Yongzheng period

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There are many kinds of flowers and trees in the courtyard of Compassion Palace. Because of the warm weather, peonies and pomegranates are competing for beauty, and the courtyard is full of flowers, stalks and fragrant.Especially the pomegranate tree in the center of the courtyard is just like emerald green smoke, scarlet bucket show, and it has the charm of moving flowers and shadows with slanted windows.Most of them are famous products such as 'Double Petal', 'Yue Li' and 'Agate'.

The crowd accompanied the empress dowager to enjoy the flowers under the verandah. The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.

"The imperial concubine, Jin An."

Zhen Huan walked to Concubine Duan with a smile. Concubine Qian was depressed under the oppression of Concubine Duan, but she still had the eighth elder brother caring about her, and she only lived like a transparent person.So today there is only nobleman Zhang timidly following Concubine Duan.

"Wan is always here." Concubine Duan bit into the word 'Wan' very heavily, and an obscure brilliance flashed in her eyes.She lowered her eyes, and said with a vague expression, "I haven't had time to congratulate Chang Zai on his restoration, and he has been awarded a title..." Concubine Duan subconsciously flicked the armor on her little finger, and the gold-plated armor on her nails was hollowed out Curved, mostly inlaid with emeralds, the dazzling halo refracted in the bright sunlight almost dazzled Zhen Huan's eyes.

Concubine Duan pursed the corners of her lips, pulled out a smile that was not a smile, and said quietly, ""He Yan's Notes" has: Smiling, small smiling appearance. I also think it is very beautiful to smile often... in the harem There are very few concubines below the concubine who have received the badge personally from the emperor..." Concubine Duan moved closer to her, looked at this familiar yet unfamiliar face, and said with a smile, "It seems that the emperor really values ​​my sister, so does the queen mother?" , is worthy of being the 'Dongguan Leiqing'."

Zhen Huan's face twitched violently immediately, of course she knew who Duan Guifei was referring to by "Dongguan Leiqing"!She got a portrait of a woman from Lanxiu, a portrait that Concubine Concubine Gong had worked as a petite under the former queen for many years.The woman in the painting dances by the Taiye Pool, gentle and pleasant, as beautiful as a flowing cloud—the Empress Xiaoding, Ulanara Rouze, the heroine of the empress's stories, has almost the same appearance as herself.

In this way, the Empress Dowager looked at her differently, and Concubine Duan Gui's pressing everywhere gave her the answer——

"It's just because your face might still have some value," Concubine Duan seemed to understand her thoughts, and smiled at Yan Yan with a decent smile, "A few days ago, the House of Internal Affairs displayed Shu brocade, which is so luxurious and precious that it costs an inch. It can be compared with a bucket of gold, and the whole palace can only be obtained in the Queen Mother and Queen's Palace." Concubine Duan raised her chin slightly and said calmly, "The Queen Mother gave you Shu shoes, and the servants of the House of Internal Affairs went all the way to Suiyuxuan. The Shu brocade is known as "the brocade of the shell, the color of the river", let alone the Shu brocade embroidered with gold and embroidered with crepe? Liugong is envious of my sister's blue eyes and her smooth progress...Sister, you must remember the kindness of the Queen Mother."

Concubine Duan cast her eyes vaguely on the figure of the empress dowager and the empress who were talking happily in the distance, then turned and left, not even giving Zhen Huan a straight look.Guan Chang, who was proud of herself behind her, was trembling all over because of these few words, and the resentment hidden in her eyes was about to surge out—fortunately, she still remembered where she was, and tried her best to bring back the distorted expression on her face. As for letting her see the clues.

It wasn't long before the concubine came late, the queen mother was holding the tabby cat in the imperial concubine's palace to tease, seeing her coming with her big belly, she hurriedly offered her to sit down, and ordered the goose feather cushion to be used on it.The Empress Dowager said with concern, "Your due date is just a few days away, why are you here?"

The concubine laughed and said, "The empress dowager knows the temper of the concubines, the most impatient temper. And since the empress dowager recovered from illness, the concubines have never visited, and they have long been concerned about the snacks in your palace. "After she was pregnant, baby fat piled up on her face. At this time, she was very cute and cute. She curled her lips and said, "The concubine came here today. Can't it be that the empress dowager loves the snacks in the palace, so she dislikes the concubine?"

The concubine smiled and said, "You are still short of your share in the palace? It is worthwhile for you to come to the empress dowager's palace to act as a front. The empress dowager is obedient to you, and I can't spare you."

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, both of them understood the plan of both sides - the empress dowager was aggressive, so they naturally wanted to support Daiyu as the Queen's party.The left and right concubines are already full months, and they are in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, so nothing major can happen.

"You are pregnant with an imperial heir, so you can eat and use whatever you want, just say it." The queen mother smiled and handed the tabby cat, which was agitated for some reason, to the nurse next to her, and patted Jubilee's hand and instructed carefully. , "Aijia just likes a good boy like you who is well-behaved and understands the rules."

Daiyu looked her up and down, and seeing that she was still energetic, she no longer advised her to go back to the palace to recuperate.Standing close to her, he could vaguely smell the sweet fragrance of the powder on her body, so he smiled and said to her: "This fragrance smells good, and it doesn't seem to be used in the palace. It's just that you are pregnant after all. Spices are better off."

