Da Suining

Chapter 129 Nosebleeds
Concubine He comes from a humble background, and likes luxury the most. If other people's necklaces are the size of lotus seeds, she must at least get a string of red dates to wear.

That year, a concubine wore big gold earrings. In order not to lose, Concubine He wore ones the size of pigeon eggs, which made her ears bleed, and she was reluctant to take them off.

This luminous pearl, which is bigger than a bull's eye, is the only one in the entire palace, and it fits her temperament perfectly.

Princess Guo raised her hand and put the Ye Mingzhu back into the brocade box, the bright splendor disappeared in an instant, and Concubine He's eyes blinked suddenly.

Heart hurts.

This is the feeling of loss.

Like water covering the face.

Can barely breathe.

"Princess, I have newly planted a few peonies in my yard. Although the flowers are not blooming well this season, the peonies are still graceful and luxurious. Will the princess reward me with you?" She stopped putting on airs and spoke in a soft voice, the same soft voice she had when she first served the emperor, it was a voice of goodwill.

Princess Guo couldn't resist her invitation and reluctantly went to the courtyard.

There are two courtyards at the front and back of the Heyi Courtyard. Clusters of flowers are planted under the east wall of the front yard. There are more than a dozen kinds of flowers such as Manjusri orchid, hibiscus, fairy finger, strelitzia, staghorn begonia, and amaryllis. There are pink, red, and yellow flowers. There are purple, plump buds and different shapes.

On the outermost layer of these flowers, a few peonies were planted. These pink peonies are big and plump, and each bud is bigger than the palm of your hand. The water just poured in the morning, the peony buds are still trembling with water drops. Majestic, majestic and charming.

"What do you think the princess thinks about the flowers in Heyiyuan?"

"Flowers are good flowers, and staghorn crabapple blooms best."

"Where's the peony?"

"The peony is also good, but it's withered a little, and it's no longer in April and May. Besides, the peony is the national flower, and the empress is the best match for peonies. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for the concubine to plant so many peonies. As far as I know, the old She even sent a gardener to shovel those peonies in the imperial concubine Nianmei's courtyard."

This is clearly to say that Concubine He is of low rank on purpose.

In the past, Concubine He would be angry.

What, it means that she doesn't even deserve to own a few peonies?
She wants to hold a grudge.

Today is different.

Concubine He laughed and said: "The princess really grew up in the palace. She has knowledge and courage. Only the princess dared to say these words to me. Speaking of which, I also think that Peony is the most suitable for the empress. The palace is missing, Concubine Mei and our concubines are favored in the palace, Concubine Mei no longer grows peonies, it seems that I have lost track of this peony flower, tomorrow I will have someone shovel it."

"It's a good thing to be careful in the palace. After all, Concubine He, you have the prince by your side, and your words and deeds are all related to the future of the prince, right?"

These words made Concubine He feel ashamed.

This palace has never been a place of peace of mind.

Intrigue, stepping on the shoulders of others is also a common thing.

Let's take the servant's bedroom as an example.

Back then when she had a strong relationship with the emperor, she used to wear the uniform of a little eunuch to surprise the emperor in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and soon some bold maids also wore the clothes of a little eunuch to bring tea to the emperor.

One must know that she and the emperor's petty love affairs were carried out secretly, and she wore the eunuch's clothes to the Hall of Mental Cultivation also secretly, without even lifting her head, she always put a hat on her face, how did the other maidservants know?There are still things to learn from, but luckily the emperor focused on her. The palace maid who secretly learned from her was beaten with twenty sticks and thrown into the laundry room. It is said that her legs were broken.

There are too many eyes and too many ears in the palace. No one knows where what was said and what was done was passed on to the emperor.

One year the emperor reprimanded the father of a concubine, saying that he embezzled the military pay, cut off his official position, and threw him in shackles to the north to serve as slaves to men in armor. The north was very cold, and winter began to snow in August and September. The concubine His father was tired and hungry, and he was tortured by government servants on the road. He died within a few days of walking, just on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August [-]th.

On August [-]th, there was a banquet in the palace, and the concubine and concubine had fun together. The concubine only said that she was too drunk and wanted to go back to rest. After returning to the palace courtyard, the concubine took out the Ming paper bought from outside the palace and burned it to his father, a cup of tea Before the time came, the emperor came and took a look.

The concubine just took advantage of the opportunity when everyone in the palace was going to the banquet and secretly went back to her palace to burn paper. The door was closed and there was no one else but the people in her own palace. Unexpectedly, the emperor rushed over. Naturally, the emperor knew about this before.

