Chitose words

The first snowfall in Zhaoge Evernight City this year is really unusual, it actually came two months earlier than in previous years.

Zhaoge City usually only occasionally sees a half-day snowfall in the twelfth lunar month or the first lunar month, but in early October, a light snowfall fell.

However, the snow was so small that it melted as soon as it hit the ground, let alone a snow scene covered in silver light and broken jade.

Among the nine layers of palaces, in the main hall of the Penglai Hall of the East Palace, a pot of tea fell quietly into the fire filled with fresh air.

Warm water vapor steamed upwards, making the room feel warm for a moment.

The young and beautiful Concubine Wan Shu gently raised her willow-leaf eyebrows and carelessly polished the ink stick worth a thousand gold in her slender hand.

After a while, Emperor Jing frowned slightly, endured it again and again, shook his head and said calmly: "What a waste of natural resources."

After hearing this, Concubine Wan Shu simply gave up and said coldly:

"My concubines are just common people. If your majesty is interested in red sleeves and fragrance, you should go to the palace of Cui Guifei or Jiang Concubine. Penglai Palace has been deserted for a long time, how can you greet the Holy Master well."

Cui Guifei and Jiang Concubine were the two concubines from a well-known family who were welcomed into the palace during the emperor's wedding two years ago.

These two empresses came from two of the four major noble families in the Southern Dynasties, known as "Xie Ning Cui Jiang". One was from the Cui family of Qinghe, and the other was from the Jiang family of Yingzhou.

The lintels of the noble concubines Cui Yueting and Bin Jiang Ruqin are noble and distinguished. These two families have countless in-laws among the noble civil servants in the Tianchen court. They are also the most popular surnames after the Xie family in Xunyang and the Ning family in Yongzhou. .

In order to better control Tianchen's military power and river transportation, the young emperor married Bao Xuanxuan, the eldest granddaughter of the governor Bai Mengxian.

But this move also made the Xie family of Xunyang, the mother clan of the world's intellectuals, very embarrassed.

Presumably in order to balance the civil and military situation in the temple and appease the hearts of the world's literati, Emperor Jing not only canonized the Queen Bai's family on his wedding day, but also married the daughters of the Cui family of Qinghe and the Jiang family of Yingzhou. On the wedding day, the concubine was welcomed into the palace on the same day.

These three concubines, one empress, one noble concubine, and one concubine, who entered the Nightless City on the same day, no matter how complex or unruly the forces behind them are, at least on the surface, these three empresses and Feng Xiaoyu are as close as sisters.

Except for one.

——That is the concubine Wan Luoer who entered the palace earlier than them.

Concubine Wan Shu didn't bother to do any superficial things, nor did she want to maintain the false sisterhood between the women in the palace. She didn't even bother to pretend in front of His Majesty.

This is difficult to comment on.

You know, before the three noble ladies entered the palace, their families thought that Concubine Wan Shu, who was of the humblest origin and the easiest to control, was not to be feared.

Who would have thought that this Wan family, who was born as a maid and was never noticed by anyone at first, would unexpectedly become the most difficult "bone" for the concubine in their clan to crack in the city that never sleeps.

Concubine Wan Shu stayed in Penglai Hall all day long and never went out at all.

So no matter who has the most powerful means, if they can't even see people, wouldn't they be unable to use them?
Even on the first day of every month, the day when the concubines had to pay their respects to the Queen of the Middle Palace, Concubine Wan Shu always came on time and after greeting her, she looked like a taciturn man with a sawed-off mouth. She just ran away and no one could catch her fault.

At this time, in the extremely silent palace where only the emperor and concubine were the two, Emperor Jing's mood did not change much after hearing Wan Luoer's disrespectful words.

Fu Jingyan seemed to be used to Wan Luoer's cynicism and disrespect.

"In the past, when I was studying in the study room, you were always there to wait on me. I have been studying hard for more than ten years, but now I can't do it anymore."

Wan Luoer sneered.

"People always change. His Majesty is no longer the Crown Prince in the Penglai Palace. Naturally, my concubine has also changed, and she is no longer the gentle and carefree maid Luo'er."

Fu Jingci held up the wolf hair, lowered his head and wrote the last word on Bai Xuan.

Then he said calmly: "Gentle? Did I hear you right? You have indeed changed a lot in the past two years compared to the past, but in terms of being bold and bold, you have not changed at all. I don't know who you learned from-"

Suddenly, the two people stopped what they were doing at the same time.

