Chapter two hundred and twenty fifth congratulations
This was said in a evasive manner, and the conversation was immediately bypassed.
Before Concubine Qian could reply, Li Guiren had already smiled and complimented: "I didn't have much contact with Concubine Chen in the past. I have always heard people say that Concubine Chen is deeply loved by the Holy Heart. Now I am in front of Concubine Chen.
When I heard the empress speak these few words softly, I realized that the empress has such a gentle and peaceful temperament. No wonder the emperor loves her so much!"
Ji Ling was given a headache by her chirping and talking about "empress". She just smiled in her heart and thought - when she first entered the Old Summer Palace, behind the west wing of the Zhengda Guangming Hall, wasn't it Qian who was chirping about her?
Concubine and Li Guiren?
Concubine Qian was naturally unhappy when she saw Guiren Li appearing in front of her. She stepped forward and held Ji Ling's elbow in a familiar manner, and said with a smile: "Sister Chen concubine has a delicate body now. We must not stand for a long time. We
Let's go inside and talk!
Ji Ling also felt a little tired from standing there. She smiled slightly and said politely: "I forgot that I asked you two to stand in this courtyard and talk for a long time, but it was rude. Please come in."
After she finished speaking, she held Qixi's hand, turned around calmly, and walked toward the house. When she reached the door, she stopped and signaled to Concubine Qian to go ahead.
How could Concubine Qian walk in front of her? She helped Ji Ling in first with a smile.
Li Guiren followed step by step. When he saw that the edge of Ji Ling's robe brushed against the threshold, there was some dust on it, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand to pat it for her.
Concubine Qian happened to turn her head and saw this scene, and she lowered her hand and slapped a handkerchief on Li Guiren's wrist.
Li Guiren felt pain and raised his eyes to see Concubine Qian staring at her with disdain.
After entering the main hall, Concubine Qian was stunned as soon as she raised her head.
The treasures in front of me are colorful and colorful. Everywhere I look, there are treasures. There are also many Western things that I can't even name - there seems to be a mechanical clockwork behind it, ticking on the treasure rack.
She had just been looking at the natural paintings outside, and she felt fresh and elegant, and she felt a lot more balanced for a moment - even though Ji's concubine was pregnant, she had transformed from a noble person to a concubine on an equal footing with her, and the place she lived in was just like this.
Xiaojiazi was so angry that he couldn't get on the stage.
After entering, I realized that the interior was so beautifully furnished. Even compared with the Queen's magnanimity, there was not much difference - it was just that the place was larger and there were more servants.
She saw Ji Ling's indifferent face again. It was already commonplace and she didn't care. You can imagine how the emperor usually doted on her.
That kind of calm and determined look cannot be faked.
Concubine Qian felt even more jealous. She held the veil hard to prevent her thoughts from showing on her face.
Ji Ling sat down generously.
Concubine Qian saw Ji Ling sitting down. There happened to be two stools made of fine materials and exquisite carvings next to them. She nodded to Li Guiren and motioned for her to sit down.
Ji Ling was turning around to take the light tea served by Qixi, and did not pay attention to the movement of the two people. When he turned his head, he caught a glimpse of Qian Bin and Li Guiren already sitting on the two stools.
Ji Ling:……
Those two stools have become special seats for Qixi and Bixue.
Sometimes she would sit in the front hall reading, writing, eating melon seeds, nibbling pastries, etc. She would let Qixi and Bixue sit on the two benches, making knickknacks and sewing next to her.
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The three masters and servants were sitting leisurely by the small window, talking and laughing in the clear blue room.
Concubine Qian sat down, took a breath, turned around and ordered her maid: "Hurry and bring the gift prepared for Concubine Chen!"
The maidservant held a very exquisite green sandalwood box in her hands. A horizontal magnolia flower was carved on the outside of the box. The flower branches extended all around, which was exquisite and elegant, and quite artistic.
She walked up to Ji Ling in small steps, knelt down and presented the congratulatory gift.
Qixi turned to look at Ji Ling and saw her master smiling at Concubine Qian and nodding: "Why be so polite!"
Concubine Qian smiled brightly and said affectionately: "Sister Chen concubine has just been diagnosed as having a son, double happiness. It's such a great blessing, and I want to share in my sister's happiness! If I don't dislike it, sister
, just accept this piece of my heart!"
As she spoke, she came forward and opened the lid. Ji Ling saw that inside was a pair of green hairpins, made in the shape of lotus leaves, with lotus seeds underneath, which was a play on the pronunciation of "pity son", so she turned to Qixi and ordered
He said: "Go to the north wing, bring the pair of green lotus leaf vases, wrap them carefully, put them in the original brocade box, and bring them to Concubine Qian."
Concubine Qian thought she would probably refuse, but she was worried. Unexpectedly, Ji Ling had already sent someone to prepare a return gift. Since she was preparing a return gift, she was naturally willing to accept it.
She gave her face, accepted the gift, showed her respect, and prepared a return gift. She was really speechless.
