Qing Palace - Biography of Concubine Wan

Chapter 19 Chess Game (1)

Xianfu Palace is one of the West Six Palaces. The main seat in the palace is Concubine Tong. Yueling lives in Ninghui Hall on the west side of the main hall. Visiting there, I never thought that she happened to go to Chonghua Palace, so I had to send someone to pass it on again, and it took a while before I saw her come back.

The sisters hadn't seen each other for a few days, so they chatted and laughed, and they chatted until dinner time, and after eating and drinking the top-quality Junshan Yinzhen brought by Rixi, they parted.

When Rixi came out of Yueling Palace, the sky was already dark. Wei Jia thought that the master was going back to the palace, but when she was about to reach the palace gate, she stopped and walked back again. The direction is the main hall where Concubine Tong is located.

When I got outside the gate of the palace, I happened to see Concubine Tong's close eunuch Xiaode leading a few people to hang lanterns there. When he saw Rixi approaching from a distance, he rushed up to greet him: "Your Majesty Xi, your empress just mentioned you Well, it’s a coincidence that you came here without thinking about it, and this servant will inform you.”

Not long after he went in, he came out and asked Rixi to go in. Rixi asked Wei Jia to stay and reward Xiao Dezi, and went in first by himself.When she saw Concubine Tong, she was sitting upright in front of the dressing table, and the court lady put a square pot of Rui temple flowers on her head. It is a purple brocade flag dress, with golden embroidered Xia Zhai patterns on the clothes, which adds a sense of elegance and luxury to it.

"My lady is auspicious!" Rixi greeted with a sweet smile. She has been to Concubine Tong's bedroom several times, so she is no stranger to it. Concubine Tong looked at herself in the bronze mirror with satisfaction, and waved to let the maids go down. In a good mood, he pulled Rixi to sit on the same bed: "Sister, did you come to see me specially?"

If someone else had heard Concubine Tong's question, she would have answered yes, but Rixi is a sincere person who doesn't know how to please and be flexible, so she replied honestly: "Mother, I'm here to see Sister Ling." Yes, when I was about to leave, I thought I hadn't come to pay my respects to the empress, so I came here, empress, you don't blame me, do you?"

Concubine Tong shook her head lightly, the smile on her face remained undiminished, Rixi still didn't know that her truth-telling saved herself from a catastrophe, what a shrewd Concubine Tong was, every move of Xianfu Palace was under her nose, how could she I don't know why.The purpose of this question just now is to test Rixi, to see if she is really careless, although she supports Rixi, but she is not without the slightest suspicion of her in her heart, no one in this palace can be completely trusted.

As long as Rixi had a lie just now, she would try to get rid of it without hesitation, she would never keep a person with ulterior motives by her side!

It has to be said that it is a miracle that Rixi was able to pass the test safely under Concubine Tong's repeated temptations.

"Your Majesty, when I came in just now, I saw Xiao Dezi and the others hanging red lanterns. Is the Emperor coming over at night?" Ri Xi asked curiously, generally speaking, red lanterns are not hung in front of concubines' palace gates. , it will only be hung up when the emperor spends the night here.

"That's right, Eunuch Chang came this afternoon to pass the decree that the emperor will come tonight!" Concubine Tong is just a woman after all, no matter how strong she is. The velvet flowers on the sideburns said: "The emperor will not come so early, if my sister is free, you can play a game of chess with me!"

Rixi's eyes lit up when he heard the word "playing chess", but immediately became hesitant again.

"What? Are you still unwilling to accompany me?"

Hearing Concubine Tong's question, Rixi waved her hands again and again and said: "No! No! It's..." She lowered her head coyly and tugged at the corner of her clothes, looking like a little daughter.

Concubine Tong didn't urge her, she looked at Rixi who had written her thoughts on her face with great interest, and after a long time she finally choked out a sentence: "Ma'am, can you give me some money?"

After hearing such a thing, Concubine Tong couldn't help laughing, and almost spilled the tea in her hand, "Just for this?"

