When Zhuang Luoyan woke up the next morning, the emperor was already dressed. When she woke up, the emperor adjusted the ermine cloak on her body, "It's snowing outside, don't go out today."
"It's snowing," Zhuang Luoyan stretched out his head and saw that the window was closed tightly, but the room was warm, so he said, "The emperor can rest assured and face up, the concubine will be careful."
Feng Jin nodded and walked out of the Xihe Palace. Gao Dezhong, who was waiting, greeted him and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, someone from Changtianlou just came to report that Qian Wanyi is ill and wants to see the Emperor."
"When you're sick, call someone to pass on the imperial doctor. I'm busy with government affairs, so I won't let it go for the time being." Feng Jin got on the imperial carriage with a blank face, and he didn't even give Changtianlou a reward. When Gao Dezhong heard the words, he hurriedly lowered his head, knowing in his heart that Qian Wanyi was useless, so it was useless for a woman to have a beautiful face. Look at Concubine Zhao, even if she is pregnant, she can lead the emperor to run to Xihe Palace every day. That is called a means.
Looking back at the Xihe Palace, the little eunuch inside has already started to clean the snow, but it seems that the Xihe Palace is lively and lively, and I don't know what Qian Wanyi thinks.
In Changtian Tower, Qian Wanyi swallowed the medicine in her mouth with bitterness, and looked at the eunuch who hurried in: "Is the emperor here?"
"Back to the master, Eunuch Gao said that the emperor has been busy with government affairs recently, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come here," the eunuch who passed the message carefully finished saying these words and buried his head.
"Is it busy with government affairs?" Qian Wanyi smiled bitterly and laughed at herself, "The emperor can go to Xihe Palace every day. If I ask him to come from Changtian Tower next to Xihe Palace, I am busy with government affairs."
The people serving in the room listened to these resentful words, and all knelt down in fear. The person who said this should not say it, and they should not listen.
"What are you all doing so scared?" Qian Wanyi looked at the people kneeling on the ground, sneered and tried the corners of her mouth, "Get up, this is not the Xihe Palace, not many people are watching. "
"Master, the Queen sent someone to bring you tonics," a palace maid stood outside the curtain and whispered, "The Queen said, let you rest."
Qian Wanyi looked at the blurred figure of the palace maid outside the curtain, her expression became more and more indifferent: "Reward that person." What is a little tonic, maybe she still rare such a thing. Now the palace is surrounded by Zhuang Luoyan, and even Concubine Shu has to avoid her edge. The queen rewarded her with such a thing, but it was because of her virtuous skin.
The palace maids and eunuchs in the room shivered inexplicably when they heard the master's suddenly cold tone.
As soon as winter entered the capital, the snow began to fall intermittently. Sometimes it snows heavily at night, and the next day is a sunny day. The sun looks dazzling, but it doesn't make people feel that warm.
Zhuang Luoyan stood at the door, watching the sun shine on the white snow, exhaled a breath of heat, and turned to Yun Xi behind her and said, "Bengong heard that Qian Wanyi was ill a few days ago, so let me give you some gifts. "
"Madam, don't worry, Fubao has already taken care of this matter," Yun Xi supported Zhuang Luolu, "the servant heard that Qian Wanyi invited the emperor a few days ago, but was rejected by the emperor, the servant is afraid that she will blame you on the mother. ."
"The women in the harem complained about me less?" Zhuang Luoyan smiled, and handed Mrs. Tang, whose temperature was not high enough, to Tingzhu next to her, and changed it to a new one, "The only way they complain about the palace can prove that the emperor values the book. Palace, the woman who has never been hated in this harem is the real tragic one."
"Bengong is not afraid of her resentment, just afraid that she will not resent," Zhuang Luoyan squinted at the direction of Changtianlou, "When people have resentment, they will do stupid things, and women who do stupid things will not be tolerated in the harem. "
Yun Xi and Tingzhu heard this, some understood, some didn't understand. However, they quickly stopped thinking about this issue, because they found that in the snow, the imperial guard of honor of Minghuang was heading towards Xihe Palace.
