Harem for a living

Chapter 55

Chen Manrou carefully looked at the list that Juan Huan brought over, stretched out his hand and scratched it twice: "Change this one, and replace it with that white butterfly wearing a brocade of flowers. In addition, the piece of gold that was rewarded by the empress earlier Give the silk chrysanthemum hairpin to the sky."

Seeing that the gift list was neither shallow nor thick, I handed it to Jin Huan: "Go, after arriving at the Dong Mansion, the attitude should be better. We want to marry the Dong Mansion, not the enemy. Don't look down on people." Sir, without the help of the family, he must be a smart person to be able to become a senior official of the second rank.

Jin Huan responded, took the list and went out the door.Chen Manrou reached out to touch her stomach.The words my mother said immediately came to my mind again.After thinking about it, Chen Manrou called Duiyue over: "Take my pulse and see if pregnancy has any hindrance to your body."

Yuu nodded quickly, this is a big deal.Concentrating on the pulse of the sky for a long time, she nodded and said: "Your Majesty, it's okay to be pregnant now, but it's best to take care of yourself for a while. It's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival. Next is the Longevity Festival, and then the Chinese New Year. When the time comes The servants are worried about offering sacrifices to the ancestral temple..."

Tomorrow's Mid-Autumn Festival is okay, it's just a family dinner in the evening.Well, I'm not pregnant at this time, so I don't need to count it into it at all.

The Wanshou Festival is more troublesome. It will be more difficult to guard against in three days.Especially during the Chinese New Year, it is really unbearable to kowtow and bow at the gate of the ancestral temple in winter, and endure the cold wind and cold.

"That's fine, don't wait for the first half of the year, wait until the new year is over, and then take care of it." Chen Manrou nodded and said, this year she began to "learn" to be stable, and when she became pregnant and changed her temper, she should be It's normal.

"Ma'am, do we want to build a small kitchen?" Xiangyue thought for a while and said, if it is to recuperate the body, it is best to use medicinal food, but the Imperial Dining Room will not make these things for you, so you can only find a way by yourself .

Chen Manrou frowned, she could have a small kitchen now.However, there is no reason, this matter is not easy to say.Moreover, her canonization ceremony just passed two days ago, and she wants a small kitchen today, which is really too frivolous.

"Not for now, wait for a while." Chen Manrou waved her hand, took two stitches with the embroidery shed, and asked sideways, "Concubine Liu hasn't been here for a long time, right?"

"Concubine Liu has been to Concubine Hu's place more often in the past two days." Dui Yue said hesitantly, "Madam, do you think we should keep some distance from Concubine Liu in the future?"

"That's not necessary. It's human nature to make friends with the emperor's favorite. Okay, I have nothing else to do right now. Let's go to the Imperial Garden." Chen Manrou said with a smile. If Concubine Liu doesn't come, she Still happy.God knows, in order to pretend to be innocent and innocent who doesn't understand the world, how long has it been since she quietly read calligraphy and painting.

"Your Majesty, wait for this servant to find you a thicker dress." Said to Yue hurriedly, Chen Manrou waved her hand: "No, the weather is just right, and the Royal Garden might still be a little hot in the afternoon, let them prepare it, we I'll be there in a while."

Duiyue had no choice but to find a thin cloak and prepared all kinds of tea and snacks, and then followed Chen Manrou to the imperial garden.

The imperial garden in the afternoon was very quiet. Chen Manrou had been in the palace for so long, but she had never seriously visited the imperial garden, so she looked at it very seriously at the moment. Even if she saw a pavilion, she had to go in and walk around twice.

"Niang Niang, it's autumn now, why don't we go to see Qianqiu Pavilion?" Bei Ting happily followed behind and said, Chen Manrou looked in the direction of Qianqiu Pavilion, and nodded happily: "Okay, it's been such a big meeting Son, it's time to rest."

After saying that, he turned around and led the people to Qianqiu Pavilion.Qianqiu Pavilion is not only a small pavilion with no cover, it is surrounded by carved railings and jade, which looks like a small house.The windows are closed on weekdays, so no one can be seen.

After Chen Manrou went in, she realized that Concubine Yang was sitting inside, and secretly cried out that it was unlucky, but Chen Manrou obediently stepped forward to salute: "I have seen the imperial concubine, please greet the imperial concubine."

"So it's Concubine Hui." Concubine Yang casually looked up at her, then pointed to the stool opposite: "Sit down, I think the weather is very good today, so I came here to sit, why did Concubine Hui come here?" of?"

"My concubine also thinks the weather is very good today, so I came out for a walk. It's really disturbing to disturb the imperial concubine and empress." Chen Manrou said, looking around with a little curiosity: "Empress, where are the people serving by your side? "

If someone was guarding outside, she wouldn't come here.

Concubine Yang gave her a lukewarm look: "I am impatient with them guarding here, so I sent them elsewhere."

Chen Manrou nodded: "That's it, that imperial concubine, don't you think it's a bit stuffy in this pavilion?"

"I don't think that Concubine Hui is very hot?" Concubine Yang flipped through the book in her hand, and said in a flat tone: "It's natural to be calm when you are calm. Is there something disturbing in Concubine Hui's heart?"

"Eh, how do you know, Concubine Concubine?" Chen Manrou immediately opened her eyes wide, and before Concubine Yang could speak, she said with a happy face, "The empress is kind enough to allow my mother to visit me in the palace. I am very happy today Woolen cloth."

