Imperial City

Chonghua Palace is located behind Chuxiu Palace, and the main hall is full of concubines wearing gold and silver.

It's just that everyone is extraordinarily silent today.

The scene that everyone in the Palace of Yanxi Palace performed together yesterday caused the Holy Majesty to leave in a huff, and today is the New Year's Eve, no one dares to touch the bad luck again.

The emperor sat alone at the table, surrounded by court ladies and eunuchs.

It's just that I don't see the tyrannical servant from yesterday.

Everyone sat on the rest of the table, thinking differently.

Some guessed that it must have caused the Holy Majesty to lose face yesterday, and now he has been rejected by the Holy Majesty. He was beaten and locked in the house to recuperate.Maybe in another half a month, people will disappear quietly.

There are also guesses that the Holy One intends to protect and keep people in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.After all, when Sheng Sheng returned to Qianqing Palace last time, he still did not forget to let the slave follow him, as if keeping him here would make us devour him. The sisters are all gentle and beautiful, and they are not goblins.

It's just that no matter how many thoughts I have now, I have to hide it, and I dare not ask.

The golden dragon banquet table in front of the emperor was filled with all kinds of food, and the number of pastries was beyond count.

Zhonggong was sitting at another table on the west side of him, and the hall could hear the sound of needles dropping, it didn't seem like he was having a reunion banquet, but rather he was praying and worshiping in the morning.

Concubine Ning sat next to the queen at the fourth table.

She was a little strange, unlike the other concubines who were sipping rice porridge or bird's nest soup, she had been eating the plate of sour orange and hawthorn cake in front of her.

This is Qi Luo, early in the morning, a small bite is an appetizer, wouldn't it be sour after eating a plate, the teeth will be sore.

Everyone glanced at her indifferent eating attitude, and became suspicious.

As the saying goes, if you are sour and hot, you should have it!

Yes, I have never seen her eat sour like this before.

It's really bad luck, God has no eyes, and told her to have a dragon seed at this good time.

Only Zhonggong secretly sneered.

"Why does Concubine Ning only use snacks and no need for stomach pads? Seeing that you are eating so sourly, don't you have faith in me? You should call the imperial physician to take a look."

The emperor swallowed a piece of sweet glutinous rice jujube cake and raised his eyes.

Seeing a plate of yellow-orange lime hawthorn cake with only two pieces left, he paused for a moment.

His teeth clucked twice, and he said, "You should take a look."

"Responding to the empress's words, the concubine is guilty. It's not because I'm happy. It's just that I like sour food. Seeing that this plate of cakes tastes good, I can't help but use more." She lowered her head and replied in a low voice, her face dyed pink. , very sorry.

The emperor once blamed him, but he even hooked his lips and smiled.

"Don't make your teeth sour."

"My concubine thanks the Holy One for his concern."

It has been an hour since the emperor entered the Chonghua Palace, except for the Central Palace, he only spoke three words to all the concubines.

Let's get up.It's time to see.Don't make your teeth sour.

The two sentences were directed at Concubine Ning.

Everyone secretly annoyed.

Really swagger.

After the banquet.

The emperor gave great rewards to all the slaves present, each of them got several dishes to eat, and each of them had their own money to take.

For a while, I was beaming, and I kept thanking you.

"Anxi." The emperor waved his hands.

"The slave is here." An Xi bowed and approached.

"Pick up a copy and send it back to Qianqing Palace." He pressed his lips and coughed lightly, as if he was uncomfortable.

"It should be sour." After a pause, "Don't be too sour."

Sour or not sour.

Anxi was overjoyed, and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, are you keeping it for your supper at night?"

The imperial dining room is always prepared with warm food, how could the emperor be reduced to saving the food for breakfast until the evening?What's more, we had to eat dumplings (dumplings) at that time.

The emperor threw the teacup in his hand and kicked Anxi.

This old thing.

"Reward Wei Qi." Tell him to be blessed too.

"Hey, I understand." Although An Xi got kicked, she still smiled shyly, it was rare to be ashamed of his master, how could she not be happy.

Wei Qi is currently putting red plums in the blue and white porcelain vase by the window in the East Nuan Pavilion, and trimming the branches.

The Holy Majesty didn't ask to follow, and he didn't want to be lazy. He really just slept in his own room, so he chose some easy jobs to do.

The servants who served Wang Fugui came back with carrying boxes all the way.

After asking the servants of the outer court, he went straight into the East Nuan Pavilion.

"Master Wei!" He called out affectionately, "Why are you still arranging flowers? I'll reward you."

Wei Qi was taken aback, and turned his head, "Little Wang Gonggong."

He hooked his lips and smiled: "Why did you come back to ask for a reward?" But his eyes stopped on the food box.

"Responding to your words, the sage asked Mr. An to leave a copy of the messenger for you. I think you didn't accompany him and wanted to reward you."

Wei Qi was startled, put down the small copper scissors in his hand, and walked a few steps outside the hall.

The little prince walked up to him and bowed half a salute, "Please put them away, they are all delicate things."

Wei Qi lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "It's been hard work for you, please thank me for me."

"Hey, Master Wei, don't worry, the little one will definitely bring the words to you."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and when the young prince announced his resignation, Wei Qi kept him, seemed to think for a while, and finally took out two silver nudes from his cuffs and handed them over.

"There are so many things to do during the New Year's Eve, so I tell you to make another trip for nothing. Be careful, and don't let the little prince dislike you."

The little prince wanted to refuse to accept it, and it was only natural to do well the errands sent by the Holy One, so there is no such thing as being tired.

His arm was about to block it, but another thought suddenly came to his mind.

