Traveling through the harem: the favorite concubine

Chapter 87

"You said Chen Liuya..."

Bihe asked hesitantly.

Tian Qiaoqiao nodded again and again: "She entered the palace with us, but was assigned to the small kitchen of Jiaofang Palace, do you remember?"

"We were the only ones who entered the palace, how could I not remember?"

Bihe replied with a chuckle, "I don't remember that Chen Liuya, but I am very familiar with Chunlan from Jiaofang Palace. She mentioned to me that Chen Liuya changed her name!"

"Renamed?" Tian Qiaoqiao was a little surprised, but she didn't find it strange, "No wonder her brother couldn't find her. It's because you, Bihe, are well-informed, otherwise I wouldn't know how to find her!"

"Okay, I'll help you find a way to ask Chunlan later, but I haven't seen Chunlan for more than a year, and now she should be working with the Queen Mother in Ci'an Palace! That person is always arrogant You're so proud, thinking about climbing high all day long, anyway, you don't like those of us who stay in the ruined palace!"

Bihe said something in a nonchalant manner.

She and Tian Qiaoqiao were the most unlucky people who entered the palace together at the beginning, they were not assigned to a luscious and leisurely place, but they were assigned to this palace without even a master.Empty is empty, but there is no benefit, and he is bullied by other palace people all day long.

"It would be great if I could have a chance to be assigned elsewhere. A master who doesn't seek to be followed can be more favored. A slave with a master is better than a slave without a master no matter what!"

Bi He couldn't help but sighed, and Tian Qiaoqiao was also deeply touched when she heard it: "Yes, you said, it would be great if we could work as servants in Zhaoyang Palace!"

"In Zhaoyang Palace, what are you thinking about!"

Bihe smiled and pushed Tian Qiaoqiao, "How did we get into that place! Don't talk about it, I will find a chance in the past two days to find out where Chunlan is now. If you say you, I have nothing to do. In the end, if you do this, it’s not me who inquires for you!”

Tian Qiaoqiao felt a little embarrassed when she heard the words, and carefully took out a piece of silver from her bosom.

"Where did it come from?"

Bi He stared with wide eyes, took Yin Zi and took a closer look.

"Take it, good money!"

Tian Qiaoqiao handed the silver to Bihe, Bihe held it in her hand and looked at it carefully, her heart gradually calmed down, Tian Qiaoqiao's habits were very clear to her, such a generous person would give away such a large ingot The money was given to her, so it must be that she has a bigger advantage to hide, but Bihe doesn't really care about it.For her, the benefits of running errands and talking about it have far exceeded her expectations.

However, thinking about it this way, she took the money with peace of mind.

The weather was getting hotter and hotter, but after Huang Zongbao went out last time, it seemed as if the ban had been lifted, and he ran outside every three days.In the beginning, Mrs. Huang and Huang Zongsheng kept it a secret for him, and Huang Wenren was busy with palace affairs recently, so he really didn't notice it.

And Mrs. Huang and Huang Zongsheng only thought that when Tian'er was in a hot spot, Huang Zongbao would be so hot that he wouldn't want to go out. Who knows, the hotter the day, the more Huang Zongbao became addicted to playing outside. This morning, when Huang Wenren returned home unexpectedly early, he found Huang Zongbao who was still wandering outside at this moment.

Huang Wenren couldn't help but reprimanded Mrs. Huang and Huang Zongsheng helplessly: "Just let him have his way, sooner or later the sky will be pierced!"

Mrs. Huang and Huang Zongsheng looked at each other, but they smiled awkwardly and did not dare to refute. Seeing Huang Wenren's livid face, they really did not dare to intercede.

It happened that Huang Zongbao was carrying a book boy, all kinds of gadgets were hanging on his body, and he was swaying back without looking normal.

"Uncle Three!"

Huang Zongbao only felt that his scalp was numb!

"You...you just don't know how to repent!"

Huang Wenren directly threw the cup in his hand towards Huang Zongbao, but he didn't seem to use any force, but Huang Zongbao dodged it with a clever leap.

"Third Uncle, don't be angry, don't be angry!"

Seeing this posture, Huang Zongbao understood somewhat in his heart. He probably had room for maneuver. When he was in his hometown, if he made a mistake, his third uncle would think about it before his grandfather and father said anything. Please become a monk to teach him.

