The Job of an Imperial Concubine

Concubine Ning's temperament is similar to her title, she is peaceful and peaceful, she is a woman who is easy to make people feel at ease, Zhuang Luoyan doesn't have much contact with her, so she doesn't talk much when tasting tea.

Now that she is standing on the cusp of the limelight, although she has to guard against being framed by someone with a heart, no one dares to be rude to her on the surface. This kind of scene that everyone treats with care makes people feel extremely spiritually satisfied. It is no wonder that such women try their best to spoil the harem, because power, luxury, and vanity are all based on the emperor's favor.

"Concubine Ning's tea always has a bit more flavor," Concubine Xian put down the teacup with a smile, "Even the same tea leaves in my palace can't brew this kind of taste."

"This is the truth. When the emperor drinks tea in my palace on weekdays, he always praises the tea from Concubine Ning's sister," Concubine Rou said with a smile, "After drinking it today, I really feel that the tea in my palace is shabu-shabu .”

"The words of Concubine Xian Gui and Sister Concubine Rou left me no place to hide my face," Concubine Ning's voice was not like a jade plate, but it gave people an indescribable sense of comfort, matched with her gentle temperament, let As a woman, Zhuang Luoyan couldn't help feeling a little fond of her.

Something like affinity can be regarded as a sharp weapon in the harem.

Picking up the teacup, she took a sip, the taste was very light but with a long plum fragrance, reminding her of some time-traveling heroines in her previous life who used to make good tea to attract the attention of some important people. Thinking about it this way, she felt that she was a little incompetent. In terms of talent, she couldn't recite poems, paint, even make tea, couldn't sing, or dance, and couldn't even recite the thirty-six tactics of Sun Tzu's Art of War. Emotionally, there is no man who can't eat or sleep, it really doesn't meet the minimum standard of the time-traveling family.

"What is Zhao Xianrong thinking, so engrossed?" Concubine Rou slightly tilted her head to look at Zhuang Luoyan, this angle made her look a bit condescending.

"I just thought that when the emperor came to concubine's place, he also disliked the tea served by concubine. Concubine didn't know the reason, but now I finally know." Zhuang Luoyan took another sip reluctantly, "The emperor's stomach was taken away by Ning Concubines and concubines are raised so high, ordinary people like concubines can't make good tea for the emperor."

"Ms. Zhaoxian Rong is being polite. Who doesn't know that the food made in the small kitchen in your palace is extremely delicious." It was Xianrong's Zhuang Luorou who was very upset, "Even if you don't have delicious tea, you still have delicious food to keep the emperor's stomach."

Is it insinuating that she relies on delicious food to keep the emperor's stomach, not for other reasons?

Zhuang Luoyan looked back at Concubine Yangui lazily, "Concubine Yangui likes the food at my place, if you have time in the future, will you eat with me?"

You laugh at me relying on food to keep the emperor, I laugh at you that you don't even have food, Zhuang Luoyan never has the virtue of being kind and noble when beating opponents.

"Thank you for the kindness of Empress Xianrong, my concubine doesn't care about her appetite," Yangui concubine smiled stiffly, "It's better not to disturb your empress."

Concubine Shu leisurely watched several women quarrel with each other, blowing on the tea stalks in the tea, and then slowly opened her mouth after Concubine Yangui finished speaking: "It seems that Concubine Yangui still likes food, otherwise why don't you just remember?" I’m looking at the small kitchen in Zhaoxian Rong’s Palace.” Putting down the teacup lightly, she glanced at it briefly, “Even the emperor said that Zhao Xianrong loves food, so your little appetite is naturally inferior to Zhao Xianrong’s.” .”

Concubine Xian twitched her brows, Concubine Shu's words really didn't give Concubine Yan any face, even though Concubine Yan came from the old way of dancing like Concubine Shu, it's a pity that the skin is hard to draw, some things cannot be imitated by imitation So Su Ruizi is a noble concubine, and Xue Zhenyao is just a noble concubine.

No wonder Concubine Shu is rude in her words, no one likes someone stepping on their own way to climb up, this Concubine Yan is not sensible at such a time, she wants to come out and talk a lot, no wonder others don't give her face.

