half life slave

In June, Fantine's happy event was ushered in the palace again. As the grand maid serving in front of the imperial court, she was allowed to marry from the Fourth House of Ganxi under the permission of Shen Huien, which was considered a unique honor and dignity.

It was originally planned to give her a gift, but on that day, Rong Yu unfolded a hand-painted portrait and gave it to her. He specially chose her with a delicate face, standing on tiptoes, and reaching out to touch the eyebrows - that was her. The gestures he usually made towards the small palace people were both angry and happy.

The technique is not available in this era. Only a charcoal pencil is used to outline the whole picture. To put it bluntly, it is the sketch of later generations.

Fantine only felt it was fresh at first, but after a while she seemed to be reluctant to part with it, almost shed tears, and explained to her with a smile, "I wanted to draw you in a more dignified way, but in doing so, you will lose your own flavor. This can be regarded as you in my brother's eyes, I hope you like it."

"Of course I like it, you really look alike in your painting," Fantine praised sincerely, "it's like, I look at myself in the mirror."

"Fortunately, I drew it." Rong Yu pursed his lips and smiled, "I just hope that Brother-in-law Sun won't be angry when he sees it. I actually drew his lady so lively."

Fantine blushed, "What does he know? Just like my brother, he can only dance with a gun and stick. He won't do these gentle things anymore."

Even though she said so, on the fifth day of the lunar new year, surrounded by everyone, she was still wearing a scarlet silk unicorn gown with sleeves, covered with brocade burdens of King Wen's hundred sons, reluctantly bid farewell to Shen Hui, and went to the bridal sedan chair.

Since Fantine's marriage, the life of Rong and the inner palace has become quieter.Shen Hui had already ordered the Bureau of the Shang Palace to select another female historian to fill the vacancy, but it seemed difficult to satisfy him after searching for several.

It happened that he was not on duty one day, and he changed clothes in his room. Ruo Zhu, the maid of Dongnuange, came to knock on the door in a panic, saying that the emperor lost his temper suddenly for some reason, and the people in front of the palace were astonished, and they didn't know how to persuade him .

He was amazed in his heart, and hurried to Nuan Pavilion, and saw Shen Hui sitting in front of the mirror, with his black hair undulating, all the maids in the hall were kneeling on the ground, all silent.

Silently signaled everyone to back down, Rong Yu walked over, knelt and sat beside him, "What makes the emperor unhappy, can you tell me?"

Shen Hui's face was stern, and when he heard the question, he seemed to relax for a moment, turned his head, and complained, "Fantine is gone, and there is no one around me who can comb hair."

Is it for such a reason?It really made people speechless, Rong Yu tried his best to restrain the urge to laugh, picked up the jade comb he threw on the ground, and said softly, "Your servant has the courage to try, if the comb is not good, please punish the emperor."

Shen Hui turned his head to the side, eyes full of suspicion, "Can you comb your hair?"

After hesitating for a moment, Rong Yu replied, "I have combed my sister before." After a pause, he bowed his head and said again, "Please forgive me, the minister should not mention my sister at this time."

Comparing others to others is somewhat disrespectful, and I don't know if he will care about it when he is furious at the moment.

Shen Hui sneered, turned around, his face softened, "It's okay, you don't have to be so careful all the time, I don't blame you."

Rong Yu relaxed, picked up the jade comb, and combed his hair as gently as possible, the ink-like black hair bloomed in front of his eyes, strands and strands seemed to be everywhere.

He couldn't help but wonder why he didn't summon Qin Ruozhen. After hearing this, he just sneered, "The empress asked me to entrust Qin Taiyue to enter Shangzhu Kingdom and give him a grand tutor. Their Qin family is not greedy enough, and they don't know How much does it take to reach out to be satisfied."

It turned out that he was angry because of this, and Rong Yu thought it over and said, "Shangzhu Kingdom is just an honorary title. The title of Taifu has not yet been given by civil servants in the dynasty. Just submit a letter to reject it.”

Shen Hui snorted, "I didn't care about this kind of false title at first, but it's another matter for the Qin family to ask me for it! I've only been married for a long time, and the queen dares to ask me for it blatantly. After giving birth to an imperial heir, I'm afraid she will force me to establish a heir immediately!"

I don't know if it's anger or worry, his shoulders trembled slightly, Rong Yu could feel his hidden anxiety and fear, and said in a gentle voice, "Although the emperor's heir comes from the Qin family, in the final analysis, he is still the emperor's blood. Your heir."

