Chapter 25: The Cold Mountain is Sad
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After the winter sunshine, no matter how brilliant it is, it also has a bit of coolness, if it encounters cloudy weather, the sunlight penetrates through the thick clouds, and it looks even weaker, like the silk thread fluttering in the wind, which will be torn off at any time and disappear, leaving only the deep and light gray in the clouds, inlaid with gold edges.
In the main hall of Kunning Palace, the curtains are low, although it is daylight, on the bronze carved purple luan soaring flying cloud candlestick, the candles are quietly burning, illuminating the whole palace and pavilion.
This day is a big day for even low-ranking concubines to come over to greet the queen.
Every day, the queen will prepare some delicious treats for everyone, and it is undoubtedly a happy day for the low-ranking concubines who can't see anything good.
Some of the concubines arrived early, and when they saw that the queen had not come out yet, they sat in groups of three or five and talked.
Jiao Tiantian, He Yifang, Cao Zhaoyi, and Zhu Zhaoyi sat together, they were in the same position, although they were quite different in age, they always had a lot to say, in comparison, He Yifang was relatively silent inside. But she is He Guifei's cousin, and on the surface, He Jiayu is still good to her sister, so Jiao Tiantian always loves to surround her.
After all, now the concubine is not as approachable as when she was a concubine before, and through her sister, it can be regarded as a show of favor in disguise.
Ding Meiren and Liu Xuanzhi were two of them, as in the past, they gathered next to them and flattered.
Cao Zhaoyi shook her head, shook the emerald green watery gold-inlaid jade earrings on her ears, and said with a smile: "Look, this is what my father brought in, how is it, is it good?" โ
Jiao Tiantian smiled: "It's good-looking!" My sister is young, with such earrings, it looks more and more like your lips are red and white, people say that Concubine Li's appearance is gorgeous, I look at that, just like you, it is not worse than Concubine Li, besides, she is much younger than her. If it weren't for Princess Yongqing's appearance, you wouldn't know how to be favored now. โ
Listening to Jiao Tiantian's words, Cao Zhaoyi's expression flashed a trace of gloom, and after a while, she regained her smile, if she didn't look carefully, she couldn't see that she had that expression just now, she smiled: "Concubine is like this, how can she compare to Concubine Li?" If you want to say that Jiao Zhaoyi, your smile is the sweetest in this palace, like mixed with honey, which makes people feel sweet in their hearts when they look at it, no wonder the emperor has always liked you so much for so many years! โ
Jiao Tiantian is the kind of person who is not spoiled or cold in the palace, Cao Zhaoyi's words are obviously to please her, although they have the same position, but Cao Zhaoyi entered the palace late after all, and in front of her, she still called herself a concubine as she did before she was promoted, but did not use the honorific title "you".
He Yifang coughed in a low voice and said softly: "You better say it quietly, don't dare to spread this word to Concubine Li's ears!" โ
Zhu Zhaoyi stuck out her tongue coquettishly on the side, and said, "He Zhaoyi is right, Concubine Li is not easy to provoke, and we dare not provoke her." โ
Jiao Tiantian giggled, pointed at Zhu Zhaoyi and said with a smile: "Zhu Zhaoyi, you were bitten by a snake once, and you were afraid of the well rope for ten years." What are you afraid of? Let's sit with the sister of the concubine, what happened, let's ask to go to the concubine, are you still afraid that she won't succeed? Another one, in this palace, thousands of people are not as good as the emperor's favor, as long as someone in us has become the emperor's favorite concubine, what are you afraid of Concubine Li? โ
Cao Zhaoyi's eyes were rippling, looking at it under the lamp, more and more like a pool of rippling spring water, and said with a smile: "Really? Jiao Zhaoyi, you are also the old man in the palace, give your sisters some advice, so that we can be our favorite concubines and taste the taste of thousands of pets. There was a hint of disdain in his words.
Jiao Tiantian just wants them to come forward, when they are stupid, she is used as a gun, it really has to be that simple, she Jiao Tiantian looks beautiful and has a sweet appearance, why has she been in front of Zhaoyi for so many years?
Zhu Zhaoyi smiled and said: "What Jiao Zhaoyi said is right, I took a closer look, the emperor likes bright and beautiful women the most, like the queen, there were no rumors before, the concubine was just dressed as the queen's old appearance, so she was favored?" and Liu Xuanzhi...... Recently, he has been very popular with the emperor, isn't it the same reason? โ
Everyone looked at Liu Xuanzhi, who was sitting on the side and listening to them, his eyes were charming and delicate, but the brightness between his eyebrows was quite a bit of a queen's taste, and some suddenly realized.
Liu Xuanzhi's face was crimson, and he said delicately: "A few maidens, how did you talk about the head of the concubine, where is the grace of the concubine?" I always have to invite a few ladies to teach more concubines. โ
Ding Meiren rolled her eyes, "The emperor can even connect the royal women in one night, Liu Xuanshi, are you too happy a few days ago, so you don't have much strength until now?" No wonder the emperor was afraid of crushing you, so he hasn't called you to sleep again. โ
was so bold and direct, several people changed their faces when they heard it, and they only showed their hearts and gave her some encouragement from their eyes.
