"To report to the concubine, the empress and the horseman have arrived." The little eunuch who was delivering the news hurriedly came to report.
As soon as the concubine and the others sat down, a few more concubines came over to join in the fun. After hearing this, they couldn't help laughing and said, "I just said that! It would be great to have two more people, and they came as expected."
When the queen came in, everyone except the concubine stood up to greet her.
With a smile on her face, the queen said, "Don't worry about it! I'm here to join in the fun. I know my ancestors are in a good mood today, so I came here to feel happy."
No one else said anything, only the concubine said: "Who says it's not the case! The queen has really lost a lot of weight these days, she must be depressed, and she should try to be cheerful.
People always have to look forward, not to mention you are the Lord of the Sixth Palace, so many people in this harem are relying on you!"
"My ancestors love me," the queen said with a tearful smile. "These days, I have neglected my ancestors because of my parents' affairs. You don't blame me, and you always send people to comfort me. I feel really grateful and guilty in my heart.
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"There is no need to be grateful, and there is no need to feel guilty. We are a family, but we are a little bigger and have more people than ordinary families." The concubine said warmly, "I see you have a smile on your face now, so it counts.
Let it go. Let’s talk happily today, have fun, and sweep away the ashes from our hearts, so that the days to come will be smooth.”
Everyone kept saying yes.
Then those who served tea served tea, and those who served fruits held fruits.
Ma Cairen smiled and said to Concubine Rong: "Mother Concubine, I have always wanted to come to you to ask for something, but I'm just afraid of disturbing your Qing Dynasty. Today I have benefited from all the sisters, so I just want to ask for it.
Come on!"
"Hey, why are you so careful? It's not like I'm a secluded place. Just say what you say." The concubine said with a smile, "Again, we are all members of our family. Don't say such rude things to outsiders.
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Because I have a lazy temperament, I don't like to pay attention to those etiquettes, so I don't have to pay you a visit on weekdays. It's not that I don't want to see you, nor that I don't want to ask about your affairs."
"Qiong Ying has been sleeping very uneasily these days. Although the imperial doctor has carefully diagnosed and treated her, she still has some troubles." Ma Cairen explained with a smile, "There are elderly ladies in this palace.
I said, Qiong Ying is young and has a fragile mind, so she may get frightened wherever she goes to play.
It is best to ask for the fruit offered to the Buddha for her to eat and keep it well. I suddenly thought of our ancestors. You worship the Buddha all the year round and have the most pious heart. This fruit must also be the most effective."
Concubine Rong laughed after hearing this and said: "I was shocked by something important at that time. It turns out it's this. It's not worth anything. I'll bring you a plate later."
"If our ancestors said this was not worth anything, we would have taken it all." Someone walked in from outside and said, "You can't buy this rare thing for how much it costs!"
When everyone saw it, it turned out to be Concubine Li, whom they had not seen for a long time.
She always accompanied the emperor and did not even go to the queen's palace to pay her respects.
The queen didn't bother to pay attention to her. Being familiar with her was too much effort and not worth it. It might also make Long Xin displeased, so she simply let her go.
"Sister Li Fei is such a rare guest, come and sit down! There happens to be a free chair next to me!" Concubine Xian said affectionately.
Li Fei smiled slightly, and Pingping Tingting came over.
She was wearing extremely precious and rare Yunyan brocade, and it was the emperor's favorite color, sky blue.
Yunyan brocade is not suitable for embroidery and should only be plain. Therefore, this dress is a rare and elegant piece of clothing for Concubine Li.
But after she put it on, she actually stood out more than those brightly colored clothes. Firstly, the material of the brocade was indeed extraordinary, and secondly, Li Fei's beauty was not comparable to that of ordinary people.
As soon as she sat down, Concubine Hui came.
Even the most honest person in this palace has good ears and eyes.
"I sent someone to invite you, but I didn't expect it to be so quick." The queen looked at Concubine Hui and said with a smile, "Didn't you say you wanted to have a vegetarian meal a few days ago?"
"I was originally going to go for a stroll in the garden. I heard that the sisters had all come to the concubine, so I hurried over. I was afraid that the people sent by the concubine would be in vain, so I sent them back.
Just tell me." Concubine Hui said hurriedly.
"It's not necessary. Their legs are idle. They know you're not in the palace and naturally want to come out to look for you. They know you're here." The queen said, "Sit down and have a sip of tea! The Dowager Empress is here.
The tea here is also better than elsewhere.”
"I just came here because of the fragrance." Concubine Hui asked An to sit down with a smile, "It's time for the two Zhaoyi to come over, they just happened to be together."
After everyone arrived, everyone was chatting over tea, talking about things that were neither serious nor serious, but actually boring.
Concubine Li looked left and right, pursed her lips and smiled, and asked the queen: "Queen, I heard that a maid in your palace committed suicide by taking poison. What happened?"
As soon as she said this, everyone suddenly became quiet.
The Queen was lowering her head to drink tea. She paused slightly, raised her eyebrows, and then finished the tea slowly before saying, "Where did you hear this?"
"It doesn't matter where you heard it, it's enough that it happened." Li Fei would not answer the Queen's words, "Lou Ant is greedy for life, how can a good person die just because he wants to?"
"The concubine is a person who worships Buddha and is extremely compassionate. I originally didn't want to say these things in front of this old man. But you keep asking. If I don't tell you, it seems that there is something shameful here." The queen said calmly.
He said authentically, "It is true that a little palace maid committed suicide by taking poison. As for the reason, she tried to poison me but failed, so she committed suicide."
When the queen said this, she looked around at everyone: "I don't want to make a big deal out of this matter. After all, it has only been calm for a few days. Besides, your majesty's grand ceremony is coming soon. I have obviously asked people to seal the news, but you are still the one, Concubine Li?"
Now that you know this, it will be interesting."
"The Queen, do you want to say that I have placed eyes and ears around you? Or do you mean that I ordered someone to poison you?" Li Fei's momentum was not at all discouraged.
"You are the one who started this matter. You know very well what your intentions are." The Queen sneered, "You stay with His Majesty all the time, but you still have time to take care of the affairs in my palace."
Concubine Li wanted to continue talking, but Concubine Rong coughed slightly and said, "I guess the tea here is too weak, so you have to talk about it with gossip."
One sentence made both the Queen and Concubine Li shut up.
Princess Guangling smoothed things over and said, "Let's not talk about those things that make people unhappy today. How can we be happy? When we go back to eat, if someone breaks the ban again, she will have to eat an extra bowl of gluten as a punishment."