"Master, the slaves have found out that when the Empress Dowager was the queen at the beginning of the year, there lived a Xia Concubine in the Taoyu Pavilion. Xia Concubine looked enchanting and was deeply favored by the first emperor. She even planted the peach forest outside for Xia Concubine. Xia Concubine died violently, the previous emperor was furious, and it was found out that it was another favored concubine who had poisoned the concubine. This concubine did not admit to poisoning Xia Concubine even when she died," Ting Zhu whispered in Zhuang Luoyan's ear. Said: "Look at this slave, there is something wrong with this."
Zhuang Luoyan smiled, "Other than the dead, only the ruthless people know what happened in the past."
The queen mother will not come to the peach forest outside Taoyu Pavilion for no reason. If the peach blossoms are in full bloom, there is still some scenery. Now that the flowers are ripe, where can there be scenery
It's not a big deal for the Queen Mother to kill a palace maid, but she just came out of the Buddha's chanting, which is really bad for her reputation. What's more, the emperor and the Queen Mother are not close now. The more things she makes, the more the emperor will alienate her. The queen mother can get to this point, not like an impulsive and arrogant woman.
And the dead Jin Tao was just a cleaning lady in Concubine Rou's palace. Even if Concubine Rou had no brains, she would not let such a person do things to frame others, so Jin Tao came here just to steal a few peaches.
Although the servants in the palace were not allowed to take things in the garden without authorization, picking a few peaches was not a big deal, so why was she so panicked. Or... see something you shouldn't see
Then that day when she asked Fu Bao to scare the maid, the maid should have seen something she shouldn't see, so she was so scared when she heard the sound Fu Bao made, so did the queen mother want to silence or really just get angry
If Jin Tao's death was related to the Queen Mother, then was she plotting to frame her again? Zhuang Luoyan looked at the rain outside the window. Although she is now a little favored by the emperor, it is not enough to make people move now. If there is such a restless person in the harem, then Yangui Concubine should not be out of luck.
"By the way, who of you saw the Empress Dowager coming to Taolin that day?" Zhuang Luoyan had a faint guess in her heart.
"Master, have you forgotten, that day, the eunuch who served the eunuch came to send an decree saying that we were holding the lamp at night, and when the slaves sent this father-in-law out, they happened to meet an aunt who was in charge of Kang'an Palace. When she saw the slaves, she said that the queen mother I heard that the peaches are about to ripen, so I wanted to come and have a look." Tingzhu frowned, "Look at the servant, this steward aunt happened to be walking into the peach grove and said she wanted to see if there was anyone else in the peach grove."
Empress Dowager Feng Jia, according to the rules, no one should avoid it, Zhuang Luoyan lowered her eyelids, or someone wanted to exchange something with the Empress Dowager, and this condition was related to Taoyu Pavilion, so the Empress Dowager had to play this When there was a play, and Jin Tao happened to hear something that shouldn't be heard, when he ran out of the woods in a hurry, he met the queen mother who came here.
"The day the golden peach rod was killed, but his mouth was covered?" Zhuang Luoyan took a sip of the cool tea, and his tone was unprecedentedly calm.
"It was true that her mouth was covered, because the Queen Mother gave an order saying that people who steal for the sake of their appetites should be like this." Hearing Zhu faintly guessed something in his heart, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Zhuang Luoyan laughed sarcastically and put down the tea cup, "Take care of our things, after all, we will move to Xihe Palace tomorrow, so don't worry about anything else for now."
"Erya" has a note, Xi, Guang also. "Guang Ya" has notes, harmony and harmony. The word Xihe also means auspiciousness and peace.
Zhuang Luoyan stepped down from the chariot and looked at the plaque on the palace. The three characters of Xihe Palace were newly made.
The furnishings and objects have been placed properly, and when you enter the main palace gate, you will see a small but well-kept garden.
Zhuang Luoyan asked these newly added minions to get up, and what to do was left to Fubao, Tingzhu, and Yunxi. Holding Tingzhu's hand into the main hall, the furnishings inside are very elegant, not a little extravagant, but they are very comfortable to look at. What is even more rare is that the furnishings here are not illegal, and the utensils are all from the third grade.
I walked to the main room, walked through the outer room and entered the inner room. I stroked the bed. It was really comfortable. Although it was soft, it would not give people a feeling of heat and dryness. It was better than the Taoyu Pavilion. About the same, as for the left and right side rooms, Zhuang Luoyan didn't look at it again. She walked out of the main hall again and saw the servants in the entire palace standing neatly. What a morning meeting, I didn't take much money, and I listened to a lot of nonsense.
Sitting down at the top, Zhuang Luoyan took a sip of tea slowly, put it down again, and tried to say with the corner of his mouth: "Today, I am occupying the palace position as a concubine, all because of the grace of the emperor, you are also from the high I am naturally relieved that the general manager and the province of the palace have arranged it, and there is nothing else to say, you can just watch and do."
