Seven, the wind sends the concubines laughing and talking
The dust had settled. The re-draft was just a formality, and I wasn't very interested. I just sat with her in silence, pondering the queen's uncontrollable disappointment after her calm expression.
Xuan Ling was also a little tired. Occasionally, there would be beautiful girls that he liked. The queen said softly, "These people were summoned to the palace last time by the concubine to show the emperor's eldest son first. It is not suitable for the emperor to keep them."
Several times like this, some particularly outstanding ladies were discarded. Xuan Ling became more and more uninterested, which only hindered the queen's face. The queen seemed unaware, her expression was as calm as a pool of still water under the autumn sun, "For this reason"
It is the concubine's duty for the emperor to select ladies from famous families to serve him." She smiled softly and said, "There are so many beautiful women, and I am afraid that the emperor will be tired, so I have selected a few outstanding women and asked the emperor to take a look."
The queen clasped her hands three times, and saw three young girls slowly stepping in from outside the palace. The first one was slender and graceful, with an indescribably beautiful appearance. Every step she took, they were as graceful as a flying bird turning its feathers. When she got closer, she could see a pair of
The quiet and beautiful eyes hide the deep and dark thoughts of life, as lonely as a dark night.
The eunuch sang: "Wei Jun, the daughter of Wei Buyan, the seventh-rank school scholar of Hongwen Hall, is seventeen years old."
Wei Buyan? It seems like I have never heard of this name before. However, Xuan Ling's slightly stunned eyes did not allow me to think about it. He paused for a moment on the upturned elegant and soft face, turned his head and asked the imperial concubine: "My concubine, what do you think?
Who does she look like?"
The imperial concubine has always been smart, she only smiled slightly, "like herself."
Concubine De looked at me carefully, covered her face with a fan, and sighed: "What an injustice! What an injustice! Fu Ruyin was like this when she entered the palace. You are already here, and she still wants to find someone similar to you.
do what!"
In fact, if you look closely, Wei Yun and I are at most similar to each other. Judging from Concubine Duan's calmness at this time, it seems that she is not very similar to Queen Chunyuan. I sighed lightly, even if she is similar to me, Wei Yun
It also has its own moving parts.
Wei Yun is followed by two Li Shus. The tall one, Song, has a cold expression and is slightly plump; the petite one, Jiang, is like a puddle of moonlight shining through the sky, wrapping you tenderly and charmingly.
Graceful.
The three of them bowed in unison, and the queen stared at Xuan Ling, "What does your Majesty want?"
The expression on Xuan Ling's face was hesitant, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or not. After being silent for a long time, all the ladies were a little uneasy. Li Chang quietly came closer and asked: "Your Majesty——, but leave a sign?"
"Yes." Emperor Ming's eyes were erratic, and he wrote the character "WEI" and the character "江" on the palm of Li Chang's hand.
I watched with cold eyes, and by choosing two out of three, the queen was already sure of victory.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" The Queen smiled calmly, "Congratulations to my sister as well. Several of my sisters have left the cabinet, and now a new talent similar to my sister has entered the palace to accompany me."
"What's so good about being similar to my concubine? I'm just a vulgar girl. How can I be younger, more beautiful, and more blessed than Sister Wei?"
Xuan Ling looked at me deeply and said softly: "Beauties always have similarities, but there is only one Huan Huan."
With Fu Ruyin in front, Wei Jun's entry into the palace will definitely cause quite a stir. However, she is not very much like me, nor is she much like Yurao, and probably not very much like Queen Chunyuan. But it is undeniable that she
It does have this kind of paradoxical charm, which makes people hesitate and feel that it doesn't look like it, but they can't help but explore it.
In this state of trance, the Superintendent of Ceremonies had already sung several rows of beautiful ladies. Looking sideways, Xuan Ling was also a little uneasy and left a few beautiful ladies at random. One of them had a very beautiful face that was unforgettable.
When the singing was over, Xuan Ling felt that his interest was waning. He stood up and ordered: "You are also tired. Go back and have a good rest."
The Queen was blessed and said, "Then the title of the new concubine was decided by Sister Shufei?"
Xuan Ling thought for a while, "I will go to Fengyi Palace after handling the government affairs."
Everyone excused themselves, Concubine Duan was in front, Concubine De and I walked slowly behind, and went to Taiye Pond to relax. After finding a quiet place, Concubine Duan sat down leisurely, Ji Xiang gently and skillfully tapped her shoulders, she
Looking at Taiye with wide eyes, "I haven't been this tired for a long time, it's just a draft, just like men's political situation, the waves are treacherous."
"Isn't it true that Bo Yun is treacherous and full of dangers?" Concubine De touched her forehead and sighed: "It was God's wish for the eldest son of the emperor to choose his concubine, but when the Wei family and the Jiang family emerged from the thorn, I'm afraid
I'll have headaches in the future. I'm scared when I think of Fu Ruyin's appearance back then."
