Traveling through the harem: the favorite concubine

Chapter 75

After the morning court the next day, Zhao Qingze heard Deng Xian's report.He listened with surprise on his face: "Concubine Xian and the others want to come to ask Ruyi for advice?"

Zhao Qingze only thought it was funny, but when he thought about it, he understood their motives. He might have been taken aback by him yesterday, and he might be caught by the tail again this time!
He looked at Deng Xian, and was about to ask Deng Xian to send them back, but he suddenly thought of something, and changed the words on his lips, just said: "Go and see if the imperial concubine is awake, if she is, ask the imperial concubine Do you want to see me?"

"Yes……"

When Deng Xian heard the words, he felt a little hesitant in his heart. Does the emperor mean to let the noble concubine be the master?
When Deng first walked to the apse, he stopped outside the bedroom and asked the old palace guard standing at the door of the bedroom. Said: "Eunuch Deng, wait a moment, servants let people go in to see the imperial concubine?"

"That's troublesome!"

Deng Xian didn't have the usual haughty attitude towards the palace people around Ruyi, besides, these old palace people were all well-connected, they were all carefully selected by the emperor and sent to Ruyi's side.Deng Xian was not dissatisfied at all, he stood quietly outside the bedroom and waited.

When the old palace man let the maid of honor to go in, Ruyi happened to be groomed by Fangcao.

Fangcao's craftsmanship is excellent. Today, she made a snake bun for Ruyi. Between the head and tail of the bun, only a jade comb and jade tassels were used, but it looked very aura. With Ruyi wearing a blue palace dress, although She is not graceful and luxurious, but she points out all the legitimate youthful aura of Ruyi.

"Your skills, I'm afraid it's modest to say back then, I see that there are not many people in this palace who can match you!"

Ruyi really wants to stay by her side to serve Fangcao. Fangcao is excellent in craftsmanship, knows how to measure, advances and retreats appropriately, and is understanding and winky.

"If your empress doesn't dislike it, it's a slave servant's honor!"

Fangcao showed a faint smile on her somewhat delicate face, neither arrogant nor impetuous, but also revealed a bit of sincere gratitude.

Ruyi just smiled, and just as she was talking, the maid outside the house reported.

Ruyi heard that Deng came first, so she asked someone to come here without hesitation.

When Deng Xian walked into Ruyi's bedroom, Ruyi was being served by Fangcao for breakfast, after Deng Xian saluted respectfully, he said with a friendly smile on his face, "But I'm bothering your mother for breakfast!"

"Where! I've just put this up, the emperor has something to ask you to explain?"

The smile on Ruyi's face is also very close, but she is really very familiar with Deng Xian.

"The empress really knows everything like a god!"

Deng Xian opened his mouth to speak flattering words, and then saw Ruyi pursed his lips and smiled, but he opened his mouth to talk about the business that the emperor gave him: "The empress Xianfei, the empress Defei and the empress Li are begging to see you, empress noble concubine, the emperor said to let the slaves come Regarding the matter of greeting the empress, if the empress wants to see you, let the servants bring you in."

Ruyi was a bit surprised when she heard the words, she glanced at Deng Xian, and asked, "Do you know what the three ladies want from me?"

"Look at this servant's memory, I forgot to mention the most important thing!" Deng Xian slapped his mouth, punished himself, and then said with a smile, "In a few days, it will be the hundred days of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Your Highness’s washing three and full moon are all done crudely outside the palace. This hundred days can’t be more sloppy, so I ordered these three empresses to take care of it. The servant estimates that these three empresses may not be able to do it according to your wishes, empresses. I want to come and ask my empress to discuss it with my empress!"

"So it is!"

Ruyi really didn't think about this matter. Previously, Aman's Sansan and full moon were easy to handle. This hundred days of Ruyi didn't think about celebrating it. She didn't think that Zhao Qingze had already ordered it, but she ordered it when she thought about it. Nodding, he said: "You can lead the concubine Xian and the others to the back hall!"

"Yes!"

Seeing Ruyi's straightforward answer, Deng Xian was also happy, and hurriedly nodded in agreement and walked out.

When Deng Xian walked out of Ruyi's bedroom, his eyes glanced over inadvertently, but he stopped.

He sighed, changed the direction of his footsteps, and walked towards Shao Yao who was hiding behind the pillar in the corridor.