After Concubine Shu's words, Concubine Yan's face became even more ugly. Concubine Shu's words pointed to her being inferior to Zhuang Luorou, but she could not refute.

"This is actually not a rare thing, but it is picked from the plum blossoms that bloom when it snows, and it is thanks to you that there is nothing in the sky and nothing on the earth," Concubine Ning's soft voice sounded in the house, "Say it Go, it’s just a novelty.”

Concubine Ning successfully broke up the awkward atmosphere in the house, Zhuang Luoyan didn't realize that she was part of the awkward atmosphere, and drank another big mouthful of tea, "Concubines are ordinary people who don't know how to taste tea, but I just think this tea is very good drink."

"Looking at the way your concubine is drinking tea, my concubine also believes that you don't know how to drink tea," Jiang Guipin smiled, covering the corners of her mouth, "My concubine is rude, please forgive me, my concubine."

"I know you want to talk about the allusion of a cow chewing peonies," Zhuang Luoyan shook her head with a smile, "For me, the most important truth is that Ning Fei's tea is delicious, isn't it?"

"The taste of tea and the strength of plum fragrance, how can it be so easy to taste," Xu Zhaorong smiled lightly, "Miss Xianrong is really sincere."

If it is said that Zhuang Luoyan can't stand any of the women among them, Xu Zhaorong is ranked second, and no one can be ranked first. Afraid to forget again.

"Being honest also has its advantages. It's only because of being sad and hurting autumn all day long that it makes people feel hypocritical," Concubine Rou sneered. Facing the severe cold to appreciate plum blossoms.”

When Concubine Rou said this, there was a burst of laughter in the room, thinking that Xu Zhaorong's jokes made by Xu Zhaorong a few days ago were not forgotten by everyone, so everyone couldn't help laughing.

Seeing Xu Zhaorong's ugly face, Zhuang Luoyan sighed in his heart, hypocritical people will be accepted even if they are not accepted, and a person with a temperament like Concubine Rou may not be able to stand Xu Zhaorong's hypocrisy, so what he said is really true enough damage.

Concubine Shu smiled and shook her head, and looked at Zhuang Luoyan with a joking attitude: "It can be seen that you have failed the plum blossoms given to you by the emperor in vain, but fortunately you don't know how to make this plum blossom tea, otherwise those poor plum blossoms will still enter your stomach."

"Concubine Shugui should save some face for my concubine, otherwise my concubine will have no face to stay here." Zhuang Luo blushed, holding up the teacup to hide her shame.

"I think Ai Fei's words are very reasonable, but fortunately those poor plum blossoms didn't enter your stomach."

As soon as the emperor's voice came out, all the girls stood up to pay their respects.

Feng Jin stretched out his hand to support Concubine Shu, then turned to look at Zhuang Luoyan, "You should drink less, or I will feel sorry for Concubine Ning about this good tea."

Concubine Shu also joked a few words, then glanced at the woman in red who was following the emperor, "Isn't this a rare talent?" She looked up and down, "The empress really has vision, this red dress is worn on a precious person , it couldn’t be more suitable.”

"Concubine, thank you for your good reputation." Zhencai looked enviously at all the concubines in the room. They are all masters of some status in the harem. She thinks that she will be like these women in the near future, making the servants of the harem cautious. Serving, instead of kneeling to pay respects to concubines of a little bit of status as it is now.

"I just happened to meet a talented person in the imperial garden. I heard that Concubine Ning invited her concubines to drink tea, so I came to have a look." Feng Jin sat down at the head and took the tea presented by Concubine Ning, "You all sit down, I'm not here to spoil your interest."

With you here, these women lost even half of their interest in tasting tea. Zhuang Luoyan sat down in her original seat, glanced at Zhen Cairen who was sitting in the last seat, and remained silent.

"Just now I heard that Zhen Cairen also make good tea, but unfortunately I have never had better tea than Ning Fei's." Feng Jin took a sip of tea and turned to look at Ning Fei, "It really is good tea , it’s no wonder that some ordinary people would rather be chewed by a laughing cow to drink a few more mouthfuls of peonies.”

