box of hearts

Chapter 65
Zhan's Yu Runzhu was gentle, lowered her eyebrows and pulled her sleeves together: "The prince has always been like this. He gets up before the time of Mao, and often rests until the time of Hai, and the courtiers often don't see each other for several days."

"How many people are there in the palace now?"

"There is only Concubine Shun as the side concubine, Concubine Rong and Concubine Wan as concubine, and there is also Concubine Shou, who was conferred a few years ago."

"Then among the other concubines and concubines, who is the new favorite?"

Zhan didn't make a sound, just shook his head with a gentle smile on his face.Xi He suddenly felt guilty, afraid that asking again would be too explicit, so she diverted the topic away.Two or three quarters of an hour later, when it was time to see off the guests, Xihe was very kind, and personally accompanied Mrs. Zhan to the outside of the hall, and took her hand, "Say hello to the third master for me."

As soon as Mrs. Zhan left, there was another rustle of boots and shoes. It was Wu Ran, the steward of Ciqing Palace, who brought someone to bring clothes.Zhao Sheng, as the signboard of the Compassionate Palace, also hurriedly ran back and forth: "Master, look at this, it is very beautiful...Master, look at this volume again, the peony flower is a little red, so bright red ..."

Xi He leaned against the porch, staring around.Dou glanced at two poodles coming out of nowhere in an inconspicuous corner of the courtyard wall, one riding behind the other, copulating vigorously in spring.This obscene scene aroused something dark in her heart, and she clenched her hands tightly so that she could not restrain herself from tearing through the bundles and rolls of clothing, tearing them all up, tearing them up. What a mess!

The one from the east is absolutely right, who would wear it for!

The dog was barking, and a eunuch noticed it and rushed to chase it away.Xi He closed her eyes in despair.She thought she was a smooth satin, full of female flowers, which bloomed forever and ever, among the gold and silver threads.

And all the flowers outside are about to bloom, in the sun and the wind, in a swaying spring.

5.
Spring has touched everyone's heartstrings.Seeing the fresh green branches along the way and the vitality and sparseness, Zhan, the regent's second concubine, thought of going out in spring.After leaving the palace, the sedan chair was carried all the way back to the palace. After changing into casual clothes, he came to stroll around the lotus pond in the garden, chatting and laughing with a few maids, which was also a lot of fun.

Walking and stopping, I went to the red beans on the blue bridge, and suddenly heard a spring warbler singing:
"The concubine kowtows to the concubine, and greets the empress."

Zhan followed the prestige and saw two figures kneeling among the shadows of the trees in front of her. She couldn't tell which concubine they were, and was about to call "Mian Li" when she was gently pulled by the maid beside her, "Your Majesty, Those are Shifei Xiangshou and her Nanny Yao."

The joy on Zhan's brow disappeared in an instant, and he walked away coldly with no one in his eyes.Some of the maids snickered, some scoffed coldly, and some deliberately kicked a clod of dirt away with their toes, cursing: "It's something that blocks the way."

Both Xiangshou and Nanny Yao knelt in the shallow grass, and they didn't help each other up until the sound of wearing rings faded away.Xiangshou still looked like the night banquet on the [-]th of August, with gorgeous eyes and poor clothes, she sighed sadly, and in her sigh, there were incomprehensible worries and mysteries.Nurse Yao on the side also remained unrepentant, and Yao spat hard at the backs of Zhan and his party.

Zhan Shi hadn't gone half a mile when he bumped into someone again.This time she smiled, "Sister Xiaoshun, Sister Wanfei, get up quickly, you two are also interested."

The second concubine stayed with Zhan's family and served her left and right.

"It's rare that the sun is good, it's a pity to sit in the house."

"Yes, the trees in my yard are all blooming. I think the garden must have a better view."

"By the way, empress, you just came back from the palace? Haven't you seen the prince?"

"Yeah, why don't you come back with the prince?"

Zhan's eyes were far away, and she looked at the frozen lake surface with a smile, "I was afraid of annoying the prince, so I didn't ask anyone to tell him that he is still in the Qing Palace for a while."

In the Qianqing Palace, the wall is held in gold by a dragon, the curtains are decorated with colorful phoenixes, the couch is protected by embroidered jackets, the floor is covered with brocade rugs, beside a black lacquer and gold chess table, Qi She is holding a ruby ​​chess piece in his hands, he has no regrets when he raises his hand, throwing the piece to abandon the game, "The minister lost."

On the other side of the table was the young emperor Qi Hong, who smiled as if he was facing the wind, "I'm afraid the emperor is willing to give in."

Qi She also smiled, "Master Gu taught well, the emperor learned well, and his chess skills are improving by leaps and bounds. I really have tried my best, but I can't do what I want."

"Okay, after listening to Uncle Huang's words, I am happy even if I am coaxing me. The effort of more than a month has not been in vain."

"From the end of the new year to the Lantern Festival, the seals of each government office, the emperor can relax for a few days without any other distraction. The opening of the government office recently is an endless book, afraid to disturb the emperor's mood?"

"Uncle Huang doesn't need to beat around the bush, I know it, but I was a little obsessed with playing chess a while ago, and I didn't take it back for a while, so I didn't read the scriptures for a few days. I guarantee that from tomorrow onwards, the scriptures that Uncle Huang picks out every day, I must obediently read every word, will it work?"

"Your majesty misunderstood what I mean. I originally said that if the emperor feels bored with Zhezi every day, I would like to accompany the emperor to Nanyuan to evacuate, run horses, and go hunting. But since the emperor is so concerned about state affairs, it is really a matter of the world." Blessed, I dare not disobey, everything will be done according to the holy will."

