The Job of an Imperial Concubine

"Too much deception!" Hu Liangyi gritted her teeth and complained in a low voice, her eyes were red with anger, and the bloodshot eyes made her look haggard.

"Master, don't get angry," the palace maid Yuzhu poured her a cup of hot tea, "The second prince is now being raised by the concubine Xiangui. You can't get angry any more. You've wasted your body for nothing."

Covering the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, Hu Liangyi drank two sips of tea, and finally relieved herself from coughing so badly: "Although the second prince is a bit blunt, he still wouldn't do such impulsive and mindless things. How could such incidents be caused when someone with a heart is provoking beside him?"

"Could it be Concubine Xiangui..." Yuzhu said hesitantly, "She doesn't seem to like the second prince very much."

"Although she is not the most intelligent person in the palace, she has always had a brain in doing things, and she would not use such stupid methods. After all, the second prince is still under her care now. It will not hurt her if something like this happens. What a benefit." Hu Liangyi sneered, "Who is the biggest beneficiary at this time?"

"It's... Zhao Xianrong." Yuzhu exclaimed, and quickly covered her mouth, "Why did Zhao Xianrong do this?"

"This harem has never been short of women who will take revenge." Hu Liangyi showed a bleak smile, "I plotted against her when I was a concubine, but now that I'm down, it's normal for her to plot against me like this. She can hold her breath, She has never made trouble for me openly, even she is so careful in the way she plots against me, I am afraid that in the emperor's heart at this moment, she is the one who has been hurt."

The master and the servant were talking, when they heard a knock on the door, Yuzhu hurriedly opened the door, only to see a eunuch in blue standing impatiently at the door holding a food box, saw her open the door and said: " This is Master Hu's lunch."

Xiao Yuzhu took the food box, opened the lid and took a look, only to see two fried side dishes and a bowl of unheated rice, she couldn't help but ask, "Elder-in-law, why are there only these?"

"You still regard your master as the original Concubine Ning," the eunuch gave her a disdainful sideways glance, "It's just a sinful concubine, so why do you treat yourself as a favorite concubine?" After finishing speaking, without looking at Yuzhu's face, she turned around Walk.

Yuzhu looked at the eunuch's back, choked and couldn't get up and down, and was worried that Hu Liangyi would hear what the eunuch said, so she had to carry the food box and walked into the house.

Hu Liangyi could hear the movement outside clearly, and couldn't help but smile wryly, it's like this in the harem, the winner is the king and the loser, whoever loses will end up being bullied even by the slaves.

It's a pity that she underestimated Zhuang Luorou in the past, such a forbearable temperament, coupled with first-class means, naturally has a place in this harem.

"Today's bamboo shoots seem to be a bit old." Zhuang Luoyan put down her chopsticks and said regretfully, "It's a pity that such fresh bamboo shoots are rare."

"This dish was brought by someone from the Shangshi Bureau." Ting Zhu scooped up a bowl of pigeon soup for Zhuang Luoyan, "Although the taste is average, but the slave girl thought that the mother would like these bamboo shoots, so she stayed .”

Because Xihe Palace has a small kitchen, people from Shangshi Bureau are not in charge of meals, but Shang Gong from Shangshi Bureau is a smart person, and he often has fresh dishes for filial piety, and occasionally there are dishes that Zhuang Luoyan particularly likes.

"Go and thank the people from Shangshi Bureau for your troubles and say that I like it very much." Zhuang Luoyan picked up a bowl of soup and looked at the bright sunshine outside. The sunshine after the rain always seemed to be extraordinarily bright.

"The servants have already thanked them," Ting Zhu said with a smile, "It was originally the filial piety of the slaves, so thank you from the empress, they will be happy."

It's just that it's too early to be profitable, if she hadn't been favored, who would care about this thank you?

