Chunman Palace

Chapter 68
The night was full of glory, when it was a little dark, Xuan Yin got up to go to court, Mu Pingting woke up early, but opened her eyes after the others left, staring at the red curtain beside the bed in a trance.

There is nothing more sad than heartbreak, she thought she could have a deep friendship with Xuan Yinxiang in the past, but since she learned that Concubine Min was restored, the rift has become even deeper.Last night, her heart was full of grief, she tried her best not to break down, and accepted Xuan Yin calmly, but her heart surged up several times, and she even wanted to push Xuan Yin away.

But she knew that she couldn't refuse now.

A concubine who is not favored, no matter how high her status is and how prominent her family background is, it is still difficult for her to gain a firm foothold in the harem. If she still avoids favor and spends her days in a daze, all the mercy of the emperor will be wiped away. I am afraid Concubine Min If he attacked her again, he would have no power to resist.

She called Huayue to dress herself up and was about to go to Linghua Palace. When she was pinning a jade hairpin into her hair, Li Qiao had already arrived with the imperial decree.

She stepped forward to hold a ceremony, waiting for the imperial decree.

Li Qiao read solemnly: "By God's fortune, the emperor's edict said: Your nobleman, Mu Shi, has a quiet and gentle appearance, a beautiful and light body, a quiet elegance, a gentle and prudent nature, and a gentle and beautiful personality, which deeply comforts my heart. After writing, he canonized as a concubine , stay in the main hall of Wangshu Palace, here you go!"

"My concubine accepts the decree, thank the emperor's sacred heart." Mu Pingting accepted the imperial decree with a calm expression, with mixed emotions in her heart.

Li Qiao smiled brightly, asked the palace servants to present the rewards, and said: "My servant congratulates the concubine Jin, these are chosen by the emperor early in the morning, the empress will first see if there is any one that suits her wishes, and I will send it to the inner court later. something here."

"Thank you, Eunuch Li." Mu Pingting glanced at Huayue, took a few ingots of silver and put them in Li Qiao's hands, saying that she was grateful for the trip.

Li Qiao was evasive at first, but when he saw people persisting, he cheerfully thanked him and withdrew.

Wan'er happily congratulated Mu Pingting: "My servant congratulates the empress, and congratulates the empress on being crowned the master. This servant will go and clean up the main hall of Wangshu Palace."

Wan'er was brought up by her in her own palace not long ago. Seeing that she was clever, she took her by her side to serve Huayue personally, but she didn't want to serve her during this period of time and still didn't know her own temperament.

Mu Pingting trembled as she looked at the flowering branches outside the door, "Don't worry, let's live here in Fujingxuan first, these flowers will bloom in spring."

Wan'er looked distressed, and said worriedly: "Although the flowers and plants in this Fujingxuan are good, but the empress is now the lord of the first palace and does not live in the main palace. I'm afraid others will try to tease her again."

Hearing Wan'er's words, Mu Pingting frowned, and said with some displeasure: "Now that I am the head of Wangshu Palace, I can live wherever I want, and this Fujingxuan also belongs to Wangshu Palace. What's wrong here? It's none of my business how others like to play tricks on me. What are you doing to embarrass yourself after listening to those words for nothing? People who talk behind their backs will not end well."

Wan'er saw that her words were not attractive, so she couldn't persuade her anymore, she retracted her hands and said tentatively: "The servants will clean up the main hall first, and the empress doesn't have to trouble herself when she wants to stop."

Mu Pingting didn't look at anyone anymore, she just said with some disgust, "Go down."

Huayue was just receiving the presents, when she heard that her master seemed displeased, she hurriedly stepped forward to explain: "Madam, what Wan'er said is not unreasonable, but now you are deeply favored by the emperor, and no one else would dare to live next to Fujingxuan." Say more."

Mu Pingting smiled gratifiedly: "After all, you know my heart best."

"The servants have been serving the empress since childhood, and the servants and servants of the empress have all her likes and dislikes in her heart. The servants in this palace are no better than serving by her side since childhood. They have to be taught carefully." Huayue paused, and said: "Little The Lord should find an aunt who knows how to do things."

Mu Pingting lowered her eyes and said, "I have you by my side, and Shu Xiang who is beside the Empress is only in her twenties and has become an aunt. I really don't feel relieved to be someone else."

Huayue said: "The servant will take more care of the empress, and if she is more considerate to serve her, the empress will be more stable."

Mu Pingting was in high spirits, stroked her forehead and said, "Yes. I'm a little dizzy, so I won't go to Linghua Palace for now, I'll go to the house to rest first."

In the Linghua Palace, Concubine Lan is picking the flower seeds selected by the palace. The twelfth lunar month is not a good season for planting flowers. Now I pick out these good flower seeds, just to bury them in the spring, and to be with the newly planted orchids. The last season opened in March and April, and the palace was brightly colored, not too deserted.