Sometimes it is more difficult to have no rules than to have rules. A concubine who speaks softly is more terrifying than a concubine who asks for a lot. These eunuchs and palace maids are indeed almost all over the eyes of Gao Dezhong. Maybe they have other thoughts, but they don't dare to think too much. Thinking of the eunuch palace maid who was struck to death by lightning a few days ago, and thinking of this master's son staying in the palace as a ceremonial seat, these servants are each uneasy, the master of God's blessing, who may go.
What's more, when the master was forgotten by the emperor at the beginning, he also had the ability to be afraid. You can see his skill, and now he is smiling so kindly, who knows what kind of person he is
"Fubao, send some money to each newcomer," Zhuang Luoyan smiled at everyone, "I'm just a concubine, and my monthly salary is not as good as others, so don't dislike it, just take it as my heart."
The servants who were originally standing knelt down and said they didn't dare, where does this mean that the salary is not as good as others, it is a warning to them, don't think that she is just a pretender, so they should not have thoughts, and this thoughts will be slowly pondered. Bar.
Each minion gets 12 taels of silver, which is neither too much nor too little in this harem. Some of the minions who have become fine can’t see the mystery here. I don't want to worry about it.
In the Qianzheng Palace, the three most honorable people in the palace sat together with a peaceful surface.
"Your Majesty, this Taoyu Pavilion is deserted now, so what should it be used for?" The Empress paused, and seeing that the emperor had no objection, she continued: "My concubine feels that there is a peach forest outside the Taoyu Pavilion. It's been some years, why not renovate it?"
"Since the shortage is over, why do we need to repair it?" The Queen Mother said at this time, "Although the treasury is full now, it is better to avoid extravagance."
"It's a luxury to build a peach orchard. The mother doesn't have to be so simple. After all, it's not auspicious for people to die in this forest. I'll ask someone to renovate it tomorrow." Feng Jin invited Gao Dezhong, "Go and send some people to guard the garden, To avoid trouble again."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Gao Dezhong raised his head slightly, and saw the stiff smile on the Queen Mother.
"There is no one living there now, so what will happen," the empress dowager said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you are too careful."
"There's no harm in being careful," Feng Jin smiled at the Queen Mother, "What do you think, Queen Mother?"
"Since the emperor said this, Aijia naturally has no opinion," the queen mother smiled, and seemed to stop talking about it.
The wind and rain in summer has always given people a shock, and this feeling is more obvious at night. Sitting under the candlelight, Feng Jin saw Gao Dezhong hurried over with a tray, with a mocking smile on his face, "Have you found it?"
Gao Dezhong buried his head low, "Back to the emperor, the servant led someone to turn the peach forest upside down, and dug out the box under a tree leaning against the Taoyu Pavilion palace wall."
Feng Jin opened the box across the handkerchief, and inside was a jade bracelet wrapped around gold threads. The gold threads on the top were very thin, which outlined the enchanting golden pattern of peony. Back then, the royal father gave this jade bracelet to the pregnant Xia Concubine.
Below the golden jade bracelet is a piece of cloth. When you open it, you can see that many secrets that should not be left are written on it with special dyes.
"Put it away," Feng Jin dropped the things and wiped his hands with a handkerchief, "Go to Kang'an Palace to report to the Queen Mother, Taolin's repairs went well, please don't worry about her."
"Yes," Gao Dezhong didn't dare to look at what was written on the cloth, he just glanced at the corner of his eye and inadvertently saw two words, "...Queen..."
There are too many secrets in this harem, the truth is not important, the important thing is whether these truths can be used.
"Master, the emperor has ordered the restoration of the peach forest," Tingzhu hurried in, his voice couldn't be lower, "It's raining so hard today, the people in the palace are still busy, and they're just now off work."
Zhuang Luoyan used a silver hairpin to pull out the thread in the candle, the candle jumped twice, Zhuang Luoyan smiled, "Repairing the peach forest has always affected my sleep, so the emperor asked me to move the palace."
"Master..." When she heard the shallow smile on the master's face, she was at a loss for words. She knew that the emperor didn't give the master the palace because of his love, and the master should also know now that he is deceiving herself like this now. , what's the use
"Go down, I should also settle down," Zhuang Luoyan put down the silver hairpin, stood up and turned her back to Tingzhu, "You don't need to serve here, just step back."
Ting Zhu gave Zhuang Luoyan a worried look, and hesitantly retreated.
Zhuang Luoyan took off the hairpin on her head and hooked the corner of her mouth. She said how the emperor is so generous, so this happened.
Thinking about it, the person who calculated himself probably didn't think that the matter would be the emperor's will.
So in this play, how can she be the luckiest