imperial concubine

Chapter 172
While Su Wan was pretending to be drunk, the battle for the wine order in the Guanyu Pavilion became more intense, and the second concubine and Yun Jingya refused to give in.The concubines on both sides, who were originally concerned about their appearance, gradually let go.

The second concubine smiled and said to Yun Jingya: "His Royal Highness is indeed worthy of the title of jewel in the harem. Not only is she good at drinking, but she is also good at drinking orders. It really makes me feel ashamed."

At this time, the second concubine had just won a round and was proud of herself.And she deliberately mentioned the name of the harem pearl in her words.You must know that there are two people in the harem pearls mentioned by the folks, one is Yun Jingya, and the other is herself.

Hearing what the second concubine said, Yun Jingya said with a smile: "The concubine is too famous. Jingya dare not be the jewel in the harem. However, the concubine's sharp words make Jingya admire her. How about another game?"

Seeing that Yun Jingya took the initiative to invite a fight, the second prince and concubine of course refused to lose her prestige.So he agreed again.It's just that Yun Jingya won three games in a row, but she didn't look good.

Concubine Shu's face on the other side also looked ugly, and then saw that the second concubine lost another round, and she couldn't even speak clearly.So he hurriedly said: "Let's stop here for today! If you get drunk for a while, I'm afraid you will lose your dignity in front of the queen."

Just now the second concubine lost four games in a row, not only did Concubine Shu look ugly, but the second concubine also drank to the point where her face turned red and her eyes were blurred. If she continued to drink, the second concubine would really lose her appearance up.

The queen looked at Concubine Shu meaningfully, and then said with a smile: "It's no problem, today is a private banquet, I just said that there is no need to be strict, just enjoy yourself. If there is still a drinking order, just continue. This palace forgives her innocence."

Now that Yun Jingya has the upper hand, the queen is naturally happy to see the second concubine make a fool of herself, that's why she is so generous.If it was like in the Raoliang Pavilion, the queen would have stopped the two from continuing to compete.

Concubine Shu smiled and said: "Thank you, Empress, for your generosity. However, after all, you are a concubine in the harem, so it's not good to be disrespectful. How about going to watch the fish first, and then talk about it later?"

Seeing the blushing look of the Second Prince's Concubine, Concubine Shu knew that if the drinking order continued, the Second Prince's Concubine would have to make a fool of herself on the spot.So hurry up to rescue the second prince and concubine, and invite everyone to watch the fish with him.

At this time, Yun Jingya won four rounds in a row, and the empress also knew that she would accept it when she was good.So he didn't continue to entangle, but responded happily: "Since my sister has something to say, let's do it together. I have heard that the koi here is famous all over the world, and I have long wanted to see it."

Zhanqing Palace has been famous all over the world since it was built.At that time, it was known as the best garden in the world.After Emperor Chongwen entered the palace and ascended the throne, Concubine Shu liked it very much. After repeated begging, Emperor Chongwen rewarded Concubine Shu with this place.

Hearing the Queen's words, Concubine Shu shook her head and said, "Sister, I'm just joking. My Zhanqing Palace is just a quiet and secluded palace. How can it compare with my sister's majestic and majestic Kunning Palace?"

Although the Zhanqing Palace has a beautiful scenery, it is completely different from the Kunning Palace where the master of the Six Palaces lives.The Kunning Palace is full of atmosphere and majesty, but the Zhanqing Palace has a quiet and beautiful beauty.

While the two were talking, they came to the trail outside Guanyu Pavilion.This path was specially built by Emperor Chongwen for fish appreciation. It is closer to the water surface, so that the fish swimming in the water can be seen clearly.

Concubine Shu turned around and took a can of fish food from the maid behind her, and handed it to the queen, "Please, sister." The queen smiled, then stretched out her hand to grab some fish food and threw it into the lake.

I saw the fish food falling on the water surface, like thousands of spots in the spring rain, causing thousands of ripples. Seeing that there was food to eat, the fish in the lake rushed up one after another, scrambling for the first.Because the movement was too fast, water flowers bloomed on the surface of the water, and the red koi and the clear and green lake water intersected each other, just like a splash-ink painting made in heaven.

Watching the fish swimming in the water, the queen said with a smile, "The fish here are really cute. My sister can come to this fish viewing pavilion every day to feast her eyes, which is a great blessing."

Concubine Shu's favorite is raising birds and watching fish.The reason why the fish in this lake have been around for so long is because Concubine Shu releases them every year, so today there are so many fish in the lake robbing each other.

Hearing the Queen's words, Concubine Shu showed a smug look on her face, nodded and said: "My sister has nothing else to do in her life. She just likes these fish. That's why I have raised so many. Come and see it when you are bored, and you can be regarded as contented." fun."

This is true.Because Zhanqing Palace is very cool in summer, Emperor Chongwen often rests here.Whenever the two of them had free time, they would come to the Fish Viewing Pavilion to watch and feed the fish, which made Concubine Shu even more popular with Emperor Chongwen.That's why she likes fish so much.

