Today's weather is not good. It snowed heavily last night. Although the snow stopped in the morning, the sky is still hazy and the cold wind is biting. "I heard that there is an outbreak of plague in Shandong. The emperor has been very busy these days. I didn't close my eyes all night long, and I couldn't care about the affairs of the queen and palace!" Concubine Shen sighed, the cold wind rushed into her neck, and she couldn't help but shiver all over. The hand stove she held in her hand was no longer hot this time. Fortunately, the road from Cining Palace back to Xianfu Palace is not that far.
Concubine Cheng walked on the cleaned bluestone road and sighed: "Yes, this winter is unusually cold. Fortunately, only Song Dynasty agreed in my palace, and the other unused side halls and side halls had stopped charcoal fires. At that time, I built a large side hall for her to live in, but now she is suffering from the cold. The bigger the house, the more charcoal fire is needed. Her share is only a little. I could help her a little before, but now I They all carried Yinyou into their own houses. During the day, they called her to the main hall to talk, which would also save her some charcoal."
Concubine Shen said angrily: "I used to have at least half of the eight kilograms of red charcoal that I should have every day, so I could fill the hand stove to warm my hands! Now I don't even have a kilogram of it! Those bamboo charcoal years are gone again. It's not enough. It won't be hot after being put in the hand stove for less than an hour!" After saying that, he threw the silver enamel hand stove, which had no warm air at all, to the attendant maid, "She really wants to put the whole ** Are the chickens and dogs restless?!"
Concubine Cheng hurriedly covered Concubine Shen's mouth and whispered: "Keep your voice down! You are not afraid of being overheard! In order to relieve Shandong, even the share of the emperor and concubine has been halved, let alone you and me?"
"If the money is reduced, it will be reduced! Even the good charcoal is gone, how can we survive this winter?! I don't see her in the palace losing money!" Concubine Shen said angrily.
Suddenly, a stern questioning voice came from behind: "What does Concubine Shen say about reducing or not reducing? Let me also tell you."
When Concubines Shen and Concubines Cheng heard a familiar voice, they hurriedly pushed to the side of the road and saluted: "Your Majesty, Jin An!"
Concubine Tong walked out of the sedan with colorful embroidered silk and blue luan flying around her body. She was covered with a thick silver fox cloak. Concubine Shen and Concubine Cheng only smelled the fragrant and warm breath blowing towards their faces. Concubine Tong's head was covered with pearls and emeralds today. Dressed extremely gorgeously, Concubine Tong squinted lazily and arrogantly: "You two are whispering, aren't you gossiping behind others' backs?"
Concubine Cheng rushed forward and concubine Shen stepped forward and smiled humbly: "How could it be? Just now, sister Shen concubine was saying that even the imperial concubine's status in Jingren Palace has been reduced by more than half, and the concubines should follow suit!"
Concubine Tong's red lips snorted slightly, which showed that she did not believe Cheng Concubine's words, and said arrogantly: "That's good! This disaster relief has cost the court a lot of money, so the queen and the palace should also do their part! I am the master of the palace. I have been practicing frugality for many years, but this year is no more generous than in previous years. After the reduction, the palace expenses were approved by both the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. I don’t think anyone would be bold enough to disobey it, right?"
Concubine Shen had a lot of resentment in her heart. After being provoked by Concubine Tong, she couldn't help but said: "There is really little red charcoal this year! As soon as the empress cuts the cost, it seems to have grown wings." Likewise, in the entire palace, apart from the Emperor and the other two palaces, only the Imperial Concubine’s Palace still had endless supplies! I think all the concubines would like to worship others, so they all flew to the Imperial Concubine’s Palace. !”
After hearing Concubine Shen's strange and sarcastic words, Concubine Tong was so angry that smoke was coming out of her nostrils. Her pretty face was filled with dissatisfaction and she was about to have a fit on the spot.
Cheng Concubine was the first to reprimand her sternly: "Sister Shen Concubine, what are you talking about?! You don't even know the difference between superiority and inferiority? I see you are seeing Concubine Tong's always magnanimous attitude, and you are becoming more and more unwilling to hold back."
