The Job of an Imperial Concubine

It is not known when Gao Mei arrived in Kyushu, the weather had already entered winter, the concubines in the harem had already changed into various winter clothes, and the palaces began to supply charcoal fires for warmth. For the women in the harem, a little Gao Mei came to pay homage, and it was not as important as anyone who received a reward from the emperor.

Peeling the oranges in his hands, Zhuang Luoyan sighed lazily, looked at the white snow outside the window, threw the oranges back into the fine porcelain plate, and took the Tang Pozi from Yun Xi: "The snow is getting bigger and bigger today. "In the place where she lived in her previous life, it rarely snowed in winter, and even if it snowed, she couldn't see the world covered in silver.

"Master, bored?" Yun Xi picked up the half-peeled orange, peeled it carefully and put it on the plate, and said with a smile: "If the master is not afraid of the cold, you can go to the plum garden to appreciate plums. I heard that the emperor also loves plum blossoms." of."

Zhuang Luoyan changed to a comfortable sitting position, and said with a half-smile: "It's better to enjoy the plum blossom in a quiet place. The plum garden is just in bloom. The sisters in other palaces must also like to go there, so I won't join in the fun."

Yun Xi opened her mouth, but she didn't say anything after all, she has been with this master for quite a while, sometimes she feels that the master is infatuated with the emperor, and sometimes she feels that this feeling is hazy and difficult to see clearly.

"Master, the province of the palace has sent the silver charcoal for the past few days, and also presented seasonal fruits." Ting Zhu entered the inner room, holding a plate of black grapes as a tribute.

"It's not easy for these eunuchs to run back and forth to deliver things in winter, so bring them some silver to drink a cup of hot tea." Zhuang Luoyan knew in his heart that the black grapes came as tribute from other countries, and it was extremely difficult to keep them fresh. It is already rare for He Gong to win such a game.

"Master, don't worry, the servant has already paid the reward." Ting Zhu put down the plate, and talked about some gossip he heard outside, although it may not be true, but the deep palace is boring, it sounds good to pass the time.

"You said that Concubine Yangui ran into the emperor in the plum garden yesterday?" Zhuang Luoyan asked with great interest.

"Return to master, I heard that the emperor stayed at Yangui Concubine's place yesterday, and that Yangui Concubine received a lot of rewards this morning." Ting Zhu carefully glanced at Zhuang Luoyan, and saw that her expression was as usual before continuing to talk. What kind of rewards did Concubine Yan Gui get?

Zhuang Luoyan sneered in his heart, as the emperor's man, the women in the harem were nothing more than playthings in his eyes, I'm afraid that the way women racked their brains to invite favor was just a spectacle to him.

"Master, according to the eunuch of the inner servant, the emperor turned over your brand today." Fu Bao came in to report with a happy face.

"I see." Zhuang Luoyan tried her best to show a shy and joyful expression on her face, and turned her head to look at the snow scene outside the window, concealing the calmness in her eyes.

"Empress, Your Majesty is looking for Zhao Chongyi's brand today." He Yu sneered: "I'm afraid that a bunch of masters who went to Meiyuan today will be disappointed."

"The women in the harem always use all means to invite people, but this Zhao Chongyi has some skills. The emperor can still remember her after seeing so many beauties." The queen flipped through the scroll in her hand without raising her head, "My palace In the past, I underestimated her."

"Then..." Heyu couldn't help but was interrupted by the Queen.

"Even if there are two methods, it is not enough in this harem. The one in Anqing Palace is the emperor's favorite."

"But after Su Shilang impeached Zhuang Shilang, didn't the emperor have no reaction?" Heyu was a little puzzled.

"That's the emperor, it's the same anywhere in the palace." The queen put down the scroll in her hand with a wry smile, "besides her, is there any other woman in the palace who should be named a noble concubine? The reward this time is even richer than this palace."

Heyu's throat choked up, thinking of the favor Concubine Shu had received in the past few years, he had to admit what the empress said.

"Look, no matter how beautiful the flowers are, they will wither one day, and I am always the empress of the palace, so there is no need to bother with them." The queen smiled again, but she didn't know whether it was relief or helplessness.

On a cold night, lying in the warm blanket was more satisfying than usual. Zhuang Luoyan lay on the emperor's chest, listening to the rustling of snow, the room was extraordinarily quiet.

Feng Jin caressed the woman's hair in his arms. This was already his habitual action when he was with Zhao Chongyi. The silence in the room made his heart calm down. As an emperor, there are many things to do every day. Let's experience it once in a while. This kind of quietness may be a beautiful thing.

"Does my concubine know Gao Meimei?"

Zhuang Luoyan couldn't prevent the emperor from suddenly asking such a sentence. She didn't have much affection for that Gao Meili. In the history of her previous life, a certain country was very similar to Gao Meili. In the end, history proved one thing. It was only unfamiliar eyes. Wolf. After a little hesitation, she chose to speak: "The concubine doesn't know much about Gao America. She only knows that it is our vassal country, and the country is still very poor. The only thing worth mentioning is a certain medicinal herb."

"This vassal country came to pay homage, but it stumped a lot of ministers. Some people think that it should be done as usual, and some people say that it should be received according to the specifications of the previous dynasty's reception of princes." Feng Jin looked at the woman in his arms, "Aifei thinks That's a polite way of saying it."

In the candlelight, Feng Jin's eyes were calm, Zhuang Luoyan looked up into his eyes, but couldn't find any emotion in his eyes. She spoke without hesitation, but she had already had several thoughts in her mind, "I feel that it is just a subordinate country, and that is our servant. There is no reason for the master to receive the servant solemnly."