"Unbelievable stubbornness! You look like this, how can you go to the palace test, don't provoke the holy majesty to drag you down!"

"The imperial examination..."

Huang Zongbao's ears were bright, and he grasped the important point at once. He said with a smile on his face, "Third Uncle, don't you already know the news? I have entered the palace for a test. Third Uncle, am I No.1?"

"Stinky boy, you should study hard at home and prepare for the imperial examination these few days!"

Huang Wenren couldn't help showing a smile on his face, but his appearance made everyone understand that he was tacitly acquiescing what Huang Zongbao said.

"Oh, master, you scared me just now, I thought you were going to beat Zongbao!"

Mrs. Huang showed a joyful smile on her face, and said again and again, "Zong Bao has won Huiyuan again, this should be celebrated well, by the way, hurry up and send a letter to his hometown to tell them the good news!"

"Third Aunt, let's report together when I win the number one prize!"

Huang Zongbao was full of self-confidence with a smile, which made Huang Wenren give a lesson with a stern face: "Look at you, when the emperor sees you later, he won't give you the champion!"

Huang Wenren's words were not without basis.

Generally, the ranks of this imperial examination are arranged by the emperor. Sometimes the emperor not only reads the articles of these candidates, but also likes to look at the appearance of the candidates. He is also full of knowledge, but because the Holy One thinks that this person is ugly, he gave him a fame and sent him far away, not even an official.

"Third Uncle, look at what you said, your nephew is handsome, and the Emperor will be delighted to see him!"

Huang Zongbao slapped his chest, as if he was getting carried away with complacency, and he didn't say anything.

"You bastard, what are you talking about! Go back to the study and read!"

Huang Wenren slapped Huang Zongbao on the head hard, and stared at him to scare him.

"Uncle Three!"

Huang Zongbao held the back of his head, his face full of mourning, but his footsteps remained unwavering, "Third Uncle, I'll just ask one last thing, that... um, do you know if my friend Chen Wenhan has passed the exam!"

"You care about your friend!"

Huang Wenren glanced at Huang Zongbao.

Huang Zongbao rubbed his head and laughed: "Isn't this the first friend I made by myself? Uncle, don't worry about Wen Han's family being poor, but he is really good at learning and character!"

"is it?"

Huang Wenren asked casually, but Huang Zongbao smiled and said: "When I was dating him, he didn't know who I was, he just thought I was an ordinary rich man, and he was able to tell me frankly that his sister I am not afraid that I will look down on him about being sold into the palace, I think he is a gentleman! It is different from the friends that the elders in the family let me make before."

"Your eyes can see, but you can't see."

Huang Wenren really didn't pay much attention to Chen Wenhan, but listening to Huang Zongbao's frequent chanting, he couldn't help thinking about it, but he remembered that he was a good-looking young man.

Thinking of this, he vaguely coincided with an idea he had thought earlier!
But at this moment, Huang Wenren didn't say anything, just smiled and said: "I didn't pay attention to your friend's grades, but when I came back, the Ministry of Rites had already started to announce the grades!"

"Oh!"

Huang Wenren couldn't help being disappointed when he heard the words, he nodded and went back to the study unhappy.

On Chen Wenhan's side, the list was read by Shutong before he went to the Gongyuan. His grades were not good, but they were not bad either. He was ranked No. 20. However, it was good news to be able to enter the palace examination.

Basically, if you enter the palace examination, you will not fail the ranking, the difference is only the high or low nouns.And when it comes to the palace examination, no one can tell what kind of candidate the emperor will like.

"Congratulations son, you have entered!"

Chen Wenhan's book boy, Liangshu, congratulated repeatedly, but Chen Wenhan's face was not full of joy. His eyes fell on No.1 Huang Zongbao's name, and there was an indescribable expression on his face.

And Liang Shu who was standing behind Chen Wenhan also saw it, he had been following Chen Wenhan for so long, so he naturally knew a few words.

"Master Huang is No.1?"

Liang Shu was a little surprised, "Young Master Huang is so powerful, I haven't seen him read any books before!"

Huang Zongbao is the scholar who doesn't like reading the least that Liangshu has seen, but he can still be a scholar like this, and it is said that he is Jie Yuan. When Huang Zongbao's book boy told him, he didn't believe it at all. Huang Zongbao won Huiyuan again, but he believed it and was surprised.

