Because his majesty praised the food he cooked during the two days when he was ill, Gu Zhaorong came tonight with full expectation. Hearing what his majesty said, he was immediately disappointed.
And at this time, Yao Yanyan walked over from the opposite place with a smile, casually and affectionately took her arm, and said softly: "Your Majesty, what are you and Gu Zhaorong talking about here?"
His Majesty the Emperor was left in the cold by his concubine yesterday. At this moment, he felt flattered when he saw Ai concubine acting like a baby. He forgot Gu Zhaorong’s food box and quickly grabbed his concubine’s scented shoulders and said, "I didn’t say much. Concubine Ai, it's so cold, why did you come out?" He glanced behind Ai Concubine, only saw Qinghu and the other two court ladies, but did not find Lan Mengshi, so he pretended to ask casually: "That's right. , Where is the Lan daughter?"
Yao Yanyan knew what he was thinking when she saw her majesty like this. She lowered her head and smiled, her already beautiful face was even more glamorous, even Gu Zhaorong looked dumbfounded.
She said, "Your Majesty, Shishi missed her brother, so the concubine gave her a token to go out of the palace and reunite with her family for a few days." Fortunately, she is now in charge of Feng Yin, otherwise she really can't let anyone out casually. palace.
His Majesty the emperor wished that Lan Mengshi would never come back. He just wanted to put eye drops on the Lan Mengshi in front of Concubine Ai, when suddenly remembering what Mr. Yixin had just said, he shut up and was about to take Concubine Ai back. But he noticed that Gu Zhaorong was still there, and said: "Gu Zhaorong, you go back!"
Yao Yanyan heard what her Majesty said, but couldn't help but glance at Gu Zhaorong's food box. Although she didn't like Gu Zhaorong very much, the food Gu Zhaorong cooked was really delicious!
Noting Yao Guifei's gaze, Gu Zhaorong quickly took the food box from the palace man and handed it to Gao Gonggong, saying: "This is a little bit of the concubine's heart. Please also your Majesty and sister not to dislike it."
Yao Yanyan hurriedly said: "It is the honor of my palace and your majesty to taste Gu Zhaorong's craftsmanship. How can you dislike it? After all, Gu Zhaorong's cooking skills are the best in the world!
Hearing what Ai Concubine said, His Majesty also nodded quickly.
After that, the two got on Luanjia one after another and went to Feiluan Palace.
Gu Zhaorong stood there and watched Luan drive away. He sighed deeply until the back of the last palace man at the end of the line disappeared at the corner.
The maid beside her carrying a lantern, followed her back to the yard where she lived.
A low-ranking concubine like her can't own a palace alone like Yao Yanyan, and can only live with the other two Zhaorong. Fortunately, the yard is spacious and there are many rooms, so it won't be cramped.
After entering the gate of the yard, Gu Zhaorong heard Song Zhaorong and Li Zhaorong talking before entering his own house.
Song Zhaorong: "How about good cooking skills? Give your majesty food every day, and don’t you have no chance to wait for bedtime? The cooking is so delicious, isn’t it cheap Yao Guifei? Hey, some people don’t look at what they look like, there is Yao. The noble concubine is here, dare you to come to your majesty
Li Zhaorong: "Don't say a few words!"
Song Zhaorong: "I made no mistake..."
The two of them were still talking loudly, and Gu Zhaorong's maid said angrily: "Master, can you let them arrange you like this?"
Gu Zhaorong sighed helplessly, and there was some sympathy on his immature little face, "It's not easy for anyone, don't blame them."
"But..." The maid continued to speak, but was stopped by Gu Zhaorong with a wave of her hand.
She walked into the small stove, glanced at the things on it, and said: "I want to make a new sauce. Have you prepared the ingredients this morning?"
When Gu Zhaorong was sweating profusely by the stove, Yao Yanyan and His Majesty the Emperor finished Gu Zhaorong's meal. They faced each other and burped at the same time.
Both parties were taken aback for a moment, and then they laughed out unanimously.
Qinghu stood aside and waited. Seeing the two people's uncompromising appearance, I was finally relieved. The empress and her majesty are very affectionate, but the two of them are awkward for the past two days, but these people are worried about the Qinghu. Fortunately, I am getting better now.
When the maids cleaned up the leftovers on the table, His Majesty the Emperor sent the maids with a serious face, and then said to the beauty in front of him: "I have something to say to you, Concubine Ai."
