Since the event of Concubine Hui's birthday banquet was decided, the harem was very lively.
"Are you going to wear an emerald bracelet at the birthday banquet?" Qi Baozhu said with high spirits, playing the leaf card, "I still have a pair of gold inlaid jade. If you can use it, I will bring it to you."
Xu Jieyu, who organizes a poker game every day: "How can I borrow it from you."
"If you don't need it, you won't be able to compare to me that day." Zuo Zhaoyi twisted her waist, lay on Lu Meiren's shoulders, and threw out a card for her.
There was another quarrel, the woman's voice was like the chirping of birds, and your words and my words, although a little noisy, were extremely lively.
In the harem, under the layers of eaves, the flow of time is silent.
The woman here is most afraid of the boundless silence.
Nowadays, in Xu Jieyu Palace, which is the most favorite place to gather, there are seven or eight harem women gathered in one place every day.
Even in order to stay more comfortable, everyone asked Ning Cairen and the Crown Princess to apply for a venue, and changed Xu Jieyu to a spacious main hall.
Young people who love to play put together a game of leaf cards and bet on powder jewelry. The talented women of the scholarly family recite poetry and paint, from poetry and songs to life ideals. Those who like to be female workers will tie the knot and embroider the handkerchief to cut the clothes and exchange embroidery stitches.
Or they all gather together to fight a hundred herbs, go out to watch the fish in the garden, play Cuju and hammer pills, isn't it better than being locked in the house by yourself
Qi Baozhu's waist was a little sore, and she called Zuo Zhaoyi to sit down for her.
She stood up and took two steps, looking around.
The beauties stretched out their arms and arms, and the leaf card fluttered down to the table. The noble next to him played the qin leisurely, Gu Zi practiced the score, and the incense burner spit fragrant musk on the qin case.
Under the window, the noble concubine could not release the scrolls, and could play games with Chang Zai with one heart and one mind, but the book he was reading was a fashionable storybook secretly brought in by the palace attendant.
The master doesn't need to wait, the palace attendant outside is fighting grass under the porch, playing quite nervously, and from time to time I can hear the excited applause of the palace attendant.
After Song Qu went to guard the imperial mausoleum, Qi Baozhu thought that her whole life would be wasted in the palace, that ordinary daughters of the dynasty could remarry with Li Neng, but she could not marry into the royal family, and no one dared to marry the royal daughter-in-law.
This is so, and Qi Baozhu is also satisfied. Her own mistakes made when she was young and ignorant almost harmed the whole family. Fortunately, God gave her a chance to turn the tide and she was not greedy.
Isn't it just living alone, clean.
Qi Baozhu had already made up her mind. When the old emperor died, she would discuss with Feng Yuexian and his wife and let her go home and live—
Her mother had long wanted to take her back to the palace, but she had become cautious, fearing that the emperor would be dissatisfied with the Qi family.
But now she feels that the palace is also comfortable, and there are small gatherings every day. When I got home, I could only go out for a walk in ten days and a half, and the palace was still lively.
She is now a widow again, and she will be even more disrespectful at that time, and several sisters-in-law probably dislike her.
It's like in the palace, everyone is a widow, and no one is much better.
If there is no pet to fight, there will be no discord, and the whole day is happy.
The sisters in the harem are all the ladies of the official family. All of them are beautiful and beautiful, and they are pleasing to the eye. They have unique skills in their hands, and they speak nicely.
After a while, Zhaoyuan, who used to love cooking, brought the newly researched dishes. Qi Baozhu smelled the fragrant meat smell and regained her spirits.
"You are prepared so neatly, won't the crown princess be the best at that time?"
"Oh, I can't say for sure this time - I heard that the princess is also going to the banquet."
Qi Baozhu said, "Is it the princess from Mingshou Palace? I have been in the palace for a long time and I haven't seen her yet."
"That princess can't be easily seen, she's been spoiled all the time, and only comes out occasionally."
Zuo Zhaoyi, who had also never seen it before, said delicately:
"Then why is it said that she has the best looks? I don't believe it. I think it's word of mouth, and three points are also ten points."
"Tsk, you are so stubborn." The noble concubine who spoke entered the palace early and smiled, "I have seen it with my own eyes, the princess is really beautiful, and I don't know which one will be cheaper in the future."
"In terms of appearance, only the Crown Princess in the entire harem can share the same beauty with her. You are self-confident in your beauty, so this time you can only be a 'Tianhua'."
Zuo Zhaoyi leaned on Lu Meiren as if she had no bones. She was suspicious and disapproved. She moved her nose and laughed:
"Anyone who is cheaper - it's better to be cheaper than me."
The whole room burst into laughter.
"You really dare to say it."
