After Concubine Hua lost power, the palace became a lot quieter. WWW.tsxsw.COM Without this powerful enemy in front of us, Meizhuang and I breathed a sigh of relief, and just felt at ease in our favor. Concubine Hua lost the power to co-manage the Sixth Palace.
Naturally, the courtyard was not as lively as before. She was not noisy after many requests to see Xuan Ling but failed. She hardly left the house except for the daily morning and dusk naps, and responded to all the concubines' whispers and cynicism.
turn a deaf ear.
In mid-May, the weather in Kyoto became increasingly hot. Due to the hot summer weather in the capital, emperors of all dynasties went to the Taiping Palace in Xijing to escape the summer heat every June before returning to Kyoto in early autumn.
Most of them were nobles but could not stand the heat, so after giving the order, the Ministry of Internal Affairs had already arranged everything properly. Xuan Ling also led the concubines and officials as usual, and drove out of the capital in a mighty manner and stopped at the Taiping Palace.
Taiping Palace was originally rebuilt from the "Haoshan Garden" of Jingzong in the previous dynasty. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has excellent scenery. In our dynasty, the Taiping country became rich and powerful, and pavilions were built one after another on the old scenery of Haoshan Garden.
After nearly a hundred years, Taiguan Pavilion has finally become the largest royal garden.
In addition to the queen, the harem was accompanied by only six or seven concubines who were usually favored. Cao Ronghua was also among them. Concubine Hua lost power. Although Cao Ronghua was her confidant, she was not implicated. This was probably because she was usually in the palace.
This is because Concubine Hua has a quiet temper. Not to mention that the concubine Li was the most domineering and impatient in the past. Every moment she moved, she seemed to be more attractive to Cao Ronghua. Moreover, Xuan Ling did not have many children, except for one who died young.
There are two princes and two imperial concubines. Cao Ronghua is the biological mother of the second daughter of the emperor, Wen Yi Di Ji. Wen Yi Di Ji is not yet one year old. Although she has a lot of wet nurses and maidens to serve her daily life and food, she still cannot do without the careful care of her biological mother.
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Although Concubine Hua lost Xuan Ling's favor, her position was still the first among the three concubines. The Queen also arranged for her to come, but she did not get out of the car even half a step before arriving in Xijing, deliberately avoiding the embarrassment of meeting everyone; Concubine Duan
Even though he was sick, he couldn't stand even a little bit of heat. Although he was tired from traveling, he still came with the crowd, but he was alone in the car and did not meet us. However, Lingrong and Chun Changzai had never been favored, and Shi Meiren had been out of favor for a long time.
We are still staying in the palace and are not allowed to accompany us. The mausoleum is very cautious, and Chun Chang didn't take it to heart when he was young and ignorant. It's just that Shi Meiren was angry about this matter for several days and didn't even come to see us off when we left the palace.
After spending all day in the palace interacting with people, I suddenly left the vermilion hundred-foot palace wall, lifted up the car curtains, and saw the farmland and mulberry trees, the light smoke on the street, and the fresh smell of wild flowers and grass. I suddenly felt relaxed physically and mentally, and in a happy mood.
A lot.
Taiping Palace was built according to the mountain topography of Gelu Mountain. There are gardens in the mountains, mountains in the gardens, lakes, dense forests, palaces and gardens, and the best scenery from the north and south are integrated into one garden. The style is very different from that in Ziao City.
Living in the Taiping Palace always feels more relaxed than in the palace. Although it is just a harem, it is still a harem, just moved to another place. But this time Xi was lucky enough to escape the summer, and the Queen Mother did not think it was troublesome to mobilize troops and mobilize people, and said that she was old and quiet and worshiped the Buddha without feeling intimidated.
She still stayed in the palace because of the heat. Although she had been in the palace for more than half a year, the Queen Mother never left the Yining Palace except for important festivals. On weekdays, she only saw the emperor and the princes and princesses when greeting her, and the concubines were not allowed to see her unless invited. Therefore,
I have never met the Queen Mother yet. But I have heard my father and brother mention the Queen Mother’s wisdom many times in the past, so I can’t help but feel more awe and admiration for her. Now that I don’t live in the same palace with the Queen Mother, it feels like I was separated from my strict father when I was young.
