Empress and concubine

Chu Yao led the flower shadow, and was about to go around behind the rockery, but when she raised her eyes, she saw Han Yu sitting upright in the brightly lit place from the scattered rockery, and Chu Yao couldn't help but stop for a moment.

Although this place is not Bichi, it reminds Chu Yao of what he saw in Bichi a long time ago.At that time, because Chu Yao had a two-point friendship with Concubine Yun, most of her attention was on Concubine Yun, but it didn't mean that Chu Yao didn't notice Han Yu. A woman with deep self-esteem.Compared with her, the current Han Yu is the truly honorable Princess Qingjue. She looked at Xia Yunjing in her eyes, without the crazy love of old years.

Chu Yao paused for a moment before continuing to move forward. A concubine-like woman in front of the clinker rockery held a round fan and whispered to the concubine who had made friends with her next to her, "I only thought that we were already in a big show at that time. I didn't expect that the new emperor The harem is so simple, but it is not much inferior to ours back then."

Hearing this, Chu Yao suddenly realized that this was probably the late emperor's concubine. There were not many new emperor's concubines at the palace banquet today, so he couldn't make up for it, so he invited the old concubines out to have fun together. Know when you've seen it.

The concubine heard the words, so she took advantage of the drinking time, covered it with her sleeves, and sighed, "Isn't it? Concubine Shu is so favored, I thought the position of noble concubine was settled now, but now it seems that it may not be the case." But in this round, as long as Concubine Shu doesn't mess herself up, she can always benefit."

"The emperor's guilt and the position of noble concubine, no matter how big or small, are better than nothing," the old concubine holding the fan whispered.

Chu Yao couldn't help raising her eyebrows, stopped Hong Zhu who was about to go forward, and walked away from another path.

"Your Majesty..." Huaying was hesitant to say anything, thought for a while, but changed her words, and said, "It's okay to go from there just now, Your Majesty, but now that you have reached the door, you have to go back and take a long way. We sent other palace people away outside the palace gate..."

"Who said I'm going to go back and take a long way?" Chu Yao glanced at Hua Ying, then looked at Hong Zhu who had already figured it out, and said, "But I suddenly remembered that I should fold a sweet-scented osmanthus, and I just saw a good one. Why not stay for a while longer?"

Before Huaying could speak, Hongzhu said with a smile, "Your Majesty is more thoughtful, slaves and maidservants are absolutely inferior to you." After Huaying heard this, she hurriedly agreed, and the three walked back a few steps according to her words , Picked a sweet-scented osmanthus and folded it, just in time to send someone over to remind her, Hongzhu sent the person back to report the letter first, and she and Huaying waited on Chu Yao and walked slowly behind.Just outside the Moon Gate, I heard a report from inside, "Concubine Feng Shu is here!"

Hearing this innate voice, no matter how much thought everyone had before, they all stopped at this moment, and Han Shi held his breath for a moment, his face was no longer lively as before, but became more and more quiet , but showed a very dignified and princess-like demeanor, only the fingers hidden under the table clenched the corners of her sleeves, and only her tightly pursed lips showed her restless state of mind at the moment.For a while, everything was quiet, even the singing and dancing were called aside by the winking servant, everyone knew that the protagonist at this moment was Concubine Shu, and they had to wait to show off.

What does a country's favorite concubine look like?In ancient times, Concubine Yang was graceful and luxurious, and Concubine Zhao was charming and natural, but Chu Yao abandoned the perennial son, Xia Yunjing, who was innocent and naive, holding a laurel in her hand, and the moonlight reflected in her actions, just like a fairy in the moon, beautiful Absolutely vulgar, not like ordinary people, but after seeing Xia Yunjing, his complexion turned warm again, causing that fairy to fall into the mortal world and be stained with the mundane world.

"I have seen the saint, the empress dowager, and the empress dowager." Chu Yao led the second maidservant Yingying to bow down. Before the ceremony was completed, Xia Yunjing sent Zi Yan, who was serving by Zhao Yi's side, to help Chu Yao get up. The queen mother and Zhao Yi sat on the left and right, and Han Yu sat next to the queen mother, so although the left is the most valuable, but the guests are also respected, so another seat was set up beside Zhao Yi, just opposite Han Yu.

"Concubine Shu is not feeling well, so don't drink alcohol. I just added sweet-scented osmanthus tea, so you can try it." Seeing Chu Yao sitting down, Zhao Yi hurriedly opened her mouth, and asked the servants to bring the sweet-scented osmanthus tea that she had prepared earlier in the morning. Tea comes.

Chu Yao thanked her with a smile, took a sip, and then praised, "It's hard for her to think of such a way to make tea with such a delicate mind," and said to Zhao Yi, "If my sister didn't care about it today, I'm afraid I wouldn't I know that there is such a good tea in the palace, but now that I know about it, my sister can’t just let me taste this kind of tea, I always remember it very much.”

"It's all about you, how can others like so many scented teas? Since you have already been told, you are naturally indispensable," Zhao Yi said with a somewhat helpless expression.

Seeing this, Xia Yunjing couldn't help laughing, "The empress is right, this kind of taste, only concubine Shu is happy."

Seeing that Xia Yunjing and the three of them got along well, the Queen Mother couldn't help but frown a little bit, she just said inexplicably, "I don't know that Concubine Shu has such a hobby."

When Chu Yao heard the Queen Mother's words, she couldn't help but feel excited and came here.

"Concubine Shu is the daughter of the Feng family of Li State, and Princess Qingjue was invited to the family banquet today," the Empress Dowager said with a bit of coquettish affection, "Concubine Shu has been away from home for many years, and she must also miss her homeland very much. The princess has just come to my Great Xia, so I think you will be very hit-to-heart."

