"Look, Madam, this is the new style sent to me by Qinhuai this year, or was it chosen by me personally for Madam." Aunt Yun Xi held a roll of cloud-embroidered cloth in front of Concubine Mei and said with a smile.

Xia Rongxin put down the brocade she was looking at and turned to look at the embroidery in Yun Xi's hand. She smiled and admired it: "Ah, it's really beautiful. I'm so thoughtful."

Seeing Concubine Mei praising the brocade, the palace maids and eunuchs nearby also gave thumbs up and praised the empress for her good taste.

"It's natural. If there are any good things in the palace, they will be used by Yichun Palace first before being distributed to other palaces. This shows that the emperor still loves our empress the most in his heart." Yun Xi

Seeing Concubine Mei smile, she quickly praised her while the iron was hot.

The maid next to her echoed again.

Xia Rongxin looked at the cloud-embroidered brocade, the more she looked at it, the more she liked it. But when Yun Xi said this, the smile froze on her face, and then she put the brocade down and asked, "How much is the share at Minghua Hall?"

Yun Xi's smile also solidified on her face, she looked at the palace maid next to her, and then said truthfully to Concubine Mei: "Twenty horses."

"Where is our palace?" Xia Rongxin glanced at this cloud-embroidered brocade and never wanted to touch it again.

"Twenty horses..." Yun Xi lowered her hands and said.

"It doesn't seem to be a particularly precious brocade. She has 20 brocades, I have 20 brocades, and the other palaces have to share it with each other?" Xia Rongxin has been busy with the New Year's Eve family dinner recently and has no time to look at the account list.

"In the rest of the palace, there are at most one or two horses, and at least not even one..." Yun Xi whispered.

"Take these pieces of brocade and distribute them to the concubines who have not received their share." Xia Rongxin glanced at it with disgust. Although the cloud-embroidered brocade was precious, if it was the same as others, Xia Rongxin would no longer want to be rare.

"Your Majesty, this cloud-embroidered brocade is an excellent material for making Chinese clothes." Yun Xi exclaimed.

She never expected that Imperial Concubine Mei, who was so fond of the cloud-embroidered brocade just now, would now hate the cloud-embroidered brocade so much in the blink of an eye.

"No more." Xia Rongxin didn't want to look at the cloud-embroidered brocade anymore. She picked up the brocade she had just looked at and said to Yun Xi, "Let's use this as a New Year's Eve dress."

Yun Xi took the piece of cloth and looked at the cloud-embroidered brocade again. She couldn't help but feel pity in her heart, but since Concubine Mei had said so, she could only do what she said: "Yes."

Just as Yun Xi was greeting people and preparing to take out the cloud-embroidered brocade to the concubines who had not been assigned the brocade, Eunuch Rongfu opened the door and walked in. He saluted Concubine Mei who was looking down at a book, and then said: "

My dearest concubine, I would like to see you."

Xia Rongxin raised her eyes, put down the book in her hand, and looked at each other with Yun Xi. She didn't know why Mr. Zhi, who had never been with him before, suddenly came.

"Call her in." But she is still a concubine in the palace, and they are all good sisters on the surface. Since the noble lady is here, Xia Rongxin naturally has no reason to refuse to see her.

Rongfu responded and hurried out to tell Mr. Zhi that he had come in.

Yun Xi handed the cloud-embroidered brocade in her hand to the maids behind her and told them to send it to other concubines' palaces. Since there were guests coming, as the eldest maid of Yichun Palace, she naturally had to serve Concubine Mei.

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Zhi Gui and Ah Xun waited outside the door for a while, and then Eunuch Rongfu came out, smiled and bowed to Zhi Gui: "Zhi Gui, the noble concubine has invited you."

"Thank you, Eunuch Rongfu." Zhi Gui and Ah Xun humbly nodded their thanks to Rongfu.

Rongfu nodded with a smile and opened the curtain of the warm pavilion of Yichun Palace to lead them in.

As soon as she opened it, Lady Zhi felt a warm breath coming towards her face. The warmth in the Nuan Pavilion of Yichun Palace was as warm as spring, unlike her Lanyuan Pavilion, which was covered in ice and snow. It was cold outside and even colder inside. As for internal affairs,

The coal sent by the government is not enough for people to survive this winter. It is not as good as some palace ladies' rooms.

Zhi Guiren felt very sad, but he suppressed his emotions and walked into the Nuan Pavilion of Yichun Hall.

After seeing Concubine Mei sitting on the seat, Noble Zhi calmed down, knelt down and saluted, "I see you, Concubine Mei, and may you be blessed with peace and prosperity."

Zhi Guiren briefly glanced at Concubine Mei, and saw that the clothes on Aunt Yun Xi's clothes were more expensive than his own, and he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

Xia Rongxin smiled kindly and said, "Master Zhi, please rise." Then she asked Yun Xi to give her a seat to watch tea.

After Mr. Zhi sat down and took a sip of tea to warm himself up, Xia Rongxin smiled at her and said, "It's freezing cold today. Mr. Zhi is not staying in the palace. Do you have anything to do with me here?"

Zhi Guiren calmed down and recalled the words he had carefully prepared on the way here. Then he smiled and said to Concubine Mei: "It was the cold weather that made me want to go out for a walk. I remembered that

The plum blossoms in the Yimei Garden were in full bloom at this time, and I couldn't bear to leave for a while. I thought that since we were already in the Imperial Garden, why not come and see the imperial concubine."

