Emperor Phoenix

Chapter 71

Smiling, Qin Changge had expected this result a long time ago, and it could be regarded as her reward for keeping the secret to Brother Wen.

Gently touched the lid of the box with fingers, and inside the box was a statue of Avalokitesvara, a rare purple grape, which Qi Fan spent a lot of time finding. As for the good things in Avalokitesvara—— Also baby.

With a half-smile, Qin Changge fastened the lid of the box with a click.

The flying bridge is a straight line distance, no need to detour. After a while, the palace gate has arrived. Enter from the Longevity Gate and stop in front of the colorful Changshou Palace. Seeing the Jiuzhai Jade Palace Chariot belonging to the princess, they all turned their heads in unison, and Tong Shun, the eunuch in charge of the Longevity Palace, greeted him solemnly.

These people are dignified and dignified people, and they usually learn to be deep, self-restraining and calm, but it is so, seeing that the great eunuch Tong Shun, who is deeply trusted by the Queen Mother and has always had eyes above the top, personally greets this person who is not favored by the Queen Mother. The princess also showed a slight surprise in her eyes.

Wen Chang got down from the chariot, helped Tong Shun who was doing the salute, and said with a smile, "Excuse me, Eunuch Tong is in good health recently?"

"Thanks to the princess." Tong Shun faced Wenchang alone, not afraid of people seeing his expression, and replied gratefully.

A few days ago, his adopted son fell ill for some reason, and the doctors were helpless, seeing that he would not survive. It is said that it must be made of the rare medicine "Xueqing Shashen" produced in Zhongchuan. This thing is a rare product, Zhongchuan It's not that tribute is paid every year, and there are only a few plants in the palace. They are preserved and saved for the royal family to save their lives. There are absolutely none outside the palace. In his ears, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky. He naturally knew the preciousness of that thing, and he would not be able to get it if the royal family asked for it. No matter how favored he was, he was just a lowly servant. He hadn't thought of how to ask for the medicine to fetch ginseng, and his son was already dead. Tong Shun's old mother ran to Huguo Temple in desperation, praying for Buddha's blessing, and "accidentally" met him and came to talk to the abbot of Huguo Temple. The princess Wenchang who taught Buddhist scriptures, Princess Renshan, immediately gave her a helping hand, and gave her a collection of ginseng, which saved the life of the Tong family. Tong Shun let out a long breath immediately, he is a deformed person, and he has no thoughts in this life, this adopted son is his eyeball and heart, the princess is so generous, it is equivalent to saving his life, why not gratitude?

Of course, if he knew that the so-called son's serious illness and the princess's rescue were all caused by Qin Changge's secret tricks, he might not have laughed so touched.

"Don't dare, the Empress Dowager is blessed with blessings all over the world. You are a person close to the Empress Dowager, so naturally you have entrusted her great blessing." Wen Chang smiled sincerely, "Eunuch, please don't kill me."

These words imply that Tong Shun should not appear too affectionate, lest it arouses suspicion, and it will be inconvenient to communicate with him in the future. Tong Shun is such a person, he naturally understands it, so he doesn't talk too much at the moment, and walks away with a slight salute.

Not long after, the Empress Dowager returned and Xiao Jue accompanied him to the gate of the palace. Originally, according to the rules, he had already led all the officials to congratulate him in the Longevity Hall. He did not have to participate in the birthday celebration in the harem. For some reason, when he helped the Empress Dowager get off the chariot, his gaze After sweeping through the crowd kneeling all over the ground, he suddenly paused, and then stayed.

The jade steps of the Longevity Palace are covered with red carpets layer by layer into the depths of the luxurious hall. Xiao Jue stands in front of the Longevity Palace with his hands behind his back, looking calmly at the crowd of worshipers all over the place. On both shoulders, the sun, the moon, and the dragon are embroidered with the patterns of Zhai and twelve chapters. The robe is embroidered with fine embroidered colors on the river and the Hague. Chonger, with a white jade ribbon and yellow tassels, he was originally noble and handsome, with an extraordinary bearing, but now he is dressed in an extremely formal gown uniform, with a slender figure, and a sable golden dragon cloak fluttering in the wind, making him more radiant and compelling, as sharp as a man. god.

A concubine and noble lady, in the rich and romantic atmosphere of the royal family, raised her eyes and quietly looked at the almost suffocating young emperor, her eyes were involuntarily fascinated.

In the Longevity Palace, the Empress Dowager was ascended to the seat, the phoenix seat was decorated with pearls and emeralds, the lamps of Danchi were brightly lit, and 64 red candles with phoenixes as thick as bowls were burning, and the Yongping and noble Zhonghe Shao music was played. The candle seems to be bowed down, a piece of pearls are shaking, and the flowers are showing off.

After the ceremony, the birthday gift was presented. The previous solemn and solemn atmosphere relaxed a little. First, under the guidance of the eunuch, they sat in a group on the seats that had been prepared. Then they saw Concubine Shu Zhang Bixian, leading the maid holding the treasure box, Fen Daixiang Feeling overwhelmed, Niao Tingting came forward.

She wears a sapphire blue mist brocade pearl embroidered double-phoenix dress, and a jade-colored twisted silk gauze is covered with a large amount of blue fine gemstones. Gold combs and coral swings are truly adorned with gold and jade, luxurious and gorgeous without losing their sense of proportion.

Xiao Jue's harem now has a vacant position, and the highest position is Concubine Zhang Shu. Her father is also an important minister in the court, the head of the military officer, the Taiwei. Zhang's family is a family of Huainan in Xiliang, the gate of wealth, so it can become Xiao Jue's harem The most respected concubine in Li.