Yao Yanyan heard that her Majesty had a nightmare. She felt a little guilty and felt that she should not lie to her, so she just took the initiative to find her. She originally planned to tell her that she had forgiven him, and then tell him that Lan Mengshi’s story was false. , This matter is over. Unexpectedly, it was your Majesty who spoke first. His Majesty rarely used such a serious tone. Yao Yanyan was curious and doubtful in her heart, and couldn't help but look at him intently, "Your Majesty, your concubines are listening!"
His Majesty the Emperor pursed his lips, and then solemnly said: "Ai Concubine, I was wrong, and I really knew it was wrong this time. I promise that there will be no next time, and I will definitely not pretend to be sick to worry Concubine Ai in the future. "
Yao Yanyan was taken aback.
It was the first time that Zhu Qiyu talked with Ai Concubine in such a serious tone. He was a little embarrassed and wanted to cover his face with something to talk to Ai Concubine, but he had decided to be a Mingjun before, to be a mature and powerful man. The masculine person, even if he was ill the previous few days, now he can no longer escape as before.
So even though he was a little shy, he sat up straight and said, "I already know that you and Lan Mengshi are playing tricks on me. Then, I will be even with Ai Concubine." Although I still hate Lan. Dream poem.
Yao Yanyan stayed in a daze. Naturally, she didn't expect her Majesty to be instructed by Feng Yuan before. She thought that her Majesty wanted to understand it. She couldn't help but sighed: "Your Majesty, you are getting smarter and smarter!" He laughed.
Zhu Qiyu was a little embarrassed, he said: "I'm telling you serious things, you are more serious."
Yao Yanyan hurriedly sat up straight and closed her mouth to show that she was really listening to her Majesty's speech.
Seeing the cooperation of Concubine Ai, His Majesty became a little embarrassed. He thought for a while and shook his head: "No, it's not a tie, I am still wrong. I pretended to be sick and deceived you before, just to satisfy my own desires. , It shouldn’t be. I forgot that I am the emperor, that you are the concubine, and that, in the eyes of others, the status between us is unequal. I even forgot to restrain you because of our status..." He said, forbearance He couldn't help but grabbed the hand of Ai Concubine and slapped himself. In Yao Yanyan's shocked gaze, he continued: "When I misunderstood you and Lan Mengshi, I was very sad and angry. I was just a maid serving you. I feel so uncomfortable. Comparing my heart to my heart. When Ai Concubine sees so many women in the harem that nominally belong to me, and sees Gu Zhaorong and others offering me diligence, she doesn't know how sad it should be. But Ai Concubine never said, I have always been so considerate, but I am supposed to protect your husband upright, but I always want you to worry about it."
Yao Yanyan used to help her majesty solve it. She didn't expect that there would be another day, staring at her majesty's bright eyes like stars, Yao Yanyan's eyes reddened and tears flowed down.
His Majesty saw Ai's concubine crying, and immediately became anxious, and hurriedly asked: "Why is Ai's concubine crying? Is there something wronged?"
Yao Yanyan cried and shook her head and said: "Your Majesty, the concubine feels like an old mother now. Seeing the stupid son suddenly grow up, the concubine is happy!"
His Majesty the Emperor:...
He had misunderstood the difference between the identities of the emperor and the concubine, which does not exist here!
Early the next morning, His Majesty the Emperor kissed Concubine Ai sticky several times before going to the morning court, while Yao Yanyan continued to devote herself to her busy work.
When she was busy until midday, she had some confusion about the personnel transfer in the palace, and planned to ask the empress dowager in person. Not long after I arrived at Cihe Palace, I heard that Gu Zhaorong was also coming.
Gu Zhaorong is still as usual today, wearing light blue plain clothes and mostly plain and elegant headwear. Yao Yanyan originally just glanced at her at random, but her gaze stopped the next moment, because Gu Zhaorong's eyes were red and swollen, almost turned into walnuts, and looked like they had been crying all night.
Yao Yanyan glanced at the Queen Mother, and she saw that the Queen Mother frowned. She suddenly felt something wrong. Gu Zhaorong, this Gu Zhaorong would not have come to complain to the Queen Mother by the way!
The queen mother liked Gu Zhaorong, but now seeing Gu Zhaorong crying, she told her to go to the inner room with her to talk.
Yao Yanyan had taken the rosters of the various departments of the harem from the Queen Mother, but she found a reason and withdrew the palace personnel, and then quietly approached the inner room with her skirt, intending to hear what Gu Zhaorong would say about her.
Yao Yanyan doesn't have the slightest affection for these majesty's nominal women in the harem, but Gu Zhaorong is different, because she cooks deliciously!
Thinking that Gu Zhaorong might have said a lot of bad things about her now, Yao Yanyan's abacus crackled in her heart.
