Jinyiwei factory flower base love story

The day when the chrysanthemum appreciation event was held was a good day, the sky was high and the clouds were light, the wind was clear and the air was crisp, and Gu Huaiqing's mood was as clear as this weather. As soon as the chrysanthemum appreciation event was over, this mess could be settled.

The venue for the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Party was chosen in the Fuxiang Garden next to Taiye Pond. The spacious and quiet courtyard was bustling with beauties in costumes. There were hundreds of people, covering almost the entire capital, the royal family, famous ladies and noble ladies. In time, the clothes are fragrant and the shadows on the temples are full of jewels and jewels, competing for splendor.

The Chrysanthemum Appreciation Party is called Chrysanthemum Appreciation. In fact, not only chrysanthemums are appreciated, but also rare flowers and herbs collected from everywhere. The Queen Mother's favorite opera troupe, Qingchun Troupe, is also invited to perform on stage.

But the people who come here are not only for viewing flowers and listening to operas, the annual chrysanthemum viewing party is also a good opportunity to socialize.The ladies in the boudoir who are waiting to take advantage of this opportunity to show themselves, maybe they will be photographed by a lady, and they will be able to form a good marriage.

The more ambitious ones set their sights on the emperor.Although the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Club is a gathering for women and is presided over by the Empress Dowager, in order to show importance, the emperor will also come to show his face, give a compliment, and even serve as a guest for the selection of Kao.

In order to increase the fun, the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Club also has a repertoire - the selection of the annual flower king.Participants will provide the flowers they planted themselves, and finally the emperor will select No.1 among them, and the winner will get rich prizes.

The prize is second, the key is that the opportunity to show face in front of the emperor is too rare, the young and handsome emperor is very attractive in itself, even if the emperor doesn't like him, the woman who picks the leader will be famous because of it.

Compared with foreign women, concubines in the harem are more reluctant to miss this opportunity. Usually, if the harem woman wins the head, the emperor will stay in her palace that night to show his honor.Therefore, the empresses and concubines put all their energy into cultivating exotic flowers and plants at great expense, just to win the favor of the emperor.

Gu Huaiqing ignored these women's desire to compete for favor, and only focused on safety matters, hoping that things would go smoothly and that there would be no troubles. He would be Amitabha.

Seeing that most of the guests from outside the palace had arrived, Gu Huaiqing let the guests take their seats in order, and then invited the empress dowager, empress and concubines over.

According to the status, the empress dowager and empress are sitting first.

Empress Dowager Liang was wearing a deep blue Zhai gown with golden clouds and phoenix patterns, with a circle of white fox fluff on the collar, a crown of four phoenixes holding beads on her head, and a plain gold inlaid red jade on her forehead, which looked luxurious and compelling.

I heard that the Empress Dowager has been in poor health for the past two days and has been drinking medicine, but today she looks good. She is wearing the popular peach blossom makeup, with tall willow eyebrows flying slantingly, her face and neck are smeared white, and her cheeks are smeared. Peach red, with a plum blossom inlaid between the eyebrows, it is both noble and dignified, yet youthful.

On the contrary, the empress Zhang Shuzhen next to her, even with a thick layer of powder, could not cover up her sallow complexion and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, and the bright red empress court dress made her complexion even worse. Sitting with the empress dowager, she looked younger than The queen mother is a few years older.In fact, the queen is only 23 years old, only three years older than Xiao Jing.

Below the two queens, the concubines of the various palaces sat in turn.Not long after Xiao Jing came to the throne, there were not many concubines with ranks in the harem, only five people were present, and concubines below the fifth rank were not eligible to attend the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Party.

Among the concubines, the most eye-catching one is Concubine Ning. She is wearing a reddish purple shirt with multicolored phoenix embroidered on it. Not too bad.

Concubine Zhuang still maintains a fresh and natural color, wearing a sky blue wide-sleeved long dress, she looks as beautiful as a lotus, full of immortality.

Concubine Li was wearing a peach-pink short jacket and a pink-and-white silk skirt with silver trim. The pink and tender color set off her delicate face like a flower, so tender that water could be squeezed out.Lipin's brown curly-haired puppy named Longaner was lying beside Lipin's feet, running around lively.

At the other end, Concubine Shun in a light yellow dress and Concubine Fang in a blue dress are also beauties with their own characteristics, while Concubine De was absent because of a previous mistake and was grounded.

After everyone was seated, the maids of honor served tea one by one with silver kettles.

Empress Dowager Liang asked Gu Huaiqing, "When will the emperor come?"

