"Bang!" A teacup fell to the ground and shattered into several pieces.
The queen mother stood up calmly, "Aijia's hands are shaking, clean up."
"Yes," the palace servant hurriedly knelt down.
The queen mother glanced at the torn teacup, turned and entered the inner room.
A few days have passed, and the emperor has not flipped the sign of the women in the harem, and the queen mother has not intervened in this matter. Of course, the queen still sits firmly in Jingyang Palace, but the entire harem is eerily calm.
On a hot day, few people are interested in visiting any gardens. Zhuang Luoyan will not be so stupid to wander around at this time. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the queen mother intends to intervene in the harem, but the queen pretends to be stupid. The emperor didn't like it either.
Two days ago, there was a little concubine who didn't have long eyes to go to the Queen Mother to be nice and clever. Yesterday, she was beaten by the queen for finding a mistake. It seems that the queen is also a ruthless character. As for the queen's actions, the emperor didn't say anything, which made the meaning even more obvious.
"Master, people from Kang'an Palace came to tell you that the Queen Mother invited you to go to Kang'an Palace to listen to the play after noon." Yun Xi walked in and said in a low voice, "My servant heard that many masters have been passed on."
"Listening to the show?" Zhuang Luoyan raised his eyebrows, what's the purpose of this drama on stage? What's the purpose of the queen mother doing these things
"The queen mother invites me, why can't I go," Zhuang Luoyan got up lazily, "I'll go to sleep for a while, and call me at lunch."
Ting Zhu and Yun Xi looked at each other, seeing the appearance of the master, thinking that there would be no major problems, they retreated with peace of mind.
"Who else did the queen mother pass on?" Concubine Shu Gui was lying on the beauty's couch, two palace maids waited on her, and even spoke a little more lazily.
"Back to the master, I heard that there are also the Queen, Concubine Xian, Concubine Ning, Concubine Rou, Xu Zhaorong, Ye Shurong, Su Xiuyi, Zhao Chongyi, Yangui Concubine, Jiang Xianconcubine, Lin Concubine and Ye Ronghua." Lingsha replied thinly.
"There are quite a few people," Concubine Shu Gui said with a coquettish smile, "but the Queen Mother even invited Concubine Lin?"
"I think I invited Ye Ronghua, who was demoted, so I invited Concubine Lin to hide from others," Lingsha replied.
"Who knows what it means," Concubine Shu opened her eyes, "there is a scene between her and the queen, and we are happy to watch the scene."
After lunch, Zhuang Luoyan packed herself in a dignified manner, and sat on the chariot to drive to the Queen Mother's Kang'an Palace. The hot weather was very poisonous. She stretched out her hand to cover the sun on her forehead and narrowed her eyes Looking at the ceremonial guard in front, if I read it correctly, it is the emperor's holy car.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Chongyi seems to be behind," Gao Dezhong whispered.
"Oh?" Feng Jin, who had a canopy shade, was not embarrassed by the sun. He glanced back and frowned, "What is she doing out on such a hot day?"
"I think I'm going to the Queen Mother's Kang'an Palace," Gao Dezhong explained. "Today, the Queen Mother invites all the masters to listen to the play. It must be this time."
"The queen mother is very interested," Feng Jin said in a flat tone, looking at the white sunlight outside the canopy, "Since that's the case, I should go and listen to the book after I've dealt with it."
Zhuang Luoyan watched the emperor's guard of honor leave in the other direction, and knew that he was not going to Kang'an Palace. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Come here soon, it would be bad if the empress dowager waited for a long time."
When they arrived at Kang'an Palace, Queen Ye's sisters had already arrived, Zhuang Luoyan sat down for a while, and other concubines also arrived one after another.
Looking at the playbooks presented by the eunuch, Zhuang Luoyan pushed it without a point. First, she didn't like them. Second, she didn't know what the content of these plays was.
As soon as the play started, it was a lively scene. Zhuang Luoyan yawned while covering the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief while watching the performers on the stage.
"When people are old, they just like to watch some fun," the Queen Mother smiled and said to the concubines, "Which drama you like, just order it yourself, but don't worry about Aijia."
Everyone said yes, but no one really went to the drama that the queen mother didn't like to watch.
After a few plays were over, a few more court jugglers appeared, and their performances made Zhuang Luoyan somewhat interested, and the other concubines also exclaimed in surprise.
"This is the way of juggling. You look at it like this, but the eyes are actually being deceived," the queen mother smiled. "It can be seen that they are not only fast, but also can act. What does the queen think?"
"My daughter-in-law is ignorant. When the mother said that, the daughter-in-law thinks it is like this," the queen exclaimed, "These performances are really thrilling and wonderful."
"The Aijia just said that, only they know whether it is allowed or not," the queen mother pointed to the artists on the stage and asked people to reward them with something, then sighed: "If there are more now It's even more lively when the child is beside Ai's house."
