foxy charmer

At the middle of the month, the city of Beijing fell the first snow in four years. For two whole days, the sound of snow falling never stopped.Under the gloomy clouds, the glazed tiles on the palaces and gardens in the Forbidden City lost their brilliance, and even the ten running animals looked listless and lacked dignity.

"Concubine Xue is auspicious."

"Where is the noble concubine, I want to see the noble concubine."

"The imperial concubine is taking a nap, the empress will come back later."

"No matter how late everyone is going to enter the palace, what are you going to sleep on!"

There was a little dispute in the corner of the Sixth Palace, but once the wind and snow passed, the noise was completely wiped out.

No one dared to act presumptuously in Yuhe Palace, even when the wind and snow were blowing by, they had to stop for a while.A troublemaker like today is the first one since Emperor Guangjing succeeded to the throne.

The servant girl couldn't stop her, so Concubine Xue pushed away the maidservant standing in front of her, and entered the gate of Yonghua Palace with her skirt.

There is heavy snow outside the door, and it is like warm spring inside the door.Copper silver wire charcoal basins are placed in the center and four corners, so it is difficult to keep a trace of cold in the bedroom.The door curtain was lifted, and the cold wind from outside wanted to sneak into the house, but seeing the warm warmth in the house, he turned around and left.

There is no incense in the room in winter, but the fragrance in the Yonghua Palace is very fragrant. It is the peak season of chrysanthemums.

Not only chrysanthemums, but the best things in the Fan Palace always get the first share in the Yonghua Palace.

The bead curtain on the moon gate was originally made of suet jade. Since the beginning of winter, it has been taken down because the owner lamented the paleness of winter, and replaced it with red agate. Each bead is the size of a longan, held in the hand, The grains are plump and round.

Behind the bead curtain, on the jade bed, the owner of the Yonghua Palace, Concubine Wang Gui of Emperor Guangjing, was taking a nap.When Concubine Xue came in, Mu Jin who was beside the noble concubine was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect that someone would dare to trespass into the imperial concubine's bedroom.

She stepped forward quickly, and lowered her voice, "Miss Xue, the imperial concubine is resting, please wait for important matters."

"I..." Concubine Xue pulled the handkerchief, wanted to go forward but was apprehensive, she flicked the steps above her head irritably, and could only ask, "When will the empress get up?"

"It's already up."

A slightly hoarse female voice came from the jade bed in the distance, with a hoarseness that had not yet woken up. The golden bell on the bedside moved, and Mu Jin quickly turned around and returned to the bedside to serve her.

Seeing that the imperial concubine had woken up, Concubine Xue was overjoyed, and she stepped forward, as if she had found a backbone.

"Your Majesty," she breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Majesty, you've finally woken up. There's a disturbance outside."

The bed curtain was opened, and the crimson cloud quilt in the jade bed fell a little bit. The noble concubine sat up with her body propped up. She didn't put on makeup, and her eyes were sleepy.But when those eyes were opened, it was as if the budding wintersweet branches had shaken off the first snow, and it bloomed amazingly.

The woman's right hand sticks out from the quilt, the palm is like a cloud, soft and delicate; the roots of the five fingers are like jade, and the nails are like the tips of lotus flowers, well trimmed and glowing with a touch of pink.

She woke up uncomfortably, when Mu Jin helped the imperial concubine get out of bed, the imperial concubine was covered with warmth from the silk quilt, she raised her hand after walking two steps and yawned sleepily.When the woman walked, she was not as strict as a regular concubine, as if she was stepping on the cotton every step, and every step she took revealed a soft and delicate air.

Not only everyone felt this way, but Emperor Guangjing even more so.When Concubine Wang was still in the Crown Prince's Mansion, the emperor felt sorry for the concubine's jade feet, and ordered the embroidery room to make shoes for her. The soles of the shoes should be padded with a few layers of soft cloth compared to ordinary shoes.

Mu Jin helped the imperial concubine to sit in front of the vanity mirror to do her makeup. After the imperial concubine sat down and saw Concubine Xue behind her in the mirror, she yawned again, and then lazily asked, "What's the matter?"

Concubine Xue came to the side of the noble concubine and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, the emperor is going back to the palace."

"There are still two months until New Year's Eve, it's time to go back to the palace." The imperial concubine lowered her head and asked Mu Jin to comb her hair.

"The emperor brought back a girl."

"There are so many wonderful people in the south of the Yangtze River. The emperor has been away for so long, so it's strange to bring back a girl." The imperial concubine turned her head to avoid the comb in Mu Jin's hand, "It hurts."

"It's not uncommon to bring back a girl, but have you ever heard of a commoner woman who was named the fourth concubine as soon as she entered the palace?"

The movements of Mu Jin's hands stopped, and she looked at Concubine Xue in surprise, "A commoner woman is named the fourth concubine the moment she enters the palace? How can there be such absurd things in the world? Your lord, since the beginning of the dynasty, only the Empress Dowager Renxi was conferred the concubine because of her father's death, how can there be any reason for entering the palace as the fourth concubine?"

"That's not it," Concubine Xue looked at the imperial concubine in front of the dressing table, "I've just entered the palace and I'm the fourth concubine, and half a step further up I'm the empress..." She stopped her voice and didn't dare to continue, Instead, he said, "The Empress Dowager and the courtiers were all dumbfounded. At this time, those Hanlins in the Imperial Academy were writing articles, and they were going to give advice after the emperor returned to the palace. Wang Shangshu is probably worried at this time, thinking about his empress."

Concubine Wang bowed her head to put on the armor for herself, and hummed, "You're right."

Concubine Xue was overjoyed, and leaned over, "What's your idea?"

