XXXII. The Minister Goes North (4)
Xingzhen looked interesting, and stopped for a while, but the eldest princess saw Xingzhen's arrival from Concubine Li's arms, grinned and bloomed, Concubine Li raised her head and hurriedly saluted, "Queen Wan'an." ”
Concubine Zhen put down the eldest brother and hurriedly saluted, Xingzhen slowly walked into the Fubi Pavilion, waved her hand and asked the people who were squatting to salute to get up, "Come up, don't be polite, it's interesting to look at you outside, I can't bear to disturb you." ”
Concubine Li said with a smile: "There, the queen mother is here, and the concubines are interesting," and pulled the eldest princess again, "Quick, Yanyan," Concubine Li called the small name of the eldest princess, "Say hello to the queen mother." ”
The eldest princess has bright eyes and bright teeth, apricot eyes and peach cheeks, although she is still five years old, she has already landed extremely outstanding, and she bowed generously to Xingzhen, and said in a milky voice: "Say hello to the emperor's mother." ”
Xingzhen hugged the eldest princess and said with a smile: "My son, it's really difficult for you, you learned such rules!" The eldest brother saw his mother hugging the eldest princess, and he also stepped forward to hug Xingzhen, and muttered: "The second minister is the son of the emperor's mother, sister, she is not!" ”
Everyone laughed, and Xingzhen also hugged the eldest brother, "Eldest brother, have you learned to be jealous?" The eldest brother heard everyone's laughter, felt a little embarrassed, buried in Xingzhen's arms and twisted and refused to get up, Xingzhen laughed for a while, beckoned everyone to sit down on the fence in the pavilion, the palace maids presented pastries, Xingzhen took a piece of Poria cake to the eldest princess, and took a piece of mint candy to the eldest brother, a few people talked and laughed, chatted about some gossip, nothing more than what rouge is good to color recently. What kind of meal to eat in the beginning of spring to stimulate yang energy, the concubine's new jewelry head is extremely dazzling. Xingzhen patiently listened to what Concubine Li said, and when Concubine Li took a breath to drink tea, Xingzhen saw the stitches, turned her head and asked Concubine Zhen: "Sister, have the new palace people in the worship room been assigned recently?" ”
"Yes," Speaking of business, Concubine Zhen also changed her expression and replied solemnly, "According to the example of the previous dynasty." The concubine and Concubine Li's sister were assigned to the palace maids together; The little eunuch should have been divided. However, some eunuchs with weak bodies have lost their vitality and can't move at the moment, so the concubines think about waiting for them to get better. And then it will be distributed together. ”
Xingzhen nodded. "That's all right." Xingzhen is very disgusted by the inhuman existence of eunuchs, but at the moment she can't change anything, she can only do her best to make their lives more comfortable. "Call the people from the Tai Hospital to see, since you have entered the palace, you are a member of the heavenly family, the emperor has always been benevolent, and these little eunuchs must also be compassionate."
The two said yes again and again, and sang the praises of the queen's benevolence, which made Xingzhen a little embarrassed, and then several people had friendly gossip negotiations, such as an extra colorful parrot on the six-forehead mansion, which was bought for five hundred taels of silver, and the twelve gold hairpin snuff bottles in Duanhua Mansion were splendid, and the flag people dared not speak out against Su Shun because of Ding Yin's matter, and quietly put a paper man behind his back to curse Su Lao Liu, and even brought a lot more legendary scripts written on the market that Wang Anshi changed the law and misled the country. In the teahouse, the head of the teahouse pointed to Sang and scolded Huai, and the story was also deeply loved by the flag masters, Concubine Li said something Sushun, looking at Xingzhen's face lightly, knowing that Xingzhen was not interested in this topic, she sighed secretly in her heart, so she put it down.
Several people stood up and returned to the queen's Chuxiu Palace for lunch hand in hand, Concubine Li Fu talked about the matter of the Jingshi room file and bed, Concubine Li was still indignant, but she was quite proud, "The emperor doesn't know what's going on recently, Su Rili doesn't like to greet the sisters to sleep, sighing all day long, in addition to the concubines can often see each other, some sisters have just been summoned by the emperor, and after saying a few words, the emperor is lazy and wants them to kneel down." ”
Concubine Zhen also nodded, "A few days ago, I also listened to the rumors in front of the emperor in a trance, saying that the emperor wanted to go to the garden earlier."
"Scared! I said so! Concubine Li clapped her hands suddenly, but she was frightened by Concubine Zhen, Concubine Li didn't have time to apologize, so she hurriedly said to Xingzhen: "I said that the emperor didn't think about tea and dinner recently, it turned out that he was thinking about those small-footed fox spirits in the garden!" I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup they put on the emperor, so that the emperor is not like a human now, and a ghost is not like a ghost! ”
"Concubine Li!" Xingzhen quietly warned, this person is not like a person, a ghost is not like a ghost, how can you describe the emperor? Concubine Li also felt speechless, covered her mouth with a handkerchief and stopped talking, "The emperor likes newcomers, it's also ordinary," Xingzhen said indifferently, "It's nothing, it's okay to hinder the ancestral family law, it just so happens that the Han girl can't stay in the palace, so let the emperor clear his heart for a few days, now that foreigners are serious, the emperor is probably worried about foreign affairs." ”
"Very, very, yes." Concubine Li nodded hurriedly, using this topic, talking about her father's treatment in the Ministry of Rites, because she offended Su Shun, even if she was a relative, Qinghai was also standing aside in the Ministry of Rites, but fortunately, she was already a waiter, and the people in the Ministry of Rites did not dare to be rude, Qinghai was also very interesting, not much talking, not much commanding, just drinking tea and reading the Di newspaper every day, Xingzhen comforted again, saying that she had the opportunity to make Qinghai useful, so that Concubine Li could rest assured, and Concubine Li smiled again.
Concubine Zhen's father is now proud, in addition to being a little worried that foreigners are coming, Concubine Zhen has nothing to say, Xingzhen said about the recent arrival of foreigners, foreigners have been stationed in Shanghai, and there is no reason to go south to harass Ningbo, and there is a sentence Xingzhen did not say, it is estimated that these harem women do not understand, Ningbo Mansion is now the richest place for foreigners, how can they be willing to kill the hen that lays golden eggs?
As a result, it was originally a gossip meeting, but it became a government affairs meeting, Concubine Li was talking about some hateful things about foreigners by hearsay, and a poignant voice came from outside Chuxiu Palace, "Queen Mother!" Queen Mother! ”
Xing Zhenteng stood up.
Xingzhen stood up and carefully discerned the voice, it should be the little eunuch Ruyi who was waiting in front of the emperor, Xingzhen raised her face towards Anqian, Anqian understood, went out and scolded the people in Chuxiu Palace for not talking much, and hurriedly silenced Ruyi, and then brought the frightened Ruyi into Dongnuan Pavilion.
The little eunuch with a frightened look and a pale face came in and saw Xingzhen, and hurriedly knelt down, "Niangniang, Niangniang is not good!" ”
"How do you speak!" Concubine Li was coquettish, "Niangniang is obviously good here!" How did you talk, you minion, what the hell is going on, stand up straight, and talk back! (To be continued......)
PS: An official went to celebrate because a friend who was admitted to the Jinshi in the same year married a lady (little wife), but he didn't meet that friend
Friend, but I saw the man washing his feet.
When I met a friend on the way home, I joked, "I have a wonderful sentence today, can you be right?" ”
My friend asked, "What a wonderful sentence?" ”
An official said: "Look like a lady washing her feet." ”
The friend responded: "Give the same Jinshi background." ”