Rebirth after waste

Chapter 30

On the day when Gu Yunxian's canonized imperial decree spread throughout the Six Palaces, Zhen Jieyu stood by the window of Cheng'an Hall.The weather was too hot, and the four corners of the hall were covered with ice. Ye Meiren held a plain white fan and carefully fanned it for her, "Mother, the sun is poisonous, you should avoid the shade."

The place where Zhenjie stood was just irradiated by the sun, and the ground was terribly hot.She looked down at the light and shadow above, and smiled slightly, "We have to go to Hanzhang Hall to congratulate later, why are we afraid of the sun's poison?"

Ye Meiren frowned, "It's all for Your Majesty to confer the title of Jieyu on Gu's family, but he even gave her the Hanzhang Palace. That residence has always been reserved only for nine concubines and above, so it's too unruly."

Zhen Jieyu was expressionless.

There are the so-called three major palaces in the inner court, namely the Dazheng Palace of His Majesty, the Changqiu Palace of the Empress, and the Changle Palace of the Empress Dowager.The three palaces are arranged in a straight line front and back, distributed on the central axis of the palace.Apart from the three major palaces, the most magnificent ones are the Hanzhang Hall of Taiyin Palace, the Yuxiu Hall of Yonghua Palace, the Xianchi Hall of Yangzhao Palace, and the Cheng'an Hall of Hexi Palace.Now Shen Shuyi, Jiang Chongyi and Zhen Jieyu lived in the last three of these four halls, but the best one was given to Gu Yunxian.

By doing this, His Majesty clearly declared to everyone that he loves the Gu family!
Zhen Jieyu smiled, "Are you talking about the rules with His Majesty?" The tone was sarcasm, "If he cared about the rules, he wouldn't have named the deposed queen as Jieyu." And he wouldn't have brought her, a younger sibling, into the harem.

After a pause, she said again: "Shen Zhuyang must be feeling uncomfortable right now." It was originally agreed to deal with Gu Yunxian together, but after seeing His Majesty's attitude, she gave up halfway, and even in front of everyone Facing Gu Yunxian's favor, he tried to get out of the matter.What copybook to send!If it wasn't for her reneging on what she said, how could she have fallen into such a passive situation?
Shen Zhuyang thought that he could sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and see that they both suffered losses. Seeing the result now, he must be very disappointed.

She remembered that Hanzhang Palace was the place she had always wanted to move to, but now it was robbed by Gu Yunxian. She really wanted to see her expression when she heard the news.

"Okay, we have to go sooner or later, so don't procrastinate." She said lightly, "Let's go to Hanzhang Hall and congratulate Gu Jieyu."

Gu Yunxian moved to Hanzhang Hall, and before he had finished tidying up, he was greeted by an endless stream of congratulatory crowds.

Even though there were disputes in their hearts, everyone still kept smiling on their faces, and it seemed that they were in harmony.Gu Yunxian groaned with a smile, and dealt with everyone patiently.Only when he saw Xing Wanyi did he show surprise, "Sister Xing, why are you here? I plan to go to Yixiang Palace to congratulate you later!"

Xing Wanyi cautiously said: "What did you say, your status is respected, so naturally the concubine will come to congratulate you. The concubine is so insignificant, how dare you work hard for your concubine."

"Say these stupid things. You just gave birth to the third son of the emperor, and you are a great hero of His Majesty. How can you be so insignificant?"

Just as he was talking, he heard the report from the palace: "Ms. Zhenjieyu and Ye Meiren have arrived—"

They went out to greet them, but saw Zhen Jieyu smiling like a spring breeze, and as soon as they met, they held Gu Yunxian's hand affectionately, "Why did sister Gu come out to welcome you? This is a shame for my sister!"

Gu Yunxian felt the coldness in her palm, resisted the urge to shake off her hand, and said with a smile: "Sister Zhen is here, Hanzhang Palace is full of splendor, so naturally I have to come out to greet her."

"My sister really knows how to joke."

The inner eunuch suddenly elongated his voice again: "Ms. Shen Shuyi, Mrs. Jiang Chongyi, and Mrs. Zhu Guiji are here—"

Gu Yunxian was taken aback for a moment, and said helplessly: "You guys, you guys, don't have an appointment, right?"

Shen Shuyi walked in front, with her hair tied up in a bun, wearing a pansy-colored chest-length underskirt, with crimson gauze draped over her arms, she looked extremely noble.Jiang Chongyi and Zhu Guiji are both top-notch in the palace in terms of looks, but now they are following behind her, but they are covered by her proud bearing and become inconspicuous.

Gu Yunxian thought about it, and immediately understood why she came here in such a costume: she just wanted to remind everyone with her aura, don't forget that in the harem, she is still the most beautiful in terms of status.

