Chapter 51: The First Encounter
Gossip, until the queen mother finished washing, was supported by the palace people to come out of the bedroom, everyone got up and asked for a salute, Yuehua toasted tea, received the queen mother's reward, and the concubine was late.
The Queen Mother was slightly displeased: "Why are you so sleepy today and lose your etiquette?" Thanks to the queen's rare generosity and virtue, otherwise you would have been punished for kneeling for half an hour, so that you can have a long memory. β
The Queen Mother was obviously reprimanded, but in fact, there was something in her words, a virtuous and generous hat was buttoned up, how could Yuehua blame the concubine for her contempt?
Concubine Ling seems to have the idea of competing for beauty today, and she is dressed up extraordinarily brightly, wearing a begonia red gold and silver thread phoenix wearing a peony tunic palace dress, and it is also a phoenix crown and a peony bun. It seems to be modeled after Yuehua's dress. It's just that as a concubine, she is also particular about clothing, she can't wear red, embroidered peonies, the phoenix that wears flowers is a seven-tailed phoenix, and the hairpin is also a side phoenix hairpin, a one-sided shoulder tassel, and there is no supreme glory gorse hairpin.
Rao is like this, she is dressed in pearls, she looks a little more graceful and luxurious than Yuehua, with an arrogant atmosphere, quite noisy.
Concubine He and Concubine Ya were silent, their eyes flashing, obviously waiting to see the excitement of watching a good show.
Concubine Ling walked lightly to greet Anli, a pair of Danfeng eyes slid over Yuehua's face, and then reached out to touch her sideburns, making a delicate and shy posture.
"Today, before the emperor went to court, he told the palace people not to wake me up. Those stupid girls are really waiting for me to wake up, and I don't breathe a sigh of air. As soon as I opened my eyes, the sky was bright, and I hurried slowly, but fortunately I didn't miss the time to go to the Empress Dowager and her old man to say goodbye. Anyway, the imperial aunt feels sorry for me and won't blame me. β
Concubine Ya glanced at the silent Yuehua, covered her mouth with a look of surprise, and pretended to be speechless: "Did the emperor actually rest in the Jiaofang Palace of the noble concubine last night?" β
Concubine He played with a piece of apricot pollen handkerchief in her hand, and said lukewarmly: "No wonder the concubine is so sleepy today, it turns out that she is the only pet in the pepper room, and the flower candle in the cave room." β
Concubine Ling became more and more proud, a pair of wonderful eyes flowed, and Yingying pulsed: "My sisters will make fun of me, it's just that the emperor was frightened last night and came to me to eat a cup of tea." β
Concubine Crane raised her eyes and glanced at Yuehua, and was silent. But the concubine sang and said harmoniously: "The emperor is frightened? Who is so bold? Who is so capable? β
Concubine Ling only then pretended to see the veil on Yuehua's face, and exclaimed in surprise: "Oh, why is the queen's face still covered?" Wouldn't it be a pity to cover such a shy flower in the closed moon? β
Last night, she had a sudden emergency, and she tossed to her palace to ask the imperial doctor for a consultation, how could she not know that her appearance was almost ruined?
Even if you are a noble concubine and have the support of the queen mother, I Chu Yuehua is still a dignified queen, do you really want to give you three points of face?
Yuehua sneered in her heart, but she smiled on her face, and glanced in the direction of the Queen Mother: "My sister suddenly fainted yesterday and didn't wake up, no wonder she didn't know." If it weren't for my sister Kai'en who released the imperial doctor from Jiaofang Palace last night, I am afraid that this face will not be able to be saved now. β
Concubine He was dumbfounded when she heard this: "I went to bed early last night, didn't I know that the harem was so lively?" Concubine Ling has never been weak, why did she faint last night? It's not a coincidence, it happened to be when the queen's mother was sick. β
The obvious provocative meaning between the words seems to be really as Mama Qin said before, this Concubine Crane and Concubine Ling are jealous, although they are both Queen Mother's people, but they are not harmonious.
Concubine Ling immediately sank her face and pouted: "According to Concubine He's intentions, the next time the palace faints, will you have to pick a good day or not?" β
The Queen Mother glared at Concubine He, a little blamed, and then got up and pretended not to understand the condemnation in Yuehua's words, and urged: "It's not too early, it's only right to go and kowtow to the Empress Dowager and her old man to ask for peace. β
Obvious partiality, in just a few words, Yuehua's criticism of Concubine Ling was quietly perfunctory.
In just a few confrontations, Yuehua had already understood the attitudes of several people, and quietly glanced at Jun Jieyu and Lan Cairen, one of them was silent, and the other seemed to be ignorant and naΓ―ve, and both had the mind of watching the fire from the other side. The corners of her lips curled slightly, she stood up first, no longer cared, and followed behind the Queen Mother, with fragrant clothes and sideburns, and walked towards Ci'an Palace.