Shouldn't the scholars in his mind be able to obtain fame by studying hard like his son?No matter how old Mr. Huang is, he either walks the streets and alleys to find food and drink all day long, or he goes to watch big plays.

Chen Wenhan withdrew his gaze from the list, and after hearing Liang Shu's words, he said with a half-smile on his face: "You have an uncle who is the prime minister, and you can also win two prizes in a row, but the number one prize is made by It was decided by the emperor."

"Sir, what do you mean?"

Liang Shu couldn't hear it clearly, so he couldn't help asking.But Chen Wenhan didn't say anything more, just said: "Go back, since I have entered the palace examination, I have to prepare well in the next few days!"

Zhao Qingze was holding a copy of Huang Zongbao's examination paper, and praised Ruyi: "This Huang Wenren's nephew, I don't want to be so talented in literature, I see, the number one scholar must belong to him!"

"is it?"

Ruyi casually glanced at the paper in Zhao Qingze's hand, the writing was pretty good, but the dense content on it made her dizzy.

"Not only has literary talents, but also is not a pedantic nerd who doesn't know how to adapt. With such a talent, if you practice him for a few more years, when Aman enters school, you can consider him as Aman's teacher!"

Zhao Qingze obviously thought further, but Ruyi couldn't help laughing.

"Aman doesn't even know how to crawl now, Qingze, you just want to find a teacher for him!"

"I'm not only thinking about finding a good teacher for Aman, but also planning for your stomach." Zhao Qingze reached out and touched Ruyi's stomach, and said in a low voice, "Is the child good or not, have you ever made trouble with you? "

"This child is not as fussy as Aman. Aman vomited at this time, and this is gone!" Ruyi lay on the couch and reached out to touch her stomach, and couldn't help but slapped again. yawn.

"Look, you don't seem to be in good spirits, why are you sleepy again!"

Zhao Qingze touched Ruyi's head with a smile, "I remember you were lazy when you were pregnant with Aman, but you didn't sleep as much as you do now!"

When she was pregnant with Aman, Zhao Qingze accompanied Ruyi all day long. Although Ruyi was often lazy, she was still awake most of the time. But when she was pregnant with this child, although he was not with him all day, but at first he When she came back, Ruyi had just woken up, talked for a while, but was sleepy again.

"Maybe it's because it's hot! I don't like to move anymore!"

Ruyi didn't think much about it, but felt a little sore and tired. This kind of situation also happened when she was pregnant with Aman, but it was cold when she was pregnant. The experience is counted now.

"Let the imperial doctor come over to see you a few more times a day, and I will accompany you more when we get to the summer palace!"

When Zhao Qingze finished speaking, he saw that Ruyi's eyes were half-closed. He couldn't help but smiled, picked up Ruyi, and put her on the bed.

Holding it in one hand, he couldn't help frowning again.This stomach is still pregnant with a child, and he drinks all kinds of nourishing soup all day long, why is his body still so light.

Just as she was thinking, she saw Shao Yao walking in with a bowl of soup.

"Your mother has already gone to bed, so let the dining room make it and bring it up later, you must remember to watch your mother while drinking, and don't let her stop drinking when she gets bored!"

Zhao Qingze thought of the way Ruyi frowned when he saw the soup when he had dinner with Ruyi in the past, and thought that Ruyi didn't drink the soup when he couldn't see him, but he didn't think too much about it.

"Yes, the servant girl knows!"

Shao Yao bowed respectfully, and slowly retreated.

Tian Qiaoqiao had been busy all day, just finished her homework, and walked back to the room with her hands bent on her back, but she saw Bi He sitting in front of the bed in a daze.

"What's wrong with you, why are you in a daze!"

Tian Qiaoqiao reached out to pick up the kettle on the table, poured a large cup into his mouth, and then heaved a sigh of relief.

"Tell me, if we are a little lazy and work less, it's okay. Anyway, the higher-ups don't come to check every day. It's so hot today that I can't stand it!"

After Tian Qiaoqiao finished speaking, before Bihe could express her opinion, she smiled and said to herself: "No, no, I will check when I come back and find out that there is dust on the window. Those twenty blows of the board hit my hands hard. It's about to rot!"

