The Job of an Imperial Concubine

When Qiuhu gradually put away his power, Concubine Shu went home to visit her relatives with the guard of honor of imperial concubine. In the dark night, the luxurious guard of honor almost made the eyes of concubines red. How many people's jealousy and envy meandered out of the palace gate.

Zhuang Luoyan leaned against the window, listening to the commotion outside the palace, she couldn't help smiling, straightened her bangs on her forehead, and stuck her head out of the window: "The moon is quite round and bright tonight."

Yun Xi lit the candlesticks in the house one by one, and walked behind Zhuang Luoyan, with a cautious look on her face: "Master, it's autumn now, and it's cold at night, this servant will give you a coat."

"How can it be so delicate?" Zhuang Luoyan retracted her head and said with a smile, "It's rare that the weather is cooler this day, so you girl asked me to add clothes."

Seeing that the master's expression was as usual, and he didn't seem to miss his family, Yun Xi also let go of the worries in his heart.

Looking at the palace lanterns flickering in the breeze outside the corridor, Zhuang Luoyan seemed to sigh and said: "I have never looked at the moon in that palace in the past, but now I look at it calmly, and I understand why so many poets express their love for the moon."

"I don't read many books, but I still vaguely remember the sentence that you like very much, master, who first sees the moon by the riverside, and when the river moon shines on people at the beginning of the year. Life... life..."

"Life is endless from generation to generation, and the river and the moon are only similar year after year." Zhuang Luoyan recited the following two sentences with a smile, and shook his head slightly, "The moonlight is indeed beautiful. I like this poem because he is feeling the scenery and life, Instead of expressing love with the moon." Turning away from the window, Zhuang Luoyan said disapprovingly, "The moon is the most changeable, and comparing it to feelings will tarnish the feelings."

"My concubine Ai is right. I also thought that the moon is as beautiful as it is beautiful, but it's a pity that there are too many changes, and I really can't express my affection."

"My maidservant sees the emperor," Yun Xi didn't expect the emperor to come suddenly at this moment, she knelt down in panic and saluted, thinking carefully whether she and her master had said something taboo.

"I have seen the emperor," Zhuang Luoyan also had a hint of surprise and joy on her face, she didn't react to salute for a while, and only hurriedly saluted when she heard Yun Xi's voice of greeting.

"My beloved concubine doesn't need to be so courteous, it's because I'm so rude." Feng Jin stepped forward and held Zhuang Luoyan's hand in his palm, "I have wronged my beloved concubine, and my concubine is quite talented."

Zhuang Luoyan lowered her head shyly: "The emperor made fun of my concubine again, but I can only recite a poem." If it wasn't for the memory in her body, she wouldn't even be able to recite this poem. Putting her education in the harem, she is not much worse than that illiterate.

When a man is with his woman, if he really only talks about poetry all night, this man is either a nerd or Liu Xiahui, and Feng Jin is obviously neither, so after talking about the stars and the moon, and after talking about poetry and songs, it is still To do business.

The moonlight gradually shone into the house from the window, and the whole palace fell into silence. Gao Dezhong stood guard in the outer room, watching quietly the more and more moonlight entering the house. Come in.

"Director Gao, Concubine Shu came back from family visits and said that she wanted to thank the emperor for her kindness. Look at this..."

Gao Dezhong glanced at the inner room, and said in a low voice: "Concubine Shu is tired of visiting relatives, the emperor takes pity on her body, so I will not kneel down to thank you today, and it will not be too late to thank Concubine Shu when she rests and recovers tomorrow."

"Slave understands." The eunuch bowed and retreated, not even daring to speak loudly.

Gao Dezhong changed the whisk in his hand, looked again at the quiet inner room behind him, yawned slightly, and got two eunuchs to wait carefully, he turned and went to his own residence to rest. He has already done what he was supposed to do, and he should go to sleep well, otherwise he will be in trouble if something goes wrong on his errands tomorrow.

The next day when the emperor was sent away, Zhuang Luoyan realized that Concubine Shu had only returned home to visit her relatives in just over two hours, and she came back before midnight last night. What kind of relatives can be saved in such a short period of time, and it is not a good thing to suffer the jealousy of a group of women in the harem after returning home.

But compared to those concubines who haven't seen their natal family for several years, Concubine Shu is considered lucky. What is even more fortunate is that she is favored enough and her status in the harem is high enough. If she is an ordinary concubine, I am afraid that her life will not be too easy in the future.

After Concubine Shu arrived early in the morning to kowtow to the empress dowager, the emperor, and the empress, she sat in the empress's Jingyang Palace with a ruddy complexion and waited for other concubines who paid her respects. Although she didn't see the emperor, she just kowtowed outside the emperor's bedroom, but It didn't affect her good mood. As the only concubine who was able to go home to visit relatives after the emperor ascended the throne, she had the capital to be in a good mood.

"Ye Shurong is here."

Although Ye Shurong was not very favored, but because she was pregnant with the emperor's heir and had the backing of the Queen Mother, no one in the harem dared to make things difficult for her. But I don't know if it was because of the miscarriage, she has been very low-key these few months, even more low-key than the Queen Mother when she worshiped the Buddha.

