Tangled

At night, after Su Qingwan finished her bath, she leaned on the imperial concubine's bed and read a book.

"Ma'am, Eunuch Zhao is here." Zhen'er stepped forward and said.

"Please come in." Su Qingwan closed the book, pulled the cloak from the side and put it on, and turned from the inner hall to the main hall.

"Slave maid please greet Concubine Shu, Concubine Shu is safe." Zhao Desheng knelt in front of his head, followed by a little eunuch with a low eyebrow and pleasing eyes.

"Please, Eunuch Zhao, I don't know what's the matter, please trouble Eunuch to come over so late?" Su Qingwan smiled slightly, waved her hand slightly, and her own little maid came forward to serve tea.

"What's the matter with your majesty, our family will naturally have to hurry to deliver the reward your majesty gave to your majesty." Zhao Desheng smiled, took a symbolic sip of tea, "this pearl, which was a tribute from the East China Sea, has already been on the road, your majesty this afternoon A sudden decree was sent to the palace quickly, so hurry up, it was only delivered at this hour, once delivered, your majesty, let our family quickly send it to the empress, the empress, you can see Look."

After Zhao Desheng finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the little eunuch behind him immediately stepped forward with his head down, and handed over the tray in his hand to Zhen'er, who turned around and presented it to Su Qingwan.There was a gold box on the tray, containing ten pearls, Su Qingwan raised her hand to fiddle with it, it was indeed excellent.

"Thank Your Majesty for the reward on my behalf, and move to the palace tomorrow to thank you." Su Qingwan bowed her head slightly to show her gratitude.

"Your Majesty, you're welcome, so we won't bother you. We have to go to other places to offer rewards. The slaves will leave first." Zhang Desheng bent down, and the little eunuch hurriedly retreated behind Zhang Desheng.

"Eunuch Zhao, go slowly, Jin Qing, send it to Eunuch Zhao." Su Qingwan took a random pearl from the box to play with. Pearls from the East China Sea have always been high-quality, but there are not many tributes every year. The other places that Eunuch Zhao mentioned are probably Qingyou Court.

"Your Majesty, the pearls rewarded this time are as many as a dendrobium. Come to think of it, His Majesty will give you half of the tribute from the East China Sea." After Jin Qing put the rest of the pearls into storage, she came forward to report.

"The beads from the past few years are still piling up in the warehouse. If you have time tomorrow, I'll take some out and grind them into powder." Su Qingwan took the boxes from the little maid and touched them one by one, feeling warm and moist.

"Niang Niang." Zhen'er turned out from the apse, called out, and stood there.

"I'm tired, all of you should leave, go to the storeroom tomorrow and get a bead each." Su Qingwan closed the box, supported by Zhen'er, and went back to the inner room.

"My servant has seen Concubine Shu." Mu Luoluo squatted on the ground, looking at Su Qingwan and smiling.

"Let's get back on your feet. I'm pleased to see your face, so I'll reward you with something." Su Qingwan stood in front of Mu Luoluo, looking down at Mu Luoluo.

"I don't know, what does the empress give to the servants?" Mu Luoluo said as she secretly stretched out her hand.

"The pearls tributed in the East China Sea are only two dendrobiums a year. Today, His Majesty rewarded you...ah!" Before Su Qingwan could finish her sentence, Mu Luoluo, who was half squatting on the ground, hugged her legs, without paying attention. The world was turned upside down, and when he came back to his senses, he fell to the ground with Mu Luoluo.

"You're not afraid of falling yourself!" Su Qingwan came back to her senses, and said to Mu Luoluo in dissatisfaction.

"The carpet in your bedroom is so thick and soft, and you are so light, how could you fall yourself." Mu Luoluo hugged Su Qingwan, smiling softly.

"Okay, okay, get up." Su Qingwan raised her hand and flicked Mu Luoluo's forehead lightly, and then Zhen'er quickly stepped forward to help them up.

"Look at these beads. I think they are very good. If Xiaoxiao can use them, I'll have someone secretly send some to them tomorrow." Su Qingwan handed the gold pinch box in her hand to Mu Luoluo.

