Aijia Kefu: Your Majesty, please avoid

Chapter 77 Your Majesty, Your Majesty!

The sixth day of November is the birthday of the Empress Dowager.

Although it's not a whole life, it's the first birthday since entering the palace, so it's natural to have a good celebration.

Therefore, although the emperor was unable to get up due to illness, the civil and military officials still consciously sent congratulatory gifts; wives and young ladies from various families rushed to send greeting cards and entered the palace to congratulate.

In Fanghua Palace, Danyue counted those gift lists and greeting cards, and sneered again and again: "The appearance is well done!"

Su Qingyuan poked her head out of the tent slowly: "Is there any news from the Su family?"

Danyue didn't raise her head: "Why not? Not only is there a congratulatory gift, but also a birthday letter from the old elder. Aunt Ruan will come to the palace to congratulate her in person soon!"

"What did you send?" Su Qingyuan asked casually.

Danyue also replied casually: "A pair of jade phoenixes, although they are good things, they are not eye-catching among a lot of rare treasures."

"Not bad," Su Qingyuan smiled, "I thought he would send a knife."

Luoxia helped Su Qingyuan get the clothes she was going to wear today, and said with a smile: "I just took a quick look, but the sixteen-panel glazed screen given by Duke Dingguo's mansion is the most precious, and I don't know who has always been poor. How could the Cheng family be willing to take out such a good thing!"

Su Qingyuan frowned, and said with a sneer, "'heavy' is 'heavy', I don't know if it's 'expensive' or not. I don't like colored glaze things, so let's keep them in the warehouse."

Luoxia carefully reminded: "Duke Dingguo's mansion still has to give face. Should this screen be placed for two days? It will also look good when the concubines come to pay their respects. Isn't the empress trying to flatter the concubine Xian?"

Su Qingyuan went to the dressing table and sat down, said with a smile: "I don't dare to use the things sent by the Duke's Mansion. Besides, if I put the glazed screen of the Duke's Mansion here, most of the concubines You will suspect that I promoted Concubine Xian because I received a great gift from the Duke's Mansion and took advantage of others!"

"Sister is the Empress Dowager now, so you can accept even the most important gift, so why are you afraid of talking about it?" A laugh came from outside the door, but it was Su Qingluan who walked in slowly holding the hand of a little maid.

Danyue raised her head, and shouted angrily: "Yo, Concubine Shu has been ill for a few days, and it's the Queen Mother's birthday, will she be cured?"

Su Qingluan seemed not to hear her sarcasm, and smiled decently: "Yes. I've been sick for so many days, and it's thanks to my sister's blessing that I can recover."

Su Qingyuan ordered the little maid to set up a seat for her, and asked with a smile: "Are the servants sent to you by the Inner Court Secretary still obedient? If there is something bad, remember to ask them to change it later, don't hold back!"

Su Qingluan pursed her lips and said with a smile: "My sister took care of it specially. How dare they use tricky and weird servants to prevaricate me? They are all the best, so don't worry, my sister."

Su Qingyuan looked at her face in the mirror, slightly surprised.

Now that the servants of Yanxi Palace have been replaced by people from Lu Li's side, Qingluan's old confidants are gone.In such a situation, it's not easy for her to laugh so calmly!

While talking, the little eunuch outside reported that the girls from the various palaces had come.

Luoxia asked them to wait outside for a while, until Su Qingyuan changed her clothes and put on her makeup before calling them in.

This was the first time Su Qingyuan saw Lu Li's concubines, and she couldn't explain what she felt.

The one who came in first was Su Qingyuan's acquaintance - Cheng Ruoshui, the third lady of Duke Dingguo's mansion, and now Concubine Xian of Yongfu Palace.She has always liked plain colors, but today she is wearing a goose yellow satin dress with a gorilla felt cloak outside, looking bright and regal.

Su Qingyuan laughed when she saw her: "Is it that cold today?"

Cheng Ruoshui knelt down with the other two concubines, saluted solemnly, raised his head and said with a smile: "There were a few snowflakes in the night, and I feel cold. If the queen mother wants to go out, she needs to add more clothes." .”

Su Qingyuan smiled and asked the girl to help them up, but the three of them bowed to Su Qingluan again.

