[Qing Chuan] Gongdou system of black lotus

Gu Qianqian's illness was intermittent, good and bad.

Because the empress and others in the palace had checked the authenticity of this "disease", they had no doubt that it was the root cause of her illness after kneeling in the imperial garden in the early years.

Logically speaking, with a physical condition like hers, she should have fallen out of favor in the palace, but on the contrary, Qianlong ran to the Changchun Palace frequently, and didn't care at all about being ill, which caused everyone in the harem to be jealous and upset. A jar of vinegar.

"God Long Live went to the Changchun Palace again last night?" The queen held the scissors in her hand and gently cut off the dead branches and leaves in the potted plants, asking in a calm tone.

But Nanny Liu and others couldn't hear the dissatisfaction and jealousy hidden in her tone.

He is also the one who served the Lord Long Live. Although the Lord Long Live visited the Empress several times before when she was ill, he had never treated the Empress the same way as he did to the Concubine Xian. In the past two months, what abalone wing belly or delicacies Not less sent to Changchun Palace.

Blind people can see that Concubine Xian holds an unusual position in the heart of Long Live Lord.

This situation slapped the queen in the face.

"I went to Changchun Palace, but Lord Long Live turned over Ning Guiren's sign." Nanny Liu squirmed her lips and said cautiously, "It can be seen that Lord Long Live may not be going for Concubine Xian."

"Crack—" a dead branch fell down.

The queen swept her eyes and looked at Nanny Liu with a somewhat self-deprecating expression on her face, "Madam, don't fool me. I know in my heart that if it wasn't for Concubine Xian's intentions, he would be able to pamper Ning Guiren." .”

A look of embarrassment and helplessness appeared on Liu Mama's old face.

The queen put the scissors aside, picked up the handkerchief and wiped her fingers meticulously one by one, her tone was indifferent: "Go and invite Empress Gao to come over, just say that I want to meet her for tea and chat."

She can't touch Concubine Xian now. Concubine Xian's illness is not guaranteed and she will survive for a few days. If she does it, Concubine Xian will die. If you go up, then the loss outweighs the gain.

Although she is the empress, the empress must listen to the emperor after all. Lord Long Live had already doubted her because of what Chen promised.

But if she had to sit idly by and watch Concubine Xian monopolize Lord Long Live while she was sick, she couldn't bear it anymore.

After thinking about it, I still have to borrow Gao Fei's knife.

"Empress Empress," Concubine Gao came soon, her attitude was much more humble than before, and her salute was more standard and decent, enough to be a model.

Times have changed, and the queen looked at her, but her attitude was as close as before, "Sister Concubine Gao is here, sit down quickly, I just got a batch of new tea here a few days ago, I don't know if it suits my sister's taste?"

"The empress's things must be excellent." Concubine Gao said politely, with a trace of guard in her eyes.

The queen saw it, and smiled calmly. She was not afraid of Concubine Gao's vigilance, because Concubine Gao would definitely agree to this matter.

The brewed tea was brought up, and the good tea of ​​one or two thousand gold had an endless aftertaste. Although Concubine Gao said that she was downgraded, but the Gao family is rich and noble, she does not lack these enjoyments, so she just took a few sips and put down the tea cup casually. Looking at the queen, the meaning is very obvious. He wants the queen to stop being tricky and say something quickly.

The empress wanted to use her intentionally, so naturally she didn't mind giving her a little face, and wiped her lips with a handkerchief: "Sister, I asked you to come today because I actually have a good thing to remind you."

"A good thing?" Concubine Gao didn't show joy on her face, but she was a little apprehensive. The pie dropped from the sky probably has a ghost, let alone the pie dropped by the queen. As for this woman's confidant, this pie is 100% poisonous, whoever eats it Die, "Empress, if there is something good, why don't you take advantage of other people? What do you do with cheap concubines? There are still some accounts to be settled between the concubine and the empress."

The queen was not in a hurry to answer, she glanced at everyone, and after everyone in the hall dispersed, leaving only her and Concubine Gao, she said: "Concubine Gao, I will not hide this from you, this matter is right. You are indeed a good deed, I just want to say, if you want to do it, I will let you do it, Concubine Xian's palace power, don't you want to get it back?"

Concubine Gao became short of breath, her eyes flickered, she looked at the queen fixedly, "Is the empress trying to use the concubine to deal with concubine Xian?"

"That's right." The queen admitted frankly, and she raised the corners of her lips to show a gentle smile, "It's not about taking advantage of this matter, isn't it you who benefit in the end? I didn't get any benefit. Ben What Gong Gong did was just to remind you, as for whether to do it or not, and how to do it, you can make up your own mind."

After saying these words, the queen closed her mouth, picked up the tea, and fiddled with the tea leaves slowly.

The hall suddenly fell silent.

It was so quiet that Gao Fei's rapid and disordered breathing could be heard.

This time, the empress's conspiracy really embarrassed Concubine Gao. If the empress plotted against her behind her back, she might still hesitate, but now the empress has clearly revealed the scheme, but Concubine Gao I couldn't help but be moved.

