Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Noble Concubine Visits
Because Ji Yueqin was in good health, she was taken back to the Qianxi Palace by the Queen Mother.
"You girl, next time you can't sleep, you have to go out for a walk, you have to bring embroidered bamboo, fortunately Yu'er found you this time, otherwise you stupid girl doesn't know where to go." The Queen Mother said lovingly to Ji Yueqin, although it was a blaming word, but her tone was full of doting.
"Yueqin knows, next time I won't let the Queen Mother worry anymore." Ji Yueqin said to the Queen Mother with a smile.
Although the Queen Mother didn't blame herself, it didn't mean that the Queen Mother wouldn't blame Xiuzhu, so Ji Yueqin hurriedly said: "It's Yueqin's fault this time, and I ask the Queen Mother not to blame Aunt Xiuzhu." ”
Thinking that it was because Xiuzhu carelessly lost Ji Yueqin, the Queen Mother was indeed a little annoyed, but after hearing Ji Yueqin's intercession for Xiuzhu, she was ready to let Xiuzhu go, "Since Yueqin intercedes for Xiuzhu, Xiuzhu will follow the county lord of Anning in the future, and there must be no more mistakes." ”
Seeing that the Queen Mother did not blame herself, Xiuzhu hurriedly knelt down and said, "Thank you Queen Mother, thank you Lord Anning." ”
Ji Yueqin looked at Xiuzhu's frightened appearance, so she went over to talk about Xiuzhu and helped her up, and said softly: "In the future, Aunt Xiuzhu will be my person, and I don't blame you for this, it's me who doesn't recognize the road and walks around in the middle of the night." ”
"How can you blame the county lord, it's not good to be a slave." Xiuzhu refused to get up, knelt on the ground and refused to get up.
Seeing this, Ji Yueqin said with a serious face: "If you refuse to get up, I will be angry." ”
Seeing this, Xiuzhu hurriedly got up, but lowered his head and followed Ji Yueqin's side.
You must know that losing Ji Yueqin also caused Ji Yueqin to fall ill, and with the degree of the emperor's favor for Ji Yueqin, he could not escape the guilt, how could this not make Xiuzhu afraid.
But it seemed that Ji Yueqin really didn't mean to blame herself, and she gradually put her mind at ease.
The Queen Mother saw Ji Yueqin standing there with a pale face, and she also felt sorry for Ji Yueqin, so she asked Ji Yueqin to go back to the West Hall to rest.
As soon as he walked into the hall, he found that the hall was full of gifts and supplements, and before he could listen to Ji Yueqin's question, the little lizi next to him took the lead in speaking: "These things are sent by the county lords from the palace maidens." ”
Seeing that Ji Yueqin was silent, Xiao Lizi hurriedly said: "The slave doesn't know whether to accept the things, and seeing that the county lord has not come back, Xiao Lizi took it upon himself to accept these gifts." ”
"Don't worry, bring me the gift list of these gifts and supplements." It's not that Ji Yueqin doesn't accept these gifts, it's just that she wants to see which palaces these gifts are brought from.
Among these gifts, there were no gifts from the queen, and Ji Yueqin didn't think it was strange, but Concubine De and Concubine Guifei both sent supplements, and there were gifts of different sizes from other concubines below. According to this list, Ji Yueqin also roughly understands the situation in this harem.
The queen hasn't given gifts yet, and the other queens and their party will not send gifts first, on the other hand, Concubine De and Concubine Guifei took the lead in sending supplements and gifts, showing an attitude of opposition to the queen.
Therefore, the other concubines who followed Concubine De and Concubine Guifei to give gifts are probably Concubine De and Concubine Guifei's people.
Ji Yueqin sat on the beauty couch and looked at the gift list thoughtfully, but before her butt heated the couch, someone came to visit.
"The concubine has arrived!"
With the eunuch's shrill voice shouting, a fair-skinned young woman who hired Tingting stepped into the west hall.
I saw a pair of phoenix eyes under her eyebrows in the distant mountains revealing infinite style, petite and lovely pink lips with a shallow smile, a dark blue dress embroidered with large hibiscus flowers, although the style is simple, but all reveal the embroidery girl's excellent embroidery.
The skirt covers the feet, and the skirt is also a tassel woven from the finest gold thread, which makes people know its noble status at first sight.
Ji Yueqin saw the concubine enter the house, so she got up and saluted the concubine.
"An Ning has seen the concubine Niangniang." Generally speaking, the lord or princess with a title will call himself by his title, but for those who are close to him, he will call himself by his first name.
The concubine also elegantly exempted Ji Yueqin's courtesy, took Ji Yueqin's hand cordially, and said, "Yueqin is okay in the Qianxi Palace?" ”
Ji Yueqin saw that the concubine was holding her hand, and let her pull it, and smiled at her: "If you go back to the concubine, Yueqin is very good in Qianxi Palace." ”
The concubine looked at the thin Ji Yueqin with some distress, "You have worked hard all the way, remember to eat more, so that you can make up for your life." ”
Ji Yueqin listened to the words of the concubine, and didn't see any other meaning in them, and responded to her kindly: "Thank you Niangniang for your concern, Yueqin remembers." ”
Although Ji Yueqin was kind to the concubine on the surface, she was still a little more wary of this seemingly friendly concubine in her heart, and the hidden enemy was the most terrifying.
