The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

"Concubine Hua can't be blamed for this matter, and the emperor doesn't have to take it out on her." The queen mother rarely spoke harshly, "The emperor himself did something wrong, and it's fine for Li Rong to agree to suffer. Why bother to blame Concubine Hua? Gengyao is still in Beijing this year, so you have to give him some face. The Ai family knows that you have been unhappy these few days, and complained that the Ai family did not allow you to show up and agree, but the emperor, think about it, if you still pamper Rong and agree now , wouldn’t it push her to the cusp of the storm? Now that you have a nobleman and Chunchang serving by your side, after a long time, you won’t be able to reveal what Rong promised again.”

The emperor sat on the couch with his head down, and the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed without speaking.

"The Ai family doesn't like to promise." The queen mother said bluntly, "The emperor has done a lot of outrageous things for her. But no matter how much the Ai family doesn't like her, he still has to think about the child in her belly, who is the relative of the Ai family. The emperor's grandson. No matter where Rong promised to live, it would be safer than living under Ai's nose, what does the emperor think?"

"The Queen Mother is very thoughtful, and her son will depend on everything." The Emperor looked up at the Queen Mother with a gentle tone, "It is true that my son did something wrong in this matter, and the Queen Mother has to worry about it."

The empress dowager's heart was slightly touched. She rarely saw the emperor showing admiration, so she couldn't help but relax her eyebrows and slow down her tone: "The harem is evenly exposed to rain and dew, so the concubines have no complaints. The empress is sick intermittently. You ask concubine Hui to take care of it." Liugong, this is very good. Although she is young, she is rare and stable. Aijia has seen her do everything in the past few days, which is rare. The night Concubine Hua broke into the palace, you called Fucha nobles to sleep with you. Is there any relief? The Fucha family has always been a family that firmly supports the emperor. There are also old people like Concubine Qi, Concubine Jing, and Xin Changzai, so the emperor should not be left out." She took a sip of tea slowly, " The emperor walked around the palaces and saw Concubine Hua less often, which is reasonable."

The emperor suddenly laughed out loud and nodded: "I would like to obey the order of the emperor's mother."

Hearing the embarrassment in the emperor's laughter, the queen mother couldn't help laughing anymore. She put down the teacup and said: "Be careful when doing things, don't fall into the shoes of others."

After the Emperor left, the Empress Dowager stared out of the window in a daze, and then said for a long time: "Zhu Xi, has the Emperor treated Ai's family differently recently?" Then, without waiting for Zhu Xi to reply, she went on talking "The emperor has been raised under Tong Jia's knees since he was a child. When he returned to Ai's family, he was already old enough to remember. Every word and deed carried the shadow of Tong Jia's upbringing. Ai Jia really didn't like it in his heart. The emperor. But he fell from the Ai family. How can a mother not feel sorry for her child? The Ai family naturally loves the emperor, but he stubbornly believes that the Ai family is partial to the fourteenth, and he cannot forgive the old man. Fourteen." When it came to her most beloved son, the queen mother was partial again, "He has already taken the position of ninety-five supremacy, why can't he let his own brother go? Even if the old fourteen did something wrong before The place has already passed, so why bother to let Ai's family meet the old fourteen just like now."

Zhu Xi didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only say: "I see that the emperor and the empress dowager are getting closer these days. They used to talk about serious things, but now they often talk nonsense, and they care more and more for the empress dowager. By the way, didn’t someone send a pair of knee pads to the Queen Mother a few days ago? The weather is cold, and the Queen Mother always has uncomfortable knees. Although the knee pads are small things, they are really useful to the Queen Mother, unlike other people’s gifts. , flashy, can only be seen."

The Empress Dowager felt relieved, and heard Zhu Xi talking about "other people", she couldn't help sneering: "Nian Gengyao celebrated the New Year in Beijing, and Concubine Hua's private house money also increased accordingly, so a golden Buddha statue doesn't know how much it will cost. That's all, let her Go." After a pause, he continued, "In a few days it will be the emperor's birthday, and the treasury is empty, so he won't do anything big. When the time comes, let the emperor come to Ai's house for a meal, and you arrange people to prepare for it. "

"Yes." Zhu Xi couldn't be happier to see the relationship between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor ease.

Besides Concubine Hua, she has been anxious in the palace for the past few days, Princess Wen Yi is ill again, Cao Guiren can't get away, and after hearing that the Empress Dowager talked with the Emperor all night for her, her heart that was hanging in the air fell to the ground.