They seem to understand the master's words. In this harem, nothing is more important than the grace of grace. If the emperor can take the master to heart, then other women's calculations are useless. The emperor is the real master of this harem. If you really protect someone, no one else can do it.
On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, it is the annual Laba Festival. The emperor brought people to sacrifice to the gods and ancestors, and then held a banquet in the palace. The concubines and royal family members of high rank can participate in this banquet. The royal family and officials who were valued by the emperor had already received Laba porridge as a reward from the emperor before noon, and those who attended the banquet at this time were considered to be honorable people in the court.
There are many rules and regulations at the banquet, so Zhuang Luoyan did not have to participate in those rules after obtaining the special license, and only appeared on the queen's seat when the banquet was opened.
The Laba porridge was very thick, and you could smell the sweet aroma in the bowl just by sitting. The mama who was waiting next to her first tasted it with a spoon, and after a while, Zhuang Luoyan picked up the spoon and started using the porridge. Because there was a small stove under the tray where the bowls were placed, the porridge was still hot, but Zhuang Luoyan ate it a little tasteless.
After having a child, she prefers hot and sour things, because she is afraid that the fetus in the belly will get angry, and she also eats a small bowl of goose egg pearl soup every day, but these tastes are to her liking, better than this greasy cauldron of eight-treasure porridge.
She moved a few spoonfuls of it intentionally, and there was not much porridge left in the small bowl. It seemed that the person who arranged the banquet had already inquired about her taste, and this porridge was probably meant to be.
Putting down the white porcelain spoon, Zhuang Luoyan took the tea from Tingzhu and rinsed his mouth.
"But it doesn't suit your mother's appetite?" Jiang Xianconcubine, who was sitting next to her, saw Zhuang Luoyan like this, lowered her voice and worried, "Why don't you have someone bring you a plate of plums to suppress your stomach."
"It's alright, you don't have to worry," Zhuang Luoyan smiled at Jiang Xianconcubine, "It's just that I don't like to use sticky things. I'll wait for the people in the kitchen to make something new when I go back to the palace next time."
Jiang Xianconcubine also knew that this was a banquet, and it was better not to be ostentatious. She nodded and said, "That's fine. If the empress is not feeling well, the emperor will not have any objection even if she retirees earlier. Be careful with yourself." The concubine was already standing behind Zhuang Luoyan, and naturally she didn't want Zhuang Luoyan to have anything to do with the child in her womb.
"I've used some things before I came here, so I'm not hungry now," Zhuang Luoyan glanced at the two emperors and queens sitting on top, "It's snowing today, so I think the emperor won't stay with everyone for too long."
After she said this, she looked down on the opposite side, where Mrs. Zhuang was sitting. Although she could not see the expression of this Mrs. Zhuang, she could feel Mrs. Zhuang looking in this direction from time to time. It's a pity that the original owner of the body has already died, and this kind of mother's heart has been abolished.
At the end of the banquet, Feng Jin, who was sitting at the top, stood up, looked at the various officials below, and said solemnly, "It's getting late, everyone, please come back."
Gao Dezhong, who was standing behind, took a step forward when he heard the words, and said loudly, "Kneel!"
Immediately, all the officials at the banquet knelt down, and the entire hall was so silent that there was no sound at all. Zhuang Luoyan, who was exempted from kneeling by the emperor, stood beside him with his head bowed, thinking with some emotion that this is the power of imperial power.
"knock!"
"Knock again!"
"rise!"
"Long live, long live, my emperor!"
The courtiers knelt down to send the emperor, concubines and concubines away, and then stood up and walked out slowly.
