By the time the banquet was over, not many people had the heart to eat, and Zhuang Luoyan felt that his whole body was swept away by the concubines. Originally, she also thought that the emperor would upgrade her by one level, but she did not expect that the emperor would be so generous, and directly gave a concubine position. The emperor's actions made her feel that the hard work of these days was not in vain.
"I always felt that Concubine Zhao was so beautiful, and she was wronged because of a virtuous position. The emperor raised her position today, which is reasonable." The queen smiled as if she didn't notice everyone's thoughts. The palace congratulates the emperor and Concubine Zhao here first."
Zhuang Luoyan got up and bowed his knees to the queen, looking virtuous and courteous, "Concubine is frightened."
"You are very good, and the emperor should spoil you," the queen said with a smile, and then gave Zhuang Luoyan some gifts, just saying it was a congratulatory gift.
Feng Jin saw the Queen's actions, but he didn't say anything. He gently rubbed the pattern on the edge of the wine cup and remained silent.
Gao Dezhong, who was waiting by the side, raised his eyelids and looked at the eyes of several masters, and then lowered his head silently. As a eunuch who has served the emperor for many years, he naturally knows some of the emperor's interests and hobbies. Now that Concubine Zhao is favored, it will not change. The Queen's concubine is also a smart person. At this time, it is the best choice for the emperor.
As for what the queen will do in private, it is not something he can think of as a eunuch. Who is favored in the harem, and he is only the general manager of the emperor's side. Who is favored and how much does it have to do with him
Zhuang Luoyan lifted the cup and took a sip. The cup was filled with high-quality peach blossom brewing.
"Concubine Zhao likes this kind of peach blossom stuffing?" Concubine Shu Gui's voice was still gentle, and the expression on her face seemed to be always soft.
In Zhuang Luoyan's impression, she seems to have never seen Concubine Shu who has other expressions. In her memory, Concubine Shu is smiling except for a smile, and her words and deeds are filled with unspeakable tenderness and elegance, just like now so.
"It tastes good, drink a few more sips," Zhuang Luoyan smiled back, and when she turned her head, she saw the emperor's gaze turned to Concubine Shu.
"I remember that Concubine Shu also loves peach blossoms," Feng Jin looked at Concubine Shu and said with a smile, "Wait and let the people from the Shangshi Bureau send some to your palace."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Concubine Zhao likes it, why don't you let someone from the Food Bureau send some to her." Concubine Shu Gui said in a flat tone.
"She doesn't have to," the emperor held up the wine glass. "Concubine Zhao is no better than you. She has never been restrained in eating. Good things are given to her, but most of them are wasted."
After hearing this, Concubine Shu didn't say more, and the smile on her face faded slightly. The emperor's words were obviously meant to belittle Zhuang Luoyan, but she didn't know that this was the emperor's protection for Zhuang Luoyan, but she was afraid that she would get hurt when she was drunk. What about waste and waste, those top-quality Shu embroidery and Suzhou embroidery, and famous paintings of various gems were delivered to Xihe Palace.
When did the emperor dote on Zhuang Luoyan so much? Was Zhuang Luoyan seriously injured that time? Or earlier
She always thought that Zhuang Luoyan was another noble concubine or another soft concubine who was not to be feared, but now, she has to admit that this person is enough to affect her status in the harem.
She has always been cautious, how could she ignore such a big threat
Is Zhuang Luoyan acting too harmless on weekdays? Impulsive, not good at forbearance, even always in trouble, and even not very good with everyone in the harem, this is the impression that Zhuang Luoyan usually gives people.
She always thought that the emperor didn't like women who were always in trouble, nor shallow women, so even if Zhuang Luoyan was favored, she thought that women with these shortcomings would not be favored for long.
But what's wrong, the emperor has been fond of Zhuang Luoyan for so long, and even this love has become more intense with the migration of time.
One wrong step, one wrong step, maybe at the very beginning, she shouldn't have thought too much about letting Zhuang Luoyan stay.