"The top-grade beads in the East China Sea only produce three dendrobiums a year. Now is the time to produce beads. At this time, the palace can get them. If you think about it, even if you go through the pipeline, you have to hurry up." Mu Luoluo looked at the beads carefully, Round and plump, whether it is used as medicine or as an accessory, it is really excellent. "The emperor really loves you."

Su Qingwan turned her head when she heard the words, and looked at Mu Luoluo quietly.

"What?" Mu Luoluo closed the box and placed it on the dressing table.

"Will you be angry? Will you blame me?" Su Qingwan was a little nervous. The imperial decree back then not only forced her into this deep palace, but also prevented her from being by Mu Luoluo's saddest moment by her side.

"Fool." Mu Luoluo walked in front of Su Qingwan and took her hands, "If I blame you for angering you, why should I come to this deep palace to look for you?"

"But..." Su Qingwan held Mu Luoluo's hand instead.

"There is nothing but, being chosen as a concubine and carrying the mission of the family, I can understand the helplessness of you and the Su family." Mu Luoluo shook her head with a light smile, interrupting Su Qingwan's words, "I think there is something you should be unknown."

"What?" Su Qingwan frowned slightly.

"After you entered the palace, your mother came to Mu's house to see me many times. The wife of a dignified first-rank general ran to my house every day. What kind of concern was that? Your father also said that if I wanted to, I could be included in your Su Take care of your family with the gift of a young lady." Mu Luoluo slowly put Su Qingwan's hand on her chest, "I remember all the feelings of your Su family. My heart is here, and it has not changed from the beginning to the end. However, no matter what your status is, whether it's the eldest lady of the Su family or the first-class concubine Shu, you are Su Qingwan who I, Mu Luoluo, hold on top of my heart."

"My heart is on you." After finishing speaking, Su Qingwan put her arms around Mu Luoluo's neck and kissed her.

Seeing this, Zhen'er, who was holding the glutinous rice balls, backed away silently.

·

The next day, after Mu Luoluo returned to Qinglan Courtyard, Su Qingwan ordered someone to take out the beads that were rewarded the year before, and each servant girl in the Shangqing Palace rewarded one, and the rest were ground into powder for food and rouge powder.He evened out half a dendrobium of the newly rewarded beads this year and sent them to the Empress Dowager's Palace in person.

After returning from Shoukang Palace, she happened to meet Ruan Meiren who was about to go to Shangqing Palace to pay her respects, so Su Qingwan told her to go back with the beads after saying a few words on the way.

·

On October [-]th, it is time to move to a new home. Mu Xiaoxiao was awarded the title "Xian" and moved to Guanglu Hall. Concubines of the third rank and below will come to Guanglu Hall in person to congratulate the housewarming. If the concubines of the third rank and above are willing, they can come to Guanglu Hall in person If you don't want to, send someone to send a congratulatory gift.

In order to show that her bowl of water is fair, Su Qingwan deliberately didn't go to Guanglu Hall, but ordered someone to set aside a bucket of newly rewarded East Sea pearls.

Zhou Zhaoyi and Shen Jieyu came to Guanglutang to sit for a while and then left. Among the four concubines, only Concubine De came to drink a new cup of tea.

"It's just a title to move to another palace. Why does my sister have to drag me here?" On the way back, Zhou Zhaoyi complained a little. Today, it is rare for His Majesty to show mercy and allow the ladies of the palaces to bring their princesses back to the palace for a small gathering. However, Shen Jieyu wanted to come to Guanglu Hall to congratulate her.

"Trouble is on this title." Shen Jieyu smiled slightly, she knew that Zhou Zhaoyi didn't want to be separated from Princess Helun, but after all, this matter was for her own good.Zhou Zhaoyi naturally knew it too, otherwise why would she bother to listen to Shen Jieyu as two of them.

"What's the difference in the title?" Zhou Zhaoyi frowned, after all, he had less experience.

"You entered the mansion late, so it's no wonder you didn't know it." Shen Jieyu covered her face and coughed twice, "The character Xian is the boudoir name of the former Empress Ren Xiaosheng. The first year the princess passed away, and the second year the queen mother became seriously ill, so you were born." And Chu Qingyun for joy. Do you know that Qingyun's original name is Xianyun?"

