The Job of an Imperial Concubine

The green jade hairpin was thrown into the jewelry box, making a crisp sound, and the tail of the hairpin was exposed outside the box, giving off a bit of chill.

Master, Ting Zhu glanced at the jade hairpin, saw the smile on the corner of the master's mouth, and said, Master, are you wearing this hairpin today...

I remember that this hairpin was a reward when I was promoted to Concubine Zhao. Zhuang Luoyan let her black hair fall on her shoulders, picked out this hairpin from the box, and carefully stroked the auspicious cloud pattern on the tail of the hairpin. The broken jade hairpin is very similar to this one, but mine has three auspicious clouds, but hers has six.

Listening to Zhu carefully, the two jade hairpins are indeed slightly different, if you don't look carefully, you can't tell them apart, but she didn't understand the meaning of Zhuang Luoyan's words for a while, so she looked at Zhuang Luoyan in puzzlement, It seems to be thinking about the meaning of this sentence.

I just want to let her understand that the number of auspicious clouds does not mean nobility. When she embarrasses me, she should think about whether she can have the last laugh. I am a narrow-minded person, took a handful of agate jade Combing, slowly combing the blue hair on the shoulders, Zhuang Luoyan said nonchalantly, Sometimes it is better to be wild than to be as stable as Mount Tai at any time.

If she behaved steadily all the time, I'm afraid the queen would be the first one who can't tolerate her. Occasionally showing a little bit of arrogance, at least people can look at the shortcomings.

In the heart of this harem woman, a slightly rampant woman is not scary, the most terrifying thing is a gentle and smooth person at any time, she is so happy to make people feel like a villain. What's more... the feeling of being a villain is quite relieved.

But master is like this, won't it cause dissatisfaction with other masters and wives? Yun Xi came in with a lotus leaf-shaped food box, and happened to hear these words, If this is the case, it will be very bad.

Concubine Yuan has offended a lot of concubines in the past, not to mention that I have won the hearts of many people with my humble appearance. Zhuang Luoyan smiled lazily, who wouldn't want his opponent to be a little stupid?

Yun Xi suddenly understood, opened the lid of the food box, and there were exquisite dim sum inside, Master, this is a new type of dim sum sent by Shang Gong from the Shang Food Bureau. It is said that it is for the master to taste the taste. If you like it, you can go there later Let's send it here.

Zhuang Luoyan glanced at the contents of the food box, nodded and said, Reward. But he didn't say whether to eat or not.

Yun Xi understood, covered the food box, took a pouch from the box, and went out.

Ting Zhu glanced at the food box thrown aside, then lowered his head to tidy up the jewelry box in front of the bronze mirror.

A few days later, news came out from the harem that two maids fell into the lotus pond because no one found them.

Another month later, a fifth-rank Ronghua died suddenly, but in the end he was buried with a sixth-rank ritual. No one cared about the cause of Rong Hua's death, let alone Rong Hua's funeral. In the eyes of the women in the harem, Rong Hua was too inconspicuous, so he went as soon as he went, but there was only one person who was favored.

Zhuang Luoyan vaguely felt that the cause of this Ronghua's death was related to the two missteps court ladies, but seeing the appearance of the harem ladies who had become accustomed to it, she pretended not to know about it, and just inquired about this Ronghua vaguely. matter. After inquiring, I found out that the two court ladies belonged to Bai Ronghua, and this Ronghua's residence was similar to that of Ye Shurong who had a miscarriage a few days ago, so I don't know what's tricky about it.

This Ronghua died, Ye Shurong didn't come out to speak out, and the queen didn't continue to investigate, so the matter was exposed.

As it was approaching summer, some favored concubines had already begun to supply ice cubes in the palaces, and the amount was different.

Although Taoyu Pavilion was not the place that attracted the most attention of the emperor, none of the slaves in the Sixth Bureau of the Palace in the Palace dared to skimp on anything.

Yun Xi's skill in making iced food is very good. First, the powerful eunuch grinds the ice finely with utensils, and then adds various seasonal fruits to eat to relieve the heat.

Holding the ice bowl in her hand, Zhuang Luoyan couldn't help feeling deeply ashamed that she underestimated the ancient people. When she was a student, she mentioned time travel to her friends and said that she made shaved ice to attract attention. In front of the ice bowl, there was slag.

Lying on a soft chair and eating an ice bowl, two court ladies playing fans, one court lady knocking on her legs, and one court lady pinching her shoulders, is there a more corrupt life than this? Handing the empty bowl to Yun Xi who was next to her, Zhuang Luoyan yawned, I'll take a nap for a while, and if any other palace masters come to visit, I'll come and let you know.

Yes, Yun Xi stretched out her hand to support Zhuang Luoyan. Just as the master and servant took a step, the eunuch's high-pitched voice came from outside.

The emperor ordered that Taoyu Pavilion hold the lanterns tonight.

Everyone in Taoyu Pavilion was overjoyed when they heard about it. Since the weather started to get hot, the emperor had less time to turn over his cards. It was naturally a happy event to turn over Taoyu Pavilion today.

After rewarding the eunuch's purse, Zhuang Luoyan thought that she would not be able to sleep well if she had to bake pancakes on a hot night, so she waved her hand and calmly decided to continue her lunch break.

Summer is the season of love and hate for women in the harem. Love is because summer skirts are elegant and charming, and hate is because summer sweats a lot. If you smell sweat when you are with the emperor, it is really not beautiful. So some women smoked their clothes to make them fragrant, even the incense in the palace chose some more obvious fragrance, so that the emperor would not find anything wrong, and naturally it would not offend Longyan.

