Hou Kun

Chapter 45 Yanxi Palace

In the Palace of Yanxi Palace, there was a clear fragrance from the whole palace.

Agarwood incense is burning in the bronze Boshan furnace.The column of smoke curled up from the top hole, then slowly spread out, and fell to the ground layer by layer, and finally turned into faint ripples like water, without a trace.

This is the first year after the imperial concubine entered the palace.I have to stay with the queen mother to watch the new year.Tonight is going to stay until midnight, and we can only come back to settle down after saying the New Year to the Queen Mother.After changing clothes, I have to go to the Queen's Jingren Palace first.

The imperial concubine herself does not like to burn incense.Any kind of incense always feels like it has a smell of smoke. She is not used to the smell of smoke and has never liked incense.This incense burner was burned for the emperor.

When her Ama sent her into the palace, she specially took care of it, and entrusted her to the chief steward Tong, who was beside the emperor, and asked her to consult the chief steward for everything.Tong Liu was also very dedicated, and told her the emperor's preferences one by one, and specially instructed that when the master went to the Yanxi Palace, let people light agarwood.

When the emperor came, she was used to smelling incense, and there was often agarwood incense burning in the furnace.

Besides incense, Tong Liu also asked her to practice calligraphy.

When entering the palace for the first time, loneliness is the most difficult to pass.There is nothing to do on weekdays, and calligraphy practice is the best way to kill time.

She loosened her hair, and wrote on the desk amidst the fragrance of aloes in the room.Writing is something she loved since she was a child, and she is also talented. After practicing it, the master feels inferior to her.Tong Liu knew that she wrote wildly, and was very happy.

When the emperor came in that day, he saw his slender and weak new imperial concubine sitting at the desk and wielding a brush, dipping the ink to write "Great Peng, born from Beiming. Fake elf scales, deified to live. Like the wings of clouds, like the shape of mountains." .Sea transportation and water strikes, soaring to the top. He is raising layers, carrying too clear. Aiming for heaven and earth, disdain for Tang court. Dove looks up and smiles, but the ruler is light.

The emperor watched in silence for a long time, not to disturb anyone.

She became the emperor's new favorite, but Tong Liu said that she was the only favorite.The emperor has never treated the harem like this.She is not used to not seeing the emperor for three days now.

The emperor treats her well, let her be willful.She gradually realized that the emperor's favorite thing to do was to watch her write from the sidelines.Every time she finished reading madly and turned her head to smile at him, the emperor's eyes would show a kind of doting, wanting to obliterate her.

The people in the palace also treated her well, and they invited Ann every day. The queen was afraid that she would be lonely when she just entered the palace, so she often asked her to talk with her.She said, the queen listened carefully and smiled slightly.He was happy to hear that, and ordered the small kitchen to make noodles for her to eat.The pastries in the queen's kitchen are the best in the palace, and she is also willing to get close to the queen.

After today's banquet, she was originally serving the empress back to Jingren Palace, and the empress was also careful, so she noticed a drop of oil dripping from her skirt, which was considered disrespectful, and she blushed, which was also a problem she had since she was a child. I don't care about things, and I always stain my clothes.She was extremely careful today, but she was still stained with oil.

The queen just smiled and asked someone to accompany her back to the palace to change clothes.

She is getting used to and liking this Sifang City.Thinking of Ama's full of thoughts when he sent her here, as if the imperial city was going to swallow people's bones, it was a bit funny.Now everyone she meets treats her very well, even the emperor.What else does she have to fear and complain about?
The close-fitting palace lady picked out a pair of honey-colored golden gowns, changed the green and gold skirt underneath, and then wrapped it in the white fox cloak that the emperor rewarded, and complimented her with a smile, "Your Majesty looks good in anything you wear. It's so generous." She is delicate and charming, with a few hairpins on her hair, which is not too eye-catching, but also very delicate. It is strange that our Yanxi Palace has the most favored eyes of the Long Live Lord, and they can't compare. For example, it was a banquet just now, and the only owner of the bird's nest was the only one. Yes, others can only watch!"

The noble concubine pursed her lips and smiled, while looking at herself in the mirror with complete makeup, she reminded, "I'm afraid people won't know, it's so loud! What's the best thing to keep to yourself, don't show off everywhere. From now on, things like this will be done quietly, Do not shout outside."

Although he is proud, he still knows how to restrain himself.

"After all, we are only Han army flags, and we can't compare with the empresses and the others." This is the truth, my Ama's official position is not high, and if there is favor, there is favor, and it is not time to show off.

The Grand Palace Maid is in charge, and Yanxi Palace listens to her. If she puts it on her face like this, it's hard to guarantee that the people below will not be arrogant.

"Master, don't worry, slaves are spared. It's nothing to enter the palace now. The most important thing is that next year, with the little prince, the master won't have to be so cautious. The queen mother said, as long as the birth The eldest son of the next emperor, that is a big reward!"

It is also a pleasure to hear such confidant words.Naturally, you have to be careful in front of outsiders, but this is private, if you are happy, you are willing to say a few more words. "Well, if you are really lucky, give birth to a big brother, don't ask for anything else, raise the flag for Ama and his family, lift it to the upper three flags, and lose the status of dressing, Ama and Enie can feel proud when they go out , Brothers don’t need to fight the water in the wind and rain, and then transfer back to Beijing from Qingjiangpu, everything will be complete.”

In Concubine He's family, apart from Ama, who had just become the admiral of the Nine Sects, the two elder brothers were only in the Zonghe Yamen, and they were all minor officials of the sixth rank.Not to mention comparing with the queen's family, even the following concubines, she can't reach.Being able to become a noble concubine depends entirely on the emperor's favor.

The eldest palace lady whispered, "Not only that, according to the slave, the master's family is blessed with great blessings, and our elder brother has become the prince, so there will only be endless blessings in the future!"

It's a long way to say this now.She has just entered the palace, and she has just tasted the taste of a favorite concubine. At most, she can conceive an elder brother for a while, but she hasn't thought about it in the long run.However, since she entered the palace, she couldn't help being tempted.The extreme wealth and honor of the Forbidden City, the dignity and power of the master, let her see it little by little.

Besides, this is not out of reach.The queen has been in the palace for several years, and there is no movement at all.It is difficult for other concubines in the harem to see the emperor. Now the emperor only dotes on her, and it will only be a matter of time before she becomes pregnant.Mothers are more expensive than children, and it is only logical that they will be honored in the ninety-five years in the future.

But after thinking about it, Le can also hide and steal Le as much as possible, and he can't collapse the master's platform in front of the servants.

Seriously said, "I came here for the draft, I didn't have any intentions, I used to want to be a court lady, go out to get married at the end of the year, now the Lord Long Live treats me well, and the Queen's master is willing to love me, nothing else is up to me." Thinking about it. There are nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine houses in the palace, and I can live in one of them. Just shut up when you go out, and don’t think about it. If something happens, ten heads won’t be enough.”

There are some things that shouldn't be said clearly, let alone told to their subordinates, the current favor of the noble concubine and the master has benefited everyone in Yanxi Palace.If there is a future, they can follow the imperial concubine up to the top.Seeing that her master was cautious, the grand lady smiled, "It's the slave who is talking too much, and I will never dare to do it again. Today is thirty years old, and the master spared this slave." After finishing speaking, she went to the Xici Room to get the jewelry box, and picked it up. A few jewel hairpins go with the clothes.

After a few steps, when I came back, I saw the imperial concubine lying on the dressing table, gasping for air.The grand lady was startled, and hurriedly threw away the box to have a look.The noble concubine's face was pale, she clutched her stomach and screamed for pain.

(End of this chapter)