The Job of an Imperial Concubine

At this point in the banquet, not many people are interested in eating anymore, Zhuang Luoyan felt that his whole body was swept through by the concubines. Originally, she also thought that the emperor would promote her to a higher level, but she did not expect that the emperor would be so generous and directly gave a concubine position. The emperor's behavior made her feel that the hard work these days has not been in vain.

"I have always felt that Concubine Zhao is beautiful and intelligent, and she has been wronged by thinking of a virtuous position for a long time. It is reasonable and reasonable for the emperor to raise her position today." The queen smiled as if she hadn't noticed everyone's thoughts at all, "This The palace has congratulated the emperor and concubine Zhao's sister here first."

Zhuang Luoyan stood up and bowed her knees to the queen, with a virtuous and humble appearance, "The concubine is afraid."

"You are very good, the emperor should love you," the queen said with a smile, and then rewarded Zhuang Luoyan with something, saying it was a congratulatory gift.

Feng Jin saw the queen's actions, but he didn't express anything. He lightly stroked the pattern on the edge of the wine cup and remained silent.

Gao Dezhong, who was waiting by the side, raised his eyelids to look at the eyes of the masters, then lowered his head silently. As the eunuch who has served the emperor for many years, he naturally knows some of the emperor's hobbies. Now that Concubine Zhao is favored, he will not change Regarding the matter, the Empress is also a smart person, and at this time, giving face to the Emperor is the best choice.

As for what the queen would do in private, it was beyond his imagination as an eunuch. Who was favored in the harem?

Zhuang Luoyan lifted the cup and took a sip. The cup was filled with high-quality peach blossom wine, with a light fragrance and pleasant taste. Compared with ordinary wine, it was less strong, but it was extremely suitable for women.

"Concubine Zhao likes this kind of peach blossom wine?" Concubine Shu's voice was still gentle, and the expression on her face seemed to be always gentle.

In Zhuang Luoyan's impression, she seems to have never seen Concubine Shu with other expressions. The Concubine Shu in her memory is smiling except for a smile, and her words and deeds are full of indescribable tenderness and elegance, just like now so.

"It tastes good, let's drink a few more sips," Zhuang Luoyan smiled back, and when he turned his head, he saw the emperor's gaze turned to Concubine Shu.

"I remember that Concubine Shu also loves peach blossom wine." Feng Jin looked at Concubine Shu and said with a smile, "Let the people from Shangshi Bureau send some to your palace later."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Sister Concubine Zhao likes it. Why don't you let someone from Shangshi Bureau send some to her?" Concubine Shu Guifei said in a flat tone.

"She doesn't need it," the emperor held up the wine glass, "Concubine Zhao is no better than you, she has never been restrained in her food, and if good things are given to her, most of them are wasted."

Concubine Shu didn't say any more when she heard the words, the smile on her face faded slightly. The emperor's words clearly belittled Zhuang Luoyan, but how could she not know that this was the emperor's protection of Zhuang Luoyan, but he was afraid that she would get hurt if she got drunk. What a waste and waste, those excellent Shu embroidery and Suzhou embroidery, all kinds of precious stones and famous paintings were sent to Xihe Palace.

When did the emperor love Zhuang Luoyan so much? Was it the time Zhuang Luoyan was seriously injured? Or even earlier?

She always thought that Zhuang Luoyan was another noble concubine or another soft concubine who was not to be feared, but until today, she had to admit that this person was enough to affect her position in the harem.

She has always been cautious, how could she ignore such a big threat?

Is Zhuang Luoyan acting too harmless on weekdays? Impulsive, not good at forbearance, always in trouble, even not very friendly with everyone in the harem, this is Zhuang Luoyan's usual impression.

She always thought that the emperor didn't like women who were always in trouble, and she didn't like superficial women, so even if Zhuang Luoyan was favored, she also thought that women with these shortcomings would not be favored for long.

But what's wrong, the emperor will dote on Zhuang Luoyan for so long, and even this doting becomes more intense as time goes by.