The queen knew that the queen mother was deliberately embarrassing herself. She had no children under her knees. Although the Ye family sisters did not give birth, there was something going on, and she and the emperor had been with the emperor for so many years, and there was no movement at all, which really embarrassed her. .
"The first prince and the second prince are still young. If they stay older, they will be able to run and dance," the queen fanned for the queen mother. "When the weather cools down, if the queen mother misses the little prince, let them go to the mother. See you here."
Zhuang Luoyan listened to the confrontation between the two, and praised the queen's behavior in her heart. If ordinary people were too embarrassed to speak, the queen could say that the queen mother misses the little prince. She heard that the two princes were fostered in one. In Concubine Xian's palace, one was fostered in Concubine Ning's palace, and it was only foster care, not named. It could be seen that the emperor did not intend to improve the status of the two princes.
"Let them take good care of them, half-year-old children, it's not good to touch them," the queen mother said lukewarmly, continuing the performance of the artists on the stage, obviously not wanting to continue the conversation with the queen.
In the feudal era, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law always seemed to be a big problem. Zhuang Luoyan sighed secretly, and peeled a grape into her mouth. Although the grape was delicious, it was greasy to peel. She wiped her hand with a handkerchief and didn't want to touch it again. Seeing this, Zhu Zhu, who was fanning her, poured another cup of tea for her, and whispered, "Master, this tea will quench her thirst."
"The maid of Zhao Chongyi is very considerate," Yangui Concubine, who was sitting beside Zhuang Luoyan, looked at Tingzhu, as if remembering something, "but it seems a little familiar."
"She waits by my side every day, and it's not surprising that Yangui Concubine has seen her." Zhuang Luoyan smiled, obviously not caring what Yangui Concubine said.
"I remembered, wasn't this the little palace maid by Yao Concubine's side back then, and Yao Concubine drove him away for some mistake. Later, Yao Concubine went away after giving birth to the little princess, but I never thought that you would be by Zhao Chongyi's side. Concubine Yangui raised her eyebrows and looked at Zhuang Luoyan, "Did Zhao Chongyi not know about this?"
Zhuang Luoyan smiled and said, "There are also many servants who serve me. Where can I ask so many questions, as long as they serve them wholeheartedly, that's all."
"Sister is really a simple person," Yangui concubine expected that Zhuang Luoyan was just stubborn, took a sip of tea with a smile, and turned her head to watch the trick.
Tingzhu didn't think that Concubine Yangui still remembered this matter. She served Yao Concubine in her early years, but Yao Concubine's temperament was not good. She accidentally made a mistake and was kicked out. When Yangui said this, her meaning changed.
The master of the harem is a slave who doesn't like to use the former master or the master falls out of favor. After all, it is not auspicious. She looked at her master with a pale face. Seeing that her expression was normal, she felt relieved.
"The Emperor is here!"
The emperor has not been to the harem for several days, but now the eunuch's voice has made the concubines and concubines all look forward to it, waiting for the emperor to see him and receive holy favor.
"Today's show was quite lively," Feng Jin said after sitting down and watching the trick for a while, "I thought that Ye Shurong lost her child, and I was also sad for a long time, but today I am relieved a lot."
As soon as these words came out, the smile on the queen mother's face couldn't hold back, but she had to continue, "It's not good for Aijia to see that the harem has been dull, the emperor loves children, so let Ye Shurong have another one, you don't need to be too much. too sad."
"The son is just sad. Now that the son is young, the mother doesn't have to worry too much," Feng Jin said after drinking a sip of tea, "The mother's longevity and well-being is the son's greatest joy, if the mother still needs to worry about her son. The matter of the harem is the son's filial piety."
Hearing this, the Queen Mother forced a smile. After watching the play for a while, she said she was tired. Everyone in the audience naturally got up and saluted and left, but Zhuang Luoyan could see that the Queen was obviously relieved.
After Bu Nian traveled a distance, a young eunuch chased after him. Looking at the person next to Gao Dezhong, Zhuang Luoyan asked, "What's the matter with this father-in-law?"
"Master Zhao, the emperor rewarded you with some tea leaves to dispel the summer heat, and Eunuch Gao asked the servants to bring them to you."
Zhuang Luoyan went down and thanked him, and after the little eunuch left, he stepped up again, rubbing the wooden box in his hand, and when he opened it, he could smell the faint scent of tea leaves.
Seeing Xiao Anzi coming back, Gao Dezhong asked, "The tea has also been delivered."
"Returning to the general manager, it has been delivered. Master Zhao also asked the servant to thank you." The little eunuch replied honestly.
"How can the master thank our servants!" Gao Dezhong tapped the little eunuch on the head, turned and walked into the house.
The little eunuch looked up and knew that the chief was going to report to the emperor.