Zhang Jiachuzhen came out of confinement, and on the third day, he was turned over and went to bed, and he was most happy that his grace was undiminished.

"Little master, this garment matches this flower today." Lian'er looked at the orange butterfly dress on Wang Meiyu's body, and pointed to the chrysanthemum in front of them.

Lian'er picked a blue cornflower, put it on Wang Meiyu's bun, and said with a smile: "The slave maid heard that this cornflower was brought by the Western envoys, and it is different from those chrysanthemums in our Qing Dynasty. Now it looks really different, this blue is so beautiful, ordinary flowers can't compare. Only the little master can match such flowers. ”

Lian'er had a sweet mouth, Wang Meiyu was also happy to hear it, and couldn't help but reach out and touch the flowers on her head, smiling.

"I thought that the king promised to be reluctant to go out, but it seems that it is still this garden full of flowers, so I invited the king to promise you." Zhang Jiachuzhen was very concerned, she invited Wang Meiyu to Chuxiu Palace three times and twice, but she was refused. Today, I saw her with a red face in the imperial garden, how could I not be angry.

Take a look at the dress she was wearing, except for the color difference from herself, the pattern and material are the same. Wang Meiyu just wore a blue cornflower, which set off her overall freshness and beauty. On Zhang Jia Chuzhen's two heads, the middle wears a red gold inlaid ruby forehead, the left side wears a blue chrysanthemum pattern enamel color step shake and a turquoise flower-shaped gold hairpin, and the left is a green jade condensation twisted gold hairpin plus a red jade drop bead crested hairpin, and the crystal clear pearl tassel sways with her movements. is the pearl green on her body now, but it is far less than the flower on Wang Meiyu's head.

Such an obvious contrast between himself and Wang Meiyu made Zhang Jiachuzhen even more dissatisfied, and couldn't help but be a little annoyed.

Wang Meiyu didn't want to pay attention to her, and turned around to leave. Zhang Jia Chuzhen stepped forward quickly and blocked her way: "What, don't you want to talk to me now?" Is it because of the emperor's favor for you, or have you found a backer like Yun Guifei, so you don't take me seriously? ”

"I don't dare, Min Guiren is the emperor's favorite person, I'm just a flash in the pan, how can I be compared with Min Guiren." Wang Meiyu smiled softly and said: "As for the noble concubine, she is now raising my fifteenth elder brother, so I naturally want to be close to her." I've been busy lately, and I really don't have time to visit Minguiren, but Minguiren is angry with me? ”

"Don't be pretty, with Concubine Yi, you and I will never be the emperor's favorite one. Do you say such things to me, or do you mean that you are on your own? Zhang Jia Chuzhen said unhappily. The most taboo thing about her is that someone says in front of her how favored she is, but she is always suppressed by Chunxi, and now she is about to be surpassed by Wang Meiyu, how can she hear such words.

Wang Meiyu smiled again, but did not speak.

Zhang Jia Chuzhen was even more annoyed, pointing at her nose and scolding: "I didn't expect you to be still a two-faced, on the surface you are good friends with me, but secretly you please others." ”

Wang Meiyu smiled disdainfully: "Before Min Guiren talks about me, it's better to think about what kind of talent he is." I'm like this, but I learned it all from you, Master Min. What's more, I can't be like Min Guiren, playing with people's hearts so well. ”

After speaking, Wang Meiyu turned her head and left, not giving Zhang Jiachuzhen a chance to continue to refute.

Zhang Jiachuzhen was stunned and looked at Wang Meiyu's back blankly.

Under a big tree not far from them, Ma Jia blushed with a clear iron face, and was very displeased.

"I thought that Min Guiren was a smart person, but I didn't expect that he couldn't withstand the wind and waves like this." Beside her, Fuqin had a look of disappointment on her face.

"In the end, I am still young and can't hold my breath. A little too confident again. Ma Jia Yiqing was a little annoyed, but she had nowhere to vent, so she only said coldly: "I used to think that holding the king's promise firmly in my hands would be easy to control." But unknowingly, King Ling promised to escape her control. How could she not be angry? It's just that she doesn't know how to hide her emotions yet. ”

Ma Jia Yiqing turned around and walked in the other direction, saw the peony flowers blooming in the garden, and stopped again. Fingers gently stroked the petals, Ma Jia Yiqing smiled softly: "It seems that I have to find a few more useful people for myself." ”

On the second day, Ma Jia Yiqing took the chrysanthemum wine she brewed and went to the Qianqing Palace.

It was almost dusk, and the sun was slowly hiding behind the clouds, revealing only a glimmer of light. Ma Jia Yiqing sat on the chariot, swayed gently with the pace of the little eunuch, felt stuffy in her chest, and reprimanded: "Bastard thing, the pace is unsteady, and the palace is restless." ”

"Stop." Seeing that the master was angry, Fuqin quickly asked the little eunuch to stop and helped Ma Jia Yiqing to get off the chariot.

"Come on, it's close to the Qianqing Palace, so let's go to the palace." Ma Jia Yiqing took Fuqin's hand, her gait was light, and she went in the direction of Qianqing Palace.

Before entering the door, Zhang Jia Chuzhen's coquettish laughter was heard from inside, and Ma Jia stood outside the door with a pause.

When Wei Yangji saw her, he immediately stepped forward and asked for a thousand invitations: "The slave respectfully invites Niang Niang Jin'an." ”

"Let's get up. Is the emperor busy? Ma Jia asked knowingly.