One wrong step, one wrong step, maybe at the very beginning, she shouldn't have cared too much about letting Zhuang Luoyan stay.

"Since it's Concubine Zhao's birthday today, will the emperor go to Xihe Palace to rest?" The banquet came to an end, the queen spoke again, she looked at the birthday fireworks blooming in the sky, and gave Zhuang Luoyan a bit of dignity again without hesitation .

Feng Jin nodded, stood up and said: "It's getting late, it's time to rest." He walked to Zhuang Luoyan's side, took her hand, "My concubine, follow me."

Zhuang Luoyan looked at her hand being held by the emperor, a blush appeared on her face, she stood up and blessed the queen, before she lowered her head to look at the stone slab on the ground.

Seeing her like this, Feng Jin smiled and pulled her into his arms, and carried her out of the courtyard of Jingyang Palace.

"Respectfully send off the emperor." The concubines watched the emperor's back leave, some were envious, some were numb.

It wasn't until the emperor and concubine Zhao could no longer be seen that the queen stood up straight, the smile on her face faded by two points, "I'm tired, you should go to rest earlier." Send the sound back to the house.

After the empress left, all the concubines left in twos and threes. Tonight's scene was also very lively. The emperor intended to promote Concubine Zhao, and the empress used Concubine Zhao to deliberately suppress Concubine Shu. They clearly remembered that at Concubine Shu's birthday banquet a few days ago, the empress did not say that the emperor would go to Concubine Shu's Anqing Palace to rest because of Concubine Shu's birthday.

"Ms. Concubine Shu, my concubine will leave." Concubine Rou gave a salute to Concubine Shu with a smile on her face, then got on the chariot and left.

Concubine Shu looked at Concubine Rou leaving expressionlessly, and supported Lingsha's hand to get on her chariot, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, but the corners of her eyes were filled with infinite coldness.

On the slightly swaying chariot, Zhuang Luoyan looked at the imperial chariot walking in front. Just now she declined the emperor's request to accompany her to drive the imperial chariot. Fortunately, the emperor was not dissatisfied, otherwise there would be some trouble.

Xiu En'ai died quickly, she didn't want to cause trouble for herself at this time, her promotion was too fast, she had already offended some people, if she rides with the emperor now, I'm afraid even the empress and queen mother would have to Can't help it.

After all, it stands to reason that the only person in the harem who can ride with the emperor is the empress. No matter how favored other women are, they are not qualified. Therefore, it is still not easy for the profession of a concubine to be a stable concubine. She is using her life for this profession.

"Your Majesty, we're here." Tingzhu's whispered reminder brought Zhuang Luoyan back to her senses. She supported Tingzhu's walking chariot, looked at the emperor who was standing there not far away, quickened a few steps, and walked in front of the emperor. ,"emperor!"

Feng Jin stretched out his hand, took Zhuang Luoyan's hand, and led her step by step into the gate of Xihe Palace, without looking at the servant who was kneeling on the ground, he went straight to Zhuang Luoyan's wing, followed by the warm candlelight, Pulling away the hairpin in her hair, the soft black hair poured down, in the candlelight, with an indescribable ambiguity.

The woman in front of him is not the most beautiful in the harem, nor is she the most talented, and she can't even be considerate, but because of her occasional bluntness, he feels a little worried, or maybe it really is. The other party's friendship made him pay a little more attention. In short, now and then he occasionally spends his spare time thinking about how to make this woman, who is not considered the most outstanding in the harem, live a more comfortable life. Gently kissed her on the forehead, "My concubine, please stay with me tonight."

"Your Majesty will also take good care of my concubine tonight." Zhuang Luoyan stretched out her hand to hang around the emperor's neck, raised her head and winked like silk, "You have always understood my concubine."

When a woman tells a man that everything she owns belongs to him, if the man has no ripples, it can only mean that there is something wrong with the man.

Feng Jin is a normal man, so after he heard these words, he hugged Zhuang Luoyan in his arms, and strode towards the big carved bed covered with fine brocade.

In the long night, there are always some people who don't want to sleep. How happy the people in Xihe Palace are, it means how unhappy people in other palaces are.