"The empress dowager still loves the empress. No, the emperor immediately sent a decree stating that he will not be angry with you when he comes to our place for dinner in the future. Empress, just take it easy." Songzhi said flatteringly, seeing Concubine Hua Still looking gloomy, she persuaded again, "The queen mother also said that the fault of that night was not the empress's fault, it was because Rong promised to be shameless, and she wanted to seduce the emperor when she was grounded. It's just a matter of business. The emperor was angry for the sake of the emperor's heir. After thinking about it, he would naturally think of the goodness of the empress. To be fair, the servant girl, if Ruo Rong promised, she really did something despicable. The act of the empress is to protect the royal family No matter how you think about face, there is nothing wrong with it.”

Only then did Concubine Hua agree with her heart: "You are right, everything I do is for the emperor."

"Yes, the empress is only for the emperor, and the emperor will feel sorry for the empress." Song Zhi continued, "What's more, the empress dowager is also standing by the empress to speak for you this time. The golden statue of Buddha was sent to the empress dowager. When I was in the harem, everyone in Shoukang Palace was stunned, where have I seen such a good thing? After all, it is the empress who is generous, and there is no one in the palace who can compare to your half-break pen."

"Naturally, if you want to give something to the queen mother, you must give it the best." Concubine Hua then smiled with confidence, and she relaxed and lay on the couch, and suddenly remembered, "It will be the emperor's birthday in a few days." , I have to prepare a good gift." She had prepared one at first, but now she seems not satisfied, and she wanted to please the emperor, so she naturally had to choose a better one to give, " Last time I recommended those people to my brother, how much money did they send?"

"The servant just looked at it this morning. In addition to rewarding the servant, plus the silver for jewelry and clothes, there are a total of 5000 taels left." Song Zhi said.

"Where is it enough? The things given to the emperor must not be sloppy." Concubine Hua immediately frowned, and thought in a blink of an eye, "It would be great if I could scrape together a sum of money at this time."

Songzhi understood, and immediately said: "I heard from Zhou Ninghai that there is a person who has been wanting to follow the empress's path for a long time, and that is Zhao Zhiyuan, who was impeached by the general and dismissed as governor of Zhili last two months."

"No." As soon as the words fell to the ground, Concubine Hua raised her eyebrows and vetoed the proposal, "Zhao Zhiyuan is the one who personally asked the emperor to dismiss him, how can I let him go to see my brother again."

But Song Zhi said: "Zhao Zhiyuan said, as long as he can meet the general and say a word, he will seal 5 taels of silver into Yikun Palace. Well." Her eyes were a little bright, originally she and Concubine Hua had the same concerns, but Zhao Zhiyuan really gave a lot, not only the verbal promises, but also a lot of private promises to her and Zhou Ninghai, if things can come true , maybe there can be other filial piety.

Concubine Hua's heart was really moved when she heard this, and she raised the corners of her mouth thoughtfully: "Okay, then let Zhou Ninghai take the money, and then tell brother the name Zhao Zhiyuan. I want to see how big he is." It’s something that can convince my brother.”

The next afternoon, Zhou Ninghai entered Yikun Palace with a box of gold and jade jewelry in his hands, and said beamingly, "Mother, besides the agreed 10 taels of silver note, these are extra filial pieties from Mr. Zhao."

Concubine Hua picked up a jade bracelet and took a closer look. The jade was exquisite and it was a high-quality item. She couldn't help being a little surprised: "He actually talked to my brother." Zhou Ninghai said that Nian Gengyao personally invited Zhao Zhiyuan The officer was aroused with curiosity, "He really said one sentence? I am curious, what kind of sentence is it?"

"My servant heard that Master Zhao only said one thing when he met General Nian." Zhou Ninghai lowered his eyes, unable to hold back the smile on his face, "30 taels of snowflake silver was sent to General Nian's mansion, and 10 The two bank notes will be sent to Yikun Palace." Of course, these are only on the surface, and there are also quite a few rewards from Mr. Zhao in private, and they all go into the pockets of their servants.

Concubine Hua couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled: "He is capable." She glanced at the jewelry box and was in a great mood, "Since that's the case, let people pick and choose what gift to give to the emperor, it will be luxurious Exquisite, you can't lose the face of the Tian family."

Zhou Ninghai and Songzhi responded in unison.