Shen Hui shook his head disapprovingly, "The royal family, parents and brothers are unreliable, and children are also unreliable! Anyone who can compete with me is unreliable!" He suddenly turned his head and looked straight at Rong Yu, "Only you are like this, never The one who will fight with me and stay by my side forever is the most reliable."

What he said made Rong Yu's movements froze, and then he half-disguised a smile with his head bowed. He felt a bitterness overflowing from his throat, but he had no words to answer.

Afterwards, the cabinet and the officials debated several times, and Qin Taiyue asked for a letter of thanks and seal, Shen Hui was half-pushed and half-down, and finally drafted an order to bestow Qin Taiyue as the upper pillar state.

So far, the matter that made him unhappy had just come to an end. However, he was dissatisfied and began to gradually alienate Qin Ruozhen, so that everyone in the palace could feel it.

By the end of July, Shen Hui had even adopted the advice of the Ministry of Rites, and in order to follow the ancestral system and extend the imperial heirs to accept the harem, the first batch of two concubines were selected to serve as the inner court, namely, Xie, the second daughter of the Duke of Li, and Concubine Hui; Zhan Shi, the younger sister of the University of Martial Arts Hall, has to be concubine.

Perhaps because of threats from others in the harem, and Shen Hui's deliberate neglect, Qin Ruozhen endured for a long time, and finally couldn't sit and watch calmly.

When she let go of her inherent arrogance and took the initiative to show her favor, Rong Yu was accompanying her attendant Shen Hui to review the memorabilia in the East Nuan Pavilion.Shen Hui pondered for a moment, then nodded lightly, signaling the servant to summon him.

Qin Ruozhen came in step by step, with only the court lady Mingxia behind her.With a bright smile, she greeted Shen Hui with a dignified manner, without any hint of flattery in her conversation.Ling Rongyu suddenly remembered what Fantine had said about her in the past, when the queen and the emperor get along, it is not like a concubine meeting the king, but more like an ordinary wife showing concern for her husband.

Rong Yu waited for her to ask Ann, and then saluted her. Qin Ruozhen cried out with a smile, and even looked at him with rare warmth.

She motioned Mingxia to put a red peacock and peony plate on the imperial case, and opened it with her own hands, "It's almost autumn, and the emperor usually doesn't have a good appetite at this time, this dessert is made according to the method of the Qin family. I have boasted that it is different from the ones in the palace." She took out the tin teapot and cup, poured a cup and served it in front of Shen Hui, "This is Yunnan pu tea, which is the most nourishing for the stomach. Your Majesty, try it. If it is good, your minister The concubine asked someone to bring in some more."

Seeing that the teacup was still steaming slowly, Shen Hui just murmured and didn't intend to drink it.

Rong He took the opportunity to look into the food box, and there were four kinds of snacks inside, jujube paste rolls, rose cakes, butter fried qiaoguo, and glutinous rice snowflake cakes.He knew in his heart that Shen Hui would not taste these pastries either.

He really didn't mean to take a bite, but smiled slightly, "Thank you Queen for thinking about it, I just used it well for dinner tonight, and I can't eat it right now, so let's put it away for now. The weather is getting colder now. Lu Zhong, you should go back earlier and rest."

Qin Ruozhen's face froze, and she nodded for a while, the smile on her face was no longer as bright as when she first came in, "The emperor also finished approving the papers earlier, so don't be too tired." Fu looked at Rong Yu again, and told him Said, "Be good at serving, and don't let the emperor work too hard." After finishing speaking, he gave a little blessing before leaving.

Before turning around, she half-turned her eyes, and took a deep look at Shen Hui. With just this one look, Rong Yu, who was standing beside him, could see clearly that there was an indelible tenderness in that gaze.

Rong Yu suddenly felt something in his heart, thought for a moment, then looked at Shen Hui's face, and finally swallowed the words that were about to rush out.

He was able to press down his thoughts, but Qin Ruozhen couldn't let go. Not long after, news spread that Shen Hui was at Concubine Hui's place in Xiefang Palace, and she stayed there for three consecutive days, even allowing her to freely enter and leave the Hall of Mental Cultivation privilege.

Concubine Hui was originally a charming beauty, her gestures and gestures were quite flattering, and in terms of appearance, she was far superior to the empress.

Not to mention Qin Ruozhen's appearance, she has been handsome since she was a child, except that she had affectionate expectations for her husband, most of the time she had a cold look on her face.Maybe it's because playing the role of the mother of the country is too deep into the drama, the whole person is more calm than lively, not like a lively and charming girl in her teenage years, but more like a Bodhisattva painted with lacquer and gold in a temple, which is really hard to get close to.

