Complete Harem Raiders

Chapter 8

In the Yishou Palace, Empress Dowager Wei sat with her hands up, she looked at the concubines sitting below with a smile on her face.His eyes fell on everyone, and finally stopped on Gu Jingchan.In a low voice, she seemed to be asking some of the mothers beside her, then she nodded in satisfaction before smiling and said, "Is this Concubine Tian! The daughter of Duke An?"

Gu Jingchan stood up and bowed to the Queen Mother, "I am Concubine Tian."

The Empress Dowager looked at Gu Jingchan's respectful manner, nodded in satisfaction, and then chuckled lightly and said, "It looks pretty good, no wonder the emperor made you a concubine! Now that the Ai family is watching, you His temperament is really good. Forget it, take your seat!"

Gu Jingchan clasped her hands in front of her chest, bowed to the Queen Mother, thanked her, and then sat down, still smiling, without squinting her eyes.

"The daughters of the two Dukes who came here this year are all good. If it weren't for Zheng Guogong's daughter who hasn't recovered yet, she must have won your mother's smile." .

The queen mother hummed lightly, and when she saw Gu Jingchan sitting down, she suddenly smiled and looked at the queen and said, "Look, queen, the title given to Concubine Tian by the emperor is really harmonious, so calm and peaceful, she is the only one who is worthy of this title." gone."

"That's right! I really like a daughter-in-law like Sister Tian! Seeing the satisfied look in your eyes, you should know that Sister Tian is good. Otherwise, I won't be loved by your mother!" The queen looked at Gu Jingchan smiled in satisfaction, and then continued to flatter the queen mother, "You still have vision. Back then, you suggested to the emperor to bring up your sister earlier!" After she finished speaking, she looked at Gu Jingchan again and said: " You have to thank the queen mother well!"

After hearing what the queen said, Gu Jingchan got up again and bowed to the queen mother, "I thank the queen mother!"

"Oh, get up quickly. Queen, we can't mention Concubine Tian anymore, otherwise, wouldn't she keep getting up?" The queen mother looked at Gu Jingchan who was bowing in salute, her eyes were even more satisfied, and she nodded gently , The smile in the eyes is stronger.He looked at the queen and smiled.

The queen signaled Gu Jingchan with her eyes, saying that she did a good job, then nodded lightly and said: "It's also her who knows how to be polite, so it's valuable!"

"The empress is right. Sister Concubine Tian has such a temperament that she really puts the concubine down. Empress Dowager, you don't want to have Sister Concubine Tian and forget about the concubine!" Concubine Hui glanced at the queen mother and smiled. He smiled, with an unusual intimacy in his tone.

The Empress Dowager glanced at Concubine Hui dotingly, and suddenly pointed to Concubine Hui gently: "You child, when did the Ai family forget you? By the way, where is Guiyi? Why didn't the Ai family see it?"

Concubine Hui withdrew her smile, her face was slightly heavy, and she sighed softly: "Guiyi has a low fever today, I have already called the imperial doctor to see Guiyi, and she is getting better, I am worried that she will get sick when she comes out. The cold air was not brought here. I am here to apologize to you and the empress on behalf of Guiyi!"

When the Queen Mother heard Concubine Hui say this, there was a trace of worry on her face, and she couldn't help but asked with a little reproach: "Why did you have a low-grade fever? But the servants were negligent? Guiyi's servants should give it a good beating."

Concubine Hui also looked ashamed, lowering her head with regret in her eyes, "Yesterday Guiyi said she was going to play in the snow, so I let her go, but she didn't expect her to play in the heat, so she took off her cloak The concubine didn't see it for a while, and when she noticed, her little hands were already cold. The concubine hurriedly took her back to the palace. She didn't expect that yesterday was fine, but today she was a little burned. it is good!"

