In the early morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, Lu Yuan got up early to dress up, combed a delicate peach bun, took out her favorite pearl Yingluo from the bead box on the table, and was about to wear it in her hair, when a pearl on Yingluo was loose and rolled down. The pearl was her mother's dowry, and she gave it to her on her birthday last year. Lu Yuan cherishes this branch very much, and she doesn't wear it on ordinary days, because it is the Dragon Boat Festival, she plans to wear it to ask the Queen Mother for peace.

Seeing this, Ming Qing, who was combing Lu Yuan's hair behind her, hurriedly picked up the pearls that had rolled off, and when she saw that her face was gloomy, she said: "The girl doesn't have to be lost, the slave maid will send it to the Sizhen Bureau to let the silver workers inlay this bead, but I can't wear it today." ”

Lu Yuan turned to show joy, handed Yingluo into Mingqing's hand, and said, "Three days later, it will be Princess Jianing's birthday, and I am going to wear it." Go ahead! ”

Mingqing picked up a brocade handkerchief, wrapped the Yingluo carefully, and left with a smile.

The internal affairs office where the Si Zhen Bureau is located is far away from the palace where the concubines live, it is necessary to pass through a long corridor, step into a vermilion lacquer gate, in the middle of the courtyard there are more than a dozen main rooms with red tiles and white walls, and there are pieces of black gold silk nanmu plaques hanging at the top of the main house door, and the plaques are written with "Weaving Bureau", "Garment Bureau", "Silk Treasure Bureau", "Sizhen Bureau" and so on, there are more than a dozen wings on both sides, only to see all kinds of palace maids, servants, craftsmen shuttling back and forth, busy.

As soon as Ming Qing stepped into the threshold of the Si Zhen Bureau, Aunt Jin, who was in charge, greeted her with a smile and asked enthusiastically, "Miss Ming is here, but what is the important matter?" ”

Aunt Jin is an old palace person who has lived in the palace for a long time, old and sophisticated, and is used to seeing the wind and making the rudder, worshiping high and stepping low. Now that she saw that Lu Yuan was quite favored by the emperor, she knew that she would not fly on the branches and become a phoenix and become a hot little master, so she thought about it, and even the people around Lu Yuan greeted her warmly.

Ming Qing said with a smile: "Aunt Jin, Miss Lu's pearl pearl beads have fallen, and Aunt Lao ordered someone to inlay them, and it will be Princess Jianing's birthday in a few days, and the girl also took the post and wanted to wear this Yingluo to congratulate." As he spoke, he handed over Yingluo.

Aunt Jin carefully took it into her hand, opened it and looked at it, and said, "The people have thick hands, and they haven't damaged the girl's jewelry, so I will clean my hands and put it on the girl with my own hands." Miss Ming, go back first, and I'll send it to Ming'er personally! ”

Ming Qing thanked him: "Then there is Aunt Lao Jin!" Aunt Jin nodded and bent down to send Ming Qing out.

Aunt Tassel, who happened to come to fetch jewelry for Concubine Rong, had a full view of this scene, and she had been thinking hard about how to give Lu Yuan a hard time in the past few days.

She slowly asked Aunt Jin: "Jin Zhangshi, a few days ago, Concubine Rong asked you to make the gem-inlaid butterfly opera flower red gold step shake is done, today the emperor is holding a banquet in the Zijin Palace, Concubine Rong wants to wear it to the banquet." ”

Aunt Jin said with a smile on her face: "Even if I have the courage to miss Concubine Rong's affairs, it was fine yesterday, I wanted to send it in person, I didn't want to be busy every day these days, and I didn't get out." I'm going to fetch it. ”

Said to the inner room to get a small carved gold incense box, both hands to hold in front of the tassel, the tassel took it and opened it, only to see that the dark red brocade forging in the box lay a butterfly made of red gold to play with the flower of the step, the butterfly's wings are inlaid with crystal ruby as decoration, it is really golden, dazzling.

Tassel nodded and praised: "Yes, I will definitely ask for credit for you in front of Concubine Rong when I go back." ”

When Aunt Jin heard this, she couldn't help but be overjoyed and said, "There is labor." There is labor. ”

Seeing that there was no one around, Tassel approached and said, "Can you take a step to speak, there is still an important matter to entrust to Jin Zhang." ”

Aunt Jin saw that her face was solemn and her words were mysterious, so she hurriedly invited her into the inner room.

The tassel first said from a distance: "Jin Zhangshi has been in the palace for more than ten years, dare to ask Jin Zhangshi how he thinks Concubine Rong treats you?" ”

Aunt Jin hurriedly said: "Concubine Rong treats the slave and maid with deep affection, and the slave and maid can have today, all of which depend on the cultivation of the maid, and the slave and maid are grateful, and pray for the mother in front of the Bodhisattva every day." ”

It turned out that this Aunt Jin was originally just an ordinary servant woman in the Si Zhen Bureau, because he saw that Concubine Rong was the most favored in the harem, and he was always stammering, so he got Concubine Rong's support, squeezed the original incumbent in charge, and did the work himself.

