Chunman Palace

Chapter 50 Chain Links
In Yaohua Pavilion, Lin Qingyu was embroidering the pattern of "lotus with stamen" based on his memory.

In the past few days, the new court lady Hanmei came forward to serve tea graciously.

Hanmei broke her mouth beside her: "My lord, why does this servant feel that Jingui and Chang concubine don't care about you at all? A few days ago you were bullied like that by Concubine Min, and they didn't even mention it. Now Jingui is pregnant. Called you, but didn't say a word about the wound on your face!"

Lin Qingyu said casually: "My sisters know that I have a thin skin, so why mention those sad things for nothing? If you say that, if someone hears it, it will make me appear stingy."

Hanmei cheered and encouraged people: "Little master, why don't you care at all, Jingui is pregnant with dragon fetuses, but you are still here often, when your status should also be promoted, so three Individuals are considered equals.”

Lin Qingyu looked at the person coldly, and said nonchalantly, "Is it something that you and I can decide in a few words? What's more, the emperor now has only one eldest princess who is raised by the concubine. Be extra careful."

"Speaking of which, the emperor seldom came to see the young master since that day. The empress can't be the only one in the palace who knows that the young master is being bullied by Concubine Min, right? Why don't you turn a deaf ear to the young master, and don't come to care about the young master." Hanmei said that Touched Lin Qingyu's bottom line.

Unbearable, Lin Qingyu stopped his movements, frowned and looked at the person and said coldly: "Shut up if you can't speak, and don't talk to make people hate you."

Hanmei was so frightened that she immediately pleaded guilty: "I know I was wrong! Don't dare!"

Mo'er tidied up the flower garden, came in and warned: "The little master usually hates others to gossip, you'd better keep quiet in the future."

"Slaves don't dare anymore!" Hanmei shook her body and knelt down.

Lin Qingyu was taken aback, she realized that she had become so terrifying unconsciously.

Like Concubine Min and Concubine Chang, the looks that can make people shudder with just one look... This is obviously what she hates the most, but why has it become like them now?

Could it be that if you stay in this palace for a long time, your heart will really be eroded...

"Mo'er, accompany me to Linxian Palace."

Lin Qingyu has never believed in ghosts and gods, but now she really can't hold on anymore, she must find a comforting existence, and Linxian Temple is a good place where people can calm their minds and spirits.

The golden hall of Linxian Temple is as bright as the morning sun, and the portraits of gods in the hall are daunting. Lin Qingyu burns incense devoutly, and puts his hands together on the cushion to pray:

I hope that one day I will be able to meet my elder sister again, and from then on, I will rise to the top and no longer be treated coldly by others.

After praying, Lin Qingyu let out a soft breath.

Now, she felt relieved.

Obviously, I was most afraid of these things before, but now I feel that gods can be entrusted, which is really ridiculous.Compared with such illusory things as ghosts and gods, the human heart is indeed uglier and more terrifying.

"Lin Changzai?" A gentle male voice passed over Lin Qingyu's head.

She saw a man wearing a valerian purple robe and a black jade crown standing in front of her.

"My lord priest?"

"Why didn't Lin Changzai find me at the Observatory?"

It was only then that she remembered what the priest told her the night before she was grounded...

She told people truthfully: "Actually, I came here this time just to pray to the gods. I hope that the future will be safe and smooth. I don't mean to look for the priest."

"Lin Changzai, why don't you visit the observatory when you are free?" the priest invited again.

"...Okay." She really has nothing else to do now, and going to the observatory to clear up the doubts in her heart can be regarded as a distraction.

The observatory is built behind the cobblestone path in the southeast of Linxian Temple. The path leads directly to a white marble bridge. From a distance, it looks like it is built on the horizon. Every time you take a step forward, you will feel that the surroundings are getting colder. When he finally got on the stage, the surroundings were already shrouded in clouds and mists, making him feel as strange as being in a fairyland.

"Lin Changzai, let me continue to talk about what I didn't finish that night." The priest suddenly smiled, and then said: "Say hello first, does Lin Changzai have gold and silver to make things happen?"

She didn't say that she wanted to bribe him to do something, but now she is so anxious to ask Yin Liang what to do.

But even though she is a resident, most of the money has been sent to her home, and she really has nothing to use, so she just replied truthfully: "Not yet."

The priest's face remained unchanged and he said: "Well, Lin Changzai is so frank, it's not good for me to hide anything, if Lin Changzai has money, I can speak to the emperor and queen mother for you, because of the astrology, or If you are promoted or demoted, I will help you."

Lin Qingyu gave him a strange look.

She thought the priest was crazy.

Buy him with money, as long as he opens his mouth, he can control whether he is promoted or demoted?If this is the case, Concubine Min would have bribed the priests to pull the queen down.

