From Zhen Huan

Taking care of Empress Wenyi, she didn't care much about rewards and the like, and although she was respectful to me, she was not obsequious. No wonder Concubine Hua relied heavily on her, even though she wasn't very smart. Cao Moqin was really extraordinary place.

In addition to these two people, there are many noble people who are always around me to flatter me, hoping to be admitted to the big tree of Concubine Hua, if I can support me, it will be the best.

On the other hand, Shenmeizhuang, An Lingrong and Fang Chunyi were so well-behaved among the concubines that Zhu Yixiu looked over with approval.

Halfway through the banquet, the anger in the venue became more and more enthusiastic. The musicians played festive and joyful tunes, and the singers and dancers presented lively songs and dances.

Xuan Ling had already drank a lot of wine, and although he was still in high spirits, he was a little drunk, so he got up and planned to walk around the palace to sober himself up.

I took Song Zhi to ask Zhu Yixiu to resign, and after the banquet, I quickly ran after Xuan Ling, smiling sweetly: "The emperor wants to relax, how can he not be accompanied by a beautiful woman!"

"How can a beautiful woman not accompany me!" Xuan Ling applauded and laughed, shook my hand, and said: "Then invite the beautiful woman to accompany Zhenyuexia to have a heart-to-heart talk, and to look for plum blossoms through the snow."

"If you're looking for plums, it's better to go to the Yimei Garden. Shilan has long heard of the jade pistil and sandalwood plums in the Yimei Garden. When they bloom, they are like fire clouds in the sky. It's so beautiful. It's a pity that Shilan has been in the palace for many years, but she has never been able to see it. I'm so sorry!" I said with a longing tone.

Xuan Ling took a deep look at me, his expression full of nostalgia.

I accompanied him quietly, with a smile on the corner of my mouth. There was a slight smell of alcohol in the air, which added a bit of tempting warmth to this cold night.

Xuan Ling finally smiled, and said: "A beautiful woman has a destiny, how dare I refuse to obey, let's go to Yimei Garden."

Then Li Chang signaled the palace people to change the way, leading to the bluestone road leading to Shanglin Garden leaning on the plum garden, the palace people held the windproof lanterns, the orange lights shone on the white snow, it was quiet and beautiful.

When you arrive at Yimei Garden, you can smell the unique cold fragrance of plum blossoms from a distance, which is refreshing.When you get closer, you can see that under the light, the little red plums merge into a red cloud, wanton and enchanting.

I seemed to be shocked by the proud beauty that was quietly blooming in the corner of Shanglin Garden and independent of the world, but I couldn't even say a word of praise. I just quietly accompanied Xuan Ling in the grand scene of this paradise Linger around.

Turning around a corner, I saw a faint yellow light streaming out from behind the distant flower tree, accompanied by the girl's crisp but endlessly sad voice.

"Against the wind is easy to understand, and it is easy not to destroy it."

Xuan Ling's body trembled, and he asked anxiously and quickly: "Who's there?!"

As soon as the voice fell, I saw that the light yellow light had gone out.

I turned to Songzhi and winked at her.Songzhi immediately understood what I meant, nodded to me, blew out the palace lantern in his hand, and quietly leaned towards the flower tree from the side under the moonlight.

At the same time, Xuan Ling was obsessed with the beauty Zhen Huan who was hiding in the plum forest, which made him feel excited and nostalgic, but he didn't notice the actions of Song Zhi and me, and Li Chang didn't dare to stop him, let alone disturb Xuan Ling , report this matter.As a result, Songzhi's figure turned around and disappeared in the depths of the Merlin.

Here Xuan Ling took a few steps forward, and after not waiting for Zhen Huan's reply, he asked again: "Who is it?!"

Merlin was still silent.

Xuanling didn't give up, and continued to walk forward, with a rather stern tone, and said: "If you don't make a sound, I will have the whole Yimei Garden turned over."

There was silence in the plum grove for a while before I heard the young girl's delicate voice reply: "I am a palace maid leaning on the plum garden. I came out to pray for blessings. I don't want to disturb your lord. Please forgive me."

Xuan Ling's footsteps stopped, his tone was much softer, and he asked, "Have you ever studied? What's your name?"

Before waiting for an answer, I heard an exclamation of "ah".

Xuan Ling was impatient, and was about to run over, when he heard Songzhi's respectful and peaceful voice, "See my lord, please move over."

Xuan Ling stopped immediately, turned around and walked back to me.

Then Song Zhi took Zhen Huan out from behind the flower tree and knelt down in front of us.

"Concubine and concubine Zhen Huan, see the emperor, the emperor is blessed. See the concubine Hua, the concubine Hua is auspicious." Zhen Huan knelt on the ground, and the cloak with white emerald text was piled on the ground. Against the backdrop of the plum blossoms in the garden, her figure became more and more beautiful. Pitiful.

I remained silent and only heard Xuan Ling say: "Raise your head."

Zhen Huan then slowly raised her head, revealing her jade-like face, which resembled Queen Chunyuan, her gaze sneaked across the faces of Xuan Ling and me, and then she lowered her head like a frightened deer again.

