Five

When the emperor and queen entered the floating scale palace, according to the etiquette of the orb, they had to go to the door to greet them.

But that day, perhaps it was too much worry and the wind fluttered, Baozhu's forehead was hot, and he was lying on the bed and was sore, so naturally he didn't go.

But in the Floating Scale Palace, she is just an invisible person, whether she goes or not, no one has ever noticed. Lying on the bed, the jewel was dazed, and thought of some inconsequential questions.

Why is it only May, and His Majesty wants to come to this Floating Scale Palace to escape the heat?

The begonias who were blowing the decoction patiently explained that perhaps it was because this year was particularly hot, and the palace that His Majesty frequented before had gone to the water, so he would come to the floating scale palace that he had not set foot in for several years.

Baozhu listened to Begonia's words, and could only say yes weakly. Finally, after those two or three days, an uninvited guest came to Lanyue Pavilion.

On that day, Baozhu got up from the bed, and a woman's figure appeared in the small courtyard. I couldn't see it really through the window, but I heard Haitang respectfully shout Aunt Yilan.

Hearing this, Baozhu made the moon slave quickly get dressed, and by the time Baozhu bypassed the screen, the woman was already standing in the main hall.

The woman was wearing an elegant palace dress, and her head was the appearance of the old man in the palace, and although the clothes were not complicated and gorgeous, it could be seen that the fabric was very good, and her calm aura, neither humble nor arrogant backbone, was completely different from Begonia.

Baozhu knew in his heart that this was a more powerful figure than the Changqing aunt he saw for the first time, and his status in the palace would not be low.

The woman heard a commotion behind her and turned around. First, he quietly inspected the whole body of the orb, and then hung a decent smile, like a jewel salute.

"The slave is Yilan next to the queen, and I have seen Song Guifei." After that, the number of courtesies is all over and it is generous.

Baozhu was slightly shocked in his heart, it was actually the person next to the queen. Then he also nodded, "Aunt Yilan doesn't have to be polite, I don't know if Aunt Yilan is here, is there something wrong?" ”

Yi Lan smiled, stretched out her hand and waved, and the little palace maid behind her stepped forward with a set of services.

"Concubine Song has lived in this floating scale palace for a long time, and now that the queen is here, she is also very concerned about you."

Baozhu listened to Yilan's polite words, and his heart beat a drum. Miss? When I first entered the palace, I hadn't even seen the queen's face, and I didn't have any news in the Floating Scale Palace for nearly a year, so I didn't have any worries.

Yi Lan took the powder blue palace dress and respectfully brought it to the front of the jewel. "So the queen asked Nu to come and invite Song Guifei to go to Yaohua Pavilion to talk to the concubines."

Oh, it turned out that I had been around for a long time, but I just wanted to see Song Baozhu, the abandoned concubine. Baozhu's eyes briefly swept over the shining palace costume, and now, he could only take it hard.

Walking down the long street with Yilan one after the other, the dignified hands of the overlapping orbs were actually sweating slightly. And the moon slave was holding the orb seriously, and his face was full of seriousness.

"Concubine Song doesn't have to be nervous, our mother is the most amiable person." Yi Lan's voice floated along the wind at the front end, and although she didn't look back, she seemed to have seen through the tightness of the orb.

Baozhu couldn't help but relax for a moment, stiffened the corners of his mouth, and replied softly.

In my ears, the tassels on the hairpin shook and scratched gently, as if scratching the heart of the jewel. When he was still in the country, he heard about the queen of the Liguo Kingdom in the boudoir.

I heard that she and His Majesty are a young husband and wife, and they have been together for more than ten years. There are two sons and a daughter under his knees, but unfortunately the daughter died a few years ago.

I heard... It is also related to the previous noble girl when Baozhu was sent to the palace, so Baozhu has always been a little worried about this.

If it is true as the rumors say, I am afraid that the queen will come badly.

Thinking of this, Baozhu's heart couldn't help but tighten, as if the life of the countryside had been too comfortable for a year, but he forgot the purpose of sending him here.

When he approached Yaohua Pavilion, he had already heard the woman's laughter coming from inside. When the orb reached the door, the laughter inside stopped abruptly, as if they were all waiting for the orb to arrive.

Yilan entered first and announced that Song Guifei was coming. In an instant, there was silence in the hall, and the jewel seemed to be able to hear its own heartbeat.

With a sentence from above, Baozhu stepped into the palace that did not know the way forward.

Unknown incense burned in the hall, and a trace of sweetness penetrated into the nose of the jewel. Along with this, there are also a variety of different fat powder flavors, which seem to indicate the different personalities of the women here.

The orb bowed his head respectfully according to the etiquette of learning. You can only see the corners of the woman's skirt and the upper of her shoes sitting in the aisles on both sides.

It seems to sprinkle the paint, compete for beauty, so gorgeous. And the deeper you go, the more complicated the style of the skirt corners, and even the skirt has to roll a circle of pearls. The jewel cannot be admired, and the magnificence of this Li country is worthy of its name.

When he saw a section of steps, he knew that the orb had arrived. Respectfully fold your hands and kneel on your knees.

"Concubine Song, meet the queen." After saying that, he leaned over the ground respectfully, and there was still silence in his ears.

Half a minute later, a phrase came from my head, "Get up." ”

Baozhu straightened up respectfully, but was still in a half-kneeling position.

"Concubine Song has been serving His Majesty for a year, but she has lived in this floating scale character for a long time, and she has never seen this palace and all the sisters."

As soon as these words came out, Baozhu seemed to hear a malicious smile in a corner.

