The Job of an Imperial Concubine

Chapter 89

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Deceiving too much! Hu Liangyi gritted her teeth and complained in a low voice, her eyes were red with anger, and the bloodshot eyes made her look haggard.

"Master, don't be angry," the palace maid Yuzhu poured her a cup of hot tea, "The second prince is now handed over to the concubine Xiangui, and you can't be angry any more, wasting your body in vain."

Covering the handkerchief at the corner of her mouth and suppressing the sound of coughing, Hu Liangyi drank two sips of tea, and finally made her cough less uncomfortable: "Although the second prince has a more upright temperament, he would not have done such impulsive and mindless things. How can someone who is willing to provoke him beside him cause these troubles?"

"Could it be Concubine Xiangui..." Yuzhu said hesitantly, "She doesn't seem to like the second prince very much."

"Although she is not the most intelligent person in the palace, she has always had a brain in her work and will not use such stupid methods. No matter what, the second prince is still supported by her, so it doesn't matter to her if something like this happens. What a benefit." Hu Liangyi sneered, "Who is the biggest beneficiary at this time?"

"Yes... Zhao Xianrong." Yuzhu exclaimed, and quickly covered her mouth, "Why did Zhao Xianrong do this."

"This harem has never been short of women who will retaliate," Hu Liangyi showed a bleak smile, "I calculated her when I was a concubine, but now that I'm down, it's normal for her to cheat me like this. She is quite calm, She never bothered me clearly, and even the means of calculating me made me so careful, I am afraid that in the emperor's heart at this moment, she is the one who was hurt."

The master and servant were talking when they heard a knock on the door outside, Yuzhu hurried to open the door, and saw a blue-clothed eunuch standing at the door impatiently with a food box, and when she saw her opening the door, she said: " This is Master Hu's lunch."

Yu Zhuxiao took the food box and opened the lid to take a look, only to see two cooked side dishes and a bowl of steamed rice, she couldn't help but said, "Father-in-law, why are there only these?"

"You are still the old concubine Ning when you are the master of your family," the eunuch gave her a disdainful glance, "but a sinful concubine, what kind of concubine do you still consider yourself a favorite concubine." Walk.

Yuzhu looked at the eunuch's back, choked on her back, and worried that Hu Liangyi would hear the eunuch's words, so she carried the food box and walked into the house.

Hu Liangyi could hear the movements outside clearly, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. That's the way it is in the harem, whoever wins is the king and loses the bandit.

It's a pity that she looked down on Zhuang Luoyan in the past. Such a tolerant temperament, coupled with first-class means, will naturally have a place in this harem.

"Today's lamb tripe with bamboo shoots seems to be a little old," Zhuang Luoyan put down his chopsticks and said regretfully, "It's a pity that such fresh bamboo shoots are rare."

"This dish was sent by the people from the Shangshi Bureau," Tingzhu scooped a bowl of pigeon soup for Zhuang Luoyan, "although the taste is normal, but the servants thought that the mother would like these bamboo shoots, so she stayed. ."

Because Xihe Palace has a small kitchen, people from the Shangshi Bureau are not responsible for the meals. However, Shanggong from the Shangshi Bureau is a smart person, and there are often fresh dishes to honor him, and occasionally there are dishes that Zhuang Luoyan especially likes.

"Go thank the people in Shangshi Bureau for their trouble and say I like it very much." Zhuang Luoyan picked up the bowl to drink the soup, and looked at the bright sunshine outside. The sunshine after the rain always seemed to be extraordinarily bright.

"The slaves have already thanked them," Ting Zhu said with a smile, "it was originally the filial piety of slaves, and the mother-in-law thanked them, and they can be delighted."

But it's not worth it. If it wasn't for her being favored, who would care for this thank you

"In a few days, the emperor will go to the field to demonstrate rice planting. I don't know which other concubines in the palace can follow the holy drive except the empress." Tingzhu suddenly remembered the important events in the next few days, and couldn't help but said, "My servant heard about this journey. The suburbs of Beijing are very prosperous.”

