Empress Xiao Zhaoren in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 39

After recognizing this fact, somehow, Rong Huang felt at ease.

In this way, Rong Huang successfully took over the affairs of the harem.The empress dowager really let go, when encountering something she didn't understand, Rong Huang went to ask the empress dowager.After going back and forth, I got closer to the Queen Mother.

Strangely, Rong Huang found that Concubine Rong often went to the Empress Dowager, but for some reason, the Empress Dowager was not close to Concubine Rong.If Rong Huang hadn't seen Liu Qing again, she might never have figured it out.

That day was the day to distribute silver charcoal to the palaces for the winter. This year, due to heavy snowfall, the Ministry of Internal Affairs failed to deliver firewood of all grades on time.Inferior incense charcoal and firewood are okay, but the silver frost charcoal for concubines is not enough.

This silver frost charcoal, also known as silver bone charcoal, is a very high-quality charcoal.Its charcoal is like hoarfrost, smokeless and difficult to extinguish, and the Household Department holds it for imperial use.Every time you choose the best one, store it in a basin, put ash grits in the gaps, and burn it with a copper wire cover, which can last a whole day and night.The warming effect of this charcoal fire is excellent, and any house lit with silver frost charcoal is as warm as spring.

After hearing the letter, Rong Huang went to the inventory to check. If it was divided according to the previous years, the nobles below the concubine promised that they would not get a share at all.She was a little hesitant, whether to send it to the empress dowagers and the emperor first according to the regulations, or to give some less and give some to everyone.

This kind of choice is like, do you first please the leader and offend the subordinates, or do you offend no one but offend everyone?
If it was in modern times, Rong Huang would have chosen the former without even thinking about it.But this ancient person's mind is not the same as hers. Once Xiaozhuang pretends to be a virgin and expresses his willingness to wait with everyone to show his closeness to the people, wouldn't she be worth the loss?
How to do this kind of thing is embarrassing for Ronghuang, it is better to ask the queen mother and give the order in the name of the queen mother.Anyway, the queen mother is bored all day long, and she doesn't mind doing something.

With such thoughts in mind, Rong Huang went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, first to the Empress Dowager, and heard that the old man was resting and seeing no one, so she went around to look for the Empress Dowager.Unexpectedly, before entering the door, he saw Liu Qing standing at the door with a smile on his face.Seeing Rong Huang coming, she graciously came to pay her respects.

Although they have not been in close contact over the past few years, they have always been in contact secretly.It's just that after entering the palace, Rong Huang was favored too much, and her Yikun Palace was closely watched from all directions, and it was not easy for Liu Qing to come if she had nothing to do, but she hadn't seen each other for several months.Although Liu Qing sent Rui Lan to advise Rong Huang, Rui Lan was younger and didn't know as much as Liu Qing, and she was not as resourceful and bold as Liu Qing.

"My slave, Liu Qing, pays my respects to Concubine Zhao, and my slave is blessed and safe."

Rong Huang gave a faint "hmm", and said leisurely: "Forget it. The imperial concubine is inside?"

Liu Qing stood up as she said, and said respectfully: "Master, the empress dowager is here to talk to the empress dowager, and she just went in not long ago." After a pause, she added without asking: "Hui Zhu Gege The nobleman of peace is also there."

Are those two there?After a short moment of astonishment, Rong Huang nodded, before he could speak, Bing Lan, the aunt who was in charge of the Queen Mother, came out to greet her in person.Rong Huang hurriedly walked over and said with a slight smile, "Why did aunt come out in person?"

Bing Lan treats people kindly, and she has been familiar with Rong Huang for a few months. When she speaks, she unconsciously brings a touch of intimacy: "Isn't it your mother, why don't you listen to the slaves' persuasion? The empress dowager has already ordered You don’t need to communicate when the empress comes, just go in directly. This is a world of ice and snow, but the empress always insists on waiting outside. What should I do if she is frozen? Can not afford."

What the Empress Dowager said was nice, but even the emperor had to go through a communication when he came here to pay his respects, how could Rong Huang go past the emperor?

She smiled "puchi", and said strangely: "It's so good, why did it get involved with the emperor?"

Binglan covered her lips with a smile: "Who in the palace doesn't know that the emperor loves Concubine Zhao the most? Normally, when the empress coughs, she will feel distressed for a long time. If it's because the servants are not good at doing things and catch the wind and cold, the servants are so old. Maybe I have to go and get a board."

Rong Huang shook his head, looking as if he didn't know what to do with her, but suddenly his heart skipped a beat.Xuanye really seems to spoil her too much. Some time ago, she could tell herself that it was because of her new marriage, but now that a few months have passed, the tiredness seems to have never passed. Didn't the emperor come to her all day long? It's just that he sleeps in Qianqing Palace by himself, and only when Rong Huangyue letter comes, he will go to Rong Concubine's to see Elder Brother, but after a few months of work, even Rong Concubine can calculate the date of Rong Huang's menstruation.

It's not that Rong Huang has tried to push him away, but Xuan Ye is as dependent on her as brown candy, no matter how hard he pushes him away, he can't be driven away.The strange thing is that the Empress Dowager didn't say anything at all, and she didn't mention anything when Rong Huang went to pay her respects a few times, but thinking about it now, it's a bit strange.

