Forbidden Autumn, Summer, Winter and Spring Rebirth

Chapter 15 15. An Lingrong

"Thank you, Empress Li, for your concern. I haven't been afraid of the cold since I was a child. It's very cool in the pavilion with the ventilation from all sides. Would you like to come up and talk to Empress Li?" Xia Dongchun didn't care what she said was mean and shouted to her.

"Hmph, I have a delicate body, but I can't compare to your rough skin and thick flesh. If I get exposed to the cold at your invitation, how can you bear it?" Concubine Li snorted coldly, glaring at Xia Dongchun.

"Hey, it's my sister who has been reckless. She forgot that Empress Li's body is delicate and her flesh is expensive. In this case, sister, please go back to the palace and burn the charcoal basin. The stove will get cold soon and your hands will be frozen. It's a pity that my sister is in such a good mood and can't do anything about it. I invited my sister to join us for the fun." Xia Dongchun smiled coquettishly and replied calmly.

Xia Dongchun was not from a low background. Strictly speaking, except for the empress and Concubine Hua, who held high positions in the harem, there was no need for her to be afraid of anyone else. If she only gave in, it would allow some people who relied on others' power to take advantage of them.

"You are so sharp-tongued and dare to be rude to me, you...wait for me to report to Concubine Hua..."

"Empress Li's words are serious. My sister is also concerned about her health, so why would she bother Empress Hua. Concubine Hua is also from a martial arts family. I'm afraid she won't be able to understand my sister's pain of being afraid of the cold."

As Xia Dongchun said this, he threw another stone into the pool. The water splashed through the ice and flew towards Li Bi. Li Bi hurriedly took a few steps back before she could avoid it, and she suddenly became furious.

He pointed at Xia Dongchun and gritted his teeth, but he didn't know how to refute, so he could only flick the handkerchief, stamp his feet, and left bitterly.

Xia Dongchun returned to Rouyue Hall in a good mood and even had more lunch.

Life is already boring, and being quietly busy in Jingren Palace during greetings every day can be regarded as a pastime. Now even greetings have stopped. There is not much to do in summer, winter and spring, and I don’t like to socialize with others. I’m afraid this period The days will be even more boring.

In the past, it was still necessary to act well-behaved in front of the queen, so in Jingren Palace, Xia Dongchun ignored Li's many taunts. Today, by chance, Li's wife bumped into her, and Xia Dongchun passed. Addicted to talk.

If you think about it, the Queen and Concubine Hua had been flirting with each other overtly and covertly earlier, and they had gone to have tea with them, but most of the time she pretended to be stupid and fooled them.

Only once, in Yikun Palace, Cao Guiren spoke openly and openly.

"My younger sister is from a good background, has outstanding appearance, and has a great temperament. However, when it comes to the Holy Heart, she is not as good as Wan Gui and Hui Gui. They are also favored by the Queen. My sister has no one to help her, so she ranks second to the two. It's really a pity." Cao Guiren said with a genuine smile.

"Gui Wan has outstanding talents, Hui Gui is virtuous and respectful. My sister knows that she is not as good as the two sisters, so she does not dare to ask for the grace of the Holy One."

"No need to be humble, Sir Xia. I think you are much better than those two people. Such a pretentious and charming person has caused a lot of troubles in the harem." Concubine Hua lazily leaned on the chair. Here, when Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang were mentioned, there was a bit of disgust on their faces.

"What the Queen said is absolutely true. All matters in the palace require the Queen's care. Naturally, she doesn't like the person who is charming and seduces the Lord to cause trouble." Libi said sarcastically.

"My sister first came to the palace. Maybe she didn't know that our Concubine Hua has always been kind and tolerant to her own people. With her under her protection, she doesn't need to worry about trivial matters." Cao Guiren said.

"As early as outside the palace, I had heard that the empress was unparalleled, favored by the Sixth Palace, and had been in love with her for a long time. The concubine's brother also admired the young general for his wisdom and martial prowess. He often said that the general was the greatest hero of the world. But concubine I am stupid and cannot bring help to the empress. I am afraid that it will ruin the empress's plan and dare not seek her blessing. The concubine promised the empress that even if she cannot serve the empress, she will not return to Jingren Palace. If the empress needs it in the future, the concubine will I will definitely help you with all my strength, even if I die."

Xia Dongchun stood up, knelt on one knee on the ground, and said these words sincerely.

At that time, the palace was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop, and Cao Guiren did not turn around for a moment.

"What are you doing, Mr. Xia? Get up quickly. There is no need to be so polite in front of me. I know your intentions. Since you have no intention, I will not force you. I just hope that Mr. Xia will remember what you said today." Concubine Hua was also stunned for a moment, but she quickly came to her senses and put away her smile.

"Concubine, please remember the teachings of Concubine Hua." Xia Dongchun stood up and said.

"Hey, my sister is too polite. We sisters just sit together and talk to each other. Why do we kneel here and there? It's so boring. My sister is not allowed to be so polite in the future." Cao Guiren also said. After reacting, he hurriedly stood up and affectionately held Xia Dongchun's hand and sat down again.

Concubine Hua successfully declined politely and did not turn against her. The Queen is very talkative, and working with her is like seeking the skin of a tiger, so Xia Dongchun will naturally not take risks.

Nowadays, Xia Dongchun speaks softly and naturally prefers to be wise and protect herself. However, it is not easy to be neutral in this palace. Fortunately, with Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang Zhuyu in front of them, Xia Dongchun's favor is not inconspicuous.