It was still Cheng Ruoshui who took the lead and said: "I always knew that Concubine Shu was ill, so I didn't dare to come to disturb her. I don't think my sister came here before us today, but I'm being rude to my younger sister."

Su Qingluan hurriedly got up to return the salute, looking a little at a loss.

Behind Cheng Ruoshui, the woman in the pale pink palace dress frowned, showing a beautiful smile: "I heard that Sister Concubine Shu is pregnant, but she can't tell it at all!"

Su Qingluan lowered her head, her face pale.

Su Qingyuan said lightly: "It's only been three months, and she's skinny, how can you tell?"

"So that's how it is!" The woman in pink covered her mouth with a smile.

After taking her seat, Cheng Ruoshui sighed softly: "Sister Concubine Shu is a blessed one. She was favored by the emperor early on, and she conceived a dragon fetus as soon as she entered the palace. Unlike us, I don't know if I will be blessed to see you again." What about the emperor..."

Luoxia brought bird's nest porridge, Su Qingyuan frowned, and put it on the table: "The days are still long, what's the rush?"

The woman in pink sat upright, with a displeased expression on her face: "But we entered the palace to serve the emperor, and it's been three or four days now, but we haven't even seen the emperor's face... The queen mother is not allowed here." We often come to pay our respects, so can we just sit idle in our own palace every day?"

"Who are you?" Su Qingyuan frowned and asked in a deep voice.

The woman froze for a moment, pouted.

Cheng Ruoshui hurriedly answered for her: "This is the younger sister of Concubine Liang, the daughter of Lord Jingzhao Yinyue."

Concubine Liang suppressed her anger, bowed her head and said, "The concubine's uncle, General Zhenbei, served under the command of General Su in the past, so the concubine and the queen mother are somewhat related."

"So it's General Zhengbei's niece." Su Qingyuan tapped the lid of the stove with her fingertips, and sighed thoughtfully.

At this time, Su Qingluan suddenly interjected: "I have a connection with General Su, not the Queen Mother! What's more - there are so many people with connections to the Su family, how can the Queen Mother know them all!"

Su Qingyuan raised her head and gave her a meaningful look.

This good sister understands her.However, is it necessary for her to speak out so clearly?

This is blatantly helping her make enemies!
Seeing the beauties with different expressions in the palace, Su Qingyuan raised the corners of her lips and smiled: "Concubine Shu is still so outspoken. However, there is some truth to what she said. The most taboo thing for women in the palace is Gossip with the court, and form cliques with those old things in the court. You have to remember, once you enter the palace gate, you don't have to remember who you used to be with, and who you have been with Enmity. You are all serving the emperor, don't involve yourself in the grievances of the court!"

Cheng Ruoshui hurriedly stood up and said respectfully, "Follow the Queen Mother's instruction."

Su Qingluan and the other two women had no choice but to stand up as well.

Su Qingyuan called them to sit down, and said with a smile: "It's not for teaching you, but there are only a few of you in the palace now, so you can imagine that you will be the ones who will accompany the emperor for the longest time in the future. The rules should be established from you , the new talents who will enter the palace in the future will not be reckless and lose their sense of propriety!"

"The Empress Dowager is very thoughtful, I can't wait." Cheng Ruoshui still responded respectfully.

Su Qingyuan glanced at her with a smile: "You don't have to be humble. Your talent and character are obvious to all, so you are naturally blessed. I know that you are all a little bit worried now - you happened to catch up with the emperor as soon as you entered the palace. Being sick is indeed a bit of a disappointment. But you have to remember that you can survive the rest of the day if you hold your breath!"

Su Qingluan lowered her head, and said to herself: "What's the point of saying 'boil' in the days to come..."

Su Qingyuan's face darkened: "If you don't cultivate blessings in the front, naturally there will be only the word 'boil' in the back! If you insist on planting a garden of bitter melons, don't complain that you didn't harvest pomegranates in the future!"

"But what did the queen mother plant herself?" Su Qingluan raised her head, and the corners of her lips curled up mockingly.

Su Qingyuan was about to frown, when a sneer came from outside the door: "What the queen mother planted is naturally a blessing for generations to come! Why, Concubine Shu has doubts about this?"