Burning paper is not allowed in the palace, saying that it is a mourning for the country.Not to mention being a maidservant, even the concubine and the queen mother are not good, so the concubine burned the ghost paper privately and was fined to be confined in the palace for half a year, and she was not allowed to step out. The concubine died and suffered such humiliation. The cold treatment of the maidservants and eunuchs made him die within two months of confinement.

So in the palace, one has to be cautious everywhere, not sure which sentence is wrong, it is an abyss.

Concubine He was promoted from a young maid, and the lower the position, the more serious the trample. How could she not know this truth?
It's just that sometimes she has a quick temper, and she said she should be careful, and she must not be overjoyed, but nine times out of ten she didn't remember.

No, Princess Guo reminded her.

Concubine He was even a little grateful: "The princess was the proud daughter of heaven back then. The princess has so much knowledge that we can't compare to her. Now Faier is 17 years old, right? She is in a good age, and the princess is planning for her. Those old ministers , Many of them are selling the princess's face, and when Tuer goes to a high position in the future, the princess has laid the stepping stones for him, so Tuer has a little temper, and it should be."

"Qi'er is the emperor's second son, and he is in a good age now. He is precise in archery and excellent in riding. Among these princes, he is the strongest and the only one who is strong. His mother is the concubine you. You are favored by me. The emperor has envied the blessing of not coming for many years, and he has a bit of a temper, so he should."

A business exchange.

"They're all my own people, my own people. Speaking of which, the two children should play more together."

"That can't be done. Fa'er doesn't care about the seriousness in his hands. Injuring the prince is a felony."

"What kind of felony is not a felony, how can it be so unrestrained? It's just a joke." Concubine He said with a smile: "What kind of bright future will Jie'er have in the future? I still have to wait for the princess, the aunt, to push her behind. The princess said yes." or not?"

Concubine He never puts the princess in her eyes, let alone Lan Fai.

Saying that, it's nothing more than chasing Ye Mingzhu.

Princess Guo didn't have time to grind her teeth with her, so she took a round fan and looked at the sun before entering the inner hall of Heyi Courtyard: "The sun is very bright, I will go back after sitting down for a while."

"Let's go now. It's so easy to come back and try the dishes in my small kitchen. The pheasant was hunted by Jie yesterday. The meat is the tightest and the teeth are very elastic."

"Concubine He is so polite, I won't eat the pheasant." Princess Guo pushed the brocade box in front of Concubine He, opened the box, and the dazzling light burst out, and the uniform white color reflected Concubine He's face , her complexion was full of brilliance.

"This Ye Mingzhu has been with me for many years, and now I have found love with you, so let me send you off."

"This—it's so expensive, it's not appropriate." Concubine He pretended to delay, and she was afraid that Princess Guo would really take Ye Mingzhu back, so she just wrapped her sleeves around Ye Mingzhu while talking, and never dared to let it out for others to see again. look.

Princess Guo was sent out of Heyiyuan by Concubine He.

In such a big sun, she stood at the door of Zhuqi Heyi Courtyard, watching Princess Guo walk through the long corridor and turn to another road before she returned to her palace.

Guo Cheng felt wronged, how could he bend his bow and shoot arrows, as soon as Princess Guo left, he went back to Heyiyuan, and happened to meet Concubine He Jingjie who was playing with the night pearl in her hands.

When you see the night pearl, there is fire.

Guo Kai threw the bow into the boy's arms, drank a cup of tea, and sat down heavily to express his dissatisfaction.

Normally at this time, Concubine He would try to coax him a few words.

Concubine Tian He didn't lift her eyelids this day, she just hugged Ye Mingzhu and admired it.

"It's just a thing the size of an egg. What's the point? My mother is obsessed with it."

"What do you know, just this night pearl, your father's treasury doesn't even have one, Concubine Mei has one, not even half of it, I will go to greet Concubine Mei in the future, I must bring it with me, so that they can have a look Look, what a good thing."

"I don't care about my injured mother? Don't I still have to go to my father to sue? Should I sue?"

"This luminous pearl is really nice. I have to ask the craftsmen from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a jade seat. The jade pedestal needs to be carved and hollowed out. At night, I will put the luminous pearl on the jade pedestal. By then, the moonlight may not be so bright. The pearl is bright." Concubine He got up as she spoke, walked to the bed, walked to the window, walked to the back of the collapse, and then walked to the antique rack: "When the time comes, where should I put the night pearl? To prevent people from stealing it and preventing people from worrying about it." , I have to let people know that I have treasures, it really takes a lot of brains."

Guo Kai was completely defeated by a night pearl.

"Mother won't tell father?" Guo Cheng didn't give up.

