Chapter Thirty-Eight: Concubine Zhen

"Niangniang, the slave maid brought Li San here. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Outside the Bishui Pavilion, Liuli asked Li San to wait outside, and went into the hall to report.

In the dormitory, in front of a screen depicting a landscape painting in light ink, a woman in a lavish violet palace dress is half-lying on a couch, reading a Buddhist scripture.

Hearing this, she got up and said, "Let him come in, Ming'er is mysterious in the letter this time, I want to see what the perfume he said is?" ”

With that, Concubine Zhen got up, and under the waiting of the two palace maids, she went out of the dormitory to the main hall and sat down on a mahogany chair.

At this time, Liuli called Li San in.

"The little slave of the Qi Palace's mansion has seen Concubine Zhen's mother." Li San didn't dare to look at Concubine Zhen, and hurriedly bowed down and said.

Seeing that Li San was dressed in coarse cloth clothes and was very ragged, Concubine Zhen frowned and said, "Since you are Ming'er's person, you don't have to be so restrained, what kind of perfume did Ming'er ask you to send over this time, but is there such a thing?" “

Li San dared to raise his head at this time, and there was an extremely graceful woman sitting in front of him, with phoenix eyes, willow eyebrows, a face like Fu powder, and lips like a little Zhu.

It is rumored that Concubine Zhen's real name is Yun Xin'er, a native of Suzhou, Dayu Kingdom, and her father Yun Shangnai is the Qipin County Commander of Taiping County, Suzhou City, 20 years ago, when the Empress Dowager selected a concubine for Xiao Wenxuan, there are women in the families of officials of Dayu State who must participate in the draft.

It was at that time that Yun Xin'er was favored by Xiao Wenxuan in the draft, and she was favored, and she had the title of Concubine Zhen in less than ten years, but in the backyard of the palace, a generation of newcomers replaced the old, and now the status of Concubine Zhen is with her, but it is not as good as before.

When he came back to his senses, Li San said: "Back to Niangniang, the little slave was dragged by His Royal Highness to send perfume and drunken Qingzhou to Niangniang. ”

"Where's the stuff?" Concubine Zhen asked.

Liuli said: "Niangniang, there are a lot of things sent by His Royal Highness this time, I asked a few little Guizi in the palace to move over, and it is estimated that it will be delivered at this time." ”

As he was talking, there was a burst of laughter like silver bells outside the door, and a concubine in red palace clothes walked in, followed by several people dressed as eunuchs, carrying Xiao Ming's perfume and wine.

"Sister, King Qi is really filial, he sent so many things over this morning." The concubine in red palace dress smiled and went straight into the main hall and sat down on a chair on one side, but she didn't look raw at all.

Concubine Zhen chuckled, this person is Concubine De, the mother of the fourth prince, and she is familiar with her when she walks around in the palace, she said: "It must be that Xiao Guizi has too many mouths, and she really doesn't remember to eat." “

"It's not, next time you don't have to do it with your sister, sister, I'll give him a few mouths first." Concubine De said with a smile, she knew that Concubine Zhen was annoyed that she was inquiring about her, with her identity, how dare Xiao Guizi not say it.

Concubine Zhen smiled: "I received my sister's heart, and my sister also came by chance this time, since my sister also knows that this is Ming'er's thing, why don't we take a look at what it is?" “

Life in the palace is light, and Concubine De is also curious to inquire, and she can't help but be interested at this time, but she still said politely: "Sister, if it's inconvenient, I'll go back." ”

Xiao Ming said very clearly in this letter, that is, to let the concubines know about this perfume, so Concubine Zhen was not annoyed by Concubine De this time, on the contrary, this Concubine De is a well-known person in the palace, so she can pass it out of her mouth when she sees it.

"Sister, I'm going to see the outside, it's okay, Liuli opened the box." Concubine Zhen said.

Liuli answered yes, but without waiting for Liuli to act, Li San diligently stepped forward and opened the wooden box, and said softly to Liuli: "There are iron nails on this wooden box, so I should come, so as not to hurt the girl." ”

Ruri smiled and nodded.

Four wooden boxes were opened, three for perfume in small porcelain bottles and one for wine.

At this time, Li San took out a small porcelain bottle, handed it to Liuli, and said, "This is the perfume made by His Highness himself." ”

Liuli took it and stepped forward to give it to Concubine Zhen.

In the letter, Xiao Ming had a basic description of the perfume, so Concubine Zhen was not ignorant, and after taking the perfume, she pulled the cork off the bottle.

Then let Ruri find a feather and dip it from the bottle on her body.

"Sister, what is this, why is it so fragrant and pleasant." Concubine De kept watching Concubine Zhen's movements until Concubine Zhen lit the perfume on her body, and a charming fragrance suddenly filled the entire room.