The Empress Dowager nodded, and stopped blaming Concubine Hui with a smile: "It's not your responsibility, it's all at the disadvantage of the servants protecting the Lord!" The Empress Dowager's tone suddenly became serious, and she glanced lightly at the Empress and said: "Hui Fei Concubine, after you return to the palace, send those servants directly to the Clothes Bureau, and then send someone to the General Services Department to pick a few eye-catching ones and put them next to Guiyi. After all, this is the emperor's first daughter, but Jingui Very good!"

A trace of displeasure flashed across the queen's face. After listening to the queen mother's words, the queen quickly got up and admitted her mistake, saying that she had mismanaged her servants, and had asked Concubine Hui to have such careless servants around her.The queen mother saw that the queen's attitude was good, so she didn't say anything, but looked at Dong Ronghua and said: "The eldest prince hasn't finished his morning class yet?"

Dong Ronghua nodded, and said with respect in his eyes: "Yes! After winter, His Majesty pushed back the time for morning classes by an hour, and classes will not end until after noon. If you miss him, Queen Mother, If I want him to come back, I will come to you."

"Forget it, Wen Sheng should focus on his studies now." The Empress Dowager looked at Li Ronghua, who had been silent all this time, and smiled, "Why didn't Aijia hear Li Ronghua speak today? What's wrong? But I'm not feeling well? "

When Li Ronghua heard the Queen Mother mentioning herself, she quickly laughed and said, "The concubine has no face to speak! The Empress and Concubine Hui are both dignified and virtuous. They are the elder sisters of the concubine, and the concubine can be ashamed to be a little girl. I have the face to act like a baby with you. Now I see that Sister Tian and Yan are both dignified, but I can compare myself to this concubine. I am afraid that if I speak, the Queen Mother will reprimand and drive me out! "

The queen mother looked at Li Ronghua and suddenly smiled dotingly, glanced at the queen, pointed at Li Ronghua and scolded, "You child, look at what you say, you are the only one who has a heart, and you usually come to make me feel sad Pleasure! If you also become like them, you will be really boring!"

After a pause, he glanced at the concubines, thinking of Ming Shuyuan who was mentioned just now, and said coldly: "Queen, Ming Shuyuan's body has not been fully recovered yet? Does the Royal Medical Office have to beat and beat? Could it be?" Is there any illness, concealed?"

Listening to the queen mother's tone, the queen saw that she was really angry, so she got up and said she was wrong, saying that she was not strict in supervision.She was saying some good things intentionally or unintentionally, which made the Queen Mother soften her expression.

With a bright smile on Li Ronghua's face, she suddenly looked at the silent Gu Jingchan and smiled at the Queen Mother: "My Lady, Queen Mother, I know that you love Sister Ming and want someone to accompany me. In fact, I think Sister Tian Concubine should be interesting, if you can come and have fun with the Queen Mother, wouldn't your Yishou Palace be lively?"

"Sister Li is right! If you feel lonely, call all the younger sisters to accompany you to have fun and chat. It's a pity that my daughter-in-law is busy with palace affairs, otherwise she will definitely depend on you!" The queen smiled with her lips covered. up.

The queen mother glanced at the queen and smiled with satisfaction, then suddenly looked at Gu Jingchan with a smile and said, "Concubine Tian, ​​are you willing?"

Gu Jingchan smiled and glanced at the queen mother and said: "Thanks to the queen mother, you think highly of my concubine, and you are willing to come to accompany you often. Since you don't dislike my humble background, why don't you want me to? It's just that you don't dislike my concubine, the queen mother." Just be annoying!"

"Hehe, don't bother me!" The Empress Dowager smiled gently, with deep love in her eyes, she suddenly looked at Yan Suya, who had been silent all this time, and said, "Concubine Yan, you love Taijing too! "

Yan Suya smiled softly, and said to the Empress Dowager slightly, "I am afraid that I will trouble you, Empress Dowager!"