"I've seen the empress." Ye Shurong's complexion was a little pale, and she was clearly wearing silk and satin, but it didn't show much freshness. Although the queen was oppressed by the queen mother, she has always done a good job on the surface, and she was given a seat to chat with the concubines present.

"Concubine Shu came to thank you early in the morning, is she tired?" The queen said with concern: "There are no such big rules here in this palace. If you are sleepy, you can go to rest early, and no one will say anything to you."

"It's the concubine's luck that the empress loves her. Everything is fine with the concubine." Concubine Shu had a soft smile on her face, and there was no trace of fatigue on her face.

"You know the rules," the queen nodded, "Although the emperor didn't rest in the palace yesterday, you remembered to kowtow outside the emperor's palace early in the morning. It can be seen that you are grateful for the emperor's kindness in your heart."

"At this moment, Zhao Chongyi should also come to pay his respects," Ye Shurong answered lightly, but her tone was still dull.

The queen glanced at Ye Shurong when she heard the words, and said with a smile: "She has always been well-behaved, even if she has served the emperor, she came early to pay her respects."

The smile on Concubine Shu's face remained unchanged, she lowered her eyelids slightly to conceal the irony in her eyes, the queen thought that she wanted to confront Zhuang Luoyan with this trick, it was really funny. If she really went to trouble Zhuang Luoyan, in the end she and Zhuang Luoyan would both lose, and she might get a title of being proud of being favored and proud. Wouldn't it be the good queen who watched the show with a smile?

"Concubines also like Zhao Chongyi's rules," Concubine Shu raised her head and smiled, her smile was like a flower.

"Zhao Chongyi is here! Concubine Xian is here!"

"Concubine Xian and Zhao Chongyi seem to have made an appointment." Concubine Shu added with a smile.

The queen smiled, "It just so happens that it's fate."

When Zhuang Luoyan entered, several women in the hall were smiling like spring breeze, making it look like a few people with very good relationships chatting about interesting things.

After Zhuang Luoyan invited An to sit down, I heard Concubine Shugui say, "Just now, the empress praised sister Zhao Chongyi for coming early to pay her respects even if she served the emperor. As soon as I finished speaking, my sister arrived. It can be seen that people are thinking about it." No way."

Zhuang Luoyan smiled and said: "Sisters and sisters are all like this, concubines are just acting according to the rules." Concubine Shu's words are somewhat interesting, I don't know if she is simply telling her that the queen is plotting against her , or is there a provocation?

"I'm not the only one saying that, even Ye Shurong mentioned Zhao Chongyi's good manners just now." The Queen smiled and said, "You are well behaved, everyone will naturally praise you."

Zhuang Luoyan smiled shyly and lowered her head slowly. This empress is also very interesting, she speaks so clearly that Concubine Shu has nothing to say, but what is her intention of mentioning Ye Shurong?

The women in the harem are all high IQ talents.

After inviting Wan'an to come from Jingyang Palace, Zhuang Luoyan sat on the chariot, and along the way, many court ladies and eunuchs saluted and avoided walking, she yawned, she had exercised too much last night, and she seemed not to have had enough sleep.

"The concubine has seen Zhao Chongyi." The voice was a little cold and arrogant, Zhuang Luoyan put aside her sleepiness, looked at the woman who saluted her, and was slightly taken aback, isn't this Ye Shurong's younger sister?

Ye Shurong had a miscarriage that day, and her sister was so tired that she was downgraded from Shuyi to Ronghua. Zhuang Luoyan was not interested in knowing the shady secrets, but seeing that Ye Ronghua and Ye Shurong had no further contact, she knew it was okay. So simple.

"Ye Ronghua doesn't need to be too polite," Zhuang Luoyan glanced at the direction Ye Ronghua came from, "Is Ye Ronghua going to Jingyang Palace?"

"Lei Zhao Chongyi asked, my concubine has been in poor health recently, and I dare not go to Jingyang Palace to bother me. I just heard that there are chrysanthemums blooming in the Imperial Garden, so I just wanted to go and have a look." Ye Ronghua didn't have much contact with Zhuang Luoyan, so naturally There wasn't much hatred, so although she answered Zhuang Luoyan's question a little stiffly, there was nothing impolite about it.

"The chrysanthemums are indeed blooming well at this time. If Ye Ronghua likes it, he can take a walk around and see it more. But it's better to pay more attention to his body. Otherwise, drinking the bitter medicine soup will be unbearable." Zhuang Luoyan said with a smile, " Then I won't bother you."

"Zhao Chongyi, walk slowly." Ye Ronghua stood on the spot, watching Zhuang Luoyan and his party go far away, and then looked away expressionlessly.

"Master, Ye Shurong is here." The maid beside Ye Ronghua looked forward and whispered.

Ye Ronghua sneered and looked in front of her eyes, and said sarcastically: "Even if she counts everything, she can't count the emperor's heart, and I don't know who is more pitiful than the other." Don't even want to look at it.