Seeing Concubine Tong's probing eyes, Rixi felt even more embarrassed, and said embarrassingly: "Your Majesty, you don't know that my concubine loves to play chess when she is at home, but she can't improve her chess skills no matter what. If the other party doesn't give way, the concubine will lose within a few steps. The concubine is afraid of spoiling the empress's elegance, so she dares to ask the empress to make a concession, the empress, you will not blame me, will you?"

Concubine Tong said to Yan: "What's so strange about this, I just like your personality, so let me let you have five sons!"

"Thank you, ma'am!" Ri Xi was as happy as a child who wants to eat sweets
Someone had already set up the chessboard and chess pieces nearby, and the two of them walked up holding black and white chess pieces. It didn't take long to see the gap between the two sides. The black pieces on Concubine Tong's side were step by step, and the offensive was fierce. There are countless tricks behind them, compared to Rixi, who is much inferior. Not only is the formation loose, but also only focuses on the current situation when making moves, without any long-term vision, and was killed by Concubine Tong in a few hits It can't be done.

While watching the outcome of the game, someone suddenly begged outside, Concubine Tong frowned slightly, stopped playing chess, and Xuan Qi came in to answer.

The curtain made of coral beads was pulled open, and it was Concubine Tong's personal maid Hongxiao who came in.

"What's the matter?" Concubine Tong slowed down her tone when she saw that it was her. She knew that if there was nothing important, Hongxiao would not bother her.

Hongxiao lowered her head and said: "Going back to Madam, just now Eunuch Chang came to convey that the Emperor will not be here tonight, so Madam, you don't have to wait any longer."

Hearing this, Concubine Tong couldn't help clenching her chess hand, and said with a sullen face, "Do you know why?"

This time, Hong Hom didn't reply immediately, but glanced at Ri Xi with a hint of meaning. Concubine Tong naturally knew what was going on, she put down the chess piece and said to Ri Xi: "I need to go out first!" She is too lazy now Looking at Rixi's reflection, he went straight out, and Hongxiao followed closely behind.

In the outer hall, without waiting for Concubine Tong to ask, Hongxiao took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, this slave girl found out that it was because Chengqian Palace sent someone to report to the emperor that the imperial concubine had a sudden abdominal pain. The batch immediately rushed over and called all the imperial physicians, but they couldn't diagnose what was wrong, and the imperial concubine was fine after only being in pain for a while, but the emperor was worried and insisted on staying in Chengqian Palace!"

It's her again, Dong E Xianglan!It doesn't hurt sooner or later, if you insist on hurting at this time, no one will believe that she didn't do it on purpose!Concubine Tong gritted her teeth in resentment and said, "Red silk!"

Hearing the master's call, Hongxiao hurriedly bowed her head to obey, Concubine Tong put her hands on the pillar, her expression was unpredictable, and she opened her mouth after a while, "Go to my room and get a thousand-year-old ginseng and seven-leaf red fruit for the emperor. The noble concubine sent it, and said it was given to her by this palace to make up her body!"

"Ah?" Hong Hom didn't expect the master to say this, and couldn't react for a while.

"Didn't you hear what I said?" Concubine Tong's tone contained anger.

Seeing that the master looked unhappy, Hongxiao didn't dare to ask, and stepped back to do business, leaving Concubine Tong alone, she withdrew her hand from the pillar, looked at the pillar with two deep grooves drawn by the armor and sneered Turning around to leave, the flowerpot-soled shoes stepped on the ground and made a monotonous "duk-duk" sound!

Who said fate is determined by the sky, the fate of her concubine Tong Weining has always been in her own hands!Royal concubine?Hmph, she wants to see who will win in the end!

Concubine Tong knew clearly that she was on a road of no return, but she had no chance of turning back, and the once young and innocent Tong Jiawei Ning only vaguely existed in her dreams.

Gold silk and jasper, cloud temples and jade face, invite the king to favor!

This is everything she has now, and it is the only thing she wants!

Where Concubine Tong walked, a suspected tear fell. It turned out that behind the beauty and viciousness, she was just a woman, a woman with blood and tears, a woman who hoped to be loved by others ...

(End of this chapter)