Queen's scheming

Chapter 50 Plum Appreciation Banquet ([-])

"Master, the plum appreciation banquet is scheduled for the hour of Xu, and it's still early, so you don't need to be too anxious." A round-faced honest maid said to Concubine Xuegui with a smile.

This was the first time Concubine Xuegui appeared in front of everyone after her feet were grounded. How could she not be anxious, if she could not attract the emperor's attention today, Li Tianyou would never think of her again in the future.Concubine Xuegui glanced at the palace maid and didn't say much, still urging the maid beside her, "Rong'er, comb your hair faster. Today is to entertain the little prince of Chuyue Kingdom, and there is no room for mistakes in terms of etiquette. If you go late, I'm afraid it will lose the royal dignity."

The one who persuaded Tang Aoxue earlier was Yun Lu who was rewarded to her by the Empress Dowager. After Rong'er and Qiao'er were killed by Shen Qing Yizhang, Yun Lu was promoted to be a first-class maid. It's hard for her.As for the two maids who are busy in front of her at the moment, it was Tang Zihan who found her for her later. Because the time in the palace was short, she was only given the role of third-class maid, and she learned from her aunt in charge. rule.Tang Aoxue was used to calling Rong'er and Qiao'er, so the name continued to be used.

Seeing Concubine Xuegui's flustered look, Yunlu frowned slightly, waved her hand at Rong'er, ordered her to back off, took the ivory comb, and combed Concubine Xuegui's temples slowly and gently, without persuading her, just He said calmly, "Speaking of which, this Chuyue Kingdom has a deep connection with our Dali Kingdom. Princess Manluo of the Great Former Dynasty married the monarch of Chuyue Kingdom at that time, and it has been followed for several generations. Speaking of it, if Princess Manluo is still alive today , is the Empress Dowager. Over the years, the Chuyue Kingdom has been weakening, and I proposed marriage to the emperor several times, but the emperor rejected them all."

Tang Aoxue was about to get angry, she dressed up so tightly, but here Yun Lu was slowly telling her about the history of the country?But Yunlu's last sentence reminded her that the emperor refused to marry, but Chuyue Kingdom still wanted to pay tribute, and they sent their queen's most favored youngest son, which shows how weak the Chuyue Kingdom has become. As far as the situation is concerned, wouldn't it be even more disgraceful if I was too positive about this banquet.

Thinking of this, Tang Aoxue calmed down her expression, regained her former aloofness, and said coldly, "Give this concubine a nine-curved chain snake bun." Although this bun is beautiful, it takes too long and is rarely seen. Some people would choose this hairstyle. Tang Aoxue said that it was time to delay.

Yun Lu replied with a smile, "Yes, master."

Seeing Yun Lu unhurriedly holding her hair up in a bun, with her thin lips slightly pursed and slightly bent upwards, Tang Aoxue couldn't help saying, "Thank you! If it wasn't for you, my concubine would have made a fool of herself today." Yun Lu Lu didn't have to dissuade her in this way, and let her suffer some losses at the banquet. In the future, Tang Aoxue would definitely care about her opinion. Whether or not to listen is the master's own business, and they can't blame them for suffering.But Yunlu didn't do that, she just used a roundabout way to let the harsh words reach Tang Aoxue's heart, this kind of heart is rare.

Yun Lu was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled softly. For Tang Aoxue, a self-admired person, this was already the limit.

"The master has raised the servant, the master must have thought of the key points early in the morning, but it is just a test of the loyalty of the servant." Yun Lu said, raising her head and smiling, "The actions of the servant have passed the test!" As If the most humble servant in the palace wants to live comfortably, the most important thing is that he must not be smarter than his master.

Tang Aoxue nodded lightly, did not mention this matter, but said with a little more warmth in her voice, "In the future, you should serve by my concubine's side. Rong'er and Qiao'er still need to learn more rules." Only this sentence, It is a great affirmation of Yunlu.

It wasn't until Xu time that Concubine Xuegui came to the imperial garden with Yunlu's support.Today's banquet for the little prince of Chuyue Kingdom was personally organized by Shen Qingyi, because a few days ago there had just been a heavy snowfall, and the winter plum blossoms were just beginning to bloom, but the border of Chuyue Kingdom was like spring all the year round, and snow scenes were rarely seen, so Shen Qingyi Yi set the banquet at the Lamei Pavilion in the Imperial Garden.

"Sister Min, look, isn't that Concubine Xuegui from Zhaoyang Palace? She actually attended this banquet!" Shen Qingwan stared at the cold blue in front of her, and said in surprise.

Min Ronghua hated Shen Qingwan's hypocrisy to death, the confinement period for Concubine Xue was long overdue, as a third-rank concubine and the lord of the first palace, she would naturally attend such a banquet.Shen Qingwan was so "surprised" by Concubine Xue's appearance, she just wanted to be the first bird to snatch Concubine Bai Xue for her.

Min Ronghua connected the joints, and pretended to be angry and said, "She killed my child, how dare she show up here like this?" After speaking, she stepped forward a few steps, blocking Concubine Xuegui's way to go.

Concubine Xue Gui looked at the people who came, and saw that she was wearing an apricot-yellow slanted-breasted narrow-sleeved short jacket, on which were strung glazed beads with gold thread, and made six big red peony flowers, with sky-blue fine pleats sprinkled with silver thread hook flowers on the bottom. Ruqun, a large fur Guizhou gold silk cloak was draped over the outside, and the end was rich and noble.It's just that the expression on that face was a bit colder than the icicles on the treetops, and his eyes were deep and deep, staring straight at Concubine Xue Gui.

