Remembrance Hibiscus GL

It's already winter, because the emperor's Longevity Festival will be held in late December, and the end of the new year is approaching. Lanterns and festoons are everywhere in the palace, and everyone is busy, preparing for the double celebration in advance.Meigui is pregnant with a dragon fetus, no doubt adding a bit of joy to this special moment.Although the emperor is only a few years old, he has countless concubines in the palace, but his sons and daughters are thin. Currently, there are five surviving children, and the prince only accounts for two. Therefore, when he heard that the nobleman Mei was happy that day, Long Yan was very happy, and even Concubine Li rushed to Changle Gong didn't bother about matters, and only fined her three months' monthly salary.The queen also looked at it differently, sending people to Zhishuangzhai every day to ask about their health, and whatever clothes were sent by the House of Internal Affairs, they were all selected to be delivered. Since entering the palace until today, Mu Feiyu felt satisfied and raised her eyebrows.

After lunch, Lian Zhen sat at the table, took the needle and thread and continued to embroider the apron. After a while, a familiar voice came from outside the window: "Baozhen, what is sister doing?"

Lianzhen was surprised and happy, put down her work, before she stood up, Su Wenying had already entered the door with a smile: "Sister, I was worried that you took a nap, so it seems that I came by coincidence."

After seeing the ceremony, the two sat down together hand in hand. Lian Zhen asked with a smile, "When did you come? Have you eaten?"

Su Wenying said: "I got up early and entered the palace, went to the concubine's place to greet, the second prince grew better and better, I teased him for a long time before I went to meet the queen and imperial concubine, already in Yonghua Palace The banquet is over."

The concubine she was talking about refers to Concubine Zhaohui, the biological mother of Prince Ying Zongmou. Last year, the second prince Zongxu's biological mother, Concubine Gong, died suddenly. Well, the emperor doesn't love this son very much, he is more precious than the eldest prince Zong Lie's son and mother, so Su Wenying always speaks of the second prince with a very pitiful tone.

The little maid brought tea and a few plates of delicate snacks, and said softly: "I invite Princess Ying to have some tea." Then she backed away quietly.Su Wenying turned her head to the side, but saw a red silk and white bellyband on the table. When she reached out to pick it up for a closer look, she saw that it was embroidered with gold thread with the pattern of a unicorn giving birth. It was very delicate and lovely, and she couldn't help laughing: "Sister!" His needlework is so enviable that even the people in the palace's knitting department would feel ashamed if they saw it."

Lian Zhen smiled and said, "It's not that exaggerated, look at your sweet mouth."

Su Wenying said: "Is this for Fei Yu?"

"En." Lian Zhen said, "You should go and see her first today."

"To tell you the truth, I've seen her come." Su Wenying sighed softly, her tone a little helpless: "Since the last two times I entered the palace, I first came to visit my sister and Yun'er, and then went to see her. I think her words are weird, and this time she just happened to have a dragon fetus again, so I learned to behave myself."

"That's the best." Lian Zhen said: "When you enter the palace in the future, you should go to see her first. Her concubine should be just around the corner."

Su Wenying took a sip of tea, and said in a low voice: "I see that she is more different than before. She opens her mouth and shuts her mouth, Your Majesty, and there is a look of pride in her words and expressions, which sounds a bit uncomfortable."

"Let her go, now is the time for her to be proud." Lian really didn't want to tell her these things, took her hand, looked at her carefully, saw her rosy complexion, radiant, comforted her heart, and said with a smile: "Look In this way, you and the lord must have a deep love, and you will be in harmony with each other."

Su Wenying blushed: "Sister, don't make fun of me."

Lianzhen sighed: "I knew a long time ago that if you lost the election that day, you must be blessed by misfortune."

"My lord treats me very well, I'm very satisfied." Su Wenying's eyes were brimming with happiness, and she couldn't help but continued: "In the palace, I'm almost the only one who decides, and I don't have to follow too many rules. But sometimes I get so bored that I always want to go out and have a look, the last time the prince went out and saw me depressed, he couldn't bear to get up, let me dress up as a man, and took me to walk around the capital and eat all over."

Lian was really surprised: "Ah? Really?"

