The Virtuous Concubine of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 16 Embroidery (1)

"But of course God will not follow my wish. My father is the second-rank Xuanfu commander-in-chief. I can't escape the Eight Banners draft. At that time, the queen mother saw that I was shy and included me in the emperor's list." The harem. After that, I saw him twice, but every time I saw him, I had to call him prince, and he called me nobleman."

Li Guiren's nose also turned red, she picked up the blue and white porcelain wine glass on the table, hid it behind her wide sleeves and drank it in one gulp, the strength of the wine made her frown slightly and closed her eyes.

Bai Yuan wanted to stop her, but stopped her movements. She still had something to report: "My lord, the emperor rewarded some famous paintings and calligraphy works in various palaces today. The slaves have already put them in the warehouse. If you are interested, when will you be interested? I will take it out for you to watch."

Li Guiren had long lost the mood to pay attention to these things, she gave a light "um" and said nothing.But Bai Yuan's expression was still complicated, she hesitated again and again, and said: "Among the paintings sent by the emperor to the palaces, there is a painting called "Shanshui Yulintu", which was written by Prince Yu himself."

Hearing this, Li Guiren's expression froze, and she looked at Bai Yuan with a little surprise in her eyes. She put down her wine glass and took two steps in Bai Yuan's direction, "Where is that painting now?"

With a heavy expression, Bai Yuan lowered her eyes and said, "In... Zhongcui Palace."

Li Guiren was slightly stunned, pursed his lips, and calmed down.

Early the next morning, after greeting the Queen Mother, Li Guiren went directly to Ma Guiren's Zhongcui Palace.Ma Guiren has kept a low profile recently. First, she was scolded by the queen mother last time, and she couldn't get up in a short time. Second, Ma Guiren is now in the most difficult period of pregnancy, and she can't eat every day. is not good.

At this moment, Ma Guiren had just retched, and his face was completely pale. Seeing Li Guiren coming to greet him, he couldn't help but chuckled lightly, his voice a little hoarse: "Who am I? It turns out to be Sister Li. I haven't seen you for a long time. You took the initiative to visit me, why are you free to come to Zhongcui Palace today?"

Li Guiren slightly nodded his head to show his respect, and said softly: "My sister is already in great pain when she is pregnant, and my younger sister knows that she can't help, so she never dared to disturb her. Today, my younger sister came here to ask for something."

"Oh?" The corners of Ma Guiren's lips curled up slightly, he rested his head on his hands, and stared at Li Guiren playfully, "Sit down."

"Yes." Li Guiren sat down on the pear-patterned wooden chair next to him, and after thinking for a while, he said, "My sister heard that the emperor rewarded some paintings in various palaces yesterday, and I learned that there is a painting in my sister's palace called "Shanshui Yulintu" ", so I wanted to ask my sister to take a look."

Ma Guiren didn't seem to be surprised by this, her eyebrows raised and her complexion didn't change. She stroked her belly, and still smiled: "What's so special about this painting? How could my sister ask for it?"

Li Guiren clenched his hands together, and said with a guilty conscience: "My younger sister usually likes to appreciate calligraphy and painting. My younger sister loves this "Shanshui Yulintu" for ten minutes. I am willing to exchange all the calligraphy and painting works in Jingyang Palace with my older sister."

Ma Guiren leaned back in the chair, still smiling as usual, but this time she was a little more calm, and she asked meaningfully: "Does my sister love this painting, or the person who made it? "

Hearing this, Li Guiren suddenly raised his head, his pupils trembled slightly, as if he couldn't believe it.These small thoughts of hers have always been hidden very deeply, why does Ma Guiren know about it?

Seeing Li Guiren's reaction, Ma Guiren smiled more wantonly, she raised her head arrogantly, revealing a fair and beautiful neck, "They are the earliest sisters in the palace, what secrets can there be between you and me?" Word?"

Li Guiren frowned slightly, and for a moment he was a little panicked, biting his thin lower lip, staring into Ma Guiren's eyes, not knowing what to answer.

Ma Guiren caressed the finger cots on her hands, and she was full of calmness in every move. She said casually: "I don't have much talent and knowledge. I just keep this painting in my palace. If my sister likes it, I can take it." go."

Upon hearing this, although Li Guiren was puzzled, her eyes lit up instantly, she quickly nodded and said, "Thank you, sister."

Ma Guiren took the porcelain cup handed by Bai Kui, took a sip of clear water, put the cup aside, and said in a low voice: "Prince Yu is now the Emperor's Minister of State and Affairs, and my father can talk to him. "

"If my younger sister loves Prince Yu...'s calligraphy?" Ma Guiren raised her red lips and smiled, then paused meaningfully, "I can ask my father to help you get in touch."

Ma Guiren's words were like a hook with a huge bait on it, with infinite temptation, but one could tell that things would not be that simple.But this condition was too tempting for Li Guiren, she almost stood up straight away, her eyes widened a bit: "Is what sister said true?"

"That's natural. The palace is cold and lonely. It's a good thing to have what you want, not to mention that it's not troublesome for me. Naturally, I'm willing to follow my sister's wish." Ma Guiren pretended to be kind-hearted. Looking at her, she turned her eyes and said again: "It's just... With my younger sister's temperament, I'm afraid she won't accept my kindness in vain..."

The meaning of Ma Guiren's words was obvious, Li Guiren hardly thought about it, he stood up, bowed his head respectfully and said: "As long as my sister is willing to help me, I will definitely work for my sister in everything."

Hearing these words, Ma Guiren was very satisfied, she smiled a little deeper, and said shallowly: "Then you and my sister will take care of each other from now on."

This year's winter is colder than previous years, but also shorter than previous years.In March, all the snow in the Forbidden City has melted away, followed by a lush green grass, and all the plants are reborn, which seems to herald a new beginning.

After nearly two months of fighting with Yinfeng, although Yinfeng is still rebellious and will complain to the nobleman every now and then, he himself is becoming more and more dependent on Jiaorong.

A few days ago, Mr. Yougui helped Concubine Zhao to sort out the accounts of the harem. He worked day and night and needed Jiaorong to be by his side from time to time, so he temporarily handed over the job of eating with Yinti to others.But Yinti didn't want to, and cried and said that he wouldn't eat if Jiaorong didn't come back, but when Jiaorong came back, he immediately put on a small face and pretended to be disgusted and said, "It's yours to serve me. luck".

This day, Jiaorong managed to get some free time, and took advantage of Mr. Yougui's little hobby to sweep the ground in the yard.But at this moment, Bai Lan and Yi Zhu walked towards Jiaorong together, both of them looked happy.

Yizhu stopped Jiaorong's work first, and put the broom aside. Before Jiaorong could react, Bai Lan spoke first: "Jiaorong, there is an important matter this month."

(End of this chapter)