Jingren Palace and Yonghe Palace both belong to the Sixth East Palace, so they are not too far apart. The young eunuch guarding outside Jingren Palace saw Concubine Yi approaching from a distance, and did not dare to neglect and hurried up to greet her.
, "This slave wishes you good luck to your master. May your concubine be blessed with good luck."
Concubine Yi got off her shoulder and waved her hand for him to get up, "Is your concubine here?"
"Master Yi, he is talking to the princess in the house." The young eunuch replied respectfully.
Hearing that the Crown Princess was also there, Yi Fei raised her carefully painted long eyebrows slightly. When the little eunuch came in to report, she turned her head and asked Mu Yue, who was looking happy, "What do you know?"
Mu Yue whispered into her ear the grievances between Ling Zhu and Shi Houde. The Crown Princess's visit to Concubine De at this time was probably related to this matter.
While they were talking, someone picked up the curtain and came out. In addition to the original little eunuch, there was also an older palace maid. She smiled at Concubine Yi Fu and said, "Master, I don't know how happy I am when I heard that Master Yi is here. Please hurry up."
Get some in."
When Concubine Rong first entered the palace, Hezhu had been waiting for her for decades. Concubine Rong trusted her the most, and even Concubine Yi did not dare to look down upon her. After saying a few polite words, she opened the curtain and entered.
We entered the back hall. As soon as we entered, there was a rush of hot air, which instantly swallowed up the chill on the road just now.
Concubine Rong did not like luxury, so the decoration of the entire Jingren Palace was simple yet grand. Concubine Yi handed the hand warmer to Ji Qiu, put her hands on her waist and squatted down to salute, "Sister.
Say hello to the imperial concubine." Mu Yue and Ji Qiu, who were following her, also saluted.
Concubine Rong entered the palace in the ninth year of Kangxi's reign. Now she is nearly fifty. Although she no longer has the youthful beauty of her youth, the years have eroded her youth and at the same time, her dignity and propriety have been deeply engraved in her bones.
"I've said it so many times, how can my sister still be so outspoken? Get up quickly." Concubine Rong raised her hand to help her while asking someone to bring in the embroidery pier.
Concubine Yi reclined and sat down and said with a smile: "You must not break the etiquette, otherwise if people see it, they will say that my sister has no rules. I suffered from this when I first entered the palace."
She took the brocade box that Ji Qiu held in her hand and said: "A few days ago, when my brother came to visit the palace, he brought a white jade Guanyin statue. I saw that the jade quality and carving were good, so I kept it. I knew that my sister had been fasting in recent years.
Reciting the Buddha's name, this Guanyin statue is perfect for my sister."
Concubine Rong took it in her hand and opened it. Even though she had seen many rare treasures, she couldn't help but be moved by it. The whole statue of Guanyin was two feet high. The jade was white and smooth and flawless. Guanyin was standing upright with a plump face.
, with a serene expression, a necklace hanging from his chest, holding a sutra scroll in his right hand, and a string of Buddhist beads in his right hand, standing barefoot on a lotus base made of jasper carved sea water, the carving is exquisite, and even the clothing lines are clear and smooth. It is definitely a piece of art.
An extremely valuable treasure.
Concubine Rong initially refused to accept it, but she couldn't resist Concubine Yi's persuasion and she really liked it, so she finally accepted it and took the beads to the Buddhist temple to enshrine them.
"Xiuyu has met Concubine Yi." Madam Shi also stood up and smiled to greet Concubine Yi. When she got up, she saw Mu Yue saluting behind Concubine Yi and said in surprise: "Hey, is this the new palace maid?
?It’s so beautiful, and…”
"And what?" Concubine Yi asked with a half-smile as she took the fragrant tea handed to her by the palace attendant.
Shi frowned and said, "I wonder if her beautiful eyes are dazzled, but her facial features look a bit like yours, Empress Yi?"
Concubine Rong didn't pay attention at first, but now she heard Shi mention it and took a closer look. Sure enough, they were 40-50% similar. Could it be a coincidence? When she was confused, the corner of her eye inadvertently glanced at Mu Yue's bright red tassel hanging on her ears.
, As a rule, palace maids are not allowed to wear tassels, so she is not a palace maid? Thinking of this, Concubine Rong suddenly remembered something, and after thinking about it for a while, she immediately guessed Mu Yue's identity. She looked back and smiled at Shi, "You are not wrong.