Su Wenying smiled all over her face: "Yeah, since that time, we have often pretended to play in the palace. Sister, let me tell you, there are currently four best restaurants in the capital, Babaozhai, Laoweixing , Zuimeilou, Mingchunlou, the taste is not bad compared to the imperial kitchen. Also, the prince likes to go hunting in the suburbs of Beijing, and now he also takes me there. Last time I rode my horse into the forest and shot After killing a roe deer and five hares, the prince was very happy. He took half of them back and asked the cook to clean them up. We baked the other half with various seasonings. The taste was incomparably delicious, far beyond what we usually eat... ..."

She stretched out her hands and gestured, her eyebrows danced when she was happy, Lian Zhen was still listening with a smile at first, then her brows gradually dimmed, even Su Wenying noticed that there was something different in her expression, and stopped: "Lian Zhen, what's wrong with you?"

Lian Zhen reluctantly said: "It's nothing, it's just... I just envy you for living like this."

Although Su Wenying is in the palace, she also knows that Lianzhen's life in the palace is not easy. Although she is favored, she is hated by many people, so she is more cautious. Apart from greeting the concubine and queen, or having some celebrations, almost Don't take half a step out of Xiefang Palace.She deeply regretted that she had made a mistake, and when she mentioned this in front of her, she could only comfort her gently: "Sister, you are now receiving the grace of God, and it is too late for many people to envy you."

"The women in the harem are like the flowers in the upper garden. The old ones haven't faded yet, and the new ones are blooming one after another. How many times have you seen the emperor's heart, and will stay on one of them for a long time? Smell Ying, you are a lucky person, listening to you say this, it seems more comfortable than when I was a daughter at home, and I..." Lian Zhen looked out of the window with a sad heart: "From my own From that day on, I knew that those carefree days were gone forever, and I would never see the sky outside again."

There are people coming and going in Zhishuangzhai every day, and Mu Feiyu feels satisfied at the beginning, but once the freshness wears off, she becomes a little impatient. Only when the emperor comes to visit and inquire, does he cheer up to greet each other, other concubines Come on, just say that you are not very refreshed, just deal with it, and don't bother to look at the gifts from everyone, just ask the girls to put them away.

The weather was gloomy and extremely cold that day, the kangs had already been installed everywhere in the palace, but the room was very warm.Mu Feiyu was wearing a rose red satin gown embroidered with gold silk, leaning on the pillow on the kang, and said unhurriedly: "The Emperor's Longevity Day is coming, Qing Huan, you can call Xiao Xiao later." Yuanzi went to the House of Internal Affairs to urge me, so don't miss my business."

"Yes."

Just as he was talking, a little maid came in with a box in her hands and said: "My lord, the empress has just sent someone to bring you steamed yogurt with sugar."

"You put it here, go down."

"Yes, the slaves retire."

As soon as the little maid left, Mu Feiyu said: "An Lan, you can eat this crispy cheese." As he said that, he squinted at an exquisite square box on the table: "Take these golden crispy cakes and milk cakes and reward them." .”

An Lan had a clever mind, although she knew her intentions, she couldn't help but said: "Master, this pastry was made by Master Lian herself..."

Mu Feiyu interrupted with a sneer: "So what if she did it herself? Whoever did it, I will never get involved." She stretched out her hand to caress her belly that was not obviously protruding. It's tenderness, after a while I raised my head, my face gradually turned cold, and said slowly: "From today onwards, you two, give me extra care, I won't touch any food or anything brought in from outside, I want to make sure that the child in my womb is safe, so that it will not be plotted by a traitor."

The 33th day of the twelfth lunar month is the emperor's Longevity Festival, and the whole capital is immersed in a jubilant atmosphere.On that day, the emperor was dressed in court clothes and hosted a banquet for the prince, courtiers and foreign envoys in the Changchun Palace.The first assistant Wen Tianhe led all the ministers to celebrate their birthdays, offering wine, nectar, and various gifts, and bowed [-] times in front of the emperor. The emperor's sacred heart was overjoyed, and he bestowed gold mirrors, beads, silk bags, and silk on officials below the fifth rank. , And wrote auspicious poems to show the officials.