He said with a smile: "I walked in the imperial garden for a long time just now, and I feel a little hot, empress, may I open the window?"

Concubine Yang didn't make a sound, and said after a while: "I suffered from a bit of cold yesterday, so I can't blow the wind right now. If sister Huifei is very hot, you can go to the pavilion next to you to rest for a while."

The small pavilion next to it was unobstructed, and when the concubines went to sit in the Qianqiu Pavilion on weekdays, those serving people could not enter too many, and most of them were guarded in the small pavilion next to it.

If Chen Manrou had really listened to Concubine Yang Guifei's words, then her reputation would not be so good.

Chen Manrou blinked, shook her head and said, "Your Highness, I'd better not go out. Everyone knows that you are here, Your Highest Concubine. If I go out to rest, it will be bad for your reputation."

It was rumored that Chen Manrou was petty, and Yang Guifei was bullying others.No one wants to gain a good reputation, Concubine Yang understood in a blink of an eye, she just snorted and didn't make a sound.As long as he doesn't allow the window to be opened, Chen Manrou's round has already been won, and if he can't get out, what's the problem?
After a while, Concubine Yang Gui was a little puzzled when she didn't hear Chen Manrou's voice. When she looked up and saw it clearly, her nose was almost twisted in anger: "Concubine Hui! What are you doing! Don't you know that the window is closed? ?”

Chen Manrou was even more puzzled: "I know, the imperial concubine, you said that you can't blow the wind, so the window is not open. I'm making tea, and you..." Can't you see?
"I naturally know that you are making tea!" Concubine Yang blushed with anger. Although it is not summer now, it is afternoon and the windows are closed. She, Chen Manrou, made a small stove and lit it up. , the air in Qianqiu Pavilion is stuffy and scorching, I didn't feel it just now, but now it's very obvious.

In addition, Chen Manrou's level of making tea is really not very good, not to mention the taste of the tea, which is exuded now, making Concubine Yang Gui, who has always advertised herself as an elegant and valuable talented woman, even more unbearable.

"I'm asking how you can make tea here!" Concubine Yang Guifei was going crazy, and Chen Manrou looked curious: "If not here, where should I be? Could it be that there are clear regulations on where to make tea?"

Concubine Yang Gui was annoyed, but she couldn't say anything to refute. There is really no rule in this palace where tea cannot be made.

"You take it out for me!" In a hurry, Concubine Yang Gui didn't want to talk to Chen Manrou, so she just pointed to the outside and said.Chen Manrou pursed her lips, got up, and motioned for the cups beside her to stop and drink: "The imperial concubine told us to go out, so you quickly pack up your things, let's go to the pavilion next to it to make tea."

Chen Manrou was very "wronged" when she was kicked out halfway through making the tea.Concubine Yang Gui saw the expression on Chen Manrou's face and almost jumped up, are you wronged?You are wronged...well, I am even more wronged.

"Stop!" Concubine Yang Gui is also a smart person, she asked Chen Manrou to make tea in the small pavilion nearby, don't wait until tomorrow, probably all kinds of rumors will spread in the evening.So she immediately stopped Chen Manrou, paused and asked, "What kind of tea did you make?"

"Back to the imperial concubine, Biluochun." Chen Manrou said with a smile, Concubine Yang's face darkened, and Biluochun could be boiled to taste like rotten leaves, Chen Manrou was really good at it.

"I'm feeling thirsty right now, come and make me a cup of tea." Concubine Yang squinted at Chen Manrou and said, Chen Manrou nodded with a smile: "Okay, please wait a moment, empress."

Saying that, he asked Cup Stop to put the small stove back.Anyway, the emperor said that the tea she cooked was undrinkable, so she didn't have to be afraid of Concubine Yang being picky.Just picky, isn't it just to make tea a few times?

Thinking about it, Chen Manrou went over and took the teapot off the small stove, poured out the tea that had been boiled for too long, and then changed a pot of water. When the water boiled, she squeezed a handful of tea leaves and put them in the cup Li, just rinse it off with hot water.

"The imperial concubine, please drink tea." Chen Manrou said respectfully, and put the teacup in front of Concubine Yang.Concubine Yang frowned and looked at it, very displeased: "What kind of tea is this? Do you know how to make tea?"

As he said that, he raised his hand to hold the cup of tea.Chen Manrou's heart tightened, thinking that the tea was still boiling hot, she immediately took a few steps back: "Oh, imperial concubine, look quickly, bees from now on!"

Jumping to the side of the window, Chen Manrou pushed open the window vigorously, raised her sleeves and slapped the outside twice: "Hurry up and drive away the bees, the imperial concubine is precious, so don't let the imperial concubine be frightened!"

The cup stopper and drinker behind her hurried over to block her, only Concubine Yang's hand touched the saucer under the cup, seeing this, she had to put down the cup, frowned and scolded: "Concubine Hui! Pay attention to your demeanor!"

Chen Manrou turned around aggrievedly, glanced at Concubine Yang, and saluted politely: "I understand, thank you, Concubine, for your advice. Concubine, it's getting late, and I have to go to Yongshou Palace to thank you, so I will leave first." .”

Concubine Yang waved her hand with a gloomy expression, signaling Chen Manrou to leave quickly.She can't face the queen yet, and since Chen Manrou has borrowed the name of the queen, it's hard for her to keep her.

(End of this chapter)