It's like going to my grandma's house, much more relaxed and casual.
Xuan Ling chose the cool and tranquil aquatic Nanxun Hall as his sleeping hall. The queen naturally lived in the Guangfeng Jiyue Hall, which has comparable rituals. Meizhuang liked the green bamboo forest in the Yurun Hall courtyard, with dense phoenix tails and soft dragons.
So I chose a place to live. I am most afraid of heat by nature, and Xuan Ling couldn't bear to let me live far away, so he wanted to place me in the side hall of Shuiqin Nanxun Hall so that we could see each other day and night. But this move was too eye-catching.
Afraid of causing trouble again, I had to politely refuse. So Xuan Ling pointed out the nearest Yifu Hotel for me to stay. When I opened the door, there were large lotus flowers standing there, and the cool breeze came from the lake through the lotus leaves, which was pleasant and pleasant.
When I first entered the Yifu Hall, I saw dozens of pots of jasmine, jasmine, magnolia and other southern flowers placed in the main hall. The stamens are white and lovely. There is a wind wheel in each room.
Laughing: "Your Majesty knew that my little master loves incense, but it is not suitable to burn incense to avoid the heat, so he ordered his servants to fetch fresh fragrant flowers and put a wind wheel to enjoy the coolness and fragrant fragrance." Sure enough, the wind wheel turned, the cool breeze blew, and the fragrance filled the palace.
Huang Guiquan said flatteringly: "I don't have it with other mistresses. I am the first to receive this kind of favor from you in the palace!"
Xuan Ling was indeed attentive and considerate. Feeling slightly moved in his heart, he turned to Huang Guiquan and said, "Your Majesty, please go and reply. I will go over in person later to thank you."
Huang Guiquan said: "Yes. I'm afraid the emperor will go hunting in a while. My young master, you can take a rest and then go there slowly."
I smiled and said, "This is a clever idea. Your Majesty really put a lot of effort into it."
Huang Guiquan said: "If it's not hot today yet, when the dog days come, it will be very comfortable to put ice cubes from the ice cellar in the palace. The emperor gave an order to the Ministry of Internal Affairs early in the morning. As long as the young master
If you feel hot, use ice immediately. How dare you slaves not be careful?"
I looked at him twice, and then said with a smile: "Eunuch Huang is working hard. In fact, this mission can be done by just sending someone here. It's better for me to go there myself. Go to Cui Shunren to get some money, and treat it as if I'm treating the father-in-law to a drink."
Tea."
Huang Guiquan hurriedly said: "How dare you, my slave, take responsibility for what my master said? It's a blessing earned over many lifetimes by my slaves to devote themselves to my master. I will never dare to be rewarded by my master again." As he spoke, he hurriedly beat Qian Qian.
He bowed and retreated.
Pei'er looked at his figure and said from the side: "After Concubine Hua fell, this guy learned a lesson. Now he has his tail between his legs and is afraid of being inconsiderate."
Liu Zhu chuckled and said, "Even if Concubine Hua survives, who in this palace would dare to be disrespectful to our young lady."
I looked at her and said, "Just keep talking and fold some fresh lotus leaves to make soup."
After resting for a while, I redressed and smoothed my face, and then I slowly walked towards Xuanling's dormitory with Huanbi in my arms. I passed the Lian Bridge, Mirror Bridge and Youfeng Bridge on Fanyue Lake, and passed through the winding sculptures that penetrated the flowers and trees.
The painted corridor is a long alley with ancient cypresses on both sides and numerous flowers and trees, blocking out most of the sunlight, but providing some shade.
I could only hear the sharp sound of a sharp weapon piercing the sky above my head. I looked up and saw a long arrow shooting straight up into the sky. The arrow was extremely powerful and quickly sank into the fluffy clouds like cotton piles.
Suddenly, a shadow quickly fell from the sky, and I instinctively took a few steps back. A heavy object crushed the branches and leaves of the flowers and fell to the ground, causing dust to fly up, mixed with feathers and scattered flowers and leaves in the air.
