Chapter 43: Lingyue
Bixiu Palace is named because of the flourishing of plants and trees, in early summer, the palace outside the palace is a thick green, the locust tree branches are luxuriant, the green is thick, the willow trees sprinkle a place of green shade, the willow branches are graceful, the new cicadas hidden in the green leaves, the song is timid.
An Lingyue was wearing a light plain crepe gown, with a loose bun on her head, only a white jade hairpin between her hairpins, a few scattered flowers, and her oily hair set off her white complexion. With a fan in her hand, she sat boredly on the porch in front of the west hall, watching a pair of finches fight.
The maidservant Xiaoluo came over with a smile and said, "The little master is bored again?" Why don't you go to Jingxi Palace's concubine Yingniang? ”
An Lingyue said softly: "Even if Sister Lu treats me like a sister, I don't want to bother me from time to time, it's easy to get bored if people get too close to each other, not to mention that someone with a low status like me is better to bother less." ”
Xiao Luo smiled: "The little master thinks a lot, and the slave doesn't have such thoughts, and the slave and maid look at Ying Concubine Niangniang and take a lot of care of the little master." ”
An Lingyue let out a long sigh and said, "You don't understand. ”
Xiao Luo said again: "It's not good for the little master to just sit like this, won't it suffocate people." ”
An Lingyue's heart suddenly moved, and said with a smile: "When I used to spin yarn with my aunt at home, now if I can spin, I can pass the time." ”
Xiao Luo said: "This is not simple, Xiao Yuzi knows some skills, the little master draws a picture, let him compare it to make a fight." ”
When An Lingyue heard this, she was interested, and really asked Xiaoluo to find a pen and paper and draw the shape of a spinning wheel on the paper, and Xiao Yuzi immediately found a pear wood and made a light and delicate spinning wheel according to the picture for a few hours.
An Lingyue smiled happily: "Xiao Yuzi's craftsmanship is really good, I will reward you with a purse embroidered by me." ”
Finding cotton yarn and silk thread, An Lingyue gently shook the spinning wheel, and the wheel spun around, as if returning to the time when she was gossiping with her mother at home before entering the palace.
The jade nobleman who lived in the east side hall saw it from a distance, and said sneeringly: "Look at this little family's temperament, after all, he can't ascend to the hall of elegance!" ”
An Lingyue pretended not to hear, but quietly shook the spinning wheel. With something to do, time flies quickly, and before you know it, it is approaching dusk.
Xiao Luo walked over and said with concern: "Little master, it's getting late, and it's about to take the lamp, let's take a break, don't get tired of your eyes." ”
An Lingyue is spinning interestingly, where to stop. Suddenly, a shadow shone in front of her, and a voice asked her gently, "What is this doing?" ”
An Lingyue first saw a pair of court boots embroidered with a dragon pattern, and above it was a brocade robe with a bright yellow cloud dragon pattern, and she already understood who it was in her heart, and raised her head suddenly, it was Yu Lin.
She hurriedly threw down the hammer and knelt on the ground and bowed: "The concubine promised An that he had seen the emperor, and the emperor was fine!" ”
Yu ordered her to get up, and saw that she was dressed in a very plain dress, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead because of the busy spinning. Although the eyebrows are not very beautiful, they are delicate and lovely.
Yu Lin smiled and said, "What are you busy with, sweating all this?" ”
An Lingyue said shyly: "The concubine has lost her honor, please forgive the emperor." The concubine was just bored for a while, remembering the scene of spinning yarn at home, and on a whim, she asked people to make this spinning wheel to pass the time. ”
On a whim, Yu Lin pointed to the spinning wheel and said, "You spin a few more times for me to see." ”
An Lingyue sat down again and shook the spinning wheel according to her words, and her movements were skillful.
Yu Lin said: "In front of the hand around the fiber hammer, there are thousands of spinning and weaving fabrics. I don't want a woman like you in my harem. ”
An Lingyue bowed her head and said, "Let the emperor smile." ”
Yu Lin said with a smile: "What's so funny about this, I think it's very interesting, it can be seen that An promised to be a hardworking person at home, unlike those daughters who are not diligent in their limbs and do not distinguish between grains." ”
Two blushes appeared on An Lingyue's face, and she said softly: "The emperor has praised it." ”
Yu Lin saw that she looked shy and reserved, sat down next to her with a smile, asked some gossip about living and eating, saw her gentle and silent, felt very comfortable in his heart, talked again, and left.
An Lingyue gently stroked her chest, and was slightly excited about the encounter with the emperor, Xiaoluo walked up to her, bent her knees and said: "Congratulations to the little master, the slave is very happy to see the emperor and the little master chatting, and the little master should be summoned to sleep soon." ”
An Lingyue's face turned even redder, and she whispered, "Don't talk nonsense!" ”
At this time, the jade nobleman walked over with a sullen face, his finger almost pointed to Ling Yue's nose, and said angrily: "What kind of thing are you, you dare to make such a thing that is not on the table to seduce the emperor, the emperor was originally going to me, and he didn't want to be intercepted by you halfway, you are just a concubine of a five-grade judge, full of the poverty and sour air of a small family, and you don't look in the mirror to see which of your appearance and family background can be compared with me." ”
After speaking, he was still puzzled, kicked the spinning wheel with one foot, and walked away.
An Lingyue leaned down, helped the spinning wheel up, patted off the dust, and tears dripped down her face to the ground.
Xiao Luo hurriedly squatted down and choked up: "Little master, hurt your hands carefully, I'll come." ”
After cleaning up the mess, An Lingyue's mood gradually calmed down, sat quietly on the rattan chair, picked up a copy of "Taishang Induction Chapter" and looked at it silently, as if nothing had happened just now.
Xiaoluo hugged her upset: "The little master is too good, you should go and tell the queen or Ying Concubine Niangniang, and let them be angry for you." ”
An Lingyue said lightly: "The queen is about to give birth, Sister Lu has always been kind, I can't go and cause trouble to them, she comes to find trouble, I just avoid it." ”
When Xiaoluo heard her say this, she didn't say anything anymore, and went to take care of herself.
Since that day, the emperor has not summoned her, nor has he come to her palace again, as if nothing had happened. After all, the emperor has Concubine Zhen, Concubine Shu, Fang Guiren, Wei Promise and others around him, all of whom are more talented than her.
The jade nobleman became more and more proud: "Look, the emperor didn't take you in his eyes at all, don't think about flying on the branches and becoming a phoenix with some carving insect skills!" ”
An Lingyue was still silent, holding back the tears rolling in her eyes, and swallowing all the grievances into her stomach.