Concubine Qian was happy in her heart and her jealousy faded a bit. She smiled happily and said, "Thank you, sister Chen concubine."
Here, Qixi received Ji Ling's instructions, but she felt a little confused in her heart - when the vase was given as a reward, a total of seven pairs came, each pair was slightly different in size and shape, and three of the pairs were blue.
The master said, "Bring me those pair of green lotus leaf vases" - which pair was he referring to?
Questions came to her lips, and she swallowed her words when she thought of Ji Ling's previous instruction, "Don't make anything public."
Calling Little Yoko to accompany him into the north wing, Qixi looked at the pairs of vases on the shelf, and thought about that day in the Zhengda Guangming West Wing Hall, where Concubine Qian, Li Guiren, and Ma Changzai gathered together to chat and talk about good luck.
Ling's harsh words about "cannot give birth to a son and a half daughter" made her feel very angry.
She pointed to a high place and asked Little Yoko to carefully move the vase down. Then she frowned, compared them for a long time, carefully picked out the most common pair among the three pairs, and put them into the brocade box.
When Qixi came out of the north wing and walked to the front hall, she could faintly hear Concubine Qian whispering to her master in the main hall, seeming to be explaining, but also seeming to be embarrassingly apologizing.
When she listened carefully, she realized that what Concubine Qian was talking about was what happened that day!
Concubine Qian was still explaining when she was interrupted by the singing report outside. It turned out that Concubine Xi and Concubine Mao were coming.
Xi concubine came from Mudan Terrace, which is very close to Ji Ling, so she went out late.
Mao Bi didn't go out much because she had to go around from the north of Houhu Lake. As a result, she took a small trail halfway, which made her go around a bit and wasted her time.
In this way, the two people happened to meet at the gate of the natural picture courtyard.
When Ji Ling came out to greet them, they saw that Mao Bin and Xi Bin were both carrying little eunuchs behind them and holding many gift boxes in their hands.
As soon as Maobin saw her coming out, she came forward to salute her and said with a smile: "Sister Ji and I live in the same palace, and we fell in love. When we return to the Forbidden City, my sister will definitely become the mistress of another palace."
I feel reluctant to think about not being able to be with my sister again!"
Ji Ling noticed that when Mao Bi spoke to her, she no longer said "this palace" came from her, but "this palace" went to her.
Concubine Xi came forward, touched Ji Ling's hands, and saluted together. Then she raised her hand to signal the little eunuch behind her to deliver the gift box. Another servant opened it and showed it to Ji Ling. It turned out that the contents were mostly precious items suitable for pregnant women.
There is no nourishing food that is not practical.
She stared at Ji Ling unblinkingly and said slowly: "Sister Chenbi, this is my sincere wish. I hope that my sister will have peace of mind in raising her baby, that everything will go well and that all her wishes will come true."
After everyone sat down in the main hall, the atmosphere suddenly became lively.
This went on for about half an hour before everyone left one after another.
They walked far away, and Zhang Guiren came back - she brought a small quilt she made by herself and gave it to Ji Ling.
"I see they are all here, so I will wait a moment. I will come in after they leave... I prepared this for Sister Chenbi's child!" Zhang Guiren blinked subconsciously while explaining to Ji Ling.
Her eyes were like a little rabbit's, a little red. Ji Ling could guess at a glance that she had stayed up late.
She raised her hand to rub her eyes, and while reaching out to check the threads on the quilt, she murmured: "There are also several small clothes, I have thought about the colors, they will look good when they are made! It's just that the news came too fast, yesterday
The emperor is here again, so I couldn't come over to see my concubine, so I sewed this little quilt."
As Ji Ling listened to her words, she kept calling herself "Sister Chenbi", and felt a little sad. He couldn't help but hold her hand and said: "Shengjian, we are the same as before, you still call me Sister Ji."
Zhang Guiren pursed his lips, tilted his head slightly to look at her, raised his other hand, wrapped it around Ji Ling's hand, grinned, and smiled.
The masters were talking in the room, and the slaves were chatting outside.
While pouring walnut candies into Ophiopogon japonicus's hand, she asked her: "When I met your master the last few times, why was it that Li Cheng was with you?"
When she said this, she suddenly choked up.
Seeing Qixi keep glaring at her—meaning to tell her not to poke Ophiopogon japonicus where it hurts?
Maidong has a solid eye and is not that sharp. He frowned first and then grinned.
She said honestly: "Since the last time I came back from greeting the Queen, the master has stopped using Li Cheng. I am afraid that Li Cheng has made the master angry somewhere!"
Bixue and Qixi looked at each other, and naturally they couldn't figure out the reason. She rubbed Maidong's cheek and said: "Licheng is different from you. She dares to think and fight. Since your master is wavering now,
You have to make progress yourself, and you can't let her just go to the front."
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Too much in the hospital.
Doctor Di was crouching at his desk writing a pulse report when suddenly there was a sound on the door. He looked up and saw Doctor Tong slowly walking in.
Doctor Tong looked into the room and saw that there was only a young medical apprentice waiting beside him. He shook his beard and said, "Get out of here."