Before he had time to think about it, the curtain in front of him was lifted by the nimble little maid.Rong Huang squinted his eyes, only to feel a familiar fragrance rushing towards his face, it was the smell of incense on the Empress Dowager's body.The Empress Dowager believes in Buddhism just like the Empress Dowager, so there is nothing special about liking this kind of spice, but today's fragrance... seems a little too strong.

It seems that when she comes back to the Compassionate Ning Palace next time, she will have to bring her nurse, Grandma Sun, with her. Grandma Sun knows some medical principles, so she might be able to provide Ronghuang with some useful information.

Thinking of this, Rong Huang settled down and saluted politely: "The concubine pays respects to the Empress, and regards the noble concubine."

The Empress Dowager still had that kind smile: "Get up quickly, give me your seat." After speaking, she turned her head and smiled at the Empress Dowager: "Who is the Ai family? It’s as if we made an appointment.”

Rong Huang pursed her lips and smiled, got up and sat down in a calm manner, and from the corner of her vision, she seemed to inadvertently glance at Huizhu Gege who was beside the Queen Mother.Speaking of which, the two of them had met once. When she returned to the palace four years ago, Gege from the Borzigit family was just a seven-year-old yellow-haired girl.Now it seems that although she has not yet fully grown in stature, she is still a very big girl in the eyes of the Manchu people who married early.

It's just that this big girl doesn't seem to understand the rules, she still sits there when she sees Rong Huang, and doesn't know how to salute.On the contrary, the Empress's younger sister, Ping Guiren, seemed to be well-educated and reasonable at a young age: "The concubine has met the concubine Zhao, and the empress is blessed and safe."

Huizhu looked at Ping Guiren with some surprise, but she opened her mouth and didn't say anything.Seeing the queen mother also glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, Huizhu stood up reluctantly, and squatted down facing Rong Huang: "Concubine Zhao is auspicious!" Without waiting for Rong Huang to speak, she rolled her eyes and said, sat down.

That posture, that tone of voice, was actually another Shunzhi abolished empress who played the temper of Miss Borzigit's temper to the full.If her virtues don't change, I'm afraid there will be another concubine Jing from Horqin, Mongolia in the cold palace.

A Huizhu Gege, who is neither big nor small, and a gentle and elegant Pinggui are together all day long...Rong Huang suddenly understood, it seems that the Hesheli family has made a good move. Although Pinggui is small, he already knows how to use people up.Naturally, she wouldn't argue with such a little girl in front of her elders, if Rong Huang wanted to punish her, there would be opportunities behind her.On the contrary, the less polite Hui Zhu is, the more she looks like Rong Huang has the demeanor of everyone... So she smiled with her phoenix eyes, and said gently: "The two younger sisters will be spared."

Seeing that Huizhu Gege was so reckless, the Empress Dowager's eyes flashed with displeasure.But before she could say anything, the Concubine Gui smiled and said, "Concubine Zhao came by a coincidence, Aijia just wanted to thank you for the face cream you sent earlier, it is really a good thing At this point, she seemed to be unable to help touching her face, put away her smile and sighed: "You also know that when people get old, they always have to rely on these things."

Rong Huang understood that the Concubine Gui was selling favors to Hui Zhu and the Queen Mother.She sneered in her heart, said "Don't dare" politely, and heard the queen mother sitting in the middle of the warm kang pointing at the concubine with a smile and scolding: "You, you are only in your twenties, and you have the nerve to stay at the Aijia Selling old in front of you? Be careful and ask Concubine Zhao to drive you out."

A few women just said such boring words, but there was constant laughter in the warm pavilion.Rong Huang looked at the two chatting with cold eyes, if she hadn't read the Gongdou novel of the Shunzhi Dynasty, she would really have thought that these two were close and good sisters.

But the truth is that the empress dowager, who looks like a bodhisattva, once caused Concubine Wan's sister, Concubine Tong, who is the current emperor's biological mother, to be deposed and imprisoned!Although Concubine Wan hadn't entered the palace at that time, with the means of their Tong family, it was impossible for Concubine Wan not to know about this matter.

Rong Huang didn't care about the affairs of her previous generation, she didn't care what kind of person the Empress Dowager was, as long as it didn't violate her interests.But after what Bing Lan said just now, she vaguely felt that there was something weird about the Compassionate Ning Palace, but she couldn't tell for a while.

Because of something on his mind, Rong Huang couldn't sit still, he didn't even want to talk about the things he wanted to discuss before.Seeing Huizhu's attitude towards her, she suddenly remembered a sentence that Concubine Dong E said to Emperor Shunzhi: "Since ancient times, a collection of favors is a collection of grievances."Now it seems that it is true, Rong Huang is now favored by Xuan Ye alone, so it goes without saying that Hesheli and Concubine Rong are so jealous.It's just that they are used to hypocrisy and haven't shown it on the bright side.After all, Gege Huizhu was young and ignorant, so she put her emotions on her face.

(End of this chapter)