The tassel introduced the theme and said, "Now there is a chance to repay the mother, I don't know if you want to?" ”

Aunt Jin hurriedly said: "If you can serve Concubine Rong, the slave and maid are naturally a hundred willing." ”

So, the tassel whispered softly in his ear.

Aunt Jin frowned and hesitated, "This seems to be a little inappropriate. ”

Tassel sneered: "You don't know, now that you see that Miss Lu is liked by the emperor, you blindly refuse to offend." You can weigh it carefully, in this harem, who has a deep foundation and great power, is it Concubine Rong or Miss Lu? ”

Aunt Jin thought to herself, and said in her heart: That Miss Lu is a newcomer, I heard that she is still the daughter of a criminal minister, and Concubine Rong has been favored for a long time, and her family background is prominent, so she must not offend Concubine Rong because of a little Miss Lu.

After thinking about it, she smiled and said to the tassel: "It's because I'm old and stupid, Concubine Rong treats slaves and maids well, and slaves and maids naturally do things for Niangniang." ”

Tassel said: "You understand quickly." Then you will do what I have to say. I'll deliver it myself when it gets dark. After the matter is completed, Concubine Rong will definitely thank you heavily. ”

Aunt Jin sneered: "Don't dare to be! Don't bother! Then he sent the tassel out of the Sizhen Bureau.

At noon, Yu Lin set up a banquet in the Purple Gold Palace, and all the palace concubines were present, with drums and music, singing and dancing. Although Lu Yuan was repeatedly invited, she resigned on the grounds of serving the Queen Mother, and her filial piety was commendable, so she was not reluctant, and ordered someone to serve a lot of delicacies and exquisite snacks to Ci'an Palace.

In the early morning of the next day, Aunt Jin personally carried the pearl Yingluo to the side hall of Ci'an Palace.

Lu Yuan was freshening up, and when she heard Chunhua come in, she said, "Please aunt come in!" ”

Aunt Jin smiled all over her face, walked up to Lu Yuan, bent down and said, "Hello girl." The girl's Yingluo has been repaired, please take a look at the girl. As he spoke, he presented it to Lu Yuan's eyes.

Lu Yuan only glanced at it, then ordered Chunhua to put it away, and said with a smile: "Auntie's craftsmanship is naturally not bad, and it is really the same as before." He ordered Mingqing to take a gold coin to reward her.

Aunt Jin accepted the reward and withdrew with a thousand thanks. Walking to a remote place, he whispered to the tassel who had been waiting there for a long time: "It is finished!" Tassel hurriedly returned to Yaohua Palace to resume his life.

In Yaohua Palace, Concubine Rong Zheng crooked on the concubine's floor, rolling on her cheeks with a jade wheel, in order to eliminate muscles and slim her cheeks and smooth her skin. This jade wheel is made of high-quality mutton fat jade, which is smooth and shiny, and the skin is cool to the touch, and it is specially made by Concubine Rong to order the Sibao Bureau.

When she saw the tassel returning, she sat up and asked, "How is the matter?" ”

Tassel lowered his eyebrows and said: "I sent it down, I didn't see any flaws, I just waited for the day after tomorrow to act according to the plan." ”

Concubine Rong tilted back onto the couch, a smug smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and there was a hint of fierceness in her eyes.

Tassel continued: "Yesterday in the Purple Gold Palace, Concubine Shu was too revealing. ”

Speaking of yesterday, Concubine Rong was like a fish in her throat, and said with a sneer: "You can also see it? ”

It turned out that yesterday at the Dragon Boat Festival banquet, after three rounds of wine, Concubine Shu invited herself to dance, and Yu Lin readily agreed.

Shu Concubine put on a red sprinkled water sleeve dance dress and walked slowly to the center of the hall, only to see a red silk more than ten meters long hanging down from the beam of the main hall, Shu Concubine held the long silk with both hands, Rao Dian walked a few laps, lifted her feet, and flew up with the red silk feet off the ground. She was as light as a swallow, swinging higher and higher, and made many thrilling movements at the same time, fluttering in her clothes, with long sleeves, like a fairy descending to earth.

Everyone watched intently and marveled. After a dance, he gave Lin a high-five, praised it, rewarded Shu Concubine with a pair of nightless beads in front of the pillow, and sprinkled a golden silk bamboo fan, Shu Concubine smiled and thanked him again and again. All this made Concubine Rong's jealous eyes on the seat burst into flames.

Now that Tassel mentioned this, it aroused Concubine Rong's anger again, she frowned, and said hatefully: "She dares to be so showy under the nose of this palace without permission!" ”

The tassel added fuel and vinegar and said: "Looking at her dance, she must have been practicing hard for many days, and it seems that she has been planning for a long time." ”

Concubine Rong said coldly: "Back then, she worshiped under my skirt and begged me to carry her, but now her wings are stiff and she wants to stand on her own, especially after giving birth to Yuning, she is no longer only in the name of the palace." When the palace teaches Lu Yuan a lesson, give her some color sooner or later! ”