Yin Lingyi looked at the three empresses who came here, and suddenly remembered an important thing: Gu Yunxian was a deposed empress in the past, and her identity was vague, so she never saluted Shen Shuyi and others in the past six months.But now her status has been determined, from the third grade Jieyu, behind Shen Shuyi, Jiang Chongyi, and Zhu Guiji, even strictly speaking, Zhen Jieyu with a title is higher than her.

So, what should we do about this salutation issue?
Not only her, but everyone in the hall had already thought of this, and the eyes they looked at Gu Yunxian became complicated, and there was some expectation.

It would be interesting if she wouldn't salute them.

Gu Yunxian waited until the three of them approached, then slowly walked down the steps with a smile on his lips.

"The concubine sees Shen Shuyi, Jiang Chongyi, Zhu Guiji, the three ladies are safe." Her tone was modest and respectful, and no one could fault it.However, this light and fluffy sentence reached everyone's ears, but it made their eyes widen instantly.

This, this, can't you hear it wrong?Really kneeling?Really kneel!
Shen Shuyi looked at Gu Yunxian, who was kneeling in front of her, with a slightly stunned expression.But after a while, she realized that her eyes lightly swept over the women staying there.

Everyone was stunned, immediately understood, and knelt down one after another: "The concubine sees the empress Shuyi, the empress Chongyi, and the empress Guiji, and the empress is safe!"

Shen Shuyi asked them to kneel for a while, then reached out to hold Gu Yunxian's hand, and helped her up herself, "They are all my sisters, why are you so polite, Yunniang? Get up quickly."

Her expression didn't change when she heard her address, she still smiled and said: "In front of Empress Shuyi, concubines don't dare to be frivolous."

Jiang Chongyi had been watching her coldly, and couldn't help but said at this moment: "Gu Jieyu's performance today really surprised me."

Gu Yunxian smiled slightly when he heard the words, but did not answer.

Zhen Jieyu said with a smile: "Sister Gu said just now that the concubine is here, and the Hanzhang Palace is full of splendor. According to the concubine, the Hanzhang Palace is the real splendor when Empress Shuyi is here."

Jiang Chongyi raised her eyebrows slightly, "Flourishing radiance? This is really self-deprecating. How can the Hanzhang Hall built with gold carvings and jade be called Plumper? Sister Shen must be upset when she heard that."

Shen Shuyi's brows trembled imperceptibly.

Everyone knows how much she wants to move to Hanzhang Palace.As for the reason for wanting to move here, in addition to the gorgeous and exquisite palace, more importantly, it is the closest to the Changqiu Palace, which symbolizes the most noble status in the palace other than the queen.

In the past, His Majesty did not agree, saying that he would wait until she was promoted to the third concubine.She thought about it at that time, and felt that there would never be a woman who could rise above her, and it was okay if it was too late.Unexpectedly, before she was promoted to the third concubine, His Majesty had already given the Hanzhang Palace to Gu Yunxian.

In this way, her previous thoughts were simply a joke!
At this moment, Jiang Chongyi teasing her like this in front of everyone is tantamount to humiliation!
She was extremely angry in her heart, but she couldn't get angry again.Fortunately, she is used to long-sleeved and good at dancing, so she can still maintain a smiling face at this moment, saying: "What's wrong with me, Yue Niang, you are used to joking."

Seeing her expression, Jiang Chongyi felt a burst of joy in her heart.Outside the Changxin Hall that day, Shen Zhuyang showed kindness to Gu Yunxian, she still remembered it in her heart.Now, let her experience her anger at that time.

Seeing them coming and going, Gu Yunxian didn't realize it, "What are we doing standing here? Be careful and let the heat hit your head. Hurry up and go into the palace."

That night, the emperor came to Hanzhang Hall for dinner.

Considering the hot weather, Gu Yunxian specially ordered the chef to make lotus leaf barley porridge and a few cool and refreshing side dishes in addition to the main course to cool off the heat.

Sure enough, the emperor liked her arrangement very much, and used up most of the bowl of porridge, which was very face-saving.

"Your Majesty has a good appetite today." She said with a smile.

"Do you think I'm your daughter?" said the emperor, "When the weather is hot, you lose your appetite, and when it's cold, you say you don't have the energy. Coaxing you to eat is harder than going to heaven."

Gu Yunxian was taken aback by what he said, but saw that he had put a piece of bamboo shoots into her small plate, "Come on, try this."

Gu Yunxian smiled slightly, and ate the bamboo shoot tip cooperatively.

After eating, the emperor took her by the hand and wandered around in Hanzhang Hall, "This place has been empty before, and I have never been here a few times. Now that I look closely, it is really bright and beautiful. No wonder It is said that Taiyin Palace is the fourth palace of the harem."

Gu Yunxian smiled and said: "Yes, and there is a peach grove behind Hanzhang Hall, it must be very beautiful when the flowers bloom in spring."