But she said it wrong. How could Concubine Yi's sister, the daughter of the Three Officials and Protectors, be a palace maid?"
Concubine Yi pursed her lips and smiled: "I really can't hide anything from my sister. Mu Yue, why don't you meet Concubine Rong and the Crown Princess again soon."
Mu Yue obediently agreed, took a step forward to greet her again, and said with a sound like a silver bell, "Mu Yue would like to say hello to the Imperial Concubine, and say hello to the Crown Princess."
Concubine Rong waved her over and looked at her carefully: "What a beautiful and smart girl. The more she looks, the more she looks like Concubine Yi when she was young. It seems that there will be another concubine named Guo Luoluo in the palace this year."
Such words clearly imply that Mu Yue has a high chance of being selected to keep her name. Concubine Rong Gui is the person in charge of this draft. When she speaks, she is inseparable. Concubine Yi is secretly happy in her heart, but she doesn't show it on her face.
Sighing and sighing, with an inexplicable sadness on his face.
"Why did Concubine Yi sigh? Don't you want Mu Yue to enter the palace?" Concubine Rong asked strangely.
"How can that be possible?" After Concubine Rong's repeated questioning, Concubine Yifang told the story with a look of embarrassment. Concubine Rong and Shi were both startled and asked who could be so arrogant and rude.
"She is the daughter of the Niu Hulu family, her name is Ling Ruo." Mu Yue said Ling Ruo's name at Concubine Yi's signal.
When Mrs. Shi heard the name, she immediately sneered, and Concubine Rong's face became even darker, with anger looming between her eyebrows, and she said in a cold voice: "Like father, like daughter, how dare you act so boldly in the palace."
"Why, the noble concubine also knows this person?" Concubine Yi pretended to be surprised.
"Ms. Yi, who has lived in the palace for a long time, naturally doesn't know that this Niu Hulu Lingruo Ama is an official in the Ministry of Rites with my Ama. Although she is only a small fourth-level official, she is arrogant and never takes my Ama in her eyes.
, and he contradicted her many times even though he did not say anything."
"Like father, like daughter." Concubine Rong Guifei clenched her sleeves and said in a deep voice, "Do they think it's still the past?"
Concubine Yi said leisurely: "In the past, the Niu Hulu clan relied on the support of Empress Xiao Zhaoren and Concubine Wen Xi to do whatever they wanted and never put others in their eyes. Now, although they are in decline, they are still looking forward to making a comeback." She looked at Zhong Cui.
Gong Nu pursed her lips, her meaning couldn't be clearer.
Although Concubine Rong was extremely well-educated, she couldn't help but change her color at this moment. She could not care about a mere beautiful girl, but she couldn't care less about a beautiful girl who was 70-80% similar to Queen Xiaochengren. As long as she entered the palace in the early years of Kangxi
, no one knows the unique status of Queen Xiaochengren in Kangxi's mind.
This woman must not enter the palace.
Concubine Yi didn't know Concubine Rong's change of mind. When she saw that she was silent and hesitated, she added: "As a woman, you should have four virtues, namely virtue, appearance, speech, and merit. Among the four virtues, women's virtues are also
The most important thing is that an arrogant and immoral person who is not even qualified to live uprightly can be qualified to enter the palace and serve as a concubine and charioteer."
"What my sister said is true." Concubine Rong's eyes were slightly closed, and her eyelashes drooped like feather wings, blocking the inadvertent glare from her eyes.
"It's just that although I'm in charge of this draft, I don't have the right to pile up the brands at will. Everything has to be reviewed by the Emperor before he can decide. I wonder what my sister can do?" She stroked the complicated patterns on her sleeves, her voice was still gentle, and she listened.
No matter whether you are happy or angry.
Concubine Yi frowned slightly. Of course she understood what Concubine Rong was saying, but the difficulty was that it was up to the emperor whether the showgirls would leave a sign on the day of the draft. They had no right to interfere. At most, they could only
Can I mention a few words on the side, unless...
Just as Concubine Yi was thinking about how to prevent Ling Ruo from appearing in the draft that day, Shi suddenly stood up and said, "Is it another matter if the show girl is unclean or has an affair with someone else?"
"What does this mean?" Concubine Rong was suddenly startled and sat up straight, her eyes falling on Shi along with Concubine Yi.
Shi's curved lips revealed a cold smile, and the crystal hairpin in her hair flashed a cold light, like the eyes of a poisonous snake in the wilderness.