Harem for a living

Chapter 46

Concubine Yang kept a smile on her face, but the handkerchief in her hand was almost twisted into a rope. The jewelry was made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs with rubies that Bagan paid tribute to.Although Daqing also produces rubies, compared with Bagan, which is rich in rubies, the color and weight of gemstones are very different.

In addition to the tribute, it is definitely the best choice. The ruby ​​​​is shining brightly. To this day, Concubine Yang still remembers that after she lifted the silk covering it, the shining brilliance immediately attracted everyone's attention. People can no longer see anything else.

She had long begged the emperor to make a set of jewelry with that ruby, but the emperor never made it clear.But she didn't refuse, she always thought that the emperor agreed, and she just waited for the Spring Festival to bring out that set of jewelry!
"The emperor and empress are really loving, and His Highness the eldest prince and the eldest princess are also very cute." Concubine Shu was on the side, glanced casually at Concubine Yang, and said with a smile, her voice was neither high nor low, and everyone who should hear it could hear it of.

"Concubine Shu, don't be envious. When the child in your womb comes out, it must be smart and cute." The queen said to Concubine Shu with a smile. Kang is fine, smart or something, with the Eldest Prince taking care of him as an older brother, why bother with that brain?"

"Is the younger brother in Concubine Shu's belly? Will you play with me when you come out?" The eldest prince asked while pulling the queen's sleeve, and the queen smiled and patted his head: "Yes, when the younger brother is born, you But you have to be a good brother, you have to protect your little brother and care about your little brother, you know?"

"Mother, I know." The eldest prince nodded cheerfully, and couldn't help but look at Concubine Shu's belly curiously.Concubine Yang was holding her breath, even if she didn't succeed, but allowed the eldest prince and princess to be rewarded by the emperor, it didn't mean that Concubine Shu could come and make fun of her!

"The eldest prince can't treat one favorably than another. Not only does your mother concubine have a younger brother in her womb, but Ma Jieyu also has a younger brother in her womb." Concubine Yang said with a smile. Ma Jieyu was sitting in the back. Concubine Yang brought the topic to herself, and quickly smiled with the corners of her mouth open: "I can't say for certain, it might be my sister."

Just kidding, you Concubine Yang Gui is deeply loved by the emperor, so you naturally have the courage to confront the emperor, but I, a little Jieyu, still live in the side hall, how can I confront the queen on such an occasion?Will the baby in my stomach still be born in the future?

"Okay, Concubine Yang, no matter whether the child in Ma Jieyu's womb is a boy or a girl, it is the emperor's child, and I will treat it as my own." The queen mother still had a smile on her face, and turned gently Others said: "Listen, all of you, I am not stingy, no matter which sister can give birth to a prince for the emperor in the future, I will definitely promote her status immediately."

"However, today is not the time to talk about this. Today is the emperor's birthday." The empress turned around, looked at the emperor with a smile and said, "I know that all the younger sisters have prepared birthday gifts for the emperor. Your majesty, Why don't you see what the younger sisters think?"

"Okay." The emperor leaned on the back of the chair and nodded slightly, and the queen straightened her waist and said: "The concubine will come here first to attract jade. Come, someone, bring up the things I prepared."

After the words fell, four young eunuchs came in outside, carrying a big thing.The two little eunuchs in the front bent down and put the front part of the thing on the ground, and the two little eunuchs in the back supported the two sides of the thing to make it stand up.Afterwards, a few young eunuchs saluted and stood aside respectfully.

The queen got up with a smile, walked to the thing, lifted the red silk covering the thing herself, revealed what was inside, turned around and knelt down to the emperor: "I wish the emperor good luck like the East China Sea, and my life is better than Nanshan. , every year has its present.”

This message is simple, but the more solemn message is on the thing beside the queen.It was a screen with thousands of miles of rivers and mountains embroidered on it, and the ambitious poems written by the emperor when he first ascended the throne were embroidered in the blank space beside it.

"Okay, not bad!" The emperor looked at the screen carefully, clapped his hands with a smile and said, "Zitong has always been considerate, and this gift is deeply in my heart. Liu Cheng, you personally bring someone to deliver this screen to you." The Qianqing Palace will be placed in my study."

"Thank you Zitong." After Liu Cheng ordered someone to carefully remove the screen, the queen returned to her seat and sat down.The emperor looked at the queen affectionately and said, "I am lucky to have Zitong."

The empress was not used to flirting in public, her face turned red, and she didn't dare to pat the emperor or spit like she did in the boudoir, so she quickly lowered her head and didn't speak.

Concubine Yang couldn't see that the emperor and the empress were tired of being crooked, anyway, it was her turn to present gifts next, so she quickly got up and went to the middle to salute and said, "Your Majesty, I wrote a poem for you, and asked Tai Le Department to sing and dance. , a vulgar work, please let the emperor show his face."

"Concubine Ai's poems are always good, I am looking forward to Concubine Ai's masterpiece." The emperor nodded with a smile, Concubine Yang bowed shyly, and retreated to the side hall to change clothes.Not long after, the sound of silk and bamboo music sounded next to it, accompanied by the clear sound of beating the chime, it was indeed very pleasant.

Then, Concubine Yang was wearing a pink slanted skirt with a water-blue belt around her waist, which stretched Concubine Yang's slender waist so that she could hold it with one hand.The lower body is wearing a bunch of butterflies wearing flowers. When Concubine Yang Guifei moves, the flowers on it seem to be alive and fragrant, and even the butterflies are flying around.

