The reborn abandoned woman reigns

Chapter 76
His body froze, Changsun Jingrong slowly raised his head, looked at the Empress Dowager, and said word by word: "The family of the lower official is just ordinary people, and cannot afford the reward from the Empress Dowager!"

"The Ai family said they can afford it, so they can afford it!" Looking fixedly at the eldest grandson's face, he said with no refusal, "As long as you perform well, the rewards in the future will naturally be more or less!"

Fingers slowly curled up together, Changsun Jingrong lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your mercy!"

When Changsun Jingrong straightened up again, there was no longer a trace of stiffness and reluctance on his face, and he returned to his usual indifference and calmness, completely unable to see the ups and downs in his heart.

"Okay, you go back and prepare. Maybe the transfer order will be issued tomorrow. You pack it up and come to take office."

"Yes."

Withdrew slowly, the eldest grandson Jingrong moved silently, like a gentle cat, slowly disappearing into the winding path.

After becoming the female official next to the empress, the eldest grandson Jingrong is very busy every day, especially as the day of the autumn festival is getting closer. In addition to making a new set of Chinese clothes, he also has to arrange for the empress to go out for the autumn festival. Every step of the itinerary, there must be no mistakes.

But when Lingxiang Palace was so busy, Concubine Fang Gui was surprisingly quiet, there was no movement at all.

Sitting in the garden outside Lingxiang Palace, Concubine Fang looked at the people rushing in and out, her eyes filled with anger.But there is no way, who made her pregnant, unable to travel long distances, and can only stay in the capital?If that Lu Shishi is more aggressive, Fang Guifei can find a way to insert her into the team of the autumn festival, even if it can't shake the queen's position, it can disturb their minds.It's a pity that the Lu family's daughter is also stupid, she only came here for a few days and wanted to contact the Lingxiang Palace, thus breaking her own taboo, and was driven back early.It seems that we need to find another confidant again.

While thinking about it, Concubine Fang Gui saw her eldest grandson Jingrong hurriedly passing by, she couldn't help but narrowed her eyes, and then said with a sneer: "Hmph, you are allowed to plot against me, don't tell me I won't? It's time Let you see how powerful I am!"

Waving back, Concubine Fang Gui waved back, and after explaining a few words, she said in a low voice: "This matter must be kept secret, if the news is leaked, you know what the consequences will be!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the servants will definitely handle things perfectly!"

On the day before the autumn festival, the eldest grandson Jingrong was arranging the accessories that the queen needed for tomorrow, when he heard someone knocking on the door, he stepped forward to open it, just in time to see a palace maid standing outside the door and looking at him with a smile .

After a short look, Changsun Jingrong found that this woman was Xiao He, the maidservant next to Concubine Fang Gui, and asked cautiously, "What's the matter?"

"It's not that the slaves have something to do, but my master, because I can't attend the autumn festival tomorrow, and share the worries for the empress, I feel deeply guilty, so I want to give the empress a small gift, please come and pick it up."

Looking Xiao He up and down, the eldest grandson Jingrong asked, "What kind of gift is it that you can't bring along with you when you come?"

"That thing is quite special, and the servants really can't touch it."

Looking at Xiao He's eyes full of smiles, Changsun Jingrong said again: "I don't need to do this kind of trivial matter, I will arrange another court lady to go for you."

"But my mother can't trust the other court ladies. To be on the safe side, I'll trouble you." Eyeballs rolled around, Xiao He said with words, "It's not only the empress who can talk to you, but my master is No way. You know, in this harem, as long as you are a noble person, your status is higher than us. Although your rank is higher than that of slaves, but the days in the palace are short, many things are not clear .”

Seeing Xiao He's attitude of not giving up until he reached his goal, Changsun Jingrong frowned slightly, and then said: "If that's the case, then let's go."

Hearing this, Xiao He showed a slight smile, then stepped aside and said, "Sister, please!"

Shen lowered his face, and the eldest grandson Jingrong silently followed Xiao He out of Lingxiang Palace.But outside Lingxiang Palace, Changsun Jingrong saw a familiar maid, and hurriedly called out: "Lian Xin, are you going to deliver ginseng soup to the empress?"

