The matter of Concubine Shu saving relatives is not a secret in the harem. The Su family is not a first-class family in the court, but because the emperor is so enthused by the concubine Shu, it makes the officials in the court treat the Su family a little more. Be careful.
The former harem, although many times they could not communicate with each other, but sometimes they were constantly involved, to put it more seriously, they were even prosperous, and the whole body was affected.
The Zhao family has been quite disheartened in the court recently. There was a niece of the Sun family who had a good relationship with him and murdered the daughter of the Zhuang family, who was favored by the emperor, causing the Sun family to be questioned, and even the Zhao family to get a cold eye from the sage; now even they have been suppressed by them. The daughter of the Su family was also kissed by the emperor Turner, which really made his Zhao family feel ashamed.
Seeing the empress lose face, everyone in the harem wondered whether the empress would find trouble with Zhao Chongyi. After all, if it wasn't for Zhao Chongyi, the empress wouldn't be so embarrassed. It is a pity that the queen has been in the harem for many years and will not do impulsive things. During this time, in addition to sending people to ask Zhao Chongyi's body from time to time, she also gave a lot of nourishing things. Those watching the fun were a little disappointed.
Concubine Shu's relatives day was scheduled for the sixth day of next month. During this period, some low-ranking concubines came forward to please, while the other concubines didn't look at it coldly, they just thought it had nothing to do with them.
Looking at the movement in the palace in recent days, Zhuang Luoyan somehow remembered the content about saving relatives in a famous book in his previous life. Looking at the scenery, it was just the last struggle after the prosperity. In recent days, the emperor's attitude towards the empress has not changed much compared to the past, but if the empress did not have a pinch in her heart, she would not believe it if Concubine Shu was asked to go home to save her relatives.
In this harem, every woman is a pitiful person, even if her hands are covered with blood, it is not really vicious to the extreme. They are all victims of the family, and they spend their whole lives in exchange for stability or prosperity for the family.
"It's a pity," Zhuang Luoyan raised her head and sighed as she blew the tea stem on the surface of the water. There shouldn't be many concubines like her who don't have much psychological burden. These beautiful beauties like flowers, jade, bells and spirits are just wasted on It's a waste of money for a man. If placed in a previous life, how many other same-sex curses would such a man suffer
"Master, the Queen has sent someone to tell me that there is a chrysanthemum and crab feast in the Imperial Garden at noon, and I want you to attend the feast." Tingzhu walked into the house, and saw the master sitting beside the bed, holding a teacup in contemplation, reporting Shi's voice involuntarily became much smaller, "Many masters in the palace have been invited, and the servants have also heard that if the emperor finishes dealing with political affairs, he may also come over."
"Watching chrysanthemums and crabs now?" Zhuang Luoyan glanced at the white sunlight outside the window. This time is not the right time for chrysanthemums to bloom, nor is it the best time to eat crabs. What does the queen mean by doing this
"The crabs are not fat enough at the moment. They should still lack some heat to eat. If you want to come here, you should taste fresh. If you want to eat really delicious hairy crabs, I am afraid that you will have to wait a month or two." Ting Zhu smiled and changed the vase. The dried flowers turned to look at Zhuang Luoyan, who had a flat expression, "But you can't eat more crabs at this time. Even if you like it, the master should avoid it. Eating too much is a troublesome thing."
It's just greed for something new, not too much
Zhuang Luoyan sneered, put down the teacup in his hand, picked up the fan next to him and slowly shook it: "Then I still have to take care of it, and ask the people in the palace to get ready for the chariots. When it's time to go, just go."
It is not easy to be a queen. Concubine Shu has been in the harem for the past few days. She is using this banquet to warn some concubines in the harem who are jumping around. Is the real lord of the harem.
As a woman in the harem, she may not necessarily care whether the emperor loves her the most, but she will definitely care about her status as an empress in the palace. Concubine Shu's recent limelight has made her a little dissatisfied.
I am afraid that this banquet also has the meaning of warning Concubine Shu, but the emperor will still attend. The emperor is really afraid that the harem will not be chaotic, but now he is supporting the queen backstage.
When Zhuang Luoyan arrived at the imperial garden, it was neither too early nor too late, but the queen had already arrived as the main lord. She stepped forward and saluted her. The queen treated her very gently and arranged a good position for her, which was enough to show that she The status of "reused" in the harem.
Later, concubines and concubines arrived in twos and threes, and Concubine Shu Gui and Su Xiuyi came later. Concubine Shu was wearing a pink dress, and her face was as delicate as a peach blossom. There were many concubines who were younger than Concubine Shu. Compared with Concubine Shu, there was only one word left to describe it.
"The concubine has seen the empress, the concubine is late, please forgive the empress." Concubine Shu Gui seems to have always been like this, gentle and elegant, which makes people feel that she is an infinitely beautiful woman at first glance, even if she is late She doesn't make other people feel that she is a little neglectful. Such people seem to have a likeable taste by nature, so that people who don't know the truth unconsciously apply beautiful words to her.
