Holding the Piano in the Red Chamber

In the sixth year of Guanghe, after the eldest prince had passed his fifth birthday, the second moving activity in the palace began.

Liu Guiren moved to the back hall of Changchun Palace, Liu Guiren was promoted to concubine, and lived in the main hall of Xianfu Palace; Chang concubine and Baoqin were both promoted to concubine status, and did not move.

Liu Guiren hated her teeth itchingly. When she moved out of Baoqin Palace, she was still a noble person. She could take away nothing but clothes, especially the sarcastic remarks Ling Changzai made, which made her unable to resist moving. Angry.

"Sister Liu has to be careful and hurry up. The third prince is only two years old, and there are still four years left. I don't know if my sister will have a chance."

What's this?I understand that it is a curse that she will not be promoted to concubine within four years, or return her own child!

On the day of leaving, Baoqin came to deliver it in person, smiling a bit like a queen, "Don't worry, Liu Gui, I will take care of Chongying, don't worry, I will definitely not hinder your mother-child relationship."

How many days can she be in her own palace in ten days?Liu Gui counted the number of people, and they didn't arrive in three days!This is the first one. The second one is about the prince’s education. He moved to the North Fifth School at the age of six, and then started school. But it’s too late to learn how to read at the age of six. I haven’t seen the empress, the frail and sickly eldest prince, write now. Everything written was praised by the emperor.

If she hadn't been watching, I don't know if Concubine He would have taught Chongying to read since she was three years old.If I went to Shangshufang at the age of six and didn't know a single word...

The pinch mark on Liu Guiren's palm became deeper and deeper, she turned her head and looked at the three big characters of Qixiang Palace, and said decisively: "Let's go!"

After the old people moved to the palace, the newcomers entered. There were eight newcomers in total, and the one who attracted the most attention was the concubine Guang, the second concubine with a title in history.The place where she lives is also very unpopular: the Yongshou Palace is closer to the Hall of Mental Cultivation than the Qixiang Palace of the concubine!And her treatment is so enviable.

According to law concubine, there are fourteen palace ladies and eight eunuchs. The number of her palace maids and eunuchs is the same as that of concubines and concubines. In addition, only one person lives in Yongshou Palace, which is really... so annoying !

No matter how much Hefei pleases the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother has already gone; no matter how much He Concubine pleases the Queen, the Queen also has her own son.She herself was getting older, and her majesty didn't go to her palace so often, so she finally sent a wolf away, but a tiger came again.

Concubine Guang came in despite the jealousy of the whole palace.

Concubine Guang is either a person who knows how to be a man, or someone who is flamboyant. As for why she said that, Gain packed her things and came out to meet the masters in the palace on the afternoon she entered the palace.

First of all, Kunning Palace, Shulan was also taken aback when she received the report from the palace maid, she really put in a lot of hard work, she only entered the palace in the morning, and she didn’t even have lunch yet, so she went to show her loyalty first up.

"Good luck, empress." Concubine Guang swayed and bowed down.

Shulan winked at the palace maid standing aside, and said with a smile: "Get up quickly. You have a heart, and it stands to reason that you can come in the morning. Didn't your aunt in the palace tell you?"

"My aunt said," Guangbi's voice became weaker and weaker, "it's just that my concubine has lost my mother, and I always feel uneasy."

Shulan doesn't particularly like this way of speaking, but she always remembers to laugh when she hugs the piano, so she covers half of her mouth with a handkerchief and whispers: "Looking at what you said, it makes me very happy."

"Your Majesty, this is a gadget from my family. Things in the south of the Yangtze River are better than dexterity. I hope you will accept it with a smile." The maid beside Guangbi presented a gift box.

Shulan asked someone to pick it up, and when she opened it, she saw that it was a small hollow bell. It was indeed as Concubine Guang said, with exquisite craftsmanship, and the animals carved on it were lifelike. When she held it in her hand, the sound was very crisp. "That's right." Shulan put the bell back into the box again, her tone was very sincere: "I don't want to keep you anymore, tomorrow is the official day, you are a newcomer, just don't come too late."

"More advice from your ladyship." Concubine Guang bowed again and withdrew.

Accompanying Concubine Guang came out was Nuan Nuan, a maid brought by her family. Seeing that there was no one around, she asked in a low voice, "Ma'am, do you want to go and see the two concubines?"

Concubine Guang shook her head, "Today is the first day, and it is enough to meet the queen, otherwise the queen will be unhappy. I will go to see other people tomorrow. As for Concubine He and Concubine Chang, Concubine He entered the palace early, and there are The two princes are in charge of palace affairs, and they are so close to the empress, so they naturally went to see her first."

In the early morning of the next day, not only Concubine Guang, but also Concubine He, who was said by everyone to be the last one to come every day because of the favor of the Empress, did not arrive so late.

With six old people in the palace and eight newcomers, the two rows of chairs in Kunning Palace were almost full. Shulan swept around the colorful flowers on the ground and said with a smile: "It's deserted." These years, it’s finally been lively.”

