Harem Empress

Chapter 24 Meeting the Queen Mother for the First Time ([-])

Kneeling beside the queen mother's bed and saluting: "My concubine pays her respects to the queen mother, the queen mother is auspicious!" The queen mother on the bed did not speak, her brows were still furrowed, and Emperor Jingyang stretched out his hand to help me up and said, "get up Bar!"

Standing up and standing aside, the Queen Mother's personal maid, Xiang Luo, came in with the medicine. Emperor Jingyang thoughtfully fed the Queen Mother on the bed spoonful by spoonful. In a blink of an eye, the Queen Mother drank up the medicine in the bowl The Empress Dowager's complexion was not as pale as before, the brows that were originally tightly furrowed slowly loosened, and her breathing began to become even. Seeing the Empress Dowager gradually falling asleep, Emperor Jingyang's originally gloomy face instantly changed. It was much more relaxed, and gently put down the Queen Mother's hand and whispered: "The Queen Mother is fine now, you all go back, and let the Queen Mother be quiet for a while."

Concubine Jin on the side hurriedly walked over to Fu and lowered her body and said: "Your Majesty, please be kind and concubine to wait here." Emperor Jingyang looked at Concubine Jin who was kneeling on the ground expressionlessly and said lightly: "Aunt Luo is enough here. No, it won’t take so many people.”

Concubine Jin on the ground sobbed softly: "The concubine has been loved by the queen mother since she was a child, so she can enter the palace as a concubine to serve the emperor. Now that the queen mother's phoenix body is against harmony, the concubine will worry about eating and drinking even if she returns to the palace." Thinking, why don't you ask Long Live Enzhun to serve the Empress Dowager here to show my humble filial piety, the emperor takes care of everything every day, as the emperor's concubines should share the emperor's worries and do filial piety, please also ask Long Live Enzhun." At this time, the people on the ground Concubine Jin was already sobbing.

Emperor Jingyang sighed for a long time, stretched out his hand to help Concubine Jin who was kneeling on the ground, and gently wiped the tears on Concubine Jin's face with the silk handkerchief in Concubine Jin's hand, and said softly: "It's hard for Jingyun With this kind of filial piety, I don’t even think I’ll be able to do it, well then, you can live in the Compassionate Ning Palace for the time being, and you can move back to Changxin Palace when the Empress Dowager’s phoenix body is healthy!"

After listening to Emperor Jingyang's words, Concubine Jin's face showed a pleasant smile. For some reason, she suddenly felt that Concubine Jin's smile was a bit fake. There is disdain and jealousy, only the empress can't see anything on her face, she still stands there gracefully without saying a word, while Concubine De looks at Concubine Jin who is putting on airs with hatred and keeps talking Holding the silk handkerchief in his hand, since the emperor authorized Concubine Jin to live in the Palace of Compassion, Concubine Jin can see Emperor Jingyang every day. It can be said that she gets along with Emperor Jingyang day and night. Pet is in sight.

He walked out of the Palace of Compassion and Ning with the hand of Treading Xue, and on the way back, he was stopped by Li Guipin from behind: "Sister Danbi, please stay." He stopped and looked at Li Guipin who was walking slowly behind him. Followed by the chariot bestowed by the emperor, "Sister Danbi's kick just now was not light!"

There is something in Li Guipin's words, she knows that someone in the Compassionate Ning Palace deliberately tried to trip me up, she saw it all.Gently looking at the proud Li Guibin in front of him, he said, "My sister was reckless just now, and didn't notice my sister's 'feet'."

Li Guipin covered her mouth with the silk handkerchief in her hand and said with a light smile: "Sister, don't you have bad eyesight? It's no wonder that this black and white person can see clearly!" She wanted to tell me that I stepped on it just now That person is not her at all, but she knows who is the person who tripped me. I want to see how she sells me this favor, and said with a smile on her face: "Poor eyesight doesn't mean bad hearing, so don't bother me." My sister is worried."

Li Guipin said with a serious face: "I know who the person who tripped you just now is? As long as you join hands with me, I will help you get rid of that evil." He sneered slightly and said: "Sister just now I've already said it, don't bother me, sister, you should rest assured that you have a baby, if something happens to the emperor's heir in your belly, it's not something you and I can take care of." After finishing speaking, he turned around walked away.

By the time we arrived at Xiangyuan Pavilion, the night was already very deep, so I sent Taxue and Luxiu back to sleep, and sat alone in front of the window looking at the bright moon outside. It seemed that Emperor Jingyang already knew that I played the flute, but I But I didn’t admit it, if I didn’t blow it today, then I wouldn’t have 300 taels of silver here. This time I didn’t blow it in the yard but sat in front of the window and looked at the bright moon, blowing it slowly.

After the song was over, I felt the coolness blowing from the outside, got up, closed the window quietly, and fell asleep. In the dimness, I felt someone gently touching my face, which felt very familiar and kind. The person seems to be muttering something to himself, but what he hears is not very clear, maybe he is a little tired, his eyelids are so heavy that he doesn't want to open his eyes, and he wants to cuddle up to this gentle, sweet sleep all the time.

The early morning sunlight came in through the thin paper window, shining on the ground with a blurred halo. What happened last night seemed like a dream. Maybe it was really a dream. Who in the palace dared to Sneaking into the harem so boldly, I smiled self-deprecatingly, got up and called the green sleeve outside the door to come in to dress me up.

The Compassionate Palace is still peaceful, it may be because they were too tired last night, the palace people looked listless, they were brought into the Empress Dowager's bedroom by Aunt Luo, at this time the Empress Dowager was leaning weakly on the bed and drinking With the medicine in Concubine Jin's hand, the Empress Dowager's face was still very pale, her long hair was tied into a simple bun at the back, her slender bare hands naturally hung on the bright yellow embroidered quilt twisted with gold and silver thread, and she hurried away Going up to Fu and lowering his body to salute, he said: "Concubine pays respects to the queen mother, the queen mother is auspicious!" The queen mother on the bed glanced at me sideways, gently pushed away the medicine bowl in Concubine Jin's hand, and picked it up from the cloisonné plate beside her. He took a candied fruit and slowly put it into his mouth, and said weakly: "Get up, are you?"

When she was about to answer, she was interrupted by Concubine Jin who was at the side and flattered: "The Queen Mother, she is Concubine Dan." It's small but I hear it.Still standing there respectfully, ignoring Concubine Jin's provocative tone.

The queen mother on the bed looked me up and down feebly and said casually: "Oh! You are Dan concubine! You painted the 'family portrait' in the Emperor's Hall of Mental Cultivation? The emperor likes it very much!" After finishing speaking Then he coughed twice again.

He bowed his head and said humbly: "The concubine has made a fool of herself, and I made the queen mother laugh at you." From what the queen mother said between the lines, it seemed that she knew me a long time ago, and it was not through her mouth but through the emperor's mouth. You know, the Empress Dowager is really smart, she is still facing Concubine Jin, and she suppresses Concubine Jin completely with a single sentence, the method is really clever.

She took a peek at the queen mother leaning on the couch, no makeup was applied, her skin was pale and bloodless, and there were a few faint lines at the corners of her eyes, but this would not affect the noble temperament of the queen mother at all. The queen mother still has a pair of The eyes that can see everything, especially the empress dowager's eyes are as deep and wise as that of Emperor Jingyang, and she quickly withdrew her uneasy eyes. Seeing through it at a glance, I can't help but cheer up.

(End of this chapter)