[Qing Chuan] No pet little promise

Since that scare, Wei Rong didn't dare to go to the toothbrush ceremony for a long time.

Every day, I obediently live by the prescription. Although the sick meal is not delicious, it is still possible to start a small kitchen with some money once in a while.

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye, and Concubine Hui's birthday was approaching.

The news of the victory in the northern battlefield came, and the elder brother made a lot of contributions on the battlefield. The emperor specially ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take good care of Concubine Hui's birthday.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs did not dare to slack off, and started construction more than ten days in advance to decorate the Yanxi Palace in a joyous manner, and set up a shed in the imperial garden to the north of the Yanxi Palace, and set up a full-day running water mat on the birthday.

The eldest elder brother respected his biological mother, informed Kangxi, and specially hired two well-known theater troupes from Jiangnan to perform in the palace, and it was a very lively day.

Early this morning, everyone was going to Yanxi Palace to celebrate their birthday.

Wei Rong's "disease" has gradually recovered after not seeing Kangxi and Li Jiagui make any moves for such a long time.

In the early morning, she wore an orange-pink palace attire, combed her hair, and adorned it with beads made of pearls. She was low-key and not rude, and went to the main hall.

After all the people had gathered, Xi Concubine came belatedly, and said with a blank expression, "Let's go."

Wei Rong understood Xi Concubine's mood very well, if there were four concubines and six concubines in this palace, among the ten empresses, which one Xi Concubine hated the most, apart from Concubine Yi, Concubine Hui was the only one.

As early as Queen Hesheli's time, Concubine Hui relied on having her eldest son under her knees, and made things difficult for the queen from time to time.Later, the empress passed away and the concubine Xi entered the palace. Taking advantage of her high status and seniority, she was often ridiculed and ridiculed.Now there is another knot in Li Jiagui's heart.

It's no wonder Xi Concubine is in a good mood.

Out of the main hall, Xi Concubine boarded the sedan chair that had been prepared, four tall and strong young eunuchs lifted up, the first two maids led the way, and Wei Rong and the other little concubines walked behind.A group of people walked to the Palace of Yanxi Palace in a mighty manner.

We all know that Concubine Xi is in a bad mood, along the way, Wei Rong and the others obediently lowered their eyebrows and lowered their sense of presence.

Only Mrs. Li Jia kept laughing and laughing, without paying any attention to Concubine Xi's expression.

"I heard that the Pear Blossom troupe that Eldest Brother hired this time is a well-known opera troupe in Suzhou Prefecture, and their singing is amazing. This time, the emperor can nod to invite foreign troupes into the palace. The concubine Hui is the first in the palace. Son, in the past, only the Empress Dowager and Emperor Longevity had this kind of grace."

When saying these words, Li Jiagui was standing beside Xi Concubine's sedan chair, with a very friendly smile on his face, but his eyes were full of malicious light.

Such contradictory emotions are perfectly displayed on that heavily made-up face.

Wei Rong watched from behind, wishing she didn't have a mobile phone, so she recorded it and moved it to the Gongdou drama, her acting skills are absolutely outstanding.

On the contrary, Xi Concubine looked indifferent, as if there was only an annoying barking dog around her.

I don't know if it's faked, but I really saw it.

Nanny Zhou on the other side of the sedan chair was not so good-tempered, and reminded, "It's too impolite for the nobleman to make such a loud noise."

Mrs. Li Jia pretended not to hear, and said with a smile: "I heard that elder brother will be crowned king this time. If Concubine Hui is promoted to be a noble concubine, this harem will take on a new look."

The imperial concubine Wen Xi was originally in charge of the harem, with the four concubines as assistants.

Now that the imperial concubine is dying, if Concubine Hui is granted the title of imperial concubine, she will have the final say in the future of the harem.

Xi Concubine tried her best to calm herself down, but her gaze was still a little dim.

Li Jiagui watched with a smile, full of pleasure of revenge.

Wei Rong thought further away. In his memory, Concubine Hui didn't seem to be that powerful, but the elder brother Yinti was crowned king, which was a real deal.

Before Kangxi, in order to protect the status of the prince, none of the elder brothers could be canonized. The elder brother Yinti was 21 years old, married a long time ago, opened a mansion outside, and even gave birth to several children, but he was only a prince. , leading the meager salary of the prince.

It's no wonder that Yinti was not convinced, and exalted the prince's status too much, and trampled his elder brother under his feet. Can he not resent?

The drama of Kowloon seizing the heir apparent began to show its sharpness from this moment.

Taking advantage of Concubine Xi not paying attention, Song Qing'er quietly came over: "Sister Wei, what gift did you prepare for this trip?"

Wei Rong came back to her senses, and said with a smile, "A piece of calligraphy and painting was sent to be framed by Xiao Lizi yesterday."

Of course, presents are indispensable for birthday celebrations, and other concubines need to spend time preparing, such as Wei Rong and the others, such small promises are much easier.

Wei Rong wrote a pair of longevity characters, and decorated it with patterns of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, and it was considered complete.

Song Qing'er is a pair of embroidery, embroidered with the pattern of the birthday of the Antarctic fairy Weng Xiantao.

In the time of speaking, he soon arrived at Yanxi Palace.

Compared with the cold Changchun Palace, it was the first time for Wei Rong to see what is called a busy traffic in the palace.

There were more than a dozen sedan chairs parked in the small square in front of the hall, and Xi Concubine had to carry them to the farthest corner before finding a place to land.

The maids of honor supported the concubines who were dressed in beautiful clothes, and the eunuchs held various gifts, and they kept coming and going.

