The green jade hairpin was thrown into the jewelry box, making a crisp sound, and the hairpin tail was exposed outside the box, showing a bit of chill.
"Master," Tingzhu glanced at the jade hairpin, saw the smile on the corner of the master's mouth, and said, "Master, why are you wearing this hairpin today..."
"I remember that this hairpin was a reward when I was promoted to Concubine," Zhuang Luoyan let a black silk fall on his shoulders, picked up the hairpin from the box, and carefully rubbed the auspicious cloud pattern on the tail of the hairpin, "Lin Concubine that day The broken jade hairpin is very similar to this one, but mine has three auspicious clouds, but hers has six."
Listening to Zhu carefully, there are really subtle differences between the two jade hairpins. If you don't look carefully, you can't really tell them apart. It's just that she didn't understand the meaning of Zhuang Luoyan's words for a while, and looked at Zhuang Luoyan in confusion. Seems to be thinking about what it means.
"I just let her understand that auspicious clouds don't mean nobility. When she embarrassed me, she should think about whether she can have the last laugh. I am a careful person." He took a handful of agate jade. Comb, slowly brushing the blue silk on his shoulders, Zhuang Luoyan said nonchalantly, "Sometimes it's better to be a little arrogant than to be as steady as Mount Tai at any time."
If she always behaves prudently, I'm afraid that the first person who can't tolerate her is the queen, and occasionally shows a little wild weakness, at least people can look at the shortcomings.
In the hearts of women in this harem, a woman who is a little arrogant is not scary, but the most scary thing is a person who is gentle and smooth at all times. She is so happy that it makes people feel like a villain. What's more... the feeling of the villain's success is also very relieved.
"But the master is like this, won't it make the other masters dissatisfied?" Yun Xi came in with the lotus leaf-shaped food box, and just heard these words, "If this is the case, it will be very bad."
"Concubine Yuan has offended quite a few concubines in the past, not to mention how many people I have won the hearts of a villain like me," Zhuang Luoyan smiled lazily, who wouldn't want his opponent to be a little dumber
Yun Xi suddenly understood, opened the lid of the food box, and there were delicate dim sum inside, "Master, this is a new-style dim sum sent by Shang Gong from the Shang Food Bureau. It is said that it is for the master to have a taste. We deliver it here."
Zhuang Luoyan looked at the contents of the food box, nodded and said, "Reward." But he didn't say whether to eat or not.
Yun Xi's heart was clear, she closed the food box, took a purse from the box, and went out.
Tingzhu glanced at the food box that was thrown aside, lowered his head and sorted out the jewelry box in front of the bronze mirror.
A few days later, news came out from the harem that two palace maids fell into the lotus pond due to a fight, and drowned because no one found out.
After another month, a fifth-grade Ronghua died violently, but he was finally buried with the good etiquette of the sixth-grade. No one cared about the cause of Rong Hua's death, let alone Rong Hua's funeral. In the eyes of the women in the harem, a Rong Hua was too inconspicuous, so he went away, but he was missing a person who was a holy favor.
Zhuang Luoyan vaguely felt that the cause of Rong Hua's death was related to the two "misstepped" palace ladies, but seeing how the ladies in the harem had become accustomed to it, he thought he didn't know about it, and just asked vaguely about this Rong Hua. matter. After inquiring, I found out that the two palace maids belonged to Bai Ronghua, and the residence of this Ronghua was similar to that of Ye Shurong, who had a miscarriage a few days ago.
This Rong Hua was dead, Ye Shurong didn't speak out, and the queen didn't continue to investigate, so this matter was revealed.
As summer approaches, some favored concubines' palaces have begun to supply ice cubes, and the amount varies.
Although the Taoyu Pavilion was not the place that attracted the most attention of the emperor, none of the servants of the Sixth Bureau of the Central Palace dared to deduct anything, and the ice cubes were also delivered in time, and they did not dare to relax.
Yunxi's craftsmanship such as making ice food is very good. First, the eunuch Dali used utensils to grind the ice finely, and then add all kinds of seasonal fruits, and eat it to relieve the heat.
Zhuang Luoyan held something called an ice bowl in her hand, and couldn't help but feel deeply ashamed that she underestimated the ancient people. When she was a student, she mentioned time-travel with a friend and said that she made shaved ice to attract attention. Only when she got here did she realize that shaved ice is in In front of the ice bowl, that is slag.
Lying on a soft chair and eating an ice bowl, two palace maids blowing fans, one palace maid knocking on her legs, and one palace maid pinching her shoulders, is there a more corrupt life than this? Handing the empty bowl to Yun Xi next to him, Zhuang Luoyan yawned, "I'll take a nap for a while, and if any other palace masters come to visit, I'll report."
"Yes," Yun Xi stretched out her hand to support Zhuang Luoyan, just as the master and servant took a step, the eunuch's high-pitched voice came from outside.
"The emperor has spoken, Taoyu Pavilion will hold the lamp tonight."
Everyone in the Taoyu Pavilion was delighted to hear it. Since the weather started to get hot, the emperor has less time to flip the brand. Today, it is a happy event to turn over the Taoyu Pavilion.
After rewarding the eunuch's purse, Zhuang Luoyan thought that she would not be able to sleep well if she had to make pancakes at night on a hot day, so she waved her hand and calmly decided to continue her lunch break.
Summer is a season of love and hate for women in the harem. Love is because the dresses in summer are elegant and moving, and hatred is because of sweating a lot in summer. If you are with the emperor, your body smells of sweat. So some women smoked their clothes to smell good, and even the incense in the palace chose some with more obvious fragrance, so that the emperor would not find it inappropriate, and naturally it would not offend Longyan.
