Mighty and Majestic Concubine Wan Gui

Under the scorching sun, the wives walked across the Forbidden City from the Cining Palace on the west side of the Forbidden City to the Chengqian Palace on the east side under the leadership of the mother.

The stone bricks in the palace have been slightly worn out, and I didn't meet a single palace official on the road, not even a cat.Cicada's cry was very noisy, hiding in every tree, shouting in unison, the people who shouted were upset.The frog was already hiding under layers of lotus leaves, eating the small bugs quietly, not bothering to make a loud noise.

The old ladies complained inwardly, it was too hot, touching the sweat on their foreheads, they knew without thinking that their makeup was gone, and they would definitely be laughed at.

It is said that Wan Niangniang has the beauty of the country and the city, graceful and luxurious, and very charming.

I heard that Wan Niangniang is very good at dressing up and has a good face. Now she looks like a teenager.

According to the Empress Dowager Zhou, Concubine Wan was deeply loved by the emperor, arrogant and arrogant, rude and condescending.

Mrs. Ning Shilang secretly handed Gao Nanny a purse, and smiled warmly: "Mommy, why did your mother ask us to come over? Please tell us in advance, otherwise we don't know what to say."

Gao Nai sneered, with a bit of viciousness in her eyes: "You have been going to Kangning Palace these two days, what did you say, huh? Don't you know it yourself?" I hate those of you who are born as young ladies, Then marry a Jinshi and become a noble lady, how can your fate be so good.

Mrs. Lu was angry at that time: "Hmph!"

How can I tell her what I said to the Queen Mother?Alright, to control the emperor from accepting his concubine, how dare you go to find out what the empress dowager said to others!Could it be that the emperor just let her cover the sky with one hand?If you control the harem now, you will definitely be involved in politics in the future!outrageous!Not virtuous!

Mother Lin smiled and said, "What are you humming, our empress is the master of the harem, and it is her job to ask what happened in the palace."

Mrs. Lu said with a dark face: "The master of the harem is the empress of the main palace, and Wan Niangniang is just a concubine, not in charge of the Phoenix seal."

Gao Momo waited for her viciously: "Whoever the emperor says is the master of the harem, whoever is it! Hmph!"

Mrs. Ning looked at Mrs. Lu speechlessly, do you seem to be sarcastic or stupid?What are you arguing with a nun?You are righteous, and you see one and the other, your stupid son is just like you, and sooner or later there will be no help!

Mrs. Li couldn't listen any longer, and smoothed things over with a smile: "Both of you are right, both are right. Niangniang Wan is not the lord of the harem now, and she won't be so in the future. Those who praise talents in the outer court say that she is in the heart of the emperor. The future is limitless. It is the same if you want to come to this palace. Mommy, is it okay for us to come empty-handed? How is your health recently?"

Nanny Gao proudly said: "You are in great shape! Eat well and sleep well, and I like sour food!" Sour and spicy!

Mrs. Ning glanced at Mrs. Lu, and hinted: [The birth is still a few months away. If it is a boy, it will be the eldest son!In the future, he will become a prince, and then the mother is more expensive than the son, how familiar with this set of operations!Don't offend people. ]

Old Mrs. Lu kept her eyes fixed and walked forward dignifiedly, but did not receive the message.

Madam Ning was secretly speechless.

The two of them are about the same age, although they are not close friends in the boudoir, but they have met a few times before they left the cabinet, and their contacts are relatively close.Mrs. Ning is called Mrs. because her husband has the highest official position in their family, second only to Shangshu's servant.

Mrs. Lu is different. Her son has the highest official position in their family. Her husband is only a famous criminal master in Fangshan County, but her son occupies a high position in the Imperial Academy.

Calling this kind of thing, of course, follows the person with the highest official position.

After walking for a while, we arrived at Chengqian Palace.

Nanny Gao's face darkened, the weather was too hot, and the guards at the gate knew that the empress would not come out to watch, so they all went into the house to hide and sleep.