"Mujin," Concubine Wang looked up, "Send a letter to your father, telling him to stay calm and not to mess with those idiots in the Imperial Academy. The real dragon emperor made a concubine, and the shrimp soldiers and crab generals underneath are still chattering. Just looking at it makes my heart burn."

Concubine Xue was stunned, "Ma'am, are you not in a hurry?"

"What's the rush?" Concubine Wang shifted her gaze slightly, her romantic and affectionate phoenix eyes turned to Concubine Xue, she laughed, and pointed her lower lip with her index finger, a little smeared on her lips. "It's not my new beauty, why should I be in a hurry, I'll take it with me in the next life, so it's not too late to be in a hurry."

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Xue whispered with a blushing face, "What are you talking about?" As a noble concubine, she is really not ashamed.

Concubine Wang turned her head back. She leaned in front of the mirror, tugged at her temples, and said, "Our emperor is not a reckless, lecherous and stupid king. The ministers of the previous dynasty bullied him and his foundation is unstable. The emperor's elbow. The emperor's life is difficult. Every step is on the tip of the knife, and he can't be more careful. His majesty who is so cautious has done such absurd and strange things. I can imagine how much he loves that woman .”

Mu Jin opened the new box and put the hairpins inside in front of the imperial concubine for her to choose.

The imperial concubine touched the hairpins one by one, and stopped on the last one, "Outsiders don't understand the emperor's difficulties, we must understand, otherwise the emperor will be very chilled."

She heaved a long sigh, "The emperor has not made a queen, it seems that I won't have to take care of that phoenix seal in a while."

"How could it be..." Concubine Xue took half a step back, "A mere commoner woman dares to covet the queen's throne?"

"What's wrong with commoner women?" After combing her hair in a bun, Concubine Wang raised her head to let Hibiscus put on her makeup. They are selected in the slums, so that the beauties selected will be naturally carved, and the queens selected will not attract foreign relatives to dominate."

She tidied up, was supported by Mu Jin, stood up, and walked to the kang bed, "Of course I am not in a hurry, anyway, with such a title of noble concubine, I won't starve to death when I grow old. As for you low-ranking concubines without children What will happen in the future, no one can say."

No sons and daughters, no position, when the emperor dies, the concubines should be driven to the cold temple to pray for the emperor until his death.

Concubine Xue's face turned pale, she was at a loss, she thought about it for a long time, but she still knelt down in front of the concubine, "Your Majesty, this concubine has followed you from the Prince's Mansion to now, you can't do nothing but do nothing, Your Majesty."

"How can I save you?" Concubine Wang Gui has already started looking at the collection in her private treasury, and is about to send it to the new commoner concubine, "I can't let you conceive, and I can't make you a fourth concubine, please. Wrong person, Concubine Xue."

"Then..." Concubine Xue hesitated for a while, tentatively looking at the face of the noble concubine, "If the concubine wants to go up, the empress will not be unhappy."

Emperor Guangjing didn't have a queen, so the east and west palaces were all taken care of by Concubine Wang. The concubine was tough and managed the harem very properly.If she wanted to pull the new concubine down, she would not be able to do it secretly without the concubine's acquiescence.

Concubine Xue's words hoped that Concubine Wang Gui would turn a blind eye to what she did, and even secretly add fuel to her fire.

The imperial concubine turned a page, "You go your own way, what are you doing to me."

Concubine Wang acquiesced.

Concubine Xue understood, stood up and bowed, "Since that's the case, the concubine will leave."

She was not very satisfied with her departure, she had hoped that the imperial concubine would take the lead in the charge, but she didn't want the imperial concubine to hang herself high, and only let them be pawns.However, no matter how dissatisfied Concubine Xue was, she had to admit that Concubine Wang Gui was right.

Concubine Wang is a noble concubine who can stay in the palace to be admired even after the emperor dies; Concubine Xue is just a concubine without children, she has to climb up the ranks.Fortunately, a contender for the next position appeared out of nowhere, and the imperial concubine felt somewhat dissatisfied. After she entered the palace, she might have to teach her a lesson secretly.

Mu Jin sent Concubine Xue out, and when she came back, she had a sad expression on her face, "Your Majesty, you are already a fourth concubine before entering the palace. This is an unprecedented thing. I am afraid that this person is not good for your empress..."

Concubine Wang Guifei who was sitting on the kang bed heard the words and smiled indifferently, "How can it be disadvantageous, what if she can force me?"

"Your Majesty," Mu Jin said helplessly, "this servant is serious."

"Don't worry," the imperial concubine tilted her body while hugging the soft pillow, she waved her hands perfunctorily while looking at the collection booklet, "If she really rapes me, I will call you."

……

The sixth day of the middle month, the second day after Emperor Guangjing returned to Beijing

Concubine Wang woke up on the bed, she rubbed her eyes, and asked in a daze, "Mujin, what time is it?"

"It's still early, my lady will sleep for a while."

"Hmm..." Concubine Wang closed her eyes again after hearing the answer, the cold wind was howling outside, she shrank under the quilt.

shrunk in...

There was a delicate and warm touch under her hands, and Concubine Wang jumped up suddenly, staring at the bulging quilt beside her and screaming, "Who are you!"

The girl lying in the bed was so disturbed by the scream that she opened one eye, she yawned, and slowly crawled out half of her shoulders, like a turtle poking its head out of its shell, slowly and slowly .

The girl pulled out a hand and waved at Concubine Wang, but her head drooped in sleepiness, and she murmured to herself, "Morning, Empress Concubine... Wanli is the first to greet you... "

The author has something to say: Cherish the methodical, strategizing, and noble concubine at this time.