"Eunuch Deng..."

Seeing that Shao Yao was found, she walked out with a bit of embarrassment on her face, lowered her head and whispered softly.

"Hey!"

Seeing Shaoyao's appearance, Deng Xian couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

In the end, he just said: "You girl, why are you so confused, you dare to bring such a person in front of the empress!"

"I just feel... Poor Qiangwei!"

Shaoyao already knew she was wrong, but just thinking about it, she still couldn't help but feel aggrieved and wanted to cry.

Hearing this, Deng Xian glanced at her with a hopeless gaze, and finally said: "I have told you before, the imperial concubine treats you well, and you have to know how to measure yourself, but You're fine, that time has not passed yet, but this side has stabbed the basket again, don't you know that if you are unfaithful once, you won't use it a hundred times?"

Shao Yao bit her lips tightly, tears streaming down silently.

"You can have some snacks yourself, it doesn't matter what others say!"

Deng Xian shook his head and walked away slowly, leaving only one sentence in the end: "The imperial concubine is no better than you among the maids around you. If you continue to be so confused, it is no wonder that the imperial concubine is getting more and more alienated from you! Just do it yourself! "

Shao Yao held the pillar tightly with one hand, tears were already streaming down her face.

Concubine Xian, Concubine De, and Concubine Li followed Deng Xian into the Chaoyang Hall, and when they bypassed the front hall and walked into the back hall, they only felt that there was a sense of enlightenment in this place.

The apse of the Chaoyang Hall is not smaller than the front hall. Although the apse is not as grand as the front hall, it is clever and clever. All kinds of exquisite decorations, courtyards and pavilions are obviously carefully carved and decorated.What's more, this place is popular, unlike the palaces in the harem, where people just feel deserted, maybe this is because there is a male master here!
Thinking of this, the three concubines couldn't help being secretly jealous, but with warm smiles on their faces, they followed Deng Xian into the apse hall.

Although the weather has gotten warmer, the ground dragon is still burning in the back hall. Walking into the hall, Concubine Xian and the others, who are wearing more clothes, only feel a little hot.

Fortunately, although the earth dragon was burning in the hall, the doors and windows were not closed, but opened wide, and one could even smell the fragrance of flowers and trees passing through the courtyard, which was very refreshing.

In terms of extravagance, who can compare to this noble concubine!

When Concubine Li thought of Zhao Qingze's criticism of her yesterday, she felt secretly dissatisfied.

When they walked into the hall, old palace people came to receive them. The old palace people were kind but not rigid, and their words were impeccable. After they were seated, they were served tea and various snacks and fruits without neglecting at all.

"Dare to ask this aunt, where is the imperial concubine?"

Concubine Xian picked up the teacup, put it to her mouth and took a sip, she said it was good tea, but she didn't drink too much, and asked directly where Ruyi was going.

"Concubine Xian, wait a moment, my concubine is having breakfast, she will come out soon!"

Hearing this, Concubine Xian couldn't help being jealous of Concubine Zhao's comfort again. She only had breakfast now, probably when they got up when they arrived at Chaoyang Palace. They were waiting outside in the cold wind. Concubine Tou Zhao was in the room just after Haitangchun woke up, and was served by someone to get up...

However, this feeling is only known to her in the end, but her face still shows the meaning of apologizing: "It's because I waited too early and disturbed the imperial concubine!"

Concubine De and Concubine Li had different expressions, watching Concubine Xian with long sleeves and dancing with cold eyes, Concubine De just bowed her head while holding a cup of tea in her hand, while Concubine Li snorted coldly and picked up the petal-shaped snacks placed in front of her He took a bite into his mouth, but threw it back.

At this end, Ruyi was being supported by Fangcao out of the bedroom and into the hall.

Seeing this, the three concubines, regardless of whether they were willing or not, quickly got up and saluted.

Ruyi sat on the head and asked them to stand up.

The concubine Xian and the three stood up, looked up and saw Ruyi, but their hearts skipped a beat. The calm and well-dressed man in front of her was exactly the same image of the timid and weak concubine in the Eastern Palace in her impression. There is an intersection.

However, Concubine Xian thought about it, and felt amused by her own thoughts, how could Concubine Zhao today be the same as the concubine who had no foundation at that time!At that time, she was helpless, but now, she is the highest imperial concubine in the harem, accompanied by the emperor's favor, and has a prince under her knees.

