Harem for a living

Chapter 109

"I feel that the meaning of becoming a younger sister is to say that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. After Xianfei and Huifei enter the palace, although they have to get along well, there should be some taboos." No wait Cheng Zhaoyi retorted aloud, and a familiar voice came from the door.

Chen Manrou raised her head, and indeed Concubine Yang Guiyu led Ma Jieyu over.In front of her, Concubine Yang Gui was wearing a pink palace dress, her face was slightly pale, giving people a delicate and pitiful feeling.At the back, Ma Jieyu supported her stomach and followed Concubine Yang step by step.

"It's like Concubine Chen Gui and Concubine De. The two of them also entered the palace together. This relationship..." As he spoke, his eyes swept over Chen Manrou and Zhang Wanting with a half-smile, and Zhang Wanting's expression changed. But he didn't speak.

Chen Manrou stood up and bowed to Concubine Yang, and said with a smile: "Sister Yang is not right. The situation between me and Concubine De is not comparable to that of Concubine Hui. After all, Concubine De was one of the four concubines at that time, and my status was low, although Concubine De often took care of me, I didn't want people to say that I had no rules."

Concubine Chang happened to enter the door, and after hearing Chen Manrou's words, her complexion became a little unhappy.Chen Manrou pretended not to see it, anyway, she didn't have to go over to greet her right now.

Ma Jieyu came over to salute, Chen Manrou hurriedly supported her: "Ma Jieyu excuse me, you are still pregnant with a child, your body is precious and everything is more important than the child, and the rules and so on, let's put it aside for now."

Ma Jieyu smiled gratefully, and sat down next to her.

Concubine Chang bowed to Concubine Yang, and then came to salute Chen Manrou: "What the concubine said just now, the concubine also found it very interesting after listening to it. A person should have backbone and arrogance, otherwise, only the body will be left. flesh and blood."

Concubine Hui's expression was not very good. Originally, she came with Concubine Xian, but what Chen Manrou meant was that she didn't flatter Concubine De when she was Concubine Chen.Let Concubine Chang say this, and it becomes that she is pampering Concubine Xian.

Just as I was talking, there was the sound of pearls and jades colliding next to the main hall, and then the maidservant opened the bead curtain. The queen helped Wuyao's hand to come out, sat on the head with a smile, and waited for everyone to salute before looking at it curiously. A circle: "Why, Ben Gong looked at it, Concubine Hui's complexion didn't look very good, and Concubine Xian's complexion didn't look very good either. By the way, wasn't Concubine Yang sick last night? Why did you come here today to say hello? Ben Gong Didn’t someone spare you your greeting?”

Concubine Yang got up and gave the queen a blessing: "Thank you, empress, for your concern. It's just that Ma Jieyu suddenly became popular yesterday. The concubine was anxious for a while, and she was a little weak, so she fainted. The imperial doctor has prescribed a prescription." .Although the empress is considerate, concubines cannot be arrogant because they are favored, and they still have to abide by the rules that should be observed."

Chen Manrou looked at Concubine Chang with a smile that was not a smile. She had just entered the palace yesterday and was supposed to serve in bed, but was cut off by Concubine Yang. Now Concubine Yang can find many reasons. His anger should have reached a certain level, right?
"My lady, the reason why my concubine's complexion is not good is because I didn't sleep well yesterday, and it's not a serious problem. Thank you, my lady, for your concern." After Concubine Yang Guifei finished speaking, Concubine Xian took a step forward to reply, and Concubine Hui also saluted: " The concubine is also because she didn't sleep well. Originally, the concubine and sister Chang got along well during the audition. Yesterday, I thought that sister Chang entered the palace. In the future, we will be able to get along like before. In a moment of excitement, I went to bed late. "

The queen nodded with a smile, and turned to look at Concubine Chang: "In the past, I only heard that Concubine Chang is beautiful, intelligent, and beautiful, but looking at it today, I really feel sorry for her, no wonder Concubine Xian and Concubine Hui have been thinking about it. How did you go to rest in the palace yesterday? The servants in the palace are still used to using their hands, right? If there are those who are disobedient, or who are tired of looking at them, turn around and tell me, I will change a group of people for you. If you are not used to using something, just tell me."