Xuan Ling was stunned, and he spoke for a long time, with an extremely gentle tone: "Get up. You are the sick nobleman? How are you doing? The snowy night is cold, why did you come to this plum garden?"

Zhen Huan stood up, with a weak figure, and replied in a soft voice: "Be more concerned about the emperor, the concubine is already much better. It's just that the concubine misses her parents at home, so she went to the Yimei Garden to pray for the blessings of her parents in the coming year. Safe and healthy, but accidentally disturbing the emperor's interest, the concubine is guilty."

"Leading troops to pray for parents and relatives, Zhen Yuandao has taught a good daughter! You are a pure and filial person, how can I have the heart to criticize you." Xuan Ling looked at Zhen Huan's eyes full of admiration.

I stood next to Xuanling, and then I jokingly said: "Congratulations to the emperor for another beautiful woman. It's just that the concubine heard that the nobleman entered the palace and has been ill for more than four months, but he still hasn't recovered. Incompetent. Your Majesty, why don't you appoint a highly skilled imperial physician to treat the noble man so that the noble man will not suffer from the pain again, it is really pitiful."

"Shilan's words are justified, so let the imperial hospital go to diagnose the pulse of nobleman Guan." Xuan Ling gently shook my hand, very satisfied with my words.

"My concubine thanks the emperor, and concubine Hua." Zhen Huan thanked her again.

Xuan Ling didn't say anything more, and I said to Zhen Huan, "I also hope that you will take good care of your health and serve the emperor well in the future, so that the emperor's intentions today will not be in vain."

"Congratulations to the emperor, and respect to the concubine Hua."

Xuan Ling sent someone to send Zhen Huan back to Tangli Palace, and then walked back holding my hand. From the beginning to the end, Yu Yinger's figure never appeared.

On the way back, with a little jealousy, I teased and said, "Your Majesty is very lucky! I went through the snow to search for plums, and I found a beautiful woman who is beautiful and beautiful. I am really envious of Shilan."

Xuanling held my hand tightly, with burning eyes, and said with a smile: "If you talk about the beauty of the country, no one in this palace can compare to Shilan's beauty."

I shyly turned my face away, avoiding Xuan Ling's gaze, and said with a hint of resentment, "I only hope that the emperor will not have a new man, forget the old man, and the concubine will be satisfied."

"How can Shi Lan be an old man?" Xuan Ling stood facing me, looked at me affectionately, and said solemnly: "If Shi Lan doesn't like it, how about I never see this noble man again?"

I lowered my head, fearful and sweet at the same time, "How dare my concubine!"

Walking slowly, Xuan Ling and I soon walked back to the banquet. When I got back to my seat, my calves were already stiff and numb from the cold.

I've seen the play, so I don't want to stay here to starve and suffer from the cold. With Xuan Ling's permission, I took the palace servants back to Dao Mixiu Palace.

Back at Mixiu Palace, I enjoyed a warm and comfortable body massage, and then I felt relieved.

Drinking honey water, Songzhi walked up to me, took out a small portrait cut out of red paper from his sleeve, and said, "Niang Niang."

I took a look, but I couldn't see any connection between the little statue and Zhen Huan, and I didn't intend to keep it, so I told Songzhi: "Take it and burn it."

Therefore, this small portrait that has triggered many plots was turned into ashes in the censer of Mixiu Palace.

54. Back to the beginning

After the New Year, Zhen Huan, who had taken good care of her body, was born amidst the jealousy and hatred of her concubines.

Although she didn't have the wonderful first meeting in Xinghua Weiyu, Zhen Huan still won Xuanling's favor with her beauty and talent, and after serving the bed, she was promoted two levels in a row and became a "Concubine of Guan".

The difference from before is that although Zhen Huan has the shyness of being favored for the first time in her eyes, she can't feel her affection for Xuan Ling. I can't help being a little curious. Where will the time of matching and falling in love with each other go in the big dye vat of the harem?

Now the most favored newcomers in the palace are none other than Concubine Zhen Huan and Concubine Hui Shenmeizhuang, plus Liangyuan Liu Lingxian and nobleman Jian Peiyun, they have been occupied by newcomers for nearly a month and a half, causing dissatisfaction among the old people in the palace.

Concubine Ligui complained even more, every day when she came to Mixiu Palace to greet me, nine out of ten sentences were cursing these newcomers.

Cao Ronghua had to be calmer, after all, with an emperor concubine, she was more confident than Li Guifei, but as Zhen Huan became more and more favored, her occasional words were also sour.

I'm happy to watch the show, as I don't need to worry about not being favored in the first place.

On the contrary, during this period of time spent with Concubine Li Gui, I found that although she was always thoughtless, teasing her occasionally was much more interesting than any kittens and puppies.I remember that in the original book, she also had a tragic ending. She was frightened crazy by Zhen Huan's design and ended up in the cold palace. I don't want her to end up like this in the end.

Therefore, compared to Concubine Hua who always allows her to be arrogant and indulgent, I always hold her back and do things according to Xuan Ling's preferences.

So in Mixiu Palace, you can often hear such conversations.

"Your Majesty! I really can't recite it." Concubine Li Gui has a plump body and a natural beauty.