Entering the gate of the Palace of Yanxi Palace, it became even more lively. The Palace of Yanxi Palace was originally magnificent among the East and West Twelve Palaces, but now it is more grandly decorated.

The palace people kept coming and going, laughing and laughing.

The nurse in charge of Yanxi Palace came out and welcomed Xi Consort and her party in.

Sure enough, a neat theater stage was set up behind, and high-rise buildings were built on the three sides facing it, with flowing water mats.

It's a bit like the scene where the old lady in the noble family's family celebrates her birthday.

It is extremely rare to see such arrangements in the palace.

Consort Xi was directly led to the tall building in front, while the rest of the people, including Mrs. Li Jia and the nuns in charge, were led to the west.

Song Qing'er looked at Li Jiashi's back, curled her lips: "It's a pity that you have been showing off your power all day long, what are you pretending to be, why don't you want to sit in the side hall like us." Flattery to Concubine Hui is in vain.Of course, he didn't dare to say the last sentence directly.

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Everyone entered the building.

There are already more than a dozen low-ranking concubines at the table.Everyone stared at the stage, staring intently.

A woman with heavy make-up on the stage was babbling and singing, Wei Rong couldn't understand this, and felt sore in her heart.

In this harem, entertainment is extremely poor, and those who marry outside the palace can still go out to enjoy incense, visit relatives, visit gardens and so on.In the first year of the palace, except for a few festivals where I can watch singing and dancing, the rest of the time I can only close the door and do sewing.

You can also visit the Imperial Garden, but the chances of encountering a high-ranking concubine are extremely high. Think about it, you have to kneel down to pay your respects more than a dozen times, and your knees are swollen before you finish shopping. Are you still willing to go shopping? ?

No wonder these low-ranking concubines stared at the stage with great interest.

The palace maid led Wei Rong and the others to the table.

In the attic to the west, Shi Changzai is in charge of greeting guests.

It was the first time for Wei Rong to see this Chang Zai who had recently shared equal status with Li Jiashi in the palace.

Sure enough, she is very beautiful, but just talking about beauty, it is the most common existence in this harem. Kangxi, who has read all kinds of beauties, can catch the eye, most of them have characteristics besides beauty.

For example, Li Jiagui has a good voice.As for Shi Changzai, Wei Rong was very skeptical that what attracted Kangxi should be his outstanding figure.

Shi Changzai had a delicate and beautiful face, but his figure was bulging forward and backward, which is rare in this era, very hot, with a slender waist, especially attractive.

She was also selected to enter the palace in the spring of this year, and was selected by Concubine Hui to enter the Yanxi Palace, and she was favored very quickly. Although she was not as good as Wang Guiren, she spent two or three days in bed in a month.Now that Mrs. Wang can't be favored, she naturally goes a step further, and Kangxi calls her to sleep with her on seven or eight days a month.

Now with a smile on his face, he greeted everyone to take their seats, and ordered the maids to serve tea and refreshments.

Wei Rong and Song Qing'er sat in the back, watching the performance on stage.

After watching it for a while, Song Qing'er couldn't help but said: "I've heard this "Red Hydrangea" before. Last year, on my grandmother's [-]th birthday, I invited an opera troupe to sing this one. Although the opera troupe is not as good as Lihua The class is famous, and it is also the best in our locality.”

The words aroused everyone's homesickness.

The few small promises were all disappointing, and even the elderly Dou Changzai lost his smile.

Liu promised to murmur, "I don't know when I will see my family again..."

"They are all members of the royal family, how could they have such an idea." Dou Changzai said with a smile, trying to lift his spirits.

"That's not necessarily the case." Liu promised, "This time Concubine Hui celebrates her birthday, won't Nala's family come to the palace to celebrate her birthday?"

"That's right, last month the emperor issued a decree to call the nobleman's relatives in the capital into the palace." Song Qing'er's tone was full of envy.

Since Wang Guiren was pregnant, she didn't think about eating and drinking, and vomited badly. The emperor took pity on him, and specially invited several relatives of Wang's family in the capital to come to the palace to relieve him.

Several people are full of envy, except Wei Rong.

She turned her head to look, and even Chen Xu, who had always been deserted, had slightly reddened eye circles.

Immediately felt pity in my heart, these girls in front of me were only fifteen or sixteen years old, once they entered the harem, it was as deep as the sea, and it was difficult to see their families again, the evil feudal society!

After thinking about it, I felt that I was the most pitiful one. Not only could I not meet my family, but my time was gone.

Thinking of the comfortable and modern life in the previous life, and the fair and tolerant environment, and now look at the life of the head-knocker who has to kneel down a dozen times when going out, and the miserable environment where he has to rely on golden fingers to commit crimes if he wants to eat snacks.

If she has never seen the light, maybe she is used to the darkness.

But she happened to be a person who grew up in the light, and returned to this evil old society...

In the end, even her eyes were red.

Several people almost burst into tears, until the eunuch who sent the message came up in a hurry.

"Concubine Hui invites all masters to come over to celebrate her birthday." After a pause, she added, "The emperor is here, and all masters should be careful with etiquette."

Hearing that Kangxi was coming, everyone immediately raised their spirits.

Only Wei Rong secretly complained that when he came to celebrate his birthday, he had to go in front of the real master and kowtow.It stands to reason that it can be completed when it is supposed to be completed, but Concubine Hui has to delay it until the emperor arrives.It's too good of a face.

Everyone got up and went downstairs.

Wei Rong calmed down and followed the team. Just as she reached the stairs, she suddenly felt someone pushing her from behind.