Everyone in the palace was stunned, and the three concubines who had just entered the palace immediately showed joy: "Your Majesty, it's Your Majesty!"

Su Qingluan's face turned pale immediately.

Su Qingyuan was still sitting on the soft couch.Lu Li walked in and respectfully greeted her with a birthday gift.

Several concubines were busy saluting Lu Li again, and the hall was very lively for a while.

Su Qingyuan looked at it dazzlingly, then lowered her head, picked up the bowl of bird's nest porridge that had been completely cooled, and drank it.

The silence was finally restored, Lu Li smiled and said, "The empress mother's complexion is not very good-looking, could it be that I came here at a wrong time?"

Su Qingyuan put down the bowl and looked at him calmly: "I heard that you still didn't go to court this morning?"

"Didn't go." Lu Li didn't feel guilty at all.

Su Qingyuan said lightly: "If you don't go to court for these days, political affairs must have piled up like a mountain. If you don't rush to the imperial study right now, what's the delay here?"

"Today is my mother's birthday, so political affairs should be put aside first. Being with my mother is the first important thing." Lu Li said with a smile.

Su Qingyuan sighed, half resentment and half helpless: "You want those old things in the court to scold me to death!"

"The queen mother is overthinking." Lu Li smiled, not affected by Su Qingyuan's expression at all.

Su Qingyuan's heart became more and more irritable.

But Lu Li stood up again, and extended his hand to her, "The Qingyinchi Pavilion has been singing for three days, and the queen mother only went to sit for half an hour on the first day. I’m wronged! If you don’t go again, they’ll be too scared to eat!”

Su Qingyuan supported his hand and stood up: "You still have the face to say it? If you weren't sick, why didn't I go to the theater?"

Lu Li lowered his head and smiled slightly: "So, today, I will accompany my mother to listen to the play for a day, so it's an apology, how about it?"

"I think it's the emperor who wants to listen to the show?" Danyue sneered and taunted beside her.

Lu Li smiled embarrassingly: "It's amazing, the girls in Fanghua Palace are getting smarter and smarter!"

"There will be smarter ones in the future." Su Qingyuan said lightly.

Luoxia rushed over to add a cloak for Su Qingyuan, and said with a smile to Lu Li: "There is a little snow on the road, it's a bit slippery. Your Majesty, please be careful on your feet. It will be fine if the servants support the Queen Mother."

Lu Li hesitated for a moment, and had no choice but to let go of Su Qingyuan's hand.

Several concubines followed behind, with different expressions.

Su Qingyuan suddenly stood still, and turned her head: "It's cold and the road is slippery, and Concubine Shu doesn't like to be lively, so don't feel wronged and follow me."

Lu Li stood still and echoed, "That's the reason. I'm already sick, so I don't need to suffer this kind of grievance. It's not like the empress doesn't know your thoughts."

"Chenqie... don't feel wronged." Su Qingluan raised her head.

Danyue let out a sneer, and mockingly said: "Concubine Shu, you have to be more careful. Today, you have all the blessings of growing up in one belly. If there is any mistake, you may not even have the chance to "suffer" in the rest of your life." ! In my opinion, for the remaining few months, it is better for you to stay peacefully in Yanxi Palace!"

At this time, Su Qingyuan had already walked far along the corridor, and Danyue quickly chased after her, leaving Su Qingluan with a free and easy back.

Su Qingluan stood there blankly, with red eye circles: "When you give birth to that evil seed, I won't even have the last penny of value, right? Now... I'm so downcast that even a slave can order me to kill you." Am I grounded?"

"Concubine Shu, it's time to go back to the palace." The little maid next to her accompanied her face, showing no respect at all.

After watching the figure of the group of people disappear at the end of the corridor, Su Qingluan lowered his head and bit the corner of his lips firmly.

In the Qingyinchi Hall, the stage was full of lively singing, and it was indeed much more lively than the previous day.

Su Qingyuan was not interested.The little maid came to invite her to order a show, but she threw it to Danyue without even looking at it.

Lu Li smiled beside him: "The queen mother always likes to listen to operas, what's the matter today?"

