The Job of an Imperial Concubine

When Zhuang Luoyan woke up the next morning, the emperor was already fully dressed. Seeing her waking up, the emperor adjusted the ermine cape on his body, "It's snowing outside, don't go out today."

"It's snowing?" Zhuang Luoyan stretched out her head to look, and found that the windows were closed tightly, but the room was warm, so she said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, go up, I will be careful."

Feng Jin nodded and walked out of Xihe Palace. Gao Dezhong who was waiting greeted him, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, people from Changtianlou came to report that Qian Wanyi was ill and wanted to see the Emperor."

"I'm sick and ask someone to tell the imperial physician. I'm busy with government affairs, so I won't be able to pass it for the time being." Feng Jin boarded the imperial chariot expressionlessly, without even giving Chang Tian Lou a reward. Hearing the words, Gao Dezhong hurriedly lowered his head, knowing in his heart that this Qian Wanyi is useless, it can be seen that it is useless for a woman to just have a pretty face. Look at Concubine Zhao, even if she is pregnant, she can lure the emperor to Xihe Palace every day, that's called a means.

Looking back at Xihe Palace, the little eunuchs inside had already started to clean up the snow, but it seemed that Xihe Palace was bustling with activity. I don't know what Qian Wanyi thought, it was a waste of a good face.

In Changtian Tower, Qian Wanyi endured bitterness and swallowed the medicine in her mouth, and looked at the eunuch who hurried in: "Is the emperor here?"

"Return to master, Eunuch Gao said that the emperor is busy with government affairs recently, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come here," the eunuch who sent the message said carefully, then buried his head.

"Busy with government affairs?" Qian Wanyi smiled wryly, and laughed at herself, "The emperor can go to Xihe Palace every day, but I want him to come to the Changtian Building next to Xihe Palace, so government affairs are busy."

The people serving in the room heard the resentful words, and they all knelt down in fear. The person who said this shouldn't say it, and they shouldn't listen to it.

"What are you all doing so scared?" Qian Wanyi looked at the people kneeling on the ground, sneered and said with a sneer, "Get up, this is not Xihe Palace, there are not so many people staring at it. "

"Master, the empress sent someone to bring you a tonic." A court lady stood outside the curtain and said softly, "The empress said, let you have a good rest."

Qian Wanyi looked at the blurred figure of the court lady outside the curtain, her face became more and more indifferent: "Reward that man." A little tonic is nothing, maybe she still cares about such a little thing. Now the whole palace is surrounded by Zhuang Luoyan, even Concubine Shu has to avoid her edge, the queen rewarded her with such a little thing, but because of that virtuous skin.

The maids and eunuchs in the room shivered inexplicably when they heard the master's suddenly cold tone.

As soon as winter entered the capital, the snow began to fall intermittently. Sometimes it snows heavily at night, and the next day is sunny again. The sun looks dazzling, but it doesn't make people feel very warm.

Standing at the door, Zhuang Luoyan looked at the sun shining on the white snow, exhaled warmly, and turned to Yun Xi behind her, "I heard that Qian Wanyi was ill a few days ago, so let me give you something. "

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this matter has already been taken care of by Fu Bao." Yun Xi supported Zhuang Luoyan, "I heard that Qian Wanyi invited the emperor to see her a few days ago, but was rejected by the emperor. I am afraid that she will blame your empress. .”

"The women in the harem blame me less?" Zhuang Luoyan smiled, and handed Mrs. Tang, who was not warm enough in her hand, to Tingzhu next to her, and replaced it with a new one. "They blame me to prove that the emperor values ​​me." Palace, the woman who has never been envied and hated in this harem is the real pathetic one."

"I am not afraid that she will complain, but I am afraid that she will not complain." Zhuang Luoyan squinted and looked in the direction of Changtianlou, "Only people who have resentment will do stupid things, and the harem cannot tolerate women who do stupid things. "

When Yun Xi and Ting Zhu heard this, they both understood and didn't understand. But they quickly stopped thinking about this question, because they found that in the snow, the bright yellow emperor's guard of honor was heading towards Xihe Palace.