Even Liu Xuanshi, who was born in Pengmen, had never heard such vulgar words, and her face became more and more red like steamed shrimp, "Ding Meiren, why do you say such a thing?" Where can you talk like that......" She was so ashamed and anxious that she couldn't speak.
Ding Meiren leaned back with a smile, shook the ruby lark on the bun and shook the golden steps, and said, "We are not the girls who have never been happy, what is there to fake Taoism?" One more, I don't believe it, a few mothers, and you, don't you want to do it in your heart? Anyway, I thought about it, when I thought of the emperor's divine martial arts, I couldn't sleep well at night. โ
She glanced at Cao and Zhu Zhaoyi, who had already stood away, and said in a low voice: "Hey, yes, Cao Zhaoyi and Zhu Zhaoyi, they were so favored before, but they can't even catch up with us at this time, so I have to endure it, I'm embarrassed to say." Pretending to be this tall and reserved appearance all day long, are you tired? Then he beckoned Cao and the two of you with his hand, "Two Zhaoyi, come here, we are all a man, what are you embarrassed to say, if you don't listen, how will you regain favor in the future?" โ
Cao and Zhu listened to her words, hesitated for a while, and then stood up again.
Ding Meiren knows such a topic, for these lonely women in the spring boudoir, they are ashamed to listen and want to listen, sure enough, looking at the eyes of a few people, they are mostly shy and uneasy, plus two points of shame, but they don't intend to blame themselves, and some even show some hope, so they say more and more boldly, "It's just a pity that the emperor is now working on state affairs, and he doesn't pay much attention to us here." The concubine heard that a few days ago, he was here with the queen...... I asked for hot water three times in the night. As a result, the queen was called by the queen mother to lecture and asked her to pay attention to the emperor's body. โ
Liu Xuanzhi blushed and said hesitantly: "You say, why does the emperor love the queen so much? No matter how good she is, she is ...... in the end."
Ding Meiren answered: "After all, it's also a half-old." This, we have to ask He Zhaoyi and them, you entered the palace earlier than us. โ
He Yifang said: "Of course, it's because of the emperor's childhood sweetheart." โ
Jiao Tiantian pursed her lips, "I don't believe that childhood sweethearts can manage it for so long." In addition to the queen herself, who is as beautiful as a flower, she is empathetic, good at calligraphy and painting, and can talk to the emperor, but I am afraid that the kung fu on it will not be bad. โ
Her "above" followed what Ding Meiren said just now, and everyone understood what she meant.
Ding Meiren giggled again: "The concubine just said, the queen mother was just a prince at that time, why in the end, Jingci Immortal Master would give up the throne to her?" At this age, he is still pampered, more than when the newcomer sleeps. โ
Jiao Tiantian smiled and looked left and right, "So sisters, we have to work it and learn a few tricks." Didn't He Zhaoyi say it before, Mama Zeng in front of the concubine taught her a lot, otherwise, the concubine may not be who it is. โ
He Yifang saw that what she said to Jiao Tiantian in private, and she said it so openly, she was a little angry, "Tiantian-"
Jiao Tiantian covered her mouth, and said with a smile: "Okay, we are all sisters here, are you afraid that someone will tell the queen or the concubine?" That's really a long life, and if you spread such words, those who don't talk about it will be punished, and even those who listen to it won't be able to get better. Knowing their privacy, can they still settle down? โ
She is threatening and reminding everyone to go to the informant less, otherwise they will not be able to land at both ends.
Zhu Zhaoyi looked around and saw that there was indeed no one around, before he stuck out his tongue and said, "Jiao Zhaoyi, Ding Meiren, although there is no one in front of us at this time, let's say a few words!" Don't forget, in this palace, there are no secrets that can be saved, even the wind that blows through the ears may be able to carry words, we can offend the queen, she has always been benevolent, she will not do anything to us because of a few words, but you must not offend the concubine! Do you remember Guan Xuanzhi and Zhang Xuanshi? Before I went to bed, I went to the clothes in the Huanyi Bureau, I was originally going to be a palace concubine, but now I have become a palace maid, how wronged! โ
Liu Xuanzhi said: "Speaking of this, the concubine has always been unable to figure it out. Guan Xuanzhi looks like a very quiet person, so dignified, how can he get together with Zhang Xuanzhi, just talk about the concubine like that, and was heard by Meng Xuanshi, and told the secret, how could this be? โ
Ding Meiren smiled and said, "Why do you care why they are like this? If they hadn't gone to the Huanyi Bureau to wash their clothes, Meng Xuan's service had been left behind, and the people around the concubine made her suddenly sick, maybe it would be your turn. One day in the future, even if they can think of coming out of the Huanyi Bureau again, they will become a washerwoman, with a black face and rough hands, and they will not be able to flatter you if they have already stood firmly in front of the emperor, and they must not flatter you. โ
Liu Xuanzhi listened to Ding Meiren's hint that a few of them were fighting with each other and profiting from their own fishermen, and they were a little suspicious of their intentions, and they were a little annoyed, but they couldn't distinguish it anymore, otherwise they would have become three hundred taels of silver here, so they had to look at Jiao Tiantian as if asking for help.