Chapter 159: Flying Crane
"It's so cold, it's so cold this day, it looks like in a few days, the first snow in Tanglin is coming!"
The Empress Dowager's Ciyun Palace is full of old people, who are particularly sensitive to changes in the weather, and a warm stove has been added at this time, and they are gathered around to feel the pleasant morning.
Then, a touch of holy white suddenly passed overhead, and several people were stunned in unison, and when they looked up, they heard an exclamation.
"Look, then, is that a white crane?"
I saw the white crane with a red crown on its head and fluttering its wings on its head with a graceful and smooth body, hovering and soaring comfortably in the air, and a pair of white wings seemed to glow faintly under the sun, and everyone couldn't help but be fascinated.
Then an extraordinary chirp brought them back to their senses, "Quick, go and inform the Queen Mother that the crane has come to Ciyun Palace, a good omen...... Ah, how did the crane fly away? ”
In an instant, the news of the crane flying in the palace spread, and almost all the palace people were scrambling to find the mysterious crane of Fang Cai, as long as anyone could catch it and dedicate it to the Queen Mother, there would be a confusing reward!
"Look, it's there!"
I saw groups of palace people running around the elusive crane, it would enter the imperial garden for a while, and then soar and hover on the inner lake of the palace, sometimes swooping down to catch the fish in the lake, and sometimes stopping on the duckweed to sort out its feathers.
At this time, the queen mother had been helped by the grandmothers to the lake, and she saw the crane from a distance.
Her eyes lit up, and she heard a burst of exclamations, and the holy figure in the lake once again spread its wings and flew in a certain direction.
"Quick, it seems to be flying towards Zhaoqing Palace!" I don't know who shouted, and everyone hurriedly opened their legs and followed.
At this time, the originally closed gate of Zhaoqing Palace had been opened faintly, and wisps of misty smoke spread from inside, and everyone only felt a strange fragrance on their faces, and soon the elegant courtyard appeared in front of them.
It's strange, the palace people pass by Zhaoqing Palace on weekdays, but they don't have this feeling.
Why does it make people feel as if they have strayed into the fairy palace now, and there is a sense of fairy spirit?
"Look, that crane is going to Concubine Chen's study!"
A white shadow swept by, and the pedestrian approached the study in a mighty manner, and the palace people in Zhaoqing Palace knelt down in surprise, accompanied by a sound, "The Queen Mother has arrived-"
Concubine Chen's eyes flashed in the study, and she hurriedly put down the brush in her hand and came out.
"The concubine sees the Queen Mother."
At this time, the Queen Mother had no other thoughts, just anxiously looking around at this room full of bookish smell.
"What about cranes? Did you see the crane flying in? ”
I saw Concubine Chen raise her head suspiciously, "The concubine has never seen it." ”
Don't see it?
How is this possible!
With so many pairs of eyes, they all saw the crane flying in!
"Did you hide it?" The Queen Mother is already a little displeased, her birthday is coming soon, and now the crane that symbolizes the auspicious omen of longevity has flown in, it must be the blessing that God remembers her piety and gives her!
"The concubine doesn't dare!" Concubine Chen leaned down in fear, and then a palace man pointed to the bookcase and said, "Queen Mother, look, isn't that a crane?" ”
What?
Everyone looked over and saw a picture of a crane wishing her birthday on the bookcase, and Concubine Chen immediately got up and carefully held the picture in front of the Queen Mother.
"This is the birthday gift of the concubine to the queen mother, and the last stroke has just been dropped, and the ink has not dried yet."
The ethereal mountains, the layers of fog, and a crane flying high, the red crown on its head is exactly the same as the crane that everyone has seen!
"Queen Mother, look!" A sharp-eyed grandmother pointed to the crane's wings, which were stained with white feathers, and shook gently in the breeze.
"Could it be that the crane flew into the painting?"
Everyone thought it was incredible, but it was not the first time that Tanglin had an auspicious omen, besides, they saw the flying crane come to Zhaoqing Palace, not into the painting, where can they go?
Soon, the Tanglin Emperor rushed to hear the news, and when he saw the Queen Mother holding the crane picture, he could see it, and listened to the report of the palace people, and immediately smiled.
"Five cranes come from the northwest, and Feifei Ling is too clear. May the meal of golden light grass, longevity and the sky tilt together. Cranes into the painting! It must be the filial piety of the concubine who touched the heavens, and this crane sent birthday to the queen mother! ”
Emperor Tanglin happily held Concubine Chen, and no one noticed that his hand was gently placed on Concubine Chen's abdomen, and his eyes were full of endless anticipation.
When everyone heard this, they all knelt down and shouted, "The Queen Mother is a thousand years old, and her life is the same as that of the sky!" ”
The Queen Mother was very satisfied, the joy on her face could not be hidden, she looked at Concubine Chen with kind eyes for the first time, "Okay, Concubine Chen has a heart, the mourning family will hang this painting in the palace, this is the best birthday gift that the mourning family has received!" ”
Soon, the rich reward came down, but a discordant voice came from outside the Zhaoqing Palace.
"Black air pressure top, this is a bad omen!"
"Master, are you saying that this ominous omen is in Zhaoqing Palace?"
At this moment, Xue Guifei was blocking the entrance of Zhaoqing Palace with the shaman master who had just entered the palace, completely unaware that the Queen Mother was inside.
She only felt that there was something strange in the palace today, and she came all the way, but she didn't see many palace people, but in the blink of an eye, the black and oppressive group of people poured out of the Zhaoqing Palace.
Everyone looked at them with a strange look, and Xue Guifei didn't know why, but hinted at the master beside her with her eyes.
"The Queen Mother's order belongs to Jiamu, Jin Kemu, all the golden girls in this Zhaoqing Palace are not allowed to stay in the palace, otherwise they will rush the Queen Mother's birthday, which will be very unfavorable to the Queen Mother!"
These words clearly came into everyone's ears, and a majestic voice immediately sounded, "Gengjin? ”
Xue Guifei saw that the Tanglin Emperor was slowly coming with Concubine Chen, and the Queen Mother was also among them, she didn't think much about it in her heart, so she respectfully stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, the shaman master watched the stars yesterday night and found that there was a disaster in the palace, which coincided with the queen mother's birthday, and the concubines could not rest assured, so they could only ask the master to come to the palace to resolve it."
"Disaster Star Movement, is this really the case?"
The Queen Mother frowned, her tone was a little flat, if it had been changed before, she would have changed her face a long time ago.
"The Queen Mother, I'd rather believe it than believe it! It's better to let the people in Zhaoqing Palace who are Gengjin go out of the palace for the time being. A grandmother got the look of Xue Guifei and immediately opened her mouth to persuade.
"The slave remembers, Concubine Chen's mother is also Gengjin's order......" The little father-in-law who reported the news earlier mentioned softly.
The surroundings suddenly fell silent, and Concubine Chen clearly felt Xue Guifei's smug gaze.
Her heart moved, and she couldn't help clenching her hands in her sleeves, and the scene of being disgusted by the Queen Mother and leaving her in the cold wind resurfaced in front of her again.
But this time......
"Concubine Chen? It's okay to let her stay in the palace, the mourning family has cranes to protect her. The Queen Mother actually responded lightly, and Emperor Tanglin glanced at Xue Guifei meaningfully.
"The Queen Mother is right, except for Concubine Chen, the rest of the Gengjin girls will all go out of the palace for a while!"