As a man, Feng Jin actually doesn't like to have a strong scent when he enters the concubine's place in hot and dry weather. It's just that the harem has always been like this. , and the more senior concubines in the harem knew that the emperor did not like to go to the harem every day in summer, so they were used to it.
After a lunch break, he slept into the evening. Zhuang Luoyan sat by the window and looked at the orange sunset in the sky. He couldn't help but think, if she became a farm girl, let alone put a whole block of ice in the house to drop it. Summer, I'm afraid I'm still working in the fields at the moment.
Even in modern times, many peasants have a hard time working, not to mention the ancient times when agricultural tools were backward, and the days of farming were not easy. She felt that compared to running around outside, the harem had food, shelter and men who prostituted. The place suits her better.
"Master, everything is ready, it's time to take a bath." Yun Xi said quietly.
Zhuang Luoyan nodded, got up and went to the side room to take a bath, no concubine would have the courage not to take a bath to welcome the emperor in this weather.
I chose a light green long skirt that was not tied at the waist and put it on. The skirt was smoked with mint leaves. Although the taste was light, it gave people a cool feeling. Here, mint leaves seem to be no different from weeds. Zhuang Luoyan just likes this smell, so he asked Yunxi Tingzhu to pick them when he was staring at no one, and the results seemed to be good.
Seeing that the maid who was waiting for the dressing was going to apply hair oil on her head, Zhuang Luoyan hurriedly waved her away. Although the hair oil made her hair look more shiny, it was a bit boring in summer, and it was better to be fresh and natural.
Pulling up a simple Izumo bun, I chose two summer hairpins to insert into my hair. I didn't even put on makeup. I just dipped my lips with a fruity lip gloss, and Zhuang Luoyan waved her hand. , "That's it."
Tingzhu looked at the master, although it was not the most beautiful time, but it was very comfortable to look at, especially in this summer, it made people feel refreshed at a glance.
Zhuang Luoyan's hard work was not in vain. After the emperor came to her, the expression on his face eased. Obviously, her dress and the decoration of Taoyu Pavilion made him feel comfortable.
In general, although this emperor is difficult to deal with, he is much easier to serve than her boss who is too kind in her next life. She feels that she is not under too much pressure.
That night, Feng Jin slept very comfortably. He didn't smell the dull incense smell, and he didn't touch his greasy hair. Moreover, the faint cool fragrance on Zhao Concubine's body made him very comfortable. When he slept until morning, it was Gao Dezhong kneeling. Please get up.
After a good night's sleep, Feng Jin was in a very good mood. He smelled the cool and elegant fragrance in Concubine Zhao's house, and opened his mouth to reward him with a lot of things. After all, she is a woman who is in her own mind and has a love for her, so she shouldn't be allowed to stay on the fourth-rank concubine all the time.
"Swing drive!"
Seeing Feng Jin leaving, Zhuang Luoyan stretched out his hand to caress his sweat-free neck, and yawned, the emperor had not been to the harem for a long time, he was so cruel last night.
"Master, this is a tonic given by the emperor." Yun Xi carried a small half bowl of concoction to the bed, and behind her was an eunuch who served as an inner guard.
Zhuang Luoyan took the bowl, raised his head and drank it. What kind of tonic, it's just a medicine to avoid children. The emperor doesn't plan to let her have children now, and she has no such idea. Not to mention that her current status and the emperor's favor can't protect a child, even if these are all, she does not want to use her 18-year-old body to have children for the time being. Although it is very important to compete for favor, you can only enjoy the riches and honors you fight for if you have a life. With Ronghua, she doesn't want to use her luck to challenge the dangers of having a baby.
The eunuch of the inner chamberlain took the bowl with no bottom left, said two auspicious words, and then retreated.
"If there is a child..."
"If there is a child, it's just handed over to other concubines to raise," Zhuang Luoyan smiled indifferently, "Which of the low-ranking concubines in the harem who have children can raise their own children?"
There was a hint of helplessness on Yun Xi's face, and she knew the twists and turns of the harem, "This slave is just thinking about it."
"There should be one sooner or later," Zhuang Luoyan didn't want to talk to Yun Xi about this kind of thing. After dismissing her with a casual sentence, she yawned, "Tell them to come in and serve the dressing." She needs to go to the queen again to ask for peace. The difference between this and punching at work is that the former requires a lot of brains, while the latter only needs to swipe a card or press a fingerprint.
Just after changing clothes, the reward from Qianzheng Palace arrived. Zhuang Luoyan looked at those jade bracelets, jade hairpins and the like, and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth. She is a layman, and she still likes these beautiful jewelry.
Because of this delay, it was a bit later than usual when I went to greet the Queen, but the Queen did not show any dissatisfaction on her face, but gave her a seat and encouraged her a few words.
The other concubines present did not deliberately trouble her. One is that Zhuang Luoyan was delayed because of the emperor's reward, and the other is that although Zhuang Luoyan is not the most favored recently, she is considered a holy family, and it is not good to offend her. .
The weather was hot, and the queen didn't say much, so the concubines and concubines retired. When she exited, Concubine Shu was at the forefront, and none of the other concubines dared to go beyond her. Only when Concubine Shu left by escort did they disperse in twos and threes.
Because it was still early, and the sun was not strong, Zhuang Luoyan wanted to go for a walk in the cold place, lest his thin arms and legs would be so delicate that he would shake three times a step.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the secluded place, he saw an unexpected person.