As a man, Feng Jin actually doesn't like the strong smell of the concubine's nose when he enters the concubine's place in hot weather. It's just that the harem has always been like this, and he didn't express his likes and dislikes. It's just that every summer, the number of times he goes to the harem will be reduced. , and the older concubines in the harem knew that the emperor didn't like to go to the harem every day in summer, so they got used to it.

After a lunch break, she fell asleep until the evening. Zhuang Luoyan sat by the window, looking at the orange sunset in the sky, and couldn't help thinking, if she became a peasant girl, let alone put whole pieces of ice in the house to cool her down. Summer, I'm afraid I'm still working in the fields right now.

Even in modern times, many farmers work very hard, not to mention the ancient times when farm tools were outdated, and farming was not easy. She thinks that for a person like herself, compared to running around outside, the harem has food, housing, and men who are prostitutes. The place suits her better.

Master, everything is ready, it's time to take a bath. Yun Xi said quietly.

Zhuang Luoyan nodded, got up and went to the side room to take a bath, no concubine in this weather would have the guts not to take a bath to welcome the emperor.

I picked a light green floor-length dress without a waist and put it on. The skirt was smoked by mint leaves. Although the smell was light, it gave people a refreshing feeling. The mint leaves here seem to be no different from weeds, and Zhuang Luoyan just likes this taste, so he asked Yun Xi to pick them when no one was watching, and the results seemed to be pretty good.

Seeing that the maid waiting for her makeup was about to apply pomade on her own head, Zhuang Luoyan hurriedly waved her away. Although pomade made her hair look more shiny, but pomade smells a bit boring in summer, it's better to be fresh and natural.

Pulling a simple Izumo bun, I chose two summer hairpins and put them in my hair. I didn't even put on makeup, and just used fruity lip balm to pat my lips. Zhuang Luorou waved her hand , That's all.

Ting Zhu looked at his master's body, although it wasn't the most beautiful time, but it was very comfortable to look at, especially in this summer, it made people feel refreshed just by looking at it.

Zhuang Luoyan's hard work was not in vain. After the emperor arrived at her place, the expression on his face eased. Obviously, her dress and the decoration of Taoyu Pavilion made him feel at ease.

Generally speaking, although this emperor is difficult to deal with, she is much easier to serve than her boss, who is too kind to do anything in her next life. She feels that she is not under a lot of pressure.

That night Feng Jin slept very comfortably, he didn't smell the dull smell of incense, and he didn't touch greasy hair, and the faint cool fragrance from Concubine Zhao made him feel very comfortable. Please get up.

Having had a good night's sleep, Feng Jin was in a very good mood. He smelled the cool and elegant fragrance in Concubine Zhao's room, opened his mouth to appreciate a lot of things, and made up his mind to be promoted to Concubine Zhao's position again. After all, she is a woman who suits her own wishes and loves her, so she should not be allowed to stay in the fourth rank concubine forever.

Show off!

Seeing Feng Jin leave, Zhuang Luoyan stretched out her hand to caress the sweatless neck, and yawned. Did the emperor not come to the harem for a long time, and he was so ruthless last night.

Master, this is a tonic given by the emperor. Yun Xi carried a small bowl of concoction to the bedside, and behind her was an eunuch who served as a servant.

Zhuang Luoyan took the bowl, raised her head and drank it. What kind of tonic is just a child-avoiding medicine. The emperor does not intend to let her have a child now, and she has no such idea. Not to mention that her current status and emperor's favor cannot protect a child. Even if she has all these, she does not want to use her eighteen-year-old body to give birth to a child. With Ronghua, she didn't want to use luck to challenge the danger of having a baby.

The eunuch of the inner servant took the bowl with only a little bit of bottom left, said a few auspicious words and then retreated.

If there is a child...

If there is a child, it's just handed over to other concubines to raise. Zhuang Luoyan smiled indifferently, Which of the low-ranking concubines in the harem who have children can raise their own children?

There was a hint of helplessness on Yun Xi's face, and she also knew the twists and turns of the harem, This is just my servant's thoughts.

Sooner or later there should be one. Zhuang Luoyan didn't want to talk about such things with Yun Xi, so she dismissed her casually and then yawned, Let them come in and take care of changing clothes. She needed to go to the queen to greet her again Yes, the difference between this and clocking in at work is that the former requires brains, while the latter only needs to swipe the card or press the fingerprint.

Just after changing clothes, the rewards from the Qianzheng Palace arrived, Zhuang Luoyan looked at those jade bracelets and jade hairpins, and couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips. She is a layman, and she still likes these beautiful jewelry.

Because of this delay, it was later than usual when I went to the Queen's place to pay my respects, but the Queen didn't show any displeasure on her face, instead she gave her a seat and gave her a few words of encouragement.

The other concubines present did not bother her deliberately. One is that Zhuang Luoyan delayed because of the emperor's reward, and the other is that although Zhuang Luoyan is not the most favored recently, she is considered a holy family, and it is not good to offend her .

The weather was hot, and the queen didn't say much, so she let the concubines retreat. When exiting, Concubine Shu walked in the front, and no other concubine dared to step past her. It was not until Concubine Shu drove away that they dispersed in twos and threes.

Because it was still early and the sun was not strong just after sunrise, Zhuang Luoyan wanted to take a walk in a cool place so that her thin arms and legs would not be so fragile.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived at a secluded place, I saw an unexpected person.