"Let's start with the old man first." Shulan said, "This is Concubine He." Holding the side of the piano head, she smiled at the newcomers very reservedly, pretending that we can also pretend.

After the introduction of the six old people, it's time for today's highlight, the newcomer.

"Concubine Guang."

She stood up and felt that all eyes were on her. Shulan smiled and said, "Go back and clean up. Your Majesty has turned over your sign. I have already used the seal."

Concubine Guang only felt that her face was about to burn, but when she saw the envious and jealous eyes of others from the corner of her eye, she became more and more complacent in her heart.

The rest are just small shrimps. After the introduction was done without pain, Shulan called out, her face aching from laughing.She pinched her already twitching cheeks, and said, "Go and clean up the tea and snacks, Concubine He will come over later."

But Baoqin didn't come as early as usual, she was stopped by concubine Guang when she just returned to the palace, to be exact, she was stopped at the door.Qixiang Palace and Yongshou Palace are next door, the two walked to the last intersection together, Concubine Guang said: "My concubine and concubine, I should go to your palace to pay your respects today, but Your Majesty ordered..." bowed her head shyly After a while, "I can only talk about it tomorrow."

"I think she wants to be angry with me, or it's because of me that I've sinned against her, but where did I get the chance?" Baoqin said while holding tea, "but there's nothing to be angry about."

"It must be that the family has invited a few maids and nuns who have gone out of the palace. I know you are favored." Shulan said, "Don't talk about her, she will move to the North Fifth Institute next year. What maturity do you have?" The prudent eunuchs and maids told me two. The eight wet nurses can be cut, and two more young eunuchs will fill the gap of 20 people."

"If you want me to say, it's best to choose a few new maids and eunuchs who have no relatives at home. The remaining few chiefs... There are still a few in the Empress Dowager's palace. You can send two more by your side. That's about it."

Shulan nodded and asked, "What's in the box you're holding?"

"I knew that there is absolutely no gift for things that have entered the empress's palace." Baoqin opened the box with a smile, "I'll give you a return gift for the matchmaker. He is satisfied, gentle and virtuous, and can take care of things, so he looks forward to adding a fat boy to our family next year."

Shulan glanced at her, "You belong to the emperor's family now."

Baoqin didn't answer, and opened the box, "There are twelve purses in total, I have been embroidering them for almost half a year. These six are for you, and these six are for the First Prince."

Shulan nodded in satisfaction, took out the bell that Concubine Guang gave yesterday, and said: "See, the gift I received yesterday is small and exquisite."

"Maybe it's because I'm dark." Baoqin took it and squeezed it in his hand and shook it, "Kids like to stuff everything into their mouths, so be careful."

Well, I can't say the words of forwarding it to you.

According to the timetable in the palace, the higher the official position, the earlier to get up, so the emperor was the first to get up, because someone was coming to pay his respects, and Shulan also got up earlier than usual, but the first to come was not the concubine, but the concubine. It was Xiao Hongzi, the eunuch next to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Guang suffered from the wind and cold last night, do you think it is..." she was sweating a little.

Shulan didn't speak, Xiao Hongzi bit the bullet and said: "What does His Majesty mean...or please ask for a delay for a day?"

Only then did Shulan nod her head, "Okay, follow His Majesty's wishes."

When the main hall was almost full of people, Shulan saw that they had prepared congratulatory gifts for Concubine Guang, and said, "Your Majesty sent someone here this morning, saying that Concubine Guang was caught in the cold, so she won't be coming today."

ah?No matter whether it was the concubine who prepared the gift or the words, she was a little surprised, but it was only the first day, and she was really brave enough.

Unexpectedly, before the buzz in the hall subsided, Concubine Guang entered the door accompanied by the voice of the young eunuch, and the scene was a bit cold for a while.

Shulan came to her senses in time, and said, "Didn't you say you won't be coming?" Baoqin gave her a quick wink. What the empress said was too straightforward. Shulan coughed and said: "Your Majesty said in the morning that you had a cold, and I was still thinking about it." Would you like to announce an imperial physician to show you, there is an imperial physician named Zhao in the imperial hospital, although he is a bit older, he is most experienced in treating wind and cold."

Concubine Guang said: "Your Majesty is sympathetic, but courtiers and concubines must be courteous."

Baoqin couldn't help rolling his eyes, this hand is really vulgar.

It's vulgar, but His Majesty likes it.Counting the various concubines in Ruicheng's history in detail, this one is really the only one who can do so well on the surface.

The few who came out of Guanghe Palace did not have this kind of opportunity. Except for the three who entered the palace later to paralyze the ministers, the remaining two were too low in status to dare to play this game, so the emperor fell deeply into it.

Of course, the queen will not say anything bad about her, "Your Majesty, when Sister Guangbi came in this morning, her face was still a little pale. Your Majesty, please take your time and don't tire people out. Speaking of which, Sister Guangbi has a really good temper." , came early in the morning to say hello, but I was moved." In Baoqin's words, we have to help her reach the peak early, and praise her so much that the emperor can't tolerate her little mistakes.

Ruicheng was also very happy, and when he turned around, he rewarded Concubine Guang with a jade screen.