Rong Pei was angry when she looked at her, but said with a smile on her face: "The emperor said, which singer from Nanfu doesn't know the etiquette, and sings here to disturb the holy driver, causing the little concubine to rap this tune out of place, it is better to listen to "Lotus Picking Song". She smiled and nunu mouthed, "It turned out to be Concubine Ling's mother, so the slave maid should go and say back." "But what about the slave?" Could it be said that the emperor's concubines sang songs like the kabuki in Nanfu. It's really hard to see. ”

Yinwan heard this, and was full of joy and anticipation as if she had been splashed with frost and snow, and her face was uncontrollably gray, but she couldn't fully believe it, Baba looked at Li Yu.

Li Yu saw that Yan Wan's tears were flooding, and said with a smile: "Aunt Rong came just in time, and the slave is also worried about how to reply." Let's go back to the truth, I'm afraid that the emperor will say that the concubine is not self-respecting, and she will be thought to be a kabuki from Nanfu, and the emperor's face will not be able to get by. If you don't reply, the emperor will ask who it is, and it's not easy to make up the numbers. ”

Rong Pei's face was helpless and embarrassed: "Isn't it?" If the emperor likes this song, please make the concubine entertain in private in front of the emperor, it is the joy of the boudoir. But if the emperor was in a mood for a while, and said that he would let Concubine Ling sing again in front of the queen mother and the little masters of the palace, then how could it be calculated? ”

Yan Wan was so angry that she almost vomited blood, but she didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction, so she had to suppress it desperately, and said aggrievedly: "Since the emperor thinks it's the Kabuki of Nanfu, then ...... Then let's ask Gonggong Li to go back like this. The palace ......" she took a breath and smiled like a flower as usual, "The palace is just singing and playing by itself, and I never thought that it would alarm the emperor and the queen." ”

Rong Pei smiled slightly: "Since Concubine Ling herself doesn't want to be alarmed, then Gonggong Li will be able to reply." ”

Li Yu shook it to the end: "In this way, the slave can return, thank you Concubine Ling for her teachings." ”

After this incident, Yin Wan was even more depressed and silent, and a few days later, the emperor led the concubines to Rehe to hunt in autumn, and she also called sick, and asked the imperial doctor to ask for medicine every day. Ruyi and the Queen Mother still stayed in the Old Summer Palace to recuperate in the summer, and when they heard Rong Pei's return, they thought that Yin Wan was pretentious, so they sent the imperial doctor to see it, and sure enough, they said that they were depressed and hurt their liver, and they should be carefully recuperated.

Since the emperor went to the summer resort, Ruyi didn't want to be in front of her, so she immediately sent someone to send her back to the Forbidden City to recuperate, and she got the tranquility in front of her.

Since the emperor took a few close concubines to Rehe for autumn hunting, he was also far away from the strict palace rules in the Forbidden City. Ruyi and the rest of the concubines live in the Old Summer Palace, but they are also at ease. Hailan was originally going to accompany Yongqi to the summer resort with the emperor, but she remembered that Ruyi had only been out of confinement for a short time, and her mental strength was not as good as before, so she blindly took medicine to recuperate, so she asked herself to stay in the Old Summer Palace to accompany her, so the people who came and went in Su Ri were also Lu Yun, Hailan and Wanyin.

Ruyi saw that Hailan was always with her, so she said: "It's a good thing that the emperor allows you to go to Rehe to accompany you, why should you shirk it yourself." ”

Hailan teased a pair of yellow orioles on the silver cage shelf under the Jiuqu Corridor, and said, "What's the point of having the arrogant person of Concubine Jia?" It's better to be quiet here. And if the concubine doesn't go, it will also round the face of the pure concubine, and her third elder brother doesn't have to go to Rehe. ”

Ruyi leaned on the rosewood roll peony pattern beauty, and said with a smile: "You plan to shave finely, but if you don't go, Yongqi is afraid that no one will take care of it." ”

Hailan added a splash of water to the yellow oriole on the shelf, and the slender enamel emerald armor shone with a faint blue glow, and the servant was quite interested, and said: "The concubine can't accompany Yongqi for a lifetime, and he does many things by himself but cleanly." It's not a glorious thing to get involved with a concubine like this. ”