Concubine Chang suffered a loss in the hands of Concubine Yang, and the queen was willing to sell Concubine Chang a favor to support Concubine Chang.Concubine Chang has only bent her lips since entering the door, and bowed to the queen: "I thank you, Empress, I rested very well after finishing work, and the people in the palace are all fine, and I have not neglected you. concubine's place."

The queen nodded slightly: "Then I don't worry, you all sit down too, I saw that the twin lotus jade hairpin on Concubine Chen Guifei's head today looks pretty, but is it a new jewelry made this year?"

This sentence set the tone of today's chat. Chen Manrou reached out to support the jade hairpin on her head, and nodded with a smile: "The empress has good eyes, isn't it the new one this year? The empress also thinks it looks good?"

"Chen Guifei's hairpin is pretty good, but I think the bracelet that the Empress is wearing today is also pretty." Concubine Shu smiled and made an excuse, and began to praise the empress's jewelry. Everyone discussed the jewelry for a long time, and there would be one or two from time to time. A burst of gunpowder smoke came out, and the queen was responsible for covering the big pot with a smile, so as not to let the fireworks come out of the pot.

Concubine Yang Gui was in charge of nodding, Concubine De Concubine Shu added firewood below, Concubine Liu Cheng Zhaoyi occasionally fanned the wind, and several people were so overwhelmed by Concubine Hui, especially Concubine Chang, that their eyes almost turned red.

Chen Manrou just smiled without saying a word, and when she touched her head, she shot an arrow back.If she couldn't talk about her head, she just watched the show with tea.

Seeing that half an hour had passed, the queen got up: "It's getting late, it's not good to keep Empress Dowager Ci'an waiting, let's go over now."

Originally, the time to go to pay respects to the Empress Dowager Ci’an was only half an hour away from the queen’s side, but later Ci’an raised the third prince, so when she went to pay her respects in the morning, Concubine Hu would be able to visit the third prince, and the queen would also go Do what my aunt wants.Ci'an felt that it might delay the third prince's sleep and breakfast, so the time to pay his respects was postponed by half an hour, adding up, the time difference between the two sides was nearly an hour.

"Yesterday, the Ai family heard that Concubine Yang Guifei was not feeling well?" After saluting and inviting Ann, Empress Dowager Ci'an began to settle accounts. Even Chen Manrou could inquire about what happened yesterday, so it makes no sense that Empress Dowager Ci'an did not know about it.

She was not against Concubine Chang, but felt that Concubine Yang's hand was too long, which disturbed the emperor's night life and delayed the emperor's childbirth.

Concubine Yang's face turned pale, she stood up and bowed to Empress Dowager Ci'an: "If you go back to Empress Dowager, my concubine panicked yesterday because she was worried about Ma Jieyu's loss of popularity, it's nothing serious, Empress Dowager Lao will remember it. "

"Ma Jieyu turned red yesterday?" Ci Ning frowned, turned to look at Ma Jieyu, Ma Jieyu stood up staggeringly, her face was three points paler than that of Concubine Yang Gui: "Back to the Empress Dowager, yesterday The concubine didn't pay attention, and there was an extra ice basin in the house, which made it a little red, and it's not a serious problem right now."

"Since you're not feeling well, why are you here today to pay your respects?" Ci'an didn't let Concubine Yang go, she turned around and reprimanded: "Concubine Yang, as the lord of the first palace, don't you know that Ma Jieyu is now Is it someone who is pregnant?"

"I don't dare..." Yang Guifei knelt there with a plop, and Ma Jieyu also knelt down tremblingly. Ci'an asked someone to help Ma Jieyu up, and looked at Yang Guifei who was on the ground: "If you don't Take care, the Ai family will find another place for Ma Jieyu to live in, so that you won't be flustered today and fainted once a day!"

"The empress dowager killed her concubine..." Concubine Yang Gui buried her head on the ground, feeling annoyed in her heart. Taking advantage of Ma Jieyu's stomach was indeed a good excuse. She even let that bitch Ma Jieyu follow her!

"The Ai family dare not kill you, maybe the Ai family will say something about you now, and you will have a headache and get sick later." The Empress Dowager Ci'an said a few words in a lukewarm manner, then turned her head to look at her Concubine Chang: "This is Concubine Chang who just entered the palace yesterday?"