Zhuang Luoyan knew that such a woman was terrifying, with a beautiful face, graceful posture, a decent background, smart and skillful, and good at forbearance. A woman like Concubine Shu should not be punished unless it was absolutely necessary, because it was with such a woman. Women as enemies can be tricky and painful.
"Concubine Shu has been busy with business recently, so it's normal to be late, not to mention that this palace is a little early," the queen smiled and seated Concubine Shu, then turned to the eunuch next to her, "Since Concubine Shu and Su Xiuyi have already Come, let's have a banquet."
Doesn't this imply that everyone present, the banquet has been delayed until now because of Concubine Shu Gui and Su Xiuyi? The queen is good at drawing hatred between the two sisters of the Su family.
Although it is not the season for chrysanthemums to bloom at the moment, but the pots of precious chrysanthemums put out make Zhuang Luoyan a little interested. Since the queen said that it is chrysanthemum appreciation, she should not waste the queen's painstaking efforts. no.
Although the procedure of eating crab meat is complicated, there is no need for everyone in the audience to do it by themselves. Zhuang Luoyan ate a crystal crab yellow bun that was not much bigger than a thumb and felt a little tired, so he drank chrysanthemum tea and rinsed his mouth. There are various chrysanthemums beside it.
"The Emperor is here!"
Taking the opportunity to get up and move her stomach, after Zhuang Luoyan finished salute, she saw the emperor and the empress sit down together. She unconsciously glanced at Concubine Shu on the other side, seeing that her smile was still the same, she wondered if she could still smile in her heart. Gotta speak like that.
"You don't need to be too polite. Today's banquet, I don't want to come, it's just the Queen's hard work, and I can't bear to waste the Queen's heart in vain." After saying that, I picked up a crab yellow bun and put it on the Queen's bowl. middle.
When the concubines saw this, they immediately said that the queen had worked hard and that the banquet was very rich.
"If sister Zhaochongyi doesn't like this crab bun, you can try this steamed egg with crab meat. It's tender and not greasy. I want to suit my sister's appetite." Xu Zhaorong said softly with a smile, "The filling is cooked and piled up, and the orange jelly sauce is delicious. Break the red jade full in one bucket, and the double claws will give out the fragrance of Qiong Crisp. Don't let my sister down on such delicious food."
Zhuang Luoyan was slightly taken aback by Xu Zhaorong's sudden verse, but he quickly realized that, seeing that the emperor and the queen had noticed the movement here, he smiled and said, "crab meat is naturally extremely delicious, but chrysanthemums are also beautiful. My younger sister was only looking at the flowers for a while, but she actually forgot about the delicious food on the table." After speaking, she got up and walked towards the emperor and the empress, "The chrysanthemum table prepared by the empress is beautiful, concubines are not used to dual purposes. , I only focus on appreciating chrysanthemums, but forget about the delicious crab meat on the table."
"It's rare that you are so delicious that you only look at the flowers. You can see how beautiful the chrysanthemums prepared by the queen are. Even a cheesy person like Zhao Chongyi who only knows how to eat forgot to eat." Feng Jin smiled a little on the spot. , and rewarded the queen a lot of things. When she turned her head and saw that Zhuang Luoyan seemed a little embarrassed on her face, she teased, "The queen should remember to pack some food for this vulgar person to take away, so that when she thinks of food, she will feel lost again. ."
This does not mean anything else, but listening carefully, it makes people feel that the relationship between the queen and Zhao Chongyi is very harmonious.
Concubine Shu Gui glanced at the queen and the emperor with a smile, and soon lowered her head with a smile.
Everyone understands that the emperor is showing everyone that the empress is still the master of the harem, and the matter of Sun Ronghua and Zhao Chongyi has been revealed, and the empress should not be involved in the future.
There are no stupid women in the harem, everyone understands, and Feng Jin as the emperor also understands. The empress was in a good mood, and the banquet naturally went on smoothly, and Zhuang Luoyan, who was teased by the emperor, was not a shame in the eyes of everyone, but a great loss of face.
The emperor knows that Zhao Chongyi loves food, so it can be seen that he is more interested in her. In the future, he should be more polite to her, so as not to cause trouble for no reason and not knowing it.
But that's all there is to it, because there are other more favored concubines here, such as Zhuang Luoyan, who are favored at most, not very favored.
Perhaps only Gao Dezhong, who was standing in the corner, understood that the emperor's words today were not only to protect the dignity of the queen's palace in the harem, but also...
Looking at Zhuang Luoyan, who is not the most eye-catching among the concubines, a concubine who is not considered a high-ranking concubine standing on the cusp of the storm is not a good thing, not to mention that this seal also involves the former court and the princess in the palace.