Chapter 18 New Makeup and Noodles Under Zhu Lou, Deep Lock Spring Courtyard Sorrow (1)
Concubine Wan spent a few days in shock, but she didn't know what Nangong Zhi had done in a place she couldn't see...... Anyway, she didn't find it strange that she hadn't seen her for a few days.
Although it was a drunken talk, the concubine did not take it to heart, but the internal affairs office had already received the will, and the ceremony of sealing the concubine had been secretly prepared, and it would be able to rise to prominence in a few days.
There have been no major changes in the palace recently, and the people in the palaces have spent a few more days in a daze, and it is time to say goodbye to the queen.
It stands to reason that all high-ranking concubines should be determined every morning and dusk without special matters, but Queen Chu is different from others, there is still some military power in the army, and she is a great contributor to the suppression of the rebellion at the beginning of Emperor Zhi's accession to the throne, so the saint authorized her to take charge of the military and political affairs of the former dynasty in the harem, and the affairs of the harem were assisted by the two concubines. Empress Chu did not like the cumbersome harem dogma, and pardoned the daily province, and only invited the high-ranking concubines of each palace to gather in the morning on the tenth day of each month to discuss harem matters.
Besides, these two concubines are known in the harem and are not favored. Su Guifei was originally an old person in the prince's mansion, and she was not very favored in the prince's mansion, only because her mother's family supported the prince's merit in ascending the throne, so she was named the princess as the queen, and then she was named the concubine, and enjoyed the palace services. Su Guifei was also a lord who sought peace, but now her mother's family is smooth sailing in the court, and she is also in a high position, and her life is still smooth, and the queen has no intention of managing the affairs of the harem.
It's just that the concubine has been weak since she was a child, and now she has fallen seriously ill after staying in Xifu Palace, and her body is really worse day by day, and her spirit is insufficient. Emperor Rank has been self-denying and courteous after she entered the palace, without the slightest exceedance, and her family background is illustrious, so she is specially given the title of mercy, hoping that God's mercy can make her healthy.
It's a pity that the sky doesn't follow people's wishes, and now although the poor concubine is not as sick as before, she is bedridden for nine out of ten days, and she can't come to the province today.
"Except for the concubine who is ill and can't come, the other sisters are all together, and the palace has begun to discuss."
"Yes, Queen!"
"Although Concubine Guo is not His Majesty's biological mother, she has the grace of nurturing, and Her Majesty has always served as her own mother, although she does not have the name of the Queen Mother, but she implements the responsibilities of the Queen Mother. Now His Majesty has been on the throne for three years, the world has been stable, the harem except for the concubines and Qin nobles but there are not many newcomers, the concubine Niangniang intends to choose a concubine for His Majesty in the autumn, expand the harem, the palace will go with His Majesty's concubine Niangniang, today to inform the palace sisters, and prepare early, so as not to make mistakes. β
"The concubines must assist the queen to prepare together and share the worries of the mother!"
"It's so good...... Queen Chu looked at Concubine Wan again, and said, "Sister Concubine Wan has been in the palace for some time now, and she must have gotten used to it, if there is anything she is not used to telling Concubine Su, she can rest assured that the palace will do things!" β
"Xie Niangniang's care, since the concubine entered the palace, the queen and the other palace sisters have always been very good at the concubines, and the people who serve in the palace are also very proper, thoughtful everywhere, and even the concubines have never thought of helping the concubines to take care of them, which is more comfortable than living at home!"
"That's good, now Your Majesty intends to canonize you as a concubine, your time in the palace is still short, although it is not in line with the ancestral system, but it is not without precedent, now you are full of grace, presumably there is nothing wrong with giving birth to an heir in the future, you and prepare well, don't live up to Your Majesty's holy will!"