Mrs. Zhuang held her daughter-in-law's hand and looked at the direction of the harem with some reluctance before getting on the carriage, "Concubine Zhao is pregnant now, how is life in the harem?" Some days, now both of them are dead, but her daughter is stuck in the quagmire of the harem.
"Mother don't have to worry, my daughter-in-law went to Guangning Bo's house for a banquet a few days ago, and the women here are very polite to her daughter-in-law. This is because the concubine Zhao is honorable and gives her daughter-in-law some thin noodles." The Zhuang family's daughter-in-law helped the old lady up. After getting out of the carriage, he also accompanies the carriage, and slaps the curtain for the old lady so that she can see the direction of the harem, "Now that the empress is pregnant and loved by the emperor, mother should rest assured."
"The emperor's heart is unpredictable. I don't know what to do with today's favor tomorrow. The people in the harem are complicated, and the concubine has a pure heart. I was left out of the emperor for a while because of this. I'm afraid..." The old lady couldn't say anything unlucky, so she had to sigh He said, "Put down the curtain, the more I look at it, the more uncomfortable I feel. As long as the empress is safe, I will ask for nothing."
The Zhuang family's daughter-in-law put down the curtains and persuaded her mother-in-law again. When she entered the door, the sister-in-law had already entered the palace, and she heard that her temper was not soft. After the news that she had been neglected by the emperor, everyone in the whole house was frightened, and one of the father-in-law's aunts even gloated at the misfortune. Later, the little girl returned to her favor, and the aunt died, and the house was truly peaceful.
She understands her mother-in-law's concerns that although the little sister-in-law is now in the position of a concubine and has a dragon child in her belly, she is like a tiger with a king.
The group returned to Zhuang Mansion, and early the next morning, they were rewarded by the emperor.
Although there were not many things to be rewarded, the eunuchs who came to announce the decree were the eunuchs close to the emperor, and there were people from Xihe Palace who accompanied the announcement.
Fu Bao looked at Lord Zhuang and Madam Zhuang who were sitting with him, and said politely: "Don't be polite, Lord Zhuang, before the servants came, the maiden asked the servants to tell the adults, the madam is all right, the adults and madams don't have to worry, please two of you. take care."
Mrs. Zhuang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, "Thank you for your concern, and please pass on our greetings. As long as the lady is well, we will be satisfied."
Seeing that Mrs. Zhuang's eyes were red, Fu Bao comforted him a few more times. The eunuch Xuanzhi sitting next to him was Gao Dezhong's apprentice. He was smiling all the time without showing any arrogance. He stood up and said, "I heard that there is a plum blossom in Lord Zhuang's garden. It's time to give a few people a chance to speak privately.
Mr. Zhuang hurriedly asked Mr. Zhuang to personally accompany him, led him to the garden, and stuffed a very heavy purse.
The Zhuang family's people are very disciplined, and they didn't ask Fubao anything that should not be asked. They only asked Zhuang Luoyan how his life was on weekdays, whether anyone in the palace was in trouble, and whether the fetus in his womb was healthy.
Fu Bao answered one by one, and added: "Last night, the emperor stayed at the mother's place, saying that the mother-in-law had not seen her parents for a long time, and that it was not easy for you to raise the mother-in-law. The servants have come, this is the emperor's grace."
Mrs. Zhuang put a stack of silver bills into Fubao: "The emperor values the empress, it is the goddess's blessing, the banker up and down thank the emperor for the grace, and the father-in-law also asks the father-in-law to bring these silver bills to the empress, the expenses in the palace are not small, please don't feel wronged. herself." Although she knew that her daughter lacked everything, she always wanted to give her something more, so she felt at ease.
Fubao couldn't, so he had to take it. After talking for a while, Fu Bao got up and said, "Sir, madam, it's time for the servant to return to the palace. It's been a long time, and it's always bad."
Mrs. Zhuang and Mrs. Zhuang had to personally send the group out of the house. Looking at the carriage that went away, Mrs. Zhuang's tears flowed again.