Concubine Duan saw that I was just looking at the lake, and shook my hand, "She is not very similar, and she is not worth your headache." She shushed lightly, stretched out her long fingers to lightly catch the wind by the lake.
Blowing away the fallen flowers, "I didn't expect that the emperor's eldest son was also a very affectionate person. In fact, the queen was too impatient. It would not be good for the emperor's eldest son to marry the Zhu family. Although it was said that they were getting married in front of the emperor, there was no guarantee that she would not marry him.
It makes people speculate that they are wooing relatives to plot the throne; but after marrying Xu Yiren, Xu is an adopted daughter, does not have a deep background, and has a bad bloodline. Even if she becomes the prince and concubine, the position of crown princess is always difficult to reach. In the end, it is the emperor who suffers the loss.
eldest son."
I bowed deeply to Concubine De, "I have to thank Sister De Concubine for her wisdom in this matter."
Concubine De looked at the center of the lake and sneered, "I can't let me watch the queen become the prince relying on the eldest son of the emperor, and then she can take the position of the empress dowager. Instead of watching people being cut off and others being used as fish and meat, I can't
Let her get what she wants."
The imperial concubine smiled silently, "Anyway, in this game of chess, the queen is not going to please both sides."
The spring breeze of March gently caressed the many palaces and city walls. "If she could have both sides, she wouldn't have to work so hard to find the Wei family and the Jiang family."
Concubine Duan sighed tenderly, "The queen herself can't see through it. I just want to ask how many people in the palace can see through it?" She pointed to the Yanxi Palace from a distance, "As noble as she is, she has to take precautions and guard against old age.
When your appearance fades and you fall out of favor, let alone others. However, people’s calculations are ultimately not as good as God’s calculations.”
After the imperial edict conferring Xu Yiren on the emperor's eldest son and his concubine came out, even though Hu Yunrong was extremely shocked, she did not make a fuss. She only ordered people to send Xu Yiren back to Suiguo's palace to be married. She made wedding clothes for others with great thought.
Rong was always a little angry. However, no matter how she inquired, the bottom line of the matter ultimately came down to the fact that Xu Yiren and the emperor's eldest son had already been in love. Yun Rong could neither blame Xuan Ling nor the queen. She only felt angry behind closed doors and was ill for two days.
It was Xuan Ling who coaxed her hard for two days before giving up.
When the status of the new concubines was awarded, Yunrong looked refreshed again. Among the six final selections, the Wei family had the highest status, and they were registered as nobles of the sixth rank, and were given the title "Qiong".
Next came the Jiang family and the girl Li who was chosen at random. Jiang family was registered as a beauty of the sixth rank, and Li family was a talented person of the sixth rank. There was also a selected attendant and two beauties.
Jinxi said with a smile, "Mrs. Jiang was originally a beauty, and she was also called a beauty. Her surname is 'Beauty Jiang', which shows how coincidental it is." And talking about the incident in the Yanxi Palace, "The empress knows why Mrs. Zhuang Min is in a better mood.
The Li Cairen whom the Emperor later referred to had a deep connection with the Hu family, and was originally the daughter of Mrs. Zhuang Min's father's clan."
At that time, I was watching Yu Run and Yu Han teaching them how to read under the window. I couldn't help but smile when I heard this, "She lost her left arm and gained her right arm, so naturally she feels relieved." Although I smiled, I couldn't hide the depression in my heart.
, with the selection of the Wei family and the Jiang family, Xuan Ling seemed to be a little more gentle and kind to the queen.
The garden is full of spring, and Zhaoyang Hall is finally illuminated by the sun again.
The day for the new concubines to enter the palace was originally at the beginning of April, but in order to avoid the wedding of the emperor's eldest son, it was moved to the eighth day of May. The wedding of the emperor's eldest son was all handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and I only helped with the concubine De and the noble concubine.
I wonder if there are any etiquette errors. What really needs to be bothered is preparing for the six new concubines to enter the palace. After the queen and Xuan Ling agreed on their names, the rest of the trivial matters were handed over to me, and I took care of Li every day.
Chang and Jin Xi took care of various matters together. While busy, time seemed to pass by very mercilessly.
In April, I finally had a moment of respite. In order to comfort me for my hard work, Xuan Ling specially went boating in Taiye Lake to celebrate my birthday with me.
Because the palace was busy with the wedding of the eldest son of the emperor, my birthday was not extravagant. In fact, for a woman in her late thirties, every birthday is like an extra ring of growth rings on the trunk of a tree, clearly revealing the arrival and arrival of old age.
The indifference of time.
But I am just intoxicated by this rare leisure, with the fragrance of flowers and birds flying, and even the spring water of Taiye having a different kind of clarity and warmth. It is the most beautiful and best season of the year.
April in this world is a beautiful day.
I lay on Xuan Ling's shoulder and held hands with him. The warm wind blew on our faces. In the cabin, there were Han'er, Run'er, Lingxi and Wuyue happily playing. Wuyue was the eldest sister, very similar to Deng Deng.