Because it was not too early for Concubine Ling to delay, there was already a fiery red torn white morning light in the east, which was gradually dyed into a bright splendid morning glow.
In the Empress Dowager's bedroom, the door curtain hung low, the birds were silent, and the palace people went in and out, holding their breath.
The palace people guarding the door whispered that the Empress Dowager was unwell, and announced that the imperial doctor would come to see her early in the morning, and asked the group to sit down and wait for the time being.
The Queen Mother's face was full of concern and worry: "I think it was the emperor's wedding yesterday, and the Queen Mother worked hard all day and was tired." β
Concubine Ling snorted arrogantly: "The Empress Dowager feels sorry for the queen mother, she does everything herself, and she has to be top-notch in everything, and she doesn't want to fake her hands to others, but she is not too tired." β
Yuehua disdained to fight with her tongue, but Concubine Ling was so aggressive, it was indeed too deceitful, and she immediately smiled and said humbly: "The queen mother has taught her a very good lesson, Yuehua has written down the kindness of the queen mother, and she will be diligent and diligent in the future, and share the worries of the queen mother and the queen mother more to fulfill her filial piety." β
Yuehua's words happened to be stuck in Concubine Ling's death hole, the only thing she had in mind was that she was in charge of the back position of the Sixth Palace, and she couldn't get it, Yuehua's words were tantamount to piercing the tip of her heart.
Liu raised his eyebrows, and provoked the queen mother: "Hey, the queen mother is asking for power from you?" In the future, he is going to seize power and associate the six palaces. β
"Then according to Concubine Ling's meaning, Yuehua, as the lord of the six palaces, should watch me and the Queen Mother work hard and stand by, right?"
As soon as the curtain of the door was lifted, the Empress Dowager slowly walked out with the support of Mama Lin, added a jade inlay to her forehead, her face sank like water, and she said coldly.
The concubines didn't expect that the Empress Dowager had already gotten up and listened to all the words of the people clearly.
Concubine Ling looked stunned, knelt on the ground, and said softly: "The concubine doesn't dare." β
The Empress Dowager did not blame, sat down at the top of the place, and said with a pleasant face: "I heard that you were not in good health last night, so don't be polite, get up quickly." β
Concubine Ling stood up gracefully, this time she learned to be obedient and no longer talked.
Yuehua stepped forward and took the tea from the side of the mother's hand, tested the water temperature in the palm of her hand, just right, and offered it respectfully, the Queen Mother took it, took a sip, and put it at hand, signaling to sit.
Yuehua and the Queen Mother sat down in front of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother seemed to ignore Yuehua, and she didn't have a word of concern, but turned to Concubine Ling again: "How is your body now?" β
"Empress Dowager Xie cares, and she is fine."
"Then the imperial doctor can say, what caused the syncope?" The Empress Dowager was full of smiles and kind eyes.
Concubine Ling shook her head: "The imperial doctor couldn't say why for a while, only that it might be a lack of qi and blood." β
The Empress Dowager glanced at Mama Lin beside her: "That's a coincidence, today it just so happens that the imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital is also here, let him check your pulse, this qi and blood can be related to the royal heirs, and you can't be sloppy." β
Mama Lin gave the order, and sure enough, a short-haired and long-eyebrow imperial doctor was ordered to walk in with his head bowed and respectfully saluted several masters.
Concubine Ling was proud, and with a little humility, she sat down, stretched out her snow-white wrist, put it on the medical bag, and glanced at Yuehua in a demonstrative manner.
Imperial Doctor Feng looked at it and asked for a while, pondered for a moment, stood up, and said respectfully: "There is nothing wrong with the concubine's body Kangtai. β
The Empress Dowager asked uneasily: "Is there anything wrong with it?" β
Imperial Doctor Feng pondered it for a while, and then replied: "It's just a little liver fire, it's okay." β
"Good, good, good! It's okay. The Empress Dowager sighed three words in a row, waved her hand to the imperial doctor, retreated, turned her face and asked Concubine Ling: "Then you don't have to take the prescription prescribed by the imperial doctor yesterday, after all, it is a poison." β
The three "good" words of the Empress Dowager made the Empress Dowager have a bad premonition in her heart instantly, and she was about to make a look at Concubine Ling, who was concerned by the Empress Dowager, and she was complacent, and she forgot for a while, and she said happily: "I didn't eat it, I threw it away." β
"Lost?" The Empress Dowager suddenly sank her face, slapped the Ruyi Eight Immortals table, and was furious: "Then the mourning family is strange, since Concubine Ling is safe and sound, why did she suddenly faint yesterday and startled the holy driver?" Since you also think that the prescription is useless, why did you detain the imperial doctor in your Jiaofang Palace for nearly an hour, which made the queen almost delay her illness? Concubine Ling, today you have to give an explanation to the mourning family! What's the intention?! β
The color of the queen and queen changed suddenly, and in an instant, it exploded in the room like a thunderbolt, making everyone's hearts tremble.