Inside, there was a biting smell of blood that rushed straight into my nose. When I looked closely, I saw an arrow piercing the heads of two sea greens and passing through their eyes. The sea greens were not dead yet, and their wings were as hard as iron.
After fluttering twice, he finally stopped moving.
Secretly shouting in my heart! Haidongqing comes from Liaodong. Although he is small in size, he is extremely fierce and sturdy. His beak is as steel as hooks and his wings are as iron. He is much stronger and handsome than ordinary birds. He can shoot down two with one arrow and pierce through the four eyes.
The precision and sharpness of his archery skills are truly impressive.
Huanbi couldn't help but praise: "Good archery skills!"
Not far away there was thunderous applause and cheers. A chamberlain hurried over and picked up the two sea greens. Seeing me busy, he saluted and said hello. I couldn't help but ask: "Is it the emperor who is hunting in the garden?"
The chamberlain replied respectfully: "King Qinghe is here, and the emperor and the prince are hunting."
Hearing the words "King of Qinghe", I couldn't help but think of the spring day when I first met Xuan Ling in Shanglin Garden. He called himself "King of Qinghe". I couldn't help but arouse the tenderness in my heart and feel happy. I saw the bright yellow pattern on the tail feathers of the arrow and smiled.
Said: "Your Majesty is really good at archery!"
The chamberlain laughed and said, "Your Majesty's archery is excellent, and the Emperor is full of praise for it!"
I was slightly startled. I had always heard that King Qinghe was obsessed with music, chess, poetry and painting, and had a simple and idle temperament. I didn't expect his arrow skills to be so accurate. This was really unexpected.
It was just an accident and had nothing to do with me. I asked him casually: "Is anyone else here?"
"Cao Ronghua is accompanying the Holy Master."
I nodded and said, "Hurry up and get Haidongqing. Report to the Emperor that I will be there immediately."
He nodded and left. I saw him go there for a long time, straightened his hair and clothes and said to Huanbi, "Let's go there too."
After entering the garden, I saw a tall figure surrounded by attendants from a distance, disappearing behind the lush flower trees. The figure was as far away as the green pines on the spring mountain, with an indescribable air of leisure. I couldn't help but take a second look out of curiosity.
A chamberlain came up to me and said, "Your Majesty is waiting for me at the Shuilu Nanxun Hall." After that, he led me over.
The water-green Nanxun Hall was built on the west bank of Taiye Pool, built close to the shore, and most of it is in the water. With winding corridors on all sides and dense and low bamboo curtains, the hall is extremely cool and quiet. As soon as you enter the hall, you can smell the refreshing scent of the lake.
There was a light and elegant fragrance of tea coming to my face. I saw Xuan Ling and Cao Ronghua sitting opposite each other, drinking tea. When Xuan Ling saw me coming, he said with a smile: "You are here."
Yili saw it and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is very interested. Where can you find such fragrant tea?"
Xuan Ling chuckled: "I'm not the sixth one. I spent a lot of effort to find this half a catty of 'Snow Ding with Cui'. It's really good tea. Come and have a cup of it too."
"Snow-topped Green" grows on steep mountain peaks in the bitter cold of the far north. It is extremely difficult to pick. There are only a dozen or so plants in the world. Because it is nourished by snow water all year round, the tea tastes fresh and cold. It is extremely rare, and even the royal family can easily find it.
Taste.
"Your Majesty is really thoughtful." I looked around and said, "I heard that Your Majesty and Your Majesty had a great hunting prize just now, but why did they disappear in the blink of an eye?" I deliberately joked with Xuan Ling: "My lord must have heard that I
My appearance is like no salt, so I ran away because I was afraid of being frightened."
Xuan Ling laughed out loud because of me, pointed at me and said to Cao Ronghua: "Qin Mo, listen, if she compares herself to being shameless, then everyone in my harem will become the ugly woman of Dong Shi."
Cao Ronghua's eyes were flashing with excitement, he smiled lightly, slowly peeling a grape in his hand, and said to me: "Your Majesty was here just now, because Yuezhou recently sent a batch of enamel porcelain as tribute, and Your Majesty went to watch it eagerly."