"My concubine Chang, I have met the Empress Dowager Ci'an, please greet the Empress Dowager." Concubine Chang hurriedly stepped forward to salute, Ci'an looked her up and down, saw that she was slender, with a graceful figure, and she looked delicate and weak , I feel a little unhappy in my heart, such a woman is the most difficult to have children.

If all the women in this palace were as strong as Concubine Shu, she wouldn't have to worry about the emperor's heirs.

"Come on, now that you have entered the palace, you must abide by the rules of the palace in the future, what you should do and what you should not do, you must have an idea in mind, if you let Aijia know what other thoughts you have, The Ai family can't tolerate you."

Ci'an said a few words indifferently, then turned to ask Concubine Shu: "How is the second prince doing recently? Why didn't you come over to say hello to Ai's family a while ago?"

"Returning to the Empress Dowager, the Second Prince caught cold two days ago, and I didn't dare to let him out of Yikun Palace, so I didn't come to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager. I hope the Empress Dowager will forgive me." Concubine Shu hurried out to apologize, Empress Dowager Ci'an Nodded: "As a mother, you have to take good care of your children all the time, don't be so careless next time."

Concubine Shu hurriedly agreed, and shrank obediently in her seat, pretending to be dead.But Ci'an didn't know if he had eaten gunpowder today. After training the first three, he was still a little unsatisfied, so he turned his head and glanced at the others.

Chen Manrou quickly pretended to be a quail, shrinking her neck and not even daring to breathe too casually.However, if a person is unlucky and drinks cold water and stuffs his teeth, Ci'an takes aim at Chen Manrou: "Chen Guifei, did Aunt Bai leave the palace some time ago?"

Hearing this was the question, Chen Manrou breathed a sigh of relief, but she didn't dare to relax too much.After all, it's been almost half a month, before I thought that Ci'an didn't care about this matter, and didn't even ask a word.Unexpectedly, the question was asked at this moment.

"Back to the Empress Dowager, Aunt Bai has been out of the palace for half a month." Chen Manrou obediently came out to salute. Seeing Empress Dowager Ci'an frowning, she hurriedly asked: "Is the Empress Dowager reluctant to part with Aunt Bai? The aunt recalled the palace. Originally, the concubine planned to let Aunt Bai go to Zhending Mansion. The father who listened to the concubine before said that he had a guard under him, who lost his wife in middle age and matched Aunt Bai's age. I thought about Aunt Bai's end After serving the Queen Mother, this marriage is considered acceptable, so I sent Aunt Bai over there. If the Queen Mother is reluctant..."

"When did Ai's family say they couldn't bear it?" Ci'an's expression was even worse, if she really called Aunt Bai back now, she would lose all face and face.

Firstly, it shows that you are not as good as Chen Manrou. You see, Aunt Bai has been serving you for more than ten years. She has grown from a young girl to a middle-aged aunt. You don't even think about finding a good partner for others. How long has it been since you came to Chen Manrou? This can be married.It is clear at a glance who is more considerate of the people around her. I am afraid that the people around her will not be easy to control in the future.

Secondly, in a woman's life, marriage is the ultimate destination.The people around you have a good home, and you suddenly say that you are not used to being served by others, and then call them back. The kindness and kindness in the past are just pretending, right?

"It's my concubine's slip of the tongue, please forgive me by the empress dowager." Chen Manrou hurriedly saluted and said, her posture was very low.The Empress Dowager Ci'an was upset, but now she couldn't hold Chen Manrou's handle, took a few breaths, and waved her hands impatiently: "Ai Jia used to see you as a sensible person, and it's not a trivial matter for Aunt Bai to leave the palace. Didn't even answer hello? If everyone is like you, what rules are there in this harem?"

Chen Manrou accepted the crime obediently: "I know I was wrong, and I ask the Queen Mother to forgive me."

"Just this one time, don't make another example!" The Empress Dowager Ci'an has achieved her goal of reprimanding Chen Manrou, but Chen Manrou was not reprimanded in vain. My aunt is going to get married, at least she has served the Ai family, and the Ai family should also prepare a dowry for her, Concubine Chen Guifei will send it to the Ai family when she returns."

(End of this chapter)