Holding the Piano in the Red Chamber

The first morning of becoming a concubine was no different from the past. The sun rose as usual and shone brightly and warmly on the palaces of the Forbidden City.

The above is a bit literary, Baoqin followed Shulan, Yuanchun and Qingmei almost walked side by side arm in arm, and walked out of Kunning Palace all the way to Compassionate Palace.

The news that the emperor and Baoqin didn't have sex last night had already reached the Queen Mother, because the nanny sent to collect the Xipa last night returned without success, so the emperor went out and said, "I... last night... ...In short...it's not..."

The problem is the emperor?The queen mother is a little worried, how old is her son, the first emperor seems to be over forty...or call the imperial doctor to see?

Therefore, when Shulan brought people over, the queen mother couldn't help feeling a little guilty and sympathetic.

Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that Liangxue and Liangqian helped her up before the ceremony of holding the piano was over.

But the faces of the remaining two concubines were a little sour: they are fine, what's wrong with kowtowing...

The queen mother took the hand holding the piano, and pulled her directly to her side, her small hands were smooth, if only she could transfer the Qi to her son.

Baoqin lowered his head shyly at the right time, held his breath and blushed again, seeing Yuan Chun dumbfounded, would you be shy?You were not at all embarrassed when you choked on the two of us just now.

There was a bit of silence in the Compassion Ning Palace, no one dared to speak first unless the Queen Mother opened her mouth, but the Queen Mother was also thinking about what to say.Did you sleep well last night?Wouldn't it be nice to even think about it? On the wedding night in the bridal chamber, I sat alone until dawn.

So the topic of sleeping can't be mentioned at all.

Not to mention the emperor!

The Empress Dowager looked at the empress who was sitting first on the right, her face was expressionless, while Dong Qingmei and Jia Yuanchun, who were sitting on the left, had slightly more expressions on their faces. "What good things did Shulan give you?"

Shulan smiled and said: "I'll send her to the palace in a while. It's enough for the two maids of the concubine to support her well. It's tiring to walk with things in your hands."

Finally opened the chatter box, "Shulan is still thoughtful." The queen mother smiled and said: "I will send someone to send it to you in a while."

Baoqin looked up and then lowered his head, vividly interpreting the mood of being curious about the reward, but shy and afraid to speak.

Qingmei opened the mouth first and said: "I have also prepared good things, and my sister will see them when she gets back."

Baoqin said thanks.

Yuan Chun glared at Qing Mei, she was a younger sister just now, but now she has become an older sister.But now it's time to speak up, and if you don't speak up, you will be narrow-minded, so you forced a smile and said, "I'm ready too."

Well, for concubines who have a limited number of times to speak in the Empress Dowager's Palace, this sentence is completely useless to help score points.

The Empress Dowager wanted to hold Qin to ask questions, but after thinking about it, she would ask her son to clarify first, and then said: "Okay, you all have a lot of things in the palace, so you don't need to accompany me."

Shulan took the three of them to leave, but was speechless all the way.Going north from the Empress Dowager’s Palace, the wall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation is on the right. When you reach the first fork in the road, turn left again and you will find the Qixiang Palace. Retire."

Shulan hummed coldly, and Huiyan and Huiting supported her to move forward slowly.

There are three people left, Yuan Chun will not talk about it, just ignore it if you can, Qingmei, at least show a superficial peace, Baoqin smiled at her and said: "I'll go back first."

"Sister? You can be an older sister when you get older." Yuan Chun said angrily, "It's more like being called aunt."

She only took two steps while holding the piano, so she heard everything clearly, she turned her head and said: "If the young master is willing, you can also call twice in front of the empress dowager."

Yuan Chun stopped talking, Qing Mei pulled her forward two quick steps.

"Why did you offend her?" Qingmei whispered, "The limelight is in full swing."

Why didn't Yuanchun understand this truth, but how could it be so easy to control, she was her servant girl earlier, it's only been more than two years now, not only is she on an equal footing, but she's also subdued herself.

"I know." Yuan Chun said: "But how old she is, her appearance is not much better, and she still has a title. It's not like you and me, a Dong concubine and a Jia concubine."

Speaking of this, Dong Qingmei was also a little frustrated, and the two walked forward a few steps in silence. "So what if you have a title, His Majesty didn't have one last night..."

This is a killer weapon, Yuan Chun is elated, if His Majesty does not follow her... then she will not be able to have children, no children, even if His Majesty gives her the title of year, she will be destined to chant scriptures in the Great Buddha Hall in the future!

Just like Xiu Huang who shared a room with her back then, now she is reciting scriptures in the Great Buddha Hall behind the Compassionate Ning Palace, and she has to be a vegetarian. Except for her hair, she is no different from her aunt.

In the Palace of Mercy Ning, the Empress Dowager was also asking the emperor this question, "Ruicheng, you last night..."

Even the Queen Mother didn't know about Ruicheng's liking for yam and jujube paste cakes, and pushing this kind of thing to food was a bit against the emperor's manly character.

So Ruicheng said solemnly: "Mother, I only remembered this when I went to Qixiang Palace last night, holding the piano... If it is true what the queen said, she must be protected. If Rong Chong is too However, what should she do if she spends all her energy in the harem? What if her luck is damaged?"

What the son said made sense, the queen mother smiled and said: "My son is thoughtful." But just as the words fell, the queen mother frowned, "But if someone thinks you look down on her, what should you do if you reject her in words and actions?" good?"

Ruicheng's face froze, and he justified randomly: "I just go to sit around from time to time, so I won't make her feel left out."