The married woman has never been to Chengqian Palace, so she stood outside the door and kept looking around. Seeing a couplet posted here, there are no frequent visitors in front of the door.There is no book in the same view. 'This couplet was made by Lou Yao in the Song Dynasty.

When you enter the door, you will first see a blue glass screen wall, which looks like a clear spring under the sunlight.Going around the screen wall, you can see a row of bonsai behind the wall, hosta flowers, and marigolds in full bloom.Smell the fragrance of flowers from a distance, the yellow of Sophora japonica, the fragrance of osmanthus, and the strong fragrance of cloves.

The Chengqian Palace is only half the size of the Compassionate Palace, the steps at the entrance are two less than those of the Compassionate Palace, the ridge beasts on the roof are two fewer, and even the empty space after entering the gate is small.The stone bricks on the ground have been worn for more than ten years, especially on the road from the gate to the steps, and a mark has been worn out. Such floor tiles have not been replaced with new ones, so it is not considered extravagant and arrogant.

Bamboo curtains as thin as shrimp’s whiskers are hung on the doors and windows, and bundles of calamus and wormwood are hung to repel mosquitoes. After the Dragon Boat Festival, most people don’t hang calamus and wormwood. hang.

Under the eaves, there are many table offerings beside the windows. In addition to the three friends of Suihan, there are also chrysanthemums that are about to bloom, green pines and cypresses, exquisite potted calamus, kumquats and bergamots waiting for fruits, etc., too many to list. A few lazy cats were sleeping next to the flowerpot, sleeping on their backs.The parrot thrush seemed to be dozing off too, too lazy to cry.

The wives stopped at the foot of the steps and looked at Nanny Gao.

Nanny Gao triumphantly went up the steps and entered the door: "Mother, they are here.

Wan Zhen'er was still discussing with the imperial physicians "what is the state of being greedy and hungry and not wanting to eat", the imperial physician told her "Xiaqiu's health secrets", and when she heard Gao Nanny came in to reply, she said calmly: "Please ask Madam Let's take a break for a while, drink a cup of herbal tea, and rest your feet. I'm sorry, a few imperial physicians have said these things, my diary is not very good these days, Mai, do you remember everything?"

Mai Mai smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, if I can't remember, I will send someone to consult the old doctor again, and I dare not be vague about my Majesty's matter."

"Wheat, send the imperial physicians on behalf of the Palace."

"It's the lady."

Because every window was open, the wives outside the house pricked up their ears and listened carefully, and could hear the faint voices in the house.

The wives happily sat in the side hall for a while, drank herbal tea, took out handkerchiefs and small mirrors from their sleeves, wiped the sweat from their faces, and dabbed in rouge.

Mrs. Zhao looked around: "Why doesn't Chengqian Palace use ice? It's so hot." The ice cubes in Kangning Palace are piled high, which is very cool.

Mrs. Li thought for a while: "Your Majesty is pregnant, so she can't catch the cold."

"Oh. Ah, yes, I forgot." Mrs. Zhao began to feel depressed. Her eldest son is 23 years old. After eight years of marriage, her daughter-in-law has not given birth to anything.The youngest son is only ten years old and has not yet married.She forgot how to take care of the pregnant woman!

Mrs. Ning stared at the antique jade wares on Duobao Pavilion endlessly. She could see that the porcelain in this place looked simple and elegant, but in fact it was much more expensive than those fancy things!

There is a bottle that seems to be from the Song Dynasty. It is beautiful, without any anger or glare. It is quiet and elegant, like a beautiful woman.

After a while, with the support of the two, Wan Niangniang came out slowly. She was wearing a silver and vermilion gauze jacket, a big round belly under a pink belly, and a deep bamboo moonlight pleated skirt. There are not many tattoos on the dress.There are not many jewels on the head and hands, mainly jade.

