Chunman Palace

Chapter 21 Feng Qiuhuang

The courtyard is full of lotus fragrance in Taiye Pond. A few emerald dragonflies shuttle between the sea of ​​delicate pink flowers, swaying the blue waves frequently. The duckweed is fixed on the water surface like a jade plate, gurgling and popping a few bubbles. Another group of colorful koi swam in groups.

Under the hanging green silk sash, the two figures are bright and charming under the sunlight, even more beautiful than the peony.

The sun is bright but not glaring, and it shines warmly on the body, making people close their eyes and meditate intoxicated, not wanting to move.

A petite figure emerged from the rockery, and said in a panic, "Young lady, the emperor is here."

One of the figures suddenly said: "Sister Mu, it's time."

Only then did Mu Pingting sing the song like waking up from a dream.

The scenery is pleasant, Xuan Yin is admiring the scenery by the pool with great interest, Xiao Sheng resounds leisurely, connecting with the poor sky and blue color in the lake, a few red silks shuttle and dance in the water, making the melody even more melodious.

With such a good Xiao Sheng, it is difficult to find another person in the palace besides Jin Gui.

He was about to get up to find out, but was disturbed by an inappropriate sound of greetings.

The shadow of the flower field fell, and Yu Chang was in a gauze skirt with colorful butterflies flying, wearing chalcedony on his head, and saluted with a delicate face.

"Chen and concubine see the emperor."

But at this time, the sound of Xiao is just right, and the Kunshan jade is broken, and there is a phoenix flying over it.

Xuan Yin didn't pay attention to Yu Changzai, who offered to flatter her, wearing a black dress with engraved gold ornaments, blowing a breeze, as if slapping her face.

Yu Changzai's face turned dark.

"It's really useless." Before she could react, a burst of cursing sounded into her ears.

Concubine Min's complexion was uglier than hers, and her resentment was about to turn into black air compared with the scorching sun.

"Your Majesty said that the concubine has failed her, please punish Concubine Min." Yu Changzai bowed his head to plead guilty.

"Forget it, it's useless for me to teach you so many things in vain! Don't let me see you again!" Concubine Min gave her a white look, feeling that the Lu'er next to her was too weak to fan the wind, and anxiously snatched the fan from her hand and cursed. Said: "What kind of trash, can't do such a small thing properly? You also want to be angry with me, don't you!"

You must know that in order to help this Yuchang, she even taught her all the things the emperor likes a few days ago, but she didn't expect to be recruited by others because it was useless at all, how could she not be angry.

Lu'er glanced at her in some confusion, and then immediately understood: "It's all slaves and maidservants who are too useless to offend the empress, and let the empress punish you, the slaves will never complain!"

Concubine Min sneered and said: "Do you dare to complain, you lowly servant girl? You must know that you have offended me, and even discounting all your low bones is not enough to eliminate it. Let's weigh whether I deserve it or not."

Lu'er smiled and said, "Yes, I don't dare to overestimate my own strength any more, and if I make mistakes in the future, I will have to deal with it entirely by my mother."

Yu Chang heard that Concubine Min was using this maid to humiliate herself, her face turned red and white, her biting lip was about to bleed, she stood up and left patiently.

Seeing the people walking away, Lu'er dared to whisper in Concubine Min's ear: "Your Majesty, even if Yu Chang is not to your liking, there is no need to do this."

Concubine Min let out a snort with her nose, "Why, you also think I'm too mean?" Seeing that Lu'er didn't answer, she said to herself: "It won't work like this, and I can't do it myself every time. , I still need to find a useful substitute on the top of the palace."

After Concubine Chang took her favor, she began to look for someone in the harem who she could use for herself. Concubine Chang and Mr. Jin stood out among the newcomers, and the two had always been on good terms. I'm afraid she will soon be squeezed out by the favor of others.

It's a pity that there are too few useful people in this harem, and few of them can be used by her.

At this time, Lu'er said again: "My lady, do you still remember the time when the newcomer visited the empress, didn't you see a good candidate on the way back to the palace?"

