Tang Shi is also an interesting person. He didn't come directly with great fanfare, but chose to come at night, wearing a black cloak, and came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation like an underground party joint.
"The concubine pays her respects to the empress."
Hua Chun looked at her and said with a smile, "Get up, come and sit down."
"Thank you, ma'am." Looking up, Mrs. Tang saw Hua Chun's face, and was taken aback immediately: "It's you?"
Isn't this the girl next to Gong Yuhou back then? She was quite impressed, because it was very edible. At first, he suspected that it was Gong Yuhou's wife, but after inquiring, he found out that Gong Yuhou was not married.
Unexpectedly, she turned out to be the younger sister of Gong Yuhou, and also the concubine De in the palace.
Hua Chun smiled, nodded and said, "It's me, thank you for the buns you invited back then."
"... Your Majesty is serious, it's just a few buns." Tang smiled dryly, with a very complicated heart, looked at her and asked, "You... are the real sister of Master Hou?"
Is it my sister? Hua Chun thought for a while, then nodded: "It is."
That's okay, otherwise, with the way Master Hou looked at her back then, Tang Shi would have to think in a wrong way.
Seeing Huachun's kindness, she also relaxed a little, not as nervous as Concubine Shu, looked at her a few times, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is graceful and luxurious, and she has a motherly brilliance, no wonder there are always people in the palace who doubt you. pregnant."
Slightly stunned, Hua Chun pulled the blanket beside her to cover her body, leaned on the soft couch and said, "It's hard to tell right from wrong in this palace, so don't worry about others, just take care of yourself."
"Yes." With a sigh, Tang said, "If Lord Hou hadn't sent the concubine in, the concubine would not have wanted to enter the palace."
Why? Hua Chun raised his eyebrows, tried his best to think back, and patted his forehead: "I remember, you had some admiration for my second brother at that time... that is Gong Yuhou, right?"
With a slight flush on his face, Tang Shi glanced warily at Qing Niao beside him.
"It's okay, we're all on our own, and we won't talk nonsense." Hua Chun said, "You can speak up if you have anything to say."
"The concubine trusts the person whom the empress trusts." Tang hesitated for a while, then sighed: "There is no one in this palace who can tell the truth, so the empress is the only place where the concubine can complain. Walk to At this step, concubines are forced."
Hua Chun paused, feeling inexplicably a little awkward in his heart, how could he be forced because he was so successful in the palace
But still forced a smile to listen to her, after all, is it from the second brother
"Before entering the palace, my concubine did a lot of things for Lord Hou. Made snacks, learned etiquette, inquired about his preferences, and also got closer to the people in the Hou's mansion. For this, I also paid a lot." Eyes, eyes slightly red: "But Lord Hou didn't move at all, and ruthlessly sent the concubine into the palace to be the emperor's person. The concubine was really heartbroken."
This... Hua Chun smiled awkwardly: "Are you still thinking about Master Hou?"
"No." Wiping away tears, Tang raised her head: "He is so ruthless to me, why should I still be interested in him? Since she is already the emperor's person, the concubine will definitely follow the emperor wholeheartedly."
"It's good for you to have such an idea." Hua Chun nodded: "You have to let go of the past, and don't harbor resentment towards Gong Yuhou. His decision like this is good for both of you."
Body froze, Tang frowned, looked up at Hua Chun, opened her mouth to speak, but endured it again, only smiled and said: "Your Majesty is Gong Yuhou's younger sister, so she will naturally help him speak. The concubine does not resent him, However, this decision is good for him, but it may not be good for the concubine, and the concubine will live a good life in the future, if there is a chance, she should ask Lord Hou for an explanation."
This is clearly a grudge against the second brother. Hua Chun shook his head. There is often such a situation between a man and a woman. The two parties have nothing to do with each other. The specific sentence pattern is - "I have done so much for you, but you are so indifferent, has your conscience been eaten by a dog?"
Or: "Why are you so cruel? I've done so much, but I still don't show any emotion? Well, give me back the time, energy and money I spent!"
When you meet such a person, it can only be said that you have been unlucky for eight lifetimes. After all, liking someone is your own decision, and you are willing to pay. , don't even have half a word of complaint.
At present, Hua Chun can't tell whether Tang has the tendency to appeal, but she is a little unhappy that she loves Gong Yuhou first and is still dissatisfied with following the emperor.
She was already very upset that the emperor favored the newcomer, but the newcomer didn't have the emperor in his heart. For no reason, she felt wronged for Yu Wenjie, how could she not compare to He Chang'an, being so disgusted by others
See, this is the standard guard mentality.
But she didn't show it. After listening to what Tang said, she just smiled and brought tea to drink.
Mrs. Tang is a very sensitive person. When she sensed that Concubine De was not in the right mood, she stopped talking and changed the subject: "The concubine has been following the concubine Shu, not because she wants to form an alliance with her, but because she has always regarded the concubine. As a thorn in the side, the best way to destroy the enemy is to become friends with her, concubines are just for self-protection."