After saying this, Tian Qiaoqiao turned her head to look at Bi He, as if she wanted to ask for approval, but who knew, Bi He was still sitting blankly, without saying a word, even the expression on her face did not change.

"What's wrong with you? You seem to be possessed by an evil spirit. Didn't you say to find Chunlan? Did you find him?"

Tian Qiaoqiao pushed Bihe, Bihe turned her head slowly, her eyes moved, looked at Tian Qiaoqiao, and said slowly: "I didn't find Chunlan."

"Ah, I didn't find it!"

Tian Qiaoqiao was a little disappointed, but she was pleasantly surprised when she heard Bihe's next words.

"I found out about Chen Ruyi!"

"Chen Ruyi? You mean... Brother Chen's younger sister, she changed her name to this?"

Tian Qiaoqiao asked uncertainly.

Bihe suddenly grabbed Tian Qiaoqiao's hand tightly, with an excited expression on her face: "Do you know, where is she now?"

"Bihe, what's wrong with you, just find it!"

Tian Qiaoqiao broke free from her hand, and looked at Bihe's crazy expression with some fear.

"She is in Zhaoyang Palace, do you know Concubine Zhaogui?"

As Bihe Liansheng said, he held onto Tian Qiaoqiao tightly to cover up his excitement.

"Is she serving Concubine Zhao? What luck!"

Tian Qiaoqiao had some sour guesses on her lips, but she didn't care about the struggle. Why is the Chen family so lucky? Ruyi was assigned to work beside Concubine Zhao.

But Bi He shook her head again and again, and said in denial: "No, it's not to serve by Concubine Zhao's side."

"Could it be the emperor!"

Tian Qiaoqiao became more and more jealous. The people around the emperor, even the lowest ones, would be able to walk sideways in front of these little maidservants in the harem.

"No, you heard about me!" Bi He was excited but whispered: "Do you know who Concubine Zhao is?"

"Concubine Zhao's surname is Chen, she is Chen Ruyi! Chen Ruyi is Concubine Zhao!"

"what!"

Tian Qiaoqiao was deceived by the news from Bi He's mouth, she swallowed nervously, but she didn't believe it, "Could it be that you misunderstood, how could Chen Ruyi be Concubine Zhao?"

She shook her head in denial.

"It's true, I originally wanted to go to Ci'an Palace to look for Chunlan, but I didn't find Chunlan. Instead, I met someone I knew before who was also in the small kitchen of Jiaofang Palace. She was on duty with Chen Ruyi before. Chen Ruyi gave it to the emperor more than a year ago, and later she accompanied the emperor to Dongxiangkou, and when she came back, she gave birth to a prince and became a noble concubine."

The more Bi He spoke, the more she couldn't control her voice, but it was only the two of them here, and there was no other person in contact, so she was not afraid of being overheard.

"Concubine Zhao is actually her!"

Tian Qiaoqiao finally believed it in her heart, but she still felt a little unbelievable, "How could it be her!"

Everyone in their palace had heard that Concubine Zhao was also born in the palace, but these were too far away, and suddenly, they were told that the person they thought was out of reach had the same background as them, or came from the same family as them. A place, even when they entered the palace together in a carriage, learned the rules together for two years, and slept together on the same bunk...

This feeling made them feel really incredible.

"She...how did she become a noble concubine!"

In Tian Qiaoqiao's last sigh, there was indescribable emotion and mixed feelings in her heart.But it's not true to say that it's just jealousy and envy.

"Don't be in a daze, fool, our chance has come!"

Bi He patted Tian Qiaoqiao, Tian Qiaoqiao was in a daze at the moment, but Bi He cheered up.

"what chance?"

Tian Qiaoqiao's reaction was a little slow, and she asked.

"The noble concubine's family members came to look for them, and we helped them reunite. Moreover, we are from the same hometown of the noble concubine. We entered the palace together at the beginning. Do you think the noble concubine will promote us or reward us?"

Bihe didn't think wildly like Tian Qiaoqiao, or she had already passed the stage of hearing the news with mixed feelings in her heart. What she thought most about now was what benefit she could get from this matter.

And Tian Qiaoqiao was awakened by Bi He's words.

"Yes! You are right! Let's go to Concubine Zhao now..."

Tian Qiaoqiao didn't dare to call Ruyi's name casually as before, and stood off the bunk unsteadily on her legs, as if falling into a cloud.

(End of this chapter)