The little maid was taken aback by the raised voice, and when she saw the other person clearly, she stammered and said, "Yes... yes!"

"That's right, you go and tell the empress that I will go to Concubine Fang to get some things, and I will try on tomorrow's jewelry for the empress later."

Lian Xin felt very strange, it was late and the empress had already fallen asleep, so why would she try on jewelry?But the words of doubt came to his lips, and when he saw the deep eyes of the eldest grandson Jingrong, he quickly swallowed them back, nodded and said, "I know... I know!"

"Okay, let's go, if it's later, the ginseng soup will be cold."

Nodding her head hastily, Lian Xin hurriedly left.

After Lian Xin had gone far, Xiao He looked at her eldest grandson Jingrong and said with a smile: "You are really on guard."

Walking forward with his head held high, the eldest grandson Jingrong didn't look at Xiao He, but said indifferently: "It's okay to be careful when sailing for thousands of years."

Looking at the elder grandson Jingrong with a smile, Xiao He didn't say anything this time.

On the way to Caixia Palace, Changsun Jingrong always chose places with a lot of people, and when he met familiar people, he would take the initiative to say hello.After going all the way like this, many people probably know where she went.

After the two entered the Caixia Palace, Xiao He pointed to a gazebo and said, "Sister, please wait there for a moment, this servant will go and inform the empress right now!"

"Okay, you go."

Seeing Xiao He's figure disappear behind a pond, Changsun Jingrong stood beside a rockery opposite the gazebo, watching vigilantly the wind and grass around him.

There's no way, and we can't blame Changsun Jingrong for making a fuss out of a molehill.In this man-eating palace, one must be cautious in order to prevent others from framing you.On the night before the autumn festival, Concubine Fang Gui found her eldest grandson Jingrong with unknown intentions. Isn't this the most suspicious thing?The eldest grandson Jingrong would not foolishly wait for others to frame her, but she wanted to see what tricks Concubine Fang Gui was going to play!
After a long while, Xiao He walked out slowly with a big box. After finding that the mirror of the eldest grandson had disappeared, she stood on the spot and looked around several times, and called out: "Sister Changsun, sister Changsun?"

His eyes sank, and the eldest grandson Jingrong slowly walked out from the rockery, looked at Xiao He with a dazed look, and said, "So this is the place we just left! Look at my memory, I just walked around and thought Looking at the surrounding scenery, but accidentally lost the way, really, if you say it, you will be laughed to death."

Xiao He smiled, didn't say much, just handed the big box in her hand to the eldest grandson Jingrong, and said: "This is something that my concubine gave to the empress, and there are some rare supplements in it, I hope the empress will not take it." You're exhausted, take care of your body!"

"Fang Guifei is polite, I will take this kindness on behalf of my mother first." Changsun Jingrong accepted it with a smile, and was about to turn around and run away when Xiao He behind him said something again.

"Sister, wait a moment, these are just part of the gift. My imperial concubine still has a small gift. The servant girl just couldn't spare her hand to bring it, so I'll go back and get it again, and I'll be right back!"

"Hey……"

Changsun Jingrong opened her lips to call Xiao He, but the girl ran faster, as if something was chasing her behind her.Looking at the things in his hands, Changsun Jingrong frowned deeply.Turning his eyes around, the eldest grandson Jingrong walked outside the gate of the palace, waved to a young eunuch, and said, "Please, father-in-law, I am the eldest grandson Jingrong of Lingxiang Palace, because I have too many things in my hand, some I can’t take it back, can I ask my father-in-law to help me carry some things to Lingxiang Palace later?”

Of course the little eunuch knew that Lingxiang Palace was the palace of the empress, and his master was a deadly enemy with the empress. If this was known, wouldn't he be miserable?

Seeing the little eunuch's hesitant expression, Changsun Jingrong hurriedly took out a silver ingot from his cuff, stuffed it into the little eunuch's hand, and smiled softly: "It's just a small favor, what is there to worry about, Eunuch? Help me with this, I will go to the Empress and talk about it in front of the empress, and I don't know what the result will be like!"

The little eunuch shuddered a little, thinking why he was so unlucky.Now I hope that while it is dark, not many people will see it.