If it's just a suit of clothes, naturally it won't show Concubine Yang Gui's beauty.Concubine Yang's face was still half covered with a pink gauze scarf, with a big red plum blossom on her forehead, her long eyelashes were moving, and her big watery eyes would wink at the emperor above her from time to time.

The more half exposed, the more people want to know the covered demeanor.Coupled with that soft voice reciting verses, it is easy for men to think of the bright red mouth behind the veil.

The emperor stared at Concubine Yang without taking his eyes off her.Seeing the emperor like that, the queen's smile faltered for a moment, then she lowered her head and drank to cover up the expression on her face.Concubine Shu, on the other hand, had a half-smile, picking up the vegetables on the table and chewing slowly.

The remaining people all had extremely dissatisfied and resentful eyes.

After Concubine Yang finished dancing to a song, the emperor laughed and said, "My beloved concubine is not only elegant in literature, but also graceful in dancing, just like Chang'e in the moon. With such a beautiful song and dance, my concubine has a heart. Come and enjoy!"

Liu Cheng quickly appeared, holding a plate of jewelry.Concubine Yang quickly thanked her, and the maid beside her also came out to take the plate.

Chen Manrou squinted her eyes to see Concubine Yang go back to the side hall to change clothes, and couldn't help muttering in her heart, it seems that the emperor doesn't love Concubine Yang as much as everyone said.Just look at the emperor's performance after the queen's gift was delivered and after Yang Guifei's gift was delivered.

After the queen's gift was delivered, the emperor immediately sent the gift to the Qianqing Palace, and then showed the deep love between him and the queen.As for Concubine Yang, the word "reward" shows Concubine Yang's status, and it's just for entertainment.

Of course, this entertainment can only be entertained by the emperor alone.

This status is like a juggler on the street. When the juggler is done, the big guy claps his hands and shouts, and then throws a handful of coppers as a reward.

Didn't the emperor just enjoy watching the singing and dancing, and sprinkled a bunch of jewelry as rewards?
"Your Majesty, with the Empress Empress in front of you, the imperial concubine's skills overwhelm the audience, and the concubine's gift is really too much to offer. I hope the Emperor will not dislike you." Concubine Shu's soft and gentle voice interrupted Chen Manrou's thoughts.

Chen Manrou didn't fully come back to her senses for a while, and then sighed in her heart, look, Concubine Shu is also a sensible person.Empress Empress is Zhuyu, and Concubine Yang Gui, she is just a entertainer and a performer.

"No matter what the love of my concubine is, I will never dislike it." In Chen Manrou's heart, the emperor, who had been labeled as a scumbag, turned to Concubine Shu with a burst of tenderness, and Concubine Shu blushed. , hurriedly lifted the silk on the tray held by the maid beside her, and took out the things covered underneath.

"I made two clothes for the emperor, and I made them myself." Concubine Shu handed the clothes to Liu Cheng, and Liu Cheng held them up for the emperor to have a look at. Naturally, the emperor also gave him a reward, expressing that he liked the clothes very much .

As for whether to wear it or not, that is the emperor's own business.To be honest, it is estimated that the emperor has the most clothes in the world.Excluding those in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, each concubine had to make several bodies, which added up to a large number. The emperor changed her body every day, every year, and not necessarily all of them.

Next is Concubine De, the first few are all old people in the hidden mansion, so they naturally know how to please the Emperor, but Concubine De is a newcomer to the palace this year.Want to win a big prize, but can't find out the emperor's hobbies. The women in the harem are holding their breath and waiting to please the emperor at this moment. It's best if the emperor is happy to give him a promotion , even if you don't raise your rank, it's not bad for the emperor to remember.

Well, I just can’t remember, it’s not bad to reward some gold, silver, treasures, jewelry and clothes. In the days of the harem, it’s hard not to be favored.

So Concubine De not only couldn't find out about the emperor's hobbies, but she couldn't even find out what gifts other people had prepared.After all, she has only been in the palace for half a year, so her foundation is still shallow.

She had no choice but to make a suit of clothes by herself. As soon as Concubine Shu gave the gift, she knew it would be bad food, but now it was too late to change it, so she had to bite the bullet and send it up.Fortunately, Concubine Shu sent a set of moon white clothes and a set of stone blue clothes.And what she prepared was a set of apricot yellow, and she also brought a pair of boots by the way, so she didn't hit it too thoroughly.

But even so, Concubine Shu's face turned ugly for a moment.

The emperor's reaction was flat, after asking Liu Cheng to present the gift, he just rewarded Concubine De according to the usual practice.

Behind Concubine De is Concubine Liu. Concubine Liu performed a sword dance. Amidst the sound of drums, Concubine Liu held a long sword in her hand and swiped. The movements were not too fast, and there was no feeling of cold light, but it was quite gorgeous. of.

Of course, this is completely incomparable with the swordsmanship used to kill enemies on the battlefield.Although her sword dance has a sword, it is still a dance.It's just that Concubine Yang is full of femininity and charm, while she has developed into a heroic woman.

It seems that it is in line with Concubine Liu's usual performance, with a heroic appearance and a special demeanor.It seems that the emperor also likes it very much, and the rewards are also very rich.

(End of this chapter)