Traveling through the harem: the favorite concubine

Chapter 71

Zhao Qingze hugged Ruyi, and Ruyi hugged Aman again.The three of them were so affectionate as if there were only three members of their family left.It also made Li Guipin and the others who were standing behind them red-eyed.

"Sister Your Concubine, where are we going?"

Standing behind Li Guipin, Chang Zai asked each other softly.

Li Guipin was slightly taken aback, but smiled for a moment: "Since the emperor asked us to arrange it by ourselves, then let's go to the dog pen to see the puppy!"

She walked in first and entered the deer garden.

When the others heard the words, they understood a little bit, and followed with a smile.

Although they and the emperor did not go together, there are still some paths that they can walk together on the way to the dog pen.

Zhao Qingze took two steps, and seeing the group of people following behind him, he didn't make a sound to stop him, and he still walked along the road with Ruyi in his self-care, without paying any attention to those people.

As soon as I entered the deer garden, I saw many birdcages and bird racks hanging on the trees planted on both sides, and many colorful birds were locked on them. There are also parrots that have been taught by eunuchs to call people, not only bright feathers , is even more flattering.

When Zhao Qingze and Ruyi came over, they didn't know whether the eunuch taught them to use tricks or the birds were fierce. A green-haired parrot opened its mouth and said, "Greetings, the emperor! Greetings, the empress!"

"This……"

Ruyi has heard that a parrot can speak human language before, but this is the first time she has encountered it in real life!

She couldn't help but stop, but Aman's gaze had long been attracted by the bright feathers on the green parrot, and he waved his little hand, so excited that his limp body was almost thrown towards him.

"Dirty, don't pass through."

Ruyi held down Aman's small hands and body, but prevented him from passing.But I don't know if it's because Aman's food is so good, and the little baby, who is only so old, has made Ruyi so breathless.In the end, Zhao Qingze couldn't see it, so he hugged Aman out of Ruyi's arms, threw it back into the nurse's hand, and told him, "Just let him watch, don't let him touch it."

"Yes." The nanny quickly agreed and hugged Aman.

Zhao Qingze walked up to Ruyi, saw that Ruyi seemed interested in the parrot, and said, "If you like it, take it back!"

Ruyi was a little moved when he heard the words, and the little eunuch who was standing by the side heard the words, and hurriedly took the nuts and put them in his hand to feed the parrot that Ruyi was staring at.

The parrot pecked at it, opened its mouth again and said, "Greetings to the emperor, to the empress!".

Ruyi couldn't help laughing, she looked at the little eunuch and asked, "What else can this parrot say?"

"Back to the imperial concubine, this parrot can only say this now."

Ruyi was a little disappointed when she heard the words, but she also knew that it was not so easy to teach a bird to speak.

Seeing the disappointed look on Ruyi's face, the little eunuch hurriedly said again: "Your Majesty, this parrot is still young. It was not long after it was sent to the deer garden, and the slave only taught me a few words. If the empress wants to listen to other things, the slave will teach you immediately. it!"

Hearing this, Ruyi couldn't help but also wanted to feed the little parrot something. The little eunuch was very clever, and took a long spoon with both hands and handed it to Ruyi, with a few nuts in the spoon.

The little parrot pecked off the nut foam on the long spoon bit by bit with its small head, and opened its mouth to say, "Greetings to the emperor and the empress!"

"What a flattering parrot!"

Ruyi smiled and said to Zhao Qingze.And Zhao Qingze also laughed when he heard the words, so he said to the little eunuch: "From now on, you will come to Zhaoyang Hall to take care of this parrot!"

From the little eunuch in the deer garden to the little eunuch in Zhaoyang Palace, although he still does the same work, taking care of the birds, it is a complete leap to the sky!

The little eunuch was so overjoyed that he quickly knelt down and kowtowed to thank him, almost wiping away his tears.

Looking at the little eunuch's appearance, Ruyi originally wanted to say that she came to Luyuan to see it, but she couldn't say it.She reached out and put the spoon aside, and immediately a maid came up with a basin of clean water to clean Ruyi's hands.

When she finished washing her hands and was about to wipe them, suddenly a pair of slender hands like onion tubes held a wrung handkerchief to wipe off the water stains on her hands.She hardly had to raise her head, just from the material of the other's hands and clothes, she could tell that this person was definitely not a court lady.The other party's hands are even more beautiful than their own, more like works of art.But the material of the clothes is palace satin and only the master can wear it.

When she looked up, although she felt familiar, but for a while, she really couldn't remember it.After thinking for a long time, he finally remembered the other party's previous identity, the concubine Feng who entered the East Palace with her.

Ruyi really can't figure out what level she is now.She could only laugh and said, "How can I trouble you to serve me?"

There was a soft smile on the other party's face, but he said: "It is my honor to be able to serve the imperial concubine and empress. The empress may forget things too much and don't remember the concubine. The concubine is Feng Cairen. East Palace."

Ruyi just smiled when she heard the words, withdrew her hand, and didn't say any more.

And Zhao Qingze didn't even give her a look, which made Feng Cairen feel uninterested.

The rest of the concubines standing behind all looked at Feng Cairen mockingly, and rushed to make fun of him!

Feng Cairen didn't take it seriously, seeing Ruyi ignored him, he just bowed his head and retreated, but he couldn't help being slightly jealous in his heart.She didn't notice it when she didn't get close, but she could see clearly just after getting close.

