The moon is bright and the night is still young

Chapter 44

Gao Ze didn't break his promise, I was still having breakfast early in the morning, and Yafeng Pavilion began to send me "compensation", everything from silk and satin to rare treasures, and a brand new jade-inlaid pipa .Along with the reward came Gao Ze's oral order, let me take the pipa to Jin Guifei to play from today.

I caressed the cold pipa, recalling the days in Xiaofang Building, where I met Rong Yu.At the beginning, learning the pipa was just to pass the time when there was nothing to do on the mountain. When I went down the mountain, I thought that I would no longer be forced to play for anyone after being taken away from the Fengyuechang, but now I find it is just a ridiculous imagination.

Seeing me entering the palace gate for the first time, the palace people were afraid that I would run amok and not know the way, so they specially explained to me the routes to each palace.I rewarded her with some explanation fees, and just as I was about to leave, Green Bamboo grabbed me and dragged me to the dressing table, "It is said that Imperial Concubine Jin is an all-powerful lord, and your empress is also a beautiful woman with a natural beauty. She has suffered a lot from her reputation, and we can't lower her any more with this appearance. At least she comes from the National Teacher's House, so I can't lose face as an adult." Lu Zhu's words sound reasonable, and I really don't want to cause trouble for Rong Yu , I asked Green Bamboo to dress me up carefully, and then went to the Jiayi Palace of Concubine Jin with the rewarded pipa in my arms.

Yafeng Pavilion is not far from Jiayi Palace. Gao Zeng said that I entered the palace for the convenience of the beautiful woman to listen to the music. It is reasonable to arrange for me to be closer to the imperial concubine.I am a concubine without a sedan chair, so I can only walk forward. Green Bamboo told me important information about Concubine Jin. .

I bumped into a sedan chair by chance on the road, and beauties in the harem were scarce, and I was already the lowest in rank, so I stepped aside without hesitation.The sedan chair stopped in front of me. I raised my head curiously, and saw a pair of jade hands lift the curtain of the sedan chair, and a woman with delicate features poked her head out slightly. Her expression was soft, but she was somewhat haggard. "Miss looks at the face, but she is a concubine who has just entered the palace?" Lu Zhu whispered to me: "This is the concubine Liang, the daughter of the clerk." Throwing the pipa in my arms, "Your Majesty should go to Concubine Jin." "That's right, Your Majesty asks your concubines to play in Jiayi Palace every day." Concubine Liang sighed for a long time, "Your Majesty really loves Concubine Gui, I won't delay my sister's journey." She lowered the curtain, and the sedan chair started moving again, and slowly left.

Seeing the sedan chair disappear around the corner, Luzhu said in a low voice: "This concubine was forced to enter the palace at the beginning. The clerk originally wanted her to enter the palace, but this concubine does not pursue any glory and wealth, but With a sincere heart, she fell in love with the book servant in the mansion and decided to live in private for life. When the clerk learned of this move, he was furious, grounded the concubine Liang, and threatened her life with the book servant, so she was forced to enter the palace. Later, the clerk's mansion said The document gave the book waiter a large sum of money, and the book waiter left with the money and the token of love with Concubine Liang. After receiving the news and the token of abandonment, Concubine Liang was devastated and spent all day long Melancholy." "She is actually an infatuated woman, can her sincerity not be able to resist the temptation of money?" "Maybe at the beginning, I approached with the goal of being a clerical son-in-law and soaring into the sky, but your majesty was not a concubine before the imperial concubine." No matter how long she stays in the harem, Concubine Liang's heart is not with His Majesty, but Concubine Liang's heart is in line with her."

I turned my head and stared at Luzhu, "But how did you know these things?" Luzhu said with a clever smile: "Since the master of the country confirmed the day when the empress entered the palace, in order for the servants to help the empress better, the lord deliberately I compiled a booklet so that the slaves must memorize it, saying that it will be useful to the empress in the future. The matter of this good concubine is in the booklet, and my lord really cares about the empress." Thinking of Rong Yu's face, I couldn't help but smile wryly, his The thoughts are too deep, whether it is purely for me or to help his plan go smoothly, I can't figure it out.

Gayi Palace arrived soon, I explained my purpose, the palace servants went in to deliver a message, and after a while, they came out to let me in.I walked into the palace with my pipa in my arms, and the incense was wafting in the room, the glazed lamps and pearls were the curtains, and the decorations were very different, not like the characteristics of the Ji Kingdom.Recalling that this noble concubine was once a tribute from another country, I think this is the decoration style of her former country.

There was a woman lying reclined on the soft chair. As I gradually approached her face, I gradually saw her face clearly, and I couldn't help but feel a shock in my heart.I usually like bright colors the most, and today I also specially changed into a garnet red flowing color dark flower cloud brocade skirt, and I wore a gold-plated begonia zanbuyao in a bun.But the beauty in front of me is the complete opposite of me, she is wearing a plain tea-white dress, with shoulders and collars slipping off to reveal her beautiful skin.The black hair is simply tied up with a long carved hairpin, and it is casually scattered on the soft chair. The hair on the temples hides a beautiful face.Apart from the bracelet on his hand, the whole person has no other accessories, but it looks even more glamorous and refined, and it is unbelievably beautiful.Hearing my movements, she raised her eyes, her brown eyes were bright and energetic, and she was staring at me without blinking.

"Greetings to the imperial concubine." Shocked by the beauty in front of me, I lost my mind for a moment and saluted hastily. She didn't signal me to get up, but just looked at the pipa in my arms, "Are you Concubine Shun?" "Yes." "What's your name? "The concubine's surname is Jiang, and her name is Ruohua." She got up slightly, and pulled up her loose collar, "I heard that you were sent in by the Imperial Teacher's Mansion?" "Yes." The woman suddenly laughed, and I laughed so hard Confused, "It's another poor thing." Her eyes showed a hint of contempt, and she reached out to enjoy the fruit on one side of the fruit plate. I didn't understand what she meant, and I didn't dare to ask back. She didn't let me get up, so I just He could only hold the pipa and froze in place while maintaining the posture of saluting.

"Do you know why Gao Ze gave you the word Shun?" To be able to call the monarch's name directly, it seems that the rumors still underestimated her degree of favor. "Probably because I hope that my concubine will go well with my mother's wishes." She raised her eyebrows, "Yes, you are very smart, then you must also know that the national teacher has promoted your skills to the highest level in order to send you to the palace. Gao Ze is really curious about how tall you are, and this is why you have the opportunity to stand here today." When I mentioned Rong Yu, my expression darkened, "I know, after all, I want to play for the empress, Your Majesty Dedicated to the empress must be the best." After eating the fruit for a while, she raised her hand to signal that I could get up, and my legs were sore and trembling slightly when I got up, she pointed to the stool on the side, "Play it, let me Listen to how good your skills are."

I sat down, took a deep breath to adjust my mentality, plucked the strings, and the sound of the piano flowed through my fingertips. In order to live up to Rong Yu's praise, I deliberately chose a more difficult piece to prove my strength.At the end of the song, Yuexu clapped his hands and said: "As expected, it was sent in by the national teacher on purpose. It really has some skills." .She walked up to me, and just as I was about to get up, she stretched out her hand and grabbed my neck.

She was not strong enough to suffocate, but just pinched my neck to force me to look directly at her.I was stunned for a moment, not understanding what she wanted to do. She stared straight into my eyes and whispered word by word: "No matter what your purpose with him is, you'd better stop and don't hurt Gao Ze."

(End of this chapter)