The queen on one side watched the fish in the lake robbing for food, rolled her eyes slightly, and then said, "Sister's life is so leisurely, it's not like these fish are robbing for food." At this point, a trace of sadness appeared in the queen's eyes, "Sister, you said, some fish are scrambling for food to be full, but some fish are obviously full, why do they come up to grab food?"

Hearing the queen's words, Concubine Shu's heart trembled, the queen meant something.Although on the surface he said he was a fish in the lake, he was actually alluding to himself, saying that he was already powerful enough, so why bother to fight with her?
Thinking of this, Concubine Shu smiled and dropped the fish food in her hand, watched the fish in the water start to fight again, and then said: "Sister, I don't know, there is a big fish among these fish, eat more every time." They want to keep other fish from eating too much. Those fish have no choice, so when the fish food is scattered, they can only scramble to get a few bites, so as not to starve to death."

If your own power is really big enough, then why should you fight with others?Since I am still fighting for it, it means that my power is not strong enough, so naturally I have to fight for more power.

Hearing Concubine Shu's words, the queen shook her head and said, "Sister and sister think differently. Although fish are not intelligent, they have instinct. The reason why they fight is not because they are not full, but because they want more food." There are many. That’s why we fight for it.”

What the queen said was that the reason why concubine Shu would fight for power with her was not because she didn't give her enough power, but because concubine Shu couldn't fill her desires, and she wanted more after she got it.In the final analysis, it was only because of the word "greedy".

Looking at the fish scrambling in the lake, Concubine Shu shook her head and said: "If these fish are really full, why would they fight for it? Don't they know that if they eat too much, they will be stuffed to death? It's just because If there is no food in the belly, if you don't fight for it, you will starve to death."

Concubine Shu knew that the queen's words were saying that she was greedy, and wanted more after she had power, and more after more.But, don't you know that if you fight too much, you will be exhausted?All this is just because, although I have more fights, I don't have as many as the queen.The power in his hands is like a castle in the air, and once the crown prince ascends the throne, it will disappear immediately.How can I not fight?
The queen's hand was placed on the white jade railing in front of her body, and the jadeite bracelet on her bright wrist contrasted beautifully with the emerald green lake water in the sunlight.She looked at the fish in the water and said, "But the fish have such a small stomach, but they are grabbing food everywhere. They must be stuffed to death in the end."

The empress naturally understood the meaning of Concubine Shu's words just now.The second prince is not the prince, at this time Concubine Shu is most worried about one thing.Because after the prince waited for a long time, he could become the queen mother, but Concubine Shu could only be a powerless concubine. How could such a life be willing to live for such an ambitious person like Concubine Shu?

That's why Concubine Shu is now constantly grabbing power in the palace, and even started to confront herself head-on.Everything is because the second prince does not have the status of a prince.Concubine Shu is not worried about the present, but the days to come.

Hearing the Queen's words, Concubine Shu smiled and said: "The fish's belly is small, but as long as they jump over the dragon gate, they can swallow the world with anger. Who knows, there won't be a real dragon jumping out of this group of fish?" ?”

The second prince does not have the status of a prince now, but who knows that the second prince will not be a prince in the future?As long as the prince has not ascended the throne for a day, the second prince may become the prince for a day.

The queen shook her head and said: "If the dragon gate is so easy, how can there be no real dragon in this world? What's more, in the final analysis, this is just a legend. Everyone is talking about it, but who has seen it before? It's just some idiots It's just a dream."

As long as he is still alive, the prince will always be the prince, even if he is not there, Jingya will still be there.Under such layers of resistance, how difficult is it to fish over the dragon's gate?In the end, it's just that the higher you jump, the harder you fall.

Concubine Shu's expression did not change, she also shook her head and said: "This sister is not right. If there is no such thing, how can people spread such bizarre stories? It is difficult to jump into the dragon's gate, but as long as you Everything is ready, you can definitely jump over!"

So what if there are more difficulties and obstacles?I have no way out, so I might as well just give it a go.If you can jump over this hurdle, you can certainly rest easy in the future; if you can't jump over, it won't be too late. The result is just a matter of time.

Seeing Concubine Shu's obsession, the queen looked at the fish in the water, sighed and said, "No matter how well-prepared it is, what can I do? This fish has no destiny, and in the end it will be just a waste of time. However, when the time comes, the one who jumped over the dragon gate The fish will definitely fall to pieces. It's a pity."

Hearing the Queen's words, Concubine Shu smiled and said: "Fate is determined by people, but as long as this fish has great ambitions in its heart, it will surely be able to leap over the dragon gate and become a dragon in the future. At that time, who dares to say that this fish is not destined to be a dragon?" Zhang?"

The queen smiled and said no more.Concubine Shu also knew that if the two of them talked any further, they might cause a quarrel, so she also kept silent.The two of them each grabbed a handful of fish food in an extremely tacit understanding and sprinkled it towards the gradually quiet fish school.

At this moment, there was only a plop, and the queen and Concubine Shu turned their heads to look, only to see a crowd of people on the opposite side.The two were so far away that they didn't know what happened for a while.

(End of this chapter)