The Job of an Imperial Concubine

If there is any difference between today and the past, it is that Ye Ronghua, who has been sick for many days, came to pay his respects to the queen, the queen's complexion is still as usual, it seems that there is nothing special about the appearance of the queen mother who has finished worshiping Buddha.

Zhuang Luoyan looked at Ye Ronghua interestingly. Ye Shurong, who had a miscarriage, hadn't appeared yet, but Ye Ronghua, who was demoted as a younger sister, appeared. In the eyes of the Empress Dowager, who is more fond of these two sisters?

"Ye Shurong is here!"

Following the report, everyone in the room turned their attention to the door, but Zhuang Luoyan focused on Ye Ronghua. Because she found that after the eunuch delivered the report, Ye Ronghua had a strange expression on his face. It didn't seem like he was happy, but instead had a sense of irony.

In terms of appearance, Ye Ronghua is indeed better than Ye Shurong, and looks more lively than Ye Shurong, if he is a man, he will love Ye Ronghua a little more. Although Ye Ronghua sometimes acts arrogantly in the harem, but he also knows a degree, why does he look so strange today?

Could it be that he hates Ye Shurong's status higher than her now, but it's a bit far-fetched.

Ye Shurong didn't show up for quite a while because of her miscarriage. Although she has recovered a lot when she comes out now, she still looks haggard than before.

"The concubine has seen the queen," Ye Shurong bowed to the queen in a polite manner, then stepped aside, and when her eyes swept over Ye Ronghua, she quickly retracted it.

The queen smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a while, but is it safe?" After finishing speaking, she called He Yu again, "Show Ye Shurong a seat, just...beside Ye Ronghua, I think you sisters haven't been together for some time. "

Zhuang Luoyan looked at the queen with a gentle face, she was worthy of being a queen, she even knew whether the Ye family sisters were together well, no wonder there were so many favored women in the harem, none of them dared to be rampant in front of her, you can see her good means .

"Thank you, Empress, for your concern. The concubine is fine now," Ye Shurong's expression froze, not knowing whether she was thinking of the unfavorable child or something else.

Ye Ronghua looked indifferently at Ye Shurong who was sitting next to him, leaned slightly, and said with a low laugh: "Sister, after all these days, she should be at ease now."

Ye Shurong smiled slightly when she heard the words, with some helpless tolerance: "My sister blames my sister for not visiting you these days?"

When Ye Ronghua heard this, she looked up at Ye Shurong, as if she wanted to see through all the emotions hidden under her smile, and suddenly she smiled like a flower and said: "Our sisters are deeply in love, and my sister is not feeling well, how can my sister feel resentment? My sister has grown up all these years, how could she always be as ignorant as that ignorant child."

Concubine Shu held the teacup and looked at the two sisters of the Ye family deeply in love, then turned her gaze to other people, most of the other concubines were drinking tea as if nothing had happened, but they were only looking at the sisters of the Ye family with their eyes. On the other hand, the young Zhao Chongyi sat and drank tea in a well-behaved manner, not knowing whether he was really not interested in the Ye family sisters or just pretending.

There were some troubles in the Ye family last year. The queen mother used the excuse of worshiping the Buddha to stay out of the affairs of the harem for nearly a year, and the emperor only punished the Ye family for a little bit. At the beginning of this month, the Ye family did two things that deserved attention. , the Empress Dowager ended her worship to the Buddha, I really don't know if it was a coincidence or something else.

I don't know what the always virtuous empress thinks in her heart, she holds the tea cup to cover the smile on the corner of her mouth, Concubine Shu blows the tea leaves on the water, it's just a good show after another, she just doesn't believe that the emperor will tolerate Ye The family dominates the harem.

"Since everyone has arrived, all of you should go together with me to greet the Queen Mother and her old lady." The queen stood up steadily while supporting Heyu's hand, her eyes swept over the crowd, and she was the first to walk in front.

Zhuang Luoyan followed the crowd to the Queen Mother's Kang'an Palace on a chariot. The queen's chariot was carried by twelve powerful eunuchs, which looked very dignified. Those above the concubine position are all carried by eight powerful eunuchs, those above the third rank and above have only four, and those above the fifth rank are only two powerful eunuchs, and the rest are all walking behind, which shows how distinct the class is.

Kang'an Palace is located in the southeast, quite a distance from the emperor's Qianzheng Palace. Looking at the relationship between the emperor and the queen mother last night, Zhuang Luoyan really couldn't tell how deep the mother-child relationship between the two was, but following Emperor Xuan's actions I am afraid that the style of work will not tolerate the empress dowager interfering in the harem of the government.

"fall!"

Following the eunuch's long announcement, the chariots all landed steadily, Zhuang Luoyan handed over Tingzhu, got up and looked at the Kang'an Palace, the residences of previous empress dowagers were indeed a bit more heavy than the palaces of other concubines.

After entering the Kang'an Palace, before Zhuang Luoyan saw the Queen Mother's appearance clearly, she bowed with the other concubines, because the Queen Mother spared her a long time to pay her respects, so this time all the concubines bowed and bowed.

