A moment later, Xile walked in quickly. Her hair was fluffy, her face was stained with dust, her eyes were shining brightly, and there was no hint of panic in her expression. After bowing, she took the lead and said, "Don't worry, Madam, everything is as usual at the palace." .”
"Then why are you here?" Yun Fenghuang looked at her and found some inconspicuous stains on the corners of her skirt. He raised his eyebrows slightly, "And it's still like this?"
Xile said with a smile: "Since I failed to serve you in Wannian County last time, I have been looking for opportunities to learn riding skills. No, in the past two days, I used the name of the empress to get a horse in the back mountain and practice it. I have accumulated some experience. When I come here today, I have the courage to ride a horse by myself, but I am not very skilled yet, so I can only run on the official road."
"You are determined!" Yun Fenghuang is very satisfied with the progress of the servants. She still has few people in her hands to support her. A steady and calm person like Xile is her right arm. She doesn't need to supervise her now. He taught himself how to ride, and he was truly a role model among his confidants.
Overjoyed, he ordered Nianxuan to get a set of facial hair for his own use and rewarded it to Xile on the spot.
Then he was angry at Nianxuan and said, "If you were all like Xile, I would be relieved!"
Nian Xuan was not a picky person. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "My Lady, I'll learn how to ride a horse after following you this morning. You don't need to learn it again."
After saying a few words like this, Xile thanked the reward, humbled himself a bit, and then explained the purpose of coming in person: "There have been no changes in the palace in the past two days. It's just that the Empress Dowager gave me the reward because of the birthday of her loving mother, the Empress Dowager. I bought some clothing materials and jewelry from the Sixth Palace, probably to hold a big banquet then, and I'm afraid that the concubines who have just entered the palace this year will not find it easy to dress up."
The main reason is that there are too many things going on this year. The palace has been filled with so many people at once, and the emperor has just succeeded in seizing power. He is so busy that he can't sleep at all. Nowadays, many people in the palace still have the position of picking women, that is, there are no attendants. I have been sleeping with her, her status is low, I don’t have a dowry, I can’t even put together a complete set of jewelry, and my clothes are still the ones I participated in the selection when I entered the palace... This way I went to be a wallflower for the birthday banquet of my loving mother, the Empress Dowager. , isn’t it a disgrace to the royal family
It was only right for the Empress Dowager to send out a reward at this time, so Xile specially sent Yun Fenghuang's share: "Originally, I just let other people talk to you about this matter, but I want to Look, you haven't officially made the concubine's dress. The material the Queen Mother has rewarded you this time is just right, why not start making it? It's just that my maid has never done anything like this, so I have to ask for your instructions in person. I might as well talk to the Shangfu Bureau about my idea later."
The imperial dynasty inherited the rules of the harem of the previous dynasty, and the concubine's dress was divided into two categories: the Huacai Zhai dress used for the ceremony, the silkworm ceremony, and the Dingchai dress for less important formal occasions.
For the Empress Dowager's birthday, the mother-in-law's wedding dress became the norm - but Yun Fenghuang was an outlier in the palace. Unlike Gu Zhen and other high-ranking ladies who had just entered the palace, the Shangfu Bureau prepared a matching dress and matching jewelry before entering the palace. It is different from the low-level palace concubines who are promoted step by step and have enough time to accumulate equipment.
In addition, when she was promoted to the imperial concubine, things were going on in the harem of the previous dynasty, so the queen forgot about it, and the Shangfu Bureau didn't have to give instructions and didn't think about it.
After going back and forth, the dignified Mao Jieyu didn't even have a formal dress.
At this moment, being reminded by Xile, he was solemn: "What you said is that if you hadn't reminded me, I would not have worn regular clothes to greet the Empress Dowager Ci."
So the two began to discuss the production of formal attire. This material originally came from the Shangfu Bureau, so it was quite satisfactory. If the concubine is particular about it, it is not impossible to make it with her own materials. And although the dress has regulations that cannot be exceeded, there is still some room for twists and turns for the concubines to express themselves.
The master and servant discussed it for a long time and finally decided on the matter. Yun Fenghuang asked Nianxuan to go out to get some food, saying that she was hungry.
After Nianxuan left and sent the rest of the people out, Fang frowned and asked, "You don't need to come in person for just such a thing... What happened?"
"... It's the word from the Crown Prince." Xile showed a helpless look and whispered, "Didn't the Lady give orders before, but she still communicated with the Crown Prince in private? So I couldn't disobey, so I could only find a hasty search. A reason to come."