The room is quiet.

Yes.

Who did she learn it from?

Wan Luoer raised the corners of his mouth silently, but unfortunately, he finally lowered his lips in defeat.

I don't know how long it took, Emperor Jing gently put down the imperial pen in his hand, and changed the subject without expression: "I heard that you ordered someone to go to the imperial garden today to dismantle the vine swing that Concubine Jiang loved most. Is there any way to do that?" This matter."

Wan Luoer regained his thoughts and raised his eyebrows slightly with a half-smile.

"It turns out that Your Majesty is here today to investigate and punish me. No wonder, in spite of his busy schedule, he actually came to the Penglai Hall where I am a concubine with only four walls."

Emperor Jing Fu Jingyan frowned.

"Why are you so angry now? Please speak up."

Wan Luoer sneered.

"My concubine is already talking nicely."

Fu Jingyan frowned: "One of you lives in the Penglai Hall in the East Palace, and the other lives in the Qingliang Hall in the West Palace. It's a well-off society, so why are you targeting her?"

Wan Luoer laughed again.

"Why did I target her? It's winter now, and the vine swing in the imperial garden has withered. It's dark and gloomy, and it's an eyesore. So I demolished it immediately."

Fu Jingyan glanced at her calmly and said calmly:
"Oh, really? Apart from going to Fengyi Palace at the beginning of the month, Concubine Shu didn't even bother to take a step out of the gate of Penglai Palace. An ordinary vine swing in the Imperial Garden was lucky enough to get in Concubine Shu's eyes. "

Having said this, he seemed to have some idea.

Could it be
Recently, it happened to be the beginning of October, and a few days ago it was the day when all the concubines paid their respects to the Queen.

Emperor Jing Fu Jingyan suddenly spoke and asked to the point:
"But in the Queen's Palace a few days ago, Concubine Jiang offended you with her inappropriate words?"

Wan Luoer said calmly: "I still know my identity as a concubine.

He was just a grassroots man who made his fortune by selling women from his clan into the palace as slaves and maids.

The noble daughter of the Jiang family in Yingzhou, even if she said something like "I am a concubine", I would not be able to argue with her. "

Fu Jingyan looked at her quietly with inquiring eyes.

"Since you don't pay attention to the gossip they usually say behind their backs, why are you so angry now that you go to war to make it known to the whole palace?

Did you know that today you punished Concubine Jiang in the palace, and tomorrow the news spreads out of the palace, and the people of the Jiang family in Yingzhou will publicize your arrogance and rudeness outside.Is it that interesting to be regarded as a thorn in someone's side? "

Unexpectedly, Wan Luoer said coldly:
"I, Wan Luoer, know that I am a humble person and occupy a high position, but they are unwilling to accept it. Privately, whether they say that I am domineering or rude, or that I have little virtue and talent, I am too lazy to argue with them.

——But there are some people whom they should not mess with, nor can they mess with!Since I bumped into this concubine, I had to take care of it. "

Fu Jingyan looked at her quietly.

"What do you mean? Tell me clearly."

Wan Luoer sneered and said in a cool tone:

"This Concubine Jiang is really interesting. When she paid her respects in the Queen's Palace, she didn't know what was wrong. She must be a person who cherishes flowers. She loves plants and flowers most in her life.

That's all. He also said that he admired the few rare spring plums from Huzhou in the Zhaohua Hall of the East Sixth Palace. He was suffering from the fact that the spring plums bought from Huzhou could not be planted in Zhaoge City. He asked the Queen if they could Could you move one from Zhaohua Palace to her palace? She has such a big face! "

Fu Jingyan was silent for a long time and said softly: "Concubine Jiang came from Yingzhou to marry far away, and she doesn't know about the old history in the palace.

However, the Queen has always observed etiquette and would not condone such an unruly request.

Since it was just an unintentional move on her part, why should you be upset about it? "

There was no smile on Wan Luoer's jade-like face.

"Your Majesty, even if Her Majesty Chitose is gone now, the plants and trees in her palace will not be able to cause harm to others.

Didn’t Concubine Jiang want to move Chunmei from Zhaohua Palace?Then I will first dismantle her swing and teach her what the rules are. "

Emperor Jing looked at her quietly for a moment, but ultimately said nothing.