"Concubine Ai is right. How can a servant who is not very useful still want to condescend the master." Feng Jin laughed, "Then Gao Meimei is really just our servant."

Zhuang Luoyan was relieved to hear that the emperor emphasized the word "we", she was betting right. According to her observation, Feng Jin is an ambitious and ambitious emperor, but he doesn't like Daxigong, so Gao Meimei's previous method of using the name of worship and tribute to fight Qiufeng will not work.

However, until the warm kiss fell on her forehead and ended with a red wave, Zhuang Luoyan didn't figure out why the emperor suddenly told her about the previous court. Could it be that the snow was too heavy and his brain was frozen.

Zhuang Luorou in this room was puzzled, but Feng Jin in that room was sighing for the straightforwardness of the person in his arms. If he asked about such things as Queen Shu Guifei, the Queen and Shu Guifei would definitely say that both sides were reasonable, and then pry into his mind a little Besides, which method is more appropriate, why would he say it so unceremoniously, could it be possible that he really regarded the emperor as "one of his own", without even half-disguised intentions?

The person in his arms was already asleep, Feng Jin stroked the fine hair on her forehead, and what came into view was Zhang Jing's sleeping face, what a silly woman, she only knew that he was her man, but forgot that he was still an emperor.

When Zhuang Luoyan woke up the next day, the emperor had already left as usual, she drank hot milk tea and asked, "Has the snow stopped?"

"Back to the master, I haven't got off yet, but it's getting bigger. I need to wear more when I go down to greet the empress." Yun Xi put on the fox fur for Zhuang Luorou, and praised: "Master, this fox fur is so beautiful. , no wonder the emperor decided to reward the master."

Zhuang Luoyan smiled: "Where is my credit, it's this rare white fox fur." ​​No wonder the internal guard didn't send Bizitang today, it must be because of the heavy snowfall.

But until Zhuang Luoyan went out to greet the queen, there was still no one from the internal guard, Zhuang Luoyan was shocked. Could it be that the emperor planned to let her keep a child?

Feng Jin flipped through the booklet in his hand, and suddenly thought of the woman in Xihe Palace. For this woman, he felt a little special in his heart. He didn't know whether it was favor or harm for avoiding Bizitang this time. It was not easy for a woman in the harem to conceive a child, and it was even more difficult to give birth to a child. He avoided the Bizi Tang last night, which was considered a pity for him. As for whether Zhao Chongyi can have a child by his side, it can only depend on her life.

If Zhuang Luoyan knew the emperor's thoughts, he would scold her mother in his heart, not to mention that conceiving a child is not as easy as planting melons and reaping beans, and that night is a safe period, the possibility of conceiving is even smaller.

No matter what the emperor thought, Zhuang Luoyan still ate and drank well, even in the winter, he would get some fruit ice for excitement, but Yun Xi Tingzhu made him guilty several times.

"That's all I like," Zhuang Luoyan ate a piece of iced pear, the cold feeling made her a little toothache, but brought some indescribable comfort. Putting down the dishes, she took Mrs. Tang to warm her hands, but because she had eaten too much cold food recently, her menstrual period seemed to be delayed.

After thinking about it, I decided to ask someone to go to the imperial hospital to summon an imperial doctor who is good at treating women's diseases to ask for pulse. Thinking about it, the imperial doctor came to ask for pulse every few days, so there should be nothing wrong.

After waiting for half an hour, the imperial physician who came to pay his respects was an elderly old imperial physician. Looking at his appearance, Zhuang Luoyan deeply felt that this person had some skills, so he felt relieved to let this person feel his pulse.

Not long after, Zhuang Luoyan saw the shriveled fingers trembling through the silk scarf, and saw the elderly imperial physician kneel down neatly, "Congratulations Zhao Chongyi, congratulations Zhao Chongyi, you are Huamai."

slippery pulse? Zhuang Luoyan glanced suspiciously at the old doctor, and then at the excited expressions of the other servants in the room, feeling something was wrong. The old man's hands trembled more than his pulse when he asked for his pulse. Is there really nothing wrong?

Although the old doctor congratulated her clearly, Zhuang Luoyan's sixth sense did not have the joy of having a new life in her belly. Suppressing the suspicion in his heart, Zhuang Luoyan had someone reward the old doctor, and someone helped her into the inner room to rest.

"Zhao Chongyi is pregnant?" Feng Jin was a little surprised, and even raised his tone.

"Go back to the emperor, yes," Gao Dezhong carefully observed the emperor's expression, he couldn't see whether he was happy or angry, "It was diagnosed by the old doctor Mao of the imperial hospital. I heard that even Zhao Chongyi himself didn't think of it. It's been more than a month, congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor."

Is this God's will?

There was a smile on Feng Jin's face, "Since Zhao Chongyi is pregnant with the dragon species, he should be rewarded greatly." After finishing speaking, he asked people to reward him with a lot of things to Xihe Palace, and was about to send some people to the imperial hospital When the sage went to Xihe Palace, he heard the Minister of Rites asking for an audience.

"Xuan." Putting this aside in advance, Feng Jin summoned the Minister of Rites.

The Minister of Rites’ meeting was not for other reasons, but for the pilgrimage of Prince Gao Meimei. Gao Meimei’s envoy had arrived ahead of time, saying that Prince Gao Meimei would arrive in the capital in three days. Don't dare to neglect, I will report when I receive the news.

"That's the case, the Ministry of Rites will prepare to receive it according to the etiquette." Feng Jin said lightly, "It's just a small subsidiary country, so the Ministry of Rites must handle it well."

The Minister of Rites hurriedly said yes, but he didn't even dare to speak loudly.

Compared with the peace of the previous dynasty, the harem was blown up by the news that Zhao Chongyi was pregnant.