Forbidden Autumn, Summer, Winter and Spring Rebirth

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, a decree was passed down in the palace, Jin Jingui was appointed concubine, and Yan Guiren was also promoted to concubine, with auspicious titles.

The Sixth Palace congratulates the concubine Jin, and the concubine Ji is happy to be promoted to the throne, but the only missing person is the noble Qi.

It's no wonder that Qi Gui is upset. She has a good family background and outstanding appearance. There is no reason why she cannot compare to An Lingrong in terms of favor and status. Even the queen favored An Lingrong more.

Concubine Jin is getting favored day by day, and the emperor's concubines have attracted the attention of the harem. The queen mother is a little dissatisfied with this, and has repeatedly reminded the emperor that she should be wetted with rain and dew.

After the Lantern Festival, someone in the court mentioned the draft. The Queen Mother also said that although there were many concubines in the palace, there were still many vacancies, and suggested that the emperor draft a draft.

But the emperor said that the draft would waste people and money and was unwilling to mobilize troops. However, the queen suggested that only those with daughters from the officials in the capital should be selected and sent to the palace for the queen mother to see each other. This would simplify the selection process and eliminate the need to mobilize troops.

The Queen Mother also said that this method was excellent, and the Emperor had no choice but to agree. However, she said that she would only choose this once during her reign and did not want to do another draft. The Queen Mother could not resist, so she had to agree.

Empress Xu began to get busy with the draft, leaving the rest of the palace affairs to Concubine Jing and Concubine Hui.

But Qi Guiren couldn't sit still. She had just entered the palace for more than a year, and her status had only been promoted from Chang Zai to noble. She had never even been pregnant. How come there was a new person coming to the palace.

She wrote several letters in succession, asking her father to seek folk remedies to get pregnant quickly, so that she could become pregnant as soon as possible.

On this day, Chungui came to Zhongcui Palace to look for Shenmeizhuang, and hesitantly talked to Shenmeizhuang about something.

"Sister Hui Fei, I was talking to Mr. Qi that day. When it came to the fact that Concubine Jin was favored and promoted to the throne today, Mr. Qi sounded very disdainful. He said that he was relying on dirty tricks to retain the emperor. I didn't listen. Taiqing, she refused to say anything when asked again, sister, what do you mean by Qi Guiren's words?" Chun Guiren asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Did she really say that?" Shen Meizhuang asked in surprise.

"I didn't hear it very clearly, so that's what they said. But sister, how did Concubine Jin keep the Emperor? How did Qi Gui know about it?" Chun Gui was still asking.

"Chun'er, maybe you heard it wrong. Just like what you said, how did Mr. Qi know about it? Maybe Mr. Qi couldn't stand the concubine being favored, so he was just talking nonsense." Shen Meizhuang lowered his expression. So said.

After Chungui left, Shen Meizhuang left for Yanxi Palace.

Shen Meizhuang, who hurried out of Zhongcui Palace, did not notice that at the corner of the palace wall not far away, stood the noble man who had just resigned from her.

"My lord, is it really okay for us to do this?" The little palace maid next to Chungui asked anxiously. She was Chungui's dowry maid. She didn't know how the innocent and simple young lady could be so mean now. .

"Yu'er, you were also present at that time. Did you hear Mr. Qi really say this?" Chungui asked lightly.

Yu'er thought for a moment and realized that it was true, but it was her mistress who stopped Qi Guiren from talking. When talking about the day of her miscarriage, Jinbin had hinted that Qi Guiren had harmed her, but she felt that Qi Guiren had harmed her. The nobles came from a wealthy family and couldn't do such dirty things, so they didn't take it seriously.

When Qi Guiren heard this, he was very angry. Not only did he directly deny the matter, but he also cursed Concubine Jin for being a coquettish woman. How could she get favored by dirty means? She didn't know how to keep her peace, and went to instigate her people and stir up trouble.

Then Qi Guiren saw the innocent and simple Chun Gui Ren in front of him, and told her to stay away from those villains, lest he be harmed by her dirty tricks someday, and walked away after saying this.

Yu'er thought like this and looked at the somewhat unfamiliar young master in front of her. Just now at Concubine Hui's place, the young master did not truthfully relay the words of noble Qi. He only mentioned one sentence: "Unclean means to retain the emperor", and then Then he took her to hide around the corner and observed the movements of Zhongcui Palace.

"Sister Shen is now the assistant in charge of the Sixth Palace. Shouldn't I report to her what Mr. Qi said?" Chungui asked again.

Yu'er was speechless. She realized that what the little master said was correct, but there was something different.

"Let's go." Chungui turned and left, and Yu'er, who was still in a daze, hurriedly followed.

After telling Concubine Chang about this matter, they both felt that there must be something fishy in this sentence.

Qi Guiren and An Lingrong both belong to the Queen's party. There are some things that Qi Guiren knows better. She said this unintentionally, and it must not be just out of jealousy that Jin concubine is favored.

Xia Dongchun discussed with Shen Meizhuang and gave a message to Concubine Ji, asking her to tell the informant to pay attention to the movements of Concubine Jin and her personal maids in Jingyang Palace recently. If they could enter the inner chamber, they should also pay attention. some.

In March, the weather got warmer, and the flowers cultivated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the palace were also in bloom. The queen wanted to hold a flower-viewing banquet, and invited the unmarried daughters of the courtiers in the capital to come to the palace to enjoy the flowers. After returning to the emperor and the queen mother, it was okay. With permission, the queen began to prepare.

This flower-viewing banquet is called flower-viewing, but everyone knows what the actual intention is.

On this day, the sky was extremely clear, and the imperial garden was now filled with flowers grown in the greenhouse, which were colorful and colorful.

The ladies from each family have also arrived. The palace servants have already served them refreshments, and the queen has also sent an order, ordering them to go ahead and help themselves.

The bright purples and reds, the orioles and the swallows, complement each other perfectly. Xia Dongchun invited Concubine Hui and Concubine Jing. The three of them came a little early, but they just sat and laughed at a distance.

Concubine Jing looked at these twenty-eight-year-old women from afar, all of them dressed up and walking among the flowers in the imperial garden. They actually added a lot more spring beauty than those flowers.

Xia Dongchun and Shen Meizhuang also expressed emotion. Four years ago, they both participated in the talent show at such a good time, but now they have already given birth to children, and they have spent more than two decades in their prime.

The three of them were sitting and talking and laughing. Xia Dongchun turned around and saw An Lingrong walking over, and immediately stopped smiling.

Concubine Jing and Concubine Hui saw her expression change, and when they were confused, they heard An Lingrong's voice.

"The three sisters came so early." An Lingrong greeted with a smile.

Xia Dongchun lowered his head and took a sip of tea, while Shen Meizhuang turned to admire the scenery. Only Concubine Jing smiled at her.

"Sister Jinbin, it's quite early. Let's sit down and have some tea."

An Lingrong was ready to sit down.

Xia Dongchun had a look of surprise on her face. She got upset when she saw An Lingrong, so she said coldly, "Have you forgotten the rules just after you were granted the title of concubine?"

An Lingrong hesitated for a moment, showing hesitation on his face.

"If I remember correctly, Concubine Jin did not salute us just now." Xia Dongchun looked at An Lingrong steadily and said.

Shen Meizhuang still didn't react, just pretending that he had never seen such a person. Concubine Jing saw that Xia Dongchun looked calm and looked at An Lingrong lightly. She knew about the feud between the two.

An Lingrong saluted with embarrassment on his face.

"Greetings to Concubine Jing, Concubine Chang, and Concubine Hui."