Thinking of this, Concubine Xian put away the slight remaining contempt in her heart, and braced herself to deal with it: "Speaking of which, this is the first time my younger sister has seen the imperial concubine sister who has returned to the palace!"

"That's right!" Ruyi nodded, not saying much, except for the concubine Chen Yuanxiang who met the three of them once outside the Chaoyang Palace, it was the first time she had seen the other two.

"The emperor hides the noble concubine sister so well, we can't see it even if we want to!"

Concubine Li spoke playfully, but Ruyi could hear a hint of yin and yang. She didn't care about it, but said softly: "I heard from Eunuch Deng, the three younger sisters... came to me to ask about the prince's hundred-day banquet?"

Concubine Xian originally wanted to talk more politely with Ruyi, but she didn't expect Ruyi to ask directly. She didn't practice Tai Chi anymore, nodded, and said: "Sisters are inexperienced, and I don't know about the relationship between the imperial concubine and the prince. What kind of food does His Highness like, so I want to ask Sister Guifei for advice!"

"For this matter, follow the old rules. Now that the treasury is short of money, the crown prince is just a villain, so there is no need to waste it."

Ruyi really doesn't know what to say about this kind of banquet. When she was a little palace maid, she was not qualified to serve this kind of banquet at all, so she had never seen it before. It's better to let them do it. It's better not to point fingers at yourself.

"It's also the noble concubine's sister who is benevolent!"

Concubine Xian said a word of flattery, but she didn't take Ruyi's words seriously, she said: "My sister has some things, I still can't make up my mind, I hope my sister can guide me a little bit!"

If you think about this, you know you can't shirk it, so you smiled and said: "Concubine Xian, please tell me!"

Concubine Xian obviously did enough homework to come here. Although it was just a banquet, she had prepared no less than ten proposals. After reading each proposal, she thought it was a complete plan.I also have to let Ruyi praise that he is really a talent!

Ruyi looked at them for a while and thought they were all good, so it was really difficult for her to choose one.She looked at it for a long time, and finally chose a plan that was relatively less extravagant and wasteful in her opinion.

Seeing this, Concubine Xian just praised: "Sister Concubine is really thrifty, she considers for the Emperor and the community, no wonder the Emperor likes Sister Gui so much!"

Ruyi felt awkward listening to these words, so she just smiled on her face and didn't say anything else.

Concubine Xian saw that the plan had been decided, so she took out the details for Ruyi to make a decision. Ruyi felt dizzy after hearing this, but still felt that the options given to her by Concubine Xian were all good. In the end, she just chose randomly. Not bad.

When everything was decided, half an hour had passed, Ruyi unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of the tea at hand, and moistened her dry mouth.

She poked her eyes and saw Concubine De was still sitting silently, Concubine Li was looking up and down at her white and tender hands that had been painted with red and bright Kodan, while Concubine Xian accepted the opinions that Cai and Ruyi had sorted out just now, with a smile on her face Yingying said, "I'm bothering the concubine and sister today, don't worry, my sister will definitely arrange a satisfactory hundred-day banquet for His Highness the Crown Prince."

"sorry to bother you!"

Ruyi smiled politely, she still felt awkward about Xianfei's words in her heart, where did the word "disturb" come from, after all, it was her son's hundred-day banquet.She was the one who really troubled them!

"The sisters are leaving!"

Concubine Xian stood up, led Concubine De and Concubine Li to salute respectfully, and then slowly retreated.

Ruyi sat at the top and watched, thinking of the three of them just now, she couldn't help shaking her head, and muttered softly: "It seems that the environment will still change people!"

The concubine De was so flamboyant when she saw her back then, but now, she has become a saw-mouthed gourd that is even more silent and introverted than she was before.

Ruyi was supported by Fangcao, ready to go back to the bedroom, walked to the corridor, far away, but saw Shaoyao leaning on a pillar in a daze
Ruyi stopped in her tracks, feeling a little soft in her heart. After returning to the palace, although Shaoyao made many mistakes, there was one thing that Ruyi was willing to tolerate her: after all, Shaoyao hadn't forgotten her true heart, and she... was still loyal to her. Her master.

It's just that she can give the opportunity, and whether she can grasp it depends on herself.

(End of this chapter)