This is very good. When Gu Zhaorong talks about the most intense point, this palace rushes in and catches it, and then it can be a matter of course to demote Gu Zhaorong to a cook and let her cook for the palace and your majesty every day!
Thinking of the bright future, Yao Yanyan's eyes even bent because of being so excited.
She hid behind the phoenix sandalwood screen of Bainiao Chao, and did not hear Gu Zhaorong speaking, but first heard the voice of the Queen Mother.
"The Lai Family has also heard about what happened in the past few days. You haven't been lucky enough by your Majesty, have you?"
Gu Zhaorong whispered: "Yes."
At this time, in the inner room of the Palace of Cihe Palace, the empress dowager leaned back and looked at the little girl in front of her eyes swollen into walnuts. She sighed when she thought of the news she heard last night.
"The Ai family knows that you are sad. Who is not sad about the woman in the harem?"
"Queen Mother, it's not what you think..." Gu Zhaorong hesitated.
The Queen Mother slowly said: "You first listen to the Ai's family telling you. The life you are living now, the Ai's family has also experienced before, that there is no heir next to her, and no Majesty's favor, sitting next to the red candle every night, and weeping The feeling of loneliness in the morning, Ai Jia feels the same." She held Gu Zhaorong's hand and patted it gently, "But for so many years, Ai Jia has come over step by step. Ai Jia understands the pain in your heart, but Ai Jia still wants to persuade you. , Don’t resent Concubine Yao. She dominates your Majesty. Although she is not in compliance with the rules, she is also a woman. It is not wrong to love her husband and have a possessive heart towards her husband. The only fault is that your husband is your majesty. , And you are the concubines of the harem, you can't escape this suffering."
As she said, she turned her side slowly, found a box of ointment from the cabinet next to the soft collapse, and handed it to Gu Zhaorong, "You don’t want to cry from now on. The days are still long, and your mind is calm. One day, Your Majesty will meet. See you well."
Yao Yanyan didn't expect the Queen Mother to say such a thing, and her mood became a little complicated for a while.
At this time, Gu Zhaorong took the box of ointment and shed a few tears with emotion before saying: "Queen dowager, the concubine body did not cry last night."
The queen mother didn't believe it, thinking she was trying to save her face, so she listened to Gu Zhaorong and said: "The concubine body was smoked by the mustard last night to make new sauces."
Queen Mother:...
Yao Yanyan:...
Yao Yanyan couldn't see the empress dowager's expression, but she was sure that the empress dowager must be in the same mood as her now.
I heard that the Queen Mother was a little skeptical: "You...you went to deliver food to your Majesty yesterday, but later... You are not uncomfortable? Aejia sees you clearly admiring your Majesty.
Gu Zhaorong seemed a little embarrassed, her voice was much lower, she said: "Your Majesty's posture of heaven and humanity, the concubine body is naturally... admiration, but the concubine Yao is so beautiful, every time she sees her, the concubine body feels ashamed of her appearance, so she does not I dared to have any more delusions. Later, in the Zichen Palace, the concubine body gave her majesty and Yao concubine concubine meat. The concubine saw that the two of them had a good meal, and praised the concubine body for their good cooking skills. My heart is very satisfied and happy, so even if I have not been favored by your majesty, my concubine does not feel regret. When my concubine is at her mother's house, there is no chance to meet outsiders, and no one has ever praised her cooking..." She paused. A little shyly said: "In fact, as early as before the New Year, the concubine was very happy to see your majesty and the concubine Yao eating happily. Therefore, the empress dowager does not have to worry about the concubine, and now the concubine does not care if she can get it. Your Majesty is fortunate, the concubine just wants to cook every day, and then watching your Majesty and Concubine Yao eat happily, the concubine is satisfied."
Yao Yanyan didn't expect Gu Zhaorong to say such a thing. She was so touched that she suddenly forgot that this was in the queen dowager's palace. She rushed over and held Gu Zhaorong's hand and said, "Gu Zhaorong, don't worry, this palace and your majesty must be satisfied. Your wish will make you happy and fulfilled every day." My palace and your majesty are loyal foodies and will definitely praise you from start to finish.
The Queen Mother and Gu Zhaorong didn't expect Yao Yanyan to hide behind and eavesdrop. They couldn't help but glance at the maid outside the door, and saw that the door was empty. Those maids didn't know where Yao Yanyan went.
"You are... too unruly!" The queen mother was a little angry, but when she thought that it was not the first time that Yao Guifei was unruly, she was immediately discouraged and told Gu Zhaorong to leave first, and she had something to say to Yao Yanyan.