With Master Wei's current status, he can really reward the leader Luo, and he can no longer treat him like a kid like before.

So I accepted it with great thanks, and said a lot of auspicious words, which made Wei Qi feel uncomfortable.

It's not too much money, it's just a meaning.

People walked away, Wei Qi looked at the four-layer red lacquer food box left behind, and took a look.

Finally, I couldn't help but uncover a corner and peek inside.

They are all rarely eaten on weekdays, and they all suit one's own taste.

He was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know what it was like.

With a sigh, he carried the things back to his own room.

The emperor was busy outside for a long time that day, and did not return until [-]:[-] pm (nearly [-]:[-] pm).

The imperial driver stopped in front of the Qianqing Palace, and Wei Qi led the servants in the palace to pick him up in the outer courtyard.

"The slave welcomes Shengshang Luan back to the palace, and the Shengshang is blessed and safe."

"Get up." The emperor got off the sedan chair and walked in with his hands behind his back.

"Whoo."

Arriving at Dongnuange, he raised his eyes and glanced casually, then stopped, rather surprised.

Under the windows with red lacquer carvings on both sides of the Nuan Pavilion, the blue and white porcelain vases placed on each strip are filled with bright red plum blossoms. The big red blessing character decorates Dongnuan Pavilion like a boudoir.

The emperor frowned and turned to look at Wei Qi who was following behind.

"Who made this?" I don't know how to take care of it.

"Returning to the Holy Lord, it was arranged by the slave. The slave thought that we should get rid of the old and usher in the new during the New Year's festival, so we should add more joy." Of course, the more festive, the better. White is unlucky, so it should be thrown away.

The emperor frowned, but raised it again.

Looking at him, he choked for a moment, speechless.

Whose plum is inserted like this?It's all right if you don't see Baimei matching, but what's the point of stuffing so much in the bottle?Bright red, not vulgar.

An Xi thought to himself: No wonder the former eunuch in charge of the inner courtyard only asked him to take care of the storage and treasury, and never asked anyone to tidy up the house.

The emperor looked at it carefully and said, "It's very festive." He didn't say whether he liked it or not.

Wei Qi originally had the idea of ​​festivities. He thought that His Majesty had given him food and left him to be light for a day, so he should work harder. Don't be lazy and play tricks. If something good happens next time, His Majesty should Do not give this grace.

Now the Holy Majesty says it's festive, but it doesn't mean he likes it. The New Year's Day should be festive.

So he replied: "Slave, thank you for your praise. This is what a slave should do."

The emperor was speechless, so he could only hold his fists to his lips.

An Xi thought to herself: Why does this kid's mind go from good to bad, huh?Is this a compliment? !

The emperor coughed and walked into the boudoir.

"Change."

"Hey." Anxi and Wei Qi agreed.

Wei Qi had already ordered his subordinates to prepare hot tea, hot water and a change of clothes, even food, in case the emperor could not use it outside.

In the past, it was not up to him to control these things, and someone above would take care of them.

It's just that today's situation is a bit special, all the personal servants are accompanied out of the palace, and he is the only fourth rank, so naturally he will take care of everything.

He entered the palace at the age of eight. During the reign of the first emperor, he worked as a servant in the side hall of Chuxiu Palace for two or three years, serving the concubine Liang who was the master of the good concubine at that time.

In the first half of the year, all the large and small accounts in the side hall of Chuxiu Palace were kept by him alone.

Later, he was transferred to the ancestor of Shoukang Palace to serve him.

Although the work is much easier, it requires more thoughtfulness. I don't know how many times I have to think about it in my belly paper before I dare to say what I say in a day.

Therefore, today, he has thought about these small things that can be done by simply ordering others, and is very careful.

Although Wei Qi responded to this sentence, he only winked at the servant girl behind him, and then retreated to the back to wait for orders.

Anxi once, it was at that moment that he had paid today's errand.

Everything was the same as before, but the emperor felt inexplicably comfortable, and he was probably surprised that Wei Qi could take the initiative to take the initiative.

Originally, there was an old lady in charge of Qianqing Palace. Seeing that Wei Qi had handled everything properly, she thought to herself:

Even though the person on the couch is younger, he has slept in the same couch after all, and the relationship is different, so how can he not be careful.

Remove the old and replace it with the new, the old bones will be put into the ground, and they should be handed over to the young Lai Luo.

He turned around and went back to his own room to take a nap in peace of mind.

But half an hour later, Wei Qi led Xiaoqianzi to the courtyard behind Qianqing Palace to pick red plums.

The emperor sat crookedly on the rosewood five-screen primrose plum pattern inlaid marble Arhat bed.

Two eunuchs were half kneeling to remove his boots, and the maid served tea.

The emperor looked up at Wei Qi who was standing with his head bowed, and suddenly remembered that he seemed to have rewarded him in the morning, but he didn't see Xie En.

There are too many things going on today, and he forgot that the little prince said a word of thanks, Lord Wei, for his great kindness when he returned from business.

The emperor rubbed the mutton fat jade finger on his finger, and said suddenly after a moment: "This morning, Concubine Ning's appearance of eating cake is quite interesting."

Headless words are always said to Anxi.

The latter did not know why the Holy Majesty suddenly mentioned this, could it be that he had not had luck in the harem for several days, and was a little bored

He would make a mistake and reply: "Returning to the Holy Father, Master Concubine Ning seems to be only twenty, and she still has some childish qualities."

"Your Majesty, you should rest at the empress and master of Kunning Palace tomorrow." The implication is that you have to wait for a few days.

Wei Qi lowered his head even lower, he didn't want to get involved in this harem dispute.

The emperor sighed in his heart, stopped talking, put the teacup aside, and closed his eyes.