Di first said that he was happy, and then introduced the concubines.
The original body has not come to the queen's Qianqing Palace for a long time, and only knows some people who entered the harem early. The first one to sit on the left is Jia Guifei Gao, and the rest also know Rong Zhaoyi, Rong Zhaoyi Gu Liuyi is timid, but there is a son and a daughter under her knees, Xu Ronghua and Xu Yunni are very talented, and the first one on the right is Yu Guifei Qi Qingyi, who has a very gentle personality, is fair, and is very popular with people. It's a pity that the body is very weak, and the perennial medication hangs on his life, I heard that it is a weak disease in the mother's womb, and it has been like this since childhood.
is the second is Shu Zhaorong, who is very virtuous like him, and he assists in the six palaces with Concubine Jia, but he doesn't know how much better his popularity. These are all people in the emperor's mansion, so Guan Qingqiu knows.
Wen Di was introducing a few others, looked at a woman with a cold face on the opposite side and said, "This is Chen Meiren, Shan Danqing, I heard that it is a must in Beijing." ”
He also motioned to the noble woman sitting in the third place on the left, and whispered: "This is the Li family, my father is highly valued in the court, and he was sealed as the lord of the first palace as soon as he entered the palace, and many people are stammering, and two are Yu Cai and Sun Changyi. ”
After the introduction, the queen also finished speaking, "It's not too early, let's disperse my sisters." ”
Guan Qingqiu and Wen Di walked out together.
Wen Di said: "I'm going to the Imperial Garden to relax, can my sister go with me?" ”
Guan Qingqiu refused: "There is still something in the palace." ”
The two made an appointment to play chess together next time and separated.