When Hongcha meets her master Yun, how can she think of combing her hair carefully?
She sped up her movements and hurriedly combed Concubine Qi's hair into a bun. She bent her knees and turned around to go out.
Concubine Qi was silent for a long time, then suddenly shouted: "Come back!"
Hongcha paused at his feet and then heard Concubine Qi say in a deep voice: "Well, don't go prying around for now. If that person from Jingyang Palace really notices something, there's no guarantee he won't keep an eye on us."
She pondered for a moment and said: "Everything remains the same, don't alert the enemy."
After a pause, Concubine Qi slapped her forehead and sighed: "It's useless to have fun!"
After hearing these words, Hongcha was speechless for a moment. After a moment, he stepped forward and whispered: "My Lady, don't be anxious. What kind of talents are needed for such a big Changchun Palace? Find someone who is considerate and thoughtful to do things."
It is not difficult for cautious children,
There will still be plenty of opportunities in the future, I just need to plan slowly."
She paused, looked at Concubine Qi's face, and then whispered: "I wanted to say it before but didn't dare to say it: Xiao Lezi has a more sophisticated mind, but the empress takes it seriously, and it will inevitably give him arrogance, I'm afraid it's
In this way, you will be more radical in Jingyang Palace and others will see your flaws."
Changchun Palace, outer courtyard.
Jasmine held the food box in her hand and followed Maobin in a winding way to the Changchun Palace.
Mao Bi deliberately did not use a carriage and walked over on foot.
The maids and eunuchs in the Changchun Palace did not often see concubines here, so they were stunned when they saw her.
Although the servants in the palace are of low status, they are the most sensitive in smelling the phoenix and turning around.
Concubine Ning, who had a good relationship with Mao concubine, was demoted to concubine Ning. The concubine Nian who Mao concubine relied on now received less and less attention from the emperor. In addition, Mao concubine herself was not favored...
Thinking of this, the servants looked a little more lazy, and they just bowed and said hello in a step-by-step manner. Then someone came in and announced that it was the Concubine Mao who was here.
Concubine Qi was discussing with Hongcha inside. When she heard the announcement from outside, she was stunned and couldn't help but said: "Mao concubine?"
She curled her lips and said disdainfully: "What is she doing here?"
In the courtyard.
Maobin stood and waited for a long time before she saw Hongcha beside Concubine Qi walking out with a smile. When she was in front of her, she bowed deeply and said softly: "Slave Hongcha, please say hello to Concubine Maobin!"
Mao Bi knew that she was the closest person to Concubine Qi, so she immediately stretched out her hand to support her and said with a smile: "Get up quickly! I know you."
Hongcha raised her head, stood up straight, and said with a smile that was neither humble nor arrogant: "Yes, I am always with Concubine Qi, so Concubine Mao will naturally look familiar to you."
She pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Mother Maobin, my slave got up late today and is still washing up. I feel sorry for you to come and sit in the front hall for a while. Please wait a moment."
Mao Bi smiled and said cautiously: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Of course, I should let Concubine Qi take a good bath, and I will wait for you."
As she said this, Hongcha was already leading the way, and Jasmine helped Maobin walk into the front hall.
The roof of the Changchun Palace is in the style of a hill with double eaves and yellow glazed tiles, with a front corridor, an open door in the open room, and a vent door.
There are bronze turtles and a pair of bronze cranes on the left and right in front of the hall, and there are brocade-branched windows at every step.
Among them, there is also a floor-screen throne in the Ming room, with curtains on the left and right separated from the secondary rooms, and the cabinet to the north of the top room.
Although Maobi rarely went to Qi Concubine Li, she had been to Changchun Palace once or twice before.
This time I came in, I just felt that it was even more luxurious than the last time.
She looked at it inside and out, and a popular saying came to mind over and over again: a broken ship has a helper, a broken ship has a bottom, and a broken ship has three thousand nails!
This saying means: People who once enjoyed prosperity still have a solid family background even if they are now in decline.
Looking at these furnishings, from large to small, many of them looked familiar... Mao Bi squinted and carefully examined the year numbers of several items.
No wonder the familiar things in this room seem to be the rewards given to Li Zongfujin by the emperor in previous years at Prince Yong's Mansion... no, it was still the Baylor Mansion.
The emperor at that time was not the emperor yet, just the fourth elder brother.
Today's Concubine Qi, at that time, Li Fujin was the most capable woman in the whole house in front of the fourth elder brother.
At that time, Fourth Brother always looked at his handsome face with a calm and calm expression, and never saw him being attracted to any woman.
Therefore, what Li Zefujin calls "favored" is just that he is favored more than others.
But there was something about Li Fujin that made Mao Bi very envious of her, especially her ability to give birth to children.
It seemed that she was born with a deep bond between children, or that God was particularly favoring her. In short, during those years in Qiandi, Li Fujin's belly bulged and then flattened, and then flattened and bulged again, going back and forth several times.
Mao Bi sometimes even felt bitterly: Brother Si didn't dote on her very much, he just thought she was easy to have children, so he took care of her like this, and it was for the children she gave birth to that he rewarded her so generously.
Until the Nian family entered the mansion.
In the fiftieth year of Kangxi's reign, Nian Gengyao's sister Nian became the concubine of Heshuo Yong Prince Yin, and she was favored for a time.
The women in Prince Yong's palace were all whispering behind his back: Concubine Nian was only taken special care of by the Fourth Master because of the dignity of her mother's family and her brother's military exploits.
In short, no matter what the reason was, one thing is always true. From that time on, Li Fujin fell out of favor.
Nian's name is almost like a curse, hanging over her head. It is her destiny, the end of her glory, and the ultimate reason for her depression.
Mao Bi remembered that starting from the 50th year of Kangxi, Li Fujin suddenly became very greedy and would not let go of anything delicious. The small dining room in her courtyard was lit day and night, maybe because of this
Dispel your melancholy mood with delicious food.
From that time on, Li Fujin's oval face gradually turned into a round face, and his body became thicker and stronger. Whenever he stood with Nian Fei, his fat and thin contrasted beautifully.
While waiting for Concubine Qi, Concubine Mao thought uneasily: For so many years, she has been relying on Concubine Nian...
While I was still thinking, I heard a commotion inside. The palace maid raised the flower curtain and said with a smile: "Your Majesty!"
Before Concubine Qi came out, Concubine Mao had already stood up respectfully, bowed her knees and lowered her head and said softly: "Concubine, I would like to pay my respects to Concubine Qi. May your concubine be blessed with peace of mind!"
Concubine Qi looked at Mao Bi's respectful posture up and down. She understood clearly in her heart. She sneered at the corner of her mouth and said indifferently: "Is it possible that I have been deceived? Why is Mao Bi so free?
Have you come to Changchun Palace, my palace?"
As she spoke, Hongcha helped her sit down on the seat.
Another little palace maid brought lotus seed tea.
Concubine Qi gently opened the lid of the bowl, leaving a gap, and saw the hot tea rising from the bowl.
When she raised her face, she saw that Maobin still had a supple face, standing with her hands lowered and her eyes closed, and she felt so happy in her heart.
After so many years, Concubine Nian is still here!
Concubine Qi raised her hand, pointed to the seat next to her, and said with a half-smile: "Come on, Maobin, you can sit down! We are all old sisters in the former mansion, so there is no need to adhere to these false etiquette."