This can be regarded as clarifying the position with Concubine De, because I heard that Concubine De and Concubine Shu also have some conflicts.
Hua Chun nodded, and smiled gently: "It's okay, I don't participate in the harem battle, so you can just protect yourself, it doesn't matter who you want to be your companion."
Glancing at her, Tang nodded, his eyes fell on her stomach, and he couldn't help pausing for a while.
With this appearance, is she really not pregnant
"Your Majesty, the medicine is ready." Rui'er reported outside.
Hua Chun nodded, looked at Tang Shi and said, "I won't keep you, I'm not in good health, I have to rest after taking the medicine."
"The concubine will leave first." Tang stood up, saluted and left the main hall.
There happened to be a servant girl bringing medicine in outside, she casually glanced at it, a little curious in her heart, and asked her close maid Ling'er: "What's wrong with Concubine De?"
Ling'er whispered: "I don't know about this servant either. Anyway, since she fell out of favor, she has been raised in the palace all the time, and her medicines have basically never stopped."
Slightly raising his eyebrows, Tang asked, "Is there a lot of medicine dregs in the Hall of Mental Cultivation?"
"It's only natural that a lot is poured every day."
"You go and find some, don't disturb other people." Tang Shi said: "We can also see what kind of illness Defei is. Maybe the imperial doctor in the palace can't cure it, but the folk medicine can cure it."
"Yes." Ling'er agreed, holding her skirt and running to the garbage disposal place in the palace.
The medicinal dregs of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, at first Huachun used them to dry and stuff them into pillows, but later the palace was full of medicinal residues and the smell was unpleasant, so I specially sent a little maid to send them to the palace for incineration when they accumulated a certain amount. Furnace, unified processing.
This job is easy but boring. At first, the little maid was obedient and very vigilant. She had to see the medicine dregs burnt clean before she left, but then she became lazy and took the medicine dregs with her when people threw out the trash.
So it was not difficult for Ling'er to get the dregs of the medicine, she packed a bag and sent it to Tang Shi.
In addition to making steamed buns, Tang also knows a little bit about medicine. It is not difficult to recognize the basic medicinal materials, so he is a little confused after seeing it.
"Donkey-hide gelatin, perilla, astragalus, mugwort leaves... why are they all anti-fetal things?"
Ling'er was startled: "No way? If Empress Concubine De is pregnant, how could she still be left out in the cold? She should have been helped by the Empress Dowager long ago."
With her hands trembling slightly, Tang took a deep breath, put away all the dregs of the medicine, stuffed it to Ling'er and said, "I'm talking nonsense, don't take it seriously, take this and burn it."
"...Yes." Ling'er gave her a strange look, but she did as usual.
Tang's eyes were deep, and she stared at a certain place on the table for a long time, then took a deep breath, got up and tidied herself up.
Concubine Shu was tormented to the core, and as the people in the harem were sent out in batches, the situation improved a bit, but the Xu family sent her a family letter and scolded her severely, saying that because of her, the family's People have made many enemies in the court, and it is difficult to move an inch.
"It's really shallow." Unconvinced, Xu burned the letter paper: "What does it matter if you are an enemy of others? As long as you win the emperor's heart, that's fine."
The palace man next to her looked at her worriedly, Concubine Shu stubbornly pursed her lips and refused to admit her mistake, and even ordered people to speed up to get everyone out of the palace.
Due to the pressure, she has retained quite a few high-ranking people, but even so, the total number of people in the palace now should not exceed a hundred, and she managed it a lot easier.
"Shouldn't the monthly money be paid this month?" Concubine Shu muttered, and opened the account book.
The palace man next to him reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Concubine Wu Gui has already made the decision to distribute the monthly money, and it has basically reached the hands of the palaces."
"What?!" Concubine Shu frowned: "Why did she do this kind of thing?"
Sending monthly money is a very good thing to earn good opinion of, and you can get a lot of money from it. She has always been doing it.
The palace man shook his head, expressing that he didn't know the situation, how could Mrs. Xu swallow this breath? Immediately went to Concubine Wu Gui's palace to ask for an explanation.
As a result, as soon as I entered, I saw dozens of palace concubines sitting together, chatting and laughing. When they saw her coming, they saluted collectively, and then talked again on their own, completely leaving her aside.
Under such circumstances, she felt embarrassed when she opened her mouth, sat down for a while, and got up angrily and left.
"The situation is not good." Her personal maid whispered: "You are isolated, just like the previous concubine Shu."
"I won't end up with her!" She shook her sleeves angrily, and Mrs. Xu immediately went to find Tang Cairen.
Tang Shi looked at her in embarrassment and said: "Although the concubine is favored now, her status is not high, and she can't help the empress too much."
"Isn't it just your position? You should be promoted after serving the bed for so long." Concubine Shu said: "I will ask the emperor to help you!"