But she still played with others, and asked: "Then how much money do I need to drag Concubine Chang down?"

She blurted it out almost subconsciously.

Chang Xiuru has almost become a psychological shadow in her heart, as long as there is Chang Xiuru, she doesn't want to stay there for a moment.

"3000 taels." The priest answered immediately.

"What about Concubine Min?"

"1 million taels."

Lin Qingyu continued to ask: "Empress Empress...?"

At this time, the priest suddenly smiled and stretched out three fingers.

3 taels?It really is a sky-high price.This priest is quite good at putting on a show, and I don't know how many people have been fooled, but no one has exposed him until now.

Lin Qingyu asked sharply: "My lord, I don't know one thing. Is your deal only for me, or are you dealing with all the concubines in the harem?"

"Of course it's only open to you, Lin Changzai." The priest smiled sincerely.

"That's weird. The ladies in other palaces have a lot of gold, silver and jewelry. The priest didn't do their business, but instead asked me to be a little resident? Are you looking down on me too much?"

"I don't know what Lin Chang means."

This priest should be used to cheating on concubines with low status. This kind of speech is exactly the same as that of charlatans in her hometown. If you help out, you will bite back. After all, the Queen Mother still trusts the priests.

Lin Qingyu believed that if Concubine Min was standing here, she would never dare to say that she was being deceived.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind her.

Shuang'er next to Concubine Min stepped forward and said: "Lin Changzai, our empress invites you to Guanju Palace to taste tea."

How to say Cao Cao Cao Cao will be there, not to mention she just said something in her heart.She thought helplessly in her heart, and replied calmly: "Okay, I will go there later."

The priest also said with interest: "Since Lin Changzai has an appointment, I will not bother you."

It was also the first time for Lin Qingyu to visit Guanju Palace. The luxurious style here was not inferior to Fengyi Palace where the queen lived.

The main hall of Guanju Palace, with yellow glazed tiles on the top of the mountain, is decorated with bucket arches under the eaves.In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there are four red sandalwood seats on the ground, a screen of embroidered blessings, and four fans of the Yulian Palace.

On the red sandalwood chair behind the screen, a graceful figure is drawing in the mirror.

Lin Qingyu stepped forward to salute and said, "Concubine sees Concubine Min."

The figure stood up unhurriedly, and walked out from behind the screen, his red lips parted slightly: "Get up, give me a seat."

"Thank you, ma'am." After seeing Concubine Min, Lin Qingyu was obviously a little restless. If Mo'er hadn't supported her, her legs would have softened.

She knows how powerful Concubine Min is, and she won't do anything to her on the surface, but it's very uncomfortable to toss people with trivial kung fu. If Concubine Min decides to bully her, then she may be tortured crazy.

Concubine Min didn't even look at the person, she just sat across the table from the person and ordered: "Serve tea."

Lu'er went away in response.

Concubine Min smiled with a knife in her eyes, but the corner of her mouth showed disdain, "Don't be restrained, Lin Changzai, I have no other meaning in calling you here today, I just want to ask you something."

It seems that Concubine Min already knew that she was involved in the weird events after Concubine Ji's death, or maybe she knew that she came to the Immortal Palace and asked Lu'er to stop her?However, this possibility is unlikely, but no matter what is asked, it is enough to hit her nails.

"Concubine Min, please ask. If the concubine knows, she will tell." Lin Qingyu was ready to kill her and deny her.

Concubine Min said indifferently: "Yes. I still remember that on the Longevity Day, you performed a song "Liuguang Dance" for the emperor, do you still remember?"

"My concubine remembers."

Lu'er brought the tea, Concubine Min took a sip of tea and said: "Then do you know that "Liuguang Dance" is the dance score I wrote, and it was specially given to the master?"

Lin Qingyu only felt that this dance notation was not owned by Zhongyuan, but the steps on the dance notation were amazing, and the movements were even more elegant. Even though she knew that the dance on the Wanshou Festival would cause controversy, she couldn't help learning it.

Unexpectedly, there was Concubine Min's instruction behind all this.

She hurriedly got up and saluted: "I don't know that the dance score belongs to Concubine Min, concubine, thank you Concubine Min."

Concubine Min smiled in satisfaction, stretched out her hand to pull him up, and said in a lonely voice: "I intended to flatter you, but it's a pity that I haven't been able to talk to you alone, and let our sisters be so estranged, it's a pity now that I think about it. "

In fact, Concubine Min deliberately handed over the dance score to the master.

The purpose is very simple, she just wants to know which newcomer is so restless, if he dares to perform a dance on stage, the dance dress is revealing and disrespectful, and he will definitely be sent to the Cold Palace. Covering the body, she can dance with radiance without revealing herself.