"Come on, look at Aijia, you are all using the fear of being annoyed to Aijia as an excuse, but you are actually tired of the old woman." The queen mother's face is still gentle, but the smile in her eyes can be seen , the Queen Mother is still in a good mood.

Yan Suya suddenly smiled and said in a low voice: "Where can I go! If you want, my concubine is willing to serve you closely, how can I tire of you, Empress Dowager?"

Concubine Hui glanced at Yan Suya and said with a light smile, "Concubine Yan can still speak, the Empress Dowager will feel at ease after hearing this!"

The queen also nodded with a smile, and said with a smile on her face: "My queen, with the company of my younger sisters, your days in the future will be very lively! But don't talk about going to the mountains to clean up, it's so hard!"

Hearing that the queen mentioned Qingxiu, the queen mother also softened her expression, and said seriously: "It's all about doing my best! Aijia is not young, and his youth is no longer. In fact, he can't quarrel with you juniors. Study it every day. In Buddhism, reciting the Buddha's words can help you to be more pure-hearted and ascetic."

Gu Jingchan smiled and nodded and said: "No wonder your face is not old, Empress Dowager. You have been reciting the Buddha's words, sincerely touching the heavens, and the Bodhisattva appeared to bless you! You are still radiant and radiant. Looking at your benevolent face, you look like a Bodhisattva." It’s really like coming to the world!”

Although Gu Jingchan's words were flattering, they made people feel at ease.After all, the Queen Mother is also a woman, and when she heard her words, there was a strong smile in her eyes, "Concubine Tian's words really pleased the Ai family, and it sounds comfortable. It's just that Concubine Tian is too flattering to the Ai family, right? How can a Bodhisattva be such a character as Aijia?"

"The concubine is telling the truth!" Gu Jingchan put on a smile and said seriously.

Concubine Hui saw that the Empress Dowager was happy, she glanced at Gu Jingchan, and let out a cold snort inadvertently from the tip of her nose.Then he showed a beautiful smile and said: "Sister Tian is telling the truth, and the empress dowager in my eyes is also like this, but my talent and learning are not as deep as that of Sister Tian, ​​this is not bad and not so clever, otherwise you will praise the queen mother so much that I am a concubine. It's over!"

"Concubine Hui has a very good temper and can speak eloquently. Who doesn't know that you are here, and you can make the empress dowager happy? You are too self-effacing, and my sister is very convinced of this!" Li Rong Hua smiled all over his face, and his eyes were filled with strange brilliance.

Jing Shurong glanced at Li Ronghua's face full of smiles and couldn't help but said coolly: "Sister Li's smile is really touching, it really illuminated the whole Yishou Palace. When I looked at it suddenly, I was surprised by your smile It took away the light from your eyes, making it impossible for me to move away from you."

After hearing Jing Shurong's words, Li Ronghua's smile froze suddenly, and the smile became stronger and said: "I didn't expect my concubine to be in the eyes of sister Jing Shurong like this. I am really honored!"

After listening to Jing Shurong's words, the queen mother pointed at her lightly. Although her face was a little serious, she said in a gentle voice: "Yueyao! Don't make fun of Li Ronghua, just in case this girl in our palace The little beauty's smile has faded, don't you want His Majesty to look for you desperately?"

Jing Shurong's name is Jiang Yueyao, she is the daughter of Ding Guogong, and she was also sent to the palace when the emperor first ascended the throne.It's a pity that this temperament is too individual, and has never been favored by the emperor, and so far it is nothing more than a handsome appearance.Although the emperor didn't love her very much, the queen mother appreciated her temperament very much. Although she was a lady, she lived a very comfortable life.

When Gu Jingchan heard the Queen Mother addressing this Jing Shurong, she couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.This Jing Shurong is the daughter of Ding Guogong, and Ming Shuyuan is the daughter of Zheng Guogong. Not only are they equal in status, but their family backgrounds are also the same. Yuan is so unfriendly?

(End of this chapter)