As soon as this remark came out, many people's ears froze.Gu Huaiqing bowed back and said: "I would like to report to the Queen Mother that there are envoys from Qiuci coming to court today, and His Majesty will not come until evening to have dinner with you all."

Some people were a little disappointed when they heard that the emperor was going to be late.The Empress Dowager nodded casually, and said: "So, let's start without waiting for the emperor."

The Empress Dowager and the Empress ordered two plays each, and the popular Huadan from the Qingchun Troupe came on stage in full bloom, singing with a clear voice and melodious tunes.

All kinds of exquisite dim sum soups were brought up in an endless stream, but unfortunately, everyone present maintained a dignified posture. Even if the delicious food was only a symbolic bite, they stopped chopsticks. After all, all the present were ladies. He also didn't want to be seen as an ugly foodie, so Gu Huaiqing shook his head secretly, sighing the waste.

After eating snacks and drinking tea, taking advantage of the afternoon sunshine, the noble ladies hang out in the yard in twos and threes, admiring the rare flowers.And those who participated in the Huawang competition should seize the time to check their own flowers for the last time, so that the emperor can come out on top when he arrives.

For the sake of fairness, all the participating flowers are not labeled with the owner's name.However, as the organizer, Gu Huaiqing naturally knows who sent and selected which flowers.

For example, the Empress sent a plant of Wei Zi in full bloom. Wei Zi is rare, not to mention that it blooms in autumn, which is really rare. However, there is a special greenhouse in the palace, and the gardeners are very skilled. It is not difficult to make the peony bloom in autumn. .

The imperial concubine entered the competition with a pot of pink roses. It may not be appropriate to say that it is a rose, because its flowers are much larger than ordinary roses, and its fragrance is more intense.This flower is not produced in Daqi, but in Persia, and it is a tribute from foreign countries. It is commonly called Turkic Rose, and in the West it is also called Damascus Rose.The essential oil extracted from this flower is said to have an excellent skin care effect, so Concubine Ning is very fond of it. Xiao Jing gave her a few plants and kept them in Jingyang Palace. They have always been very precious.

In terms of rarity, other people's flowers are not as rare as queens and imperial concubines, but Li Concubine's flowers are also quite special, a small one is planted in a crystal bottle, the shape of the rhizome and leaves looks like a narcissus, but The flowers that bloomed were a bunch of small blue flowers.

Gu Huaiqing had never seen this kind of flower in the palace for many years, so he asked Concubine Li specifically, and found out that this kind of flower was produced in the West, don't call it Western Narcissus, there is a better name called hyacinth.

On a sunny afternoon, drinking tea, listening to operas, admiring flowers, and chatting are indeed a kind of enjoyment.

However, this peaceful atmosphere didn't last long, and suddenly an angry scold was heard: "Ah, you bastard!"

Gu Huaiqing looked around in astonishment, and saw that the brown curly-haired puppy raised by Concubine Li actually crawled into Concubine Ning's precious rose, and urinated in the flower pot in front of everyone.

Concubine Li Ning pampered and cared for this pot of roses on weekdays. It took a lot of effort to make it bloom fragrant and delicate flowers. She hoped to win the title of King of Flowers by relying on it, but she was spoiled by this little dog up.Although soaking in dog urine won't make the flower die, but this flower is going to be shown to the emperor later, how can it be shown to the emperor after being drenched in such smelly dog ​​urine?

Concubine Ning Gui was so angry that her petite body trembled, her phoenix eyes staring at the puppy almost burst into flames, but the puppy didn't realize that it had caused trouble, and even shook its curly hair triumphantly, barking twice. Voice.

Concubine Li at the side changed her pretty face in fright, and hurriedly asked the maid to get the puppy down, but the dog played happily, burrowing back and forth in the pot of flowers, so that its body was covered with petals.

"This beast, I want to beat it to death!" Concubine Ning Gui screamed, she took a bamboo pole herself, and was about to beat the puppy.

"No, empress, please calm down! The longan was not intentional!" Concubine Li begged, "Empress, please spare it, I will give you an apology!"

Concubine Ning is willing to agree: "Go away! I must kill this bastard today!"

Concubine Li had no choice but to block Concubine Ning in desperation, but Concubine Ning was used to being arrogant, seeing Concubine Li obstructing her, she became even angrier and pushed Concubine Li.

Concubine Ning is tall and powerful, while Concubine Li is petite and exquisite. Under this push, Concubine Li could not stand firmly and fell backwards. Behind her was the most rare pot of chrysanthemums in this chrysanthemum appreciation event. , called green clothes and red clothes.Concubine Li fell on it impartially, the flower pot was broken, and the poor chrysanthemum was crushed under her body.

