Traitor Concubine Growth Manual

Chapter 98

When Chu Yan saw Queen Mother Dou, Queen Mother Dou was paying respects to the Buddha. Chu Yan stood quietly at the door, watching the old woman knelt on the futon with her hands clasped, chanting scriptures in a low voice, and finally took the lit candle from the handmaid beside her. The three sticks of incense stood up and inserted into the furnace.

She is only about fifty, and her back is still very young. She is wearing a dress made of colorful brocade. Although there is only a tortoiseshell hairpin in her hair, she is hard to hide her elegance and luxury.

Empress Dowager Dou turned around and suddenly saw a person standing at the door, she was stunned immediately.

Chu Yan nodded to her with a smile: "I have seen Queen Mother Dou."

Erchen, the Queen Mother... It sounds like a malicious mockery. I heard that the Crown Princess has arrived in the temple, but I didn't expect to come to see her in person.

Empress Dowager Dou looked at Chu Yan calmly. This princess was beautiful and lovely, with a clear breeze and bright moon hidden between her brows. If you say she is dignified and elegant, this appearance can be said to be a disaster for the country and the people; if you say she is seductive and enchanting, There is an aura of dignity between the expressions.

"Princess Concubine, you're being polite. I'm just a useless empress dowager. How can you call yourself a son-in-law, and how can you be a queen dowager?"

Chu Yan smiled slightly, and didn't compliment her, just walked into the main hall, picked up three sticks of incense from the incense table, lit it in front of the candlestick, then bowed to the Buddha statue three times, and then inserted it into the furnace.

When she turned around, Empress Dowager Dou said lightly: "The princess is also a Buddhist believer? It's really rare to have a heart for Buddha at a young age. I thought that in the harem, I shouldn't have such a peaceful heart of Buddha. , otherwise life might not be so easy."

Chu Yan looked at her meaningfully, and said with curved lips: "Being in the imperial palace does not necessarily mean that you do not have a heart for Buddha, just like some people, even if they live in a Buddhist temple, they still care about the affairs of the temple, and it is difficult to let go of the secular world. Is not it?"

Empress Dowager Dou's complexion darkened: "What is the explanation of what the Crown Princess said?"

"No solution, just talk casually." Chu Yan smiled, "However, Empress Dowager Dou is right. Being in the harem, being soft-hearted and soft-hearted is indeed a major disadvantage, so I am not a person of Xiangfo, just now..." She paused, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of her lips, "Just now, I just offered incense sticks to his grandmother, Concubine Ling, for His Highness the Crown Prince."

Empress Dowager Dou's complexion turned extremely pale in an instant, and she looked at Chu Yan with sharp eyes: "What is the purpose of the Crown Princess in coming to Jingyun Temple today? Is it to trouble the old man?"

She was the one who killed Ling Bin, and she was the one who was guilty.

On the contrary, Chu Yan smiled innocently: "Why is the Queen Mother so angry? It is well known that Chu Yan came to Jingyun Temple to pray for blessings, so how could she come to trouble you? Besides, the capital is far away, so how could I spend so much money on it?" Zhou Zhangdi came here just to quarrel with someone he has never met?"

The smile disappeared, and she looked at Queen Mother Dou calmly, and said lightly: "Even if I want to trouble you, it should be the business of His Royal Highness. Dowager Dou has been in Jingyun Temple for so many years. The appearance of a human being. But you can’t see a little bit of Buddha’s heart in other places except that you look good when you burn incense and chant sutras.”

The people worshiping the Buddha wore brocade clothes and satins, and the kneeling futons were soft and gorgeous, embroidered with gorgeous and complicated patterns... Chu Yan looked at the Empress Dowager Dou coldly, and knew that she was definitely not the only one who could worship the Buddha and burn incense in this temple with peace of mind. people.

Before leaving the palace, Mu Nianqiu once met her in Yong'an Palace and told her to pay attention to Queen Dowager Dou.

"I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in that gourd, but it is not a good thing. I heard from my aunt that although she has not been in the palace these years, her eyes and ears are still there. My aunt once accidentally learned that the current queen mother has Her eyeliner, but even the queen mother didn't notice it, and my aunt just..." Mu Nianqiu paused, and didn't continue.

Chu Yan knew in her heart that Concubine Mu Gui and the Queen Mother were not allies. If the Queen Mother stepped down and the Queen didn't care about things, the harem would respect her.

