The fact that the emperor specially rewarded Concubine Zhao's mother's family quickly spread throughout the entire harem. The concubines and concubines in the harem were envious and jealous, but they couldn't stand their belly, and they had the means to win the emperor's heart. Just staring at it.
On New Year's Eve, the banker received the word "blessing" as the emperor's reward, "blessed dish", the mood of the people in the harem turned out to be such a strange feeling, but the servants in the palace were more polite when Xi and the palace.
On the first day of the new year, the three masters of the harem had to be worshipped by different people. Zhuang Luoyan canceled most of the activities because the movement in his belly was getting bigger and bigger, and even the ceremony of kneeling was avoided. on, revealed.
The officials of various aristocratic families thought they understood the embarrassment of the emperor. After all, the emperor had few children, and now Concubine Zhao, who was pregnant, was favored by the emperor, and her birth was not bad. It was inevitable to be more careful when she had children. Prince, this Zhuang family will be prosperous in the future.
Zhuang Luoyan took a bowl of walnut peanut milk and drank it without a mouthful. After drinking for a long time, she only drank half of the bowl. She looked at the snow that was getting bigger and bigger outside the window, and put down the bowl impatiently: "Put the things down."
Standing on the side, Yun Xi hurriedly picked up the bowl and handed it to a little palace maid, and carefully adjusted the cushion behind Zhuang Luoyan, "Is there something wrong with Empress?"
"It's alright," Zhuang Luoyan stood up slowly, holding her waist. The bigger the fetus in her womb, the more crimes she suffered. She couldn't sleep well at night with fetal movement, and she couldn't sit or sleep for long during the day. Although her limbs were not swollen, they occasionally The cramps in the legs and feet were so painful that I wanted to cry.
Recently, a lot of bone soup has been stewed in the kitchen to make up for it, which made her feel nauseous after drinking the soup. Today is the third day of the new year. What she feels is not the joy of the new year, but saying no out of irritability.
Yun Xi knew that women tend to get angry when they have children, so she carefully supported Zhuang Luoyan and said, "Niangniang, my servant heard that there are new jugglers in the palace, why don't they tell you to juggle in the side hall?"
"Alright," Zhuang Luoyan nodded, suppressing the inexplicable irritability in her heart, and letting Yun Xi make arrangements.
After a while, jugglers came. These jugglers were all smart. They knew that Concubine Zhao was pregnant, and they all wore weird clothes. Instead of performing thrilling things, they performed some interesting folk jokes.
Not long after the performance, I saw Concubine Zhao was amused by them and laughed, so they acted even more vigorously. There are many singers and dancers and various artists in Yuefu. It is a great blessing to have a face in front of the master. These jugglers are inherently despised craftsmanship. Niangniang's eyes, still not proud
The jugglers from the folk are always open and able to act, but they are more lively than those in the palace. After watching a play, Zhuang Luoyan was in a good mood, and said to the leader: "You guys act. Very good, go back and think about some interesting things, and next time this palace will call you all."
The leader was overjoyed when he heard the words, and after knelt down with a thud, he kept kowtowing and thanking him.
"Stop knocking, it's not easy for you guys," Zhuang Luoyan motioned to these people to get up, and asked Yun Xi to reward them with silver snacks before he said, "Bengong also saw many jugglers outside the palace in his early years, and he took his life to earn money. Shout out, the pain in it, even those of us can't comprehend it."
When several jugglers heard this, they were all excited and incoherent. They felt that Concubine Zhao was soft and kind, no wonder the emperor loved her so much.
"Niangniang, I just heard the news that Concubine Shu's elder brother was thrown into the heavenly prison by the emperor." At this time, Tingzhu walked in in a hurry, panting, "At the moment, Concubine Shu is kneeling at the main entrance of the palace and begging to see the emperor. ."
