Empress and concubine

"Your Majesty is busy today, why don't you rest earlier, and you will go to the Empress Dowager tomorrow." Zi Yan came in from the outside, and the first thing she said when she saw Chu Yao was this.

Chu Yao smiled when she heard the words, pointed at Zi Yan and shook her head, "Ma'am, I came here because she was worried about me, and she didn't quite get used to it, so she asked you to come and be my company, but she didn't know that the first sentence was to ask me to rest earlier, but she refused Say a few more words with me," Chu Yao said, and looked at Ziyan with a smile, before making a gesture of self-pity, "But I haven't seen you for a year or two, and even Ziyan is unfamiliar with me. You don't even want to talk to me any more." Chu Yao said, and took the brocade handkerchief that was put aside, pretending to wipe away tears.

Zi Yan hadn't seen Chu Yao for a long time, but there was nothing unfamiliar with him in the correspondence. It was just that he was not used to it when he first met. I gave up, seeing Chu Yao's 'pretentious' at this moment, I just felt it was funny for a while, and I couldn't help but brought some old appearances.Immediately, he walked to Chu Yao's side, pulled the brocade handkerchief from Chu Yao's hand, threw it aside, and said angrily, "In the past, I might not even be able to drink hot water when I was with my wife. If you have free time, you will naturally have to take a good rest." Zi Yan glanced at Chu Yao, gloating, "You see me now and want to say a few more words, I'm afraid you just want to rest tomorrow."

Chu Yao was lost as a 'guy' by Ziyan, so she stopped acting. After hearing Ziyan's words, she remembered how busy she was when she was in charge of the palace, and also thought that now is the time when the old and the new are changing, and she is even more hectic. The Empress Dowager would make troubles from time to time, probably as Zi Yan said, tonight is considered a rest, and in the daytime tomorrow, she will take on the responsibility of being the first concubine of the future emperor who has not yet been canonized, so And no longer refute Zi Yan, "That's all, you are an 'old man', so naturally listen to you."

"In just a month or two, I'll be an old man," Zi Yan smiled helplessly, and called Hong Zhu and the others to come in and wait for Chu Yao to rest.

Chu Yao lay on the bed, waited for Zi Yan to come over, and tucked the quilt for herself with her own hands, Fang smiled, "It is my honor for the future first female official to come and tuck the quilt for me."

Hearing this, Zi Yan was both funny and ashamed, "You always want to think about these things," and said, "Although Madam said that she has told you everything about the palace, after all, it's just Words, even if there are pictures, are not true, you should rest well today, and tomorrow I will recognize people with you."

Chu Yao agreed, Zi Yan just went down, and when she left, she took a lamp out, and the whole room became much darker immediately.

Chu Yao lay on the bed, closed her eyes, and didn't fall asleep right away. Instead, she recalled the scene when she returned to the palace in the afternoon...

After hearing the singing that resembled Concubine Yun, about an hour later, she entered the palace, got off the carriage at the forbidden gate that separated the front and rear palace, and saw Zhao Yi standing inside the gate with a smile on her face.

The forbidden door is vermilion, with a large lock that has been used for many years, separating the harem from the former court all the year round. The forbidden door is rarely opened, and most of the times, it is because there are one or two more sisters in the harem. Just two new bloody battles.Now, in order to welcome Chu Yao, the forbidden gate is wide open. Behind the gate is a long street that has almost no end. The small gates do not open directly to the long street, but with their backs to the long street. There are countless forks in the long street leading to these palaces, and there are small roads and gardens connecting each palace. There are few people on the road.But every time a concubine attends the bed, there will be a palace carriage carrying the beautiful concubine from one end of the long street to the other. The bell of the Cheng'en palace carriage can be heard throughout the palace, so this long street is also called Cheng'en Road. It is the beginning and end of the life of the harem concubine.

At this time, Chu Yao was standing outside the door, while Zhao Yi was standing inside the door with a smile, behind him was the long Cheng En Road.Chu Yao got out of the car with Hongzhu's support, and didn't greet Zhao Yi first, but looked behind her first, the closed and invisible main entrance leading to the outside of the palace, and then looked around, because When I arrived, the palace servants who kneeled respectfully on the ground to pay respects, just now looked at Zhao Yi again, with a smile on their face, and walked into the forbidden door step by step.

Zhao Yi saw Chu Yao walking beside her, so she couldn't help stretching out her hand, and pulled Chu Yao to look up and down, "I'm alone in the mansion, and I don't know how to take good care of myself. I really should hit him."

When Chu Yao heard this, she hurriedly said coquettishly, "Your Majesty said that I lost weight, are you willing to punish me?"

"Remember this time, if you commit the crime again in the future, you will be punished together," Zhao Yi pulled Chu Yao to stand side by side with him, and asked the guard who was waiting on the side, "Why isn't Wen Yuan here?"

The guard listened to Zhao Yi's question and hurriedly said, "Go back to Madam, His Royal Highness has ordered you to go directly to the main hall first, so after entering the palace just now, His Highness and Madam Chu have already separated into two paths."

Zhao Yi nodded, didn't say much, and only gave Zi Yan a wink at her side.

Ziyan understood, and hurriedly bowed down to Chu Yao, only saying, "Your Majesty is welcome back to the palace."

All the attendants naturally looked forward to Zi Yan's lead and congratulated Chu Yao together. These dozens of people congratulated together, and the momentum was enough.

Chu Yao gave Zhao Yi a funny look, and just put up her airs, "Get up."

Naturally, there was another burst of congratulations to Dao'an, and when Chu Yao followed Zhao Yi back to the residence, it was already half an hour later.