However, this concubine doesn't seem to be hostile to Ji Yueqin, and she can get along with this concubine for the time being, so she lets her pull her.
"I had some friendship with your mother back then, but now she is one step ahead of us, which is a pity." When the concubine mentioned Duan Rou, she couldn't help but feel sad.
Ji Yueqin was silent when she heard her mention her mother, but this so-called concubine did not have the hatred of the queen when she mentioned her mother, but really had a little regret.
"I think she was so dazzling back then, and her demeanor is unattainable." The concubine just lightly talked about the past, and there was a little sadness in her tone, and then she wanted to say something, but when she saw the embroidered bamboo and Xiao Lizi beside her, she suddenly fell silent.
Ji Yueqin also understood what she meant, so she asked Xiuzhu and Xiao Lizi to retreat.
"It's normal for Master Du to like a woman like her, not to mention that they used to grow up together." The concubine saw Xiuzhu and Xiao Lizi withdraw from the hall and continued.
At the mention of Master Du, her eyes became even more distant.
"It's not that I don't complain about Duan Rou, it's just that since I entered the palace, I know that I have nothing to do with him anymore. I just want to live well in this palace and spend the rest of my life. The concubine's voice was faint, as if it was coming from afar.
But then her voice suddenly became sharp, "But Duan Xue, she never lets anyone go." Including her clan sister, including your mother's family. Duan Rou said that she was smart and she was. But to call her stupid, she's really stupid. ”
She looked at Ji Yueqin with a sneering smile and said, "Do you know that your grandfather's family has all become ghosts under the knife because of Duan Xue's design?" ”
Ji Yueqin listened to the words of the concubine, and her heart froze, so she also grabbed the concubine's sleeve and asked, "What! ”
The concubine laughed into tears and said, "Your mother helped your good aunt to the position of queen, and your good aunt called the killer to kill your grandfather's family when your grandfather returned to his hometown." This matter is still hidden from our wise emperor today, hahahaha. ”
Ji Yueqin looked at the concubine's somewhat crazy appearance and didn't know why she became like this, so she continued: "After I entered this deep palace, I no longer thought about the past. I thought I could live a good life in this house, but this deep palace is an unfathomable bottomless pit that only devours people's minds. ”
didn't wait for Ji Yueqin to say anything, she said in a hoarse voice: "Duan Xue, she killed my child!" I'll never be able to have a child from now on......"
She looked like a tattered marionette now, just like she had before she entered the house.
"I'm afraid Niangniang didn't come to Qianxi Palace just to say this." Ji Yueqin also reacted from the accident of her grandfather's family, she understood that this noble concubine Niangniang came to Qianxi Palace to find her today not just to say these words to her.
"Sure enough, you have the style of your mother back then, and you are just as smart as Bingxue." The concubine also regained her former look, as if the fragile person just now was not her.
"I'm afraid the county lord also wants to gain a foothold in this palace, but how long do you think you can last with the love of the queen mother and the emperor?" The concubine chuckled, as if she was talking about something indifferent.
Ji Yueqin squinted slightly, looked at the concubine and said, "What does Niangniang want to do?" ”
"You're really smart, you can figure it out." The concubine looked at Ji Yueqin with a smile, and she knew in her heart that Ji Yueqin understood her words.
"Niangniang has won the award, Yueqin is still better than Niangniang." Ji Yueqin responded coldly to the concubine.
The concubine also ignored Ji Yueqin's cold attitude, and said directly: "Help me sit on the throne of the queen." ”
Ji Yueqin heard this and sneered: "Niangniang, why do you sit on the throne of the queen." ”
The concubine also lowered her face, "Just because Duan Xue is not worthy of sitting on the throne of this queen, it depends on you Ji Yueqin." ”
"With me? Is Niang Niang overestimating Yueqin? Ji Yueqin felt a little funny, picked up the teacup in her hand and began to pour herself a drink.
"Do you think Duan Xue has nothing to do with your mother's death?" The concubine's face was a little dark, this Ji Yueqin was afraid that she was really not a foolish master, but she wanted to tear Duan Xue off the position of the queen, and Ji Yueqin's value in it was still very high.
She didn't have to do it for herself, but also for the child she had never met.
Ji Yueqin drank tea for a moment, then put down the teacup and looked at the concubine and said, "Niangniang, please go back." The mother hopes that Yueqin can live a good life, and Yueqin came back to Dayu just to seek refuge, to help Niangniang sit on the position of the queen, I am afraid that Yueqin is a little powerless. ”
The concubine glanced at it with some hatred, but then got up and wanted to leave, and after taking two steps, she turned back to Ji Yueqin and said, "I hope that one day the county lord of Anning can figure it out, and the door of my Qixia Hall will be opened for the county lord of Anning at any time." ”
"Sending off!" Ji Yueqin's voice did not carry a trace of emotion, and she still sat in place and drank tea quietly.
The concubine snorted coldly and walked away, this Ji Yueqin still wants to maintain a neutral attitude in this palace, it seems that she has to find a way to let her lean on her side.