Concubine Min couldn't think of it for the time being, she frowned and thought carefully for a while, then stretched her face and smiled and said: "She is indeed a good candidate." She turned cold and added in a deep voice, "But let me Gong took the initiative to find her, but she is not worthy."

The sound of Xiao is approaching, and when you listen to it from a distance, it is like a phoenix singing continuously, but as you approach, you feel that the tune is extremely sad, as if telling your heart.

Xuan Yin clapped his hands and praised: "Good. Mr. Jin's music has become more and more refined."

Mu Pingting and Chang Xiuru turned their heads when they heard the words, stood up and saluted.

Xuan Yin waved his hand and said, "Excuse me."

Chang Xiuru still covered her face with a light veil, and her posture was still as soft and elegant as before. Since her face was damaged, she seldom appeared, but today she came to Taiye Pool with Mu Pingting, which surprised him a bit.

He walked towards the two of them gracefully on the pine-stone road, followed by a crowd of palace officials, and happened to meet a stone step, Li Qiao, the former imperial eunuch, hurriedly reminded: "Your Majesty, be careful with your steps."

Chang Xiuru covered her face with gauze, and through the gauze she could vaguely glimpse some red, it seemed that she was not in a good mood, she said with a smile in her eyes: "Why is the emperor interested in coming to Taiye Pool today?"

"The sun is very good today, and it doesn't make people feel stuffy, so I came here to enjoy the scenery." He changed his words, slightly raised the corners of his lips and said, "If it weren't for this, how could I be able to smell such heavenly music from Mr. Jin."

"Does the emperor know what tune the courtiers and concubines are playing?"

Xuan Yin thought for a while, and replied: "The phoenix is ​​soaring, seeking the phoenix from all over the world. Is the song composed by Jingui "Feng Qiuhuang"?"

Mu Pingting raised her eyes slightly, and said affectionately, "It's exactly this song."

"It's very good, it's in line with my wishes." He raised his voice slightly, and said with some joy: "Jin Guiren, your voice is so clear and gentle, it makes me feel relaxed and happy like pieces of Kunlun jade. Please give me Bingyu Xiao."

Mu Pingting set out to salute, with little joy in her voice: "My concubine, thank you, Your Majesty."

After all, she is a lady from a famous family, and she still does not forget her appearance and manners when things happen.

This frown and smile made people feel itchy, and he was a little bit unsatisfied and said: "Such a beautiful scene is hard to find, if Mr. Jin is fine, why don't you play another song?"

"The concubine obeys." Mu Pingting smiled brightly, and under the influence of sunlight, she looked even more gentle and pleasant.

The Xiao sound came up again, which made my heart feel cool.

Seeing it, Chang Xiuru felt a strange feeling in her heart, sore and uncomfortable, she couldn't help but twisted her fingers and pinched her palm, and said goodbye in a low voice.

Obviously she was the one who proposed to send the maids to inquire about the whereabouts of the emperor, and then let Mu Pingting sing a song to attract the emperor's heart, but why is it that she feels uncomfortable and awkward now.

She walked halfway, grabbed the tree trunk with her hand, pinched it desperately, her nails split instantly, and blood flowed.

Shuang'er was shocked when she saw this, she hurriedly took out a veil to wrap up the man's wound, and asked the maid to invite the imperial physician.

"Mother! Why are you bothering? If you don't want to help, you can tell Jingui directly. She and your sisters for many years will definitely understand. Why bother to hurt yourself like this? These are nails that have been saved with great difficulty." Then The kerchief covering the wound was dyed red, making it difficult for her to tell whether it was the pattern or the blood from Chang Xiuru, and Shuang'er saw it with distressed eyes.

"It seems that Sister Mu is going to bed tonight, that's great." She lowered her eyes, took a breath of cool air with a trembling voice, and said, "I don't know why, but fortunately, it wasn't Lin Qingyu who helped me today. , otherwise I will admit it even if I repent."

(End of this chapter)