Hearing this, Zhuang Luoyan hooked the corners of his mouth. This demonstration of rice planting was nothing but a matter of gathering people's hearts. On that day, both the emperor and the queen dressed up as ordinary people and planted rice seedlings in summer to show that the royal family attached great importance to food and the common people.

"Even if Niangniang can go, we can only sit in the car honestly, what kind of prosperity can we see?" Yun Xi came in with a tray, which contained a bowl of green porridge.

"Things that don't have a single character are worth talking about?" Zhuang Luoyan blew the Biseng porridge that Yun Xi had placed in front of him, and then scooped up a silver spoon, "Hurry up and serve your master. Eating is the right thing to do.”

The masters of the palaces in this room are eagerly waiting for the list to come out. The list has already been sent to Jingyang Palace. The queen looked at a list of names on the list, "Is there only this?"

Gao Dezhong replied respectfully, "Back to the Empress, the Emperor said that this is a major matter related to people's livelihood, and there is no need to go to too many masters."

"Emperor Shengming, this palace knows," the queen put down the list and smiled: "There is father-in-law Lao."

After Gao Dezhong left, the smile on the queen's face faded, "Heyu, go to Anqing Palace, Hele Palace, Xihe Palace, and Changtian Tower to send a message, and ask Concubine Shu, Concubine Rou, Zhao Xianrong, and Noble Qian to prepare escort."

In Changtian Tower, Mrs. Qian was driving instead of Xu Zhaorong. As soon as the news came out, the concubines waited to see Xu Zhaorong's joke. When Xu Zhaorong was favored, she was also hypocritical in front of other concubines, but now she lost her power, and many people were waiting for her jokes.

Zhuang Luoyan's interest is not to watch the fun, but to be more curious about why the emperor would entrain the nobles among the high-ranking concubines and concubines. If you say how much the emperor loves Mrs. Qian, it doesn't look like much. After all, the emperor's interest in Mr. Qian has cooled down after a while, and now he suddenly brings Mr. Qian, is it possible that he is suddenly interested in Mr. Qian again

That night, the emperor turned over the tooth card of Concubine Rou of Hele Palace, disappointing all the concubines who thought the emperor was going to Changtianlou to find noble lady Qian, but unfortunately there was no good show to watch.

On the second day, when greeting her, Zhuang Luoyan saw Concubine Rou with dancing brows and Xu Zhaorong with a haggard face. She was happy to watch the play, but she observed the faces of many people, and the most calm one was Concubine Shu Gui.

After asking her to return to the palace, Zhuang Luoyan smiled and sighed: "I didn't expect that the emperor would leave Xian Guifei to manage the palace affairs. I don't know whether Xian Guifei is happy or disappointed."

"My servant thinks that Concubine Xiangui might be more happy," Tingzhu put a few flowers in the high-necked vase, "In recent years, the emperor's favor for Concubine Xiangui has gradually diminished, even if Concubine Xiangui can accompany her this time, she will not be able to win. How much attention the emperor has, it is better to stay in the harem to seize real power."

Zhuang Luoyan laughed when he heard the words, but did not refute Tingzhu's words. For Concubine Xian Gui this time, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

In this harem, the most tolerant concubine may not be Hu Caixuan, but a virtuous concubine. This person has been by the emperor's side for a long time, but after so many years, he has no children under his knees, and he is not the first person to be favored by the harem. He can actually endure the position of a noble concubine, which shows his temperament and patience.

In the harem, please An always weigh each other up. Concubine Xian Gui is always less conspicuous, but the benefits she deserves are not less than hers.

Just when everyone thought that after the emperor had turned over the concubine Roufei's tooth card, he might go back to the noble lady Qian, but as a result, there was news from the inner guard that the emperor turned over the tooth card of Xihe Gong Zhaoxianrong.