Harem for a living

Chapter 123

Now, the emperor couldn't leave even if he wanted to.Even the empress looked a little embarrassed, and looked at the emperor with a little embarrassment: "Your Majesty, why don't you go to the Zhongcui Palace first?" This is the closest to the Zhongcui Palace, the emperor can just go back.

Concubine De didn't cry now, she just knelt on the ground and cried without making a sound, crying like pear blossoms with rain.Concubine Xian also came out of Wanchun Pavilion, first came to salute the emperor and empress, and then said with a guilty face: "It is the concubine's fault that I disturbed the emperor and empress. In fact, sister Defei misunderstood, Even though she broke the bracelet that the emperor bestowed on the concubine, the concubine was only annoyed for a while, and the younger sister of Concubine De mistakenly thought that the concubine was angry."

"Who doesn't know that the bracelet is Concubine Xian's favorite? It was also a gift from the emperor. Concubine Xian has always loved her like an eyeball." Concubine De turned to look at Concubine Xian, and kowtowed with red eyes: "Sister, you Don't be angry, I know you are feeling uncomfortable right now, I just beg my sister to beat me up to vent my anger, don't let me kneel here, anyway, I am also the emperor's concubine, this Imperial Garden is full of people coming and going ..."

Concubine Xian's face was pale, she wanted to kill Concubine De to death, who said you were made to kneel here?Didn't you insist on kneeling here?
Also, knowing that bracelet is my favorite, you have to take a look. After reading it, it doesn’t count, what are you going to do if you have to drop it?Do you dare to say that you didn't do it on purpose?Do you dare to say that you are not here to find fault?

It's just that at this moment, Concubine Xian can't ask these questions.She finally knew that Concubine De, whom she had always looked down upon, had actually given her a hard time this time.It's just that the emperor and empress came in such a timely manner, with Concubine De's mind, she shouldn't be able to figure out the emperor and empress, right?
That is, someone else is behind the scenes?Concubine Chen has always been on good terms with the empress, and she has always looked after the empress. Could it be that Concubine Chen invited the empress over?What about the emperor?
After all, Concubine Xian is a smart one, she changed her mind quickly, and understood her situation at the moment, so naturally she was not in a hurry to argue with Concubine De, but Yingying saluted the emperor, and then her eyes turned red: "Your Majesty, Don't be angry, that bracelet was given by you, the emperor. My concubine used to love it like a treasure, and my sister Defei also knew about it, and I just said it. Because my concubine likes that bracelet so much, my sister Defei I just wanted to look at it, and then I accidentally dropped the imperial gift, Sister Defei didn't do it on purpose, Your Majesty, don't blame Sister Defei."

All of a sudden, the situation was reversed.Concubine De said that Concubine Xian was too narrow-minded, and she made herself kneel in the imperial garden just because she broke her bracelet. Concubine De is the emperor's concubine, this kind of embarrassing punishment, unless the emperor or queen personally said it, Otherwise, Concubine Xian really does not have this right.

As for Concubine Xian, she casually said that Concubine De was jealous of her bracelet. What she said was that Concubine De deliberately broke the bracelet, and by the way, she added the name of an imperial gift, in order to make Concubine De Get off your horse.

Concubine De rubbed her eyes with a handkerchief: "Your Majesty, you have to be the master of this concubine. Since the bracelet is a gift from the imperial concubine, the concubine Xian should put it away properly. The concubine doesn't even want to see it. The concubine Xian must let the concubine see it. The weather is so cold, my concubine has just entered the Wanchun Pavilion, and my hands haven't warmed up yet, so I can't hold the bracelet well, so..."

The emperor turned his head to look at the queen impatiently: "I will go to Concubine Chen Guifei first, and you should deal with this matter as soon as possible. There are people coming and going in the imperial garden, and the two of them are really not good. One of them will be fined for three months first." monthly case."

"Yes, the concubine understands, your majesty, please go slowly." The empress bowed and made way for the emperor, who flung his sleeves and went to Zhongcui Palace.Concubine Xian looked at Concubine De with resentment in her eyes, Concubine De was a little proud, look at it, the emperor never dotes on a person, he just believes in that person's words very much.

No matter what, the empress is the most honorable person in the harem.

"Your majesty, why are you here now?" Chen Manrou heard the notification, and hurried out to greet her, saluted, and hurriedly pulled the emperor's hand: "Oh, why don't you even wear gloves? In winter, what should I do if my hands are frostbitten?"

As he said that, he pulled the emperor into the inner room, hugged the emperor's hand and kneaded it carefully, and waited until it was slightly warm, then took the balm that was placed next to it and applied it to the emperor's hand.After painting, she looked up, and found that the emperor was looking at her with a smile that was not a smile, and his cheeks immediately turned red.

"Your Majesty, my concubine is rude." I hurriedly got up to salute, but my hand was caught by the emperor: "Okay, there is no need to be so polite, I was wearing the glove you gave me, but I walked away a little too hot Yes, I just picked it off."

"That's good. The emperor's hands are for the stability of the world. They must not be frozen." Chen Manrou breathed a sigh of relief, sat down on the side with the emperor's strength, and brought a teacup to the emperor: "The emperor has been holding hands for the past two days. I'm too busy to see anyone, but I have to pay attention to my body."

"I know, where is Xiaosi? Why didn't you see him today?" The emperor nodded, took two sips of tea, casually picked up the book thrown on the couch and glanced at it. Seeing that it was the Three Character Classic, he remembered Xiaosi.

