The Job of an Imperial Concubine

The emperor finally walked around the harem again, and the women in the harem were both happy and jealous, because the emperor flipped the sign of Concubine Rou first.

When Zhuang Luoyan went to the Queen's Jingyang Palace to pay her respects the next day, she saw a confrontation between the women and Concubine Rou, but the Queen was still as usual. A good show.

After paying his respects, Zhuang Luoyan was too lazy to talk to a bunch of women about the hidden needles in the cotton, and took Tingzhu and Yunxi back to Taoyu Pavilion, but on the way, he saw a few eunuchs hurrying past, with solemn expressions on their faces, but not panicked.

"Master..." Ting Zhu looked at the eunuchs suspiciously, "Do you want to ask what happened?"

"No, go back," Zhuang Luoyan's expression remained unchanged, "The affairs in the harem are managed by the queen, so you and I don't have to be too curious."

Curiosity killed not only cats but people as well, and she would rather not know what was going on than get herself into trouble.

Hearing Zhu nodded and said yes, he also knew that there were many shady things in the harem, and it was not a good thing to know too much, if something big happened, everyone in the harem would know about it sooner or later.

In the afternoon of that day, news spread that the bodies of two court ladies were found in the dry well next to the cold palace. The queen was very angry and wanted to clean up the unhealthy trend in the harem.

After Zhuang Luoyan heard the whole process, she felt it was funny. Isn't this the same in the harem, and there are only these two people who died. The queen just wanted to take this opportunity to warn some restless concubines.

In the evening, the eunuchs from Dianzhong Province came to Taoyu Pavilion, saying that they were ordered to inspect the palaces. Zhuang Luoyan didn't stop her, and let the eunuchs search, but fortunately, the eunuchs were very polite, and after a brief inspection, they retreated neatly, and even the furnishings stood in place. place.

Zhuang Luoyan knew in her heart that if she was an unfavored character today, it might be a different scene, but the empress ordered a thorough investigation of the six palaces, this method is a bit risky, not to mention the secretiveness of the harem. At least, it's just that the influence of the various palaces is also unclear. If it arouses panic in the harem, it will be even more troublesome.

A woman like the queen disdains to fight with the women in the harem, but if she becomes ruthless, even the most favored ones will have their tails between their legs. For example, Concubine Shu, Concubine Rou, and Concubine Yan are favored, and they behave well in front of the queen, which shows the queen's means.

Of course, this is inseparable from the emperor's respect for the empress. The so-called Mingjun always dotes on his concubines but not his wife. In the entire palace, the most scheming person is probably the emperor.

The queen's move today is probably approved by the emperor, but the biggest purpose is to warn everyone in the harem not to forget their duty.

Squinting his eyes, he picked up his teacup and took a sip, "Listen to bamboo, study ink."

Spread out a piece of fine rice paper with a big Buddha character written on it, Zhuang Luoyan took up the pen, wrote a small Buddha under the big Buddha character, then threw the pen aside, sometimes imitating Buddha nature Not bad.

Although she is a shameless woman, but she is a woman, so it is natural to hold grudges. If someone slaps the left cheek, it is reasonable to kick back.

Ting Zhu and Yun Xi stepped forward to put away the pen and inkstone, and looked at the majestic Buddha characters, they felt a murderous look.

Picking up the teacup and letting the tea gradually blur the Buddha characters, she casually tore the rice paper off the table, "Burn it."

In the charcoal basin, the semi-wet rice paper was burning very slowly. Yun Xi raised her head, and saw the master's condensed expression through the curling green smoke. reduced to ashes.

Feng Jin went to Concubine Yangui's residence, but felt that the smell of incense inside was not to his liking, and after leaving Linyue Xuan, he returned to Qianzheng Palace. When the maid undressed him, she accidentally dropped a sachet in the on the ground.

Looking at the shivering court lady kneeling in front of him, Feng Jin frowned and glanced at the sachet on the ground. This sachet was sewn for him by Concubine Shu. It was on his body, and now the sachet fell on the ground, but he thought of another woman.

"The emperor spares my life, the servants are convicted, the emperor spares my life." Seeing that the emperor did not respond for a long time, the maid was so frightened that she kowtowed continuously, begging for her life.

Feng Jin frowned, "Take this sachet and step back, Gao Dezhong, drive Taoyu Pavilion."

When Shengjia arrived at Taoyu Pavilion, the lanterns outside the Taoyu Pavilion were not brightly lit. Under the slightly dim candlelight, there was missing a beautiful figure waiting with a lantern.

Preventing the Taoyu Pavilion eunuchs from singing the newspaper, Feng Jin walked straight into the gate.

The Taoyu Pavilion is exquisitely built, but the layout is not too big. Not long after Feng Jin left, he arrived at the outer room of Zhuang Luoyan's residence, waved away a thousand eunuchs and maids, and only Yu Gao Dezhong followed behind, Feng Jin left go in.

Gao Dezhong heard soft voices in the room, so as not to bump into his master, he buried his head even lower, and stood quietly behind the emperor.

"Master, there is such a big bruise on your knee, this servant has asked someone to pass it on to the imperial physician." Yun Xi lifted up Zhuang Luoyan's trouser leg, and only then did she see a bruise on her white and delicate knee. scary.

"No need," Zhuang Luoyan was not a delicate woman, looked at the two bruises on her knees, and said indifferently, "It just looks scary, but it doesn't hurt very much. You don't have to be so nervous. If you pass on the imperial physician, If it gets out, I'm afraid there will be trouble."

Yun Xi frowned, and knew what the master said was right. This was Concubine Yuan making things difficult for her. If Taoyu Pavilion summoned the imperial doctor and heard about Concubine Yuan, Concubine Yuan might make things difficult for Concubine Yuan again. "But Master, if these few days The Japanese Emperor turned over your sign, what should I do if I see it?"

Zhuang Luoyan tilted her head, but saw the candles outside the window flickering on and off, her expression changed slightly: "There is some moss growing on the bluestone road outside Taoyu Pavilion, can you see it?"

"Yes..." Yun Xi replied in a depressed mood, wrung out the hot towel in her hand, and when she covered her bruised knee, she heard the master's low gasp.

"master…"

"It's okay," Zhuang Luoyan said with a smile, "Your master has been punished a lot a few days ago, how can you be so delicate, just apply a hot towel, and you can go back to sleep later .”

"How can a slave like you sleep?" Yun Xi also noticed the flickering candles outside the window. This was what the master had ordered earlier. If the emperor came suddenly at night, he would shake a specific lantern a few times to let the They have a preparation, which shows how correct the master is to plan for a rainy day.

"A few days ago, when the emperor didn't come to Taoyu Pavilion, anyone who saw you could insult you. Even Ma Jieyu, who was not much higher than you, punished you to kneel for several hours. Now it's finally better. I got a big bruise on my knee again today, and I feel distressed when I see it." Yun Xi carefully put the towel on it, "It hurts a bit, master, please bear with it, and it will heal soon after the bruise dissipates."

Gao Dezhong outside was listening to the conversation in the room, even if he didn't look at the emperor's face, he knew that Lord Long Live is not in a good mood now. Seeing that the emperor was about to step in, Gao Dezhong hurriedly said loudly: "The emperor is here."

After Feng Jin brought Gao Dezhong into the door, Feng Jin saw Zhaopin kneeling on the ground with a loose outer shirt on her body, her black hair was casually draped, and there was no decoration on her body, but Feng Jin remembered four words , I feel pity.