The emperor advocates frugality, because after the birthday is the New Year's Eve banquet, so there is never another banquet to celebrate the birthday, and everyone in the harem can only show it by giving the emperor birthday gifts, so everyone is trying their best to be in front of the emperor. Show your face.

The queen sent a hand-copied "Diamond Sutra", with beautiful characters, just enough for the emperor to read at his leisure.Concubine Qi gave a pair of insoles, the stitches were dense and firm, and she also sewed a pair for the third elder brother along the way.Concubine Duan gave a box of Qingxinxiang, Concubine Jing gave a can of tea that she roasted herself, Concubine Hui gave a chessboard, nobleman Fucha gave a luminous pearl the size of a baby's fist, and so on, these days have been repeatedly picked up. Send it to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

On the day before the emperor's birthday, Zhen Huan finally made a gift for the emperor.

She hung the bright yellow pajamas on the hanger and checked carefully to make sure that there was not a single stitch wrong. Cui Jinxi stood aside and praised: "My little master has put a lot of thought into this pajamas. This dress is really impeccable. If When it comes to embroidery, there must be someone beyond the human world, but when it comes to mind, this one is the best."

Zhen Huan frowned and smiled slightly: "The emperor treats me so well, so I naturally want to treat him wholeheartedly."

Recently, she and Chun'er were the only ones in the palace who were favored, but Chun'er was still young, and she served the emperor most of the time.Ever since Concubine Hua lost power, the emperor has paid more and more attention to her. A few days ago, when she went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to pay her respects, when she met Nian Gengyao, her words were full of arrogance. , Sure enough, after entering the palace, he saw the emperor's expression was unhappy.

"A few days ago, I ran into General Nian by chance outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation. I think the emperor had just finished discussing state affairs with him. This man acted wildly and rebelliously, relying on his military exploits. I'm afraid even the emperor didn't think much of him. People won't last long." Zhen Huan caressed the dragon pattern embroidery on her pajamas with a smile on her face, "Concubine Hua, who relies on General Nian to dominate the palace, naturally won't last long either."

Cui Jinxi was a little startled: "My lord, you must not take this matter to an outbreak. Now that the family is powerful this year, what will happen in the future is still uncertain."

Seeing how cautious she was, Zhen Huan stopped talking, just smiled, and asked her to put away her pajamas and send them to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

She was able to declare this matter, so naturally she has her basis.That day the emperor discussed cliques with her, and she referred to Ouyang Xiu's "On Cliques" that "when villains benefit from each other, the prime minister leads them into cliques for a while, and when they see the benefits and vie for the first, or when the benefits are exhausted and they become estranged, they will thwart each other." The emperor listened to this passage, and the emperor greatly agreed with it, and asked her to write "On the Clique" with the imperial pen.

Zhen Huan's smile deepened.Although the emperor only said to discuss history books with her, he actually discussed state affairs with her. This is a unique part in the harem, and it is also a favor that belongs exclusively to her, and no one else can compare with it.

Cui Jinxi took the pajamas and went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but was told that the queen was inside and it was inconvenient for her to go in, so she had to hand over the pajamas to Xiao Xiazi.

In the hall, the empress was holding this month's account book and said to the emperor: "Concubine Hui is proficient in arithmetic. When she came to greet my concubine this morning, she said that the expenses in the harem were a little overrun this month. After reading the bill, the concubine also felt uncomfortable. It's too appropriate, I specially brought it to the emperor to have a look at it." Taking advantage of the time when the emperor was looking at the details, she said, "During the New Year's Day, all palaces will have routine rewards, and it is reasonable to spend more than usual, but it is only the twelfth lunar month. Before halfway through, the money expenditure on the account exceeded the normal expenditure by three or four times, which is really shocking."

The emperor casually flipped through it, and found several pages were Yikun Palace. He couldn't help turning cold: "Why does Yikun Palace spend 8000 taels this month? It's more than three times more than the Queen's Palace."

"It will be the end of the new year in one month. Concubine Hua has always liked luxury, so it is inevitable that the expenses will be higher." The queen pretended to excuse Hua Concubine, then turned around and said, "Yesterday Concubine Hua gave the emperor a double-sided 5000% discount. The flying-needle dragon embroidered screen was used as a birthday gift. I heard that the full-stitch stitching method on it was embroidered by the master craftsman of Zhenbao Pavilion for three days and three nights. For this item alone, Concubine Hua reported [-] taels of silver on the account .”

The time and plot here have been adjusted, and it will be a little different from the drama version, so please don't study it carefully.