"Come, raise your head, and let Hongu take a good look at you." Although it was the gentlest tone, it was also full of unquestionable majesty, and the jewel leaned around his neck and raised his head.

The afternoon sun was very good, reflecting from the outside of the hall, shining on the upper body of the same bejeweled queen.

The simple coiled hair, but decorated with a gorgeous phoenix hairpin, calmed the excessive weight. A pair of eyes that are as gentle as autumn water stretch, and there are traces of time under the eyes. Two huge Dongzhu earrings are a symbol of status.

It was not a beautiful one, but it was also a conspicuous presence in the crowd when he was young. Even if you can see that the beauty is twilight, the skin still looks delicate and soft.

It turns out that this is what the queen looks like. Baozhu's heart said silently, and then keenly caught the change in the queen's eyes.

It's not like the waves just now, but the jewel that flashed by, but I didn't understand it. After a few moments, it vanished again.

The queen smiled and let Yilan help Baozhu up, saying that His Majesty is beautiful again, and then motioned for Baozhu to turn around and let Baozhu look at the spring color in the garden.

So many beauties gathered together, so that the peonies dotted on the table lost their color. The orbs were a little dazzled, but I also saw that there were many people with bad faces.

Aunt Yilan intimately introduced the jewels in turn, from the left to the bottom, they were Concubine Cheng, Fang Guiren, Liu Guiren, Jing Changzai, and Zhencairen.

Song Baozhu's gaze fell on the face of a piece of paper with its own merits, and he sighed in his heart that this majesty is really a blessing, and there is no one who does not stand out.

Seeing that the first seat on the left was empty, Song Baozhu looked at Aunt Yilan with some confusion.

Aunt Yilan immediately understood: "This is the seat of Concubine Shu, the concubine is unwell today and did not come." ”

Song Baozhu bowed slightly, there are not many women in this palace, except for the queen, the highest rank is this concubine.

"Cut," Before Song Baozhu could finish thinking, a coquettish voice sounded. "What kind of physical discomfort is clearly deliberate."

The queen motioned for Song Baozhu to sit down, and Song Baozhu followed the voice and looked over, it was the Liu Guiren who had just been introduced.

Liu Guiren is dressed delicately, and there are lotus flowers scattered on the pink and white gauze clothes, although the grade is not high, it can also be seen that the jewelry and fabrics are excellent. At this moment, he impatiently pulled out his handkerchief and covered the corners of his mouth.

"Niangniang, Concubine Shu is absent like this and can't wake up in the morning and dusk to say hello, this is more and more excessive." Following what he had just said, Liu Guiren continued.

Song Baozhu picked up the teacup and pretended to brush away the tea leaves, but in fact, she secretly looked like a sitting queen. But the queen always looked smiling, and she didn't seem to take Concubine Shugui's faux pas to heart.

"It's okay, knowing. She has always been like this, forget it, forget it. The queen seemed to comfort the indignant Liu noble, and her voice was as gentle as a spring breeze blowing willows.

The queen is really a good-natured person. Song Baozhu thought silently in his heart, but he was also full of curiosity about the absent concubine, and he didn't know what kind of person he was.

Liu Guiren looked at the queen's generosity, but he was even more angry. The white and small face was full of anger, but he still kept praising the queen's virtue.

Song Baozhu looked at the other concubines with a somewhat boring appearance, and it seemed that she was not surprised.

At this time, Concubine Cheng, who was sitting next to Baozhu, suddenly patted Baozhu's hand. Leaning over to cover his mouth and approaching, Baozhu also subconsciously leaned over.

"This Liu Guiren is like this, he especially likes to praise the queen, don't be weird, you don't have to be weird." Concubine Cheng whispered.

Baozhu looked at Concubine Cheng's bright eyes, her face as round as a silver plate, and she didn't know why she felt a lot of intimacy.

Although Concubine Cheng's appearance is not as bright as other concubines, she looks very kind and cute, especially the two round pear vortices at the corners of her mouth when she laughs, like a round lady in a painting.

Hearing this, Baozhu couldn't help but smile, this was the first experience of her meeting with the harem of Liguo.

This Liu nobleman boasted for a long time, and finally got tired and began to drink tea. Seeing this, the queen also saw the stitches and said let everyone disperse and let the jewel stay.

Concubine Cheng patted Baozhu's hand and signaled her not to be afraid. Baozhu followed the queen and her party to the inner hall, and a palace maid brought a plate of flowers.

The queen sat in front of the dressing mirror and motioned for the jewel to pass.

Aunt Yilan looked at the somewhat confused Baozhu and explained: "I have a rule, and the new concubines will give the queen a hairpin." ”

Baozhu woke up like a dream to get the flowers, and in a pile of flowers, he stayed for a moment in front of a peony that was as red as blood, but still chose a more elegant peony.

The queen watched Baozhu's every move quietly, and only when Baozhu carefully inserted the flower into her temples did the queen open her lips lightly.

"Just now I saw that you originally wanted to choose the reddest one, why did you choose this light orange one?"

Baozhu chuckled in his heart, it seemed that this was the queen's deliberate test of herself. Then he said with a calm expression: "The queen's clothes today are elegant and white, if you choose too gorgeous flowers, you will lose priority and break this balance." ”

After Baozhu finished speaking, he picked his palms with some concern, not knowing if there was a problem with what he said.

The half-ringing queen laughed softly, "It's a sensible child, I heard that you haven't met Your Majesty yet, have you?" ”

The experience of the day it sounded made the jewel a little like a fish in the throat, but it still said yes.

"This palace can help you become a favorite concubine, are you willing?"

Baozhu raised her head in amazement and looked at the queen's face, and time seemed to stand still.