Concubine Hui was favored as soon as she entered the palace, she could not help becoming arrogant, and her words often brought out some mean words, which made the queen want to get angry, but because of her status, she couldn't care too much about a concubine .

However, Qin Ruozhen is not a muddleheaded person after all, he has endured it for less than ten days, and is ready to completely forget the ancient teachings about good wives and beautiful concubines.

So it was not surprising that Rong Yu was summoned by the queen again.He could think of what was going on, and since he served the emperor personally, no one knew better than him what the emperor liked or disliked.

Qin Ruozhen also got straight to the point, and asked with a bit of resentment, "I feel that there is no place for me to treat you poorly. I didn't expect that Rong Yu still couldn't make friends with me. I said I would rely on you to help me, but you would rather help Concubine Hui. I also don't want to have a few more words with Bengong, it can be seen that this empress, Bengong, is really unpopular."

It's hard to decide the severity of these words, I'm afraid that the servant next to him will kneel down on the ground in fear and fear, expressing his loyalty with great reverence.However, she was tolerant and understood that she wanted something from herself, so she reminded her with a strange tone of yin and yang.Although he couldn't make a gesture of surrender, he could still show some sincerity anyway.

"My Majesty's words, I dare not answer. You are the master of the harem, the mother of a country, and the example of all peoples. I should respect you. If your Majesty has an order, I will never dare to shirk. Whatever you want me to do, just say it clearly."

Qin Ruozhen smiled, and felt that his manner of not flattering or servile was worthy of admiration from the bottom of his heart.It's just a pity that such an elegant and handsome person was entrusted with the life of a slave. Fortunately, the emperor is willing to protect him, which is considered a blessing in misfortune.

"Since that's what I said, I'm willing to believe you. It's just that the day before yesterday, I heard that Concubine Hui went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to give the emperor a bowl of soup. Fangdian, is this true?"

Seeing her face and nodding her head, she went on to say, "I was rejected by the emperor that day, and you saw it. Let me ask you, what is the difference between what I did with Concubine Hui? It's not a big deal." Are you willing to tell the truth about difficult problems?"

Rong He smiled with his lowered eyes, and suddenly felt a subtle sense of irony. The person in front of him, as a wife, actually wants to ask a servant to ask her husband's preferences, so what is he? Second, no one is qualified to be number one?

Pulling back his far-fetched thoughts, he raised his hand, "Then forgive me, and tell the empress some of the emperor's food preferences in recent years. In fact, the emperor doesn't pay much attention to it, but it's all about small details. For example, drinking Tea never likes to be too hot. All freshly brewed tea must be placed in a cup before drinking; the same is true for refreshments, and desserts are always sweet and salty. If there is only one kind The taste will be disliked. If you think about it, what the empress gave you that day probably lost in this ring."

Qin Ruozhen was thoughtful, and muttered to himself for a long time, "So, I think it's because I didn't think so. When I was a guest in the Qin Mansion that year, he praised the small kitchen for making better dim sum than the palace. I remember , It’s just a few things I sent that day, but I haven’t forgotten what he said.” He sighed sadly, shook his head and smiled, “Maybe it’s been a long time, I’ve misremembered it, maybe people’s tastes, It’s really going to change.”

Not only the taste, but the people's hearts are not the same again and again?She thought of the past, Shen Hui didn't say he was obedient to her, but he was tender and compassionate to her. Since when did she become so indifferent, she really couldn't figure it out.

The empty eyes turned unconsciously, and fell back on Rong Yu's face for a long time, and suddenly became sharper in an instant, she stared blankly at his elegant eyebrows, feeling an indescribable boredom and disgust in her heart.

After Rong and resigned, Mingxia looked at Qin Ruozhen's face and carefully asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to follow what he said and prepare some refreshments for the Lord Long Live?" Seeing that the master was silent, she Biting her lip and thinking for a while, she said again, "How much trust can Lin Rongyu say? Maybe Concubine Hui also asked him to beat her?"

Qin Ruozhen's eyebrows tightened suddenly, and she suddenly scolded, "These things are your responsibility. If you are willing to put your heart into it, why should I save face and ask an servant. I don't bother to be those concubines. Cheng Huan's deeds are due to the fact that I am the emperor's wife, and the others are just slaves serving the emperor."

After she finished speaking, she sat up abruptly, flicked her wide sleeves, turned around and went into the inner hall.