Su Qingyuan said lightly: "I'm tired of listening to the old plays, and the new ones are not interesting, why don't Xie Sanniang, who sings the big drum, come to two parts at will."

The little maid hurriedly agreed to pass on the message, Danyue smiled and said: "I'm afraid the empresses don't like to hear this."

Su Qingyuan looked up at Cheng Ruoshui and the others, and said with a smile: "You don't have to be restrained by my side, there are many interesting things in this garden, it's better to ask the emperor to accompany you to walk around."

As soon as the words fell, Concubine Liang first showed a smile: "According to the teaching of the Queen Mother, our sisters dare not walk around since entering the palace. This is the first time to come to Qingyin Pool Pavilion. If you are lucky enough to look around, you are also touched by the Queen Mother." Fuze!"

Lu Li raised his head, and said calmly, "I'm not fully recovered from my illness, and I'll feel tired after walking far away, so let's go shopping another day."

Cheng Ruoshui hurriedly smiled and said: "Naturally, the emperor's dragon body is the most important thing. The courtiers and concubines are here to accompany the queen mother, and it is also the duty of the younger generation."

Su Qingyuan hid her hands under her sleeves and clenched them tightly.

Several times, she almost slapped the table and yelled, "Don't stay here and trouble me!"

Concerned about her status as the "Empress Dowager", she did not vent her anger in the end, but was so annoyed that her chest hurt.

Lu Li's smile was particularly dazzling in her eyes.

But the other party still had an innocent face, refilling tea and handing her water, taking care of her very thoughtfully, making people feel angry.

On the front stage, Xie Sanniang, who sang the big drum, had already appeared, and she spoke loudly, with a natural elegance.

Su Qingyuan is not interested in drums.

She just sat sullenly, staring at the tea in the cup, as if being tortured.

This torment was declared over when the wives and ladies outside the palace came to pay their respects.

After saying "please", Su Qingyuan's hands gradually relaxed, and her face became less tense.

At this time, Lu Li's face turned from sunny to cloudy, making it difficult to look.

Su Qingyuan raised her head and glanced at him: "If the emperor feels restrained, why don't you go out with Concubine Xian and the others first. The Ai family hasn't talked to outsiders for a long time, and it's rare to be free today, so don't stand in front of me." So many rules!"

"Just follow the mother." Lu Li stood up with a displeased expression on his face.

Su Qingyuan was not in the mood to coax him.

There were quite a few ladies and wives who came into the palace today. Dozens of people came here in a hurry. Most of them kowtowed outside the door and said a few words before being taken away. In the end, only six or seven people stayed behind. Xia invited her to the pavilion to speak.

Luoxia is naturally considerate in her work.

Among the people who were invited in were the wife of Duke Ding, the wife of Minister of the Household Department, the second lady of Jing Zhaoyin, and of course Mrs. Ruan from the General's Mansion.As for the rest of them, they were also the most famous ladies and ladies in the capital, and they sat in a room full of beauties.

Among the people in the room, the second lady of Jing Zhaoyin was the first to speak: "The elder sister has been in the palace for three or four days, and there has been no news coming home. Father and aunts are very worried. The Empress Dowager only needs to see her sister, and when she goes back and tells her family that she knows about it, Gao Tang can rest assured."

Su Qingyuan said lightly: "Concubine Liang keeps her own place in the palace, the emperor and Ai's family will not let her be wronged, what is Jing Zhaoyin worried about?"

Second Miss Yue's face turned red, she lowered her head and dared not speak any more.

Mrs. Dingguo said with a smile: "Miss Yue is a child at heart, so she is naturally a little outspoken. Thinking about her sister, they have always been close, so it is only natural to worry about her sister."

Miss Yue Er got this step and nodded quickly: "What Mrs. Cheng said is very true. Before going out, my father told me to persuade my sister not to be homesick!"

Su Qingyuan twitched the corner of her lips slightly: "At this moment your sister is accompanying the emperor. When they retreat later, they will naturally come to call you."

"Actually, I..." Miss Yue hesitated to speak.

Su Qingyuan pretended not to understand what she meant, and just turned her head to talk to the wife of the household secretary.

