in the sound of swallows

Chapter 140 A fireworks show is not as safe as a child

These two people used to go in and out at the same time, but I don't know what happened today, it looks like they had a quarrel, and they didn't stop talking when they entered Yonghuai Palace.

"How arrogant are you? I can't tell what's wrong with you? You have completely forgotten the things you said when you entered the palace, and now you are blaming me for being disregarded?" Concubine Xi's voice was so high that Shen Guiyan was there. The apse heard it.

Concubine Hua sullenly didn't quarrel with her, she only glanced around, and said with a calm face: "Concubine Xi, I have reminded you many times, this is the palace, not the previous land, if you keep messing around like this, sooner or later will suffer."

"What's wrong with me? I have a clear conscience!" The concubine Xi roared angrily.

When Shen Guiyan stepped in, Concubine Hua immediately shut up, pulled Concubine Xi to stand aside, and bowed in salute: "Please stop disturbing your empress."

"What's the matter?" Shen Guiyan looked at them curiously: "You guys got along very well in the past, why are you so angry?"

Concubine Xi opened her mouth and wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Concubine Hua.

"The concubine said something wrong when she went to Fuyin Palace today, and offended my concubine Xi, she is angry with me here."

Concubine Xi has a straight temper, but Lily is hard to see through.Both of them belonged to the emperor, and Shen Guiyan didn't intend to say anything more, so she just sat on top and smiled: "It's common for sisters to quarrel."

Seeing that Shen Guiyan didn't intend to ask more questions, Concubine Hua breathed a sigh of relief, pursed her lips and said, "Yes, the concubine and concubine Xi have known each other for so long, and there are always conflicts. It's just that she is still young, and she likes it every now and then. Come to make a fuss, please forgive me, the imperial concubine."

Concubine Xi frowned: "You..."

"There is also a state banquet tonight, Concubine Xi should go back with me to prepare." Concubine Hua turned her head and smiled at Concubine Xi: "It would be bad if it was delayed."

Concubine Xi turned her head to look at Shen Guiyan, who was holding tea, and said very calmly: "I am not feeling well today, and the banquet tonight will depend on your performance."

After muttering a few times, Concubine Xi still kept her mouth shut, bowed and left.

Concubine Hua followed and exited respectfully.

Shen Guiyan looked at the backs of the two men, and waved to Lai Baoshan: "Find out what's wrong with them."

"Yes." Bao Fan moved excitedly.

Walking on the palace road, the palace maids and eunuchs followed from a distance, and the concubine Xi was still angry.Concubine Hua said in a low voice: "I don't understand what you are thinking? In this palace, who else can stand alone? Of course she is the emperor's favorite, so what? The emperor won't favor others?"

"I know it will, the emperor would not only spoil one person in Zuihuayin, and it's the same in the palace." Concubine Xi said angrily: "But you clearly promised the emperor that you will not do anything, so that you can live in the palace and retire. Why are you doing some immoral things now? Aren't you afraid that the emperor will find out and drive you out of the palace directly?"

Concubine Hua kept a straight face, she was really too lazy to explain to her.Concubine Xi is stubborn and straight-headed, she can't control her babble, she shouldn't be looking for her today, she should just find someone else.

Walking to the fork in the palace road, Concubine Xi glanced at Concubine Hua, and said in a deep voice, "Don't blame my sister for not reminding her, this world is still the emperor's world after all."

"This palace knows."

The hatchbacks were separated, and each went back.Concubine Xi walked in a hurry, Concubine Hua walked two steps, but met Xiuping.

"My master invited Concubine Hua to watch the new dance tonight." Xiuping smiled.

Baoshan went to inquire about it and came back, leaned over and whispered in Shen Guiyan's ear for a while.Shen Guiyan nodded, she probably could have guessed it.

Concubine Hua has a strong affection for the emperor, which can be seen from her eyes.Concubine Xi probably admires Gu Chaobei, but she is more obedient, while Concubine Hua is unpredictable.

These two people came together, they had different ideas, and it was only natural for them to have differences.

"What is your empress going to do?" Baoshan asked.

"Nothing to do, thank guests behind closed doors." Shen Guiyan said: "Whoever comes to quarrel again, they will all say that I don't see any guests while raising babies."

Baoshan raised his eyebrows: "Your Majesty is currently the lord of the Sixth Palace, so it really doesn't matter if she doesn't do anything?"

"If you do more, you will make more mistakes." Shen Guiyan bit the sour plum and said, "It's not my turn yet."

Her favor here is fixed, and everyone in the harem understands it.Now what they want to fight for is the favor that Gu Chaobei received when she was not here, so why should she get involved? Just go to the theater.

At the evening banquet, Shen Guiyan asked the Queen Mother for leave, saying that she was unwell.The Empress Dowager Nian raised her eyebrows and said, "There will be a fireworks display tonight, and you won't come?"

Fireworks are festive things that are only released every year during the Chinese New Year.Shen Guiyan took a deep breath, and suppressed the desire to join in the fun: "The concubine can raise her baby with peace of mind."

"Okay." The Empress Dowager Nian agreed.

So there was a lot of excitement outside, and Shen Guiyan held the teacup and listened to Baoshan.In the middle of the banquet, Xu Mengdie came to accompany her.

"The concubine is always a little worried." Xu Mengdie said: "The world has just been settled, and the emperor refuses to marry a foreign country, so something may happen."

What can happen?Shen Guiyan smiled and said, "You think too much."