Concubine Wan was shocked, but she still calmly got up and thanked her, "The concubine must abide by the palace rules, behave moderately, and live up to His Majesty's grace and Niangniang's care!" β
"This palace knows that you are a sensible child, although you were raised in the deep boudoir and grew up in the palm of Du Shilang's hand, you are also diligent and willing to know etiquette! If the new entrants to the palace can be like you, the palace can also rest assured that the affairs of the harem will be taken care of by the two concubines! It's just that now the poor concubine's illness has been refusing to get better, and the palace has not taken the affairs of the sixth palace for a long time, and now that she has started to manage the harem again, she can only bother Su Guifei to help the palace a lot! β
"Where is the queen's mother, as long as the concubine feels that the concubine is okay and can help the mother, the concubine will naturally do her best! The mother can trust the concubine, it is a praise for the concubine, how can there be such a thing as trouble?"
"It's just that my sister has only been in the palace for three years, and now her body is not getting better, and the concubine is really worried, if it accumulates for a long time, I am afraid that it will become the root of the perennial disease in the future."
"I heard that there is a divine doctor in the people, and his medical skills are superb, he can heal people who are dying of life, and some people can even pull people from the Hades Mansion even if they have no breath! The palace has discussed with His Majesty, and in a few days he issued an imperial list, looking for this miracle doctor with a lot of money, and invited him to enter the palace to treat the concubine! Now...... The concubine is sick in bed, and the sisters have the heart to visit but are too disturbing, and the palace will let people visit them every day, and please let the sisters relax so as not to be contaminated with the sick ......"
"Yesβ"
"Then let it go! There are still military affairs to deal with in this palace, so I won't leave you sisters! β
"The queen is blessed for a thousand years, and the concubines are retired!"
Queen Chu left the table accompanied by Aunt Qin and the palace maids, and everyone dispersed......
Murong Wan politely accompanied a few concubines to greet the high-ranking concubines, and shushed for a while, and also left the queen's Jiaoqian Palace.
"Niangniang, aren't you going back to the palace? Didn't the queen mother say that the concubine was not allowed to visit?"
"Who said that Hongu was going to visit the sick? This palace is going to visit Sister Lady! β
"Lady? Yes, just now, all the little masters left a gathering and said some thoughtful words, only this lady concubine ...... "Yingluo only felt strange when she thought about it, "Why is this concubine so introverted, although you have been in the palace for nearly half a year, you have not seen any interaction between the concubine and other concubines......"
"Because she doesn't need any contact to be able to gain a foothold in this harem, don't forget that she is a Xibai nobleman ushered in by His Majesty's ten miles of red makeup, she is titled Shu, and it stands to reason that she should have been ranked as one of the four concubines, but she has not seen His Majesty's will for a long time...... It's just that she doesn't want to ......"
"Mother, you mean! Why did this lady refuse Your Majesty? The slave maid also felt that she had been wronged to be in the position of concubine for a long time with such a background, and only thought that it was because His Majesty did not like it......"
"Don't like it? How could His Majesty not like her! If she hadn't had the title of Interpretation Flower, Bengu wouldn't have come to visit her today! β
"However, Niangniang went so rashly, I am afraid that Your Majesty will find out......"
"Didn't he just want Hongu to ask for himself? Now what a ...... to be satisfied" Murong Wan's heart suddenly stopped, "Wait, what kind of place is this?"
"Niangniang, this is the cloud ladder of the previous dynasty, it is the place where the first emperor watched the scenery with succession, some remote, but it is very close to the Yunxiao Palace of the concubine Niangniang, and there is a garden not far away, according to legend, it is the residence of His Majesty's mother when she first entered the palace, and then it was abandoned...... But after His Majesty ascended the throne, he immediately sent someone to repair it, and he also planted a garden full of begonias......"
"Begonia?" Murong Wanxin interrupted Yingluo's words, "You mean, the trees in this courtyard are all begonias?"
"yes, mother, what's wrong......"
Murong Wanxin frowned, "You'll find out if you accompany me on a trip, but remember, no matter what you see today, don't make a noise!" Otherwise, this palace won't be able to accommodate you! β
"Yes, sissy! The slave will not say half a word! β
This hatred lasts forever...... Nangong Zhi, it turns out that it's really you, you are the person that my sister has been looking for......
Walking to the door of the side hall, Murong Wanxin stopped, clutched her handkerchief against the palace door, and the whole person also leaned on the old reddish-brown pulp door panel, lowered her head and calmed down for a long time, and finally took a deep breath, raised her head and pushed open the old door......