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Chapter 207 Cheng Taifei

Seeing the bright yellow ceremonial guard of the Emperor getting closer and closer, the faces of the kneeling concubines became even more respectful, and they just waited with bated breath.

Ji Ling was kneeling in the middle of the crowd, and suddenly he heard the stomachs of the concubines in front and behind him grow loudly.

He was probably very hungry, and he barked more than once.

Several people heard it and looked sideways slightly.

Ji Ling secretly raised her hand and stroked her belly with satisfaction.

She had breakfast around five o'clock in the night - it has been nearly six hours now.

Fortunately, when the carriage was resting, she ate a lot of cakes and fruits given by Yinzhen. Otherwise, with her appetite, her stomach would definitely growl more fiercely than that person's!

When Ji Ling thought of this, he suddenly understood the meaning of Yinzhen's gift of cakes to her - he knew that she was a little ricer! He was afraid that she would be hungry, so he gave her some food first.

The driver is getting closer and closer.

Everyone could no longer look up at the emperor and empress, and all bowed their heads respectfully.

Ji Ling also lowered his head, but his ears couldn't help but catch Yinzhen's voice.

Sure enough, after a while, the emperor walked to the front and heard Yinzhen smiling clearly, with a hint of pride in his tone, saying: "...No! The Zhengda Guangming Hall is as insignificant as the Taihe Hall in the Forbidden City.

Second, even the rare flowers and trees have the same pattern.

I only added a promenade to the east. If it rains, you can just walk along the promenade. You don’t need to hold an umbrella, and people won’t get wet. It’s convenient and fast.”

He paused and then said: "There is a long corridor on the east side, but not on the west side - this is the only 'improper' palace in my entire Old Summer Palace."

What he means by "uneven" is asymmetry.

All the concubines lowered their heads, thinking that Yinzhen was talking to Queen Uranala.

Listening to the emperor talking and laughing, he was in a good mood, and many people pursed their lips sourly.

Some people also feel a little strange - when did the emperor speak to the queen in such an intimate tone? They have never seen it before...

Yinzhen said a few words to himself enthusiastically.

Everyone lowered their heads, and suddenly they heard the voice of a strange old woman saying kindly: "As long as the emperor likes it! Alas, emperor, you are still the same as when you were a child, you hate the rain the most!

The Ai family still remembers..."

Home mourning?

Wu Ya, the concubine of the previous dynasty, has passed away long ago, and there is no queen mother in the palace.

Could this be the concubine?

Ji Ling was startled and couldn't help but raise his head.

Next to the emperor, an old woman with gray hair was looking at Yinzhen lovingly. As she walked, Xu Xu and Yinzhen were talking about this.

Yinzhen deliberately slowed down his pace and walked with her.

Queen Uranala was walking on the other side, stretching out her hand to support the old woman's elbow.

Ji Ling understood - no wonder the emperor's guard of honor fell behind the concubine's sedan chair. It was not that the sedan chair was moving fast, but that after the emperor entered the palace gate, there was a concubine there, and she had to greet her with a few words.

But why is this concubine not in the Forbidden City? Why is she in the Old Summer Palace?

Never heard anyone say that before?

But then again, Kangxi's harem was so huge, it was normal for his father to leave a few concubines behind after he left for Hexi.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, as long as there was a concubine in the palace who had a son - and the son did not confront the fourth master during the period when the nine sons were competing for the throne, they basically took their mothers to the feudal prince's palace and lived with their sons.

These concubines with children are considered lucky - they have someone to rely on in their old age.

And the fate of those concubines without children will be much miserable - once the first emperor died, all the concubines who were favored became empty shells.

Those concubines who are not favored have nothing - no rights, no power to support them, and no children to rely on.

They can only spend the rest of their lives in a lonely world under the palace wall, alone and helpless.

Ji Ling was thinking this, and then heard the old woman say again: "Emperor, on your birthday when you were seven years old, it rained heavily, but you were naughty that day. As a result, you annoyed the master and was detained by the late emperor.

If you study in the study room, you are not allowed to go back!

Queen Xiaoyiren is so distressed that she personally brought many slaves to pick you up!

On the surface - I am afraid that the servants around you will not serve you well and let you get caught in a drop of rain and catch the wind and cold. In fact, it is better for the late emperor to see that he is soft-hearted and let you go!

When she said this, her voice choked up and she said: "Oh! Emperor, if only Empress Xiao Yiren was still here today, how wonderful it would be!"

All the concubines raised their eyes to see the old woman's all-over dress.

She was seen wearing a dark sapphire blue Jifu, with light cyan lotus embroidered on the hem. Although her hair was gray, it was combed meticulously, and her hair was smooth and oily, sticking to her scalp, which made her forehead full and wide, and her hair was smooth and smooth.

A blessing appearance.

Due to her age, her eyebrows have become a little sparse, but they still carefully outline the shape of the mountains in the distance. The ends of her eyebrows are tucked into her bun slantingly, which makes the veins on her temples bulge even more.

There were only two simple tortoise shell hairpins in her bun and a pair of turquoise jade earrings on her ears. Other than that, there were no other decorations.

She is indeed a kind-hearted concubine.

Although this concubine already has a lot of wrinkles and her shoulders are slightly stooped, her former glory can still be seen faintly between her brows and eyes.

Back then, she must have been a beauty who looked back with a charming smile and made Emperor Kangxi fall in love with her!

Yinzhen felt slightly embarrassed when he heard her talking about her childhood anecdotes in front of everyone, but he smiled and said nothing at first.

Later, when he heard the concubine talking about Queen Xiao Yiren, the expression on his face gradually became gloomy.

Seeing this, Ulanara quickly changed the topic with a smile and said: "Ms. Cheng Taifei, look over there!" After saying that, she pointed to a scenery for Cheng Taifei to see.

Concubine Cheng nodded in response and turned to look in the direction the queen pointed. She knew that the queen wanted to change the subject. She also saw that the emperor looked slightly sad and felt a little worried. At this time, she did not dare to look at Yinzhen again.

He just followed Ulanara's gossip.

Yinzhen turned his head and saw that everyone was still kneeling on the ground, so he said warmly: "Get up, everyone."

The concubines were all helped up by the palace ladies.

After all, it was a hot summer day and everyone knelt down for a while, inevitably looking a little tired and embarrassed.

Ulanala stood beside Yinzhen. The queen's auspicious clothes were covered with phoenix embroidery. She was unique and noble. Her eyes swept over the crowd happily.

Qixi also held Ji Ling's elbow and helped her stand up.

Ji Ling felt a drop of sweat dripping down her forehead. She quickly took out her handkerchief and sucked it off - not too big, otherwise she would turn herself into a little cat if she was not careful.

Then she looked up and saw Yinzhen standing with his hands behind his back, looking through the crowd and looking at her with a smile.

The summer wind came slowly, blowing the hem of his robe, and the tassels of the purse on his waist swayed slightly.

Ji Ling lowered her eyes and saw that the small Dragon Boat Festival purse she had made by herself was still tied around Yinzhen's waist, sandwiched nondescriptly among several other extremely luxurious large purses.

She winked secretly at him, pursed her lips and smiled.


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