Queen is fearless

Chapter 486 The vacant position

In the blink of an eye, it went from June to July.

By the end of July, the team will leave Beijing and head to the nearest royal enclosure.

Whether it is in the folk or in the royal family, there are many taboos in July, because this month is the "ghost month".

According to legend, from the first day of the seventh month, the gate of hell will be opened. In this month, the dead will follow the gate of ghost, return to the world, and visit at home.

Especially when it comes to July [-]th, on that day, no matter who it is, try not to walk at night, so as not to collide with anything.

Of course, these are just legends, some people care about it, and some people don't take it seriously at all.

Long before, Gu Jinzhi ordered the Lotus Hall to chant scriptures in the Lotus Hall on July [-]th to save the souls of the dead, and it was the same in previous years.

"Mother, Yang Guipin is ill." Walking in from outside the hall, Qingluan came up to Gu Jinzhi and saluted her.

Today is July [-]th, and it is only a few days before the autumn hunting trip.

The concubine Yang Gui that Qingluan was talking about was the will of the concubine who would follow her on the trip this time.

"Ill? What's going on?" Gu Jinzhi frowned. This is the palace, and she first realized that Yang Guifei was being tricked by someone?

"Go back to your mother, I have inquired about it, and I heard that it is a cold, vomiting and diarrhea, the imperial doctor has seen it, and also prescribed a prescription."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, you are indeed sick, there is no other reason." Guessing what the master was thinking, Qingluan continued to report.

"That's it, ask the imperial doctor how long it will take to recuperate, and whether it will be able to catch up with the day of travel?" After receiving accurate information, Gu Jinzhi nodded, thought for a while, and ordered Qingluan.

"Yes, I'll ask you now, servant girl." Blessed, Qingluan was about to leave when she heard the voice of a palace servant replying from outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, there are people from Yuexian Palace." Yang Guipin lived in Yuexian Palace, Gu Jinzhi gave orders, and soon, the palace servants of Yuexian Palace entered the palace.

"My maidservant pays her respects to the empress, and may she be blessed forever." The one who came to Fengyang Palace was the little maid beside Yang Guifei, who was also her confidant.

"You are... the person next to Yang Guipin, right?" There were many palace people in the palace, Gu Jinzhi couldn't remember them.

It's just that a group of concubines left before, and Gu Jinzhi deliberately remembered the rest, including the people around them.

The little maid who saluted was Yang Guipin's confidant.

"Returning to your empress, the maidservant is indeed with Concubine Yang Gui. Because Concubine Yang has caught a cold, her spleen and stomach are out of tune and she is not feeling well. She has already asked the imperial physician to see her and prescribed a prescription."

"The imperial doctor said that your concubine's symptoms are different from the common cold. Even if she recovers, she still needs to recuperate for a while. Therefore, your concubine sent her servants to ask her to forgive her. I'm afraid that your concubine will not be able to follow her on this trip."

Yang Guipin felt very regretful, after all, such an opportunity was rare.

She didn't expect that after taking a little cold, she would make herself vomit and diarrhea, and she would die of discomfort.

Although an imperial physician prescribed a prescription, she still feels very uncomfortable now. She guessed that the empress would definitely send someone to come, so she took the first step and sent someone to Fengyang Palace to report.

"That's it." Gu Jinzhi frowned slightly, and then stretched out, "I know, after you go back, let your concubine take good care of her. If you need anything, feel free to go to the palace to ask for it."

Although the place to go was not too far away, since he was ill, he couldn't afford to make a fuss, so he had to let Yang Guipin follow him if he had a chance in the future.

"Yes, the servant girl thanked the empress on behalf of your concubine." Saluting again, the little maid left Fengyang Palace.

With people coming from Yuexian Palace, Qingluan didn't need to make another trip, she turned to look at Gu Jinzhi, "Madam, Yang Guifei can't go, then..."

"Since Concubine Yang can't go, then..." Gu Jinzhi thought for a while, the people in the harem should let someone come to make up for Concubine Yang?
After much deliberation, there is no good candidate, not every one of the remaining concubines wants to follow out of the palace to play.

"Your Majesty, there seems to be no one else, unless you choose from among the young masters who have just entered the palace."

Qingluan also helped to think about it, there was no suitable candidate, either he was unwilling to travel, or he was willing to travel, but he couldn't take a carriage, so he couldn't go to the paddock.

"New entrant to the palace..." After thinking for a while, Gu Jinzhi ordered, "Go and call Feng Shunyi."

Originally, Gu Jinzhi didn't want to bring newcomers to the palace, so he selected a few concubines from the previous concubines.

Now, Yang Guipin can't go anymore, so a seat is vacated, and everything that should be prepared is almost ready, adding a new entrant to the palace is nothing.

Besides, Feng Shunyi is different from Jian Jieyu and Lu Shunyi, so it doesn't matter if you take it with you, it's just to let her relax.

After receiving the order, Qingluan went to Huayang Palace and invited Feng Shunyi to Fengyang Palace.

Lu Shunyi was in her side hall, watching Feng Shunyi leave with Qingluan, she couldn't help muttering, "You said, why did you invite Feng Shunyi over to Fengyang Palace?"

What she asked was naturally the palace servants who were serving her.

The palace man hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to speak, but if he didn't answer, the young master would definitely get angry.

"My lord, I heard that among the young lords selected before, Concubine Yang Gui couldn't go due to illness, so a seat was vacated."

Although the little palace maid was by Lu Shunyi's side, her days in the palace were not short, and she had her own source of news.

Lu Shunyi didn't ask before, so she didn't say anything. From her point of view, even if Concubine Yang Gui didn't go, her young master wouldn't be able to go either.

"What? There's this matter? Then why didn't you tell me?" Lu Shunyi turned around abruptly, staring at the little maid, very angry.

"Slave servant... Slave servant just got the news, and before I had time to report it to the young master, someone came from Fengyang Palace."

Taking a step back, the little maid was a little scared, and Lu Shunyi's face looked scary.

"Hmph!" The little maid's explanation was reasonable, Lu Shunyi snorted coldly, and turned to look outside the hall.

If Fengyang Palace is looking for Feng Shunyi, it is because of Qiu Lie... Will she reject the empress?
If she didn't go, maybe the empress would think of her, or if Feng Shunyi went with her, she could follow, but this required Feng Shunyi to speak a few words of kindness for her in front of the empress.

On weekdays, I treat Feng Shunyi fairly well, so I must...can do it, right?
Lu Shunyi pondered in her heart, Feng Shunyi followed Qingluan into the hall, and saluted Gu Jinzhi.

"Get up." He greeted Feng Shunyi and gave her a seat. Gu Jinzhi sized her up and looked a little better than she did during the Dragon Boat Festival.

"I came here to ask you what you mean. I don't know if you've heard that Concubine Yang Gui couldn't travel with her due to illness?"

When he said this, Gu Jinzhi observed Feng Shunyi's reaction, seeing her bewildered face, he felt certain.

"Originally, it was decided that Yang Guifei would follow her out of the palace, but she suddenly fell ill, and this seat became vacant. I would like to ask, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)