Remembrance Hibiscus GL

A palace lantern was left on in front of the bed as usual, and Qin Zhu was sitting on a blanket two feet away from the imperial concubine's bed, with his back leaning against the wall and half leaning against the wall.Sitting in bed is a very hard job, but those who can take on this job must be important people trusted by the master, so in this huge Qingquan Palace, there are several slaves and servants, only she and Shutong have the qualifications, And take it for granted.

Qinzhu hugged a thin quilt, drowsy and sleepy, for a long while, suddenly heard the imperial concubine turn over, and called softly: "Qinzhu."

Qinzhu's eyes opened immediately, and she stood up in a panic: "Ma'am, are you thirsty?"

The imperial concubine sat up from the bed, holding the gauze curtain in her hand, under the dim light, she looked a little dazed, but she didn't speak, Qinzhu said cautiously: "Madam, can't you sleep?"

"Well, go and pour me a cup of tea."

"Yes."

Qin Zhu responded, poured the tea deftly and brought it to the front of the tent, the imperial concubine took it with her hand, took two sips and then put it down.Qinzhu took it, but didn't leave, with a look of hesitation on his face: "Your Majesty."

"how?"

"Slave... I don't understand."

The imperial concubine glanced at her, and Qinzhu mustered up her courage, and continued: "Raising the second prince is a kindness bestowed by the emperor, and it is also something that many people in the harem can't wait for, but why did the empress refuse?"

"The empress has not conceived for many years. She originally had the idea of ​​raising the second prince, but the emperor is cautious about this matter and has not let go. This time Princess Lanling almost married Fanbang, which made her feel a strong sense of crisis, so Taking advantage of the concubine's illness, she made this request to the emperor again. Concubine Min, although she has a smiling face all day long, is deeply scheming and cunning. Her son Zong Lie is the eldest son of the emperor. Her eyes are always on the emperor. With the position of the crown prince, all concubines with sons are thorns in her flesh, and they will be removed when they find a chance." The imperial concubine smiled and said slowly: Therefore, if I promise to raise the two The prince has become the common enemy of the empress and Concubine Min at the same time, which is tantamount to getting himself burned. "

Qinzhu has been in the palace for many years, and he knows in his heart that the harem is the biggest place of right and wrong. There are different factions among the concubines, and there is no fixed number. Sometimes it is like the combination of vertical and horizontal in the Warring States period. Pai, the Empress has Concubine Li to help, and Concubine Min has Concubine Ning and others. Now, inside and outside this place, it seems calm on the surface, but in fact it is undercurrent.However, although she felt that her master's words were not unreasonable, she still felt very sorry for the refusal to raise the second prince, and she couldn't help sighing softly: "Master must protect himself, but he also has to plan for the long term. "

"Long-term?" A trace of imperceptible sadness flashed in the eyes of the imperial concubine, and after a while, she waved her hand: "Go down."

Hearing her tired voice, Qin Zhu didn't dare to say more, waited for her to lie down, gave her a salute, then tiptoed back to the original place, feeling uneasy after all, she closed her ears and listened attentively to the movement on the bed. With the sound of even breathing, a heart fell to the ground.

This day is Concubine Min's birthday, because the emperor has been busy selecting soldiers and dispatching generals to Liangzhou recently, it is not as lively as in previous years, not to mention the opera troupe, even the singing and dancing are omitted, but he has arranged for the small kitchen in his palace to treat Several tables of banquets, invited the empress, imperial concubine and other high-ranking concubines, as well as the concubines I had been friends with, to sit down. After the meal, I offered tea and fruit, and everyone chatted for a while. First, the empress said that she was tired , got up and went back to the palace, and then everyone dispersed one after another, only Concubine Ning sat at the end.

"Sister, I paid my respects to the Empress yesterday. Did you see that nobleman Mei's expression? She really doesn't even look like a human being at all. It's a pity that the Emperor has completely abandoned her after only a few days of prosperity." Concubine Ning said Although Li was talking about being pitiful, his eyes were full of smiles: "It's that noble man who has been silent for so many days, and has attracted the attention of the emperor. Recently, the emperor has turned over her sign a few times."

Concubine Min was not interested in her words, but smiled lightly: "Who has the time to care about her, the queen's face in the past two days, that's pretty."