They seem to understand what the master said. In this harem, nothing is more important than grace. If the emperor can put the master in his heart, it will be useless for other women to calculate. The emperor is the real master of the harem. If you really protect a person, no one else can do it.

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, it was the annual Laba Festival. The emperor led people to sacrifice to the gods and ancestors, and held a banquet in the palace. All high-ranking concubines and royal family members could participate in the banquet. The royal family and officials who were valued by the emperor had already received the Laba porridge rewarded by the emperor before noon.

There are many rules at the banquet, so Zhuang Luoyan got a special dispensation not to participate in those rules, and only appeared at the concubine's table when the banquet opened.

The Laba porridge was boiled very viscous, and you could smell the sweet aroma in the bowl just sitting down. The nurse who was serving next to her tasted it with a spoon first, and after a while, Zhuang Luoyan picked up the spoon and started to use the porridge. Because there was a small stove under the tray where the bowls were placed, the porridge was still hot, but Zhuang Luoyan's food was a little tasteless.

After having a child, she prefers hot and sour food, because she is afraid that the fetus in the womb will get angry, and she will eat a small bowl of goose egg and pearl soup every day, but these tastes are all to her liking, better than this greasy big pot of eight treasure porridge.

After moving a few spoonfuls meaningfully, there was not much porridge left in the small bowl. It seems that the person arranging the banquet had already inquired about her taste, and this porridge was probably just meaning.

Putting down the white porcelain spoon, Zhuang Luoyan took the tea on the bamboo table and rinsed his mouth, tried to clean the corners of his mouth, and leaned against the back of the chair to wait for the banquet to end.

"But it doesn't suit your majesty's taste?" Seeing Zhuang Luoyan's appearance, Jiang Xianpin, who was sitting below her, lowered her voice and worried, "Why don't someone present you a plate of plums to suppress your stomach."

"It's okay, you don't have to worry," Zhuang Luoyan smiled at Jiang Xianpin, "It's just that I don't like to use sticky things. I'll let the kitchen staff make something again when I go back to the palace."

Jiang Xianpin also knew that this was a banquet, so it was better not to be ostentatious, she nodded her head and said: "That's fine, if the empress is not feeling well, the emperor won't have any objection even if she leaves the table earlier, be careful of yourself." Concubine Xian was already standing behind Zhuang Luoyan, so naturally she didn't want anything to happen between Zhuang Luoyan and the child in her womb.

"I've used some things before I came here, so I'm not hungry right now." Zhuang Luoyan glanced at the two emperors and empresses who were sitting on the top, "It's snowing today, I think the emperor won't stay with you for too long."

After she finished speaking, she looked down to see Mrs. Zhuang sitting there. Although she couldn't see the expression of Mrs. Zhuang clearly, she could feel Mrs. Zhuang looking in this direction from time to time. It's a pity that the original owner of the body has already passed away, and this kind mother's heart has been abolished.

At the end of the banquet, Feng Jin, who was sitting at the top, stood up, looked at all kinds of officials below, and said in a deep voice: "It's getting late, all adults should go back."

Gao Dezhong, who was standing behind, took a step forward upon hearing the words, and raised his voice, "Kneel!"

Immediately, all the officials at the banquet knelt down, and the entire hall was so quiet that there was no sound. Zhuang Luoyan, who was exempted from kneeling by the emperor, stood beside her with her head hanging down, thinking with emotion, this is the power of imperial power.

"knock!"

"Knock again!"

"rise!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

After the courtiers knelt down to see the emperor and concubines leave, they stood up and walked out slowly.

Mrs. Zhuang supported her daughter-in-law's hand, and looked at the direction of the harem with some reluctance before getting into the carriage, "Concubine Zhao is pregnant now, how is life in the harem?" When Zhuang Wanmei entered the palace, that bitch was rampant After a few days, both of them are dead now, but her daughter is stuck in the quagmire of the harem.

