Lin Jieyu hurriedly raised her head, "The concubine has no concubine, just thinking that Yu'er hasn't seen the emperor for a long time, he knows that the emperor is good at the cave flute, and he is also diligent in practice, and he seems to be the same, every time the concubine strokes the qin, he will also echo" After that, he choked up.

Song Shenzong's heart felt sorry for a while, this Lin Jieyu he had really been snubbed for a long time, and as for Lin Jieyu's child, King Yan, was also snubbed together. hugged Lin Jieyu gently, "It's me who snubbed your mother and son."

Lin Jieyu was a little shy, "The concubine has no intention of blaming the emperor" Song Shenzong was affectionate, "It's okay, I just need you to be attentive to me"

Chen Qiaoqiao hid to the side, looking at the emperor and Lin Jieyu beside me as if no one was around, goosebumps fell all over the ground, but the other concubines did not have any waves in their expressions, and they really sighed that the heart quality of the harem women was too strong, and seeing that their men were so close to her, they could only be so calm, and they could only say that they had seen through it, and it was not strange

Chen Qiaoqiao was a little anxious, this has been delayed for so long, it is late, I don't know when I can get out of the palace In case the city gate is closed, it will be spent overnight in the imperial city, oh my God, the daylight is so non-stop, and Chen Qiaoqiao only felt creepy for a while

Concubine Chen looked at the emperor and Lin Jieyu's warmth and sweetness, her heart was really a little uncomfortable, she was infatuated with Song Shenzong, when her sister Chen Jieyu entered the palace as a concubine, she was still young, often came into the palace to play with her sister, one day, she was playing in the garden, not very falling, happened to be seen by Concubine Xian, at that time her sister's favor was the most, Concubine Xian was not angry, but she was helpless, so she had to find her angry, she was a good ridicule of her, she was also the pearl of her parents' hands since she was a child, How could he have been so humiliated and cried directly.

At this moment, Song Shenzong came. drank and stopped Concubine Xian, and personally supported her and comforted her

The door of her heart opened at that moment, the emperor is so gentle, so elegant, so amorous Song Shenzong has the domineering spirit of dominating the world, but also has a strong bookish atmosphere, coupled with a dignified appearance, how can Concubine Chen not be moved

For the first time in her life, she felt jealous of her own sister, and hated why she had the favor of such a wonderful man

Since she was a child, she knew that she was slightly inferior to her sister in terms of beauty and talent, but because of her young age, she only admired her sister and wanted to become a woman like her sister

However, after that day, she had a different mind, she often entered the palace, dressed brightly, when the emperor came to her sister's bedroom, she always stayed aside, trying to attract the emperor's attention, but, in front of her sister, where is her place

She could only watch the emperor and her sister tenderly and sweetly every day, and the jealousy in her heart became stronger and stronger

Finally one day, she falsely spread the news of her mother's serious illness, deceived her sister to go to the Buddhist hall to pray, and when the emperor came, she flattered and accompanied her with fine wine, and finally, her wish was fulfilled and she was favored by the emperor

My sister watched herself and the emperor roll over on the bed, and finally couldn't hold her breath, and had a big fight with the emperor, the emperor was annoyed and angry, so she snubbed her sister, and her sister was betrayed by her own sister, coupled with the emperor's luck, she became sick and soon died.

The emperor was heartbroken, and he always thought about his sister's beauty, so he contacted him many times, and he became Concubine Chen's mother step by step

Concubine Chen recalled the past, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed, she stepped on her sister's corpse to get to today, and she lost the blessing of her mother's family, because of this incident, her father resigned and returned to his hometown, determined never to return to the capital

However, looking at the man in front of her, Concubine Chen felt that she had no regrets, as long as she could stand by his side, she would definitely not regret it

The emperor has been very fond of Concubine Xian and Concubine De recently, and Concubine Chen has only enveloped Lin Jieyu, in the harem, I am afraid that it will be difficult to move an inch without allies

The more Chen Qiaoqiao waited, the more anxious she became, only to see that the emperor was hugging Lin Jieyu and just whispered softly, and couldn't help but speak hard, "Your Majesty, it's better to paint a portrait first."

Song Shenzong looked over, frowning slightly, Chen Qiaoqiao was startled, and hurriedly knelt down. "The concubine should die, the concubine is just afraid that the city gate will be locked and she won't be able to get out, and she doesn't mean to interrupt the love between the emperor and the mother."

This is said bluntly, but Song Shenzong smiled disappreciatively, "Mrs. Chen, why are you so anxious, you can't paint today, and there will be tomorrow."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked that Chen Qiaoqiao was surprised by the fact that she still had to stay in the palace, and the rest of the people were heartbeat, afraid that their worries would become a reality

"Your Majesty, it's really inappropriate for me to have children at home" Before the words were finished, Song Shenzong waved his hand, interrupted her, and looked at Gonggong Xu on the side, "Xu Jing, what day did you just say today, what is the imperial dining room prepared?"

