Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 130
All the way back to Beijing is by water. When I went south, I had already enjoyed my sightseeing, and I rarely went ashore on the return trip.

The emperor looked at the wooden sculpture garden that Chen Wenyi gave her, and praised it repeatedly.

After Biandao returned to Beijing, she changed Tsinghua Garden to the style of Su-style gardens, so that she could see her favorite Suzhou gardens without leaving Beijing in the future.

Tsinghua Park is such a big place, it is not easy to change it, how can it be done well in three to five years?
The emperor thought about it too, so he asked her to choose the small garden near Tsinghua Garden.Pick out one to improve, and give it to the Chen family in the future.

In this way, she can travel often and see more relatives from her mother's family.

"If I often go out of the palace to meet my mother's family, won't the emperor be jealous?"

She was very happy with this proposal, and the grievances of the previous days had long been thrown to Java.

"What are you afraid of?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows proudly, "I live in the Tsinghua Garden. During the day, when I read the papers, you can visit the small garden next door."

"When you come back from visiting in the evening, we will have dinner together, and then take a bath and change clothes together..."

Chen Wenxin quickly interrupted him, blushing, "Don't say anything rude!"

The emperor smiled and said: "Is it indecent? This is the great gift of human relations between husband and wife."

This time she was at a loss for words, so she had no choice but to change the topic, "But Xuan Ye gave the garden to my mother's family, will other adults..."

Even Suo'etu and Tong Guowei failed to get such a reward, so how could Chen/Xihai do it?

The emperor said: "I didn't do it on a whim. You said that the adults have worked hard with me on the southern tour, and should be rewarded. Then you and Lan Xiang, don't you work harder?"

"Lan Xiang protected me all the way, captured the giant Haidongqing in Nangeyi, captured the rebels in Yangzhou, and rescued you. How can there be no reward for every contribution?"

Chen Wenxin was surprised and said: "The emperor means that this garden is rewarded in the name of my second brother's merits?"

The emperor patted her head, "Yes. Not only him, but also you. If you hadn't sacrificed your life to save me, maybe those traitors would have succeeded."

He sighed: "It's just that telling this matter out will damage your reputation. I won't publicize it, but I will keep it in my heart."

He had thought about making her a concubine by taking advantage of Chen Wenxin's role in escorting her.

I'm afraid that if she is promoted too fast, it will inevitably arouse people's envy, and they will dig out the Yangzhou matter and slander her reputation, then the loss outweighs the gain.

Chen Wenxin never cared about those things, she smiled and said: "Just keep it in mind, I don't lack anything, I don't need any rewards."

"Besides, the emperor's appreciation of the garden allows me to meet my family, which is the greatest reward."

The emperor smiled and shook his head slightly.

Because of his suspicion, she was angry for five or six days before forgiving him.

There was no reward for saving him, but she seemed to take it for granted.

"What does Xuan Ye mean by shaking his head?"

She always felt that the emperor's expression was like seeing the biggest fool in the world.

"I'm laughing at you, you don't even know what it's made of?"

She rolled her eyes at the emperor, "Of course it's made of meat, the kind of meat that has never been swayed by power, it's fresh!"

He rested his chin and said, "Oh, so it's worth ten Wen per catty?"

Ten cents a catty?
That's the price of fresh pork at the market!

The two of them were laughing and laughing in the cabin, when Li Dequan's voice reported outside: "Report to the emperor, General Chen sent someone to communicate. Due to the high wind today, the dragon boat will arrive in Beijing earlier than originally scheduled."

They are now on the surface of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal close to the capital city. Originally, the emperor personally estimated the water flow and wind speed, and the road should be able to reach the capital city today.

Weizheng is about two o'clock in the afternoon, so the civil and military officials and harem concubines who are picked up in the palace can just have lunch in advance before coming to pick them up.

Now that the time is early, these people may only be hungry.

The emperor sympathized with all the ministers and thought about entering the palace later.

Wang Xi and Huang Ji looked at each other for a while, and Wang Xi stepped forward to persuade the emperor, "Your Majesty, you are sympathetic to the heart of the minister, and the minister is equal to Mu Tianen."

It was almost time to arrive in the capital, and Wang Xi also began to speak in an official tone, talking about these scenes.

I only heard Wang Xi say again: "It's just that the emperor wants to procrastinate, and wants everyone to pick him up after dinner. I'm afraid that if you don't welcome the emperor, everyone will not dare to eat..."

How can it be so easy to pick up the driver?

For example, there is news from the palace that the emperor is going to go outside the palace gate before the right time.

Civil and military officials must leave their homes at least in time and arrive in the palace before noon.

Then line up in the order of superiority and inferiority without any confusion, and prepare to greet the emperor before the time is too late.

Why half an hour earlier?

Just in case the emperor comes too early!
However, this kind of time in the palace is usually reported early, saying that the emperor will return to the palace at two o'clock, and it will be good for them to see the emperor at three o'clock.

Wang Xi's words were not so clear, but the emperor still nodded and decided to follow his will.

Wang Xi, as a minister, certainly understands the thoughts of princes and ministers better than himself, the emperor.

Chen Wenxin stood on the deck of the dragon boat and watched from a distance. It was the third day of March when he left, and now it is almost the end of May when he returns.