"You come to teach me again," the concubine said with a smile, not paying much attention, "the imperial doctor said that I am pregnant and should not use musk and other spices for makeup, this is specially prepared by the newly promoted maid beside me. I heard that it is made of jasmine and moyi flower juice mixed with white rice powder, and the name is also unique, called 'Meihuanu', it does not harm the fetus and moisturizes the skin, even I like it very much."

Seeing that Daiyu still had a look of disapproval, she hurriedly added, "I also took it to the imperial physician, and they all said it's all right." Then she said to the maid who had been waiting behind her, "Dianmo, I've seen you." Empress Empress."

Dianmo followed her words and did her courtesy, Daiyu saw her lowered eyes and her honest and mediocre appearance, she couldn't imagine that there was such an ingenious thought.Daiyu couldn't help feeling suspicious, and asked her lightly, "You were recommended by the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Have you ever worked elsewhere?"

Dian Mo then said timidly, "The maidservant was originally the cleaning maid in the front yard, but after she was valued by the empress, she entered the inner hall to serve her."

Daiyu was still puzzled, but the Empress Dowager called her to talk about family affairs, and several low-ranking concubines also came to congratulate the concubine, so she had to give up.The concubine threw a kumquat for the maid to peel, and said, "You are overthinking too much." Instead, she went to deal with these little concubines, so Daiyu had no choice but to secretly think that she was supercilious, while supporting the queen mother to listen to her. Comment on all kinds of flowers.

Just as they were chatting and laughing happily, Zhang Guiren screamed out in surprise. It turned out that a string of pearl necklaces around her neck was hooked on the flower branches, and it dispersed like a torrential rain on the ground.Zhang Guiren panicked while evading, and happened to bump into the concubine who was making way for her. The concubine couldn't stand still, slipped and stepped on the scattered pearls, and slid straight out.

Concubine Jin was anxious, and shouted: "Don't help me!" Only the inner prisons were far away, and several concubines slipped and fell, and the courtyard was crying and shouting, and it was a mess. The eunuchs and maids helped I don't know what to do after getting this and helping that.Fortunately, Mrs. Lin was safe, and she supported Xi Concubine with sharp eyes, but she herself was hit hard.

Seeing that the emperor's heir was safe and fortunately escaped catastrophe, the tension in Daiyu's heart relaxed, and there was a buzzing in her head, with a dull pain.Looking at it with a glance, the nanny next to the Queen Mother didn't know when she went to a place not far from the Jubilee, but she just stood aside and combed the cat's fluff quietly, as if the panic just now hadn't happened at all. generally.

Daiyu was suspicious and restless, the queen mother seemed not to notice, she stroked her heart and said, "Amitabha! Fortunately, the concubine is fine." Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly heard a sharp cry, and the tabby cat turned back to the one who was holding her. Scratch the face.The old mammy threw it out in panic, and the tabby cat rushed towards Jubilee, hissing.

The tabby cat jumped out suddenly, and everyone didn't react for a moment, even Jubilee herself was petrified.Daiyu felt half of her body numb, Concubine Jin anxiously called the tabby cat's name, but it didn't work.Seeing the ferocious appearance of the tabby cat and no one dared to stop it, Wan Changzai slanted over abruptly, and landed heavily on the ground with Jubilee, acting as a shield for Jubilee.The crazy tabby cat narrowly brushed her cheek, leaving three deep bloodstains.

Only then did the guards on duty outside the Compassionate Ning Palace swarm over to restrain the frenzied animals, and when they looked at the concubine Jubilee, she passed out with a muffled groan, with a puddle of blood dripping from her body.No matter how anxious and suspicious Daiyu was, her face was still calm and composed.Knowing that she was about to give birth, she stopped the concubines from making noise, sent people to find the imperial doctor and midwife, and sent people to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to inform the emperor.At the same time, let the experienced old lady carefully guide the Jubilee into the main hall.

Daiyu was calm and unhurried, and asked the Queen Mother softly, "The matter is urgent, and the concubine's body cannot be delayed, so the concubine has to move her to the bedroom of the Palace of Compassion and Ning to give birth."

The Queen Mother glanced at her lightly, and said calmly, "It's only natural that the Jubilee is pregnant with Aijia's grandson." Fu stared at the mad tabby cat again, a stern look flashed in her eyes, "This evil animal is still here!" What are you doing! You killed me!"

Concubine Jin apologized first when she heard the words, "This evil animal belongs to the concubine's palace, and the concubine is at fault. It's just that this cat is usually docile, but suddenly it violently hurts people, and there may be other hidden reasons. The concubine begs the queen mother to deal with it according to the circumstances, in case it really happens. Fleeing for the safety of the harem."

"A beast, wild and unruly by nature! What hidden secrets can there be?!" The queen mother was unmoved, murderous intent suddenly appeared in her eyes, and she snapped, "Don't do anything to the Ai family!"

"Wait a minute! Empress Dowager, please listen to my concubine." An Lingrong bit her lower lip and said in shock, "My concubine is proficient in spices because of her poor family when she was young, but she has an inferiority complex and never told her. The concubine knows some spices." It is very easy to lure livestock to go mad and hurt people. From the humble opinion of my concubine, the concubine Jin's words may not be aimless."

Daiyu immediately had a calculation in her heart, and after glancing at all the people present, she made a quick decision, "Send Zhang Guiren