Qi Hong jumped up all of a sudden, and laughed loudly: "Uncle, you are so bad, so I knew that I wanted to go to Nanyuan! I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I was afraid that my mother would think that I was playful, so I never dared to speak. Good emperor! Uncle, I beg you to tell your mother to take me out to play for two days. In my dreams, I want to run a horse in the mountains to my heart's content. Good uncle..." Qi Hong was so overjoyed that he looked like a coquettish child chasing his relatives Ask for a piece of candy.

A smile filled Qi She's eyes and mouth, but he did not forget the difference between the emperor and his subjects. He accepted the teasing with a smile while standing up respectfully, "The emperor sits first, sits first."

Dinner in the palace was served earlier than elsewhere, and since the bell jingled five times, it was already dinner time.Qi Hong stays with Qi She to have dinner with him, and Qi She accepts it after saying a few words.It is called "Together", but it is actually divided into two compartments, and you can reward whatever you have in the imperial meal, which is equivalent to opening another table of exactly the same meal for Qi She.But Qi She always ate late for lunch, and she really didn't have a good appetite. In order to live up to her nephew's kindness, she tried her best to eat once.At the end of the meal, he kowtowed to thank En En, and asked Zhou Dun to reward Ying Xi, the eunuch in charge of Qianqing Palace, with a letter of silver, and then he said goodbye and withdrew.

He let the sedan chair follow behind, and walked all the way back to Chongding Courtyard by himself, just for digestion.After sorting out some official documents in the value room of the courtyard, I was ready to pick up the sedan chair and go home.As soon as he went out, he saw Wang Chazhao, Wang Zhenghao, Wang Zhengting and his son stepping out of the cabinet door.Qi She immediately put on a smiling face, and greeted him warmly, "Uncle, Mr. Shoufu! Are you leaving work now? It's been hard work."

"Don't dare to dare, how can it be as hard as the third prince?" Wang Chaezhao's face was full of spring, as if what he was facing was not a murderer or an enemy, but a close relative of flesh and blood.The two behind him were also filled with joyful smiles, clasping hands and saluting, "Prince Regent."

The four of them exchanged greetings, and each boarded the sedan chair modestly.The moment they brushed each other, the kindness on everyone's faces disappeared one after another, as abrupt and natural as when they arrived.

In the shady car, Wang Kezhao stroked his long beard, his lips moved silently, "We'll see."

And in front, Qi She's eight-person yellow satin sedan chair has gone away majestically under a guard of honor with a golden fan.

6.
Qi She returned to the palace, and first met several secret officials in the "He Dao Hall" in the study room. He wanted to continue to review the white box sent by the Zhen Fusi. After thinking about it for a while, he stretched and stood up again, "Zhou Dun , Pass the sedan chair to Fengyue Shuangqing Pavilion."

There is hidden a row of palace willows on Wangfu East Road, surrounded by a red building, which is the residence of the family members in the mansion.The "Fengyue Shuangqing Pavilion" where the second concubine Zhan lived has already turned on the lights at this time, and bursts of laughter came from the brightly lit upper room.

"It's rare for Concubine Ji to be so lively here, who is in there?"

Qi She asked a little surprised as he walked in.

Immediately, a eunuch stepped forward, "Talk to the lord, it's Master Shun, Master Rong and Master Wan who are playing queer cards with the mistress."

"Really?" Qi She raised one eyebrow, "Don't say anything, I'll go in and have a look."

Sure enough, there was a square table in the suite, and the table was covered with red felt. The side concubine Shun, the second concubine Rong and Wan accompanied the second concubine Zhan Shi, and the four-person card game was in full swing.Concubine Shun wears a bright crimson pinched flower-colored slanted skirt and a gold silk dress; Concubine Rong wears an indigo satin dress with baoxiang flowers and a high-waisted pleated lily skirt; Concubine Wan wears a ginger-yellow round skirt. A long gown with a collar and vines, and a long bijia with round flowers on the outside. Dark purple skirt folds are exposed under the double-bundled hem of the bijia: each has a pink neck and slender waist, full of beauty and beauty.Mrs. Zhan sat at the head, with a dark green stand-up collar paired with a large amber pleated skirt, and a pine flower-colored moon-shaped bead-studded earring covering the two finely drawn beaded eyebrows, elegant and generous. See tenderness.

After a glimpse, Qi She laughed aloud, "It's a beautiful picture of a boudoir in spring."

All the maidservants waiting on the side first knelt down to salute, and the fourth concubine also got off her seat, Zhan smiled politely, "The lord is here."

Qi She asked the servant girl to take off the coat for him, leaving only the single robe with a three-color gold belt, rubbing his hands and laughing, "It's warm here, you get too hot after sitting for a long time."

"Yo, hearing what the lord said, could it be that you plan to sit for a long time?" Concubine Rong's hair was slightly lowered, with a flower tip, her eyebrows were thick and big, and she smiled very mischievously.

Concubine Shun's clear water eyes were already filled with a sparkling smile, and she pretended to glance down obliquely, "Look, he said that his mouth was hot, but he was still rubbing his hands, obviously his hands were itchy and wanted to go to the table." , why don’t you sit for a long time?”

The big guys were all overjoyed, and Qi She also laughed, "I wanted to come and have a quiet talk with my concubine, but why are you dominatrixes fighting here."

When the door curtain was raised over there, the servant girl brought up a small celadon cup.Zhan came forward to hold it with her own hands, "The newly stewed honey bird's nest, the prince will moisten his mouth."

(End of this chapter)