"In a few days, the emperor will go to the field to demonstrate transplanting rice seedlings. I don't know which ladies in the palace can accompany the emperor except the empress." Ting Zhu suddenly remembered the important events in a few days, and couldn't help but said, "I heard about this journey. It is very prosperous in the suburbs of Beijing.”

When Zhuang Luoyan heard this, the corners of her mouth curled up. This demonstration of transplanting rice seedlings was nothing more than a matter of uniting the hearts of the people. On that day, the emperor and queen dressed up like ordinary people and planted rice seedlings in person in summer to show that the royal family attaches great importance to food and ordinary people.

"Even if the empress can go, we can only sit in the car honestly, what prosperity can we see?" Yun Xi came in with a tray, which contained a bowl of porridge.

"Things that don't have a single horoscope are worth what you say?" Zhuang Luoyan blew on the porridge Yun Xi put in front of her before scooping up a silver spoon, "Serve your master quickly Eating is the right thing to do.”

The masters of all the palaces in this room are eagerly waiting for the list to come out, and the list in that room has already been sent to Jingyang Palace. The queen looked at the list of names on the list, "There are only so many?"

Gao Dezhong replied respectfully, "Go back to the empress, the emperor has said that this is a major matter related to people's livelihood, so there is no need to go to too many masters."

"Your majesty is wise, I know about it," the queen put down the list, and said with a smile, "I have to thank you, father-in-law."

After Gao Dezhong left, the smile on the queen's face faded, "Heyu, go to Anqing Palace, Hele Palace, Xihe Palace, and Changtian Tower to send a message, and let Concubine Shu, Concubine Rou, Zhao Xianrong, and noble ladies prepare Escort."

In Changtian Building, the nobleman Qian accompanied him instead of Xu Zhaorong. As soon as the news came out, all the concubines were waiting to see Xu Zhaorong's jokes. When Xu Zhaorong was favored, she was often pretentious in front of other concubines, but now that she has lost her power, many people are waiting for her to make fun of her.

Zhuang Luoyan's interest is not to watch the excitement, but rather to be curious about why the emperor would include nobles among the high-ranking concubines. It doesn't seem like the emperor loves Qiangui so much. After all, the emperor became interested in Qiangui for a while and then cooled down. Now he suddenly brought Qiangui with him. Could it be that he suddenly became interested in Qiangui again?

That night, the emperor turned over the tooth card of Concubine Rou of Hele Palace, disappointing all the concubines who thought the emperor was going to Changtian Tower to find noble ladies, but unfortunately there was no good show to watch.

On the second day when I paid my respects, Zhuang Luoyan saw Concubine Rou with beaming brows and Concubine Xu with a haggard complexion. She was happy to watch the play, but she observed the faces of many people, and Concubine Shu was the calmest.

After asking An to return to the palace, Zhuang Luoyan smiled and sighed: "I never thought that the emperor would leave Concubine Xian to manage the palace affairs. I don't know if Concubine Xian is happy or disappointed."

"My servant feels that Concubine Xian may be more happy." Ting Zhu put a few flowers in the tall neck vase, "The emperor's love for Concubine Xian has gradually decreased over the years, even if Concubine Xian can accompany you this time, she can't win No matter how much the emperor pays attention, it is better to stay in the harem and seize the real power."

Zhuang Luoyan laughed, but did not refute Tingzhu's words. For Concubine Xian Gui this time, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

In this harem, perhaps the most tolerant concubine is not Hu Caixuan, but Xian Guifei. This person has been by the emperor's side for a long time, but after all these years, he has no heirs under his knees, and he is not the most favored person in the harem, yet he managed to reach the position of imperial concubine, which shows his heart and patience.

In the harem, peace is always weighed against each other, Concubine Xian is always not so conspicuous, but the benefits she deserves are not less than her.

Just when everyone thought that the emperor might go back to Qianguiren after flipping over the tooth cards of Concubine Rou, the inner servant came out with news that the emperor had flipped the tooth cards of Xihe Gong Zhaoxian.