Han'er is a humble child, and he and Run'er are playing with the chess pieces. They are so happy that they don't even care about their hair being messed up. As a mother, I am very satisfied with this scene.
There was a strong wind on the lake, and the dragon boat was a little slow going against the wind. Xuan Ling tightened his cloak for me and looked at me gently, "Huan Huan, it seems that time has been particularly kind to you. You are no different from ten years ago."
"Can there be no difference?" I whispered in his ear, softly and gently, "It's just that Shiro is not old, and Huanhuan doesn't dare to grow old."
He sighed, "In the past few years, I always feel that I am not as good as before. Huanhuan, have I become old?" He said in a low voice, "Yuli is about to get married, and the previous court has brought up the issue of establishing a prince.——
Do you know how bored I am? Do the ministers think that I am old, so they are in a hurry to establish a prince?"
"Silang", I comforted him with words, "Silang is young and powerful, so there is no need to worry about the foundation of the country. No matter how good the eldest son of the emperor is, he still needs experience. It's just that the ministers in the previous dynasty were afraid of Shiro's hard work and wanted someone to share their worries."
He tightened his grip on my fingers, which hurt a little, "I have read the edict you drafted on my behalf, and it is very good. I feel at ease having you help me."
My expression calmed down, and I made a show of kneeling down, "I don't dare to interfere in politics."
He hugged me tightly and said, "Don't be afraid, I know it well." I closed my eyes gently, well, if he really trusts me like this, maybe we can live more relaxed and comforted lives for the rest of our lives.
The wind was strong and the waves were high, and even Taiye Pond had waves swaying against the side of the ship. Xuan Ling said warmly: "The wind is strong, let's go into the cabin."
I was about to agree, but I saw a series of boats drifting without roots and swaying with the waves under the shade of green willows on the shore of Taiye River. On the boat, there seemed to be a lonely and separated Ying concubine. I shouted in a low voice: "Yes.
Where is Concubine Ying?"
Xuan Ling raised her eyebrows and said impatiently: "Why is she so crazy? These two times I called her, she refused and felt unhappy. Today she is here to enjoy the breeze."
I was confused, so I could only say softly: "Looking at the look on Concubine Ying's face, I'm afraid she's really unwell. Don't wait until she slips and falls into the water. Your Majesty, you'd better send someone to pick her up on the boat. The left and right imperial doctors are also in the boat, but
Let him see what kind of illness Yingbi has."
Li Changyang picked him up on the dragon boat with a small boat, but Ying Concubine looked a little pale and reluctantly said goodbye. She just sat silently. Xuan Ling never liked to see the concubine looking sick and miserable, so he ordered Wei Lin
He said: "Take Yingbi's pulse and see what the symptoms are."
Concubine Ying shrank, and under the light pink plain cherry blossoms with wide sleeves, she became even more lonely, like cherry blossoms drifting in the wind. She timidly said: "I just occasionally suffer from the cold." The shaking of the dragon boat made her complexion change.
It became even more ugly. She pressed her chest hard, as if to push the nausea and discomfort back into her abdomen.
Xuan Ling raised his hand and said no more. Wei Lingong said: "My Lord, please."
Concubine Ying had no choice but to stretch out her thin wrist. Wei Lin pressed lightly with his index and middle fingers and caught his pulse. He pondered for a moment and suddenly said with a look of joy, "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the little master, the little master is
She’s pregnant.”
Yingbi was startled, as if she couldn't believe it, and she and Xuan Ling asked in unison: "Is it true?"
Wei Linshi smiled and said: "It's absolutely true, the young master is already two months pregnant." He chuckled and said: "The young master himself didn't realize that the moon letter was inaccurate?"
Concubine Ying shook her head blankly, and I felt pity for her confused look. I comforted her gently, "It must be the first time I knew I was going to be a mother, and I was also frightened. I was also like this back then."
Xuan Ling was very happy and hurriedly told Li Changdao: "Please send Ying's concubine back to the palace. Don't ask her to live with the concubine Jue and Concubine Xuan. If she encounters concubines, let her live in the main hall of Yuping Palace first."
I’ll go see her later.”
Concubine Ying seemed to be overjoyed, so she thanked her in a confused manner and was sent back to the palace.
I smiled and bowed to him, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, I will give you the title of concubine Ying."
Xuan Ling was very satisfied and said with a smile: "It's time to promote the title, but I'm not in a hurry right now. The things at hand are complicated. When I finish the things at hand, I will naturally promote her to the position. Otherwise, it will cause chaos in the busy, and it is easy to make mistakes.
."
I smiled and whispered in his ear: "The emperor complained that he was old, but unexpectedly a prince came out to tell the emperor that you are still young. I am afraid that when the new sister comes to the palace, the emperor will have countless princes to tell him
You are going to be young again."
Xuan Ling lowered his jaw and kissed his cheek, "What prince? I just want to have another prince with you."