This perfume is very comfortable and does not smell like a mixed bag.

Concubine Zhen didn't have any hope for the things sent by Xiao Ming, thinking that it was Xiao Ming Hu again, but the smell of this perfume was in his nose, and he suddenly understood that what Xiao Ming sent this time was extraordinary.

Seeing Concubine De staring at the perfume in her hand in a daze, Concubine Zhen explained: "Sister, this thing is called perfume, which is a special spice that Ming'er learned in Qingzhou, and it is said that it is much more practical than fragrant cakes. “

"Perfume? This is unheard of, can my sister let me give it a try? Concubine De said.

Concubines are also women, and the concubines in the palace are always the objects of emulation by the people, in other words, in modern terms, these concubines are all people who are at the forefront of fashion.

And in order to compete for favor, the concubines in the palace are full of tricks, and Concubine De is also a person who knows this well, so she naturally understands that a fresh thing is enough for the emperor to linger in his bedroom for a few days.

Taking the perfume, Concubine De nodded to herself, and she was suddenly full of fragrance.

"Yo, sister, this is a really good thing, it tastes so good, and it's easy to use." Concubine De's eyes suddenly lit up, she glanced at the three boxes of perfumes, and her eyes rolled, "There are a lot of perfumes sent by King Qi this time, and my sister is really blessed." ”

Concubine Zhen couldn't hear the meaning of this Concubine De's words, she said: "These perfumes were originally sent by Ming'er to honor the sisters, my sister likes it, take a few bottles and go back to use." ”

Concubine De said happily: "My sister is good to me." After speaking, she got up and went to get the perfume.

At this time, Li San said: "Niangniang, His Royal Highness instructed when the little slave left, saying that he forgot to say in the letter that the smell of these three boxes of perfume is different, divided into tulips, jasmine and agarwood, and the intensity of the perfume smell is also different, and you can choose according to your preferences." “

"Oh?" Concubine De was even more surprised when she heard this, and said, "Quick, quick, bring the other two." ”

Li San bowed down, and took out the other two perfumes and gave them to Concubine Zhen.

Concubine Zhen and Concubine De sniffed again, the two looked at each other and smiled, Concubine Zhen said: "This jasmine fragrance, fresh and elegant, is suitable for me, this tulip is warm and rich, but it is suitable for my sister." ”

"My sister said this, I didn't expect King Qi to have such a ability, this perfume sister used it for the first time, and I felt that it was deep in my heart, and it was really a divine thing." Concubine De happily held the perfume bottle.

"That being the case, this bottle will be given to my sister." Concubine Zhen said.

Concubine De glanced at the wooden boxes, there were thirty bottles of perfume in each wooden box, and she salivated and said, "When did my sister become so careful, this bottle is only the length of a finger, so you can give my sister two more bottles." ”

While speaking, Concubine De pulled Concubine Zhen's sleeve and begged.

Concubine Zhen smiled: "Okay, since my sister said so, let's take two more bottles." ”

Concubine De was afraid that Concubine Zhen would regret it, so she happily took the perfume and thanked her again and again before leaving.

Seeing Concubine De walking away, Liuli snorted lightly and said, "Niangniang, why bother giving her two bottles, Concubine De has always eaten more and occupied more, but this time she is bullying Niangniang's kindness." ”

Concubine Zhen glared at Liuli, "Just say this in front of me, don't talk about it outside, otherwise you will be careful to the skin." ”

"Niangniang, Sister Liuli also feels sorry for His Highness's perfume, this perfume is made by His Royal Highness with high-quality spices." Li San said cautiously.

Speaking of Xiao Ming, Concubine Zhen couldn't help but feel a little sad, "Hey, it's rare for him to bother so much, but I have my own plans for this matter, if I give it to the queen mother in such an urgency, it will seem too deliberate, but it is not beautiful, Concubine De has always liked to compete for favor, this time I took the perfume, I will definitely go back to show off, and when that time comes, the queen mother and other concubines will come to the door, and it is not too late to mention it at this time." “

"It's still thoughtful." Li San lowered his head and said.

At this time, Concubine Zhen looked at the wine jar of Perfume Pang again, and saw that there was Chengxintang paper pasted on it, and there seemed to be handwriting on it, so she said: "Take the wine jar." ”

Liuli stepped forward, picked up a wine jar and said, "Niangniang, there is a poem on it." ”

"Qingzhou wine tulips, jade bowl with amber light. But so that the master can be drunk, and do not know that the other country is the homeland. Concubine Zhen read softly and nodded slightly, "Good poetry, I didn't expect that there are also literary giants in the barren land of Qingzhou."

Li Sanqiang couldn't hold back a smile and said respectfully: "Niangniang, in fact, this poem was written by His Royal Highness. “