Xu Jing comprehended, "Today is the third day of March, the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar. In ancient times, it was called the Shangsi Festival. According to legend, March 3 is the birthday of the Yellow Emperor, and China has "February 2, the dragon raises its head; March 3, born Xuanyuan". The Imperial Dining Room has prepared black rice, as well as boiled eggs with local vegetables, although it is not a good thing, but it can be regarded as a thought of the Imperial Dining Room."

Song Shenzong nodded, "Yes, the imperial dining room has won my heart, I am the son of heaven, and I should be happy with the people" turned his head to look at Chen Qiaoqiao, "Mrs. Chen, it is rare to enter the palace, it is better to celebrate the festival with me"

Although it is a question, but the undoubted meaning is so obvious, Chen Qiaoqiao sighed in her heart, although she didn't know what the emperor wanted to do, but it was safe to say that she would never be let out of the palace today

"It's not an honor to be a concubine," Chen Qiaoqiao bent her knees slightly.

Empress Xiang's face is very calm, but her heart has turned a hundred times, she has no heirs of her own, strictly speaking, no matter who becomes the emperor, she will not treat her as a mother-in-law, but Empress Dowager Gao and she are both interested in the sixth prince Zhao Xu, that is, the son of Concubine De, but the emperor's mind is difficult to understand, although the son of Concubine Xian has eye disease, it is absolutely impossible to get involved, but there are also children of Concubine Chen and Lin Jieyu eyeing each other

Concubine De's eyes were faintly lost, and her heart was unpredictable, what she hoped most now was that Zhao Xu's position as the crown prince could be settled as soon as possible, but the emperor always had a lot of excuses

After a while, the black rice and eggs in the imperial dining room were sent one after another, but it also took some thought, did not make the black rice that was very rigid, added some decorations, strictly speaking, it was more like colorful glutinous rice, black rice is made with a wild plant called Wu Nim tree on the mountain, take the leaves to cook soup, and then soak the glutinous rice in the soup for several hours, pick it up, and put it in the wooden retort to steam. This black rice is blue-green and jet-black in color, with a shiny finish, and it is soft and delicious in the mouth.

Song Shenzong said: "Come on, first send a bowl to the Queen Mother to wish her a long and happy life."

Everyone praised, "the emperor is really a piece of filial piety" It turns out that this black rice is also known as filial piety rice, it is the best choice to honor the elders, according to legend, in ancient times there was a person named Mu Lian, his mother was imprisoned by the government because she could not pay the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes. In order to prevent his mother from starving to death, the eight-year-old son saved his own rations and delivered food to his mother every day, but before it could reach his mother's hands, he had already been eaten by some of the prison pawns. Later, Mu Lian came up with a way to go up the mountain and pick some black rice leaves, mash them and burn them together with glutinous rice to make black rice balls, and give them to her mother to eat. So he used this method to get by, Mu Lianniang was healthy after eating, strengthened her muscles and invigorated qi, and mosquitoes did not bite in prison. Because the first time Mulian cooked black rice was on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, it became a habit along the way, and at the same time, in order to commemorate his filial piety to his mother.

Song Shenzong smiled silently, took a bite, and greatly appreciated, "Sure enough, the fragrance is soft and delicious" Xu Jing said with a smile, "Although this thing is not expensive, but this Wuni tree is very rare, mostly in Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

Song Shenzong looked at Concubine Xian and said with a smile: "Needless to say, I have been blessed with Concubine Xian again."

The father of the virtuous concubine is the pacification envoy of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, "The emperor made fun of this is loyalty to the emperor, how can he touch the blessings of the concubines" The words are said humbly, but the virtuous concubine is already full of spring breeze

Chen Qiaoqiao ate silently, like chewing wax, she was very anxious, and she couldn't guess the emperor's intentions, what did the emperor want her to do in the palace, it wasn't to come to see his concubine-for-tat

While she was thinking wildly, "Mrs. Chen, you are still used to eating" looked at the empress eagerly, successfully diverting the emperor's attention. Concubine Xian's gaze also shot over.

"Hahaha" Chen Qiaoqiao knew that if she didn't praise this black rice loudly, it would definitely cause the dissatisfaction of Concubine Xian, but only by showing her vulgarity could she escape this catastrophe

"It's not that I'm not used to eating, it's just that I thought that the royal banquets in the palace were all delicacies from the mountains and seas, and I didn't expect the emperor to be so frugal, so I ate these" and pretended to be incredible.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and suddenly laughed heartily, "Hahaha It's because I didn't think about it, Mrs. Chen is a guest, but I am preparing simple food hahaha, but it has fulfilled my reputation for frugality."

Everyone also laughed, looking at Chen Qiaoqiao's eyes with slight disdain, he was really a vulgar person in the countryside, and when he entered the palace, he only knew that he wanted the queen of the mountains and seas to gently cover the corners of her mouth, and said with a smile: "It was the concubine who was not well entertained, and Mrs. Chen laughed at Gonggong Xu, and ordered some exquisite delicacies to come up in the imperial dining room."

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