Forbidden Autumn, Summer, Winter and Spring Rebirth

Chapter 8 8. Concubine Hua
  Seeing that everyone had arrived, Jiang Fuhai stepped forward and sang loudly, "All the young masters pay homage to the Queen."

Everyone knelt on the ground, knelt three times and stood up three times, and said in unison, "May the Queen be blessed with peace and happiness." After the ceremony was completed.

"Everyone, get up."

"Thank you, Queen."

"Meet all the concubines too," the queen said.

"Concubine Duan is ill. I'm afraid I won't be able to see you all today," Jiang Fuhai said.

"Concubine Duan's health has not been good. After the ceremony, I will go and have a look in the autumn."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Hua suddenly turned cold, and a moment of hatred flashed across her face.

"All the young masters, please see Concubine Hua."

Everyone knelt down to salute Concubine Hua.

Concubine Hua just did not hear anything, and stroked the jade earrings beside her earlobe and Songzhi beside her and said, "This year's green is a little floating, not transparent at all. This green is so green, it is becoming increasingly rare." "As he said that, he looked at the queen.

"Sister, at your current age, there is no need for jadeite. The jadeite chosen by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for you will naturally be greener and tenderer in color. But then again, sister, you are like this, where can you find better jadeites?"

"Yes, I always feel that these jadeite are a bit old-fashioned and I don't deserve to wear them. If the Queen doesn't mind, I can give these earrings to the Queen."

The queen chuckled softly, "I got a new pair of Dongzhu, so I ordered the earrings to be made. Wouldn't it be too extravagant to accept this pair of earrings from my sister? If the emperor knows about it, he will definitely be unhappy."

It was really hard for everyone to half-kneel, and now Xia Dongchun could no longer hold on, but Concubine Hua still had no intention of asking everyone to stand up.

"The queen is indeed frugal."

The queen smiled and finally reminded, "Okay, let all the sisters get up first."

Concubine Hua just seemed to suddenly realize it and said, "Hey, I was so busy talking to the queen that I forgot that you were still polite. Get up."

"Thank you, Concubine Hua." Everyone stood up.

"Who are Shen Gui and Wan Changzai?"

When Xia Dongchun saw Concubine Hua asking questions about Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief knowing that she had escaped.

"Concubine, the nobleman of Xianfu Palace, Shen Meizhuang, comes to see Concubine Hua."

"Concubine Sui Yuxuan often visits Concubine Hua at Zhen Huan."

"Shen Guiren is so elegant and elegant. Although Wan Changzai wears a little simple clothes, he can't hide his beauty. The emperor is really discerning, and everyone is so outstanding. Okay, everyone, get up."

"Thank you, Concubine Hua." The two stood up.

"The beauty of the empress' country is truly eye-catching. How dare the concubine's firefly light compete with the empress's pearl." Shen Mei Zhuang Xu Shi saw that Concubine Hua's words contained sourness.

"Sister Shen's little mouth is quite sweet, but when it comes to the beauty and fragrance of the country, isn't this a word to describe the queen?" Concubine Hua said with a mocking smile.

Shen Meizhuang was at a loss for words. The queen couldn't bear to see him being embarrassed by Concubine Hua, and was about to be a good person and speak out to save the situation, but Zhen Huan spoke first.

"The empress's beauty and beauty are as bright as the moon, and the beauty and fragrance of her country are as bright as pearls. I, my concubines, and others can't match them."

What she said was flawless, and the queen looked at Zhen Huan with admiration. Xia Dongchun also admired Zhen Huan. She had the courage to face a high position without showing any timidity, which many women did not have.

Concubine Hua raised her eyebrows, stared at Zhen Huan and said, "There are more and more articulate people in the palace."

"All of you sisters are naturally smart. From now on, when we are together in the palace, on the one hand, you must serve the emperor with all your heart and create descendants for the royal family. On the other hand, you must also work together with one heart and one mind, live in harmony, and not get into any jealousy or quarrel with the emperor. Annoying." The queen said to smooth things over.

"Yes." Everyone said in unison.

"Jiang Fuhai, what did the Queen Mother say?"

"Replying to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother said that it is a happy event for the new young master to enter the palace, and everyone knows your thoughts. The Queen Mother should calm down and worship the Buddha, so that the Queen Mother and the young masters do not need to go to Shoukang Palace to pay their respects."

"Okay. You are all tired today, so just kneel down."

"Yes, the concubine is retiring."

After leaving Jingren Palace, Xia Dongchun felt restless. In his mind, he could see the scene of being rewarded with a hundred feet of red by Concubine Hua, and the scene of him dying of hatred in the cold palace in the cold winter months. Xia Dongchun felt irritated, holding Yu Xin's hand and speeding up her pace unconsciously.

Just as he was thinking wildly, he met An Lingrong, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang not far away. Xia Dongchun was not surprised that this would happen again. In his previous life, he deliberately provoked and bullied others, so he was caught by Concubine Hua and took the opportunity. Make a mark on yourself.

Zhen Huan and the other three also saw Xia Dongchun, and An Lingrong took the lead in bowing.

"Greetings to Sister Xia."

"Sister An, there is no need to be polite."

"Greetings to Mr. Shen." Xia Dongchun also bowed to Shen Meizhuang and greeted Zhen Huan.

"Where are Sister Shen and the two younger sisters going? Take your younger sisters with you." The three palaces were not in the same direction, but they walked here together, thinking they were going to the imperial garden in front. "Sister Xia came just in time. The three of us are planning to go to the Imperial Garden together. It's okay to go back. Sister Xia, let's go together."

After saying that, the four of them walked towards the Royal Garden together.