After saying that, he raised his hand and handed the peeled grapes to Xuan Ling's mouth, "Sister Wanyi is beautiful, but she is just modest. Your Majesty is listening to her joke."
Xuan Ling opened his mouth and swallowed, frowning and smiling: "Not bad, not bad. Sure enough, Confucius said, 'Only women and villains are difficult to raise.'"
I raised a fan to block my face and pretended to be angry: "I can understand what I said. The emperor compared me to a villain. I don't want to do it." After saying that, I flicked my sleeves and said, "The emperor doesn't like me to be here."
Before my eyes, I have resigned."
Xuan Ling stood up and grabbed me, saying: "I don't feel my mouth is dry even after saying such things. Come, try this 'snow-topped green' and think about whether I can apologize to you."
I then turned around and turned my anger into joy, "Your Majesty is really good at borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha, and taking things belonging to the six kings as favors."
Xuan Ling said: "It's nothing more than a favor, as long as you like it." Then the three of them sat down to enjoy tea together.
Cao Ronghua listened to the play between Xuan Ling and me, and just smiled quietly without saying a word. His eyes were filled with autumn waves, and he had a unique beauty. After a long while, he smiled and said slowly: "As the saying goes, a thousand gold buys a smile, and the emperor's behavior towards sister Wanyi is more than worth it."
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My face was slightly spicy and I smiled: "Tell Sister Ronghua to make fun of you."
Cao Ronghua took a cup and took a sip of tea: "The fragrance is refreshing in the mouth, and the spirit is refreshing. The six kings really have intentions." He half-hidden his face with a round fan and said: "I heard that the emperor met sister Wanyi for the first time that day. He was afraid that she would be unfamiliar with her.
I borrowed the name of the Six Kings to have a heart-to-heart talk with my sister on the flute, and that's how we got married today. It's really a story that will last forever."
Hearing Cao Ronghua talk about the first meeting with Xuan Ling that day, my heart felt sweet, and a blush spread over my cheeks like clouds. Xuan Ling and I were sitting opposite each other, looking at each other with a silent smile.
Suddenly, I felt something was wrong. Although many people in the palace had heard about my encounter with Xuan Ling that day, how could she know such a small secret as Xuan Ling borrowing Qinghe's name? In my memory, I didn't seem to mention it to anyone.
Thinking of this, my heart suddenly sank.
While he was thinking about it, Cao Ronghua said again: "So, the Sixth Prince is still the matchmaker between the Emperor and Wanyi's sister. He should be thanked. What's more, this great matchmaker is handsome and graceful. I don't know how many ladies from the official families in the court are enamored with him."
I can’t help but be close to you day and night. I must have heard about the reputation of our six kings in my boudoir, right?"
Xuan Ling's eyes flashed slightly when he heard this, and in an instant he returned to his usual earnest look at me. Although it was only for a moment, my heart jumped suddenly, and I suddenly felt something was not good. I quickly calmed down and said: "My sister lived in a boudoir for a long time before entering the palace.
, not long after entering the palace, he fell ill and couldn't leave. He didn't know the name of the prince, so he was so ignorant. Sister Cao laughed." After saying that, he shook his fan gently and said with a bright smile: "The emperor is talented in literature, and he is considerate of our sisters and is afraid of being restrained by us. I don't know what happened that day.
Are you also doing this to get closer to your sister Fangze?"
Although I was dealing with Cao Ronghua, I was secretly paying attention to Xuan Ling's expression. Xuan Ling looked as usual and didn't see anything strange. I have tried my best to keep it clear, I just hope that Xuan Ling will not pay attention to her Cao Qinmo's instigation. If he is really suspicious,
My heart felt slightly cold. No, with the way he always treated me, he wouldn't doubt me like this.
Cao Ronghua only smiled quietly, like a dragonfly silently perched on the tip of a lotus. It was completely unexpected that her silence and peace hid such a sharp edge, causing waves and overlapping waves. She looked at the sky, stood up and said goodbye:
"I'm afraid Wen Yi is going to be hungry at this time, so I'll go back and take a look first."