Of course she is the first to do my part.

With the reserved and dignified smile of the young lady raised by the aristocratic family, Concubine Shu waved lightly with her slender hands, and the maid opened the lid of the box, and the precious light rose instantly, and the peach blossom face of Concubine Shu became more and more lustrous in the mist of five colors, which caused an uproar. sighed in unison.

The concubines and noble ladies who were far away couldn't help stepping on their feet and looking around. The concubine Shu's face was filled with amazement, and she said in a voice: "My concubine, Bi Xian, presents this Eternal Sea Pearl dress to the Queen Mother." , This garment is woven with silkworm brocade mixed with gold silk in southern Fujian, and is embroidered with thousands of deep-sea shark pearls. Wearing this garment, the skin will be moist, the body will be light and healthy, the face will not age, and the hair will turn green. I wish me a long life in Xiliang. , Empress Dowager Qianqiu."

The turmoil in the group of women became more and more serious, some of them were immature, showing a look of envy or jealousy, the deep-sea shark pearl is a special product of Liguo, it is quite expensive, with the financial status of the nobles here, they own several, or own shark pearls The jewelry made can be regarded as barely capable, but it is almost astonishing to adorn clothes with thousands of shark beads, and each one is no smaller than the size of a finger.

The financial strength of the Zhang family can be seen.

Concubine Zhang Shu stared at the Empress Dowager with a reserved smile. Seeing that Empress Dowager Jiang looked satisfied, a smile crept on her lips. She spent all her money this time, one to suppress the limelight of the other concubines, and declare that she will always be number one in the harem. The second is for the succession. Xiao Jue's succession has been vacant for several years. Apart from her, Concubine Yao and Concubine Rou are also thinking about it, and the position in the middle palace will always be ordered by the Queen Mother in the future. Although the mother and son Disagreement, but on the surface, Xiao Jue is not easy to push the queen mother too far. If the queen mother can reach a tacit understanding with her Zhang family, and then unite with the court to exert some pressure, Xiao Jue may follow the trend and become queen. They are tight, closely guarding each other. She has sought opportunities to curry favor with the Queen Mother many times, but they were all destroyed halfway. Now, the birthday banquet is a dignified opportunity.

Qin Changge stood behind Wenchang, looked at the Zhuyi with a calm expression, but thought of another question in his mind, the deep-sea shark pearl is a rare species of pearl in the Ever Sea, which grows for a long time, and it is difficult to get the pearl. As small as a finger, they are imperial pearls, which cannot be circulated in the market. No matter how powerful and rich the Zhang family is, to Li Guo, they are just wealthy households from another country. How can they get so many imperial pearls?

unless……

He raised his eyes to look at Xiao Jue, but saw that he was also staring at Zhu Yi thoughtfully, as if sensing her gaze, Xiao Jue raised his thick eyelashes, and his eyes shot over like lightning. Then, Qin Changge smiled slightly and lowered his eyelashes, but Xiao Jue's pupils shrank.

She was always like this, didn't care, wasn't afraid of him.

It seems that he is afraid to face the threat of heaven and avoid staring at him, but in fact, he thinks that maybe she just doesn't want to look at him.

Just like that smile, it seems gentle and gentle like the spring breeze in March, but when you feel it carefully, there is only a thick fog and a cold air.

Just now in front of the hall, among the crowd of colorful clothes and shadows kneeling on the ground, he saw her inexplicably at a glance.

On this happy day, it is rare for her to be as pure as usual. She is dressed in a crimson silver embroidered dress, with an agate pearl palace hairpin, crowed temples and snowy skin, and a gentle smile. Seeing that a person can wear plain and bright colors with a charming charm that is difficult for ordinary people, but those wonderful eyes are as cold and cold as the blue waves of a thousand hectares of river under the moon in late autumn, reflecting the radiance of the moonlight. The meaning of cold, faintly diffused from the depths of the bone marrow.

This woman seemed warm and approachable, but gave him the feeling that she was repulsive.

This actually aroused his attention and curiosity. Obviously she always wanted to bury herself in the crowd, but he could always find her first among thousands of flowers. That kind of calm, meaningless and condescending temperament may not be noticed by ordinary people, but As someone who is also in a high position, he felt familiar immediately.

He had investigated her information, and it was nothing special, except for the word "born in Yunzhou", which stunned him for a long time.

Yunzhou... Although Changge said that she came from the Qianjue family and grew up in the family, she said that her ancestral home was in Yunzhou.

Is it true that women in Yunzhou have this extraordinary temperament that ordinary people can't match?

He is here staring at Qin Changge in a daze, how could Qin Changge not know, he knew that if he continued to look at it like this, he would definitely bring trouble to himself, so when he touched Wenchang lightly, Wenchang understood and immediately stood up, taking advantage of Concubine Shu He had already stepped back, and brought Qin Changge forward with a smile.

Concubine Yao, who was about to get up, was startled, and sat down resentfully.

It was only then that she remembered that Wenchang was in the first rank, not only was his status no lower than her own, but he was also slightly higher than Concubine Shu.

As usual, I said some prayers and eulogies. Before Wenchang presented the gift, everyone's eyes had turned to Qin Chang's singer's box, and they saw that the snow-white hollowed-out jade box was exquisite and transparent, with a slight purple light. The purple was pure and mellow, as bright as grapes. , the color is extremely clear and attractive.

(End of this chapter)