"Aren't you afraid that your palace attendant will hear it again and tell you it?"
"Where is Lu Meiren still here—"
When the words fell, Lu Meiren moved to the side, Zuo Zhaoyi groaned and almost fell to the ground.
The crowd laughed again.
The palace attendant outside was curious, and listened carefully, and the grass under his hand was broken by inadvertently.
The palace attendant stomped his feet: "Why did you lose? It doesn't count, come again."
Magpies walked freely in the courtyard, looking for grass seeds everywhere, and the sunshine was just right.
Song Piangan, who was worried about by the concubine, happened to be thinking about things in the harem.
Concubine Xian was put into the cold palace, Song Pianjiao has been ordering people to guard the cold palace, staring at the wind and grass, and there is no abnormality so far.
Hemerocallis went to the third prince, took the remaining power of the king of Chu in the palace, firmly guarded Song Duan, and coaxed him not to go out to cause trouble, for fear that the little master would touch the brow of the saint again and be rejected.
However, Hemerocallis has been serving Concubine Xian for a long time, and in the end, she has some feelings. She went to see Concubine Xian several times in the cold palace and brought some things.
Once, Hemerocallis took Song Duan to the cold palace at noon when there was no one there.
Who would have thought that Song Duan stood there and looked at Concubine Xian, who was described as embarrassed, and avoided the act of concubine Xian in disgust. He even scolded Hemerocallis, saying that Hemerocallis disturbed him for his lunch, so he came to see this.
For Concubine Xian, this was tantamount to stabbing a knife in her heart. That night, she developed a fever on the wooden bed in the cold palace. Since then, she has been lingering on the sickbed, and it has never been better.
Song Piantao thought of this, she was as quiet as her, and there was a trace of irony in her eyes.
The King of Chu was going to Beijing, Song Duan stayed for so long, and it was time to solve it.
In the original plot, the story of Concubine Xian and the King of Chu filthy the harem and gave birth to the third prince was also revealed by Feng Yuexian.
At that time, Feng Yuexian wanted to make the emperor have no choice. After the second and third princes were abolished, if he wanted Dali to remain surnamed Song, he could only agree to let Feng Yuexian choose his grandson.
At the same time, the king of Chu had a lot of goodwill in front of the emperor, and he always showed his admiration for the emperor's elder brother. Feng Yuexian, as his daughter-in-law, couldn't compare to the weight of his own siblings in the emperor's heart.
The more the emperor trusted the younger brother, to the extent that Feng Yuexian exposed the hands and feet of the King of Chu several times, and forgave him after the King of Chu cried out. After knowing that the King of Chu had put on such a big green hat for him, the more he could not forgive.
This game was set up for the father and son of Song Duan and the King of Chu.
When it came to Song Piantao, she took advantage of her status as a prince to directly put forward the question of having no children under her knees, requesting to adopt a sideline bloodline, and when the King of Chu entered the palace, the two matters could progress simultaneously.
The paternity test of this dynasty, just like the one written in "The Collection of Apostasy", used the method of combining blood, that is, the method of recognizing relatives by dripping blood. Due to the cognition limitations of this dynasty, after Feng Yuexian found out about the matter, he could only prove to the emperor in this way that Song Duan was not his own.
However, the generals are all trained on the battlefield. They are used to seeing dead corpses. They have seen many people who rely on the dripping method on the border and cannot determine their blood relatives.
After Feng Yuexian heard about it, he had people try dozens of pairs of blood relatives outside, and found that there were indeed mistakes and omissions in the blood combination method, and it was not accurate enough. In the end, it was actually the truth that was tricked in the water and deceived from the mouth of Concubine Xian.
Song Piantao doesn't need to be so troublesome, there is 09 assistance, which can help to make the "uncertain identification under the limitation of the times" such as blood-drop recognition to show the expected results, which is one of the upgraded auxiliary functions.
She made up her mind that she would only wait for the King of Chu to enter the capital, and the good show would begin.
But he didn't want to, Song Duan caused trouble in a few days.
That day was the eve of the birthday banquet, and Song Yingguang also wanted to go to the banquet with He Jieyu. She liked the beautiful aunts in the harem very much. This time Aunt Hui was celebrating her birthday. After thinking about it, she felt that she should send her congratulations too. birthday gift.
After talking to He Jieyu, He Jieyu also laughed at her as a little devil, and said that Song Yingguang would go to pick flowers in person, and arrange them at the birthday banquet the next day, which could be considered as the next generation's wishes.
Song Yingguang took the palace attendant to the imperial garden, but met Song Duan who sneaked out.
At that time, she was ignoring the persuasion of the palace attendant, climbed the short rockery, and went to fold the hibiscus that opened the best. Song Duan came out from behind and pushed her down. Song Yingguang screamed in fright. body fell straight down.