Except for the night when she returned to the palace, Xuan Yin never visited her again.

She also looks clean from left to right, just like when she was waiting for the mansion, she planted various flowers and trees in front of her house, and every flower season is like being in a fairyland. Smoked full of fragrance, very dreamy.

But since entering the palace, she has seldom thought about planting flowers and plants.

The emperor doted on her very much, but the doting made the people in the harem constantly catalyze the resentment. She never thought that one day she would be framed, abolished her position and moved outside the palace, under the pretense of praying for the fortune of the country.

These ferocious fights made her violently pulled out of the dreamland of strange flowers and fragrance, and fell heavily on the ground. She was thrown to pieces. The pain of shattering her body and the day-to-day hard life made her understand that if she doesn't fight, she is human. It will trample you underfoot wantonly.Because they will all think you are weak and deceitful, with no branches to rely on.

If Anyanghou hadn't met her in the Taoist temple that day, I'm afraid I would have been trapped in the Taoist temple for the rest of my life, with rough clothes and vegetables, and a pure heart and hard work.

"Sister Shen, is that you?"

The familiar voice came to her ears, and Concubine Lan raised her head in astonishment. After seeing the face of the visitor, her eyes filled with tears, and she said excitedly: "Sister Mu, I haven't seen you for many years. You and I can only talk here when we meet again after a long time. Hurry up!" come in."

Mu Pingting's heart was soft and twisted, and her eyes were stained with crystal, she stepped forward to pay her respects: "The concubine sees the concubine Lan."

Concubine Lan hurriedly pulled people up: "Sister Mu, what are you doing? You and I are old acquaintances, why should we be so generous."

Mu Pingting's eyes moved, she was silent for a moment, and said, "This gift is to remind my sister and me that we are already in the palace."

"Yeah, now that I'm in the palace, I have to follow the rules in everything, and I can't make any mistakes." Lan Fei curled her lips bitterly, she didn't know whether it was a smile or bitterness, contained in her moth-like mournful and drooping eyes, Jingjing Bright.

Mu Pingting said with some emotion, "It's been so many years since my sister has become Concubine Lan." She forced a smile and asked, "Sister Yuyan, do you still remember that you and I once planted a flower seed of agarwood begonia? Now Is it blooming yet?"

Concubine Lan smiled and said: "Before I entered the palace, it didn't even sprout, I only thought that the seeds were eaten by insects, or rotted in the mud, but after all these years, maybe they have bloomed in the palace? "

After hearing this, Mu Pingting couldn't help laughing.

Concubine Lan raised her lips and said strangely: "Sister Pingting, is what my sister said so funny?" The two called each other by their boudoir names, and it was rare to feel a sense of intimacy.

Mu Pingting's laughter continued: "If my sister says it, don't worry about it."

Concubine Lan ordered the maid to serve it, she raised her lips and said, "Just talk."

Mu Pingting picked up the teacup, blew on the hot air and said, "Actually, my sister told a little lie. The agarwood and crabapple seeds that my brother brought were all soaked in water with scented crumbs in advance. How could the begonia smell so good?" , the flower has no fragrance, and its seeds naturally also have no fragrance."

"No wonder there were a few more crabapple trees in the courtyard back then, but they were all scentless." Concubine Lan touched the hairpin on her forehead and thought, "Those crabapple flowers are also beautiful, each one is as crystal as jade. It looks like it has been painted with rouge, and it is very delicate, so I specially found someone to make two crabapple hairpins."

As soon as the words were finished, Yin'er came over with a mahogany brocade box, and Concubine Lan unlocked the silver lock on it, and handed the box to Mu Pingting.

Concubine Lan smiled slightly: "That's it, it's a pair with the hairpin on my head, the one on my head is pink jade crabapple, and the one in the box is red jade crabapple, I think my younger sister should wear some bright colors , how about taking this red jade crabapple back?"

Mu Pingting gently picked up this red jade crabapple hairpin, looked at it carefully for a while, and was very fond of it, so she thanked her with a smile: "This hairpin is exquisite in workmanship, and the crabapple flowers are carved so lifelike, my sister likes it very much, then Thank you, sister Yuyan."

Concubine Lan said gently: "As long as you like it, by the way, I heard that sister Pingting was awarded the title a few days ago, and now she is a concubine Jin, so this hairpin should be considered as a congratulatory gift, so I won't just give it as a congratulatory gift. "

"That's right, I went to the empress's palace to study and was rewarded with something." Mu Pingting thought about what Lan Fei meant, and joked along with the words: "Okay, so sister Yuyan is waiting here As for me, gifts should come in pairs, and sister Yuyan will give you a hairpin, but my younger sister will not accept it."

Concubine Lan smiled, covered her lips and said: "Then I have a beaded bracelet in the dresser drawer, just pick whatever you like."

Mu Pingting said: "My sister is so rich, aren't you afraid that my sister will really look for it?"

