Chapter 6: Summer Tea Party
The news of Helian Guan's pregnancy spread throughout the palace, and there was a lot of discussion for a while, and they all felt that Concubine Guan would be named Concubine Guan because she was pregnant with an heir.
But not only did the emperor not make Concubine Guan a concubine, but he didn't even send the rewards that should have been sent to the Baoxiu Palace.
Concubine Guan was lying on the chaise longue, her face haggard.
"Niangniang, the emperor is so ruthless." Concubine Guan's personal palace maid Qingzhu complained while cleaning the palace on the side.
"I wish he had been so ruthless to me." Concubine Guan looked haggard, but she blamed herself for being pregnant with Su Qingyan's child.
"Niangniang, don't you know, as soon as this happened, everyone in this palace felt that you were no longer subject to Long En, and you used to mess with our Baoxiu Palace, but now, they are all looking at Baoxiu Palace. It should be that the mother is pregnant with a dragon heir, and her identity is more noble. It turned out to be what it is now. ”
"Shut up!" Concubine Guan didn't like this, and directly smashed the fruit plate on the table to the ground.
"Why, even you have to count down the palace, don't you?"
"The minions don't dare." Qingzhu quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.
Concubine Guan looked out the window fiercely, clutching the corners of her clothes in her hands, thinking about how to get rid of this child, and how to deal with Helian Shan to relieve the hatred in her heart.
After a while, Concubine Guan's tightly knit brows slowly stretched, and there was a smile on the corner of her mouth.
After Helian Shan returned to the General's Mansion, he was counted down by Helian Feng for a long time, and was checked by the doctor who Helian Feng re-found for a long time before he was relieved.
"Aoba, how long has your sister Qingzhu been in the palace?" Helian Shan remembered that Aoba had mentioned in front of her that her sister had entered the palace with Helian Wan, and she had asked about it when Aoba was serving her to freshen up and dress up at night.
"Miss, it's been three years since Concubine Guan entered the palace, and naturally Sister Slave has also been there for three years."
"In the past three years, has your sister ever been back to the house to see you?" Helian Shan asked about Qingzhu's news, but he was actually inquiring about Helian Guan.
"Of course not, Concubine Guan Niangniang has not stepped into Helian Mansion since she entered the palace as the emperor's concubine. Even the young lady was seriously ill and did not come to visit. Aoba shook her head and sighed.
"Haven't you seen my dad yet?" Helian Shan continued to probe.
"Miss, Concubine Guan is a white-eyed wolf, the old servants in the house know that Concubine Wan is the daughter of the deceased lady's cousin, the family is lonely, the two of them took refuge in Helian Mansion, the old man is kind-hearted and stayed. Miss's aunt ordered everyone in the whole house to call Concubine Guan Niangniang Miss, and the degree of food and clothing must be the same as that of Miss. ”
Aoba continued: "The master took pity on the two, so he didn't say anything. There was just a shortage of people in the house to take care of the affairs of the house, so the young lady's aunt was left behind. Later, I recruited some new servants, and slowly forgot about it, and no one mentioned it. Concubine Wan still doesn't know that she is not the bloodline of the Helian family. ”
"I see." Helian Shan thought thoughtfully.
"Miss, today is your birthday, and the master is already waiting for you in the hall."
When Helian Shan passed, the sky was full of stars falling and illuminating the entire land.
After Helian Shan left, Su Yuesheng told her that today was her birthday, and Su Qingyan specially rewarded fireworks and firecrackers to Helian Mansion, and also ordered a special person to light them, and even the royal troupe entered Helian Mansion to perform.
At this time, Su Shenyang was drinking tea and admiring the moon in the palace, and he was frightened by the sound of firecrackers, and his hand holding the tea shook and sprinkled it on his clothes.
Wan Qing hurriedly ordered someone to come out with new clothes.
"Is there anything good in the palace?" Su Shenyang looked at the fireworks in the sky and unbuckled his belt.
"No, today is the birthday of the young lady of Helian Mansion."
"Okay, I'm scared of this king's good robe, and this account has to be settled." Su Shenyang habitually took off the jade pendant, but found that the jade pendant was no longer there.
"Add a jade pendant." Su Shenyang smiled lightly.
The next morning.
"Miss, today is the summer tea party, you have to get up quickly and go to the palace with the master." Before Helian Shan could wake up naturally, Aoba came up and whispered in Helian Shan's ear.
It wasn't until Aoba had repeated the sentence seventeen times that Helian Shan woke up from his bed.
"Miss, why do you have an extra jade pendant today?" Aoba held the jade pendant wrapped in Helian Shan's coat in his hand.
"Someone else's gift, wear it today."
Helian Shan completely forgot that he was still holding Su Shenyang's jade pendant, and it was the one given by Su Yuesheng.
Today in the palace, since the morning before dawn, the palace maids and eunuchs have already begun to get busy. Today's summer tea party, in addition to the emperor's relatives and relatives, there are also important ministers in the court, so we can't be sloppy.
Su Yuesheng instructed his father-in-law in charge early in the morning to connect Helian Shan's seat with him. But this confused father-in-law got Su Shenyang's position and Helian Shan together. As soon as Helian Shan took his seat, he saw Su Shenyang and Su Yuesheng, who was blushing with anger on the other side.
"Miss Helian is really well dressed today." Su Shenyang smiled lightly.
"Is there one? I've put a lot of thought into it today, just to be inconspicuous. Helian Shan looked at the clothes on his body.
"You have this king's jade pendant, no matter how you dress up, you are outstanding."
Helian Shan took off the jade pendant on his body, and found that it was not the one given by Su Yuesheng, so he quickly returned the jade pendant to Su Shenyang, but in Su Yuesheng's eyes, it was Helian Shan who didn't like to give it to himself, so he gave it to someone else.
"I'm sorry, I forgot about this yesterday." Helian Shan scratched his head embarrassedly.
"You don't have to pay it back, I heard that yesterday was your birthday, so let's continue." Su Shenyang put the jade pendant on Helian Shan's table again.
Helian Shan didn't accept it, Su Shenyang sent it hard, and in the end, he couldn't help it, Helian Shan had to say: "Then I'll help you keep it for the time being." ”
At the beginning of the banquet, first of all, the palace ladies will serve the freshly picked tea leaves from all over the season to each table, and then serve the pastries and fruits one by one, and then the ladies of each family will come forward to dance.
"I heard that Miss Helian can sing and dance, why don't you go up today and open our eyes?" Su Shenyang asked.
"I heard that there are more concubines than the emperor, but I don't know if it's because I like to watch others dance." Helian Shan replied unceremoniously.
"Miss Helian, I've only heard about it." Su Shenyang was sipping tea, and was so stunned by Helian Shan that he almost choked on the tea.
"Lord Wang, I've just heard about it."
"This king thinks that yesterday's hairpin hasn't hurt you yet."
"If it's not me, I know if I hurt or not."
A smile appeared on the corner of Su Shenyang's mouth, and he stopped talking.
Helian Shan looked at the whole field, but he didn't see Helian Wan. I was suspicious, but not long after, a person who claimed to be the palace maid of Baoxiu Hall came up to Helian Shan to send a message, saying that Helian Wan had something to invite.