Everyone gasped, who didn't know that the green dress and red dress was the queen mother's favorite, and she would scold people if she dropped a leaf, let alone being crushed by the whole plant!

This time, not only Concubine Li was dumbfounded, but Concubine Ning was also stunned.

Empress Dowager Liang noticed that there were two concubines arguing here, she got up and walked towards this side, but before she got close, such an accident happened, she watched her most beloved flower being crushed, the empress dowager was so angry Ah, the fire in my heart soared three feet high.

"What are you two doing, street shrews fighting? Do you still have a bit of self-cultivation and dignity as a concubine?"

Hearing the empress dowager's reprimand, Concubine Li was the first to react, and hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty: "I know I'm wrong, I beg the empress dowager to forgive me."

Concubine Ning Gui hesitated for a moment, then knelt down while clutching her lower abdomen: "Empress Dowager, calm down."

Concubine Ning's hesitation at that moment, and her attitude towards Qiao, made the queen mother even more dissatisfied.When the two were arguing, Empress Dowager Liang also saw it. It was obviously Concubine Ning who pushed people first, but now her attitude of admitting her mistake is not good. Isn't this just arrogance?

But as the saying goes, if you can't slap a slap, it's Concubine Li who crushed her chrysanthemum, and she was the one who argued with the imperial concubine. Under the watchful eyes of the public, two concubines arguing regardless of their appearance is really unseemly.

So the queen mother said: "You two kneel here for an hour, and reflect on yourself."

Concubine Ning Guifei and Concubine Li blushed as soon as this remark came out. It was too embarrassing to be punished in front of so many people, but the Empress Dowager had to follow the order!

Concubine Li didn't say anything, and knelt down obediently.

Concubine Ning Guifei panicked, worried that something was wrong with the fetus in her womb, so she begged: "Empress Dowager, my concubine is already pregnant, can you..."

The Empress Dowager's face darkened, and she said, "Hmph, so you can do whatever you want just because you're pregnant? Don't say you're just pregnant, even if you gave birth to a prince, you won't be allowed to be so arrogant!"

Gu Huaiqing was also caught off guard by this series of events, seeing Ning Guifei knelt down with tears in her eyes.Gu Huaiqing looked at the queen with his eyes. At this time, the queen should come out and say a few words. Although the queen is not favored, she is the emperor's official wife after all. Concubine Ning's children are also her children in name, and the queen has the responsibility to protect the emperor's heir.

However, the empress only said to the empress dowager: "The empress mother is happy and angry. It is because the concubines are not effective in controlling the harem that such a thing happened."

The queen pleaded guilty, but did not mention the noble concubine. After waiting for a while, Gu Huaiqing finally realized that the queen had no intention of interceding with the noble concubine.

But it's no wonder that the queen has been pressed on her head by the noble concubine for so long, and she even doesn't show her face in person. No matter how cowardly the queen is, she can't be so magnanimous. A little resentment.This is a good move, just to borrow the queen mother's hand to let out a bad breath.

Gu Huaiqing was helpless, the empress ignored it on purpose, the other concubines were not worthy enough and did not dare to offend the empress dowager, but he could not stand idly by, after all, it was the child that Xiao Jing had been looking forward to for a long time, although Concubine Ning was at fault, the child was innocent after all.

Gu Huaiqing raised the hem of his robe, knelt down and said, "Empress Dowager, please calm down. Although the imperial concubine is at fault, but for the sake of her being a dragon, please forgive her for now."

"Are you questioning Aijia?" The queen mother narrowed her eyes and sneered.

"I don't dare. I beg the Queen Mother to forgive me for Your Majesty's sake." Gu Huaiqing replied.

The Queen Mother looked up and down at the man kneeling in front of him. He was dressed in a red crepe unicorn robe, and his clear and dark eyes were proud and noble. Even when he was kneeling on the ground, his back was straight, as if nothing could make him bow down.

"When did Eunuch Gu actually speak on behalf of the emperor?" The queen mother sneered, "No matter how much the emperor favors you, you must not forget your identity. You are just a slave. Don't get too complacent! The emperor is young and kind, so he is used to it. Because you slaves are arrogant and lawless, today the Ai family will rectify and rectify on behalf of the emperor, so that you don't know the heights of the heavens and the earth, and don't take the rules seriously!"

The more the Queen Mother spoke, the more angry she became, her phoenix eyes seemed to be on fire, her rouged cheeks were like burning clouds in the sky, and she was so red that she was coquettish: "Come here, Gu Huaiqing's eyes are so disrespectful, you have spoken disrespectfully to the Queen Mother, and you will be punished a hundred times!"