"As long as you like it." The emperor said, "By the way, Hanzhang Hall is very lively today?"

"Yeah, people come and go, and we don't leave until three o'clock in the unitary hour."

"Then, you also saw Zhu Yang and the others?" He used interrogative sentences, but his tone was affirmative.

Gu Yunxian smiled helplessly: "Of course I saw it."

He grabbed the ends of her hair and let the black hair wrap around his slender fingers, "I heard that you saluted the bamboo central bank?"

Gu Yunxian didn't make a sound.

"There are also Yueniang and Jingniang, who have all received your gifts."

Her voice was low: "Shouldn't the concubine be right?"

"Should." His eyes were watery, reflecting her clear face, "I just didn't expect you to be like this..." He was a little surprised that he knew how to advance and retreat, and to be measured.

"A concubine is just doing what a concubine should do." She said, "Your Majesty, don't take it to heart."

When she said this, she avoided his gaze, as if she was avoiding something.He looked at her quietly, with clear eyes and a sense of understanding.

She suddenly threw herself into his arms, and pressed her cheek against his chest: "This concubine wants to stay by His Majesty's side for a long time, so I have to accept some things that I couldn't accept before. This is all I want to do."

Yes, this is all she wants.If she wants revenge and wants to get rid of the women who killed her and her aunt, she must learn to be patient.Abandoning her former status as a queen and saluting concubines is just the beginning, and there will be more things she needs to face in the future.

It's not important, it's not important at all.All she cares about is the final result.As long as her wish can be realized, she can accept no matter how much humiliation she suffers now.

The emperor let her hug him, and after a while he hugged her back.She has a slender figure, and her arms are wrapped in her arms as soon as they are closed, as if they are integrated into one body.

He suddenly picked her up and walked towards the East Hall.Gong'e raised the curtain for them, and he put Gu Yunxian on the bed, then lay down beside her, squinted his eyes slightly, and looked at her intently.

"Your Majesty?" Gu Yunxian called softly.Ever since the queen mother suddenly became seriously ill, he has never been lucky enough to be with her concubine. After the queen mother passed away, he kept filial piety for his mother and forbade anything in the house.After all, it has been more than four months.

The royal family observes filial piety, and the month is the year, so the empress dowager's three-month filial piety period has expired. If he wants to be lucky tonight, it is not impossible.But judging by his appearance at the moment, it doesn't look like much.

"There's something I've wanted to ask you for a long time." He stared at her for a long time before finally speaking slowly.

"What?" She suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Before the mother died, she talked with us. You told her that you fell in love a long time ago..." Before she finished speaking, she covered her mouth.

It took him a lot of effort to pull her hand away, with a funny face on his face, "Can you still suffocate me to death?"

She blushed, "Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense!"

"What did I say nonsense? I didn't have time to say anything, so I was covered by you." He smiled strangely, like a cat that caught a mouse, "Come on, tell me the truth. When did you start talking to me?" Am I in a bad mood?"

She was embarrassed, "How can I have any bad intentions!"

"Well...it's really not a bad idea." He thought about it carefully, as if he thought it was right, nodded and said, "It's the best intention."

After hearing this, she blushed even more, as if she could bleed.

Seeing her like this, he felt so much love in his heart, he leaned forward and kissed her lips.

"En..." The kiss was too lingering, and when he let go of her, she was a little out of breath, and could only lie on his chest weakly.

He was also a little emotional, rubbing his thumb on her bright red lips, his voice hoarse, "You haven't answered my question yet."

She just buried her head and said nothing.

He smiled lightly, no longer reluctantly.In fact, he had roughly guessed in his heart that she admired him before she said it, but before his mother introduced her, he had no impression of her at all, probably never met her.Then, she probably saw herself from afar.

He had seen this kind of little girl's thoughts a lot, but it was the first time that he found it so cute, so he couldn't help but come to verify it.

"I'll give you a present." He stroked her soft black hair and said softly.

There was a gentleness in his tone that he didn't realize.

August [-]th, the Mid-Autumn Festival.In previous years, a grand banquet would be held in the palace at this time, and the family members of concubines of the sixth palace would be invited to the palace for the banquet.This year, due to the death of the Empress Dowager, His Majesty lost interest, so in the end, he simply held a family banquet in Baifu Hall, and invited the empresses and ladies from all halls and pavilions to the banquet, without any foreign ministers.

After drinking for three rounds and eating five flavors, the emperor played with the jade cup in his hand, and said casually: "It's been almost half a year, and the palace has been cold and desolate. It's rare that it's lively today. I'm very happy."

Shen Shuyi said with a smile: "It is an honor for my concubines to make Sacred Heart happy."

The emperor squinted his eyes and smiled, "Zhuyang, you are used to making me happy."