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Concubine Shen was stunned and suddenly felt aggrieved. Concubine Cheng had always been dignified and gentle when talking to her. How could she ever scold her like this? She muttered and looked at Concubine Cheng in disbelief, "Sister Cheng, you..."
Concubine Tong was also surprised. Concubine Cheng and concubine Shen were always the better ones, so why was there going to be internal strife today? Then she thought of continuing to watch the show.
Concubine Cheng snorted heavily, "The most important thing in this palace is dignity! There is always a shortage of red charcoal. If there is any shortage, of course it must be sent to the emperor, the two palaces, and the imperial concubine's palace! Scenery
Ren Palace has taken enough red charcoal, and if there is any leftover, it will be given to other palaces in turn! Good things naturally have to be taken away by noble people first, otherwise you have to take them away first?!"
Concubine Tong couldn't help but feel proud, but besides being proud, she seemed to feel that there was something wrong with the concubine's flattery, but she couldn't chew it out.
Cheng Concubine saluted Concubine Tong and said: "Concubine Shen is rude to Concubine Tong. According to the palace rules, she should be punished and banned for a full month! Please convict Concubine Shen to show that the palace rules are strict and there is order in the hierarchy!"
Concubine Tong nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Concubine Cheng is getting better and better at talking! In this case, I will naturally follow my advice -" Her beautiful eyes glanced at Concubine Shen who turned pale and couldn't help but sneer, "
Hesheli should go back to his palace and think about it carefully!"
Concubine Cheng pulled Concubine Shen to salute and said with a smile: "Madam, please return to the palace quickly. You are so noble and noble. You must not be injured by the cold wind, otherwise it will be the fault of the concubines!"
Concubine Tong suddenly felt that her dignity was sufficient. With her chin held high, she swaggered back to the palace.
Cheng concubine and Shen concubine were both concubines, so they could only walk back to the palace and continue to suffer from the cold in the ice and snow.
"Sister Cheng..." Shen Bin walked all the way, and when she reached the gate of her own palace, she realized that Cheng Bin's Changchun Palace had already passed. Cheng Bin accompanied her for a while and suffered a lot of cold wind. There was something in her eyes.
Rushi: "Thank you sister."
A comforting smile appeared on Cheng Bin's face, "You finally understand."
Shenbi chuckled and said, "I felt that I had been wronged halfway, but then I thought that my sister is not the kind of person who would flatter others and try to disobey others, so I started to think about the reason why my sister said that."
Cheng Bin stopped and said, "Then you have figured it out?"
Shen Bin hummed, "I am too stupid. The current situation is unusual and I have offended her. I am the one who suffers? What my sister just said seemed to be a compliment to Concubine Tong and asked her to punish me, but this matter has spread
When I go out, others will only know that I was banned because I didn’t have the red lanterns that I deserved due to my status, so I complained to Concubine Tong. Among the concubines, everyone had a lot of hongluo tans, but only
Dujing Ren Palace uses red charcoal as ordinary bamboo charcoal to warm the house. Now, many people will share my hatred from the bottom of their hearts!"
Cheng Bin nodded and said with a smile: "You know how to use your brain! If Grandma Li was still alive in the past, I would never dare to play with my thoughts in front of Concubine Tong. Concubine Tong will not be able to do it without Grandma Li."
It’s just that I’m missing a loyal confidant! Just now I was really worried that you might offend her by accident, so I came up with this plan out of desperation. Anyway, the weather is getting colder and colder, and I’ll get cold even if I go out, so I’ll just stay in my palace.
It’s okay if you can’t get out.”
Shen Bin smiled heartily and said loudly: "Yes, from now on, I will start the cat winter!"
Cheng Bin said again: "Go back to the palace and ask the Chang Zai in your palace to agree to squeeze them together and use the charcoal together. You can survive this winter!"
"I understand. Sister Cheng, please go back quickly. It's a very gloomy day. I'm afraid it's going to snow heavily!"
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