Xuan Ling nodded and said: "That's fine. Wen Yi has been crying recently. Doctor Jiang often checks Ping An's pulse for you and lets him see why Wen Yi is crying like this."
"Yes. I'll let Dr. Jiang take a look at it and then report it to the emperor." After saying that, he calmly smiled and stepped back.
Xuan Ling and I were the only ones left in the palace, while Huanbi and the rest of the palace people stood outside the palace. There was a gelled coldness in the air, and the fragrance of the tea leaves lost its lightness as if it had been glued together, leaving it feeling sticky. I was addicted to it. The hoarse chirping of cicadas on the treetops in the distance made me feel annoyed.
There was a faint smile on Xuan Ling's lips, and he ordered someone to take out a piano: "This piano was the favorite of the late emperor Shu Guifei in the past. The late emperor only begged for it for her after many twists and turns. Before you came, I I want to hear someone play a piece of music, but unfortunately, as the name suggests, Qin Mo is very unfamiliar with the art of playing the piano."
I said: "I, my concubine, please go and invite Sister Hui Bin to come over."
"Hui Bin's proficiency in music and melodies is superior to yours, but the emotion in the music is not as good as yours. Such a good piano will be boring without emotion, so you should play a piece of music."
I said: "Then let me play a song for the emperor."
Xuan Ling looked at me and said, "Okay. Blue waves, gentle breeze, sipping tea, listening to the piano, and sitting and watching beauties are indeed the joys of life. Just play half of "The Highness of the Mountain"."
I followed the instructions and gently stroked the strings. It was indeed a fine piano, and its sound was as clear as pearls falling into a jade plate. But at this moment, my mind was distracted, and I did not devote all my thoughts to this piano. I really let it down.
At the end of the song, the emperor touched his palms and said: "Sure enough, the playing was exquisite." The emperor looked into my eyes sharply. After a moment, he raised a faint smile and said: "I completely understand Huanhuan's affection for me. It's just that I don't know. Do you know when Huanhuan fell in love with me?"
My heart suddenly tightened, and he really asked. He finally asked. He couldn't let me think too much, stood up and walked to him, knelt down calmly and said: "Huanhuan likes the person standing in front of Huanhuan." , has nothing to do with title or title.”
The emperor didn't ask me to get up. He just said calmly: "How do you say it?"
"The emperor borrowed the name of King Qinghe to enjoy the flute and appreciate the flowers with his concubine. Although Huanhuan admires the emperor's talent, she only thinks that you are the prince, so she is cautious in everything and does not dare to go beyond the rules and get closer. After the emperor revealed his identity, he said to Huanhuan Take more care of me and love me more. The emperor treats Huan Huan not just like other concubines, but Huan Huan treats the emperor not only as a monarch and minister, but also as a husband and wife." Having said this, I raised my head and glanced at Xuan Ling. Seeing that his expression was quite touched, I felt a little relieved.
I continued: "If we want to find out when Huanhuan fell in love with the Emperor, Huanhuan was attracted to the Emperor when the Emperor helped me to relieve Yu's difficulty in changing clothes. Huanhuan never likes to have disputes with others. That day Yu "You are so reckless, Huanhuan is really at a loss. The emperor's words of help are not only to relieve people from difficulties, but also to maintain Huanhuan's dignity as a human being. Although this is just a little effort for you, in Huanhuan's heart, the emperor is a gentleman who saves people from danger."
The emotion in Xuan Ling's eyes increased greatly, and the smile on his lips gradually became thicker. He gently reached out his hand to support me and said, "I was just asking casually."
I refused to get up, "Please allow your Majesty to allow Huanhuan to finish speaking." He lowered his body and said, "Huanhuan is punished by death, and you have committed transgression. In her heart, Huanhuan respects you as a king, but she also regards you as Huanhuan's husband." Love is important." When I said the last few sentences, my voice was choked with sobs and I couldn't cry.
Xuan Ling held me in his arms distressedly and said pitifully: "Why don't I understand your thoughts, so I love you more than all the concubines. What happened today is really because I was suspicious, Huan Huan, don't blame me. I."
I leaned on his chest and whispered the word "Shiro."