"What?!" Zhuang Luoyan stood up and looked at Tingzhu in surprise. Concubine Shu Gui had only one elder brother, the one who had impeached her own brother. How could the emperor press him into the heavenly prison at this time. On the third day of the Chinese New Year, the dynasty has not yet opened. How much mistake did Mr. Su have to make to provoke the emperor to issue such an order
When a few jugglers heard Zhu say the first sentence, they hurriedly withdrew, so Zhuang Luoyan was the only one left in the entire side hall. She frowned and thought a little puzzled. The more arrogant, but not to the point of losing his sense of proportion, the emperor moved the banker's people like this, which is equivalent to hitting Concubine Shu in the face, and the pattern of the harem is about to change.
"Is there any news from Ganzheng Palace?" Zhuang Luoyan slowly let go of his brows, "And Jingyang Palace, is there any news?"
"This matter has spread throughout the harem. It's just that the emperor refused to see Concubine Shu, and there was no movement from the empress. It's just that the servants watched. Today, the servants in Jingyang Palace in the palace are walking less."
Hearing this, Zhuang Luoyan pondered: "Tell the people in the palace, don't talk nonsense, walk around randomly, but anyone who walks around will be sent back to the palace."
"Don't worry, Niangniang, just now Fubao has given orders to continue," Tingzhu hesitated for a while, and said, "But just now, the slave and maid met the eldest prince outside, and vaguely heard the eldest prince sneering at Concubine Shu Gui."
Concubine Xian Gui and Concubine Shu Gui have never been on the same path. The eldest prince was raised by Concubine Xian Gui, so he must have been influenced by Concubine Xian Gui, but at this moment, the eldest prince said this kind of thing, whether someone provoked or couldn't hold back his anger.
"How can he have nothing to do with us," Zhuang Luoyan sneered, "At this time, there are many people who fish in troubled waters."
Yun Xi and Tingzhu froze in their hearts, and Shen claimed it was.
On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Concubine Shu Gui again begged to see the emperor, and knelt in front of Qianzheng Palace for two hours, but the emperor still disappeared.
On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Concubine Sha begged to see the emperor again, and begged hard in the Qianzheng Palace, but was finally ordered to leave by the emperor.
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, the Anqing Palace where Concubine Shu lived was taken care of by the emperor. Concubine Shu was unable to leave the palace gate, but it was said that Concubine Shu was kneeling inside the gate of Anqing Palace, looking very embarrassed.
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, when the heavy snow stopped, the concubines and concubines went to Jingyang Palace to greet them. The cousins of the Su family only came to Su Xiuyi.
Zhuang Luoyan sat on the carved chair and listened to the conversations of the concubines around him, silent.
"I think Concubine Shu is in a bad mood right now," Yangui concubine smiled a little gloating, "I wonder if Su Xiuyi went to visit Concubine Shugui?"
"It's not long before the concubine Yangui is released, why haven't you learned this rule yet?" Zhuang Luoyan raised her eyebrows, her beautiful eyes swept towards the concubine Yangui, and she smiled with a hint of contempt, "It's not as good as Ben Gong. Please ask the Empress to take care of you for a while longer?"
"You!" Concubine Yangui's expression changed, but she couldn't take Zhuang Luoyan. In terms of status, she couldn't compare to Zhuang Luoyan, not to mention that she was punished for insulting Zhuang Luoyan. Now looking at the other party's aloof appearance, he felt depressed but didn't dare to say a word.
"Concubine Zhao is right. You, a little noble concubine, are actually talking about the affairs of the noble concubine. It is really against etiquette." The Queen took a sip of tea.
Zhuang Luoyan smiled and bowed his head to the queen: "The queen's concubine is instructed."
Seeing this scene, Su Xiuyi hated Yan Guibi, a bitch, for speaking badly, and also hated that Zhuang Luoyan suppressed this matter, and finally took two deep breaths, but she didn't say a word.
The queen glanced at the women sitting below, and lifted the tea cup: "If it's still cold today, go back."
A kind of person retreated and went out of the palace gate. There was actually no concubine around Yangui, she looked at Zhuang Luoyan in a chariot with a livid face, and snorted coldly: "No, I have a lump in my stomach. , but she especially rides in a chariot, and no one else rides in a chariot, not even the noble concubine Xian is ostentatious!"
Some people around heard it, and they were farther away. The little palace maid who was supporting her turned pale with fright. This chariot was given by the emperor. The master said so, didn't he have a grudge against the emperor's decree