Following behind Changsun Jingrong, the little eunuch went to the place where Xiao He left just now, but as soon as he stood there, he saw Sima Ruize leading someone over!
Taking a breath, the little eunuch said with a tangled expression: "My God, why did the emperor leave at this time? Then... it's not that I don't help you, but that the emperor sees me leaving my post without permission. Great, you... you can do it yourself!"

While talking, the little eunuch backed away, passed a stone statue, and ran away desperately.

Slowly putting down the box, Changsun Jingrong was not as flustered as before. He put his hands in front of him and stood there with his head bowed.

It seems that this is Fang Guifei's trick. Does she want the emperor to misunderstand herself, or to let others misunderstand the relationship between herself and the emperor?

While thinking about it, Sima Ruize had already spotted the eldest grandson Jingrong, and walked straight to her side, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of his lips, and said, "Are you waiting here for Concubine Fang Gui to bring something over?"

"If you go back to the emperor, that's right."

The smile on his lips deepened, and Sima Ruize said again: "It's getting colder in autumn, you'll catch cold if you stand here waiting, why didn't you go to the pavilion and wait?"

"The lower officials wear thick clothes, so they are not afraid of the cold."

"Since you're not afraid of the cold, let's go play a game of chess in the pavilion with me."

play chess?

The eldest grandson Jingrong frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "I'm going back, I have to prepare the things the empress needs for tomorrow, it's late, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time."

"But now I'm itching to play chess. I just want to find someone to play chess. If I can't do it, I don't even want to go to the autumn festival tomorrow. What should I do?"

Hearing this, Changsun Jingrong really wanted to slam the big box in front of this man's face, thinking that whether he wanted to go to the autumn festival had anything to do with him or not!But considering the consequences of doing that, Changsun Jingrong could only grit his teeth and endure that desire.

Seeing that grandson Jingrong stopped talking, Sima Ruize smiled, put his hands behind his back, turned around and walked towards the gazebo.Just as Sima Ruize sat on the stone bench, there were immediately lights on both sides. The pavilion, which was still dark just now, was now as bright as day.

Pointing to the seat opposite, Sima Xukong said casually, "How do you play chess standing up? Sit down!"

"……Yes."

The eldest grandson Jingrong sat down calmly, reached out to take the chess piece handed over by the eunuch, his mind turned rapidly, thinking of countermeasures.

Compared with grandson Jingrong's exquisite mind, Sima Ruize was quite attentive, and he did not speak a word during the confrontation between black and white.But after making ten moves, he stared at the chessboard and said coldly: "If you give up on purpose again, don't blame me for punishing you!"

Holding the child's hand paused slightly, and Changsun Jingrong changed the position of the child, placing it in the lower right corner.And this kind of change made Sima Ruize's complexion gradually calm down, his mind became more focused, he raised his hands and made moves faster, and his steps were sharp. Even the eldest grandson Jingrong, who is a master, felt tired of coping.

At No.30's first step, Changsun Jingrong raised his head and smiled, and said, "Your Majesty, you have won."

Throwing the chess pieces into the box casually, Sima Ruize said with a slight smile: "I wanted to beat you within thirty moves, but I still let you take one more step. It seems that your chess skills are not bad."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment," Changsun Jingrong was a little impatient, and he just wanted to end it quickly and get rid of right and wrong as soon as possible.But obviously, Sima Ruize's interest was in full swing, and he didn't intend to let Changsun Jingrong go back.Take the chess pieces back one by one, seeing that the posture is actually about to play another game.

Sighing silently, Changsun Jingrong really wanted to know what Concubine Fang Gui and Sima Ruize said to make him hold on to him.There are three thousand beauties in the harem. In terms of appearance, I am far from being able to haunt the emperor's dreams and want to stop, so what good will it do them to cling to me?Concubine Fang Gui's words can use this to drive a wedge between herself and Han Wanxin, making her doubt her purpose of getting close to the emperor.But Sima Ruize is clever and scheming, so he shouldn't be fooled by such a trick, so what is he doing for it?
His eyes were fixed on the chessboard, and Changsun Jingrong's brows were getting tighter and tighter, an answer in his heart was ready to come out.