Ruyi glanced at her and said angrily: "You, here you are again!" Being a man depends on the blessings in the future. Yonghui has a lady like Concubine Jia, which may not be more glorious. ”

The quiet smile on Hailan's lips was like a pair of snow-colored pearl earrings on her earlobes, no matter how beautiful she was, it was also an uneye-catching warm luster: "Yes." It's just that the brilliance is not glorious, and we can only secretly watch and guard against Jia Guifei. After all, she couldn't deal with her with all the things she did. She groaned slightly and said, "Recently, the emperor has repeatedly praised Yonghui for helping to help Jiangnan's money and food, although he doesn't favor Concubine Jia very much, but he is always kind to her." However, the concubine looked coldly, the emperor is not as good as in the past for Jia Guifei, sometimes think about it, Jia Guifei has three sons, her mother's family is powerful, and she is an old man who waits in the palace, and there will be such a time. Look at yourself again, there is nothing to complain about. ”

Ruyi's expression was indifferent and quiet, and she pinched a pot of red flowers and bones of begonias on the side of the porch and played with them in her hands: "The newcomer is like the flowers in the imperial garden, who can take care of the flowers that he has seen before." Even if the fragrance is thick, you will get tired of it, not to mention that the flowering period is about to pass. Therefore, don't try to keep anything in the palace, the most important thing is to grasp what you can grasp in front of you. ”

Hailan chuckled and pressed Ruyi's hand, picked up a begonia and shook it on Ruyi's lips, and suddenly said, "Mourning is easy to give birth to sad signs." The queen mother has both children and daughters, so that if you are not blessed, it cannot come from your mouth. She pursed her lips, a little gloating, "I heard that Concubine Ling was not very peaceful a few days ago, but the mother still suppressed her." In fact, Concubine Ling has fallen out of favor, and she is charming by nature, why don't you dispose of it cleanly and neatly, so as not to be disgusted in front of you. ”

Ruyi saw that there was no one around, so she took a small fan of green jade luodian decorated with rouge and agate and shook it gently: "Hailan, although Concubine Ling has fallen out of favor, the emperor has never abolished her position, and still retains her dignity as a concubine, do you know why?" ”

Hailan sneered coldly and laughed at herself: "Being young and beautiful naturally makes people have old feelings." If they are all like concubines, they are annoying to see, but they are quiet. ”

Ruyi stretched out her hand, took a small gold powder lotus purple purple tooth comb behind her swallowtail, and said softly: "If you talk about embroidery in the palace, no one can go out of your right." ”

Hailan held her hand and said earnestly: "My sister has poetry and books in her belly. ”

Ruyi Yu's eyelashes drooped slightly, but she just smiled lightly, and seemed to disagree: "There are poems and books in the belly, gentle and graceful, isn't it what Emperor Huixian is best at?" Queen Xiaoxian is self-denying and self-reliant, and she is also careful and has the style of a housewife. Concubine Jia is proficient in the instrumental music of the Li Dynasty, and she is excellent in sword dancing and drumming, so even if she repeatedly fails to have holy intentions, she still has the honor she has now. Concubine Mei plays the pipa well, and Concubine Qing will have to sing Yuan song. Concubine Shu is proficient in poetry and has beautiful calligraphy. Ying Concubine arched and rode horses, all of them were fine. It is the upstart of the new concubine, and she is good at it for a while, but also because of the young girl's training, and the children's attitude does not lose everyone's demeanor. Only Concubine Ling, she is different. ”

Hailan pursed her lips and didn't pay much attention to it: "She was born as a palace maid, and she doesn't know a few big characters." is that the family was rich when he was young, and he didn't have a good upbringing, so he blindly was light and charming, and he lived up to the face that was three points similar to his mother. ”

Ruyi sighed softly: "Your vision is fine." Of course, this is Concubine Ling's shortcoming, but I don't know that it is also her strength. ”

Hailan's eyes widened, as if she didn't believe it: "Strengths? ”