The queen mother always wanted to go to her Majesty’s side. Yao Yanyan originally hated the queen mother, but only when she heard what the queen mother said, she had a better impression of her. She thought that although the old lady was a bit pedantic, she actually didn’t. My palace imagined it was so bad, so he saluted a crime and promised that he would never commit it again, so he sat in the position where Gu Zhaorong was sitting just now and listened to what the queen mother would say.
The queen mother looked at Yao Yanyan's unruly appearance, and wanted to sigh, but thought that even Feng Yin had been handed over, and your majesty pampered this girl again. Now she has nothing to do with this pomp, and what she has just said to Gu Zhaorong is nothing. After being heard by this girl, she didn't hesitate to say something to her at the moment.
This talk has been going on for a long time, and it will be more than half an hour before Yao Yanyan comes out of Cihe Palace.
She sat on the footsteps, while heading to Feiluan Palace, she couldn't help but recall the words the Queen Mother had said to her.
"Even though the Ai's family sits in the position of the queen mother, the Ai's heart still feels uneasy. Sometimes they think that there is no one of their own children, and no matter how many people around them, they will not be lively; sometimes they think that your Majesty is not born to the Ai's family. My Majesty’s strict control, your Majesty will inevitably have grievances, but your Majesty’s responsibility is loosened, and your Majesty doesn’t want to be motivated... At first, my Majesty really didn’t like you, but even if you are not in everything, you alone can make your majesty go up. At one point, the Aijia can infinitely tolerate all the things you have done."
"Even if you don't say it, the Aijia knows that you have always disliked me in your heart, and you know that you have a preference for Gu Zhaorong, and want to let your majesty dominate other concubines. This is quite a criticism. But you have your Majesty's favor, you I don’t know how bitter the women in the harem who are not favored and have no heirs. These women enter the palace and leave their parents and relatives. The honor and disgrace of their lives are tied to your majesty. They can’t hate your majesty, they can only hate you. Don't blame them, after all, they are some poor teenage girls..."
It is impossible to say that Yao Yanyan did not move after hearing these words. She could see that the Queen Mother said these words sincerely, and she also knew that this life is completely different from the previous life, not only the Queen Mother, not only the other concubines, but also herself and her majesty.
In the past, Yao Yanyan had always been hostile to the other concubines in the harem. It was okay for those women not to come to provoke her. Once she showed a little bit of wanting to rob her of her majesty, she would act mercilessly, just like she was treating Li Guifei. Same, kick her down with a kick. She never cared that others said she was arrogant and domineering, and only cared about whether she could hold her majesty firmly in her hand. She could not have gourmet clothes, but her majesty could never let go.
But this life has been different. She already knows her Majesty enough, and she knows very well that even if she is not staring at her, His Majesty will never betray her. The women in the harem were no match for her. Since they were destined to never be favored by your Majesty, why didn't she show her kindness and give them another way of life
Yao Yanyan couldn't help thinking to herself, if she didn't have this beautiful face, if she was just an ordinary woman like Gu Zhaorong, would she be like those women, neither would she be favored by her majesty, nor would she have any other way to go? , Can only stay mediocre in this palace for a lifetime? Let the years pass mercilessly, and finally wither and wither away.
It shouldn't be like this, these women shouldn't have ended up like this! They should have a more free world.
For some reason, Yao Yanyan suddenly came up with the above thought. She attributed this to the remnants of her last life.
She is a very selfish person. She has always thought about the life and death of her and your majesty. But now, she can't help thinking, what happened to the concubines who had nowhere to go after the bandits in the previous life rushed in? Was it just like those palace ladies, caught by the bandits, and then...
Yao Yanyan shuddered when she thought that Gu Zhaorong, who cooked so deliciously in her life, might have died tragically under the trampling of the bandits.
Thinking about it, she couldn't help touching her belly. In the previous life, she and her Majesty sang songs every night, but they never had children. This is also the main reason why the queen dowager had such a big opinion of her in the past life. At the same time of wealth and life, do more good things, such as under the pressure of etiquette to find a good home for ordinary women like Gu Zhaorong, can you save yourself a lot of virtue, and then have a baby with your Majesty
However, this matter must be considered in the long term. The most important thing at the moment is to kill the old fox, Prime Minister Zhang! Spring hunting next month is a good opportunity. She discussed with your Majesty last night, and Mr. Feng Yuan also said that now Prime Minister Zhang is being pressed too tightly, and it is very likely that he will start the spring hunt.
Thinking of the words Feng Yuan had said, Yao Yanyan sank her heart and told the stalker to change directions and head to the Imperial Study Room.
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