Could it be that the emperor's approach to him has something to do with Sima Xukong! ?
At the moment when Changsun Jingrong was startled, she unconsciously dropped a chess piece, and when she came to her senses, she was annoyed to find that she had made a wrong move.

Playing with the chess pieces with his fingertips, Sima Ruize half-smiled and half-seriously said, "You're distracted."

Slowly withdrew his palm, Changsun Jingrong raised his head and said with a smile: "It's because the official skills are not as good as others."

At this moment, Sima Ruize was dazzled by the smile of the eldest grandson Jingrong. In such a dark night, she was like a star in the sky, with a soft light all over her body. Although it was not strong, it made people feel deeply Attracted, unable to extricate themselves.

Seeing that Sima Ruize's eyes were getting darker, Changsun Jingrong's heart was ringing with alarm, he hurriedly lowered his head, got up and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is waiting for your next official, I'm afraid I won't be able to have fun with you anymore, Your Majesty please forgive me. "

Lowering his eyes slightly, Sima Xukong waved his hand and said, "Forget it, Han Wanxin really found someone sincere, so you can go back!"

After hearing this sentence, Changsun Jingrong wanted to pat his chest and take a deep breath.However, she hid her emotions very well, asked Sima Ruize to leave in a dignified manner, hugged the big box, and quickly disappeared into the night.

Looking at the back figure who was about to trot, Sima Ruize couldn't help laughing.But instead, the words of Concubine Fang Gui came to his mind.

"This woman is the woman whom the Ninth Prince has his eyes on. If the Emperor controls her, the Ninth Prince will obediently listen to you?"

Sima Xukong, eldest grandson Jingrong...

Silently reading these two names, Sima Ruize slowly narrowed his eyes.

When Changsun Jingrong returned to Lingxiang Palace panting, she found that there was still a light in Han Wanxin's bedroom, so she ran over with a box in her hands and let the little maid standing outside the door guarding the door come in and let her know.

After a while, the little maid led the eldest grandson Jingrong into the hall, while she quietly retreated out.

Han Wanxin was looking at a collection of memoirs, and seeing her eldest grandson Jingrong standing in front of her, she hurriedly got up and asked, "What's the matter, I heard that you were called by Concubine Fang's people? What does that woman want to do?" ?”

"Empress, don't worry, Concubine Fang Gui just asked someone to give me a box of things, and now I have brought them back." Changsun Jingrong put the box in front of Han Wanxin with a smile, opened it slowly, and said, "Concubine Fang Gui said, you can't do it for the queen. To share my worries and panic, I sent some rare supplements."

Han Wanxin frowned and said: "It's really hypocritical, who likes her things! I always feel that she called you over, it's not as simple as just sending things."

Lowering his eyes slightly, Changsun Jingrong said, "It's really weird, that's..."

Seeing the eldest grandson Jingrong paused, Han Wanxin hurriedly asked: "What is it?"

Just as Changsun Jingrong was about to open his lips to say something, he heard the little palace lady who had just sent the message run in again, and said with an uneasy expression: "Your Majesty, Concubine Fang's people are asking to see you."

Frowning subconsciously, Han Wanxin said angrily: "It's so late, don't they know that Ben Gong has already rested? There are really no rules, thinking that Ben Gong is something they can see whenever they want!?"

"At the beginning, the maidservant also said the same thing, but she said that the eldest grandson sister forgot something, and she brought it here specially."

"They really have a lot of tricks, that's all, let her in, I want to see what tricks they are playing this time!"

The eyes gradually narrowed, and the eldest grandson stared at the ground, and the uneasiness in his heart expanded little by little.

Not long after, Xiao He walked in with a small box in her hand, looked at Han Wanxin with a smile, and asked for peace: "My servant has seen the empress."

Leaning on the back of the chair, Han Wanxin said in a cold voice, "The things have been delivered, is there anything else?"

"No, the servant came here because Concubine Fang Guifei found out that the eldest grandson sister had left something behind, so she specially asked the servant to come and deliver it again. Speaking of which, my sister is really careless, why did you leave a box behind? I wanted to remind you, but I think Just now the emperor was so happy playing chess with you, so he didn't dare to go up to disturb you. Afterwards, he wanted to find you, but you had already left. I hope you didn't disturb the queen's rest."

(End of this chapter)