Ruyi said in a gentle voice: "The skills and knowledge, cultivation and temperament we have are all owned before we meet the emperor. What the emperor appreciates is a finished product. Compared with us, when Concubine Ling saw the emperor, she was more like a blank piece of paper that had never been put down, ignorant and simple, but it could be wantonly depicted by the emperor's temperament. Even if she squandered it with bird's nest powder, even if she didn't even know the sweet white glaze, but once she learned and knew, her bearing became more and more beautiful and elegant, soft and charming, which was all obtained after seeing the emperor, or rather, the emperor inadvertently cultivated it, so the emperor will always have some pity and tolerance when he looks at her today. ”

Hailan stared for a moment, and the sharp armor slashed across the translucent light Luo Meng fan, making a slight sizzle that was about to break: "Then it will be even more unbearable." ”

Ruyi patted the back of her hand gently: "Don't do anything like that unless you have to." Her expression was misty with mourning and remorse, "Hailan, many words, this palace can hide from anyone, but there is no need to hide it from you." Empress Hyoxian's second elder brother...... Hongu is always restless day and night. Especially after becoming a mother, I was even more shocked when I thought about it. Hailan, if it is said that there is a loss in the life of this palace, it is this one. Therefore, many things may not be wiped out. ”

Seeing Ruyi's grief, Hailan's snow-white face faintly turned blue in the bright sun, she couldn't help but feel uneasy, and hurriedly took Ruyi's hand and entered the inner hall, saying, "But the little concubine is not worth the mother's sadness." She looked at the overly dazzling skylight and said with concern, "It's hot outside, and my mother is careful about heat stroke." ”

It happened that a little palace maid served sour plum soup, Ruyi reluctantly eased her look, and was holding up her desire to drink, Hailan saw it and hurriedly said: "Niangniang has only been out of confinement for a long time, you can't eat something like sour plum, otherwise it will be bad if your blood is not smooth." She called Rong Pei: "Although it is the height of summer now, Niangniang's things can't be touched and cold, or change a bowl of barley and red date soup to get wet and replenish blood." ”

Rong Pei pursed her lips and smiled: "It's the slaves and maids who are not careful, thank you for mentioning it." Speaking of which, Imperial Physician Jiang is also a careful person, but he still can't compare to Concubine Yu's little master, and he pays attention to everything for his mother. ”

Hailan looked at Ruyi with a sincere face: "What's there, how does Niangniang pay attention to this palace, and this palace is the same." When she saw Rong Pei retreating, she said in a low voice, "Yongqi followed Yonghui to dispatch money and food together, Yongqi is competing for the first place in everything, top-notch and obedient, and the concubine has already followed the instructions of the mother, asking Yongqi to take Yongqi as the head of everything and not to be the first." ”

Ruyi took a grape purple silk pin Ruyi cloud pattern silk and wiped the fine sweat on her forehead, and said: "Now Yonghui is proud, and he is proud." Young and vigorous, easy to ascend, but also to fall heavy. When Yonghui falls one day, it will be Yongqi's turn to show his edge, so there is no need to rush for a while. ”

As he was talking, Lingzhi came in and presented a brocade box, and said, "Queen Mother, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has newly made a batch of armor with gold and ruby treasures, please enjoy it." ”

Ruyi let out an "um" and waved her hand to signal Lingzhi to retreat. Hailan peeled a grape and handed it to Ruyi: "There is a queen mother planning for Yongqi, and the concubine is very relieved." She remembered something, "By the way, I heard that Concubine Ling was sick last time, and now she has been sent back to the palace for more than ten days." ”

Ruyi opened the brocade box, casually looked at the various armors in the box, and said casually: "Concubine Ling is sick, and the palace will be cleaned by her." The concubines in the left and right palaces have all come to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer, let her go back to the palace and be the companions of the old concubines of the first emperor, and also calm down. ”

Hailan smiled, and then he and Ruyi picked up armor together and played with their fingers. The two of them were having fun, when they saw Sanbao hurriedly come in and call Qian'er and said, "Queen Mother, the news from Gonggong Li from the summer resort, please take a look." As he spoke, he handed over a purse that was most common in the palace, which was the most common style worn by palace maids. Ruyi bowed his head and motioned for him to step aside, took a pair of silver scissors, cut the embroidery thread at the seam of the purse, and took out a piece of paper. Ruyi glanced at it, her face was slightly pale, and she immediately sneered, and her palms curled up tightly.