The wives got up steadily and quickly, only to realize that Wan Niangniang was so tall and looked familiar. They looked up, lowered their heads, crossed their hands and said: "My Lady, Wanfu Jinan."

"Excuse me. Sit down, please."

The old ladies all stood in front of the chairs, and waited for the empress to walk to the throne with the support of two short and cute little maids, turned around and sat down, and then they sat down.

Wan Zhen'er was also a little hesitant in her heart, she often followed the Queen Mother Sun to see her meet the wife, but at that time she didn't have the opportunity to speak, so she didn't know what tone to use to speak.She smiled weakly on purpose, and nodded to these wives: "I sent someone to invite some ladies to come and talk, because I have something to ask."

Mrs. Lu said very stubbornly: "What do you want to ask?"

Wan Zhen'er was a little surprised, it's fine to advise the Queen Mother secretly, but dare to be so arrogant in front of Lao Tzu?

Mrs. Ning answered: "The concubine knows everything and can say everything."

Wan Zhen'er nodded secretly, this is a good joke.Her face was as calm as ever, and she said slowly, "I've been feeling unwell recently, so I can't go to serve my mother-in-law. What did the queen mother eat today? Is it mung bean cake or honey three knives? Or slotted cake?"

The few people were not only shocked but also confused, and said hesitantly: "I ate a few pieces, there are also moon cakes from the imperial dining room, and tamarind cakes."

Although the dim sum pieces are small, they feel that there are many.

"What did you drink?"

"Osmanthus lotus root powder" "Xiangnuo drink, Jinying soup." Although the bowl is small, there are quite a lot.They all felt overwhelmed.

Wan Zhen'er was slightly surprised: "Is there any more?"

"Your Majesty is taking a nap, and I heard that you will have dinner after waking up."

"The Empress Dowager's diet is not very healthy."

"Yeah, it's good to eat until you're [-]% full."

Wan Zhen'er secretly laughed in her heart, this is of course her plan!She told the people in the imperial dining room that Empress Dowager loves to eat sweets, so she prepares a few more every day, along with some appetizing snacks, the more Empress Dowager Zhou eats, the more Empress Dowager Wan rewards.Including the palace people in the Kangning Palace, they all followed her instructions and praised Empress Zhou every day for her youthful beauty and good figure.

The beloved concubine is always a bit naughty, Wan Zhen'er thought viciously, let her eat sweets to her heart's content until her teeth hurt, and she won't have the time to compete with me!Hum hum!Great plan!Zhou Dalian is also very cooperative!

Mrs. Lu said solemnly and earnestly: "The concubine advises the empress dowager to control her diet and pay attention to her health, but the empress doesn't take it to heart at all. Please ask the empress dowager Wan to advise her from time to time."

Wan Zhen'er also nodded seriously: "I don't know this truth? The queen mother likes to eat sweets because she is bitter in her heart. The queen mother had a deep affection for the late emperor, and the late emperor died young. The queen mother was depressed because of this, so she could only eat desserts. I can be a little happier when I am a daughter-in-law, and it is not easy to stop me as a daughter-in-law. After a few years, after the Mother's Day mourning, it will not be too late to persuade her."

Mrs. Ning, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao all thought it made sense.

Mrs. Lu said seriously again: "But the Empress Dowager laughed very happily, she wanted us to tell jokes, and she also told us jokes in the palace."

"You don't know something." Wan Zhen'er held her stomach and said: "The emperor is very filial. Whenever he sees the empress dowager sad, he also feels the same and weeps for it. Widowed. If the mother and son were crying, I would be helpless."

If Wan Zhen'er opened her mouth to speak ill of Queen Mother Zhou, they would consider her to be Concubine Huai Chong.But she didn't say anything, Mrs. Lu instantly imagined that when she first married her husband, she hadn't given birth to a son and a half in three years, and she devoted herself to serving her mother-in-law but was picked on by her in various ways.