"I was teaching him how to speak just now. He became impatient and insisted on going out, so my concubine asked Nanny Chen to carry him to the back hall for a walk, and he will be back in a while." Saying that, he got up from the corner of the couch He brought out a small jar: "Your Majesty, this is the pickled plum blossoms picked by my concubine herself. Would you like to try it?"

The green plums were newly picked this year, and they have been kept until now. Some time ago, Chen Manrou deliberately collected some plum petals and put them in, so that the sweetness of the plums adds a bit of the fragrance of the plum blossoms, and the taste is not bad.

The emperor took one with chopsticks, savored it carefully, and nodded with a smile: "I didn't expect my beloved concubine to have such a skill, yes, but it's too sweet."

"Then I will make some salty ones for the emperor next time." The emperor doesn't like desserts very much, and this one made by Chen Manrou is for Xiaosi, so it tastes a bit sweeter.The emperor smiled and pinched Chen Manrou's nose: "What nonsense, I only heard that there are sour and sweet plums, but I've never heard of salty ones. Don't waste the plums."

"The concubine will definitely not waste it." Chen Manrou muttered a few words, just as she was talking, she saw Chen Nanny coming back with Xiao Si in her arms.The little four eyeballs were gurgling, looking very flexible, seeing the emperor in bright yellow clothes, he immediately became excited, leaning his body from the nurse's arms, trying to climb on the emperor.

Chen Manrou hurriedly hugged him: "Xiaosi misses your father? Come on, sit down and let your father see if you have grown taller these days."

The emperor stretched out his hand and gestured at Xiao Si's height, and was very surprised: "He really has grown a bit taller, is he eating well recently?" Seeing that Xiao Si was still trying to climb on top of him non-stop, he simply hugged Xiao Si , wrapping him in his arms.

"I can eat a little more than before. Children, I always see the wind." Chen Manrou said with a smile. Seeing that Xiaosi reached out to pull the emperor's hair, she stretched out her hand and squeezed Xiaosi's fist, pretending to go to her. Mouth stuffed: "I'm going to eat it, I'm going to eat it..."

Xiao Si thought that Chen Manrou was going to play with him, and shouted happily, the emperor saw the novelty, so he also squeezed Xiao Si's fist to play with.

It was almost noon when the emperor got up and left.After all, today I promised the Queen to visit the Imperial Garden. Although it was delayed, I still had to go to Yongshou Palace for lunch.

"Mother, Concubine Xian was reprimanded by the empress." As soon as the emperor left, Jin Huan entered the door very happily. People went to Chengqian Palace and reprimanded Concubine Xian, saying that she was not virtuous or virtuous, and she was going to be demoted."

"Not virtuous or not virtuous?" Chen Manrou read these four words again, her lips curled up: "The empress really has sharp eyes, and it is not in vain that Concubine De has worked so hard, she has almost mobilized all the people behind her. "

Some time ago, Chen Manrou deliberately asked people to pass various words to Concubine Chang and Concubine Hui. Then, just as Chen Manrou thought, Concubine Chang and Concubine Hui gradually moved away from Concubine Xian. is closer.

Concubine De, on the other hand, staged a good show of a concubine bullying others in the imperial garden, which happened to be seen by the empress.

However, the emperor said not to deal with it in the imperial garden, so the queen sent the two of them back.Concubine Xian was reprimanded by the empress and fined for a month of confinement.Concubine De destroyed the imperial gift and was fined and banned for three months.

Concubine Xian's punishment doesn't seem serious, but there are four words of "unvirtuous and immoral". I'm afraid it will be very difficult for Concubine Xian to get promoted.Not only is it difficult to get promoted, I am afraid that in the future, if you make a mistake, you will be demoted.

The empress is not afraid of offending people, Xianfei's natal family is Fu Taishi's family, but the empress' natal family is Duke Ding.Although Grand Master Fu is a first-rank official, he is only a first-rank official. Duke Ding, who has a title, is a super-rank.

"What you deserve." Chen Manrou sneered, hugged Xiao Si and kissed: "Good baby, mother has avenged you, if there are people who dare not look long to harm mother's baby next time, mother will make them pay for their lives .”

Xiaosi didn't understand, so he just giggled, his little hand wanted to grab Chen Manrou's step, but Chen Manrou bit his hand, he screamed anxiously, and jumped up and down, making Chen Manrou even more Rubbing his little belly maliciously.

On the day when the fifth prince washed his third son, Chen Manrou went to Jingren Palace, met Concubine Chang, immediately took her hand and said with a smile: "I have always envied talented women, but my younger sister never goes out on weekdays. Don't bother me casually. It's a pity, if my sister lives in Chengqian Palace..."

Chengqian Palace and Zhongcui Palace are next to each other, and these two, together with Concubine Yang's Jingren Palace, are on the central axis of the palace. The Emperor's Qianqing Palace is flanked by the Queen's Yongshou Palace and Yang Guifei's Palace. The Jingren Palace of the imperial concubine.

Well, I have said so much, but there is only one meaning, Chengqian Palace has a good location.

After half a sentence, Chen Manrou suddenly covered her mouth and stopped speaking.It's just that Concubine Chang's complexion is not very good. She lives in Yanxi Palace, and Chengqian Palace is where Concubine Xian lives.If she had been made a virtuous concubine back then...

(End of this chapter)