A useless queen mother is still ambitious to make waves in the palace, what can she do?But thinking about it a little deeper, Empress Dowager Dou can't protect herself now, how could she stretch her arms so long and covet everything in the palace?
Unless there is power behind her, there is still a possibility of rising.

And this force... Chu Yan felt a chill run down her spine as she thought about it.

Prince Gong has been proud of himself in the court recently. Since he returned after the war in Xijiang, his prestige in the court has gradually increased, and his achievements have continued.

He can be considered to have grown up with the prince, not to mention that he is a brother and sister, at least Chu Yan will not easily think in the direction of his ambiguity, but if Queen Mother Dou has been preparing secretly and always paying attention to everything in the palace, I am afraid Gong The prince can't go anywhere clean.

After all, Empress Dowager Dou is not an idiot, she has no backer, and her status as an abandoned empress dowager is certain no matter what, no matter how difficult it is to change.

Empress Dowager Dou looked at Chu Yan warily, and said slowly, "Why can't I understand what the Crown Princess means?"

"It doesn't matter if you understand it or not, as long as Empress Dowager Dou knows it well." Chu Yan smiled leisurely, turned around and left, and finally stopped suddenly, as if remembering something, turned around and said with a half-smile In other words, "Qinghe has been in the palace for a long time, and has served the queen mother for a long time. If the queen mother knows her details, I wonder if she will be extremely heartbroken and do something drastic."

The slender figure slowly disappeared outside the hall, leaving behind only the dignified Queen Dou.

Qing He was the most deeply buried chess piece. When the former emperor was still there, she and the current Empress Dowager Xu fought vigorously for the position of empress.In order to successfully ascend to the next position, Qing He was originally her personal maid, but she pretended to surrender and betrayed her to Xu Shi, so as to win Xu's trust and stay by Xu Shi's side ever since.

The first few years of Qinghe's life were extremely bitter. After all, she was not from the Xu family from the beginning. It was not easy to win Xu's favor and become a confidant. For this reason, she suffered a lot, and even stood up for Xu's scalding The boiling water left scars on his body.

Fortunately, she finally succeeded, Xu Shi finally regarded her as someone close to her, and she also started a long road of careful work, telling Queen Mother Dou everything about Xu Shi in detail.It's a pity that Mrs. Xu is old and cunning after all, and no one except herself knows about the matter of exposing Empress Dowager Dou for murdering the emperor's biological mother, Concubine Ling.

Empress Dowager Dou finally stepped down, but Qing He stayed by Xu's side and continued to deliver information for her——Empress Dowager Dou pinned all her hopes on Prince Sun Zigong, in her opinion, the original throne belonged to For the great prince, if Gu Yuan hadn't used the great prince to take the throne, how could it be Gu Qi who is sitting in the Golden Luan Hall now?It should have been Gu Chushi.

The throne was originally obtained by those two men usurping the throne, and she didn't think that Gu Chushi couldn't regain everything.

When she left the palace, Gu Chushi was still young, and she was in Jingyun Temple, far away from the capital. After all, she was still beyond her reach. How can she teach Gu Chushi to regain the throne?

After much deliberation, she finally came up with a good idea, planning to start with Gu Chushi's biological mother, Du Shi. Since the death of the great prince, Du Shi's mental state is not very good, so it is much easier to do something.

Looking at Chu Yan's back, Empress Dowager Dou narrowed her eyes slightly, only feeling that the sun was a bit glaring today, and there was nothing else besides that.

She turned around and said unhurriedly to Wou Shuang: "Is the pigeon fed enough? It's time to move around when it's fed."

The two went back to the small courtyard together, and after a while, a white pigeon flew into the sky with a whirring sound and flapped its wings.

Before Shen Xin stepped into Yong'an Palace, Chen Xiang waited at the door with several court ladies.

At this time, it was still dark and the prince hadn't come back. The huge Yong'an Palace was quiet and quiet, and the palace people had already started to light the lamps. It was brightly lit and brightly lit.

Shen Xin is a beautiful girl and cannot ride a chariot, so she followed the leading lady all the way to Yong'an Palace. After seeing Chen Xiang, she leaned over and said hello with a smile.

Chen Xiang avoided the body, did not accept the gift, and only said softly: "Miss, you don't need to be too polite, after tonight you will be the master, there is no need to bow to the servants."

