Ji Ling was still lighting the things Jiuzhou Qingyan had given him in the house, and the sky outside unconsciously became overcast.
This is the first full day after arriving at the Old Summer Palace. According to the rules, I have to pay my respects to the Queen.
This time he stayed in the Old Summer Palace again, and the Ulanara family didn't hesitate at all, and directly chose to live in Tantantangtang, with the same arrangement as before.
I don’t know if it was the emperor’s intention or Ulanara’s own insistence.
After Qixi was told to pack up all the rewards, Ji Ling was afraid that the weather would make her makeup faint due to the hot weather, so she grabbed a powder cake in a porcelain jar and brought a powder puff made of cut silk suede.
Put both of them together in a small purse and give them to Qixi.
She was preparing in the inner room, and outside the natural painting room, the shoulder carriage serving the concubines was already waiting.
The rain was moderate at the moment, and several eunuchs were covered with a thin layer of mist.
Yiquan held a big umbrella, and next to him were two identical second-class maids. Everyone was waiting for the master to come out so that they could serve the queen on the carriage and not let the queen get a drop of rain.
The umbrella was quite heavy. After holding it for a while, Yiquan felt that his arms were a little sore and he couldn't use the strength.
One of the two second-class maids was holding a rain cloth and the other was holding a rain mat. No one was free to help her.
From a distance, I finally saw Concubine Chen coming out of the main hall. Bixue also took an oil-paper umbrella with splashes of ink and landscape and put it over her head. She held Concubine Chen's elbows with one hand and covered her tightly with the other.
Reality.
When they got to the shoulder carriage, Yiquan was about to step forward and hold up an umbrella to protect his master from the rain. Bixue acted as if he hadn't seen her, and walked directly in front of her, helping the concubine to sit on the shoulder carriage, and held up the umbrella again.
Passed over the head of the empress.
Seeing the carriage start driving, Yiquan had no choice but to hold up an umbrella and follow the team.
However, the rain was getting heavier and heavier. She got anxious and hurried faster. She was stepping on a mossy pebble. When the sole of her foot slipped, she fell forward and knelt down on the edge of the gravel with a "plop".
She suddenly gasped in pain.
She was at the end of the queue, and no one paid attention to her. However, Xiao Fenzi in front turned around and waved to the eunuch to walk faster.
He stood aside and walked behind the guard of honor in the rain. He bent down to pick up the umbrella and helped Yiquan up. Seeing that her knees were stained with water and there were faint traces of blood, he said decisively: "No need."
Follow the master to pay his respects, go back and tidy up, and get some medicine as soon as possible."
Yiquan glanced at the back of Concubine Chen, with a look of hesitation on his face, and said: "But..."
Xiao Fenzi raised the umbrella above her head, held it up for her, frowned and asked, "Can we still go?"
Yiquan limped a step to the side and nodded.
Xiao Fenzi handed the umbrella into her hand and said, "I'll tell the master about this. You go to Xiao Dazi's place. When he came, he brought four or five bottles of medicinal wine, and they were all at his place."
Yiquan rarely saw him talk to her so trivially in one breath, so she couldn't help but put one hand on her knees, raised her head, bit her lip, smiled, and glanced at Xiao Fenzi.
Xiao Fenzi had already turned around and strode to catch up with her master.
The rain came at the wrong time. I was hoping that it would stop the rain, but unexpectedly it got heavier and heavier. When it finally stopped, the corners of Ji Ling's clothes were also wet.
She was surrounded by the servants and walked in. She saw Zhang Guiren, Li Guiren, Gao Guiren, Ma Changzai, and Mao Bin, Xi Bin and Qian Bin had all arrived.
Everyone must have been caught in the rain while walking, their skirts and corners were stained with water, and everyone was in a state of embarrassment.
Zhang Guiren was wiping his cheeks with a clean handkerchief when he saw Ji Ling come in. Just as she was about to get up, Qian Bi had already rushed in front of her and rushed towards Ji Ling, saying affectionately: "Sister Chen Bi, outside
It’s raining really hard, but you’re not wet, are you?”
As she spoke, she handed over a piece of dry cloth in her hand.
Zhang Guiren sat down silently.
Ji Ling shook her head and said: "It doesn't matter, thank you." As she was talking here, the palace attendant there had already led her to sit on her seat.
Ever since she was promoted to concubine and gave birth to the third princess, Zhang Guiren didn't come to her as much as before.