Seeing Ruyi like this, Hailan also knew that something must have happened, so she hurriedly took the note in her hand and looked at it, and suddenly changed color: "Let the concubine regain favor?" Didn't she go back to the Forbidden City? ”

Ruyi took a jade seven-gold skein armor and put it on her finger, and smiled slightly: "When she returned to the Forbidden City, she didn't want to sing such a good show in the summer resort, and it was a pity that she couldn't see it with her own eyes!" Ruyi's smile was like spring peanut dew, reflecting the morning sun, but there was no smile in her eyes, and that cold look, like the golden light on the tip of the armor on her fingers, made people feel cold.

Hailan's decadence is like a leaf in the autumn wind: "Concubine Ling's hands and feet are fast, and she will return to favor without paying attention." She clenched the note in her hand and rubbed it over and over again, "It's just that we've already regained our favor, and it's hard for us to stop it." She raised her eyebrows lightly, and swept away the depression immediately, as if it was a pool of still water, "It's just that those who can regain favor will also fall out of favor again." Queen, we're not afraid to wait. ”

Ruyi smiled firmly, not very attentively: "This palace has already told you about the emperor's thoughts, it seems that it is really impossible to prevent it." It's just that the ebb and flow of the tide has seen a lot, not at this time. What's more, as a queen, if you only focus on competing for favor with your concubines, I'm afraid you can't be busy, but you will lose the overall situation. ”

In this way, the news came one after another, nothing more than how Yinwan arrived at the summer resort, how to dress up as a little palace maid in the early morning under the red leaves in early autumn, her plain clothes were slightly cool, and she sang Kunqu opera in the wind, which attracted the emperor's mind to be slow and regained favor in one fell swoop. And how to accompany the emperor to ride a horse and hunt, heroic and cool. How to share the spring with Ying Concubine and Xin Concubine, and gradually get better.

Ruyi heard it in her ears, but she was not surprised: "Concubine Ling has been by the emperor's side for many years, so she naturally understands the emperor's thoughts better than the newly favored concubines Ying and Xin concubines." What's more, she has had ups and downs, and she naturally knows how to grasp it better than the concubines who have always been smooth sailing. ”

Hailan smiled and landed on the chessboard: "So, sometimes it's not enough to be young and beautiful, age is seniority and style." ”

Ruyi stared for a moment, and also fell into a son. The chess pieces were carved from ivory, and they fell on the white marble chessboard, and Ling Ling said: "Why bother to turn around and praise everyone in, but we half-old are satisfied." Ruyi smiled, "Don't always think about our women's families." The matter of the harem is only the rights and wrongs of the women. By the way, how is Yongqi? ”

Hailan smiled and said: "The left and right limelight are all Yonghui." By the way, the concubine heard that the political envoy of the river affairs envoy Fu Lehe played the impeachment of the Nanhe loss, and the emperor ordered Yonghui and Yongqi to follow the strict investigation of the case of the Nanhe invasion of the loss, and the strategist who was responsible for investigating the case impeached Chen Keji, the same governor of the outer river, and Wang Dexuan, the same governor of Haiphong, for corruption, and said that the overflow of Hongze Lake was overcome, and Zhou Mian was not prepared, so that the flood could not be resisted. ”

Ruyi twisted a chess piece and frowned: "Why are these names so familiar?" ”

Hailan landed the snow-white son in Ruyi's half-game sunspots: "These people are Gao Bin's subordinates, and Gao Bin has been serving in the river workers these days, which is also his job." Did the queen forget? ”

Ruyi sneered lightly: "The emperor writes eulogy poems every year to commemorate Emperor Huixian's concubine, I wonder if this kindness will fade with the passage of time?" ”

Hailan's face was as calm as autumn water: "The news handed back by Yongqi, the emperor severely reprimanded Gao Bin for favoritism, and seemed to have the intention of dismissing Gao Bin." ”

Ruyi groaned: "It seems that there is no guarantee that it will be." ”

Hailan smiled lightly: "Then the concubine let Yongqi push the handle." Although it is said that people have been put into the ground, and the past grievances can be written off, but thinking of the harsh treatment of the concubines of Emperor Huixian when she was alive, the concubines are really unforgettable! ”

Ruyi smiled knowingly: "Although Emperor Huixian has passed away for many years, this palace doesn't want to see her mother's family in the front dynasty anymore." She flipped the game casually, "That's it." ”