"Tonight hasn't passed yet." Shen Xin just smiled softly, and walked in behind Chen Xiang.

It was the first time I came back, and the mistress of the palace was still there, so she could only bow down like a slave.

Come back today, the princess has already gone to Jingyun Temple to pray, and she is the only one left to walk here unhurriedly, waiting for the seemingly unattainable man to come to her and spend the spring night with her.

Shen Xin curled her lips and smiled beautifully.

With the wind blowing, Chen Xiang seemed to smell a strange fragrance of flowers, immediately stopped, and turned around to ask the people behind him: "What did the girl wipe? The servant smells very refreshing."

Shen Xin smiled: "I soaked the petals in the bath just now, I think it's the smell of the petals."

The petals used for bathing come and go, and the Fengqing Pool in Yong'an Palace, where the prince bathes, has always been taken care of by agarwood, serving the prince to purify himself. How can she not smell these things after being in contact with them a lot?

What flower fragrance can be so fragrant?

Chen Xiang paused for a moment, then smiled slightly: "That's good, His Royal Highness doesn't like too strong fragrance, never burn incense in Yong'an Palace, if the girl puts on something fragrant, it's not good."

She knew that Shen Xin might not be wiping any good things, but she didn't point it out. The rule in the palace is that the servants must be clean, and they are not allowed to smear random things, so-called sundries... Chen Xiang was in the palace. After staying here for a long time, he naturally knows these things.

"Miss, please wait in the bedroom, His Royal Highness should be back soon." Chen Xiang smiled slightly, and opened the door for her.

Shen Xin was startled, "Why not..."

It is true that Chen Xiang brought her to the bedroom, but it was only a side hall, not the main hall where the prince usually sleeps.

Knowing that she had doubts, Chen Xiang didn't explain, but kept a polite smile: "This is the order of His Royal Highness."

Shen Xin looked at her smile, her heart sank suddenly, the prince's order?The crown prince ordered someone to take her into the side hall of the bedroom, and refused to pamper her in the main hall?

"Thank you, miss." Shen Xin forced a smile, watching her gently close the door.

The originally good mood was ruined by such a small episode, Shen Xin slowly walked to the bedside, and sat on the red brocade quilt where the mandarin ducks were in pairs.

The prince really dotes on the princess so much, so is his main hall reserved for that person?
Shen Xin thought wildly, finally calmed down, sat there and waited with peace of mind, no matter whether His Royal Highness only has the Crown Princess in his heart, it is only temporary.Now that the Crown Princess is not in the palace, it is a good time for her to act.

She never thought that the harem would be dominated by any one person, even if it could not be equally divided, but at least she could win the prince's favor through her own efforts. Before entering the palace, she even sent someone to find this acacia dew. Arouse the desire deep in the heart, and make her body like a freshly bloomed flower, very easy to be emotional and moist.

Finally, the sound of steady footsteps came from outside the door, from far to near, step by step, as if stepping on Shen Xin's heart, she tightened her palms nervously, and let them go after a while, to welcome the man who was about to become her husband.

The door opened, but it wasn't the prince who came in. Shen Xin looked at Wan Xi in astonishment and politely said to her: "Miss, please rest."

What's the meaning?rest?What about the prince?
Shen Xin was stunned there, her heart turned a thousand times, and finally she understood a truth: the reason why the prince asked someone to bring her into the side hall was because he never thought of pampering her from the very beginning!
The pretty eyes instantly cooled down, she stood up slowly, and blessed Wanxi: "Eunuch, where is His Highness the Crown Prince now?"

Wan Xi hesitated and said: "Your Highness is in the main hall, Yue Mo has already rested, and the girl should also rest earlier."

Shen Xin curled her lips and nodded: "I'll go say good night to His Highness, and then rest."

She brushed past Wanxi and walked out of the room. Wanxi didn't know whether to stop her for a while, so she had to follow her step by step to the main hall.

At this time, Gu Qi was letting Chen Xiang change his clothes in front of the screen, the jade crown was untied, his black hair was scattered like ink on his shoulders, and the outer yellow robe had also faded away, leaving only the pure white and clean long gown inside.

Suddenly, a woman's voice came from outside the door: "Your Highness, my servant Shen Xin is begging to see you."

Gu Qi's finger that was unbuttoning his coat suddenly stopped, and he turned his head lightly and told Chen Xiang: "You go out first."

So Chen Xiang pushed the door and invited Shen Xin in, and left the room by herself.