When the Queen Mother was speaking, Chu Yao looked at Han Yu.If it was said that Chu Yao would come back to consummation in this life, then the only person she would be sorry for was Han Yu, except for Xia Yunjing.But people are inherently selfish. Between Han Yu and Zhao Yi, Chu Yao naturally wanted to choose Zhao Yi. She originally wanted to see her in this life, but now she has no other choice, but she has already seen her. His eyes were full of autumn water, and he looked at Han Yu with a smile, but Han Yu's mixed understanding, sadness and love gave him a stab in his heart, but he still didn't avoid it at all. After all, hypocrisy was still soluble in Chu Yao's instinct. Among them, selfishness is still Chu Yao's human weakness.

"Princess, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?" Chu Yao asked with a slight smile, as if she was waiting for Han Yu to come from the palace to drink tea with her in Feng's residence.

Han Yu's expression froze when he heard the words, but he said in a nostalgic and cold tone, "I'm well. I used to worry about whether you will be happy, but now it seems that there is no need for it."

"Of course it's not necessary," Chu Yao sat still, as if she didn't understand the meaning of Han Yu's words, she just sighed, "In the old year in Li Guofu, when the weather was getting colder, there was cinnamon fragrance lingering around. But there are also golden leaves all over the ground, and I don’t know if it still looks like the old year.”

"If Concubine Shu misses her hometown, she can ask His Majesty to return to Li to visit relatives." Han Yu also looked at Xia Yunjing calmly, and said with a smile, "Look at me, why did I forget, you are already Da Xia's Shu?" Concubine, since ancient times, there has never been a precedent for a concubine to go home to visit relatives, and even if a concubine goes out of the palace, it is only a tour, a safari, and... abolition of the throne."

In the end, Han Yu didn't say a few words, and if it wasn't for Chu Yao sitting opposite her and often lip-smacking with her in the past, he probably wouldn't have understood.Seeing Han Yu's behavior like this, Chu Yao gradually relaxed in her heart. Han Yu's last few words were silent. Although there were many people who could see them, no one was stupid enough to say them on the spot.

Chu Yao was naturally happy to pretend not to see it, and said, "The princess is right, but Feng Xiao has no merit or virtue, so she has no face to set this precedent," Er said again, "If it is a princess, it must be a distant marriage. I can also go back to the palace to visit my relatives."

"What do you want?" Han Yu suddenly asked seriously.

Chu Yao was taken aback, and couldn't help but look at the first three people. The Queen Mother's expression was inexplicable, and she didn't know what she was planning, but Xia Yunjing saw Chu Yao looking at him, and interrupted, "It turns out that Concubine Shu and Princess Qingjue are still old. knowledge."

"It's not just an old acquaintance," Han Yu moved his lips lightly, but he didn't make any sound after all. If Chu Yao wasn't used to seeing her lip language, she probably thought that Han Yu just wanted to say something, but swallowed it back temporarily Bar.

However, Han Yu didn't say anything, and it seemed that Xia Yunjing was a bit embarrassed. Fortunately, Zhao Yi said, "Since it's a reunion of old friends, why don't Concubine Shu use tea instead of wine to pay respects to Princess Qingjue."

"Replacing wine with tea? That's fine." Before Chu Yao could answer, Han Yu drank a cup neatly and filled it up for himself again. His movements were neat and crisp, with a bit of determination, "Respect for the innocence of the past. young."

Chu Yao couldn't help showing a wry smile on her lips, but she recovered quickly, and greeted her with a cup of tea, "May the princess be happy forever." While drinking tea, Chu Yao covered the sleeves with the sleeves and sat down with three people. Facing Han Yu, he quickly said in spoken words, I only hope that you and I are well.

Chu Yao didn't think about whether Han Yu understood, because she knew that Han Yu definitely understood, because after that, Han Yu was no longer aggressive, but returned to his previous delicate and arrogant, which amused the Queen Mother very much. , the only thing missing was to issue an imperial decree on the spot to hire her as the new emperor's noble concubine.

Now half a month has passed since that day, and Chu Yao and Han Yu have never seen each other again, and they have heard a saying of separation: one is separated from the other, and each is happy.It would be a blessing if it could be done like this, but it is a pity that many things can happen in half a month, for example, the Li Guo Mission was secretly detained in Daxia and was not allowed to leave.

"Your Majesty, Princess Qingjue handed over the sign and wants to see you." Taking advantage of Chu Yao's good mood, Hua Ying reported in a low voice.

Chu Yao was writing the score, but when she heard the words, she lost her mind and put it aside, she just sighed, "I am sorry for her, but if I help her, I will also be sorry for the saint. It's good to get rid of her, but as for the saint... I won't be able to figure it out in this lifetime."

After a long time, Chu Yao said again, "In my journey, the general is always ahead of me. Now that I have to take the lead, my heart has softened."

"Your Majesty, you have always been a kind hearted person, so it's not only soft-hearted now," Huaying said again, "It's just that you, your Majesty, can't be messed up and make a wrong step. Now, if we are not careful, we will be smashed to pieces."

"Isn't it?" Chu Yao looked at Huaying, "Look at me, I've been idle all day, but I haven't seen you clearly yet. You can pick and choose the colored glaze newly awarded by the sage a while ago. like."

"The servant girl will thank the mother for the reward," Huaying did not refuse, and directly agreed.

"You helped me back to the princess, so you said that I will invite her to reward the osmanthus tomorrow." Chu Yao was a little annoyed when Huaying responded, but suddenly smiled to herself, "I know that going back is bound to be a dead end, but you don't want to go back." May Lai live, he really annoyed me, he really should have annoyed me, let alone leave."