Concubine Xue Gui said indifferently, "It's just that we haven't seen each other for two months, but Min Ronghua has even forgotten the palace rules?"

Shen Qingwan saw that there were more and more people coming towards the imperial garden around her, so she rushed to Min Ronghua's side with small lotus steps, and said softly, "My concubine Jieyu, Mrs. Shen pays respects to Concubine Xuegui. For the sake of Min Ronghua's loss of her beloved son, please don't be too harsh on Concubine Xue Gui."

Now it was Concubine Xue's turn to stare angrily. After talking with Concubine Duanjing that day, she realized that she had been tricked by Shen Qingwan, but at that time it was too late to say anything.She originally thought that Shen Qingwan would avoid her and go away, but she didn't expect that she would come here to pretend to be kind as if nothing happened.

"According to Shen Jieyu, when anyone is in a bad mood, he can ignore the palace rules. If my concubine is in a bad mood every day, can she just reward anyone with a fortune?" Tang Aoxue said during the confinement period. After figuring out the key point, why Shen Qingyi sent a court lady down as soon as she arrived at Yuhua Pavilion, not for someone else, but to cover up the crime for her good sister.

Shen Qingwan heard the word "Yi Zhang Hong", but smiled, everyone was dead, Tang Aoxue would be of no use in looking for an afterthought, the whole palace has already determined that Tang Aoxue let Min Ronghua's fetus fall Well, she brought up the old incident at this time, just to make people feel that she is shirking responsibility.

Shen Qingwan saw that there were more and more people around her, so she used her usual tricks, she wanted to cry, and said, "Sister Gui, don't get angry, this concubine is just a pity for Sister Min, and it's because of Sister Gui, That's why Sister Min is like this, so Sister Gui will not criticize Sister Min too much, it's the concubine who is busy."

Tang Aoxue pursed her lips tightly. Shen Qingwan turned black and white in such a way. When she said this, it meant that she bullied Min Ronghua with her power, and implemented her miscarriage. She also showed kindness and justice in front of everyone. She took advantage of everything. up.

"My concubine couldn't understand Shen Jieyu's words. Both the emperor and the empress said that it was because of the unclean food in the imperial dining room that caused Sensitive Ronghua to conceive. This concubine just didn't notice it for a while. For this matter, this concubine Please self-immobilize for two months as a punishment. What Shen Jieyu said seems to be my concubine poisoning Min Ronghua. When you say that, are you questioning the will of the emperor and empress?" Concubine Xue stared coldly Looking at Shen Qingwan said.

Seeing Tang Aoxue using the emperor and Shen Qingyi to suppress her, Shen Qingwan was immediately a little annoyed, but it was inconvenient to explode in front of so many concubines, so she could only tightly squeeze the light rouge handkerchief in her hand, and said "Concubine" I dare not."

The concubines who were watching the bustle around wanted to watch a verbal battle, but they didn't expect Concubine Xuegui to speak a lot more articulately after being grounded, but she caught the flaws in Shen Jieyu's speech in an instant, which was a bit disappointing.Seeing Tang Aoxue's stern eyes swept over everyone, she hurriedly pretended to be fine and scattered like birds and beasts.

After everyone had left, Tang Aoxue straightened her back. The aqua blue waist-pinching palace dress was well tailored, making Tang Aoxue as pure and clear as the snow lotus on the Tianshan Mountain. She looked at Shen Qingwan with a smile, and said softly, "This concubine is the third grade." Your concubine, you are the third-rank Jieyu, although you are only one level behind, but this concubine is the master, and you can at most be called a young master. Behind this concubine is the government of Zhen Guo and the former queen, let alone What if this concubine didn't kill Min Ronghua, even if it was really this concubine who poisoned her, so what? Can the emperor kill this concubine?
Who is behind you?My concubine heard that the empress severed ties with you in public, and the Fengguo government will not give you any money now, and even the childhood sweetheart who has always stood by your side and treated you like a sister—King Che is already a commoner Already.You really should think carefully about how to fight this concubine in the future! "

Shen Qingwan looked at Concubine Xuegui sadly, she was always good at talking with the sword and stabbing the knife in the back, such head-to-head confrontation was really not what she was good at, so Shen Qingwan changed her mind, bit her lips lightly, Opening her eyes slightly, tears filled her eyes instantly, and said, "I know that your concubine's sister has been wronged by Min Ronghua, but I can't do anything about it. That is my concubine's sister, how much she is favored." , Your concubine sister also knows, if the concubine doesn't do what she says, she will kill the concubine too."

"You mean that the empress framed me?" Concubine Xue Gui narrowed her eyes slightly, staring at Shen Qingwan and said.

"No, no, no, concubine doesn't mean that. Concubine is just talking casually. Sister concubine, please don't take it seriously." Shen Qingwan hurriedly waved her hands, somewhat trying to cover up.

Tang Aoxue raised her plain hand lightly, pinched Shen Qingwan's small chin, glared at her and said, "If you don't explain clearly to my concubine today, you will never want to enter this imperial garden!"

Min Ronghua watched from the side, wishing that Tang Aoxue would strangle Shen Qingyi to death, but she clearly understood that it was impossible, Shen Qingwan was playing tricks again, and as a victim, she couldn't remain indifferent, so she hurriedly Step forward to dissuade. .

(End of this chapter)