In the past three months, she still misses Jingzhong a little bit.

I don't know if her new sister-in-law has a good life to serve Weng Gu, and the family is not in harmony.

Chen/Xihai sent a letter to Chen Wenyi before, ordering Chen Wenyi to forward it to her.

The letter was full of food taboos in the south, asking her to be careful not to eat too much.

She also said that the emperor only took her out of the palace alone, so she should stop being lazy and playful, and serve the emperor well.

What Chen/Xihai and Zheng Shi are worried about is that the emperor needs someone to take care of her when she is away from home, only to find out that she is an idiot who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun.

Wouldn't that make the emperor disgusted?

Chen Wenxin was still very unconvinced when he saw the letter. Now that he thinks about it, if he told them about his rescue, they wouldn't worry about breaking it!

It is estimated that next time there is something like a southern tour, they should warn them to be careful to protect their lives.

She laughed out loud as she thought to herself.

The emperor and Wang Xi were talking, and when they heard that she seemed to be thinking of something, they laughed out loud and stopped talking.

"Nian Nian, what are you laughing at?"

Chen Wenxin was a little embarrassed, "I'm thinking about things in Beijing, my father and mother, and the fourth elder brother and Zhang Chang are with them."

Speaking of Zhang Changzai, the emperor looked at her helplessly.

This Zhang Jia family is ordinary, her appearance can only be called dignified, but Chen Wenxin likes to be with her the most.

The emperor paid attention to it several times before he realized that the two of them ate this and that together, and Chen Wenxin even gave Zhang Changzai an antique pot.

Although Zhang Chang is ordinary, he is also a loyal and honest person.There is no harm in letting Chen Wenxin get in touch with her more.

How many women in this palace can spend their minds on eating and drinking?
Women should be like this, in addition to serving their husbands, they should enjoy flowers and gardens, eat and drink, talk and laugh.

It's much cuter than fighting for power and profit all day long.

The emperor said: "Since the dragon boat enters the capital ahead of schedule, let people enter the palace to spread the word quickly, so as not to cause them to be in a hurry."

At the beginning of the late hour, Chen Wenxin and the emperor took the dragon boat together, drove the sedan chair into the palace from the Xuanwu gate, and all the officials could be seen kneeling down to welcome them.

"Your servants are waiting to welcome Shengjia back to Luan, please the emperor's peace."

The sound of shouting made people feel a little restrained, and she thought of Ban Jieyu who was on the palace training picture during the Spring Festival but turned away from the picture, and felt a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the civil and military officials below did not have any weird expressions when they saw her.

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Excuse me."

Li Dequan immediately shouted loudly: "Excuse me--"

Only then did the officials get up, bowed and retreated to the left and right sides, making way for the emperor.

The emperor glanced at these people and asked, "Why isn't Uncle Tong Guo here?"

When Chen Wenxin heard the words, he glanced at the bottom without any trace.

Tong Guowei's position is among the best among princes and ministers, so his position is naturally at the top, and the emperor can easily find out that he is not there.

Li Dequan replied: "Your Majesty, Mr. Tong reported sick leave, saying that he broke his leg and couldn't stay here."

The emperor pondered for a moment, "Since that's the case, you should visit him for me, and bring the imperial physician and warming and tonic herbs."

When he was in Dezhou, in a moment of anger, Liu Baili hurriedly wrote to Tong Guowei to scold him.

I don't know if Tong Guowei really broke his leg, or if he deliberately claimed to be sick and neglected, or if he dared not come to see him in fear of crime.

He had to ask Li Dequan to investigate it himself before he could rest assured.

After driving the sedan chair through the Xuanwu Gate to the inner palace, only then did I see the concubines in the harem headed by Concubine Tong, kneeling to welcome the emperor.

Every concubine is dressed in fancy clothes, competing for splendor, hoping that the emperor will take a closer look at him.

Chen Wenxin felt a little guilty, and asked Concubine Tong to bow down to him, would she lose her nose in anger?
Unexpectedly, not only Concubine Tong Gui, the other concubines seemed to have no reaction to her sitting on the emperor's dragon.

It's not scientific.

She shuddered a little. Could it be that these concubines have evolved to such a degree after she left the palace for three months?
Has everyone been able to hide their emotions and anger?

The emperor and her helped each other to get down, and the elder brothers knelt at the front, all excited to see the emperor.

The fourth elder brother put his eyes on Chen Wenxin, and kept smiling at her.

She glanced lightly at the fourth elder brother's eyes, then turned to look elsewhere.

What is this silly boy doing laughing at me all the time?Where's the fourth elder brother?

She couldn't find the fourth elder brother in the crowd, and finally turned her eyes back to the face of the dejected fool.

The fourth elder brother saw her looking at him, and his face showed joy again.

No way?This child is the fourth elder brother?

Chen Wenxin simply suspected that she had time-traveled. In just three months, why did the fourth brother lose so much weight?
His fleshy little face had some edges and corners, and his stature was a bit stretched.

"Your majesty, look at how fast the fourth elder brother grows up."

The emperor cast his eyes on the fourth elder brother who was ranked last, which made the other elder brothers a little frustrated.

"Come, come to me."

The emperor greeted the fourth elder brother, and Debi's eyes burst into brilliance.

(End of this chapter)