"What are you telling me? You usually bend your bow and shoot arrows, carry sandbags, and play darts. It's normal for you to be injured. Your majestic prince, what is a small injury? You are young and ignorant. I think your aunt's words today are very reasonable. You are the dignified second prince and the example of all the princes. Your father will place high hopes on you in the future. Don’t go to him for trivial matters. It will be good to find him? Why did Lan Fai hurt you? It’s not all. His fault, right? If you got this night pearl, don’t talk, otherwise, if your father investigates it carefully, won’t it affect your future? You have to listen to your aunt’s words. "

"What aunt and aunt, her son hit me."

"Her son, Lan Tui, is an imperial guard, and his future is limitless. Can you beat him?"

"No."

"Then why did you bother to provoke him?"

Guo Kai was devastated.

There is no way to talk about this topic.

His own mother was completely conquered by a night pearl.

When Princess Guo returned to the mansion, Lan Tui hadn't come back yet.

Looking at the time, he should still be patrolling in Qingcheng.

Lan Yong is sorting books in the study room, which is his habit for many years.

Princess Guo sat under the flower stand in the study and drank a cup of tea, opened a book by Lan Yongli, read two pages and then put it down.

They are all books from decades ago, the pages are yellowed, and there is a musty smell. Although some of them were sorted out and dried in the sun last year, there is more rain this year, and there have been several heavy rains in the spring, and the musty smell has emerged again. When it comes, it is like the aquatic plants in the lake. No matter how you fish it, you can't catch it all, and you can't get it through the sun.

"Did Madam be wronged when she went to the palace?" Lan Yong covered the book and asked.

Princess Guo smiled: "What do you think?"

"Looking at Madam's complexion, she should not have been wronged."

"Naturally, it's just a waste of money."

"Appreciate further details."

"Concubine He is known to be greedy for money. If she doesn't give her some benefits, she will insist on us. The problems that can be solved with money and treasures are all minor problems. Anyway, our house never lacks these things. I went to the warehouse and picked up a night pearl."

Hearing the words "Night Pearl", Lan Yong's face was covered with a shadow.

Soon, this shadow was hidden by him.

In front of the study shelf, he stood quietly, as if recalling something far away, then shook his head helplessly and looked out the window: "The biggest luminous pearl that the palace rewards you?"

"Yes."

"This is my wife's favorite thing."

"Compared to Tuer's future, what is this night pearl?"

Going in and out of the palace, Princess Guo was a little haggard, and this haggardness was in her eyes.

Only Lan Yong can see it.

In the eyes of outsiders, Princess Guo is wearing a flying fairy bun with gold hairpins inserted all over her bun, rubies the size of grapes on her ears, and a string of sparkling dark yellow pearl necklaces from the South China Sea that are evenly sized and sized like lotus seeds around her neck.

The eyebrows are in the temples, the eyebrows are dark, and the red lips show her royal aura. The maid who puts on the makeup is from the palace, and the princess's lips are full and bright.Even her nails are bright red, this bright red is the color that the main palace deserved back then.

The chest-length skirt, cross-neck and long-sleeved shirt, embroidered with flowers, birds, insects and fish, with gold and silver threads sandwiched between embroidery threads, the patterns are lifelike, and the material is as light and smooth as silk.

The haggardness was hidden under the luxurious clothes, and it was fleeting.

Lan Yong walked over and held her hand: "Fa'er has grown up, isn't it as worry-free as when she was a child?"

"With me here, Fa'er will be fine."

"I got up this morning and asked Tuan'er to take up the post. Actually, I also had selfish intentions."

"What's the matter?" Princess Guo looked up at her husband, he was no longer as green as before, and his speech was more calm than before, even when talking to her, he was half thinking and half talking.Perhaps it was because he was leading a idle job in the palace, and he always felt that he was not at ease, and he had nothing to rely on behind him, so he was trembling.

"Tu'er got a nosebleed in the morning."

"Fa'er is bleeding again?"

"Yes." Lan Yong sighed.

A trace of worry flashed across Princess Guo's face. Those expensive clothes and gorgeous makeup couldn't hide her worry: "Although I confessed, let's take good care of him, and try not to hurt Tuer, but he is so big, and he insists on taking care of him." To be an imperial guard, bumps and bumps are unavoidable, although the past few months have been peaceful, why did you have a nosebleed again?"

"I wanted to call the imperial physician, but Tuer endured it for a while, but luckily the nosebleed stopped. To prevent him from worrying too much, I didn't ask the imperial physician again. He is going to take up the post, so let him go. "

"Just stop, just stop." Princess Guo breathed a sigh of relief.

The shadow of the sun has slanted to the west.

The window shadows were dim.

In the study room, Chang Xinhou and his wife sat silently for a long time.

(End of this chapter)