"I heard her mention this, only once, and I didn't take it seriously." Zhou Zhaoyi nodded, and she probably understood what was going on.

"Back then, the name was changed because of the taboo of Qingyun's Xian character, but now, His Majesty has named Xiao Xiao a Xian beauty. The meaning is self-evident." Shen Jieyu raised her sleeve and coughed for a while, half of her body They all leaned on the servant girl "And I heard that this title was conceived by Concubine Song. The Song family and the Wu family have a good relationship. She definitely doesn't know about it. If you think about it, she is also testing it. In addition, since ancient times, concubines have always been concubine. "Xianliang Shude, Chengui Yixian" has a title in the eight characters, and I don't know if the word "Xian" has a metaphor for a concubine now that the four concubines are complete."

"This girl is lucky." Zhou Zhaoyi was a little jealous.

"It's because she is so similar to the Holy Queen Renxiao." Shen Jieyu breathed a sigh of relief, "She is also from an undistinguished family, and has the same meek and humble temperament, but Xiaoxiao is a little bit smarter than the Holy Queen Renxiao, and it's not too much It is completely regarded as a shadow. Furthermore, Empress Ren Xiaosheng has passed away for many years, and it is absolutely impossible for His Majesty to love Xiaoxiao solely because of her. Xunfang, I have a hunch that this child has hit His Majesty's heart, and we must not make enemies with her .”

"My sister understands what my sister means." Zhou Zhaoyi looked at Shen Jieyu who was coughing and wheezing after speaking this long paragraph, and was quite worried, "My sister should rest more these days."

"Since the beginning of autumn, my body has been getting worse and worse, and I don't care too much about old diseases." Shen Jieyu's footsteps are sloppy, and she can only walk with the help of her maidservants. After the New Year's Eve, you may be able to relax for a few days, just take care of yourself."

·

"Your Majesty is always frowning today, but what's bothering you?" Mu Xiaoxiao asked casually as she helped the emperor change his clothes in the morning.

"The barbarians in the northwest are rebelling, and I have sent troops to suppress it, but now it is approaching the end of the year, and this year is not a good year, so there is absolutely no way to go to war." The emperor raised his hand, and Mu Xiaoxiao carefully arranged the emperor's coat.

"What if we negotiate a peace?" The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, so Mu Xiaoxiao asked cautiously.

"If the Hu people are sincere, it's okay to negotiate peace with him, but the princesses who have negotiated peace in the past dynasties have always left the customs, and this matter is quite a headache." The emperor flicked his sleeves and motioned Mu Xiaoxiao to take the hair crown.

"Sister He is the only princess of the right age in the palace, but the princess is Sister He's favorite, and there is absolutely no reason to marry the princess far away." Mu Xiaoxiao gently adjusted the emperor's hair crown.

"Whose child is not the treasure in the palm of their parents." The emperor laughed, and raised his hand to scratch Mu Xiaoxiao's nose.

"Yes, the concubine is stupid." Mu Xiaoxiao also laughed, then turned around and took the blouse that Mu Luoluo was holding for the emperor to put on.

"If you really come to that point, it's better to pick a woman of the right age from the clan, make her a princess, and marry her relatives far away." The emperor sighed, and then patted the back of Mu Xiaoxiao's hand, "You rest, I will come and see you in the afternoon you."

"Yes, send it off to Your Majesty." Mu Xiaoxiao leaned down and straightened up until the emperor's figure was out of sight.

"Huh, I was scared to death." Mu Xiaoxiao let out a long breath of relief, "I shouldn't have talked too much if I knew it."

"It doesn't matter, Your Majesty just said it casually." Mu Luoluo smiled. Even though he said that, some people might hear something else.

"What are you doing today?" The emperor's departure made Mu Xiaoxiao relax a lot.

"Hazelnut cake, I often eat some every day." Mu Luoluo glanced out of the window calmly, the autumn insects have come to an end, maybe one day it will end suddenly.