All kinds of red tape, without repeating them one by one, is the inner palace family banquet at night, and the banquet is held in the main hall of Changle Palace. From the empress and concubines, there are birthday gifts.The Empress gave Ruyi Nine Handles inlaid with gold silk and rubies, the Imperial Concubine gave Mi Fu’s authentic calligraphy and painting works, Concubine Min gave a pair of jade horses carved from Lantian jade, and Concubine Li gave a statue several feet high. The Golden Buddha, what Lian Zhen gave was the Four Treasures of the Study, although they were carefully selected, they were not conspicuous among all the gifts.

The emperor had been busy all day, although he felt a little tired, he was still very excited, he sat alone at the golden dragon banquet table, the queen led all the concubines to salute him, and then took their seats.Amidst the sound of orchestral bells and drums, everyone drank fruit and wine while admiring the singing and dancing in the palace. After a while, the queen and concubines raised their glasses to celebrate the birthday, and the emperor all drank it down with a smile.

After three rounds of food, while the wine was getting drunk, Lian Zhen suddenly noticed that Mu Feiyu had left his seat at some point, but the music in his ears suddenly changed. Attracted everyone's attention.

The music played here is "Longevity Music", which is not so unusual, but the strange thing is that the skirt on the woman is so brightly colored that it is dazzling. I don't know its true color. It is the same color when viewed from the front, but it is the same color when viewed from the side. It was another color, one color in the light and another in the shadows, and the pattern of birds gleamed on the skirt, and I didn't know what it was made of.

Lian Zhen was attracted by the skirt first, and then noticed the woman's face, and was surprised, who is it if it's not Mu Feiyu?

Mu Feiyu raised her head, with a smile on her mouth, and danced in the hall to the rhythm of the music, but seeing her waving her sleeves, fluttering her skirt, turning her willow waist lightly, and growing lotuses every step of the way, there are endless charms, Endless ecstasy.The emperor's eyes were shining, and all his attention was attracted by her dancing posture. He even forgot to put down the empty wine glass in his hand, and only said: "Okay, okay!"

The banquet ended late at night, the emperor's heart was full of joy, and all the concubines were rewarded, and Mu Feiyu received the most generous rewards, but she was pregnant, and the emperor was inconvenient to call for luck, so he called Su Yun to bed at night .

Concubine Li and the others saw that Mu Feiyu was in the limelight tonight, she couldn't help feeling very unhappy, but she didn't dare to show it on her face, and after the banquet was over, they went back to the palace.The Empress had just returned to Yonghua Palace, and Ranchun and others were about to help her clean up and intrude. Someone reported to Liang Quan, the deputy manager of Changle Palace, to see her. She was surprised and said, "Tell him to come in."

Liang Quan hurried in all the way, and knelt down when he entered the door: "Slave please the queen's mother well."

The queen felt a little uneasy for no reason: "You are here so late, but what's the matter with the emperor?"

Liang Quandao: "The emperor has already fallen asleep. Director Zhao is guarding there and dare not leave. He sent his servants to see the queen."

"Oh? What's so important, Baba asked you to come here again?"

Liang Quan knelt down and dared not get up: "Madam, the envoys from Tubo came here this time, not just to celebrate the emperor's birthday."

Seeing his hesitation, the queen became impatient: "It's not for celebrating birthday, so why?"

Liang Quan raised his eyes to look at her, and his voice suddenly trembled: "Your Majesty, the Ninth Princess...the Ninth Princess is dead."

"What?" The queen stood up all of a sudden, her face full of disbelief, and Ran Chun and Xuan Qiu were also frightened by his words.

Liang Quan put his head on the ground: "The Tubo envoys came to Beijing to celebrate the emperor's birthday and also to announce the princess's funeral. Because the Longevity Festival is a day of great joy, Mr. Shoufu and Mr. Zhao discussed it. We will let the emperor know after the Longevity Festival. The emperor will know about this tomorrow, and Director Zhao specially ordered a slave to report to the queen in advance, so that the queen can have an idea."

The queen was stunned for a while, and suddenly her legs softened, and she sat back on the chair.