Because Chu Yao came, Zhao Yi could naturally rest for a while, and then led Chu Yao into the inner room to talk.

Before Zhao Yi could speak, Chu Yao said first, "Ma'am, when I was resting in the suburbs of Beijing just now, I heard a woman singing, and that voice was very similar to that of Concubine Yun." Chu Yao thought for a while, but was afraid Zhao Yi had no impression of Concubine Yun, so she said, "Concubine Yun was originally the daughter of Shaoqing in Taichang Temple who was raised outside. After the emperor's election, the daughter of Shaoqing's family was only married for a year, and Concubine Yun was beautiful again. , and took Concubine Yun back to the mansion. After the emperor's general election, Concubine Yun was indeed selected, but she was not given a title, but only a vacant title of Cai Nu. Later, the Han family entered the palace, and the limelight was the same for a while. I saw her Unlike others, she gave up pulling her mind and helped her a few times. She also strives for success. She was promoted to be a beauty when she was favored for the first time, and then rose all the way. In just three years, she has already been named a concubine. "

Chu Yao paused, and then said, "At first I didn't understand why there are 3000 beauties in the harem, but Concubine Yun is so clear and aura, the emperor shouldn't be hanged on a tree like her, now think about it, Concubine Yun should have some kind of medicine in her hands to restore the body of the poisoned emperor, and then Concubine Yun gave birth to a child for the emperor... Fortunately, the eldest son of Concubine Yun died in the strife in the harem. Later, I probably had other children, but I think there was more than ten years between Wen Yuan and Wen Yuan, and Wen Yuan was already sensible at that time, and he was firmly seated as the crown prince. It will be a tiger's poison."

What Chu Yao said was true. At that time, there were three favorite concubines in Emperor Wei's harem, and Chu Yao was the oldest, supported by Emperor Wei's memories, and with the power of the palace in his hands, he was considered an extremely saint. Trusted delegates are valued.In addition to Chu Yao, the noble concubine Han of Yuanhua was the former princess of the Li Kingdom, with a noble status, which greatly satisfied Emperor Wei's glory as a man and emperor, and also had Han's beauty, and there was a survivor of the Li Kingdom behind him who needed to be appeased, so It can be said that she is the No.1 favorite in the harem, and she behaves arrogantly and domineeringly, and no one dares to provoke her.The last one is this concubine Yun.Concubine Yun came from a low family background, but she was born with a good-looking appearance and was gentle and careless. She also had some extraordinary things in her hands, which made the saint extremely inseparable. She is obedient, but she is a rare second person, not to mention that she is the only one among the three concubines who has raised children, so she is naturally even more underestimated.Now that I think about it, the three concubines are three-legged, forming three factions, which is probably a way for Emperor Wei to balance the harem.

After hearing Chu Yao's words, Zhao Yi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "When you saw me, you didn't tell me about your parting first, but you told me about the other people first, but you really wanted to please me?"

"It's just that I told you first, so that you have a case in your heart." Chu Yao moved to Zhao Yi's side, held Zhao Yi's hand, and interlocked, "Concubine Yun is a good chess piece, but there are also many Secret, whether it works or not depends on how you use it." After Chu Yao finished speaking, she stopped talking about it, and instead fell into Zhao Yi's arms, sighing, "I haven't seen you for a long time, and I'm not used to it."

Zhao Yi secretly kept Chu Yao's words in her heart, combined with what she knew, and came up with some ideas, and was about to talk to Chu Yao, when she saw Chu Yao's behavior, she couldn't help laughing, and put the matter on hold Don't think about it anymore, stretch out your hand and pull Chu Yao into your arms, lest she accidentally fall out, "Since I'm not used to it, I don't want to write a letter, so ask me to pick you up earlier." Zhao Yi said intentionally .

Chu Yao glared at Zhao Yi, "You are busy working hard for our future, and I won't be of use to you at that moment. I will be a drag on you for whatever I do. Why don't you raise Wen Yuan well? That's my greatest asset." It's a credit."

"You are not a burden," Zhao Yi heard, smiling and buried herself in Chu Yao's hair.

Chu Yao was taken aback, and hurriedly reached out to push her, "Get up, this journey is full of dust, hasn't been washed, and it's very dirty, you don't dislike me and I'm not happy, be careful that the hairpin is sharp and scratches you. "

As Chu Yao said, she was about to get up and ask for water to take a bath. Zhao Yi didn't stop her when she saw this, but said, "I'm not free these few days. When I'm free in two days, let's go to Tangquan together, which can be regarded as a relief from fatigue."

Chu Yao agreed, and Zhao Yi gave an overview of the situation in the palace, and told her to get ready tomorrow to meet the noble concubine who was about to be promoted to queen mother. However, Zhao Yi didn't get much respect for what she said, and most of them were watching the show. Chu Yao couldn't help laughing at the way he looked.

After the bath, there was a family feast, and now only Xia Yunjing, Zhao Yi, Chu Yao, and Xia Wenyuan participated, and it was a rare joy. Xu Shicai met his only son, who was probably his only son. Xia Yunjing's attitude was very kind, and he called Chu Yao lived with Zhao Yi first, and made plans later.Chu Yao naturally understands these unfinished words. After Xia Yunjing ascends the throne, he will naturally be canonized by the harem. Thinking about this time, Xia Yunjing's positioning of everyone in the harem will have to be changed in a different way.

It was already late at night, and Chu Yao was a little tired. After a while, she gradually fell asleep. When she woke up tomorrow morning, she didn't know whether it was a tough battle or the beginning of a good show.