Xia Rongxin smiled and nodded. These were just polite words, but they were very useful in Xia Rongxin's ears. During the period when she was not favored and was deprived of the power to control the harem, the Yichun Palace was empty. Now it has returned to its original state.

It's a grand scene.

"Ah... I heard from the imperial doctor a few days ago that Mr. Zhi was seriously ill. Is he feeling better now?" Nowadays, Xia Rongxin needs to see everything in the palace in person, and the medical record of the imperial hospital is no exception. You just need to think about it for a moment.

I can remember seeing Gui Ren Zhi's name on the medical records of Tai Hospital.

"I'm thinking of you, my concubine. Everything is fine now." Mr. Zhi nodded obediently and responded with a smile.

Then I felt something was wrong, so I quickly added: "I have been busy preparing for the New Year's Eve family dinner recently, so I should pay more attention to my health."

"You don't need to worry about me. It's too cold this winter. You should take more care of yourself." Xia Rongxin said with a smile.

By chance, a plate of hot snacks was delivered from the small kitchen. The fat white dough was dotted with a little vermilion. It looked festive and generous. Yun Xi quickly brought it up: "Your Highness, Lady Zhi, these newly baked snacks,

You guys try it quickly."

Xia Rongxin smiled and picked up a piece of snack and put it into her mouth: "It's sweet and soft. Please try it, Mr. Zhi."

Zhi Guiren nodded, picked up a piece of snack, and imitated Concubine Mei, and put it into his mouth to taste it carefully. However, he had something on his mind, and this sweet and delicious snack felt like chewing wax in his mouth, and he could not enjoy it.

"The things in the palace are indeed the best." After eating a piece of snack, Mr. Zhi also smiled and nodded in praise.

After eating the snacks, Mr. Zhi said slowly and casually: "I heard that there will be some hunting activities before the New Year's Eve family banquet?"

Seeing the interested look on Mr. Zhi's face, Xia Rongxin was naturally proud. After all, this idea is indeed very suitable for this year's New Year's Eve activities. It can not only take care of the envoys and the general's wife, but also let the foreign envoys see that our country is

There are not only warriors who are good at conquering and fighting, but also heroines who are not inferior to men.

"Yes." Xia Rongxin wiped her hands with a handkerchief. Seeing that Mr. Zhi asked, she was naturally happy to tell her, "Although it is a hunting activity, considering safety, all arrows are made of flat-feathered arrows wrapped in red silk.

, I put some rabbits out for the entertainment of these envoys and the general’s wife. What? Is Mr. Zhi also interested?”

Guiren Zhi showed a look of surprise and flattered him: "Flat-headed arrow, this is a great idea. Your Majesty is really smart. No wonder the emperor thinks highly of you. Now that I think about it, I have a mediocre appearance and not even a very bright mind."

, it’s really inferior in comparison.”

Xia Rongxin was particularly happy with this kind of words. She covered her mouth and smiled, looked at Yun Xi behind her, and said with a smile: "What are you talking about, Mr. Zhi? You and I are both concubines in the palace, and we are all treated equally in the eyes of the emperor."

Yes, it's nothing more than a matter of whether you value it or not. The emperor is just too busy, and Mr. Zhi should think more about the emperor."

"What the Imperial Concubine taught me is that I am ignorant." Guiren Zhi smiled, then acted as if he had thought of something, and suddenly said: "My Imperial Concubine, I have a plan that can add a little bit more to my career.

Interesting."

"Oh?" Xia Rongxin was interested. Who doesn't want to do something perfectly? She wished that someone could come and give her advice, "Mr. Zhi, you might as well come and listen."

"In my humble opinion, if what you said is not good, the noble concubine will just take it as a joke. I also want to do more for the emperor." Mr. Zhi acted timidly, but also wanted to do it in the plum blossom.

How to behave in front of the imperial concubine.

Zhi Guiren has never had much friendship with them, and she is a neutral concubine. Xia Rongxin will not have too many doubts about her. She just thinks that Zhi Guiren suddenly figured it out today and wants to cling to her as a backer so as to provide for her own.

Make plans for the future.

"Noble Lord Zhi, it's okay to say so."

"Your Majesty, I don't know. My concubine's hometown is in Jingzhou. When we were children, we would dip the red paint used for window grilles into cloth and paper balls and play with them. We regarded this as a blessing and threw it at each other. Who had the most paint?

, it means that you will have good luck in the coming year, which is a good sign." Zhi Guiren said with a smile.

Xia Rongxin listened to her carefully and pondered carefully.

"Just now, when the concubine mentioned that the flat-headed arrows were wrapped with red silk, I remembered the game we played in Jingzhou. If we were just hunting, the flat-headed arrows would not be able to hit the rabbits. If they hit... Your Majesty, this is the New Year's Eve.

, it is not appropriate to see blood in the palace, the people present are all noble masters, it is not like an ordinary hunt.

If you can wrap the flat-headed arrows in red silk, add some more cotton fabric inside, and then shoot them at each other in the palace garden, it will not only satisfy the excitement of the envoys and the general's wives, but also make the whole family happy.
Chapter completed!