Ruan Shi was free, covered her mouth with a smile and said, "Miss Yue, why are you in such a hurry? When the Liang concubine dominates the Sixth Palace in the future, it will not be easy for you to enter the palace as a companion? At that time, not only the two sisters will often see each other It's not difficult even to meet the emperor! You see, didn't our fifth young lady come to the palace to serve the empress dowager, did she catch the emperor's eyes without paying attention? If it weren't for the blessing of the empress dowager, concubine Shu would be blessed , I'm afraid she won't enter the palace so early and become No.1 by the emperor's side!"

After these words were finished, everyone present had different expressions.

Su Qingyuan put down the teacup, and smiled slightly: "Aunt Ruan has been cautious in the general's mansion for more than ten years. Now that she is old, how can she learn to talk nonsense? Where did you hear that a concubine who favors the sixth palace can call her mother's family?" The sisters came to the palace as companions? Concubine Shu was able to enter the palace that day because of Aijia's illness and homesickness; the emperor took a fancy to her, it was her own blessing, but it had nothing to do with Aijia. Are you sarcasm Concubine Liang will one day become sick with worry and linger on the sick bed like Aijia?"

Ruan Shi was robbed face to face by her, her face would turn red and white, very ugly.

Mrs. Dingguo smiled and said, "The words 'Favoring the Sixth Palace' are wrong in themselves. The emperor's Zebei Sixth Palace should naturally be equal to a bowl of water. There is no reason to favor only one person!"

"Madam Cheng is a sensible person." Su Qingyuan smiled.

Ruan's face turned red and white, and his eyes widened.Su Qingyuan was always worried that hot air would come out of her nostrils in the next moment.

Hubu Shangshu's wife had been quiet and elegant before, but now she also covered her mouth and laughed with everyone: "Speaking of which, I have not been blessed to see Concubine Shu today! Since the sisters are so affectionate, on such a happy day as the Queen Mother's birthday, Shu Why can't the concubine avoid people?"

As soon as these words came out, Ruan's face became even more ugly.

It was Su Qingyuan who rescued her and said: "Concubine Shu has already been to Fanghua Palace early this morning. Later, the emperor sympathized with her fear of cold and tiredness during pregnancy, so he didn't ask her to come out to work, but it was not Concubine Shu who was not polite. .”

"So that's the case, I thought..." Mrs. Shen smiled meaningfully, but swallowed the rest of the sentence.

Su Qingyuan narrowed her eyes slightly, and Luoxia laughed beside her and said, "The Queen Mother got up early today, I'm afraid she's a little tired."

Mrs. Dingguo hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "It's my concubine's negligence. Seeing that the queen mother is kind, I can't help but want to hear a few more words from you. I forgot that the queen mother suffered from the cold a few days ago, so she should take good care of her." Phoenix body."

Su Qingyuan didn't hold back either, she smiled lightly and said, "I'm free some other day, I need to come to the palace more often to talk with Ai's family."

The wives and ladies all agreed and retreated.

Su Qingyuan was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but in the blink of an eye, Ruan turned around again.

There was no outsider here at the moment, Su Qingyuan didn't even bother to smile, she raised her head and glanced at her coldly: "What else can Aunt Ruan say?"

A flash of anger flashed across Ruan's face, and she managed to change into a smile: "I think it's rare to go to the palace, so please give me the grace of the Queen Mother, and allow me to go to Yanxi Palace to see Concubine Shu."

"Concubine Shu is ill, so it's not appropriate to see outsiders more. Auntie will come back later." Su Qingyuan said coldly.

Aunt Ruan was so angry that she took a deep breath, but she still didn't dare to attack, so she could only grit her teeth and said, "But Concubine Shu is my own daughter. I entered the palace today, but I couldn't get through the door. Others will inevitably discuss..."

Su Qingyuan turned her head to look at the stage, and said lightly: "Then let them discuss it. Danyue, send Aunt Ruan out."

"You—" Aunt Ruan turned pale with anger.

Danyue unceremoniously stretched out her hand and made a "please" gesture: "Auntie, please, you are here as a guest today, it would be ugly to be kicked out!"

Aunt Ruan gritted her teeth, and finally couldn't hold back the words that came out of her throat: "Don't be complacent, in another five months, whoever will be unloaded and killed!"

(End of this chapter)