Shen Xin's hair was loosely pulled up in a bun, showing a somewhat weak posture, and she only dabbed a few rouges on her lips.She walked slowly to the middle of the room, looked straight at Gu Qi, her expression was a little gloomy, and she was speechless for a moment.

At this moment, Gu Qi's black hair was disheveled, his face was jade-like, without the majestic dragon robe, the whole person was wrapped in a plain white shirt, unexpectedly so amazing.His eyebrows were originally good-looking, handsome and elegant, like a banished immortal.Those black lacquered eyes are like ink jade that has been impacted by water waves for many years at the bottom of the water, with brilliance flowing and radiant.

He seemed a little surprised why this person came to the door by himself, and asked her in a flat voice: "What's the matter?"

Is there a problem?He asked her what's the matter?
Shen Xin was still distracted by the handsome and handsome side of the prince, but now she suddenly came back to her senses, feeling cold in her heart, so she quietly raised her head and asked him: "Your Highness summoned me to Yong'an Palace just to let me Shall I stay in the side hall for one night?"

Gu Qi walked to the table, picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea, and at the same time said lightly: "If you don't stay for one night, does Miss Shen want to talk with me all night by candlelight? Forgive me for going to bed early tomorrow, so I can't accompany you. "

Shen Xin froze for a moment, not knowing what to say, it took him a long time to find something to say: "Didn't His Highness call me here for...for..."

The word serving the bed hesitated for a long time, and finally said it.

Gu Qi's expression suddenly became a little subtle, and he glanced at her with a half-smile, slowly took a sip of tea to his lips, and then said: "I didn't know that Miss Shen is also a heroine. Don't care about being careful, don't shy away from giving in to big gifts, and things like sleeping can be talked about casually."

Shen Xin's face turned pale, and she couldn't keep her smile.

Fortunately, Gu Qi didn't make things difficult for her, but just smiled leisurely: "Miss Shen thought something happened this morning, and I really came to you tonight to sleep with you?"

Hearing him mention Yinling's death, Shen Xin's heart beat even more.

"If I don't call you to Yong'an Palace tonight, I'm afraid you won't be able to stand here and talk to me peacefully at this moment. You are still a beautiful lady. Only the master is qualified to punish court ladies, and you use torture privately. It is transgressing the rules; the palace maid committing suicide is murder..." He put the teacup on the table, the bottom of the cup hit the table, making a crisp sound, and when he raised his head again, he looked at Shen Xin with burning eyes , "That's the end of the conversation, does Miss Shen know why I called you here?"

...Of course I know, for her father who is about to compete with Mu Qingzhuo in the court, and in order not to let her drag him down in the harem, the prince summoned her to Yong'an Palace. It's to keep people's mouths shut.

Shen Xin swayed, but saw that the prince didn't even look at her, he just turned around and went to the bookshelf, picked up a book and flipped through it.

Shen Xin's face was dull, all her blood was gone, she just felt that the dignity of being a noble lady was gone at this moment, she wished she could dig a hole and stuff herself in it.

She froze there, not knowing what to do, struggling constantly in her heart.

After a while, Gu Qi suddenly turned around, as if he was going to read the book close to the candlestick. When he looked up, he saw Shen Xin was still there, and he couldn't help showing a surprised expression: "Why doesn't Miss Shen go back to rest?" After reading Looking out the window, he smiled slightly, "It's getting late, let's go to bed early."

His expression is gentle and elegant, his brows are stretched, and his eyes are bright. He is really a rare handsome man in the world.But when he looked at her, there was only a gentle surface in his eyes, but all was alienation and indifference underneath.

Shen Xin had no way of knowing what he was thinking, so she could only do her best to greet him with the last dignity, and then leave.

The door was closed, Gu Qi took the book and walked to the table and sat down, the candlelight melted, and the words on the book jumped into his eyes: The opera in the forest, the swallows in the butterfly curtain, each pair.Forbearance to think more, the green trees and moss are half-sunset.

He smiled and sighed, and looked at the deserted courtyard outside the window.

His concubine was so cruel, she left him like this and left without saying a word, leaving behind a sentence "Your Highness must not change your mind until I come back". Yingying Yanyan, who refused to rush forward, even admired the spirit and perseverance of his peerless husband.

This night, Gu Qi made a decision - when his concubine came back, um, he must get back double from her.

(End of this chapter)