"Get up, the Ai family doesn't value such vain courtesy," the queen mother smiled and asked the concubines to stand up, and gave seats to concubines of some status, with the expression on her face that anyone who saw it would praise her kindly. However, for Zhuang Luoyan, a woman who looked like she was only in her early forties put on a kind expression, which seemed a little uncomfortable and false.

Although her status is not low, she is not qualified to sit in the front, so although she has the honor of being given a seat, she still sits in the lower position.

The queen mother looked at the beauties in the room, patted the queen's hand and said: "I have not taken care of the harem affairs for a few days, and there are a few more beauties."

The queen glanced at Zhuang Luoyan and other two low-ranking concubines who entered the palace this year, and replied politely: "The emperor is diligent, and my daughter-in-law thought that I should add a few new talents to the palace, so I arranged for a few newcomers to enter the palace." palace."

"Well, you are a virtuous person. The Ai family heard that your cousin has also entered the palace this year. The Ai family has never seen it. Let the Ai family have a look."

The last sentence only praised the empress's virtuousness, but the next time it is mentioned that the empress arranged for her cousin to enter the palace. Is the empress dowager praising the empress or embarrassing her? Zhuang Luoyan saw a pretty woman in a pink tunic came out, she looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, and she was quite pretty when viewed alone, but in the harem full of beauties, just It seems ordinary, no wonder she has been a Huiji since she entered the palace.

Sun Huiji presented the gift to the queen mother, and after the queen mother rewarded her with a bracelet in a flat manner, there was no more to say, but she mentioned the Ye family sisters.

"The emperor has few heirs, and now Ye Shurong has had a miscarriage, which really makes the Ai family sad." The queen mother looked at the queen, "Queen, you have been married to the emperor for many years, and you still have to comfort the emperor's family."

The queen still respectfully said yes, Zhuang Luoyan looked at this scene and felt that being a queen was not easy. Not only to help the man take care of the concubine, but also to take care of the man's concubine to have children. The concubine has fewer children, and the mother-in-law has to be reminded intentionally or unintentionally. Whether the number of children is more or less is also the problem of Emperor Chengxuan. What is the queen's consolation? use?

"My daughter-in-law is incompetent." The queen didn't answer either, she just pleaded guilty.

The Empress Dowager nodded understandingly, "You are indeed busy dealing with affairs in the palace all day long, and the Ai family also knows that you are a virtuous person, but you can't be too busy with the affairs of the harem. It is reasonable to care more about the emperor."

The queen quickly said yes, but still did not mention the palace affairs, as if she didn't hear the hidden meaning in the queen mother's words.

Looking at this scene, Zhuang Luoyan couldn't help but sigh with emotion, she deserves to be the empress dowager, which one of these words is not beautiful, and which one is not hidden?

"The emperor is here!"

Well, now that the emperor is here, the show will probably become even more lively. Zhuang Luoyan stood up and saw Emperor Chengxuan walking in from the outside, bent his knees and saluted.

"Mother's place is very busy today," Feng Jin sat down on the right side of the queen mother after greeting the queen mother, glanced at the beauties in the room, glanced at the Ye family sisters who were seated in front, and turned to the queen mother, "The weather is hot , the queen mother should take good care of her."

"The Ai family is so careless," the queen mother said with a smile, "The emperor cares about the Ai family, and the Ai family is naturally gratified."

"As long as the mother is in good health, my son will feel at ease." Feng Jin picked up the teacup on the golden nanmu carved table and took a sip, "If the mother is lonely, I can ask Ye Shurong and Ye Ronghua to accompany you more."

The queen mother nodded and said yes with a smile, but she was a little puzzled and said: "What mistake did you do to raise your eyebrows, and you were actually demoted to Ronghua?"

The emperor put down his teacup without hesitation, "My mother paid respects to the Buddha, so naturally I don't know what happened in the harem, and my son still has memorials that I haven't reviewed. The mother will know the reason after asking Ye Shurong." After finishing speaking, he got up and saluted and went out.

Zhuang Luoyan looked at the slightly stiff smile on the Empress Dowager's face, and buried her head indistinctly. Is the emperor greeting the Empress Dowager or warning her? It's really a little... hard to tell.

After the emperor said these few words, the queen mother didn't have the heart to act intimacy with the queen, so everyone retreated after a while, even the sisters of the Ye family didn't stay.

The emperor clearly said that the queen mother would let the Ye family sisters accompany her when she was bored, but actually told the queen mother, I know you are all from the Ye family, so you should be considerate of what you do. Although this method is a bit ruthless, it is still useful.

If the emperor is useless, the queen mother will not worry, but if the emperor is strong, if the queen mother is still worried, it will be another drama.

Zhuang Luoyan sat on the chariot, and in front of her was Xu Zhaorong, who had never met her before. Xu Zhaorong looked as weak as a willow, as if she could be blown away by a gust of wind. She really looked like a talented woman who was good at poetry.

He raised his head and glanced at the dazzling sun, this harem is really full of masters, without much skill, it's really not easy to mess around.

After sighing, I saw that Xu Zhaorong tenderly tried the thin sweat on his cheeks, his gestures were really indescribable, and I felt sorry for him.