Wei Yangji smiled: "No, at this moment, the noble Min is dining with the emperor." ”

"That's right, the chrysanthemum wine brewed by this palace last year is not bad, and this palace brought a pot over, which will come in handy at this time." Ma Jia smiled gently and pointed to the things in the hands of the little palace maid behind her.

Wei Yang understood and immediately turned around and went in to reply. After a while, he came out to welcome Ma Jia Yiqing into the door.

After entering the hall, I saw a long table with a grass pattern of pineapple flowers and a long table, and there were twenty delicacies on it. Among them, there are many of Xuan Ye's favorite winter bamboo shoots and magnolia slices, chicken soup and sea mussels, wine-stuffed steamed duck, plum blossom tofu, stewed crab roe lion head, etc., as well as Zhang Jia Chuzhen's favorite bird's nest winter bamboo shoot stew.

Ma Jia Yiqing greeted Xuan Ye and said, "The concubines see the emperor, and the emperor is blessed with holy peace." ”

At that time, Zhang Jia Chuzhen also saw Ma Jia Yiqing, and hurriedly got up to greet her: "Concubine Rong Niangniang, Niangniang Wanfu." ”

"Get up." Xuan Ye put down the silver chopsticks in his hand, looked at Ma Jia Yiqing and asked, "Is Concubine Rong available for dinner?" ”

"The concubine originally brought a pot of wine to drink with the emperor, so where can she take care of having a meal first and then coming back." Ma Jia Yiqing took the pot of chrysanthemum wine from the little palace maid behind her and put it on the table. Immediately, a little eunuch presented a few hibiscus white jade cups. Ma Jia Yiqing poured wine and said: "The emperor and Sister Min both tasted it, this is the chrysanthemum wine buried by the concubine last year." The emperor has always liked it, I don't know if the emperor is still satisfied with this pot. ”

Ma Jia Yiqing handed the hibiscus white jade cup to Xuan Ye, Xuan Ye took it and smelled the wine, then drank it all, and couldn't help but praise: "Good wine, your winemaking technique has always been good, but there are fewer of them, so you can't let more people taste such good wine." Every year, I only get one jar. ”

As he spoke, he said to Zhang Jia Chuzhen: "You can also taste it." ”

Zhang Jiachuzhen was not good at drinking, but this time Xuan Ye opened his mouth and couldn't refuse, so he had to raise his glass and taste a small sip, and said distractedly: "It's really delicious." ”

Ma Jia Yiqing didn't pay attention to her, and only talked about wine culture with Xuan Ye, and Zhang Jia Chuzhen couldn't interject for a while, so she only buried herself in tasting the food.

"Xijing Miscellaneous Records" said: Chrysanthemum Shushi, and only the stems and leaves, miscellaneous millet for brewing, to the next year September 9 to begin to ripen, on the drink, so it is called chrysanthemum wine." Ma Jia Yiqing smiled and said: "The concubines just do what the book says, and they can't compare to those craftsmen who specialize in making wine." Therefore, the concubine only brews one pot a year. The emperor also thinks it's precious, so he thinks it's particularly delicious. ”

Xuan Ye smiled unconsciously: "That's true, your skills are really good, and the number is limited, so I naturally have to cherish it." ”

Zhang Jiachuzhen didn't understand much, but knew that they were praising this chrysanthemum wine, only laughing silently, and occasionally nodding in agreement.

Somehow, Ma Jia Yiqing actually talked about the harem from wine culture, and seemed to inadvertently mention it to Xuan Ye: "Now that there are too few concubines in the harem, there should always be more people around the emperor to wait." Scarcity is precious, but people are different. ”

Xuan Ye heard the meaning of her words, but he just smiled.

Ma Jia Yiqing saw that Xuan Ye was unmoved, and said: "Over the years, the emperor has only decreed two general elections, isn't it ......?"

Xuan Ye hurriedly said: "I don't think there is a need for a general election now, so I will make a big move. There are really not many concubines in the palace, and Concubine Rong's worries are also what I think. But there are a lot of palace maids who are selected into the palace every year, and there is no need to choose concubines on a large scale. You and the concubine selected those with good appearance, family, talent, and conduct among the palace maids, handed over the roster, and I canonized a few of them. ”

Ma Jia Yiqing never thought that her proposal for the draft would be rejected by Xuan Ye, and only a few good ones were selected from the many palace maids in the harem. But if you think about it, it's good for you. At that time, she could choose a few trustworthy people to write on the roster, as long as Xuan Ye rewarded one person, maybe it could be used by her.

It's just that Zhang Jia Chuzhen was not very happy when she sat aside, and she couldn't understand it when she heard Ma Jia Yiqing's proposal. I wanted to refute but couldn't find an excuse, and I didn't know what kind of medicine Ma Jia Yiqing was selling in the gourd, so I didn't dare to spoil Ma Jia Yiqing's affairs, so I could only sit sullenly.

Since Ma Jia Yiqing entered the palace, what she said and did was unpleasant to her. It's just that he relies on her now, and he can't be her enemy, but he can't be angry.

Ma Jia Yiqing saw Zhang Jiachuzhen's careful thoughts, so she proposed to Xuan Ye again: "Your Majesty, there is still a shortage of people in the concubine position, why don't you be promoted to the position of the sisters again." Several younger sisters have already conceived children for the emperor, but they have not been promoted. ”

Xuan Ye immediately glanced at Zhang Jia Chuzhen next to him, and said lightly: "It's okay, after all, she is the biological mother of Brother and Gege, and her position is too low, which will inevitably cause gossip." ”

Zhang Jia Chuzhen was happy in her heart, and looked at Ma Jia Yiqing gratefully, and her depression was suddenly swept away.