Xu Mengdie shook his head and said: "Now my husband and Zhuang Zhou are in the army. If something happens, they will definitely go to the army. Mengdie is just a little scared."

If her husband is in the army, if he goes to war, he will not see him for several years, so she should be afraid.Judging by this expression, Xu Mengdie should also like Gu Chaonan very much.

Shen Guiyan asked Baoshan to bring some snacks, wanting to say something happy to her, but just as she got up, she heard the sound of fireworks outside.

"The fireworks show has begun." Xu Mengdie said.

Shen Guiyan leaned on the window behind the soft couch and tried her best to look, but she could only see a little colored light protruding from the edge of the palace eaves.

"So lovely."

Xu Mengdie looked at her stomach, and said in a low voice: "Fireworks are fleeting, how can a child really come here."

Shen Guiyan raised her eyebrows, looked at the calm Xu Mengdie, and really wanted to ask her what she was thinking.

However, she was still attracted by the sound outside, and leaned against the window, watching quietly for a long time.

When the fireworks were coming to an end, probably when the state banquet ended on the second day, Shen Guiyan hadn't had time to express her thoughts when a palace official's voice came from outside to report: "Imperial Concubine, something happened at the palace banquet."

With a heartbeat, Shen Guiyan's first reaction was to take a look at Xu Mengdie.

Xu Mengdie smiled slightly, and turned to look at the palace servants who came in.

"What happened?"

The palace man said in a low voice: "There are too many people watching the fireworks. Fu Guiren, who was standing beside the emperor, was pushed down the steps, and his right hand is said to have been broken."

Mr. Fu?Shen Guiyan covered her heart, if she was there, she would be the one standing beside the emperor.If she fell with her belly upright, it might not be as simple as breaking her hands.

Xu Mengdie said softly: "It seems that the banquet is over, and it's time for Mengdie to leave the palace with her husband. Take care, empress."

"Mengdie." Shen Guiyan called to her: "How many times have you saved Ben Gong?"

Xu Mengdie turned her head and saluted: "Your Majesty, don't take it to heart, Mengdie has always treated your Majesty as a family."

Hearing the heart-warming words, Shen Guiyan smiled and watched Xu Mengdie go out.

Baoshan asked in a low voice: "How is Fu Guiren qualified to stand beside the emperor?"

Gong Ren said: "It's also her unlucky luck. Today she performed to the Holy Spirit and won a lot of prizes. The Holy Spirit let her stand beside the Holy Driver for the reward. Who knew that there were so many people watching the fireworks, and there were so many people in the back. I don't know where it came from." With strength, he pushed Fu Guiren out."

Still can't find someone to take the blame?Shen Guiyan shuddered, and immediately ordered Baoshan: "Close the palace gate, serve me and rest."

Baoshan said: "Master, won't you keep the door open for the emperor?"

"What's the door? The emperor won't come back tonight." Shen Guiyan waved her hand: "Go to bed early and get up early, tomorrow I'll go to pay my respects to the queen mother."

"Yes." Baoshan was puzzled, after serving his master to rest, he still couldn't help but went to guard the door.

The emperor really won't come?

Indeed, Gu Chaobei picked up the injured Fu Guiren and went to the Hehuan Palace in the public. He greeted nervously along the way, which relieved the hearts of many Wen family members in the court.

It is not impossible for Fu Guiren to be favored.

His right hand was broken, and he could no longer play the piano and dance. The Holy Majesty felt sorry for Mr. Fu, and was immediately promoted to concubine, and he also rewarded a lot of things.The evening was spent at Hehuan Palace.

Although Fu Xueshi's face is still calm, his eyes are full of joy, and when he leaves the palace, he walks with wind.

Yuwen Changqing asked him: "What is Master Fu's next plan?"

Fu Xueshi twirled his beard and said, "Let's look at Youyi's ability first."

It seems that the old man has a lot of expectations for Fu Youyi.

Yuwen Changqing smiled without saying a word, and only looked in the direction of Yonghuai Palace when he was leaving the palace.

There are so many palaces, and looking at it is useless, he just couldn't help thinking, if Gu Chaobei had given all of that pampering to someone else.Will Shen Guiyan be sad?
General Yuwen thought too much, and Shen Guiyan didn't react when he heard about it. Her daughter's family was not at all pretentious, and before going to pay her respects at the Empress Dowager's Palace the next day, she even rewarded a lot of things to the Hehuan Palace.

For a while, Concubine Fu's limelight was very strong, and she compared Concubine Hua to life.He had entered the clan's mansion before, but now he jumped up in a desperate counterattack, which made many people fall through their glasses.

"The concubine has long seen that the empress will be favored."

Where there is a concubine, there is Qinghuan.Right now, it is warm in Hehuan Palace, so Qing Huan stood beside Concubine Fu with a smile: "It is also a concubine, but the empress and concubine are one in the sky and the other in the ground."

Concubine Fu's pretty face was blushing, and she smiled shyly and contentedly: "I also knew a long time ago that I wouldn't be buried by this harem."

"That's right, look at that Concubine Hua, she tried her best to play the song she wrote, but she only got a compliment from the emperor. You are different, empress, the emperor admires you just because of your good calligraphy." Qing Huan's eyeballs Turning around: "Last time, Concubine Yan Gui dared to wrong you, but luckily she didn't succeed."

Concubine Fu snorted softly, looked at the things Shen Guiyan sent on the table, and pursed her lips.

(End of this chapter)