The reason for punishing Lin Qingyu that day was also to make her obey him in the future and honestly become his pawn.

Lin Qingyu said: "I still have to repay the kindness of Concubine Min."

Concubine Min opened her lips and said with a smile: "Lin Changzai is a person who knows how to repay his kindness, and I don't want to repay my kindness. I just need you to follow my orders in the future. Apart from this "Liuguang Dance", I will also teach How about your other clever dances?"

The concubine is determined to be the empress, and she will die without hesitation.

This is what Concubine Min wants to hear the most, and she has heard those "chess pieces" say it many times.

"Concubine Min concubine loves her, I'm afraid the concubine can't bear it. The concubine in "Liuguang Dance" just doesn't want to dance anymore." Lin Qingyu's answer made Concubine Min furious.

Concubine Min cast a sharp look, and said with a sneer: "You have already danced this dance on the Longevity Day, and you have gained many benefits from being favored. Now, if you just say it lightly and don't dance anymore, will I believe your nonsense?! What in the world? It's such a cheap thing."

Mo'er said: "Concubine Min, please calm down, you just said that our young master has already danced this dance on the Longevity Day, the deal is done, if Concubine Min told us soon, my young master would not be able to dance."

"Is it possible that this palace has the ability to predict and predict who will dance that dance on the Longevity Festival? Naturally, we will talk about it after the festival."

Mo'er continued to pick the loopholes in Concubine Min's words: "However, the Longevity Festival has passed for more than three months. If Concubine Min wants to investigate, she can ask the owner of the workshop on the eve of the Longevity Festival, or summon the dancer immediately after the Longevity Festival. People, why now..."

"Ben Gong and Lin Chang are talking, when is it your turn to interrupt, Lu'er, clap your mouth." Concubine Min stroked the jade bracelet on her wrist, and continued: "The emperor and the queen mother really love you, This hibiscus jade bracelet and garnet gold chain are both very valuable, right?"

"My concubine Min wants it, and my concubine should give it to your empress as a thank you gift..."

"My lord, that was rewarded by the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, you must not... ah!" Before Mo'er could finish speaking, she was slapped firmly on the face.

Lu'er fiercely pinched the person's face and screamed fiercely, Mo'er screamed in pain.

Concubine Min's face softened slightly, and she said in a soft voice: "Okay, since Lin Changzai is willing to borrow flowers to present Buddha, I will give her some face, Lu'er, stop."

Lin Qingyu said solemnly: "However, both of these are the wishes of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. If the concubine gives it to Concubine Min, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to answer when the Empress Dowager and the Emperor ask."

Concubine Min raised her eyebrows and said with a faint smile: "You just give it to me, when the time comes, the queen mother and the emperor will naturally have something to say when they ask me."

She had already planned to wear the jewelry when the time came, and deliberately let the queen mother and the emperor find out, and then used the excuse that she saw Lin Qingyu deliberately discarding it on the road, and felt it was a pity to pick it up, which made Lin Qingyu completely fall out of favor.

"I'm afraid this is not appropriate. There are other jewelry in the concubine's palace, why don't you ask Concubine Min to go to Yaohua Pavilion to pick them out?"

Concubine Min couldn't hold her temper any longer, and said sharply: "Do you think I will appreciate your jewelry?! Lin Changzai can give it if he doesn't want to, then he will drop the treasure by himself, and I will not tell outsiders. "

It is disrespectful to smash the rewards from the queen mother and the emperor. Concubine Min obviously urged her to go to the fire pit, and Lin Qingyu couldn't agree more.

"Forgive me for not being able to obey my concubine."

Concubine Min immediately patted the table and said, "Okay, come here!"

"Who does Concubine Min want to call? As for mobilizing people to punish a little Changzai?" A lazy voice came from outside the door, and a woman walked in gracefully.

Concubine Min's expression changed instantly.

Princess Huirui?What is she doing here?
Due to her royal status, Concubine Min apologized and said with a smile: "I don't know why the eldest princess came to Guanju Palace."

The eldest princess lazily raised her eyes to look at the person, stepped forward a few steps and said: "I was just going to talk to the emperor, and when I passed Guanju Palace, I heard Concubine Min admonishing me, I don't know who provoked Concubine Min to be so angry, So come and have a look.”

"Lin Chang is guilty of lying, she..."

"Okay, I'm just bored, so just choose someone to go over and tell me what's going on. If Lin Changzai really offends Concubine Min, she will punish herself." The eldest princess walked up to Lin Qingyu and gently Lifting Mo'er's face, she looked at Lin Qingyu again and said, "Okay, you two come with me."

Concubine Min couldn't help but say that the other party was the emperor's own sister after all, now that she returned from a distant marriage, she definitely couldn't conflict with her, so she had to let them go.

(End of this chapter)