Ji Ling sat down and couldn't help but turn back to look at the pancake.
Just as Shengjian looked up at her, Ji Ling smiled at her.
Zhang Guiren pursed his lips at first and blinked silently, then finally raised the corners of his lips to her and smiled.
When Queen Uranala finally came out, Concubine Yu also arrived quickly.
Among everyone, Concubine Qi was the only one who didn't come.
Naturally, Uranala would not wait for her. After chatting for a few times, Concubine Qi arrived belatedly.
She was not able to participate in the first stay, but this time she was on the entourage list, which surprised many people.
People everywhere said that Concubine Qi went to see the emperor and acted coquettishly for a long time. Others said that the empress was playing the drum. In the end, the emperor was so annoyed that he waved his sleeves and agreed.
After not seeing each other for a while, Concubine Qi gained weight again, and her complexion became even worse. She panted for a long time as soon as she sat down, and said that she was late, and asked the Queen to forgive her.
The queen patiently waited until she finished breathing before saying it was okay, but Concubine Qi didn't say a few words before she started breathing again.
Panting and panting, she began to complain - saying that the palace she lived in was too close to the water and the humidity was heavy, which made her cough and asthma worse. She asked the Queen if she could help her change her place to live.
As she spoke, there was a hissing sound in her throat and there was a sound of breath.
It sounds quite serious.
Ulanala listened with concern on her face, but in her heart she wanted to scold her severely - she was crying and begging me to come with her, but she ended up going through so much trouble!
Besides, everyone's residence was personally arranged by her as the queen, and she also showed it to the emperor, and only announced it if he thought it was okay. Concubine Qi went through so much trouble, and she had to go to work for this matter again.
Report to the emperor once.
Except for the concubines, the emperor has always had little patience for such trivial matters.
Ji Ling was also thinking about it - the Feng Shui of the Yuanmingyuan structure is very particular. The nine building points surrounding the back lake represent the peace of Jiuzhou and the clearness of the Haiyan River. They are all buildings standing near the water. In fact,
No matter which one you change, it's the same.
Didn't Concubine Qi know that the Old Summer Palace was famous for its waterscape before setting off?
Unless Concubine Qi is willing to stay with Chang Zai, they agree to live together in the northwest corner of the Old Summer Palace - there is more land and less water there, but the emperor has never been willing to go there.
Too far.
As a result, Concubine Qi kept mumbling for a long time, and then Ulanara finally got the idea - she was hinting in a roundabout way that she was interested in Mao Bi's residence.
Ulanala looked at Maobin.
Maobi immediately stood up, knelt down and said with a smile: "As long as Concubine Qi doesn't dislike it, it doesn't matter where I live. I am willing to move out of the palace and make room for Concubine Qi immediately."
Uranala sighed, took a sip of tea, then looked lazily at Concubine Qi, and said slowly: "Concubine Qi, although moving the palace is not a big deal, it is still very troublesome. Do you want to
Think about it."
Concubine Qi held her chest, coughed and gasped a few times, and said feebly: "Thank you, the Queen, for your grace! I also thought the same way - the palace is established, and moving around will inevitably cause trouble, so it is better for me to live with my concubine directly.
The first palace is enough. They are all old sisters who used to live in the mansion. It’s good to chat with them. If Mao concubine is moved here and there because of my concubine, I will also feel very sorry!"
Concubine Yu and Concubine Qi were sitting together.
As soon as Concubine Qi said these words, Concubine Yu glanced at her.
The drunkard's intention was not to drink - it turned out that Concubine Qi had been coughing for a long time because of this!
She just said: Concubine Qi is not someone who can beat around the bush, so why is she so calm today and leading the topic step by step?
I bet the two of you have already discussed this in private!
Mao Bi didn't say anything, she just looked at the Queen with a meek look on her face, which was her default expression.
The position of a concubine and the position of a concubine are all put together in one place. Not to mention the problem of how to arrange the slave manpower, there are not many people who do this even in the Forbidden City.
In this way, Mao's concubine, who had been the head of the first palace since the emperor ascended the throne, became someone else's side position.
"Maobin is not wronged?" Ulanala turned to look at Maobin, half-smiling but not smiling.
Before Mao Bi could say anything, Concubine Qi coughed loudly again, this time even more violently. The maid Hongcha behind her kept patting her chest and wiping her back.
Seeing that she looked like a tuberculosis ghost, Uranala couldn't hide the disgust on her face and moved to the side.