Harem Empress

Chapter 50 The Empress Dowager's Lesson

Su Ying was stunned for a moment, and said with a face of shame: "Sister speaks lightly now, who would believe it even if she said it! I thought that with my sister's status in the palace, she could use this matter to trip Concubine Yuan. My sister is also cowardly."

She sneered from the bottom of her heart, she wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight and let me be the first bird, and said with a faint smile: "Cowardice is also a skill, sometimes cowardice can save your life!"

The sky is getting hotter and hotter, and the Cold Food Festival (Ching Ming Festival) will be in more than ten days. Take the harem concubines to the cemetery in Dongshan to worship the ancestors. Due to the last paddock assassin incident, this time the manpower has more than doubled compared to the last time.

After dinner, I was sitting bored on the table alone playing chess, when suddenly someone hugged me tightly from behind, and turned around abruptly, it turned out to be Emperor Jingyang, who was looking at me with a smirk on his face .

Quickly broke free from his embrace, walked down to the couch and lowered himself to salute: "Concubine pays respects to the emperor, the emperor is auspicious!"

"How many times have I told you that when it's just the two of us, there is no need to salute." Emperor Jingyang stretched out his hand to help me up and complained with a smile.

"You are the Son of Heaven! How can you not kneel down when you see the Son of Heaven!" She said coquettishly.

"Next month's ancestor worship, you and I will go together!" Emperor Jingyang said in a waned mood.

"The status of a concubine is low, I'm afraid I don't have the qualifications!" She rebuffed in a low voice.

"I said yes, okay, I'm tired today, let's rest early!" After Emperor Jingyang finished speaking, he took my hand and walked quickly to the bedroom.

Putting on a hibiscus-colored pleated skirt and a simple and elegant jade hairpin with pearls on Toushan, some makeup was applied on her fair face. After breakfast, she went out of the palace with Taxue. The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. What a comfortable day!I arrived early this time, and stood in the yard waiting for the queen's call. The peonies in the yard gradually bloomed and were colorful. At this time, the queen's personal maid came out and said: "The empress is ready, everyone, please come out." Lord go in."

Stepping in, the rest of the concubines also came in one after another: "Everyone is here, then I will convey the emperor's will to my sisters. This time, the emperor specially allowed the concubines to go together for the ancestor worship. Concubine Kang, Concubine He, Concubine Xian and the younger sisters also went together."

"Empress, where are the concubines?" Concubine Yuan asked in surprise.

"Oh! The Empress Dowager said that my sister's pregnancy is very difficult, so don't go to worship the ancestors. It's better to have a baby in the palace with peace of mind!" The empress sitting on Feng said meaningfully.

The word "empress dowager" completely drove Concubine Yuan into the bottom of the valley, and she could only sit there aggrieved.

After leaving the Queen's Ningfeng Palace, I walked to the Imperial Garden feeling the warmth of the sun. I wonder when there was a swing in the Imperial Garden!I walked over quickly and started to swing gently. Now that I think about it, it seems that I haven't been on a swing for a long time, as if I went back to my childhood when my father gently pushed me behind.

"Sister is so elegant!" Hearing the sound, it turned out to be Concubine Yuan and Concubine Fang.

Hastily walked down, Fu lowered his body and saluted: "Concubine concubine pays her respects to Concubine Yuan, concubine Yuan is auspicious!"

Concubine Yuan sneered, walked to the swing behind me, sat down slowly, looked up at the pink Koudan in her hand, and said lightly: "It's really a narrow road! But you don't have to think so, because I am I came here specially to find you."

"I don't know why the empress is looking for a concubine?" She still knelt there and said humbly, but her mind was spinning rapidly about how to deal with the public provocation of the concubine Yuan.

"You should be clear." Concubine Yuan said coldly as she stared at me kneeling on the ground.

"The concubine is stupid, I hope the empress will show it clearly!" She deliberately didn't pierce the window paper, pretending to be stupid with an innocent face.

"Hehehe, how can Concubine Dan be so smart that she is so stupid that she doesn't know what I'm talking about? You'd better remind me that Huawu is a hundred-day red." Concubine Yuan stood up on the swing after she finished speaking. I got up and walked straight to the gate of the imperial garden. Concubine Fang also gave me a cold look at me on the ground and walked away behind Concubine Yuan.

Seeing Concubine Yuan go away, she stood up slowly and rubbed her aching knee, how could I not understand what she meant, she was clearly declaring war on me openly, okay!Then I will be fully prepared to wait for you.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the Royal Garden, he saw An Guoshun running towards him from a distance, "My lord, I found you."

"Don't worry, speak slowly, what's the matter?" An Guoshun said, looking at the anxious and panting running in front of him.

"Just now, someone came from the Palace of Compassion and Ning, saying they wanted to call the young master, but they couldn't find the young master. If the concubine Fang hadn't told the servant that you were here, the servant would not know where to look for it." An Guoshun said eagerly.

The Empress Dowager came to me because she didn't have time to think about the matter of offering sacrifices to the ancestors, so she and Taxue hurried to the direction of the Compassionate Ning Palace, but the Compassionate Ning Palace and the Imperial Garden are located in the south of the city and the north of the city. Out of breath, he finally ran to the door of the Compassionate Ning Palace.

Quickly tidied up the somewhat messy clothes, and walked into the Palace of Compassion, but at this moment, Aunt Luo, who was beside the queen mother, came out and said softly: "Miss Dan, the queen mother has just had lunch, and now she has fallen asleep. , why don't you go back first!"

I looked up at the sun in astonishment, it was already noon, if I turned my head and walked away now, the queen mother would definitely be even more angry, and said with a humble smile: "Aunt Lao, I am waiting here Let the queen wake up."

Xiang Luo on the steps was surprised at first, then smiled and said: "Miss Danbi hasn't had lunch yet, why don't you go to the west side hall to have lunch and then take a nap there, and when the queen mother wakes up, the slaves will go to call you."

"Thank you, aunt, for your concern. I have already had lunch, and I don't usually have the habit of taking a nap. I just wait here quietly and wait for the Queen Mother to wake up." She replied calmly.

Xiang Luo didn't speak, but turned around and walked back to the palace. The queen mother is clearly punishing me, even being late for the queen mother's summons, I wonder if there is any concubine in the harem who can turn a blind eye to the queen mother's summons, the concubine Yuan and the others just now It was clearly delaying time on purpose, so that I could offend the Queen Mother again. Thinking about it, I blame myself for being playful. I should go back to the palace after I finish saving. It’s too late to say anything now. The most important thing is to find a way to let the Queen Mother calm down. .

Looking up at the sun above our heads, although it is spring, it is already warm spring now, the sun at noon is still burning hot on our backs, and there are already small beads of sweat on both sides of our temples, just In this way, Taxue and I stood in the yard for an entire hour, Aunt Luo came out slowly, and said softly: "The Queen Mother has woken up, and Empress Xuan Dan is going in!"

(End of this chapter)