The palace attendant was in a mess, catching Song Yingguang with all his hands. Even so, Song Yingguang's forehead still touched a pebble on the ground, and he was bleeding.
If you don't stop this, maybe your neck will be broken!
The palace attendant was so frightened that Song Yingguang covered her forehead in a daze, tears streaming down her face.
Why did the three emperors bully her again? Didn't the mother-in-law say that he could no longer bully her
Song Duan stared at her fiercely, and said:
"I haven't had a good life, why are you so comfortable? Why didn't you just break your neck to show the young master? Ha, wait for the young master to do it later—"
The next words were stopped by Hemerocallis, which was hurriedly found, and he didn't finish speaking.
When Song Yingguang returned, He Qiuchan looked at Song Yingguang's pale face and the veil covering her forehead with blood oozing blood. She almost fainted from fright.
Fortunately, nothing major happened, but He Qiuchan really hated Shang Song Duan.
She went to the Qianqing Palace to cry, but the old emperor hesitated for a while, only to say that it was a child's play.
He Qiuchan tightened her veil, turned her head out of the Qianqing Palace, and gritted her teeth in hatred.
What to say about the grounding, that little beast was already chained in it, she thought it was safe, and since he was still young, it was okay for him to bully Yingguang in the past.
How can you think that people are bad, they are rotten from the root, and they are so vicious at such a young age, there is no way to save them.
Thinking of the words that the palace attendant had to follow, He Qiuchan crooked on the carriage, her heart skipping a beat.
The moon and stars are rare.
She sat on the chariot and looked far east.
After a few breaths, she commanded:
"Go to the East Palace."
When they arrived at the East Palace, the Crown Princess' personal palace attendant personally greeted her and took her in.
When they arrived at the main hall, the lights were yellow and warm, and the palace attendants walked hand in hand, silent and very disciplined.
She walked in and saw that the prince and the princess were at ease, and their every move was extremely tacit. He Qiuchan watched, and for some reason, her heart settled down.
After greeting, she said:
"... Yingguang has been a little wronged today. As a mother and concubine, my heart hurts so badly. I just want to do something to make Yingguang feel more comfortable."
"I was thinking of coming to the East Palace to ask for some food. She is very fond of you, the royal brothers and sisters-in-law." Speaking of which, He Qiuchan shook her sweaty palms and judoed, "I also look forward to her royal brothers and sisters. Sister-in-law, you can take care of her more."
The last sentence clearly has something to say.
In the hall, the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince sat side by side, like bi men.
First Feng Yue said leisurely:
"Looking at He Jieyu today, she was really frightened. She drank the ice and brought a bowl of soothing soup."
"Let the small kitchen pick up all kinds of snacks and pack them, and you can deliver them to you in person."
"Yes." Yin Bing understood, and withdrew with the palace attendant.
He Qiuchan pursed her lips and said, "Prince Concubine is really considerate."
Song Pianjiao said, "If you take care of him... Song Duan is really not good. With the father and emperor here, I think I will punish him. Jieyu relax."
Mention this, He Qiuchan panicked with hatred.
She didn't really like the emperor's character at first, but recently, because of the emperor's love for Yingguang, she liked him more.
The daughter is her mother's heart. This time Yingguang was wronged, but the emperor protected the little beast, which made her heart aching.
Rao is that she always shows people the appearance of a pitiful pure white lotus on weekdays, but at this time she can't help but complain:
"I just came back from the Qianqing Palace, and the emperor fined the third prince to ground himself."
Song Pian frowned, looking like he couldn't criticize his father:
"This… "
Feng Yuexian sighed leisurely: "I really wronged Yingguang, poor."
He Qiuchan took a breath:
"Song Duan also said those words - I think it has been spread all over the world. The emperor will not know it, but he just punished him slightly."
She looked at the two in front of her, her eyes firmed:
"If I knew, how to get rid of Song Duan, the crown prince..." She paused, and her eyes shifted to Feng Yuexian, "And the crown prince, would you like to join hands with me?"
The candle blossoms exploded, and the candle shadow jumped for a moment.
The two in the seat looked at each other.
This time, Song Piantao spoke first:
"What does He Jieyu want to do?"
After making the decision, He Qiuchan looked much calmer, she bent her lips, and her eyes were cold:
"Since the fifteenth year of Yuanfeng—that is, twelve years ago, the King of Chu abandoned the palace of the King of Chu in the capital and moved into the palace. There are only two newly born dragon sons and phoenix grandsons."
"One is Song Duan, and the other is Yingguang."
Her eyelashes moved, and she looked at the two people in the seat with a gentle smile on her face.
"The reason for this..."