He hugged me tighter and said, "Huanhuan, you just kept calling me 'Your Majesty' to express your love. I was so moved that I couldn't help but feel sad. You always call me 'Silang' when no one is around. Huanhuan, it's my fault.
It makes you sad." The tears moistened the ferocious and vivid golden dragon pattern on his dragon robe little by little. The summer weather was hot, and I was held tightly in Xuan Ling's arms, but my heart felt like it was exposed to the wind in late autumn.
The palms of my hands were getting colder by the minute.
It was already the morning of the next day when I left the Shuilu Nanxun Palace. Although it was Xixi, the morning court could not be abandoned. Xuan Ling still went to see the court and told me to wake up and get up again.
Huanbi followed me back to the palace. Seeing that I was unhappy, she said cautiously: "Miss, don't be sad. The emperor still loves you very much."
A cold sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, "Does the Emperor really love and respect me? If he really loved me, how could I listen to Cao Qinmo's slander and doubt me so much." Huanbi was silent, and I said, "Do you know, I
Yesterday was like walking through the gates of hell, and it was not easy to eliminate the emperor's suspicion and save this life."
Huanbi was shocked and immediately knelt down and said, "Miss, why do you say that?"
I stretched out my hand to pull her up, and said sadly: "If I had answered my words in a slightly biased way, I would have been dead. Do you think the emperor just casually talked about his past tenderness with me? You are absolutely wrong. He was testing my original temptation.
Is it the emperor who is named after King Qinghe or the emperor who is the Nine-Five Supreme Emperor? If I answered that it was the emperor who chatted and played the flute with me at the beginning, then I would be approaching other men as a concubine in heaven, which is a heinous sin of adultery.
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Huanbi couldn't help but wonder: "But it was the emperor who concealed it first?"
"So what? He is the emperor, so he can do no wrong. Just because I don't know he is the emperor, then he is just another man in my mind, and it is a capital crime for me to be tempted by him."
Huanbi was speechless: "Then why can't you be tempted by the emperor who has revealed his identity?"
"He is the emperor. I can respect and fear him, but I cannot love him. Because he is the emperor and I am the minister, this can never be surpassed. If I say that I am attracted to the emperor who has revealed his identity, then he will think that it is
It is a humiliation for a man to succumb to his status rather than himself. And he will think that I am just flattering him, treating him like other concubines, and there is no real affection at all. This way
If so, I will face the crisis of falling out of favor."
After I finished speaking, Huanbi's forehead was already dripping with cold sweat.
I sighed and said: "Do you know that there is actually only a thin line between favoring and not favoring, life and death!"
Huanbi was speechless, so Banri Fang advised: "The emperor is also a man, so he will inevitably be jealous. King Qinghe is such a person. The emperor asked this question because he cares about the young lady."
"Maybe." I dazedly picked up a magnolia and rubbed it between my fingers. The fragrant juice stuck to the palm of my hand, but the petals fell off weakly.
Jin Xi has been in the palace for many years, has experienced a lot, and is a calm person. Taking advantage of taking off her makeup at night and no one else was around, Jin Xi told her in detail what happened in Nanxun Palace.
Jin Xi thought for a moment, then took a slight breath and said, "The young master is suspicious that someone has told Cao Ronghua about the personal affairs between the young master and the emperor."
I nodded, "That's what I just think, there's no evidence."
Jin Xi said softly: "Only those closest to the mistress know these things. I only heard about the mistress today. The only one who was able to see her that day was Miss Liu Zhu. But Miss Liu Zhu is the dowry of the mistress..."
I frowned and said thoughtfully, "I know. She has been with me for many years, and I can trust her. She will never get involved with the Cao family and betray me."
"Yes." Jin Xi thought for a moment and replied, "My slave, I am thinking that Miss Liu Zhu has always been straightforward. I wonder if she has mentioned it to others accidentally, and word of mouth has spread to Cao Ronghua's ears. After all, there are many people in the palace who talk a lot."
After thinking about it, I could only find this explanation. He said helplessly: "Fortunately, the emperor believed in me, otherwise it would be an invisible sharp sword."
Jin Xi nodded and said: "That's true. Nothing else matters, as long as the emperor believes in my little master."