After stopping to say hello, Xia Dongchun actually spent a few days of leisure. He slept until three o'clock in the morning. He simply packed up and had breakfast. Then he was looking for some interesting books to read. Yongzheng knew about it and asked Su Peisheng to send him a book. Box book. When Xia Dongchun first saw the box of books sent by Yongzheng, his head felt heavy, thinking that they must be full of old scholar's remarks. He mustered up the courage to read a few books, but they turned out to be some unofficial histories of various dynasties and dynasties, passed down orally among the people. legends, and popular dramas and scripts.

This was really an unexpected surprise. Xia Dongchun felt a little guilty for misunderstanding Yongzheng, so he ordered Yu Xin to send several unique refreshments to Yangxin Hall.

Every time it was delivered to Su Peisheng, he checked it and then left. He never said a word, which puzzled Su Peisheng.

If the palace masters have something to send to the Yangxin Palace, they usually come to see the emperor in the name of sending something. At worst, they will ask the palace servants to bring the message to the Yangxin Palace. In summer, winter and spring, they just send things and leave. , which is rare.

He didn't send her off several times, but Yongzheng remembered it, so he came to Rouyue Hall and stayed overnight.

This is strange. Now that the New Year is approaching, the official duties of the previous dynasty are piled up. Not to mention the year-end assessments and work reports from various places, just greetings, sending and receiving ceremonial gifts, and conferring awards to hundreds of officials. Yongzheng wishes he had more hands.

Therefore, Yongzheng seldom entered the harem these days. Apart from occasionally staying in Yikun Palace, he went to Suiyuxuan to visit Wangui. Now that the emperor set foot in the harem, he did not go to Yikun Palace and Suiyuxuan, which immediately attracted the attention of the harem.

This was like a signal. From the second day on, there were more concubines outside the Yangxin Hall. One was giving snacks and the other was giving sachets. They were doing all kinds of tricks. Yongzheng was so annoyed that he ordered them to leave within two days. people.

When everyone was sending them, Xia Dongchun stopped and spent the whole day hiding in Rouyue Hall reading the miscellaneous books sent by Yongzheng. After listening to Bai Guo's report about the grand scene outside the Yangxin Hall, he imagined Yongzheng's face as black as the bottom of a pot, holding on to the handkerchief on the imperial concubine's couch and laughing.

But soon I saw Su Peisheng holding a piece of paper, saying that the emperor had ordered Mr. Xia to sign it personally.

There are only six words on the paper: "Who made the figurines?"

It means that this incident happened because of you, and I am deeply disturbed by it. I wonder what you, the instigator, are doing in the palace?
  Xia Dongchun asked Su Peisheng to wait, went back to the inner room, spread out a piece of paper, and wrote: "Read, drink tea, and miss you."

He handed it over to Su Peisheng and took it back to Yangxin Hall. There was no reply until he held the lamp, and Xia Dongchun didn't care.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, Rouyue Hall is full of jade, Gingguo and Mo Shuang are busy at work, Xia Dongchun is happy to be the shopkeeper.

After breakfast, I was really tired of staying in the house. Except for the master Xia Dongchun in Rouyue Hall, everyone else had work in hand. After looking around, he saw that he was a little redundant, so he turned around and went to An Lingrong's place.

As the new year is approaching, Shen Meizhuang has no time to assist the Empress with official duties, and Zhen Huan has been raising a baby and cannot be disturbed, so An Lingrong is naturally idle.

When I arrived at An Lingrong's Wan Yi Hall, I saw that the situation was indeed like that of Rou Yue Hall, with the maids and eunuchs busy in full swing. Xia Dongchun went straight to the side hall without being informed.

"Sister An, I came to play with you. I'm coming in." Xia Dongchun greeted outside the door and walked into the side hall.

An Lingrong was sighing secretly while embroidering. He had not seen the emperor for more than half a month since Sister Wan's accident. Yesterday, he followed others' example and made some snacks with his own hands, preparing to send them to the Yangxin Palace.

Unexpectedly, on the way, he met Li Bi, who had just been rejected by the Yangxin Hall. Her bitter and mean sarcasm still echoed in An Lingrong's ears.

"An Changzai should save it. There are so many people in this palace that you can't see the emperor. It's all thanks to your delicate sister Wan. I'm really puzzled. Three people who came to the palace together to love the same sister, one of them doted on me. Guan Liu Palace is pregnant with the emperor's heir, and the other one is also valued by the queen and assists in palace affairs. Why are you a doting Chang Zai? Your two good sisters, have you ever thought about supporting you? "

When I was feeling sad, I heard Xia Dongchun's voice outside the door. I quickly collected my thoughts, put on a smile, and stood up to greet him.

When Xia Dongchun came in, he saw An Lingrong greeting him with a forced smile on his face. Without realizing it, he sat down sideways and saw the embroidery on the table. An Lingrong's embroidery skills are outstanding, and the needlework and fabrics in the palace are all first-class. Xia Dongchun only felt that the embroidery on the brocade was brilliant and lifelike.

"Oh, look, my sister's skills are getting better and better. The mandarin ducks playing in the water seem to swim from the embroidery studio to the table at once. With such skill, even if I had another pair of hands, I would never be able to do it."

"My sister was joking, but Lingrong didn't dare to take it seriously. I wanted to send it to my sister after I embroidered it, but my sister bumped into me. The day before yesterday, the Queen gave Lingrong a piece of cloud brocade. The tentacles were warm, soft and smooth, so Lingrong thought about making one for my sister. A pair of pajamas is perfect for being cool and comfortable in summer. This pattern of mandarin ducks playing in the water is also a wish for my sister and the emperor to be in love and stay together forever."

(End of this chapter)