"Mother, don't worry, my daughter-in-law went to Guangning Bo's residence to attend a banquet a few days ago, and all the female relatives here treated her daughter-in-law very politely. This is because the concubine Zhao is noble, so she gave her daughter-in-law a little face." After getting into the carriage, I also accompanied him into the carriage, and closed the curtain for the old lady so that she could see the direction of the harem, "Now that the empress is pregnant and loved by the emperor, mother should rest assured."

"The emperor's heart is unpredictable, so what if you don't know what to love today. People in the harem are complicated, and the empress is pure in heart. At first, I was neglected by the emperor for a while because of this. I was afraid..." The old lady couldn't say anything ominous, so she could only sigh He took a deep breath, "Put down the curtain, the more I look at this, the more uncomfortable I feel. As long as the empress is safe and sound, I won't ask for anything."

The daughter-in-law of the Zhuang family put down the curtain as she said, and comforted her mother-in-law again. When she entered, the sister-in-law had already entered the palace, and I heard that she was not soft-tempered. When the news came out that she was neglected by the emperor, everyone in the whole house was terrified, and one of the father-in-law's aunts even gloated. Later, the little girl regained her favor, and the aunt died, and the mansion really came to peace.

She understands her mother-in-law's worries. Although my sister-in-law is now in the concubine's position and she is pregnant with a dragon child, being with the king is like being with a tiger. If she falls out of favor, she will be lost forever.

The group returned to the Zhuang Mansion, and early the next morning, they were rewarded by the emperor.

Although there were not many rewards, the eunuchs close to the emperor came to declare the decree, accompanied by people from the Xihe Palace. After the dealer received the decree, the smiling faces kept people for tea and stuffed their purses.

Fu Bao looked at Master Zhuang and Mrs. Zhuang who were sitting with him, and said politely: "Your Majesty Zhuang, you are welcome. Before the servant comes, the lady asked the servant to tell the Lord that everything is fine, the lady. Don't worry about the Lord and Madam. I hope you two take care."

Mrs. Zhuang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, "Thank you for your concern, my mother-in-law. Please also send us your greetings. As long as your mother is well, we will be satisfied."

Seeing that Mrs. Zhuang's eyes were red, Fu Bao said a few more words of comfort. The eunuch Xuan Zhi who was sitting next to him was Gao Dezhong's apprentice, he was smiling all the time, without a trace of arrogance, he stood up and said: "I heard that there is a plum blossom growing very well in Mr. Zhuang's garden, I wonder if I can show my servant?" It's time to give a few people a chance to speak privately.

Master Zhuang hurriedly asked Young Master Zhuang to accompany him personally, led him to the garden, and stuffed a very heavy purse.

The people in the Zhuang family were very polite, and they didn't ask Fu Bao what he shouldn't ask, but only asked Zhuang Luoyan how his daily life was, whether there was anyone in the palace making things difficult, and whether the fetus in the womb was healthy.

Fu Bao answered one by one, and added: "Last night, the emperor stayed at the empress's place, saying that the empress has not seen her parents for a long time, and that it is not easy for you to raise your empress. This morning, someone announced the reward and specially let you The servant followed, this is the emperor's grace."

Mrs. Zhuang gave Fu Bao a stack of silver bills: "The emperor values ​​the empress, and it is the empress's blessing. The Zhuang family thanked the emperor for his grace. The father-in-law was also asked to bring these silver bills to the empress. The palace expenses are not small, and the empress should not be wronged." Myself." Although she knew that her daughter didn't need anything, she always wanted to give her something more, so she felt at ease.

Fubao had no choice but to accept it. After talking for a while, Fu Bao stood up and said, "My lord, madam, this slave should go back to the palace. It's been a long time, and it's always bad."

Master Zhuang and Mrs. Zhuang had no choice but to personally send the group of people out of the mansion. Looking at the carriage going away, Mrs. Zhuang burst into tears again.