"Since it's Concubine Zhao's birthday today, will the emperor come to Xihe Palace to rest?" At the end of the banquet, the queen spoke again. She looked at the birthday fireworks blooming in the sky, and gave Zhuang Luoyan a bit of dignity again without hesitation. .
Feng Jin nodded, stood up and said, "It's getting late, it's time to rest." He walked to Zhuang Luoyan and held her hand, "Concubine Ai, follow me."
Zhuang Luoyan looked at the hand held by the emperor, a blush appeared on his face, got up and blessed the queen, and then buried his head to look at the slate on the ground.
Seeing her like this, Feng Jin smiled and pulled the person into his arms, and took him out of the courtyard of Jingyang Palace.
"Congratulations to see the emperor." The concubines watched the emperor's back and left, some were envious, some were numb.
It wasn't until the emperor and Concubine Zhao could no longer be seen that the queen stood up straight, the smile on her face faded by two points, "This palace is tired, you should go to rest early." Sent back to the house.
After the queen left, the concubines and concubines left in twos and threes. Tonight, this scene was quite lively. The emperor deliberately promoted Concubine Zhao, and the queen used Concubine Zhao to deliberately suppress Concubine Shu. They clearly remembered that at the birthday banquet of Concubine Shu Gui a few days ago, the Empress did not say that the emperor would go to Concubine Shu's Anqing Palace to rest because of Concubine Shu's birthday.
"Concubine Shu Gui, concubine and concubine retire." Concubine Rou bowed to Concubine Shu Gui with a smile on her face, and sat on the chariot to leave.
Concubine Shu Gui watched Concubine Rou leave blankly, and held Lingsha's hand on her own chariot.
On the slightly swaying chariot, Zhuang Luoyan looked at the imperial chariot walking in front. Just now, she declined the emperor's request to accompany her in the imperial carriage. Fortunately, the emperor was not dissatisfied, otherwise there would be some trouble.
Xiu Enai died quickly. She didn't want to cause trouble for herself at this time. She was promoted too fast, and she had already made some people unhappy. Can't help it.
After all, it stands to reason that the only person in the harem who can ride with the emperor is the queen. Even if other women are favored, they do not have this qualification. Therefore, it is not easy for the profession of favoring a concubine to continue in a stable manner. She is mixing this profession with her life.
"Niangniang, it's here." Tingzhu's whisper reminded Zhuang Luoyan to come back to her senses. She supported Tingzhu's chariots and looked at the emperor who was standing not far away. She accelerated a few steps and walked in front of the emperor. ,"emperor!"
Feng Jin stretched out his hand, took Zhuang Luoyan's hand, and led her into the gate of Xihe Palace step by step, without even looking at the servants who were kneeling on the ground, went straight to Zhuang Luoyan's wing, and then the warm candlelight, Pulling off the hairpin from her hair, soft blue silk poured down, in the candlelight, with an indescribable ambiguousness.
The woman in front of him is not the most beautiful or the most talented in the harem, and she can't even be considerate, but because of her occasional frankness, he feels a little uneasy, or maybe it really is. The other party's friendship made him pay more attention. In short, now he occasionally spends his spare time thinking about how to make this woman who is not the most outstanding in the harem live a little more comfortable. He kissed her gently on the forehead, "Concubine Ai, please accompany me tonight."
"The emperor should also accompany his concubine well tonight," Zhuang Luoyan stretched out his hand to hang around the emperor's neck, raised his head and winked like silk, "You have always understood the concubine."
When a woman tells a man that everything she owns is his, if the man has no ripples, it can only mean that there is something wrong with the man.
Feng Jin is a normal man, so after hearing this, he hugged Zhuang Luoyan in his arms and strode towards the large carved bed covered with fine brocade.
The night is long, and there are always some people who don't want to sleep. How happy the top and bottom of Xihe Palace are, it means how unhappy the people in other palaces are.