After all, although Yun Fenghuang poached Gong Xiangxiao, he still wanted to continue to use the Imperial City Division in Gong Xiangxiao's hands; and for Xile, although she betrayed her former master, she still hoped that he would be as late as possible The better is to know, the better is to die without knowing...
Therefore, the two of them tacitly tacitly revealed that Xile's real loyalty now was to Yun Fenghuang.
In this way, after receiving the message from Gong Xiangxiao asking her to come over, Xile could only make one trip.
"Your Majesty will go hunting in a distant place tomorrow. I remember that Gong Xiangxiao and the others will accompany him. The Forbidden Army is stationed here at the villa." Yun Fenghuang was quite puzzled when he heard this, and said to himself, "At this time Why did he ask you to come here?"
We couldn't meet Qi Jiulu face to face - Qi Jiulu probably didn't want to die that much - before, in the palace city and in Wannian County, it was the territory of the Imperial City Division, so it was okay.
But in Chunban Villa, there were people from the Emperor and Empress Dowager Yuan inside, and outside there were people from the imperial army, that is, people from the Zheng family. To have a private meeting with an outsider in a place like this, wouldn't this be seeking death? Well, that letter from before
"My maid doesn't know either." Xile also looked confused and asked in a low voice, "How about your maid go back to the palace later?"
Yun Fenghuang thought for a while and said to himself: "Could it be related to Mrs. Yaoning? Well, does Gong Xiangxiao have anything to do with the Gu family?"
Xile shook her head in embarrassment and said that she didn't know either: "My master might have known better if he were still alive, but after the master left, I was treated coldly by the Imperial City Department. She later entered the Queen's Palace, Only then did I get the prince’s order.”
"The Regent's representatives in the palace are Mrs. Yaoning and Lu Jieyu." Yun Fenghuang muttered, "Lu Jieyu is the step-sister of the Regent's concubine and the aunt of the Regent's youngest son. Of course she is opposed to Gong Xiangxiao. As for Yao, Mrs. Ning... This person's biological father is the Regent's confidant... "
So from Gong Xiangxiao's point of view, Lu Qidao would definitely want to kill Jieyu and then quickly, but for Mrs. Yaoning, he should try his best to win her over.
After all, Lu Qidao had a close mother-son relationship with Princess Lu, so the hope of supporting Gong Xiangxiao was very slim.
But Mrs. Yaoning and the Gu family behind her have the possibility of supporting the regent's first wife to have a legitimate son.
Could it be that Gong Xiangxiao had this idea
Yun Fenghuang thought about this and thought: The emperor went hunting this time and did not want to start a big fight, so he did not let a large number of concubines and attendants come with him. He only brought her and Gu Zhen with him, and only some of their attendants came... The reason why they were chosen was that they could ride and shoot, making it easier to accompany him.
But in fact, although she and Gu Zhen were accompanied by them during the past few days of hunting, the emperor was not satisfied with the harvest. He planned to go on a long trip tomorrow, so why not force them to stay in the villa
Xile, a palace maid, even under the banner of Yun Fenghuang, would definitely not be as easy to learn riding as a palace concubine, but she managed to learn how to ride a horse by taking advantage of every opportunity. If the emperor wants to take other people with him, arrange some days of study in advance, and just run and walk with the team on the plains, what's the difficulty
Before setting off, Yun Fenghuang was thinking, why did the emperor specially bring her and Gu Zhen this time
I was wondering at this moment, could it be... just to give Gong Xiangxiao a chance
After all, the regent was powerful, and there was bound to be a battle between the emperor and this cheap uncle. Now that the palace had a dispute between his first wife and his step-son, how could Chunjia not take advantage of it.
but…
If this is really the emperor's intention to give Gong Xiangxiao an opportunity to win over the Gu family...
Yun Fenghuang bit his lip, could it be that... Chunjia also knew about the relationship between him and Gong Xiangxiao
So why did you find a reason to leave and allow yourself to join forces with Gong Xiangxiao to scheme against Gu Zhen
Is this emperor so tolerant
Although the private meetings between her and Qi Jiulu did not go beyond the last step, there was still some intimacy. Normal men should feel that there is a grassland above their heads, right? The emperor was still calm as if nothing had happened... Oh, by the way, this man said that as long as the concubines other than Yuan Niang didn't give birth to adulterous children and pretend to be the emperor's heirs, he didn't care...
Sure enough, it is not easy for a master to survive under Ji's nose for eight years and still succeed.
Yun Fenghuang sighed in his heart and said to Xile: "Since there is nothing going on at the palace, you can stay here for now. Tomorrow I will ask Liu Hong to go back and help keep an eye on things. You can go over there. Now that Chen Zhu is here, he can be considered careful in his work."