"I haven't thanked Sister Rixia for her gift that day, but it cost her a lot of money." An Lingrong said.

"Sister, you don't have to be polite. I disturbed my sister that day, and I saw that my sister is gentle and sweet. It seems that my sister is stingy, so a gift is both a thank you gift and a greeting gift. My sister doesn't know this, but I have always liked gentle and graceful people. , just because I am used to being arrogant, I am often called savage by my brothers at home, but I can never learn to be as gentle as my sister, so I like her very much when I see her."

"My sister has given me the award, Lingrong is ashamed," An Lingrong blushed slightly, "Lingrong is very envious of her sister's straightforward character."

"Yes, Sister Xia is a cheerful and straightforward person. Naturally, she has the advantages of Sister Xia. Everyone has different personalities. Just like this imperial garden, only when a hundred flowers bloom can the garden be full of spring." Zhen Huan continued.

"What Sister Wan is saying is that my sister quoted from classics when talking, which shows that you are talented and have such outstanding appearance. I saw you from a distance on the day of the draft. I was really shocked."

"Sister Xia is so complimentary. Sister, you are so beautiful and so approachable. My sister feels very close to you."

"Yes, let's go into the palace together. Sister Xia and Sister An live in the same palace. We must move around more in the future." Shen Meizhuang said

Although it is almost late autumn, the Royal Garden is not deserted. The flowers, plants, waterbirds and spring scenery are like spring. The fiery red maple forest in the distance is an even more beautiful scenery. However, in the eyes of Xia Dongchun, all I can see is the red maple forest. Dazzling, as Concubine Hua said, "Autumn comes and the Imperial Garden is picturesque."

Several people were walking when they heard a few noisy voices in front of them and saw a little palace maid staggering over, so they stopped.

While several people were stunned, Xia Dongchun reacted quickly and stopped the palace maid to ask what happened.

The palace maid looked frightened and said vaguely, "There are dead people in the well..." and then ran over in panic.

Several people panicked, but Xia Dongchun remained calm and walked straight towards the well pointed by the palace maid. Yu Xin held her back, but Xia Dongchun only said to reassure her, but kept walking.

Walking to the well, Xia Dongchun stretched his head and looked into the well. Although he was mentally prepared, his face turned pale with fright. He saw a corpse dressed as a palace maid floating at the mouth of the well. It was already swollen and white. The swollen face faced the mouth of the well.

Xia Dongchun was a person who had died once. Although she was startled, she was not very scared. She turned around and saw Zhen Huan coming over to see what happened, so she hurriedly walked over and pulled her away from the well.

"Sister, don't go. There is a female corpse in the well. Let's leave quickly."

When the three of them heard this, their faces all turned pale. They stretched out their hands to caress their chests and were speechless in surprise.

Zhen Huan, however, was calmer and pulled the two of them away together with Xia Dongchun.

When they walked out of the Imperial Garden, everyone looked a little frightened. They separated at a fork in the road, and Xia Dongchun and An Lingrong returned to the Yanxi Palace together.

After entering Yanxi Palace, Xia Dongchun saw that An Lingrong had not recovered yet, so he turned to Baojuan and said, "Hurry and help Sister An go back and rest. Don't forget to make her a bowl of soothing soup."

An Lingrong returned to Wanyitang blessed.

Xia Dongchun had already calmed down. Although she was indeed a little frightened just now, she was a person who had died once.

After returning to Rouyue Hall, Xia Dongchun sat in the inner room, wondering why the palace maid's body appeared in the well. After thinking about it, she called Mo Shuang to go out and inquire.

Mo Shuang had stayed in the palace for more than ten years and was always familiar with the palace. Not long after, Mo Shuang came back.

"Replying to the young master, I heard from the eunuch Sasou in the Royal Garden that the palace maid was the lucky son of Yikun Palace. It is said that the body had been soaked in water for half a month when it was found."

"Yikun Palace? Concubine Hua's maid?"

"Exactly, this blessing was given to Concubine Hua by the Empress a month ago. The eunuch also said..."

Mo Shuang looked at Xia Dongchun, fearing that if she continued talking, she would scare the little master who had only been in the palace for a few days.

"It's okay, just say it." Xia Dongchun said solemnly.

"Yes. Fuzi didn't slip and fall into the well. Instead, he was strangled to death and then his body was thrown into the well."

Yu Xin and Ging Guo were also shocked when they heard this.

"This, this, who is this person? He is so audacious that someone in the palace dares to murder the lives of palace residents."

"Okay, don't talk nonsense about this. If others ask, just say you don't know. Don't scare Qiulian and the other little girls."

"Mo Shuang, go ask Jin Liu to make a bowl of soothing soup."

"Yes."

"Little Master, this, who could have done this, so bold." Bai Guo asked timidly.

"Of course it's the people around Concubine Hua." Xia Dongchun said softly.

"This slave also thinks so. Concubine Hua must have murderous intentions when she saw that the maid was someone close to the queen." Yu Xin said thoughtfully.

"This is the royal palace..."

"What about the palace? In this harem, it is not an exaggeration to say that Concubine Hua can cover the sky with one hand, not to mention that her brother Nian Gengyao has made great achievements in battle, and even the emperor is afraid of him. In the harem, the Nian family really wanted to be famous. If you get the wind, you get the rain." Xia Dongchun said calmly.

"What kind of master will have what kind of slaves? You just need to remember that you should not argue with others in the palace. For any master who is above me, everyone in the palace must avoid their sharp edges." , especially Concubine Hua. Go back and explain my words to everyone in Rouyue Hall."

(End of this chapter)