Harem Changwu Biography

Chapter 72
The Huxin Pavilion is on the south side of the Imperial Garden, which is a large lake in the garden.

Lotus flowers are planted in the lake, and koi are raised underwater.Every summer, when the lotus flowers bloom in the lake and the red koi play around the lotus leaves, it is a great beauty.

In the center of the lake, there is an island in the lake with a radius of less than two feet.The island is full of flowers and plants, and there is a pavilion in the center of the island, called Huxin Pavilion, which means in the middle of the lake.

From the shore to the pavilion in the middle of the lake is a nine-curved corridor bridge made of green bamboo.

I would have ordered the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet to be set up in the Huxin Pavilion. In addition to the summer scenery of the Huxin Pavilion being the best in the palace, it is more likely that the house will be hot in summer. Because of the coolness.

Because the family banquet of the Mid-Autumn Festival was held here recently, long masts were erected on both sides of the Jiuqu bridge on the pavilion in the center of the lake every half a foot, and palace lanterns were hung on each mast.

At this time, the palace lanterns had already been lit, and when the orange light shone from the palace lanterns, it not only illuminated the surroundings, but also the mottled and shimmering reflections on the water surface were extremely beautiful.

I took the three of them, He Fangzhen and Zhang Shuyue, across the Jiuqu Covered Bridge, and after a while, we arrived at the island in the lake where the Huxin Pavilion is located.

At that time, the island was the same as the Jiuqu Corridor Bridge, with palace lanterns hanging everywhere, illuminating the entire island in the lake.

In addition to the palace lanterns, the four corners of the pavilion in the center of the lake are hung with tulle curtains. When the night wind blows from the lake, it not only takes away the heat in summer, but also blows up those curtains, making the whole lake Xinting looks like a misty beauty from a distance.

Because I waited for Zhang Shuyue, it was already late when I arrived at the Huxin Pavilion. Ming Qi, Chang Ruo, Han Yuting, Qi Xiayun, and Li Wan had already arrived.

But because I am the Empress Dowager, although they have already arrived, the family feast has not yet started.

At that time, in the pavilion in the center of the lake, Mingqi was sitting on the front seat, Changruo and Li Wan were sitting on the left and right of him, Han Yuting was sitting under Li Wan, Qi Xiayun was sitting under Changruo.

I saw such a distribution of seats, and when I took Qihe and the others to the island in the lake, I couldn't help but glance at Qi Xiayun and Han Yuting. After seeing that their expressions were the same, I guessed that Li Wan must have been asked by Mingqi to pass. After them, sitting beside Mingqi.

Thinking of this, I looked at Li Wan again.

However, although Li Wan was sitting next to Mingqi, she seldom talked to Mingqi, on the contrary, she talked more with Han Yuting who was sitting below her.

And Mingqi didn't know what Chang Ruo was talking about, but Chang Ruo was smiling while talking. Although Ming Qi didn't smile, he didn't have the slightest bit of impatience on his face. He kept listening to Chang Ruo's words, nodding occasionally After saying a few words, he didn't seem to want to talk to Li Wan who was sitting on the other side of him.

I looked at Mingqi and Li Wan and shook my head.

Mingqi's attitude towards Li Wan is still unpredictable.

"The Queen Mother is here!"

Eunuch Li, who was waiting outside the pavilion in the middle of the lake, preached loudly when he saw me arrive.

"My son has seen my mother."

"The concubine has seen the queen mother."

After Li Gonggong gave a pass, Mingqi in the Huxin Pavilion all got up and walked out of the Huxin Pavilion, and saluted me.

"Pingshen." I nodded towards them.

After Mingqi and the other five got up, except for Mingqi, the other four looked at Zhang Shuyue beside me, as if they were wondering why Zhang Shuyue was here.

I looked at the puzzled eyes of the four people, and didn't play tricks on them. I pointed out directly: "This is Zhang Liangyuan. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Ai family saw that she was too deserted in the Chuxiu Palace alone, so I sent her to come with me." .”

As soon as I said this, Zhang Ruo and Han Yuting, among the four of them, looked a bit unhappy, while Qi Xiayun and Li Wan smiled and nodded to Zhang Shuyue.

"The concubine has met the emperor and the four older sisters." After I introduced her, Zhang Shuyue stepped forward to salute Mingqi and Changruo.

"It's good for the mother to be happy." Ming Qi nodded to me when he heard the words, then turned to Zhang Shuyue and said, "Ping Shen."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Shuyue stood up after Ming Qi's talk, her face showed a shy rouge under the illumination of the palace lantern.

After introducing Zhang Shuyue, everyone followed me and Mingqi into the Huxin Pavilion.

Mingqi and I sat at the main seat, Chang Ruo sat below Mingqi, Qi Xiayun and Li Wan followed, Han Yuting sat below me, and Zhang Shuyue followed.

After we were seated, the family banquet officially began. The maids set up the tableware one by one, followed by wine glasses and jugs filled with wine, followed by cold cuts and exquisite dishes.