Although he suspected that the emperor might know about her secret meeting with Qi Jiulu, Yun Fenghuang did not intend to draw a clear line with Gong Xiangxiao just like that - after all, everything had been done, and even if he became a chaste and martyr from now on, the emperor probably would not admit.
Then why give up such a useful help from the Imperial City Division for such a little suspicion
Anyway, the emperor could tolerate pretending to be ignorant, so how could she lose her composure and surrender!
The most important thing is to help Gong Xiangxiao plot against Gu Zhen without hindering her. He even leaves a way out for her in the future - if the emperor loses to the regent in the battle, she doesn't expect Gong Xiangxiao to suppress his brother and win and enter the East Palace.
Thinking of this, Yun Fenghuang decided to let Xile stay and wait for the follow-up. After a while, Nianxuan came back, and she asked Nianxuan to call Liuhong to the front, and gave her any excuse to send her back to the palace tomorrow. Chen Zhu helps.
Both the master and the servant thought that Gong Xiangxiao might send a message that night, but this night was uneventful.
The next morning, the waiters helped Yun Fenghuang change her clothes and freshen up, and then they followed her to Liuchun Hall to pay their respects to the emperor.
The emperor was still having breakfast. When he saw Jieyu coming, he invited her to join him.
Yun Fenghuang was not polite. When he sat down, he asked for some of his favorite side dishes. At this time, Gu Zhen also came. He frowned when he saw her behavior - but because the bickering during this period had failed miserably, she Jieyu forcibly resisted the urge to teach the rude Jieyu a lesson, and just wished the emperor a blessing, saying: "I wish your majesty everything goes well on this trip."
"The same goes for me." Yun Fenghuang swallowed a mouthful of bird's nest porridge and smiled sweetly at the emperor. "If your majesty hunts a lot of good skins, can you give me some at that time? My family is poor, so far this winter I haven’t even prepared my fox fur yet.”
Gu Zhen couldn't help it anymore: "Your Majesty is going hunting this time to celebrate the birthday of your loving mother, the Empress Dowager. Mao Jieyu, you have gone too far!"
"What's the overstep? The reason why Your Majesty plans to go further today is because he doesn't care about the harvest of the past two days." Yun Fenghuangheng glanced over, "I didn't say that I would compete with the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager. Both the Queen Mother and Your Majesty look down upon her, she just wants to have some fun with Your Majesty! Your Majesty didn’t even say anything! How come Sister Yaoning has all kinds of gold and silver, but she doesn’t care that her sister, who is also a concubine, gets some scraps? "
"... When autumn comes in the palace, we will prepare materials so that we won't be able to freeze you, Jieyu!" Gu Zhen gritted his teeth and said angrily, "So Jieyu, don't be so short-sighted as to take advantage of every opportunity to get this or that!"
Yun Fenghuang blinked and said "Oh", as if he didn't hear her sarcasm. He turned around and smiled sweetly at the emperor: "I still want your Majesty to hunt it with your own hands. I like it best." Your Majesty, your Majesty will also bring you a little gadget for me, no matter what, I like all the things your Majesty gives me!"
Come again, come again, come again! ! !
The veins on Gu Zhen's forehead throbbed, every time! All! so!
This unruly Jieyu has no shame at all. She flirts with the emperor as if no one else is watching. Gu Zhen, who was born into a well-behaved family, absolutely despises such frivolous behavior. Pai-helpless the emperor didn't care, and even enjoyed it a little bit. At this moment, Chunjia completely ignored Gu Zhen's expression and said to Yun Fenghuang with a smile: "You say this every time you want something. It's hard for me to believe you. "
Yun Fenghuang simply moved to sit next to him, grabbed his sleeves and shook them, saying in a sweet voice: "Where can I be? I clearly mean what I say from my heart. Your Majesty doesn't believe me. I'm so sad!"
"..." Gu Zhen got goosebumps when he heard this, but the emperor smiled brightly and was not annoyed at all. He let her pester him for a while, and then said indulgently: "That's all, I really can't defeat you. I'll see when the time comes." I'll see if I can bring you something fun and interesting, if not, don't make trouble with me again."
The emperor and the concubine looked at Gu Zhen as if they were nothing. Gu Zhen stood silently for a while, then directly blessed Fu and walked out. As soon as she walked out, Yun Fenghuang shook off the emperor's sleeves and continued to pick up the sleeves. Spoon for breakfast!
This straightforwardness left the emperor speechless. He took a sip of tea and said worriedly: "When I leave later, will you start a fight with Yaoning immediately?"