Concubine Ning laughed and said: "Although the second prince's biological mother came from a humble background, once she has a noble adoptive mother, she might threaten the position of the first prince. The emperor is really thinking about his sister, and he has repeatedly rejected the queen,"

"That being said, the second prince will leave the concubine after all, and the queen will not give up on this matter." Concubine Min put a lychee as white as snow back into the agate dish, with a slightly worried look on her brows : "Although the emperor loves Lie'er, but at present, it seems that he has no intention of establishing a crown prince. All officials' proposals to establish a crown prince will be detained and not approved. I can't guess what he thinks."

"Sister, this matter must not be rushed. The emperor is in the heyday of the spring and autumn, and it is probably taboo to set up a heir. Sister, think about it, the eldest prince is smart, and the elder sister is of noble birth. Let alone the emperor has only two princes under his knees, even if the concubines in the harem come again in the future." Add a few more for the emperor, and no one can surpass the eldest prince."

Concubine Min felt a little relieved by what she said, and said with a smile: "If Lie'er can successfully become the crown prince, when he succeeds, you will be indispensable to a noble concubine."

Concubine Ning hurriedly said: "Then I will thank my sister here first."

Concubine Min took a sip of tea leisurely, and said softly: "Imperial Concubine is a person who can't figure it out, what the Queen dreams of, she actually refuses the door."

Concubine Ning smiled lightly: "Although the imperial concubine has a high status, her natal family has long lost power. Maybe she sees that the eldest prince is the best candidate for the crown prince, so she only wants to protect herself and does not want to be an enemy of my sister."

Concubine Min stretched out her hand to flip the tea lid, and smiled silently: "Remember, when you see the imperial concubine in the future, you should be more respectful than usual, and you must not offend her."

After lunch, Lianzhen wrote for a while, feeling bored, so she didn't let Baozhen follow her, and went to the small garden alone for a walk, when suddenly she saw a jade-colored butterfly fluttering among the colorful flowers, Unknowingly moved stubbornly, tiptoed forward, threw forward with both hands, but it was in vain, the butterfly seemed to be mocking her, circled around her head a few times, and then flew away leisurely, Lian Zhenqi Teeth itching, quickly follow.The butterfly flew for a while and stopped for a while, but it just couldn't catch it, which made Lian really sweaty.

Lian Zhen stopped to take a rest, feeling very annoyed in her heart, but she heard someone behind her say, "Do you want me to help you?" She turned her head in surprise, and saw the imperial concubine wearing a silver gauze robe, standing with her hands behind her back and smiling, she She looked at her, and when she looked back, the butterfly had long since disappeared, and she pouted slightly: "It's okay, it has already flown away."

"What do you want to catch it for?"

"It's more beautiful than other butterflies. I want to catch it and play with it."

Lian Zhen was originally lively by nature, after entering the palace, she deliberately suppressed her temper, and after suffering repeated malice, she lived with caution, but ever since she lived in the Luqi Palace, in front of this cold-hearted and kind-hearted imperial concubine, she couldn't help but feel that she was not a good person. Jue regained the innocence and cuteness of a girl.At this time, she had already put aside the matter of catching butterflies, and happily walked in front of the imperial concubine, seeing her snow-white cheeks flushed slightly, she couldn't help saying "Huh", "Have you drank wine?"

"Concubine Min's birthday today, she invited me to a banquet and toasted me several times, I really can't shirk it."

"I'll make you hangover soup."

The imperial concubine grabbed her sleeves: "No, I don't feel uncomfortable, let's go."

Lian Zhen looked at her face, confirmed that she was telling the truth, and obeyed her.

The sun shines on the body, warm and indescribably comfortable, the air is full of intoxicating fragrance of flowers, they walked slowly side by side on the path paved with flower stones, a quiet and sweet sense of happiness in Lian Zhen Her heart was brewing quietly. Occasionally, she would secretly look at the people around her, and then, like a child who had done something wrong, she would look away in a panic.The imperial concubine seemed to be lost in thought, as if she hadn't heard anything about her surroundings. After walking for a while, she suddenly said, "You told me last time that you have two older sisters?"

"Oh, yes."

"Are they all married?"

"Of course, my eldest sister has two children." Lian Zhen had a sweet smile on her face, and said again: "Why did you suddenly ask this?"

"Suddenly want to hear you talk about family affairs. Didn't you say that you will think of your sister when you see me? And I'm curious, your sisters should all look very similar to you."