Concubine Rou took off her accessories, sat on the imperial concubine's couch, and let someone pinch her shoulders, "The most embarrassing person today is probably the one from Anqing Palace."

The maid beside her combed her hair carefully, and said after hearing the words: "Your Majesty, why are you not getting along with Concubine Shu Guifei today?"

"When did this palace deal with her?" Concubine Rou sneered, "Which woman in the harem is not waiting to make trouble, Su Ruizi dares to look high and high all day long, so she should think about falling one day I have never been too lazy to restrain my own temper. It doesn't matter what others think of me. In this harem, it doesn't matter whether the concubine is doing well or not, what matters is whether the emperor loves it or not. If you have the energy to play tricks with your opponent, it's better to let it go Figure out how to make yourself feel better."

"But if it is," the maid realized that what she said was wrong, her face changed, and she didn't dare to say more.

"You want to say that if I lose power, such a temper will suffer?" Concubine Rou laughed extraordinarily mockingly, "Women here don't care what kind of person you were before you fell out of favor, as long as you are favored, you are an enemy. If one day you fall out of favor, then Adding insult to injury is their hobby. Since this is the case, why bother to act for others."

"Okay, wait for me to go to bed," Concubine Rou waved away the maid who was pinching her, and said casually, "It's a day to be happy every day, and when the beauty grows old in the future, even if I want to be arrogant, I just want to be arrogant." I'm afraid the emperor won't be able to tolerate it anymore."

In less than two years, she climbed to the position of concubine. The name of Concubine Zhao is not only well-known in the harem, but also many officials in the previous dynasty showed favor to the Zhuang family, but it is a pity that the Zhuang family is still the same. The appearance of not entering the salt, as if having a favorite concubine from their family in the harem has no effect on them.

However, above the court, the Su and Zhuang families had a sense of antagonism. Originally, the Su family wanted to deal with the Zhuang family, but unfortunately they were not strong enough. The emperor did not intend to blame the Zhuang family. Instead, he praised Zhuang Shilang for being young and promising. And if the Su family didn't have a favored concubine Shu in the harem, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to stand safely in the court hall. Now that the daughter of the Zhuang family has almost surpassed Concubine Shu in the limelight, how can the people of the Su family sleep peacefully?

Zhuang Luoyan, who was in the harem, was naturally not aware of the ups and downs ahead. In the past few days after the birthday, all the concubines in the harem sent a lot of gifts. She looked at the gift lists sent by each palace, and made a call. Yawning, "The weather has turned cold recently, and I can't help being sleepy in spring."

Yun Xi held a cup of hot tea, and covered the window for Zhuang Luorou, "Your Majesty, it's better to sleep less now, if you're sleepy, you won't be able to sleep well at night."

Zhuang Luoyan took a sip of tea, thought for a while and said, "I heard that Concubine Rou and Concubine Shu seem to be at odds."

Yun Xi replied, "Concubine Rou has a flamboyant personality, and she has had grievances with many masters before, so it is not surprising that she has some disagreements with Concubine Shu." Having said this, Yun Xi lowered her voice, "Concubine Rou will be involved in many things in the palace. , the servant thinks in private, maybe other people are plotting against Concubine Rou, waiting for her to fall into the trap."

I remember that when I first regained my favor, Concubine Rou felt sorry for me, but when I was embarrassed by Lin, who was still Concubine Yuan at that time, Concubine Rou protected her again. Perhaps in Concubine Rou's eyes, Concubine Yuan was more hateful than she was then, so Concubine Rou did not hesitate to confront Concubine Yuan.

A concubine who does not hesitate to draw hatred like Concubine Rou can be regarded as a strange flower in the harem, but despite her temperament, she still sits firmly on the concubine position, and almost all the previous incidents involved her, she He is still safe and sound, which shows that this person still has something to attract the emperor.

If the situation didn't allow it, she would really praise Concubine Rou as a strange woman in the harem.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Luoyan couldn't help smiling, and when he looked up, he saw Eunuch Gao who was beside the emperor walking in led by Tingzhu.