At the same time, musicians and dancers also came out in a file on the open space outside the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and after a while, the whole lake island resounded with the sound of rhythm.

"Is the mother's health better these days?" After sitting down, Ming Qi asked me.

"It's about the same as a few days ago." I replied.

Mingqi frowned after hearing what I said, and then solemnly promised me: "Don't worry, the queen mother, I will definitely urge the Imperial Hospital to find out the disease of the queen's body as soon as possible." Mingqi paused when he said this, and then He went on to say: "If the imperial physician in the palace fails, the minister will call all good doctors from all over the world, and he will definitely cure the empress."

I listened to Mingqi's solemn promise, looked at his burning eyes looking at me, smiled, and said: "The emperor has a heart."

I don't know if it's my illusion, but I clearly felt that after Mingqi laughed at me, there seemed to be a brief flash of strange color on his face.

It's just that the strange color disappeared too quickly, and it returned to normal in an instant, which made me think that I was wrong.

"The queen mother is not in good health, so don't drink alcohol today." Mingqi said to me with no trace of color on his face.

I was still thinking about the strange color of Mingqi just now, but my face was not seen, and I nodded at Mingqi as usual: "Don't worry, the emperor, the Ai family knows how to measure."

"That's good." Mingqi nodded after my words.

"Your Majesty, you and the Empress Dowager have such a good relationship." And just after Ming Qi talked, there was a laughing sound from beside him.

I heard the sound and turned my head to look, only to see Chang Ruo looking at me and Mingqi with a smile on his face, with envy on his face.

"Fortunately, it is the empress dowager who is talking to the emperor at this moment. Otherwise, if it were someone else, seeing how the emperor cares about her so much, the concubine would definitely be jealous." Chang Ruo said with a smile, and then covered her mouth , making a playful snickering look.

As soon as Chang Ruo said this, Han Yuting and the others who were sitting looked at me and Mingqi together.

There are different expressions in their eyes, like Chang Ruo who looks envious, some who are probing and curious, and some who seem to have an impermanent and calm face like Li Wan.

I saw the different eyes on me and Mingqi from the crowd, and was about to speak, but Mingqi next to me suddenly smiled, and then saw him looking at Changruo with a half-smile, and said with a smile: "Why? Is Changruo blaming me for not caring enough about you?" After speaking, there was a helpless doting smile on his face.

I looked at the pampering on Mingqi's face, and was taken aback, then suppressed the unspoken words in my mouth.

"Ah, Your Majesty, you are finally willing to call your concubine Changruo again. This is the first time your Majesty has called you a concubine since you entered the palace. It was Qiu Zhaoyi who used to call me a concubine."

And Chang Ruo, who was next to him, shouted in surprise after hearing Mingqi's words, completely ignoring what Mingqi asked if he cared enough for her.

"Oh? Then Chang Ruo, do you like me calling you Chang Ruo? Or Qiu Zhaoyi?" Ming Qi asked after Chang Ruo's words.

"Of course it's Chang Ruo. Before the concubines entered the palace, the emperor always called them that." Chang Ruo said.

"In this way, I will call you Chang Ruo in the future as Chang Ruo wishes." Ming Qi said with a smile after Chang Ruo's words.

"Ah! That's great, thank you, Your Majesty." Chang Ruo smiled after hearing Ming Qi's promise.

"Your Majesty, you probably don't know. In the past, every time the emperor called the concubine Chang Ruo, the concubine would feel very happy. Therefore, after the concubine entered the palace, every time the concubine heard the emperor call the concubine Qiu Zhaoyi, the concubine would feel a little sad. , the concubine still likes the emperor to call the concubine's name, because only in this way, the concubine will know that the emperor still likes the concubine." Chang Ruo said, and looked at Mingqi with a smile on his face, his eyes full of joy. It is affection.

When Chang Ruo was looking at Ming Qi, Ming Qi was also looking at Chang Ruo. After Chang Ruo finished speaking, he smiled happily and said, "Don't worry Chang Ruo, I will never call you Qiu Ruo again in the future." It's Zhaoyi."

"Okay, my concubine trusts the emperor." Chang Ruo replied with a smile, the smile on his face couldn't be brighter.

Xu Shimingqi and Chang Ruo were too intimate when they were talking, and when they talked happily without looking at anyone else, Han Yuting and Zhang Shuyue showed disappointment at the same time.Although Qi Xiayun didn't show any disappointment, she lowered her head, presumably she felt the same loss at this time.

Among the four of them, only Li Wan's expression remained normal, and she remained calm.

At this time, I really didn't have the time to guess why Li Wan was so calm from the beginning to the end. I looked at Han Yuting and the four of them with different expressions, and then at the two Mingqi Changruo who were smiling and talking. Eyebrows lowered.

After a while, I stretched out my hand and was about to take the wine glass on the table, but suddenly I saw a startled figure shooting towards me, and then Han Yuting exclaimed: "Be careful, Queen Mother!"

(End of this chapter)