Concubine Rou took off her accessories, sat on the couch of the imperial concubine, and had someone squeeze her shoulders for her, "I'm afraid the most embarrassing one today is the one from Anqing Palace."
The maid next to her carefully combed her hair, and after hearing the words, she said, "Why don't you get along with Concubine Shu Gui today?"
"When has Ben Gong dealt with her?" Concubine Rou sneered, "Who is the woman in the harem who is not waiting for the fall, she Su Ruizi dares to look high all day long, she should think that she will fall down for a day. Ben Gong has never been too lazy to restrict his own temperament, and it doesn't matter what others think of Ben Gong. In this harem, it doesn't matter how well the concubines are doing, what matters is whether the emperor favors or not. If you have the energy to play with your opponent, it's better to think about it. Figure out how to make yourself feel better.”
"But if it is," the palace maid realized that what she said was wrong, her face changed, and she did not dare to say more.
"Do you want to say that if I lose power, my temperament will suffer?" Concubine Rou laughed sarcastically, "The women here don't care what kind of person you were before you fell out of favor, as long as you are favored, you are an enemy. If you fall out of favor one day, then Falling into trouble is their hobby. If that's the case, why bother showing it to others."
"Okay, wait for this palace to go to bed," Concubine Rou waved off the maid who was pinching her, and said casually, "It's a day if you can be happy, and when the beauty grows old in the future, even if this palace wants to be arrogant, only I'm afraid the emperor won't be able to tolerate it."
In less than two years, he climbed to the position of the concubine. Concubine Zhao's name was not only well-known in the harem, but even many officials in the previous dynasty showed their favor to the banker, but unfortunately the banker is still the same oil. The appearance of salt not entering, as if there is a favorite concubine from their banker in the harem has no effect on them.
However, above the court, the Su Zhuang family had a faint sense of opposition. Originally, the Su family wanted to deal with the banker, but unfortunately they were not strong enough. The emperor did not have any intention of blaming the banker, but instead praised Zhuang Shilang for being young and promising. And if the Su family didn't have a favored concubine Shu Gui in the harem, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to stand in the courtroom. Now that the Zhuang family's daughter has almost surpassed that of Concubine Shu Gui, how can this Su family sleep peacefully
Zhuang Luoyan, who was in the harem, was naturally not aware of the ups and downs in the past. In the past few days after her birthday, the concubines and concubines in the harem had sent a lot of gifts. She looked at the gift list sent by the palaces and made a call. Yawned, "The weather has turned cold recently, and Ben Gong couldn't help feeling sleepy in the spring."
Yun Xi held a cup of hot tea, and closed the window for Zhuang Luoyan, "Niangniang should sleep a little less now, if you get sleepy, you won't be able to sleep well at night."
Zhuang Luoyan took a sip of tea, thought for a while, and said, "I heard that Concubine Rou and Concubine Shu seem to be a little bit off."
Yun Xi replied, "Concubine Rou has a flamboyant temperament and has had grievances with many masters, so it's not surprising that she doesn't deal with Concubine Shu Gui." Having said that, Yun Xi lowered her voice, "Concubine Rou is involved in many things in the palace. , The servant thinks privately, maybe someone else is plotting Concubine Rou, waiting for her to fall."
I remember when she just regained her favor, Concubine Rou felt sorry for herself, but when she was embarrassed by the Lin family who was still Concubine Yuan at the time, Concubine Rou protected her again. Perhaps in Concubine Rou's eyes, Concubine Yuan was more hateful than herself at the time, so Concubine Rou did not hesitate to confront Concubine Yuan.
A concubine like Concubine Rou who does not hesitate to draw hatred is considered a strange thing in the harem, but despite her temperament, she still sits firmly in the position of concubine, and almost all the previous events involved her. It is still safe and sound, which shows that this person still has something to attract the emperor.
If it wasn't for the circumstances, she would have praised Concubine Rou for the strange woman in the harem.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Luoyan couldn't help but smile, and when he looked up, he saw Eunuch Gao, who was next to the emperor, led by Tingzhu.