When Shen Shuyi heard his kind tone, the corners of her lips curved unconsciously, looking very happy.

"Today's Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunion. It's my fault that you concubines couldn't see your loved ones. I drink this cup to the brim as an apology." The emperor raised his glass suddenly, motioned to the concubines, and then He raised his neck and did it.

Everyone didn't expect him to come here suddenly, and they were a little frightened.It was Zhen Jieyu who came to her senses first, and raised her glass with a smile, "What did your Majesty say? The place where I am now is my home, and Your Majesty and all the sisters are my relatives. For my concubine, this has been a very successful Mid-Autumn Festival."

The emperor raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and stared at her with a pair of black eyes, with a deep smile on his lips.

"Sister Zhen is right. I am very happy to be able to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with Your Majesty and all the sisters." Gu Yunxian also raised his glass with a smile, and said softly.

The emperor turned to her and smiled slightly, "Since it's a festival, there must be etiquette. After thinking about it, you don't lack jewelry, so just change it to something else."

They didn't understand what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd, so everyone didn't dare to say anything, they could only look at him with a smile, waiting for the next sentence.

"Although according to the ancestral system, concubines and concubines in the harem of this dynasty have never been given titles. However, whether it was Emperor Zhongzong or Emperor Wenzong, there were one or two exceptions among the concubines. The queen mother also gave A Shu a title. I suddenly thought today, how about taking advantage of this auspicious day and choosing a title for each of you?"

There was silence at the table.After a long time, Shen Shuyi said: "Since it is His Majesty's intention, I respectfully accept it."

Empress Shuyi, who had the highest status, spoke, and everyone echoed: "I respect you."

The emperor's face was inspired by the desire to create, and his eyes swept around the beauties, showing high interest.

"Then let's divide according to position. Zhuyang, um, you are always smart, and you know the general situation and know how to advance and retreat. I think the word 'Yu' is very suitable for you." The emperor smiled, "And just right, your bedroom is called Yuxiu Temple, it's a good match. How about it?"

Shen Zhuyang smiled slightly, "My concubine, thank you Your Majesty."

"Don't be busy kneeling, answer me, do you think this title sounds good?" The emperor looked at her seriously.

"Sounds good?" Shen Zhuyang was a little taken aback.

"Naturally. You must be satisfied with the Mid-Autumn Festival gift I gave you. If it doesn't sound good, I've wronged you!"

Only then did Shen Zhuyang understand, and said with a smile: "It sounds very good, and the meaning is very good. My concubine thanked His Majesty for the praise, so I have the audacity to accept this praise."

With the approval of the beauty, the emperor expressed his satisfaction, and turned his attention to Jiang Chongyi, who was seated next.

"Yueniang, the first time I saw you, I thought you were bright and fresh, like the morning light, so why don't you give me the word 'Ming'?"

Ming Chongyi?
Jiang Yuechang thanked her with a smile, "My concubine, thank you Your Majesty."

"Jingniang, you have a cold temperament, calm and reserved, please give me the word 'Ling'."

Before Zhu Jingru could speak, Jiang Yuechang, who had become friends with her, was dissatisfied first, "Ling? Although Jing Niang is a bit quiet, she is not as indifferent as Bing Ling. Your Majesty says that about her, be careful that she is not happy!"

Gu Yunxian smiled and said: "Ming Chongyi misunderstood. What Your Majesty said is not the icy ling, but the lingering ling, clear, cold, like the cool breeze of the stream. It is an excellent word."

As soon as this remark came out, the atmosphere immediately became delicate.It doesn't matter if Jiang Yuechang misunderstood His Majesty's meaning, after all, the pronunciation of those two words is the same, and besides her, other people at the table also misunderstood.

But what Jiang Yuechang didn't understand, Gu Yunxian explained to her lightly.Is it because she really has a heart-to-heart with His Majesty, or did she already know it?

What is the purpose of this inexplicable conferred title today?
After hearing Gu Yunxian's words, Ming Chongyi's face immediately became a little unkind.However, in the presence of Yu Jia, it was inconvenient for her to have a fit, so she responded lightly, "That's how it is", and stopped talking.

Zhu Jingru remained expressionless as usual, and only gave a graceful salute as a thank you.

The title-giving activities continued in full swing.

"Feng Su has always abided by his duty and acted prudently, so I will give you the word 'Zhuang'."

"Wan'er is gentle and obedient, the word 'soft' is perfect."

"A-Ling is calm and steady, so let's grant 'determination'."

The people who were given titles stepped forward to thank each other one after another, and then took their seats.After even the two Baolin who lived in Ziyun Pavilion were given titles, everyone finally turned their attention to Gu Yunxian and Zhen Jieyu.

From the beginning to the end, the only ones who were not pointed out were the two of them.

(End of this chapter)