"The emperor is absurd." Concubine Ning looked at Zhencairen with a smile, "Why don't I let my concubine taste the tea of ​​Zhencairen."

"Well, let her brew it and taste it." Feng Jin put down the teacup and said indifferently.

When Zhen Cairen heard this, she couldn't hide her joy, and after saluting, she got busy.

Zhuang Luorou secretly sighed in her heart, this rare talent is a bit simple, she only wanted to win the emperor's attention, but she never thought that this was Concubine Ning's tea tasting banquet, how could she show off her tea art, and she didn't even show off her modesty at all. I really don't know if she was overconfident or didn't take Concubine Ning seriously.

Under the eyes of all the concubines, Zhen Cairen made tea gracefully, holding the purple sand quilt in her white hands, and matched with the red dress, she was indescribably bright and charming.

When the tea was presented to everyone one by one, the plum blossom tea that Concubine Ning had brewed was already so cold that there was no heat left.

Feng Jin took a sip first, and nodded approvingly, "Although it's not as clear as Concubine Ning's, it's still quite tasty."

Concubine Ning said with a smile, "The emperor has promoted his concubine, and the tea of ​​rare talents also has a special flavor."

Zhuang Luoyan took a sip, the tea tasted really good, but it was brewed in the wrong place.

"The tea is almost finished, put away these tea sets." Feng Jin put down the tea, with an expression of not liking the tea brewed by Zhencairen.

"Yes," Zhen Cairen was delighted to be praised by the emperor, and hurriedly asked the maid beside her to pack up the tea set, "Luoer, put the tea set away."

Feng Jin quietly watched the tea set being put away, then talked with the concubines for a while, after about another stick of incense, he turned his head and said to Concubine Ning, "It's getting late, I should go back to the palace."

All the concubines got up to see them off one after another, Feng Jin got up and took two steps, then suddenly stopped and pointed to Luo Er who had already returned to the house: "Jin Cairen, this maid is by your side, what's her name?"

Zhencai thought that the emperor had taken a fancy to Luo'er, and although she was unwilling, she still replied respectfully: "Return to the emperor, this is the big maid next to my concubine, named Luo'er."

"Which network?" Feng Jin frowned slightly.

"Back to the emperor, it's a silk thread." After Zhen Cairen replied, she didn't get the emperor's response for a long time, she couldn't help but cautiously raised her head, but only saw the emperor's handsome face with no expression.

"Come here, drag this court lady named Luoer out and stick her to death." Feng Jin glanced at Zhen Cairen lightly, "Ask Dianzhong Province to assign Zhen Cairen another maid."

Zhen Cairen watched Luo'er being dragged away by the powerful eunuch with a pale face, she didn't recover for a long time, she didn't know how Luo'er made the Emperor unhappy.

"The tea banquet is over, and it's time for me to go back," Concubine Shu said without looking at Zhencairen, and left first.

Everyone left one after another, and it was only when Zhencai came out of Concubine Ning's palace in a daze that she felt cold all over her body.

"I don't even look at what I am, but I dare to be called by this name. I deserve to be killed. This talented person is really rampant. He dares to let the maids around him be called by this name. He is really a shame."

Hearing the eunuchs talking not far away, Zhen Cairen staggered, her pretty face was terribly white against the red dress.

"That Luo'er...why was he killed with a stick?" The voice of the maid next to Jiang Guipin was trembling, obviously she had lingering fears about the loss of a big court lady just now.

"Who are the most popular people in the palace at the moment?" Jiang Guipin asked in a flat tone.

"Who else is there, isn't it just those few?" The maid supported Jiang Guibi, a little puzzled, "But what does it have to do with them?"

"Do you know what Zhao Xianrong's name is?" Jiang Guipin looked into the distance and said sarcastically, "Who told this Luo'er to follow such a master, and he died unjustly."

Only then did the maid suddenly realize that it was no wonder that the emperor would kill this court lady. Isn't Zhao Xianrong's boudoir name inscribed with a Chinese character, not only the pronunciation is the same, but even the way of writing is exactly the same.

"The emperor really dotes on Zhao Xianrong." The maid murmured.

Jiang Guipin smiled noncommittally, "It's really a favor."