"You just know what's in your heart." The queen mother smiled, "This child will not let me be wronged..." The queen mother told the emperor what she said about the second-rank servant in the morning. The mother and son laughed for a long time, and the queen mother said again: "She also sent someone to order the imperial dining room to serve her a plate of yam and jujube cake every two or three days." The queen mother wondered: "Is this cake so delicious? After eating, I also tasted it curiously, the yam paste on the outside was light and a bit fishy, ​​and the date paste inside was too sweet..."

Ruicheng can't listen anymore, once every three days, so happy~

Holding the piano and returning to Qixiang Palace, the maid An Jie stepped forward and said: "My lord, just now the empress dowager and empress sent someone to send a reward, and there are also congratulatory gifts from the two young lords."

Baoqin nodded, sat down on the chair in the middle of the main hall, and said: "First take the one sent by the queen to have a look."

Not long after, An Jie came over with a wooden box tied with a ribbon.When I opened it, I found a black whip. I didn't know what it was made of. I held the piano and stretched out my hand to feel it. It was soft but hard, and the toughness was not bad when I took it out.Baoqin rolled the whip into a ball and put it back into the box, saying: "Take it down and put it away."

The rest of the gifts from the Queen Mother were more practical, from jewelry to fabrics, and there were quite a few golden locks.What Qingmei and Yuanchun gave were a pair of jade hairpins, they held the piano to read it, wrote the list by themselves, and put away the things.

There was nothing to do until lunch, sitting in the small study with Baoqin, and counted his property.

In Qixiang Palace, she lives in the main hall, with five rooms, one of which is for receiving guests, two rooms on the east side are her bedroom and study, one room on the west side is where her twelve maids live, and one room is a small warehouse.

From entering the palace with Yuanchun in February of the previous year to now, the property she has saved is almost 5000 taels in cash alone, and the palace will not treat people badly. In other words, food, clothing, housing and salary are all covered. , I really don't understand how Yuanchun spent so much money.

After half an hour, when the chiming clock struck the hour, he held the piano and called Wen Jing and Rong Xi to come out, and said, "Come with me to the Palace of Compassion and Ning."

These two people who were originally from the Palace of Compassion and Ning, after holding the zither to become concubines, the Empress Dowager was afraid that the newcomer would not be served properly, so she asked the two little maids who followed her from the Palace of Compassion and Ning to come along.Anyway, there are many maids in the Compassionate Ning Palace, so there is no rush to make up for it slowly.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the Compassionate Ning Palace, Baoqin saw Liangxue rushing out, the two met each other, and Liangxue was overjoyed: "The Empress Dowager just said that she can't eat without you, so she called me I went to look for it. Coincidentally, I saw it as soon as I went out."

Liangxue entered the Palace of Compassionate Ning holding the piano, the Empress Dowager was overjoyed when she saw it, and said repeatedly: "You are still filial."

Baoqin stood up next to the Queen Mother, and said with a smile: "I thought about it too~ Putting it in your palace, I can eat a few more dishes, right?"

After serving the Empress Dowager after lunch, she hugged the piano and said, "The weather is fine today, and the imperial doctor also said that he wants to go out for a walk. Let's go to the Royal Garden?"

The queen mother smiled and nodded, holding the piano and helping the queen mother, the two followed a long line of court ladies to the imperial garden.

The Empress Dowager said: "Yesterday was your official day, so I didn't have the heart to ask you to come here. Cough, that's what happens when you become a concubine, you can live your life as you want."

Baoqin echoed: "That is, I will come to your place for dinner tonight?"

The Queen Mother smiled and patted her hand.

After walking two steps, the Empress Dowager suddenly raised her head to look at the sky, and said, "At this time...you want to go to the Royal Garden to see the beautiful girl."

Baoqin lowered his head and smiled, "Don't you want to go and take a look, look at the charming little girl, you will feel better."

The Queen Mother also thought about the same reason, the emperor also gave her a task, and she had to look at the character of those beautiful girls who were going to stay in the palace. You have to teach them well.

The royal garden is really lively.

Except for the queen and Zhenli, who was almost six months old, the remaining concubines in the harem were all down.

In fact, there were only two, but who knows if they had the idea of ​​frightening the show ladies, each of them brought six maids in.Of course, this may also have the opposite effect. For example, those who are particularly motivated will think: If I become a concubine, I can be like them.

When I walked in, it was already November. Baoqin and the Queen Mother both wore padded jackets, and the Queen Mother had a fox fur cape on her shoulders. Yuanchun and Qingmei were still in single clothes. , but the nose is red and the voice is a bit stuffy.

Seeing the Empress Dowager coming, Qingmei and Yuan Chun hurriedly came to salute, saying: "The Empress Dowager is auspicious." Feeling a little unwilling, Baoqin stood beside the Empress Dowager, as if saluting her.

Talking to the queen mother, Baoqin's tone was lighter, but with the two in front of him, Baoqin pressed down slightly, "Concubine Dong, Concubine Jia, you two are wearing so little clothes, aren't you cold?" Hit the one who has a good relationship with Dong Bin, but she always appears with Yuan Chun, alas.

The two teams merged into one team, followed by a long line of court ladies and eunuchs, who continued to wander in the imperial garden. The chattering voices of the beautiful ladies in front could already be heard. When the path turned around, the aunt who took them saw that it was the queen mother, and immediately knelt down. down.

Suddenly fell to his knees.

Baoqin couldn't help but glance at Yuan Chun, who knew that Yuan Chun was also looking at her.

Times have changed, and things have changed.