Chapter 40: Zheng Meiren
The concubine said this, and the concubines who had just entered the palace naturally couldn't say anything bad.
Cui Jieyu took the lead in standing up and saluting the concubine, "Jieyu Cui's family, I've seen the concubine." ”
The concubine nodded, and looked at Weng Jieyu again, Weng Jieyu still had a cold and arrogant face, "Jieyu Weng, I've seen the concubine." ”
The same words made Weng Jieyu say it expressionlessly, but there was a hint of high-mindedness.
The concubine squinted her eyes slightly, and seemed to say suddenly: "It turns out that you are Weng Jieyu, you look good, but with such a temperament, it's no wonder that ......"
No wonder the concubine didn't continue to say it, but everyone present understood the concubine's unfinished words.
No wonder he was left behind by the emperor after only five days of favoring.
Weng Jieyu's face changed slightly, and she wanted to open her mouth to sneer back, but she clenched her fists, and finally endured it, lowered her head and did not speak.
The concubine snorted and looked at Zheng Meiren next to her.
Zheng Meiren stepped forward, lowered her hands to cover her eyes, saluted respectfully, and said, "The concubine beauty Zheng has seen the concubine Niangniang." ”
"Zheng Meiren?" The concubine repeated softly, and then said, "Raise your head and let this palace take a look." ”
Zheng Meiren raised her head as she said.
Although Zheng Meiren is not the kind of appearance that makes people feel amazing at a glance, it is the kind of appearance that can easily arouse the pity of men.
With a palm-sized face, a pointed chin, thin eyebrows, watery eyes, a straight and beautiful nose, plus a small cherry lips and a slender figure that seems to fall when the wind blows, it makes people worry about whether they will speak and startle her with a slightly loud voice.
Although Wen Zhaoyi and Xu Jieyu are also show girls selected by Jiangnan, they are really not enough to see when they are put together with Zheng Meiren.
The concubine sighed twice and said, "It's really a good look that I see pitiful." ”
"Concubine...... Concubine ......" Zheng Meiren looked at the concubine at a loss, and her big watery eyes seemed to be about to overflow at any time.
The concubine snorted coldly, "The merchant girl really has no education, put away your foxy look, and keep it for the emperor's envoy, this palace will not eat you." ”
Zheng Meiren is the adopted daughter of the Zheng family, a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan, and the Zheng family has been competing with the Xie family, who is also a huge wealthy businessman in Jiangnan, for the name of the imperial merchant in recent years.
This time, the Zheng family spent a lot of effort to send their adopted daughter to the palace, and Zheng Meiren is now favored again, and the name of the emperor is going to fall on the Zheng family.
It's just that compared with the background of the concubines in the palace, the background of Zheng Meiren, the adopted daughter of a merchant, is indeed not enough to see, not to mention compared with the noble concubine, even Wen Zhaoyi, the same concubine, is not comparable to Zheng Meiren.
"Concubine...... Concubines did not. Zheng Meiren burst into tears.
The concubine was annoyed when she looked at her like this, and was about to scold her two more words, but Concubine Jing, who had originally left, turned around again and interjected: "Concubine Niangniang, isn't it that the emperor went to Zheng Meiren last night and didn't go to your Zhaoyang Palace?" If you are dissatisfied, you can go to the emperor, why embarrass a little beauty here? ”
The concubine glared at Concubine Jing, and said angrily: "This palace teaches the low-ranking concubines who are not sensible, and you want to take care of it?" ”
Concubine Jing sneered and said: "You are a first-class concubine, my sister is just a second-grade concubine, how dare my sister care about you, my sister just looks at Zheng Meiren pitifully and helps to say a fair word, if my sister thinks that the concubine is too talkative, the concubine will shut up." ”
"It turns out that Concubine Jing still knows how much she says!" The concubine sneered.
Concubine Jing said: "My sister has always been self-aware. ”
Although Concubine Jing didn't shut up, but after her interruption, it was not good for the concubine to continue to embarrass Zheng Meiren, she snorted coldly and said to the red note: "Go back to the palace." ”
"Yes, sissy." The red note gestured to the little eunuch carrying the sedan chair, and the little eunuchs left with the sedan chair steadily.
After the concubine left, Zheng Meiren walked up to Concubine Jing softly and weakly and thanked her: "Concubine thank you Concubine Jingniang." ”
Concubine Jing shook her head indifferently and said, "It's just a trivial matter, Concubine Niangniang has never been a good person, so let's avoid it next time I meet you." ”
Zheng Meiren said gratefully: "The concubine knows, thank you Concubine Jing for mentioning it." ”
Concubine Jing waved her hand and said, "Okay, don't be so polite, go back early." ”
After speaking, Concubine Jing also drove away in a sedan chair.
Concubine Hui muttered: "She can pretend to be a good person." "I also left.
An Concubine is not a lively person, and she has left a long time ago.
Seeing Wen Zhaoyi, Xu Jieyu and others who had seen enough of the excitement also turned around and left, and Lu Yuning didn't stay long, and left quietly with Qingzhi and Qingdai.
It didn't take long for what happened at the gate of Fengyi Palace to reach Luo Chengjing's ears, Luo Chengjing was silent for a moment after hearing this, and said to Lian Yongwang: "If I remember correctly, there seems to be a pair of fine jasper bracelets in the tribute just sent two days ago?" ”
Lian Yongwang nodded, "The emperor is not wrong in remembering, there is indeed a pair of fine jasper bracelets, and the villain has already ordered someone to put them in the treasury." ”
Among the tributes sent two days ago were not only a pair of fine jasper bracelets, but also a pair of fine mutton fat white jade bracelets and a pair of jade bracelets.
Luo Chengjing said: "Zheng Meiren was wronged today, so I will reward her with that pair of jasper bracelets." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Lian Yongwang answered and went down to make arrangements.
The concubine embarrassed Zheng Meiren at the gate of Fengyi Palace, and the emperor felt that Zheng Meiren had been wronged, so he turned around and rewarded Zheng Meiren with a pair of jasper bracelets.
After hearing the news, everyone in the harem had a new understanding of how favored Zheng Meiren is now.
In Fengyi Palace, after the queen heard it, she smiled slightly, and continued to ask about the prince's homework.
In Zhaoyang Palace, after the concubine heard it, she accidentally broke the blue and white porcelain bowl in her hand.
In the Linglong Pavilion, after Lu Yuning heard it, as she didn't hear, she continued to discuss with Qingzhi and Qingdai about the birthday gift for the Queen Mother.
She has been in the palace for a short time, and in addition to the routine reward when she was named a beauty and the thank you gift sent by Concubine Jing before, there are only things she brought from outside the palace, although those things are still exquisite and precious, but if they are given as a birthday gift to the queen mother, it is still a little worse.
Lu Yuning, Qingzhi and Qingdai went through all the things in the library, but they didn't find anything satisfactory.
"How is this good?" Qingzhi said worriedly: "The Queen Mother's birthday is on the eighth day of the eighth month of August, and it is only forty days before the full count, even if the master asks the family to help prepare now, I am afraid that I will not be able to find anything good in such a short time." ”
Qing Dai proposed, "Or the master will give the face wash and body cleansing incense made by yourself according to the ancient recipe as a birthday gift to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother will like this kind of thing that can beautify and nourish the face." ”