Although this Concubine Zhao's body is plain, the satin used for the plain palace dress is very smooth to the touch. Although she doesn't know the goods, she also knows the quality of things. The satin is probably better than the palace satin at the bottom of the box I don't know how much better.And the suet jade table casually worn on her left hand is exquisite in texture and priceless, not to mention the string of pearls on her waist, the beads are as big as her thumbnails, round and white , exuding bursts of faint light...

After all, she is a noble concubine and has the emperor's favor.

Walking through the bird forest at the entrance, Zhao Qingze led Ruyi into the tiger enclosure, and he smiled at Ruyi as he walked, "It just so happened that three white tiger cubs were paid tribute to the northeast, and they were found by local hunters in a tiger cave in the mountain forest. The three tigers are born with the same mother, and their hair is all white. Just when I ascended the throne, the ministers below regarded it as auspicious and paid tribute!"

"Three little white tigers."

Ruyi became interested when she heard this. She felt that the Royal Deer Park was like a large zoo. There were all kinds of animals in it, even tigers. I wondered if there would be pandas.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help asking, "I wonder if there are any pandas here?"

"panda?"

Zhao Qingze gave Ruyi a strange look, seemingly puzzled.

"There are bears, and there are cats... What are you pandas?"

"Uh..." Ruyi was speechless, didn't know what to say, so she could only say, "I just heard that there is a bamboo-eating animal that looks like a bear or a cat, with black and white fur. of!"

"You're talking about an iron-eating beast!"

Zhao Qingze was a little uncertain, and said: "This iron-eating beast has paid tribute to Shu in the early years, but it didn't live in Luyuan, so it was sent to the Imperial Dining Room by the Supreme Emperor. If you like it, I will send it to Shu." Then pay tribute and feed it to you!"

The national treasure was slaughtered and eaten!
Ruyi had this thought in her mind, but couldn't accept it for a while.

She couldn't help but said, "I don't want to eat it!"

"Okay, I'll keep it for you! But that thing can bite people, so you should be more careful!"

Zhao Qingze responded with a smile, and walked into the tiger enclosure with Ruyi.

Li Guipin and others saw that the emperor's figure was no longer visible, and their expressions were a little disconcerted.

Concubine Li Gui had a calm temper, she spoke to the other concubines behind her and said, "Let's go to the dog pen!"

The other concubines nodded.

There are dozens of newborn puppies in the dog pen, white, brown, long-haired, and short-haired. The small ones are as big as the palm of an adult man, but they have only been born for more than a month, and the older ones are only a few months old. , with a fleshy body, very naive and cute.

Knowing that several noble masters were coming to see the puppies, the eunuchs in the dog pen selected ten puppies with the best appearance and shape, cleaned them up and carried them out.

Li Guipin and the others were not interested at all, and the cute appearance of the puppies did not move their hearts at all.

One of them often fiddled with one of the puppies with a bit of sour tone, and said: "People are raising children, but we are raising dogs in emptiness!"

Everyone present heard the meaning of the name Chang Zai, and Li Guibin lost the smile that was just a decoration on his face, so he lowered his face and scolded softly: "Speak carefully!"

Although Chang Zai was a little unconvinced, he was still a little scared and didn't say anything.

On the contrary, Yu Changzai said in a cold tone: "She is right. She is being taken by the emperor to see the white tiger cubs, and we are only worthy to see the puppies."

As Yu Chang was talking, she involuntarily exerted a little strength on her hand. The puppy under her white and tender hand, which was painted red Kodan, made a weak whining sound because of being pinched and hurt. It was very pitiful. .

Yu Changzai, however, was disturbed by the puppy's barking, she threw the brown-haired puppy, which was less than a month old, on the ground, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and said, "I will Back to the palace!"

The puppy was thrown on the ground, but fortunately it was not too high.And Yu Changzai didn't have much strength either.But after all, it was a weak puppy. After the puppy let out a sharp whine, its small body trembled.

Li Guipin was not in a good mood at first, but after Yu Changzai made such a fuss, she felt even more depressed.

She also let go of the puppy in her hand, wiped her little hands with a handkerchief, and whispered to the eunuch standing by: "Poor thing, take good care of it!"

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the puppy lying on the ground with pity, and left the dog pen without saying anything.

Seeing this, the other concubines were not in the mood at first, so they put down the puppies in their hands and followed them away.

The mighty ones came, but they didn't take one away. The little eunuchs who were waiting on the side were disappointed. One of the little eunuchs stepped forward to pick up the puppy that was thrown to the ground by Yu Changzai. .

When Li Guipin returned to her own palace, it was just when the sun was setting. She came up close to the maid and asked, "Your Majesty, it's time for dinner soon. What do you want to eat?"

Li Guipin didn't have much appetite at the moment, but leaned on the couch, and said softly: "I don't have much appetite today, you can take the money to the dining room and order less food! Order me a four-treasure platter, three Fresh shark fin, grilled lamb slices, and other dishes, you can figure it out!"

"Yes, madam!"

With a smile on her face, the palace maid said softly: "These dishes ordered by the empress are all a bit troublesome. The empress may have to wait for a while, and the maidservant will bring the regular dishes to the empress first!"

"It's okay, I don't have much appetite right now, just share those dishes with you, I'll just wait!"

Li Guipin had a gentle smile on his face, very kind.

(End of this chapter)