Concubine Gao's current situation in the harem is very embarrassing. In terms of high status, she is now a concubine and has no children. Whether she is a pure concubine or a concubine Xian, they are actually higher than her. At home, everyone pinched their noses and recognized her as the head of the concubine; in terms of being favored, the Long Live Lord didn't go to the Zhongcui Palace very much, and the place where she saw the Long Live Lord most was in the Compassionate Ning Palace.

Therefore, her current situation is like a castle in the air, duckweed in the rain, and a little storm may destroy her, and the queen mother cannot be trusted, not to mention, the queen mother's obvious care for the pure concubine has already proved The Queen Mother is preparing for the retreat.

Therefore, Concubine Gao had to admit that the queen's scheme was indeed her weakness in the calculations, and she urgently needed palace power to stabilize her position.

"The Empress really deserves to be the Empress." Closing her eyes, Concubine Gao sighed deeply, "The concubine will do this, but I have to ask the Empress to help me say a few words." She opened her eyes , looking at the queen with eyes like needles, "After all, this matter is not at all beneficial to you. It is completely different if the palace power falls into the hands of concubines and concubines, isn't it?"

She hates Concubine Xian, but as the saying goes, the one who knows you best is your opponent. Concubine Gao knows a lot about Concubine Xian, and she is very aware of Concubine Xian's ability. In the past two years, Concubine Xian has held the right to assist the empress in managing the harem. I don't know how many people have been recruited. Among these people, they range from relatives of the emperor, clan wives, down to eunuchs and court ladies.Although these people may not be Concubine Xian's people, they recognize Concubine Xian's ability and character in their hearts.

Otherwise, depending on how favored Concubine Xian is in the harem, there have been rumors of the evil concubine harming the country in the previous dynasty.

"Okay, Ben Gong is willing to help you with this." The queen nodded, if she could get her wish, it would not be a big deal to say a few words.

"The concubine thanked the empress first." Concubine Gao stood up, folded her hands neatly by her side, and bowed her knees to salute.

"For dinner tomorrow, Lord Long Live will go to the Palace of Compassion and Peace to accompany the Empress Dowager for dinner. At that time, the concubine will mention this matter. I hope the Empress Dowager can make preparations earlier."

"Good." The queen said with a smile.

Qianlong has always been thoughtful in his public work. He is the king of a country and wants to rule the world with filial piety. Therefore, he will always go to eat with the Queen Mother every now and then, especially when the Queen Mother eats vegetarian meals.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, the imperial dining room has made great progress in vegetarian food. The vegetarian food in the past was plain and tasteless, and the taste was bland and difficult to swallow. Qianlong would use a few mouthfuls to perfunctory each time, and often had to ask for imperial food afterwards. Pass some other food from the room to fill your stomach.Now that the Imperial Dining Room has opened up, I finally know what is meant by the "simplicity and simplicity" of the royal family.

Twenty vegetarian dishes with different patterns were placed on the round table, and the empress and concubine Gao were in charge of setting the meal beside them.

Large folk families still pay attention to food and sleep, and the rules of the royal family are even stricter. Dozens of dishes, cold dishes, hot dishes, fruits, and gold and silver tableware are listed one by one for a meal. There are about a dozen eunuchs waiting on the left and right. After a meal, there was no sound.

After Qianlong and the Empress Dowager had dinner, the mother and son sat on the couch, and the atmosphere was rarely warm, so they began to talk about their daily routines.

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "Tonight, the stewed pearl soup with abalone is really good. I don't know what the abalone is made of, but it tastes as good as real abalone?"

Qianlong jokingly said, "I'm thinking about this too."

Concubine Gao who was sitting next to her had already asked people to find out the details of the dishes for today's dinner, so she answered the conversation with a smile, "I heard that they are made from wax gourd, but I don't know how they do it. They are so dexterous. The concubine thought it was the wrong dish when she smelled it just now."

This is a bit ridiculous. You have to go through all the dishes in the imperial dining room over and over again, and the name of the dish and the chef who cooked it will be clearly written on the plate. It is absolutely impossible to make a joke like serving the wrong dish.

However, the Queen Mother and the others laughed out of face.

The queen mother even said: "You are smart, you know what is used to make it, but I haven't tasted the food of Aijia, so it can be seen that it is really old."

"Empress Dowager, my concubine doesn't like to hear you say that. You are getting old somewhere. At the beginning of the year, my concubine saw you and said that you are much younger. Ask my concubine what kind of makeup powder you use." Concubine Gao said coquettishly and foolishly, "The concubine can know, it's just because she pays more attention, after all, it's something that wants to come into your mouth, so don't be careless."

The empress nodded inwardly, Concubine Gao's words today are quite pleasant, if she had shown her skills before, why would she be in such a state now?

"You are caring, Aijia has always understood." The queen mother nodded meaningfully, "This kind of carefulness is rare, emperor, don't you think so?"

Qianlong didn't mind following the Empress Dowager's words to give Concubine Gao some face, nodded and said: "It is indeed careful."

These words made Concubine Gao's heart skip a beat, she was uncontrollably excited, she clenched the veil tightly to suppress the emotions in her heart.