"Go, go, I remember that there is also a bracelet with a double lotus in it, which is carved from two jade colors of the same species, and the workmanship is very exquisite." She seemed to be lost in memory, took a breath, and said: "At home There is also such a Bingdilian in the Fuqu Pond, but it is a pity that I will never see it again."

A sense of melancholy came over her heart, Concubine Lan forced a smile, and pretended to raise her sleeves to drink tea.

Mu Pingting smiled slightly, and said frustratedly: "Bingdilian is an excellent meaning, but after entering the harem, who would use this Bingdilian? Who has the heart? I am afraid that only the emperor and empress are suitable for this meaning. Damn it."

"Not necessarily." Concubine Lan smiled meaningfully, raised her hand and retreated from the palace people, and continued: "Although the empress is the master of the harem, she has more and heavier responsibilities, so let's take the New Year's Eve family banquet in the future To put it bluntly, you have to think about what rewards will be granted by each palace, and what gifts will be prepared by the Empress Dowager. But the relationship between men and women will become colder if you don’t maintain the temperature. When it reaches the point of ice cave, it will be difficult to return to the temperature gone."

These words all reminded Mu Pingting to regain her strength, Mo and the emperor were too cold, but they also reminded her of the status of queen.

Mu Pingting thought carefully about these words of Concubine Lan, and thought to herself: Being a queen also has so many sorrows and responsibilities, let me ask, who can be kind and caring to her husband's concubine, and at the same time pretend to be calm and calm How generous?People are not saints, who in the harem can really do this?
It's all just poor people.

Mu Pingting suddenly became enlightened, and said: "Thank you for your reminder, my sister's teaching, my sister must regard it as a golden rule and keep it in my heart."

"Since my younger sister is willing to listen to persuasion, I might as well say one more thing, that those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black." Concubine Lan looked at the Master's puzzled eyes, and said with a fixed gaze: "The mind of the nobleman is unfathomable, and Acting viciously, if my younger sister doesn't know anything about her, it's better not to have too much contact with her, and be careful of getting into trouble."

Mu Pingting couldn't help frowning, and said, "Sister, what are you talking about? Qingyu and I have always loved each other as sisters. Since entering the palace, my sister has supported each other and never lost each other. She is definitely not what my sister said. ...unbearable."

Concubine Lan said: "Sister, do you know about the Clothes Bureau? That day I was told by the court lady next to the Qing nobleman that a large amount of blood was found on Ling Concubine's laundry, so I rushed there. When I went to Yaohua Pavilion to inquire, she said that this matter was related to you! She just used my identity to spread rumors."

It was only then that Mu Pingting realized that Concubine Lan had misunderstood, and that this matter was indeed related to her, and it was her order to inform Concubine Lan, if she told the queen, the emperor would definitely know about it, and a little closer investigation would make it clear. Grasp the loopholes, and the second is to care about the sisterhood, Wei Lanfei is somewhat credible.

After hearing the cause and effect, she hurriedly explained: "Sister Yuyan, don't be angry, you misunderstood Qingyu, she gave me the idea to lure my sister to the clothing bureau. Qingyu does this."

Concubine Lan asked doubtfully, "Then do you have any grudges with Concubine Ling? Why did you do this?"

The matter has come to this point, Mu Pingting felt that if she continued to hide it, Concubine Lan would not only feel that she was hypocritical and would not want to communicate with her anymore, it would also create a barrier, so she simply confessed: "It's just because Concubine Ling gave me a medicine after my miscarriage. I was born with redness, and the imperial doctor thought it was due to blood stasis, which almost made me sick for life! If I continue to suffer, I can only be treated as a knife, and I will be a fish."

She cared about the remnant sisterhood with Chang Xiuru, worried that Concubine Lan would do something for her, so she didn't tell about Chang Xiuru's involvement, and said it was all done by Concubine Ling.

After hearing this, Concubine Lan was surprised and said: "In this way, Concubine Ling is really abominable! Fortunately, evil people will be punished by God. She can no longer harm people now, and you are too. If you tell me such a thing early in the morning, how can I tell you? Will you help me?"

Mu Pingting shook her head and said with a smile: "My sister had just returned to the palace not long ago, if I rashly asked her for help, I'm afraid I would hurt her a lot, and I simply let my sister not know that I was tricked into going to the clothes bureau .”

Concubine Lan lightly held her hand, and said softly: "From now on, we sisters are united, and you must not take such risks in the future." She thought of something, ordered the maid to fetch another brocade box, pursed her lips and said, "That's just now. I have misunderstood nobleman Qing so much, here is a golden begonia pearl flower bud, please ask my sister to pass it on for me."

Mu Pingting's cheeks were full of a quiet smile, she raised her eyes and said, "My sister's heart, my sister should convey it to Qingyu, I believe she will be very happy."

(End of this chapter)