"My two elder sisters are famous beauties in Jinling City." Lian Zhen blurted out, then thought about it, felt a little embarrassed, and immediately added: "They are both more beautiful than me."

"Is it?"

The imperial concubine stopped, with a slight smile on her face, Lian Zhen lowered her eyelids when she saw her, and she changed the topic: "My two elder sisters are not only good-looking, but also have good lives, and they are all married to Jinling. My second brother-in-law, especially my second brother-in-law, is handsome, gentle, and very considerate to my second sister. I used to always think that when I grow up, if I want to marry, I will marry someone like my second brother-in-law. . . ”

Speaking of this, she suddenly stopped, looked up at the look of the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine smiled and asked, "What about now?"

Lian Zhen sighed softly, and said in a low tone: "Now? Now I don't know what else I want, I don't know what will happen in the future... I don't know anything."

The imperial concubine looked at her and shook her head: "You are getting bolder now, you dare to say anything in front of me."

"I know it doesn't matter what I say in front of you." Lian Zhen showed a mischievous smile on the corner of her mouth, and her mood improved again: "Do you still remember that I watched the moon by the Taiye Pool that night, you come and tell me How many words? I followed the sound of the flute all the way, so you played it, right?"

The imperial concubine nodded: "Yes."

Lian really had the courage to ask the questions she had kept in her heart for a long time: "The sound of the flute is so desolate that it makes people want to cry. You... for whom did you play it?"

The imperial concubine's eyes froze slightly, but the smile on her face didn't fade: "Just playing casually, I didn't expect you to be proficient in melody."

"It's just a little understanding, but you play really well, and you can really touch people's hearts."

The imperial concubine said lightly: "If you like it, I can play it for you again."

"Really?" Lian was really happy, and said hastily, "Then I'll go get the flute."

The imperial concubine was startled, and could only say: "Okay."

Lian Zhen turned back and turned to the bedroom, after a while, she brought out a bamboo flute with a simple color, and offered it to the imperial concubine with both hands.Lian Zhen grew up playing the qin in elementary school, and said that she had a little understanding of the rhythm, which was just a self-effacement word. When she heard it, she could tell that she was playing a piece of "Wei Feng". The only thing he blew over and over was the few words: "Hands are like catkins, skin is like creamy fat, collar is like grub, teeth are like gourd rhinoceros, gnat's head is moth eyebrows, smile is charming, eyes are looking forward." These few words are all praises. Zhuang Gong's daughter, Wei Zhuang Gong's wife Zhuang Jiang's beauty, said that her fingers are like soft grass buds, and her skin is like congealed oil.The neck is like a white and long beetle, and the teeth are like white and regular gourds.She has a gnat-like head, moth-like eyebrows, a well-behaved smile showing two dimples, and beautiful eyes that sparkle.

But the imperial concubine looked at her so fixedly, and played this passage repeatedly without tires, a gentle and lingering meaning gradually appeared in her eyes, Lian Zhen couldn't help but feel very shy, her cheeks were flushed, under the reflection of the sun, As beautiful as the morning glow, more beautiful than the begonia, after a long time, I finally couldn't help lowering my head, stretching out my hand to fiddle with the corner of the clothes uncomfortably, that shy, shy, squirming appearance is so touching, it cannot be described in words.

The imperial concubine put down the flute and stared at her obsessively, her expression seemed to be drunk, she casually plucked a huge and gorgeous red peony from the flower branch next to her, stepped forward half a step, and put the hairpin on her temples with her own hands, whispering He chanted: "Only the peony is truly national, and when the flowers bloom, the capital moves."

The two were close at this moment, breathing could be heard, Lian Zhen could only feel her heart trembling slightly, her legs were so weak that she almost couldn't stand, her mind was in a daze, and she couldn't help leaning forward, snuggling up against a warm bed. In her arms, a trace of cold fragrance hit her nostrils, it was her breath mixed with the unique smell of ambergris.It seemed like a long time passed, and it seemed like an instant. She felt a pair of hands gently hugging her. This kind of embrace was reassuring. As if she was hypnotized, she gently closed her eyes.Then, a cold and soft voice slowly sounded in my ears: "I like the handkerchief you sent me very much. Your relatives are thousands of miles away. If you think I am like your sister, then you might as well treat me as your own in the future." Take care of it, dear sister."

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